Healing Basketball

Chapter 442 442. Give Me the Tactic Board! (6000 words)
Before playing, when Liu Xiu saw the opponent's defensive lineup, he predicted the Spurs' defensive matchup selection. With a flash of inspiration, he pulled his teammates to quickly arrange a simple tactic, and it was done!
Maurice Cheeks felt like he had learned another trick and asked Hollins to record it.

The warden occasionally reacts on the spot with an idea. If it can become a regular style of play, it is already a routine operation of the Trail Blazers to adjust it and integrate it into the style of play.

On the court, the extrajudicial fanatics are very excited now, '\(^o^)/' in their hearts, but on the surface they still look like 'I am a genius'.

He actually wanted to imitate Liu Xiu's ability to heal the opponent's expression after a good performance, but after learning for a long time, he couldn't learn it. He found that it was a matter of appearance, and he failed to heal others, but he suffered tons of healing... Just learn to pull.

The Spurs players were not in a hurry to serve. Bowen called his teammates to say a few words. When the referee shouted and gestured for 5 seconds, they started to serve and advance.

The Spurs slowly adjusted on the court. In addition to adjusting themselves, there is also the idea of ​​​​disturbing the opponent's mentality.

It's not just for the Trail Blazers. These details have long been part of the Spurs' game. Most of their actions on the court have the idea of ​​​​impacting the opponent's mentality and pressing the rhythm. They don't even have to do it deliberately, it has become instinct.

The Trail Blazers regard the Spurs as a strong opponent in the playoffs, and they are very aware of this. The game has been played for half a quarter, and the players are used to it when they are prepared... Not all of them, Udry went beyond the three-point line At that time, they encountered the rushing defense of the annoyed little flying squirrel!

Udri was caught off guard, and the ball was shot off by the little flying mouse!

The ball was out of control, and the two point guards scrambled for each other.

Little Flying Squirrel grabbed the ball first and counterattacked!

Ginobili actively chased and defended, the flying mouse rushed to the frontcourt to score the ball, Liu Xiu followed up from the flank, received the ball and went straight to the basket, took off in three big steps, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

Neither Udrih nor Ginobili returned to the basket.

The warden's savage attacking frame, retracting it, making an offensive foul is not very difficult, but...

Liu Xiu scored 4 points in a row, and his personal score increased to 8 points, surpassing Ginobili's 7 points and becoming the highest in the game so far.

At the same time, the Trail Blazers tied the score 13-13!
The offensive and defensive transition, Udrih held the ball and advanced, and the little flying mouse wanted to make persistent efforts, but this time Udrih was prepared and carefully protected the ball.

Udrih didn't have the impulsive behavior of "I want to save face for the last round", waiting for Duncan to pull out, and started a pick-and-roll attack with Duncan steadily.

After Duncan disassembled and cut in from the wing, he received the ball at close range and wanted to continue to enter the basket, but was blocked by Liu Xiu!
Duncan didn't force a shot, he showed excellent basic skills of holding the ball, faced Liu Xiu's block without making mistakes, grabbed the ball and scored the bottom corner, Bowen caught the ball and made a three-pointer...Missed!
But Muhammad tipped the basket and scored two points!
The Spurs players saw the warden blocking Duncan's shot-is this a point guard?
Liu Xiu felt helpless about the stability of the Spurs.

There are also a lot of things I want to vomit-the Spurs' offense, after the pick-and-roll is launched, there is no tactical coordination at all. Liu Xiu looks at Popovich on the sidelines, he is really Larry Brown's pro-apprentice ?

But people have Duncan!
Liu Xiu remembers that by the 08-09 season, Duncan was still the strongest superstar in the league, playing second team and second defense.

It wasn't until 2009 that Duncan passed his peak. In the 09-10 season, the 33-34-year-old Duncan fell out of the top ten ranks of the league for the first time in his career, and was only selected for the third team and second defense.

But in the 10-11 season, Duncan began to enjoy the team bonus and started a new road to leveling.

However, in order to get this bonus, he nursed the coach for more than ten years, so that the coach can slowly improve, and he hasn't played any good offensive tactics for more than ten years.

In the 12-13 season, the 36-37-year-old Duncan finally succeeded in leveling up. He played slightly worse data than his rookie season, slightly higher efficiency, and a considerable overall performance. Oldest All-Defensive Team player.

Holding a second team and second defense for 12 consecutive years since his rookie season, including 9 first team and 8 first defense, all are head coaches. The fate of Popovich and most other head coaches is so different.

Offensive and defensive transition, to the Trail Blazers offense.

The Spurs' defensive matchup changed, Udrih and Ginobili switched defenses, Udrih defended against the flying mouse, and Ginobili defended against the outlaws.

Although the Spurs made a mistake in their defensive preparation, the Trail Blazers did not use the pick-and-roll of Liu Xiu and McDyess as the main offensive method, and the extrajudicial fanatics beat Udry and the Spurs were caught off guard, but they did a good job of self-adjustment. And quickly launched an effective team defense.

The Trail Blazers sent out the three major mid-range shooting masters, the little flying mouse + the warden's sudden point + auxiliary control play, coupled with McDyess' mid-range shot + flank support, Kwame Brown's basket screen and Eat cakes, extrajudicial lunatics' bottom line support mid-range shots + follow-up cuts in the middle around the top arc... The play style of this lineup has become a system, and detailed adjustments have been made for the Spurs.

But even so, the offensive efficiency is still not high!

Fortunately, although Udrih and Duncan's pick-and-roll can mobilize the Blazers' defense, Udrih's post-pick-and-roll offense basically cannot be played when Kwame Brown or McDyess's defense is switched.

Although Duncan is more stable in singles, the Trail Blazers have more players who can score, and the execution of offensive tactics is better!

With Liu Xiu's buzzer throw after the European step, after the first quarter, the Trail Blazers and the Spurs tied at 22!
After Muhammad's tip-up, the Trail Blazers and the Spurs scored 9-7 with 4 minutes and 39 seconds. The efficiency was so low that Barkley and Kenny, who tried their best to explain the game more interestingly, -Smith wants a duel with Popovich!

If it really doesn't work, it's the same to besiege Stern.

Neither the Spurs nor the Trail Blazers have good reputations, but Stern insisted on broadcasting the games of these two teams.

Who let the Spurs have Duncan and the Trail Blazers have Liu Xiu?

Among the 10 most popular players in the league, the two teams have one, and one of them is the All-Star vote champion for the first two consecutive games. Stern is also desperate.

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9投4中，外加2中2的罚球，拿到10分3板1助攻1盖帽。

Liu Xiu never expected that he would score 10 points in the first quarter against the Spurs!
But the game is really difficult to play. For Duncan, Liu Xiuzhen is speechless. The only thing that affects Duncan's performance is that his playing time is shortened due to injuries.

Ignoring the changes in the defensive style, Duncan's role on the defensive end, after one game, is no worse than the peak year of his career last season!

No reason!

Duncan restricted opponents to only 100 points per 89 rounds last season, slightly lower than Ben Wallace's 87 points, and slightly higher than Garnett's 92 points. Last season was the pinnacle of the Jagged Era. Defensive players A collective carnival season... Now Duncan will definitely not be able to limit opponents to less than 90 points per [-] rounds like last season, even if he really came last season, the rules are different after all.

But a player who suffered from plantar fasciitis and his athletic ability has declined. After more than half a season, he relied on the adjustment of his playing style to continue his defensive ability... Although Liu Xiu is the one who is most mentally prepared, the "I Qi' is still no less than his teammates.

The feeling is even more incredible when you are mentally prepared.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers are already mentally prepared for Duncan's return to the top after half a season. The All-Star weekend has passed for almost a month, and there are enough game materials for them to study and prepare for, and the coping strategies have been quite perfect. Well, this game, the Trail Blazers played it entirely as a rehearsal match when they met the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs.

On the other hand, the Spurs are even more calm, fighting tough battles. Since the new century, no team has more experience than them.

Popovich and his players are now reassured that no one on the Blazers is breaking out.

Although Liu Xiu scored 10 points in a single quarter, 4 points came from the official timeout and were fed 4 points by the outlaw lunatic and Little Flying Squirrel.

The other 4 points are fairy balls. In the pick-and-roll attack at the beginning and the European step throw at the buzzer at the end of the quarter, Liu Xiu failed to score a goal in regular time, and only relied on free throws to score 2 points. All 5 successful shots were hit.

This means that their defense was very successful!
Listen to the cheers and shouts of the fans at the scene. The fans have seen that the rhythm of the game has been controlled by them!
...

Back from holiday break.

The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Raheem, Randolph, and McDyess.

The Spurs sent Parker, Derek Brown, Brent Barry, Duncan, Nesterovic.

Walking onto the court, Parker put away the idea of ​​"I must learn to play the pick-and-roll offense" in his mind and concentrated on playing the game.

Although facing the warden made him feel desperate, and he would definitely be scolded bloody by the coach if he didn't play well, but under the despair and pressure, he found a direction of progress that he thought could deal with the warden.

But now he will use the level of screens in pick-and-rolls, and dare not use the game to try, otherwise he will sit on the bench again.

Some commentators have lamented the difference between Parker and Milicic.

Parker started his career the same way Milicic did under Larry Brown.

Not many people noticed that Parker performed poorly in his first show. He was put on the bench until garbage time in the second game and was replaced for a few minutes. He was also scolded by Popovich as a punching bag.

但第3场他有机会上场就玩儿命拼，单场拿到15分6助攻！在打了4场比赛后，帕克迅速赢得了首发位置，那时候帕克还有安东尼奥-丹尼尔斯这个97届4号秀、老而弥坚的名宿级别球员特里-伯特两个竞争对手。

If Parker's psychological endurance was like Milicic's, the NBA would not have such a counterattack model.

After the start of the second quarter, the two teams continued the tug-of-war in the first quarter.

Parker advances through the half court, looking for opportunities to attack the frame, and never singles if not necessary, to avoid being locked by Liu Xiu.

There was another situation in the previous two matches. After Parker was blocked in singles and Liu Xiu passed the ball, Liu Xiu could directly let Parker go to the flank after the ineffective breakthrough. Parker's movement after the breakthrough was really poor. There is a lot of room for improvement.

After Parker focuses on short-range running without the ball to catch the ball, this point has also been avoided to a great extent.

Let the current Popovich think of a particularly good way to enhance Parker's offensive efficiency. He doesn't have that ability yet, but he is very good at reducing Parker's offensive role to avoid disadvantages and keep the team's offense and defense stable.

No one knows more about stability than Popovich with Duncan.

When the game is stable and evenly matched, no one knows better than Popovich how to win in such a situation.

Relying on excellent lineup rotation, stable offensive output, and top-level defensive adjustments... the Spurs scored 23 to 18 in the second quarter.

After halftime, the Spurs took a 5-point lead, leading 45 to 40!

...

The game developed as Popovich expected, and it also went in the direction that the Trail Blazers coaching staff worried about.

The Spurs are too stable!

After more than half of the season, Duncan's strength has gradually returned to the peak period, and his performance has been so strong that some experts predict that as long as he plays enough games, he can be locked in for a while.

The thing that the Spurs feared in the second quarter, that is, the explosion of one of Liu Xiu, Little Flying Squirrel, and Raheem, did not happen.

Liu Xiu scored 10 points in the first quarter. Although it cannot be said that all 4 goals were pure luck, at least half of them were!

In the second quarter, after Liu Xiu lost those fairy balls, he only played the standard performance he should have played tonight. With 5 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, he is already the highest scorer in a single quarter of the Trail Blazers. The second highest is Kwame. -Brown, who took advantage of Duncan's midway break in the second quarter to complete two putbacks.

If Raheem was present, he and Liu Xiu did a great job of encircling Parker. Parker wanted to cry when he saw these two people, but Raheem really couldn't attack tonight. He is best at scoring from close range. The Spurs have the best defense, not to mention him, Randolph now really hates his mid-range shooting and post-up shooting in sports games, and hates himself for being ahead of the warden in some aspects, and then complacently in the training stage Be lazy.

In the third quarter, the star-watching quarter, this quarter, the Trail Blazers finally took the initiative.

Little Momonga still dares to throw!
He only scored 8 points on 2 of 6 shots in the first half, and he still dared to throw!
在他的带领下，开拓者队在第三节前11分钟打出了20比17的比分，将比分追到了60比62，把分差追到只剩2分！
But just when the Trail Blazers were about to make a big comeback, Ginobili broke out!
After scoring 7 points in the first half of the first quarter, Ginobili didn't score 1 point in the second half of the first quarter. He played 3 minutes in the second quarter and scored 2 points only by free throws. Before the third quarter, he only scored 1 points. Relying on Kwame Brown's technical offense to score 7 point, 10 points in the first half of the quarter, and only [-] points at the end of the third quarter... But at the critical moment, he suddenly broke out!

A three-pointer, a breakthrough European step throw, a fast-break dunk with 8 seconds left... Ginobili played a wave of 7-4 alone!

After three quarters, the Spurs continued to maintain a 69-point lead 64 to 5!

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Entering the intermission again, Liu Xiu's scalp was numb by the stability of the Spurs.

It looked as if Ginobili single-handedly helped the Spurs regain a five-point lead, and of course that was true. It was all about opportunities, and Ginobili could take them while others couldn't.

However, due to Popovich's trust and Duncan's strong strength to withstand the Blazers' counterattack, Ginobili had a chance to become demonic.

In the first quarter, there was a wave of scoring two goals and scoring 5 points, and at the end of the third quarter, there was a wave of scoring three goals and scoring 3 points, but Ginobili actually only scored 7 goals, and the number of shots was 6 times, 13 of 13 shots. Among them, the overall shooting performance is quite good, but just looking at this shooting percentage is definitely not a burst.

Of course, in many cases, the role played by Ginobili is the one that the Spurs take over. Others have no chance, so they throw the ball to him. Give the ball to Ginobili here.

It seems to be a coincidence that the Spurs can maintain a stable 5-point lead after three quarters.

But what if all this is part of the Spurs' 'stability'?

Before this game, Liu Xiu always felt that Popovich relied on Duncan to get into the ranks of top coaches in his early years.

The Trail Blazers didn't have the ability to wrestle with the Spurs at all last season, and Liu Xiu didn't have the time to care about the coaches of other teams. When he played the Spurs for the first time this season, he was full of excitement against the troika. , how can I care about other things, the second time I played against Duncan, and this time, it was already the end of the season. I can learn more things, have a clearer goal of the game, and Liu Xiu can also go deeper. After learning about the effect of Popovich's coaching on the Spurs, I realized that things are not that simple.

If Popovich in the future "Spurs system" era has been over-mythologized, then Popovich in the early and mid-term of Duncan's career may be too underestimated.

After Liu Xiu quickly ate the scallion pancake, she put away her distracting thoughts and went to listen to the arrangement of the coaching staff.

第三节他的表现也总体稳定，3投1中，外加5中4的罚球拿到6分。

He tried to give it a go, but the defense was too good.

After consuming the feel of the responding players through rough confrontation, defend a star by flanking and cutting off key passing and receiving lines. Povich can put this trick to good use!

There is no room for change, so Liu Xiu can only play steadily, pass and shoot when he needs to pass, and most of the time, pass when he needs to pass.

The power of the West Coast, not everyone can play against the Spurs!Tonight he has reached his limit, and he has no energy left.

Tonight is another game where I feel that my personal ability is not enough...

刘秀现在已经21分6板5助攻，帕克那边三节打完6投2中只拿到6分，巨人杀手的目标1和目标2都快完成了。

The mission goal is to win the game!But it's really hard to win!

...

The intermission ended quickly, and amidst the cheers of the fans, the fourth quarter began, and the Spurs took the lead in attacking.

Ginobili's monster is that he can hit three shots in the last round and hit hollow in the next round.

He scored 1 goals in a row in the last minute of the third quarter. In the last quarter, he took a two-point step back.

Popovich couldn't help but pat his forehead when he saw this picture-do you have a mid-range shot?Your CIC is not as accurate as Parker!
But for the sake of this guy who occasionally looks like Kobe, Popovich endured it, and later scolded Parker for venting his anger.

Liu Xiu and his teammates heaved a sigh of relief for Ginobili's iron.

Although it is difficult now, the situation where the fastest two goals can overtake the score is much better than the situation where at least three goals are required.

But even if Ginobili missed the goal, the Trail Blazers' road to chasing points is also very bumpy.

Then the Trail Blazers finally played a wave of 8 to 5, but then the Spurs returned a wave of 7 to 3 and entered the official timeout.

打到第四节6分09秒，开拓者队以75比81落后马刺队6分！
After returning from the official timeout, Maurice Cheeks made a big move, and put Little Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Raheem, Randolph, and McDyess in a row and threw mid-range shots. The offensive effect was good. Time scored 12 points, and caught the Spurs by surprise. They played a wave of 12 to 8. At 11 minutes and 10 seconds in the final quarter, they chased the score to 87 to 89, narrowing the point difference to 2 points!
However, just when the Trail Blazers thought they had finally passed through the long darkness and the dawn was just around the corner, they were replaced after 2 minutes in the opening game of the last quarter, and they were replaced after 2 minutes of playing in the middle without any achievements. Ginobili, who was replaced again with 2 minutes left, hit a three-pointer at a critical moment!
At 11 minutes and 26 seconds into the final quarter, the Blazers called a timeout. The score was 87 to 92. The Blazers trailed the Spurs by 5 points!
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What is the demon sword, Liu Xiu really felt it now.

It's outrageous!
I made 3 shots before the final quarter, all of them were ironed, and at the last moment, I threw a three-pointer and scored!

He made 17 of 7 shots. Ginobili has played so far tonight, and his shooting percentage has become very broken.

The score is not high, playing 32 minutes, Ginobili scored 20 points.

吉诺比利就不是那种能飙高分的球员，刘秀记得，吉诺比利将来入选名人堂的时候某音还有人质疑，一个打了1000多场常规赛只拿到32次单场30+、打了200多场季后赛单场30+还不到10次的球员凭什么得到‘巨星’的称号？凭什么进名人堂？
But after watching Ginobili's game, such doubts will not be issued.

Just like tonight, Ginobili's sense of presence was so high that he scored a total of 7 goals, 6 of which were unconventional goals!
Just now Ginobili, the three-pointer who helped the Spurs win the game, even with a mentality as strong as Liu Xiu, felt hit.

After quickly drinking a glass of vegetable juice, Liu Xiu came to the coach and waited for the final arrangement.

There was basically no suspense in the game, more than 30 seconds, facing the Spurs behind by 5 points... Maurice Cheeks did not have any hope, but called a timeout to struggle for the last time, as a qualified head coach Basic literacy.

Just when Maurice Cheeks read out the names of the players who were about to be sent to the field and was about to arrange a three-point tactic, someone grabbed the tactical board.

"Coach! The tactics must be to give me the ball! Give me the ball! Give me the ball! I'll be in charge of throwing the ball in!"

Maurice Cheeks was stunned for two seconds. One of the reasons why he had no hope was that when he just entered the timeout, he saw that even Liu Xiu's eyes lost their spirit.

Why did it suddenly turn up again?And still very excited? !
(End of this chapter)