512. Superstar Awakening

Moreover, the Trail Blazers are not working very hard on offense or defense, but they are working too hard on both offense and defense!

Maurice Cheeks felt that Coach Bush was worrying too much. He was as bold as he was and liked the hard work of the team members. He felt that the warden's words were right - hard work can produce miracles.

Maybe it's because, as Bushai said, playing like this doesn't have enough continuity.

However, in Maurice Cheeks's view, they should take advantage of the momentum at the beginning and destroy the Nets directly!

So when the Nets called a timeout in the first half of the game, Maurice Cheeks continued to encourage the players' momentum. Following this momentum, the Trail Blazers really beat the Nets hard.

It wasn't Liu Xiu's three-pointer from the top arc pick-and-roll, and the point difference reached double digits.

Coach Bush did not vigorously correct Maurice Cheeks's thoughts. He also felt that the Nets should have no chance of struggling. He just saw this problem and reminded him.

However, this worry has become a reality!

The Nets were indeed defeated by the high-spirited Trail Blazers in the first half of the first quarter, but they did not give up!

After surviving the first half of the quarter, when the official timeout came back, the Nets regrouped and launched a counterattack!

Kidd sat in the center, Richard Jefferson served as the forward arrow, McGrady responded to shots and necessary singles, coupled with Clifford Robinson's high post support, Mourning had outstanding ability to eat cake... The next 5 minutes and 38

In seconds, the Nets surged by 16 points!

The Nets took advantage of the Trail Blazers' weakness after the climax and surged on the offensive end!

Not only that, the Nets did a very good job on the defensive end. They blocked the basket, defended the wing three-pointer, and defended the fast break. The mid-range shot was one-on-one. Role players could defend the mid-range shot. If they were too far away, they would give up.

The board is the main thing... This very targeted adjustment prevented the Trail Blazers from scoring only 7 points in the 5 and a half minutes of the second half of the first quarter. 5 of them were the only one in the Trail Blazers who had lost their physical strength after eating sugar-coated haws.

The recovered Liu Xiu got it!

After the first quarter, relying on this 16-7 wave, the Nets entered the second half with a two-point lead over the Trail Blazers 26-24!

McGrady, who returned to his normal playing style, made 3 of 5 shots in the first quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist!

But the most dazzling thing is Kidd’s 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter!

When entering the intermission, Barkley was shouting - Kidd, the king of the East, is back!

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When they were overwhelming the Nets in the first half of the first quarter, no one on the Trail Blazers noticed how the Nets were playing, not even the coaching staff.

Although there was no carelessness in preparing for the game and the players went all out in the game, in terms of details, it can still be seen that the Trail Blazers were indeed careless and underestimated the enemy, including Liu Xiu.

After entering the official timeout, Liu Xiu recalled the Nets' performance in the first quarter and suddenly discovered that even in the six-plus minutes when they started 17-10, the Nets had been so determined on both ends of the floor.

The Nets relied on the continuity of their play to take the lead in the second half of the first quarter.

After Liu Xiu had a discussion with his teammates, the Trail Blazers started to face this opponent again.

It's quite surprising that Tracy McGrady tricked Kidd into doing that in the first two games, and now the two have become even more in tune with each other!

Kidd is easy to understand, he is an old player.

But McGrady actually put down his unfounded pride, put down his face, and became a tactical puzzle piece again, which surprised the Trail Blazers.

This opponent is difficult to deal with!

After returning from the break, the Trail Blazers regrouped and launched a new attack on victory in the second quarter!

Throughout the second quarter, the Trail Blazers played very well offensively. The team got 10 assists and the team cooperation was excellent. Liu Xiu had 2 offensive rebounds, Randolph, Kwame Brown, and McDyess each had 1 offensive rebound.

Rebounds, the team's 5 offensive rebounds in a single quarter were the guarantee for shooting. The team made 11 of 23 shots and scored 29 points in a single quarter with a high shooting rate of 47.8%, but...

Kidd had 4 points and 7 assists in a single quarter. Richard Jefferson made 5 of 6 shots in a single quarter and scored 11 points on 1 of 1 free throws. He scored purely by eating cakes. In addition, Tracy McGrady scored 8 points on 3 of 5 shots in a single quarter.

...The Nets soared by 32 points in a single quarter!

Kidd instigated excellent teamwork, McGrady did not let up when competing for the individual abilities of the stars, and Richard Jefferson seized the opportunity to eat cake... The Nets, which gained momentum in the second half of the first quarter, broke out at halftime.

At the end, the Trail Blazers went into halftime with a 5-point lead of 58-53!

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers relied on the momentum brought by "re-recognizing the Nets", and they were unwilling to overtake the score of 7-16 in the second half of the first quarter. They played very hard throughout the whole process, and they didn't notice it.

There's nothing special, it's just that I couldn't beat the Nets.

But after coming back from the intermission and relaxing for 20 minutes, the sequelae of playing too hard in the first half finally showed up!

In the third quarter, Liu Xiu was extremely effective in breaking through singles when facing Richard Jefferson. Facing Kidd, his post-up play was also effective. In this quarter, the Nets did not use McGrady to defend Liu Xiu, allowing McGrady to take a break.

Slow down and save his energy for the fourth quarter. As a result, Liu Xiu made 5 of 9 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 13 points in a single quarter, but only had 1 assist!

It's not that he played alone, he scored all the shots he could, but his teammates just couldn't make any shots. All teammates combined made only 3 of 12 shots in this quarter, and only scored 7 points in total!

Although the Nets only scored 24 points in the third quarter, far lower than the 32 points in the second quarter, at the end of the third quarter, the Nets still opened the point difference to 9 points, 82 points.

73 leads the Trail Blazers.

Needless to say, Maurice Cheeks is indeed a miraculous coach who can lead the team to win 3 consecutive games and beat the score to 3-3 even when they are 0-3 behind. In the fourth quarter,

Maurice Cheeks directly rested the three stars Randolph, Kwame Brown, and Raheem, and used role players such as Delfino, McDyess, Varejao, and Outlaw to play in the fourth quarter.

The characteristics of these people are that they did not show any tendency to suffer physical damage in the third quarter or they did not get a chance to play at all in the first three quarters.

The frontcourt rotation of these four people, coupled with Liu Xiu's rush, resulted in the Trail Blazers grabbing 10 offensive rebounds and taking 29 shots in the final quarter!

However, there are so many offensive rebounds, which also means that the Trail Blazers are really good at shooting in the final quarter, and the success rate of the second attack is not high. They only hit 10 goals in 29 shots. The Trail Blazers have more iron shots, and the Nets

There were fewer fouls, and the Blazers also took fewer free throws. They only took 3 free throws in a single quarter, and only made 1 field goal. They made 1 of 8 three-pointers, 29 shots, and only scored 22 points in total!

Mourning showed great strength in protecting the frame in the final quarter, blocking 3 shots in a single quarter, helping the Nets defend against the Trail Blazers' late impact.

While the defense was good, the Nets steadily scored 26 points in a single quarter!

At 8:53 pm, the final whistle sounded.

Although Liu Xiu played the entire game and made 14 of 32 shots, including 3 of 10 three-pointers, plus 7 of 9 free throws, scoring 38 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, the Trail Blazers still lost 95-108 on the road.

The Nets chased the big score to 1-2 and refused 0-3!

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When the game first started, Nets fans had no hope.

Halfway through the first quarter, Nets fans thought they had known better.

At the end of the first quarter, Nets fans asked the people around them in confusion: "What happened?"

At halftime, seeing that their team actually had an advantage in the second quarter despite the Blazers' fierce performance, the fans at the scene were ignited again...

In the end, after the Nets defended their first home game with a 13-point advantage, Nets fans went crazy!

This feeling is like surviving from a desperate situation!

He scored less than 40 points in 32 shots. Nets fans can also use this attack point!

McGrady, who was scolded so much in the first two games, played 41 minutes tonight. Under Kidd's command, he responded to shots when he needed to, restrained when he needed to, and played singles when he needed to.

Excellent shooting performance, 11 of 21 shots, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, plus 7 of 10 free throws, scoring 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks!

But the most dazzling performance tonight was Kidd!

Although he only scored 5 goals in 14 shots and scored only 13 points, he still had 11 rebounds, 20 assists and 3 steals!

Kidd refreshed his personal record for assists in a single game for active players in the playoffs. In the 2002 playoffs, Kidd had 19 assists in a single game, and now he has 20 assists!

And this 20 assists in a single game is not as simple as the single-game assist record for active players in the playoffs. It is also the second-highest assists in a single game in the NBA Finals in NBA history! Second only to Magic's single-game record in the 1984 Finals.

The historical record of 21 assists in the finals!

Since there are detailed statistics, before tonight, only the Magic got 20 assists in a single game in the Finals. Kidd did it tonight!

Barkley joked in the post-game analysis that in the first game of the finals, Liu Xiu let the logo man's 40+ triple-double in the finals no longer be the only one. Now Kidd and Magic's 20 assists in a single game in the finals are no longer the only one.

Show and Kidd, the two superstars, went against the Lakers in all their glory.

Originally, after G2, most fans felt that there was no suspense in this finals.

Even most of McGrady's fans are busy fighting against the anti-fans and have no time to worry about the championship. In fact, subconsciously they feel that there is no hope. They just don't want to admit it and ignore it, so they can just ignore it.

Such thoughts.

But now, the hope of Nets fans has been rekindled! Tracy McGrady’s fans are getting tougher again!

There is a very interesting situation. McGrady did not stand up and apologize publicly. Of course, there is no need. He can put down his body, put down his damn pride, apologize, and play well, which is very valuable to the Nets... But

His fans apologized to the public on his behalf and sincerely acknowledged his mistake...
Chapter completed!