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Chapter 97 The end of the regular season

Malone: ​​"A deal already?"

"not yet."

Bob said: "The Heat are also competing for Tim Hardaway, but they don't have enough bargaining chips. There is a high probability that the Warriors will choose us."

Malone also remembered that Tim Hardaway was traded to the Heat.

If Tim Hardaway is successfully traded, it will be cut off.

It's okay that Pat Riley, with a big back, will have his beard cut off one day.

With just one Alonzo Mourning, the Heat have nothing to play.

Already happy, Malone was even happier now that Riley wasn't playing - he didn't like the poser.

After chatting for a while, Malone hung up the phone and took Theron back home.

After staying at home for a morning, the whole team assembled in the afternoon to start training and prepare for tomorrow's game.

During training, Malone noticed that Rhodes was not there.

Clifford and other players who have a good relationship with Rhodes are also absent.

But after a while, they came back with frowns on their faces.

Ma Long guessed that they already knew, but they must have been asked to keep it secret.

Suspected hit-and-run incidents will greatly affect Rhodes' transaction value.

This is the same as Rodman.

Once there is a 'stab head' attribute on the body, the trading value of the thorn head player will be severely reduced, and it is easy to drop it in the hand.

Even if you trade, you have to suffer a loss.

Rodman was sent away by the Spurs, and he only got back a rotten fish and rotten shrimp.

Rhodes is also in the same situation now-everyone is of the 'Rhode' generation.

The Trail Blazers learned the lesson of the Spurs and strictly controlled the news that Rhodes was involved in a hit-and-run.

The news is under control, but the state of Clifford and others will inevitably be affected.

On the night of February 1996, 2, the Trail Blazers challenged the Eagles away.

Previously, because the Timberwolves were determined to use Garnett as the core, the Eagles traded for Christian Laettner of the Timberwolves with Andrew Lang and Spotter Webber.

Although Christian Laettner is a cancer in the locker room, he still has strength.

The start relied on Malone's stability and hard work. Before the end of the midfield, the Trail Blazers once led the Eagles by 10 points.

But in the third quarter, the Eagles made a fierce counterattack from the outside.

Clifford, the core of the perimeter defense, was in poor condition, causing the Eagles to play a wave of offense, and the lead was tied after the third quarter.

Fortunately, the Eagles still don't know how to defend Malone.

Malone also changed his defensive style and actively assisted in the defense. In the fourth quarter, he finally suppressed the rhythm of the Eagles.

The score has been bitten to the end.

In the last 20 seconds, Sabonis first made a tough block, and then supported Malone in a high position.

Malone cut inside, dunked through Christian Laettner, and finally won the victory 99-98 with difficulty.

In the game against the Heat the next day, Rhodes was absent.

Without the main control, Malone fell into the Heat's iron-blooded fight.

Although he still scored 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks steadily, his performance was stable, but he couldn't stand Clifford and others feeling cold.

The most painful thing about the one-star shooter is that the three-point shooter has no touch.

If they failed to make a three-pointer, the Heat double-teamed Malone unscrupulously, resulting in the loss of the game.

February 2, Valentine's Day.

There was no game on this day, and Malone returned to Portland and Theron for the holidays.

After warming up for a day, the depression of losing is gone.

There is nothing to be depressed about. The Trail Blazers have such a good record and his statistics are so strong. This is still a rookie season, so I am satisfied.

Malone is now looking forward to an early deal.

Bob didn't keep him waiting.

On Valentine's Day night, the Trail Blazers sent Rod Strickland to the Warriors for Tim Hardaway!
The news gives an evaluation: each takes the desired transaction.

Rhodes and Tim Hardaway seem to be on the same level this season.

It's just that Warriors coach Adelman is a little unhappy.

After sending away Tim Hardaway, who was not pleasing to the eye, the new point guard was also a thorn in the end.

But he had no choice either.

If you don't choose the Trail Blazers, do you choose the pile of rotten fish and shrimps from the Heat?
Although it is a stabbing head, at least the strength is still there.
Tim Hardaway reported to the team the next day.

Malone rushed over to welcome his new teammates, and took a closer look at Tim Hardaway's strength.

'Little Beetle' Tim Hardaway is 183cm tall and weighs 79kg.

The style of play is a bit like Iverson with three-pointers.

They are all short offensive point guards with sharp breakthroughs and strong singles ability. They can be regarded as the first generation of ankle terminators.

Although the current data for this season is only 14.1 points and 6.9 assists per game, Malone is very clear that this is not Tim Hardaway's true strength.

It turns out that in history, when the Heat came to the Heat, with the appropriate tactics, Tim Hardaway's data would soon skyrocket back to '20+10', and squeezed out Payton, Kidd and others for a while.

Even if the three-point line changed back to the original distance, Tim Hardaway's three-point shooting percentage did not decrease.

It's not like Joe's boss, once the three-point line changes, the three-pointer is gone
All in all, Malone likes to have a three-pointer.

Malone's friendly attitude also relieved Tim Hardaway.

Tim Hardaway was very unhappy when he was traded by the team at first.

He has placed a lot of affection on the Warriors.

But when he learned that it was the Trail Blazers, Tim Hardaway immediately packed his bags and booked a plane ticket.

How can Mourning of the Heat have Ma Longxiang of the Trail Blazers!
Now Malone's attitude is very good, and Tim Hardaway also went up to talk enthusiastically, and even performed his best two-step under the crotch.

Ma Long and others were amazed by this unique skill.

Tim Hardaway can be said to be the only one who, when facing an NBA defense, can sway the defender simply by dribbling the ball under his crotch.

Many people use the crotch to adjust the rhythm and pace.

Even Iverson is no exception.

Only Tim Hardaway is different.

When Tim Hardaway dribbled the ball under his crotch, after the ball went out from his right hand, he sank to the left, and his upper body tilted a little forward to the left. Although the range was not large, the whole movement was very fast.

After receiving the ball with the left hand, pull the ball from the left back to the front of the body and then shoot it to the right. At the same time, the legs and the center of gravity of the body can be started suddenly without adjusting the center of gravity.

The whole set of movements is very smooth, and there is no need to adjust, and you can pass people with two bangs.

In the words of the magician: When you face Hardaway, when you hear the 'bang bang' of the basketball racket on the ground, he has passed by your side.

That's the way Brother Unique is.

The new teammates are very strong, and Carlesimo said that there will be no more trades, which makes the Trail Blazers players feel at ease.

Even if the main controller is changed, the team will have to run in again.

In the remaining games in the second half of the season, the Trail Blazers won or lost in the run-in.

Overall, I still win more, basically no losing streak.

In the blink of an eye, it was April.

The Trail Blazers ended the regular season with 65 wins and 17 losses, the first record in the Western Conference.

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