Randolph calmed down and complained: "No wonder Carmelo doesn't like to talk to you about basketball-related things... Pierce came to watch my game that time. I remember he wanted to help the University of Kansas recruit me."

"you go?"

"No, I finally chose Michigan State because my idol Magic Johnson went to college there."

Liu Xiu asked curiously: "Then why did Pierce give you clothes?"

Randolph thought for a while: "I remember there was a news report at that time, which exposed the fact that I only had two pairs of jeans to wear during my four years of high school. Two months before I decided to go to Michigan State University, I received the letter.

Hundreds of pairs of pants from current or retired players."

"It's great to live a long time, you can see everything..."

After breakfast, Liu Xiu thought Randolph was going to catch up on his sleep, but it turned out that Randolph went to play cards with his teammates. When he took the "Rose Bay Prison" to Charlotte in the afternoon, Randolph was still playing dice.

After playing the game, I went to bed after arriving at the hotel in Charlotte.

Liu Xiu didn't even know whether to say Randolph had perseverance or lacked perseverance.

Anyway, I still had some self-discipline in the past two years, but now it's completely broken.

But in the early part of this season, Randolph worked too hard and was injured repeatedly. Liu Xiu will not stimulate Randolph in this regard as he did before. He will do whatever he wants. Randolph is already very good now.

Stronger.

If a stronger player is needed, then he himself becomes stronger...

At night, the second 40-win team this season was announced.

The Pistons narrowly defeated the Heat 104 to 102. Wade hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant in his rookie season. He made a hollow shot from outside the basket and improved the record to 40 wins and 9 losses.

Liu Xiu checked and found out that the Pistons had four games in five days before the All-Star Weekend. It was hard to say whether they could maintain single-digit losses.

Also, as long as the Pistons lose another game, the Trail Blazers can lock in the half-time championship.

Another competitor, the Spurs, had lost 11 games. When the Trail Blazers won their 41st victory, they had already secured the Western Conference half-way championship.

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After a night's rest, February 11th came, the penultimate game day before the Trail Blazers All-Star Weekend.

At 5:30 in the evening, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Bobcats started at the Time Warner Center in Charlotte.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Outlaw, Aaron Williams, Kwame Brown.

Bobcats starting lineup: Brevin Knight, Matt Carroll, Gerald Wallace, Marvin Williams, Primoz Brezek.

Tonight, Ray Allen and Randolph take turns to rest, Payton also rests, Blake is injured, and four of them cannot play. At noon, Lou Williams was recalled and entered the activation of this game.

List.

Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff was unhappy when Maurice Cheeks made such an adjustment, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Bickerstaff looked at his own lineup and selected Marvin Williams with the second overall pick. Boss Joe had really good vision.

With their lineup, if they pick Paul, they will just stand up!

Okafor was reimbursed for the season after playing more than 20 games, Gerald Wallace suffered a lot of injuries, and the back line was in disarray...Matt Carroll could even be a starter.

Matt Carroll, whose annual salary is only $1.15 million, averages 9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 41%. His defense is still above the standard. He is a good player, but as a starter... the game is about to happen anyway.

As for the fight, we already have 10 wins and 40 losses, so we don’t need to worry so much.

After the game started, Liu Xiu easily hit the Bobcats' perimeter.

Liu Xiu directly ran over Blevins Knight, who was 178 centimeters tall;

Old teammate Matt Carroll and Liu Xiu combine skills with physical fitness with ease;

Gerald Wallace is the only one who can withstand it, but he can interfere with Liu Xiu from long and mid-range. If Liu Xiu goes deep inside, he won't be able to withstand it, and the Bobcats team doesn't have many flanking attacks.

With the exception of players like Matt Carroll who are struggling at the bottom, everyone else on the Bobcats team is only thinking about how to get good data and get a new contract.

When defending alone, he could still cover Liu Xiu's long-range shot. When McDyess came on the court and Liu Xiu focused on pick-and-roll offense, Gerald Wallace had absolutely no choice.

Liu Xiu made 4 of 7 shots in the first quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 12 points in a single quarter, leading the Trail Blazers to lead the Bobcats by 5 points, 23-18, entering the second quarter.

Liu Xiu continued his efforts in the second quarter, making 5 of 7 shots and 1 of 1 free throw to score 11 points. After halftime, Liu Xiu scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, leading the team to a 7-point lead over the Bobcats 48-41.

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In the second half, the Trail Blazers stabilized their offensive performance in the second quarter. They scored 26 points in the third quarter and 27 points in the fourth quarter. The Bobcats only had 21 points for two consecutive quarters and scored 53 to 42 in the second half.

Liu Xiu's score remained stable in the second half, with 14 points in the third quarter and 8 points in the final quarter.

Liu Xiu made 16 of 28 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, plus 10 of 12 free throws. In 37 minutes of playing time, he scored 45 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals, leading the Trail Blazers to easily defeat the Bobcats 101-83.

, improving the record to 43 wins and 8 losses!

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Liu Xiu scored 40 points or more in a single game for the fourth time this season. The Trail Blazers coaching staff was very excited.

Although they believed that Liu Xiu could switch back to the scoring mode at any time and step up to score high points when he was needed to lead the team to win, they were still extremely happy after this was actually confirmed.

There is always some concern. As Liu Xiu's playing skills increase and his game experience becomes richer, it is actually difficult to say whether his ability to freely switch playing modes will continue.

Things like aura will fade over time.

Defeating the Bobcats is another thing that is exciting for the Trail Blazers coaching staff and players.

When they defeated the Bobcats, the Pistons played the Heat at home at the same time.

The Pistons and Heat play back-to-back home and away games, which is something the NBA intends to do before the All-Star Weekend. Yesterday the Pistons defeated the Heat in the away game, and today the Heat stole the spotlight back in the away game...

The fans were very excited to watch the fierce battle between the two top contenders in the Eastern Conference. The official goal of the NBA was achieved.

The Trail Blazers are also happy. The two competitors in the Eastern Conference have exhausted each other, and they have benefited from it. The Pistons' record has become 40 wins and 10 losses.

The Trail Blazers now have a lock on the half-season championship!

The morning after beating the Bobcats, the Trail Blazers left Charlotte and headed to the last city in six consecutive games, heading north...

At noon, Liu Xiu followed the team to Toronto. After arriving at the hotel, he stayed in the room and did not go out.

When Butcher and Outlaws came to Liu Xiu to play CS, Liu Xiu complained: "Why doesn't the league arrange our game against the Raptors in April? At least it won't be so cold then. They are really targeting them.

Our big prison team!”

Randolph echoed: "That's right!"

The Outlaws analyzed it from a professional perspective: "Generally speaking, games in April will reduce the team's flight journey. Portland is too far away from here, so we won't arrange it that way. The best way is to make it so far apart."

Teams that are far away are played together in consecutive away games, just like Charlotte and Boston in our consecutive away games this time, they are too far away from us.

When the Raptors played against us away from home, I remember it was one of the consecutive away games. In April, we generally do not arrange more than two consecutive away games, nor do we arrange a single away game that spans the entire United States. Therefore,

Theoretically, there's no way we could play the Raptors in April."
Chapter completed!