"Xiao Liu's shot was so beautiful and neat. It was just like that when we played against the Kings last time. In that game, he made 5 of 5 three-pointers..."
Zhang Weiping started the Kuakuabang mode.
This was the second time that Chaoting TV broadcast Liu Xiu's game live. The last time was the opening game, when Liu Xiu started at Auburn Hills... No, it was the "Rose Garden Prison Riot" incident. After that, Chaoting TV never broadcast Liu Xiu's game again.
Later, Liu Xiu played so well against the Kings and Hornets, but the Imperial TV did not broadcast it live. Of course, these two games became one of the reasons why the Imperial TV now broadcasts Liu Xiu's games. Originally, even the game between the Trail Blazers and the Rockets might not be broadcasted. After all, it is the official media. Domestic players only know how to commit suicide outside and do not perform well, so why broadcast it?
But Liu Xiu's performance has been mediocre recently. It was a pity for Zhang Weiping, as the leader of the first group of domestic basketball players to dominate Asia, to broadcast the live broadcast at this time because the timing of the live broadcast was not when Liu Xiu was in the best condition.
But tonight Liu Xiu's condition seems to be back again!
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Liu Xiu scored 5 points in a row at the start!
Even the opponent Grizzlies don't think this is a big problem.
He was left open because Liu Xiu was not as good as low-post back-to-the-basket players in this aspect and was not the same level of threat, not because Liu Xiu could not shoot three-pointers.
Attack and defense transition.
If it were the previous White Chocolate, when he encountered this kind of ball, he would have to use a bankrupt version of Iverson's fancy dribbling + a jumping version of McGrady's pull-up shot to show off his strength.
After that, he acted like a madman, making his opponents and teammates guess where he was going to pass the ball.
But now, after half-time, White Chocolate waited obediently for his teammates to move and passed the ball normally... Many fans who were watching White Chocolate play for the first time were quite disappointed.
This is different from the legendary white chocolate!
But this white chocolate is perfect for the Grizzlies.
Even in the eyes of some people, White Chocolate, who was transformed by Hubie Brown, was wasted on the Grizzlies.
If they were thrown into a championship-contending team like the Lakers or the Spurs, Payton and Parker would be pushed to the bench.
Look, White Chocolate passed the ball to Gasol at the right time. Gasol threw the ball to the right baseline without stopping. Bonzi Wells received the ball, took a step forward, squeezed Wesley Person into the three-second zone, turned around to avoid Liu Xiu who was coming back, and made a layup!
Although the ability evaluation was not shown there, Liu Xiu felt that his analysis of the opponent's attack had become better.
Liu Xiu retreated as soon as White Chocolate passed the ball and tried his best to get to the position, but still failed to stop it.
sharp!
Liu Xiu felt that Ba Zi was really good at this game - he was worthy of being a first-rate swingman who averaged 23 points in 6 games against Duncan in the playoffs in his contract year.
As long as he plays seriously and focuses, Bonzi Wells will definitely be able to perform like a top star!
When Liu Xiu first saw the reward for the task "I am your retribution", he only focused on the reward and did not have much idea about the difficulty of the task... To be more precise, he did not think about how difficult it was, he just thought about how good the reward was.
Only now do I realize that if the head coach hadn’t given him the chance to start tonight and got the “Super Performance” card, there would have been almost no chance of him getting the “Kobe Low Post Back-Up Expansion Pack”!
Liu Xiu was suddenly awakened by Bonzi Wells' goal, but in a flash , the system prompt came!
"Player detection report has been updated. Bonzi Wells, 27 years old, 196 cm, 100 kg, PF/SG, ability rating 88 (full strength), offense 93, defense 77, rebounding 87, passing 81..."
Originally, Bonzi-Wells' ability rating was 80, which was consistent with Bonzi-Wells' average performance of 15+5+3+1 per game. However, his current ability rating is consistent with Liu Xiu's understanding of Bonzi-Wells in the contract year.
It is natural that Bonzi Wells can play like a real first-class star for the sake of his contract and give his all for the sake of face.
Looking at the latest player detection report, Liu Xiu took the ball from Randolph and moved forward, and his mood calmed down.
Advancing to the frontcourt, White Chocolate pressed towards Liu Xiu... Liu Xiu did not dodge, but instead took the initiative to press forward at the first opportunity to seize the initiative!
Reasonable collision!
White Chocolate was knocked back a step and pressed forward again... In the instant after the confrontation, Liu Xiu lowered his center of gravity and quickly slapped the ball before it fully bounced up. The ball's speed immediately increased, and Liu Xiu lunged forward, just in time to catch up with the speed of the ball. When White Chocolate pressed forward again, he had already lost his position and could not push Liu Xiu who had jumped out, so he was passed!
Gasol hurriedly came up, Liu Xiu lobbed the ball, Randolph jumped with all his strength, and pushed the ball into the basket with one hand behind Gasol's back!
With this speed and this body size, everyone who saw Randolph's alley-oop dunk found it outrageous.
Liu Xiu's breakthrough pass also surprised the Grizzlies players - isn't this an offensive-organizing rookie point guard?
After Hubie Brown joined the Grizzlies, he has been cultivating a winning culture for the Grizzlies.
For an opponent like the Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies analyzed every main player. Their evaluation of Liu Xiu was not low, but their evaluation of his breakthrough was not high.
As for the game against the Hornets... The Grizzlies would not specifically study a game for a rookie. They just analyzed it based on the overall scouting report of all the games Liu Xiu played since he entered the NBA.
When it was the Grizzlies' turn to attack, Bonzi Wells continued to lead the attack and the Trail Blazers' defense changed!
Randolph switched to Gasol. After the Grizzlies started their attack, Tianzun retreated to the basket as soon as the opponent started to pass the ball. He grasped the timing of retreat very well and slapped Bonzi Wells' turnaround jump shot out of bounds with one palm!
After completing the block, Tianzun was about to yell at his former teammate... but was stopped by Randolph.
Tianzun went to defend the opponent's serve in a sullen manner.
Liu Xiu looked at Tianzun and was very satisfied!
This kind of physical condition really cannot be trained. He tried to defend once, but it didn't work. But Tianzun came once and it worked immediately!
The Grizzlies took the ball from the frontcourt sideline and continued their attack.
Tianzun is very active in interfering with serves. His outstanding height and wingspan always cause great interference to the server.
But it was Gasol who served the ball, and he successfully passed the ball to White Chocolate.
Bonzi Wells leaned against Wesley Person and shouted "Pasmi", and White Chocolate immediately passed the ball.
This was definitely not a good pass, but White Chocolate got it right.
Wesley Person tried his best to interfere, and Bonzi Wells turned around and shot... He had just raised the ball, and before he had completely jumped up, he just made a gesture, and was fanned away!
Liu Xiu!
Liu Xiu, who had been paying attention to Bonzi-Wells, rushed out from the side and blocked the shot!
Seeing that Tianzun was defending the serve and was anxious to get the ball for a singles game, Bonzi-Wells did not notice Liu Xiu's backup defense at all.
Reuben Patterson grabbed the ball and protected it.
"Blocked shot! Xiao Liu's first blocked shot in his career!"
During the live broadcast on the Imperial Court TV channel, Zhang Weiping shouted loudly.
Then he felt a little regretful: "White Chocolate's beautiful pass across the field was wasted by Wells..."
On the court, Liu Xiu received the ball from Reuben Patterson. Bonzi Wells was blocked repeatedly and pressed towards Liu Xiu roughly. Was that action an attempt to steal the ball or to make a scene? But Liu Xiu protected the ball steadily, and his solid strength surprised the irritable Bonzi Wells.
He actually has no advantage in static strength when facing a point guard!
After Liu Xiu stood firm, he immediately accelerated and moved forward at full speed!
The speed of advancement is obviously faster than the previous full-speed advancement. To be precise, it is closer to his sprint speed when he doesn't have the ball.
Bonzi-Wells, who was just about to reach a top-notch speed of 85, couldn't catch up!
Mike Miller came up to block, White Chocolate went to make up for Reuben Patterson who cut in, Liu Xiu passed the ball to the wing near the , Wesley Person received the ball and shot a three-pointer...hit!
10 to 4, the score difference reached 6 points, and the Grizzlies called a timeout!
After playing for more than two minutes and four consecutive rounds, the Trail Blazers scored in all four rounds.
Hubie Brown had a bad temper. When the players returned to the bench, he yelled at Bunchy Wells, the culprit of the lag: "Foul! You fouled him! You failed to steal the ball and had no chance to retreat to defend, so you just hugged him! What, you will never let go of a woman when you hug her, but you can't hold a man? Are you so soft?"
Maybe it's because all head coaches named Brown like to curse, and Bonzi-Wells was ready to be cursed.
But when I really get scolded, even if I have been scolded several times, I still look confused.
Is this something a serious coach would say?
And every time he insults someone, he never repeats himself.
If you don't look at the white hair and age spots on his face, it's hard to believe that the voice and the way he chooses words belong to a man over 70 years old.
After cursing, Hubie Brown vented his frustration and began to plan his tactics.
On the other side, Maurice Cheeks didn't make any adjustments, just emphasized a few words and that was it.
Looking at Liu Xiu who scored 5 points, 2 assists and 1 block, if Liu Xiu hadn't always been trying his best to win on the court, he would have felt that Liu Xiu was acting like him.
However, this kid seems to have a bit of "live broadcast syndrome"!
In live broadcast games and highly watched games, players always play better than usual - such players are not uncommon in NBA history.
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After the timeout, neither team made any substitutions.
The Grizzlies attack.
Bonzi Wells no longer needs the ball to attack, but like Randolph in the non-attack state, he maintains a posture of catching the ball and shooting or rushing to grab the ball at the baseline on the other side opposite to the main attacker.
White Chocolate held the ball and started the attack with Lorenzen Wright's pick-and-roll.
Lorenzen Wright's pick-and-roll was very solid, blocking Liu Xiu steadily. Tianzun was actually able to do a very good job of defending the smaller players, blocking White Chocolate's shooting space.
White Chocolate rushed all the way from the right side to close range, but failed to get rid of Tianzun, so he turned around and passed the ball... Gasol took advantage of Lorenzen Wright's off-ball block to run to the free throw line to receive the ball. Liu Xiu, who switched to defend Gasol, was unable to interfere!
Facing Liu Xiu, Gasol took a jump shot from the free throw line... and made it!
Princeton!
After receiving the serve, Liu Xiu thought about the Grizzlies' offensive positioning, pick-and-roll and run-and-roll coordination. Wasn't it Princeton?
"Because the Kings outscored us?"
The opponent's tactical changes are a bit unconventional...
Advancing to the frontcourt, Liu Xiu encountered White Chocolate's normal defense.
They didn't leave Liu Xiu open just because of his poor shooting performance, nor did they put pressure on him on defense just because he was a rookie. They defended honestly and methodically.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with White Chocolate’s defense in the front. It was just the choice a normal defender would make.
Now, the Grizzlies and White Chocolate no longer regard Liu Xiu as a rookie who can be easily dealt with.
Liu Xiu did not continue playing. He passed the ball to Randolph who was blocking Gasol in the low post on the right side of the three-second zone, and then cut in along the middle.
It’s not that we don’t want to fight or can’t fight, but we have to consider the physical strength.
However, both Randolph and Liu Xiu underestimated Gasol's defense, who seemed to have a soft style of play.
Randolph turned around and shot from the low post, but Gasol slapped him down!
White Chocolate grabbed the defensive rebound before Liu Xiu and launched a counterattack!
Lorenzen-Wright goes down fast!
Lorenzen White, who is 28 years old and in his prime, has outstanding athletic ability and pinned down the retreating Reuben Patterson and Tianzun, but White Chocolate's target of the ball was not these two people, but Mike Miller on the wing!
Mike Miller stood still, received the ball, ignored Liu Xiu who rushed over, and shot a three-pointer...
Liu Xiu's backup defense really didn't play any role, Mike Miller made a three-pointer, 9 to 10, the Grizzlies kept the score close!
It was the Blazers' turn to attack again.
Randolph continued to ask for the ball and played one-on-one, and he was still able to push Gasol back without difficulty.
But! Randolph realized that even if he pushed Gasol back, he was still in Gasol's shadow!
It's basically impossible to beat!
Randolph suddenly woke up - no wonder no one came to defend against the double-team!
The ball was already stopped, and Randolph wanted to force a shot, but when he saw a teammate appear in the passing line, he quickly passed the ball.
The one who responded was Liu Xiu. White Chocolate tried very hard to cut off the connection between Liu Xiu and Randolph, but failed.
This rookie really does a great job using his powers!
Liu Xiu received the ball, took a step forward and shot...missed!
Randolph got the ball and tried to tip it in...but it didn't go in. Lorenzen White got the ball back and helped block Randolph, but Gasol secured the rebound this time.
It didn't go in, but it didn't give the Grizzlies any chance to counterattack. Tianzun, Reuben Patterson, and Wesley Person had already retreated to defense.
When Liu Xiu retreated, he looked at Gasol's player detection report again.
"Paul Gasol, 23 years old, height: 215 cm, wingspan: 230 cm, weight 113 kg, PF/C, ability rating 87, offense 86, defense 80, rebounding 89, passing ability 86..."
Just now when Liu Xiu was rushing under the basket, he saw Gasol's ground clearance and height seemed to be no worse than O'Neal!
Yes, it is this outrageous wingspan, coupled with outstanding mobility and solid defensive fundamentals, that makes Lando, whose mid-range shot is still developing, basically unplayable!