Healing Basketball

Chapter 429 429. The Brutal Opening! (Digital Chapter)
After a cordial and friendly greeting with the warden, Tianzun and Dale Davis went to see Liu Xiu for the last set of back training.

Seeing the trainer carrying the boxer's training cushion to prevent the warden from hitting, both Tianzun and the gold medalist felt that they were good insiders, and they didn't envy those outside stars who could hold the ball for a long time.

After Liu Xiu took a shower, the three of them ate some snacks together in the lounge, and then used the laptops left in the lounge by their teammates to play a few online games of Warcraft. The main content of the game was Liu Xiu and Tianzun teaching Dell -Davis was playing games, and seeing the posture of the two, he wanted to train Dale Davis into a middle-aged Internet addict.

The two of them had never asked Dale Davis to play games together before. The gold medalist has always been a big brother. Try it today. I didn't expect that the gold medalist who is approaching middle age likes to try new things so much, and enjoys the game very much. The kind of instant happiness that you can get a little experience point by killing a monster.

This reminded Liu Xiu of his previous life that the main force who hacked legends in the Internet cafe in the small town where he grew up at the beginning of the century was a group of middle-aged men in their 40s.

Playing games while eating the delicious snacks brought by the warden, Tianzun’s gold medal fighters enjoyed it very much, but the happy time always passed quickly. At 03:30 in the afternoon, the outlaw fanatics came to the arena, and the two After chatting with old teammates for a while, they left. They knew that it was time for the warden to rest before the game, and the goalkeepers had come.

The extrajudicial lunatic packed up his teammates' computers, and Liu Xiu rested on the small bed specially prepared for him in the locker room by the team during the All-Star Weekend. The final preparations before the game have already begun.

Tianzun and the gold medalist looked at the outlaw fanatics who packed up their things and closed the door outside the lounge with a ponytail and sat down to play with their handhelds. They then glanced at the familiar training ground, feeling rather complicated.

Nostalgia is indispensable, but when you come to this arena again in the future, you will definitely not have the emotions you have today.

……

……

At 7:40 p.m., the visiting Pacers enter the arena first.

The Pacers' bench lined up outside the tunnel, and when the DJ called out "King of Technical Fouls," the fans cheered and applauded enthusiastically.

If a star leaves a team when the team is at its worst and has the worst reputation, then when the star returns to play at his old club’s home court, he will be greeted with boos and endless abuse.

After Tianzun left the Trail Blazers, both sides became better. Tianzun returned to the Rose Garden Arena for the first time as a guest. Such treatment should be taken for granted.

Immediately after the appearance was the double candidate for MVP and Defensive Player of the Year-Ron Artest.

The cheers of the fans quickly turned into boos.

When Artest entered the court, his expression was arrogant, and he spouted slang, and many black fans knew that he was vulgar by just looking at his mouth.

But that's not the point. How many high-quality players are there in the NBA?It is impossible for the stars trained by Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Reggie Miller and others to have a clean mouth.

The fans booed Artest because Artest bombarded the injustice of this year's All-Star Game in an interview at noon.

"The All-Stars in the Western Conference are afraid of the warden's fist, because the league favors him. If I fight Garnett and Wallace like him, I will be sentenced to a lifelong ban, right?
The All-Stars in the Western Conference are all softies, and they all help him score points so that he can get the AMVP. He is not worthy of the AMVP, and he is not qualified. "

There are not a few stars who are jealous of Liu Xiu and won the All-Star MVP, but it is the first one to shoot directly like Artest.

Those who are dissatisfied but qualified, like Tracy McGrady and O'Neill, they often have to lower their faces and say it.

Those who are dissatisfied and not qualified to take it have no right to speak.

Coincidentally, Artest is stuck in the middle of the two situations. Say he is very qualified, no, say he is not qualified, he really has certain qualifications and has a certain right to speak, and he does not Like those people who love to put on face, his dissatisfaction, envy, jealousy and hatred are directly expressed.

On the other side of the player channel, Liu Xiu looked at this perverse beast while looking at the opponent's player detection report.

"Ron Artest, 25 years old, 201 cm, 111 kg, SF/PF, ability evaluation 93, offense 89, defense 98, three-pointer 80, mid-range shot 73, layup 94, speed 90, strength 93, Bounce 89, Agility 91...

场均23.4分6.6板2.8助攻2.1抢断1盖帽2失误2.9犯规……

49.9% shooting from the field, 35.8% three-pointers, 1.5 three-pointers per game, 62.2% close-range shots per game, 4 close-range shots per game, 70.1% free throws..."

During the All-Star Weekend, Liu Xiu didn't notice Artest.

The Eastern Conference All-Stars include Iverson, Carter, and Tracy McGrady, who are in their prime, as well as Hill, James, and Wade...there are too many dazzling stars on the Eastern Conference.

But regardless of popularity and strength, Liu Xiu feels that Artest's role on the court will not be worse than that of Carter and Tracy McGrady.

The offensive end is really incomparable. It looks like Artest has a good shooting percentage, but if he needs to increase his scoring output, he can't handle it. The highest score in a single game this season is 33 points.

But Artest's offense also has his advantages-strong scoring stability.

He has similarities with O'Neal, Randolph, and James. He depends on his physical condition, shooting condition and touch, and he just needs to shoot a little less from the outside. It is about... the little emperor with three big steps really?

Liu Xiu recalled it. He remembered that James shot 47% this season, and his three-point shooting rate seemed to be 35%, and the average three-point shooting per game was similar.

If Artest shoots a few more times per game, his shooting percentage is estimated to drop to about the same level as James.

The technical difference... Liu Xiu feels weird. He feels that at this stage, it seems that Artest's skills are better.

On the defensive end, Artest is great, the deluxe version of the little emperor's defensive peak?

Liu Xiu thought of Leonard. Artest won the best defensive player at the age of 24, and so did Leonard.

But there is a big difference. From the very beginning, Artest had to rely on himself to face the top outsiders and even the insiders. Leonard had the troika and the Spurs system to help him bear the pressure at the beginning. After leaving the Spurs , Leonard never took a defense again.

In this time and space, without the influence of the Palace of Auburn Hills incident, the probability of Artest being the best defensive player in the team is very high. From the intuitive feeling, Liu Xiu thinks that Artest's comprehensive defense may be stronger.

Being targeted by such a fierce defensive player, the warden felt a little excited... Ahhh, it's Little Scary.

It's a pity that it's Raheem or the outlaw fanatic who will face Artest.

He is 10 centimeters taller in shoes, so he shouldn't let the warden guard him, right?Impossible impossible.

Immediately after the appearance, it was Dale Davis, Jamal Tinsley and Reggie Miller.

Then it's the home team's turn.

Liu Xiu put aside his distracting thoughts. After the DJ turned into a rapper and began to read his name, he led his teammates to run out of the player tunnel one by one, and the fans on the scene entered into a crazy cheering mode.

This manic atmosphere shocked even the players of the defending champion Pacers.

Tianzun felt the manic atmosphere at the scene, and his mood was agitated.

He felt the changes in this arena before entering the arena, and the fans were extremely crazy!

That feeling, as if to the Palace of Auburn Hills?

Since the retirement of the Utah Shuangsha, the only home court for the devil recognized by Tianzun is the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Now, he feels the same way at the Rose Garden!

Although I have seen this statement in the news, it is really shocking to experience it personally.

But not important!

He doesn't care whether the devil is at home or not, he is the MVP of the finals!

...

After entering the arena and the lights on the scene came on, Liu Xiu received a system notification that the task was coming.

"People who show their sharpness are always envied by others, but delicate roses always have sharp thorns, and the series of quests of the roses in full bloom: The tree is beautiful in the forest is triggered.

Objective 1: The host must score the highest score in the game.

Goal 2: The host needs to be higher than Ron Artest in steals and blocks in this game.

Objective 3: The host needs to help the team win the game.

Reward: Strength +1 (Advanced). "

If the wood is beautiful in the forest, it will surely usher in squalls and showers.

This, Liu Xiu has been feeling.

And he also has the buff of 'Reverse Conqueror', which is never lacking.

When the task came, he was very happy.

It's the difficulty of the task... the highest score in the game...

"Indiana Pacers, 37 wins and 15 losses, averaging 95.5 points per game, conceding 91 points per game, shooting 44.7% from the field, limiting opponents to 43.3% from the field..."

If it weren't for the Pacers' serious injuries this season, it is estimated that they can suppress the opponent's scoring average below 90 points per game like the Spurs and Pistons.

Goal 2 is really a gamble on luck. Goal 3 is not about Liu Xiu's arrogance. They really have the right time, place and people tonight.

Needless to say, the reward for this mission is a big reward, and it is impossible to get it without a healing value of 50 million.

But it would be even better if it could be replaced with three bounce attribute cards.

But for now, he has the desire to continue to improve his strength.

Artest's barefoot height of 198 cm + strength of 93 + weight of 111 kg is stronger than James' physical strength at this stage.

This made the warden, who is 188 cm tall with bare feet + 92 strength + 99 kg in weight, feel a sense of crisis.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if you couldn't handle a mere outside line?

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu's expression froze, and she hurriedly said, "Bah, bah, bah."

Anti-Artest is impossible, absolutely impossible.

Some players from the two teams exchanged pleasantries before the game, but none of them were very enthusiastic.

Even the 'Rose Bay Seven' who used to have a good relationship did not have too many close exchanges on the court because of the hostile atmosphere.

The devil's home court is not our enemy!
The final preparation time before the game passed quickly, and the game was about to start. Liu Xiu received a system prompt to copy her talent.

Tonight's opponent, he didn't dare to be careless. After reading the opposing lineup and player detection report, he chose to copy Payton.

"...

Teammate: Gary Payton, characteristic conversion talent: blocking flow, bonus effect: 1. When the host's outside defense changes direction and breaks through, the first step of lateral movement can be started at the fastest speed. If the opponent's direction is successfully judged, defend the opponent The second change of direction can ignore the inertia brought by the previous traverse, and can start the traverse at the fastest speed; 2. When the host tries to steal, if the steal fails, the traverse or retreat will start at the fastest speed, each The defense round can be triggered once. "

Among opponents, Reggie Miller, Tinsley, and Artest, Liu Xiu hesitated and finally chose that man.

"...

Opponent: Ron Artest, 60% match..."

60% matching, surprise!This means that the talent copied must not be residual blood, and it will be a talent suitable for him!

"Characteristic transformation talent: Beast, bonus effect: 1. Power +2, 2. It is determined that the host's explosive power is lower than the static power, and the static power reaches the top level, and the explosive power is lower than the top level. The host's explosive power is temporarily raised to the top level (90 ), 3. When the single defense force is dominant, the defensive deterrence will be greatly improved."

Liu Xiu: Convex

...

The first two teams came to the field.

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup remained the same, and the Pacers sent out the starting lineup of Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, Dale Davis, and Rasheed Wallace.

Jermaine O'Neal continued to miss due to injury.

The Pacers suffered a lot of frontcourt injuries this year. O'Neal's absence rate is close to 50%. Second center Jeff Foster missed 15 games before the All-Star Weekend. Rookie center David Harrison missed 20 games at the start of the season. , backup power forward Crosher missed 15 games...

Even Artest has missed 10 games.

Fans jokingly said that the biggest obstacle for Artest's best defensive player in Lianzhuang is the number of appearances. If he has more than 70 attendances, he is basically stable.

And what Liu Xiu thought when he saw the injuries of the Pacers team - he is indeed a person who survived the butcher's knife of the veterinary team tenaciously. The injury curse of the Raiders team can't help Tianzun!

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time and threw the ball into the air.

Kwame Brown struggled to take off, narrowly beat Tianzun to win the jump ball, and the Trail Blazers went first!

"Oh...haha..."

Kwame Brown couldn't control his mouth when he was excited. After winning the jump ball, he screamed twice and rushed to the frontcourt.

Tianzun was taken aback and was passed by Kwame Brown. Thanks to the brave confrontation of Artest behind him, Tianzun who turned around and chased him had time to make up for it.

Retiring to the basket, Tianzun looked at the referee with the words in his eyes: Why didn't you whistle?You put your whistle in your mouth when this high school student yelled... Hey, don't, don't, I just want to see you are handsome, if you don't show me, I won't show you, why are you scaring people...

Kwame Brown's fast break failed, and Raheem, who cut in from the wing, was also blocked by the Pacers' quick switch defense. Payton received the ball without passing the ball indiscriminately. Liu Xiu of the ball.

Liu Xiu received the ball and Tinsley stuck to Liu Xiu.

Tinsley, who was born in streetball, has quick hands and averaged 2 steals per game. Liu Xiu carefully turned his body slightly to protect the ball, and felt the strength and explosive power after the addition. The addition of "talent" does not need to be familiar with , as if it is as natural as itself.

Liu Xiu's distracting thoughts flashed for a moment, and he immediately turned his attention back to the current matchup.

Tinsley has a clear defensive purpose, restricts shots, interferes with the starting speed, and creates better opportunities for teammates behind to defend and assist.

Liu Xiu said: "For God's sake, I kindly remind you that it was the right choice for you to step aside and let me break through."

The dubbed trash talk didn't make Tinsley back away, on the contrary, Tinsley stuck tighter.

Liu Xiu took a step back and turned to face the basket. Tinsley followed closely. Liu Xiu broke through to the front right before being stuck again!
Tinsley clamped his arms to avoid an overhand foul, quickly moved laterally to the left, and stuck to Liu Xiu. The defensive execution was very good.

He has confidence in himself. Although the tonnage of 191 cm + 88 kg is not as good as that of Liu Xiu, he is confident that Liu Xiu, who is not very explosive, can start... "Ah"... When the two confronted each other, Tinsley couldn't help it. Give a shout!
It wasn't the kind of "soft and tough" impact he had expected by relying on the speed of lateral movement. At that moment, Tinsley was hit so that both feet were off the ground!
The fans at the scene who were cheering for Liu Xiu's breakthrough were immediately ignited, screaming and cheering!
When Tinsley yelled "Ah", Liu Xiu just knocked Tinsley away and rushed into the three-point line. Tinsley, who collided with Liu Xiu's half body, was brought 180 by Liu Xiu's impact. He turned around at a high speed, lost his balance and threw himself forward, and subconsciously reached out to grab Liu Xiu's jersey... "beep"... the referee's whistle sounded, and Liu Xiu stepped on the brakes to stop successfully.

It's not that Liu Xiu's emergency stop ability has skyrocketed. Although it is true that his emergency stop effect has become better due to the temporary increase of his explosive power to 90, the main reason is that he has a person attached to him to "assist" him in emergency stop.

Although Tinsley, who grabbed Liu Xiu's jersey, did not fall flat on the floor head-on, but he was dragged by the rushing Liu Xiu to 'fly' in the air!

Seeing such a picture, the screams and cheers of the fans on the scene continued to boil, and they couldn't stop at all!And the players on the field can't help but swear!

Artest, who had shrunk in from the flanks just now to help Tinsley defend Liu Xiu, almost stumbled with his left foot and fell out with his right foot when he saw Liu Xiu flying with Tinsley.

It's not that they don't know Liu Xiu's strength. The entire basketball world knows that Liu Xiu is a monster of strength, the kind who can block the center for rebounds.

But this time it was too exaggerated!

The referee was stunned, thanks to the fact that his instinct to whistle was still there.

It's not like the referee has never seen a scene like this. From time to time, O'Neill's side has a dunk performance.

But O'Neal is a center!Liu Xiu is a defender!
After Liu Xiu stopped, Tinsley's lower body fell to the ground. Due to inertia, he slid a little forward. The whole person was lying behind Liu Xiu, with a panicked expression on his face, and Liu Xiu was still tightly clutched in his hands. jersey.

After standing still, Liu Xiu waited for two seconds amidst the wild cheers of the fans, couldn't help it, and was about to hold her breath.

He reached out and tugged at the back of the collar, shaking it upwards.

Only then did Tinsley regain his senses and quickly let go, and then his upper body fell to the floor with a 'crack'.

The referee who reacted quickly ran over, fearing that Liu Xiu would do something irrational in his anger.

Liu Xiu's neck was finally 'released'. After tidying up his jersey, he glanced at Tinsley and said, "I told you, it's a better choice to open up and let me go."

The crazy cheers from the fans on the scene had just cooled down a little, and they were boiling again because of Liu Xiu's action!
At this time, Tinsley wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. Even though Liu Xiu's words were extremely lethal and insulting, he just grabbed the hand of Tianzun who ran over to help him and got up, waiting for the referee's punishment.

Reggie Miller loves to slander so much, so he shut up at this time. In this case, slandering his opponent will embarrass his teammates.

But one person is different...

"I'm very angry" was written all over Artest's face, and he walked towards Liu Xiu cursing.

The three referees rushed up because they were worried that Liu Xiu would get ahead, but this time it was not in vain, so they quickly stopped Artest and Liu Xiu.

After reacting, the teammates who excitedly rushed towards Liu Xiu didn't know what to do when they were excited, so they just came up to help, cursing?Payton liked it the most, opened his mouth like a machine gun and cursed back at Artest.

The other four players of the Pacers originally wanted to skip this matter quickly, but the outside core of the team rushed up inexplicably, and had to surround them. Their main idea was to hold Artest.

At this time, Artest was the only one who was 'very angry', the others were quite calm, and Payton was just cursing. The referee successfully separated the two teams, but his head was still too big.

At first, I thought that Tianzun was the former head of the Trail Blazers. The public opinion atmosphere in Portland is quite friendly to Tianzun. There should be no conflicts in tonight's game. I didn't expect that I almost got involved!

Only 13 seconds into the game!
The elusive warden, the eccentric Artest, and the other starters of the two teams are very impulsive... The referee feels that he should be careful tonight.

...

Because Pacers coach Carlisle tried his best to argue, the referees went to the technical table to watch the replay of the ball just now.

In the final penalty, Tinsley made a first-degree malicious foul, and the Trail Blazers made two free throws and one throw!
Carlisle fought to no avail, expressed his dissatisfaction, and went back to the bench.

At least I didn't give Artest a trick...

And this is why Morris Cheeks is still dissatisfied after getting two free throws and one throw.

No, when the penalty came out, the fans at the scene were not happy.

Artest's provocative behavior should obviously be given to the technical offender.

The referee couldn't help it. Jermaine O'Neal, one of the three major stars of the Pacers, couldn't play. He lost a top power forward who averaged 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game. Although the Trail Blazers It is back-to-back, but the Pacers are back-to-back away games, the right time and place are all in the Trail Blazers.

Now that the Pacers have already sent the opponent a two free throws and a technical foul, how can the Pacers start?
The referee could only withstand the pressure from the jumping Maurice Cheeks.

Liu Xiu was taking the time to adjust her breathing rhythm and calm down her mind.

After the teammates kept "I bought Karma", Liu Xiu received the referee's notice and walked to the free throw line.

He rearranged the jersey, not to mention, the jersey before changing the sponsor, the quality is really good.

There are always surprises in the warden game!Came very early tonight!The fans cheered loudly again when they saw Liu Xiu walk to the free throw line.

Liu Xiu hit all two free throws, 2-0, the Blazers continued to attack!

The Pacers didn't take advantage of the dead ball just now to make substitutions. At this time, the morale will drop even worse, and their starting lineup is their current strongest lineup. Substitutions are equivalent to weakening their own strength.

The Trail Blazers served in the frontcourt, and Payton received the serve and was ready to continue to Liu Xiu.

But Tinsley changed his defensive style, actively going around the front defense Liu Xiu to catch the ball like a desperate man.

The opponents have 210+ centimeters inside, and the defense is online. They also know Randolph's style of play very well. Payton passes the ball to Raheem who is leaning on Artest.

Raheem, who has always taken advantage of power at the small forward position, rarely lost in the confrontation. Facing Artest's aggressive defense, Raheem took the initiative to protect the ball with his back, turned left and walked to the baseline!

The Pacers' team defense started to run. Artest was not caught by Raheem's turn and stuck tightly. Raheem had no room for an emergency stop jump shot. The insider Tianzun was ready to block Raheem Mu forced the frame, and the Pacers were [-]% sure to defend the ball.

At the same time, guard against the left...

really!

Raheem broke through the bottom line and passed the ball diagonally to the top corner on the left side of the free throw line.

Liu Xiu just ran from the top arc area to this position, and the Pacers players noticed it!

However, Liu Xiu received the ball, turned around, carried Tinsley away and rushed to the inside, faster than the Pacers expected!

The explosive power has been increased to 90. From the perspective of the improvement of the starting speed, it is not as strong as the bonus of "the strongest first step" to start directly at the fastest speed, but the improvement of the starting speed is still obvious. First class.

The game is a matter of lightning and lightning. The Pacers' defensive speed was a bit slower. When Liu Xiu entered the basket, Dale Davis could only use confrontation to influence Liu Xiu, but the two confronted together. At that time, Dale Davis gritted his teeth and took a breath...

Liu Xiu scored a throw in the confrontation, scored 4 points in the first round, and the Trail Blazers led 4-0!

Dale Davis gritted his teeth and picked up the ball and sent it out. Liu Xiu's impact just now was no worse than Artest's rush in his opinion!

He took a look at Liu Xiu who had retreated, and felt that he was a little thinner than when he left the Trail Blazers... Oh... It's because the body fat percentage has dropped, and the muscles have increased... In other words, he has improved again?

There is no reason!
He thinks it's better to be teammates with the warden. Staying with the warden every day, the warden's little progress every day can't be seen at once. It's a shock to see him once a few months after changing teams.

In the transition between offense and defense, Payton and Reggie Miller continued to spit at each other. In the ears of people on the court, the voices of these two people were noisier than the voices of nearly 2 people present.

Tinsley advanced to the front court, and Liu Xiu was guarding the top arc.

Well done!
He has strong self-confidence and self-esteem since he was born in streetball. He wants revenge... If the future boss wants the ball, then give it to the future boss first.

After passing the ball to Artest, Tins stared at Liu Xiu with the eyes of "good luck to you boy" and opened up the space.

"Jamal Tinsley, 27 years old, 191 centimeters, 88 kilograms, PG, ability rating 81... averaged 8.6 points, 4 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2 steals per game... shooting 39.6% from the field and 37.7% from the three-point range. Average 1.5-pointers made: [-]…”

Liu Xiu, who was stared at, pouted and followed Tinsley to the flank.

If Jermaine O'Neal can play, the Pacers' five starters can shoot and pass, and they will really be the strongest team in the league.

Artest singled out Raheem and broke inside!

Raheem defended well and had decent footwork without losing his position.

After Artest broke into the distance of the free throw line, he accelerated to the right and forward. Kwame Brown moved to the right of the three-second zone. Artest grabbed the ball with his right foot and took a step forward to the left. Take off after the foot lands, throw yourself in the air, and then find the basket for a layup...

hit!

Fierce!

After scoring the goal, Artest almost fell down. After standing still, he roared twice at Liu Xiu who ran in, and ran back with his arms puffed up with biceps.

Liu Xiu was not affected, and Artest's provocations always gave him a feeling of "what are you looking at".

It's Artest's attacking frame just now...European step?No, it didn't play the role that the Eurostep should have. The role it played was to create room for acceleration when encountering fierce confrontation and unable to start and attack the frame at the proper speed!
Being able to make good use of one's physical advantages is also a kind of ability.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Blazers attack.

The Pacers have a lot of defensive pressure.

Tianzun, Dale Davis, the twin towers and Liu Xiu have not been partners for so long, but the more they are, the more they feel that Liu Xiu is not the same kind of player as them.

They think they are geniuses, and they think Liu Xiu is the kind of truly epoch-making player. If the topic is related to talent, they can naturally put Liu Xiu in the same ranks as Jordan, Magician and others.

Like tonight, Liu Xiu was so strong in breaking through and attacking the frame without the ball so sharply. The two of them were not surprised, but felt a lot of pressure, but it was like this, and the solution was simple--Liu Xiu also took precautions without the ball That's it.

The players made such a decision independently, and Carlisle on the sidelines didn't think it was wrong.

It is right to defend firmly and with goals. If you hesitate, you can't do anything well. As long as you don't defend one-on-one, there is an element of gambling.

The Pacers made this defensive adjustment, expecting the rest of the Trail Blazers to perform poorly in mid-range shots, but their expectations fell through. Payton, Raheem, and Randolph all performed well in mid-range shots tonight!

In the following time, each of the three made a mid-range shot. Liu Xiu took the opportunity to attack the frame and caused a foul. He made two free throws again. The team score increased to 14 points!
However, although the Pacers did not perform well on the defensive end, they did a very good offense!
Artest's ferocious rush forced the Trail Blazers to shrink their defense. Reggie Miller scored a long two-pointer, Tinsley scored a three-pointer, and Dale Davis had a layup 2 +1.

At 6 minutes and 11 seconds into the first quarter, Artest broke through to a close-range rebound and hit a layup. His personal score increased to 4 points. The Pacers also used this to chase the score to 12 to 14!

The defending champion is the defending champion!

Such an opening, although purely an accident, is a huge morale blow to any team.

But the Pacers endured such a blow, took advantage of Artest's momentum, and slowly pulled back their morale!

In the transition between offense and defense, the Trail Blazers did not call a timeout and continued to attack.

Carlisle was a bit regretful on the sidelines. They relied on Artest's 4 points and 2 assists in the half quarter to support the situation. If the opponent is forced to call a timeout, the morale blow at the beginning can be completely offset.

However, since you can't get the B prize, then attack for a higher A prize!
Carlisle put away his regrets and looked forward to the players being able to defend this round and then score in the next round!

In that case, it would not only offset the morale blow of Liu Xiu's brutal breakthrough at the beginning, but in turn suppress the morale of the Trail Blazers!
Liu Xiu catches the ball from the top arc, and the defender has changed from Tinsley to Anthony Johnson who came off the bench.

The current players on the field, the Trail Blazers did not make substitutions, Anthony Johnson replaced Reggie Miller on the field, there were no substitutions in other positions, and Tinsley went to defend Payton.

Anthony Johnson, who received an average annual contract of 300 million US dollars last summer and a total of 4 million US dollars in four years, is the best defensive player on the back line of the Pacers. He is 1200 cm long and weighs 191 kg. He has rich game experience and has played in 91 and 02. Two finals in 03.

But he is very nervous now, and he has confronted Liu Xiu a few times, feeling very sour.

Fortunately, there was someone behind him... He saw Liu Xiu actually passed it on!

The Pacers' defensive formation was set up to defend against Liu Xiu's breakthrough. As a result, Liu Xiu sent the ball straight. Randolph received the ball from the short distance on the left side of the three-second zone and broke through. The explosive acceleration passed Dell, whose physical strength began to decline. Davis, after entering the three-second zone, took off, flew and hit the basket against Tianzun's supplementary defense!
Carlisle, who was still thinking about whether to imitate the warden and say, 'We didn't expect to tie the score so soon', immediately called a timeout.

That's how decisive it is!
...

6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal in the half quarter!

The increase in explosive power feels really cool!
In terms of skills, he has self-confidence. Now he is definitely much better than players like Maggette, James, and Artest whose offense is [-]% physical. Discussing them together feels like humiliating him.

But explosive power, explosive acceleration, he is really bad... He is also quite curious about his explosive acceleration and explosive power. He knows the speed of bullets. Kneepads' projectile speed increased from 76 to equal to bounce.

When this idea came up, the system prompted!

"Under the addition of the talent: Beast, the explosive power of the host is increased from 79 to 90. Driven by the explosive power, the explosive acceleration is increased from 81 to 86."

76的弹速、79的爆发力、81的爆发加速，再配上188公分净身高、99.5公斤净体重……刘秀感觉没有‘小霸王的护膝’、没有复制天赋的能力的话，他妥妥的就是一个纯地板流。

He first put aside this painful score, and returned to the game.

Liu Xiu felt that it would be fine if Randolph's breakthrough just now counted as an assist, but unfortunately, even if Randolph's catch and attack to the frame was so smooth, it would not be counted as an assist.

I'm a bit jealous of the era of the tortoise, when two dribbles can be counted as an assist... But the assist statistics rules have completely changed, and it will take more than ten years. Some things, I really can't envy... But he probably hadn't retired at that time , still have the opportunity to experience drops.

Liu Xiu quickly reviewed this half of the game. Although the Pacers' defense was not effective during this period, the defense itself did an excellent job.

For example, in counterattack defense, the Trail Blazers only got two counterattack opportunities in half a quarter, and they haven't scored yet.

It's not just Artest who can stabilize the Pacers after that start.

It really depends on someone...Jim Carrey!

16 to 12, with only a 4-point lead, the opponent still has the ball after a timeout, Liu Xiu feels...excited!

Jermaine O'Neal can't play, he actually has a little regret.

Of course, the greater strength advantage is something to be happy about, but it is also inevitable to regret.

At present, the initiative is still on their side of the Blazers, but the Pacers have the strength to make a comeback... Liu Xiu can enjoy the fierce game again.

In the first 100 seconds of the 50-second short timeout, the players drink water, wipe off their sweat, and adjust. After 50 seconds, it is time for the coach to make adjustments. In fact, the 100-second short-timeout is not only 100 seconds, but it can usually be delayed for 20 seconds. Players Slow down your pace, and you can drag it for another ten seconds...

Liu Xiu heard Maurice Cheeks call his name, as well as Fred Jones, Derek Anderson, Randolph, and McDyess.

After Payton and Raheem were replaced, McDyess was used to strengthen the mid-range shot. Liu Xiu felt that this operation was very good.

Fred Jones and Derek Anderson, two of the team's most consistent spot-up shooters, are also good rotations.

Eh?
and many more!

Who will defend Artest?

It can't be Randolph!

Liu Xiu had a bad feeling...

After reading the list of players on the field, Maurice Cheeks arranged: "Zach, you stay at a close range and help to hold the intruders, Antonio, I will leave it to you to defend and assist, Fred, and Tight end pitcher, Derek, you're on the wing for help..."

Speaking of this, Maurice Cheeks stopped for a while, stepped forward and patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder: "Warden, the strongest outside line on the opposite side is handed over to you again!"

"You really did that!" The warden burst out in Chinese!
...

Back from timeout, the Pacers attack.

The Pacers replaced Eddie Gill, Anthony Johnson, Artest, Austin Croshire, and Rasheed Wallace.

Eddie Gill receives the serve and advances.

This player, who was quite famous at the beginning of the century, was undrafted in 2000, and was undrafted in that draft...he really didn't have much strength.

But the 800 millionth point in NBA history was taken by Eddie Gill!

Therefore, he also likes to mention the nickname Mr. 800 million points.

After Mr. 800 million advanced halfway, his work with the ball was over, and he passed the ball to Artest, who was excitedly jumping for the ball at the top arc.

Because it is Liu Xiu who is guarding the top arc!

The fans at the scene were not surprised by such a scene. The word 'once-more', Maurice Cheeks, made Liu Xiu feel the bitterness of being a worker, but the Trail Blazers players and the fans at the scene were no strangers.

Before playing the Cavaliers, the warden has already begun to assume such a role!

Although bitter, Liu Xiu immediately devoted himself to his defensive role as soon as he stepped on the court.

Artest received the ball, Liu Xiu immediately took a step back and shouted: "Hurry up and shoot! Don't waste time!"

With Artest's violent temper, can he stand such contempt?

Immediately grabbing the ball that had just begun to dribble, Liu Xiu, who had been ready for a long time, jumped up immediately, and confronted Artest the first time Artest grabbed the ball!
Relying on the temporary promotion to 86's start with the talent of 'Beast'!
For a different defensive target, Artest might have passed, but Liu Xiu... he stood against Liu Xiu, took off, and made a strong three-point shot...

Liu Xiu gave a confrontation, but Artest's explosive power is the top of the league. Liu Xiu failed to completely restrict Artest's jumping, but this is already the biggest Liu Xiu can bring to Artest's outside shots. interference.

However, Artest is not a player of the nerve knife type, and his three-pointers are not that strong. Liu Xiu's well-planned and well-executed defense is enough!

Artest's three-pointer was crooked and short this time!

The ball hit the outer edge of the right side of the basket, iron!

The retracted Derek Anderson grabbed the rebound and counterattacked!

Liu Xiu rushed to the frontcourt to catch the ball, and passed it again... Fred Jones took off from the free throw line with one step, and scored two points by gliding and dunking!

It's really cool to have a veteran teammate who knows everything!Liu Xiu felt that his assist was all thanks to the Almighty teacher's fast break and long pass.

But now Liu Xiu is even more excited that he can successfully interfere with Artest's outside shots!

Against Artest, what he is most afraid of is not Artest's beast-level breakthrough, no matter how fierce he is, the little emperor who can change his pace more than a layup?
What he was worried about was Artest's rather steady three-pointer!

He has a net height of 188 cm. It is indeed difficult for him to defend against players with a net height of 198 cm.

But the opponent does not have the ability to shoot from the outside...

Warden: Am I actually the nemesis of stars like James and Artest?etc!Will the bold coach of the Clippers next time let Ben Warden guard Maggette?

(End of this chapter)