Healing Basketball

   Chapter 235 235. The first part of the hot start

   "Bryant said that you were just taking advantage of the division of the Player of the Week award between East and West, otherwise you wouldn't have won the Player of the Week award so many times. He doesn't approve of the statement that you surpassed David Robinson's rookie season performance."

   "David Robinson is one of the best players in NBA history. It's my honor to be discussed with him, but I'm just curious, how many times Kobe won the best of the week in his rookie season?"

   "Kobe Bryant didn't win the Player of the Week award in his rookie season."

   "It turns out that he is jealous! He may have played for so many years without winning 4 times the best of the week in a season, and his heart is unbalanced."

   "Bryant won 5 player of the week awards last season, tied for second in history with Duncan's 5 player of the week awards last season, and the highest in history was Duncan's 6 times in the 01-02 season."

   "...If I didn't say anything just now, next question."

  …

   On the day Liu Xiu won the 4th Player of the Week award, the Lakers arrived in Portland in the afternoon.

   Kobe and Liu Xiu have not dealt with each other all the time, so the media naturally found Kobe to ask that question.

   Kobe's answer was not unexpected, but then interviewed Liu Xiu... The warden pretended to force the car to overturn!

   This interview clip was reported, and some people laughed, but some thought Liu Xiu was more interesting than expected.

   The purpose of these interviews is to create highlights for the next game between the Blazers and the Lakers.

At present, the top three in the Western Conference seem to be the Timberwolves, Spurs, and Trail Blazers in contention. Each team has 3-4 games left. Currently, the Trail Blazers, the third in the West, are 56 wins and 22 losses, and the Lakers are the fourth. With a 54-24 record, the Lakers seem to have little hope.

but!

When I first entered April, I saw that the top five in the Western Conference still had 8-10 games, and the Lakers, who were ranked fifth at that time, had a record of 51 wins and 21 losses. It seems that the top five can get 60 wins. It looks like the Lakers have won 3 wins and 3 losses recently.

   Now the Spurs with 57 wins and 21 losses are difficult to get 60 wins, and the Kings 54 wins and 25 losses have been overtaken by the Lakers.

   As for the Trail Blazers, who are still third in the West, they have really become the dark horse in people's minds, and this is why Liu Xiu's performance is getting more and more recognized.

   There were many strong duels at the end of the season. Between you and me, each team had a poor record at the end of the season. It’s hard to say that the Lakers were the last to rush to the top of the Western Conference.

   But the more so, the happier the alliance is!

  Looking at the east side, the Pacers won their 60th win of the season yesterday, improving their record to 60 wins and 19 losses, leading the league.

   But not much is discussed about them.

  Because the Pistons, which ranked second and third in the Eastern Conference record, were only 49 wins and 29 losses; the Nets, which ranked third and second in the record, were only 45 wins and 33 losses.

The    Pacers are far ahead, no suspense.

   At the end of this season, on the East side, it was not as good as last season's first to fifth place records were 50 wins, 49 wins, 48 ​​wins, 48 ​​wins, 47 wins when the competition was fierce.

   Everyone knows that the Pacers are strong, and they all want to see how the Pacers will be in the playoffs.

   But the Pacers' season was really calm, and Artest won the best of the week and no one discussed it.

   Controversy, suspense... these are even more attractive!

  …

  …

  No. 10 and No. 11 played back-to-back. Thanks to the back-to-back second game back at home, the Blazers players on the 12th were able to rest at home for a good day.

   An unnamed but energetic rookie ran to collect the trophy, give interviews, and pretend to fail…

   On April 13th, the Blazers' penultimate game day of the season arrived.

   At 7:10 p.m., the Lakers and Trail Blazers entered the court successively.

   There were a lot of "uninvited guests" at the scene, but no one could drive them away. They paid for tickets to come in - fans of the public enemy Lakers of each team!

   When he entered the stadium, Liu Xiu saw some Lakers fans tearing up and booing him. These people occupied the hundreds of seats in front of the technical table.

  Liu Xiu admired and complained: "Lakers fans are really brave. There are 120,000 people around, aren't they afraid of being beaten?"

   Momonga replied, "I'm a fan of the Nobles team, and I'm confident that they can beat a hundred. They've already had a fight this year, and they're still very heroic."

   "Oh? What's the matter? Let's hear it!" The warden's gossip soul burned.

"Every time the Lakers play away games at the end of the season, the Nobles fans will go to each away game to cheer, their voices are louder than anyone else, and no one except the Lakers looks down on them... There will always be people who don't like them, the first two The other day they went to Memphis to play a game, and they won, and the Noble fans were there to celebrate, and they got into a fight with the farmers over there..."

   With the idle dragon gate array, Liu Xiu looked at the detection report of the player on the opposite side.

   "Kobe Bryant, 25 years old...Ability rating 98, offense 96, defense 98...

  Shaq O'Neal, 32 years old, 216 cm, 144 kg, C, ability rating 99, offense 100, defense 92…”

  Liu Xiu is already numb, losing weight can soar to the second-highest ability rating in the league, higher than Kobe and Garnett, who work hard every night on offense and defense...

   He felt a little distressed for the little blacksmith opposite... Oh?

   Liu Xiu suddenly received a series of reminders to heal Kobe and it was still very violent!

   Looking up, the big screen has just switched the content, but he still aimed at the content - he has 4 best of the week this season, and his performance in the highlight moment.

   Sure enough, the little blacksmith was jealous!

   But this has been posted for a while, right? The fans were screaming for a while.

   The reflex arc of the little blacksmith is indeed a little longer than ordinary people...

The strength of the   OK combination put a lot of pressure on Liu Xiu.

  The other two giants of the Lakers…

   "Gary Payton, 35 years old...Ability rating 77...

  Karl Malone, 40 years old…Ability rating 83…”

Karl Malone was dragged down by injuries. He has missed 39 games in total, but his strength is still there. In the game against the Spurs not long ago, Malone scored 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming a triple-double in NBA history. The oldest player.

Payton's decline is serious. There are some skills that you may rarely use, but you can't do without. Payton's performance at the edge of a first-class star at the beginning of the season is because he can complete the basic work arranged by the team. Occasionally, I can rely on my personal ability to do things that can help the team beyond the requirements.

   But those extra things are rare after all, and those related technologies are naturally less displayed. In addition to his age, over time, it really degenerates.

   After the full weekend, Payton averaged 8.6 points and 4.5 assists per game, and the offensive efficiency dropped seriously, but the defense of 84 was still very good.

  …

   "The Great Magician: The state of the game.

  Copy objects:

   Teammate: Zach Randolph…

   Opponent: Kobe Bryant, because the host has the buff: Mamba players, the host can copy Kobe Bryant's characteristics and transform his talent once more.

  Character transformation talent 1: Physical strength galloping, feature transformation talent 2: Center booster. "

"Physical strength galloping: Whenever the host has a significant physical decline, you can pick up the collar of the jersey, and your physical strength will quickly recover to a level that will not affect the host's technical movements; whenever the host completes a round of offense or defense, you can pick it up. The neckline of the jersey, the physical impact of the attack or defense just now will fade away quickly, and the mind will be calmer."

"Center booster: When an inside teammate receives a pass from the host, there is a certain probability that they will enter a hot state, and there is a certain probability that it is easier to find the rhythm of shooting or passing... (Note: The probability is affected by the match between the inside line and the host's play style. , tacit understanding, the strength of inside players... and other factors.)”

  The game is about to start, Liu Xiu rubbed the magnesium powder to complete the talent copy and walked onto the court.

   Blazers starting: Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Miles, Randolph, Dale Davis.

   Lakers starting: Payton, Kobe, Rick Fox, Malone, O'Neal.

   Kobe saw the hot eyes of the interesting rookie on the opposite side when he came on the court.

   He felt the excitement in the eyes of the rookie opposite...and desire?

   He also felt a little excited that he had also become a challenge for rookies, just as he had just entered the NBA and tried to challenge Jordan.

   Liu Xiu's eyes... Naturally because of the two talents copied from Kobe!

   At 7:30 p.m., O'Neal beat Dale Davis to win the jump ball, and the Lakers took the lead.

  Payton advanced up the court to give Malone the ball, then pulled away to the flank.

   Malone hoisted the ball to O'Neal, Dale Davis struggled to fight against O'Neal... Unable to carry it, O'Neal took a step to catch the ball, ate Dale Davis, and smashed the ball into the basket across Dale Davis.

  O'Neal's time from catching the ball to the dunk was so short that the technical station regarded Malone's lob as an assist!

   and the previous fights, the feeling has completely changed!

   Playoff Sharks!

   Offense and defense transition, Liu Xiu attacked with the ball, and the Lakers defended him closely!

  It is different from the team that initially judged Liu Xiu by experience. Now, the Lakers treat Liu Xiu as a giant player!

  Liu Xiu changed direction in front of her body + Miles took the initiative to cover, but failed to get rid of the defense, and was cut off by the Lakers defense.

  Liu Xiu made a decisive decision, and took the initiative to stick it on Kobe, who was on defense, turned over, and made a mid-range shot...

   With a height difference of about 10 centimeters, Liu Xiu made a back-turn jump shot against Kobe. This choice, except for the picturesque turn-over jump shot, really has nothing to praise.

   If it wasn't for a back-and-forth hit, with Kobe's height + wingspan + bounce, the ball would be capped.

but!

   This long two-pointer from the free throw line was scored!

   Liu Xiu's eyes widened, he just made a decisive move based on the team arrangement, but he didn't expect to enter! I just felt that the shot felt good, not an illusion!

  It was the Lakers' turn to attack, Payton passed the ball to Rick Fox, and it was a mistake!

   Miles succeeded in rushing and counterattacked by himself.

   At this time, I have to talk about Kobe's speed. Miles counterattacked from the top arc, and Kobe caught up with his left elbow, and he caught up.

   But Miles noticed Kobe, and he chose to score the ball... Liu Xiu, who followed up on the flank, caught the ball from a mid-range 30-degree angle on the right... Hit again!

  The Trail Blazers overtook the score, leading 4-2!

   (end of this chapter)