Healing Basketball

Chapter 340 340. Thanks Lewis!
Raheem caught the ball from mid-range and singled Lewis, broke through the frame, easily broke into the inside line, and smashed the ball into the basket through Radmanovic who was put in the basket!
Lewis felt that the other side was targeting him!How can the Trail Blazers usually let Raheem start the main attack?

As Lewis ran upfield, a sound came to his ears.

"Yes, you guessed right, you were targeted by us."

Lewis: Who's answering?etc!Isn't that my voice?I said it?
"No, you didn't say it, I just guessed what you were thinking."

Lewis followed the sound and bowed his head to the left, and saw Liu Xiu turn his head and run towards the opposite side at a faster speed.

Lewis: ...crazy!
The Supersonics attacked, and Ridnor advanced steadily beyond the three-point line. Liu Xiu asked curiously: "I can also do the halftime acceleration move. It's very powerful. Why don't you continue?"

Ridnor took a deep breath... and dodged sideways, but Liu Xiu failed to snatch it, and immediately pulled back.

Ridnor originally subconsciously wanted to break through, but quickly stopped, and the opponent did not lose his position. He didn't expect that the warden would actually launch a sneak attack!

This is the training method of Payton that Liu Xiu first learned on the day of No. 1. The footsteps when stealing, and the concentrated physical strength simulation training in the past three days have been quite effective.

Ridnour chose to show mercy and let the warden go. He didn't care about the guy like this, and carefully protected the ball. When someone came, he moved sideways. Liu Xiu moved to keep up and was blocked!
Nick Collison has a solid pick-and-roll, Ridnour breaks through with the screen, and splits the ball to Nick Collison at the top arc. Nick Collison holds the ball to avoid being intercepted by Liu Xiu, and the card is dealt... Lewis The flank was restrained by Ray Allen, and ran to the bottom corner to catch the ball. Payton made it up, but Lewis received the ball and lifted it up to ignore Payton's three-pointer!

The score was 3 to 4, Lewis didn't do anything and watched himself being beaten, and made a counterattack!

Nick Collison showed his biceps towards Liu Xiu, an old acquaintance, this is also Liu Xiu and Anthony's defeat in the NCAA finals, Hinrich's college teammate, solid pick-and-roll basic skills, powerful cutting, can shoot, ball intelligence Gao, who has been selected to the dream team, is another "white man's inside hope", and Hinrich's pick-and-roll offense is very good, and Ridnour, who has excellent pick-and-roll ability with the ball, is also very good.

Payton received the serve and pushed forward. He understood the reason why all the teams could not defend the Sonics. The players with the strongest scoring ability inside and outside the Sonics did not mainly score in singles. Ray Allen's ball possession rate this season Lowest since his rookie season, Lewis is a pure catch-and-shooter, and in that case, the choice is easy.

Coming to the front court, Payton found that the opponent's defense had changed again, and passed the ball to Liu Xiu who was pulled out tacitly.

Liu Xiu received the ball and withdrew to the left side of the top arc. Ray Allen clung to him tightly. The oppression was not strong, but it was enough to make the defending player feel uncomfortable. Ray Allen followed closely...blocked!Kwame Brown's solid pick and roll!
Liu Xiu used the screen to break through, encountered Lewis changing defense, rushed forward at full speed, Lewis chased hard, Liu Xiu made an emergency stop at the free throw line, Lewis couldn't hold back, because of inertia rushed to a position close to the basket, he could only turn his head to watch Liu Xiu make free throws Line emergency stop jumper shot... didn't make it!Lewis ecstatic!
The ball hit the rim and bounced high. Lewis excitedly moved to the front of the rim, and took off... A critical blow hit his back, and he was knocked out when he jumped up... "哐"... Liu Xiu rushed in from the free throw line and knocked Lewis, and pressed the ball back to the basket!
Subsidized deductions for self-investment and self-grabbing!Even Trail Blazers fans can't imagine that their warden can play such an offense!Thanks Lewis!

The referee whistled, Lewis drew a foul, and Liu Xiu's goal was valid and an additional penalty was required.

After Liu Xiu landed and stood firm, he adjusted his jersey amidst the cheers of the fans.

The big screen played back. When Lewis was knocked into the air, he stretched his hand back and scratched Liu Xiu, and the corner of Liu Xiu's tied clothes was ripped out.

Sonics players are going to vomit blood!
Ray Allen tried his best to block Kwame Brown, Nick Collison and Radmanovich also blocked Randolph and Raheem's rushing space, but Lewis did not block Liu Xiu, a small guard!
etc!Lewis has averaged 5.6 rebounds per game so far this year, and the opposing warden averages 6.8 rebounds per game... No, this is not the point. The point is that they all let Lewis, a thin, big pitcher, guard Kwame Brown, a muscular guy. , Good guy, the opponent actually let Liu Xiu pick and roll singles against Lewis.

This season, in addition to becoming a top scorer with an average of 20+ points per game, Lewis has also shown very good team defensive attributes. The defense was a mess.

It's not that there are no teams staring at Lewis, but the Trail Blazers are the first to pursue this point.

"Rashard Lewis, 25 years old, 208 cm, 99 kg, PF/SF, ability rating 83, offense 89, defense 69... averaged 20.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game..."

With Lewis's strength and bounce, he jumped up to grab the board instead of getting stuck. Liu Xiu felt sorry for himself if he didn't press down on the dunk.

Going to the free throw line, Liu Xiu made an extra free throw and made a steady hit, 7 to 3, and the point difference came to 4 points. Lewis' three-pointer became a useless attack.

However, the biggest effect of Liu Xiu's supplementary dunk is not to add 3 points to his team's score, but to affect Lewis's psychology.

The three musketeers of the supersonic team are different from the three musketeers of the bucks and the three musketeers of the warriors. The kind that ignores the defense of the guards, plus Ray Allen, the three-shot guns averaged 208 three-pointers per game, and the conventional thinking can't prevent them. The Trail Blazers use Kwame Brown to defend against Lewis and Raheem Against Radmanovich, Lewis still got a shot in the last round.

But this time, Lewis received the ball in the left corner and was caught by Liu Xiu, who switched defenses. His take-off was affected by the confrontation, and he could pass it to Ray Allen, who responded at a 45-degree angle on the left. Extended out to defend the pick-and-roll and then changed to defend Randolph, but Lewis saw that Liu Xiu was guarding him and forced a shot...Liu Xiu didn't interfere with the shooting, but Lewis' lack of take-off force affected his shooting force. Three points short!

Lewis missed a shot, Payton protected the defensive rebound, and the Trail Blazers attacked and continued to beat Lewis!
This time Lewis returned to the low post to defend against Randolph. Randolph slammed back brutally, chipped into the basket and turned to put the basket. Lewis fouled!

This foul was meaningless, it was completely broken. After Randolph turned around and shot, Lewis slapped Randolph on the arm, failed to prevent Randolph from putting the ball into the basket, and sent a free throw, and Lewis Two offenders!

The score was 9 to 3, the Trail Blazers led by 6 points, Randolph had an additional penalty, and the Sonics were suspended!
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The team's second scoring point has a huge performance on the court. Even the point guard of the opponent has to play on the roster.

The team's second scoring point played two fouls in 3 minutes.

As a head coach, you have to choose one of the two situations. How should you choose?
Nate McMillan didn't have so much trouble, he encountered both situations together.

Raheem and Randolph, these two forwards, can beat them, and even the parallel import champion can play pick-and-roll!
He replaced Lewis first, thinking about it better, at least he didn't worry about someone on the court being called by the opponent.

The three musketeers are gone, and there are more people who have to be replaced.

Back from the timeout, the Trail Blazers did not make substitutions, and the Sonics sent a combination of Antonio Daniels, Ray Allen, Radmanovich, Reggie Evans, and Jerome James.

Randolph went to the free throw line to add a penalty. Liu Xiu looked at the opponent's lineup. From this era's very novel offensive lineup around three-pointers, it has become a very traditional offensive and defensive combination of positional warfare.

"Reggie Evans, 24 years old, 203 centimeters, 111 kilograms, PF, ability evaluation 69, offense-, defense 79, rebounds 95... averaged 23.5 minutes per game, 4.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.7 steals per game 0.2 blocks... 47.1 percent shooting..."

In the supersonic team's player detection report, it was not Ray Allen who caught Liu Xiu's attention the most, but this guy.

Really - rebounding idiot.

Randolph made an additional free throw, 10 to 3, and the Trail Blazers led by 7 points!
The Sonics attacked, and Daniels advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Ray Allen. Ray Allen faced Payton's defense and had difficulty shooting directly, so he chose to break through!Payton didn't stop Ray Allen's breakthrough but he didn't lose his position. Ray Allen made an emergency stop midway through the breakthrough. Payton immediately pressed up, but before he had time, Ray Allen grabbed the ball and took off, making a quick shot...Three seconds zone An emergency stop jump shot within one step from the free throw line on the right!

5 to 10, Ray Allen helped the Sonics stop a mouthful of blood.

Kwame Brown quickly served Liu Xiu, but Jerome James called his teammates to retreat immediately. The Trail Blazers had no chance to start a fast break. Liu Xiu passed the ball to Payton and fell into a positional battle.

Changes in play style, lineup replacement, Ray Allen's goal, the combination of the three, the morale of the Sonics has rebounded, and Payton has been keenly aware of this situation.

This is not allowed!Can't get the Sonics back on their feet!
After his teammate settled down, Payton lobbed the ball to Randolph in the low post against Reggie Evans.

Reggie Evans pressed up towards Randolph, and his defensive actions were rough, but he was knocked back into the basket step by step by Randolph's more rough offensive actions!
Randolph dug deep, turned around and hooked..."snap"...the goal that must be scored was capped!Jerome James' block!

Fortunately, Liu Xiu, who was at the bottom line, relied on his strong body to catch Ray Allen and snatched the ball first, and when he grabbed the ball and got up, he rushed forward, using inertia to accelerate, rushing into the basket along the bottom line, slipping The bottom line came to the three-second zone of the basket and hit a backhand layup on the left side of the basket.

Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and ran to the backcourt, and glanced at Jerome James, who was actively running to the frontcourt. He was very impressed with this center last season-lazy, why is he so active today?The reason for the national broadcast?No... that's right!Contract year!
Liu Xiu remembered that the person who will be rated as the 'worst contract in history' in the future is Jerome James!
(End of this chapter)