Chapter 461 461. The third person in service!

Bibby guessed correctly. The Trail Blazers sent Liu Xiu to guard him in order to create more rest time for Payton and reserve physical strength for the playoffs.

But this is not the main purpose. The main purpose is to make the back line's task of defending the opponent's attack arrows alone, and transition from Payton to Liu Xiu.

Payton is already at this age and is not physically strong enough. The time to maintain efficiency in the playoffs will be shorter. It is a matter of time to decline sooner or later. It has been less than two years since he retired. Liu Xiu has shown the potential of an offense and defense. It is imperative to go too far from Payton to Liu Xiu on the back line, and it is better to go sooner than later.

It just so happened that Payton could not defend Bibi now. The last time the Trail Blazers lost to the Kings 4 points last time, Payton had to take the blame. In the 23 minutes he defended Bibi that night, Bibi scored 19 points and 7 assists. Bibi played for 40 minutes that night and scored a total of 28 points and 10 assists.

When he was young, Payton defended Bibi very well, but as he grew older, his speed and confrontation declined, he could not defend himself in the past two years.

Moreover, Payton, who was still at his peak, always bullied the white-looking Bibi. Now Payton is old. Bibi has met Payton and has hit him every time. He has played 6 times in two years. Bibi scored more than 17 points in these 6 games, including 20+ and 20+.

Since that's the case, let Liu Xiu go directly to prevent Bibi and start changing now.

This time the start of the trial, the effect surprised the Trail Blazers coaching staff! Payton was both surprised and healed...

In the next few rounds, the Trail Blazers were not in a hurry and continued to test slowly on both offense and defense.

In terms of defense, although Liu Xiu was surprised, he did not have blind confidence and was cautious in defense.

It is impossible to lock Bibi. After Bibi no longer underestimates Liu Xiu's defense, Liu Xiu cannot completely defend herself like in the first round, but the method of defending Bibi from Payton is correct, stick and stick, don't stretch out your hands to avoid being fouled, and you can give Bibi very clear restrictions. Of course, this is not simple. Payton's defense Bibi can no longer do these simple things, but Liu Xiu can!

Focusing on improving the defensive effect of the ball-control core, the Trail Blazers also did better than they did in the last matchup.

The extra-law madman spared no effort to chase Peja, Kwame Brown's close range and the basket protection, Payton's wing assisted defense and supplementary defense... Each point has made obvious progress compared to the last match, and the restrictions on the Kings' offense have been put into play, which has a qualitative improvement compared to the last match!

Under the leadership of Liu Xiu, the Trail Blazers successfully restricted the Kings' offense in the first quarter, defending the Kings to only score 22 points in a single quarter!

The Kings were mentally prepared for the restricted offense. They expected that the Trail Blazers would definitely start from the defensive end when they fought again. Everyone was a regular player in the playoffs. The Kings didn't want to attack like they did last time. It was too unstable. They also came to fight in positions. Although the person who led the defense was Liu Xiu, not Payton or the extrajudicial madman, they were a little surprised, but the prediction was the right prediction.

However, the Kings play the defensive style of position war and grind. Their scoring is also the scoring that should be achieved when fighting war and grind, but the opponent is not!

The Trail Blazers' style of playing is also a way to play against the battlefield and defensive, but the scoring is only possible for offensive basketball!

Randolph was like a chicken-blooded job tonight, doing very well in singles and robberies. He scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the first quarter.

Just let it go alone, but Liu Xiu was even more violent in the first quarter!

After hitting a tip-in at the beginning, Liu Xiu made two more mid-range shots in the 9 minutes of the first quarter, one counterattack layup, and one empty cut caused two free throws to make a foul. He scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in a single quarter!

They all play defensively, with the Kings 22 points in a single quarter and the Trail Blazers 29 points in a single quarter!

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For the Kings, what was terrible after the first quarter was not that they were 7 points behind, but that they had tried their best and were still so much behind.

Liu Xiu is in such a good condition!

The Kings have made targeted preparations for Liu Xiu's super stability in the second half of the season, but they still couldn't defend themselves! They are always a little bit short!

Liu Xiu not only has a good personal condition, but also makes use of Randolph's life-like snatch. The Kings really have no choice but to do so when Adelman rests in the first quarter.

In this case, the team members can only adjust independently.

Bibi's command ability is still good, but in this regard, the gap between him and Liu Xiubi is quite obvious. Bibi only has leadership ability, and Liu Xiu is called a natural commander.

The lineup has the advantage, the back-to-back disadvantages are maximized and the tactical response is more effective... The Trail Blazers, which have the advantages of the multi-faceted Trail Blazers continue to work hard in the second quarter and continue to widen the gap!

At 11 minutes and 47 seconds in the second quarter, Liu Xiu seized the opportunity to catch the ball around the bottom line of the pile and turn around and make a mid-range shot, helping the Trail Blazers widen the gap to 16 points, leading 58 to 42!

The Kings' last attack in the first half was Kenny Thomas' foul, causing two free throws, narrowing the gap by one, but the Trail Blazers still led the Kings 58-43 to 15 points into the break.

After halftime, Bibi was very frustrated.

Although his ability to adjust independently is not as good as Liu Xiu, it is not bad. It is the point he wants to use. Liu Xiu played for 10 minutes in the second quarter.

Bibi was wondering - why did Liu Xiu not be slut at all when he beat them?

When playing against the Spurs and the Suns, Liu Xiu was often like a real 13th pick in the first round, and he didn't need to paddle the boat.

But tonight, Liu Xiu was just not in a bad mood. His condition was better than when he played against the Spurs and the Suns, but he just chose to play steadily.

The Kings cut off singles players and did a good job of passing the ball, Liu Xiu played without the ball, ran to the position and passed the ball, and received the pot...

If you are defending three-pointers, Liu Xiu will not shoot three-pointers, find mid-range, find opportunities to cut and grab.

The Kings' three-point defense against Liu Xiu is also very interesting. The strength of defending Liu Xiu's three-point defense is the same as the Supersonics' lightning protection against Allen, the Pacers' lightning protection against Reggie Miller, and the Grizzlies' mike Mike Miller... At the same intensity, Liu Xiu's outside running restraint is the same as the top pitcher.

The Kings are also desperate and helpless in this regard. Every time Liu Xiu hits them, his three-pointers are stronger than usual!

The Kings cannot completely limit Liu Xiu's style of playing. Liu Xiu made 6 mobile phones in the second quarter, made 5 successful moves, made 3 of 5 shots, including 1 of 1 of 3-pointers, and another three-point shot was fouled and 3 free throws, and 10 points in a single quarter!

After the half, Liu Xiu made 7 of 12 shots and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block!

Not to mention the Kings, even the Trail Blazers did not expect Liu Xiu to be so fierce tonight, but everyone is already familiar with the attack on the rampage warden.

The Trail Blazers will naturally continue their successful playing style. In the second half, the Trail Blazers will continue their previous playing style and play steadily.

The Kings regained their momentum during the half-time break, and launched a fierce counterattack in the third quarter, and their mentality entered the forward mode... That is, after the break-up mode, Peja started to soar again in the third quarter, 14 points in a single quarter, helping the Kings score 31 points in a single quarter!

Peja showed the characteristics of top pitchers raising their strength limits to the fullest!

However, the Trail Blazers, which played steadily, relied on the 7-point and 2 assists of Little Flying Squirrels, Liu Xiu's 4-point and 4 assists, Kwame Brown scored 6-point and 3 rebounds, and scored 27 points in a single quarter. Although he was at a disadvantage in this quarter, the double-digit lead maintained. After the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Kings 85-74 11 points.

Although I don’t know what the result will be if I take the radical route in this quarter, the Trail Blazers feel that the situation is not bad now!

It can be clearly seen that at the beginning of the third quarter, the Kings' counterattack was very fierce, but in the second half of the third quarter, the Kings were unable to narrow the gap to within 10 points in the face of the steady-state Trail Blazers, and they had already started to get impatient.

Sure enough, after returning from the break between the festival, Liu Xiu found an opportunity in the first round. He received the ball on the right side of the free throw line and turned around and rushed into the inside line. The breakthrough line was smooth. He entered the three-second zone, and Brad Miller was only in place. Liu Xiu jumped and hit the ball into the basket with one hand! The referee whistle sounded, the goal was valid, and he had to add free throws!

Liu Xiu was punished and also promoted!

Liu Xiu saw this ball, and the Kings' defense was in chaos! The Kings had been insisting on locking his three-pointer, but now it is gone! To put it further, the Kings' defense has lost its continuity.

Liu Xiu made a quick decision and adjusted his playing style, and began to increase the ball-holding attack. After defending, he tried to counterattack more.

This decision was correct! This time, the 2+1 dunk opened up Liu Xiu's personal offensive frenzy in the last quarter!

At 1 minute and 9 seconds in the last quarter, Liu Xiu scored three points with the cover, and the touch was very good, and he entered! His personal score increased to 30 points!

In the last quarter, Liu Xiu received the ball from the left side of the free throw line and made a jump shot, increasing his score to 32 points.

The game reached 6 minutes and 08 seconds and entered the official timeout. Before the timeout, Liu Xiu first used the cover to catch Xiao Feishui on the wing, and made a three-pointer from the right side line. Xiao Feishui attacked and counterattacked. Liu Xiu followed up to catch the ball and Bibi, who came back from retreating, made a layup and caused a foul, stopping the Kings!

Originally, the score difference was only 14 points, and the Kings still had hope, but Liu Xiu's 5-0 wave widened the score difference to 19 points, and Liu Xiu also had extra free throws. With Liu Xiu's consistent free throw head, it was equivalent to a 20-point difference!

The Kings are desperate from coach to players!

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Liu Xiu really wants to say to Adelman: Thank you, because of you...

If Adelman called a timeout surrender when the score difference reached 17 points, Liu Xiu might have been replaced at that time.

If Adelman waited for Liu Xiu to finish the free throw and then called for a timeout, and when the timeout came back, Liu Xiu might not have been on the way again.

But Adelman immediately called a timeout after Liu Xiu threw the ball into it and received a extra penalty.

After the timeout, Liu Xiu made a penalty and increased his personal score to 38 points.

The Kings had already replaced Peja and Brad Miller at this time, and only Bibi was left on the court. The difference between 20 points and points is about to surrender.

But the warden continued to enter the mode of daring to fight and fighting.

In the next round, Liu Xiu received the ball from a high position, turned around and broke into a close range, and made a layup with a board and made a layup!

With 14 of 26 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers and 10 of 10 free throws, Liu Xiu won the 13th single game of 40+ this season!

Liu Xiu surpassed McGrady's 12 single games in 2002-03 season, and scored 40+ in a single game in a single season, and was third in active service!
Chapter completed!