Healing Basketball

Chapter 931 931. Carter is 'old' (Happy New Year)
姚明，能力评价96，场均22分10.6板2.3助攻2盖帽；

Billups, with an ability rating of 89, averaged 16.2 points and 7.8 assists per game;

Carter, with an ability rating of 88, averaged 17.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game;
Prince, with an ability rating of 82, averaged 10.7 points per game;

Ben Wallace, with an ability rating of 77, averaged 5.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game...

The performance of the five stars, not to mention the peak performance of last season, is far from the performance of the first year of the 05-06 season.

However, the Pistons' bench lineup surprised Liu Xiu.

Both Jason Maxhill and Amir Johnson have made great progress. They introduced Jarvis Hayes, who was in the same class as his warden, and traded back to rookie Aaron Aver, who has excellent defensive and combat capabilities. Lalo, traded Ronald Murray back for Juan Dixon, Suns general manager Steve Kerr was unwilling to renew James Jones, the Pistons split the middle class, and signed back with 1 million in one year , After Ratliff was amnesty by the Mavericks, he joined the Pistons with a basic salary, and it was okay to play fourth and fifth inside.

Except for the short inside, the Pistons lineup can be said to be the best in several years.

Except for Yao Ming, the tallest player on the Pistons is Ratliff at 208 cm, and Liu Xiu is already numb.

It's been 3 years since the talent 'Giant Killer' was acquired, and it can still only be used against Yao Ming alone.

...

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time, and the Christmas game between the Trail Blazers and the Pistons at home began.

The Pistons came up with iron and blood defense, and the effect was very good. The Trail Blazers were defended and only scored 22 points in the first quarter.

令人意外的是活塞队开局进攻打得奇好，卡特首节5投3中，其中三分球1中1，加上2中1的罚球，拿到8分1板1助攻。

加上比卢普斯的6分3助攻、姚明的9分3板2助攻，活塞队首节拿到27分，单节领先开拓者队5分！
In the second quarter, the Pistons still held the Trail Blazers firmly and scored 26 to 24. After halftime, the Pistons led the Trail Blazers 53 to 46 by 7 points!
姚明和卡特双双拿到13分、比卢普斯11分、普林斯8分、本-华莱士2分7板2抢断1盖帽。

However, after returning from the intermission, the Pistons suddenly languished.

This is the problem of the Pistons this season, extremely unstable!
Carter and the Pistons can't agree on a contract extension, and the giants have played for two years and haven't won the championship... These are not the biggest troubles for the Pistons this season. The biggest trouble is the fluctuating state!

We played very well in the last game, but in the next game we are in a slump.

It may even be the strongest performance in the league in the first quarter, and then wither in the second quarter.

The Trail Blazers were not in a hurry after being defended in the first half. They played steadily, ran tactics, and kept the rhythm.

Expectations come true!

第三节活塞队只拿到20分，开拓者队方面，法外狂徒6分、布雷克6分、雷-阿伦5分、夸梅-布朗5分、刘秀3分4助攻……开拓者队单节拿到28分！反超活塞队1分！
At the end of the quarter, Blake made 3 of 3 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points!
Although Blake didn't get an assist in 7 minutes of this quarter, he helped Liu Xiu revitalize his offense. The Trail Blazers scored 28 points in a single quarter again, while the situation of the Pistons did not improve. 21 points.

This is the worst situation for the Pistons' state fluctuations this season. They generally go from good to bad, and rarely fluctuate from bad to good.

22分13板10助攻4抢断1盖帽，刘秀连续11场比赛拿下三双，率领开拓者队以102比94击败活塞队赢下圣诞大战，12连胜！

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It was the night when the Pistons reversed to win. After entering the simulated training mode, Liu Xiu reviewed the game.

He found that there seems to be no problem with the internal relationship of the Pistons. Judging from body language and expressions during communication, there should be no clear contradictions within the Pistons.

Then it's purely a matter of status!

After Liu Xiu's analysis, he found that it might be Carter's problem...

The Pistons' unwillingness to renew their contract with a high salary may be the right choice. The 30-year-old Carter collapsed!
This collapse refers to the fact that Carter has declined a lot and still has strength, but he is not at the All-Star level, let alone on par with the previous best team level.

Suddenly, Liu Xiu never thought that Carter would have nothing to do with the label of "superstar" so early. Carter got 40+ triple-doubles last season!
But the fact is that ESPN's prediction is right, Carter has really lost the top 20 strength in the league.

Moreover, Carter seems unwilling to accept this fact. His style of play is still that of a superstar, but his continuity is not enough and his strength has declined a lot. He played a good halftime game and scored 13 points in the first half, but only scored two points in the second half. Only 15 points in a single game.

Yao Ming is steady, with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in a single game.

Billups had 19 points and 9 assists, a proper peak period.

Liu Xiu thought about it, friends, do you want to remind Carter?
But think about it or forget it, say 'you're old' to Carter?
Cousin is not very careful.

...

At noon the next day, the league announced that the starting voting for the 2008 New Orleans All-Star Weekend had begun!

Liu Xiu's fans are extremely enthusiastic!
As we all know, averaging a triple-double per game will not increase the number of All-Star votes for a player. In the future, two of the three triple-doubles per game in the future will not be All-Star starts, and it is not the first start. The first time did not start.

The only time he was selected, Guigui did not make the All-Star starter in the fan vote. Ginobili, who is about to retire, had more than 60 more votes than Guigui.

Because Guigui has never been a balloon star, but has a high reputation. Klay Thompson is much more popular than him, and his triple-double average only makes him more famous.

For Liu Xiu, the situation is different. He is already very popular, but with the triple-double average per game, he has expanded his popularity and attracted more fans to watch his games. The number of black fans has indeed surged.

But the number of fans is also skyrocketing!
On Liu Xiu's side, it's natural to fight for the top ticket... Use your performance to compete!
After a day of rest, on the 27th, the Trail Blazers ushered in a challenge from the Timberwolves at home.

Roy has made great progress this year, averaging 21.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

今晚罗伊表现得也还可以，15投7中，加上10中8的罚球，拿到22分6板5助攻。

罗尔-邓的21分、马科-雅利奇的16分7助攻、兰迪-弗耶的10分，表现都很好，森林狼队全队拿到98分。

但开拓者队那边，刘秀29投16中，其中三分球6中3，加上8中8的罚球，拿到43分14板12助攻3抢断，开拓者队拿到109分！
(End of this chapter)