406. My Territory Part 1

Anthony was startled by the strong hostile atmosphere at the scene!

When he came last year, there were Chinese fans holding banners saying 'Friendship first, competition second'!

Why does it feel like I'm going to bite him to death this time?

He certainly wasn't intimidated, but he was certainly surprised by the atmosphere at the Trail Blazers' home court.

No one doesn't like the atmosphere at their home court, but this is the atmosphere at the opponent's home court, which is very annoying.

No, Anthony clearly felt that some of his teammates were shocked.

Not to mention the visiting Nuggets, even Liu Xiu was shocked.

The last time they played the Kings, they didn't have such an atmosphere.

Young rookies such as Liu Xiu, Outlaw, and Butcher are ignorant and inexperienced. Veterans like Raheem who have never experienced a strong team are also in shock, while veterans such as Payton and Little Flying Squirrel who have experienced championship competition

, although I am also surprised, but it is a surprise, a surprise!

They both soon understood why there was such a sudden change.

To be precise, this is not a sudden change, but a cumulative qualitative change, but the speed is so fast that even Payton, a veteran who has played for more than ten years, is speechless.

Fans still have fond memories of being able to compete for the championship in 2000. Last season, Liu Xiu led the team to win the half-season championship as soon as he arrived, and finally ranked second in the Western Conference and won the All-Star votes. Last season, the Trail Blazers were the first to win the championship.

Three years later, he once again broke through the first round. This season, Liu Xiu had the best start to the month, scoring 72 points in a single game. Now in the middle of the season, the team is bucking the trend. The Flying Squirrel, who was once the most popular star among local fans, is king as a substitute.

Returning... When Liu Xiu yelled, "I will win 10 consecutive games," it stimulated the fans to that point and created a wonderful chemical reaction.

Their Rose Garden Arena already has the prototype of the Devils’ home stadium!

Although Liu Xiu was a little confused, he always thought about things in a simple direction - this is definitely a good thing!

Now was not the time to be shocked. He adjusted his expression and showed the same faint smile as before. Amidst the shouts of the DJ and the sudden change of crazy cheers from the fans at the scene, he ran into the stadium with his teammates!

The biggest role of this atmosphere is not to intimidate opponents, but to enhance the fighting spirit, confidence, cohesion, and motivation of our own team members... There are many benefits!

After the lights came on, Liu Xiu could still feel that tonight's Rose Garden Arena was very different from usual. He didn't have the experience of Payton, Flying Squirrel and others, and he didn't have time to communicate and discuss this matter now, but

He just wants to capture that feeling, hoping to continue this atmosphere...

The system prompt is coming!

"It's great to have friends from far away. Congratulations to the host for successfully getting the opportunity to open the Devil's home court. It just so happened that the host's good brother Carmelo Anthony came to the Rose Garden Arena as a guest. The host needs to let Anthony witness the birth of the Devil's home court.

, give it the most heart-warming cure... The Lord of Time series of missions: My territory triggers."

"My territory:

Goal 1: Defeat Carmelo Anthony from what he is best at. The host must score higher than Carmelo Anthony in this game.

Goal 2: Lead the team to defeat the Nuggets and win 9 consecutive victories.

Reward: My territory (Buff).”

"My Territory (Buff): When the Trail Blazers play at home, the Devil's Home Mode is turned on, which makes it easier for the fans to get into the state. The host teammates' fighting spirit, motivation and other aspects will be improved in all aspects, suppressing the momentum of the visiting team (the visiting team).

Impact on players’ psychological quality).

Activation conditions: The host appears in the game."

When I saw the mission description, although I was not as experienced as Peyton and Little Flying Squirrel and could not figure out what was going on at once like the two of them, I still got a general idea.

The devil's home court!

This task must be completed!

Liu Xiu can already think of the benefits that the Devils' home court has brought to them, such as the strong sense of oppression when they met the invincible OK combination in the playoffs last year. If they encounter such a strong opponent again, at least they can play at home.

Significantly reduce psychological pressure and allow your own strength to be used normally!

…

The road to becoming the Lord of the Age is always lonely. Once the Devil's Home Field is opened, it means that there are only opponents and no friends on his territory.

In the manic atmosphere at the scene, Liu Xiu and Anthony both had a tacit understanding and did not have to say hello before the game. Both of them focused on preparing for the game. Anthony inspired his teammates and helped some teammates get rid of the pressure caused by the manic atmosphere at the scene.

Liu Xiu doesn't have as many worries as Anthony. On the contrary, the Trail Blazers coach is worried that the players are too excited and is still trying to channel their overly excited emotions.

The head coach and chief assistant coach have both won championships as the core, so they naturally know what this is like.

Like Payton, the two of them also felt that it was exaggerated. They were not highly educated and could only shout, "Fuck!"

"Denver Nuggets, 28 wins and 15 losses, averaging 103.6 points per game, allowing 97.3 points per game..."

"Carmelo Anthony, 20 years old, 203 cm, 105 kg, SF/PF, ability evaluation 89, offense 93, defense 77... averaged 25.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game..."

Just looking at the points scored and lost per game, the Nuggets and Trail Blazers are almost the same.

However, the record is 5 games behind, which means that the Nuggets are not as good as the Trail Blazers in grasping the key stages of some games.

Liu Xiu is still very confident about this game, but Anthony's strength has improved faster than Liu Xiu thought!

In Liu Xiu's perception, Anthony in the original time and space had little ambition. He did not have such an urgent desire for the championship when he was young. He even said, "The biggest regret in my career is not seeing Beane and LeBron compete."

Finals match'.

It can be said that Anthony is a representative of wasted talent.

But here, Anthony is obviously more competitive, more ambitious, his talents are better developed, and his team is better because of him.

Liu Xiu turned his attention to the opponent's coach.

George Karl took over the Nuggets and activated the team. The Nuggets, which had a bunch of physical men, followed the new rules and became one of the fastest-paced teams in the league. However, he did not go there.

Instead of imitating the Suns, they took a new path and developed a 'track and field flow' style of play, which was based on fast-paced offense and defense transitions and played defensive counterattacks, which was very difficult to do.

Liu Xiu had two impressions of this coach who was a die-hard fan of Kobe. One was that he loved Kobe so much that he named his son Kobe; the other was that he asked Iguodala to step in for Curry but Iguodala refused.

, Iguodala also left the Nuggets directly in the summer to become Curry's thigh.

Let’s not talk about character and talent. George Karl’s use of point guards and exploration of the strength of role players can be discussed together with Popovich and D’Antoni. For example, Andre Miller, who was

Consider the use of point guards as data brushes.

"Andre Miller, 28 years old, 188 cm, 93 kg, PG, ability evaluation 86, offense 87, defense 80...averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.6 steals per game...shooting rate 47.7%, three-pointer

Hit rate 13%..."

Under George Karl, Andre Miller got rid of many bad habits and truly became a first-class point guard. His contribution to the Nuggets' winning was greatly increased. The decline in statistics has nothing to do with the assists king.

However, his value has increased significantly, and his statistics have also improved. His shooting percentage is a career high, and his turnover rate is a career low.

When the game was about to start and the system prompted to challenge the copy object, Liu Xiu decisively turned on the rhythm-pressing mode - back-to-back flow!

"The Great Magician:

Game status.

Copy objects:

Teammate: Zach Randolph, special skill transfer talent: low post play, bonus effect: when the host is in the low post, strength +3; when choosing to turn around in the post singles, speed +3 within 1 second; when the host

When using a low post to gain shooting space, layup +3, close shot +3.

Opponent: Andre Miller, special skill transformation talent: King of post-ups, bonus effect: when the host uses the post-up singles technique, if he is in a high position, the turning speed will be greatly improved, and the mid-range shot will be +4 within two seconds

; If in the low position, strength +2, within two seconds after turning or turning over, close range shooting +2."

The long-awaited double-back bonus is here!

…

At 7:58, the two teams started playing.

Nuggets starting lineup: Andre Miller, Voshon Leonard, Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Camby.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Raheem, Randolph, Kwame Brown.

Due to the matchup, the Trail Blazers asked Payton to come on as a substitute tonight. Payton happily accepted this arrangement, knowing that one day this would eventually happen.

Liu Xiu pulled up his knee pads and walked onto the court. He looked at Nene on the opposite bench. It was really luxurious. But although Kenyon Martin would never have the possibility of making the All-Stars after leaving Kidd, his strength is definitely better than the current second-year player.

The inside is much stronger.

However, Liu Xiu estimated that when the Nuggets management saw that several of the first-round picks they gave to the Nets were turned into Tracy McGrady by the Nets, they were ready to jump off the building. The Nets traded last summer

When they acquired Tracy McGrady, countless Nuggets fans went to Denver's Pepsi Center to paint a beautiful scene.

The Nets used the Nuggets' draft picks to acquire McGrady, which is much more excessive than trading these draft picks to acquire Carter in the original time and space. Carter is a second-team leader, but McGrady has twice been in the first team and is younger.

But except for teams like the Nets, which have to take a gamble, not many teams would believe that the Magic would really be so happy to trade a superstar who has just turned 25 and has already won two first-team games and two scoring titles.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time and threw the ball into the air.

Camby narrowly beats Kwame Brown to win the jump ball, and the Nuggets attack first!

The track and field competition begins!

Andre Miller received the ball and took two quick dribbles. Voshan Leonard passed the ball to Anthony. Anthony took a step, pulled to the outside, and calmly passed the ball back to Andre Miller who was running over.

Miller.

The Trail Blazers used crazy defense changes to block the Nuggets' track flow in the opening fast break, but the fast break was blocked and the defensive formation was messed up.
Chapter completed!