196. Isn’t the opportunity coming now?

This rookie is too steady!

It was naturally good in the past. When Tianzun was around, they had a chance to break out of the West. Although it was just a chance, it all depended on man-made efforts. If there was a chance to win the championship, of course they had to go for it.

You must know that most teams have been established for ten or decades without having a chance to win the championship in a real sense.

As a prerequisite for winning the championship, the Trail Blazers coaching staff's goal in cultivating Liu Xiu is to allow him to grow steadily.

But Tianzun was suddenly traded away, and the boss was rich and willful...

The one-in-a-thousandth chance of winning the championship was gone, and the two coaches made a deal during the All-Star Weekend - to make cultivating Liu Xiu their first goal.

I originally thought that if I aim to win the championship in the next few years, I can train him slowly. Liu Xiu is a fast learner and is only 21 years old. He is still several years away from the golden period of his career, so there is no need to rush.

But it's different now.

Since Liu Xiu is lazy and doesn't like training except for boxing in private, then give him more opportunities on the court and let him swing!

Let him be on the front line against the other team's stars to stimulate his personal competitiveness.

The purpose is to add the self-esteem that a leading star should have to Liu Xiu's style of play!

Everyone like Duncan has his own ego, but Liu Xiu is too steady here.

This is based on Liu Xiu's progress. At the beginning of the season, he would definitely not let the two coaches have such an idea.

It's very different now.

As for Liu Xiu's team's competitive spirit, both coaches felt that even if they indulged him too much, he would not become a pure scumbag like Stackhouse and Big Dog.

The two have achieved their goal. This past away game has indeed gradually affected Liu Xiu's playing style.

In addition, tonight it was clear that the Trail Blazers had a strength advantage, were at home, and had a mission... He made his own move a priority!

Randolph made a tip-in, and the score was 4-2.

When the Celtics attacked, Pierce organized the offense with the ball, and the Outlaws defended even more intensely.

Pierce sprayed: "Stupid rookie, are you so willing to help that rookie do his dirty work and be his little brother?"

"Yes."

"..."

Pierce was speechless.

This high school student's athletic ability and one-on-one defensive awareness are definitely a genius among geniuses.

Thinking back when he first entered the NBA, Ron Mercer, the No. 6 pick in the 1997 class who was one year ahead of him, averaged 15+3+2 in his rookie year. He always wanted to compete with him.

Something is wrong with these two rookies of the Trail Blazers!

Is it the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality?

Talking trash is just something Pierce does while waiting for his teammates to move.

When the time came, Pierce broke through in singles and followed the same attack pattern as in the previous round, but the outlaw chose to stick close this time!

With outstanding athletic ability, top-notch height and wingspan, and the close defense of an outlaw, Pierce really has no room for step-back shots or emergency-stop shots.

With a quick decision, Pierce drove straight to the basket.

McDyess's defense is in place!

Pierce passed the ball to Walter McCarty, who caught the ball and tried to rush inside, but was blocked by Liu Xiu.

Unable to break in, Walter McCarty shot a short jumper over Liu Xiu's head...it was iron!

Borrowing his teammates to block the position, Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound!

Atkins pressed and rushed Liu Xiu, creating an opportunity for his teammates to retreat.

In the two years Atkins played under Carlisle, although his ability to only defend the ball has not improved, his defensive awareness and vision have greatly improved.

Liu Xiu protected the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Atkins retreated again, giving him a three-point shooting opportunity.

Liu Xiu noticed that the opponent's defensive end was shrinking the shield and made a gesture.

Randolph came to the right to catch the ball and beat Walter McCarty in a single facing the frame to score two points.

Randolph did a bodybuilder's move and retreated.

During the transition between offense and defense, when Pierce ran forward, he heard the opposing rookie shouting to him——

"Did you see, this is what we call teammates!"

Five Celtics players have been cured one after another.

Pierce was envious and jealous.

The other 4 people: Say we are not worthy of being Pierce’s teammates?

Even Trail Blazers players have someone providing healing value...

But the Trail Blazers players defended even harder.

God knows which player on the opposing team will be outraged by their warden.

Their leader never makes people worry!

Liu Xiu's trash talk this time had a different effect than he expected. The Celtics players were not really angry because of it, but instead had a stronger sense of teamwork in the subsequent offense.

Because the Celtics' starting lineup can be called the "league of outcasts", except for Pierce, the other four players are all outcasts from other teams.

Anthony Walker hasn't been traded yet, and the Celtics players are all more interested in Pierce.

The team environment of the Celtics is probably that if Pierce calls a teammate trash, that person will first think about what he did not do well.

It's just that sometimes Pierce really feels that his teammates are rubbish...

Pierce launched an attack, and Chucky Atkins received the second pass and played a very beautiful offensive coordination, tearing apart the Trail Blazers defense.

But the tall Czech shooting guard Vierschenko stepped on the free throw line to catch the ball and faced Liu Xiu's defense, which was almost an open mid-range shot. It was actually iron!

Such an outrageous psychological quality!

Pierce's rush to grab was fruitless, but Randolph protected the defensive rebound. When the Trail Blazers attacked, the ball was handed to Randolph, who passed it to Ruben Patterson, who was receiving from the high post on the left side of the free throw line.

Reuben Patterson passed the ball again, and Liu Xiu, who was in the mid-range at a 30-degree angle from the right baseline, caught the ball. This angle was his best, and he hit a long two-point shot!

Pierce moved toward Liu Xiu to cover up, but he was actually unable to cover up properly. He was mainly trying to scare him, but the rookie was not affected at all.

Look at the second-year player Vilschenko on his own team, and then look at the rookie on the opposite side.

Pierce feels that it makes sense for the rookie on the opposite side to be able to perform well and become the favorite for the Rookie of the Year award.

When it came time for the Celtics to attack, Pierce decided to do it himself.

It’s 2 to 8!

If you continue, you will be defeated at the beginning.

Pierce's outside singles against the lawless maniacs, he no longer "maintains health", speeds up, and violently attacks!

The Outlaw was unable to stop him, but he tried hard to catch up behind him, and Liu Xiu on the flank had no time to defend. The Outlaw was passed by too quickly. Fortunately, McDyess was experienced and could make up for it well.

Pierce had McDyess protecting the frame in front of him, and a gangster chasing him behind him. He didn't back down, and went straight to the basket for a layup...

Hit a layup against McDyess!

Pierce, who was in the prime of his career, hit the ball extremely vigorously!

His "health-preserving" style of play is not like that of the No. 1 pick, who relied on his flying physical fitness to score 17 or 18 points every night, which made the team have expectations for him and give him a maximum salary contract...

Instead, they rely less on running and jumping ability, and make more use of rhythm, strong body and brutal strength, combined with increasingly rich game experience, to prepare for the style of play when they are older.

When the Trail Blazers attacked, Liu Xiu continued to pass the ball to Randolph. Reuben Patterson borrowed McDyess's pick-and-roll on the left side of the three-second zone and continued to go around the left side of the free throw line.

This time the Celtics paid attention to this and actively switched defenses. The outlaws who circled from the right sideline to the top arc seized the opportunity to cut through the middle.

Randolph passed the ball to the Outlaws, and the Outlaws received the ball in the middle and passed it...

Liu Xiu appeared in the same position as in the previous round, caught the ball and shot...hit again!

During the two games against the Pistons, Liu Xiu had a good impression of Atkins' defense.

High defensive motivation, very fighting spirit, fearless of confrontation, fast...

The Pistons' complementary defense was quite good, and Liu Xiu didn't notice how bad Atkins was without the ball.

The outlaws cut in from the middle and Randolph rushes to the baseline. What does it have to do with a point guard like Atkins who needs height but not height and weight but not weight?

But he just unconsciously moved inside. Liu Xiu pulled away at the right time, and Atkins couldn't make up for it at all.

Liu Xiu retreated and curled his lips. He had known he would have fought like this from the beginning.

But don’t regret this, it’s not too late to find out now... "The one who rides on the horse..."

On the way back, Liu Xiu said something so loud that the little flying squirrel on the sidelines who had already bought land in Oregon was perked up!

Pierce came to the frontcourt. This time he relied on the lawless man in the high position to ask for the ball. He just hit one and calmed down.

It's a fact that his teammates are not as good as that rookie, he can't...
To be continued...