Healing Basketball

Chapter 576 576. In short, the advantage is mine (6000 words)
"The Great Mage: Game Status.

Copy objects:

Teammate: Damon Stoudemire, trait transfer talent: Flying Squirrel…

Opponent: Chauncey Billups, match rate 70%, characteristic conversion talent: top arc killer, bonus effect: when the host is singles outside the free throw line, the mid-range shot +3, three-pointer +3; the host is at the free throw line When passing the ball outside the area, it is easier for teammates to find the feeling of shooting within two seconds of receiving the ball. "

As Liu Xiu expected, the talent of the Flounder is related to areas other than the high position. The area from the free throw line to the top arc is the strongest position of Billups. So far this season, Billups has made 23 shots in the top arc. Three-pointers, first in the league.

However, the reason why Billups was restrained by Kidd is also because nearly half of his output, whether scoring or passing, is in this position. Kidd's one-on-one defense in the top arc area is one of the best in the league.

But relatively speaking, it is easy to shoot small cannons.

After copying the talent, the talent tendency is also opened.

"The host and Ray Allen partnered to compete, the talent: Marksman is temporarily activated..."

"The host will fight Yao Ming, Talent: Giant Killer is temporarily activated.

Offense: When the host shoots against an opponent with a height of 211 cm, bounce +3, bounce speed +3, and layup +3. If the host completes a dunk against an opponent with a height of 211 cm, the next round will enter an absolutely hot state .

Defense: When the host assists in defending against an opponent with a height of 211 cm, the speed +3, strength +3, and the sense of blocking the shot will be greatly improved. If the host completes the block or steals the opponent, the morale of the host's team will be greatly improved.

Note: The official height is used for calculation. When the opponent's actual height reaches 211 cm but the height is falsely reported, the real height is used for calculation. "

coming!

finally come!

Clapping her hands, the chalk was scattered, Liu Xiu turned to look at Yao Ming, her eyes were fully opened, and the big eyes were shining brightly.

Yao Ming, who had just walked to the middle circle, felt hairy. A light bulb popped out of his head. He found Ben Wallace and discussed it. Ben Wallace went to the middle circle to jump the ball.

The pressure suddenly came to the champion of parallel imports who had just arrived in the middle circle.

Jumping the ball with Yao Ming, Kwame Brown can laugh wildly, and Big Ben, the speed of this product cannot be underestimated, so you have to work hard.

The Pistons sent a starting combination of Billups, Carter, Prince, Ben Wallace and Yao Ming.

The Trail Blazers sent a starting combination of Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Outlaws, Raheem, and Kwame Brown.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. The much-anticipated Trail Blazers vs. Pistons game started!

An all-out Kwame Brown narrowly beat Ben Wallace for the jump ball.

Almost dragged down by the length of the palm, it was half a head taller than the opponent.

Liu Xiu received the ball, and the Trail Blazers started their offense...and failed.

Yao Ming in the top arc retreated directly to the basket, and Ben Wallace didn't even have to block Kwame Brown, just move laterally to block Raheem.

Liu Xiu quickly advanced to the frontcourt and then slowed down to play positional warfare. The change of rhythm failed to affect the defensive position of the Pistons.

Billups, wearing shoes of 191 cm, is about the same height as Liu Xiu, and his weight of 90+ kg can ensure that he will not be easily crushed by Liu Xiu, which allows Carter to protect Allen from Thunder and avoid shooting guards There are too many height disadvantages in the position.

Billups carefully guarded the top arc. In theory, he is very suitable for defending against Liu Xiu, but it is only a theory.

However, Liu Xiu did not come by himself in the first attack, but gave the ball to Rahim.

"Ben Wallace, 31 years old, 206 cm (?), 109 kg, PF/C, ability rating 80, offense -, defense 96... averaged 6.3 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game..."

Liu Xiu quickly glanced at Big Ben's player detection report, they are all 206 cm, and Raheem is obviously taller...

Raheem has the technology and athletic ability of a small forward, and the body of a power forward. Ben Wallace is the best defensive player. Yes, but Raheem still has certain advantages in singles, but Ben Wallace has no choice but to Instead of defending Raheem one-on-one, stick to the shot and strengthen the confrontation.

Raheem takes the opportunity to pass Ben Wallace and get to the hoop...Kwame Brown on the left side of the paint, Kwame Brown catches, close range jumper outside the paint...misses !
Yao Ming pressed out with his arms outstretched, Kwame Brown and Raheem immediately turned and retreated, and Ben Wallace easily received the defensive rebound.

Liu Xiu, who retreated, felt a toothache.

How many steps did Yao Ming take to protect the frame and block the rebound?

Offensive and defensive transition, the Pistons attack, Carter opened up the space, Billups lobbed the ball to Yao Ming under Liu Xiu's rough confrontation, Yao Ming caught the ball by hitting Kwame Brown, turned around and hooked Hit!
Kwame Brown picked up the ball and served with his head sullen. The combination of strength, skill, and timing, Yao Ming, was even better!

Liu Xiu received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt. At this moment, seeing the five starters on the opposite side, he seemed to see a tiger with its mouth open!

After a round of offensive and defensive battles, he really realized the strength of the Pistons.

A strong sense of oppression lingered in his heart, which actually made him calmer, ignoring the noise of the scene, and his thinking was exceptionally clear.

Don't try it, come by yourself!

Kwame Brown saw the change in Liu Xiu's dribbling movement, so he didn't need to remind him. He immediately went to the top arc to help Liu Xiu block Billups. Liu Xiu used the pick-and-roll to break through and expand to defend the pick-and-roll. Very good, covering Liu Xiu's shooting space, and can very well delay Liu Xiu's breakthrough, but!
Ben Wallace didn't expect Liu Xiu to take the initiative to lean towards him!

Liu Xiu leaned sideways against Ben Wallace, and Ben Wallace wanted to block Liu Xiu's next move with strength, but Liu Xiu held it and turned around to break through!
After such a fierce confrontation, the Pistons' wing players did not go to the middle to make up for the turn and breakthrough. They believed that Ben Wallace turned and chased and Yao Ming shrunk the basket to protect Liu Xiu. Raheem's passing line on the baseline, Prince and Carter on the wing closely follow the outlaws and Ray Allen... Then I saw Liu Xiu turn around and enter the inside line like lightning, before Yao Ming shrunk into place He flew up and made a layup.

Yao Ming: Am I dazzled? ? ?
This guy turns around and drives faster than a pick-and-roll with plenty of room to start?
When Yao Ming picked up the ball and sent it to Billups, he said: "The warden seems to have seen through our rotation defense."

"It's okay, only him, without the butcher, can't break through our defense." Billups responded when he received the ball, turned and pushed forward.

Yao Ming, who followed Billups to the frontcourt, felt Billups' calmness.

This feels a bit like playing with Liu Xiu in the Olympics last summer. This is the point guard partner he wants!
After Billups came to the frontcourt, he launched an offense from the top arc, focusing on Yao Ming's stronger three-point singles ability than last season.

Billups' high-post one-on-one singles ability is beyond what Liu Xiu should have based on the "offensive evaluation" value he saw from the player detection report.

The reason for this situation is that Billups' style of play is too sloppy. He is most accurate in the area from outside the three-point line to the free throw line above the top arc, but his shots are not concentrated in this area. Where there is an opportunity or if there is an opportunity, he shoots, so he played a personal performance in which his mid-range and short-range shooting percentages hindered his three-point shooting percentage.

After Liu Xiu defended two rounds against Billups in the top arc, he had to switch to the outsider. At this time, Carter had a better singles opportunity. Ray Allen was not good at defending Carter. Liu Xiu The top is more stable.

Ben Wallace is also critical to the Pistons' offense. He goes to the flank to perform off-ball pick-and-rolls for Carter or Prince. Flank Carter or Prince.

For a player with physical fitness like Ben Wallace, give him a sprint line straight to the basket, not to mention Kwame Brown, Yao Ming would be a pain in the ass to defend.

Based on Yao Ming's inside attack, the Pistons played very smoothly and scored 14 points in the half quarter.

The Blazers' offense was just as Yao Ming thought. Liu Xiu analyzed what kind of defense the Pistons would use to deal with him. Just knowing how the opponent will defend does not mean that he knows how to deal with the opponent's defense. Representatives can do it.

The Pistons are strictly defensive against Ray Allen; they choose to focus on Raheem's defense, such as Raheem's cut to the frame and shots on both sides of the free throw line, and the others can be selected; Mid-range shots from the side baseline and three-pointers from the bottom corners on both sides; defense against Kwame Brown...Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown pick and roll, Billups directly emptied Kwame Brown, and received the wing to help cut off the passing line, mainly It is to help Yao Ming cut off the passing line between Liu Xiu and Raheem.

In half a quarter, the Trail Blazers didn't play a few team-coordinated offenses. The team-cooperation was not as efficient as Liu Xiu's single-player attack, and only scored 7 points in the half-quarter!
7 to 14, the Trail Blazers trailed the Pistons by 7 points, a timeout was called!
...

Official pause phase.

Kwame Brown wiped his sweat and said depressedly: "Warden, why do I feel like every opponent knows us very well, but we don't know those opponents so well?"

Liu Xiu knew that the "opponent" mentioned by the top pick in parallel imports was referring to a championship-level opponent like the Pistons. They had 12 wins and 2 losses.

Liu Xiu drank a glass of vegetable juice and replied: "Nonsense, we are the defending champions. After Ray joined, we became the most championship-looking team, the number one favorite to win the championship, and the number one imaginary enemy of all other championship-level teams is us. , not just the championship-level teams, all teams will want to know more about us, and even want to beat us. We want to be enemies with all championship opponents, and we will not specifically target a certain opponent Collecting intelligence and investigation data, the early season must be when it is time to fight each other before studying each other..."

Teammates listened to the questions and answers of the parallel import champion and the warden. Although they couldn't solve the current predicament, for some reason, their confidence and pride increased a lot, and the pressure was also relieved.

But the pressure on the coaching staff has not eased. Maurice Cheeks is quite helpless. Raheem fights tough battles.The offensive ability is not enough to become the main offensive point of the championship team.

Suddenly, a bold idea came!

Maurice Cheeks asked the vice president, "When I was chatting with the warden this morning, what did he say was the best way to deal with the little giant?"

The vice president recalled it for a while, and replied uncertainly: "A war of attrition?"

Maurice Cheeks nodded: "Yes, this is it!"

After a 1-minute break, Morris Cheeks began to adjust the lineup and style of play.

The lineup was quite conventional, with the Flying Squirrel and Liu Xiu's double guns in the backcourt, and the combination of Ray Allen, Raheem, and McDyess in the frontcourt.

There is nothing wrong with not sending Mourning or Kwame Brown, the two big centers. The Pistons sent a lineup. Ben Wallace returned to the center position. A combination of Lupus, Carter, and Maurice Evans.

It's just a style of play, a little aggressive...

Back from the timeout, the Trail Blazers attacked. The Flying Squirrel advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Liu Xiu, pulling it to a 45-degree angle. Liu Xiu used McDyess to pick and roll and continued to break through. Attacking the frame, Ben Wallace couldn't stop it, Liu Xiu went straight to the basket, and smashed the ball into the basket through the rookie Mark Hill at the end of the first round!

Liu Xiu suddenly strengthened his back and turned around to break through the start. Tonight, he caught the Pistons by surprise. Before the Pistons, when Yao Ming was there, they did a good job of blocking and defending. Just shrink in advance. Yao Ming is so big, and he is a magic frame protector.

But now Yao Ming was replaced for a rest, and the 201-centimeter player was replaced by Mark Hill, and Liu Xiu directly chose to buckle.

Unfortunately, Max Hill, who is 201 centimeters, and Ben Wallace, who claims to be 206 centimeters, neither meet the trigger conditions of the 'giant killer'.

When it came time for the Pistons to attack, Maurice Evans caught the ball and singled out the flying squirrel. The team took the absolute initiative, and the advantage in singles was so great that the careless Maurice Evans was caught by the flying mouse!
The ball hit Maurice Evans' leg and popped out of bounds, making a mistake, and the Trail Blazers got the ball!It's time for the Trail Blazers offense again!

Liu Xiu continued to play pick-and-roll with McDyess, and this time it was Mark Hill who expanded to defend, and Ben Wallace personally protected the frame.

Watching Liu Xiu turn around and rush forward, Ben Wallace knew what Yao Ming and Max Hill were facing in the first half of the quarter!
This ball - Wallace was conceited, and he didn't press it ahead of time, and Liu Xiu had the space to rush up at full speed and directly attack the frame!
Ben Wallace can only foul to prevent Liu Xiu from dunking again. The action is very rough. After Liu Xiu was pulled down, he did not miss this opportunity to fight. After standing firmly, he lifted Ben Wallace and pulled him. Hand, Ben Wallace, with his violent temper, immediately posted it to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu naturally did not hesitate, and the two got entangled.

The referee came in time and separated the two, but did not blow the whistle. After a warning, the two sides were done.

After the conflict was stopped, the referee confirmed the call just now. Ben Wallace made a defensive foul and Liu Xiu got two free throws.

Philip Sanders stood up and waved to Yao Ming. Looking at Liu Xiu who walked to the free throw line, he felt that this kid was too smart!

There was a conflict, and the smell of gunpowder became heavier, but the players on both sides knew better that they should be calm and not fight. The "Rose Garden Incident" that year is now called the "Battle of the Warden". The Pistons had almost no high-quality free agents to join in the past two seasons. The biggest free agent introduction in the past two years was Darius Miles who left the Trail Blazers.

On the other side of the fight, the Trail Blazers, are much less affected. Portland is much more attractive than Detroit, and the salary conditions are better.

Of course, the Trail Blazers did not dare to fight lightly, but a small conflict under this premise, in the opinion of Philip Sanders, is more beneficial to the Trail Blazers!If you don't fight, it will naturally turn into a rougher defensive confrontation. Both sides are teams that are not afraid of confrontation, but the Trail Blazers playing at home is obviously more advantageous.

On the court, Liu Xiu made his first free throw, and the whistle for a substitution sounded.

Seeing Yao Ming running to replace Max Hill, Liu Xiuting admired the coach's bold idea.

The head coach on the opposite side is as steady as ever!
Still a little nervous, Liu Xiu made the second iron penalty!
10 to 14, the Blazers trailed by 4 points.

Tension comes from pressure. Their goal is to use the overly cautious and steady characteristics of the opponent's coach to force Yao Ming up. Now they have succeeded, but they have to face the opponent's reign of terror with the twin towers of Little Giant and Big Ben.

However, since it is said to be a reign of terror, it is really terrifying!
In the next 4 minutes or so, the Pistons beat the Trail Blazers 16-6!

Strengthen the confrontation. At present, the Trail Blazers have "lifted a rock and shot themselves in the foot", and they are the ones who are more affected.

姚明首节5投3中外加3中3的罚球拿到9分，卡特5分2助攻、比卢普斯8分3助攻，加上本-华莱士、普林斯、莫里斯-埃文斯等人吃饼拿到8分，活塞队单节30分。

As for the Trail Blazers... Liu Xiu may be the best player in the game, with a high shooting rate of 5 of 3 shots, although he did not hit a three-pointer, plus 3 of 2 free throws, he also scored 8 points in a single quarter, playing the entire first quarter , Although the ball possession rate is not as high as Billups, it is not low, but there is only 1 turnover.

However, Liu Xiu himself did not expect that he had 0 assists in a single quarter!
The team had 2 assists and 4 turnovers in a single quarter, and the team made 20 of 6 shots!
Except for Liu Xiu's 8 points, only Ray Allen made a 2+1 cut-in throw, Flying Squirrel had a three-pointer, Kwame Brown made a layup, and that's it...

After the first quarter, the Pistons lead the Trail Blazers by 30 points 16 to 14!
...

After entering the intersection and returning to the bench, the teammates focused their attention on Liu Xiu.

Under the opposing "Jordan Rule" defense, Liu Xiu, who can shoot 60% of the field and score 8 points in a single quarter, is the only support for his teammates.

Needing to say something, Liu Xiu blinked her eyes and said: "The little giant has played for 11 minutes. He has taken a lot of shots in singles, and he is also very hard on defense. The second quarter will not play a lot of time... The advantage lies in me! "

Maurice Cheeks laughed out loud on the spot, Liu Xiu rolled his eyes and looked at the coach, please show me some face!

However, this "advantage is mine" theory made the air on the Trail Blazers' bench seem to be solidified a lot easier.

It's hilarious, but that's the way it is.

It is unlikely that Yao Ming will be given too much playing time in the second quarter, otherwise Yao Ming's state in the second half will be very different from that in the first half. This is clearly written in the scout report.

The reason why the coaching staff and Liu Xiu still have confidence is precisely because of this, now is the time to really take advantage of the steady coaching style of the opposite coach!
Back from the break, the Trail Blazers sent a combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, Stevenson, Kwame Brown and Mourning.

The Pistons sent Tony Delk, Carter, Prince, Amir Johnson, and Ben Wallace.

The combination of Liu Xiu + Stevenson started hand-to-hand defense against Carter and Prince. Payton also did a good job defending against Tony Delk, plus the iron-blooded confrontation between Kwame Brown and Mourning. ...Finally, in the second quarter, creating conflict and enhancing confrontation also played a role in the Pistons!

In the first 4 minutes, the Trail Blazers only scored 7 points, but the Pistons only scored 4 points.

The Trail Blazers gave the Pistons a super defensive shock wave!The score was chased to 23 to 34, and the point difference was reduced to 11 points!
As Liu Xiu expected, although Philip Sanders replaced Billups to strengthen his offense, he did not replace Yao Ming after a timeout until 10 minutes and 11 seconds into the second quarter.

In these 6 minutes, the Pistons only scored 8 points. The Trail Blazers scored 9 to 8, 32 to 42. The Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 10 points!
In the last 1 minute and 49 seconds, the Pistons replaced Yao Ming, but failed to reverse the offensive trend for a while. During this period, the Pistons only scored 2 points, while the Trail Blazers scored 4 points.

The Trail Blazers beat the Pistons 20 to 14, 36 to 44 in a single quarter, chasing the point difference to 8 points, within double digits!
刘秀第二节5投2中，其中三分球3中1，外加2中2的罚球，拿到7分5板2助攻，助攻终于开壶了，半场15分7板2助攻2抢断！

活塞队方面，姚明半场10分、比卢普斯半场10分、卡特半场9分、本-华莱士半场6分9板3抢断1盖帽，四大球星数据爆炸，比分依旧占据绝对主动权。

However, they panicked!

The Trail Blazers made 22 of 8 shots in the second quarter, which is not very different from 20 of 6 shots in the first quarter.

But their Pistons made 23 of 5 shots in the second quarter, which is not a star and a half worse than their offensive performance of 18 of 10 shots in the first quarter!

And the Pistons players feel weird!
In previous years, they were the ones who dragged their opponents into defensive battles, exhausted their opponents to score extremely low with their exhaustive defense, completely ignored their own offense, and defeated their opponents with rich low-scoring experience.

This seems to be reversed tonight!
Against the Trail Blazers without Randolph, their Pistons developed a very good team defense, but the opponent took the initiative to drag the game into a defensive battle.

Leading by 8 points, the advantage must still be on the Pistons. They are leading no matter what, but they just feel very uneasy.

At this time, the role of a coach with the aura of the godfather is reflected, and Philip Saunders is like a pinnacle at this moment.

Back in the locker room, Philip Sanders straightened his waist, his expression was not relaxed, but he was not nervous either, and he spoke at a leisurely pace, making adjustments in an orderly manner...

(End of this chapter)