908. Lien Zhan’s powerful inside team

Liu Xiu was unhappy with the loss to the Spurs, but the Spurs were indeed stronger than last season.

Playing against a strong team like the Spurs is much more enjoyable than playing against the Warriors.

An opponent like the Warriors cannot make any trouble if they are a sufficient opponent.

The Spurs are different. The Spurs may become stronger and stronger in the next few years...

Although they lost to the Spurs, Liu Xiu also recognized the Spurs' superior strength, but he still felt that the Spurs still lacked something - their ability to attack tough situations.

He thinks the Spurs are quite weird. They have Parker on the tail end of the ball and can withstand pressure against the wind. Duncan is also super good. In critical moments, Ginobili's ability to attack tough situations is comparable to that of Kobe Bryant.

But during regular time, when the game is tense, the Spurs are not very capable of attacking tough situations.

In the third quarter of the match between him and the Spurs, the quarter where the defenses of the two teams were the fiercest, he got angry and no one on the Spurs side stepped up to respond.

There is no stable outside attack point at this anxious moment...

Liu Xiu just made a blind analysis after losing and didn't take it too seriously.

Anyway, he couldn't go to Popovich and say that he discovered this.

Now they have a lot of things to do on their own.

On November 4th, the Trail Blazers came to New Orleans to challenge the Hornets away.

David West, Horford, Aldridge, Bogut, and Bunch Wells.

Sometimes I really can’t explain the fate of this person.

In the original time and space, Bunch Wells was often compared with the madman and the little assassin. His old club gave him a big contract but felt that the contract was small, and he was finally reduced to receiving a basic salary or even retiring.

In this time and space, Bunch Wells did not have the explosive performance he had against Duncan in 2006, and did not receive a high salary offer. Last season, he joined the Hornets for US$2 million and worked hard for a year, averaging 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

With his performance, he got a four-year, US$24 million contract with the Hornets this summer, so he won't have to worry about retirement.

At the beginning of this season, the Hornets management is about to explode.

They recruited insiders to increase the selling price of the team, but after getting the big contract, Bangzi really did things that only Bangzi can do. He was 196 centimeters tall and grew to 120 kilograms.

The Hornets' lineup this year is still very strange. Their goal is to get the most No. 1 picks, or to successfully sell the team, or to force NBA officials to spend money to buy the team.

The Hornets owner's helpless operation was also a helpless move. Most of his assets were originally blown away by the strong wind. Now the financial crisis has spread around the world and he is about to go bankrupt. Why does he still care about this little face?

Just like Bogut, he acts everywhere when he has free time and accepts any job.

During the offseason, he went to Los Angeles to take a job playing basketball with a rich man. An agent asked him to film a movie with a certain color. If the rich woman who played the heroine wasn't too old and too tall... he would have been cast.

Busy making money and repaying money every day, Bogut has hardly improved in strength in the past two years... This year, David West has successfully pushed Bogut down and started with Aldridge.

However, with so many inside players, the Hornets are still pretty good when their opponents miss their outside shots.

After the game started at 7 p.m., the Hornets scored 26 to 17 in the first quarter, leading the Trail Blazers by 9 points. In the second quarter, they scored 26 points in a single quarter, and limited the Trail Blazers to only 18 points.

Leading the Trail Blazers by 17 points 52-35!

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers finally defended the interior.

It relies on the frontcourt trio of Hill, McDyess, and Kwame Brown, plus the super backcourt of Liu Xiu and Ray Allen.

Hill has shown his leadership talents. He still plays as a role player, but he has a strong ability to mobilize his teammates.

He can cover up defense inside, and can really challenge the opponent's power forward, and he can defend pretty well!

It can be seen from this that in the past two years, Hill has been preparing for the "dream pursuit" after the expiration of his big contract.

The dream he pursues is naturally a championship ring.

Hill did what neither Outlaw nor Stevenson was good at.

Under the leadership of Hill, the Trail Blazers successfully limited the Hornets' scoring to 23 points. After defending, Liu Xiu was able to counterattack. The Trail Blazers' offense also began to pick up, scoring 26 points in a single quarter. After three quarters,

Reduce the score difference to 14 points.

In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers' defensive effect further expanded, and the Hornets' offensive performance plummeted. David West tried his best, but was still unable to prevent the Hornets' scoring performance from declining.

The Trail Blazers chased points frantically, falling behind by two points with 29 seconds left, and Liu Xiu's "Maimang" started!

At 11 minutes and 45 seconds of the last quarter, Liu Xiu caught the ball from the wing and hit a three-pointer, raising his personal score to 22 points and helping the Trail Blazers lead by 1 point at 91-90!

Immediately after the Hornets' Bobby Jackson stepped back and missed a three-pointer, Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound and went down quickly to counterattack and dunk.

With 2.6 seconds left, the Hornets' call for a timeout didn't work out, and the ball went to David West. He finally threw a three-pointer and only hit the rebound.

The final whistle sounded. With Liu Xiu's 22 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, the Trail Blazers reversed the Hornets 93-90!

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The game against the Hornets was so difficult, and Liu Xiu made it clear during the game - the team made 3 of 15 three-pointers, including the go-ahead three-pointer he made at the end.

He also discovered a bad decision on his part.

For him now, an impulsive attack may be more effective than a steady and steady approach.

The team now needs him to be more impulsive, not more stable.

Then, the 'bracer of the answer' is more suitable for him than the 'bracer of the African mountains'!

"Wristband of the African Mountains: When worn, the sense of smell is improved, and the bounce is +3. (A bonus effect is only available when used by the host)"

"Answer's Bracer: When worn, the sense of steal is enhanced, and when trying to steal, the burst speed is +5. (Only when used by the host, there is a bonus effect)"

Blocking shots is useful for him in shrinking, covering up defense, and assisting defense, but it is not necessary.

But when playing against a weak team, rushing to defend is very necessary for him now.

He thought about it and decided to make a decision based on his opponent.

The day after playing the Hornets, the Trail Blazers came to Houston to challenge the Rockets back-to-back.

Although Liu Xiu scored 20 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Ray Allen scored 20 points, and Lou Williams scored 15 points, the Trail Blazers still lost the game 80-89.

Bynum had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Granger had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Hamilton had 20 points...

Originally, their outside form was not great, but in the second game of back-to-back games, they encountered the mosaic of twin towers with Bynum and Varejao, and the Trail Blazers fell.

Liu Xiu didn't expect that Mosaic actually stood up.

Mosaic is still very good at cultivating the ability of a center. Bynum, who just turned 20 at the end of last month, already has the strength of a first-class center.

The most important thing is talent. Bynum's talent is ridiculously strong...
Chapter completed!