MTL - Healing Basketball-Chapter 951 951. King Silver Horn's transformation is about to be completed
Chapter 951 Chapter 951. The transformation of the Silver Horn King is about to be completed
As the defending champion, Liu Xiu accepted the slam dunk contest, his three opponents, Flyer Carter, Beast Howard... and Rudy Gay.
Gay has good physical fitness and dunks well.
But when I saw Gay's name at this time... I felt something weird.
Didn't you see Nate Robinson refusing the invitation?
During the offseason, James was asked about the slam dunk contest, and he said he would definitely participate.
Carter has re-entered the competition, and Liu Xiu really thinks that James may participate.
As a result, this product has released pigeons...
Liu Xiu went to the forum, and sure enough, the fact that James released the dunk contest pigeon caused heated discussions among fans.
A highlighted comment attracted Liu Xiu's attention, saying that James had stabbed his left finger not long ago.
What is the relationship between the fingers of the left hand and the dunk contest?
The relationship is getting bigger! James is left-handed!
Liu Xiu thinks this statement makes sense...
On Carter's side, Liu Xiu reckoned that he and his team were really in a hurry, and took the slam dunk contest as a life-saving straw, trying to regain their former popularity.
He was not selected as an All-Star last year. By last summer, Carter lost most of his endorsements. Hook’s ShoxVC series was also cut due to poor sales. Hook no longer made signature shoes for Carter. shoe.
Carter, who used to earn more from endorsements than the NBA salary, now earns only a fraction of the NBA salary from endorsements.
I don’t know how to cherish when I have it, and I will never lose my confidence. After I really lost it, the Carter team, who didn’t pay attention to this aspect at all and made sarcastic remarks everywhere, is now more anxious than anyone else.
On the second day, February 8, the Trail Blazers came to Toyota Center to challenge the Rockets.
Before the game, Liu Xiu accepted an interview with Barkley.
"Warden...oh, no, Stern let us try to call you Senator Jess, well, Warden, what do you think about LeBron James not participating in the dunk contest?"
“Everyone has the right to do what they want. As long as it doesn’t break the law or violate social morality, I’m afraid it’s normal. After all, I’m too good at dunking.”
Still familiar and straightforward, Barkley breathed a sigh of relief.
Come to interview Liu Xiu, he didn't prepare many twists and turns to induce Liu Xiu to say something.
Anyway, what Liu Xiu said must be more topical than he imagined.
“I heard that the league invited Kobe Bryant. He said that the slam dunk contest is something for young people, so he refused.”
"Well, at least his perception of him is correct. He is about to be 30 years old. He is too old to do such strenuous exercise."
"Pfft..." Barkley couldn't hold it back: "Hahahaha... Warden, you are too bad!"
"I'm not that good either..."
…
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Rockets started!
Trail Blazers starting: Liu Xiu, Korver, Hill, Millsap, LaFrentz.
Rockets starting: Alston, Hamilton, Granger, Varejao, Bynum.
The last time they played against each other, there was nothing too special. This time, Liu Xiu felt that the opposing lineup was beeping!
Hamilton does not occupy the ball, and he can hold the ball if he needs to hold the ball.
Granger has strong leadership ability and accurate shooting.
Varejao has excellent defense and rich game experience.
Bynum has outstanding talent. As the youngest rookie in NBA history, he just turned 20 at the end of October 2007. He has averaged 15.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 31 minutes per game.
However, with such a powerful four starters, the point guard is Alston, the streetball king...
The backup point guards are Luther Hyde and Aaron Brooks…
The other four starters are really fierce, and the Rockets point guard is also really slowing down.
Alston, a point guard whose career shooting percentage is less than 39%, and no one pays attention to his playing, as a teammate, he can only expect his touch to explode.
Let's put it this way, Alston averaged 11.6 shots per game this season, and Bynum averaged 10.6 shots per game.
But tonight, under the defense of Liu Xiu and the outlaws, Alston made 9 shots and only hit 2 times, scoring 5 points, 5 assists and 5 turnovers!
Rockets defense is good, their new head coach Rick Adelman didn't beat Princeton on this team, this group is not suitable for that at all, but the defense is getting the bonus left by Van Gundy Jr. , The Blazers only scored 19 points in the first and second quarters.
But the Rockets didn't seize the opportunity. They only scored 21 and 22 points in the first and second quarters respectively, leading the Trail Blazers by 5 points only 43 to 38 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Liu Xiu scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 5 of 9 shots, leading the Trail Blazers to a 28-18 single-quarter score, overtaking the Rockets by 5 points 66-61!
At the end of the quarter, Bynum punched the inside line, making 4 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points in a single quarter and helped the Rockets score 27 points in a single quarter.
But the Trail Blazers also scored 26 points in a single quarter.
With Korver's final three-pointer to maintain the point difference at 4 points, the Rockets failed to comeback in the end.
Liu Xiu made 12 of 26 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 32 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, leading the Trail Blazers to a 92-88 victory over the Rockets!
The Trail Blazers improved to 34 wins and 15 losses!
…
The second day after playing the Rockets, on February 9th, the Trail Blazers came to Dallas and challenged the Mavericks back to back at 8 pm.
After 2 hours and 28 minutes of competition, the two teams decided the winner.
Liu Xiu made 9 of 14 mid-range shots tonight. His mid-range performance was berserk, and the Mavericks couldn't defend at all.
He made 16 of 29 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 11 of 11 free throws. He scored 45 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in a single game, leading the Trail Blazers to 116 points.
But Nowitzki 37 points, Josh - Howard 24 points, Terry 14 points, Stackhouse 16 points, German - Harris 12 points and 10 assists... The Mavericks team scored 126 points!
116 to 126, the Trail Blazers lost to the Mavericks in a big battle. They had their 16th strength this season, and their record dropped to 34 wins and 16 losses!
68% winning rate, Liu Xiu counted with his fingers, 55 wins at the borderline level.
Tonight’s defense is actually okay. The center position cannot withstand the impact of Josh Howard, Harris, and Stackhouse. There is no way to do this.
It's mainly about Nowitzki. After a few years, this guy seems to be really adjusting!
Nowitzki is very excited!
Tonight, he scored 18 points without the ball, mainly catching and shooting, and eating cakes. This is his response to singles being targeted by the defense of the strong teams in the past two seasons. It is what he is best at now In the way of scoring, he abruptly trained himself to be the top off-ball player.
Another 5 points were scored by the second offense. The Trail Blazers were away from both towers. He got 14 rebounds tonight, including 4 offensive rebounds.
There are 14 points in singles!
Destroying the outlaws, this is not enough, and Kwame Brown did not play on the opposite side, and the Trail Blazers did not have enough continuity in defending him.
But he scored 8 points in singles against outlaws, and he can already score normally!
Others are fine, outlaw lunatics, to King Silver Horn, they are demons and darkness.
Three years! It's been three years!
It's almost dawn!
(end of this chapter)
