251. The first triple-double of the playoffs! (17/23(1/2)
68 square meters!
Liu Xiu scored 7 points in a row, leading the Trail Blazers to tie the score, and the Grizzlies called a timeout!
Amid the boos from the fans at the scene, Liu Xiu clapped his hands after landing, high-fived his teammates and walked to the bench in celebration.
Liu Xiu always chooses to lay up in fast break situations. Once he dunks, top rim protectors will suffer.
O'Neal, Yao Ming, Duncan...and now there's Gasol!
It's just that Gasol, who was stamped as the "Master of Top-Arm Protection", is not happy... He always feels like a victim, and I really can't tell.
The fans at the scene were not happy anyway!
The Grizzlies called a timeout, one purpose was to interrupt the Trail Blazers' momentum, and the other purpose was to make substitutions.
The combination of White Chocolate, Mike Miller, James Posey, Bunch Wells, and Gasol was replaced.
The Trail Blazers also made personnel adjustments, replacing Derek Anderson with Ruben Patterson to strengthen their response capabilities.
After the timeout, the Grizzlies attack.
White Chocolate steadily sent the ball to Gasol. Gasol responded and distributed the ball. Bunchy Wells received the ball and hit the basket for a layup and scored two points!
70 to 68, the Grizzlies regained a 2-point lead, causing the fans at the scene to cheer loudly and cheer for the Grizzlies.
But when Liu Xiu received the serve and advanced, boos broke out!
When Liu Xiu advanced to the top of the arc on the opposite side, the boos seemed to penetrate the ceiling.
Liu Xiu chose to break through this time!
McDyess blocked White Chocolate, Liu Xiu used the screen to make a diving breakthrough, and reached within the distance of the free throw line. Bunch Wells stepped in, Liu Xiu grabbed the ball, and headed for the basket in three strides.
Liu Xiu took two consecutive steps and then took off for a layup...
Gasol took small steps right under the basket, analyzing who Liu Xiu was passing to? Is he going to take a European step in that direction?
He didn't expect to press up to block Liu Xiu. When Liu Xiu made a layup and shot the ball, Gasol realized that it was too late to block the shot.
Liu Xiu made a three-step layup!
Gasol angrily picked up the ball and walked out of bounds, turned around to serve, and heard the warden who was holding white chocolate to prevent the return of the serve said: "Are you scared?"
"No!"
Gasol yelled.
This person is always irritable and excited when he is told shameful things.
Being afraid on the basketball court is definitely a shameful thing.
Gasol wanted to emphasize that he was not afraid, but his body was honest and his serving hand did not stop. By the time he reacted, it was already too late.
White Chocolate tried desperately to squeeze in front of Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu's crossed arms were an obstacle that White Chocolate couldn't overcome.
Liu Xiu patted the ball from Gasol, caught it, and jumped for a layup...
Gasol rushed forward in panic, but he was still a little far away. When White Chocolate jumped up and hung on Liu Xiu's back, the ball had already been thrown.
When the ball fell into the basket, the referee whistled and White Chocolate committed a foul. Liu Xiu's goal was valid and there was an additional penalty!
The boos sounded again. Gasol and White Chocolate knew that the fans were booing Liu Xiu, but they felt like they were being booed!
72 to 70, the Trail Blazers had a two-point lead. Liu Xiu went to the free throw line and made an extra penalty.
Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown wanted to call another timeout, but he was experienced and held back.
Just like Liu Xiu asked, Hubie Brown could see that his players felt like they had in the first two games again - scared!
The object of fear is the rookie on the free throw line.
11 points! Score 11 points in a row!
Hubie Brown quickly reviewed Liu Xiu's 11 points in the last quarter. In addition to the European layup in the fourth quarter and a fadeaway jumper, the two offenses totaled 5 points and the remaining 6 points.
In fact, it has little to do with ability.
The reverse run to dunk is a sign of the lack of ball awareness, the breakthrough and direct walking layup is the vision and ability to seize opportunities, and the steal and layup just now was purely Gasol's brain.
To put it simply, Liu Xiu's 6 points... and the 1 point he may get from free throws are largely due to luck! It's just that Liu Xiu can seize the opportunities brought by luck.
In Hubie Brown's view, this is more terrifying than being forced to score 11 points by a star using his strength!
As Liu Xiu's opponent, Hubie Brown's feeling is - my players have done everything they should do, and they can score!
Experienced players like Hubie Brown resisted calling a timeout at this time. He knew that calling a timeout was equivalent to telling the players that we were being rubbed back and forth by the opposing warden and could only disrupt the opponent's rhythm by calling a timeout.
Liu Xiu made a free throw and scored 12 points in a row, raising his personal score to 20 points!
Here comes the Grizzlies offense.
Hubie Brown did not call a timeout, and his judgment was correct. When Liu Xiu took the extra penalty, the Grizzlies players actively communicated and ran a tactic for Mike Miller.
The ball finally came to White Chocolate, who circled the top arc to connect. White Chocolate received Mike Miller's point ball and hit a three-pointer!
73 square meters!
Hubie Brown stopped chirping and found an empty seat to sit down.
As he expected, his players' defense against Liu Xiu became overly defensive again, but he now chose to remain silent.
Liu Xiu was overly flanked and split the ball. Rahim cut in to catch the ball and dunk, scoring two points.
Looking back, Gasol missed the mid-range shot, but Wells stole the defensive rebound from Randolph, turned and layup and scored two points.
75 square meters!
If the coaching ability can be used at overclocking, Hubie Brown has already reached full voltage.
As he analyzed, the team members are really afraid, but they really want to win if they want to win!
Don't bother them, they're going to play instinctive basketball in their own way around the three-point threat that they had tonight, which was pretty good.
To really interfere and direct, it’s hard to be better than this!
At 6 minutes and 11 seconds into the final quarter of the game, Mike Miller hit a three-pointer. The Grizzlies led the Trail Blazers by 1 point 80-79. The Trail Blazers called a timeout and the game entered the official timeout stage.
The Grizzlies finally took the lead again. This was their second lead after 70 to 68. However, after the official timeout came back, the little flying squirrel received a pass from Liu Xiu, shot directly, and faced the White Chocolate defense and fell back three times.
Make a move...in!
82 to 80, the Trail Blazers once again took the lead!
When the Grizzlies attacked, Mike Miller received the ball and took advantage of his height advantage to take a shot when he was stuck by Liu Xiu. However, his jump height was not high enough and he made a three-pointer!
Randolph protected the defensive rebound and was not successfully rushed by Gasol or intercepted by Bunch Wells.
Hubie Brown, who is full of coaching ability, saw this scene and secretly cried out...
When the Trail Blazers attack, the Flying Squirrel is the main attacker, Liu Xiu assists with the control, goes around, catches the ball at the free throw line, turns around and shoots a fadeaway jumper...hit!
It was the Grizzlies' turn to attack. James Posey actively ran around, received the ball at a 45-degree angle, and shot a three-pointer... but missed!
The commentators on this shot could see that James Posey was not in the shooting rhythm, and he could catch the ball and rush inside at a 45-degree angle. The Blazers' defense had no time to block it, and there was a high probability that he would score.
Wrong offensive choices, poor offensive decisions in a hurry to chase points!
It was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack. Liu Xiufu's pass was blocked and passed to Raheem on the wing. Raheem missed the mid-range shot. Bunch Wells protected the defensive rebound, but Hubie Brown missed the ball.
Called a timeout.
But after returning from the timeout, the combination of White Chocolate, Mike Miller, Shane Battier, Bunch Wells, and Gasol set up a position with three outsiders surrounding the outside and throwing three-pointers!
Hubie Brown's arrangement is to coordinate with high-post support. However, the Grizzlies' mid-range performance tonight was very poor. It was not much better than the Trail Blazers' mid-range performance. 36 of their 80 points were three-pointers.
The ball was scored, and now the Trail Blazers continue to block the basket. The Grizzlies players on the court feel that shooting three-pointers at the two small players, Xiao Fei Shou and Liu Xiu, is a better choice.
Having already hit 12 three-pointers tonight, the Grizzlies players were in a panic when they fell behind by 4 points. The life-saving straw they wanted to grab deep in their hearts was naturally what they did best tonight.
However, the Grizzlies used to have three-pointers in their tactics. The three-pointers drive the overall offense. 12 three-pointers are 36 points, and 44 points are other points. Not to mention them, even the future Tsunami Team of the Universe will have 36 points.
The average three-point scoring ratio is only 30%.
The Grizzlies now rely too much on three-pointers, and the Trail Blazers are too defensive!
Liu Xiu and Little Flying Squirrel just need to stick to each other. If the other side makes a successful shot, it means the other side is strong. They just try their best to interfere.
After the timeout, White Chocolate and Shane hit the iron one after another.
Forget it if you can’t make a shot, the Grizzlies rebounded poorly tonight! Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies have less than 30 rebounds, while the Trail Blazers have already had more than 45...
Before the official timeout, the Grizzlies were still able to rely on offense to hold on to the score or even overtake it. However, the offense failed and the defense became even more chaotic.
How do you think the Grizzlies are in disarray on the defensive end?
Just look at how they guard against Liu Xiu.
The warden is surrounded and suppressed if he fails to make a decision, the warden is surrounded and suppressed if the shot is missed, the warden is surrounded and suppressed when the score is behind... Everything is the warden's fault!
Liu Xiu used the cover to break through from the top arc and was flanked. He passed the ball to McDyess, who made a mid-range shot.
Liu Xiu caught the ball on the right baseline and was flanked by the ball, and the flying squirrel passed the ball. The latter made an easy shot and missed it.
Liu Xiu was flanked during the counterattack, and Rahim quickly dropped the ball. Rahim scored two points with a flying dunk.
To be continued...