Maurice Cheeks chooses to give it a try!

However, when faced with Kwame Brown's defense, the team's most stable offensive method, Randolph's low post play, did not work.

Kwame Brown lost his enthusiasm, but the final dignity on the defensive end was still defending in the low post.

When it comes to dealing with Kwame Brown in the post, only O'Neal and Yao Ming can crush him. It's difficult for Duncan to beat Kwame Brown in the low post. Duncan won't even run to the low post to compete with Kwame Brown. There are many ways to deal with Kwame.

-Brown, why bother.

If Randolph is proficient in turning over and shooting, he may not have a problem against Kwame Brown, but now...

Then let Tianzun come?

This was a good idea in the past, but as the season progressed, Maurice Cheeks clearly felt that Tianzun's offensive strength was declining.

After playing for a month and a half, Tianzun's 3D + support + counterattack style of play has become more and more comfortable, and singles are gradually abandoned...

Liu Xiu's calm reception of the serve not only calmed down Maurice Cheeks, but also calmed down his panicked teammates.

The combination of reliability on the court and big boss temperament off the court had a very important impact at this moment.

After Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt, he made a gesture, and Travis Outlaw came to the top arc to catch the ball.

Maurice Cheeks's eyes lit up when he saw this! It's so reliable!

Arenas followed Liu Xiu to the low post and watched Liu Xiu come up...how could he not know what Liu Xiu wanted to do.

The opponent wants to hit him from behind! Arenas' body is shocked! He is also a good player from behind!

His defense is not bad, but it cannot be said to be excellent. This is determined by his character. He is not a player willing to risk his life on the defensive end.

But he really has a very good defense against back-up hits!

When Liu Xiu received the ball, Arenas tried to go around and cut it off, but failed to complete it, but he did not lose his position. With his excellent defensive footwork, he returned to the defensive position as soon as Liu Xiu received the ball and lowered his center of gravity.

‘Come on, come on! Turn around? Step back? Turn over? Back to frame to face to frame... whatever you want!'

Arenas was so excited that he had height, wingspan, strength, mobility, and back-up defense skills. He was able to defend Andre Miller to 2-for-7 on back-ups!

but……

Unlike Andre Miller, who relies on his big butt to squeeze his opponents into the right position, and uses his big butt to open up a little space and then turn around or turn over to shoot, Liu Xiu relies purely on top strength and being placed at the shooting guard.

The weight is so strong that even forwards don’t suffer!

Liu Xiu pushed hard and knocked Arenas into the basket with several consecutive steps. He turned right and walked to the baseline, leaned away from Arenas, and hit the layup!

Liu Xiu was a little surprised that no one from his opponent came to defend him.

The opponent never expected Liu Xiu to fight like this, and so hard!

In their impression, no point guard can take advantage of Arenas in his post-up game, not even Payton or Andre Miller.

This goal could not curb the Wizards' momentum, and the Wizards' subsequent offense was still fierce.

The main thing is that Arenas, after being beaten and eaten by Liu Xiubei, fought even harder.

He can accept the reality of being hammered by the opponent, but he only accepts it when he is defending. If he fails to defend, he will definitely return it!

Being forcefully eaten like that is as humiliating as being knocked down!

The Trail Blazers can only try their best to flank Arenas, provide more coverage and help defense, and then work hard to cover the vacated opponent.

The Wizards' style of play is completely different from what their head coach Eddie Jordan arranged during the halftime break, but Eddie Jordan is used to it and does his best in the following dead balls, timeouts, official timeouts and other opportunities.

Able to make lineup and tactical adjustments, and launch an offense around Arenas' ferocious performance.

But under the leadership of Arenas with 8 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, the Wizards scored 30 points in a single quarter!

The Trail Blazers' scoring efficiency was much lower than that of the Trail Blazers. By the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers had only scored 22 points in a single quarter.

After three quarters, the Wizards led the Trail Blazers by 4 points, 85-81, entering the inter-quarter break.

The third quarter started with a 4-point lead and ended with a 4-point deficit. The fans at the scene were in a very low mood.

After three quarters, Arenas had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Randolph only had 24 points, and Liu Xiu only had 9 points and 6 assists.

But the current mentality of the Trail Blazers players has not collapsed, and the coaching staff feels that an opportunity is coming!

They lost by 8 points in a single quarter, but they were not defeated by the Wizards, who were in such a hot state in the third quarter. They were still within control. They have been competing steadily with the Trail Blazers.

After Blake was replaced, he threw in three long two-pointers. Liu Xiu led his teammates to respond steadily; Etan Thomas scored a corner three-pointer and a cut-in floater to score two points.

The Trail Blazers still responded steadily...

The Wizards, who had the advantage in the third quarter, actually had only 6 people score, Arenas scored 8 points, Stackhouse and Blake each scored 6 points, Etan Thomas scored 5 points, and Larry Hughes

3 points, Kwame Brown 2 points.

No one else scored!

And at the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers went on a 7-3 run, narrowing the maximum 8-point difference to 4 points.

This was so amazing that not many people noticed because the Wizards started the quarter trailing by 4 points and ended the quarter leading by 4 points.

But the Trail Blazers coaching staff noticed that Maurice Cheeks mobilized the enthusiasm of his teammates by spitting, and successfully convinced the players who had not been defeated that they had hope to reverse the opponent's reversal!

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After eating a blueberry-flavored candied haws, Liu Xiu felt that the taste could not be said to be unpleasant, but it felt a bit like dark cuisine...

Recently, candied haws on ice has been sold on the streets of Portland!

The place where people buy candied haws most often is the basketball court.

The mission seems to be failing across the board, but there is still a chance for everything. Liu Xiu can only continue to fight now!

After the inter-quarter break, the two teams sent out their lineups for the final quarter.

Fans only noticed Liu Xiu's performance of 9 points and 6 assists, which seemed far behind Arenas' 28 points and 6 assists on 10 of 18 shots.

But Liu Xiu still had 10 rebounds and 2 steals...

Liu Xiu’s final episode continues!

Joining him on the court were Damon Stoudemire, Travis Outlaw, Randolph and Rasheed Wallace.

The Wizards sent out a combination of Brevin Knight, Arenas, Larry Hughes, Kwame Brown, and Haywood.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Wizards took the lead.

After Brevin Knight passed the ball to Arenas, Princeton started running again.

This tactical choice proves that Wizards coach Eddie Jordan is inexperienced in coaching.

Liu Xiu stayed close to Arenas. When Arenas broke through, the Flying Squirrel directly let Blevins-Knight pounce on Arenas!

Completely different from the tactical plan, Arenas was forced to stop the ball and failed to release the ball immediately. Blevin Knight was in a position where Arenas could not pass the ball.

Arenas pulled to the left in order to avoid the flying squirrel's rush to grab the ball... and Liu Xiu, who was chasing after him, swatted the ball away!

The little flying squirrel grabbed the ball and Liu Xiu completed the third steal!

9 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 0 blocks. Compared to Arenas' 28 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, there are three statistics that are not far behind!

The little flying squirrel immediately counterattacked after grabbing the ball. He rushed at full speed. Even though he was 30 years old, Arenas could not catch up.

The little flying squirrel scored two points with a flying layup, chasing the score to 83-85.

When the Wizards were on offense, Arenas, who had been cut off, rushed to feed the ball angrily. Haywood caught the ball and hit a dunk with both hands... Arenas is still in good shape!

When the Trail Blazers attacked, looking at the posture of the little flying squirrel, the Wizards thought that the little flying squirrel was coming directly, but he didn't. He suddenly split to the right baseline in the singles, Liu Xiu received the ball, Kwame Brown and Ali

Nas switched defense and moved to Liu Xiu.

Kwame Brown seems to be active, but this clumsy inside defense change, not to mention the first-class frame-protecting center at the beginning, even a center with an excellent defensive level judged by the system to have an 84 defensive rating will not change defense like this.

Liu Xiu easily passed the ball to the basket from the right side. Randolph caught the ball and hit it high. Before Haywood could get it back, Randolph hit Arenas' head and hit the layup!

The Trail Blazers continue to hold on to the score!

The Wizards players and coaches have actually not been very happy after taking the lead.

And they have always been leading and in excellent condition, and they can't say there is anything wrong with them.

But this feeling is always there.

In fact, they are in good condition, but they have been unable to take a real and clear lead.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers were beaten by the Wizards, but they were not beaten to death. They were like ghosts, biting behind the Wizards.

The Wizards made arrangements during the break. Although they didn't really realize that they made tactical emphasis because of this feeling, such as shooting more decisively, believing in their own abilities...etc., the adjustments they made were psychological emphasis.

, just want to eliminate this feeling at the beginning of the final quarter! The way to eliminate it is to create a truly clear lead.

In the next three minutes or so, the two teams fought a wave of attacks. At 5 minutes and 06 seconds of the fourth quarter, Liu Xiu reversed and cut in to catch the ball. He faced Haywood's confrontation and hit the board for a layup. The score was 92.

Compared to 94, the two teams scored 9 to 9 in more than three minutes!

Nearly half of the final quarter has been played, and the score is still not open. The feeling that there is a car chasing in the rearview mirror has already driven Arenas, the new star of the Wizards, crazy!

Arenas received and advanced the ball faster this time than before. Liu Xiu pressed forward as soon as Arenas entered the shooting area.

Arenas broke through and was defended in the mid-range, but he flexibly dodged and entered the interior without a chance to make a mid-range shot! Facing the shrinking Travis Outlaw's coverage, he avoided Travis

With his long arms, S-Outlaw tilted his body and forced a layup... "Pa"... Liu Xiu got the ball!

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Chapter completed!