Healing Basketball

Chapter 573 573. Who Did This? (6000 words)
In the head coach's office, the head coach, vice president, chief assistant, and defensive assistant are discussing the pre-match meeting later.

Randolph couldn't play, and Raheem was the top starter. There must be adjustments to the style of play, not a tactical problem. In more than a dozen games, the players and Raheem have partnered before. The main reason is to control the rhythm of the game.

After all, Raheem is now a substitute, and he is used to playing against the opponent's substitute in the last game. Even if he is starting against the opponent, Randolph has exhausted the opponent's starting physical strength. This needs to be paid attention to.

There are many small details like this, some of which may seem unnecessary, but preparation as much as possible is the motto of Maurice Cheeks.

Also, for injuries, the coach put forward suggestions for preparation in advance, and the targets of preparation are those players with high potential injuries, such as extrajudicial lunatics and Kwame Brown.

Ray Allen has also suffered a lot of injuries in the past four seasons, missing more than a dozen games a year on average, and it is necessary to prepare. However, Ray Allen has begun to adjust his style of play this year, reducing breakthroughs and offensives with the ball, and his physical condition is even worse. Well, the risk of injury is also reduced a lot.

This suggestion has been unanimously approved by the management and the coaching staff, and we will plan and implement it when we have time.

Now they're talking about tonight's game against the Rockets.

The opponent is not strong, but it is not particularly weak. There is a clear core to be cultivated, there is no need to be bad, there are many role players, and the opponent is playing away, so you can't be careless.

Just when the vice president had finished discussing with the coaches, the office door was pushed open and hit the wall with a bang.

Chris Irving gasped and said hurriedly: "It's not good, boss, head coach, it's not good..."

The vice president was originally upset, but when he heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Chris, is someone injured again?"

"Injured?" Chris Owen was stunned for a moment, shaking his head: "I don't know, maybe he was injured, or maybe he wasn't."

The vice president was at a loss: "What's the situation?"

Chris Owen responded: "Oh, no, Stevenson was knocked out by the warden!"

"????"

Question marks circled the vice president's head.

At this time, the calm coach said: "Chris, don't worry, make it clear."

Chris Owen patted his chest, calmed down, and said, "Stevenson provoked the warden, and he asked to challenge the warden one-on-one, to take away the warden's title, and was knocked out by the warden."

The vice president scolded the street on the spot when he heard the words: "That new XXXXX, is he out of his mind? Why are you grabbing this title?"

"?" Chris Owen: Isn't this the one who should be blamed for the beating?How do you scold the one who was beaten?

But Chris Owen just thought about it in his heart and didn't say it.

The coach comforted: "Kevin, don't be angry, this is a good thing."

The vice president was furious: "Good thing? What's wrong with this?"

Chris Owen nodded frantically, yes, this is not a good thing, deal with him!Deal with the Warden!Deduct his salary!

The coach replied: "A person who even wants to grab the title of warden does not seem very smart, but he may attach great importance to this duel and care about winning or losing this kind of duel. He is very concerned about these meaningless things. Care... Isn't Damon like this? The warden said what this symptom is called... Oh, yes, it's called the second disease, and it seems that Stevenson is quite the second."

The vice president thought for a while and said, "Do you think that since Stevenson dares to do this, it means that he may become an unstable factor. Jess beat him up and subdued him? It makes sense..."

The coach said at this time: "Don't be too happy."

The vice president was confused again: "Are you saying that Jess hasn't subdued Stevenson yet? Why don't you heal him and let them fight again?"

Chris Owen: "..."

The coach said with a smile: "I'm not talking about this. Even if he refuses to accept it, letting him experience our team culture will definitely conquer him. Now we should worry about the impact on us after this incident is exposed."

"..." The vice president was stunned for a moment, and then turned on the cursing mode: "That new XXXXXX, what are you doing to provoke Jess, you have no brains XXXX, did your brain enter the seawater on the south coast...Damn it, Morris, you said How much will that affect our future signings?"

The coach rubbed his stubble: "I think it's very big. When those thorns hear that they are coming to our team, they will probably be very resistant. If those thorns are free agents, they probably won't want to come... Don't be so depressed, It's not ruled out that there are players like Stevenson who want to challenge the impossible, right?"

The vice president slumped on the chair, not wanting to talk to the coach.

Chris Irving is infinitely ignorant-the thorny players are afraid of us, so we can recruit players who are not thorny?
And some players were knocked out, is that what you care about?

Anyway, fined the warden three to five thousand dollars to make him, a shooting coach, vent his anger!
...

At 9:10 in the morning, the pre-match meeting was held on time, and it was not delayed because some players were carried to the infirmary.

Regarding the matter of Stevenson being knocked out, the coach just said that the new aid will not be able to play tonight's game, and Ray Allen and Raheem need to share some work at the small forward position.

Regarding Liu Xiu's fight, none of his teammates thought he would be dealt with.

Of course, Stevenson was KO, which was a bit beyond the expectations of his teammates.

I couldn't help hitting too much, just bumped and fell over the shoulder and passed out!
But even so, not many people were worried. Sure enough, the coaching staff ignored this matter.

After that, the coaching staff explained in detail the issue of Randolph's injury.

Originally, the teammates were very worried about this matter, but when they came to the arena this morning, they heard Stevenson bluffing and saying that he would challenge the warden and become the new warden, and everyone's attention was distracted.

A little after 8 o'clock this morning, Stevenson came to the arena for training. Earlier than him, only the veteran Mourning who came to the arena to adjust his physical condition after entering the active list before 8 am.

A hard-working player, bluffing, loud, confident and enthusiastic, familiar with himself, and actively greets every teammate... The teammate's impression of Stevenson is actually not bad.

As for Stevenson's irritability, bad temper, poor brain, perverted personality... these defects are not very important, no, isn't this person being rescued.

With the episode of Stevenson's "competition for the position of warden", the teammates felt relieved a lot because of Randolph's injury. After Sai's treatment, he didn't worry so much, instead, he felt a bit pained.

Fatigued from practice, which is always a weird thing to do with Randolph.

In their view, the butcher should be the same kind of person as the warden, the kind who is lazy, wastes talent and is better than others...

Not surprisingly, it didn't take long for the media to expose Liu Xiu's beating of Stevenson on portal websites and forums.

This matter quickly fermented on the Internet. The Trail Blazers held a press conference to explain the cause and effect of this matter. They were very honest and did not add oil or vinegar, nor did they deliberately cover up anything.

But the media didn't believe it, and used word art to lead people not to believe it, insisting on describing Liu Xiu as the kind of person who bullied the new teammate.

It is even speculated that Ray Allen, Blake, Mourning and others were also beaten when they joined.

The image of the warden has 'growth' in the direction of 'tyrant' after this incident.

Some media led fans to complain to NBA officials, asking them to suspend Liu Xiu, and some people launched a joint solicitation online, hoping to gather 1 people to petition the White House...

For Liu Xiu, these are really painless.

Petitioning to the White House in case of unresolved problems, and the beautiful scenery when encountering problems are cultural treasures with a long history of more than 200 years in the United States.

Even the American entertainment news media reported this incident as entertainment news.

...

The preparations in the morning went well. Originally, the coaching staff had some tactical adjustments and training due to the addition of new players, but now they don't need it.

Although the opponent took the initiative to knock out Gu Qi and reminded him many times to beg for mercy, Liu Xiu still felt a little guilty for knocking him out with a combo of confiscated energy.

He deliberately went to the team doctor to inquire about the situation.

Stevenson woke up shortly after fainting. Thomas Carter is currently on the team. After a detailed examination, it was determined that there was no concussion.

The reason for the dizziness, Thomas Carter said a lot of technical terms, few Liu Xiu understood.

But the general meaning is understood - I am so anxious that I am unconscious, and I will be fine after waking up and adjusting my mentality.

There is nothing wrong with Stevenson physically, but Thomas Carter suggested not to let Stevenson play tonight and let him adjust his emotions.

Having worked with NBA teams for a long time, Thomas Carter knows that the negative impact of black athletes' psychological problems is much greater than physical injuries!

There is a difference between people...

The time came to 7:40 in the evening, the Rose Garden Arena, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers entered the stadium one after another.

In the past two seasons, the Trail Blazers and the Rockets played against each other. It was a carnival day for domestic sports TV stations and basketball fans, but this season, no one cares. Originally, NBA officials wanted to use this game to warm up, but there is no such thing in China. Which TV station will buy it? Court Sports, which is currently broadcasting the NBA for free, did not broadcast this game, but broadcast the Trail Blazers game against the Nuggets the day before yesterday as a warm-up. Anyway, Anthony is currently ranked No. 5 in the scoring list. [-], and Liu Xiu also have a university relationship.

What does Team Rocket have?
Hamilton is a very good player. This season, he averaged 46 points per game with a shooting rate of 21.6%, which is a career high. His efficiency is very good, and his team performance is not bad. The Rockets have played 13 games and won 6 A record of 7 losses is not too bad for them, but he has a low-key and calm personality, no astrology, and can't find anything worthy of hype.

If it is said that Yao Ming retired directly after leaving the Rockets and stopped playing, there will be a group of people who are nostalgic for this team.

But Yao Ming left the Rockets for a stronger team, and now ranks No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. The contrast is too obvious. Domestic fans also understand how much suffering Yao Ming has encountered in the Rockets.

At this time, even if those well-known people who seem to have received money are stubbornly resisting, they can't stop the Rockets' domestic evaluation from plummeting.

Seeing such a development, Liu Xiu was very happy.

Apart from chatting with Varejao, Liu Xiu didn't have any communication with the Rockets players or anyone else before the game. The opponent's general manager Dawson came to the away game and wanted to take a group photo before the game. Liu Xiu ignore it...

The game was about to start, and Liu Xiu copied Payton's 'block flow' and Hamilton's 'chasing'.

'Blocked flow' is to defend against Alstom.

The bonus effect of Hamilton's "Pursuit": In a single round of offense, the physical exertion in basketball behaviors such as running, changing directions, accelerating breakthroughs, etc., has greatly weakened the impact on jumping and exerting force when shooting.

Liu Xiu put on the chalk and came to the field. The starting teammates who played with him were Ray Allen, Outlaws, Raheem, and Kwame Brown.

The Rockets sent Alston, Hamilton, Desmond - Mason, Varejao, Bynum's starting lineup.

Liu Xiu saw that the Rockets had Telfair, Darius Miles, Luther Hyde, and the rookie Danny Granger with good immediate combat ability on the Rockets bench, and felt that Yao Ming was really miserable. As soon as you leave, hey, the Rockets are fully staffed outside!Fortunately, these people were brought back by him, and he let the birds fly.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Kwame Brown narrowly beat Bynum to win the jump ball, and the game began!

Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Alstom's defense, he chose to break through, smashed past Alston and broke into the inside, and hit a layup against Bynum who came back.

"Andrew Bynum, 18 years old (born on October 1987, 10), height 27 cm, wingspan 211 cm, weight 224 kg, C, ability evaluation 122...speed 67, strength 80, jumping 93... The average playing time is 90 minutes, 22 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game..."

Bynum's physical talent is too explosive. He just turned 18 last month. He is younger than Kobe and Jermaine O'Neal when they entered the NBA, but his physical development is more mature. The weight of 211 cm + 122 kg seems so Lightweight, good ball quotient, and excellent defensive awareness.

But basically no defensive skills and skills, relying purely on instinct... Of course, this highlights his talent, and it can be seen that Bynum is still growing!

But whether it is Bynum or Varejao, they are still too young. On the defensive end, both of them are 210+ centimeters tall and 120+ kilograms in weight. Fortunately, the Trail Blazers have Raheem who can pull Varejao away, otherwise Liu Xiu's sudden score would be really embarrassing.

But when it comes to the offensive end, apart from occasionally giving him the ball to let him dig in the low position with his body, Bynum stands at close range and waits to eat or rush. The offense during the period was similar to that of Bynum, and he didn't even have the ability to gouge in the low post.

Ever since, Alstom almost cursed after receiving the serve and advancing to the frontcourt—the twin towers stepping on the sidelines on both sides of the three-second zone, one on the left and one on the right, are they guarding the basket as goalkeepers?
It's still the opponent's basket!
That being the case, there is only face-to-face singles. Alston is very confident in himself, and he doesn't pay attention to Liu Xiu who is guarding in front of him.

Not to mention Liu Xiu's defense, Kobe, Kidd, Larry Hughes and other first-level defense leaders come, and he has the confidence to pass.

His self-confidence is not blind, and his one-on-one breakthrough ability is also well-known in the entire league. However, he underestimated Liu Xiu's defense... It can't be said that he underestimated Liu Xiu's defense. The last time he played against Liu Xiu, the defense had improved to a certain extent, but the last time the two faced off was almost a year ago.

Alston's two-point retreat was successfully interfered by Liu Xiu, it's hard!
Kwame Brown and Raheem were solidly positioned, and Ray Allen on the left side of the free throw line retracted to protect the defensive rebound.

Rockets coach Johnny Davis felt the game was off the table.

Liu Xiu is in a good offensive state and plays very aggressively. The Blazers are solid and solid on the defensive end. Tower is so grabbing rebounds, Varejao and Bynum are useless on the offensive end.

The Rockets can only rely on the outside to deal with the Trail Blazers, but the Trail Blazers are stronger outside than inside.

As Johnny Davis thought, the Rockets didn't have any chances in the first quarter. The Trail Blazers played very hard, especially Liu Xiu, who played the most active personal offense since the beginning of the season. Going out, Raheem or Ray Allen played singles, and Liu Xiu went to play off the ball to support or support. The switch of play is decisive, and the play after the switch is quite good!

刘秀首节6投4中，外加4中4的罚球，拿到12分2板3助攻，帮助开拓者队以28比15领先火箭队13分！
But in the second quarter, as Johnny Davis expected, the Trail Blazers slacked off and did not work so hard on the defensive end. The Rockets took the opportunity to score 26 to 27 in the second quarter, biting the point difference, It didn't let the Trail Blazers widen the point difference to the point where they couldn't catch up.

But in the third quarter, after halftime, under Liu Xiu's urging, the Trail Blazers blasted a score of 31 to 25 in a single quarter, widening the point difference to 20 points in one fell swoop, leading the Rockets 86 to 66!
Although Johnny Davis' coaching ability is average, he has excellent ability to train newcomers and has rich coaching experience. He made good use of the lack of manpower at the small forward position of the Trail Blazers and survived the outlaws. After playing the hardest first quarter, the second and third quarters combined to score 51 points.

但架不住刘秀前三节打了29分钟就拿到25分5板11助攻，率队三节拿到86分！
The Trail Blazers did not send Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, and outlaws to start the outside line in the final quarter. Although the Rockets took advantage of the outside line to score 27 to 23 in the final quarter, they were still unable to recover from the defeat.

开拓者队靠着刘秀的三节25分11助攻、雷-阿伦的三节18分、夸梅-布朗的10分14板2盖帽，以109比93轻取火箭队，豪取7连胜！

...

Randolph was injured, and the Blazers suddenly emerged, it was Kwame Brown!

Played 29 minutes and got 14 rebounds. Although there are suspicions of bullying Varejao and Bynum who are still young, it is really amazing.

缺陷就是14个篮板球，有5次抢下篮板球后失误了，10分14板1助攻2盖帽5失误。

Varejao is too familiar with Kwame Brown, and even if he can't get the board, Kwame Brown is tossed enough.

Kwame Brown's game showed his great improvement in the past two years, but it also exposed his flaws more clearly-you must make a decision immediately after grabbing the ball or receiving the ball, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes.

On the second morning of the game against the Rockets, when Liu Xiu listened to Anne Hathaway read the news, she felt that the media were really enthusiastic and selfless.

These media have clearly described a series of flaws brought about by Kwame Brown's small hand, and have given examples of how to use these flaws to deal with Kwame Brown, for fear that Kwame Brown will not know his flaws , I don’t know which deficiencies to strengthen myself.

What a group of enthusiastic people!
Today the team arranged for a meeting at 1:9 pm, but Liu Xiu set off for the Rose Garden before 10:[-] am because he had an appointment for training at [-]:[-] am.

In the locker room, when Liu Xiu went to collect his training clothes and towels, the staff said that someone had already collected them for him.

Liu Xiu is not surprised, Kwame Brown or McDyess will occasionally help him get these things together.

However, when I opened the closet, I looked at the folded towels and training clothes carefully placed in the middle of the closet. The razors, nail clippers, shoelaces, draft paper, pens... etc Some of them were neatly arranged, and some things were packed in transparent boxes.

He closed the closet and looked around. This is his closet!The boss' wardrobe, the innermost cabinet.

Was it just an illusion?
He opened the closet and took another look.

Not an illusion!No vertigo!
Who did it?
Liu Xiu carefully took out the training clothes and towels, checked carefully, there was no hidden weapon, and then carefully checked the wardrobe, there was nothing wrong with it.

Just when Liu Xiu was confused, a somewhat unfamiliar face came to him and said enthusiastically, "You are here, warden!"

Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment before realizing, isn't this the new teammate who wanted to grab his title of warden yesterday and was knocked out by him?

In fact, what is unfamiliar is not the appearance, but the expression, the way of speaking, and the guy who was so arrogant yesterday and seemed to have a problem with his mind, he is completely different from him!
Seeing that Liu Xiu didn't answer, Stevenson came to his senses and said quickly, "I arrive at the arena very early every morning, and I help the warden tidy up your things."

Liu Xiu now understood that it was his new teammate who wanted to establish a good relationship after being beaten up. He smiled and said, "Thank you."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said the "three buttons", Stevenson's flattering expression immediately darkened.

Stevenson roared: "Thank you? Are you insulting me? How can you talk like that, Warden!"

Liu Xiu was silent for a while, with a ruthless face, and said, "Give me that pair of shoes at noon, or I'll kick you to death."

Stevenson showed an expression of "this is the warden in my mind", and said excitedly: "I know! It must be cleaned up!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand, and Stevenson left the locker room after saying "I don't have anything to ask for, so I'll go to training first".

Liu Xiu looked at the closed locker room door, looked at the training uniform in his hand, and didn't know what to think for a while.

The lineup structure optimization of their prison team is optimized like this?

(End of this chapter)