Healing Basketball

Chapter 604

Liu Xiu was not surprised when the task of 'recapture the lost thing' came.

If he didn't have the previous task, he would not be surprised if he came directly to the task of 'opening a new track'.

But they were all triggered, which was a bit surprising.

However, these two tasks do not conflict...

In the afternoon of the second day, Liu Xiu followed the team and left Portland. The next three games in the Southwest Division, the terrible schedule is coming!
The first stop, the Trail Blazers came to Dallas.

After arriving at the hotel, Stevenson and the outlaws scrambled to help Liu Xiu drag her luggage to the room.

Randolph complained to Liu Xiu: "The team is really serious. Why did you let that high school student go to the development league? Then I don't even have a rookie to call on."

Liu Xiu pouted towards the elevator: "Don't Kwame listen to you very much? Just order him around."

"Good idea... Forget it, he belongs to the Mesozoic player like me, and he needs to save face." Randolph waved his hand depressed.

Liu Xiu joked: "I really can't see that you are still a gentle butcher."

Randolph rolled his eyes and changed the subject: "Warden, is our goal now to surpass the Pistons?"

Liu Xiu nodded and replied, "Yes, our small goal now is to win 16 consecutive victories."

With a heart as big as Randolph, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop twitching: "Is 16 consecutive victories a small goal?"

...

After coming to the room, Liu Xiu took a short rest, and set off at 4:[-] p.m. to the appointed park as she did when she came to and from Dallas.

As soon as he arrived in a familiar area, Liu Xiu heard a soft exchange from above his head: "The warden..."

Liu Xiu turned her head and saw a tall man carrying two hamburgers... Looking up, it was King Yinjiao.

King Yinjiao asked puzzledly: "Warden, why are you dressed like this? You may be regarded as a suspicious person, you know, I didn't recognize you, I just searched around but couldn't find you, and you never Don't be late, I dare not come up and say hello to you."

Liu Xiu responded, "It's winter, I'm afraid of the cold, so wrap it up tightly."

"Is it cold today? When I went out, I saw the temperature was 20 degrees..."

Nowitzki looked at the other people in the park, most of them were in unlined clothes, and the more energetic boys even wore short-sleeved shorts, while none of the girls wore long trousers.

And the guy in front of him, a black windbreaker, a hat, and sunglasses!
As usual, the two came to a court, found an empty bench and sat down, watching the people on the court playing ball, chatting and eating burgers.

Liu Xiu likes to make friends with Nowitzki very much. Nowitzki will not take things off the court...

Of course, if Nowitzki meets his 'Ray Allen and Bowen' situation, it will definitely be taken to the sidelines.

Looking at the people sweating on the court and the lively atmosphere around him, Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh. It's not arrogant for Dallas people to call themselves the sports kingdom. Every time he comes here, he can feel the people here's passion for sports. enthusiasm.

In the universities here, people can endure the reduction of education expenditures, and can accept the outflow of teachers due to salary cuts for teachers, but whichever principal dares to propose to cut the funds of sports clubs is basically not far from the end of get out of class.

The relaxed rest time passed quickly, and on the second day, January 1, the Trail Blazers kicked off their three-game streak.

At 7:10 p.m., at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Liu Xiu led his teammates into the court.

The frenzied boos of the fans at the scene reminded everyone in the Trail Blazers that when they played the Jazz and Pistons away, they reached the devil's home level!
However, although Dallas is a sports kingdom and the local Mavericks welcome fans with great enthusiasm, it has not reached the level where it can be said to form a devil's home court.

After entering the court, Liu Xiu teased his teammates: "Is this our exclusive version of the Dallas Devils' home court?"

Randolph followed up and said, "Yes, it's very lively. I like the atmosphere here."

The Trail Blazers players were not surprised at the atmosphere at the scene. The teasing of Liu Xiu and Randolph made the teammates feel very proud.

They were the ones who defeated the strong team with a record of 60+ wins last season!
They exposed the fatal flaws of the Mavericks' leading star, which directly caused the Mavericks' performance this season to fluctuate greatly, players' confidence fluctuated, and their strength and record plummeted by more than one grade.

Liu Xiu and Randolph successfully used this incident to mobilize the emotions of their teammates. The two looked at each other—it's not easy in the middle of the season, and they have to find ways to motivate their teammates every day.

After the Trail Blazers players finished playing, the Mavericks players started to enter the court one after another, and it was the final turn of Nowitzki to enter the court.

Stevenson leaned over to Sgotishvili and said loudly: "Temporary worker, look, your draft template has come out. He didn't do well this year. You should have a lot to talk about."

Liu Xiu looked at Stevenson speechlessly. The goodwill he brought to his teammates on the training ground and in the game was not enough for his mouth.

Liu Xiu focused on the opponent on the opposite side.

"Dallas Mavericks, 20 wins and 14 losses, averaging 101.4 points per game, conceding 99.8 points per game, shooting 46.1% from the field, limiting opponents to shooting 45.6% from the field, averaging 18 assists per game..., limiting opponents' average assists to 17.9 times per game... ..."

Last season, the Mavericks averaged 103 points per game and conceded 95 points per game in the regular season. They combined offense and defense and dared to shout "invincible".

This year has dropped a lot, but when Liu Xiuchu read the Mavericks' scouting report after two months of playing, he was surprised to find that the biggest decline in the Mavericks was not offense, but defense.

"Dirk Nowitzki, 27 years old, 213 cm, 111 kg, PF/C, ability rating 91, offense 94... averaged 23.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game... shooting 46.1% from the field and three-pointers 35.9%..."

Nowitzki's personal offense has really plummeted. Although he still has a top performance, he has dropped from his career-high 50.2% shooting percentage last season to 46.1%. As a shooting-oriented power forward, this shooting percentage is not bad. , but it is not at the same level as last season.

At 7:28 p.m., the starting lineups of the two teams came to the field.

Trail Blazers starters: Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Outlaws, Randolph, McDyess.

Mavericks starting: Terry, Adrian - Griffin, Josh - Howard, Nowitzki, Ratliff.

Kwame Brown got permission to play tonight, but he was still placed on the bench to reduce the time of matchup with the opponent's strongest insider, because he has not recovered and his health is guaranteed.

When the two teams started the game, the Fox Sports commentator who broadcast the game shouted that this was a matchup between the two teams with the most luxurious lineups in the NBA.

The live footage scanned the two teams starting, and then scanned Marquis Daniels, Stackhouse, Devin Harris, Dampier on the bench of the Mavericks... Little Momonga and Laura on the bench of the Trail Blazers Sim, Kwame Brown, Payton, Mourning... The fans in front of the TV felt that there was nothing wrong with this evaluation!
This game was originally a live broadcast game that was scheduled before the start of the season, and because of Kobe's troubles not long ago, it is getting more attention now!

The fans booed the Trail Blazers so fiercely, not only that Nowitzki was "broken" by the Trail Blazers, but also because they were afraid that Liu Xiu would also hit them.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, under the eyes of everyone, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Mavericks started!

McDyess narrowly beat Ratliff on a jumper and the Blazers went first.

The Mavericks did a good job of retreating at the beginning. Kwame Brown was not there, and the Trail Blazers didn't rush.

Liu Xiu quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and then suddenly slowed down. Josh Howard was prepared, defending cautiously, paying attention to McDyess who was pulled out to the top arc, and was ready to defend the pick-and-roll with Ratliff... Turn When I glanced at McDyess, I saw a round object flying towards the hoop...and fell into the hoop!
After Liu Xiu dribbled the ball a few times in the top arc, he threw it directly and scored. He made a three-pointer in the opening shot!

Josh Howard is in a daze, what's going on?
Is this the warden's style of play?Or did the little flying mouse put on the warden's vest and play?its not right!The little flying mouse is shorter than Iverson, more than ten centimeters shorter than the one in front of him!

But then, Josh - Howard thought of that terrible night, not just him, the game just started, the Mavericks players collectively thought of that night!
In the third quarter, Kobe scored 30 points in a single quarter, and their team scored 29 points in a single quarter, that nightmarish night!
The reason why they directly thought of this is because there are only two active players who can reach 70+ in a single game, and the other is the warden who just dribbled the ball for no reason and threw it directly after halftime!
On the other side, Ray Allen and Randolph quickly retreated to the backcourt and high-fived Liu Xiu at the same time. Liu Xiu said to the two before the opposing player ran over: "The next step is up to you!"

(End of this chapter)