I am the Warden Chapter 47: Development that went astray
The game continued, and Jeff McGinnis received the serve and advanced.
Liu Xiu broke away from the involuntary emotion of mutual admiration, and the talent of "template" made him excited. When Jeff McGinnis came to the frontcourt, he waved for the ball!
David Wesley played stronger defense, and Jeff McGinnis passed the ball to Liu Xiu without hesitation.
Liu Xiu catches the ball and wants to shoot the bearded man!
Baron Davis immediately followed up and tried to bully the rookie with his strength.
The more they respect each other, the more they want to defeat each other.
Among players of the same type, you must be the strongest!
But Baron Davis's invincible power was useless!
Liu Xiu felt the confrontation with Baron Davis and felt that he still had a clear strength advantage. He was about to play one-on-one... "Eh? How should I play?"
I have the advantage in strength, but my opponent is about the same height and weight.
Speed and bounce are better on each other.
The opposing defense is close to excellent.
Liu Xiu, who was very excited about the "template" talent, was a little confused after receiving the ball.
I copied the talent tonight, but it seems that I didn’t copy it completely…
When thinking of this, Liu Xiu saw a prompt floating in front of him - "Template: Host and Baron Davis are on the court at the same time: 0 minutes, Host and Baron Davis face off: 0 minutes, Host successfully defends Baron Davis: 0 times, Host scores or gets assists under Baron Davis' defense: 0 times... Bonus ratio: 0%."
Grass is a plant!
It's not like it's not copied completely, it's equivalent to not copying at all!
Liu Xiu blew a whistle and passed the ball back to Jeff McGinnis.
Jeff McGinnis wanted to vomit blood - you want to dribble the ball for three seconds just to show how strong you are and how you can control the ball steadily even with a bearded guy sticking to you?
He endured it, but if he wasn't playing a game, Jeff McGinnis really wanted to get a fight.
Baron Davis was also confused and followed Liu Xiupao who cut into the middle after passing the ball.
Someone's stupid operation confused and speechless his teammates and opponents, but Liu Xiu's pass was fast and did not affect the Trail Blazers' offense.
Randolph played a low-post single and passed the ball to Tianzun at the free throw line. Tianzun assisted from a high position. Travis Outlaw took advantage of Liu Xiu's off-ball screen, received the ball, jumped one step outside the right side of the three-second zone, and scored two points with a dunk!
Liu Xiu's off-ball pick-and-roll ability is not very good, but George Lynch is old, and the outlaw only needs a stake to avoid defense, so Liu Xiu decisively becomes the stake.
This attack is a variation of Randolph's low-post single-player attack - with the addition of Tianzun's high-post support!
Because Randolph's low-post back-to-the-basket and Jeff McGinnis's cutting into the basket were defended by the Hornets after two rounds. At that time, the Trail Blazers players were affected by Baron Davis's personal attack and played impatiently. They failed to make changes immediately. If a timeout had not been called in time, the score difference would have been widened.
Team offense will always be affected when they encounter a star player who can perform the same as their team offense alone. Moreover, they are not a particularly strong team offense team. They are a star-dominated team.
Now that Liu Xiu is on the court, his teammates feel that "we are stable."
It’s not that Liu Xiu is so strong, but that Liu Xiu always makes the right choices.
Since the preseason, Liu Xiu's image in the minds of his teammates has gradually become more complete - a basketball genius who is extremely lazy, has a very high basketball IQ, plays very steadily, and deserves a beating.
He is not strong, but he has gradually been able to provide psychological help to his teammates.
The offense and defense switched, and the Hornets attacked.
Liu Xiu retreated to the backcourt and saw Baron Davis advancing with a murderous look on his face!
"Announce your arrival to your template players... I am the Jailer series of tasks: Template trigger."
"Template: I am the Warden series of tasks. Objective: When the host and Baron Davis are on the court at the same time, you must actively defend Baron Davis. During the matchup with Baron Davis, the host's total score + rebound + assists must be higher than Baron Davis. Reward: Physical fitness attribute random + 1 (speed, bounce, stamina.)"
The task trigger prompt flashed by. Liu Xiu looked at the task and then looked at the bearded man in the center circle.
What's wrong with this guy?
No matter what happened, Liu Xiu instantly focused his attention and devoted himself to defense.
He could feel that this star, who might be the most compatible player with him in the entire league, wanted to beat him!
No snowflake is innocent during an avalanche... This sentence has nothing to do with the current situation. The reason why Baron Davis was so murderous was very simple. He was almost dunked by the Outlaw just now. Liu Xiu went to block George Lynch, so he naturally had to switch to the Outlaw. But it was rare for a player less than 1.9 meters tall to block a small forward who was more than 2 meters tall. Baron Davis had never encountered a situation where he needed to make up for the defense like this. Fortunately, he didn't make up for the defense in the right place, otherwise, he might have been flown over his head by the jumping high school student!
Since he was not in the right matchup with the high school student, Baron Davis took his revenge on the rookie in front of him who, like him, did not deliberately bulge out his muscles and had no visible lines or outlines.
There is a psychological phenomenon called the uncanny valley theory, which also applies to other things. When players meet players who are similar to themselves, they always want to win more than usual. Compared with competing with others, they will prioritize becoming the strongest player of the same type.
I already wanted to beat Liu Xiu, and now I want it even more!
One step away from the three-point line, Baron Davis exerts force and breaks through!
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound of muscle confrontation reached the ears of the players on the field.
Baron Davis made a strong breakthrough and might be the most powerful point guard in the league today, but Liu Xiu was not afraid at all and even took the initiative to press forward!
In other words, the "No-handcheak" rule has not yet come out, otherwise Liu Xiu would definitely be called for a defensive foul.
The scene after the confrontation surprised the players on the Hornets side extremely. Neither of them had the advantage in the confrontation!
Baron Davis was the one who moved first and rushed into the confrontation. In other words, in pure confrontation, Liu Xiu was even more powerful!
The surprise was only a momentary thing. After Baron Davis took a half step back during the confrontation, he pulled the ball to the right and broke through on the right side!
Liu Xiu's one-on-one defense is average, neither good nor bad, just not fast. The most basic thing is to defend the middle and prevent the opponent from breaking through. He is still much better than the future Lao Yu.
Baron Davis's breakthrough on the right side failed to directly break away from Liu Xiu and was stuck by Liu Xiu, giving Tianzun a chance to make up for the defense.
Baron Davis was double-teamed in the low post on the right side of the three-second zone and attempted a layup...but missed!
The ball hit the left side of the basket and bounced back, and Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound before Baron Davis.
Wanting to pass the ball, David Wesley actively defended Jeff McGinnis in front, but Liu Xiu did not make a hard pass and instead protected the ball and pushed forward.
Baron Davis pressed Liu Xiu throughout the court.
In fact, it is easy for unpretentious players to drive opponents crazy. Baron Davis interfered with Liu Xiu for a long time, but to no avail, and he even retreated to the three-point line.
Thinking that he was jumping around like a fool throughout the court, Baron Davis couldn't restrain himself. He aimed at the right moment and pressed forward to steal the ball!
Patience is very important!
Liu Xiu's hands suddenly increased in speed, he pulled the ball, moved sideways, and broke through!
Liu Xiu's speed is just average, and his explosive speed is not enough, so Baron Davis immediately stuck to Liu Xiu again.
The bearded man has the spirit of perseverance.
But Liu Xiu had already taken advantage of the entire position and broke through the middle!
PJ Brown made up for the defense quickly and blocked the ball one step inside the free throw line. Liu Xiu passed the ball, Tianzun cut in, received the ball and made a layup.
The opponent broke through the middle, and Baron Davis's gambling steal caused the Hornets to have defensive loopholes on both wings as long as they made up for the defense in the interior.
Not only did he fail to score, but the opponent also made a sudden attack. With his hot temper, how could the bearded man be willing to suffer such a loss?
When the Hornets started attacking, Baron Davis asked David Wesley for the ball when he got to the frontcourt.
This new boss doesn't act like a boss at all... David Wesley passed the ball to the bearded guy who was murderous even when facing a rookie substitute.
Unhappy and angry, but Baron Davis was not stupid and knew that the opponent was the type of player who could restrain him.
Baron Davis first believed that Liu Xiu would be successful in the future. Don't ask, it's because his height and body shape are similar to his.
But now, it’s still too young!
Or continue to push forward!
Baron Davis' speed and strength are both top-notch in the league, but he was unable to escape Liu Xiu's close defense when he broke through, which was within his expectations.
After forcing two steps into the three-point line, Baron Davis immediately slowed down, and when he came to the right side of the free throw line, he accelerated again. When Liu Xiu followed him and accelerated back , Baron Davis stopped suddenly! Liu Xiu quickly braked, but still took a step back to the left before stopping.
By the time Liu Xiu pounced, Baron Davis had already jumped high. They were about the same height, but Liu Xiu's arm span was nearly 10 centimeters longer than Baron Davis's.
But Baron Davis has top-notch bounce!
Baron Davis hit a quick stop jump shot against Liu Xiu!
The bearded man, with a cold expression for dozens of seconds, landed on the ground, grinned, and high-fived David Wesley before retreating.
"2:2..."
When Liu Xiu saw the data comparison of points + rebounds + assists prompted by the system, he felt a little restless, but he suppressed it after starting the attack after crossing half court.
What the hell, the guy opposite is an All-Star player, just a little bit away from being one of the top players in the league. Who does he think he is, the warden?
The Trail Blazers continued to play their tactics, and a chance came to Jeff McGinnis, but unfortunately he missed it.
However, Liu Xiu who got into the inside swung his arms and pushed PJ Brown away to grab the offensive rebound!
PJ Brown, a power forward, was actually knocked away by a guard!
When PJ Brown was young, he was even a second-level defensive player, but he was too light. Now he is 34 years old. In order to maintain his mobility, he has reduced his weight to 103 kg and his height is 211 cm...
Liu Xiu knocked PJ Brown away, but was not called for a foul. In this ball, both players jumped to grab the ball and "shot the ball". The ball fell when they landed, but PJ Brown was knocked away by Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu grabbed the ball. If this was not the Hornets' home court, PJ Brown might have been the one called for a foul.
After grabbing the offensive rebound, Liu Xiu stood up again... "Snap"... a crisp sound of a blocked shot was heard, and Liu Xiu was blocked just as he raised the ball and pushed it out.
Magloir, who was taken back, stood up and gave Liu Xiu a big hat!
As luck would have it, the ball returned to Liu Xiu's hands, and Liu Xiu got up again... "Snap"... there was another crisp sound of a blocked shot...
I was capped again!
The key is that the ball is back! Liu Xiu grabs the ball again!
Liu Xiu's mentality was about to explode, but fortunately Randolph squeezed in. Liu Xiu quickly passed the ball to him, hand-to-hand. Randolph took the ball, took a step forward and stood up. Magloire was unable to turn around, and Randolph made a layup.
"Host: 0 points, 4 rebounds (offensive rebounds: 3, defensive rebounds: 1) 2 assists..."
"6:2..."
Retreating amid boos mixed with laughter, Liu Xiu looked at the system prompt with mixed feelings.
He was able to gain an advantage in the matchup with the All-Star player Beard, but this advantage was gained by two blocks.
So all the NBA players from Syracuse University have this talent?
When the Hornets attacked, Baron Davis had calmed down after scoring a goal.
He pays close attention to Liu Xiu, and can now feel the changes that Liu Xiu has brought to the Trail Blazers after he came on the court.
For example, the score is now 14 to 13, and the Hornets are only leading by 1 point. If they don't score next, they will be in danger of being overtaken.
Baron Davis didn't ask for the ball this time, but came to the wing and maintained the threat of cutting in.
David Wesley and P.J. Brown started the attack with a pick-and-roll, the ball came into George Lynch's hands , Baron Davis cut in from the wing with the help of Magloire's pick-and-roll, avoiding Randolph who was helping him defend. George Lynch lobbed the ball from the free throw line, and Baron Davis slammed it down the field for two points!
In the transition from offense to defense, Liu Xiu ran to the frontcourt without the ball.
Baron Davis stuck to Liu Xiu and kept saying, "You can organize the offense. We have players like you on our team!"
The bearded man said it as if he had sorted out the offense… Liu Xiu responded, “Yes, you’d be useless without Wesley.”
"Healing value +88, from Baron Davis."
The truth hurts the most... Although Baron Davis is capable and has many assists, he has always had this problem since he became the team's main point guard in his sophomore year - without David Wesley, he has a lot of assists, but that's just assists. If David Wesley is absent, it is normal for him to organize the offense alone and lose more games than wins. Only when David Wesley is healthy has he missed only 24 games in the past three seasons. In these 24 games, the Hornets have 9 wins and 15 losses.
The media attacked him for this, but he disagreed. When Liu Xiu mentioned this, he got angry.
The Trail Blazers' offense, with Randolph playing more aggressively, served to compress the Hornets' defense.
Tianzun received the ball in a high position and shot but missed. Liu Xiu actively rushed to the inside, used Randolph to contain him, picked up the offensive rebound, and passed it to Tianzun, who shot again from the same position... and made it!
The Hornets called a timeout!
Baron Davis came to Liu Xiu and said, "Don't you also rely on your teammates? No! You rely on your teammates more than I do!"
"Nonsense, you are an all-star and I am a rookie. Do you have any shame to compete with me?"
"Healing value +99, from Baron Davis."
"Talent: Template... After determination, the host gains a bonus: Temporary physical strength +3, temporary physical strength of the host: 90..."
