Healing Basketball

Chapter 150 150. Wild West
The strength played by the Timberwolves really made Liu Xiu feel helpless.

Their strongest inside twin towers of the Trail Blazers have no advantage when facing the Timberwolves, just like when facing the Spurs.

Randolph, who was still growing up, met Garnett and scored 12 points and 4 rebounds on 11 of 10 shots.

他们开拓者队得分最高的是天尊，16投7中，其中三分球4中1，加上7中6的罚球，拿到21分6板3助攻。

Thinking about it better, Liu Xiu still saw many bright spots in their team.

For example, Miles came off the bench tonight and faced Garnett bravely. Although he only made 7 of 2 shots, 4 points and 4 rebounds, his enthusiasm has obviously changed.

Miles, who had just been awakened in the last game, felt very different tonight.

He thought he would be rejected by his teammates because of his previous self-defeating, but he didn't!

When he actively ran out of position, his teammates really gave him the ball.

他的出手次数比4投2中、外加3中2的罚球拿到6分的法外狂徒都多。

It's a pity he didn't grasp it.

During this period, he hesitated before making a move once, but was ridiculed by the warden, but when he made a decisive move, no one blamed him.

This man, after walking out of his own small world, found that the big world is very different from what he imagined!
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Back to fifth in the West.

Liu Xiu deeply felt what is called the Wild West.

The top four in the Western Conference, by the middle of the season, there is no feeling of decline in strength at all.

As for their Trail Blazers, some players have already experienced obvious state fluctuations.

By the middle of the season, the difference between the top teams and the average playoff teams has become more obvious.

But he has no time to worry about this kind of thing, and he doesn't have the mind to worry about things that can't be solved by worrying about it.

On the morning of the second day after playing against the Timberwolves, Liu Xiu followed the team on another consecutive road trip. This time, it was five consecutive away games in the West.

First came to Seattle, and after a night's rest, on January 1, I came to the Key Stadium to challenge the Sonics away.

The Sonics coach looked at Ray Allen, who was wearing a suit on his bench, and sighed.

This year they are in good shape. Although they didn't start well, by the end of last year, they had rushed to eighth in the Western Conference, once surpassing the record of the Rockets and Nuggets.

But as soon as the new year came, Ray Allen was injured and missed a month.

The record also plummeted from 17 wins and 14 losses to the current 19 wins and 17 losses.

There is no way, Ray Allen wants to be the team's first scorer, averaging 23.6 points per game, and also the first organizational offensive point, averaging 4.8 assists per game, breaking through, shooting, defending...everything, it's exhausting hurt.

The main reason is that their team has no other offensive points except Brent Barry.

After Ray Allen was injured, Barry averaged 7 assists per game, which looks good, but his offensive organization is similar to Andre Miller, who just sends the ball in place, which is different from Ray Allen's sudden scoring style. Much worse than the effect.

Injuries are irresistible factors, Nate - McMillan Mofa.

But look at the warden on the opposite side.

How coincidental?
The Sonics selected Nick Collison with the [-]th pick in the first round and Luke Ridnour with the [-]th overall pick in the first round.

Liu Xiu was the No.13 pick in the first round.

Ridnour has averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 assists per game so far this season. The performance of the third point guard is talented, but still needs training.

Nick Collison, out.

Nate McMillan wants to cry every time he sees the news about Liu Xiu's runaway performance!

Although the Sonics had no plan to draft Liu Xiu at the beginning, they never put Liu Xiu on the list of candidates for the 14th and [-]th picks.

But looking at it now, don't they just miss a top rookie whose performance is comparable to Anthony and James so far this season?

The key is that this rookie is suitable for their Sonics.

Think about it, with Liu Xiu sorting out the offense and using Brent Barry's passing ability to the blade, wouldn't Ray Allen not be injured?
Then add Lewis, Radmanovic, Ronald Murray...

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Sonics started.

The race was off the charts from the start!

Because the Sonics feel really good tonight!
刘易斯和拉德马诺维奇首节合计11投7中、其中三分球6中4，外加2中2的罚球，单节合砍20分！
Under the leadership of the two, the Sonics scored 35 points in a single quarter, beat the Trail Blazers 35 to 29, and entered the intermission with a 6-point lead.

The Trail Blazers are actively adjusting, and when it comes to the intermission, Maurice Cheeks doesn't bother thinking, just do it!Attack!
This choice was correct, and the Trail Blazers players let go and played smoothly.

Although the Sonics scored another 28 points in the second quarter, which was still a high-level scoring performance, the Trail Blazers scored 32 points in a single quarter and narrowed the gap by 4 points at halftime!
The Trail Blazers trailed the Sonics by two points 61-63 entering the second half.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers once again scored 32 points in a single quarter. This time, the Sonics failed to keep up and only scored 24 points.

In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers did not give the Sonics a chance, and no one on the Sonics could stand up and create opportunities.

The Trail Blazers scored 25 to 22 in the final quarter.

In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Sonics 118 to 109!

The whole team was showing off, but Liu Xiu didn't show off.

打了33分钟，5投1中，加上4中3的罚球，拿到5分6板8助攻1抢断……

The Timberwolves are very different from the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves are all veterans. They may be very concerned about Liu Xiu's high-priced endorsement contract and the status of the All-Star vote champion, but the first goal is to hit the Kings' No. [-] throne in the Western Conference. Winning is more important to them, and Szczerbiak is reimbursed for the regular season, so they have no time to care about Liu Xiu, just play according to tactics.

The young supersonic players all want to lock Liu Xiu.

Ronald Murray, sophomore; Ridnor, classmate; Radmanovich, junior...

It's just that they don't have many matches, and they don't know Liu Xiu well. Liu Xiu seems to often have games where he shoots poorly and still has to shoot.

Indeed, when the opportunity comes and his teammates don't have such a good opportunity, Liu Xiu will make a decisive shot.

But he is also the kind who has no chance to vote unless he takes over the pot.

The Trail Blazers went up against the trend in the second quarter. Part of the reason was that Liu Xiu took advantage of the opponent's emphasis on defense and sent the ball to teammates with better opportunities, and the teammates made it!

In the end, the overall rating of the game was quite high, A-level overall rating, which was better than he expected.

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Defeating the Sonics kicked off a new wave of consecutive away games for the Trail Blazers.

The next day, January 1, the Trail Blazers came to the second stop - Sacramento, the capital of California.

Next is back-to-back, two California teams, Kings and Clippers.

Yesterday's game between the Trail Blazers and the Sonics, according to common sense, the news should write that the Trail Blazers calmly adjusted when they encountered unexpected situations at the beginning. It is indeed a strong team that has not missed the playoffs for more than 20 consecutive years...

But no, the most discussed news about their Trail Blazers that Liu Xiu saw was-"Only 5 points, the warden fell into the rookie wall? "

His warden just scored 18 points with a high shooting percentage against the Timberwolves a few days ago!
Their last hot news was that they were kicked to fifth place in the West by the Timberwolves.

The public opinion environment of their Trail Blazers is still so chic and wanton.

It's so sad...

At this time, a piece of good news soothed the wounded mind of the warden—Bill Duffy called, and the details of the sneaker endorsement contract had been negotiated.

Coincidentally, today the Nuggets are going to play the Warriors in Oakland. Tomorrow afternoon, Liu Xiu and Anthony will go to sign the contract together, and take care of chores such as group photos, promotional photos, and signing press conferences.

I haven't seen Xiao Dongdong for a long time, and I haven't answered the phone recently. Liu Xiu doesn't know why he offended him...

Nothing happened overnight, and the next day, it was game day for the Trail Blazers to challenge the Kings away.

The Trail Blazers didn't train yesterday, which doesn't mean they don't pay attention to this game, but their schedule, more rest, is more important than practicing for an afternoon.

For this away trip, they directly canceled the training on the rest day.

But when it came to match day, they were very focused on their preparations.

The enthusiasm of the players on the game day surprised the coaching staff.

In the middle of last season, they were not so focused. As a result, they lost too much in the middle of last season. Even if they had a good record at the end of the season, they were held back by the middle of the season, and finally only won 50 wins.

If he won two more games last season, he would be able to rush to the fourth place in the Western Conference and avoid the Mavericks, the boss of the Western Conference Finals.

The head assistant coach talked to Travis Outlaw, the man nicknamed the most evil man on the team, and the silly boy said everything.

It turned out that the whole team was to help the warden create better opportunities to compete for the All-Star starting... Now it has become to help the warden compete for the All-Star vote, so everyone is working hard.

At this time, they do not arrange training on the rest day, so that the players can concentrate on the output on the game day. Under such a schedule, it has become a very good arrangement.

Kevin Pritchar sometimes couldn't understand Liu Xiu.

It looks very unreliable, sloppy, and still owed.

But the style of play is steady!
There is also leadership ability, which quickly conquered his teammates.

He also has a hand in guiding his teammates to improve.

The coaching staff just thought of using Miles to stimulate the competitiveness of the outlaws, and their warden, otherwise, made good use of this, and also stimulated Miles by the outsiders.

Miles, although the talent of this high school student is definitely not up to the level of 'Little KG', he has a good talent for help defense and is expected to become an excellent level help defense player.

It is really a good choice to activate the enthusiasm of this player and play as a substitute.

Stimulating the enthusiasm of this person, and arousing the enthusiasm of the outlaw fanatics to a greater extent.

In this wave of operations, it is very important to control the details. If Kevin Pritcha comes, he will choose to concentrate on cultivating outlaws...

only……

Watching the interval of tactical training, Liu Xiu angered Butcher and Tianzun, and was chased by them all over the training ground and fled...

It can only be said that geniuses are a bit eccentric.

This picture was photographed and sold by a team member, and the media reported it with a slapstick, and it was black material again!

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At 1:15 p.m. on January 6th, at the Sacramento Energy Solutions Arena, Trail Blazers players ran into the stadium one after another amidst the manic boos of the fans.

Liu Xiu, who was the first to run into the field, and Tianzun, who was the last to run into the field, received the most violent boos.

When Liu Xiu played, the Kings became the "shame of a strong team" in the mouth of Liu Xiu's black fans.

Because the Kings were the first team to let Liu Xiu play the top performance of this year's rookie.

In that game, it was definitely not the case. The Kings had a strength advantage in that game, and they were in a good state and had a great advantage. The biggest reason for the Kings' comeback was actually the Kings' carelessness. This is the foundation .

But this has made the Kings bear the title of "strong team shame". Look at the Lakers and Spurs, the two teams that have won championships since the new century, both beat the Trail Blazers.

A few days ago, the Timberwolves kicked the Trail Blazers out of the top four in the Western Conference... The title of "disgraceful team" also came out in the past two days.

How can Kings fans swallow this breath?
The same goes for the Kings players!
The stars of the Kings are sharpening their knives. The last time they played against each other, they have already avenged the previous one, but it was not enough!They will continue!
As for Huo Tianzun, it's very simple, this is still the strongest player of the Trail Blazers in the eyes of most people.

There is also the competition of several top power forwards in the league in the past few years, and Tianzun is among them.

Nowitzki and Duncan come here, and the boos are the same.

The pre-match preparation time is over, and the two teams start playing.

Tianzun came to the middle circle, the pressure is so great!
The Kings have played 38 games so far, with 31 wins and 7 losses, leading the Pacers with 30 wins and 7 losses, ranking first in the league!

This is still the record that Weber played when he was injured.

Although he dissatisfied with Weber, Tianzun still recognized Weber's strength.

If Weber comes back, the strength of the Kings... Tianzun dare not think about it!
There is a lot to be done to overthrow the Lakers!

When the time came to 7:[-] pm, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Tianzun won the jump ball from Brad Miller's head, and the Blazers went first!

The Trail Blazers still started.

Kings starting: Bibby, Christie, Peja, Brad - Miller, Divac.

The twin towers of the Kings are tall enough and have good defense. The Trail Blazers did not choose to force Randolph on the first offense.

Derek Anderson, an all-round teacher who knows everything, launched an attack with the pick-and-roll with Tianzun!
Pulling Brad Miller to the farthest position from the basket, Derek Anderson passed the ball after the pick-and-roll, Randolph caught the ball from the baseline and broke through the frame, when Divac blocked, Randolph grabbed the ball, Take advantage of the trend and hit it, relying on the impact force to get strong... Hit!
The fans on the bottom line scolded Randolph for being a rogue, and he used this style of play against the 35-year-old veteran.

Randolph stopped when he heard this, slapped his ass towards the fans near the baseline, and continued to retreat.

This scene, the big screen happened to be the camera, booing at the scene!

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