Healing Basketball - Chapter 587

   Chapter 587 587. Have you lost your studies?

  Paul’s whole person is not well.

   Can’t say they are similar, they are exactly the same!

   The last time we played against each other, this guy’s first attack was to beat him with his back, turn around and dunk Okur!

  Paul thought that Liu Xiu was hitting him like this on purpose, and he wanted to hit him, and he did hit him.

   But in fact, Liu Xiu, who had retreated, was glad that the “Big Black Bear’s Ankle Brace” greatly increased his back play.

  Paul, Kirilenko, Okur, this trio of top arc single defense, mid-range supplementary defense, and frame protection has taken shape!

   After waiting for two seasons, Paul has successfully grown to the MVP level, if Kirilenko can stay healthy, and Okur can stay in a state of three or five years…

   Let alone two seasons, this trio is already very difficult to deal with.

   Fortunately, the weakest defense among the three is Xiaopao classmate… Hammer him!

   If you don’t hammer now, you won’t be able to hammer it in the future, just like the third grade classmates of the cheek gang, who can’t even hammer.

  When the Jazz attacked, Paul advanced to the frontcourt to attack. Liu Xiu found that Xiaopao seemed to be distracted.

   Without hesitation, Liu Xiu attacked decisively, reached out quickly… and touched the ball!

  Awakening Paul reacted immediately and wanted to get the ball back, but was caught by Liu Xiu’s generous body!

   Liu Xiu grabbed the ball and counterattacked, Paul stuck close, unable to stop and wanted to create opportunities for Kirilenko, who was chasing and defending.

   Liu Xiu rushed all the way to the opposite basket, returned a 45-degree angle to the left, Ray Allen followed up to catch the ball, and faced Kirisek’s pursuit and defense and chased a three-point shot… Hit!

  Sloan tapped the back of his right hand on the palm of his left palm on the sidelines and yelled at Paul, “Chris, what are you doing? Come down if you don’t want to hit me!”

  Paul received the serve and advanced, pinching his thighs and waist several times in a row.

   He couldn’t believe he was distracted! Because of Liu Xiu’s start, he turned around and buckled.

   He was very dissatisfied with himself, implying that he should be calm, not distracted, not panic… But Sloan, who was on the sidelines, shook his head.

  Paul didn’t notice, he was advancing faster than usual!

   Paul, who kept giving himself positive hints, came behind the top arc to face Liu Xiu’s defense and started to break through directly… He was almost made a mistake by Liu Xiu’s fierce top defense!

Paul defended the ball and changed direction and rushed forward. He was stuck by Liu Xiu and had no chance to shoot. After reaching close range, he was stuck by the shrinking Rahim. Bozer had no chance and was blocked by Rahim. Fortunately, Kirisem Ke struggled to run over to meet, Paul successfully sent the ball out and avoided a mistake.

   It’s a pity that Kirisek’s catch-up shot was ironed, and Rahim protected the defensive rebound.

   Paul quickly retreated after failing to rush.

   Liu Xiu received the ball and pushed forward quickly, without fast break, Kirilenko and Okur have already retreated, and the fast break formation has formed.

   After attacking and defending, Paul clearly understood one thing – the prison team’s welcoming ceremony for him is not over yet, it is continuing.

  Liu Xiu made one thing clear – Xiaopao did not make much progress compared to the last fight, and the more targeted defense he planned was effective!

It’s not that Paul didn’t make any progress in a month. He said that he didn’t make any progress. It was in terms of technique and playing style. Paul has made great progress in adapting to the NBA. The rookie wall is a good proof of the future. , Under the guidance of Sloan, Paul’s physical distribution, tacit understanding with his teammates… and many other aspects are making steady progress.

   The progress in these areas has allowed Paul to maintain a stable performance after the season deepens, which can be regarded as a great improvement.

   But at this point in time, we can only improve in these areas, and there is really no progress in technology and style of play.

   So, the siege of the Blazers began!

If Paul breaks through, Liu Xiu’s defense is the best defense. The second-stage acceleration of ‘talent: block flow’ to prevent change of direction, coupled with the prediction of the ball carrier’s passing by ‘talent: run out of food’, can block the pass smoothly. With Paul’s passing control and the tacit cooperation of his teammates, it is difficult for Paul to even pass the ball to find an open teammate.

  Although they don’t have the configuration of the Suns and can’t play the excellent “Jordan Law” defense like the Suns, the match against the Suns gave Liu Xiu a great inspiration.

  Paul and Boozer play pick-and-roll offenses, so they don’t give Paul the chance to shoot and get assists with a pass.

  The Blazers players have made it clear that they don’t even want to give assists!

  The Blazers’ defense was executed smoothly. Throughout the first quarter, Paul played 8 minutes, made 0 of 3 shots, and only got 1 point, 0 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers and 1 foul with Kwame Brown’s technical foul free throws.

   Affected by Paul, the Jazz only scored 19 points in the first quarter, scored only 6 goals in 21 shots, and had 7 fouls and 6 turnovers in a single quarter.

The Trail Blazers made 10 of 19 shots and scored 29 points in a single quarter under the leadership of Liu Xiu, who scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

  29 to 19, the Trail Blazers led by 10 points in the first quarter.

It’s a lot of fun to abuse vegetables. Just when the five-member team of Payton, Ray Allen, Stevenson, Randolph, and McDyess, who were on the court in rotation, was going to continue to abuse the talented newcomers who had been hot this season, they found that Paul, who rested for 4 minutes, did not start in the second quarter!

   Not only did he not start, but Sloan directly benched Paul for a whole quarter, filling the quarter with backup point guards Keith McLeod and Milt Peracio.

Mike Leoder, undrafted in 2001, only entered the NBA at the age of 24 in 2003. A very inspirational player, he seized the opportunity of the Jazz’s sale of Arroyo last season and averaged 7 points and 4.5 assists per game. Won the respect of Sloan, won a two-year, $2.6 million guaranteed contract to stay in the NBA, and is good at playing pick-and-rolls.

  The third point guard Peracio is good at defense.

During this period, the Jazz’s main point of attack was Boozer, and Kirilenko was connected with offense and defense. Relying on Kirilenko’s 8 points and 2 assists, and Boozer’s 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, they returned one to the Blazers. 27 points in a single quarter.

The offense played well, and the Jazz fought **** the defensive end. Peracio, Ruben Patterson, Kirisek, Okur, Matt Halprin, Jayron Collins and others were in a single quarter. Under the leadership of Kirilenko, who had 2 steals and 2 blocks, the Blazers only scored 18 points in a single quarter!

   Mainly because they didn’t expect that Sloan would put their talented point guard on the bench for a whole quarter, and the Blazers were caught off guard!

Paul’s mental quality is very tough. The Blazers players noticed it when they played against him last time. This made the Blazers players want to bully him while he was young, and also made the Blazers players feel that the Jazz should not Worried about Paul being badly played, the Blazers felt that Sloan would give Paul a little more training so they could have more fun…

   But training new players is not like this. It is not necessary to let the geniuses go up and endure the hardships. It is also very important to let the geniuses sit on the sidelines and reflect on how their teammates play.

   After halftime, with Sloan’s unexpected adjustment, the Jazz chased the score to 46-47, and the difference was reduced to 1 point!

  …

   On the bench in the first quarter of the game, Paul’s mood fluctuated greatly. At the beginning, all kinds of negative emotions boiled over, but he calmed down later, and then saw the excellent performance of his teammates later… He began to think about a question.

   It seems that Kirilenko, Boozer, and Okur are all better than him.

   He had never noticed this before, and felt that he was amazing. It was up to him that the Jazz could rise.

   Now I find that on the road to the rise of the team, the contributions of his teammates are no less than him.

  Sloan’s old-fashioned way of training, met the right person!

   During the intermission, Sloan didn’t say anything to Paul, and replaced Paul directly, or the training method of ‘can you comprehend by yourself’.

   After the start of the third quarter, Paul was once again attacked by the Blazers. Seeing Paul back on the court, the Blazers players were excited one by one.

Paul tried it out and found that he was not as strong as he thought he was. He began to use his ‘holding power’ to send the ball out to Kirilenko or Boozer after the pick-and-roll. Although he has no ability without the ball, he has basic skills. Solid, entering the NBA, he has a 40+% shooting rate and a two-point shooting rate and a 32% three-point shooting rate.

  The Blazers’ defense in the third quarter was much better than the second quarter, but the Jazz still scored 23 points in a single quarter with the help of Paul’s active adjustment of play, while limiting the Blazers to only 20 points.

  69 to 67, the Jazz overtook the Trail Blazers by two points at the end of the third quarter!

   When entering the last break, Liu Xiu and other talents suddenly woke up.

  0 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 foul. Paul played 10 minutes in the third quarter. Although he did not score, he had zero turnovers. The offense was OK and the defense was excellent!

  The Jazz are taking this opportunity!

   The lead of 10 points in the first quarter was overtaken at the end of the third quarter. This will take a big blow to the morale of the party who started ahead.

   But fortunately, as the defending champion, the Blazers have a strong self-confidence. During the break, Liu Xiu took the initiative to take responsibility and mobilized the morale of his teammates.

  Let’s put aside the abuse of vegetables or something, and pursue victory with all our strength!

  Everyone likes the story of “The Prodigal Son”. In this short 48-minute game, the Blazers players also felt this way, as if they had become the protagonist of the story of “The Prodigal Son”.

After the end of the game, Liu Xiu came up and used the pick-and-roll attack to score an assist for Randolph. Randolph turned around to enter the basket to catch the ball, stuck his head to the left of the basket, turned back and hit the moon-like layup. The Trail Blazers tied the score as soon as they came up.

  The Blazers are back on their feet, and the Jazz players who managed to overtake the score will naturally not give up.

Led by Kirilenko, Boozer, and Okur, the Jazz went 20-16 over the next 10-odd minutes before taking an 89-85 lead with 1 minute left. Team 4 points!

When it was the Blazers’ turn to attack, Ray Allen caught the ball around the pile and made a three-pointer when the opponent switched defenses. With a score of 89, the Trail Blazers narrowed the difference to 1 point!

With 55 seconds left in the time, the Jazz chose to press the time, and the shot was taken when there were two seconds left in the 24-second attack time, but because of too deliberately pressing the time, Kwame Brown made up for the shooting Matt Happ in time. In front of Lin, he successfully interfered with Matt Halprin’s shot. The latter made a mid-range shot, and Liu Xiu grabbed the rebound and called a timeout!

  Maurice Cheeks arranged key ball tactics and replaced the combination of Momo, Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Randolph, and McDyess.

  The Jazz sent a combination of Paul, Ruben Patterson, Kirilenko, Okur, and Jayron Collins at the last minute, which is the best combination of the Jazz defense.

Paul played 30 minutes in the whole game, made 1 of 5 shots, and made 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His performance was much worse than the last time he played against the Blazers. However, he is now better than the Blazers. The last time I played with the Blazers was more focus and effort.

  The Trail Blazers served the ball in the frontcourt. As soon as Liu Xiu stepped onto the court, he was stuck by Paul.

  Liu Xiu lowered her head slightly and said to Paul: “Actually, you might have won a little more if you didn’t delay the time just now. Now you guys are finished.”

  Paul ignored Liu Xiu’s trash talk, but he couldn’t say it again, fight… There’s no need to fight.

The referee blew the whistle to continue the game and sent the ball to Randolph. Liu Xiu ran from the free throw line to the top arc under Paul’s defense. Paul knew that it was difficult for him to defend Liu Xiu, so he simply went straight to it. One-on-one defense.

The moment Liu Xiu received the ball and turned around at the top arc, Paul stuck to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu turned to face the basket and jumped directly. Just as Paul, who took the initiative to get up, was caught by Liu Xiu’s jumping force. turn!

   If it is overturned, it will be overturned. Liu Xiu has already taken off. Paul concluded at the moment when he lost his balance that the opponent’s power of the ball will definitely be affected. At this moment, the referee’s whistle sounded!

  Paul didn’t see the referee’s gesture, and also judged that the referee was calling him a foul. He was very keen in this regard, and he could distinguish the slight difference in the whistle of the referee when he whistled different fouls.

He couldn’t care about the pain when he fell and fell to the floor, so he quickly turned over and got up to find the referee’s theory. Although this is the home court of the Trail Blazers, it would be too inappropriate to call a foul at a critical moment… But he turned his head up on the way to get up. What he saw made him stop.

  Goal scored!

   Liu Xiu scored a three-pointer!

  91 to 89, Liu Xiu made a key three-pointer, and the Blazers overtook the Jazz by two points!

  Paul was stunned, keeping his hands up and half-kneeling to get up and halfway up.

   This special can also enter?

   As for being called for a foul, Liu Xiu was going to impose a fine. Paul couldn’t care about arguing with the referee, and his suspicion of life began to emerge again.

  From childhood to adulthood, he has always been the best on the court, and he was even rated as the Devil’s Deacon team at Wake Forest University – no less than the super talent of senior Tim Duncan.

  Tonight, he found out that he was the one holding back!

   Liu Xiu walked to Paul’s side and stretched out his hand, Paul stunned and grabbed Liu Xiu and stood up.

   Why did the king of the new generation of players suddenly warm up?

   After pulling up the small cannon, Liu Xiu said to Paul with a warm smile: “The second lesson of the warden’s welcome ceremony – the key ball, have you learned it?”

   (end of this chapter)