Healing Basketball

   Chapter 609 609. Is this the end?

   More than 5 minutes, it’s not too long to say, when the Blazers reacted, they had changed from an 8-point lead to a 1-point behind.

   Fortunately, the Blazers have already played in the finals and wore the championship ring, and the coaching staff has been very calm.

  The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Momonga, Ray Allen, Outlaws, Raheem, and McDyess.

   The little general who was in a state of ecstasy instantly calmed down when he saw the opposite rotation.

   The opposite side can rotate how they want. The scribbled head coach's calm rotation, undisguised confidence and pride made the players calm down.

   Oh, and the warden across from him who sat down and started eating the finger pie.

  Little General also likes to eat hand biscuits, he thought of the honey biscuits + ketchup biscuits from the store in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and swallowed his saliva...

   The confidence on the other side was not surprising to the general.

   But his confidence also came back!

   The source of his confidence is not because Daniels is playing well. He didn’t know where the confidence came from before. Before the start of each game, he thought that Daniels would accept the matter of being a substitute…

  The source of his confidence is what Daniels said - Kwame Brown is out, and there is no second person on the opposite side who can guard Nowitzki!

The lineup sent by the Mavericks, Terry, Daniels, and Nowitzki continued to play, and Jerry Stackhouse and Ratliff were replaced.

   For the next two minutes or so, the flying squirrels and jets soared!

   Momonga has the most powerful outside partner in mid-range and long-range shots in the league, and Terry has the most powerful inside partner in mid-range and long-range shots in the league. With the current lineups of both sides, both have a perfect singles environment.

  Nowitzki doesn’t look at the plummeting data efficiency this season, but he is only comparing himself with last season. Since the new century, except for O’Neal, no insider can compare with Nowitzki’s scoring ability last season.

   Nowitzki's performance has declined so much this season. In fact, it can be seen that the top teams attach great importance to him, and they are all looking for strikers who are suitable for defending him.

  For example, Stephen Jackson, who is very suitable for defending Nowitzki, has risen in value this season. When the Kings played the Mavericks, Stephen Jackson's effect against Nowitzki was no worse than the outlaws.

Don't look at the media's unanimous view of the Mavericks, but they have no difficulty in getting 50 wins into the playoffs. It seems that many teams have a way to deal with Nowitzki, but not every strong team has someone who can Limit Nowitzki, like the Spurs is the one that sucks...

And even if it is a team that can limit Nowitzki, it will only let the other Mavericks play four against four, and now they have to keep up with the defense, that is, Nowitzki's off-ball movement is only at the middle and upper level, and the first-class is not good. come, otherwise it will be more difficult...

   In the last two minutes or so, Momonga made 2 of 2 shots, scored a 3-pointer, scored 5 points, and also sent an assist. The extrajudicial fanatic hit the bottom line with two points.

On the Mavericks side, Terry also scored 3 points and 1 assist, Stackhouse scored a cut and layup, and Ratliff had a dunk and also scored 7 points.

   After the first quarter, the Mavericks led the Trail Blazers 29-28 by 1 point and entered the interval.

  …

   After resting for a while, observing the game from an off-field perspective, Liu Xiu noticed the difference between the opponents.

   He didn't pay attention to the last match, but now he finds that the King of Silver Horn's performance this season is actually not as bad as the data looks like.

  Although he has not reached the first-class level without the ball, there has been a visible improvement compared to last season.

   is better at using body weight to consume defenders, rather than running to hurt each other, thereby reducing unnecessary consumption during off-ball offense.

   But the most important thing is that the opponent suddenly cheered up. Tonight, there is the same teamwork atmosphere as last season. The Mavericks' core lineup has not changed.

   Just now, it was Momo, Liu Xiu didn't have the confidence to be able to hold the Mavericks who were already on the rise like Momo.

  Professional things are left to professional people to do.

   Entering the inter-season break, Momonga returned to the bench, Liu Xiu got up and praised: "As expected of the best defender bench in the world."

   "Do you still need to worry about me playing?" Momonga was stunned, but he suddenly frowned and asked, "Why is it just the best backup for the defender?"

   Liu Xiu opened his right palm and faced Rahim.

   Momonga looked at the teammate who seemed to be more fierce than him, snorted, and said, "I reluctantly agree that you put the bishop and me side by side."

   After coaxing Momonga, Liu Xiu became serious: "The next time is the most difficult time. I didn't expect that we are 1 point behind."

   Momonga is also rarely serious: "That's right..."

   He thought that the starters would have a big advantage, so he went up to hold the opponent's counterattack and prevent the opponent from chasing points easily.

   Now I actually need to go up against the King of the Silver Horn during the rest period of the extrajudicial fanatics...

   It’s okay to be just a silver horn king, and the depth of the opposing team is no worse than their Blazers!

   There is a lot of pressure in the backcourt, and so is the Blazers coaching staff.

   But the benefits of 14 consecutive victories and the title of defending champion came, they still maintained confidence and calmly faced this situation that exceeded expectations.

  Maurice-Cheeks replaced the combination of Momo, Liu Xiu, Stevenson, Randolph, and McDyess.

   Liu Xiu came to the court, looked at the combination of Devin Harris, Daniels, Josh Howard, Josh Powell, Dirk Nowitzki, and took a deep breath.

   Unexpected situations are called surprises.

   The inter-quarter break is over, the second quarter begins, and the Mavericks take the lead.

  Nowitzki caught the ball in the mid-range and singled against McDyess, feinted a shot and then shot to a close range, faced Randolph's defense, raised the ball and threw the ball into the frame!

  31 to 28, the Mavericks extended their lead to 3 points! The momentum is like a rainbow!

   When the Trail Blazers attacked, Liu Xiu suddenly pulled up from beyond the three-point line and defended against Josh Howard with a three-point shot... Iron! Randolph failed to rush, and Nowitzki slapped the ball out.

   Harris received the ball and fought back! Lightning-fast rushing, the Trail Blazers flew all the way to the basket and hit a layup, but neither Liu Xiu nor Momo could block it.

   The Blazers fans at the scene exclaimed, and for a moment they thought that the warden had defected and went to the opposite side to play a fast break.

   Harris' counterattack this time was very similar to Liu Xiu's counterattack in the first quarter, it was as fast as it was, and it was a layup in the end.

  33 to 28, the Mavericks extended their lead to 5 points.

   The Blazers attacked again. Momonga wanted the ball to attack, Liu Xiu decisively entered the auxiliary control mode, and Randolph entered the bottom line pick-and-roll, collusion, and cake-eating mode. The three cooperated tacitly.

   But the nerve knife, there is one hit and no hits. Momonga scored a three-point shot in the singles this time! The ball is grabbed by Daniels.

Fortunately, this time Liu Xiu ran around the bottom line to a high position and saw that the angle of Momoko was wrong, so he retreated directly. He started first to block Harris' counterattack. After falling into position, Daniels received Nowitzki's ball from a high position. Long two points missed, and Momomotsu didn't stick to three points this time, and the point difference did not continue to be widened.

But Momonga really failed to follow C, and the next singles still didn't make it. The Mavericks' defense was well adjusted. Seeing that Momonga was inaccurate for two consecutive rounds, Momonga directly emptied the long-range shot to attack Liu Xiu, and Momonga made a three-pointer. Neither.

Although the Mavericks hit two irons in a row, they made the third shot. Josh Powell made a steady fixed-point mid-range shot, 35 to 28. After the second quarter, the Mavericks played a wave of 6 to 0, extending the lead to 7 points. !

   Blazers call timeout!

  …

   During the pause period, Maurice Cheeks hesitated for a while, and finally called out "Steve", then looked at Liu Xiu, who nodded when he noticed the sight of the coach.

  Maurice Cheeks was a lot more at ease, and Stevenson, Randolph, and McDyess in the frontcourt did not make any substitutions.

  Ray Allen continues to rest. It is conditional to rest. There is no shortage of people in the back line, but Randolph will definitely have more rest time.

   came back from a timeout, and the Mavericks did not make any substitutions.

  The game continued, and the Trail Blazers took the lead.

   Liu Xiu and Randolph's singles scoring mode is on, first of all Liu Xiulai, who has better physical strength.

  The Mavericks players are very excited to see that the Trail Blazers have really started singles tactics!

   Little General successfully predicted the changes of the Blazers!

   In fact, this change is not difficult to guess, and it is not easy to deal with, but it does not need to be so complicated to guide emotions.

   Mavericks players have a very strong defensive ability to respond independently. Josh Howard took the initiative to switch with Harris to guard Blake.

   When defending Blake, before Liu Xiu started to attack, Josh Howard began to confront and consume Blake, and then retracted in advance to block Liu Xiu.

   But when Blake received a pass from Liu Xiu, he made his first shot and made a three-pointer!

  The rookie is overjoyed, he is indeed the most stable player in their team!

Although he can only play 14 minutes per game, Blake has a 43% long-range shooting rate, 41% three-point shooting rate, and an average of 1.1 three-pointers per game. Not as good as Blake.

  31 to 35, the difference is reduced to 4 points!

Although Nowitzki took the ball and made a three-pointer to widen the difference to 7 points, Blake's three-pointer gave Liu Xiu better offensive conditions. The inside caused Nowitzki to foul two free throws and tighten the score.

The long tug-of-war began, and the reinvigorated Mavericks seized the opportunity when the extrajudicial fanatics were not around, played a ferocious offense around Nowitzki's singles, and steadily suppressed the Blazers and put them in the lineup. The edge played out very well, better than the best-case scenario for the Blazers.

  No one would have thought that Daniels would be such a sweethearted person.

   But the Blazers relied on Liu Xiu and Randolph to hold the Mavericks' firepower and work hard to tighten the score!

   In order to enhance the offense, the Mavericks used Josh Powell, an undrafted rookie with a solid mid-range shot but poor defense, as a power forward. Randolph's interior lethality surged, creating more shooting opportunities for the outside.

   Liu Xiu and Randolph worked hard to lead the team to the official suspension, and when Ray Allen, Raheem, and the extrajudicial fanatics returned to the court, the offensive pressure was relieved.

Although the Mavericks re-introduced Terry and Stackhouse to continue the offensive firepower when Nowitzki was restrained by the extrajudicial madmen, the Blazers did not continue to widen the point difference and bite the score. .

   After halftime, the Mavericks led the Trail Blazers by 8 points 63-55. Relying on the 6-0 start in the second quarter, the Mavericks beat the Trail Blazers 34-27 in a single quarter!

Due to the crushing defeat of the Mavericks in the playoffs last season, the last match was also an easy victory. The Trail Blazers fans watched the ball today with a very relaxed mentality and determined that tonight they will see the team pursue the Pistons' 15-game winning streak. .

   The start was as good as expected, but what happened next, they were all stunned!

   Now, the thoughts of the fans have become - is this winning streak here?

   It’s not just the fans who think so, even the players, there are a lot of people who think so.

  The winning streak always ends...

   This mood gradually spread in the Rose Garden Arena, and the Mavericks players who came back from halftime and felt the subtle changes in the atmosphere were very excited.

   But suddenly, some fans began to cheer loudly, shouting 'the warden', the director responded quickly and immediately cut the camera to Liu Xiu.

The    shouts spread, the fans re-energized and turned frenzy mode back on!

   On the big screen, Liu Xiu didn't do anything special, but just arranged the protective gear before playing as usual.

   In this picture, in the eyes of the fans, Liu Xiu still did not give up!

  The teammates were also touched by the emotions of the fans.

  The ray of hope shines in the hearts of fans and teammates - we are not yet in despair! We also have the strongest warden in the basketball world!

   (end of this chapter)