During the halftime adjustment, Maurice Cheeks more firmly implemented the strategy discussed during the official timeout in the first quarter, only making detailed adjustments.

20 minutes passed quickly and the Trail Blazers returned to the court.

Looking at the starting players who were back on the field, the vice president asked the coach: "Maurice, I've been wanting to ask you just now, if you adjust the tactics so casually, aren't you afraid that you will lose this game and not get 70 wins? But the boss is there.

Watch."

"Then let him watch," Maurice Cheeks leaned back in his chair: "The contract extension has been signed and the championship ring has been received. If he doesn't like me, he will fire me."

"..." The vice president was speechless for a moment. He couldn't believe that he actually thought it made sense! He quickly shook his head and changed the question: "But if we lose, it will be difficult for Jayce to be the MVP. Nash will play 8 with such a lineup.

We won 55 games through rotation, and even defeated our 70 wins..."

Maurice Cheeks interrupted before the vice president could finish his words: "He came up with the tactics himself, and he suggested this fight himself. If I can do anything, please don't rely on me. I won't take it for granted."

pot……"

"..."

The vice president really wanted to strangle his friend and partner to death.

Xiuer's transformation is getting worse!

Soon, the third quarter began, and both teams changed into their starting lineups with tacit understanding.

The Suns attacked first, Tim Thomas opened the corner, took a pick-and-roll pass and shot a three-pointer... but missed!

Kwame Brown protected the defensive rebound and passed it to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu advanced past half court, passed to the top-kick Outlaw, and then came to the right side of the free throw line to lean against Laga Bell.

The lawless gangster lobbed the ball back to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu received the ball by hitting Laga Bell, turned and broke through, took two steps to get close, jumped, and shot...

The rhythm of this ball was very good. Laja Bell turned around and was a beat late to defend. Kurt Thomas extended out to cover and didn't have time. Liu Xiu made an emergency stop jumper from close range!

60 to 66, the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 6 points.

At the same time, Liu Xiu’s personal score tonight reached 20 points!

This shot just now seemed thrilling to Trail Blazers fans. Liu Xiu made the right shot, but Raja Bell almost missed it and caused interference. Kurt Thomas's shot was blocked by 0.5 seconds.

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But what the Suns players were thinking was - they were so defensive, but they still managed to score!

In the next two rounds, the two teams each scored a goal. The Suns relied on team offense to help Raja Bell score a three-pointer from the wing; while the Trail Blazers, in both offenses, Liu Xiu shot singles and retreated.

Step's three-point shot didn't go in, but Step's Euro-step shot from close range made a layup and caused a foul on the shrinking Nash, and he also made an extra penalty.

The score was 69 to 63. The Suns still had the same lead, but the pressure on the Suns players increased.

In the last three minutes of the second quarter, Eddie House, Barbosa, and Diaw couldn't guard Liu Xiu from the outside. The Suns players didn't think there was any problem, that's right.

But now Laga Bell is back on the field! With the addition of Marion and Double Thomas, the Warden is still unable to be restrained!

Just now, Liu Xiu's step-back failed to score a three-pointer. It was not because Laga Bell defended it. Liu Xiu successfully got the chance to take a shot by taking a step back, but the ball did not go in.

When the Suns attacked, Marion helped Nash block the Outlaws and then withdrew from the three-point line. The Outlaws and Kwame Brown flanked Nash. Nash passed the ball to Marion, and Marion took a three-pointer... It's iron! Crooked.

Awesome!

Randolph protected the defensive rebound, and Thomas led his teammates to retreat. Liu Xiu received the ball but failed to make a fast break. He did not rush and controlled the rhythm.

Finally, after his teammates settled into position, Liu Xiu saw another change in the opponent's defensive position!

Liu Xiu did not continue to play alone and waved for a pick-and-roll.

Kwame Brown ran out to help Liu Xiu block Laga Bell. As expected, Laga Bell chose to go to the line and chase Liu Xiu around the pile, not giving Liu Xiu a chance to shoot a three-pointer. Marion extended the

To prevent a breakthrough, the two formed a tendency to encircle Liu Xiu, and their defensive adjustments and cooperation were very tacit.

Liu Xiu dove into the trap between the two, rushed to the right, brought the two to the right side of the three-second zone and then sent the lob... Kwame Brown broke open and cut in to catch the ball at close range, holding hands tightly

The ball took off against Kurt Thomas who was blocking him, and collided with Kurt Thomas who jumped after him...

Kurt Thomas was knocked to the ground and fell flat on his back. Kwame Brown dunked with both hands, adding an assist to Liu Xiu!

62 to 66, the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 4 points. This time it was the Suns' turn to be stopped!

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At the end of the first half, even if the Trail Blazers counterattacked 14 to 10 and narrowed the point difference to single digits, some commentators were still saying that it was only because Nash and Laja Bell rested that the Trail Blazers were able to start the game.

They fought back, and when the two came back... their faces were slapped with a "slap" sound.

There are commentators who like to make predictions and everyone looks down on them because they think they are the best and are sensationalists. There are also commentators who really explain and analyze things well.

Many commentators reasoned from common sense that D'Antoni should move Marion to the power forward position at this time to maximize the use of Marion's defensive and assisting role. At the small forward position, replace James Jones, who has a stable shooting and defense.

A solid, third-year player with charisma.

But D'Antoni is by no means an ordinary person. He replaced Tim Thomas and moved Marion to the power forward position, but not for defense, but to replace Diaw and strengthen the offense!

D'Antoni could see at a glance the problems they encountered on the defensive end - the physical strength of La Gara Bell, Marion, and Kurt Thomas was declining, and the defensive movements were a little slower.

Just this one miss was caught by Liu Xiu and he scored consecutively, leading his teammates to launch a counterattack.

The same was true when Kobe beat them. At first they could rely on three major defensive masters to restrain Kobe, but they couldn't hold him back later.

How to solve this problem?

D'Antoni suffered losses from the Lakers before. Kobe scored 50+ points in a single game and also won a victory. He didn't get anything because he was always struggling with how to deal with Kobe.

He learned from the experience of playing against the Lakers and chose not to solve the problem. The Warden scored fiercely. From the end of the second quarter to the beginning of the third quarter, the game time had already surged by 15 points in more than 6 minutes. Then a flank attack would be enough. It was simple.

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You can be sure that the warden will use a pincer attack to organize the attack.

D'Antoni's response strategy-confrontation!

After returning from the timeout, D'Antoni limited Liu Xiu's scoring + confrontation strategy. The Suns players were very happy. They didn't want to see Liu Xiu score 50 points, 60 points or something, and they were also locked in with the Trail Blazers in terms of scoring.
Chapter completed!