Randolph ran out excitedly and high-fived Liu Xiu to celebrate, and Liu Xiu was also very excited.

In a tough battle, the butcher is better.

Rahim couldn't handle this shot. Yao Ming's frame protection + Big Ben's sweep-level mid-range and short-range defense helped Rahim fall down.

Also, the talent of ‘Giant Killer’ can indeed be used like this!

The last time I played against each other, I triggered ‘Giant Killer’ for the first time. I didn’t even know what the bonus was, so naturally I couldn’t prepare in advance.

But this time it was different. Whether offensively or defensively, he thought of some ways to use this talent.

Retreating to the backcourt, Liu Xiu glanced at his old teammates Dale Davis and Kevin Cato on the opposite bench, two 211-centimeter inside substitutes!

Dale Davis was previously traded by the Pistons from the Pacers.

Cato joined the Pistons with a minimum salary after the Christmas game. He played 23 games with the Hornets before, averaging 14 minutes per game, scoring 3.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. His salary this season is only partially guaranteed and he will be laid off before January.

There was no need to pay salary starting from January. The Hornets, who had lost their entire family, laid him off before Christmas. He took the initiative to apply to join the Pistons. The general manager of the Pistons, who had been working hard to improve the inside height, naturally happily signed him.

Down.

Liu Xiu felt that Joe Dumas was a really good person.

It was the Pistons' turn to attack. Billups came to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Carter. Carter singled out Ray Allen. After breaking through to close range, he passed the ball to Yao Ming who was outside the free throw line. Yao Ming was like a marble.

After passing the ball, Billups cut in from the left, used Ben Wallace's pick-and-roll on the wing to throw away the lawless maniac, ran back to the left side of the top arc to receive the ball, and met Liu Xiu's three-pointer...

Hit!

5 to 4, the Pistons lead by 1 point!

Liu Xiu saw the ball fall into the frame and clapped his hands - it was a beautiful team attack, with a brisk rhythm, clear running positions, and clear passing intentions... After two months of running in, the Pistons' offensive system has completely entered Philip's mind.

-Sanders mode.

"Detroit Pistons, 26 wins and 4 losses, averaging 101.5 points per game, conceding 92.1 points per game, shooting 46.1% from the field, limiting opponents to 42.4% from the field..."

Liu Xiu took another look at the Pistons' latest team statistics. They were simply invincible, but it was normal. They were in the midst of a 15-game winning streak, so naturally they looked invincible no matter how they looked at it. It was the same when they started with 14 wins and 2 losses.

If you want to defend as hard as you did last time and hit key goals to defeat the Pistons, it seems that it won't work!

After Liu Xiu advanced past half-court, he gestured to his teammates to call for tactics.

Even though he knew this was the case, Randolph still showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face, but after looking at Ben Wallace and Yao Ming... he felt that his dissatisfaction was not with his teammates, but with his own strength, which was too weak to be beaten.

This pair of super twin towers.

Kwame Brown accepted the call and ran out to block Prince for Liu Xiu. Ben Wallace followed him and formed a powerful defensive circle with Prince to prevent the pick-and-roll.

The breakthrough Liu Xiu took a step outside the free throw line. Suddenly, Prince's eyes widened. Liu Xiu didn't have the ball in his hand!

Turning his head, he saw Kwame Brown, who was hitting the arc, raised the ball above his head and threw it behind his head.

Ray Allen caught the ball from the top of the arc and shot a three-pointer...

When Prince saw Kwame Brown lifting the ball, he quickly turned around to cover, but it was a beat too late.

Ray Allen hit a three-pointer, 7-5, and the Trail Blazers regained a 2-point lead!

Ray Allen patted Kwame Brown's butt as a thank you when he retreated from defense.

Small has its advantages!

Although Kwame Brown's small hands affect blocking, stealing, and eating cakes, in terms of developing shooting and passing, he has more advantages than those jumping male centers with big hands. Although the progress of passing and shooting is slow, there is progress at least!

After several rounds of testing, both sides unanimously increased the intensity of the competition.

On the offensive end, we play more patiently and make decisions more decisively. On the defensive end, we improve confrontation and strengthen cooperation.

The Trail Blazers are the same as the last time they played against each other, with Liu Xiu and Ray Allen's super backcourt making waves; the Pistons' core play style is Yao Ming inside + Carter on the outside. Billups is responsible for high-post shooting, and Carter and Yao Ming are in charge.

Carter also needs to take on some tasks in mid- to short-range operations and three-pointers.

In the early stages, Ray Allen and Billups had a good feel for long-range shooting. Even if the two teams' offense strengthened their defense, they could not prevent the other side from scoring efficiently.

In the next few minutes, both teams shot well. At 6 minutes and 55 seconds, the Pistons and Trail Blazers, who were at home, scored 11-10 and trailed the Trail Blazers by 1 point, 16-17.

Official suspension phase.

The game was back-and-forth and very intense. The fans at the scene were very excited to watch it, and the players had a great time playing.

It was precisely because the fight was so close that it entered an official timeout, and after the rotation phase, the game became more uncertain.

After the official timeout, both teams made adjustments to their lineups and tactics.

The Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, Outlaw, Randolph, and Mourning.

The Pistons sent out a combination of Lynch Hunter, Billups, Prince, Ben Wallace, and Dale Davis.

Pistons coach Flip Saunders spent a month coming up with a dual point guard combination to deal with Liu Xiu + Payton!

Lynch-Hunter and Billups are both very good defenders, and Lynch-Hunter is very familiar with the guard combination of Liu Xiu and Payton, which provides Flip Saunders with many defensive ideas.

After the game restarted, the Pistons relied on their excellent defensive cooperation to block the Blazers' fierce offense in the first half of the quarter. They prevented the Blazers from scoring in a sports game for 3 minutes and only relied on Randolph's tip-in.

Caused a foul and made two free throws to score two points.

During this period, the Pistons scored 8 points and hit an 8-2 climax!

24 to 19, the Pistons overtook the Trail Blazers by 5 points!

It was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack. Liu Xiu took a deep breath to calm down while advancing.

Don’t panic or be confused at this time!

There are still two minutes left, so there is no chance to turn the situation around. If things get messy, the opponent may open up a wider point difference.

They have tried team offense and pick-and-roll singles, but it doesn't work. Not only is Lynch Hunter, their outside opponent, familiar with them, but Dale Davis, their inside opponent, is also their former teammate. Even if Yao Ming rests, Randolph can still play inside in singles.

It's not easy... When Liu Xiu came to Dinghu, he sorted out the options available to him and came up with what he thought was the best option and the simplest option.

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Facing Prince's defense, Liu Xiu changed direction in front of him!

Prince defended carefully, but Liu Xiu was still able to get a moment's gap. Liu Xiu had an excellent sense of rhythm. He seized the opportunity, stepped up to withstand Prince's lateral movement, and forced a breakthrough!

Ben Wallace had the perfect timing to cover up, forcing Liu Xiu to grab the ball and perform the European step. When Liu Xiu landed the second step of the European step, Dale Davis got in front of Liu Xiu!

Ben Wallace dared to fight aggressively because he had Dale Davis behind him.

There are only a handful of players in the league who can match Yao Ming's rim protection strength. Dale Davis's rim protection strength is definitely several levels behind Yao Ming's, but his flexible footwork makes him more suitable for close defense!

However, Liu Xiu had already guessed such a situation. When Dale Davis blocked him, Liu Xiu took off against the defense!

"Talent: Giant Killer trigger, host bounce +3, bullet speed +3, layup +3..."

Liu Xiu faced off against Dale Davis in the air, using his explosive bounce to pull the lever in the air to avoid Dale Davis' interfering hand, and threw the ball...

The ball flew out, hit the backboard and bounced into the frame!

Fans near the baseline let out an "ooh" and screamed in surprise.

That warden, under such circumstances, he just scored a goal to help the Trail Blazers stop the bleeding!

Dale Davis reluctantly clapped hands with Ben Wallace. He knew that Ben Wallace was trying to comfort him that he had defended the ball well. He also felt that he had done a good job in making up the defense this time.

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But the opponent just threw the ball in, purely based on personal ability!

Fairy ball!

The Pistons players couldn't help but feel helpless, while the Trail Blazers players, who had been depressed for the past three minutes, felt even more excited!

When the Pistons attacked, Dale Davis caught the ball from the high post and scored at the basket, and Prince made a floater.

Looking back, Randolph made an iron shot, but Mourning grabbed the offensive rebound and smashed the ball into the basket to score 2+1, 24 to 26. The Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to two points!

When the Pistons attacked again, Billups hit Payton with a two-point shot, but Payton fouled and went to the free throw line.

Maurice Cheeks on the sidelines sighed, but then laughed out loud.

He had just planned to call a timeout and replace the flying squirrel, but when he saw Liu Xiu actively trying to serve forward, he asked Liu Xiu to give it a try. As a result, Liu Xiuzhen scored, leading his teammates to play a wave of 5 to 2.

The point difference narrowed to two points. Although Payton failed to defend Billups' shot, his initial goal of substituting to withstand the Pistons' impact and preventing the Pistons from continuing to widen the point difference was achieved. In a single quarter,

If you are 4 points behind, then you are 4 points behind...

At this moment, after making the first free throw, Billups made his second free throw!

The stability of Billups' free throws is comparable to that of Steve Nash's free throws. It is quite rare. His teammates did not expect that Billups, who was so smooth on the first free throw, would hit the basket's neck with the second free throw and the ball would pop out.

No one rushes to grab it!

Even the two players under the Trail Blazers' basket didn't react and didn't block.

But there is one person who is very focused... Billups, as one of the top three free throw shooters in the league, knows it is broken as soon as he takes the shot. After the ball hits the basket, he quickly presses on it. Someone steps into the middle faster than him...

Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound and counterattacked!

Billups quickly moved up, but Liu Xiu turned around and pushed him away. In a panic, he failed to take on the role of preventing the first wave of counterattacks. Liu Xiu started smoothly!

'Talent: Flying Squirrel triggers! Speed ​​+3 during counterattack!'

Liu Xiu ran like lightning and passed Lynch Hunter when he reached the opposite three-point line. He went straight to the basket, ignored Prince under the basket, grabbed the ball at the free throw line, took three big steps, and took a reasonable step outside the area.
Chapter completed!