Liu Xiu actually played a lot of time tonight and took a lot of shots. He made 9 shots, but he only made 3 of 9 shots.

Mainly three wide-open three-pointers, all of which were solid.

But regardless of whether Liu Xiu was strong or not, he took the shot when he received the ball in a wide gap and had no better chance to pass it out.

Although no points were scored, there was one benefit - the team's offense was running smoothly.

Regardless of whether he made the shot or not, he was so confident in his shooting. If he was sure he should make the shot, he would make the shot.

This was encouraged by Kevin Plitchar during timeouts and intervals, making him sure that what he felt was the right thing to do was the right idea.

The game itself...

In the game against the Mavericks, before Liu Xiu came on the court, he was looking forward to having a good fight with a man with long hair from the Mavericks. However, this game was the time for Randolph to show off his power, and he was just a small helper.

But don't mention it, this is in line with what he imagined his rookie season to be like before the season started.

Not scoring in double figures is always a sad thing. The record of never scoring less than 10 points in a single game in his career was broken so quickly...

But it was the Mavericks' performance tonight that opened Liu Xiu's eyes!

Team Liu Xiu knew that the Mavericks were not doing well together, but he never thought it could be so bad!

Jamison took the initiative to come to the bench after two starts, allowing Nowitzki to return to the power forward position.

Many people say that Anthony Walker can play small forward, Jamison can play on the bench, and Nowitzki can play power forward. How good, three-person rotation.

However, it is true that Anthony Walker can play the small forward position, and he plays the small forward position, but his offensive area and offensive method are almost the same as Nowitzki!

Which area Nowitzki wants to focus on, Anthony Walker also needs that position, what kind of tactical role Nowitzki needs, Anthony Walker also needs it, and needs it more!

Not only that, Jamison is in the same situation.

No matter how the three brothers rotate, as long as the two of them are on the court, this is the situation.

And all three of them are in the prime of their careers, and it is impossible for them to think of changing their playing style for the sake of the other two teammates.

In the peak period, if you want to compete for a big contract, it is of course impossible to change your style of play and become a supporting role.

Not to mention, Nelson really did some tricks for the Mavericks. Liu Xiu saw the prototype of the five-man alternating singles strategy tonight...

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After playing the game against the Mavericks, the next day, on the morning of the 16th, the Trail Blazers came to New Orleans on the south coast.

Although it has entered winter, this city is still warm. Although it is not as warm as Orlando, Miami, and Phoenix, the three warmest cities with NBA teams, it is much better than Portland, which is wet and cold in winter.

This time, my aunt comes to stay in Portland, and my uncle is coming soon. Liu Xiu is going to let his aunt and uncle set up the hot pot equipment, so that the cutest sister in the world can still make hot pot regardless of whether they are there or not!

It's just that this beautiful, rich and tourist-filled city in front of him will be destroyed in a few years, and Liu Xiu has some regrets.

Natural disasters like typhoons and hurricanes make people more helpless than most other natural disasters, because typhoons and hurricanes can be predicted in advance. Countries with the ability to detect them in modern society can detect them, and then... watch the city helplessly

Being destroyed, we can only think of ways to reduce the losses, but we are unable to do any resistance.

But this has nothing to do with him...

When he arrived at the hotel, Liu Xiu was about to take a nap. Today was another lazy day. He would study the Hornets in the afternoon when there was a knock on the door.

Liu Xiu opened the door, saw the person coming, and asked, "Chris, what's the matter?"

Chris Irving, a very famous personal shooting coach hired by the Trail Blazers.

"Jace, the head coach asked me to bring him here for you. I live next door to you. If you want to train, you can come to me."

After Chris Irving finished speaking, he waited for two seconds and only heard a thank you...

"Healing value +69, from Chris Irving."

Looking at the shooting coach who was already a little angry, Liu Xiu was very satisfied. It was a good experience in raising a baby...

Trainers and coaches have been regarded by him as big healers after entering the NBA!

College coaches are so powerful that Liu Xiu doesn't dare to take the initiative to tease him, but in the NBA, as long as he doesn't violate morality, stick to the bottom line and tease him, there's no problem.

Liu Xiu knew that Chris Irving wanted to teach him how to shoot.

All the players on the team attach great importance to the time they receive guidance from Chris Irving. People only work a few hours a day, and they have to queue up.

Of course, you can hire a personal trainer of the same level, but the weekly salary usually starts at tens of thousands of dollars. These famous personal trainers also have a minimum training time limit, usually 6-8 weeks. If you hire one yourself, it will cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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And training, of course, has other costs.

Top-paid players must carefully consider when choosing a personal trainer. It would be heartbreaking to hire a top-level personal trainer for a middle-class contract, but don't even think about it for ordinary players.

Chris Irving was brought back by Paul Allen with an annual salary of one million US dollars. There are players in the Trail Blazers who do not earn as much as Chris Irving.

But Liu Xiu never made an appointment with Chris Irving to train!

As time went by, Chris Irving developed resentment, and then it turned into obsession... This is related to basketball, Liu Xiu's healing value is here!

After closing the door, Liu Xiu looked at what Chris Irving sent, a folder...with just a piece of paper inside.

'Oh, haha, analysis and summary of the rookie's first week performance, we are already in the third week!'

'But it seems like I was involved for only a week... Hey! We played 9 games, and I was suspended for 5 games, which means the number of games I played was not as many as the number of games I was suspended!'

Liu Xiudan felt a little pain and read the content.

The first is the statistics. He averaged 23.5 minutes per game, 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 1 turnover and 2.6 fouls.

The shooting percentage was 58%, the three-point shooting percentage was 50%, the free throw percentage was 90, and a total of 9 of 10 free throws were made.

The shooting percentage was super good. Liu Xiu looked at it and realized that it was all supported by beating the Kings 14-of-19 and 5-of-5 from three-point range.

But he knew that the average points per game in this certain round were the same and dropped quickly. His scores in the four games were 15 points, 34 points, 11 points, and 7 points respectively.

If there is anything in the data that he is proud of, it is the control of errors...

Liu Xiu is reading his 'Rookie First Week Summary', and the coaching staff is also studying it.

This was written by a scout from my own team, and he gave a copy to Liu Xiu.

Because there was a special game against the Kings, Liu Xiu's average data did not have much reference value in the eyes of the coaching staff.

If you want to watch it, you have to take off that game and watch it.

Except for that game, Liu Xiu's statistics are actually quite ordinary.

This is not only in line with Liu Xiu's expectations, but also in line with the expectations of the coaching staff.

Liu Xiu is not the kind of player who can produce outstanding statistics after entering the NBA.

But Liu Xiu's performance satisfied the coaching staff.

Such as miscontrol.

In 4 games, Liu Xiu made only 4 mistakes in total! And 3 of them were against the strong defensive team of the Pistons in the opening game. Recently, he made no mistakes against the Raptors and Mavericks!

The Raptors and Mavericks have one thing in common right now - poor defense.

The Raptors are in chaos, and their defensive players are old; the Mavericks, Nowitzki, Anthony Walker, and Jamison, if taken individually, are all defensive holes. If they are put together, there is Nash on the outside...

In other words, Liu Xiu's stability is extremely high! He rarely makes wrong choices when it comes to passing the ball.

The Pistons allowed him to make so many mistakes just because even if he made the right decision against the Pistons' defense, he couldn't deal with the Pistons' defense.

But this is just because Liu Xiu is still weak...

Wait until Liu Xiu becomes stronger?

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On November 17th, the Trail Blazers’ 10th game day arrived.

Today's opponent is a team with the same 5 wins and 4 losses as the Trail Blazers, the fourth-place Hornets in the Eastern Conference.

With the same 5 wins and 4 losses, the Trail Blazers were only ranked ninth in the Western Conference. Liu Xiu was a little envious of the competitive environment in the Eastern Conference.

However, the Hornets will also become a Western Conference team next season. The Louisiana state where New Orleans is located is next to Texas, and New Orleans is more Western than Memphis.

The Charlotte Bobcats Basketball Club was officially established in June this year and will join the NBA after the 2003-2004 season.

At 8:30 in the morning, the Trail Blazers arrived at the New Orleans Arena to prepare for the game.

After the team training, Liu Xiu deliberately stayed in the gym at the visiting team's training ground for an hour of physical training, and then went to the rented private gym for training after lunch.

Just like the day before yesterday, Chris Irving was first cured by more than 50, and then he was cured at various points, which lasted for a long time...

Before the warm-up, when it was time to eat a box lunch to regain strength, Liu Xiu felt that it was worth being a monkey for an hour in the morning.

This meal is earned bit by bit by being a monkey and waiting for the healing work.

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The history of the Hornets is actually quite strong. They joined the NBA in the 1988-1989 season. After a four-year development period, from the beginning of the 1992-1993 season to last season, they have had a winning rate of at least 50% for 11 consecutive years.

What is this concept? Only two teams in the league have achieved a 50% winning percentage in each of the past 11 seasons.

The other team is the Jazz.
To be continued...