Healing Basketball

   Chapter 466 466. I have a warden!

  The suspension came back, and neither team made any personnel adjustments.

  Maurice Cheeks and Carlisle are both sorry, but they both admire each other.

   At this time, whoever seeks stability and replaces the conflicting team members will lose at least half of their combat power.

  The Pacers will lose the team's top inside scorer and third in defense; the Trail Blazers will lose the team's defensive backbone.

   Just now Kwame Brown slammed the ball to Jermaine O'Neal and popped out of bounds, the Trail Blazers backcourt.

   Little Momonga received the serve and advanced to the front court, and the sudden point + auxiliary control play with Liu Xiu started.

   Little Momonga burst into the depths, Liu Xiu's flank was attracted to pinch by cover, and the extrajudicial fanatic made a mid-range shot from outside the free throw line... Missed!

   But Liu Xiu grabbed the offensive rebound!

   He pushed his opponent to the three-second zone and aggressively rushed, and his efforts were not in vain!

  Jermaine O'Neal and Tianzun's attention was on Kwame Brown, and Liu Xiu made a second offensive shot!

The Pacers judged that as long as they could withstand the impact of the Blazers' double guns in the backcourt and survived the current stage when the role players couldn't make shots from the outside, and adjusted back after halftime, the Blazers would not dare in the second half. Defend with them like this.

  Because there is not enough time!

   It took the Trail Blazers a quarter and a half in the first half to create a chance to appear.

If the Blazers didn't seize the current opportunity and come back in the second half, the Pacers will be very happy. This is their dominant style of play. They have a better chance of winning, and this advantage may not be too big. The lead, but they don't need to win too much, a win by two or three points is a win.

  It's just that someone from the Pacers needs to stand up at this time, but Jermaine O'Neal, the most stable player in their team's offense, has softened again in the face of the young and wild Kwame Brown!

   Although Jermaine O'Neal can be regarded as the best power forward in the East and the top four forwards in the league, he has always been criticized for one thing - his style of play and personality are very soft.

   After leaving the Trail Blazers, he played against Tianzun 7 times and faced the 'king of technical fouls' with 2 wins and 5 losses. He is obviously not weaker than the opponent in terms of strength, but he can only be guarded by the opponent with only a 40% hit rate.

In the five years since he became the main force, he played against Duncan with 3 wins and 7 losses; against Garnett, the team had such a huge advantage, only 3 wins and 6 losses, and only averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game; So tough Webb played 4 wins and 2 losses when the dominant performance.

  Like now, everyone thinks that Jermaine O'Neal, who has just been blocked by the parallel champion and irritated by the ridicule, will get back to the scene after the suspension, but Jermaine O'Neal chose to open up the space.

Jermaine O'Neal, who was angry and conflicted, was cowardly. Tonight, it seemed that he was cowardly and was 'justified defense'. Artest, who dared not put a fart, immediately went to the low position on the left side of the three-second zone and took the initiative. Leaning on Liu Xiu to ask for the ball!

   The commentator praised Artest's choice. He didn't move suddenly, and he didn't have the ability to move without the ball. He couldn't rush when facing Liu Xiu. At this time, using his height and weight to play in the low position was a very good choice.

   However, Artest regretted it after receiving the ball.

   He bumped into it, how could it be broken if the opponent didn't move?

   is a bit square!

   He is confident in his top-notch strength, and with an insider-level weight of 110kg, he can't stand it! He used to be able to hit Bosh with his back...

   But at this time, you have to hit one, and blog!

  Artest chose to turn right and take the bottom line to attack!

  Artest's choice confirms the player detection report that Liu Xiu saw—the first entry into the top-level offense! Consciousness is really much better.

  Artest went to the bottom line, Liu Xiu couldn't block the bottom line, he had to leave room to move forward, otherwise he would block the foul.

Liu Xiu also has a way to block Artest, such as using a fierce confrontation to force the opponent to stop, but he didn't try it. Although he is very confident in the current 96's power beyond the top level, the opponent has top-level power anyway + Due to the inside weight, the success rate is not particularly high, and there is a possibility of fouls. He chose to stick closely and not give Artest the opportunity to accelerate.

   And that's enough!

  Artest's speed of cutting into the frame was limited, and as soon as he threw it out, he was slapped by the retracted McDyess! Liu Xiu grabs a defensive rebound!

   Liu Xiu and McDyess' perfect defensive cooperation!

   Two rounds, the situation is very clear - when it is time to rely on the star to stand up to fight the tough battle, the Pacers can't beat the Trail Blazers!

However, the defense of the Pacers' frontcourt trio is really good. Jermaine O'Neal is also amazing. The offense can be very soft and cowardly, but the defense has always been very active and hard. When the Blazers attacked, the extrajudicial fanatics cut in the middle. After Liu Xiu's second pass was interfered by Jermaine O'Neal, Artest protected the defensive rebound, and Carlisle called a timeout!

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   During the timeout, the Blazers were speculating, what adjustments would the opponent make next, and who would they use to attack? God respects the rivers and lakes?

   But it didn't. After the timeout came back, the Pacers filled up the Jagged defense again, and on the offensive end, they started a team attack with Tinsley's breakthrough and Tianzun's high-level support.

   Can the Pacers' team offense compete with the Blazers' singles?

  It is possible to have Reggie Miller, but obviously not without Reggie Miller.

   The same is true, this time out, the Trail Blazers are in full control of the initiative.

   At the end of the first half, Artest made a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Blazers still led the Pacers by 6 points 51-45, and the Blazers' advantage was fully evident.

However, the benefits of this play by the Pacers are obvious. They only scored 20 points in the second quarter, especially after the timeout, they only scored 8 points, and they still relied on Artest to make strong three-pointers. They only got 8 points when they made a hit, but even so, they were in such an unfavorable situation that they were only 9 points behind when they were behind the most!

   Because their defense is really good! They can rely on the defense to slow the Blazers from opening up the point difference, wait until the first half is over, and then make plans in the second half.

   When there is no solution to the problem, minimize the loss!

  Carlisle's strategy, coupled with the Pacers' defense, is like a tortoise shell, Maurice Cheeks really has no way to start!

   His team members managed to create an opportunity, and the Warden and Momonga seized the opportunity and had an advantage, but the opponent was so tenacious.

  Maurice Cheeks looked at Carlisle, he can't play, he's really good as a coach.

   But he is not in a hurry, he has a warden!

   He made 6 of 13 shots in the half, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, the warden with 17 points!

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   Back from halftime, the Blazers sent Payton, Liu Xiu, Raheem, Randolph, and Kwame Brown to the starting lineup.

  Tonight, Kwame Brown's playing time will go to 40+ minutes, but he is very excited and played very bravely.

  Because the warden pushed his spectacle frame while he was reading and said to him: "Pillar of Rose Bay, go to a higher level!" The strongest twin towers in the alliance are handed over to you to deal with!

The Pacers sent a combination of Tinsley, Anthony Johnson, Artest, Austin Crowhill, and Jermaine O'Neal.

   At the beginning of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers took the lead. Raheem's mid-range single, Anthony Johnson, pulled up a jumper and widened the difference to 8 points, but then Anthony Johnson made an open three-pointer on the flank! The Pacers narrowed the difference to 5 points, chasing the score to 48 to 53!

   At halftime, the concerns on the Blazers’ side came up—the Pacers role players’ touches were well adjusted at halftime!

  Looking at Anthony Johnson's confident shot, throughout halftime, this guy was shooting hot shots on the training ground...

   Immediately after Payton's long two-pointer, the force was slightly stronger, and he turned back to Jamal Tinsley's free throw line to return the pass and hit a jumper, and the difference was reduced to 3 points! At this time, it was Liu Xiu who stood up again. Liu Xiu made a three-pointer covered by Kwame Brown to help the Blazers stop the blood and expand the lead to 6 points again.

  It's the Pacers' turn to attack, and they're almost ready.

   Once their flank shots are stable, it's time to start a team offense!

   This is their Reggie Miller-era play, a team offense built around the pinning of one pitcher, which they are most familiar with.

   They knew that the Trail Blazers would immediately restart the game to actively improve the confrontation and narrow the gap between the defensive strengths of the two sides.

   But at present, when Anthony Johnson and Tinsley are still shooting, their Pacers have an advantage on both ends of the offense and defense!

   Seize the advantage, overtake the score, and the initiative will return to them!

   The remaining time is definitely not enough for the Trail Blazers to make another first-half operation!

   In such an unfavorable situation, Carlisle was stunned to find the most favorable path.

   After the toughest half of the game, he can finally show his skills.

   However, when the Pacers attacked, they found that the Blazers defense had changed!

  The Trail Blazers are on full one-on-one man-to-man defense!

  Tinsley singled against Peyton, and he managed to reach close range with the threat of a shot, but no one came to make up the defense. He hesitated before making a shot, but Peyton reattached it and threw the iron.

  Fortunately, Jermaine O'Neal defended Randolph's singles well next, Randolph missed a small hook, Crowhill protected the rebound, and the Pacers relied on defense to bite the score.

However, the situation that Carlisle thought was going to be favorable has become complicated again - the opponent used one-on-one marking to limit their Pacers' team's offense flow, preventing them from relying on the team's offense and wanting to compete with them. Star singles!

   If he read it right, just now, the warden opposite called his teammates together and said a few words.

   is probably the self-adjustment of the arrangement!

Strong scoring ability, high offensive confidence, excellent on-the-spot adaptability, and commanding effectiveness are stronger than those of many team coaches, which made Carlisle think of McGrady and Kidd. The invincible backcourt of the Nets gave him It felt like it was concentrated on one person!

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  My phone and notebooks are going to be out of power. Fortunately, I have finished writing the second chapter, and my mind is naturally cool...

   (end of this chapter)