Healing Basketball

Chapter 558
In the first half, under the leadership of Turkoglu, the Magic showed the vigor of a young army and bit the score, but in the third quarter, the gap in strength became apparent.

Randolph showed his power, with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter; Ray Allen made 5 of 3 shots, although he did not make free throws, but two of the 3 goals he scored were three-pointers, scoring 8 points in a single quarter; Liu Xiuhao There were not many shots. He only scored 4 goal in 1 shots and only scored 2 points, but he had 4 assists in this quarter.

Relying on the outstanding performance of the three major stars, the Trail Blazers scored 25 points in the third quarter, continuing their good offensive performance.

However, what made the Trail Blazers perform well in the third quarter was not the continuity of their offense, but their performance on the defensive end!

In fact, they did not aggressively improve their defense like they did when they played against the Knicks. Instead, they gradually strengthened confrontation, increased lineup rotation and maintained defensive rotation speed... step by step, but their steady defensive choices just hit the magic team. The pain point is that the youth army is not stable enough!
The Trail Blazers played better defense in the third quarter. The Magic only scored 11 points in the first half, and only 5 points in the second half.

单节25比16，三节打完，刘秀拿到16分6板8助攻3抢断，率领开拓者队以81比67领先魔术队14分！
Liu Xiu didn't play at the beginning of the last quarter, and Maurice Cheeks sent Blake, Ray Allen, Delfino, Raheem, and Varejao to play for a while.

But the steady Blake led the team to continue the advantage in the third quarter and control the rhythm. Although the defensive intensity was not as good as in the second half of the third quarter, the defensive efficiency did not drop too much. The slow-paced oppression continued to affect the Magic The team, a young team that likes to attack briskly, was limited to only 9 points in the first half of the fourth quarter!
It was 11 to 9 in the half quarter. When entering the official timeout of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Magic by 92 points 76 to 16. Liu Xiu waited to play, waited, and found that it was time for him to leave work after the third quarter... …

晚上7点21分，终场哨声响起，靠着刘秀16分8助攻、雷-阿伦21分、兰多夫17分、拉希姆16分、夸梅-布朗8分10板1抢断3盖帽……开拓者队以104比86轻取魔术队，战绩提升至4胜1负！
After losing, Beast was not happy again.

However, Howard's performance tonight was generally okay. Although he only made 11 of 4 shots and 5 of 2 free throws, he only scored 10 points, but his 11 rebounds were really good, and his defensive rebounds were extremely stable!

Kwame Brown and Howard, the two top high school center forwards, have a clear difference in the new season.

Kwame Brown's style of play is very traditional. He uses his physical fitness and polishes his defensive skills. Howard is in the second grade and has adapted to the NBA for a year. It seems that he still hasn't developed his skills, but Howard throws himself first when he grabs a rebound. The way of playing in the air is also what Kwame Brown does not have. Howard's use of physical fitness is better than Kwame Brown who has played for three more years.

There was no intuitive comparison before, and Liu Xiu didn't feel much. Tonight, I really feel sorry for the first high school student in history.

Liu Xiu has always felt that Kwame Brown has improved very fast, but when compared with Howard, he knows how much the three-year delay in the Wizards has affected Kwame Brown's future!
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At noon on the second day of the game against the Magic, the Trail Blazers flew to Atlanta. After an afternoon of rest, at 6:[-] p.m., the Trail Blazers' away game against the Eagles began.

In the back-to-back second game, the Trail Blazers were not as stable as they were against the Magic. They scored 25 points in the first quarter and played well offensively, but the Eagles scored 28 points on the defensive end.

In the second quarter, the Eagles made persistent efforts and beat the Trail Blazers 23 to 14.

After the first half, the Trail Blazers trailed the Hawks by 39 points 51 to 12.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers played very horizontally. Although they only scored 17 points in a single quarter, the Eagles only scored 12 points in a single quarter, 56 to 63. The Trail Blazers chased the point difference to 7 points and entered the final quarter .

末节兰多夫拿到6分4板、刘秀拿到4分2板2助攻，雷-阿伦拿到5分，三人合力率队单节拿到21分。

But in this quarter, Joe Johnson made 6 of 4 shots in a single quarter, scored two three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scored 12 points in a single quarter, led the Eagles to sweep the decline in the third quarter, and scored 25 points in a single quarter. point!
88 to 77, the Eagles avenged the Trail Blazers by 11 points!

Randolph had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 offensive rebounds in a single game. He played very well, but Liu Xiu only had 12 points and 6 assists, and Ray Allen only had 13 points. The hind legs sent a wave of warmth to the Eagles.

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On the afternoon of November 11th, the Trail Blazers came to Miami.

Losing will never be a happy thing, but consecutive away games have such a little benefit, and there is no time to grieve.

Of course, losing is an objective fact, and there is no time to be sad about losing, but the impact of losing should come or will come.

The impact of this loss is pressure!
The Spurs started with a 5-game winning streak. The Mavericks had the second-best record in the Western Conference with 5 wins and 1 loss. Although the Suns started with only 4 wins and 2 losses, they are the first in the Pacific Division. The Nuggets in the Northwest Division currently have 4 wins. 1 loss ranked first in the division...

In other words, the Trail Blazers with 4 wins and 2 losses are currently only ranked fifth in the Western Conference!
Regarding this situation, Liu Xiu comforted herself that there is pressure to be motivated. Moreover, the Mavericks with 5 wins and 1 loss are also ranked outside the top three because of the second record in the division, and the Silver Horn King is also miserable, so it's nothing.

After the dinner time, Liu Xiu was called by the coaching staff for a small meeting after a few days. Ray Allen, Randolph and Payton also had the meeting together.

During the meeting, the coach gave a high degree of affirmation to their system polishing progress in the past three games.

Even in the loss last night, they actually performed well in one aspect, that is defense.

If they can't make shots on the offensive end, it's a matter of touch. They can take the initiative to control and defend. They have performed very well in the past three games.

And the adjustment of the offensive system, the three away games, and the lack of time to prepare for the game, the advancement speed is faster than the first three games!
In the meeting, the coach analyzed the advantages of insisting on the "fair competition" tactical system. First, the tactical play only needs to adjust the details. The effective tactics should be played or played, which can reduce the "bullshit" adjustments risks of.

The second is that the data of the three major stars has not been greatly affected, but other players feel that they have more opportunities, so they will naturally be more motivated and active.

Of course, the three major stars must sacrifice, that is, they will not have the "shot share" of how many shots they have to make like in the preseason and the first three games. Although they did not stipulate how many shots a certain star must take at least before, But the tactics are arranged like that, and the number of shots of those people is actually "guaranteed" to change directions.

But now unless one of the three big stars insists on how many shots, otherwise, if he does not perform well, there will be no guarantee for the number of shots. Of course, teammates will be more willing to pass because he is the warden or the butcher or the three-pointer. To them, but this is no longer a right given in tactics, but the trust and dependence of teammates.

This meeting, almost a week after the adjustment of the tactical system, the coaching staff confirmed to the three stars that they decided to stick to this direction!

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Miami in the early winter, the scenery is unique, but Liu Xiu has no time to appreciate, the continuous away game is still going on, at 11:13 pm on November 6th, the Trail Blazers entered the stadium of the American Airlines Center, and there are 10 minutes left to challenge the Heat The game is about to begin.

"Miami Heat, 4-2...

Head Coach: Pat Riley..."

After the entrance ceremony, Liu Xiu looked at the greasy head on the opposite bench and felt really uncomfortable.

The showy operation of the magic operator still appeared.

In 2002, Shen Suanzi stepped down from the position of head coach and let Stan Van Gundy, a loyal student who followed him from New York to Miami for many years, take the position of coach.

In fact, it is to make Van Gundy bear the blame for his poor record in the 02-03 season.

In the 03-04 season, the core lineup was established, and Van Gundy worked hard to build a defensive system. Now it seems that Pat Riley left the dirty work to loyal students.

This year, the Heat's signings during the offseason went very smoothly, and the preseason running-in progress was very good. Seeing this situation, Pat Riley made a move!
In the opening game, the Heat lost 97 to 104 to the Raptors. The magic operator used this as an excuse to pull Van Gundy from the position of head coach.

The dirtiest thing is that the magic operator did not fire Van Gundy, but adjusted Van Gundy's position in the Heat, and asked Van Gundy to be a videographer, and he, the general manager, became the head coach again!

Larry Brown was lucky enough to pick peaches, and the magic fortune teller is the magic fortune teller, who throws a seed, asks the students to plant it, and finally grabs the peaches by force!
However, character belongs to character, and in terms of ability, Liu Xiu feels that the magic operator is indeed better than Van Gundy. After taking office, the magic operator has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, defeating the Wizards, Bulls, Bucks, The 76ers won 4 consecutive victories. The day before yesterday, they lost to the Pacers 90 to 95, and the winning streak ended.

Liu Xiu feels... so excited about the strong strength shown by the Heat so far!
"Dwyane Wade, 23 years old (born on January 1982, 1), 17 cm (?), 193 kg, SG/PG, ability rating 100, offense 93, defense 96... played 90 games, averaged 6 points, 26.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 6.5 steals, 2 blocks... Shooting 1.3% from the field, 50.6% from the three-point range, 0% from the free throw..."

Here comes here!

Last summer, Liu Xiu originally planned to invite a few players from the same class to train together, but when he heard that the big cheek gang was taken by the magic operator for devil training, he gave up the idea of ​​calling players from the same class and devoted himself to improving himself During training, the matter of building a good relationship with players of the same class was postponed.

The magic operator's devil training effect is remarkable!Moreover, Liu Xiu knew that the ability evaluation of 93 would not be the limit!

(End of this chapter)