The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

The second game is still in Minnesota.

In this game, as Xu Xiao said, the Trail Blazers changed their starting lineup and let the 35-year-old Miller play the starting guard.

"According to the original plan, kill them for me."

Xu Xiao said viciously to the players before the game.

In the first half of the game, just as Xu Xiao arranged it in advance, almost every step of the Blazers followed Xu Xiao's plan.

In the first half, the Timberwolves led the Trail Blazers by 60 points, 43-17.

Just when fans were popping champagne at halftime to celebrate the team's victory, things suddenly changed in the second half.

The Trail Blazers directly adjusted their lineup in the second half and directly replaced Bogut with Vucevic to start the second half of the game.

And this change of formation directly liberated Durant.

Although Vucevic's defense is not as good as Bogut's, his offensive ability has been greatly improved this season. The most important thing is that he has a precise half-volume shot.

This makes it difficult for the Timberwolves' inside line to help defend Durant. Every time the pick-and-roll cannot be delayed, Durant must be given a one-on-one opportunity.

Durant did not disappoint the Trail Blazers. He used his special skills to challenge almost all the Timberwolves' defenders alone.

Mid-range pull-ups again and again helped the Blazers close to the score.

Led by Durant, Adelaide also woke up.

Because Ibaka couldn't stand up to Vucevic at all, after being grabbed several offensive rebounds by Vucevic, Xu Xiao could only ask Oden to exchange with Ibaka, and Oden went to play with Vucevic. Bit.

But Ibaka couldn't stand up to Adelaide either. After Adelaide hit him raw in the mid-range several times, Ibaka's mentality changed. In the next round, Adelaide just clicked lightly, and Ibaka took off directly.

Ibaka, who was thrown away, felt that he was losing face, so he used a non-basketball action to pull Ade down.

The referee directly gave a first-level flagrant foul.

Upon seeing this, Xu Xiao immediately replaced Ibaka and replaced him with Gibson.

This is actually Xu Xiao's slow reaction. Against a team like the Trail Blazers, Gibson is far easier to use than Ibaka. Although Gibson is not tall, his body is tough enough and he can resist Ade. .

At this time, the Trail Blazers were completely crazy, and Matthews also hit a chasing three-pointer to chase the score to 69-72.

What's even worse is that Jimmy Butler was treated like a toy by Durant and fouled five times before the end of the three quarters.

"It seems that Butler during this period has no impact on Durant." Xu Xiao shook his head helplessly.

Perhaps Durant was not familiar with the second-year rookie in the last game, and Jimmy, who was starting for the first time in the playoffs, was a little excited. Defensively, he was more passionate and active, technically speaking. There are still some shortcomings.

So in this game, Durant studied out his three-point axe. He had not had many one-on-one opportunities before, but in the second half, the Timberwolves did not dare to help defend, giving him more space for one-on-one. Then Durant You're welcome.

He directly taught Jimmy how to behave, various facial shots, passing shots and 2+1 layups.

"Coach, let me guard Kevin." During the timeout, Josh volunteered to take on the heavy responsibility of defending Durant.

"Well, remember to guard against his right hand, let him go from the left, and don't get too close. You have height but not as fast as him, so you have to leave yourself a buffer."

Xu Xiao told Josh.

But just after Xu Xiao finished his instructions, Durant gave Josh a slap on the wrist when he came back.

"Oh, after Jimmy committed five fouls, we finally saw the matchup between Josh and Durant, the matchup between the two stars."

Seeing the matchup between the two, even the commentators were excited.

But before he finished speaking, Durant shook Josh away in a super disguised manner, and then he beat Josh hard and caused a foul on Josh.

Josh spread his hands and argued with the referee, then got another technical foul and added another free throw.

In this way, Durant got two more free throws after scoring this goal, which also helped the team overtake the score.

"Josh, don't be influenced by him. He is a master at drawing fouls. Stay calm and use your back to force him."

Xu Xiao called Josh aside and gave him careful instructions.

Josh was also holding back his anger and asked for the ball directly. Facing the defensive Durant, the Paulka in Josh's body once again showed up and directly beat Durant with a back single.

Although Josh is not as fast as Durant, Josh is stronger. You must know that before coming to the Timberwolves, Josh often played the fourth position, competing with the inside muscle stick.

Coupled with his height not losing to Durant and his skilled post-up technique, Josh quickly took advantage of it, and a turnaround jumper helped the team gain the lead again.

But Durant, who came back, was completely crazy. He took the screen and shot a three-pointer, and the basketball was hit steadily.

Josh also wanted to attack again, but this time his offensive line was predicted. Matthews' early attack prevented Josh from completing the shot in the first place.

Fortunately, Josh had quick eyes and quick hands and passed the ball.

After Dayao received the basketball, he easily put the ball in with a standard hook.

Now that Yao has suffered a serious injury, he has basically lost his athletic ability. Even if Yao loses weight, no matter how good the Timberwolves' team doctor is and the top-notch medical conditions, Yao cannot grow back.

Fortunately, Dayao's skills are still there, especially his small hook, and after losing weight, he is much more flexible than before, allowing Dayao to still be the team's second center.

However, Durant came back and was unreasonable at all. The Blazers' tactics were very simple. With a single screen, Durant went directly to the inside and threw the ball into Josh and Dayao.

第三节结束开拓者78比77反超了森林狼1分，这一节开拓者打出了35比17的攻击波，其中杜兰特一人就拿下了21分。

"At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Durant will rest. They will use Ade as the core and attack in a half-court position. Then we have to increase the speed. Remember that the first 6 minutes are very important. Can Durant be beaten?" It’s up to you to call back in advance.”

After talking about Xu Xiao, he ruled out a very strange lineup, Westbrook, Bledsoe, JR Smith, Ibaka and Gibson.

"There were three guards on the court. Westbrook and Bledsoe were on the court at the same time. What kind of strange lineup is this?"

Xu Xiao's lineup made the commentators dumbfounded.

"Come on, come on, my brother Xiao has started to live again."

"That's right, that's what's interesting. In any winning or losing game, I just watch Brother Xiao live his life."

Look at the opposing lineup, Felton, Shved, nine-finger dunk king Gerald Green, ignore Richard and Ade.

These five people are basically colanders. In front of Westbrook and Bledsoe, they are simply ATMs.

As soon as Westbrook came on the court, he took the screen and made a standard zombie shot.

Although his shooting posture is not very good-looking, he has the touch of Billups and the ball is still hit steadily.

Then Bledsoe used the screen to face the defender and scored a layup.

JR Smith hit another three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, chasing seven points in a row, and the Blazers quickly called a timeout.

"Just tell me, when did my Brother Xiao's whole life go wrong?"

Xu Xiao, who was on the bench, smiled slightly.

"Hmph, let me show you the power of the three defenders."