Healing Basketball

   Chapter 660 Chapter 660. You need to do more

   Liu Xiu played the worst game after the All-Star Weekend.

  The Mavericks' defense against him was extreme, and unlimited double-teaming came to Liu Xiu again.

  At least this season, the Mavericks will play very extreme when they meet the Lakers and Trail Blazers again.

  But this time Liu Xiu passed a lot of balls, but only got 6 assists, and Ray Allen only made 5 of 15 shots.

   But he faced the defense hard, and he couldn't move against the defense of the Mavericks. His shooting was no better than Ray Allen, only 6 of 15 shots.

   Randolph did a good job of controlling the outside line, but he also failed to overthrow the Mavericks by himself. No matter how fierce the inside line is, individual scoring also has their limitations.

  The teammates are not in good condition. Part of the reason is that they underestimate the Mavericks, and there is also a state problem in the last game of 5 consecutive away...

  5 Lian Ke failed to end perfectly, Liu Xiu was very regretful.

  He felt that the idea of ​​clearing the regular season with 26 consecutive victories was for efficiency, but he was thinking about it anyway.

  Based on the feedback from the team, Liu Xiuneng felt that his teammates were also crazy.

  He asked about the reason for Randolph's madness-this was the third time he played against the Mavericks in the regular season, and the last time, he lost! The playoffs may not be met, and there may be no chance to win the Mavericks this season.

According to the rules of the competition area, the teams in the Northwest Division and the teams in the division and the teams in the Pacific Division, which are closer to each other, play 4 times in the regular season every season, with a total of 36 times; They played 3 times, a total of 15 times, and there was 1 extra game, which was "randomly" assigned to play against an opponent in the Southwest Division. Last season, the Trail Blazers were "randomly" assigned to a team with Yao Ming. This season the Trail Blazers" Random' was given to last season's Western Conference Finals opponent, the Spurs.

  The next afternoon, when they returned to Portland on the "Rose Bay Prison", the fans enthusiastically held various signs to welcome them back.

  3 wins and 2 losses, in the eyes of the fans, it is okay, 5 consecutive away, this is already a passing performance.

  The most important thing is that they won 50!

  The Spurs have 13 losses and the Pistons have also lost 13. Their current No. 1 position in the league is relatively stable.

  The support of the fans gave Liu Xiu a strong motivation. He was full of energy...Going home, he was ready to study the schedule, check the information, and learn about the current situation of the next opponent.

   This operation won several waves of healing value sent by the vice president.

  When he came out of the airport, the vice president saw Liu Xiu's sharp eyes and thought Liu Xiu was going to work hard again, but this guy went straight home!

   Liu Xiu returned home and looked at the team manual.

  Already 50 wins and 10 losses, they have 22 games left, and there are still 12 games that have not been played this month. The first is tomorrow, which is the home game against the Kings on the 9th, and then the Suns at home on the 11th.

  After that, there was a wave of four consecutive visitors in the Eastern Conference. No. 13 played the Nets, No. 15 played the Cavaliers, and No. 17 and 18 played the Bulls and Bucks back-to-back.

After 4 consecutive aways, they returned to the home court. They played the Bucks on the 20th, the Rockets on the 22nd, and the Spurs on the 24th. After that, their remaining opponents were only the teams in the Northwest Division and the Pacific Division. The games in the four divisions are all over.

  After 3 consecutive home games, they played two away games, playing back-to-back Suns and Supersonics on the 26th and 27th, and finally played the Kings at home on the 30th to end March.

In April, No. 1 and No. 2 played back-to-back home and away games against the Clippers, No. 4 played away against the Lakers, No. 7 played away against the Warriors, No. 9 and No. 10 played back-to-back home games against the Sonics and Warriors, No. 12 Play the Jazz away, play the Nuggets and Jazz back-to-back at home on the 15th and 16th, and play the Suns at home on the 19th to end the regular season.

There are 12 home games and 10 away games. The time is quite tight. There are as many as 5 back-to-back games, but most of them are home games. The number of strong teams to play against is not as exaggerated as in January. The overall schedule is not bad. In this regard, he Not too entangled, not having 4 battles in 5 days is a good thing.

   After looking at the schedule, he went to check the status of the next two home opponents...

  …

   After a night of rest, another game day arrived.

Liu Xiu came to the Rose Garden Arena at 7:45 in the morning. Ray Allen also came early. Oh, yes, and Stevenson. The teacher conducted a half-hour detailed teaching of basic off-ball skills.

  After the teaching was over, the three of them were resting when the coach came.

  The coach pointed to the two people next to Liu Xiu, and then pointed out the door. Ray Allen and Stevenson left No. 8 VIP training ground very interestingly.

  Liu Xiu asked: "Is there anything the coach needs to say behind his back?"

  The coach shook his head and sat down. He casually picked up the snacks that Liu Xiu put on the small table while eating, and said, "Next is the critical stage of reserving energy for the playoffs, testing tactics, and defending the ranking..., Warden."

   Liu Xiu didn't understand, so Ying said: "Thank you for your hard work, there are so many things to be busy."

   "..."

  As an old fritter, the coach was healed enough this time.

Taking a deep breath, the coach said: "Let me be honest, we don't lack the tacit understanding of the lineup. Butcher loses weight and regains his form is the biggest tacit improvement. Next, we will directly enter the playoff mode. I will moderately reduce Ray and Butcher. , Kwame, Outlaws playing time, increase the playing time of the rotation lineup, we need you to do more."

  Liu Xiu nodded: "Okay."

   "..."

  The coach got up upon hearing the words, left the No. 8 training ground, returned to the office, lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.

  Seeing the coach's appearance, the vice president asked, "What's the matter? Jess refused? That's right, I think he enjoys the way he plays now that he doesn't need to bear all the pressure of scoring."

  The coach shook his head: "No, he agreed without hesitation."

   "Huh?" The vice president was puzzled: "Then you are so depressed?"

  The coach complained: "I thought of a lot of ways to fight wits and courage with him, and prepared a hundred ways to repay him. In the end, he only said 'Thank you' and 'OK'."

  The vice president is happy to hear that, you have today too!

  He also picked up a cigarette and lit it.

  The joys and sorrows of people are not connected after all.

  …

   At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers ushered in a challenge from the Kings at home.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams entered into a confrontational battle. Neither team could defend the other, mainly because of Liu Xiu, which suddenly made the Kings feel like they were dying from the outside line. Although Randolph scored 2 points in 4 minutes in the first quarter. After scoring 1 rebound and 1 assist, Ray Allen was replaced after scoring 5 points and 1 assist in 7 minutes. The Trail Blazers still scored 30 points in the first quarter, leading the Kings by 1 point 30-29 in a single quarter.

  Liu Xiu played the entire first quarter, making 3 of 5 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists!

  (end of this chapter)