Healing Basketball

   Chapter 692 692. The Son of the Wind

  7 to 2, the Trail Blazers started with a 5-point lead!

   After Liu Xiu retreated to the backcourt, the pressure was reduced. Thinking about this opening, he should be able to withstand the opening offensive of the Son of the Wind, right?

   But immediately after, Nash hit a three-pointer on a pick-and-roll breakthrough!

  5 to 7, the Suns narrowed the point difference to two points.

   The Trail Blazers' momentum to open up the score was annihilated by Nash before it officially started.

When it was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, Liu Xiu continued to play the pick-and-roll, and the Suns continued to defend in the middle. Te-Thomas flanked Randolph together.

  Thanks to Liu Xiu's preparation, after passing the ball and continuing to press in, Randolph passed the ball smoothly.

  But as soon as Liu Xiu received the ball, Marion pressed towards him, and Kurt Thomas also expanded from the inside to pinch, cutting off the passing route to the basket.

   At this moment, Liu Xiu found a chance and lobbed the ball... the bottom line on the left!

  The extrajudicial lunatics actively move to the bottom line. Raja Bell is going to stop Kwame Brown from cutting in, and make up to the left side of the three-second zone at most, and the bottom line cannot be made up.

   Liu Xiu's pass made the commentators shout that it was a "second pass that tore through the defense", and the fans cheered in surprise.

  Tim Thomas protected the defensive rebound, passed it quickly to Nash without any pause after landing.

Wind blows!

  Nash pushes to counterattack, Marion quickly comes down, cuts in from the wing, and when he reaches the left sideline of the three-second zone, he receives the ball and jumps straight away, gliding and dunking to score two points!

  7 to 7 tie!

It was still the Trail Blazers attacking, Liu Xiu didn't believe in evil, and continued to pass the pass to the outsider. The outsider missed the shot again, and the Suns counterattacked again. This time it was Raja Bell who caught the ball and made a layup. , 9 to 7, the Suns overtook the score!

   Raja Bell just scored a layup, the ball fell and was caught by Ray Allen who was chasing back to the basket.

  Ray Allen immediately stepped out of bounds and served from a long distance to beyond the three-point line.

   Liu Xiu, who was defending against Nash just now, was stuck trying to get the ball around Nash in front, turned around and squeezed Nash to counterattack!

  Both Raja Bell and Marion were not out of the three-point line. Nash failed to counterattack Liu Xiu to form a substantial interference. The double Thomas had to interfere with Randolph who was cutting in from the flank and expand to block Liu Xiu.

  Liu Xiu sent a lob, and Kwame Brown rushed into the inside and jumped high and dunked with both hands to score two points, 9 to 9. Relying on Ray Allen's keen sense of fast break, the Trail Blazers returned blood.

However, the Suns had already taken the initiative. In the next few rounds, the Suns first had Marion put in a pick-and-roll and then pulled out a three-point catch from the top arc. One of two fouls and one of two free throws, plus Tim Thomas's low back hit Kwame Brown's turnaround jumper, the Suns scored 15 points just after halfway through the first quarter.

  The Trail Blazers scored 4 points during this period. Liu Xiu broke through and caused a foul and scored two points. Randolph received Liu Xiu's pass and turned around and scored two points.

  13 to 15, halfway through the first quarter, the Trail Blazers went from a 7-2 lead by 5 points at the start to two points behind.

It’s the Trail Blazers offense again. Although they are behind, Liu Xiu with 4 points and 2 assists, Randolph with 4 points and 1 assist, and Ray Allen, the three-pointer king, these three men’s threats to the Suns are not lost just because they are behind. However, as the game progressed, any one of the three shot, the pressure on the Suns became greater.

  Ray Allen opened up space, and Liu Xiu continued to use the pick-and-roll to break through.

   There is another opportunity on the left bottom line. Once necessary, the Suns players choose to continue to empty the outlaws.

  Liu Xiu did not hesitate, and lobbed the ball to the middle distance of the left baseline.

  The extrajudicial lunatic received the ball and felt extremely excited. He didn't hesitate. He hit two consecutive irons and was under the pressure of the opponent's momentum.

  15 to 15 tie, the Trail Blazers bite the score!

   When it came time for the Suns to attack, Nash's ground pass was cleared by Kwame Brown and kicked out of bounds. The referee whistled and Kwame Brown kicked the ball against the law, entering an official timeout!

  …

  Backing to the bench, Liu Xiu took out a bottle of vegetable juice from her bag and was called to discuss it by the coaching staff as soon as she started to drink it.

  Maurice Cheeks asked: "Warden, what do you think of the game so far?"

  Liu Xiu thought for a while and replied: "The Suns' defense is better than last time!"

   "Uh..." Maurice Cheeks was at a loss for words for a moment. He asked what he thought of the Suns' offense, but Liu Xiu answered this.

But Shuai's eyes lit up, and he said, "Yes, last time they played against each other, they were back-to-back or rotated with 8 players. They were exhausted, but they have shown their ability to adjust on their own on the defensive end. This time they have sufficient physical strength and are fully prepared. , the defense is better."

Liu Xiu leaned over to Bu Shuai and said, "That's right, they did a good job of defending in the middle! I didn't expect that Stoudemire was reimbursed, and they actually got benefits. Bell, Marion, Thomas, the three of them The core defense is really good, the defense is dirty and hard enough, and it is very suitable for the playoffs."

  Bu Shuai nodded when he heard the words, but then his tone became regretful: "It's a pity that their head coach refuses to defend. I heard that their team training never trains defense. It's the players who figure out their own way..."

   "Stop, stop..." Maurice Cheeks quickly interrupted the two: "Even if you analyze their defense and find a way to deal with it, it's useless. The opponent is about to enter the rotation stage!"

   Liu Xiu and Bu Shuai were stunned for a moment, yes!

  The opponent has already passed the stage of the best physical strength and the best defense at the beginning. To prepare for this, you should also wait until the playoffs are about to meet.

  The Trail Blazers are first in the league and the Suns are third in the Western Conference. If they want to play in the playoffs, they can only reach the Western Conference Finals.

  Wait, the stage with the best physical strength? Rotation of eight? In 2005 and 2006, the Spurs beat the Suns, but in 2007 they couldn't beat the Suns...

  Liu Xiu's eyes lit up, and she said, "Coach, I have an immature suggestion. I don't know whether to say it or not..."

  …

  The head star is still an immature boy at 24 years old, and the coach is almost 50 years old and still bold. This is such a duo, and they can win the championship!

  The vice president once confirmed that he really didn't have the talent to be the head coach of a team.

  He should figure out how to spend more money from the boss!

   But this time, no matter how much he trusts the head star and coach, he still feels that it is too unreliable.

   They actually want to attack the Suns! Continue to fight, don't stop!

   You must know that they were just beaten by the Suns 13 to 8!

  Then, the worrying scene of the vice president came. After returning from the timeout, Nash led his teammates to play a stormy attack, which was even more ferocious than scoring 15 points in the first half!

  (end of this chapter)