Just so confident!

Pierce thought in his heart that he was the most talented genius in the world.

Just like in the original time and space, he claimed to be the best person in the universe in 2008 after winning FMVP.

After calming down, Pierce called his teammates who were playing together in the second quarter to discuss...

On the other side, the two coaches were very satisfied with Liu Xiu's performance in the first quarter.

In fact, in their opinion, Liu Xiu did not play as well as before. He used the abilities of his teammates to link up the team's offense. To balance these two points, Liu Xiu was too focused on strengthening his personal scoring.

But the two coaches think this is good and necessary.

Liu Xiu will definitely become a star above the All-Stars, this is what the two of them think.

If the difficulty of creating opportunities for Liu Xiu and creating opportunities for role players are the same in tactics, the two coaches will decisively give priority to the former.

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The second quarter of the game started, and Liu Xiu was replaced and rested for half a quarter.

At first, he refused, but after thinking about it, it was necessary.

The normal rotation and tactical flow of the team must be ensured.

Especially the new dual-core rotation of Little Flying Squirrel + Harrington has just been formed. The two fit in well, but they need sufficient playing time to partner with more teammates.

The lineup cannot be fixed on who will be replaced at what time. The core players must be those few, but other players who play must be adjusted according to the opponent's lineup and performance.

Liu Xiu expected Pierce to score too many points. He really couldn't catch up... He didn't expect that Pierce's score really dropped in the first quarter, and he only scored 2 points in the first quarter, but!

The Celtics scored 15 points in the half, and Pierce had 2 points and 3 assists in the half!

As for the Trail Blazers, the number one contributor during the six consecutive away years, the little flying squirrel who has been in C since the All-Star weekend, was cheated tonight!

The game was too rough and too wild. The Flying Squirrel made 1 of 5 in the first half of the quarter, leading the team to only score 9 points.

The Trail Blazers did not make random substitutions in a panic during this period, and they still have the ability to withstand pressure brought by their record advantage.

It’s just that the orderly adjustments did not have a very good effect. The rotation combination of Flying Squirrel + Harrington was originally a combination with the goal of scoring. The defense was relatively weak. Their defense focused on blocking Pierce’s scoring.

, causing the other party to get angry.

When the official timeout entered, the score was 36 to 39, and the Celtics narrowed the difference to 3 points!

After returning from the official timeout, the Trail Blazers replaced the combination of Liu Xiu, Derek Anderson, Harrington, Randolph, and Dale Davis.

With Randolph on the court, the Trail Blazers have stable scoring points. With Liu Xiu here, the Trail Blazers have a clearer style of play.

Liu Xiu tried to continue to compete with Pierce, wearing down the Celtics' team offense and defense.

But Pierce did not continue to compete with Liu Xiu!

Pierce discovered that it was true that he wanted to score higher than Liu Xiu, but there was no need to compete with Liu Xiu to score!

He doesn't need to work so hard, and his score may not necessarily be lower than Liu Xiu's.

Because when he scores, the opponent has a good defense strategy against him.

And when he was severely restricted by the opponent's team's defense, Liu Xiu went all out and scored no higher than him.

Of course, the key to calming down Pierce was not this. There were two key points. First, he recognized that Liu Xiu, a rookie, was indeed pretty good, and second, that damn competitive spirit!

Liu Xiu cannot drag Pierce into the quagmire of confrontation, so the Trail Blazers will have no choice but to compete with the Celtics, which the Trail Blazers are not afraid of.

It was just that in the first half of the second quarter, the Celtics failed to work as a team. In the second half of the second quarter, the double point forward combination of Pierce and Ricky Davis led the Celtics to a very beautiful game.

Offensive impact!

Pierce had 4 points and 2 assists in the half, leading the Celtics to 14 points in the half.

Throughout the second quarter, Pierce scored 6 points and 5 assists, leading the Celtics to 29 points!

Although the Trail Blazers scored 15 points in the second half of the second quarter, they were beaten 29-24 by the Celtics.

After halftime, the Celtics chased the score to 50-54, narrowing the point difference to 4 points!

After halftime, Liu Xiu scored 19 points, while Pierce scored 21 points.

…

Inside stars lead the team steadily.

The probability of an outside star leading a team to break out is high.

Pierce got horny tonight!

After returning from the intermission, Randolph and Liu Xiu cooperated and led the Trail Blazers to compete with the Celtics for several minutes.

The Celtics were stunned to rely on Pierce to threaten with sudden points. Ricky Davis received the ball and attacked, and they fought hard with the Trail Blazers.

After a 13-13 half-quarter, the score was 63-67.

Randolph raced for half a quarter and was replaced. The Trail Blazers replaced the combination of Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Myers, Harrington, and McDyess, which was light and agile and easier to flank.

The Celtics sent a combination of Ricky Davis, Vierschenko, Pierce, Walter McCarty, and Chris Mihm.

In this lineup of the Trail Blazers, Harrington is the core of the tactics, Little Flying Squirrel is the main attack point, Liu Xiu is the first response point, Miles cuts into threats, and McDyess takes mid-range shots to catch and shoot.

The lineup of the Trail Blazers is very reasonable, and the tactics have been used several times, but tonight the little flying squirrel is really good at shooting from the outside, so he chose to break through and compress the opponent's defense.

The little flying squirrel made a good choice. After most of the season, he has become a qualified sixth man. When it is time to take the lead, he is very decisive in taking the blame when encountering trouble.

Once the ball is passed, Harrington has to handle the distribution and necessary singles.

But he encountered Pierce's hard defense and gave up...

Tiger Balm means not strong enough!

Even Harrington had a hard time meeting an old Witherspoon.

When you need any type of player, you can think of Harrington. He can even run like a shooting guard to catch and shoot, break through and finish.

But with his strength, you can only expect him to play like that, but you can't expect him to be able to do it.

It's impossible to compare Harrington with players like Anthony Walker and Odom who are called snake oil.

Harrington and these two are not at the same level at all. The two received maximum salaries after their rookie contracts, while Harrington only received a four-year mid-level contract.

Harrington broke through the iron once in a singles, stopped the ball once and failed to pass it out, and was intercepted by Pierce...

Although he is a player in the same class, Pierce has much more game experience than Harrington. In two minutes, Harrington only got 1 iron, 1 rebound and 1 turnover!

At 8 minutes and 08 seconds of the third quarter, the score was tied at 67!

Falling into a positional battle, the Celtics finally shot hard, and Liu Xiu protected the defensive rebounds.

When the Trail Blazers attacked, the ball came into the hands of Liu Xiu in the low post on the left.

Liu Xiu was anxious. Faced with Vershenko's defense, he chose to rely on fighting and bumped into him...

In desperation, he subconsciously used the iron mountain posture to exert force, directly knocking Wilshenko over.

The referee blows the whistle and the boxing action is made.

Hit someone with the ball!

Liu Xiu immediately realized that he had not improved this move and it was not a basketball move.

The big screen showed a slow-motion replay. When Liu Xiu hit him, his left leg reached between Vershenko's legs and hit the inside of Vershenko's thigh. His left arm also opened.

This is definitely a foul.

The Trail Blazers called timeout!

Wilshenko was helped up by his teammates, and he excitedly high-fived his teammates to celebrate, showing a very tough performance.

Judging from the results, he made a great defensive contribution this time and is expected to overtake the score!

Wilshenko, who was high-fiving his teammates, was startled when he saw Liu Xiu walking towards him.

Celtics players also focused on Liu Xiu.

"Sorry, are you okay? Do you want to check it out? Last time I bumped into someone and accidentally broke his ribs..."

"Huh?" Wilshenko was stunned for a moment, then patted his abdomen and legs. The pain had subsided and replied: "It's okay, you don't have to worry about it."

Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to his bench.

Pierce on the side felt that this warden was really special, but he was even more annoying.

Even though he looks good-looking and has a bad image, he still has such a side that won't please the fans if he spreads it out?

Mainly to please those female fans!

On the bench of the Trail Blazers, I originally wanted to let Raheem try it when there was a clear lead. Otherwise, I could wait until the next game. Maurice Cheeks discussed this with Raheem before the game started.

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But now, the plan has to be broken.

Randolph must continue to rest, but he also needs a truly strong player to help Liu Xiu so that Liu Xiu can drive the team's offense.

Morris-Cheeks chose to give it a try.
To be continued...