Liu Xiu took 8 shots in the first quarter, not counting those that caused fouls. He made 3 of 8 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter.

With three frontcourt players, he can shoot hard.

Iverson looked at the data comparison between him and Liu Xiu on the big screen. He had 4 assists, while Liu Xiu had no assists in the first quarter.

This feeling is very subtle, and the opponent's game performance is also very different from what he knows.

However, seeing the score, Iverson had to admit that this guy was really good at seizing opportunities.

If it were him, if he had such an inside teammate, he would have only one goal - to average 37.2 points per game.

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Entering the break, the Trail Blazers coaching staff felt a lot of pressure.

It has nothing to do with offense. Liu Xiu still poses a great threat by hitting all 15 shots. Even if he keeps making shots, even if his hit rate is not high, he can still contain the opponent's defense. They can use this to create a team offense.

This has to be said about the benefits of a 'shooting guard' who is only responsible for scoring in the traditional sense. Liu Xiu's shooting guard role is just a puzzle piece in the team's offense, and his teammates have a lot of room for adjustment and performance.

This requires relatively high demands on teammates, requiring multiple teammates who can pass the ball, and this is not a problem at all for the Trail Blazers.

The problem is defense.

They couldn't guard Iverson.

Liu Xiu first came, Payton, Derek Anderson, and Lynch Hunter all tried it. Let alone restricting it, it was difficult to even create a good defense and defense environment for teammates. They could only move in advance and attack. In this way, 76

The rest of the team has more opportunities. The 76ers can pass the ball from the 1st to the 4th position.

It's not just the Trail Blazers who are in this situation. Most of the teams in the Western Conference have nothing to do with Iverson. Iverson has been so wild against the Western Conference teams this year, averaging 278 points per game against the Eastern Conference teams.

points, averaging 35-6 points per game against Western Conference teams.

This has to do with the distribution of players in the east and west. The west is stronger inside and the east is weaker. O'Neal cannot change this situation even if he goes to the east. But for defenders, the east is better than the west as a whole.

Just looking at defense, the defenders who have reached the All-Defensive Team level this season include Jason Kidd, Tracy McGrady, Billups, Wade, Larry Hughes, Hinrich in the Eastern Conference... and there is only one Kobe in the Western Conference.

The characteristic of Iverson is that the better he plays, the stronger the team he leads. Classic battle: On June 6, 2001, Iverson led the team with 48 points and destroyed the Lakers' undefeated championship dominance.

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Therefore, although the overall situation is that the West is strong and the East is weak, the Western Conference teams have an overall advantage when playing against the Eastern Conference teams. Even the Pistons and Heat, the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, can only have mixed results against the Western Conference teams... But the 76ers

The team is different. They have 5 wins and 3 losses against the Western Conference teams, and they have an overall advantage.

According to the 76ers games studied, in those anxious games at the beginning, the 76ers will always play better and better under the leadership of Iverson, and the winning rate is quite high.

Those teams that can defeat the 76ers relatively easily basically suppress the 76ers from the beginning, and the way to suppress the 76ers is to limit Iverson on the defensive end.

But the Trail Blazers' back line has tried it all, and they can't defend it. The players' first line of defense is almost useless, and even Jeff Bzdelik, who has a strong defensive coaching ability, can't do anything.

Oh, no, there is another player who has never tried to guard Iverson. He will probably be very happy - the little flying squirrel is moving his body excitedly. He has not played against Iverson in more than a year. He is so happy.

Forget it, Maurice Cheeks doesn't want to think so much anymore, just play normally. They are still ahead. They are just worried about Iverson. It's not that they will definitely lose if this continues. He still has confidence in his own team.

Very sufficient.

Just when Maurice Cheeks was about to arrange the rotation and take a look at the tactics normally, he saw a handsome guy eating candied haws of sugar came next to him. His eyes lit up, and several assistant coaches also gathered around him.

Come up.

Candied haws, the most popular Chinese snack in Portland right now.

Sure enough, just as the coach thought, the warden spoke: "Coach, I have an immature suggestion..."

The outlaw who got a piece of candied haws eaten by the warden was happily tasting the warden's craftsmanship. He tried almost all the candied haws sold on the streets of Portland, but none was as good as the one brought by the warden.

The candied haws was delicious, and he concluded that it was made by the warden himself. After all, the warden was so versatile... Suddenly, he felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Do you feel like something terrible is coming?

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After returning from the break, the two teams rotate their lineups.

The 76ers sent a combination of Iverson, Korver, Collis Williams, Kenny Thomas, and Mark Jackson.

Iverson continues to play, and so far this season he ranks first in the league in averaging 44 minutes per game.

The Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, Outlaw, Raheem, and Kwame Brown.

The Trail Blazers' lineup rotation surprised the 76ers. The little flying squirrel didn't play?

In this lineup of the 76ers, positions 2 to 5 are all players whose assist defense is greater than their ability to defend alone. They believed that the Trail Blazers would focus on Iverson after the Flying Squirrel came on, so they sent out such a lineup.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, the 76ers attacked first.

Iverson received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, and something surprised him again!

The person guarding the top arc is not Liu Xiu or even Payton, but a second-year high school student!

The outlaw's palms are now sweating, his premonition has become a reality, and something terrible has happened - the coach boldly asked him to guard Iverson!

Iverson was furious and started playing singles!

breakthrough!

The outlaw maniac moved quickly. He didn't dare to have too many ideas now. He only had one thing that the coach and the warden repeatedly emphasized: "No jumping."

Iverson didn't give the lawless maniacs a chance to use his body to fight and suppress him, and went straight to the inside with super speed.

But when he was approaching the three-second zone, Iverson suddenly stopped and turned around to pull back, and the lawless gangsters quickly pressed forward.

Although the outlaw didn't take off when he pressed forward this time, he used all his strength. Iverson once again pulled horizontally, accelerated, and successfully passed the outlaw.

But at this time, Liu Xiu had already made up the defense. Iverson faced the defense and went straight to the basket. He jumped up during the confrontation and pulled the lever for a layup... The ball spun and hit the neck of the basket and bumped into the frame!

The outlaw who chased in looked very frustrated. Although he thought the team's arrangements were unreasonable, it was a fact that he did not do well in the team's arrangements.

When the outlaw picked up the ball and sent it to Payton, an angelic voice came to his ears: "If you can make Iverson do more moves and change directions in singles, let him be forced to

If you make technical moves other than preparation, you have done a very good job, and you just did a great job."

His voice is like an angel, and so is his appearance!

Seeing the warden who seemed to be shining with light, the outlaws responded excitedly: "I know! I will keep working hard!"

"Work hard, after all, I can't expect you to do more." After saying that, Liu Xiu, who had completed the healing, ran forward.

The holy light in the eyes of the outlaws is shattered...

"Are you guarding Iverson?" The outlaw roared and followed Liu Xiu into the front court.

However, although he was very angry, the outlaw maniac could feel it. He chatted with the warden for a few words, and his frustration and excessive excitement were controlled... But the anger was real!

The outlaw has a dream - one day he will beat up the warden... When he saw the warden running upfield, he confronted the opponent's two-meter-tall, 110-kilogram Corliss Williams.

Take a look at the picture of not suffering a loss, and then think back to the picture of the warden venting madly on the sandbag before the game every day...defend well!

Rahim played Kenny Thomas in singles, and the flying squirrel was not replaced. At this stage, Rahim became the main focus of the singles. He played in the Christmas game for the first time in his career, and his opponent was Allen Iverson, the No. 1 pick in the same year.

Sim was extremely excited.

Rahim made a tentative breakthrough, turned around and hit a layup. 33 to 29, the Trail Blazers continued to maintain a 4-point lead.

The offense and defense transitioned, the 76ers attacked, and Iverson continued to beat the outlaws alone.

Iverson felt the pressure! The pressure of being covered in the air!

Just when he was about to reach close range, he suddenly withdrew because he discovered that even if he could rush directly to the basket, he would not be able to escape the shadow of the lawless maniacs. He would encounter this second player with extremely excellent physical condition and mobility.

High school distractions.

So high school students are really annoying and always so difficult to deal with!

Fortunately, there is already a way to deal with it. Iverson followed the same attack just now, but! His strategy of diving deep and retreating to attract the lawless gangsters to pounce on him failed. The high school student just continued to maintain the threat of blocking shots.

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Iverson made all the steps to take a step back, but the opponent did not press him. He decisively chose to take advantage of the situation and take a shot. He was prepared to lean back to avoid the outlaws when they came to press him...but he missed the shot!

Kwame Brown got stuck, and he shrank to defend Iverson. Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound and counterattacked...but it didn't work. Iverson rushed in to block the grab. He was full of enthusiasm. Liu Xiu protected the ball and passed it to him.

Payton lost the opportunity to counterattack, and without the flying squirrel, the defensive counterattack at the beginning of the second quarter was greatly affected.

But this negative impact is nothing compared to the positive impact that the outlaws have on Iverson's defense!

Although the ordinary talent of supplementary defense and assisting defense is really a waste of his mobility, height, wingspan, jumping... But his talent in single defense is excellent! In the second round, he made independent adjustments.

Obviously, the Outlaws did not defend Iverson alone, but from a specific angle, it can be seen that the Outlaws made Iverson need to do more things on the offensive end to get rid of the defense and hit the shot!

And this is enough for the Trail Blazers players! The more time Iverson spends dealing with outlaws, the better opportunities the Trail Blazers players will have to limit Iverson's scoring and increase Iverson's scoring.

How difficult it is to organize an attack!

With the genius defensive adjustment, the Trail Blazers players are even more impressed by the new defensive assistant coach.
Chapter completed!