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"Chauncy Billups, 28 years old, 191 cm, 92 kg, PG, ability evaluation 87, offense 86, defense 91... averaged 16 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game..."

"Richard Hamilton, 26 years old, 201 cm, 87 kg, SG, ability evaluation 86, offense 90, defense 81... averaged 17.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4 assists per game..."

"Ben Wallace, 30 years old, 206 cm (?), 110 kg, C, ability evaluation 82, offense -, defense 100... averaged 7.3 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.6 steals, 2.4 blocks per game..."

"Vince Carter, 28 years old, 198 cm, 100 kg, SF/SG, ability evaluation 93, offense 95, defense 84... During the 2004-2005 season with the Pistons, he averaged 24.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game..."

"Detroit Pistons, 16 wins and 7 losses, averaging 94.4 points per game and conceding 90.1 points per game..."

When he first entered the NBA, he had a cousin doing the dirty work next to him. Carter's defense during the Raptors stage could only be said to be not a drag, and he was rated in his early 70s; but when he arrived with the Pistons, Carter was at his peak after playing for a while.

, with an excellent level of defense, it is just a thin line away from the first-class level.

Talent is important, but environment is equally important.

In addition to these four people, there are also Darius Morris with 82 defense and Tayshaun Prince with 91 defense.

Liu Xiu looked at the Pistons' group of players who started with a defense of 80+ and felt dizzy. Fortunately, Okur was snatched away by the Jazz!

The situation between the Pistons and Okur is similar to the situation between the Warriors and Arenas.

As a second-round pick, Okur only signed a two-year contract with the Pistons. After the contract expired, the Jazz gave him a contract with a starting salary of US$7.5 million and a total of US$50 million over six years. The most the Pistons could offer was

He started out in the middle class, and finally watched helplessly as a center with All-Star potential was snatched away.

It is said that Pistons general manager Joe Dumars is preparing to retaliate. The current general manager of the Magic is a good friend of Joe Dumars and is preparing to offer Kirilenko a maximum salary during the offseason.

Amid the noisy cheers, boos, cheers and curses from the fans at the scene, the pre-match preparation time passed quickly.

Let’s just talk about the atmosphere. The venue is indeed very competitive. After all, it is a team that has sold out more than 100 consecutive home games. It is not a sell-out like the Lakers, but a full house.

When Yao Ming came here at the beginning of the month, in a strong game atmosphere, he made 9 of 18 shots, plus 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 23 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, and led his team to an 86-80 upset victory over the Pistons.

The relationship between the Trail Blazers and the Pistons is extremely bad. When they arrived at the game, Carter and Liu Xiu didn't even say hello.

The game started immediately. This time Liu Xiu copied Payton's blocking style, copied Hamilton, and copied the offensive version of 'Pursuit', but failed to copy the other talent of 'Marathon'.

"Pursuit: In a single-round attack, the host moves, changes direction, accelerates and breaks through... and other basketball behaviors. The physical exertion on the take-off, force, etc. when shooting is greatly weakened."

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Pistons started!

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup remains the same, and the Pistons' starting lineup: Billups, Hamilton, Carter, Darius Miles, and Ben Wallace.

After the game started, the Trail Blazers wanted to take advantage of their height advantage in the frontcourt to launch an offense.

The characteristic of the Pistons is very clear to all opponents - grinding defense.

Their team's offense was not good, so they also destroyed the opponent's team's offense, and finally defeated their opponents with their rich low-scoring experience.

So the Trail Blazers tried to open a breakthrough and open up the team's offense.

Facts have proved that they thought too much. The Pistons used super team defense to kill the Trail Blazers' idea of ​​using the height advantage in the frontcourt as a breakthrough, forcing the Trail Blazers to fight with them in singles positions.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers have been playing defense in the last two games. After the plan failed, they had no choice but to play defense, but they played quite well.

15 to 17 in the first quarter and 17 to 21 in the second quarter. After halftime, the Trail Blazers trailed the Pistons by 6 points, 32 to 38.

Liu Xiu discovered that the era of attack has really not come yet...

The Flying Squirrel worked hard in the third quarter. Rahim and Randolph did not take advantage of their height and size. The Trail Blazers' shortest and lightest Flying Squirrel actually scored 10 points in a single quarter, and Liu Xiu, who scored 9 points in a single quarter, helped

The team scored 26 points in the third quarter and scored 26-24. After three quarters, the Trail Blazers trailed the Pistons by 4 points, 58-62.

The two teams continued to struggle defensively in the final quarter. The Trail Blazers limited the Pistons to only 22 points in the final quarter. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers themselves only scored 20 points.

At 8:25 pm, the game ends.

With Carter scoring 29 points on 12-of-26 shooting and Billups scoring 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting, the Pistons defeated the Trail Blazers 84-78!

Liu Xiu made 7 of 16 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. The Flying Squirrel made 8 of 15 shots, no three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws.

With 17 points and 2 assists, the two tried their best, but failed, and the Trail Blazers' record fell to 16 wins and 6 losses!

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"Strong Will: Blooming Rose Series Missions..."

After losing to the Pistons, there is one more name in the 'Mark Team' list for this task, and there is also a team name that was there when the task was triggered - the Nets. The name of the team that loses to the opponent again will fail the task.

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The score difference in this game didn't look big, and there was always a chance, but Liu Xiu felt that the gap was actually quite big.

He and the Flying Squirrels were unable to outperform Carter and Billups, who combined for 49 points. This was also related to the lack of defensive strength of the rotation lineup. During the rotation stage, the defense against Carter and Billups was not good enough. Delfino and

Dale Davis really cannot play the role of an outlaw and a Brazilian movie star.

The thug Davis is old and Delfino is too young. You can't rely on Delfino to be so handsome, right? It's better for the warden to do it himself.

Early the next morning after playing the Pistons, the Trail Blazers flew from the north-central part of the country, which is extremely cold in winter, to Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, which has a livable winter climate.

Teams that go to Detroit to play away games always arrive late and leave early. In addition to the climate, the main reason is the city and the team itself.

After a night of rest in the salty air of the Appalachian foothills, on December 17, the Trail Blazers came to Phillips Arena to challenge the Eagles away from home.

In the last game of 6 consecutive away games, the Trail Blazers players were in great spirits!

This brutal schedule is finally coming to an end!

Liu Xiu's fighting spirit, which seemed to be on fire, also inspired his teammates.

6 consecutive away games, with back-to-back games during the period, 3 wins and 3 losses is acceptable, but it is naturally better to go home with 4 wins and 2 losses, not to mention winning both back-to-back games, the last opponent is the last in the league, 4 wins and 20

Losing Eagles.

At 4:30 p.m., the Trail Blazers' away game against the Hawks started.

Facing the combination of Tyronn Lue, Josh Childress, Josh Smith, Al Harrington, and Jason Kohler, it would be difficult to lose. The Trail Blazers players were very curious.

It's no problem that the Jazz lost to the Hawks, but how did the Rockets, Grizzlies, and Mavericks play? If the Hawks didn't finish last, their boss and coach would probably kill them.

The coaches of the three teams have their hearts set on it.

Also, the management of the Eagles is very strange. Originally, in the 1998-99 season, the Eagles were still able to reach the second round and were expected to reach the conference finals, and they had reached the second round for many years in a row. However, their new boss Steve

After Vin Price inherited this part of the family business, he felt that he was not satisfied with the second round, so he started working as a money-splitting boy in 1999.

The Hawks have sent away Steve Smith, Mookie Blaylock, Mutombo, Jim Jackson, Isaiah Leder, Raheem, Kukoc, Terry, and Anthony Walker over the years.

, Stephen Jackson... When players leave, some will be sent away directly, and some will be traded back no matter how good they play.

I finally lost all my money this year, dreaming of winning the No. 1 pick and taking Duncan White, and becoming a championship-level team like the Spurs.

But the problem is that although the Spurs won the championship mainly because of Duncan, they did not rely entirely on Duncan. Before David Robinson was retired and he destroyed Beau Duncan, the Spurs had won 55+ games for three consecutive years. They were already a top team.

The Trail Blazers vented their displeasure at losing to the Pistons on the Hawks.

The best player for the Hawks tonight was Al Harrington, who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal on 8 of 24 shots.

For the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu made 15 of 26 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, plus 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 41 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, plus Randolph's 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Trail Blazers slaughtered the Hawks 117-93!

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The Pistons and Nets are on the "danger list". Liu Xiu can accept it, but the Hawks certainly can't accept it.

After a happy game against the Eagles, who were last in the Fat Hammers League, the Trail Blazers' record improved to 17 wins and 6 losses, ending 6 consecutive away games. Early the next morning, the Trail Blazers returned with a good performance of 4 wins and 2 losses.

Portland.

Liu Xiu faced the Pistons and his streak of 20+ points was interrupted. Facing the Eagles, Liu Xiu scored 41 points with a heavy blow. His decisiveness attracted a lot of ridicule and more targeted media, such as T.N.T commentator Barkley, the 'world'

The die-hard fans of the First Warden fiercely complained, saying that Liu Xiu could only score high points by playing against weak teams. If he had not met the Eagles, Liu Xiu would not have surpassed Kobe and became the player with the most 40+ points in a single game so far this season.

players.

If Barkley hadn't said this, people wouldn't have noticed that Liu Xiu had 40+ points this season 6 times, surpassing Kobe who had 40+ points in a single game 5 times, and took the lead!

Wearing the skin of fans and speaking the words of anti-fans, the words he speaks are filled with true love...

Recently, a lot of attention in the sports world has been focused on the Trail Blazers. Liu Xiu has surpassed Kobe Bryant with 6 40+ times, which is 2 times more than Iverson, who currently leads the scoring list with 4 40+ times. It has become a hot topic, but the popularity

Not as good as the 'vetgate' incident.

On the evening of December 18, 2004, the Trail Blazers held a press conference to officially announce the disbandment of the original team medical team, led by Thomas Carter, a Suns team physician, an expert in sports medicine and surgery, and a doctor with patents related to arthroscopy instruments.
Chapter completed!