Chapter 997 997.Three consecutive MVPs (4000 words)

"111 to 109, wow! That's great, Ellis, a three-pointer is a sure winner!

Yaodao is really cool. He received the ball with 2.6 seconds left and turned around and passed the bearded man for a layup. Haha, look at Duncan's expression. Where is Crawford? Come and give him a technical foul..."

Seeing Liu Xiu gloating about his misfortune, Qing'er asked: "Brother, didn't you say that you want to isolate yourself from the outside world to avoid being affected?"

"Yes, you are right, but just watch the excitement... No, it's a major event related to the strongest competitor. I still have to pay attention!" Liu Xiu's eyes were sincere.

Qing'er felt that her brother was deceiving her again, but there was no evidence. Her brother's eyes and expression didn't look like he was lying. The show was really good!

"Jace, do you think the Spurs will be hacked?"

"Yeah, brother, the Spurs won't just disappear, right?"

"It shouldn't be that miserable, right? In addition to their lack of offensive strength, they are easily passive during the anxious stage. It seems that they have almost no shortcomings..."

After watching the fun and chatting for a while, they went back to their respective rooms to sleep.

Liu Xiu and Anne Hathaway's interest was ruined, but there were other things they could do. Liu Xiu's favorite little interaction was to let Anne Hathaway scratch his back.

The opponent had O'Neal controlling the rhythm, and the Trail Blazers had no good way to increase the speed. After discussing with the players, the coaching staff decided not to rely on transitions between offense and defense, but to increase the rhythm in positional battles.

Although most of the team's coaches were former professional players and could understand the players on many matters, Liu Xiu could still feel that after sitting in the coaching position for a long time, they still had many differences from the players.

Nash made 10 of 15 shots and scored 23 points, 1 rebound and 10 assists. The Bully had 33 points and 7 rebounds. O'Neal had 19 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks... The three major stars performed very well, but they were just a little bit behind.

In the first quarter, the Bully had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Nash had 4 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, O'Neal had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, and led other teammates to 10 points. The Suns scored 25 points in the first quarter, continuing the previous game.

Excellent offensive and defensive performance in positional warfare.

This is not the case when playing positional warfare. It requires more passes, even some meaningless passes. This is not what the Suns are good at.

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Needless to say, the Suns' eight-man rotation has a tacit understanding. Nash's pass is either a direct pass to guide the shot, or it is passed out and then moved to give the ball a chance to shoot.

26 to 25, the Trail Blazers led the Suns by 1 point in the first quarter!

In the second quarter, the situation was similar. The two teams played back and forth, and it was hard to tell. The Bully had 11 points and 4 assists, Nash had 6 points and 4 assists, O'Neal had 4 points and 4 rebounds, and Laja Bell scored a three-pointer.

, Diaw scored a tip-in, and the Suns scored 26 points in a single quarter.

But apart from the three of them, their team didn't have any other outstanding performance tonight.

Before taking a nap in the afternoon, Liu Xiu heard about this from an outlaw maniac. He felt that the mad scientist was really awesome!

He remembered that the mad scientist had been coaching for 30 years, and the probability of making the playoffs was not very high among famous coaches. His coaching record in the playoffs was average, with a winning rate of less than 50%.

The three men worked together to lead the team and defeated the Suns 102-96 with a score of 2-0!

This is the current Warriors team. They don’t have the inside strength of a bully, and they don’t have a super playmaking master like Nash who can single-handedly support the run-and-gun system. However, the Warriors can still produce the strongest firepower in the league, which proves that

A top organizational point guard is not a necessary condition for running and gunning, tactics are.

In addition to making targeted preparations based on the Suns' play style in the first two games, the Trail Blazers also made two preparations. The other preparation was for the Suns to abandon O'Neal and fight for their lives.

With two days of preparation time this time, the Trail Blazers are ready for everything.

After a day of preparation, the game day of the second game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Suns arrived.

You must know that they have been known as the team with the best team offense in recent years, but this time...

From this point of view, even Liu Xiu felt that the third-leading scorer in their team's history did not have the adaptability that a head coach should have.

"He should be capable. He previously worked for the Los Angeles Galaxy and was Beckham's trainer. Due to financial constraints due to the financial crisis, the Galaxy loaned Beckham to Milan and laid off many support staff. Your boss

While preparing to form a football team, called the Portland Timbers, they took the opportunity to sign many capable talents at low salaries.

This is the fourth time in his coaching career that he has won the Best Coach Award.

While scratching, talk about the children.

Randolph grabbed 4 offensive rebounds in a single quarter. Although he only scored two points, he got 3 assists, 2 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter.

With a 3-point lead, it can only be said that the game was evenly matched, and the Trail Blazers' advantage was not obvious.

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"Wow! The big dog is really rich!"

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Stern thanked heaven, thanked earth, thanked the sun for shining on the earth... After that, he read out the name of the MVP winner, and all the Blazers celebrated!

For example, he likes to shout slogans and say some stage words.

In the third quarter, the Suns launched a crazy double attack on Liu Xiu and Randolph!

But this guy can conquer the judges in every era and at every stage of the NBA.

At noon, the Trail Blazers players gathered in the visiting team's lounge, and the boss and coaching staff also came.

82 to 72, the Trail Blazers opened the point difference to 10 points!

In fact, the Trail Blazers still had a chance to completely open up the score. They seized the opportunity and carried out 4 shark-cutting tactics after the official timeout, but O'Neal made 6 of 8 free throws in a single quarter... Liu Xiu was puzzled.

The shark-killing tactic didn't work for the sharks when it came to the big sharks, and it really didn't work for the mad scientist in the playoffs.

Maurice Cheeks guessed that this might happen and only arranged basic tactical movement training this morning.

As the first round progresses, voting for various regular season individual awards will be announced one after another. The day before yesterday was the regular season MVP voting, and the awards will be announced at noon today.

Liu Xiu expressed worries about his son's future.

The Suns made 4 passing errors in the first quarter tonight!

However, the three major stars of the Suns are indeed very capable. Terry Porter did not have the courage to abandon O'Neal, but he knows how to fight positional warfare - if the team cannot perform well, he will kill the stars!

After halftime, the Trail Blazers led the Suns by 3 points, 54 to 51!

Different from the last half-time shooting rate of less than 40%, tonight the Trail Blazers shot 48.9% in the first half. Their defense could not be considered defensive. There were not many possessions, and they were scored 51 points by the Suns.

But the offense has found the feel of a top-five offensive team in the league during the regular season!

But it doesn’t matter if the shark-cutting tactic didn’t work, it was just a try. The teammates performed well in responding to the shots this time, establishing a clear lead!

In the final quarter, the fiery touch of the teammates cooled down. They only scored 4 goals and 11 points in 11 shots. Their performance was quite poor.

For the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu made 4 of 8 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers and scored 9 points. His teammates scored 19 points.

Now it's just a matter of holding on and seeing which side's offensive efficiency drops first.

This morning the league announced the best coach award.

But every team wants to be such an 'underdog'.

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G3's tactical adjustments are very successful, and there is no better adjustment now. They are the winners, and their current "disadvantage" is that they have to deal with the opponent's more proactive adjustments.

Warriors head coach Don Nelson won the award over Popovich, Carlisle, Phil Jackson and others.

Huo Tu followed Liu Xiu's instructions and mentioned after a while, "If you defeat your opponent tomorrow, you can rest for a few days." He originally thought it was bad to say this, but after hearing this, he saw how irritated the team members were because of the early morning meeting.

The feeling was much less intense, so he chose to say it a few more times.

Son of the Wind with 21 points and 12 assists, Little Bully with 28 points and 6 rebounds, and Shark with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. The three of them looked at the performance of the opposing players. Except for Liu Xiu, the three of them had the confidence to defeat them.

Any one of the three would perform better than the rest of the Trail Blazers.

In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers did not give the Suns any chance to chase points. Liu Xiu made 5 of 9 shots in the final quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 13 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 block, leading the team to singles.

Get 30 points!

The Suns' offense couldn't be completely suppressed. In the final quarter, Nash scored 6 points and 3 assists, and the Bully scored 8 points, but they only ensured basic offense. The two scored 14 points, and the others scored 11 points, for a single quarter of 25 points.

But after G1, the Trail Blazers mainly adjusted their offense, and the defensive end had not yet had time.

After the game started, the Trail Blazers quickly defeated the Suns.

Liu Xiu stood up and made 4 of 7 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter, and led the team to 21 points in a single quarter, which was within the acceptable range.

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At 8 o'clock in the evening, the second game of the Trail Blazers' home series against the Suns began.

Liu Xiu made 0 of 3 shots in a single quarter. He only scored 1 point with 1 technical foul free throw, plus 3 rebounds and 1 assist. He held the ball less. If he attracted a double attack, he would first give the ball to the most stable contact point. He believed in his teammates.

, the three shots were all catch shots.

Liu Xiu made 15 of 26 shots, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 41 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, leading the Trail Blazers to a 115-99 victory over the Suns.

3-0 lead!

Randolph and the Outlaws excitedly rushed out of the lounge and went to the chess and card room, wanting to tell the Rose Bay speaker the good news.

With a 3-0 lead, the Trail Blazers coaching staff didn't care. They called the players up at 10 a.m. the next morning for a one-hour meeting, repeatedly emphasizing the adjustments to be made.

During the two-day break, they made targeted preparations for the Suns' current offensive and defensive strategies based on their experience in the previous two games.

But although Terry Porter has good coaching ability, he doesn't have much flexibility. His style of play has not changed much from the previous two games, except for some detailed adjustments based on the actual situation of the first two games.

It was best to say it directly. He had long understood that his teammates were not a group of people with high IQs. If he didn't tell them, they would just complain about being tired in private.
To be continued...