Healing Basketball

   Chapter 21 21. Play with your brain (Part 1) (Happy New Year)

   Liu Xiu closed her eyes and calmed down.

The    task, he actually looked forward to it for a long time.

   is finally here, a little bit of excitement.

  ‘The goal of the mission is to win this game, there are no other conditions attached... In my current situation, any additional conditions are enough. ’

   'You don't need to worry so much now, just find a way to win...'

'but…'

  'Reverse Conqueror... Why doesn't it feel like a good thing? ’

  Liu Xiu adjusted his emotions and quickly got into the game.

   Looking at the opponent's starting lineup, Liu Xiu complained to Travis Outlaw next to him: "Are you sending the regular season starting lineup to play the summer league?"

   Although high school student Travis Outlaw is unworldly and very simple, he still feels that the handsome face in front of him is too much.

  Too bad!

There is nothing wrong with   .

  Wagner and Boozer, 2002 players, were firmly in the starting position in the middle of their rookie season.

  James, the No. 1 overall pick, the Cavaliers are weak, James is sure to start, and these three starters are just short of Ricky Davis and Big Z.

Big Z has been very miserable in the past four years. He was seriously injured when the season was shortened. He only played 5 games, and he was completely reimbursed for the 99-00 season. In the past two seasons, he also played on the bench most of the time. Started in March and April and performed well.

It gives the impression that the starting lineup of the Cavaliers Summer League is worse than Ricky Davis from the established starting lineup in the new season. Of course, this gap is very large. Ricky Davis averaged 20.6 points per game last season. 4.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals, and the other role players in the Cavaliers' regular-season lineup are not comparable to the current summer league team.

   But the Cavaliers have been ridiculed all the time.

At present, the Magic team, which has found a group of experienced veterans to support the scene, is one level higher. The next strongest team is the Trail Blazers and the Cavaliers. Both teams are currently 2 wins and 1 loss, and both only lose to the Magic.

  Although, it is no surprise that the Magic will win the championship with 5 wins and 0 losses, and the Blazers and Cavaliers will compete for second at most, but there is always a certain probability, right? The Blazers and Cavaliers have a chance to take the No. 1 spot if the Magic lose one game tonight and tomorrow night.

   has come, of course we have to fight... Mainly, more than 10,000 people are watching the game. It's no wonder that such a game is not excited!

  Randolph and Boozer were really just as Liu Xiu guessed. They had grievances in college. When rubbing magnesium powder, they pushed each other with their arms in front of the technical desk, and were warned by the technical desk officials.

   Physical conflict is not a good game conflict, but the fans are very excited!

Randolph and Boozer, both of whom are the strongest in their respective teams' current lineups... This is the evaluation of the Orlando Sentinel after the first game day. Randolph needs no further elaboration. As for the Cavaliers, Boozer also Truly the best player on this Cavaliers team.

James' talent is visible to the naked eye. Randolph and Boozer are both rising stars. The two teams still have some young talents who may stay in the NBA for a few years... This time, I spent 10 dollars to buy a ticket in Lando. With the husband and Boozer obviously not accustomed to each other, the fans feel that they have made a lot of money!

   At 2:58 p.m., the two teams came to the field.

  The starting lineup sent by the Cavaliers is the same as in the previous games, the starting lineup of James, Dajuan Wagner, Kapono, Boozer, and Diop.

  The Blazers sent Liu Xiu, Matt Carroll, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Ruben Bonteje to the starting lineup.

   Ruben Bontje and Diop came to the middle circle, and when they saw each other, they both felt a sense of sympathy.

The difference between    and Randolph and Boozer is that they were arranged by the team to bring new recruits. Ruben Bonteje and Diop are both players who really should come to the summer league to exercise.

   They are all big centers with a height of 213 cm and a strong physique. The same advantage is that if the team does not have a suitable center, it is not a bad choice to send them.

   Of course it wouldn't be a good choice either.

At 3 p.m., amid the cheers of the fans, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Diop easily won the jump ball from Ruben Bontje with his excellent bounce, and the Cavaliers took the lead. !

  James received the ball and advanced through the half.

  Yes, James' registered position is point guard.

   But it is not the point guard Liu Xiu who is waiting for James, but the starting small forward Travis Outlaw of the Trail Blazers.

   Also a high school rookie, Travis Outlaw naturally wants to beat LeBron James, who was rated as the 'best high school student in history' by ESPN Sports.

   Liu Xiu is next to Dajuan Wagner, who is about the same height.

Liu Xiu is very worried about Dajuan Wagner's speed. This guy once relied on his speed to hit 100 points in a single game in high school. Last season, he averaged 13.4 points and 2.8 assists per game in his rookie year. Shooting guard, but not bad without the ball. He can catch the ball from the bottom line with one hand to attract the defense and the ability to pass to the middle. He cooperated very well with Boozer last season.

   However, after halftime, Dajuan Wagner stood on the sideline and did not participate in the attack.

   Looking back at the top arc, Travis Outlaw had a fierce fighting spirit to prevent James... He was directly knocked away by James!

As a high school student, Travis Outlaw can be selected in the first round under the age of 19. His physical fitness is definitely at the top of the NBA. The place he has the most confidence in himself is his physical fitness, but James let him know, what This is the real physical fitness!

  James went all the way to the bottom line, returned to the right side of the free throw line, Boozer moved in place, and hit a jumper from the distance of the free throw line.

   Very beautiful cooperation, Boozer's wide shooting range, top-level ability to find opportunities to catch the ball, coupled with James' sudden points, even if James can't play pick-and-rolls, the two are quite compatible.

   In the original time and space, Boozer broke his promise and ran away for more money. There is a reason why Cavaliers fans hated Boozer for more than ten years until Boozer retired.

   Offense and defense transition, the Blazers attack.

   Attacked around Randolph's low post, Liu Xiu dominated the distribution, Travis Outlaw cut into the threat, Matt Carroll looked for a gap to take the shot, Ruben Bontje contained in the low post...

   This lineup of the Blazers has been very skillful in the past three games.

Travis Outlaw walked around the bottom line in the middle, received another pass from Matt Carroll on the left side of the three-second zone, took off against Diop, who was moving a beat slower, and smashed the ball with one hand. Into the basket!

   Just got hammered, Travis Outlaw immediately returned one!

Travis Outlaw didn't think about responding from what James was good at. He is a 206 cm small forward who can play with the ball like Caron Butler. I chose to respond in the way I am good at.

   This mood, this already quite calm mind, the teammates really feel comfortable watching.

   As predicted by the local media in Orlando before the game, the two teams showed similar strength on the court, and the game played back and forth.

  Randolph and Boozer are the main scorers of the two teams.

Boozer is better at mid-range and long-range shooting, and is the best defensive rebounder in the game. At the same time, he is also the offensive player at the basket, and he has a good look in cutting, low-post frame or back-to-the-basket singles; Randolph, the best offensive rebounding player in the game, The mid-range shooting is acceptable, the close range and the basket attack are tyrannical, and the low face frame and back-to-the-basket singles have reached a first-class level.

Randolph led the Blazers and the Cavaliers to fight against each other; for the Cavaliers, James is really attacking Boozer at the moment. The first goal is to send the ball to Boozer who has a shot. superior.

   After playing a few games, the two teams have played together for a long time and have a certain tacit understanding. Under the situation of evenly matched, both teams are trying to find a way to adjust and find a way to do better.

   For evenly matched opponents, if neither side is a stinker, then this kind of game is definitely the easiest game to improve.

   Liu Xiu did not become the focus after the game started.

He has a lot of skills, he doesn't steal the limelight, he doesn't even think about stealing the limelight, but he does what he can and should do - distribute the ball well; when he doesn't have the ball in his hand, move to the threat in time Points, shooting points, transition points, like in college with Anthony and Hakim Varrick.

  Compared with the previous three games, Liu Xiu did not stand out at all today.

There are many reasons. Randolph was very aggressive tonight. In fact, Randolph didn't work too hard in the first few games, let alone try his best. But tonight, Randolph's performance made Liu Xiu really understand. What is a superstar - the superstar of the summer league is also a superstar. Randolph, who is going all out on this stage, is a superstar.

   In the first few games, Randolph would take the initiative to create opportunities for Liu Xiu after making a threat, and he would give Liu Xiu more opportunities to exercise on his back, but tonight, it was obviously not so suitable.

   But Liu Xiu's performance is not bad! He distributed the ball very well. Although he didn't have an assist in half a quarter and only scored 2 points, he did sort out the team's offense.

   His ability to organize and attack is average, but he is good at sorting out the attack and distributing the ball well within the tactics. This is his strength.

   After 6 minutes in the first quarter, the second official timeout made the score 18-16, with the Trail Blazers leading by two points.

Liu Xiu was replaced. Kevin Plitcha patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder when Liu Xiu returned to the bench, so Liu Xiu had no problem with being replaced. He knew that although he did not perform well, But in tonight's game, he should have done what the coaching staff wanted to see him do.

   But, sitting down, the mind is not the same as being on the court and focusing on the game itself…

   His 6-minute performance in the first quarter met the expectations of the coaching staff, but there must be no surprises and other emotions in the hearts of the coaches.

   Watching Quintel Woods, the summer league boss, go to the court to meet the opponent, Liu Xiu was thinking about whether he should do something.

He looked at his evaluation of the ability of a stable point guard who only reached an excellent level in the summer league, and suppressed the agitation... 'My style of play cannot be changed, I have to be the most stable one and do the basic work well, but I can Help your teammates come up with ideas! ’

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   Quintel-Woods was a real killer in the summer league. He scored 5 points in 4 minutes, made a counter-attack throw, and a breakthrough layup 2+1.

   Relying on Quintel Woods' 5 points, after the first quarter, the Trail Blazers withstood the counterattack of the Cavaliers led by James, and the two teams entered the interval with a 28-28 tie.

The inter-season break is only 2 minutes. Entering the break, Kevin Plitcha called Quintel Woods over. At the beginning of the second quarter, Kevin Plitcha was going to continue to take Quintel Woods. send.

   But this time Kevin Plitcha didn't speak, and a handsome 188 cm guy came to the two of them.

Kevin Plitcha is only 36 years old. He was the seventh overall pick in the second round in 1990. His talent is at the bottom of the NBA. He played for 4 years, changed 5 teams, earned a salary of 500,000 before tax, 30 Became a teaching assistant.

  Although his playing talent is not high, Kevin Pritchard's height is quite standard shooting guard height.

   Liu Xiu regretted standing with the two of them, but they all came and said, "Coach, the distribution of the **** we just didn't do very well..."

   As soon as these words came out, the teammates who had just returned from the court immediately became excited.

   After a few days, even the teammates who were not used to Liu Xiu recognized Liu Xiu's stability and his ability in these most basic things.

  However, recognition is recognition, Liu Xiu said this, even Kevin Prittcha, an assistant teacher, felt that it was too much.

Without waiting for Kevin Plitcha to say anything, without waiting for Quintel Woods to refute the teammates who just played together, Liu Xiu continued: "If I play, I will distribute the ball better, and in some cases I need to adjust In the rounds of the team's offensive strategy, I can make better adjustments to better help the tactics around Quintel."

   As soon as Liu Xiu said these words, Quintel Woods fell silent, and the always meticulous chief assistant Kevin Pritchard felt that Liu Xiu was really a talent...just his mouth is too...really?

  Quintell-Woods is still looking forward to winning the trust of the coaching staff, getting the team's attention, and showing his talent in the new season.

  Summer League, this stage, Quintel-Woods wants to seize, if only a little bit better, that's better...

   As for Tita Carter, who provided Liu Xiuxian with 41 healing points and then 79 healing points, although Quintel-Woods expressed his gratitude to this teammate for his support, Tita Carter really dragged his feet tonight.

   Kevin Plittcha looked at the Moyu coach who didn't know when he was next to him, Maurice Cheeks nodded, and Kevin Plitcha nodded as well, and quickly made adjustments.

   Unlike the past three games, Liu Xiu and Quintel-Woods were replaced together at the moment when the score was at stake!

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happy New Year! Happy Year of the Tiger!

  It will be updated every day from the first to the third day, but it is guaranteed to have more than 4000 words!

   I wish my friends a happy new year, after these few days, Xiaofeng will resume two updates every day~

   (end of this chapter)