Amid the screams and cheers of the fans at the scene, the Trail Blazers ended the third quarter with a 7-point lead over the Lakers, 70-63!

With 10 of 23 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws, Liu Xiu scored 27 points in three quarters!

Is the hit rate of 43% too low?

Too low is too low!

Comparing his shooting percentage with O'Neal? You can't compare with Jordan at his peak.

It doesn’t matter how high his shooting percentage is, as long as he can score!

The Lakers' defense in the third quarter was too strong. The Trail Blazers only took 17 shots. If Liu Xiu didn't throw, his teammates' shooting performance would not be as good as him!

Under such a defense, only he can make better use of the containment and threats of his teammates, and no one else can.

The current situation is all about fighting!

During the break, the Blazers' arrangement was still to strengthen defense, with the combination of Liu Xiu, Reuben Patterson, Outlaws, Miles, and Dale Davis taking the field.

The Lakers sent a combination of Fisher, Kobe, Devin George, Horace Grant, and O'Neal.

The purpose of sending Fisher, Devin George, and Medvedenko to Jackson is to strengthen shooting, rush, and deal with the Trail Blazers' lineup's switching defenses.

But, under the current rules, it is really difficult for a team to insist on defense and rhythm when the lineup conditions are sufficient!

The Trail Blazers played desperate defense. Liu Xiu went all out on defense and kept rushing on the offensive end... He won't really get tired! The little blacksmith's talent bonus!

The Trail Blazers' offensive performance in the final quarter was extremely poor. At 11 minutes and 33 seconds of the fourth quarter, everyone except Liu Xiu made a combined 2 of 8 shots. Randolph, who was on the rotation, once grabbed an offensive rebound and caused two fouls.

He made all free throws and scored a total of 6 points. Liu Xiu took 9 shots, one more than the entire team, but he only scored 3 goals and made 3 of 9 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers and 2 more.

2 free throws and 9 points.

The Lakers scored 20 points in the final quarter!

Kobe just hit a three-pointer with a strong shot against Myers' defense, showing his fangs and chasing the score to 83-85, with 2 points left!

Theoretically, each side has an attack. The Trail Blazers need to score to ensure their invincibility. At this time, a timeout should be called.

But after Kobe Bryant scored, Liu Xiu held his jersey in his mouth and waved towards the substitute, signaling his teammates to serve quickly.

Sometimes, the relationship between teammates is not so good, but it has certain benefits. The Lakers are like this now. Kobe Bryant made such a beautiful single three-pointer to narrow the point difference to 2 points, but the Lakers did not celebrate and were not exploited.

The team played a random game.

But Liu Xiu received the ball and advanced quickly, which still made the Lakers' defense messy!

The current lineup on the court, Lakers: Fisher, Kobe, Luke Walton, Malone, O'Neal; Trail Blazers: Liu Xiu, Wesley Persson, Outlaws, Raheem, Lan

Dove.

At this point in the game, they had to defend hard for half of the second half. Both sides were physically exhausted. Although the Lakers retreated, it was already difficult to defend well.

When Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt, the person standing in front of him was Malone, who took the rotation at the critical moment.

Malone failed to return to the inside line!

Liu Xiu changed directions and broke through in front of his body, easily passing Ma Long. Ma Long did not dare to make too much body contact, and his defense was weak. If the body contact was too big, even at a critical moment, he would inevitably foul.

Liu Xiu suddenly stepped one step inside the free throw line and grabbed the ball. Kobe, who took it back to make up for it, saw Rahim cutting in from the wing. Kobe took a leap and blocked Rahim.

Speaking from experience, Liu Xiu can grab the ball from this position and make a pull-up jump shot!

However, beyond Kobe's expectation, Liu Xiu took three big steps!

Liu Xiu stepped directly in front of the basket in the middle. O'Neal quickly pressed forward. Liu Xiu changed direction! European step!

Liu Xiu stepped to the left side of the basket, took off behind O'Neal's right, and hit a layup!

87 to 83, the point difference widened to 4 points, with 14 seconds left, the Lakers called a timeout.

The Lakers didn't want to play overtime with the Trail Blazers, and they didn't expect that even the chance of overtime would be gone.

I really didn’t expect that Liu Xiu could hit the ball like this!

After the timeout, the Lakers made a quick three-pointer. Fisher caught the ball and missed the three-pointer. O'Neal fiercely shot the ball out. Kobe grabbed the ball and pulled out of the three-point line but still missed the three-pointer.

Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound, and Fisher rushed forward to grab it... Seeing Liu Xiu grabbing the ball with his left hand and putting his right hand in front of his left shoulder, making a backhand gesture, the little fish next door bypassed Liu Xiu...

The final whistle sounded...

Liu Xiu threw the ball into the sky and celebrated excitedly with his teammates who rushed up.

The fans at the scene went crazy and were more excited than the players on the field.

They came to bid farewell to their own team tonight, and it seemed that the excitement they felt at the beginning of the series was over.

Although they have regrets, they are not discouraged and do not blame the team members.

The young core of Warden, Outlaw and Butcher has just been formed. They can achieve such a record and reach the second round... If they change to a team that is not so strong inside, they are not hopeless!

But it happened that they met the twin towers of Malone and O'Neal in the second round.

Although they lost to the Lakers, it is the Spurs that Trail Blazers fans hold grudges against...

The Spurs' final game off sent the Lakers to third place in the Western Conference.

However, the Spurs themselves were even worse. They were eliminated in the first round. God's will is reincarnation...

With Liu Xiu making 14 of 33 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws, he scored 38 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. The Trail Blazers narrowly beat the Lakers 87-83, chasing the big score.

2 to 3!

Trail Blazers fans never expected that this broken team could not be sent away!

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In a hotel somewhere in New York, a middle-aged man watched the live broadcast and his mentality exploded.

It’s a pity that he didn’t have time to watch G1 live.

After losing three games in a row, he felt that his team was finished, so he didn't go back to Portland if he had time today. He thought he could just watch the live broadcast on TV and see his team off.

In the end, I couldn't send it away...

The score is 2 to 3!

His rationality collapsed, he dialed the phone, and soon, his secretary rushed to his room.

"Make arrangements for me. I will go to the Staples Center to watch the game the day after tomorrow. I want a seat in the first row."

The secretary looked embarrassed when he heard this. It doesn't matter if he has a seat in the first row. If he wants, he can sit on the technical desk.

The secretary reminded: "Boss, we have an appointment with someone the day after tomorrow to discuss business."

"Don't talk about business with me! I want to go to the game, I don't care!"

The secretary felt so miserable, but she still had to respond: "Okay, boss, I'll make arrangements right away."

You are acting childish, who are you!

You are so childish, and in the end I will be scolded by the customer!

But what can the secretary do? This person opposite is the boss, and he just wants to go watch a game. What bad intentions can he have? It is better to think about what hobbies the customer has...

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The Trail Blazers tied the score to 2-3!

The Trail Blazers once again made the world look at them.

It's the difference between losing and winning.

In this game, Liu Xiu scored 38 points with a shooting rate of 42.4%, and there were obviously fewer voices attacking his shooting rate.

As a player, I personally experienced the changes in public opinion in this regard, and Liu Xiu's mentality changed a lot.

The little blacksmith is really quite powerful...

When the Trail Blazers pushed the series to Game 6, one team was already out.

With Artest averaging 21.2 points per game, Jermaine O'Neal averaging 18 points per game, Tian Zun averaging 12 points and 9 rebounds per game, and Reggie Miller averaging 13 points per game... the Pacers easily eliminated the Heat 4-1.

team, taking the lead in advancing to the regional finals.

On May 17, the night the Trail Blazers came to Los Angeles, the second team to advance appeared.

The Nets defeated the Pistons 102-91, eliminated the Pistons 4-1, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the third consecutive year!

Kidd averaged 23.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, once again proving that he is the strongest superstar in the Eastern Conference!

Both series in the second round of the Eastern Conference were quickly decided. In the Western Conference, the Timberwolves and the Mavericks tied 2-2 on the 14th. After the G5 between the Nets and the Pistons, the game started.

The Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

This time the Mavericks won very simply. Nash made 10 of 21 shots, plus 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 25 points and 8 assists, plus Nowitzki's 16 points, Finley's 20 points, and Jamison's 18 points.

Ratliff's 6 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks...the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 107-93!

Garnett made only 4 of 12 shots tonight, had 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. His defense and support performance was very good, but his 9 points really led to a collapse. The Timberwolves were not able to score well inside and lost the battle at Tianwang Mountain.

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To be continued...