Healing Basketball

   Chapter 359 359. A hundred hits!

  The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Lynch Hunter, Liu Xiu, Outlaws, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

The Sonics sent a combination of Ridnour, Ray Allen, Radmanovic, Reggie Evans, and Nick Collison.

  The official suspension came back, the Blazers attacked, Randolph hit a low single on the right side of the three-second zone, and took a step back shot... The action was beautiful, but unfortunately it didn't make it.

  When the Sonics attacked, Ridnour and Nick Collison made a pick-and-roll attack, Ray Allen moved around the pile, caught the ball from the sideline, took a step and turned around, facing the switching Randolph and defending the three-point shot... Hit!

   In the first half of the quarter, Ray Allen, who got 7 points and 2 assists to support the Supersonics' offense, scored in double figures in a single quarter!

Offensive and defensive transition, Lynch Hunter still gave the ball to Randolph, Randolph chose to chisel, after entering the three-second zone, he turned left and walked to the bottom line, brutally pushed Nick Collison away, took a step, three seconds. The right small hook on the left side of the area facing the bottom line hits!

  52 to 43, the Trail Blazers continued to lead by 9 points.

  Sonics attack.

  Ray Allen catches the ball and hits Lynch Hunter. He goes straight to the basket and makes a layup against Kwame Brown's make-up defense, chasing the score to 45-52.

Offensive and defensive transition, Lynch Hunter continued to give the ball to Randolph after he got to the frontcourt, Randolph remained a threat, Liu Xiu received the ball from Randolph in the running position, attracted the pinch, then passed, the extrajudicial fanatic High jump shot...missed!

Reggie Evans protects the defensive rebound and transitions from offense to defense. Ray Allen breaks through after receiving a pass from Ridnour, attracting Liu Xiu to block the defense and pass it back to Ridnour. The extrajudicial madman fills in. Beside Deno, Ridnour's catcher kept passing the ball to Radmanovic, who caught the ball and made a three-pointer... Go in!

  48 to 52, the SuperSonics played a wave of 8 to 2 to chase the difference to 4 points!

  Payton was away for more than 7 minutes, and Ray Allen scored 12 points! Liu Xiu and Lynch Hunter defended Ray Allen successively, but the effect was not good. Ray Allen still had to wear gloves.

   But Payton played the first quarter and sat down. The rest of the half-quarter game was obviously not enough. Now his playing state cannot be guaranteed, and it will affect his performance in the second half.

Consume Payton and make Payton unable to play most of the second quarter. This is Supersonics coach Nate McMillan's strategy of starting the first quarter and playing the whole quarter. The Blazers have actually discovered it in the first quarter, but It's not that you can change anything if you discover it. The SuperSonics can only keep up with this trick. The Blazers can only keep up. If the Blazers replace Payton, Ray Allen will definitely attack in the first quarter. The advantage is hard to say.

After weighing, the Blazers chose to play the advantage first in the first quarter, and the advantage at hand was the advantage, and at that time the Blazers would also think that even if Payton was not there, Liu Xiu, Lynch Hunter, and the extrajudicial fanatic would not be the same. , One of Derrick Anderson can limit Ray Allen?

   is just a disappointment.

   After the skier made a three-pointer, Lynch Hunter took the ball and glanced at the sidelines. The coach shook his head. He understood. Although he was worried, he advanced to the front court and gave the ball to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu received the ball, and the SuperSonics defense was immediately affected. Kwame Brown came out to block Ray Allen. Ray Allen walked around the pile for the first time to block Liu Xiu's pick-and-roll and then shot. Liu Xiu used the cover to break through immediately. without hesitation.

Nick Collison directly pressed out to block the defense, trying to block Liu Xiu at the three-point line with Ray Allen. Between lightning and lightning, Liu Xiu's Kobe-style rhythm breakthrough combined with the beard's forward-changing breakthrough. Very good, the fake trick deceived Nick Collison, the fingertips quickly flicked the ball, pulled horizontally, and turned to the left to dash into the inside!

Ridnour emptied Lynch-Hunter for the first time and went off the line to block, blocking the loneliness. The two stepped on the free throw line at the same time. Ridnour was very embarrassed. In this case, it is estimated that the referee would give him a hand as soon as he reached out. a foul.

  Liu Xiu rushed into the inside line, grabbed the ball and took a big step outside the arc of the reasonable collision zone.

  Reggie Evans hurriedly retrieved the basket... He wanted to rush directly to the basket when he landed, but it was too late!

   Liu Xiu smashed the ball into the basket through Reggie Evans!

   The moving Reggie Evans could not withstand the impact of Liu Xiu's large tonnage and was knocked over. The referee's whistle sounded, Reggie Evans blocked the foul, and Liu Xiu's goal was effective and he would be fined!

  Maurice Cheeks, whose heart was hanging for a while, immediately posed as a big boss.

   The Trail Blazers' own assistant coaches stepped up to the technical table.

   8 of 8 shots... No, Liu Xiu, who is already 9 of 9, is the source of confidence that Morris Cheeks has just stabilized!

  Who doesn't look like a star?

   Not counting the upcoming penalties, Liu Xiu made 9 of 9 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and he had already scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal before halftime!

   Taking advantage of the dead ball, the Trail Blazers rotated and replaced Lynch Hunter with Derrick Anderson.

   After high-fiveing ​​with his teammates, Liu Xiu walked to the free throw line and made a penalty hit, 55 to 48, and the score difference returned to 7 points!

  Maurice Cheeks got it right this time! If they were stopped just now, it would be a huge blow to their morale. Liu Xiu knew at a glance that the attack was scored, or it was a 2+1 dunk. Their morale, which was suppressed by the SuperSonics for three consecutive goals, rebounded sharply. , even higher than before.

   The Blazers and the Sonics fought back and forth for the rest of the time.

The   Sonics continued to display their strong offensive firepower, and Ray Allen took advantage of Payton's absence to continue the onslaught.

  The Trail Blazers' team offense is inferior to the SuperSonics. The league dares to say that the team's offense is stronger than the Sonics, but the stars are stronger! Standing out is... Randolph!

   The SuperSonics managed to stabilize the defense again during the official suspension period, and Liu Xiu smashed them to pieces with one goal.

  9 out of 9! Halftime meter scored 23 points! SuperSonics players are scared! Nobody wants to be the next Celtics.

  North Shore Garden Arena has become a scorer check-in place this season. If you go there and get a 30+ score, you will be ashamed to say that you are the leading scorer of a certain team.

But the SuperSonics really didn't expect that Liu Xiu, who had a 100% hit rate, could not hold back. Starting the team offense... But when he really needed to shoot, he stood up again!

At 10 minutes and 54 seconds into the second quarter, Liu Xiu took the extrajudicial madman and cut into the pot thrown out by the ball, and made a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the right... The speed of the shot is a little slower, and he will be rested and replaced. The Lewis cap came down, but Liu Xiu relied on the 'talent: quick shot' shot fast enough, Lewis bounced limited, Liu Xiu cast out!

   And it's in!

   Liu Xiu scored the 10th goal of the game, 10 of 10, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws, 26 points without damage!

   The point difference was just narrowed to 4 points by the SuperSonics, and Liu Xiu's three-pointer hit the point difference to 7 points! 65 to 58.

   When the Sonics attacked, Ray Allen stood up, stepped back with a single, and made a three-point shot with a back-up under the defense of the extrajudicial fanatics... in!

   7 of 11 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws, Ray Allen scored 20 points in a single quarter!

   Offensive and defensive transition, the SuperSonics chose to pinch Liu Xiu, the opportunity came from Derek Anderson on the flank, but it was a pity that Derek Anderson missed a two-pointer.

   With 31 seconds left in the first half, Ridnour advanced to the front court to press time, not wanting to leave too much time for the Trail Blazers, who theoretically will make the final attack of the first half.

However, this deliberately pressing the rhythm of the game destroyed the brisk offensive rhythm of the SuperSonics. The Blazers went around infinitely forward + supplementary defense around the front Ray Allen, Lewis was vacated, but Lewis was not in the rhythm of receiving three-pointers. , iron!

  Liu Xiu retracted the ball as soon as Lewis received the ball, and it was impossible for Lewis not to shoot when he was free. Liu Xiu borrowed Randolph to hold Reggie Evans to defend the rebound and fight back!

Liu Xiu rushed all the way, Ray Allen chased all the way, Ray Allen's awareness of retreating and the tenacity of the defensive end unwilling to give up were really good. When Liu Xiu rushed to the frontcourt, Ray Allen was still in front of Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu stepped forward. When it came out, Ray Allen moved quickly and gambled, and he was right, and he got stuck in the space for Liu Xiu to change direction greatly!

  Liu Xiu didn't panic. When he was blocked, he went up hard, squeezed to a close range, and took off and shot... Ray Allen tried his best to reach out and block the cover... Just a little bit!

   Liu Xiu's layup flew past Ray Allen's fingertips, hit the rebound, and bounced into the frame! 67 to 61, the Trail Blazers lead to 6 points!

The moment the   ball fell into the basket, the sound of the Sonics players' hearts cracking seemed to be heard.

With 3 seconds left in the first half, Ray Allen didn't give up. He wanted to throw another one. He quickly picked up the ball and sent it to the second teammate Ridnour who was chasing back. Sometimes it's good to give up. Ray- Allen was too anxious to serve this time.

   Liu Xiu didn't go back after scoring a goal. Seeing Ray Allen serve, Liu Xiu immediately pressed Ridnour up... He really slapped the ball down!

  Ridno had a short circuit just now. After reacting, he quickly grabbed the ball. The ball was grabbed by Liu Xiu, and Ridnour reached for it..."Beep"...The referee blew the whistle!

   The number of fouls for the SuperSonics in this quarter has reached 4. Liu Xiu just grabbed the ball. In theory, he couldn’t throw it.

   But Ridnour made another mistake!

   At the same time, there was a long whistle for the end of the game, and the SuperSonics coach shouted from the sidelines that it had timed out and the foul was invalid.

  The referees also watched the replay in front of the technical stage, but it was obvious that when Ridnour grabbed Liu Xiu's arm, there was still 0.5 seconds left!

   The referee confirmed that the foul call was valid, and Liu Xiu received two additional penalties!

   Seeing Liu Xiu walking to the free throw line, the hearts of the Sonics players are not broken, but broken!

   Liu Xiu made two free throws, the score tied 69 to 61, and the Blazers led by 8 points.

   The SuperSonics ball came out just after receiving the turn and before throwing it, the long whistle sounded again!

   Liu Xiu made 11 of 11 shots in the half, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws, scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, leading the team to hold the lead!

   (end of this chapter)