Healing Basketball

Chapter 1057 1057. The Rose Blooms Again
"The big dog is throwing money again..."

Liu Xiu complained in pain.

The vice president smiled and said: "Haha, the boss likes you to call him a big dog, he likes others to say he is rich, but Jess, you are the one who asks for the most votes!"

"Ahem, that's another matter..."

Tonight, April 4, the Trail Blazers will play the regular season finale against the Lakers.

Back in Portland the afternoon before yesterday, when Liu Xiu asked John Nash for tickets, he heard that Paul Allen was delivering tickets everywhere.

The tickets in the first three rows are not sold directly, except for the tickets of season ticket holders, all other tickets are used to give away.

People from the state assembly came today, and Paul Allen came to deliver the last pile of tickets in person.

The regular season ticket share is much higher than that of the playoffs. It is said that the Clippers made a net profit of 1200 million dollars in a game the day before yesterday.

Although the ticket prices of the Clippers are too outrageous, but their curtain call + 73 wins here, the ticket price still has room to rise. If you operate well, it is estimated that they can earn 50% more than the Clippers.

If you do this, you will definitely not make as much money as the Clippers.

Although the money had nothing to do with him, it just made him feel pained.

However, it gave the scalpers a knowing blow. The premium for the front row tickets is much higher than that of the third row. In the retirement game when Jordan decided not to return, a ticket for the first row was fired by the scalpers to 25. The Wanmei Knife was actually sold.

Scalpers sell a front-row ticket worth dozens or even hundreds of other tickets.

I heard that Paul Allen also invited everyone from the Bulls' 72-win season to watch the game. Liu Xiu thought it was a good job.

Unfortunately, none of the opponents are willing to come. The only one who must come is the Bulls head coach Phil Jackson.

If it weren't for coaching the Lakers, Zen Master probably wouldn't want to come.

Just after taking a nap, Liu Xiu and the vice president followed Paul Allen to receive the people from the state assembly. He came to the stands on the top floor. There were still a few hours before the game, but the square outside the arena was already full of people. crowded.

In the past two days, basketball fans from all over the United States and even the world have flocked here. Most of them did not buy tickets, but the local bars basically bought commercial broadcasting rights. To make money, but to allow fans to get together to watch the game, as a result, every bar can make a lot of money on match day.

Liu Xiu's aunt and Anne Hathaway also bought several bars in the past few years. During the financial crisis in the past two years, the price was very suitable.

In fact, during the subprime mortgage crisis, these bars also made money, but the owners of the bars ran to follow the real estate speculation, the kind of crazily increased leverage. When the subprime mortgage crisis broke out, almost all of them went bankrupt. Paul A. Both Lun and Liu Xiu have cash to pay the full amount, and they almost always get those bars with a [-]% discount.

Liu Xiu had to admire, the big dog seemed to be throwing money all the time, but the more money he was throwing, the more money he was throwing!
The news only reported where the big dog invested and lost money, but they didn't see how much attention and traffic he brought to Microsoft with his title of "Microsoft Tycoon" when he was throwing money outside.

In some money-losing businesses, there are actually ways to make money around... Gou Dahu doesn’t care whether he makes money or not, but his team has been making money around his money-spreading operations.

Liu Xiu ate some meat again.

Looking at the crowds of people in the square, he was in a great mood. He liked to see his fans cheering instead of being depressed after losing.

But if he wants to see it all the time, he has to keep improving and become stronger!

Back to the lounge, I ate something with Randolph and the others, took a rest for a while, and started to warm up.

During the warm-up, Liu Xiu saw that his teammates were very excited, but they all patiently prepared for the warm-up with the help of training, knowing that there is no need to worry about the competitive state of the teammates tonight.

The preparations are also very full. They have adjusted to the best condition to face the game with 73 wins!

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At 7:40 p.m., the Lakers players entered the Rose Garden Arena first.

"Los Angeles Lakers, 68 wins and 13 losses, averaging 105.8 points per game, limiting opponents to 98.3 points per game, shooting 47.9%, limiting opponents to shooting 43.9%, averaging 44.1 rebounds per game, limiting opponents to 41.8 rebounds per game, averaging 25.1 Assists, 22.6 assists per game, 8.8 steals per game, 7.9 steals per game, 5.1 blocks per game, 4.9 blocks per game..."

Liu Xiu looked at the opposite team's report, a super strong team with an all-round advantage!
Only three teams have played this way this season, and the other two are their Trail Blazers and Spurs.

The Cavaliers' assists were a little bit worse, and the Bulls' blocks were a little bit worse.

After the All-Star break, the Lakers have a record of 25 wins and 4 losses, which is comparable to the Cavaliers and second in the league.

However, when the Trail Blazers played against the other four teams in the league's top five, the Lakers had the greatest advantage, winning the first three games!
But at the same time, this opponent is the most difficult to fight, and it is becoming more and more difficult to fight.

The opening game was okay, their ferocious offense caught the Lakers by surprise.

But the 2nd game and the 3rd game were narrow victories, especially the 3rd match, it seemed that they were suppressed all the way, and it was very cool to win, but after the analysis, if there was one quarter that did not suppress the Lakers, they would definitely be defeated by the gorgeous triangle. It's hard to say how the offense will end.

However, Liu Xiu would only talk about this idea in private discussions with the coaches. When talking about the third game with his teammates, he would use one word to describe it—hanging.

After Kobe was the last to run out of the player tunnel, the spotlights on the visiting team's side went out, and there were wild cheers from the scene!
The spotlight came on and hit Liu Xiu at the entrance of the player tunnel.

Liu Xiu had a great sense of the camera, glanced at the camera position on the big screen, and took the lead to run into the stadium. His teammates passed the spotlight one by one, and the last one to run out was still the butcher. The fans cheered wildly again.

After the player entrance ceremony was over, Liu Xiu and Kobe came to the center circle. The two stood at the farthest positions in the center circle, looked at each other for a while, did not speak, and turned to their respective benches.

Listening to the bursting cheers and screams at the scene, the two were very happy, but they both scolded each other in their hearts - pretending to be a criminal.

After returning to the bench, Liu Xiu looked around the scene. There were many local celebrities on the sidelines. The middle position directly opposite the technical stage was Paul Allen and his latest girlfriend who came to watch the game. A very famous model in the early 90s, although she looks young, she is definitely over 40 years old.

Liu Xiu slandered for a while, saying that the taste of big dogs has not changed from the beginning to the end.

He was very curious, do big dogs in their teens like this too?

Sure enough, a man is a teenager until he dies.

The second row behind Paul Allen was Liu Xiu's family, and the in-laws and uncle's in-laws also came to crowd a group of people.

Originally, he was somewhat embarrassed to ask for so many tickets, but the big dog gave away so many tickets in the first three rows, so it didn't matter.

His eldest son and eldest daughter also came to the sidelines to watch the game this time. They did not sit in the box with his mother, so they chose the second row for safety reasons.

Liu Xiu waved to Anne Hathaway, Qing Er, and the eldest daughter who were jumping and screaming happily, and then began to communicate with the starting teammates before the final match.

The preparation time before the game is over soon, and the game is about to start.

After Liu Xiu copied Ray Allen's full-blooded 'quick shot' and Kobe's 'stamina rush' and 'reasonable', he made his debut with Ray Allen, Hill, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

Standing a little behind the free throw line, Liu Xiu felt that his luck was really good this season. Although there was a wave of injuries in the middle of the season, the major teams at that time were somewhat affected by physical strength and injuries. He played hard and won 20 consecutive victories, laying the foundation for the impact in the second half of the season.

After the All-Star Weekend, their injuries improved. Except for Gasol Jr., Dragic, and Korver who suffered injuries that required them to be absent, everyone else was in excellent health.

Looking at Deron, Kobe, Trevor Ariza, David West, and Wang Zhizhi on the field opposite, Liu Xiu took a deep breath and let it out heavily.

Tonight's game must be won!

He didn't even say that he was worthy of the efforts of his teammates. He felt that he was sorry for not achieving that goal.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game began.

Kwame Brown beat Wang Zhizhi once to win the jump ball, and the Trail Blazers went first!

When Liu Xiu received the ball, he really wanted to say something to Big Zhi-why not let Ariza jump the ball.

Wang Zhizhi and David West's jump ball is the same. They both lost 10 games in 8 games. It's better to let the small forward jump.

Quickly advancing to the frontcourt, Liu Xiu chose singles for the first ball!
A little too excited, and failed to get rid of Ariza's defense, Liu Xiu retreated and made an iron shot.

But looking back, the Lakers created a chance for David West to single Randolph. David West's turnaround jumper was blocked by Kwame Brown!

Very fast rotation defense!

Liu Xiu, who shrank from the flanks, grabbed the ball and failed to counterattack. However, after falling into the position, the Blazers still played a brisk and smooth offense. Randolph caught the ball from the baseline and made a second pass. Standing up, facing Ariza who rushed in, he smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

Kwame Brown took the lead on both offense and defense at the start!

When the Lakers attacked, the feeling of the last round came again-the opposing defense was extremely strong!

This was beyond the expectations of the Lakers, who thought the Trail Blazers would play offense.

Because of the first three matches, the Trail Blazers dominated the offensive end.

But the Trail Blazers have been playing defense since they played against the Grizzlies. The game against the Cavaliers forced them to play defense. King did not expect that their high-intensity defense throughout the game would become A key point in the progress of the Trail Blazers.

In the middle of the season, although the Trail Blazers also emphasized defense, but because they were mainly developing the offensive system, the defensive end had to be adjusted with the offense, and it was not particularly perfect.

But in the game against the Cavaliers, under the pressure from the opponent, the coach temporarily thought of a lot of defensive adjustments, and the team's entire defense has improved significantly after that game.

In the past 5 games, the Trail Blazers' average conceded points per game was shockingly low!

The defense against the Lakers is definitely not as good as the previous opponents, but the Blazers' sudden improvement in defense still caught the Lakers off guard in the first quarter.

Although Kobe Bryant scored 9 points on 4 of 8 shots in the first quarter, the team only scored 16 points!
As for the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu made 8 of 5 shots after the start, including 1 of 1 three-pointers. Without free throws, he scored 11 points in a single quarter!
加上夸梅-布朗的4分、兰多夫的2分、希尔的2分、科沃尔和雷-阿伦各进了一个三分，开拓者队首节拿到25分，领先湖人队9分！
The Lakers had a problem on the offensive end, and they have been trying to improve their offense, so Liu Xiu made 9 of 5 shots in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the situation of the Lakers was still bad. Zen master couldn't figure out a solution for a while. Deron and Kobe were forced to take turns in singles in the second quarter, and their performance could only be said to be mediocre.

The Trail Blazers made adjustments in time, and the second quarter soared!

刘秀8分、法外狂徒7分、雷-阿伦10分、兰多夫2分、迪奥2分、小加索尔进了俩中投拿到4分、连希尔的底角三分都进了……单节狂飙36分，并且将湖人队得分限制在22分。

After halftime, the Trail Blazers led the Lakers by 61 points 38 to 23!
All the fans at the scene went crazy!

TV commentators were screaming and roaring.

This gap is as big as the NCAA finals, beyond everyone's expectations!

Even the Trail Blazers fans who have won 14 consecutive victories did not expect the game to be played like this. They are ready for the team to fight until the last minute, and they will cheer or boo until the last minute.

In the end, the game was ruined at halftime!
But in the third quarter, the situation suddenly reversed.

After returning from the intermission, the Trail Blazers players were a little bit flustered, including Liu Xiu.

Leading by 23 points at halftime, 73 wins seem to be in their hands, and anyone who changes will be affected.

They have all begun to think about how to play aggressive in post-match interviews.

For a moment, they felt like someone who had just signed a note, and just wanted to learn from the warden and shout - who else!

Then, their offensive performance declined in the third quarter. Liu Xiu and Randolph scored 7 points each, but the others only scored 8 points combined, and only scored 22 points in a single quarter!
On the Lakers side, the overall offensive performance also collapsed. Wang Zhizhi scored 4 points, Odom scored 1 point on one of two free throws, and Deron only scored 5 points. No one else scored, but Wang Zhizhi scored 6 point in a single quarter. 5 assists![-] of them were given to Kobe!
科比单节11投7中，其中三分球3中2，外加2中2的罚球，拿到18分！
Relying on a single quarter score of 28 to 22, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 17 points at the end of three quarters!
This gave the Lakers hope, and Kobe shot in the third quarter. At the end of the quarter, the Lakers scored 20 to 11 in the first half of the quarter. When entering the official timeout, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 8 points!
The Trail Blazers were beaten dizzily, and the fans at the scene were also beaten.

Just reached the peak, and suddenly got fucked down, this feeling is like going on a roller coaster.

After returning from the official timeout, Ariza steals Liu Xiu and passes back to Kobe in a counterattack. Kobe catches the ball and hits a three-pointer, which increases his score in this quarter to 10 points and helps the Lakers narrow the point difference to 5 points.

When it was the Blazers' turn to attack, the fans on the scene were trying to cheer for them.

Panic, the Trail Blazers fans really panic!

On Liu Xiu's side, during the official suspension period, she was extremely annoyed.

Although the point difference was narrowed to 17 points at the end of the three quarters, they did not have much vigilance. After all, Kobe played so well in the third quarter, and the Lakers only narrowed the difference by 6 points.

Who knew that Kobe had 7 points and 2 assists in the half quarter, and Deron teamed up with Lamar Odom and Wang Zhizhi to catch up the score.

But when the official timeout came back, he had already re-entered the game, throwing away those emotions that affected the game.

Even if he was intercepted and Kobe made a chasing three-pointer, he is still calm now.

He knew that it was useless to regret, only to throw the damn ball in!

Coming to the frontcourt, Liu Xiu used the pick-and-roll to break through. Facing Lamar Odom's defense, Liu Xiuqiang rushed to close range and made a throw...hit!
Moreover, after he threw the ball, his arm was caught by Odom, and the referee's whistle sounded in time. His goal was valid this time, and an additional penalty was required!
Standing on the free throw line, Liu Xiu adjusted for several seconds. The Lakers were complaining. Liu Xiucai threw the ball under the urging of the referee...hit!
The point difference came to 8 points!
Immediately after Kobe passed to the basket, Wang Zhizhi caught the ball and made a throw.

Looking back, Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown picked and rolled, took a step horizontally and made a three-pointer half a meter away from the three-point line.

Kobe made a high mid-range shot from Deron's bottom line pass, Liu Xiu made a pass from the flank, and Ray Allen made a long two-pointer after receiving the ball... After scoring two goals in a row, Liu Xiu helped the team regain their strength, and his teammates began to make steady progress ball!
It didn't break the Trail Blazers, and it was useless for Kobe to bite the neckline, he could only lead the team to continue rushing!
从末节9分34秒到11分30秒，湖人队不到2分钟时间里又拿到了8分，其中5分是科比拿到的。

But during this time, the Trail Blazers also scored 7 points, and there is still an 8-point gap!The Lakers are 101 to 109 behind!

The Zen master signaled the players to start foul tactics and committed Randolph.

The unlucky Randolph made two free throws, but Liu Xiu squeezed into the basket from the blocking of Wang Zhizhi and Kobe. Randolph's second free throw bounced high, Liu Xiu took off on the spot and pointed the ball back to the basket !
111 to 101, the Trail Blazers' lead came to 10 points again!
The Zen Master, who had stood up at the last moment and was directing from the sidelines, sat down in despair...and sat on the floor.

It's a little far across the bench.

Zen master was helped up by the team members and coaching staff who hurriedly surrounded him. He didn't even call a timeout, and he had nothing to do.

The warden is too tough!

After being beaten 51 to 33 in a quarter and a half of the second half, that guy can still get hard!

Back then, those players should have been traded for the warden who had just been drafted with the 13th overall pick.

Bastard logo man, return my dynasty!

In the last attack of the Lakers, Kobe hit a three-pointer in a single. His single-quarter score increased to 20 points, and the Lakers' single-quarter score also reached 38 points.

However, the score displayed on the technical table - 104 to 111, there is still a 7-point difference!
Liu Xiu pushed forward after receiving the serve, and Kobe clapped his hands in the backcourt to tell his teammates to quickly foul. The reason why he didn't go by himself was because he had already committed 5 fouls after fouling Randolph just now.

But the teammates didn't react for a while... By the time Kobe exploded in anger and rushed to hug Liu Xiu, there were only 8 seconds left.

Kobe was sent off for 6 fouls, and Liu Xiu went to the free throw line!
"MVP...MVP...MVP..."

Going to the bench, Kobe, who was about to sit down and cover his head with a towel, heard the uniform shouts of 'MVP' from the scene, turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

Before entering the dim player tunnel, Kobe heard bursting cheers and screams. He looked back. After Liu Xiu scored the first free throw, he raised his hand high to enjoy the cheers of the fans.

Without looking any further, Kobe walked into the tunnel, looking for a dark, quiet place where no one would bother him to lick his wounds.

首节8分、第二节9分、第三节18分、第四节20分……科比单场37投19中，其中三分球12中5，外加14中12的罚球，拿到55分6板3助攻3抢断，败北！
Amid wild cheers from the fans, Liu Xiu scored the second goal.

With a few seconds left, the Lakers rushed to the frontcourt and missed a three-pointer. After Randolph got the rebound, the Lakers stopped fouling and there were only 3.6 seconds left.

Soon, the long whistle sounded, and the [-] fans at the scene once again cheered wildly!

刘秀首节11分、第二节8分、第三节6分、末节16分……单场30投14中，其中三分球12中6，外加8中7的罚球，单场拿到41分，不及科比多，但还有10板13助攻4抢断2盖帽！

The tip-up that wiped out the last hope of the Lakers was his 10th rebound of the game!

With a score of 29 to 38 in the final quarter, the Trail Blazers defended the victory and narrowly beat the Lakers 113 to 104. They won 15 consecutive victories and improved their record to 73 wins and 9 losses, breaking the historical record of 72 wins and 10 losses held by the Bulls!

The moment the final whistle sounded, reporters flooded onto the court, surrounding every player on the Trail Blazers.

Some slanted reporters ran into the visiting team's tunnel, but the door was locked. If it weren't for the help of the staff, the Lakers players who returned to the locker room would not be able to get in.

On Liu Xiu's side, after listening to the reporters rushing to ask a lot of questions, he completely forgot how to pretend to be aggressive and how to deal with the media that he had planned.

He saw Anne Hathaway holding flowers grown by herself on the sidelines, and had... "The roses will bloom again!"

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I still have to go to the hospital for two days. The doctor told me to remove the stitches and leave the hospital on weekends. Please bear with me, my friends. In the next two days, I will probably have to wait for my sister to finish dinner and run errands before going home~ I promise to keep updating every day!
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