When the third quarter entered the official timeout, the Suns led the Trail Blazers by 5 points, 80 to 75, and the advantage was still there.

The score of 14 to 17 at half quarter was not that bad. The opponent just scored one more three-pointer.

But after the official timeout came back, in the second half of the third quarter, the Suns only scored 9 points!

The Trail Blazers scored another three-pointer in this half, scoring 12 points.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers chased the score to 87-89, narrowing the point difference to two points. In the third quarter, they scored 29-23!

Liu Xiu scored 9 points and 7 assists in the third quarter, which was higher than Nash's 6 assists in the first quarter!

After three quarters, Liu Xiu's statistics increased to 27 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

Nash scored 5 points and 2 assists in the third quarter, and his data increased to 18 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists.

D'Antoni called two timeouts in the second half of the third quarter, but his offensive performance could not be improved. He only scored 9 points in 5 minutes and 8 seconds. At that time, his face was so anxious that he looked like an ant on a hot pot.

Generally speaking, tactical adjustments are actually not done well.

After entering the inter-session break, he realized that he had been fooled!

His team members' physical strength dropped significantly!

Reviewing the past three quarters of the game, D'Antoni's pupils dilated.

Only then did he understand that the opponent's strategy had never been to improve their offense and fight against them. The opponent was not that stupid.

The other party is just using various strategies to compete with them!

From the beginning of the first quarter, the opponent was fighting them with all their strength, and the same was true for most of the second quarter.

And he is very confident in the offense and has always used run and gun to deal with it.

But the problem is that he only has 8 people in rotation, and the 12 people on the opposite side are on the active list in turn!

The Suns continued to attack and charged with all their strength. There was no problem in the first quarter and half of the game. But in the third quarter, they had to worry about how to flank Liu Xiu and attack the Trail Blazers with all their strength... In fact, they had to worry about how to attack Liu Xiu in the third quarter...

When the third quarter entered the official timeout, it was already beyond its capabilities!

D'Antoni thought of the expressions of the players at that time. The players were looking forward to the official timeout coming soon.

After entering the official timeout, the relieved expressions of the players... He didn't notice it at the time!

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The Suns coach's mentality has exploded. On the other side, the Trail Blazers are actually not taking it easy either. They dare not let up their energy!

If Liu Xiu was given a chance to choose again, he would definitely think of other ways.

If the Suns were in better shape, or if the Blazers were not firm enough in executing their strategy, they would not be able to survive this time.

After the timeout, Liu Xiu walked onto the court with his four teammates, Little Flying Squirrel, Outlaws, Raheem, and McDyess.

Forget about the difficulties ahead, it’s time to reap victory!

I just don’t know what kind of adjustments the opponent will make... Well, Liu Xiu found that he was overthinking, and the coaches and teammates were also overthinking.

The five players playing on the opposite side are Nash, Raja Bell, Barbosa, Diaw, and Marion!

The mustache on the opposite side still hasn't replaced the ninth player, even if he has James Jones, Jim Jackson, Brian Grant... he still has to rotate 8 players to Tianya!

The little flying squirrel clapped his hands and shouted: "We can't underestimate the enemy. We are still lagging behind. They are the ones in the lead. Let's overtake the score first!"

The outlaw maniac complained: "What you said sounds very careless."

The little flying squirrel snorted, turned around proudly, and asked Liu Xiu for the ball. Liu Xiu smiled and signaled to the referee that he was ready.

The referee blew the whistle and sent the ball to Liu Xiu, who sent it to the little flying squirrel, and the fourth quarter began!

The little flying squirrel advanced to the frontcourt and singled out Nash. He broke through and hit a jumper. He also caused a foul on Nash and received an extra penalty!

As the little flying squirrel hit the extra free throw, 90 to 89, the Trail Blazers went ahead by 1 point!

D'Antoni reacted, regretted it, and finally made a desperate move, but before the Suns players could even react to what happened, the score was already overtaken!

At this time, Nash stood up, attacked with Diaw in a pick-and-roll, broke through the wing to score the ball, and Raja Bell received the ball and shot a three-pointer... and also scored!

92 to 90, the Suns regained a two-point lead.

But then Liu Xiu cut into the baseline to catch the ball and smashed the ball into the basket through Marion, and the Trail Blazers tied the score again!

Then, the two teams played several rounds, which was back and forth. The Suns scored 4 points. Nash scored a mid-range shot and gave Marion a piece of cake. Although Marion didn't score, he won.

Rahim fouled and made two free throws, which was pretty good.

But the Trail Blazers are better at this stage!

Liu Xiu passed the ball to Rahim from the top arc. Liu Xiu received the ball and passed it back to Flying Squirrel. Flying Squirrel made a mid-range shot from the high post. The Trail Blazers made the score 97 to 96, leading by 1 point and holding the ball in hand.

Ball rights!

Without Kurt Thomas, Marion alone would not be able to protect the rim at all.

When Liu Xiu presses down, opportunities are everywhere for the Trail Blazers in the high post area!

It was the Trail Blazers' offense again. The Flying Squirrel took the lead for a few rounds and wanted to take a break. After halftime, he took the initiative to pull away and did not ask Liu Xiu for the ball.

Seeing this, his teammates began to adjust their positions. McDyess moved to the top arc to help Liu Xiu block Laga Bell. Liu Xiu used the pick-and-roll to break through!

Marion, who extended out to defend the pick-and-roll, was obviously slower than in the third quarter. Liu Xiu easily passed Marion, broke through on the right, and made an emergency stop on the right side of the three-second zone.

Laga Bale has made up for it!

After being blocked by McDyess, he did not switch defenses with Marion, but retreated directly, and then rushed towards the onrushing Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu made an emergency stop and grabbed the ball, and Laga Bell rushed towards him. The fans at the scene were extremely nervous. Can the warden throw the ball in under Laga Bale's defense?

The on-site director also quickly directed the camera to adjust the lens, and the big screen switched to a panoramic close-up.

At this moment, the nervousness of the fans turned into panic!

Laga Bell jumped towards Liu Xiu, with a particularly ferocious expression... This is not the point! The point is that he did not block the shot, but jumped up and clenched his fists, bent his arms, and threw his elbow towards Liu Xiu.

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A fan outside the baseline let out a piercing scream and covered his eyes.

The players on the field were also frightened by Raja Bell's actions.

but……

Just when Laga Bell was about to hit Liu Xiu's head with his arm, Liu Xiu withdrew the ball, crouched, slipped under Laga Bale's body, and pushed it up with his shoulders...

Before he could lose his balance, Laga Bell missed his flying elbow and was pushed up for half a meter. Then he fell heavily behind Liu Xiu and slid some distance away.

At this scene, the whole place became quiet.

But in the next scene, everyone on the scene yelled in unison - after Liu Xiu overturned Laja Bale, he took off again, shot, and shot...
Chapter completed!