Healing Basketball

  Chapter 787 Chapter 787. Silver Horn King's Sword Goes Slant

   Kobe's 53 points in a single game, the season's highest score in a single game, was surpassed by Liu Xiu's 56 points in a single game within a few days.

  But the hottest topic that Liu Xiu saw after the game-the warden's entry into the empty group.

  What he used to tease others before, now falls on him.

   The defense of the Warriors is terrible, very poor, but the offense... the first time they played against each other, he really didn't know how to defend!

Ellis 28 points, Baron Davis 24 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, Biedrins 13 points and 14 rebounds, Harrington 23 points and 5 assists, Stephen Jackson 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Richardson 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists...

  The Warriors have been attacking and attacking all the time. The picture Liu Xiu can recall of the game is that he was running after the opponent, exhausted!

  He even felt that this Warriors team might be able to outrun the Suns... When the Trail Blazers lost, only the Suns remained undefeated.

   In the opening game, they defeated the Mavericks 119 to 112, the Rockets 102 to 91, the Bucks 122 to 116 in overtime, and the Magic 113 to 89. They won all 4 games.

  In the East, the Bulls, who had won three consecutive victories at the beginning, lost 89 to 95 in the game against the Nets. The Pistons lost to the Bobcats 99 to 114 in the second game.

   At noon on the second day after losing to the Warriors, the Trail Blazers left Oakland and came to Los Angeles, rested for an afternoon, and came to the Staples Center in the evening to challenge the Clippers away.

  The new game is about to start, Liu Xiu has adjusted her mentality, losing, it seems like no one has ever lost.

  He looked at the opposite lineup and thought of the Clippers' operations he saw during the offseason. It was really hard to believe that this was something that a team that made top-level operations in the summer of 2005 could do.

  The introduction of Tim Thomas, this operation, just started the new season, the Clippers proved that this matter hurts others and benefits itself.

The Suns lost the opportunity to renew Tim Thomas at a low price, which affected the record of the Suns. There are too many, plus the Clippers and Brand, who has the right to shoot, Kaman has reached the fourth grade, and the number of shots has not increased but decreased. The five-year contract extension of 40 million US dollars originally negotiated, Kaman now refuses Renewing the contract ahead of schedule, I want to wait until the summer of 2007 to test the free market.

   And Radmanovich, who should be left to open up space, is reluctant to give a high salary, and Mike Dunleavy, who should be fought for, they don't want...

   Seeing that the Clippers are about to rise under the leadership of the pair of point guards Cassel and Livingston, their original lineup was already very good, with 50-win level strength, but now their strength has plummeted.

   But this is a good thing for the Trail Blazers.

   From 8:00 p.m. to 10:22 p.m., in four quarters, the Trail Blazers and Clippers scored 25-23, 30-21, 23-26, 23-20.

Relying on Liu Xiu's 36 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Ray Allen's 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Kwame Brown's 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Raheem's 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Bray Ke's 8 points and 3 assists... The Trail Blazers defeated the Clippers 101 to 90 and won the second game of back-to-back!

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   The performance of the three-game winning streak with 2 wins and 1 loss is acceptable to the fans. When Liu Xiu and his teammates returned to Portland on the "Rose Bay Prison" on the afternoon of the 9th, the number of fans who picked up the airport continued to increase.

  This is an encouraging thing for the young players of the Trail Blazers who have been working hard.

   When the Trail Blazers returned to Portland, the Mavericks also came to Portland from Dallas.

  Going home to rest for the night, the next morning, Liu Xiu prepared for the battle as usual. At noon, Liu Xiu took the Yinjiao King who came out of the training ground next door to his new home for a walk.

  Yinjiao Dawang Lian said he was greatly inspired, and expressed that he would add some elements of Liu Xiu's manor to his Pingdingshan.

  Liu Xiu thinks about summer Yinjiao Dawang said that when he was traveling in Japan, he was greatly inspired and wanted to add Japanese architectural elements... I don’t know what Yinjiao Dawang can finally build.

   At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers ushered in a challenge from the Mavericks at home.

  The Mavericks have also played 5 games, with 3 wins and 2 losses. They lost to the Suns and Lakers, and their performance was mediocre at the beginning.

  Plus the Trail Blazers are called 'the team that is best at playing the Mavericks', and they are confident.

   But after 2 hours and 29 minutes of the game, the Mavericks defeated the Trail Blazers 93 to 86 away, giving the Trail Blazers their second loss this season!

   Liu Xiu made 12 of 32 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 10 of 11 free throws, scoring 35 points.

  Ray Allen made 7 of 20 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers, plus 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 20 points.

   Although the two of them have high scores, their efficiency is quite bad! That's a little bit higher than the team average.

   But this season, the Trail Blazers need their contribution, not just above the team average, but to carry the team forward!

   This year's Mavericks are no worse than last season, and Nowitzki can't fight tough battles.

  After more than ten years of playing and constantly groping forward, a huge loophole was discovered. In the NBA, the highest level of the league, such loopholes are fatal.

   Moreover, such a loophole does not mean that it can be corrected if you want to. This year, Nowitzki still can't fix it.

   But even if the Mavericks suffered a severe decline last season and failed to pass the first round, their defense has always been very good!

   Last season, the Mavericks averaged 99.1 points per game, but only 94.9 points per game.

   More than a year has passed, and Nowitzki's singles has not made much obvious progress, but his swordsmanship, running, catching and shooting have been developed abruptly over the course of more than a year!

  In the past, Nowitzki also shot without the ball, but it was at a certain level. This season, there has been a qualitative change! As far as the first few games are concerned, his off-ball running position is absolutely top-notch, and his ability to cut into the frame and make early fouls has also been greatly improved.

  Because Nowitzki decided to develop off the ball, so he focused on this. His progress in off-ball play is much faster than Liu Xiu!

  Tonight Nowitzki made 8 of 17 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, plus 8 of 9 free throws, scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

  Terry became the Mavericks' first single RBI point, scoring 24 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists on 9 of 20 shots.

   Relying on the brand-new coordination method of the two guns and relying on defense, the Mavericks have a small revenge on the Trail Blazers this time!

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  Liu Xiu knows how difficult it is for Nowitzki to adjust his style of play, which is tantamount to reconstructing the entire style of play.

  However, he did not expect Nowitzki to take a step forward in the direction of off-ball play, and develop things that were only developed in the old age...

  He was very convinced in the loss to the Mavericks. The opponent played really well, and he hit 20 irons... This season, the scoring came earlier, and the iron came earlier.

   Entering the fourth year in the NBA, he feels that he has entered a new stage. After a few games, he has experienced a feeling that he has never experienced in the previous three years.

  He was ready for the challenge, but he was not prepared enough.

  He needs to accumulate more strength, take bigger steps, and meet stronger impacts in order to lead the team to victory!

  (end of this chapter)