The Trail Blazers had anticipated this situation. After all, they are the rare team in NBA history that can drag the series to a tiebreaker after falling behind 0-3 at the beginning.

Under the leadership of the coaching staff and the team's veteran players, the Trail Blazers have not slacked off at all in preparing for the game.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, with Miles narrowly beating Lorenzen Wright on a jump ball, the Trail Blazers' away series against the Grizzlies kicked off in G3!

Before Lorenzen Wright could make eye contact with Myers and say, "He is worthy of being my opponent," he was caught by Randolph.

Gasol was also entangled by McDyess. He had an obvious speed disadvantage and could not get rid of him at all. He was forced to fight and look for opportunities.

Under the leadership of Randolph and McDyess, another fierce defensive battle began for the Trail Blazers!

The Grizzlies didn't hesitate. Seeing the Trail Blazers playing like this, they took the initiative to keep up.

Under the current rules, if a team wants to fight a fierce battle and has the ability to fight, then unless the opponent's offense is as good as the Kings before Webb's comeback, or the Lakers are as unstoppable, they will have to keep up.

If you don't follow, you will suffer a loss.

This is the reason why the league directly bans 'hand-cheak'. In the past 10 years of development, coaches have thoroughly understood the iron-blooded tactics, and anyone with the right lineup can play.

Tonight the Grizzlies finally woke up and no longer stared at Liu Xiu alone, choosing to defend normally.

Liu Xiu found an opportunity to score two goals at the beginning, a low post turnaround jumper and a European step. He failed to score, allowing the Grizzlies to truly enter a normal defensive mode.

Halfway through the first quarter, Liu Xiu missed another shot, 0-for-3. He unilaterally declared in his heart that he had failed to break God's record today.

However, he took necessary shots. As before, there was no hesitation to make a shot. It did not have much negative impact on the team's overall offense. Instead, it maintained the stable operation of tactics.

It's not like the Trail Blazers are the only ones who can't make shots, the opposite Grizzlies team can't make shots either.

After the official timeout came back, Liu Xiu was replaced and the two-back combination of Xiao Fei Squirrel and Derek Anderson was replaced.

If the performance is poor, the warden will have to be replaced for a while.

At 11 minutes and 46 seconds of the first quarter, Gasol caused a foul and made two free throws. The Grizzlies led the Trail Blazers by 2 points, 18-16.

Taking advantage of Gasol's free throw, the Trail Blazers replaced the combination of Liu Xiu, Flying Squirrel, Harrington, Raheem, and Randolph.

Rahim and Randolph were full of impact threats. The Flying Squirrel and Harrington started the breakout + auxiliary control play. Liu Xiu seized the opportunity and came to the right corner. Harrington's second pass was timely and in place.

Liu Xiu caught the ball and shot a three-pointer...it went in!

The ‘catching and shooting expert’ has a hot touch for catching and shooting in open spaces!

As the Grizzlies missed a three-pointer in the half, at the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Grizzlies by 1 point, 19 to 18, entering the intersection break!

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Back at home, with their own fans cheering for them, the mentality of the Grizzlies players is different.

In the first two games, and Liu Xiu made such a three-pointer to lead the score, their mentality would definitely fluctuate violently.

But tonight they looked at this quite calmly. After the start of the second quarter, they continued the offensive and defensive rhythm of the first quarter and increased their investment in the offensive end!

The turning point of the game came after the official timeout in the second quarter. Hubie Brown's tactics were exquisite and created two three-point opportunities for Battier from the bottom corner. Battier made both shots!

This 6-0 wave ignited the morale of the Grizzlies. At the end of the second quarter, the Grizzlies led the Trail Blazers by 10 points, 47-37! 29-18 in a single quarter!

But at the critical moment, when Liu Xiu once again used a screen to run around the baseline for a three-point opportunity, the Grizzlies players still unconsciously tried to cut Liu Xiu's chance to catch the ball, blocking Liu Xiu's shot after receiving the ball...

...No way, the shadow is too deep.

Raheem, who replaced Randolph at the end of the second quarter, cut into the middle to receive the ball and smashed the ball into the basket through Gasol who was defending.

The whistle sounded, Gasol fouled, Rahim's dunk was valid, and there was an extra penalty!

As Raheem also scored a free throw, Battier caught the ball at the last moment and missed Harrington's long two-pointer. At the end of the half, the Grizzlies led the Trail Blazers 47-40 by 7 points entering the half.

Field break.

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6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the half. Liu Xiu's scoring was severely limited tonight, but he has been doing what he should do.

The numbers weren't great, but the comments from the TV commentators during the halftime break were pretty good.

Liu Xiu's shooting was severely restricted, which led to his poor offensive effectiveness. Everyone could see this, but he didn't let himself become a point that the Grizzlies could use to attack in a targeted manner!

This rookie is so stable. He scored 62 points in a single game. In the playoffs, he only averaged 10 shots per game!

It was the same tonight, only 7 shots were taken in the half, 4 in the first quarter and 3 in the second quarter.

And this is exactly what worries Hubie Brown, the league's oldest coach in the Grizzlies locker room.

He wanted to use Liu Xiu as a breakthrough. He could tell from the beginning that Liu Xiu was no longer in the same form as at the end of the regular season, but Liu Xiu didn't have to 'prove himself' after his form declined like other rookies.

Hubie Brown really has no choice now. They are leading by 7 points, right, but the rebound comparison in the first half is 15 to 24. They have 9 fewer rebounds than their opponents. Gasol has 2 rebounds in the half. On the offensive end,

Being consumed by McDyess or Raheem, the defensive end has to be consumed by Randolph or Harrington. The series has been played for two and a half games, and the total rebounds are less than 10...

They took the lead with 7 of 11 three-point shots in the half!

When the Trail Blazers adjusted to their iron-blooded style of play, the Grizzlies' advantage at the center position was greatly weakened.

As for the Trail Blazers, although it hurt to be 7 points behind at halftime and they lost the feeling of playing whatever they had in the first two games, they were mentally prepared and didn't panic with a 2-0 lead!

Liu Xiu was a little anxious, but he knew very well that the more this happened, the more calm he had to be in order to find opportunities.

In the third quarter, the chance for the Warden still hadn't come... There were only three shots in a single quarter, two missed, one caused a foul and two free throws were made. No other points were scored, but there were two steals!

And the team’s defensive performance was excellent!

Although the Grizzlies made 2 of 5 three-pointers in this quarter, they only made 8 of 19 shots in the entire quarter and only 1 of 2 free throws. They only scored 19 points in a single quarter.

Driven by Liu Xiu Harrington's 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the Trail Blazers scored 21 points in a single quarter.

At the end of three quarters, the score was 61 to 66, and the point difference was narrowed to 5 points!

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You have to be patient during the game. Liu Xiu's patience has always satisfied the Trail Blazers coaching staff, and they are even more satisfied in the playoffs.

Liu Xiu played a total of 21 minutes in the first three quarters tonight. He was substituted when he needed confrontation and was substituted when he didn't. Even so, he still did what the coaching staff arranged conscientiously and found ways to sort out the offense and supplement defense on the flanks.

Do a better job in assisting defense.

Even though he only scored 8 points on 3 of 10 shots in the third quarter, his performance of 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals was a very good use of the rhythm of the fierce confrontation on the court, as well as the opponent's defense that still valued him.

The Grizzlies' low regard for Liu Xiu's defense is compared to the previous two games. To be honest, the Grizzlies' low regard for Liu Xiu's defense is definitely not the level of emphasis they should have on a player who made 3 of 10 shots.

After returning from the break, the Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Liu Xiu, Derek Anderson, Raheem, Randolph, and McDyess.

The Grizzlies sent out a combination of Earl Watson, Mike Miller, Battier, Swift, and Gasol.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Liu Xiu went straight to the basket and took a European step. Gasol turned to cover and was a beat late. Liu Xiu took off and hit the basket, 63 to 66, and the point difference was reduced to 3 points!

When the Grizzlies attacked, Gasol responded with a post-up and hit a jump shot.

Gasol is the leader among the new generation of power forwards in the league, and Liu Xiu is known as the "first rookie in history."

The game was so intense tonight. The Grizzlies maintained the lead for a long time. Gasol responded with a ball. The fans at the scene cheered and shouted "Warden".

Liu Xiu really went to sit in the low position! Hit him from the back!

Gasol was very smart and knew that Liu Xiu wanted to attract him to attack from a double flank.

Liu Xiu predicted Gasol's prediction, received the ball decisively in singles, and did not worry about who was like the previous two low post plays. He turned over, shot a fadeaway jumper... Earl Watson has tall arms.

He was at a disadvantage despite showing his weight, and Liu Xiu was still leaning back. There was nothing he could do. All he could do was rely on his 88 kilograms of weight to prevent Liu Xiu from turning around and walking the baseline for an easy layup.

When the ball was thrown out, Liu Xiu was pounced on. The parallel importer's second-place blocker missed and was dodged by Liu Xiu's back.

With the referee's whistle, the ball fell into the frame.

If the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!

There were waves of curses at the scene!

Although the fans at the scene were cheering and shouting nicknames for Liu Xiu, they wanted to make Liu Xiu irrational. They saw clearly that Liu Xiu did not perform well tonight.

When they saw Liu Xiu going to the low post, many people at the scene felt that even though Liu Xiu was mature and his talent had no limits, he was still too young and would be too young to compete in the playoffs.

But it doesn’t mean that the top is not important anymore, people have invested in it!

Liu Xiu walked to the free throw line, and the fans at the scene booed wildly, but Liu Xiu steadily hit the extra free throw, 66 to 68, and the point difference narrowed to 2 points!

The opportunity finally came! After Liu Xiu scored 5 points in a row, his score increased to 13 points, second only to Rahim's 16 points, the second highest in the team.

When the Grizzlies attack, Liu Xiu continues to lead the team in an iron-blooded style of play.

Earl Watson advanced to the frontcourt and was pestered by Liu Xiu. Isn't this rookie tired? Oh, by the way, this is a rookie who can make Kobe Bryant vomit. Damn Vaco!

The team's offense couldn't be beaten. In the first three quarters, they struggled to get three-point opportunities. Even if the Grizzlies had a really good three-point shot, they couldn't run anymore due to the physical exhaustion of the Trail Blazers.

The ball continued to come to Gasol. Gasol played in singles against McDyess. He turned around and couldn't squeeze in. He had to turn back and hit a jumper from close range... This time it was solid!

Randolph protected the defensive rebound and the Grizzlies retreated quickly. Liu Xiu was not in a hurry and fell into a positional battle.

The Grizzlies' defense was well prepared, and Gasol was ready. Liu Xiu continued to drop into the low post and he would definitely make up for it.

But after Liu Xiu gave the ball to Derek Anderson, he did not go to the low post. Derek Anderson used McDyess to pick and roll and break through. McDyess helped Derek Anderson to pick and roll, then turned and went to the left top corner of the free throw line to help Raheem.

Blocking Battier, Rahim used the screen to go around the free throw line and cut in the middle. Earl Watson moved over in advance to block it.

Derek Anderson stopped the ball and released the ball. It was not a shot, nor was it passed to Raheem to use his height to beat Earl Watson from the outside.

Passing the ball to the left baseline, Liu Xiu received the ball, jumped up behind Gasol, rode on Gasol's back and smashed the ball into the basket!
Chapter completed!