Healing Basketball

   Chapter 121 121. Arenas' counterattack!

   But isn’t the mission already here, then there’s no way it’s not.

  Liu Xiu concentrated on observing the game and preparing for his appearance.

  On the court, after the start of the second quarter, the Wizards' style of play changed-Princeton walk!

   Arenas plays with the ball with Stackhouse and off the ball with Larry Hughes.

   At this time Arenas and Randolph were on the mend.

In the second half of the first quarter, Randolph scored 7 points, and his personal score increased to 13 points. Arenas 'only' scored 5 points in more than 5 minutes, and his personal score is currently 14 points. Randolph surpassed. Although Arenas didn't know that someone was pushing Randolph to score points with him behind his back, he cared about it very much at the moment.

   After fighting for a while, Arenas and Momonga had a better fight. He is a man who is just fighting the air and fighting everyone.

   At 8 minutes and 44 seconds into the second quarter, the score was 50 to 51. The Blazers trailed the Wizards by 1 point. The Blazers called a timeout and started a lineup rotation!

In the past 8 minutes, the Trail Blazers and the Wizards scored 18-20. Larry Hughes attacked with the ball, Arenas played without the ball and added necessary singles, allowing the Wizards' Princeton to run smoothly. .

   When Liu Xiu was watching the game on the sidelines, he felt that the Wizards had the feeling of reaching the second round in the future.

   Arenas and Larry Hughes are in really good shape tonight.

   But, now, the Trail Blazers have their chance!

The    pause came back, and the Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Travis Outlaw, Dale Davis, and Rasheed Wallace.

  The Wizards sent a combination of Steve Blake, Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, Kwame Brown, and Haywood.

Blake, like Liu Xiu, is a rookie point guard with good organizational and offensive abilities, but after coming back from a timeout, he was only a wing shooter, and he didn't have a single shot in 3 minutes and 16 seconds. .

   Stackhouse and Larry Hughes on the court together and it was a disaster! The two played singles by turns, but without the mediation of Arenas, the two did not pass the ball to each other!

   As for the other teammates, Blake, ignore it; Kwame Brown, look down on it... Just Haywood is a passing target, but Haywood's offensive talent is compared to Kwame Brown...

  Kwame Brown, if you don't train him, look down on him, scold him, and do whatever you want, he can average 10+ points per game at the age of 21.

   And Heywood, you've worked so hard to feed the ball, but you can't average 10+ points per game.

   So it's two singles.

   This is the opportunity that the Trail Blazers have been waiting for. As a 50-win team, the Trail Blazers will beat the Wizards, a youth army with a high probability of being upset. Although there are not many preparations for training, the tactical strategy is fully prepared!

Maurice Cheeks has been trying to find a way to play an advantage, and at the same time he is ready if he can't play an advantage in front-waiting for Arenas to rest and Sri Lanka. Tuckhouse and Larry Hughes time slot together!

   As for whether the Wizards will only send one of the two when Arenas rests?

impossible.

  Compared to most role players, even if a first-class star makes a few random shots, he is more accurate than those role players who carefully shoot singles.

  The two of them go together, at least we can expect them to be in good condition to be able to play five times…

   Obviously not tonight!

   In the last 3 minutes and 16 seconds of the first half, the Wizards only scored 3 points! And it's not a sports battle score!

Tianzun protects the frame, Ruben Patterson defends Larry Hughes alone, Travis Outlaw interferes with Stackhouse's shot, Dale Davis and Liu Xiu flank and defend together, Wizards During this time, only Larry Hughes made two free throws for fouls, and Haywood rushed to an offensive rebound and made two free throws and scored 3 points.

   During this time, the Blazers played a 9-4 score!

  As Liu Xiu counterattacked at the halftime buzzer and made a three-pointer, after halftime, the Trail Blazers led the Wizards 59-55 by 4 points and entered halftime!

   Liu Xiu walked to the player channel with regret. Tonight, he made 0 of 3 points!

   Looking at the '2003-2004 season three-point shooting performance: 15/51' in the system, tears are flying... The shooting rate has fallen below 30%!

   'I knew the second person in history to learn from the future, throwing a buzzer...'

  Liu Xiu thought that she would throw at least six or seven three-pointers with a 99.99…% probability of not making it, and her heart ached!

   But next time he is given a chance, he will still choose to vote... What if he gets in?

   Returning to the locker room, Liu Xiu took out an all-purpose nutritious lunch box with braised pork, and ate...

  “…

  Gilbert Arenas: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 0 blocks.

  Host: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 0 block.

  …”

   'Both men and I are in difficulty in caps. Steals, my steal seems to be a free gift from the parallel champion. No matter what the score, he can't catch up with me. The key is assists or steals! If he can't get a block, then I have to win one for assists and steals! ’

   In the first half, Liu Xiu played a total of 13 minutes, grabbed 6 rebounds, and fought for his life!

   But he rebounded and protected the ball well, and the choice and timing of fast breaks were very good, and his teammates were also helping him rebound.

  Randolph's side, like Arenas, played a little more than 20 minutes at halftime and scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.

   and Arenas fought for the score, and Liu Xiu completely handed it over to Randolph...

  …

   Back at halftime, Liu Xiu started with Derek Anderson, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace.

  The Wizards survived the time Arenas needed to rest and sent a combination of Arenas, Juan Dixon, Stackhouse, Laettner, and Kwame Brown.

   The second half of the game began, and the Trail Blazers, who lost the jump ball at the beginning, took the lead.

Liu Xiu took the ball to the frontcourt. The first choice was to give the ball to Derek Anderson. through ball...

  Randolph turned his back on the baseline and went around Kwame Brown and went straight to the basket to catch the ball and make a layup!

  Kwame Brown caught up to the basket, and he didn't press up to interfere with the slim chance of getting the cap off.

   It can be said to avoid fouls, but it can be seen that Kwame Brown's defense is no longer excellent.

   Liu Xiu already understands why Kwame Brown's defensive rating is 84...

  61 to 55, the Trail Blazers extended their lead to 6 points!

   Offensive and defensive transition, Arenas quickly advanced with the ball and came to the outside of the three-point line. Before Liu Xiu came up, one meter away from the three-point line, Arenas made an emergency stop, took off, and made a three-point shot...

   in!

   Arenas' personal score increased to 23 points, the score was 58 to 61, and he helped the Wizards narrow the difference to 3 points!

   Just now, Liu Xiu made a straight pass to Randolph and hit it. The TV commentator, the fans on the scene, and the Trail Blazers all believed that the Trail Blazers should rely on this good start to really play their advantage.

  This cold shot…

When the Blazers attacked, Kwame Brown was scolded again just now. When his frustration reached the extreme, he was scolded again, which had a positive effect. He didn't want to continue to be scolded. time to follow more closely.

  Randolph didn't have a direct chance to score. Liu Xiu didn't pass the ball to Derek Anderson in the halftime, and chose a singles breakthrough!

   Arenas was overtaken by Liu Xiuna's breakthrough by relying on brute force and unexpected ability to stop and change direction, and Arenas continued to chase normally.

Teammates quickly got used to Arenas' defensive characteristics of accepting the reality of being unable to defend but actively defending and not giving up. Liu Xiu burst into close range, Kwame Brown made up for it, Liu Xiu played the ball immediately, Lan Dove makes an alley-oop layup!

   It's still Kwame Brown!

With Kwame Brown's height, wingspan, bounce, and defensive awareness, he has the ability to block Liu Xiu and cover Randolph. He may even threaten to block Liu Xiu's breakthrough. .

   But Kwame Brown seemed to have become Haywood at this moment, purely using his physical fitness and 'activeness' to make up for defense, but when he blocked it, he couldn't care about the back.

  63 to 58, the Trail Blazers once again widened the difference to 5 points.

But then, Arenas took advantage of the three-point threat just now, and when Liu Xiu pressed up ahead of time, he made a horizontal pull, changed direction, made an emergency stop, and then changed direction. When Travis Outlaw's forearm hit Arenas' hand, Arenas threw the ball out... The referee blew the whistle and Travis Outlaw committed a foul.

   Walked to the free throw line, Arenas also scored a penalty!

  61 to 63, Arenas' personal score increased to 26 points, and at the same time, he helped the Wizards to narrow the point difference to 1 goal to tie or even overtake!

   When the Trail Blazers attacked, Randolph received a setter and gave it to Tianzun. Tianzun took the ball and shot with two points... he didn't score!

   Arenas' offensive threat has been raised to the extreme. A breakthrough attracts perimeter attack and interior defensive movement. He points the ball to Stackhouse on the sideline, and Stackhouse catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer... Goal!

  64 to 63, 1 minute and 40 seconds, the Wizards played a wave of 9 to 4 to overtake the score!

   It was so sudden that the Blazers didn't even react to call a timeout.

  When Maurice Cheeks wanted to call a timeout, he saw Liu Xiu calmly receiving the serve and held back.

   Now call a timeout, that is, it is directly stopped, which is a huge blow to morale.

   Arenas and Stackhouse, two waves, this wave of three consecutive points is too exaggerated.

   But if you don't call it a timeout, you're gambling. If you enter, it's naturally good, and you can withstand the pressure.

   But if this attack is missed, then the opportunity to call a timeout will be gone, and there may be another shot by the opponent! It can really collapse!

   (end of this chapter)