Healing Basketball

Chapter 609 609. Is this the end?

More than 5 minutes, it is not long, when the Trail Blazers reacted, they had changed from leading by 8 points to trailing by 1 point.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers have already played in the finals and wear championship rings. The coaching staff is very calm.

The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Little Flying Squirrel, Ray Allen, Outlaws, Raheem, and McDyess.

The little general who was in a state of ecstasy calmed down instantly when he saw the rotation on the opposite side.

The opposite side rotates as they want. The sloppy head coach's calm rotation, undisguised confidence and pride made the players calm down.

Oh, and the warden across the way sat down and started eating finger pancakes.

The little general also likes finger cakes. He thought of the honey cake + tomato sauce finger cakes at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and swallowed...

The young general was not surprised by the self-confidence on the other side.

But his confidence is back too!
The source of his confidence is not because Daniels is willing to play well. He didn't know where the confidence came from before. Before the start of every game, he felt that Daniels would accept the matter of playing as a substitute...

The source of his confidence is what Daniels said-Kwame Brown is absent, and there is no second person on the opposite side who can defend Nowitzki!

The lineup sent by the Mavericks, Terry, Daniels, Nowitzki continued to play, and Jerry Stackhouse and Ratliff were replaced.

In the next two minutes or so, the little flying mouse and the jet flew up!

Little Flying Squirrel has the most powerful outside partner in the league for long-range shots, and Terry has the most powerful inside partner for long-range shots in the league. With the current lineups of both sides, both of them have a perfect singles environment.

Nowitzki doesn't care about the sharp drop in data efficiency this season, but it's just a comparison with himself last season. Since the new century, except for O'Neal, no insider has been able to match the scoring ability of Nowitzki last season.

Nowitzki's performance has declined so much this season. In fact, it can be seen that the strong teams attach great importance to him and are all looking for strikers who are suitable for defending him.

For example, Stephen Jackson, who is very suitable for defending Nowitzki, has soared in value this season. When the Kings played the Mavericks, Stephen Jackson's effect against Nowitzki was no worse than that of outlaws.

Even though the media unanimously looked down on the Mavericks, they didn’t have any difficulty getting 50 wins and entering the playoffs. It seems that many teams have a way to deal with Nowitzki, but not every strong team has someone who can Restricting Nowitzki, like the Spurs is the one that sucks...

And even if it is a team that can limit Nowitzki, it will only let the rest of the Mavericks play four-on-four, and defend Nowitzki closely, that is to say, Nowitzki's off-ball running position is only at the upper-middle level, not first-class. To, otherwise it will be more difficult...

In the last two minutes or so, Flying Squirrel made 2 of 2 shots, scored a three-pointer, scored 5 points, and sent an assist.

For the Mavericks, Terry also scored 3 points and 1 assist, Stackhouse scored a cut and layup, and Ratliff had a dunk and also scored 7 points.

After the first quarter, the Mavericks entered the intermission with a 29-28 lead over the Blazers by 1 point.

...

After resting for a while and observing the game from the outside perspective, Liu Xiu discovered the difference in the opponent.

He didn't pay attention to it last time, but now he finds that Silver Horn King's performance this season is actually not as bad as the statistics make it look like.

Although off the ball is not yet top-notch, there has been visible improvement compared to last season.

Better at using body weight to consume defenders, rather than running to hurt each other, so as to reduce unnecessary consumption during offense without the ball.

But the most important thing is that the opponent has suddenly cheered up. Tonight there is the concerted atmosphere of last season. The core lineup of the Mavericks has not changed.

Just now, it was Little Flying Squirrel, and Liu Xiu didn't even have the confidence to hold on to the rising Mavericks like Little Flying Squirrel.

Professional things are left to professional people to do.

Entering the break, Flying Squirrel returned to the bench, Liu Xiu got up and praised: "It is indeed the best defender in the world."

"Do you still need to worry about me playing?" Little Flying Squirrel was babbling, but he suddenly frowned and asked, "Why is it just the best backup defender?"

Liu Xiu spread out her right palm facing Raheem upwards.

Little Momonga took a look at his teammate who seemed to be stronger than him, and said with a "beep", and said, "I reluctantly agree with you to put the bishop and me side by side."

After coaxing Little Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu got serious: "The next step is the most difficult time. I didn't expect that we are now 1 point behind."

Little Flying Squirrel also became serious: "That's right..."

He thought that the starters would have a great advantage, and he went up to hold the opponent's counterattack and prevent the opponent from chasing points easily.

Now it is actually necessary to go up against King Silver Horn during the rest period of the outlaw lunatics...

It's just a silver horn king, the depth of the lineup on the opposite side is no worse than their Trail Blazers!
The double waves in the backcourt are under great pressure, as is the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers.

But the benefits of 14 consecutive victories and the title of defending champion came. They still maintained their confidence and calmly faced this situation beyond expectations.

Maurice Cheeks replaced the combination of Little Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Stevenson, Randolph and McDyess.

Liu Xiu came to the field, looked at the opposite combination of Devin Harris, Daniels, Josh Howard, Josh Powell, and Nowitzki, and took a deep breath.

The unexpected is called a surprise.

The intermission ends and the second quarter begins, with the Mavericks going first.

Nowitzki caught the ball from mid-range and hit McDyess in a single, feinted a shot and then rushed to close range, facing Randolph's defense, raised the ball and threw the ball high, hitting the board and entering the frame!

31 to 28, the Mavericks' lead expanded to 3 points!The momentum is like a rainbow!

When the Trail Blazers were attacking, Liu Xiu suddenly pulled up from outside the three-point line, facing Josh Howard's defensive three-point shot... Iron!Randolph failed to rush, and Nowitzki shot the ball out.

Harris received the ball and counterattacked!The lightning-fast attack, all the way the Trail Blazers flew under the basket and hit the basket, Liu Xiu and Xiao Feishu couldn't stop it.

The Trail Blazers fans at the scene all exclaimed. For a moment, they thought that the warden had defected and went to the opposite side to play fast break.

Harris's counterattack this time was very similar to Liu Xiu's counterattack in the first quarter, as fast as it was, and finally it was a layup.

33 to 28, the Mavericks lead extended to 5 points.

When it came time for the Trail Blazers to attack again, Flying Squirrel wanted the ball to attack, Liu Xiu decisively entered the auxiliary control mode, and Randolph entered the baseline pick-and-roll, response, and cake-eating mode. The three cooperated tacitly.

But the nerve knife, there is a match and no match, Little Flying Squirrel made a two-point shot in the singles this time and made a three-point shot!The ball is grabbed by Daniels.

Fortunately, this time Liu Xiu ran around the bottom line to a high position and saw that the flying mouse shot was at the wrong angle, so he retreated directly. He blocked Harris' counterattack first and fell into the position. After the battle, Daniels received Nowitzki and scored a high position. The long two-point shot missed, and the little flying mouse missed three shots this time, and the point difference did not continue to be widened.

But Little Flying Squirrel really failed to follow the C, and the next singles still didn't make it. The Mavericks' defensive adjustment was excellent. Seeing that Flying Squirrel was inaccurate for two rounds in a row, Flying Squirrel was directly released from the back to attack Liu Xiu with a long shot, and Flying Squirrel responded with a three-pointer. Not hit either.

Although the Mavericks hit two irons in a row, they made the third shot. Josh Powell made a stable mid-range shot, 35 to 28. After the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks played a 6-0 wave, extending the lead to 7 points !
The Trail Blazers call a timeout!
...

During the timeout, Maurice Cheeks hesitated for a while, and finally called out "Steve", and then looked at Liu Xiu, who noticed the coach's gaze and nodded.

Maurice Cheeks felt a lot more at ease, and Stevenson, Randolph, and McDyess in the frontcourt did not make substitutions.

Ray Allen continues to rest, it is a conditional rest, there is no shortage of guards, but Randolph will definitely not have much rest time.

Back from the timeout, the Mavericks did not make any substitutions.

The game continued, and the Trail Blazers took the lead.

Liu Xiu and Randolph's singles scoring mode started, first of all, Liu Xiulai, who has better physical strength.

The Mavericks players are very excited to see that the Trail Blazers have really started singles tactics!

The little general successfully predicted the changes of the Trail Blazers!
In fact, this change is not difficult to guess, and at the same time it is not easy to deal with, but guiding emotions does not need to be so complicated.

The Mavericks players have a very strong defensive ability to respond independently. Josh Howard took the initiative to switch defenses with Harris to defend against Blake.

When defending Blake, before Liu Xiu started to attack, Josh Howard started to fight and consume Blake, and then contracted in advance to block Liu Xiu.

But when Blake received Liu Xiu's pass, he made his first shot on the field and made a three-pointer!

The rookie is overjoyed, he deserves to be the most stable player in their team!
Although he can only play 14 minutes per game, Blake has a 43% long-range shooting percentage and 41% three-point shooting percentage. He averages 1.1 three-pointers per game. Not as good as Blake.

31 to 35, the point difference narrowed to 4 points!
Although Nowitzki made a three-pointer with a step back to open the point difference to 7 points again, but Blake's three-pointer gave Liu Xiu better offensive conditions, and then Liu Xiu used the screen to rush forward The inside line caused Nowitzki to make two free throws for a foul, clenching the score.

The long tug-of-war began, and the revitalized Mavericks seized the opportunity when the outlaws were not around, and launched a fierce attack around Nowitzki's singles, firmly suppressing the Trail Blazers and pushing their lineup. The advantage played out very well, better than the best the Blazers could have imagined.

No one would have imagined that Daniels was such a temperamental person.

But the Trail Blazers relied on Liu Xiu and Randolph to carry the firepower of the Mavericks, and worked hard to cling to the score!
In order to enhance the offense, the Mavericks used the undrafted rookie Josh Powell, who has a solid mid-range shot but poor defense, to play power forward. Randolph's lethality surged inside and created more shooting opportunities for the outside.

Liu Xiu and Randolph worked hard to lead the team to the official timeout, and the offensive pressure was relieved when Ray Allen, Raheem, and the outlaws reappeared.

Although the Mavericks re-appointed Terry and Stackhouse and continued their offensive firepower when Nowitzki was restrained by outlaws, the Trail Blazers did not continue to be widened and bit the score .

半场打完，小牛队以63比55领先开拓者队8分，靠着第二节开局的那波6比0，小牛队打了开拓者队一个单节34比27！

Due to the crushing defeat of the Mavericks in the playoffs last season, the last match was also an easy victory. The Trail Blazers fans came to watch the game today with a relaxed attitude. They decided that tonight they will see the team chasing after the Pistons for their 15-game winning streak. .

The beginning was as good as expected, but what happened next, they were all stunned!

Now, the thoughts of the fans become - is this winning streak over here?
It's not just the fans who think so, even the players think so too.

Winning streak, there will always be an end...

This kind of emotion gradually spread in the Rose Garden Arena, and the Mavericks players who came back from the halftime break and felt the subtle changes in the atmosphere on the scene were extremely excited.

But suddenly, some fans started cheering loudly, shouting 'Warden', the director reacted quickly, and immediately cut the camera to Liu Xiu.

The shouts spread, and the fans re-energized and turned on the frenzy mode again!
On the big screen, Liu Xiu didn't do anything special, but just sorted out the protective gear before going on stage as usual.

But this scene, in the eyes of the fans, is Liu Xiu still not giving up!

Teammates were also caught by the emotions of the fans.

A ray of hope shines in the hearts of fans and teammates - we are not yet in despair!We also have the strongest warden in the world of basketball!
(End of this chapter)