Facts have proved that, man, you have to force him!

Mustache suddenly received a task, asking him to initiate a tactic of X running interspersed and 45-degree angles on both sides around the high-post singles. He had never played such a tactic before, and he really came up with a method.

Gasol moved along the baseline and responded or assisted in the three-second zone on the opposite side of Liu Xiu. Korver and Ray Allen were sent in at the same time. Liu Xiu played singles in the middle, and Liu Xiu went to one side for three seconds.

When the ball breaks through the zone, Gasol will cover the pitcher on the other side, while the Outlaw plays power forward, filling in for wing pitchers and cutting into the frame.

Liu Xiu felt comfortable with this style of play. After threatening the mid-range shot, he continued to attack the basket and endured the damage.

He made 4 of 7 shots in the second quarter, plus 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 13 points in a single quarter!

The teammates made 3 of 7 three-pointers in this quarter, plus the cut-in and Ray Allen's long two-pointer, they scored 17 points, and the team scored 30 points in a single quarter!

But against the Spurs' defense, the Trail Blazers just didn't do a good job.

Duncan had 8 points, Parker had 6 points and 3 assists, Finley had 3 points, Uduka had 3 points, Bonner had 3 points, and Kurt Thomas had 5 points. The Spurs scored 28 points in a single quarter, continuing their scoring stability in the first quarter.

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After being hacked last year, the Spurs system has been evaluated as a "regular season system." There may be a situation where no matter how well they perform in the regular season this season, they will be looked down upon in the playoffs.

But Liu Xiu discovered the difference between the Spurs and last season - they have regained their former stability!

No matter how fierce my opponent is, I will remain unmoved.

This is Duncan's strongest trait in the NBA for many years.

This is not important anymore, it’s important to play tonight’s game well first!

After returning from the halftime break, the two teams played more intensely.

After the Trail Blazers found a breakthrough offensively, they began to try to increase the output on the defensive end.

The effect is quite good. The defensive system devised by Coach Bush and Mark Jackson is quite powerful.

But the change in the lineup affected Mustache's offensive strategy.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers and the Spurs tied at 25-25. Although they successfully suppressed the Spurs' rising offensive momentum, the Trail Blazers' own offensive performance was also affected.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers were still 4 points behind the Spurs, with a score of 76 to 80.

Entering the inter-section break, Maurice Cheeks hesitated for a long time and finally made a decision - to focus on offense!

Maurice Cheeks made the right bet this time. The Spurs also played a defensive counterattack at the beginning. If the Trail Blazers played defense, they would enter a state of mutual attrition with the Spurs.

Although the Spurs are a 'star system disguised as a team play', it is undeniable that Popovich has really played his role players to the best of his ability. Ginobili is injured and cannot play tonight, and George Hill is

The rookie scored 10 points and 3 assists in the third quarter. Desmond Farmar, who was signed from the G League to serve as a starter, hit two top-of-the-arb three-pointers.

Falling into mutual attrition, the Trail Blazers will naturally suffer.

Fight hard to attack and let the two teams play back and forth!

At 11 minutes and 33 seconds of the game, Ray Allen scored his second three-pointer of the night, a crucial three-pointer, helping the Trail Blazers chase the score to 107-109, with two points left!

Then the Spurs called a timeout and played a time-consuming tactic. The tactics were really poor, and the temporary tactics Popovich deployed were as bad as ever.

After the Spurs' attack, they almost ran out of 24 seconds. When Liu Xiu picked off the defensive rebound, there were only 3.6 seconds left in the game!

There was no time to counterattack, Maurice Cheeks immediately called a timeout after Liu Xiu got the ball.

Another nickname for Liu Xiu is the ‘King of Overtime’.

Based on this, Popovich's defense during the timeout was to defend two points.

On the offensive end, Popovich's ability to adapt to situations is astonishingly bad, but his defensive adaptability is always excellent.

His prediction was successful. The Trail Blazers deployed a frame-attacking tactic and sent out a combination of Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Randolph, Kwame Brown, and Gasol.

Kwame Brown served out of bounds, Gasol used his height and wingspan to catch the ball at the free throw line, Ray Allen and Liu Xiu moved to contain it, and Randolph cut into the frame.

Sending three towers, leaving two super shooters on the back line, and letting a power forward shoot the key ball is really not a tactic that ordinary people would dare to deploy.

But coincidentally, Popovich really remembered similar tactics. In the first round of 2003, in G5 between the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks, the Trail Blazers sent out the three towers of Randolph, Tianzun, and Sabonis, and the back line sent out the Flying Squirrel and the Mavericks.

Derek Anderson, two guards who shot three-pointers very well that night, relied on Randolph to score two consecutive goals against the Mavericks at the critical moment. In the end, they narrowly defeated the Mavericks 103-99 and dragged the game into G6.

What Popovich deployed was a tactical defense against this.

Therefore, Kwame Brown, who saw the Spurs' defensive movement, did not dare to throw the ball out immediately after receiving the ball from the referee!

Maurice Cheeks saw Kwame Brown's hesitation and was not angry. Instead, he was pleased that the parallel draft pick's defensive analysis skills were getting better and better. When he was about to call another timeout, Kwame Brown suddenly served quickly!

The Spurs' defense started to work, blocking Randolph from catching the ball and interfering with Gasol's turn and shot.

But Gasol did not turn around after receiving the ball, nor did he look at Randolph. Instead, he passed the ball back to the direction of Kwame Brown's out-of-bounds serve.

Kwame Brown immediately entered the bounds after serving and blocked George Hill on the right sideline. Liu Xiu circled the pile, received the ball from Gasol, jumped up quickly, turned around and shot a three-pointer...

The moment Liu Xiu threw the ball, a long whistle sounded.

With the long whistle, Liu Xiu hit a three-pointer at the critical moment!

People on both sides had completely opposite reactions. A group of people from the Spurs team surrounded the referee and emphasized the timeout.

The Trail Blazers celebrated with the fans at the scene.

However, Liu Xiu couldn't say whether the shot timed out. He tried his best to complete the shot as quickly as possible on the basis of ensuring that the shot was powerful.

The referee watched the replays repeatedly and was not sure!

Finally, I found an angle and saw the moment the ball separated from Liu Xiu's fingertips, there was 0.2 seconds left in the countdown!

The referee confirmed to the technical desk that Liu Xiu's goal was valid. The out-of-bounds referee confirmed that Liu Xiu's feet were outside the three-point line when he took off. The technical desk confirmed the score, 110 to 109, and the Trail Blazers won!

Liu Xiu scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block tonight, Ray Allen scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Randolph scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. The three major stars performed well!

In addition to the two of them, there are two other players in the Trail Blazers who scored in double figures. The Outlaws made 5 of 9 shots and scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. The Blazers scored 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks on 4 of 6 shots.

Kwame Brown.

The outstanding performance of the Outlaws in the first two games dissipated the concerns of the Trail Blazers' front office and coaching staff.

They were very hesitant about trading Reed at first. Raheem and Flying Squirrel retired one after another, and they wanted a real substitute.

Lu Wei was their initial choice. Last season, Lu Wei began to get more playing time.

However, Reed's characteristics are destined to make it difficult for him to make much contribution in the playoffs. In the regular season, he sometimes suffers, with poor shooting and a low shooting rate.

Therefore, the coaching staff was very confused and hesitant about whether to send Lu Wei away. Because of this, their first trade partner was Lu Wei, and they chose to deal with it as soon as possible.

The disadvantages are so great that, with the goal of competing for the championship, they should not worry about the scoring talent and big heart shown by Reed, which are not uncommon for the Trail Blazers.

The expectations of the coaching staff fell on the outlaws who took the initiative to serve as substitutes.

That high school student was sent away, and this high school student did not disappoint.

The Outlaw plays as a substitute, has more freedom in position, has more shooting opportunities, and has the ability to stably average 10+ points per game!

Moreover, this guy is also a top 'interference flow' defensive expert!

Although Outlaw has the disadvantage of lacking the ability to attack independently, its advantage is also the same. When Reed is used as the main attack point, there is no strategy to speak of, and Outlaw can be used as the end point of tactics.

As for the singles score... isn't there a warden?

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With two consecutive wins at the start, the Blazers' new season has begun.

At noon the day after beating the Spurs, the Trail Blazers left Portland for two consecutive away games.

Liu Xiu was flipping through the news in a happy mood. Yesterday's basketball headline was that he beat the Spurs.

His number of real kills in the regular season came to 13!

This is the official number of buzzer beaters. If we use ESPN's method of calculating buzzer beaters, the last-minute equalizer to drag overtime, the go-ahead goal that was overtaken or the opponent's missed shot... are all counted. He has a total of them.

25 times.

The coaching staff is discussing whether to integrate Liu Xiu's singles offense into the team system.

The construction of the offensive and defensive system starts with a "trunk". After confirming that it is feasible, "branches" are added to gradually enrich the tactical system.

Just like the triangle offense, it seems to be a pitcher, a top arc support point, two singles strong points, and a cutter to eat the cake. It looks very simple.

But only a Zen master can play the triangle offense well.

The torso can be used by any coach, and the various tactical details are the key.

In the same run-and-gun game, mad scientist and mustache are completely different styles of play.

What the Trail Blazers coaching staff is struggling with most now is Mustache. Last night, he had an idea and came up with a team tactic for Liu Xiu to attack in isolation, but he felt that the probability of replicating such a style of play was too low.

Liu Xiu is the only one in their team who can play like that, no one else can do it.

But I want to keep this tactic.

In the end, the coach made the decision: "Keep it for now. We will continue to polish the tactical system as the first goal and look for more possibilities. If there are many situations where the Warden needs to attack alone, we can also use this as the main tactic.

Mike, don’t worry about putting too much pressure on the warden, and don’t worry about other people being dissatisfied..."

After hearing this, Mustache no longer hesitated. Indeed, this is not something that requires an immediate decision. It is a useful way of playing, and you cannot just give up.

However, recognition is recognition, but he still feels that this team's style of play is not the same as the team basketball he wants.
To be continued...