Healing Basketball

Chapter 575 575. This is the real Chinese Derby! (5000 words)
"Annie, do you think we should invest or start a sports equipment brand..."

During lunch time, Liu Xiu and Anne Hathaway talked on the phone. Her girlfriend is trying to find a way to start a business this year, but she doesn't know where to start.

Today, Liu Xiu has an idea, develop peripherals!
In his previous life, when he wanted to learn how to play basketball, he pestered his family to buy a whole set of basketball equipment. But after he really learned to play, he put on shorts, a vest, and sneakers and went straight to the court. When he was sweating profusely, he went shirtless.

The reason for the idea was the ankle brace he just got.

"Big Black Bear's Ankle Guard: When the host performs back-to-back singles, it can always start at the fastest speed after turning around. (Note: affected by the physical strength at the time.)"

Looking at the bonus details of this newly obtained equipment again, he was still very excited!

For a small player like him, post-ups actually rely on explosive acceleration, but he doesn't, so his post-ups are too far from the basket and he is easily flanked.

With his selfless style of play, it doesn't matter if he is flanked. He makes good use of the opponent's flank to distribute the ball.

But as an FMVP, he has more and more confidence in his personal ability. For the same opportunity, he is more willing to take action by himself, except for individual cases.

For example, the opportunity to shoot three-pointers is naturally better for Ray Allen; the Flying Squirrel is more preferred for outside singles shots; for low-post attack, Randolph is the best choice.

Now with this equipment, his post-up scoring efficiency will become even higher!
Even if he focuses on organizing the offense, his back turn and start will be faster. If the opponent wants to block him, he will have to arrange faster position adjustments and need to move more in advance, and he will be more effective in organizing the offense.

When it came time for the team training game in the afternoon, Liu Xiu couldn't wait to try the bonus effect. Not to mention, he was not used to the sudden turn around and acceleration, but it got better after trying a few more times.

He also understood the meaning of the remark 'influenced by physical strength'. The speed will definitely be affected by physical strength, and the fastest start speed is the fastest speed that can be achieved after running under physical strength at that time.

But no matter what, it is a very big improvement for his back hitting!
In fact, he was quite surprised to break through to the top level in low-post backs. His backs have not seemed to have any personal characteristics until now.

However, he has absorbed the skills of many top back-up masters, and completed the connection of high and low back-ups, back-up application skills... and successfully raised the back-up to the top.

Just like what he thought before, since he has embarked on a road without personal characteristics from the very beginning of his studies, then he should not have personal characteristics at all, and gather the strengths of all families, just come as he finds suitable, and don't have to stick to "personal characteristics" '.

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After the team training in the afternoon, the pick-and-roll training team continued to conduct 4 sets of 5-minute continuous training. This time Fred Jones was replaced by an outlaw fanatic, who applied to join.

It just so happens that Fred Jones is going to transform into a functional player with a single characteristic. Last season, he played 65 games and averaged 6.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game. It is quite comprehensive, but this year the Trail Blazers do not need this type The backup shooting guard, because they have Ray Allen, a versatile starting shooting guard.

Both the outlaw fanatic and Stevenson can't understand each other. This teammate has expected it. From Stevenson's character, it can be seen that this guy is absolutely eyeing the starting position. The outlaw fanatic is naturally very jealous. .

Everyone doesn't care about the hostility between the two, if you want to fight, fight!
The old teammates have nothing to worry about the potential and strength of the outlaws. Instead, the veterans regard Stevenson's challenge as the driving force for the outlaws to move forward.

However, in the extra training this afternoon, several teammates were still surprised.

Compared with the extra training in the morning, Liu Xiu's back hitting has improved again!
If there is improvement in three to five days, they can accept it, but after five or six hours in the morning and afternoon, they can feel the progress... Liu Xiu has gained hundreds of healing points in this wave, and his mood is doubled. Hello.

When I got home in the evening, Liu Xiu became a 'child' again, and my parents came!
When a man stays with his parents, he seems to be younger. When he comes to do a street census, he will ask the people on the street to wait until the adults come home, even if they are almost 30 years old at this time.

His parents had already arrived in Portland in the afternoon, and he originally planned to pick them up by himself, but before his mother came, he ordered her younger brother to pick them up, so that he could focus on his work.

Liu Xiu felt that his uncle was really miserable, his blood was suppressed, and he was like a chick in front of his mother, so he was so cowardly.

His parents chose to come at this time purely because of tomorrow's "China Derby", otherwise they would not come to celebrate the New Year together in two months, and he deeply felt what is meant by his own life.

Compared with last year, now Liu Xiu and his father have more things to talk about. His father has become a real old man who understands football, but it is easy to argue with each other, but this is more normal in Liu Xiu's mother's opinion. Yes, this is normal between father and son.

In the evening, they also went to see the new house under construction. Recently, the cost of building materials and labor costs have dropped significantly. It’s still going up, but it’s driven more by the continuous dismantling of the loan contract... For Liu Xiu, nothing else matters. The important thing is that the cost of repairing the house at this time is much lower than originally estimated, mainly due to labor. The construction industry has already begun to experience a surplus of human resources.

Anne-Hathaway originally estimated that she could live in a new house during the Chinese New Year, but Liu Xiu and his mother said that it would take a few months to move in after the decoration was completed. After popularizing the science of formaldehyde safety, which has become more and more important in China in recent years, Anne- After hearing this, Hathaway felt that it made sense and agreed.

Liu Xiu also discovered some small problems of Americans, such as the common sense that Chinese people think everyone should know, but many Americans do not know.

For example, many Americans think that Texas is a country. For example, regarding the pollution of house decoration, if Americans don’t know about it, [-]% of them don’t know that there is formaldehyde. No one from the country to the businessman will take the initiative to mention this thing.

Today Anne Hathaway feels that she has learned something again, and she feels unhealthy. He moved in directly after the renovation of his house in Los Angeles.

But the saddest thing for her is that her in-laws' English improved much faster than her Chinese!
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On November 2005, 11, the game day for the first time the Trail Blazers and Pistons played against each other in the new season arrived.

Today, when he got up, took a shower and went downstairs, the whole family was ready to go, and they were dressed solemnly. If he didn't know that there was work to be done today, he almost mistakenly thought that their family members had contracted Mamba disease.

Surrounded by so many people after having breakfast, Liu Xiu quickly swallowed it in two bites. Not long after, near 8 o'clock, the filming team from Chaoting Terrace arrived, and Liu Xiu and his group set off for the Rose Garden Arena.

When I arrived at the Rose Garden Arena, I saw that Yao Ming's family was also being photographed.

Knowing that Liu Xiu’s parents would come, the imperial court had already contacted them. The filming started this morning. Liu Xiu thought his parents would be very resistant, but after they heard about it, they ran to buy clothes everywhere, so they got today’s costumes. Watching football tour...

Asked by the reporter how he felt about playing the 'Chinese Derby' again, Liu Xiu responded: "I really feel how unprecedented the domestic basketball enthusiasm in the news is...”

Yesterday Liu Xiu saw many Chinese faces outside the arena. Today, the small square outside the Rose Garden arena is almost 'occupied' by Chinese people.

Sure enough, the record is king!

Although the Chinese Derby was very lively in the past two seasons, it is far from today.

In the past, people in China supported Yao Ming only because Yao Ming was a Chinese player and Yao Ming was a strong individual. Now with the blessing of his record, Yao Ming's popularity and influence have reached a new level.

This Chinese Derby has attracted unprecedented attention and influence from the Chinese people. Judging from the enthusiasm of the fans, it may not even be able to compare with last year's Olympic Games, because at that time I didn't know that I could achieve such a good result, but now I can see Liu Xiu of China is first in the West and Yao Ming is first in the East.

During the interview, except for some irrelevant topics, most of the interview content was very official. Liu Xiu answered quite casually. He knew that if he accidentally turned on the healing mode on such an occasion, the court probably would not broadcast it.

When I came to the training ground, my teammates were also being interviewed, which lasted until 10 o'clock.

Although the start of the pre-game meeting was postponed for an hour, the Trail Blazers almost made preparations yesterday, and this matter was scheduled in advance.

It is the enthusiasm of Chinese fans and Chinese media for this game, which far exceeds the imagination of the Trail Blazers management, coaching staff, and players.

The Chinese Derby in the past two seasons has been so lively that they feel exaggerated, today is outrageous!

Some media broke the news that the average ticket price for this Chinese Derby tonight has reached an astonishing $841, setting a record for the ticket price for a single game in the NBA’s history, almost doubling the previous record!
The previous record for the average ticket price of a single game in the regular season held by Jordan's retirement game was less than $500.

This is only the official sale price of the Trail Blazers!

In terms of ticket prices, Paul Allen didn't do charity work, he earned what he deserved. The ticket prices are high, and he has face, and Portland fans are not short of money.

All of this made the Trail Blazers players extremely excited.

In the ancient oriental country with a population of more than one billion on the other side of the ocean, even if only one-tenth or one-twentieth of the people watched the live broadcast, the number of people was more than that of most countries.

Playing a game under the attention of so many fans, it would be too shameful if the game is not played well!
...

Tonight's Rose Garden Arena is very different. Nearly half of the [-] fans are Chinese.

Liu Xiu was not surprised to see this scene at the entrance of the player tunnel.

There will always be a group of people in the country who are not short of money...

The hustle and bustle of the day is over, and the game will start in a while.

"Detroit Pistons, 12 wins and 2 losses, averaging 98.5 points per game, conceding 91.7 points per game... averaged 7.2 three-pointers per game, and 39.1% three-pointers..."

Compared with the data of the Pistons last season, it is completely two teams.

The defense is still the top, but the rhythm is not so slow.

The biggest change is the three-pointer. The average number of three-pointers made per game is fifth in the league, and the three-pointer rate is third in the league!

Some of these changes were brought about by Yao Ming, but more of them were brought about by that man—Philip Saunders with forehead tattoos when he opened his eyes.

The Pistons have had no offensive system in the past two seasons, and the changes Sanders has brought to the Pistons' offense are bigger than a shotgun for a cannon.

"Chauncey Billups, 29 years old, 191 cm, 92 kg, PG, ability rating 88, offense 81, defense 91... averaged 16 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal per game... shooting 40.6% from the field, three Shooting 44% from the field, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game..."

Billups's three-point ability was played by Sanders. Under Larry Brown, Billups was just an outside shooter. When Sanders came, Billups became Carter. The strongest outside gun around!

It is the fact that the three-point shooting rate is higher than the overall shooting rate, which shows that he is really wavering + unstable offensively, and there is a reason for his wandering before entering the peak period.

"Vince Carter, 28 years old, 198 cm, 100 kg, SG/SF, ability rating 92... averaged 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1 block per game... shooting 44.9% from the field and 39% from the three-point range ..."

Maybe it was caused by stepping, or maybe it was because he was too uncompetitive in the early stages of his career and was too careless in improving his personal abilities... Carter, who was at the peak of his career in theory, did not have a higher level of ability, which made Liu Xiu feel lucky and regretful .

"Yao Ming, 25 years old, 226 cm, 136 kg, C, ability evaluation 93, offense 97, defense 88... averaged 32 minutes per game, averaged 22.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.5 steals and 2 blocks... shooting 51.9 %, free throw percentage 86.2%..."

Yao Ming's scoring average per game has not improved much compared to last season, but his playing time has decreased a bit, and he has more powerful teammates. The improvement is actually quite obvious, and his rebounds have decreased...Yao Ming's rebound protection ability is not based on how much he grabs In terms of rebounds, Ben Wallace's gradually declining rebounds have risen against the trend this season. So far this season, he has averaged 14.5 rebounds per game, the second highest in his career!
But in Liu Xiu's view, Yao Ming is still not at his peak. He remembers that in the original time and space, Yao Ming averaged 34 points per game in less than 25 minutes per game in one year. How strong is this performance?

In the modern basketball era, among all the centers who averaged less than 35 minutes per game but scored at least 25 points, except for Yao Ming, the only one was Shaquille O'Neal in the 98-99 season.

The flounder averaged 16 points and 8 assists per game, the flying man averaged 24 points per game, and the little giant averaged 22.5 points per game.

Without the butcher, the warden feels a lot of pressure now!

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At 7:40 p.m., the lights dimmed and the Pistons, who were on the road, entered the arena first.

Carter, Billups, Yao Ming, Prince, and Ben Wallace entered the arena one after another. Fans booed wildly beyond Yao Ming's expectations!He felt his face was swollen!
Not many of the nearly [-] Chinese fans at the scene cheered for him. Even if this is the home court of the warden, it seems unreasonable to him!
Originally, the domestic fans who came to watch the game were prepared to enjoy the rain and dew, and both teams supported it, but!

Sitting in this arena, I can feel the fanatical atmosphere of the Rose Bay Devil's home court. Driven by the fans of the Trail Blazers, except for a few fans who hate and dislike Liu Xiu, everyone chooses to cheer for the Trail Blazers tonight. As for Yao Ming... isn't he at the Trail Blazers' home court tonight, so he has to look like he's watching the game at home. Next time he has the opportunity to go to the Pistons' home court to watch the Chinese Derby, let's talk about cheering for Yao Ming.

When the home team played and Liu Xiu ran out with his teammates, the cheers on the scene made the Pistons players who were playing at the Palace of Auburn Hills feel astonished!
The atmosphere in this arena is amazing!
Carter patted Yao Ming, the scene was too noisy, he asked loudly: "Little giant, are you and the warden so much less popular in your country?"

The spotlight was on the side of the home team's player tunnel, and the visiting team had only dim light coming from that side, but Yao Ming still felt that his teammates' eyes were all focused on him under Carter's loud voice... How angry!

He thought it was unreasonable, but the Chinese people who came to watch the game today seemed to be fans of Liu Xiu... This made his already strong fighting spirit even higher!

Originally, it was discussed with the imperial court and NBA officials. For such a grand game tonight, the players of the two teams temporarily put aside their past grievances and took a friendly group photo before the game.

Both teams agreed, but they both changed their minds after entering the field.

The atmosphere has been enhanced to this point, so friendship comes first and competition comes second?What a joke!
It is even more unacceptable for the Pistons players.

'The Warden's Fall', great start for the Blazers, disgrace for the Pistons players!

Fans from China are ready to welcome the baptism of "friendship" and "appreciation between opponents", but the players of the two teams do not pay attention to each other after entering the field. They seize the last time to prepare. The TV station and the official staff of the league all come If you look for them, they don't answer.

This made the domestic fans who came to watch the game even more excited!
The commentator of Chaoting TV was dumbfounded, and quickly found a reason to make up for it, but the fans in front of the TV were very excited!
Because it is a "Chinese Derby" relationship, the players of the two teams give face and play well for me and everyone, domestic fans can also accept it, it's a normal operation.

But the two teams showed their inner dissatisfaction with each other so truly, and most fans in front of the TV brightened their eyes!
That's right!

The two teams with such deep grievances should be like this!
In a VIP box at the game site, Stern, Stu Jackson, Joke, Jerry Colangelo and other top NBA personnel gathered to watch the game.

Seeing that the two teams disregarded the scripts arranged by the league, the joke's expression was distorted, and he expressed his dissatisfaction with the two teams in a sharp voice.

Stern asked Stu Jackson: "What do you think we should do now?"

Stu Jackson hesitated and said, "I think they should continue to be on opposite sides."

Stu Jackson's answer is a standard imitation of David Stern's way of controlling the situation.

Stern listened but was noncommittal.

It's not that he doesn't like this answer, on the contrary, he likes it very much, but he has to worry about the commercial issues of the league and make money. Adam Silva is too good.

However, Stern thought of the average ticket price of more than 800 US dollars tonight, which can be described as exaggerated ticket revenue, and the tens of millions of US dollars a year's regional live broadcast fees that the Trail Blazers signed casually, Unlike Yao Ming who can only exploit the Chinese market, this one from Portland is also very popular in the North American market!
(End of this chapter)