Healing Basketball

Chapter 490 490. The Warden's Deadly Charge! (6000 words)
Liu Xiu did not expect the game to be played like this before the game.

Even the situation he had thought about when they lost the first battle was completely different from the situation in front of them.

During the intermission with sufficient time, Liu Xiu reviewed the situation in the first half and sorted out some things.

Their strategic intentions should have been predicted by the famous coach George Karl!

They want to crush the Nuggets with hard power in an upright manner, so as to strengthen their confidence. This is actually quite easy to see.

Then George Karl guessed that the game would move towards a slow-paced positional battle, and Anthony would be unable to control the singles mode, which is also a matter of course.

The Nuggets must be preparing for the battle in their advantageous direction, but George Karl's on-the-spot response can be so good, so he must have prepared in advance.

In addition, Anthony and the others have sufficient motivation and are in good condition...that's why tonight's performance.

Liu Xiu began to really look squarely at Melo's younger brother's team - a 50-win team with a very strong ability to attack tough positions based on high-speed rotation defense.

However, tonight's performance is basically the limit of the Nuggets. Anthony had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the half.

And this is not the limit of the Trail Blazers!Of course, tonight, they can only continue to play against the Nuggets in this style of play. The advantage lies in the next game, not now. They have also entered the current rhythm of the game. The negative effect may be greater. It's just that the Nuggets' strength limit is where the Trail Blazers spent half the game to figure it out.

Liu Xiu put aside the complicated things first, and returned her attention to the present moment.

This game has to be won tonight!

The Trail Blazers players returned to the locker room after a few minutes of rest. Before making lineup adjustments and tactical arrangements for the second half, Maurice Cheeks said: "Tonight's game, we must win, there is only one goal , the Nuggets are in great shape tonight..."

Before the coach finished speaking, Liu Xiu said first: "The Nuggets are in such a good state tonight, if we kill them, will it hurt their young hearts?"

Randolph responded, "Oh, Warden, I think so, so what are you going to do?"

Liu Xiu made a deep expression: "I think we should hurt them harder, let them know the cruel side of this world, help them grow up, and let them stop being naive."

Being robbed, Maurice Cheeks was a little angry——Warden, you have a way to mobilize the enthusiasm of your teammates, you should say it earlier!It made me think in vain about how not to "grow up others' aspirations and destroy my prestige".

What he wants to say is - if they are upset by the Nuggets at home tonight, the youth team on the opposite side is very likely to rise because of this, and he cannot accept such a thing happening.

What Liu Xiu said was actually the same.

But the same meaning is expressed in different words, giving people a completely different feeling!
When Maurice Cheeks heard Liu Xiu's words, even as a coach, he felt that pride gushing out uncontrollably!
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The intermission time is almost over, and the players of both teams return to the court.

The scene once again fell into a state of frenzy, and the fans had returned to the scene a few minutes earlier to prepare.

The score was posted on the big screen, 53 to 53 tied, and the excitement and pressure of the Trail Blazers fans went hand in hand!

The Nuggets here.

"Go ahead, kill the prison team, kill the warden, GO Nuggets GO!"

Kenyon Martin let out a passionate roar, igniting the passion of his teammates.

It doesn't look good anywhere in the regular season, but in the playoffs, Kenyon Martin is the strongest inside of the Nuggets!It's the best insider of the Nuggets!

Anthony didn't have a good impression of Kenyon Martin at first, because there is a comparison. The early renewal contract that Randolph got is not the maximum salary. The data this season is 17+11+2 per game, but Kenyon Martin is the top salary. After leaving Kidd, Kenyon Martin's scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocks all declined.

But halfway through a playoff game, Anthony learned how important experience is!

Anthony's passion was also mobilized by Kenyon Martin, and he was extremely excited when he played.

However, he saw that the opponent's players were also full of motivation and morale, and the feeling of emotional impact in the second half of the second quarter was very different.

Anthony is not surprised, this is the team of his brother with the best talent in basketball history in his mind!

Soon, the third quarter began.

The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Outlaws, Raheem, and McDyess; the Nuggets once again sent a short man of Byron Russell and Kenyon Martin Inside combination, Boykins, Buckner, and Anthony were sent outside.

The Trail Blazers went first, and the Nuggets went up against each other at the beginning of the second half!
Want to turn passive into active?Liu Xiu easily saw through the opponent's coach's intentions. After going to the frontcourt, he had a pick-and-roll with McDyess, met Kenyon Martin's defense, chose to continue to rush inside, and met Byron Russell on the right side of the three-second zone Hall flanked and passed back to the free throw line... Raheem stepped on the free throw line to catch the ball and hit a jumper!
Boykins tried to bring up the rhythm, but Liu Xiu stuck to him tightly. With 93 speed and rough confrontation, even a short speed player like Boykins couldn't do it if he wanted to force a fast break.

Hand-to-hand combat, confrontation, pressing rhythm, limiting counterattacks... The Blazers continued their strategy.

Boykins defended the ball under Liu Xiutie and advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Anthony. Anthony did not make a single shot this time!

Liu Xiu pressed Kenyon Martin to protect the defensive rebound and was about to start a fast break. Boykins rushed towards Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu cautiously protected the ball sideways and made no mistakes, but lost the opportunity to start a fast break.

Liu Xiu was not in a hurry, and pushed forward steadily, seeing that the opponent's defense without the ball became more violent... As they guessed during the halftime break, in the second half, the Nuggets will also be more active in sharpening their defense and strengthening their defense. The direction of confrontation and positional warfare single attack has been adjusted.

Mutual damage play!
The duel between the top singles masters of the two teams continues!

The style of play that maximizes personal ability, although there is no tactical content, but the players played very well!

这一节刘秀拿到6分3助攻，拉希姆4分、小飞鼠5分2助攻、兰多夫4分4板、夸梅-布朗2分3板1盖帽……开拓者队单节拿到28分，打出了本场比赛单节得分新高！
掘金队方面，这节比赛，安东尼拿到7分1助攻、博伊金斯5分2助攻、安德烈-米勒5分2助攻、肯扬-马丁2分3板1抢断1盖帽……单节拿到26分。

As Liu Xiu hit Andre Miller in the low post and gave the ball to Flying Squirrel, the latter made a mid-range shot. After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the Nuggets by 81 to 79 by two points!
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The stars of both teams withstood the pressure in the third quarter, showed outstanding strength, and played equally!

安德烈-米勒三节15分7助攻、安东尼三节29分5助攻、博伊金斯三节10分5助攻……主要是安东尼的三节29分，以一己之力拔高了掘金队的实力上限！

The Nuggets players are excited about their star's attacking ability!
Kenyon Martin, who has experience in the finals, is thinking that it would be great if he had teammates like Anthony in those two years.

Losing to the Spurs 2-4 is really missing a singles master who can throw the damn ball in the middle distance.

Anthony feels extremely excited now, his personal performance is excellent, the score is biting, and victory is just around the corner!

He has strong confidence in his performance at critical moments!If they can get upset at the beginning of the series, they can regain the initiative and hold on tightly!
On the other hand, the Trail Blazers were also excited and a little nervous. They were playing at home. They were forced to this point by their opponents. They were definitely nervous, but Liu Xiu's excitement from such a matchup drove his teammates.

The more this is the case, the more teammates can rely on Liu Xiu to find the most primitive and fundamental joy of playing basketball!
Back from the intermission, the two teams continued to play against each other.

Compared with the efficient singles and response performance of the two teams in the third quarter, the scoring efficiency of the two teams dropped sharply in the final quarter!

The exhaustion of physical strength and the effect of confrontation are concentrated on the role players!
The Nuggets' Buckner and DeMar Johnson did not do well in long-range shots. Wesley Person, who helped the Nuggets hold up the situation in the first quarter, came up to play for 2 minutes and also had 1 iron and 1 turnover. was replaced.

The Trail Blazers were not much better, with Van Horn and Fred Jones' three-pointers and the extrajudicial lunatic's mid-range shot, the efficiency also declined rapidly.

At this time, the two teams can basically only rely on the stars to score!
Anthony continued to run away in the final quarter!
前半节在中距离4投2中，帮助掘金队在前半节打出了12比9的比分，以91比90反超开拓者队1分进入官方暂停！
After the official timeout came back, the Trail Blazers began to counterattack. The combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, outlaws, Kwame Brown, and McDyess played a wave of wild defense. In 4 minutes, the Nuggets were defended. Only got 3 points!Anthony was pinched while holding the ball. The Trail Blazers did a good job of defending against the air from the flanks and protecting the frame at the basket.

During this period, the Trail Blazers' offense was led by Payton. When Liu Xiu's side was strictly defended, Payton took the opportunity to play high singles, scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots, and fed McDyess a Alley catch, hit a wave of 6 to 3!

At 10 minutes and 02 seconds into the final quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers overtook the Nuggets by two points 96-94!
When it came time for the Nuggets to attack, Anthony once again took the initiative to take responsibility. It was difficult to shoot from a short distance, so he chose the outside line to ask for the ball!
The current lineups of the two teams, Trail Blazers: Payton, Liu Xiu, outlaws, Randolph, Kwame Brown; Nuggets: Andre Miller, Persson, Anthony, Ronaldo Deni White, Kenyon Martin.

The defensive talent of the extrajudicial lunatic is really good. At this time, Anthony is playing singles outside the three-point line. His defense does not care about interfering with shots, but sticks tightly, and loves not to burst.

Anthony really didn't dare to choose a breakthrough. Kwame Brown in the middle and short range, Liu Xiu on the wing, and Randolph at the basket were blocked by mistakes or strikes.

The reason for choosing the top arc singles is because this is the farthest from the basket. If the opponent wants to flank, they must come from a very far position, which will inevitably lead to huge defensive loopholes. If the top arc initiates singles, generally they will not be flanked. For example, now , Rodney White scored a three-pointer, and although Persson hit two irons in the final quarter, he is one of the best three-pointers in the Jagged Era, and the containment force is still enough.

Facing the aggressive defense of outlaw lunatics, Anthony felt that high school students really hated him... Fortunately, he is not the king of silver horns, he has enough physical fitness!

Anthony's horizontal pull of a fake breakthrough failed to fool the outlaws, but he got a jumping space!
Facing the blocking interference from the outlaws, Anthony leaned back with his strong waist and abdomen, and made a three-pointer...hit!
Anthony's personal score increased to 36 points, and the Nuggets overtook the Trail Blazers by 97 point 96 to 1!
The pressure is on the Trail Blazers!

Offensive and defensive transitions, Payton continued to play high-post singles, the old man chatted with him in the last quarter, and successfully attracted the defensive attention of the Nuggets. When he was young, Liu Xiu used the low-key snake style of play when it was time to keep a low profile, and it worked at critical moments.

Liu Xiu got the chance to catch the ball through the cover. Payton, who played Andre Miller in the high post, had excellent vision and had a good timing of the ball. Liu Xiu received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone and took a step forward. Go to the best shooting point on the right sideline-the 30-degree angle area on the right!

Turn around, take off, shoot...

Kenyon Martin, who was near the baseline, roared and flew forward, but it didn't affect Liu Xiu's rhythm at all.

At the critical moment, Liu Xiu hit a three-pointer!

99 to 97, the Trail Blazers regained a two-point lead!

The fans at the scene gave enthusiastic cheers to Liu Xiu, who retreated from the defense. When it was the Nuggets' turn to attack, the fans at the scene gave the most violent boos.

Trail Blazers fans are helping the team in their own way.

Anthony continued to play singles at the top arc, and he could feel the growing impact of the Blazers' devil home court on his team!

At this time, you have to rely on yourself!
Anthony launched an attack slowly, and suddenly accelerated to break through!
The outlaw fanatic was very focused on defending, but he was still raped by Anthony!
However, the outlaw fanatic was not discouraged when he was forced to eat. He carefully guarded against Anthony's retreat three-pointer and followed Anthony. Kwame Brown was lifting up. The two high school students were ready for the leader of the mine bandit The free throw line attack package... Anthony suddenly slowed down after stepping into the three-point line, stepped on a small step, took off at a normal step within the three-point line, and took a two-point shot...

When the extrajudicial fanatic saw Anthony moving his feet quickly, he speeded up his chase and defense, and was deceived by Anthony's fake move!Unable to interfere with Anthony's shot!
However, this kind of shooting is extremely difficult. The extrajudicial fanatics did not expect Anthony to play like this. It is too difficult to find a sense of rhythm. Good defensive rebounding.

But the goal went in!

Anthony made an unexpected long two-pointer, and the Nuggets tied the score again!

The offensive and defensive transitions boosted the morale of the Nuggets players, and the pace of retreat became much faster.

Payton received the serve and pushed forward. Hearing the fans chanting "Warden" crazily, Payton did not choose to come by himself. Trust the warden!

Liu Xiu received the ball from the top arc, and it was Anthony who kept one step inside the three-point line.

Liu Xiu dribbled the ball facing Anthony, and Anthony felt that Liu Xiu didn't feel the fatigue that a person who has only rested for 6 minutes now... He didn't need to feel it. Are you tired? I can do another whole game!"

Anthony didn't want to waste his energy responding to this pissed-off guy, so he took the initiative to press on Liu Xiu to prevent Liu Xiu from wasting time.

Liu Xiu didn't have to waste time, of course he could. When the opportunity presented, he decisively chose to break through!

Anthony was passed, but Andre Miller moved to the flank in time, Anthony also turned around and chased Liu Xiu, preparing to flank with Andre Miller.

Liu Xiu took the initiative to lean towards Andre Miller and turned against Andre Miller.

Andre Miller tried his best to move laterally to block, but was stuck by Liu Xiu and couldn't go up!
Andre Miller hates it. Back then, he was 91 kilograms, and he was invincible in the world between 185 and 193 heights. Francis, a point guard with a strong physical fitness, was all controlled by him. Yes, but with the appearance of Liu Xiu, it was hard to wait until Mark Jackson retired and Payton was old. He thought he was about to be the No. Crazy!

Liu Xiu used Andre Miller to block Anthony, turned around and made a mid-range shot...Smooth movements and perfect technical details brought an excellent sense of rhythm.

The ball slid through a beautiful arc and fell into the basket, and it was a hollow hit!
101 to 99, the Trail Blazers once again took a two-point lead!
With 34 seconds left in the clock, the Nuggets called a 20-second timeout, which was their last timeout in regular time for the game.

The fans at the scene were already crazy. At the critical moment, Anthony scored two goals in a row and scored 5 points in a row. Liu Xiu responded positively. The same three-pointer and a mid-range shot kept the lead!
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The short timeout of 20 seconds is definitely more than 20 seconds, but counting back to the bench and playing, it will take 30 to 40 seconds to play. Such a short time is a test of the personal ability of the coach. Some coaches will not use it after a game. It is simply not good to use short timeouts to arrange tactics. These coaches basically use short timeouts as a way to interrupt the rhythm of the opponent.

George Karl showed his ability at this time, personnel adjustments and tactical arrangements were made in one go, which greatly boosted the morale of the players.

Tonight's George Karl made the Nuggets players clearly feel that this is really a finals-level coach who has the ability to lead the team to the championship.

Anyway, when the timeout is over, when the Nuggets players play, they feel that they must attack this round and win the game!

But as the leader of the mine bandits, Anthony knows how important the next ball is and how much pressure he needs to bear.

Tonight they have fought this way, if they win, they will definitely be as powerful as a rainbow. No matter the pressure or difficulty in the next game of this series, they will not be able to overwhelm them, and they will really be able to complete the next game.

but!

It is precisely because they put all their efforts into this fight, if they lose, they will be defeated for thousands of miles!
Their confidence will suffer an unprecedented blow!
This is a bigger blow than being hit by the opponent.

However, even if he knew in advance that there would be such a situation, Anthony would still choose to do his best to create such an opportunity.

A game was almost over, and he deeply felt the strength gap between his team and that man's team. Only in this way, he had a chance to advance!
As for the pressure of this ball, he chose to carry it on his shoulders!
Looking at the remaining time, 34 seconds... Liu Xiuneng was 34 seconds and 13 minutes when he played against the Spurs. He won a game, not too much!

Taking the lead, Anthony took Buckner, Wesley - Person, Byron - Russell, Kenyon - Martin four teammates on the court.

On the other side, Maurice Cheeks sent Payton, Liu Xiu, outlaws, Kwame Brown, and McDyess, and they were equally imposing!

If you defend it, you win, but if you fail to defend it, they still have the warden!
The game continued, and the Nuggets served from the center line.

Buckner received the ball and carefully passed it to Anthony, who was leaning on the outlaw lunatic outside the three-point line.

Anthony also dribbles carefully, not giving outsiders a chance to steal.

The extrajudicial lunatics stuck closely to Anthony, focusing on defensive shots and secondarily limiting breakthroughs.

Anthony quickly made a decision and gestured to his teammates. He wanted to break through and score two points, winning overtime.

Instead of rushing into action, he continued to waste time.

At this time, the time was decreasing by one second. Although the Nuggets players were anxious, they became more and more excited and looked forward to it. They felt the confidence of their leader.

24 seconds after the 16-second attack time, Anthony started to act and break through!

The extrajudicial lunatics actively followed up Anthony, defending against Anthony's super long two-pointers who averaged 42.8 goals per game with a 3.3% shooting rate in the regular season.

But just turned around to chase, was blocked by Kenyon Martin!
The league's top autonomous pick-and-roll ability!
The extended pick-and-roll Kwame Brown can only press out, and Anthony uses the screen to shoot. Anthony takes the opportunity to pass Kwame Brown and encounters the next defense-Liu Xiu's flank block!
McDyess, who was protecting the frame, was expanding outwards, Liu Xiu defended, and Kwame Brown turned to chase... Anthony made a decision in an instant, stopped suddenly with his strong lower body strength, and took off to meet Liu Xiu... "Pa"... ...Anthony's emergency stop jump shot, the ball was being lifted up along the jump, and just got it to the chest, before anyone even took off, Liu Xiu slapped the ball on the ball!
At the critical moment, Liu Xiu made a contribution!
Anthony's ball was cut off by Liu Xiu, but the movement of jumping and exerting strength had already been done. When the ball was cut off, he unconsciously wanted to grasp it, lost his balance, and almost fell to the ground. He couldn't control his body and he just Can watch Liu Xiu grab the ball and counterattack!

"Talent: Triggered by the flying squirrel, the host's speed +3 during this counterattack, and the temporary speed is 96..."

Kenyon Martin tried to block Liu Xiu at the three-point line, but Liu Xiu had already completed the acceleration and would pass by Kenyon Martin. Kenyon Martin turned around and chased, but after two steps, It stopped short of the middle circle.

too fast!
Seeing Liu Xiu's counterattack, Kenyon Martin's mind was full of small point guards like Iverson, Ford, and Flying Squirrel who weigh less than 80 kilograms.

But in front of him is a tank-type point guard who weighs close to 100 kilograms and has a larger tonnage than him!
The fans at the scene were already crazy at this time!The throat has already been split, and I still can't help tossing my voice crazily. Many people's career as a singer has been ruined before they even started...

Amidst the wild cheers of the fans, Liu Xiu was also very excited. He jumped into the basket and smashed the ball into the basket heavily!

Liu Xiu succeeded in a violent dunk, scored 7 points in a row, and broke 30 personal points, 31 points in a single game!
At the same time, the Trail Blazers led the Nuggets by 103 points 99 to 4, with 9 seconds left to seal the victory!

(End of this chapter)