Healing Basketball

Chapter 75 75. Cooling Down
At 6 minutes and 49 seconds into the second quarter, the score was tied at 58. The score was so high, it was terrifying!
In the past 6 minutes and 49 seconds, the Trail Blazers and the Kings scored 22 to 24.

The Kings are in really good condition, and their condition is getting better, and this score is not so incredible.

Everyone knows that the Kings offense is unparalleled.

But the Trail Blazers also scored 58 points...

This has to say that the Kings' defense is messed up tonight.

Seeing Liu Xiu, who had provoked Peja again, came back, Maurice Cheeks felt that he should say something.

"Jess, take a break first."

Liu Xiu nodded, and said without bragging rights, "I still want to do it."

He played for more than one quarter in a row. If it wasn't for a long period of time before the offensive end, he just had to stand. He couldn't play for such a long time.

There are many places that should be counted——this is how Morris Cheeks commented on Liu Xiu.

The two teams now think very differently.

For the Trail Blazers-the opponent played so well that we actually held it!
Although the Trail Blazers are also a 50-win team, the Kings are a championship-level team, and the Trail Blazers have been a challenger mentality from the beginning.

As for the Kings - if it didn't explode, they would be blown away by the opponent!How could the opponent be in such a good state?
……

Back from the timeout, the Kings sent Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Darius Sangueira, and Brad Miller.

The Trail Blazers sent Damon Stoudemire, Derek Anderson, Ruben Patterson, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Kings, who had made adjustments, once again had the upper hand after returning from a timeout and quickly gained the lead.

but!

The Kings played more impatiently than before.

Before, even when Peja was hit by Liu Xiuqi, the Kings didn't have too much impatience, and adjusted as needed, that is, Peja's shot before Liu Xiu scored 2+1 was a random hit.

But now, whenever the Trail Blazers narrow the point difference, the Kings have a higher probability of making wrong decisions.

The Trail Blazers attacked again, and Bibby broke through the free throw line in singles and made a one-step throw. 71 to 74, the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

When the Kings attacked, the Kings obviously became impatient again, just like when the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference!
Bobby Jackson threw the ball as soon as he caught it. Derek Anderson's height and wingspan advantage brought him a lot of interference. Bobby Jackson missed a three-pointer!
Brad Miller fouled on a rebound and the Trail Blazers got the ball!

"Jess! Up, up, up!"

Maurice Cheeks took advantage of the dead ball to replace Derek Anderson with Liu Xiu and played the final attack of the first half.

Although Liu Xiu didn't expect to replace him at this time, but after resting for a while, he recovered quite well at a young age, so he immediately took off his training clothes and played.

Watching Liu Xiu run onto the court, Maurice Cheeks said, "Kevin, I didn't expect that I would use Jess as a catcher."

Kevin Pritchar asked in surprise: "Huh? Didn't you ask him to go up and hit him?"

……

The king's thinking was the same as that of Kevin Pritchar, thinking that Liu Xiu was replaced for back hitting!
Just now, Brad Miller got his third foul of the game. In order to prevent Brad Miller from committing four fouls in the half, Adelman replaced Brad Miller while the ball was dead. up.

How powerful the Kings are, it can be seen that Liu Xiu is afraid of Brad Miller's close defense and excellent inside defense.

Currently, the Trail Blazers lineup is Damon Stoudemire, Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Dale Davis, Rasheed Wallace.

Kings lineup is Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Darius Sangueira, Divac.

According to normal logic, Liu Xiu is the one who wants to attack from a low position.

After the timeout, after the Trail Blazers started to attack, Liu Xiu also went inside.

but!

The Kings' defense focused on Liu Xiu's low post to attract the defense to launch an offense, but the Trail Blazers did not play like this!
Little Flying Squirrel broke through!

The Kings responded really fast!The top teams are not covered, and quickly adjusted their defense.

Liu Xiu pulled out, the Kings still cared about his wing shot at first, but Liu Xiu ran to the high position!

When Liu Xiu ran to the high post and ran past the free throw line, he switched to Doug Christie, who was chasing him, and ignored him, and blocked Ruben Patterson, who was standing on the left side of the free throw line.

Liu Xiu circled all the way from the left side of the three-second zone to the top arc, and there was no obstacle between him and the little flying mouse who rushed in and was pinched!

"Pasmi!"

Little Flying Squirrel can't do anything now, and is about to be robbed. Hearing the voice behind him, he hurried over.

Then, he turned his head and saw Liu Xiu—this rookie, what would he do there if he didn't go to the bottom corners on both sides to meet him!
So did the Kings players.

Liu Xiu's top arc was unguarded, and the nearest Doug Christie hesitated and didn't make it up. He stared at Ruben Patterson, who had a 41% shooting rate, in the high post on the left side of the free throw line.

then……

Liu Xiu slowly adjusted in the top arc, and made a three-pointer...hit!
Kings players are going crazy!
This Nima can still enter!

Hitting them feels so outrageous?

It’s really not that the Kings players have a short memory. Liu Xiu didn’t shoot much in the second quarter, and now he has rested for a while before coming up. He only made 5 three-pointers in the preseason + summer league... Now he is still at the top arc, rather than the direction in which the long shot was made before.

Going short and blocking players who are more threatening is what the defensive end should do.

Who would have thought that Liu Xiu could still enter!
As far as Liu Xiu's slow and careful shooting action is concerned, it can be clearly seen that he himself is holding the mentality of fighting.

But it's in!

4 of 4 three-pointers!
With Doug Christie's emergency stop jump shot at the buzzer, after halftime, the Trail Blazers and the Kings tied the score at 74 and entered the intermission!
……

半场14投11中，其中三分球4中4，外加1中1的罚球，爆砍27分！
During the intermission, Liu Xiucai knew that he had broken Anthony's record of 21 points in the first two days, the highest half-time rookie of the season.

Anthony finally scored 30 points in that game, which is the highest score for a rookie in a single game so far this season.

break!
Of course this record must be broken!Although it may not be long before it will be broken again, but what can be broken must be broken.

But in fact, he himself did not expect to be able to play such a performance.

Of course, neither the coaching staff nor the opponents...

Based on the performance of the Kings tonight, without Liu Xiu's outrageous 8 of 7 open shots, including 4 of 4 three-pointers, the Trail Blazers would have collapsed!
During the intermission, the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers discussed this point and discussed tactics.

Make good use of Liu Xiu's fixed-point shooting threat, reduce Liu Xiu's physical exertion and let Liu Xiu spend more time on the court.

For a playoff-level team, if there is an extra pitcher with super stability, the strength can be raised to a higher level!
On the other hand, for the Kings, Adelman guessed the adjustments that the Trail Blazers were making, which is a normal operation idea.

During the intermission, for a top team with strong execution like the Kings, sufficient adjustments can be made.

After the start of the second half, the game became difficult for both sides to control.

The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Derek Anderson, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace in the second half.

Kings sent Bibby, Doug - Christie, Peja, Massenberg, Brad - Miller combination.

The Kings really focused on Liu Xiu's point of view. Liu Xiu knew that he had to adjust the start for two seconds to make an accurate shot, but the Kings didn't know.

It is much easier for the Blazers to play 4-on-4 offensively than 5-on-5.

Liu Xiu really didn't shoot, and opened up the space to open up the space. In order to avoid teammates from attacking, Liu Xiu could even not touch the ball during the attack, and just act as a spectator to restrain Bibby during the whole process.

But the Kings dare not let Liu Xiu go at all now. Even if Liu Xiu does not participate in the offense for two or three rounds in a row, Derek Anderson will push forward, and they still will not let go.

It's no wonder that the Kings overkill-the 8 times that Liu Xiu was emptied, and Liu Xiu scored 7 goals!
And Liu Xiu... After playing in the third quarter, he defended well, focused on the offensive end, and waited for the opportunity, even if the opponent didn't let him go, he was also waiting for the opportunity.

He knows very well that he can't really do much more. When the game is at this level, when the opponent starts to stare at him for shooting, his shooting ability will be 'lost'. Therefore, he has to grasp the opportunity when it arises. In order to continue to provide help to teammates!
At this time, what was fighting the Kings was Randolph's low post, Tianzun's comprehensive scoring method, Derek Anderson's attack, and Travis Outlaw's impact...

The Kings are really in good shape tonight. After the start of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers relied on Liu Xiu to drag one player to start the 1v4 mode, and they didn't take advantage of it.

However, it is always difficult to maintain the continuity of the high-level competitive state and explosive state that are much higher than usual.

The Trail Blazers endured and endured, and when it came to the middle of the third quarter, finally, the Kings failed to make a shot for three consecutive rounds!

For the Kings, who have been in hot form, this is the first time in this game!When the Kings played the worst, they just missed two consecutive rounds. The Kings shot a terrible 65% in the first half!

In these three rounds, the Trail Blazers seized two opportunities and overtook the score!

Although the Kings took the lead by relying on team offense immediately afterward, the Trail Blazers' overtake was not as difficult as in the first half. In the second half of the third quarter, if the Kings were not careful, the Trail Blazers would be able to break the score. Overtake!
This means that the situation of the game has completely changed. In the first half, Liu Xiu scored 14 points in 11 of 27 in the half.

In the second half, especially the second half of the third quarter, Liu Xiu had already been replaced by Little Flying Squirrel.

But at this time, the Trail Blazers can seize the opportunity to complete the overtake from time to time!

At 11 minutes and 26 seconds into the third quarter, the Kings passed the ball out of bounds, and the Trail Blazers played in the backcourt. Maurice Cheeks replaced Liu Xiu, who had rested for half a quarter, again.

Damon Stoudemire, Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Dale Davis, Rasheed Wallace.

This lineup is exactly the same as the lineup of the Trail Blazers' final attack before the end of the first half!
With 34 seconds left, in theory, the Trail Blazers' last attack in the third quarter is next!
The game continued, and the Trail Blazers served in the backcourt.

Little Flying Squirrel received the serve and pushed forward. After Liu Xiu reached the frontcourt, he didn't run to the sideline. Instead of being a pinch point throughout the whole process like in the first half of the third quarter, he cut in the middle!

This style of play is the same as the last attack in the first half!
Kings players are Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Peja, Darius Sangueira, Brad Miller.

Seeing Liu Xiu come out from the basket and run to the high post, this time, Peja, who was defending in that area, chose to follow, and Doug Christie was also ready to make up the arc...Suddenly, Liu Xiu turned around and turned around. run!
Dale Davis pulled out from the inside and blocked Peja who turned around to chase. Liu Xiu rushed to the left edge of the three-second zone. The pass from the flying mouse came, and Liu Xiu caught the ball and threw it...hit!
With this ball, the Trail Blazers caught the Kings by surprise!
103 to 100, the Trail Blazers extended their lead to 3 points!
The Trail Blazers had overtaken the score in the previous round, and the Kings made a mistake, so they were particularly focused on defending the ball, but they failed to defend it.

The Kings don't want to enter the final quarter with a disadvantage. They are in such a good state, with 74 points in the half!In the second quarter, they scored 40 points in a single quarter. Such a crazy performance, entering the final quarter behind three quarters, was a huge blow to their confidence.

74 points in the half, in the third quarter, the last attack, the Kings 'only' scored 26 points.

In the third quarter, the state of the Kings has returned to normal. No, it’s not just returning to normal. Their state in the first half of the quarter is not much different from that of the first half. From 6 minutes and 25 seconds of the third quarter to now, the Kings only scored 9 points !
However, the Kings players did not have this kind of self-consciousness. They felt that if they did not tie and enter the final quarter, it would be a failure.

In the last 18 seconds of the third quarter, the Kings attacked and the goal was only a three-pointer!
The running position of the Princeton system, the pass and cut cooperation is still smooth, Peja receives the ball on the left sideline, has the opportunity to pass the ball, Bobby Jackson is running to the top arc, Brad Miller is in the high pick-and-roll, immediately Bobby -Jackson can use off-ball pick-and-rolls...but!When seeing Liu Xiu, Peja thought of his own score.

He scored 26 points and scored 8 points in the third quarter.

But Liu Xiu scored 29 points!

cast!
Vote yourself!
Peja couldn't refuse the temptation to tie Liu Xiu's personal score with one goal. Facing Ruben Patterson's defense, he made a three-point shot... Ruben Patterson's interference was in place!
Peja missed a three-pointer!

The ball hit the basket and bounced out. Although the ball was grabbed by Brad Miller, a long whistle sounded as soon as it was grabbed.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the Kings by 103 points 100 to 3 and entered the final quarter!
(End of this chapter)