Chapter 304 304. A crazy battle! (More updates will be added if you purchase 2,600 monthly votes)

The Mavericks narrowed the point difference to less than 5 points at the beginning of the second quarter.

Judging from the situation, the Mavericks took the initiative after entering the confrontation stage.

The Trail Blazers faced the Mavericks' counterattack, giving the audience a sense of being exhausted and having perimeter players making impetuous shots.

But what’s interesting is that although the Trail Blazers’ lead was like a lonely boat on the rough sea, it managed to withstand the strong winds and waves without capsizing!

Liu Xiu and Little Flying Squirrel resolutely launched an attack from the outside. Liu Xiu's single attack on Little Flying Squirrel opened the flank, and Little Flying Squirrel's single attack on Liu Xiu turned on the assist control mode. Everyone took turns.

This style of play is based on trust in the offensive rebounding impact of teammates in the frontcourt.

Raheem, Randolph, Kwame Brown, and McDyess played at least in twos and sometimes even three of them together. They lived up to the expectations of Liu Xiu, Xiao Fei Squirrel, and the coaching staff!

In the first half of the second quarter, the Mavericks scored 18 points in the half, but the Trail Blazers scored 16 points. When the official timeout entered, the score was 50 to 45, and the Trail Blazers still maintained a 5-point lead.

Liu Xiu threw 5 times in the half quarter and made 2 of 5 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws to score 6 points. The Flying Squirrel scored a three-pointer and a mid-range shot and scored 5 points. The other 5 points were thanks to

Offensive rebounds from teammates in the frontcourt.

After the official timeout came back, the Mavericks launched a fierce attack, and Nelson arranged a run-and-gun style of play.

This time it was the Trail Blazers' turn to be caught off guard, but the Mavericks went on a 12-6 run to score 57-56 with a 1-point lead. The Trail Blazers called a timeout and came back to quickly withdraw defense + positional battle singles to attack.

A 10 to 5 counterattack!

After halftime, the score was 66 to 62, and the Trail Blazers once again took a 4-point lead!

In the last two minutes of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers' 10-5 run relied on Liu Xiu.

During the timeout, Liu Xiu replenished his energy. After returning, he attacked with all his strength and shot just outside the free throw line. The outside defense did not dare to take action. When the opponent extended out, he passed the ball in. There was always one of Randolph and Rahim present.

, as long as Ratliff stretches out, the one of the two on the court will have a chance to attack the frame.

In more than two minutes, Liu Xiu scored 6 points and 1 assist. Once he missed a shot, Kwame Brown made a furious putback dunk.

After scoring 13 points in the first quarter, Liu Xiu scored 12 points in the second quarter!

25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the half!

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Finally, we overtook the score, but were immediately overtaken by the opponent.

Nelson, who was still roaring and conducting excitedly in the front, calmed down after entering the intermission.

Without Nash, Nelson was unwilling to attack his opponents like this.

Terry, Finley, and Nowitzki are all three with strong scoring abilities. Stackhouse and Josh Howard also have excellent scoring abilities. Each of these five can be the leading scorer for many teams.

Yes, Harris, a rookie, can also play a big role in promoting counterattacks in the counterattack style.

But they and the Trail Blazers attacked aggressively, mostly in singles.

This was not what Nelson wanted, but there was no way, the game deviated from his plan from the beginning.

The Mavericks' offense is playing very well now. They scored 35 points in the second quarter and their offense is going crazy.

But according to Nelson's plan, they don't need to compete with the Trail Blazers to achieve their current offensive performance, while also limiting the Trail Blazers' offense.

But in the first 11 minutes of the first quarter, the Mavericks trailed the Trail Blazers by 9 points.

Although it was because of Randolph's excellent mid-range singles in the second half of the first quarter that the Trail Blazers themselves were panicking and holding on, but the Mavericks' confidence in Randolph was obviously higher than that of Randolph.

The Trail Blazers have even more confidence in Randolph.

In the 2003 playoffs, Randolph had three consecutive games, and the Mavericks coaching staff and veteran players were all deeply impressed.

If they play like that during that time period, if Randolph's attack really breaks out for a whole game, the Mavericks will have no choice but to watch the point difference widen.

If Liu Xiu's athletic ability has not improved so much due to "weight loss", his breakthrough and mid-range shooting have not improved so much; if Randolph's mid-range shooting has not been developed; if Raheem's adjustment has not been so good, the Trail Blazers have not been praised.

May Brown; If the outlaws hadn't been so well trained by the warden...

But the progress on the other side is so great!

Although Nelson is crazy, most of the crazy decisions he makes are decisions he wants to make. The decision he made this time is obviously not what he wanted.

But he couldn't help it. Although he didn't like it, at least his team had the ability to make a comeback. Avery Johnson suggested playing like this. When he couldn't think of a way for a while, he agreed.

Back in the locker room, Nelson handed the tactical board to Avery Johnson. Since it was a singles tactic, let the disciple who was better at this style of play take full control.

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After the halftime break, the two teams continued their attack.

After playing against each other for more than a quarter, the two teams already had a very clear idea of ​​how the other side would play.

Maurice Cheeks and Avery Johnson, the coaches responsible for on-the-spot command of the two teams, racked their brains in detail control and tried their best to help the players in personnel adjustments and offensive and defensive details.

The players on the field were playing very energetically.

Everyone on the Trail Blazers has a clear role. Everyone does what they are good at and works together to win.

As for the Mavericks...their players all love isolations!

Terry, Finley, Daniels, Stackhouse... to Nowitzki, all like singles!

Avery Johnson is so popular among his players because his tactical players like him.

The Mavericks still looked particularly strong in the second half. Their singles flow tactics have a big advantage - they don't get tired easily!

Everyone is so capable, so we just have to take turns.

Players from both teams are already familiar with each other's style of play, so it's a matter of fighting.

Terry hit a single three-pointer, and the Flying Squirrel had to respond with a step-back three-pointer.

Stackhouse scored a high jump shot, and Liu Xiu had to return the score with a single shot.

In terms of outside scorers, the Trail Blazers actually suffered a loss, but the inside scoring made up for it!

The Trail Blazers' opportunity does not come from Liu Xiu, who scores the highest, or Flying Squirrel, who plays the most aggressively, but from the inside.

In terms of the Mavericks' interior, if Dampier is on, close defense will be gone. But if Dampier is not used, Ratliff and Nowitzki are used to partner, and defensive rebounds will be gone. The best solution on the defensive end is Ratliff.

Leaf and Dampier play together, but then Nowitzki's constraint point is gone.

The Trail Blazers tried their best to seize the advantage and locked the score with the Mavericks, who had many and ferocious outside scorers. The two sides fought back and forth.

In the third quarter, the two teams scored 31-29, and the Mavericks chased the score to 93-95, narrowing the point difference to two points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Liu Xiu caught the ball from the wing and hit a three-pointer, widening the point difference to 5 points. Liu Xiu, who scored 10 points in the third quarter, also raised his personal score to 38 points.

The Mavericks are also great. After all, they are a quasi-super team that can reach the finals and win 67 games in the future when the singles competition becomes complete.

Although Liu Xiu scored a three-pointer at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks were not afraid. Terry charged forward and led his teammates to continue the counterattack!

The game reached 8 minutes and 25 seconds of the fourth quarter. The Mavericks chased the score to 113 to 115 and had the ball. The opportunity came!

The ball came to Nowitzki's hands, and Nowitzki singled out the outlaws.

His teammates still believed in Nowitzki, but Nowitzki caught the ball and shot. After taking off, he was interfered by the outlaws and missed the mid-range shot!

Tonight, the Trail Blazers were able to maintain their lead and regain the lead even after being overtaken. A large part of the reason is that Nowitzki was restrained by the 20-year-old outlaw!

This ball was missed, and his shooting performance dropped to 7-for-17!

The Mavericks players rushed to no avail. Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound and counterattacked again!

Liu Xiu rushed into the opposite three-point line and was stuck by the fast Harris, but like a bulldozer, he drove Harris into the inside and hit a layup, causing Harris to foul at the same time!

With Liu Xiu's free throw, his personal score increased to 45 points, while widening the point difference to 5 points!

This goal was too fatal for the Mavericks.

In the next more than three minutes, the Mavericks scored 10 points.

For the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu was guarded even more tightly. When he encountered a faster flanking attack, he passed the ball when he needed to. His teammates did not let him down. Although he did not score in the last period, he got two assists!

At 11 minutes and 39 seconds, Finley hit a mid-range shot. After a 10-7 run, the Mavericks were still 2 points behind the Trail Blazers, 123-125!

With 21 seconds left, as soon as the Trail Blazers got the ball, the Mavericks players fouled the Trail Blazers' worst free throw shooter under the direction of Avery Johnson, who was yelling from the sidelines.

The Outlaws made a total of 8 free throws in the first two games of this season and made 6 of 8 free throws. In the last month of last season, their free throw shooting rate was 77%.

At the beginning of Warden's rookie season, he asked Outlaw to practice free throws, and he listened.

There is nothing the Mavericks can do to commit a tactical foul by choosing an outlaw.

Among the other players on the Trail Blazers, Randolph was the worst, making 8 of 10 free throws in the first two games; Raheem made 86.9% of his free throws last season; Liu Xiu made 87% of his free throws so far in his career; Flying Squirrel made 87% of his free throws last season

Exactly 90%.

While the Mavericks players were praying, the lawless man made two free throws!

This let out most of the energy that the Mavericks had been holding in for the whole game!

Even after calling a timeout and arranging tactics, he still created a three-point opportunity for Finley, who shot the most accurately in the final quarter.

But Finley missed a three-pointer!

Randolph grabbed the defensive rebound, the Mavericks did not foul any more, and the final buzzer sounded.

16 of 34 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, plus 10 of 11 free throws, Liu Xiu scored 45 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals in a single game, leading the Trail Blazers to a narrow victory over the Mavericks 127-123! Won.

This bombing battle!

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Chapter completed!