Healing Basketball

   Chapter 44 44. First, bring down O'Neal (7000 words for a ticket)

   Liu Xiu spent a day at the home of Derek Anderson and Dale Davis.

The direction of    and Derek Anderson's study is to learn the basic skills and basic skills of a high-quality role player's vacancy level training methods.

   Limited by Derek Anderson's strength, Liu Xiu's feedback from the system and the training methods he learned from Derek Anderson cannot reach an excellent level, and 79 is the limit.

   But this is enough for him at the moment.

   Otherwise, Derek Anderson's "all-round talent" cannot be learned with a mere 3,000 healing points.

  For example, Randolph's excellent back fight cost 1500 healing points at that time.

Today, Liu Xiu started a quick study on the defensive end with Dale Davis. He spent 1,000 healing points. In fact, it was only part of the 'meat grinder' - the supplementary defense for breakthrough or cutting players. In the morning, he still thought Derrick - Anderson's place is too expensive, and now I know the buyout price is really cheap.

   Flanking, defense switching, contraction and expansion... have not yet begun to learn.

  The night of the 8th was uneventful, and at 7:00 the next morning, Liu Xiu woke up on time, and the system prompt came.

   "You have completed 30 minutes of simulation training for elbow defense footwork movement, and 46 minutes of simulation training for shooting after dribbling. It can consume 104 healing points to extract. Do you want to extract it?"

   Liu Xiu thought no in her heart.

   "The simulation training results have been stored and can be retrieved at any time.

  Note: There is no upper limit on the storage of simulation training results, and the extraction needs to be extracted at one time. "

  After the system was upgraded and all functions were opened, Liu Xiu discovered that there was a new function for storing simulation training results in the simulation training.

   He tried it once before, and accumulated and stored the simulation training results for a week... The taste is sour and refreshing, and he never wants to try it again.

Now…

'I got more than 500 healing points from Anderson and Davis yesterday, and the coach's side also increased more than 100 healing points. Strange, these two coaches usually give 30 to 50 healing points a day. more? ’

  ‘These healing values ​​are stored first, and enough healing values ​​are stored to learn all the training methods of Davis’ meat grinder defense! ’

  …

At 7:58 in the morning, Liu Xiu arrived at the parking lot of the Rose Garden Arena, put five tips of $1, put the key in the car, and when the security guard said thank you and ran over, Liu Xiu was already the fastest. The speed of rushing into the staff channel... pinch point, at 7:59:55, Liu Xiu entered the training ground.

  The 5-second countdown, Derek Anderson stared dumbfoundedly at Liu Xiu, who rushed in with his hands on his knees, panting heavily, and saluted, he didn't react until the clock struck the whole o'clock.

  'This rookie...that's interesting...you have time to put on your clothes at home and drive out, don't you know how to go out a few minutes earlier? ’

  Derrick Anderson firmly believes that Liu Xiu went out on time.

but…

   Even if Liu Xiu is not on time, Derrick Anderson will not say anything.

   Today the team arranged two training sessions, one at 10 in the morning and one at 2 in the afternoon, both for 40 minutes.

Teammates usually arrive around 9:30. The training session said that the start time is 10:00. In fact, it often does not start until 10:30. This is the normal situation during the season after the training camp. If you have had several experiences, you will understand.

   So Derek Anderson said that 1 hour of teaching guidance a day was put in this time.

  Because it is a teaching guide, the training volume will not be very large, so you can teach whether there is a competition or not, as long as you are not particularly tired, you can climb up.

  In Derek Anderson's view, it doesn't matter if the time is a few minutes earlier or a few minutes later... Mainly, he doesn't care if it's a few minutes later, as long as it's not too long.

   But on time, Derek Anderson was naturally happy.

   Seeing Liu Xiu's panting gradually eased, Derek Anderson asked, "Take a break?"

   "No, I can start learning by moving my body."

"no problem."

   After a while, at 8:15, Derek Anderson's instruction began.

   Today, it is still the training of basic skills - turning around.

When Liu Xiu was learning back play with Randolph, he learned turning skills, but big players and small guards are always different, so when learning with Derrick Anderson, Liu Xiu gave priority to learning to shoot after dribbling, The second is to turn around.

  Liu Xiu's self-positional cognition - sorting out the offense, when the characteristic player completes the singles at a specific moment.

  The former is his talent, the latter, he has to constantly improve the strongest offensive means.

  Liu Xiu was studying with Derek Anderson while Maurice Cheeks and Kevin Pritchard watched.

Yesterday, when I heard that Liu Xiu went to study with Derek Anderson, the two immediately understood Liu Xiu's idea and were very happy, but then they thought of Liu Xiu's previous 'hard work', and they complained together for a while, and Don't have high expectations.

  I didn't expect Liu Xiu to come to train early this morning!

   Is this hopeful?

   Facts have proved that it is right not to expect too much from some things.

   At 11:20 in the morning, after the team's tactical training of the Blazers, many players stayed for additional training.

   However, Liu Xiu, who seems to have worked hard, did not...

  Kevin Plitt saw Liu Xiu, who had left after the team's training, and said to Maurice Cheeks: "He must be saving his energy for tomorrow's preseason game!"

  Maurice Cheeks didn't talk to him. He thinks it's more important to watch the performance in the game.

   On the afternoon of the 9th, when the Trail Blazers had an afternoon training session, the Los Angeles Lakers came to Portland.

When Liu Xiu heard the news, she was excited for a while before she calmed down and completed the team's tactical movement training. After the team's training, she went to Dale Davis' house to learn the 'meat grinder' defense. Contraction and expansion training.

   This one is cheaper, learns quickly, 500 healing points…

  …

  …

  On October 10, 2003, the Blazers will welcome the first game of the new season at home...the preseason.

  Although it is only a preseason, the attention of this game is staggering!

   The Rose Garden Arena was very lively all day.

   But these buzz has nothing to do with the Blazers.

   These are lively and belong to the opponents of the Trail Blazers - the Los Angeles Lakers!

   Yesterday, when the Lakers came to Portland, the media and fans were already crazy.

A large number of fans gathered in Portland from all over the United States. The average price of a preseason game ticket was 25 US dollars. The front row ticket was fired to more than 3,000 US dollars. Even the original stand position was 5-10 US dollars. Tickets have to spend hundreds of dollars to buy from the ticket dealers.

   Paying so much money to watch a preseason game is to watch the first show of the super foursome of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, and Payton!

  …

   After the morning pre-game meeting, pre-game preparation training, interviews and other links, the Blazers players got a few hours of rest time, and they gathered at 5 o'clock in the evening to start training at the latest.

  The Blazers have prepared nutritious meals for the players, but few people eat them... Anyway, Liu Xiu and Randolph don't eat them.

  Travis Outlaw is a good boy, he can come as the team arranges, but the two big brothers who cover him call him, he dare not not leave.

   Matt Carroll and Reuben Bontje have been with the trio.

   "Bah," complained Randolph at a restaurant near the arena, while waiting for the dishes, "everyone asks Bryant, Bryant, Bryant, can't you ask O'Neal?"

"Bryant just turned 25 and should be entering his prime. O'Neal is in his 30s. O'Neal's popularity has long been surpassed, and his strength is almost incomparable... Ouch, Zach, don't kick your ass..." Travie S - Outlaw answered the question honestly and was kicked by Randolph.

  Travis Outlaw hurriedly changed positions and was a little further away from Randolph.

   These two bosses, one loves to talk, the other loves to do it, it's too difficult to be their little brother!

  Randolph glared at Travis Outlaw and asked Liu Xiu, "Jess, what do you think?"

   What do you think? Liu Xiu thought that Randolph couldn't get used to Kobe, but he didn't expect that it was because he was not asked about O'Neal.

   Looking at Randolph's expectant eyes, Liu Xiu replied, "Because we are the Portland Trail Blazers."

  “…”

  Randolph choked.

He was expecting someone to ask him if he was an O'Neal fan, and then the 'surprising' answer was no, Travis Outlaw was young and had low emotional intelligence. Randolph could understand it, but Liu Xiu pretended not to understand. !

"Why did they ask us about Bryant because we are the Blazers?" Matt Carroll asked at this time.

   Travis Outlaw and Reuben Bontjee were very interested in this matter and stared at Liu Xiu, and Randolph also stared at Liu Xiu after choking.

   "We're the prison team! Bryant almost went to jail in Eagle County, and the reporters thought we knew him well."

  “…”

  “…”

  “…”

  “…”

   The four friends were collectively speechless.

  Kobe Bryant is not as popular as he was in the original time and space after he went it alone, but he is definitely a popular Mesozoic superstar. He is famous for... Be careful!

   If Kobe heard this... eh? What did you hear?

   The four friends suddenly felt that even if they were heard, it was nothing! Being blown up on the court...it doesn't matter!

  Fight…emmm…

   Just when the four friends didn't know what to say, Liu Xiu looked at Travis Outlaw, and the high school students were very uncomfortable.

   "Jace, there's something on my face?"

   "No no no, I just think you are dragging us down."

   "What's the matter?" Travis Outlaw is confused?

   "Because of your name! I think we're called the prison team, largely because of your name."

   "I'm still a rookie! I just turned 19! I haven't even played a preseason game, what's up with me!"

  Liu Xiu looked at the high school students who stood up and roared, she felt so young and so energetic...

  …

  …

   Looking at the present from the perspective of ten or twenty years later, at first, Liu Xiu did not think that the Big Four of the Lakers were so special. After all, they were a failed combination.

   When evaluating combinations in history, they often judge their influence at that time based on successful combinations and failed combinations.

  There are many failed giant combinations in NBA history, and this combination will always be stepped on in the future.

   Before, although the Lakers captain occupied the hot news, O'Neal and Payton going to have a drink can become hot news, but Liu Xiu did not pay special attention to it, but focused on his own affairs.

  Other people's business is someone else's business after all, and your own business is the most important.

but!

   Now that they are really fighting against each other, Liu Xiucai clearly feels how influential the four superstars of the Lakers are together!

  Although he is in the Blazers, Liu Xiu usually has a lot of interviews.

   But when the Lakers came, he really understood what a super-popular team and a super-popular superstar were.

   Usually his teammates rub him for interviews. Today, many media who couldn’t get interviews from the Lakers came here to interview him.

   This feels very special... Yesterday, Liu Xiu could hear some envy, jealousy and hate remarks in the team. He didn't say similar remarks, but in fact, he was also sour.

  At 7:40 p.m., at Rose Garden Arena, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers was about to start, and players from both teams entered the court.

  The preseason will be broadcast live across the United States tonight!

  Time Warner Cable Sports, CNN Sports Channel, T.N.T Sports, the top three sports TV stations, all live the game live!

   Entering the court, Liu Xiu felt the murderous look on the opposite side. This look came from Kobe Bryant!

  'Bryant almost went to jail in Eagle County', what Liu Xiu said during lunch was exposed by the waiter at the restaurant!

   The person who spoke ill of people behind his back was found out by the person involved, and Liu Xiu was a little bit hurt...

However, Kobe responded after learning about Liu Xiu's remarks in an interview - "Jace Liu? Who? Oh, I remember, the Hollywood actor selected by the Trail Blazers with the 13th overall pick in the first round. Right? I know his mentality of a player with no strength. He wants to rely on me to get more exposure and sleep in the same bed with more Hollywood female stars..."

  The yin and yang are weird and mean, which is in line with the Kobe Bryant at this stage in Liu Xiu's impression.

  It's already like this, and Liu Xiu also recognizes it. Anyway, he is not afraid of playing or fighting. The former is certain to win or lose, and the latter is certain to win or lose.

  …

   At 8 p.m., the Trail Blazers played the first game of the preseason against the Lakers at home.

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

   Blazers starting: Damon Stoudemire, Ruben Patterson, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, Rasheed Wallace.

   In the team's first game of the new season, Liu Xiu is not the protagonist, sitting on the sidelines watching others play.

   The sense of gap that Randolph worried about Liu Xiuhui at the beginning is here!

   Compared with Randolph at that time, Liu Xiu was more mentally prepared, but he just said that this kind of psychological gap is inevitable.

   However, with the start of the game, feeling the manic atmosphere on the scene, Liu Xiu's negative emotions gradually disappeared, and he wanted to play!

  Although the Trail Blazers have gradually declined in recent years, the strength of the team has been declining, and the support of fans is getting lower and lower... But the opponent is the Lakers, so it is different, the fans on the scene are very manic!

Especially the Lakers, after completing the three-peat from the 1999-00 season to the 2001-02 season, no matter where they go to play away games, there will be a bunch of fans grabbing away tickets and cheering them on the road...even causing it. The post-match brawl between fans at the North Shore Garden Arena stimulated the Blazers fans. The Lakers fans who came here cheered the Lakers players, and the fans at the scene would boo the Lakers players more violently.

  Even the enthusiasm for their own team, the Blazers fans picked up tonight, and the enthusiastic cheers of the fans brought great encouragement to the players!

   This made Liu Xiu, who was about to set foot on the real NBA stage for the first time, feel excited. The fighting spirit on his face even infected the teammates sitting next to him!

  The Blazers are a very interesting team. It can’t be said that there is a disagreement within the team. The relationship within the team can be described as chaotic, but! On the field, everyone worked hard.

   Moreover, no matter what the contradictions are off the court, even if it reaches the point where a fight is required, on the court, the opponent's strength will not be denied.

  This, we have to praise Maurice Cheeks' unique coaching style...

Liu Xiu is not the kind of person who is liked in the team, but he has not done anything bad in the real sense. Liu Xiu's passionate fighting spirit has made some teammates understand that this rookie is not so lazy as he looks, at least on the court. On, this rookie should be quite motivated.

  The Trail Blazers can be arranged by the league as the opponent of the Lakers' Big Four's debut because of the Trail Blazers' stars, and the Lakers are on par!

The strongest opponent that the   OK combination faced in winning the championship for the first time was the Blazers that year.

   Change a team, it is really possible to be directly frightened by the four superstars on the Lakers.

  With the Lakers Big Four yet to play a game, it is indeed possible.

   Kobe, 2002-03 season full attendance, averaged 30 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, double first team.

  O'Neal, played 67 games in the 2002-03 season, averaging 27.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game.

   Payton, played in 80 games in the 02-03 season, averaging 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, an All-Star.

  Malone played in 81 games in the 02-03 season, averaging 20.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

   The four of them combined to rank sixth in the league in points per game last season!

  Master Zen coaches a weak lineup and will only use the stars to death.

   But coaching the superstar lineup is really amazing.

   Before the start of the season, although the Lakers F4 was blown into the sky, there was a saying that the Lakers may have a bad run-in situation.

  Because Payton and Kobe are not good pick-and-roll players.

   The first game of the preseason, this problem does not seem to be a problem...

In later generations, some people criticized this lineup for having a lot of infighting, some people criticized Kobe for disrespecting veterans, some people criticized Malone for molesting teammates' wives, and some people criticized Payton for not letting go of his body because of his personal grudge with Kobe... But no one really said that their tactics in this lineup could not be played well. Well, the break-in is not good.

However, even if the Lakers lineup looks terrifying, there is not much of a running-in problem. The Lakers stars played well in the first preseason game... But the Blazers did not hesitate, and they played well with the Lakers. back!

  Randolph was not afraid of O'Neal's iron elbow and actively rushed to grab.

Rasheed Wallace, who is usually not active in defense, performed impressively in tonight's low-post defense. After Dale Davis replaced Randolph, Rasheed Wallace was once with Dale - Davis completed the strangulation of O'Neal's single.

   It’s just that the Lakers are really strong. After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were 19-23, 4 points behind the Lakers.

The Trail Blazers tightened their grip on the situation, relying not on offense, but on defense, hand-to-hand combat, confrontation... It's been like this from the beginning, so Travis Outlaw, who was a rookie like Liu Xiu but got a starting opportunity, He was replaced after only a few minutes of play.

   At the start of the second quarter, Liu Xiu was still not replaced.

   There was a hint of depression, but Liu Xiu still sat on the bench honestly, watching the teammates on the court struggle with the Lakers.

  Liu Xiu focused on the game itself, in order to better avoid the blow to the fighting spirit caused by not being able to play.

   It was clear that the Blazers' disadvantage got bigger after the second quarter.

  The Lakers felt quite sloppy at first. After playing for a few minutes and feeling the rough confrontation and fierce play of the Trail Blazers, they began to play seriously. Just like that, the Trail Blazers couldn’t hold it anymore.

   In the second quarter, the body movements of the Lakers also increased.

If it wasn't for Maurice Cheeks' timely adjustment, Randolph and Damon Stoudemire were replaced at the 3:14 pause of the second quarter. After a wave of 8 to 4, the difference was pulled to double digits.

   hit the official timeout in the second quarter, the score was 31 to 38, and the difference was 7 points.

   Entering the official suspension again, Liu Xiu has already finished the first game of the preseason and is sitting on the bench.

   In the previous quarter and a half, the players on the court, except for Travis Outlaw, were all veterans of the Trail Blazers last season.

  The inside rotation is a direct rotation of the trio of Randolph, Rasheed Wallace, and Dale Davis.

  Different from what was expected, in this game, the Blazers need to win! Even if you don't win, you have to put out your energy and make a good start to the new season.

   Liu Xiu doesn't know why it's like this. Perhaps, the Blazers' opponent in this season's opening game in the original time and space was not the Lakers?

   Anyway, this is the situation now, and Liu Xiu chose to accept it.

   It's just... As soon as he entered the official suspension, Liu Xiu was called by Maurice Cheeks.

   "Healing value +33, from Jeff McGinnis."

   "Healing value +47, from Damon Stoudemire."

   "Healing value +11, from Derek Anderson."

   Before it was too late, Liu Xiu heard Maurice Cheeks' question: "Jess, are your teammates playing very differently than usual?"

Liu Xiu heard the words and thought of Randolph, Rasheed Wallace, and Dale Davis, who were no different from beasts when facing Malone and O'Neal on the court. When watching the game, he didn't feel anything. But looking back now, really Nima is fierce!

   Without waiting for Liu Xiu to answer, Maurice Cheeks continued to ask: "Did you understand how your teammates played in these dozens of minutes?"

   Liu Xiu nodded.

Morris Cheeks also nodded, did not continue to ask, made personnel adjustments, tactical arrangements, Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Wesley Person, Randolph, Dale Davis The lineup has been changed!

  …

   Liu Xiu worked hard to calm down and walked onto the court.

  What a surprise! He's all set to sit on the bench for this game!

   But the moment he stepped onto the court, his mood quickly calmed down, and his face unconsciously hung up because of the fighting spirit that he was about to play.

   There were boos from the scene, and they were boos from the Blazers fans. Liu Xiu didn't care.

  Knowing this was going to happen, the Blazers fans were dissatisfied with Bunch Wells trading him.

After    calmed down, Liu Xiu immediately thought of the reason why Damon Stoudemire, who seemed to be playing well just now, was replaced - 1 of 4 shots!

   In the case of Randolph's offensive rebound bursting this time, Damon Stoudemire had the opportunity to split the flank, but he chose to do it himself.

   Just now, the Lakers made a mistake and went out of bounds in their offense. They came back from a timeout. The Trail Blazers attacked. When Liu Xiu received the serve and pushed forward, he had already drawn a map of the offensive line for the next attack.

On the other hand, the Lakers players are Fisher, Kobe, Devin George, Horace Grant, O'Neal.

Fisher watched the opponent replace a rookie point guard at this time, and was quite surprised. On their Lakers side, Zen Master wanted to lay an advantage in the first half, so he replaced the more familiar lineup with critical moments. Well, the Blazers were obviously the team that started the 'fight' earlier, but they actually sent a rookie point guard at this time.

but…

   This means that his chance to abuse vegetables has come! Rare!

When Liu Xiu pushed beyond the three-point line, Fisher pressed it for the first time and made a pressing steal... Liu Xiu saw that Fisher was pressing up so calmly, did not evade, and kept away from Fisher's hand dribble, Take the initiative to press on, take the advantage of half of the body first, roll over Fisher and break into the three-point line!

  Liu Xiu didn't expect Fisher to defend like this, but when the opportunity came, he naturally wanted to play... Kobe also came!

  Liu Xiu didn't think much about it, and when he saw Kobe Bryant come over, he responded immediately and scored the ball!

  Wesley Persson catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer... The opportunity is good, but unfortunately it doesn't score, the ball bounces high!

   When Wesley Person caught the ball, O'Neal, Dale Davis, and Randolph at the basket were already fighting hand-to-hand.

  O'Neal was already irritated by Randolph tonight. This time, it was Randolph who grabbed the offensive rebound!

  O'Neal couldn't hold back this time and pushed people! Randolph had just grabbed an offensive rebound and was staggered.

Dale Davis exploded in place and pushed it on O'Neal. Although O'Neal was wrong, he was still strong. He pushed and shoved with Dale Davis. Randolph stood firm and turned around to fight back...stop step down...

  The conflict happened very suddenly. You may guess that there will be such a thing, but you can never guess when it will come.

   The fierce confrontation, frantic hand-to-hand combat, and frequent fouls in front of them have long made the players of the two teams angry. O'Neal was entangled with Dale Davis, and suddenly he was hugged by the waist... Then...

  ‘Boom’

  O'Neal was put on the ground!

When    fell down, O'Neal only saw a face that was more handsome than his team's actor Fox...

  …

  …

   I've been sick for a few days. I've been taking medicine for a few days and it's still not good. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow for a detailed examination. Today I wrote a 7,000-word chapter.

  This year's new book is really tough... It doesn't matter, it's hard to come by~

   (end of this chapter)