Healing Basketball

  Chapter 1065 1065. Against Kobe, the peak Western Conference Finals!

   On May 25, 2009, at 7:40 p.m., the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, the Lakers and Trail Blazers entered the stadium successively.

   Kobe, who was the first to enter the court, looked at this familiar arena. He has been in the NBA for 13 years, and it is his 12th time to play in the playoffs. This is his 10th time against the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers did not make the playoffs in 2005. Except for that year, the Lakers fell in the second round of the shrinking season in 1999 and failed to join the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. Then in 2003, the Trail Blazers were eliminated in the first round. , failed to continue the matchup with the Lakers.

  In the early years, the Lakers have always been winners. In 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004, Kobe faced the Trail Blazers in the playoffs and won the series 6 times in a row.

  But since 2006, the situation has changed. The Trail Blazers won the Lakers twice in a row!

  Finally, last season, Kobe Bryant turned over the Trail Blazers once again.

  The current situation of the match is 7 wins and 2 losses, and he wants to continue to expand the advantage!

  Looking at the warden who took the lead and ran out from the opposite side, Kobe knew that this guy was the most difficult to deal with.

  27 years old, at the peak of his spring and autumn, in full swing...Kobe, who will be 31 years old in the summer, feels intense pressure.

  He must win the 4th championship earlier than this guy!

   Otherwise, he believed, this killer would definitely wear 4 championship rings when he went to his house for dinner!

  After the entrance ceremony, even the pre-match greetings were skipped this time. The two teams didn't have the time to be polite, and now they can't wait to **** each other to death.

From the perspective of domestic fans, this is a normal situation. Even if there are 3 Chinese players on both sides, this is the Western Conference finals. The remaining opponents are the final 4 championship candidates. There is still a fart at this time' Friendship first'.

   It is more important to seize the time to check for leaks and fill in vacancies.

  Ten minutes passed quickly, and the game was about to start. The two assistant coaches informed the two teams to start.

  Liu Xiu copied the talents of Ray Allen and Kobe Bryant, 'Splash' was bound to Ray Allen, 'Sharp Shooter' was activated, came to the field, and the task was triggered!

"The host entered the Western Conference finals for the fourth time. Before that, he had never tasted a defeat. The next opponent is Kobe Bryant, who is known as the 'King of the Western Conference finals'. Let's surpass him... Troubled Times Superstar series tasks: The king of the conference finals trigger."

   "King of the Conference Finals:

  Goal: Defeat the Lakers and win the conference finals.

  Reward: King of Divisional Finals (Buff). "

"King of the division finals (Buff): 1. When the host leads the team to the division finals, regardless of the record, regardless of the strengths and weaknesses of the opponents in the regular season, the host's strong self-confidence will infect the teammates, greatly reducing Negative emotions brought about by various factors on and off the court (depending on the psychological quality of teammates); 2. The opponent will encounter psychological pressure due to the confrontation with the host, depending on the psychological quality of the opponent's star, the weaker the psychological quality, the stronger the effect."

  For the tasks of this year's Western Conference three-round series, the rewards are more ruthless than one!

   Liu Xiu feels that he still has to play against super teams and superstars!

  …

   Trail Blazers starters: Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Hill, Randolph, Kwame Brown.

   Lakers starting: Deron, Bryant, Ariza, David - West, Wang Zhizhi.

   At 8:00 p.m., in the extremely noisy atmosphere of the Rose Garden Arena, Kwame Brown beat Wang Zhizhi once to win the jump ball, and the Western Conference Finals began!

  The Trail Blazers took the lead in launching a fierce attack. They beat the Lakers 16 to 13 in the first half, leading by 3 points and entering the official timeout.

  After the official timeout, the Lakers changed colors and scored 19 to 13. They overtook the Trail Blazers 32 to 29 and entered the intermission.

  Liu Xiu made 2 of 4 shots in the first quarter and didn't take a three-pointer. He just made 7 three-pointers in a single game a few days ago. He was defended tonight, but he made 5 of 5 free throws and scored 9 points in a single quarter.

   On the Lakers side, Kobe blasted 10 points in the second half of the quarter, making 7 of 10 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 15 points.

  Although she was behind in the first quarter, Liu Xiu felt that it was not as difficult as the second round!

   It’s not that I think the Mavericks are definitely better than the Lakers. Now that the Mavericks don’t have a good center and shooting guard, they may not be as good as the Lakers.

  Even if the Silver Horn King is as strong as a **** in a normal state, the Mavericks team may not be as strong as the Lakers team in front of them.

   But Liu Xiu felt that his team's offensive cooperation was even better!

   Pressure can bring motivation. The overall defense of the Mavericks is much better than that of the Lakers. After 7 **** battles under the defense of the Mavericks, the Blazers' tactical cooperation has become better!

   In the second quarter, Kobe died down and failed to perform as crazy as in the first quarter. The overall offense of the Lakers also returned to normal in the Blazers' highly continuous defense, scoring 25 points in a single quarter.

   On the contrary, the Blazers' offensive performance went further, and the Lakers returned 32 points in a single quarter!

  61 to 57, the Trail Blazers overtook the Lakers by 4 points and entered the intermission!

In the third quarter, Kobe led the Lakers to 27 points with 10 points in a single quarter, but the Trail Blazers had already shot. Liu Xiu made 5 of 8 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws. , scored 16 points in a single quarter, leading the Trail Blazers to score 32 points in a single quarter again!

  93 to 84, the Trail Blazers' lead expanded to 9 points!

  In the final quarter, Liu Xiu and Kobe both encountered strict defense and only scored 4 points. The offense of the two teams failed to surge, and both scored only 25 points.

Kobe made 13 of 24 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers and 9 of 9 free throws. He scored 38 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block; Deron 18 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists; David West 23 9 rebounds and 2 assists; Wang Zhizhi 12 points and 6 rebounds, Lamar Odom 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists...

Liu Xiu made 14 of 25 shots, including 5 of 9 three-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws. Hurricane scored 42 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists; Hill scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists; Randolph scored 20 points and 9 rebounds; - Allen 19 points, 3 assists…

  118 to 109, the Trail Blazers steadily defeated the Lakers and won the first game of the Western Conference Finals!

  Liu Xiu won the 15th time in his career with 40+ games in a single playoff game. Facing the Lakers, he surpassed the 14 times of Lakers star Elgin Baylor and ranked third in the number of 40+ times in a single game in the playoffs!

  …

   On the 26th, a rest day, early in the morning, the vice president brought the coaching staff to Liu Xiu's house to have a meal and discuss last night's game.

  Last night they played a beautiful offensive game against the Lakers. They watched the video clips and it was much better than the second round game.

  The second round of their two-group series in the Western Conference was not bad to watch, but it mainly focused on the star matchup, that is, "partially" good-looking.

  The Trail Blazers, the Mavericks, the Lakers, and the Spurs all made full defensive preparations before the start of the series. The offense of the four teams was restricted, and they were all fighting for stars in the end.

  Watching the game, the gorgeous team offensive and defensive battle is more enjoyable than fighting for stars.

   This is what the Spurs fans rely on.

  The troika has performed very well since 2005, but at that time they were not liked by the fans except Duncan. Now they play a team offense and the overall style looks good, so they start to be sought after by the fans.

  In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers made no less defensive preparations than before the start of the second round, and they could feel that the Lakers' defensive preparations were also more adequate than the Mavericks.

  But they didn't defend the opponent!

   So far in the playoffs, the combination of Kobe's personal scoring ability and team offense, and Liu Xiu's combination of personal scoring ability and team offense have reached the best! The two teams have also entered the 'best state' because of the state of their star players.

  After the meeting, Liu Xiu and the coaches came to the same conclusion—it is impossible to predict the direction of the next game.

   Can only rely on rhythm control, rotation and tactical adaptation, and the grasp of key balls!

   To be more specific-just do it, there is no other way but to fight in actual combat.

   On the 27th, the second game day of the Western Conference Finals has arrived, and the Eastern Conference Finals will also start this afternoon.

   Liu Xiu didn't go to see the analysis of media experts, didn't go surfing the Internet to watch, but asked the staff to help pay attention.

   At 6:55 in the evening, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals ended. The staff informed Liu Xiu that the Pistons lost 106 to 108. Yao Ming missed the final mid-range shot and failed to drag into overtime.

  Yao Ming made 20 of 30 shots in this game, plus 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 49 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.

   But it is a pity that the Pistons still lost by two points and failed to grab the home court advantage in the first game of the three consecutive rounds of the series.

   After reading the data, Liu Xiu felt it was a pity. Yao Ming scored that goal. Not only is he expected to win in overtime, but he can also get 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs!

  But almost is almost almost, it seems that there is only 1 point, but it is actually an insurmountable gap.

  However, this has surpassed O'Neal's 46 points and has become the highest score in a single playoff game by an active center.

For the Raptors, Artest had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Milicic had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, and Calderon had 22 points and 14 assists. The three performed extremely well, except for Milicic who faced Yao Ming. Lost in the confrontation, other positions, the Raptors have a considerable advantage.

  Encountered a steady point guard, Billups entered the low-opening mode again. In the first game, he made 4 of 13 shots, including 3 of 10 three-pointers, and only scored 11 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

  As long as he throws so many three-pointers and then scores one, Yao Ming will not be allowed to join the empty-cut group.

   At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers ushered in the second game of the Western Conference Finals with the Lakers at home.

The Lakers streamlined the number of players to play tonight, except for Deron, Kobe, Ariza, David West, Wang Zhizhi starting, Fisher, Vujacic, Luke Walton, Odom came off the bench .

  After streamlining the lineup, the Lakers' offensive efficiency has become more efficient, but the problem has also followed-less changes.

   Kobe benefited the most on the offensive end, making 15 of 26 shots, including 6 of 11 three-pointers, plus 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 38 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

   Deron also scored 15 points and 13 assists.

  But David West only scored 13 points, Wang Zhizhi 12 points, Odom 9 points, Fisher 15 points...the team only scored 106 points.

  106 points is definitely not low in the playoffs, but the Trail Blazers scored 115 points...

Liu Xiu made 7 of 14 shots, scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Hill scored 15 points and 8 assists, Ray Allen 19 points, Randolph 11 points and 11 rebounds, Kwame Brown 5 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists , Outlaws 14 points, Dior 11 points and 5 assists, Korver 10 points...

  115 to 106, the Trail Blazers played 11 players, and all 11 players scored. They beat the Lakers again and scored 2 to 0!

   Victory for a very nice team!

  After discovering that the substitutes felt hot tonight, Liu Xiu, Hill, and Kwame Brown were very active in passing the ball to the substitute teammates. The teammates lived up to their hopes!

   After the first two games, the home and away games alternated. On the second afternoon, Liu Xiu and the team left Portland and came to Angel City with a 2-0 score.

   On May 30, the Trail Blazers came to the Staples Center for an away game against the Lakers in the third game of the series.

  The Lakers played very hard tonight, worked very hard, and performed very well!

  Kobe... scored 38 points for the third consecutive game!

   13 of 23 shots, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, plus 9 of 9 free throws, Kobe scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

   But he is only the cornerstone of the Lakers scoring, Deron scored 14 points and 8 assists, David - West scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

   It was those two people who played a key role—Wang Zhizhi and Odom!

  Wang Zhizhi made 8 of 10 shots tonight, including 4 of 4 three-pointers. He scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in a single game.

  Odom made 6 of 9 shots, plus 7 of 7 free throws, scored 19 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and 10 offensive rebounds in a single game!

  The Lakers blasted 128 points and beat the Blazers with 107 points by 21 points, rejecting 0-3!

  Liu Xiu made 14 of 23 shots, including 4 of 11 three-pointers and 8 of 10 free throws. He scored 40 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. There was no problem with his performance, and the performance of his teammates was also fine.

   It's just that the guys on the opposite side were too accurate, and the fight was too fierce and effective, which caused them to lose several counter-attack points, and their score was only 10 points lower than the previous two games.

  June 1st, a new month has arrived.

   After a day off, the Trail Blazers came to the Staples Center to challenge the Lakers again.

   At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

  This time, both teams had problems with their offense in the first quarter. They only scored 20 to 21. The Trail Blazers trailed the Lakers by 1 point.

Both teams are actively adjusting and want to get out of the quagmire earlier, but the adjustment speed of the two teams is similar. The Trail Blazers only scored 11 points in the first half of the second quarter, but scored 17 points in the second half, 28 points in a single quarter , The Lakers scored 10 points in the first half and 19 points in the second half.

   After halftime, the Lakers took a two-point lead 50 to 48!

   But the leading Lakers, there was a little problem at halftime-Odom said during the break, 'If we win tonight, we have to play Game 6 with the Warden? It's scary. '

  Odom performed very coquettishly in the first half. He played 13 minutes in the half, scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the most efficient player of the Lakers in the first half.

   As a result, in the third quarter, Odom made 0 of 4 shots in a single quarter, scored 1 point with free throws, plus 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 turnovers!

  Odom led the Lakers to collapse in the third quarter. He played so well in the first half, but suddenly collapsed in the third quarter, and his teammates couldn't react at all.

   Even the Zen master was caught off guard by Odom.

   On the other side, the Trail Blazers seized the opportunity! The score was 26 to 18 in a single quarter, and at the end of the three quarters, they overtook the Lakers by 6 points 74 to 68!

In the final quarter, Zen Master did not let Odom play. Kobe scored 12 points, Deron scored 7 points and 4 assists, David West scored 5 points, Wang Zhizhi scored 4 points, Fisher and Ariza each scored three points... the Lakers team single Get 34 points in the first quarter!

However, on the other side, Liu Xiu scored 7 points, Randolph and Ray Allen both scored 8 points, the outlaws scored 5 points, Kwame Brown scored 4 points, Dior scored 2 points and 2 assists, and Korver scored 3 points. point…

  In order to soar points in the final quarter, the Lakers let these five players who performed well on offense tonight play too long. The continuity of the offensive end is enough, but the defensive end cannot guarantee the basic defense.

  Although the defense did not look good in the Western Conference Finals twice, it just didn’t look good. Without the basic defensive role they worked hard to maintain, the score would have taken off early.

  The Trail Blazers seized the opportunity and scored 37 points in the final quarter!

   Liu Xiu made 12 of 25 shots, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and 10 of 10 free throws. He scored 37 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

   Overwhelmed Kobe, who made 15 of 31 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 6 of 9 free throws to score 38 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

  The Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers 111 to 103 in an away game, with a big score of 3 to 1, and the Western Conference Finals came to the match point!

  (end of this chapter)