Chapter 996 996. Narrow victory in the first battle! (4000 words)

After playing for 45 minutes, as the main ball carrier, the Blazers made the most passes and only made 3 turnovers.

This was difficult for Liu Xiu to do last season.

Liu Xiu's gesture of making great strides forward in many aspects simultaneously made Nash numb.

In two years' time, when this guy reaches the peak of his technical and physical fitness, will there still be any shortcomings?

This guy even improves defensively every year!

The judgment of the situation is also becoming more mature!

If Liu Xiu fires unlimitedly tonight, with Laga Bell on the outside and O'Neal on the inside, attacking from the front... Nash feels that they have already secured the victory.

But Liu Xiu chose to play chance ball, giving the ball to his teammates regardless of whether they shot well or not, allowing his teammates to make bold shots and find the touch. Only then did Luwei explode in the third quarter and blossomed more in the final quarter.

Nash was impressed by Liu Xiu's choice this time when he was targeted defensively and his teammates took open shots.

During the preparation time before overtime, Son of the Wind and Little Overlord were standing on the sidelines with their arms akimbo. Terry Porter did not bother them and replaced Barbosa, Laga Bell and Diaw.

On the other side, the Trail Blazers replaced Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Korver, Randolph, and Chris Anderson.

Soon, overtime began. The Bully beat the Birds to win the jump ball, and the Suns took the lead.

I didn't expect the Suns to be able to push the Trail Blazers to that level.

James' defensive performance tonight was more than stellar!

The Cavaliers already have one of the top five defenses in the league. When James, the core of their forward defense, defends, they are on par with the Bulls from the defensive end alone!

But the Cavaliers can only score points at Larry Hughes and Big Z. The former scored 16 points and the latter scored 18 points, which was really not enough.

Yao Ming only played 28 minutes, while Howard played 46 minutes. The two minutes Howard took a rest was when Yao Ming was on the court. That is, the two men worked at staggered times for 20 minutes. In these 20 minutes, Howard scored 20 free throws.

8 of 20 free throws...

Liu Xiu received the ball and rushed forward at full speed!

He went to the free throw line to grab the ball, European-stepped to avoid the defense, nimbly and quickly entered the paint, took off and put the basket up to score two points.

Hinrich had 15 points and 6 assists, and Pierce had 17 points.

"Four unlike:...1 win, 0 losses..."

Yao Ming asked: "Then what will you choose to do next time you play against the Magic?"

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Kobe made 16 of 25 shots, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 46 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.

If you want to watch a duel, yes!

This guy’s recovery ability is simply inhuman!

He looked at Liu Xiu opposite him who was drinking vegetable juice, and he finally understood why Kobe, who was physically stronger than him, could be vomited by this guy even though his physical strength was not inferior to his.

Liu Xiu made 4 of 7 shots in overtime, including 1 of 1 free throw, plus Randolph scored a tip-in.

Diaw stepped out to cover the defense, Liu Xiu took the initiative to get closer, knocked Diaw away with a back-up move, then turned around and rushed inside, taking off! The little bully couldn't dodge, Liu Xiu rode the little bully and smashed the ball into the basket!

The referee did not give a whistle, Liu Xiu turned around and retreated after landing.

Nash scored another long two-pointer after a pick-and-roll.

Nash scored 7 points on 3 of 3 shots, the Bully scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots, and the Suns scored 11 points in overtime!

On the other side, Liu Xiu was also flanked after scoring two goals in the beginning, but this time he chose to break out! Break into death!

O'Neal couldn't move anymore, and he couldn't reach out to interfere while standing under the basket to protect the frame. At this time, Liu Xiu's breakthrough was the Blazers' strongest offensive method!

91 to 72, the Pistons defeated the Magic.

This time he scored 52 points. In addition to winning, his number of 50+ points in a single game also tied with Iverson, and tied for the first place among active players in the number of 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs!

He didn't remember this record, but it was posted on the big screen.

11 to 11, the Trail Blazers and the Suns tied in overtime! The referees continued to work overtime!

The referee blew the whistle to enter the break. Nash put his hands on his knees and made 12 of 21 shots, including 6 of 10 three-pointers. In addition, he scored 35 points and 10 assists on 5 of 7 free throws. He felt like he was going to be useless.

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The defending champion lost the first game of the playoffs and was embarrassed.

The hunting time begins!

The Bully's performance plummeted due to the impact of physical strength. His playing time was actually okay. It only lasted 40 minutes including the first overtime. But he has never been a physical strongman. Like O'Neal, he played in the playoffs for 5 consecutive years during his peak period.

Average playing time of more than 40 minutes per game can kill a bully.

James made 2 of 18 shots, including 0 of 6 three-pointers, plus 8 of 12 free throws. He only scored 12 points, but he had 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks!

Such a defense can be played under the current rules. If the defensive rules before 2004 were used, it would become a nightmare for the league.

But this is not important tonight. He scored 28 points and 8 assists in regular time. Nash, who had just made a three-pointer, hit another long two-pointer, raising his score to 33 points!

In the final game between the Lakers and the Nuggets, Iverson scored 38 points and Anthony scored 37 points. The two scored 75 points together, leading the Nuggets to 119 points. The offensive efficiency was astonishingly high.

However, the most popular thing after the game was the game between the Trail Blazers and the Suns that received the least attention at the beginning!

In double overtime, Liu Xiu scored 52 points in a single game, Nash had 42 points and 10 assists, O'Neal had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks...

At 10:58 pm, the final whistle sounded.

The Suns don't have Finley to shoulder the opponent's main defense on the outside.

After resting for more than ten minutes, O'Neal could no longer move.

In the past, when the Suns were playing run-and-gun, the two teams also played overtime, but at that time the game was played so fast that Nash didn't feel it at all.

In overtime, Nash's team took 9 shots and only scored two goals. Nash made 2 of 5 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 7 points.

Although you may not necessarily choose the talent of ‘Child of the Wind’, if you lose the opportunity to get the reward of ‘Required Talent Fragments -1’ in the first game, it will be really uncomfortable at the moment.

Only Nash was left holding on.

Howard made 4 of 14 shots from the field, plus 8 of 22 free throws, scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks. The Magic's offense collapsed and the team only scored 72 points.

After advancing to the frontcourt, facing Laga Bell's defense, Liu Xiu's excellent rhythm and acceleration like the beginning of the game changed his direction and passed Laga Bell!

After chatting with Yao Ming for a while, Liu Xiu hung up the phone, isolated himself from outside news, and practiced an additional 200 three-point training tasks before going home.

Only three players from the Bulls scored in double figures. Garnett made 13 of 22 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks.

118 to 111, the Trail Blazers defeated the Suns in double overtime and defended their first home court!

"...overall rating S..."

The game between the Pistons and the Magic is a game where beasts doubt their lives.

But for the Lakers, Deron had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Odom had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Fisher had 5 points and 3 assists, Wang Zhizhi had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Luke Walton had 6 points and 5 assists.

, Frye had 10 points and 2 assists, Joe Smith had 8 points and 2 assists... The Lakers had 10 players, 9 of whom scored 32 assists together, and the other lone wolf only sent 1 assist.

With Yao Ming on the court, Howard made 1 of 5 shots in isolation, 2 of 9 overall shots, plus 0 of 2 free throws, scoring 4 points.

Before the playoffs started, people thought this series would be the least suspenseful among the eight series.

On the other side, Liu Xiu performed even better in the second overtime than in the first overtime!

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Making 20 of 31 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 10 of 11 free throws, Liu Xiu played 55 minutes and scored 52 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks!

MVP showdown!

The two MVPs kept responding to the ball!

Then the Trail Blazers began to double attack Nash. Two pitchers, Laga Bell and Barbosa, made 0 of 3 shots in overtime. However, the Bully took an extra point and scored a mid-range shot. He cut in to eat the cake and got 4

point.

For the Pistons, Yao Ming had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Billups had 12 points and 8 assists, Carter had 17 points, Mark Hill had 12 points, James Jones had 10 points, and Ben Wallace had 5 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.

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O'Neal and the Bully came on the court together, and they didn't even need the ball. They stood on the edge of the three-second zone on the offensive end and couldn't get any offensive rebounds.

In this positional battle, for the first time in his career, he felt the difference in physical strength!

Kwame Brown, who only played 1 minute in the last overtime, started the second overtime and won the jump ball by defeating O'Neal, who seemed more tired than he was at the end of regular time.

Liu Xiu put aside his distracting thoughts and chose to do it by himself, suddenly hitting the throw from close range!

The fans at the scene burst into cheers.

Except for Kwame Brown's missed tip-in, Liu Xiu took all the Trail Blazers' shots in the second overtime, making 6 of 8 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws. Liu Xiu beat the Suns alone.

14 to 7!

After the game, Liu Xiu was prompted by the system and almost lost the best reward in this mission.

Nash wanted to rest for another two minutes, but the second overtime started as scheduled.
To be continued...