478.Why not?

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers dominated offensive rebounding, but in the third quarter, it was the Bully who took off first!

The two teams were fighting back and forth and were inseparable. Just when the two teams were in a stalemate, the little bully broke out!

The Bully grabbed offensive rebounds in three consecutive rounds, completed a 2+1 dunk, and passed a three-point assist to Big Q on the wing. The Blazers only had two rounds of offensive misfires, scoring 8 points.

The Suns were just two points behind.

73 to 75, at 7 minutes and 23 seconds of the third quarter, the Suns are in sight of a comeback!

The score difference was chased to two points. Maurice Cheeks held on without calling a timeout and pinned his hopes on his players.

When the Trail Blazers attacked, Liu Xiu continued to play without the ball.

Currently, the Trail Blazers lineup: Payton, Liu Xiu, Outlaw, Randolph, McDyess; the Suns lineup: Nash, Big Q, Jim Jackson, Little Bully, Steven Hunter.

As the game progressed in the third quarter, Liu Xiu and Nash's singles opportunities were not as good as they were at the beginning. The double attack was always very tight, so the two always attracted the double attack and then released the ball, starting the containment mode.

Although he doesn't have Nash's ability to respond to mid-range shots as accurately from the wing, Liu Xiu's off-the-ball style is more comprehensive. This time he chose to slip to the baseline and use McDyess as a cover!

Coming out of the basket, Liu Xiu immediately shouted "stewardess" outside.

The outlaw who cut in around the middle to receive the ball made a tacit understanding of the ball. Another person might not have understood it. Anyway, the little bully under the basket didn't understand. When the little bully subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him, he saw Liu

The show jumped up quickly.

The little bully didn't even realize what was going on, so he involuntarily stretched out his hand to block...

With the wailing of the basket and the whistle of the referee, Xiaobawang fouled the shooting. Liu Xiu's dunk was valid and he was given an additional penalty!

After the confrontation, Liu Xiu took two steps back when he landed, and the bully who was dunked took three or four steps back!

No one expected Liu Xiu to ask for an alley-oop here, and no one expected that an outlaw would dare to pass such a ball!

Nash was dumbfounded.

Everyone is a point guard, why is this guy's style different from all point guards?

If he slips past the baseline, it won't be considered a chance at all.

No, he felt that for any point guard, the ball just now wouldn't be a chance.

But when it comes to Liu Xiu...

There was no time to care about this now. After reacting, Nash quickly patted the little bully's butt to comfort the little brother: "Amare, cheer up, don't be influenced by that guy."

The bully took a deep breath, nodded towards Nash, and walked to the side of the three-second zone to grab the free throw rebound.

Nash was very surprised. The bully was not usually so calm. He was the most easily provoked by his opponents in the team.

It can be said that if it weren't for Xiao Bawang's sensitive character, they would probably have won 65 games two or three games ahead of schedule.

Nash looked at Liu Xiu, the first person in the new generation with whom he admired each other.

Although the little bully is bullied by this guy every time, he will make some progress every time he is bullied.

No, the little bully's psychological quality has been tempered again.

However, the little bully’s journey of tempering his psychological quality is not over yet tonight!

Liu Xiu's punishment was a little stronger, it was tough.

Randolph ferociously squeezed into the paint, pushed away the bully and made a tip-in!

The butcher, who was grabbed three rebounds by the bully, went berserk!

2+1 became 2 points + 1 board + 2 points. Before the fans could even make a sound of regret, excitement emerged. They wanted to cheer and scream, but many people choked.

…

When the Suns attacked, Joe Johnson scored two points in a single and was strong again!

He was dunked once, and was squeezed away for a tip-in... The Bully was particularly active in rushing for offensive rebounds this time.

But Liu Xiu took it back and got stuck in front of the Little Overlord. It seemed that it was purely for blocking position. This is something Liu Xiu often does.

Just like his teammates often help Liu Xiu to get blocked and grab rebounds, when Liu Xiu encounters an opponent with strong rushing ability, he helps the opponent to rush inside. This is not a new thing in the Trail Blazers, everyone is used to it.

The little bully's aggressive rush was in vain, the ball bounced far away, but the good news is that Big Q was in that direction and touched the ball before Payton... "Beep"... the referee's whistle sounded!

Who committed the foul? There should be no problem for Payton and Big Q to compete for the rebound, right? The little bully looked at the referee, and the referee pointed at him and made a push-and-foul gesture.

Wait, where's the warden?

The little bully suddenly remembered that he had just spotted Liu Xiu and took two steps forward...

The little bully immediately exploded and shouted at the referee: "Hiate, how could I possibly push him?"

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"..."

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The Suns players, Trail Blazers players, and referees collectively didn't know what to say.

Is this what a player who plays center should say?

He was looking at Liu Xiu, who was making circles with his arms and moving his shoulders. He had slimmed down to the peak of his appearance and figure by the end of the season, and his body was full of explosive muscles... The referee actually didn't believe that he had just stuck the little bully.

A stubborn warden can be pushed away.

But the little bully did push someone when the ball hit the basket. The warden was focused on the ball and forgot to use force to block the position. It was very reasonable... mainly because he saw Liu Xiu being 'pushed'

When we went out, the referee subconsciously blew the whistle. There was a huge physical difference between a physical center who was nearly 2.1 meters tall and a point guard who was 1.9 meters tall. This was still the home court of the Trail Blazers.

If the little bully is dunked again by Liu Xiu, bullied with brute force by Randolph, or blocked by Kwame Brown, he will now be able to turn his grief and anger into motivation.

However, the referee ignored the complaints of the man who considered himself a superstar. Liu Xiu even raised his eyebrows at him. He was frustrated and kept complaining to the referee.

The referee just tolerated the bully's swearing, and now he is still chattering and affecting the progress of the game. The referee immediately gave him a technical foul!

Liu Xiu went to the free throw line to take a technical free throw and made a solid hit.

80 to 73, the Suns finally narrowed the point difference to 2 points. In just one round, it was back to 7 points, and the Blazers attacked next!

Payton received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, hitting Nash with a high back to initiate the attack.

Nash was pushed to the free throw line by Payton with his butt stuck out. All he could do was stick to Payton and interfere with Payton's shooting. Payton turned around and broke through, and Nash had no choice.

Payton, who broke into the paint, attracted a double attack from the Bullies and split the ball from the wing. McDyess made a long two-pointer from the bottom corner and shot...missed!

But! Randolph grabbed the offensive rebound! From the mid-range on the right side of the ball, Liu Xiu caught the ball and went straight to the basket. Seeing this, the little bully jumped on him actively. Liu Xiu took off in front of the little bully, pulled the lever and shot for a layup... "Beep

"...With the referee's whistle, the ball fell into the frame.

The referee signaled that Liu Xiu's goal was valid and there would be an extra penalty. The bully's rough defense was against Liu Xiu's shooting foul!

Liu Xiujia made free throws and scored 6 points in these two rounds. His score in the single quarter increased to 10 points, helping the team score 83 to 73, and the lead expanded to 10 points again!

…

After working so hard for so long, the point difference has not moved! This is tantamount to a critical blow to the Suns players!

For the rest of the third quarter, the initiative returned to the Trail Blazers again.

The Trail Blazers, led by Liu Xiu and Randolph, continued their efforts and scored 10 points in the remaining time, while the Suns' offensive momentum obviously stalled. This is really not about how well the Trail Blazers defended, but about the Suns' confidence.

Frustrated and suppressed, he played impatiently and only scored 7 points.

Relying on Liu Xiu's 14 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 30-27 in the third quarter. After three quarters, they led the Suns by 13 points, 93-80!

31 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block! Liu Xiu beat Nash who scored 22 points and 11 assists in the third quarter!

In the final quarter, the Suns regained their strength and launched a ferocious counterattack.

The Suns are worthy of being the league's top offensive team. In the final quarter, they scored the highest score in the game, scoring 35 points, surpassing the 34 points scored by the Trail Blazers in the second quarter.

However, the Trail Blazers relied on unlimited singles to score against the Suns. Under the leadership of Liu Xiu, who had 11 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, the team scored 28 points. Although it was their lowest scoring quarter in the game,

That’s enough!

At 10:27 pm, the final whistle sounded.

With 42 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Liu Xiu overpowered Nash, who scored 29 points, 2 rebounds and 18 assists, and led his team to beat the Suns 122-114!

The moment the final whistle sounded, the scene erupted into violent cheers, and the fans started celebrating wildly. Many hot girls lifted up their clothes just like the hot dog song...

60 wins!

They surpassed the 59-23 record of Tianzun and Sabonis in the Twin Towers era, setting a new high for their number of wins in the 21st century!

The fans really want to surpass past performance, and the players are even more so. After the game, his teammates surrounded Liu Xiu and celebrated excitedly.

60 wins! Even Payton is excited now.

It's not that he has never won 60 games. On the contrary, he is the player with the most 60 wins in active service. Before this time, he had three 60+ win seasons.

But this time is extra special!

Joining the Trail Blazers midway through the season, he is passive and has no power of choice.

But here, he rediscovered his love for basketball, and rediscovered the pride and confidence that he deserves as the player with the most first defenses in history.

Payton looked at Liu Xiu, who was immediately surrounded by reporters after celebrating with his teammates. He first cursed to express his respect.

He saw with his own eyes that Liu Xiu's performance in the middle of the season was better than that in the early season. In March, his performance was even better than in the middle of the season. In April, he went crazy and averaged 40+ per game... He felt what it means to be talented!

He didn't want to admit it, but he thought, 'Fortunately, he and I are teammates.'

After regaining his confidence and enthusiasm for basketball, Payton played very hard, but his idea was actually to play better in the Trail Blazers and prove to those strong championship teams that he still had gas in the tank, although he liked it here very much.

, but for his championship dream, he still uses this place as a springboard.

But he wants to stay now. He feels that maybe in the next few years, they will be the team with the most hope of competing for the championship...or in other words, they have already started to compete for the championship!

Payton thought of what Liu Xiu said in a post-game interview the night before yesterday when he was asked if he could break Kobe's record of 19 40+ points in a single game.
Chapter completed!