Healing Basketball

   The competition was like this, which Liu Xiu did not expect before the competition.

   Even the situation he thought about losing the first battle was completely different from the situation in front of him.

   During the well-timed half-time break, Liu Xiu reviewed the situation in the first half and straightened out a few things.

   Their strategic intentions should have been predicted by the famous coach George Karl!

   They want to dignifiedly crush the Nuggets with hard power, so as to strengthen their confidence, which is actually quite easy to see.

   Then George Karl guessed that the game would go to a slow-paced positional battle, and Anthony would not be able to control the singles mode, which is also a matter of course.

   The Nuggets must be preparing for the game in their dominant direction, but George Karl's on-the-spot response can be so good, he must be prepared in advance.

   In addition, Anthony's brothers have sufficient motivation and are in good shape... That's why we have tonight's performance.

  Liu Xiu began to really face up to Brother Mero's team - a 50-win team with very strong positional warfare based on high-speed rotation defense.

  However, tonight's performance was basically the limit of the Nuggets. Anthony had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the half, and he had to smoke again.

   And this is not the limit of the Blazers! Of course, tonight, they can only continue to play against the Nuggets under this style of play. The negative effect may be greater, but it just said that the strength of the Nuggets is the limit, the Blazers spent half the game to figure out.

  Liu Xiu put aside the complicated things and returned to the present moment.

   Tonight this game must be won!

The Blazers players returned to the locker room after a few minutes of rest. Before making lineup adjustments and tactical arrangements for the second half, Maurice Cheeks said: "Tonight's game, we have to win, there is only one goal. , the Nuggets are in great shape tonight..."

   Before the coach finished speaking, Liu Xiu said first: "The Nuggets are in such a good state tonight, will we kill them, will it hurt their young hearts?"

  Randolph replied, "Oh, Warden, I think so, so what are you going to do?"

   Liu Xiu made a deep gesture: "I think we should hurt a little harder, let them understand the cruel side of the world, help them grow, and let them stop being naive."

   was robbed, Maurice Cheeks was a little angry - Warden, you have a way to motivate your teammates, you should say it earlier! It made me waste my brains trying to figure out how not to 'grow up other people's ambition and destroy my own prestige'.

  What he wants to say is-if they are upset by the Nuggets at home tonight, the opposing youth army is likely to take off because of this, and he cannot accept such a thing happening.

   Liu Xiu's meaning is actually similar.

   But the same meaning is expressed in different words, giving people a completely different feeling!

  Maurice Cheeks heard Liu Xiu's words, and as a coach, he felt that his pride could not stop pouring out!

  …

   The half-time break is almost over, and the players of both teams return to the court.

  The scene fell into a frenzy again, and the fans had returned to the scene a few minutes in advance to prepare.

  The score is posted on the big screen, 52-52, the Blazers fans are excited and stressed!

   Nuggets here.

   "Come on, kill the prison team, kill the warden, GONuggetsGO!"

  Kenyon Martin roared with passion, igniting the passion of his teammates.

   The regular season looks bad everywhere, but in the playoffs, Kenyon Martin is the strongest inside the Nuggets! It's the one with the best performance inside the Nuggets!

Anthony didn't have a good impression of Kenyon Martin. Because of the contrast, the early contract extension that Randolph got was not a max salary. The data this season is 17+11+2 per game, but Kenyon Martin is the top salary. Salary, after leaving Kidd, Kenyon Martin's points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks declined in all directions.

   But halfway through a playoff game, Anthony learned how important experience is!

  Anthony's passion was also mobilized by Kenyon Martin, and he was extremely excited when he came on the court.

   However, he saw that the opposing players were also full of motivation and morale, and it felt very different in the second half of the second quarter.

  Anthony is not surprised, this is his brother's team with the best talent in basketball history!

   Soon, the third quarter began.

The Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Outlaws, Raheem, and McDyess; the Nuggets once again sent the shorts of Byron Russell and Kenyon Martin Combination inside, the outside sent Boykins, Buckner, Anthony.

   The Blazers took the lead, and the Nuggets faced off at the beginning of the second half!

  Want to turn passive into active? Liu Xiu could easily see through the opponent's coach's intentions. He went to the frontcourt and back to pick and roll with McDyess. When he encountered Kenyon Martin's defense, he chose to continue to rush to the inside and met Byron Russell on the right side of the three-second zone. Er pinch hit, pass back to the free throw line... Rahim stepped on the free throw line to catch the ball and hit a jumper!

   Boykins tried to bring the rhythm, but Liu Xiu clinged to him tightly. With a speed of 93 and a rough confrontation, even a short speed player like Boykins could not do it if he wanted to have a strong fast break.

   Hand-to-hand combat, confrontation, tempo, limited counter-attack... The Blazers continued their strategy.

   Boykins protected the ball under Liu Xiutie's defense and advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Anthony. Anthony didn't make a shot this time.

   Liu Xiu pressed Kenyon Martin to protect the defensive rebound, and was about to start a fast break, Boykins rushed towards Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu cautiously sideways to protect the ball, no mistakes, but lost the opportunity to start a fast break.

Liu Xiu was not in a hurry, he pushed forward steadily, and the confrontation became more rough when he saw the opponent's off-ball defense... As they guessed during the halftime break, in the second half, the Nuggets will also take the initiative to sharpen their defense and strengthen their confrontation. . Adjusted the direction of singles attack in positional warfare.

   Mutual damage style!

   The duel of several major singles masters from the two teams continues!

  The style of play that maximizes personal ability, although there is no tactical content, but the players play very cool!

In this quarter, Liu Xiu scored 6 points and 3 assists, Raheem had 4 points, Momoko had 5 points and 2 assists, Randolph had 4 points and 4 rebounds, Kwame Brown had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block... The Blazers scored a single quarter To 28 points, hit a new high in a single quarter of this game!

For the Nuggets, in this quarter, Anthony scored 7 points and 1 assist, Boykins scored 5 points and 2 assists, Andre Miller had 5 points and 2 assists, and Kenyon Martin scored 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block... 26 points in a single quarter.

   With Liu Xiu hitting Andre Miller in a low post to give Momo, the latter made a mid-range shot, and after three quarters, the Blazers led the Nuggets by two points 81-79!

  …

  The stars of both teams held up the pressure in the third quarter, showed excellent strength, and played on a par!

  Andre Miller scored 15 points and 7 assists in three quarters, Anthony scored 29 points and 5 assists in three quarters, Boykins scored 10 points and 5 assists in three quarters... It was mainly Anthony's 29 points in three quarters, which single-handedly raised the strength limit of the Nuggets!

   Nuggets players are excited about their star's ability to attack!

   Kenyon Martin, who has experience in the Finals, is thinking if he had a teammate like Anthony in those two years.

   Losing 2-4 to the Spurs is really missing a singles player who can throw the **** ball in the mid-range.

  Anthony is feeling very excited now, he performed very well personally, the score is biting, and the victory is in sight!

   He has a strong confidence in his performance at critical moments! If they can get the series off to a rocky start, they can take the initiative back and hold on tight!

   On the other hand, the Trail Blazers are also excited and a little nervous. They are playing at home, and being forced to do so by their opponents is definitely nervous, but Liu Xiu’s teammates are driven by the excitement generated by this matchup.

   The more this happens, the more teammates can rely on Liu Xiu to find the most primitive and fundamental happiness of playing basketball!

   came back from a break between the quarters, and the two teams continued to play against each other.

  Compared to the efficient performance of the two teams in singles and co-ops in the third quarter, the scoring efficiency of the two teams plummeted in the final quarter!

   The consumption of physical strength and the effect of confrontation are concentrated on the role players!

The Nuggets' Buckner and DeMar Johnson didn't do a good job in long-range shots. Wesley Person, who helped the Nuggets hold up the situation in the first quarter, came up and played for two minutes and also suffered 1 iron and 1 turnover. was replaced.

  The Trail Blazers were not much better either. The three-pointers from Van Horn and Fred Jones, and the mid-range shots from the extrajudicial fanatics, also rapidly declined in efficiency.

   At this time, the two teams can basically only rely on the stars!

  Anthony continued to run wild in the last quarter!

   In the first half of the quarter, he made 2 of 4 shots from the mid-range, helping the Nuggets score 12-9 in the first half and overtake the Trail Blazers 91-90 by 1 point and enter the official timeout!

After the official suspension came back, the Trail Blazers began to counterattack. The combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, the extrajudicial fanatic, Kwame Brown, and McDyess played a wave of wild defense. In 4 minutes, the Nuggets were defended. Only got 3 points! Anthony was pinched when he held the ball. The Trail Blazers did a good job of flanking air defense and protecting the basket. The Nuggets only relied on striker swingman Rodney White's three-pointer to get a three-pointer.

During this period, the Blazers' offense was led by Payton. When Liu Xiu was being guarded, Payton took the opportunity to play in a high position, scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots, and fed McDyess a Air pick, hit a wave of 6 to 3!

  The game reached the last 10 minutes and 02 seconds, and the Blazers overtook the Nuggets 96-94 by two points!

   When the Nuggets attacked, Anthony took the initiative to take responsibility once again. It was difficult to make shots from the mid-range and close range. He chose to ask for the ball from the outside!

The current lineup of the two teams, the Blazers: Payton, Liu Xiu, extrajudicial fanatics, Randolph, Kwame Brown; Nuggets: Andre Miller, Person, Anthony, Ronaldo Denis White, Kenyon Martin.

   The extrajudicial fanatic's defensive talent is really good. At this time, Anthony is singles outside the three-point line. His defense does not care about interfering with shots, but sticks tightly and likes to not burst.

  Anthony really didn't dare to choose to break through. Kwame Brown at the mid-to-close range, Liu Xiu at the flank, and Randolph at the basket were blocked either by mistake or by strike.

The reason for choosing the top arc singles is because this is the farthest from the basket. If the opposite side wants to pinch, they must come from a very far position, and there will inevitably be huge defensive loopholes. When the top arc initiates a singles, it is generally not pinch-hit, such as now , Rodney White scored a three-pointer, and although Persson made two irons at the end, he was one of the best three-pointers in the Jagged Age after all, and the containment force was enough.

   In the face of the extra-judicial fanatic's very aggressive defense, Anthony feels that high school students really hate it... Fortunately, he is not the king of silver horns, and his physical fitness is sufficient!

   Anthony's feint break through the horizontal pull failed to deceive the extrajudicial fanatics, but he got the jumping space!

   Facing the blocking interference of the extrajudicial fanatics, Anthony leaned back with his strong waist and abdomen, and made a three-point shot...hit!

  Anthony's personal score increased to 36 points, and the Nuggets overtook the Blazers 97-96 by 1 point!

   The pressure is on the Trail Blazers!

In the transition from offense to defense, Payton continued to play high-position singles. In the last quarter, the old man talked about the madness of the teenager, and successfully attracted the defensive attention of the Nuggets. The players of the Nuggets unconsciously changed their defense against Liu Xiu, who had not shot for several rounds. When he was small, Liu Xiu's low-key snake style play when he was low-key was effective at critical moments.

Liu Xiu’s flank got the chance to catch the ball through the screen. Payton, who played Andre Miller from a high position, had an excellent vision and grasped the timing of the ball very well. Liu Xiu received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone and took a step forward. Go to the best shooting spot on the right sideline - the 30-degree angle area on the right!

   Turn around, take off, shoot…

   Kenyon Martin, who was near the bottom line, roared and flew up, but it didn't affect Liu Xiu's shot rhythm at all.

   At the critical moment, Liu Xiu made a three-pointer!

  99 to 97, the Trail Blazers regained a two-point lead!

   The fans at the scene gave Liu Xiu, who had retreated, a frenzy of cheers. When it was the Nuggets’ turn to attack, the fans at the scene gave the most violent boos.

   Blazers fans are helping the team in their own way.

  Anthony continued to ask for the ball at the top of the arc for singles, and he could feel the increasing influence of the Blazers' Devil's home court on his team!

   You have to rely on yourself at this time!

  Anthony attacked slowly and suddenly accelerated to break through!

   The extrajudicial fanatic was very focused on defense, but he was still eaten by Anthony!

However, the extrajudicial fanatic was not discouraged when he was forced to eat. He carefully guarded against Anthony's three-point retreat, followed behind Anthony, Kwame Brown was lifting up, and the two high school students were ready for the leader of the miners. Free-throw line flanking package... After Anthony stepped into the three-point line, he suddenly slowed down, took a small step, took off at a normal pace within the three-point line, and shot two points long...

   When the extrajudicial fanatic saw Anthony moving his feet quickly, he accelerated his pursuit and defense, and was deceived by Anthony's fake action! Can't interfere with Anthony's shot this time!

However, this kind of shooting is extremely difficult. The extrajudicial fanatics never thought that Anthony would play like this. It was too difficult to find a sense of rhythm, so the extrajudicial fanatics immediately went to the basket after seeing Anthony's shot, helping the team defend Good defensive rebound.

   But the goal was scored!

  Anthony made an unexpectedly long two-pointer, and the Nuggets tied the score again!

  The transition from offense to defense has boosted the morale of the Nuggets players, and the pace of retreating defense has become much faster.

Payton received the serve and pushed forward, listening to the fans shouting "Jailer" frantically, Payton did not choose to come by himself anymore, he was tired... And the singles player he trusts at the moment is not himself, he also trusts Warden!

   Liu Xiu received the ball from the top arc, and it was Anthony who was one step inside the three-point line.

Liu Xiu dribbled the ball in front of Anthony, and Anthony felt that Liu Xiu didn't have the fatigue that someone who has only rested for 6 minutes so far... He doesn't need to feel it, and the **** opposite directly asked: "Mello, are you tired? Is it? I can do another whole show!"

  Anthony didn't want to waste his energy responding to this maddening fellow, so he took the initiative to press Liu Xiu up to prevent Liu Xiu from continuing to waste time.

   Liu Xiu doesn't have to waste time, he can of course want to, when the opportunity arises, he decisively chooses to break through!

  Anthony was passed, but Andre Miller moved to the flank in time, and Anthony also turned to chase Liu Xiu, preparing to flank Andre Miller.

   Liu Xiu took the initiative to lean towards Andre Miller and turned against Andre Miller.

  Andre Miller tried his best to move laterally to block, but was stuck by Liu Xiu and couldn't stand up!

Andre Miller hates it. Thinking back then, at 91 kilograms, he was invincible in the world between 185 and 193 pounds. Francis was a point guard who was too strong to be physically fit. Yes, but Liu Xiu's appearance took a long time to wait for Mark Jackson to retire and Payton to grow old. He thought he was going to be the first man on the point guard line, but he found out that a more fierce point guard had come. Maniac!

  Liu Xiu used Andre Miller to block Anthony, and turned his mid-range shot...Smooth movements and perfect technical details brought an excellent sense of rhythm.

  The ball slides through a beautiful arc and falls into the basket, making a hollow hit!

  101 to 99, the Trail Blazers once again took a two-point lead!

   With 34 seconds left, the Nuggets called a short 20-second timeout, their last timeout in regular time for the game.

   The fans on the scene were already crazy. At the critical moment, Anthony scored two goals in a row and scored 5 points in a row. Liu Xiu gave a positive response. The same three-pointer and a mid-range shot held the lead!

  …

The 20-second short pause time is definitely more than 20 seconds, but if you go back to the bench and play, the full play counts as 30 to 40 seconds. Such a short time will greatly test the coach's personal ability, and some coaches will not use it after a game. It is simply not good to use short pauses to arrange tactics. These coaches basically use short pauses to interrupt the opponent's rhythm.

  George Karl showed his ability at this time. The personnel adjustment and tactical arrangement were done in one go, which greatly boosted the morale of the players.

  Tonight's George Karl, let the Nuggets players clearly feel that this is really a finals-level coach, capable of leading the team to the championship.

  Anyway, when the Nuggets players came on the court after the timeout ended, they felt that their offense would go in this round and they would win the game!

   But as the leader of the miners, Anthony knows how important the next ball is and how much pressure he needs to bear.

  Tonight they fought to this end. If they win, they will definitely be imposing. No pressure or difficulty will overwhelm them in the next games of this series. They will really be able to finish the game.

but!

   It is precisely because they have done their best to achieve this goal, if they lose, they will be crushed by a thousand miles!

   Their confidence will be hit like never before!

   This is a bigger blow than being hit by the opponent.

   However, even if he knew in advance that there would be such a situation, Anthony would still choose to do his best to create such an opportunity.

   A game is almost over, and he deeply feels the strength gap between his team and that man's team. Only in this way can he have a chance to move forward!

   As for the pressure of this ball, he chose to carry it on his shoulders!

  Looking at the remaining time, 34 seconds... Liu Xiuneng was playing against the Spurs with 34 seconds and 13 points. He won a game, it's not too much!

   took the lead, and Anthony played with four teammates: Buckner, Wesley Person, Byron Russell, and Kenyon Martin.

   On the other side, Maurice Cheeks sent Payton, Liu Xiu, Outlaws, Kwame Brown, and McDyess, who were equally imposing!

   Defend, win, don't defend, they still have the warden!

  The game continued, and the Nuggets served from the midline.

   Buckner received the ball and carefully passed it to Anthony, who was leaning on the extrajudicial fanatic from beyond the three-point line.

  Anthony also dribbled the ball carefully, not giving the extrajudicial madman a chance to steal.

   The extrajudicial fanatics stuck close to Anthony, focusing on defense and breaking through.

  Anthony made a quick decision and gestured towards his teammates. He wanted to break through and score two points, Bo overtime.

   He did not act hastily, but continued to waste time.

   At this time, the time is decreasing every second. Although the Nuggets players are anxious, they are getting more and more excited and looking forward to it. They feel the confidence of their leader.

  24 seconds, 16 seconds have passed since the attack time, Anthony started to move and made a breakthrough!

  The extrajudicial fanatics actively followed up with Anthony to defend against Anthony's super-long two-pointer who averaged 3.3 goals per game with a 42.8% hit rate in the regular season.

   But just turned to chase and was blocked by Kenyon Martin!

  The league's top pick-and-roll ability!

   The expanded pick-and-roll Kwame Brown can only press out to prevent Anthony from taking a screen shot. Anthony took the opportunity to pass Kwame Brown and encountered the next defense - Liu Xiu's flank blocking!

McDyess, who was protecting the frame, was expanding, Liu Xiu was defending, and Kwame Brown turned to chase... Anthony made an instant decision, made an emergency stop with his powerful lower body strength, and took off against Liu Xiu... "Crack"... Anthony's In the emergency stop jumper, the ball was being lifted up along the take-off. As soon as it got to the chest, before anyone took off, Liu Xiu slapped the ball on the ball!

   At the critical moment, Liu Xiu made a contribution!

Anthony's ball was cut off by Liu Xiu, but the action of taking off and exerting force had already been made. When the ball was cut off, he unconsciously wanted to grasp it, lost his balance, and almost fell on his back. He couldn't control his body. Can watch Liu Xiu grab the ball and fight back!

   "Talent: Momonga triggers, the host's speed during this counterattack is +3, and the temporary speed is 96..."

Kenyon Martin tried to block Liu Xiu at the three-point line, but Liu Xiu had already completed the acceleration and would pass Kenyon Martin. Kenyon Martin quickly turned around and chased, but after two steps, It stopped before reaching the middle circle.

too fast!

   Seeing Liu Xiu's counterattack, Kenyon Martin's mind was full of small point guards such as Iverson, Ford, and Momogo who were less than 80 kilograms.

   But this is a tank-type point guard with a weight of nearly 100 kilograms and a tonnage larger than him!

   The fans at the scene are already crazy at this time! The throat has already been split, and I still can't help frantically tossing my throat. Many people's career as a singer has been ruined before they even started...

   In the wild cheers of the fans, Liu Xiu was also very excited, jumped into the basket and smashed the ball into the basket!

  Liu Xiu made a violent dunk, scored 7 points in a row, broke 30 personal points, 31 points in a single game!

   At the same time, the Trail Blazers led the Nuggets by 4 points 103-99, with 9 seconds left to seal the victory!