472. Lone Wolf King

Although Liu Xiu made 18 of 36 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, plus 7 of 8 free throws, he scored 47 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, the Trail Blazers still lost to the Clippers 83-88, their fifth consecutive victory.

Victory is ended!

At 9:21 pm, when the final whistle sounded, Rahim saw the unwillingness written on Liu Xiu's face.

Rahim stepped forward and patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder: "Warden, you have done a good enough job. It is my problem. I failed to guard against Brand."

The veteran took the initiative to take responsibility, and Liu Xiu was a little touched.

Liu Xiu knew it was not a defensive problem, and he defended the Clippers to only 88 points.

They have a lot to praise tonight. For example, they are getting better and better on the defensive end. To be able to perform like this when Kwame Brown is not around is already an extraordinary performance.

He can think this way because the negative emotions have already exploded in the first and second quarters, he has endured it, and he has calmly looked at the 14-point deficit at halftime, so that he can play better and better in the future.

Although they lost in the end, they actually gained a lot and exercised their resilience.

Also, after 47 points in this game, his consecutive 40+ times have come to 5 times. This season, his 40+ times have come to 16 times, and his scoring average has increased to 31.8 points per game!

It's a pity that the three-point shooting in the first half was too poor. If you score one more three-pointer, the mission goal of 50+ times can be temporarily completed...

Forget it, today's game was too tiring, and the warden didn't have the extra energy to heal the bishop. He can only blame Rahim for not having this blessing.

Maurice Cheeks was relieved and a little regretful when he saw Raheem comforting Liu Xiu.

A 28-year-old in his prime, willing to accept a supporting role in order to win, honest and approachable... Such an exemplary player, his contract is about to expire.

Clearing out big contracts and giving up bird rights to free up salary space to expand into the free market is the plan at this stage, but Maurice Cheeks feels that he still needs to have a good discussion with the management and carefully consider the operating standards in this regard.

In tonight's game, Maurice Cheeks is actually quite satisfied. There is nothing he can do if he loses. He has to accept the pain of taking a rest. They are guaranteed to be in the top three in the Western Conference and have little chance of reaching second place. The Mavericks have won 13 consecutive games.

Currently 59 wins and 18 losses, the season is coming to an end. As a team that is expected to win 60 games, it can still make visible progress in some aspects, so what else is needed.

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There is no time to be sad about the end of the winning streak in the schedule of 4 games in 5 days.

On the afternoon of the second day after playing the Clippers, the Trail Blazers came to Minneapolis. After resting and adjusting, they went to the Target Center to warm up and enter the game.

The Trail Blazers were greeted with passionate and angry boos from Minneapolis fans.

Although the football market is not big, the fans here are really enthusiastic, and the teams here can at least have a guaranteed box office.

After Liu Xiu ran out of the stadium with his teammates amid boos, he received a mission prompt.

Sure enough, Nowitzki, Stoudemire, Jermaine O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace and other insiders could not meet the triggering conditions of the mission "Giant Killer", which was triggered when they beat Garnett!

"Giant Killer:

Target: Kevin Garnett.

Keywords: confused.

Goal: The host needs to lead the team to defeat the Timberwolves.

Reward: 2000 healing points."

Confused?

Liu Xiu looked at Garnett, who was the last one to run out of the home team's tunnel. He seemed to be different from the previous game.

In the past, no matter what happened to Garnett, as soon as he stepped on the court, he would be full of passion. Regardless of his teammates or opponents, he would be driven by him to be full of passion and blood... But the feeling of Garnett entering the court tonight, that

His temperament is like that of a lonely wolf king licking his wounds.

Liu Xiu remembered. Garnett, who had the best performance in the league last month, stopped moving this month. Since April, he has lost five games in a row. His record has gone from 36 wins to 35 losses, and there is still some hope of entering the season.

In the playoffs, we have 36 wins and 40 losses so far, and we are out early!

Last season's Timberwolves were first in the Western Conference, and last season's Garnett was the MVP!

This season, Garnett can still perform the best in the league, but the Timberwolves can't even make the playoffs, and they haven't even entered the finals for the final playoff spot!

The most ridiculous thing is that Liu Xiu looked at the opposing starting lineup, Cassel, Sprewell, Szczerbiak, Garnett, and Przybilla.

This lineup is exceptionally healthy after the All-Star break. Cassel, who was constantly injured before the All-Star break, is back to health. Szczerbiak is back and has introduced the strong Pyrenees Przbilla, who averages 6 points, 7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.

The Timberwolves' lineup is actually stronger than last season.

But if Garnett hadn't gone 10-5 in March, the Timberwolves would have collapsed.

McHale's personal coaching operation this time is simply... Liu Xiu heard that due to pressure, McHale stated that he just did not have a suitable head coach candidate this season, and he had no choice but to take over as the head coach. At the end of this season, he

He will step down from his position as head coach and look for a better coach.

This is okay, just make amends and stop losses in time.

But Liu Xiu also heard about another embarrassing operation by McHale as a management team.

After praising the Madman for a year and having a wonderful 10-5 performance in March, McHale offered the Madman a three-year mid-level job, but the Madman rejected it.

He also offered veteran Cassel a "generous" contract worth $10 million over three years, but it was also rejected.

Liu Xiu always thought that madmen shouted "not enough for retirement" because their brains were full of water. Now he found that the Timberwolves management was the one with the bigger problem. Anyone who was praised by the Timberwolves management would feel like this.

A team will definitely give him a long-term contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, let alone a madman who is really full of water in his head.

The three-headed monster, a championship-level combination that is old but has been in good shape for two or three years, actually collapsed like this...

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At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' second back-to-back away game against the Timberwolves began.

The Trail Blazers are all playing, with the starting combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, Raheem, Randolph, and Kwame Brown on the field!

The score in the first quarter was 23 to 22, and the Trail Blazers led by 1 point entering the second quarter. It seemed that the two sides were playing back and forth, and their performances were comparable. However, in the second quarter, the gap appeared, and the Trail Blazers' score increased slightly.

Scored 24 points, while the Timberwolves' score plummeted to 18 points.

After halftime, the Trail Blazers led the Timberwolves by 7 points 47 to 40!

The real gap was reflected in the third quarter. Liu Xiu made 3 of 5 shots in a single quarter, plus 8 of 10 free throws. He scored 14 points in a single quarter, helping the Trail Blazers score 33 to 25. The Timberwolves played in this quarter

There was a surge, but Liu Xiu still easily helped the team widen the point difference.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the Timberwolves by 15 points 80-65!

From the performance of the Timberwolves in the third quarter, Liu Xiu clearly saw the gap between this opponent and their previous opponents. He could see that Garnett was different from before - he had lost his motivation! There was no such thing as the kind of force he once had even if he was just right.

A firm bite.

At the end of the quarter, Liu Xiu played for a few minutes and had no good scoring opportunities. The opponent didn't even care whether he won or lost and just stopped him from scoring. He didn't take a hard hit or leave the game early. He wasted it until he locked up the victory and ensured stability.

, and then took a rest.

In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves 105-88, improving their record to 57 wins and 20 losses!

We are only 1 win away from last season’s record! There are still 5 games left to play!

After the final whistle sounded, Liu Xiu received a prompt that the "Giant Killer" was completed and received 2,000 healing points.

What makes him regretful is that his streak of 40+ points came to an end. With 14 points in the third quarter, he scored 32 points tonight, but at least he did not lower his scoring average.

He is definitely looking forward to surpassing Kobe's record of nine consecutive 40+ games in the modern basketball era.

But it's really not a good opportunity. Teams like the Clippers don't have to block his motivation to score, but the Timberwolves have it no matter what. Liu Xiu regrets that he drafted Garnett during last year's All-Star Weekend... If he had known, he would be drafted heavier.

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Also, a team like the Jazz, which plays poorly and emphasizes defense, is not a good candidate for scoring.

Of course, this means that this is not the goal of the "Legendary Prelude", otherwise, on the basis of ensuring victory, he must win.

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On the morning of April 12, the Trail Blazers couldn't wait to leave Minneapolis and return to Portland, enjoying a warm welcome from fans at the airport.

With 4 consecutive away games and 3 wins and 1 loss, Trail Blazers fans are extremely excited.

There are 5 games left. If you win 3 of them, you will get 60 wins!

Before the start of the season, there were many media outlets that looked down on them.

There are countless situations in NBA history where the team won 50 or 55 wins in the previous season and then plummeted in the new season.

Trail Blazers fans were also worried at the time.

But now, they are approaching 60 wins!

It feels so good to slap those reporters in the face!

Liu Xiu and his teammates feel the enthusiasm of the fans. In this aspect, they can empathize with each other and have more motivation to hit 60 wins.

But the most important thing at the moment is to go home, sleep, and rest...except for Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu returned home and took her girlfriend and sister to work in the fields. Small excavators and tractors took turns planting crops of the season.

On the one hand, it is a hobby, on the other hand, it relieves stress.

The rest time was short and passed quickly. One night passed, and on April 13th, the second back-to-back of four battles in five days came!

Early in the morning, the Rose Garden Arena was already crowded, and the fans were extremely enthusiastic. Those who didn’t know it thought that the Trail Blazers were about to have a much-anticipated showdown, but in fact it was a showdown with no TV stations at this time.

Extra game - the Trail Blazers vs. the second-last Jazz in the Western Conference.

Moreover, the Jazz are a disgusting team with 26 wins and 52 losses but can limit their opponents' scoring average to 92 points per game. When Kirilenko is not injured, there is not much to watch when the Suns play the Jazz.

sex.

But that doesn't matter to Trail Blazers fans!

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Chapter completed!