Chapter 614 614. Miracle VS Miracle
"He is different from Kobe, he is scarier than Kobe.
Kobe, you know he must score, because if he doesn't score, the Lakers have no way to win. Although it is difficult to guard against him, we at least have a clear goal.
Warden is different. Warden’s teammates are better, he has more choices to make, and he is very good at using his threats to create scoring opportunities for his teammates. As opponents, although we know his purpose, we have no
Method, because he can really score more than 70 points. Tony and Manu's reactions are normal. The warden just scored 76 points. Anyone will make the same choice as them..."
On the evening of January 14, in Room 04 on the 4th floor of the Bayfront Hotel near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Liu Xiu was watching TV, Duncan's exclusive interview this morning.
Although we just played back-to-back games yesterday and the day before yesterday, there was no chance to rest. After lunch today, I followed the team here. Tomorrow we will go to Auckland to start another back-to-back game, again in an away game.
After the Trail Blazers won 10 consecutive victories, the Spurs were regarded as the top team most likely to end the Trail Blazers' winning streak. However, they lost twice against the Trail Blazers, and the main reasons for the losses were the same.
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Duncan responded to this in an exclusive interview with ESPN. Liu Xiu turned on the TV when he saw ESPN's promotion.
Duncan's response to this matter was similar to what Liu Xiu thought.
This paralyzed man will not be as tough as his warden, nor will he evade responsibility or reason, but will explain the actual situation.
On the afternoon of the next day, Liu Xiu went with the team to the Oakland Arena in neighboring Oakland to prepare for the game.
After arriving at the away game yesterday and only starting to prepare for the game this afternoon, Liu Xiu felt quite fresh. The purpose of the coaching staff was obvious, to give the players more rest time.
At 5:40 in the evening, the Trail Blazers and Warriors entered the Oakland Arena one after another.
Most of the Warriors players are full of fear. They are facing the Trail Blazers, who have won 16 consecutive games and are currently 32 wins and 5 losses!
And they only have 13 wins and 26, third from the bottom in the Western Conference. In the Western Conference, only the Hornets and Timberwolves have worse records than them.
The term 'weak team' has been engraved into the bones of this team. Regardless of the lineup, it has the core of Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, Dunleavy, Murphy, Pietrus, and Fisher.
The lineup, as well as newcomers with outstanding potential such as Biedrins, Monta Ellis, Ike Diogu, etc., is definitely not bad.
Their problem is coach selection, not about coaching ability, but about lack of fit.
The last time they put together a luxurious lineup, they chose Adelman as the head coach. This time they put together a bunch of talents and most of them turned into combat effectiveness. They also chose Mike Montgomery as the coach... The coach and the players are completely unsuitable.
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The management has more problems. In order to maintain the trade value of Adonal Foyre, who has retained his big contract, the Warriors management has to ask the head coach to put Foyre in the starting position and give him enough playing time.
The center averaged only 4 points and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes per game.
When basketball fans in the Greater Bay Area mentioned this, they were joking about whether Foyle took a bullet for the Warriors management.
But not everyone is afraid of the Warriors when they see the Trail Blazers!
Not so with a beard!
Looking at Liu Xiu, who has become a recognized superstar and won the FMVP, Baron Davis is so unwilling! He was the template for this guy back then!
What makes him even more unhappy now is that the news in the past two days is criticizing the Spurs for failing to complete the task of ending the Trail Blazers' winning streak.
The bearded man feels ignored!
He's going to end the Trail Blazers' winning streak!
But how are they going to end the Trail Blazers' winning streak after averaging 97.2 points per game and conceding 102 points per game this season? He doesn't care! He just wants to win!
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At 6 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Warriors started.
After 2 hours and 21 minutes of play, the Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors 112-96, easily winning their 17th consecutive victory!
Randolph made a killing tonight, making 14 of 25 shots and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 37 points and 17 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds.
Ray Allen scored 19 points on 7 of 15 shots. With teammates scoring, he returned to his regular play style.
Liu Xiu played 29 minutes, made 5 of 8 shots, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He clocked out in the third quarter! His 8th triple-double this season!
The menacing bearded man made 6 of 16 shots tonight, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 17 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
Losing doesn't make Big Beard very angry. Although he shouted in interviews that he wanted to end the Trail Blazers' winning streak and told his teammates during the game that they must win, he has long been used to losing.
What made him angry was that the other party didn't take him to heart at all and didn't defend him in a targeted manner.
6 of 16 shots from the field, which is not really how good the Trail Blazers are in defense. The Beard's average shooting performance this season is just like this, with a shooting percentage of only 37% so far this season.
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"Opening up new tracks:
The host led the team to 17 consecutive victories, surpassing the Lakers' longest winning streak of 16 in the 21st century.
Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: 20,000 healing points and turning on the endless mode.
Endless mode: The host needs to lead the team to continue to hit a higher winning streak.
Reward: Determined based on the final winning streak.”
After defeating the Warriors, Liu Xiu received a system prompt that the final goal of this mission was here!
In fact, regardless of whether there is a mission or not, up to now, his goal must be to continue winning!
The next day, on the morning of January 16, the Trail Blazers left Oakland and flew to Seattle.
In the past, Randolph liked to show off to others that the team had a special plane, but in the past two days when he saw the "Rose Bay Prison", he howled.
There are many teammates who share the same sentiment as Randolph.
Arriving at the hotel in Seattle at noon, after resting for an afternoon, Liu Xiu followed the team to the Key Arena to challenge the SuperSonics away from home.
Last night's opponent was the third from last in the Western Conference, and tonight's opponent, the Sonics, was fourth from last, with 15 wins and 24 losses. However, the Warriors have basically no room to sink, while the Sonics still have.
After the start of this season, the SuperSonics found many buyers for Radmanovic, who signed a qualifying contract, in an attempt to recover some losses.
Entering the new era, the market for shooting forwards like Radmanovic is still good.
But Radmanovic, who had the power to veto trades, vetoed many trade plans. It was not until the beginning of this month that his next team became the Clippers. He finally agreed. After leaving Seattle, he would naturally go to a larger and more prosperous city.
The three Musketeers only have one gun left, but Lewis's statistics have improved a lot. So far this season, he has averaged 21.4 points per game with a 45% field goal percentage and 39% three-point shooting rate, a career high. Although he has already entered the NBA.
He is in his 8th season, but he only turned 26 last summer and has just entered the prime period of his career. Although the Sonics are not good, he has attracted much attention.
But for such a top scoring power forward, it is quite difficult for the Sonics to keep him. Lewis's contract has one year left and expires in 2007. The Sonics management wants to renew the contract in advance and offers 90 million for 6 years.
The renewal offer was rejected by him.
In addition, there are rumors that wealthy owner Howard Schultz has lost patience and wants to sell the team, and the entire Sonics team is panicking...
However, after the game started at 8 p.m., the Trail Blazers found it more difficult than imagined!
In the first quarter, the Sonics relied on Lewis's 11 points and 3 assists and Ridnour's 7 points and 3 assists to lead the visiting Trail Blazers 32-31 and gain the initiative in the opening game!
The Trail Blazers' defensive performance plummeted tonight, not just because Kwame Brown continued to be absent, but because the overall defensive performance was extremely poor.
Fatigue! Both physical and mental fatigue!
Coupled with the impact of injuries, the Trail Blazers' defense collapsed tonight!
Liu Xiu's overall defensive performance is top-notch, but as a defender, he is not the decisive factor on the defensive end.
Fortunately, McDyess did a good job responding to the mid-range shot and scored 8 points. In addition to Liu Xiu's 6 points and 2 assists, the Flying Squirrel and Raheem each scored 4 points, and the Trail Blazers relied on offense in the first quarter.
Seize the situation.
In the second quarter, the Sonics continued their efforts. Chris Wilcox, who was replaced by Radmanovic, scored 9 points on 4 of 6 shots, Nick Collison scored 7 points, and Lewis
6 points... The team scored 29 points in a single quarter, beating the Trail Blazers 29 to 26!
After halftime, the SuperSonics led the Trail Blazers by 4 points 61 to 57!
In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers finally cheered up and entered the state through the half-time 'warm-up'. The defensive end improved. The SuperSonics only scored 25 points in the third quarter, while the Trail Blazers relied on Liu Xiu's 9 points.
Points, Ray Allen, Randolph, McDyess, Raheem, Stevenson scored 4 points, and Fred Jones scored a wing three-pointer, scoring 32 points in a single quarter.
After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the SuperSonics by 3 points, 89-86, entering the inter-quarter break.
The Trail Blazers' offensive performance dropped in the final quarter, but fortunately they had suppressed the Sonics' offensive firepower in the third quarter. The two teams scored 27 to 25 in the final quarter.
In the end, Liu Xiu's 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, McDyess's 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Ray Allen's 14 points, Randolph's 13 points and 8 rebounds, Raheem and the Flying Squirrel's 9
The Outlaws scored 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals... The Trail Blazers narrowly defeated the SuperSonics 116-111!
Although Liu Xiu got the highest score tonight, in his opinion, tonight's victory was the result of the concerted efforts of the whole team!
Facing the Sonics, who lost two guns, the Trail Blazers were beaten by the opponent in the first half. It was obvious that in the last game of four games in five days, their team's physical strength and energy had reached their limit.
Fortunately, in the second half, their team recovered and worked hard for the 18-game winning streak known as the 'miracle winning streak', and finally completed the reversal! Winning a miraculous 18-game winning streak!
After celebrating with his teammates for a while, Liu Xiu accepted a post-game interview with Time Warner Cable Sports.
Originally, the game against the Warriors last night and the SuperSonics game tonight were not broadcast live, but haven't the Trail Blazers been on a winning streak? They have won consecutively to this point. As long as the winning streak does not end, there will always be TV stations that will broadcast it.
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Reporters were ready to listen to Liu Xiu's pretense, but when asked about his 18th consecutive victory, Liu Xiu kept blaming his teammates. Even those who didn't play were praised for "waving the towel beautifully."
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The reporter was cursing that the warden had become official tonight, and when he felt that there would be nothing to interview tonight, the leader's voice came from the earphones.
Hearing the news coming from the earphones, the reporter was stunned for a moment, and then asked several times, "Is it true?" The voice got louder and louder, and even Liu Xiu, who was bragging about his teammates, was interrupted.
Liu Xiu was not puzzled for long. The reporter asked hastily: "Warden, just now, Kobe Bryant scored 80 points in a single game against the Raptors..."
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Chapter completed!