Healing Basketball

   Chapter 515 515. Leave it to me and leave it to you

   Tonight's game, Maurice Cheeks made a bold arrangement-with Liu Xiu and Randolph as the checkpoints, dragging the Nets into the quagmire of slow-paced defense in positional warfare!

   Do this on the premise of how bad the performance of the three will be, and don't worry about the Nets not taking the bait.

If there are only two stars with strong singles, this idea is boring. Liu Xiu doesn't need to consider physical problems, but no matter how good Randolph's physical strength is, it will be boring to play like this all the time in the finals, but it doesn't matter. The boss has the ability to make money. A striker Rahim with a salary of more than 14 million US dollars!

Liu Xiu scored 2 points and 2 rebounds in the first quarter, and his shooting performance was poor, making 1 of 4 shots; Randolph scored 4 points with 1 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in the first quarter. Got 2 points from the free throw, and the two successful shots were iron.

   The three tried their best to fulfill the coach's request.

   But someone has to score, right?

   At this time, let's talk about Liu Xiu's 4 assists in a single quarter, Randolph and Rahim each have an assist!

   And these assists are all given to other teammates.

Driven by the three people's combined 6 assists, Payton scored 6 points on 3 of 5 shots from the mid-range; Kwame Brown only scored 2 points on 1 of 3 shots, but he let his teammates first for the 'main attack point' We got used to how to play. When McDyess came on later, the teammates cooperated more smoothly. McDyess still made a mid-range shot. He shot 2-of-3 from the field and 1-of-1 from the free throws. He got it in half a quarter. 5 points, plus a mid-range shot from an extrajudicial fanatic... The team scored 23 points in a single quarter!

Although   money ability is important, it is more important that Payton and McDyess live up to the trust of coaches and teammates!

   After entering the break, Kidd analyzed the opponent's tactical thinking and did not know how to evaluate the opponent's play.

   Kidd told McGrady about his analysis, McGrady responded confidently: "Since they want to fight like this, let's play with them and see if their tricks are more powerful or if we are stronger!"

   Maddie's confident appearance made Kidd feel excited.

  In the first two finals, they also encountered similar problems. They needed a scorer to stand up and withstand the pressure, but no one could stand up.

   Now, he has such a teammate!

  …

   Back from a break, the Nets sent a lineup of Kidd, McGrady, Richard Jefferson, Clifford Robinson, and Mourning.

Mourning only rested for 4 minutes in the first quarter, and should have rested for a while. Kidd, McGrady, and Richard Jefferson also had a few minutes of rest. From the second to the third quarter, the three should take turns. There is one person who rests for a few minutes. The three stars of the first and last quarters have no rest. It is because of the three of them that the Nets can enter the finals and have the capital to compete with the Blazers.

   But this time the three of them are going together! Mourning too!

   Because they want to beat each other in the second quarter and one opponent is not enough!

  But...Looking at the opponent's lineup, the three star players scolded the street in unison.

   Send oil for the prison team!

  The lineup of Payton, Liu Xiu, extrajudicial fanatics, Randolph, Kwame Brown is on the court!

There is no problem with Liu Xiu continuing to play. In the first 3 games, Liu Xiu only rested for 6 minutes. Randolph and Kwame Brown belonged to the regular rotation. The Nets replaced Mourning in advance, and the power forward used Klee Ford - Robinson, is to narrow the gap inside a little.

   But Payton, who played the first quarter, actually continued to play!

   The young man, the extrajudicial fanatic, also continued to stay on the field.

   The defense of this lineup of the Blazers has doubled the pressure on the Nets players.

   In the first half of the first quarter, facing the defense of the Blazers' lineup, they only scored 9 points in the first half!

Although Payton is old, this is the finals. Since Payton continues to be replaced, it means that Payton has the confidence to continue to perform well, just like Mourning took off his training uniform without hesitation after receiving the instruction to play. Same.

   Originally, the Nets wanted to rush a wave at all costs, not to gain much lead, as long as they could disrupt the rhythm of the Blazers.

   But the other party seems to have anticipated their purpose.

   The bad premonition of the Nets players came true, and Payton made a contribution when he came up! When defending Kidd alone, he quickly reached out and slapped the ball in Kidd's hand!

   Liu Xiu jumped sharply to grab the ball, and Peyton succeeded in stealing!

Liu Xiu pushed forward and counterattacked. Kidd was experienced in defense. He didn’t bother to make mistakes. Instead, he pressed against Liu Xiu who grabbed the ball at the first time and confronted Liu Xiu. fight back.

   After Liu Xiu arrived in the frontcourt, he encountered a pincer attack from McGrady who quickly retreated and defended in place, and scored the ball!

  The extrajudicial fanatics and Kwame Brown's fast down, Randolph's follow-up, the Nets are well defended, but one person is ignored... Payton!

   Payton cut inside and received a point shot and made a layup!

   Veteran Peyton got down aggressively and became the only lifeline in the fast break that was prevented from dying, scoring two points!

  25 to 21, the Trail Blazers lead by 4 points!

The Blazers started the first quarter with Payton, and also in the second quarter. It was a coincidence, but the Nets didn't start the second quarter as comfortably as the first quarter. On the second offense, Kidd Another mistake! The tacit understanding with Mourning was not enough. Kidd passed the ball directly to the basket, but Mourning did not catch the ball, and the ball flew out of the baseline!

   Feeling that Kidd, whose tactical ideas were predicted by the opponent, was a bit chaotic in these two rounds, made consecutive mistakes and performed poorly.

   But he was doing badly, at least he felt right.

   Liu Xiu really predicted that Kidd might do this during the break during the festival!

He analyzed from the perspective of the Nets. The Nets must have the idea of ​​breaking the game. They don’t want to be led by the nose, so it is the best choice to take advantage of the rotation stage. He decisively proposed to the coaching staff. His immature suggestion, seeing that the bold coach recognized the immature idea of ​​the warden very much, Bu Shuai and Huo Tu did not put forward conflicting opinions, but quickly reached an agreement and made such a rotation adjustment.

   The prediction was correct. The Blazers players were very excited as soon as they came up in the second quarter. They made two mistakes for the Nets in a row. Now, the morale of the Blazers has soared and their momentum has been recharged!

   In the next 11 minutes, the Blazers limited the Nets to 17 points! McGrady scored 9 points on 4 of 9 shots, and barely kept the difference within 10 points at the end of the first half.

   The Blazers scored 22 points in 11 minutes and scored 24-17 in a single quarter. After halftime, the Blazers led the Nets 47-38 by 9 points and entered halftime!

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In the second quarter, Liu Xiu scored 3 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Payton played 7 minutes and scored 6 points and 1 assist. Randolph scored 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Kwame Brown scored 7 points. Derek Anderson scored two points each, and with team defense, the Trail Blazers established a clear lead at halftime!

   Played 19 minutes at halftime, made 5 of 9 shots, and scored a team-high 12 points with 2 of 2 free throws. Payton felt windy when walking at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers made persistent efforts. The defense was not as good as the first two quarters. The Nets did a good job of adjusting the offensive end at halftime. They scored 24 points in a single quarter. Better than the first two quarters, with 26 points in a single quarter!

Payton, who only got two assists in 19 minutes in the first half, made good use of his threat of 5-of-9 shooting in the third quarter, and scored 2 points and 4 assists in 9 minutes in a single quarter. , to help the team sort out the team's offense. Liu Xiu scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter. With the help of Payton, he shot 2 of 4 from the field, and finally returned to his normal scoring performance.

Relying on Payton's 14 points and 6 assists, Liu Xiu's 12 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, Kwame Brown's 11 points and 11 rebounds, Randolph's 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists... After three quarters, the Trail Blazers finished with 73 The Nets lead the Nets by 11 points over 62 and enter the final break!

McGrady scored 7 points on 3 of 6 shots in the third quarter, plus 8 points on 3 of 5 shots in the first quarter, 9 points on 4 of 9 shots in the second quarter, and 10 of 20 shots in the three quarters. Score, the performance has been very good.

   This time it wasn't him that dragged down the team, but the team's tactics dragged him down!

   But this time McGrady didn't blame his teammates. After the break, he found Kidd and said, "Jason, leave the next game to me!"

   Kidd is very helpless now. Maddie's words light up Kidd's heart that is gradually swallowed by helplessness and fear!

   That feeling came again, and the feeling of powerlessness during the last battle of the two finals came again!

Moreover, this time it was his own reasons. This game has been played so far, and many adjustments have been predicted by the opponent. In the fourth round of the series, he has been thoroughly understood by the coaching staff of the opponent's luxurious lineup. One thing—although he is called a 'ghost talent', a 'coach on the court', and is honored as a 'head coach with more than 90% ability to respond on the spot', he is just a player after all, and in most cases his 'coaching ability' is sufficient It's useful, but it's really not enough to hit this in the finals.

   He clearly realized that it was his tactical adjustment that was dragged down by the opponent's successful predictions in succession!

After realizing this, Kidd is very helpless, accompanied by fear, he is a very strong person, otherwise in the summer of 2003, he would not refuse Popovich's invitation to sign and trade , but the stronger a person is, the more helpless they become after their self-confidence is broken.

   However, Kidd is no longer alone.

   The conceit is not without merit, McGrady played well in the first three quarters, and it feels like his sky is clear... That conceit that is visible to the naked eye is back.

   Maddie's conceit and strength, at this moment, became Kidd's support!

   Kidd doesn't think the situation is desperate yet because he has Tracy McGrady!

   On the other side, Liu Xiu put her hand on Momonga's shoulder: "Maddy gave it to you, are you confident?"

   The flying squirrel, who had been wearing training clothes for the first three quarters, is now relaxed.

   Momonga sneered, didn't answer the warden's question, and said, "Sure enough, it's up to Uncle Ben to win!"

   After finishing speaking, Momonga threw the training suit in his hand behind him, and threw it right in front of the staff. The staff caught it without any effort.

   Liu Xiu felt so handsome when she saw this scene! He threw it a few times, but he couldn't throw it right, and he had to run to pick it up, otherwise it would be too rude.

no! The warden is so competitive, he has to find time to practice hard, he has to be so handsome!

   (end of this chapter)