Healing Basketball

   Chapter 256 256. Best lineup! (Added in 2023)

  The Pacers with O'Neal Jr., Tianzun, Jeff Foster, Primoz Brezek, and Scott Pollard may pose a threat to the Lakers.

   Seeing such a public opinion situation, the opponents of the Trail Blazers players are naturally excited.

   The next day, on May 6, the game day of the series G1 of the Trail Blazers vs. the Lakers came.

  At 8:30 in the morning, at a restaurant near the Rose Garden Arena, the Portland Herald sports editor and the Blazers star sat in the corner for breakfast.

   Liu Xiu asked, "Scissorhands, why are we here? The scenery by the window is so good."

  Jerry Edward, the name of the editor-in-chief of the sports department of the Herald, nicknamed Scissorhands, also looks sick.

   Hearing that, Edward really wanted to hit someone!

   But look at the muscles on each other's arms... it's getting more and more trustworthy!

   After a season, the body fat rate has dropped a lot, and it is already the body shape of a qualified professional athlete.

Do not! wrong! How can you praise it in your heart?

   He believed the warden's evil!

   has come to this point and cannot be changed.

   Now he may be beaten by Blazers fans when he goes out. Who made him famous locally?

   He'd love to shout out that he's a Blazers fan too.

   But since he arranged for his subordinates to publish the news that the Lakers had no opponents in the West to the official website last night, and signed the final press release for the factory to print, he said, no one will believe it.

  Edward asked: "Does what I do really help us win?"

   "Go to the arena and listen to it. Maybe you don't even have to go to the training ground to hear my teammates scolding your newspaper. As a local newspaper, you defected and brought our competitiveness and enthusiasm to the highest point."

  Edward roared: "I didn't defect! I'm contributing to the team, I'm the hero behind the scenes!"

   "Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot, you see, how successful you are, I want to hit you."

  “…”

  Edward almost sprayed the guy in front of him with blood, but!

   Another Rookie of the Year for his beloved team in over 30 years, and with a sigh, Edward asked, "Can we beat the Lakers?"

   suddenly asked such a serious question, Liu Xiu thought about it and smiled: "As long as we haven't been eliminated, then we have a chance to win."

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  After breakfast, Liu Xiu stepped on the dot and walked slowly to the arena.

   Looking at the back of the warden, Scissorhands felt that the warden was not so confident, and yes, if he was really confident, he would not have thought of these alternatives.

   But when Scissorhands thought of what the warden had just said and the warden's smile, he was more confident than the warden.

   Now, in the future, have more confidence!

  Seeing Liu Xiu's back disappearing around the corner, scissors pulled down the peaked cap, put on the mask, wrapped the windbreaker tightly, and left the vicinity of the Rose Garden Arena...

   On the other hand, Liu Xiu just saw that there is such a possibility to further stimulate the competitiveness of his teammates, and he has the conditions. A while ago, he met the department director of the number one local sports media, and came up with such a method.

  The effect is naturally good, but I will never pin my hopes on this.

   But the teammates were really ignited at once, and the effect was far better than expected.

  If Scissorhands is not afraid of being beaten, the warden is really willing to take him to the arena to listen.

   Near 9 o'clock, Liu Xiu entered the training ground and heard Randolph's scolding voice, which probably meant that he was going to beat O'Neal tonight. By the way, he also greeted the editors of the Portland Herald.

   The warden admires the butcher's courage!

   Before the pre-game meeting, he was scolded and scolded, and at the meeting, Randolph was very serious.

   At noon, the NBA officially announced the final award of the regular season - the best team.

   In fact, this is also considered an individual award, but when people mention individual awards, they always ignore the best lineup, and subconsciously regard the "lineup" as a team award.

   Most seasons, the best lineup is announced after a game or two in the second round.

   But if there is a tiebreaker in the first round, it looks like it will be a little earlier. In fact, the time is about the same, and this is the case this year.

  Awards announcements are still broadcast live by US cable sports channels.

   First announced is the best rookie lineup.

  The rookie second team consists of Marquese Daniels, Ford, Josh Howard, Jarvis Hayes, and Bosh.

  The first rookie was led by Liu Xiu, James and Anthony. All three were unanimously selected, and the other two selected players were Hinrich and Wade.

The    Blazers players also paid attention to this, gathering in the lounge before lunch to watch the show live.

   The extrajudicial fanatic exclaimed: "10 players only have one insider?"

Liu Xiu understands these things better and responds: "The best rookie lineup is not like the other two lineups, there is no need to consider the position, the top 5 players with the highest voting points will be tied for the first time, and if there are equal points, they will be tied. , the second array is the same.

  The first rookie team in the 1998-99 season was White Chocolate, White Devil, Flying Man, Truth... and the Jazz's small forward named Harplin, who didn't even have an insider.

   But, fanatic, shouldn't you be concerned about the fact that you were not selected to the All-Rookie Team? Do you still care about this? "

   The extrajudicial fanatic roared, "I said this on purpose to hide my embarrassment, don't you know?"

"I know."

   "I know you still said it, don't tell me some things you said can't be seen through?"

   Watching the warden turn his head and whistle again, the extrajudicial fanatic is so angry! Really angry! What if he had nothing to do with the warden?

   Immediately after, the best defensive lineup was announced.

  The second defense is selected by Kidd, Corritis, Kirilenko, Duncan, and Ratliff.

The first defense is led by the best defensive player Artest, and Kobe, Bowen, Garnett, and Ben Wallace were selected together.

   This is similar to what the Blazers players negotiated as they waited for the show to start.

When we got to the best lineup, the third team had just been announced, and the lounge was quiet for a second. Then, everyone cheered and screamed wildly, scaring the rest of the arena to rush to the lounge, and then saw the players celebrating wildly. screen...

   Liu Xiu originally thought that only Randolph could be selected for the best team, but he did not expect that the first name that NBA vice president Stu Jackson read was his warden!

   And it's not just him, he and Randolph made three teams together!

  The system prompt is coming.

   "Congratulations to the host for being selected as the best team for the 2003-2004 season, achievement reward: 20,000 healing points."

   There are also achievement rewards! Not to mention rewards for being selected for the best team, he is willing to post 20,000!

   No matter what, let’s celebrate with your teammates!

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When the little emperor was still holding the basic endorsement fee of $90 million for 7 years, the warden who also won the astronomical endorsement contract in his rookie season has already won the All-Star and Best Rookie bonuses. Now , and also got the bonus of the best lineup!

  2003-2004 season best team.

  For a while: Kidd, Kobe, Duncan, Garnett, O'Neal.

  Second team: Cassell, McGrady, Peja, Nowitzki, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace, of which Peja and Nowitzki have the same vote.

  Three teams: Liu Xiu, Baron Davis, Artest, Randolph, Yao Ming.

   Yao Ming's selection for the third team is not surprising. In the middle of the season, Yao Ming was already a favorite player in the best team.

  It is not surprising that Randolph was selected to the All-NBA team. With 58 wins, the second-best team in the Western Conference may have no All-NBA players like in the 1999-00 season, but one or two are normal.

   If Liu Xiu only looks at data and performance, with 20+8+4 performance, 58 wins, the team's scoring leader, and the highest score in a single game in the regular season... it's not surprising.

   But he's a rookie!

   In the past 20 years, only a few people have been selected to the best team in the rookie season, Duncan, David Robinson, Jordan!

  Performance + team record, Liu Xiu being selected into the best team is even more acceptable, but as much sensation as it should be!

The Trail Blazers, with a warden, have become the main target of coverage by major media. There are resident reporters here. After learning that Liu Xiu was selected as the best team, the media flocked to... They were stopped outside the arena. , did not get an interview opportunity.

  The arrogant Microsoft tycoon immediately asked his secretary to instruct the team press officer to do the same after learning that Liu Xiu was selected as the best team.

   The game is about to be played, and this arrangement is very necessary for the Blazers players.

   Liu Xiu and his teammates have time to calm down, adjust their mentality, and deal with the game.

  …

  At 6:40 in the evening, at the Rose Garden Arena, players from the Lakers and Trail Blazers entered the court successively.

  The atmosphere at the scene is unprecedentedly high!

  Before the game, the Blazers presented the players with three trophies: the best rookie, the best sixth man, the most improved award, and finally the best team trophy that made the Blazers fans crazy.

On the Lakers side, with the Big Four, they despise the side-by-side awards won by the players on the other side. The third team is also a side-by-side award in their opinion. Kobe Bryant has a double team this year, and O'Neal continues. for a while.

   But Liu Xiu was selected for the third team in his rookie season, which still caught the attention of the Lakers giants.

   Although they are already full of honors, their achievements in the rookie season are indeed not as good as the rookie in front of them.

   Rising star... Of course he will be tortured!

   There is also a 62-point grievance in the regular season, but it can’t be dissipated by a curtain call.

   During the afternoon break, the media did not get permission to enter the stadium for interviews, but the pre-match interviews on live TV could not be refused.

   There are interviews on both sides at the same time.

   On the Lakers side, O'Neal, who was interviewed, shouted to give the rookie on the opposite side a real welcome ceremony.

   On the Blazers side, Liu Xiu was interviewed.

   "Warden, do you think you deserve the title of All-NBA Player?"

"certainly."

  "..." The reporter was silent for a while, and continued to ask: "Do you think you have a chance to win the Lakers?"

   "Of course," Liu Xiu should be decisive, "there is always someone to win, and I think that person will be me."

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