Chapter 977: God of Basketball Holy Land
Chapter 977 977. The God of Basketball Holy Land
It was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, with 58 seconds left. Liu Xiu advanced past half court and dribbled the ball at the top of the arc. The one guarding him had become McGrady.
At this time, McGrady's defense is no longer at the level of the best defense he had in the 2005 Finals when he focused on defense.
He himself knew this and had already accepted such changes.
However, with his defensive awareness, height and wingspan, he still confidently chose to guard Liu Xiu at the critical moment.
After his teammates completed their positions, Liu Xiu broke through without delaying!
McGrady quickly retreated with small steps. Liu Xiu braked, stopped suddenly, retreated, returned to outside the top arc, and shot a three-pointer...
McGrady expected it, and immediately stopped his feet and rushed forward, jumped up, and stretched out his hand to cover Liu Xiu's shot path.
But this little time difference was enough for Liu Xiu. He leaned back to avoid McGrady's block and threw the ball!
McGrady saw Liu Xiu leaning back so much, and thought that he should have guarded against such an effective interference... No! He saw the smile on Liu Xiu's mouth after throwing out!
This smile, McGrady saw it when Liu Xiu attacked and threw a pick-and-roll three-pointer in the last round!
"Talent: Kobe's time is starting..."
Spike Lee excitedly rushed to the camera on the sidelines and shouted: "The Warden is the god of the Holy Land of Basketball!"
140 to 134, the Trail Blazers' lead reached 6 points, and the Knicks called a timeout!
When the whistle sounded, the Trail Blazers players poured into the court and gathered around Ray Allen and Liu Xiu to celebrate the victory.
Originally, New York fans wanted to rely on Tracy McGrady to conquer Liu Xiu. When he joined the Knicks in the summer of 2010 at the age of 28, their junk contracts and premium contracts had almost expired, and they could still dig out a third player.
The three superstars, targeting Tim Duncan of the Spurs, will form the Big Three.
Crawford advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to McGrady. Liu Xiu pressed up and stuck to McGrady.
With 43 seconds left, it was the Knicks' turn to attack, and the Assassins did not call a timeout.
McGrady's defensive awareness showed, and he immediately retreated. Liu Xiu controlled the ball and advanced to counterattack. McGrady followed Liu Xiu closely until Liu Xiu rushed to the free throw line, and McGrady did not lose his position.
Although the Outlaws' defensive performance tonight was not very good due to fatigue, the Assassins still prevented the Outlaws from breaking out on the defensive end at critical moments.
This made McGrady even more excited. He had been having a little depression tonight, which he couldn't solve - he occasionally went to guard Liu Xiu alone, and he didn't know how many shots he got, but Liu Xiu almost never guarded him alone.
McGrady hit the neck of the basket with a three-pointer!
Maurice Cheeks' playing time for the Outlaws was reduced tonight, mainly because the Outlaws' offensive performance was average and their role was not as good as that of Millsap or McDyess, Birdman, Hill and others.
After the timeout, the Knicks played the ball in the frontcourt.
In such a game, McGrady made a mistake at a critical moment and was extremely upset, feeling like he was about to burst.
Therefore, he can make as many waves as he wants with these two three-pointers, which makes him very excited.
Liu Xiu, with a hot touch, stepped back and hit a three-pointer lying down!
Let Ray Allen or Korver guard Tracy McGrady...Liu Xiu also chose to do it himself.
Now, the chance for Yan Ye to be the warden has finally come!
Seeing David Lee and Jared Jeffries in the rushing position, McGrady leaned over, separated Liu Xiu with a Kobe-style headbutt play, and made a three-pointer... "Pa"... not a block.
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McGrady suddenly raised the ball and was about to launch a pull-up three-pointer. Liu Xiu quickly reached out and slapped the ball away from McGrady's waist!
It actually happened! Liu Xiu was also surprised, but he reacted quickly and immediately rushed forward to grab the ball.
Just when McGrady thought he was on guard, Liu Xiu threw the ball towards the top arc.
Although the opponent's touch is hot, McGrady's touch is also hot now!
McGrady didn't want to call a timeout. He was very excited now and enjoyed the duel with Liu Xiu very much.
LaFrentz and McDyess were stuck in position, and Liu Xiu recovered the basket and grabbed the defensive rebound.
When Ray Allen followed up with a follow-up three-pointer and Liu Xiu also made double assists, the fans at the scene completely turned against him!
60+ triple doubles!
It's impossible to get 60+ points like Liu Xiu tonight, but he has already scored 47 points. If he scores another three-pointer, he will reach 50 points in a single game.
"Warden", "MVP", "Congressman Jess", "Flying Man"... the calls are endless!
The New York fans who regarded Liu Xiu as their enemy before the game have now turned against him!
Making 22 of 38 shots, including 8 of 14 three-pointers, and 12 of 14 free throws, Liu Xiu scored 64 points tonight.
The Knicks players rushed forward to steal Liu Xiu or commit a tactical foul... but they all stopped and no one dared to rush forward to steal or commit a foul.
Crawford's shot was missed, and Ray Allen hit a three-pointer!
McGrady caught the ball and continued to attack. This time it was not Liu Xiu who was guarding him, but as the assassin expected, after the dead ball, the Trail Blazers would be replaced by outlaws.
With 25 seconds left in the game, the Knicks had a chance. The Trail Blazers started celebrating at this time, and the fans at the scene... cheered for the visiting Trail Blazers!
I don’t know who gave me this confidence. Anyway, among New York basketball fans, this is the Knicks’ team building plan.
McGrady turned sideways and grabbed the ball with one hand, holding it horizontally, avoiding Liu Xiu's steal.
McGrady also reacted quickly, but was not as strong as Liu Xiu. He bent down to grab it, but Liu Xiu pushed him away.
Another reason why the Assassins didn't call a timeout was because they were afraid that the Trail Blazers would replace the Outlaws.
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Ray Allen follows up and catches the ball!
New York fans’ thoughts of breaking Liu Xiu’s unbeaten record at Madison Square Garden have completely dissipated!
The outlaws interfered with McGrady's outside shooting, and they actually did a pretty good job. It's just that McGrady is not stupid, and he would definitely choose to break through against the outlaws.
Scored 5 goals in a row and scored 12 points in a row!
When he came back from the timeout at 8 minutes and 55 seconds, he issued the command to start "Kobe Time", so when he played Big Q, a big pitcher who had become a defensive black hole, he chose to use a step-back to face McGrady's defensive choices.
He made a breakthrough throw, and later he made a strong counterattack and threw the ball in, successfully starting the 'Kobe Time'.
What he has to do now, what he must do, is to respond to Liu Xiu's three-pointer just now!
But tonight after seeing Liu Xiu playing on Tracy McGrady, the New York fans began to waver. After Liu Xiu scored 50 points, there were cheers at the scene. After Liu Xiu scored 60 points, the situation was out of control...
But there are still 25 seconds left and he is unwilling to give up!
Liu Xiu has a miraculous record of 34 seconds and 13 minutes. He is confident that he has that ability too!
If you can't guard against Tracy McGrady, you definitely can't. McGrady's first three steps of breakthrough are super fast, and even the lawless maniacs can't catch him.
Facing the defense of the outlaws, McGrady confidently shot a three-pointer... The outlaws tried their best to interfere, and successfully interfered in place!
At the critical moment, McGrady's defense also broke out!
He took off, ignored the rushing Crawford, and shot a three-pointer...
After Liu Xiu grabbed the rebound and stood firm, he held the ball with both hands and swung his unicorn arms wildly!
Not to mention their opponents, even LaFrentz and McDyess were so frightened that they took a step away.
The referee almost blew the whistle due to Liu Xiu's action!
Who wastes time in this way?
Warden!
After just a few seconds, Liu Xiuzai lobbed the ball to Ray Allen in the center circle. Ray Allen hurriedly crossed the court to avoid the 8-second violation, and Nick chased after Ray Allen.
The players of the Slovenian team saw that Ray Allen had no intention of taking a fast break, nor did he have any intention of continuing to press for steals or fouls, and waited for the game to end.
At 9:25 pm, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Liu Xiu scored 64 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, leading the Trail Blazers to a 140-134 win against the Knicks!
Chapter completed!