I am the Warden Chapter 37: Targeted sniping!
The flying squirrel in the preseason and the first half of the opening game was so annoying that everyone saw it.
It was purely Little Flying Squirrel's own fault. Putting aside his drug use and alcoholism off the field, his mentality of treating everyone as an enemy is really disgusting.
But the little flying squirrel who is in a good mood and has an attitude of "God is the boss and I am the second" always makes people smile, as if they are seeing the little flying squirrel in his rookie season who was not afraid of Jordan and defeated the Bulls with 72 wins.
Liu Xiu nodded and said to the little flying squirrel: "Defeat them, what a good idea, you go first, I'll cheer for you!"
"I'm a substitute, let them go first. I'm responsible for dealing with their substitutes." The little flying squirrel decisively ignored it.
But would this be difficult for Liu Xiu?
"What? Damon, have you been abandoned by the team? Oh my god, that's too bad. The best rookie of the 95th class was abandoned at the age of 30. This is big news!"
Immediately, Liu Xiu received a notification that the little flying squirrel had been cured.
The little flying squirrel roared: "I volunteered to be a substitute! And I was standing there with you just now, why are you pretending not to see it!"
"There's still a big difference between 6-foot-4 and 5-foot-10."
"You're 6'4" and I ate the floor!"
"The Western Conference Finals floor? Someone will fight you to the death."
"ah?"
"Ahem, it's okay. I don't have it today, but wait, when we play the Heat, I will have it."
"???"
…
At 7:58 p.m., the game was about to begin. Seeing the starting lineups of both teams coming on the court, the fans at the scene booed again.
The Trail Blazers players are used to it. Whenever something big happened to them in the past two seasons, they received this kind of treatment, it was just particularly fierce.
But the Kings really can't get used to it.
They have seen fans in a stadium cheering for all players indiscriminately, but it is really rare to see all fans booing everyone on the field indiscriminately.
The Trail Blazers sent out a starting lineup of Jeff McGinnis, Reuben Patterson, Wesley Person, Randolph and Rasheed Wallace.
Based on the lineup, Travis Outlaw was placed on the bench.
This lineup is a pure positional warfare lineup.
The Kings sent out the starting combination of Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja, Brad Miller and Divac.
Chris Webber's knee injury recurred and worsened in Game 2 of the second round of the playoffs last season, and he missed the rest of the game. The Kings were eventually eliminated by the Mavericks 3-4. He underwent minimally invasive surgery after the season and may be out for this season.
However, even without Webber, the Kings are still strong!
Since the start of the new season, the Timberwolves have emerged as a dark horse, the Lakers' F4 is dazzling, and the Spurs remain stable, but the first in the league is the Kings with 5 wins!
After the game started, Liu Xiu sat on the sidelines, watching the game while looking at the opponent's player detection report.
"Mike Bibby, 25 years old, 185 cm, 86 kg, PG, ability rating 85, offense 89, defense 73, passing ability 82..."
"Doug Christie, 33 years old, 198 cm, 93 kg, SG/SF, ability rating 84, offense 79, defense 93..."
"Peja Stojakovic, 26 years old, 208 cm, 103 kg, SF/SG, ability rating 87, offense 94, defense 77... played in 5 games, averaging 26.2 points per game..."
"Brad Miller, 27 years old, 211 cm, 111 kg, C/PF, ability rating 87, offense 75, defense 88, passing ability 86... played in 5 games, averaging 15 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists..."
"Vlade Divac, 35 years old, 216 cm, 110 kg, C, ability rating 80..."
These five starters are so strong!
Brad Miller's joining is certainly not as strong as Webber, but his playing style fits perfectly with the Princeton system. He joined the team seamlessly and greatly compensated for the impact of Webber's absence.
On the court, the Trail Blazers were suppressed from the start.
Although the Kings' lineup does not have a superstar with an ability rating of over 90, the worst player is Divac, who is at an excellent level.
The playing styles fit, the cooperation is tacit, the tactics are suitable... and, although there are no superstars, Peja's scoring ability is at the superstar level; Doug Christie, who was ranked first in the defense last season, continued his form this season and can be regarded as a superstar on the defensive end.
The Trail Blazers played well on offense. They finally had all their players together. Randolph rushed hard and Rasheed Wallace made a mid-range shot. They scored 9 points in 3 and a half minutes.
But! The Kings, who had everything they wanted, beat the Trail Blazers 13 to 9 in the first 3 and a half minutes!
The Trail Blazers called a timeout!
"Damon..."
Maurice Cheeks called the flying squirrel's name.
The little flying mouse stood up excitedly and said to Liu Xiu: "Look at me, I'm going to beat them up!"
Haha, you just said you would only play as the opponent's substitute, but when it was your turn to play, you became arrogant.
Liu Xiu chose to ignore it this time, and immediately, 28 healing points were credited to his account.
Liu Xiu tried hard to think about whether he could get some more...
"Jace, you too! You and Damon go together!"
"Healing value +99, from Damon Stoudemire."
Liu Xiu was stunned by the voice of Morris Cheeks's order and the system prompt.
It wasn't that Little Flying Mouse wasn't happy to go up with Liu Xiu. He had just boasted that he was going to go up, and when he heard this arrangement, he felt like a fool...
At this time, another system prompt came.
"The host's return has caused strong rejection from the fans at the Rose Garden Arena... Mission: I am the Warden triggers."
"I am the warden: Goal: Play a performance that will make the fans cheer. Reward: 1 draw."
"Nidayo! Why is the opponent the Kings? Can't we change teams? The opponent is the Kings!"
…
Walking onto the court with pain in the balls.
The moment he stepped onto the court, Liu Xiu received a prompt triggered by the "Great Magician".
Teammate, the one copied is still Randolph, his strongest point.
The opponent...of course it's Peja.
"Peja Stojakovic, the system has determined that the host has a 33% match with him. The host has successfully copied his characteristics and transformed his talent: fixed-point sniping."
"Great Magician: Game Status. Copy Object: Teammate: Zach Randolph, good at technical conversion talent... Opponent: Peja Stojakovic, playing style conversion talent: fixed-point sniping, bonus: When the host receives the ball and shoots at a fixed point from mid-range or long-range, he will always be in a hot hand state; when the adjustment time for a fixed-point shot reaches two seconds, if the host's mid-range or three-point shooting ability is lower than the excellent level (80), it will be raised to the excellent level (80)."
Liu Xiu was shouting "Oh shit" in his heart, but when he heard the referee's whistle, he immediately entered the game state.
The Trail Blazers fielded a combination of Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace.
The Kings did not make any substitutions, and the combination of Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja, Brad Miller and Divac continued to play.
After the timeout, the Trail Blazers attacked, serving from the center line, and Liu Xiu received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
As a player with excellent offensive awareness, Liu Xiu can easily see that the opponent's defense is very strong and special - based on the zone coordination defense of the double towers.
Decisively, Liu Xiu first gave the ball to the flying squirrel, letting the flying squirrel try it out.
In the starting lineup, the Trail Blazers' outside players were basically out of action.
The little flying squirrel has become a qualified tool man and was very satisfied with receiving the ball - this kid knows how to deal with things on the court and doesn't stick to the ball!
After Liu Xiu passed the ball, he cut into the middle... As soon as he cut in, he knew that this cut was ineffective.
The Flying Squirrel is already playing one-on-one on the outside. Liu Xiu moves to a position one step inside the right corner. He is relatively better at mid-range shots in the lower line area.
On the Flying Squirrel's side, his outside shot was blocked by Doug Christie's solid defense. Although Doug Christie is not that fast and is only 33 years old, he has excellent footwork and a strong predictive ability... The Flying Squirrel dived into the Kings' double-team at the free throw line.
The Kings' zone double team was great! It was a completely different feel from the Pistons.
The little flying squirrel looked around and found only one teammate who could receive the ball, so he quickly passed it to him.
The player who received the ball was Liu Xiu, who was at the two-point position on the right baseline!
When Liu Xiu received the ball, there was booing from the audience, but not as loud as when he just came on the court!
As Liu Xiu said, the fans actually think very simply, especially those who spend money. They just want to win the game. It’s a simple and plain idea.
Bibby has retreated close to the three-second zone.
The Kings still consider themselves a top team, and of course their record is also the best in the league. They will make full preparations for the game as much as possible.
Liu Xiu, the rookie who became famous through fighting, has also been specially studied by the Kings.
It’s confirmed. He has strong lethality when breaking into the inside and has good lethality when cutting in, but his shooting is just average.
So, after Liu Xiu received the ball at the baseline for a two-point shot, he adjusted for more than two seconds, but Bibby was still guarding the position half a step outside the right side of the three-second zone!
Liu Xiu adjusted himself, took off, and shot a long two-pointer...
"Talent: Spot sniping is triggered. The host's mid-range spot jump shot ability is increased to 80..."
"Talent: Spot sniping is triggered. The host is in hot form for this mid-range spot shot..."
At the moment of shooting, Liu Xiu had a feeling he had never had before. The shooting felt smoother than ever before, and it felt like he was truly in control of the direction of the ball...
Mid-range shot made!
11 to 13, the Trail Blazers narrowed the gap to 2 points.
Actually got in!
The Kings didn't care too much about it. O'Neal could still score a long two-pointer in 180 games, not to mention he was a guard. The Kings' scouting report wrote that Liu Xiu didn't have no shots, but his shooting was not good.
The Kings' offense was still sharp, and the Trail Blazers' defense became weaker. Randolph and Rasheed Wallace did a good job defending the basket, but everyone on the Kings had a shot. Brad Miller received the ball at the free throw line and made a jump shot!
In the offense-defense transition, Liu Xiu received the serve and advanced across half court before passing it to the Flying Squirrel, who then ran directly to a position one meter inside the three-point line in the right corner.
The opportunity has come again...
Liu Xiu was still adjusting slowly after receiving the ball. Bibby saw this and firmly believed that Liu Xiu's goal was to get close to him and then take the opportunity to break through.
So Bibby just won’t stick it on!
So Liu Xiu adjusted for 3 seconds and shot again... and it went in again!
13 to 15, the difference was narrowed to two points again!
It was the Kings' turn to attack again, but this time they missed the three-pointer.
In the Trail Blazers' next attack, Liu Xiu was in position, but the Flying Squirrel had no angle to pass the ball, so he threw it to Tianzun. Tianzun's two-point shot was interfered by Peja who had moved into position, and he missed!
Divac protected the defensive rebound.
It was the Kings' turn to attack, and Bibby's chance came. He received the ball and took a step back. With the Flying Squirrel in place to defend, he hit a three-pointer from the left side of the top arc!
When the Trail Blazers attacked, the little flying squirrel was in a miserable state...
Unlike the Pistons' single defense inside and outside the court + Big Ben's tandem defense + Big Ben's help defense, the Kings' zone double-teaming is particularly unfriendly to the Flying Squirrel!
The individual defensive abilities of the Kings' players are much worse than those of the Pistons, but! Peja and Bibby's defense is only at a good level, and they are still supported by the team. But in the Kings' defense, they don't need to do much, just some functional roles. As long as they have a good defensive performance, it's enough!
The Kings have the advantage in both offense and defense! The flying squirrel is blocked outside the free throw line!
If he has to break through, the possibility of mistakes is very high, and the opponent has twin towers. Don't look at Divac's age. He can still get a two-year middle-class contract totaling 10 million from the Lakers after this season. He is good at contracting and expanding, helping defense, and low-post single defense.
The little flying squirrel searched for his teammates...still in that direction.
This time Liu Xiu received the ball and retreated to the bottom corner...
Catch the ball and shoot three-pointer...hit!
Got in again?
What good luck!
The fans at the scene were surprised!
The Kings also felt that Liu Xiu was very lucky and scored again.
But this was not something the Kings were afraid of. They were surprised by Liu Xiu's luck and immediately launched an attack.
After five consecutive wins at the start and ranking first in the league, the Kings were full of confidence and did not take this small accident seriously.
When the Kings attacked, Divac assisted from the high post, Brad Miller cut into the left side of the three-second zone and passed the ball. Doug Christie moved to the right side of the free throw line, received the ball and made a jump shot facing the Flying Squirrel... and it hit!
20 points!
After half a quarter, the Kings' score increased to 20 points!
However, the Trail Blazers did not call a timeout! They continued to attack!
The Flying Squirrel held the ball at the top of the arc and continued to break through to attract the defense.
The adjustment in the playing style of the Little Flying Squirrel starting in the second half of the opening game is a new point of the Trail Blazers that makes the Kings wary. The Kings' defensive strategy is to prevent the Little Flying Squirrel from shooting. Simply put, just make him shoot less.
Just as the Kings players on the court were implementing their predetermined defensive strategy, Adelman on the sidelines was yelling in the corner.
At this time, Liu Xiu had already received the pass from the flying squirrel!
When Bibby heard the coach's roar and rushed over, Liu Xiu had already taken more than two seconds to adjust. Facing Bibby's defense, Liu Xiu shot a three-pointer...
Hit it again!
The same angle, one ball, two balls, three balls, four balls... the position was moved further away little by little, and the last two balls were shot from outside the three-point line. He was in a hot hand again, with wide open spaces all the time. After scoring two goals, he couldn't stop... he scored 4 goals in a row!
From the second goal, the fans at the scene stopped booing Liu Xiu. By the third goal, the fans at the scene wanted to cheer.
When the ball was scored, the fans at the scene went wild and started cheering wildly!
The referee blew the whistle and signaled a timeout.
The Kings scored 20 points in 6 minutes and 7 seconds, and the Trail Blazers did not call a timeout.
At 6 minutes and 25 seconds into the game, the Kings called a timeout!
Listening to the cheers of the fans, looking at the irritable look of coach Adelman, and then looking at the scoreboard... 20 to 19, the Kings scored 20 points in half a quarter, but only led by 1 point.
They keep scoring goals!
Where has the leading advantage gone?
Looking up, I saw on the big screen - Jace Liu, 4 of 4 shots, 10 points!
