I am the Warden Chapter 51 The score is finally not the lowest!
Powerful and powerful! Violent dunk!
2 points and 1 assist, Baron Davis turned around and smiled, he has successfully ignited the whole audience!
The lead was reduced to 1 point. Liu Xiu felt a lot of pressure, but he focused on the game itself.
He wants to win!
And it is not considered from the perspective of winning or losing in just a few minutes.
Call a timeout and replace a stronger player... Liu Xiu immediately rejected this idea.
Looking at the opponent's lineup, he decided to give it a try...
Baron Davis is ready to defend like Liu Xiu!
He is confident that if he is as active on defense as Liu Xiu, he can definitely defend better than Liu Xiu.
However, Liu Xiu advanced across half court, made a gesture, and passed the ball!
Jeff McGinnis held the ball and attacked. After Jeff McGinnis broke through, Tianzun went to the free throw line and received the shot.
Liu Xiu did not take the initiative to use tactics related to him... Actually, he did not. In his previous games, he used Randolph's tactics when attacking, and tonight's singles game was also the Flying Squirrel's tactics.
Liu Xiu is running, looking for an opportunity to catch the ball.
As long as there is space for passing the ball between you and the person holding the ball, you can play a role in restraining the defense. By maintaining this space and moving towards the dangerous area in the eyes of the opponent, you will have a chance to score.
This time, Liu Xiu was really lucky! He went to the left side of the free throw line to help Reuben Patterson block Steve Smith, and Baron Davis went to help Reuben Patterson. At this time, the ball was in the hands of Tianzun, who was one step outside the free throw line in front of the basket. Baron Davis went around to defend Reuben Patterson's pick-and-roll and then went to his favorite shooting point to receive the ball and shoot.
But the target of Tianzun's pass was not Reuben Patterson, but the left side of the three-second zone!
Liu Xiu blocked the opponent and cut in, but Steve Smith couldn't keep up!
Liu Xiu received the ball on the left side of the three-second zone, and Magloire actively took it back. Liu Xiu stepped on the left sideline of the three-second zone to grab the ball, exerting all his strength, even his arms were bulging, and stepped out...
Magloire jumped up, but Liu Xiu did not jump. He took two steps under the basket and made a reverse layup!
"Brother Hu Zi, your cutting footwork is really useful! Do some more, let me see if there is anything else I can learn!"
When Baron Davis saw this scene, his first reaction was - shame!
The reason for this idea - Liu Xiu's cutting rhythm and fake moves to deceive opponents are very similar to his, but!
If he had such an opportunity , he would definitely jump up and dunk the ball into the basket after taking two steps.
Liu Xiu's layup was simply a disgrace to Baron Davis!
Liu Xiu was stunned...
"Healing value +99, from Baron Davis."
"Healing value +58, from Baron Davis."
"Healing value +99, from Baron Davis."
Three hits in a row! Two of them are full value!
"This guy, he doesn't even take the pull-up jump shot seriously. He only takes 20 or 30 for a shot, and 30 or 50 for a stimulation. But he's so excited about cutting in?"
Liu Xiu naturally didn't know that under the words of the old hand David Wesley, Baron Davis' starting point on this matter had changed.
But this is not important. After Baron Davis got excited for a while, he got back to the game itself.
After Liu Xiu retreated to the backcourt and engaged in defense, his attention was fully focused on the game.
The tug of war has begun!
Liu Xiu chose to believe in himself and his teammates on the field and hold on because although the opponent's lineup was strong in offense, it was not good on the defensive end.
Magloire and P.J. Brown are a good interior defensive combination, but no one player can carry the team.
West is a good shooter and passer, and has become a target for the Hornets to develop, but on the defensive end...his strength is hygiene.
With the current lineup of the Trail Blazers on the field, if they play well, they can hold out for a while against the opponent's defense.
In the following period of time, Liu Xiu would basically direct his teammates to make adjustments of one kind or another after each round of offense or defense.
Most of the adjustments on the defensive end have not had much effect, as the current situation and the current lineup comparison are beyond his current capabilities. However, adjustments on the offensive end are often very effective!
The Hornets' offensive lineup is really strong, and Liu Xiu can't think of a good way to limit it, but if he has any ideas, he'll just say them, because it can't be defended anyway.
However, the Hornets' defense is so bad that he can always find ways to attack the opponent's defensive loopholes.
During this period, Liu Xiu's shooting skills declined again.
It was different from the game against the Kings. In that game, he only had one point of explosion - catching and shooting in an open space with a long adjustment.
The Kings made adjustments for him at halftime only after he ran away for half the game.
This time, after "imitating" Baron Davis' offensive methods, he suddenly became more prolific in attack with the ball. The threat he brought to the Hornets was completely different from the threat he brought to the Kings that time. The threat he brought to the Kings took a long time to accumulate slowly, while this was a very direct impact.
Unlike Baron Davis who prioritized scoring for himself, Liu Xiu chose to use threats to help his teammates score.
Two different ideas, neither good nor bad, just because of the difference in strength and playing style.
And Liu Xiu did not completely refuse to shoot. When opportunities arose and the ball was in his hands, he shot very firmly, including a mid-range jump shot near the baseline and a layup after cutting into the basket. He shot both very resolutely, but he missed both of them.
However, even if he didn't make the shot, his resolute shot made the team's offense run smoothly! It didn't stop at this point.
Although he didn't score, Liu Xiu's rebounds and assists started to rise again...
Halfway through the third quarter, the Trail Blazers made two substitutions, once replacing Reuben Patterson with Travis Outlaw and once replacing Jeff McGinnis with Derek Anderson.
Originally, Maurice Cheeks was a little anxious after discovering that he had misjudged the rotation, and began to discuss with Kevin Pritchard how to make adjustments.
But unexpectedly, although the score difference was basically eliminated, the situation did not deteriorate further!
Liu Xiu first scored 4 points to create a threat, and then helped his teammates protect the rebounds and organize the offense with 3 rebounds and 2 assists!
The official timeout came at 6 minutes and 59 seconds into the third quarter with the score at 70 to 68. Thanks to Dale Davis' tip-in, the Trail Blazers still maintained a 2-point lead!
In nearly seven minutes, the Trail Blazers, led by Liu Xiu, scored 14 to 17 and held on to the situation!
Even though they lost 3 points during this period, it was a big win for the Trail Blazers!
After David Wesley returned in the second half when he was in the best physical condition, the Flying Squirrels had a chance. Randolph, who had consumed a lot of energy in the hand-to-hand combat with the tractor in the first half, had a complete rest for half a quarter!
And...Liu Xiu who is full!
Liu Xiu played particularly excitedly tonight, just like when he met the Lakers!
"Jace, keep fighting?"
"no problem!"
After a simple question and answer session, Liu Xiu’s task prompt appeared.
“The Name of Genius: I am the Warden series of tasks. …Skills to be demonstrated: Change of direction in front of the body (completed), pull-up jump shot (completed), wing off-ball cut-in to attack the basket (completed), breakout and pass to organize the offense.”
It is unlikely that a player with comprehensive skills can demonstrate all the skills he has in one game, and not all skills can be useful in one game.
On Liu Xiu's side, he looked at the skills he needed to demonstrate, which were only the skills that Baron Davis had played and performed well tonight.
There is also the bonus of "template", which is getting more and more powerful!
"Template: I am the Jailer series of tasks. ... During the matchup: Host: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists. Baron Davis: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists..."
“Talent: Template.
The time the host and Baron Davis were on the court at the same time: 20 minutes and 20 seconds, the time the host and Baron Davis were facing each other: 18 minutes and 40 seconds.
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Activated bonuses:
Physical Fitness: Stamina +5, Speed +2 (limit), Bounce +9. The host's temporary stamina is 92, temporary speed is 89, and temporary bounce is 83.
Skills: Change of direction in front of the body (84), pull-up jump shot (82), step-over attack (off-ball cut) (85).
Basic skills: three-pointers +7, mid-range shots +13, layups +2. Host temporary three-pointers: 70, temporary mid-range shots: 83, temporary layups: 92. "
Not only are the techniques that need to be demonstrated related to Baron Davis' performance, Liu Xiu discovered that even the direction of the bonus is related to the abilities that Baron Davis has demonstrated tonight.
Liu Xiu understood what the so-called template meant!
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After the timeout, the Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Little Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Reuben Patterson, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace.
The Hornets continued to send out the double guard combination of David Wesley and Baron Davis, George Lynch and P.J. Brown returned, and Magloire also continued to play.
In the second half of the third quarter, Randolph and Flying Squirrel took turns attacking from inside and outside!
At this time, David Wesley 's defensive pressure on the Flying Squirrels was much less than in the first half.
Inside, Magloire has less restrictions on Randolph's low-post back-to-the-basket play, which requires George Lynch or PJ Brown to help Magloire defend Randolph more.
The reason for this situation is that David Wesley and Magloire played for too long in the third quarter and consumed too much physical energy!
The Hornets are actually prepared for this physical consumption. If their tactical expectations can be achieved, then the high consumption will be acceptable and they will not encounter the current situation.
Tim Boeheim made the right prediction at halftime and had a clear purpose for his rotation – rely on offense, launching an offensive frenzy at the start of the third quarter to reverse the score, seize the initiative and bring the Blazers’ main force forward early.
In this case, it is still unclear who consumes more!
However, in the first half of the third quarter, the Hornets scored 17 points in 7 minutes, which was disappointing.
It’s definitely not bad, but it certainly didn’t meet the Hornets’ expectations.
Now, the Hornets have lost their advantage when they play normally without any surprise moves - team defense!
They are old and rely too much on physical strength!
In the second half of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers made a 14 to 7 run in 5 minutes and 1 second. After three quarters, the score was 84 to 75, and the Trail Blazers expanded their lead to 9 points!
Of the Hornets' 7 points, 4 were scored by Baron Davis. After three quarters, Baron Davis had already scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. While facing Liu Xiu, he also had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
But they were still unable to stop the Trail Blazers from gaining an advantage!
During these 5 minutes and 1 second, Liu Xiu spent most of his time helping out, cutting in from the wing to create threats, rushing for rebounds... showing his ability to break through and organize offense, and he also completed it smoothly when the Flying Squirrel needed to slow down in his singles. He was good at this, and he was very good at cutting in to receive the ball and passing it. With the ability to break through, it became even easier.
There were no offensive rebounds in half a quarter, but there were 3 defensive rebounds!
In addition to these three rebounds and one assist, Liu Xiu also made a mid-range shot!
After the tired David Wesley scored two goals in singles, Baron Davis double-teamed Liu Xiu, who received the ball and made a mid-range shot. This shot was a great help for the Trail Blazers, who scored 14 points in these 5 minutes!
After three quarters, Liu Xiu's statistics increased to 10 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal!
The score is finally not the lowest, so touching!
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"They can't run offensively, so we focus on defense and use individual offense to catch up with them..."
During the intermission, Maurice Cheeks arranged the overall strategy for the final quarter.
"Jace, go up there, hurry up and get the last assist while you're still feeling good and before the confrontation starts!"
Liu Xiu has been playing for 25 minutes, but he is still in good physical condition!
He now understood the difference between first-class physical strength and top-level physical strength.
His previous physical strength could support him as a main substitute and play for more than 20 minutes, but if he wanted a longer playing time, he would have to play more calmly.
Now, you can play for 25 minutes and you can do whatever you want! There is also a 25% bonus to Hefan's stamina. After playing for 25 minutes, you can continue playing in the last quarter!
He estimated that even if he didn't eat the lunch box, he would have no problem playing at full strength for more than 30 minutes.
But that lunch box was not in vain. When he came on the court in the third quarter, he was able to carry out personal offense and defense with "full" physical strength, which was very important.
After the head coach arranged the adjustments for the final quarter, Liu Xiu received a system prompt.
"Talent: Template. Based on the situation of this game, the host can temporarily learn the bonus from Template: Baron Davis to the extreme..."
Liu Xiu looked at the bonus items, which were the basic skills or physical qualities that he got bonuses in tonight: front-body change of direction breakthrough, quick stop jump shot, and off-ball step-over attack.
His stronger static strength has not been improved, and his shortcomings do not exceed the limits of Baron Davis.
With such a bonus, Liu Xiu is very satisfied... Unfortunately, it can only be achieved when facing Baron Davis...
The task prompt has also arrived.
After watching it, Liu Xiu had a toothache...but he was full of fighting spirit!
There is no change in the "template" task. He is currently leading by 1 point. His value is 32 and Baron Davis is 31. It will be fine as long as the total value of the three main data is slightly higher than Baron Davis.
The only thing that bothered him about this mission was that he had to compete with the opponent for points with rebounds and assists...
Toothache is another task.
"The Name of Genius: I am the Warden series of tasks. ...The host voluntarily declares the final goal: to win the game..."
