Healing Basketball

   Chapter 624 624. Rational Section

   During the intermission, Maurice Cheeks made tactical adjustments based on the current situation.

When    returned to the court, Liu Xiu saw the halftime statistics of him, Randolph and Kobe on the big screen.

   He had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Randolph had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Kobe had 20 points, 3 points and 6 assists.

   They can compare with Kobe Bryant in scoring, but Bryant scored 20 points on 8 of 11 shots in the half, which is more efficient.

They add up to more assists than Kobe, but most of their assists are passed to each other. Kobe's 6 assists have made the team stronger. It is intuitively reflected that the other players of the Lakers scored 39 points in the half, and they developed The Warriors, except for him and Randolph, had only 14 points.

   Kobe played too reasonably tonight!

   And Kobe didn't guard him in the second quarter, but let Deron and Derek Anderson guard him for a whole quarter, just watching him for 15 points in a single quarter...

   Kobe, when his teammates perform well, is very difficult to deal with. It is very unfavorable for the Trail Blazers that the Lakers have played 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 games following Kobe's threat. Kobe's teammates are online!

   Moreover, it can be seen that the Zen master has worked hard for this game, and the preparations on both ends of the offense and defense are very good.

   But the more this is the case, the more fighting spirit Liu Xiu has!

   The halftime is over, and the third quarter begins.

  The Lakers sent a combination of Derek Anderson, Kobe, Butler, Wang Zhizhi, and Mim; the Blazers sent a combination of Momo, Liu Xiu, Stevenson, Raheem, and McDyess.

  The Lakers took the lead, Derek Anderson and Lamar Odom attacked in a pick-and-roll attack, Bryant used Wang Zhizhi to cover the flank, and received the ball from the three-point line. Without getting rid of McDyess's defense, he shot a three-pointer directly against the defense... Go in!

  62 to 59, the Lakers took the lead in the second half.

   Offensive and defensive transitions, the main attack of Momonga, Liu Xiu's auxiliary control + off-ball attack is turned on. During the tactical execution, both of them are strictly guarded!

  Liu Xiu seized the opportunity to send the ball to Rahim, and Rahim took the ball and shot with two points... Iron!

   Fortunately, Liu Xiuchong grabbed the offensive rebound, but was immediately blocked by the opponent's shooting space. Rahim moved actively and got another chance to respond. Liu Xiu delivered the ball to Rahim in time.

   But Raheem's mid-throw shot is hard again!

  Wang Zhizhi guarded the defensive rebound, dribbled the ball several times in a row to avoid the stealing of Momoko, and steadily gave the ball to Kobe.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe advanced to the front court and passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi, who moved to the free throw line, and then cut along the right sideline of the three-second zone. To dunk... spoiled by a rough foul by McDyess.

   Kobe made one of two free throws, and the second free throw was an iron. Liu Xiu guarded the defensive rebound and passed it to Momonga, who shouted loudly when he received the ball: "Antonio is worth the foul."

  Although they are 4 points behind, the Trail Blazers are still in good spirits and their tactics are still running smoothly.

  It's just that morale really can't be eaten.

In the next two rounds, Raheem didn’t make the shot. He didn’t make a mid-range shot. McDyess grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to him. Also iron, three points, mid-range shots, layups, 5 strikes in 3 rounds!

   The Lakers scored two more points in these two rounds. After the second half started, the Lakers played a wave of 6-0, 65-59 leading the Blazers.

Finally, Liu Xiu couldn't bear it anymore and came by herself. After a pick-and-roll with McDyess, they rushed inside. There was Mim in the basket and Kobe was the one chasing the defense. While fouling, throw the ball into the basket, and after the referee blows the whistle to confirm that Liu Xiu's goal is valid, a penalty will be added!

   Immediately after the substitution whistle sounded, taking advantage of the dead ball, the Blazers replaced Kwame Brown and Rahim.

   On the Lakers bench, Maurice Cheeks said to Huo Tu: "Our offensive tactics have been manipulated by the gods."

   Huo Tu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yeah, the brains of so many of us are actually no match for one person, and it is worthy of being a 9-time champion."

  Liu Xiu walked to the free throw line and frowned when she saw Kwame Brown was replaced...but she immediately relaxed.

   If you don’t get the top spot in parallel imports, you can only play the butcher who played for a long time in the first half, and it won’t be much better than this decision.

   regained his composure, Liu Xiu's slow adjustment, that is, Zen Master closed his eyes and rested on the sidelines, changing the opponent's coach to absolutely complain about Liu Xiu's free throw timeout.

  Liu Xiu added a penalty and made a steady hit, 62 to 65, and the difference was reduced to 3 points!

   When the Lakers attacked, they continued their strong offensive firepower, and they maintained their lead steadily.

   In the face of the Lakers' triangular attack around Kobe's score, the Blazers competed with Liu Xiu and Mumbai in turns to singles, unfortunately at a disadvantage.

During this period, the Lakers’ defense mainly blocked Liu Xiu and let Momomoko attack. Momomoko’s performance tonight cannot be compared with the butcher who scored 20 points in the half. In 4 rounds, he made 1 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. At 4 points, the opponent beat a wave of 7 to 4, and the difference came to 6 points.

The   role players were a bit worse than usual, and by the end of the season, the instability was getting worse.

   On the contrary, Randolph's condition has been getting better and better recently. As the Lakers Twin Towers complained, he is about to lose weight to his best condition...

  Morris Cheeks is fortunate that Liu Xiu and Ray Allen are always online.

  The latter is self-disciplined and outrageous, as for the former, I don’t know why the state is so good…

   In desperation, Maurice Cheeks had to replace Ray Allen and Randolph in advance, and the three stars went into battle together!

  With Ray Allen's perimeter containment, Randolph's singles and rushing assistance, although the opponent had Kobe, but the Lakers' starting lineup was uneven, the three of them also completed a strong three-on-five.

   The Blazers and the Lakers scored 24-18 for more than half a quarter when the three of them played together. The score was tied at the end of the three quarters, and the score of 90-90 entered the break!

  …

   "5-of-9 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-pointers, 2-of-3 from the free throw line, 16 points in a single quarter, riding a horse..."

  Liu Xiu looked at Kobe Bryant's stats in the third quarter, her head was getting bigger.

If it weren't for his 3-for-6 shooting in the third quarter, including 2-for-4 three-pointers, plus 4-for-4 free throws to score 12 points in a single quarter, plus Randolph's raging inside 3-for-3 shooting and 1-for-2 He scored 7 free throws, Ray Allen scored two 3-pointers, Kwame Brown had a dunk... Nearly was overturned by Kobe in the third quarter!

   13 of 20 shots, including 7 of 10 three-pointers, plus 3 of 6 free throws, Kobe scored 36 points and 8 assists in three quarters!

   Liu Xiu quickly reviewed the first three quarters of the game and found that Kobe's performance tonight can be described in one word, a very scary word - reasonable!

   (end of this chapter)