Healing Basketball

   Chapter 198 198. The strongest substitute in the league is online!

   is so confident!

   Pierce thought he was the most talented genius in the world.

   Just like in the original time and space, after he won the FMVP in 2008, he claimed to be the first person in the universe.

   After calming down, Pierce called his teammates who played together in the second quarter to discuss…

On the other hand, the two coaches were very satisfied with Liu Xiu's performance in the first quarter.

  Actually, in their opinion, Liu Xiu is not playing as well as before, using his teammates' abilities and connecting the team to attack. The balance of these two points, Liu Xiu is too focused on strengthening individual scoring.

   But the two coaches thought it was good and necessary.

   Liu Xiu is bound to become a star above the All-Star, the two think so.

   In the tactics, creating opportunities for Liu Xiu and creating opportunities for role players, if the two are equally difficult, the two coaches decisively give priority to the former.

  …

   The second quarter of the game started, and Liu Xiu was replaced and rested for half a quarter.

   At first, he refused, but it is necessary to think about it.

   It is necessary to ensure the normal rotation and tactical circulation of the team.

  Especially the new dual-core team of Momo + Harrington has just been formed. The two are in perfect harmony, but they need sufficient playing time to partner with more teammates.

   The lineup cannot be fixed when to replace who, the core players must be those, but the other players on the court have to adjust according to the opponent's lineup and performance.

  Liu Xiu expects Pierce to score too many points, he really can't catch up...I didn't expect Pierce to score alone in the first quarter.

  The Celtics scored 15 points in the half quarter, Pierce scored 2 points and 3 assists in the half quarter!

   On the Blazers side, the No. 1 hero during the 6 consecutive games, Momomoko, who has been in C since the All-Star Weekend, has been pitted tonight!

   Playing too waves and fluttering, Momomotsu made 1 of 5 in the half quarter, and only scored 9 points with the whole team.

  The Trail Blazers did not randomly change players in a panic during this period, and the pressure resistance brought by the record advantage is still there.

It's just that the orderly adjustments didn't work very well. The rotation combination of Momomoko + Harrington was originally a combination with the goal of scoring. The defense was relatively strained. They focused on blocking Pierce's scoring , making the opponent soar.

When    entered the official timeout, the score was 36-39, and the Celtics narrowed the difference to 3 points!

After the official suspension came back, the Blazers replaced the combination of Liu Xiu, Derrick Anderson, Harrington, Randolph, and Dale Davis.

With   Randolph on the court, the Blazers have a stable scoring point, and Liu Xiuzai, the Blazers' play style has a clearer routine.

   Liu Xiu tried to continue to fight against Pierce, dragging down the Celtics team's offense and defense.

   But Pierce did not continue to fight Liu Xiu!

   Pierce found out that he wanted to score higher than Liu Xiu, but it is not necessary to fight with Liu Xiu to score!

   He doesn't need to fight so hard, and the score won't necessarily be lower than Liu Xiu.

  Because when he was smothering his head to score, the opponent had a good strategy to guard against him.

   And when he was severely restricted by the opposing team’s defense, Liu Xiu went all out to score no higher than him.

   Of course, the key to calming Pierce down is not this. There are two key points. First, he recognized that Liu Xiu, a rookie, is really good.

   Liu Xiu can't drag Pierce into the quagmire, so the Blazers can only compete with the Celtics, which the Blazers are not afraid of.

It was only in the first half of the second quarter that the Celtics teamed up. In the second half of the second quarter, Pierce and Ricky Davis' dual-pointer combination led the Celtics to play a very beautiful game. Offensive Impact!

   Pierce scored 4 points and 2 assists in the first half, leading the Celtics to 14 points in the first half.

   Throughout the second quarter, Pierce scored 6 points and 5 assists, leading the Celtics to 29 points!

  Although the Trail Blazers scored 15 points in the second half of the second quarter, they were also beaten by the Celtics 29-24.

   After halftime, the Celtics chased the score to 50-54, reducing the difference to 4 points!

After halftime, Liu Xiu scored 19 points, while Pierce scored 21 points.

  …

  The inside star leads the team steadily.

   The probability of an outside star leading the team to break out is high.

  Pierce was **** tonight!

After returning from halftime, Randolph and Liu Xiu cooperated and led the Blazers and Celtics for a few minutes.

  The Celtics relied on Pierce's sudden point threat, Ricky Davis received the ball, and the Blazers hardened.

   After a 13-13 half-quarter, the score was 63-67.

   Randolph soared for half a quarter and was replaced. The Blazers replaced the combination of Momoko, Liu Xiu, Miles, Harrington, and McDyess, which was light and agile, making it easier to attack.

  The Celtics sent a combination of Ricky Davis, Velshenko, Pierce, Walter McCarty, and Chris Mim.

In this lineup of the Blazers, Harrington is the tactical core, Momonga is the main point of attack, Liu Xiu is the first point of contact, Miles cuts the threat, and McDyess catches and shoots from the long-range.

   The Blazers have a very reasonable lineup, and they have played tactics a few times, but Momomoko's outside shot is really hard tonight, so he chose to break through to compress the opponent's defense.

   Momonga has a good choice. After most of the season, he is already a qualified sixth man. It is time to take the lead. When in trouble, he is very decisive.

When the    ball comes out, it's up to Harrington to handle the assignment, and the necessary singles.

   But he encountered Pierce's hard-charging defense and stopped...

  The panacea, it means not strong enough!

  Harrington had a hard time hitting an old Witherspoon.

  When you need any type of player, you can think of Harrington, he can even run the ball like a shooting guard, shoot, drive and finish.

   But with his strength, you can only expect him to play like that, you can't expect him to do it.

  It is impossible to compare Harrington to Anthony Walker and Lamar Odom, the so-called jack-of-all-trades.

   Harrington and these two are not at the same level at all. After the two rookie contracts are over, they get a max salary, and Harrington is only a four-year middle-class contract.

   Harrington broke through the iron in a singles, missed a pass in a stop, and was stole by Pierce...

   Although he is a player of the same class, Pierce has much richer game experience than Harrington. In two minutes, Harrington only got 1 iron, 1 rebound and 1 mistake!

   At 8 minutes and 08 seconds of the third quarter, the score was tied at 67!

   fell into a positional battle, the Celtics finally shot hard, and Liu Xiu protected the defensive rebound.

   When the Blazers attacked, after the ball was rotated, it came to Liu Xiu, who was in the low post on the left.

  Liu Xiu was in a hurry. Facing Vilshenko's defense, he chose to rely on hitting and bumped into it...

   In a panic, he subconsciously used Tieshan's forceful posture, knocking Vilshenko over directly.

   The referee blows his whistle and makes a boxing move.

   Hit people with the ball!

   Liu Xiu reacted immediately, this move he hasn't improved yet, it's not a basketball move.

  The big screen gave a slow-motion playback. When Liu Xiu hit it, his left leg stretched into Vilshenko's legs, hitting the inner thigh of Vilshenko, and his left arm also opened.

   This is definitely a foul.

   Blazers call timeout!

   Vilshenko was helped up by his teammates, and he was very excited to high-five with his teammates.

   In terms of results, he has made great contributions in defense this time, and is expected to overtake the score!

   Vilshenko, who was high-fiving with his teammates, was startled when he saw Liu Xiu walking towards him.

  The Celtics players also turned their attention to Liu Xiu.

   "Sorry, are you okay? Do you want to check it? Last time I bumped into someone and accidentally broke his ribs..."

   "Huh?" Velshenko was stunned for a moment, then patted his abdomen and legs, the pain had eased, and replied, "It's okay, you don't need to care."

   Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to his bench.

Pierce on the side of    felt that this warden was really special, but he hated it even more.

   It doesn't matter if he looks good and looks like a villain, but there is still such a side, and it won't be popular among fans?

   Mainly to please those female fans!

On the Blazers bench, I was thinking of letting Raheem try when we have a clear lead, otherwise we can wait until the next game. This, Maurice Cheeks discussed with Raheem before the game started. .

   But now, it's time to break the plan.

  Randolph must continue to rest, but he needs a really strong player to help Liu Xiu, so that Liu Xiu can drive the team's offense.

  Morris-Cheeks chose to give it a try.

  Rahim excitedly took off his training suit and finally got the chance to play!

  …

On Pierce's side, after discussing with the coach and teammates how to play in the next time, he must play an advantage before Randolph is replaced on the opposite side. If there is not much lead to return to the starting lineup and play in the fourth quarter, the pressure is very high. .

  Suddenly, there were violent cheers from the scene.

   Pierce looked around, focusing on Raheem.

  Take off your training clothes!

  The two are also old acquaintances. Both of them are the geniuses who graduated from high school in 1995.

   "Isn't this guy injured? Playing with an injury? It's unreasonable! It's not injured, so why not use it in front?"

  Pierce has a question mark in his head.

   On the other hand, Celtics coach John Carroll quickly figured out what the other side was doing—the same way the Cavaliers sold Ricky Davis.

   It's just that the Blazers have done more than the Cavaliers.

   The head coaches under the rich bosses are all so rich, the water dispenser administrator of 13.5 million dollars...

The Trail Blazers have done similar things. In the summer of 2000, the Trail Blazers traded back Sean Kemp. Although Kemp was out of business, he was still able to play in the 1999-00 season even if he was dragged with fat. The average performance was 17+8, and then Mike Dunleavy didn't like Kemp and felt that Kemp's arrival would ruin the team's ethos. .

   Waited until Maurice Cheeks came on stage and tried it for a year. He suggested that the team buy out Sean Kemp.

   It won't cut the salaries the Blazers pay, or the luxury tax, or even free up cap space, but Paul Allen agreed.

   Because Kemp affects not only the team ethos, but also the attitude of other players, which is unacceptable to Maurice Cheeks.

   Pause back.

  The Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Miles, Raheem, and Dale Davis.

  The Celtics sent a combination of Ricky Davis, Velshenko, Pierce, Walter McCarty, and Mark Blunt.

  The game continues, the Celtics attack.

   Pierce calmed down the mood swings caused by the sudden appearance of the injured Raheem.

   Entered the state of organization and attack. Pierce was promoted to improve after the absence of his big brother, Anthony Walker.

   Pierce scored Virshenko's singles, Vilshenko made a direct pass, and Ricky Davis cut the ball from the bottom line and made a layup against Dale Davis' defense.

  Ricky Davis' impact is quite ferocious!

  69 to 67, the Celtics overtake by 2 points!

   This is the first time the Celtics have taken the lead since the start of the game!

   Offense and defense transition, the Blazers attack.

  Liu Xiu held the ball, faced the defense of Ricky Davis, changed direction in front of the body, quickly pulled horizontally, and made a breakthrough!

  Ricky Davis was not discouraged when he was passed. He was used to it. He turned around and chased at the first time.

   But blocked by Miles!

With Miles or McDyess around, Liu Xiu's singles breakthrough effect is always better. The two have done a great job of taking the initiative to pick and roll. The main reason is that after McDyess joined, Miles has learned a lot. He is talented in this area. it is good.

   Liu Xiu burst into close range, and the Celtics players took it back, but they didn't stick closely, covering Liu Xiu's shot space.

  The strong team in the Eastern Conference finals two years ago, some things on the defensive end are still there.

Liu Xiu scored the free throw line defense, Raheem cut in the middle to receive the ball, Pierce switched the defense in place, Raheem took the initiative to stick to Pierce, his beautiful back turned around Pierce, went straight to the basket, Mark Blunt took the opportunity to make up Yes, but it was useless. Raheem took off under Mark Blunt's stick guard, pulled the bar for a layup... in!

   And, the referee whistle sounded!

  Mark Blunt blocked the foul, and Raheem's goal was effective and he was fined!

   In the cheers of the fans on the scene, Rahim made a free throw, the score was 70 to 69, and the Blazers took the lead again!

  Pierce: You XXXXXXX... You said you couldn't fight because of the injury?

   (end of this chapter)