I am the Warden Chapter 44: The flying man is a weirdo!
Players from both teams come on the court.
Raptors, rookie Bosh was replaced after playing half a quarter.
Their head coach Kevin O'Neal consciously did not let Bosh and Liu Xiu be on the court at the same time.
In his opinion, the last-place rookie in the lottery zone on the other side looked like a good person in no way except for his appearance.
For example, now, Liu Xiu and Carter are challenging each other to a fight, and Kevin O'Neal speculates that this rookie really wanted to challenge to a fight at the beginning!
The Raptors sent out a combination of Rod Strickland, Carter, Maurice Peterson, Jerome Williams and Antonio Davis.
The Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Little Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Dale Davis.
When the two old Davis brothers met, Antonio Davis' expression changed and he wanted to kill the other Davis.
It's just so loving.
After the timeout, the Raptors attacked.
Carter leans on Travis Outlaw on the left side of the free throw line to ask for the ball!
Rod Strickland was shocked! Is this kid going to be more active?
unimaginable.
A player who was a fan favorite and treated like a patriarch by the management last year, suffered unnecessary injuries and ended up being sold by the team.
When he went through all this, he was in his mid-twenties, an age that should have seen him pass his youth and enter the golden years of his career.
How depressed and devastated I must be.
After a depressing breakdown, Carter chose to accept his fate.
How heartbreaking this is for Rod Strickland, who is 37 years old and has played in the NBA for more than ten years!
He entered the NBA in 1988, but it was not until the 1997-1998 season that he won his first real honor in his career, second team and assists leader. He was already 32 years old at that time.
When he was still playing for the Wizards, a mortal wearing the No. 23 jersey once said to him: "You are a veteran, you have to be a role model for young people."
It is worth mentioning that he has a godson named Kyrie Irving.
Rod Strickland tried to use his own experience to inspire Carter, but failed.
Since the start of the season, Carter has been in a lifeless state, averaging 18 points per game with a shooting percentage of 39%. Without considering his athletic ability that has declined due to injury, Carter's injury has long been healed. He was simply hit by the Raptors' attempt to sell him.
I didn't expect that this time I would be stimulated and become more active by the rookie on the opposite side!
Carter and Travis Outlaw had a physical fight. Although Travis Outlaw was taller and tried harder to position himself, Carter, who was entering the golden age of his career, was stronger than Travis Outlaw, who had just graduated from high school.
Rod Strickland seized the opportunity to pass the ball and shouted, "Go! Vince, kill the rookie on the opposite side!"
"?" The outlaw wanted to curse!
Previous encouragement was useless, but today Carter was in a good mood and Rod Strickland’s encouragement was very useful!
challenge!
Showdown!
Carter's favorite thing!
Carter hit the ball and took a step forward.
Travis Outlaw was knocked back a little, and seeing Carter approaching again, Travis Outlaw quickly lowered his center of gravity... As soon as he lowered his center of gravity, he, who had good defensive talent, immediately realized that he had been fooled, but it was too late.
Carter used his powerful waist and abdominal strength to control his body that was pressed backwards to turn right, break through from the left side, and go straight to the basket!
Travis Outlaw actually did not form an effective defense, and Dale Davis had no chance to make up for the defense.
Stepping on the left sideline of the three-second zone, Carter jumped high and slammed the ball into the basket with great force!
The fans at the scene shouted "Oh" in unison.
Didn’t they say that Carter can no longer dunk like he used to because of his foot injury?
Does this look like athletic impairment?
Liu Xiu was also shocked. Watching Carter dunk live was completely different from watching it on TV...
At this time, the system prompt came!
"Vince Carter, player scouting report updated."
"Vince Carter, 26 years old, 198 cm, 98 kg, SF/SG, ability rating 91, offense 93, defense 83... speed 90, strength 87, jumping 98... three-pointer 92, mid-range shot 90, layup 96..."
"I'm just saying..."
When Liu Xiu was looking at the detection report of the opposing players before the game, Carter had an ability rating of only 83, his hit rate was less than 40%, and his average points per game was less than 20... Now he has "survived" the challenge?
Thinking of Carter's talent for transformation...
How much does this guy like "challenges"?
Dale Davis failed to run back to the basket and did not become the background who took the initiative to get in, so the background was the outlaw who was backed up and passed by.
Travis Outlaw silently picked up the ball and served it. When Liu Xiu received the serve, he felt the opponent's resentment.
"Fanatical, this is the training . We are all rookies and need more training to grow."
"What kind of training is this from God? You're the one who made me suffer!" The outlaw couldn't help but yell.
After receiving the healing value, Liu Xiu moved forward with satisfaction.
After Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to the Flying Mouse, then ran to the low post on the left side of the three-second zone.
Cheers and encouragement were heard at the scene!
For a while, Liu Xiu's challenge to Carter was heard by fans behind the bench and near the technical table. It was passed on from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people. No matter what the specific content of the pass became, most people at the scene knew about it.
It’s hard to say about fans of other teams, but fans of the Trail Blazers are quite familiar with Liu Xiu.
Back attack is Liu Xiu’s strong point!
Although most of the fans at the scene support the team to clean up, they want to win... the game has been played so far, they have the advantage, and now there is a showdown... everyone wants to win!
The little flying squirrel passed the ball to Liu Xiu who was blocking Rod Strickland with envy.
Liu Xiu received the ball, and Rod Strickland behind him said, "Hey, rookie, don't be nervous!"
"I'm not nervous, you should be nervous."
"? ...Fake..."
Rod Strickland was originally confused about what Liu Xiu's answer meant, but after Liu Xiu started to attack from behind, he was no longer confused and just wanted to curse!
Liu Xiu knocked Rod Strickland back, turned around and squeezed forward, and made a layup against Rod Strickland!
He didn't even bother shooting the ball off the backboard, he just pushed the ball into the net!
This is the original version of Randolph's back-to-the-basket layup!
nervous?
Liu Xiuzhen was not nervous at all. In fact, whether the challenge was successful or not was not important at all.
The duel has begun, and 1000 healing points have been obtained!
In addition to this, he also received more than 200 healing points from teammates, opponents, coaches, etc.
Just try your best to win the game.
Not to mention, his back-to-the-basket move really surprised the Raptors players!
A rookie is so skilled in post-up play!
Yes, apart from seeing news about Liu Xiu fighting, they knew almost nothing about Liu Xiu, and had no intention of taking the initiative to learn more about him.
They are the Raptors, not the Lakers or the Kings. They are busy with their own affairs, so how can they care about the rookies of other teams?
Intra-team conflicts, brushing up stats, fighting for contracts, self-pity or complacency... are all they think about when it comes to basketball every day.
They thought Liu Xiu was okay at back-to-back play, but they didn't expect him to be so good.
The strong body is one thing, but what surprised them was Liu Xiu's control of the ball and the fluency of his technical movements in back-to-back shots.
Just like Antonio Davis who watched Randolph play against Bosh just now, I feel that Liu Xiu’s back-to-the-basket play will not lose to Randolph.
The worst off was Rod Strickland, who thought Liu Xiu was an ignorant rookie who wanted to challenge famous stars after learning some advanced techniques.
From this point of view, this confrontation is probably not Carter's rookie education series!
Rod Strickland thought he should take care of himself first and not embarrass himself...
When the Raptors attacked, Carter continued to back up the ball from the high post and turned to break through... This time he was blocked by Dale Davis' early movement, and the dunk turned into a layup and did not go in.
Carter's dunks are beautiful and domineering in actual games, but his dunks are actually quite rare. Since the dunk statistics began in the 1999-2000 season, Carter's dunks in the past four seasons were 49, 44, 59 and 43 times respectively.
And his play is very unique. He rushes to the basket many times in every game. There is a very interesting statistic in the 2000-01 season. Carter dunked 44 times and was blocked 59 times under the basket...
Randolph held the defensive rebound, and when the Trail Blazers attacked, Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt... and found that the person defending him was Carter!
Liu Xiu immediately gestured to the little flying squirrel.
When Liu Xiu ran to the low post and all attention was focused on him, the little flying squirrel broke through to the free throw line and made a flying jump shot.
The Raptors players all shouted that this was a lack of martial ethics!
When Liu Xiu retreated, Carter approached him and angrily said, "Rookie! Where's the duel?"
"You didn't make the shot, and what you did is called a post-up shot? It's just a means to attack the basket."
Liu Xiucai would never say that he got scared when he saw Carter defending the low post.
Taller than him, faster than him, heavier than him, can jump better than him... Although the opponent's defense is not a top-notch defensive master, his "state of concentration" is also at an excellent level... What the hell!
Based on the talent he copied, Liu Xiu guessed that Carter should be the kind of player who can perform at his best, or at least perform well, in a "confrontational" mood.
It's a bit special...
Liu Xiu even felt that he was making a sophistry. Who said that you can’t turn around and break through to attack the basket when posting up?
However, Carter was silent for a moment and then said, "You are right, I lost this time. I am not as good as you in post-up play. I can't post up like you. Let me practice and we can have a real showdown next time!"
After Carter finished speaking, Liu Xiu's system prompt came!
"Challenger: I am the Warden series of tasks. Prerequisite: Publicly challenge Vince Carter. (Completed, reward: 1000 healing points.) Challenge goal: Defeat Vince Carter in a back-to-back duel. Vince Carter has voluntarily admitted defeat, the task has been completed, congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 1000 healing points. Available healing points: 3472."
This time it was Liu Xiu's turn to be confused...
"This guy isn't special anymore, he's just a freak!"
Liu Xiu couldn't understand Carter's train of thought. At this time, Rod Strickland had already advanced. Liu Xiu quickly focused his attention and devoted himself to team defense.
Liu Xiu didn't back up to the ball just now, and Carter didn't want the ball anymore, so the duel ended just like that... Rod Strickland felt like he had a dream, and in this dream he was miserable and was ravaged by a rookie for a whole round... But when he saw Carter directing his teammates to move, he knew that this was not a dream!
Carter also had a glorious time with the Raptors. He was selected to the third team in his sophomore year and the second team in his junior year. He was a four-time All-Star and was a player who played the runner-up to a game seven in 2001. A large part of him is still on the team now.
Carter cheered up, at least for now, which is a great encouragement to his old teammates!
After a tactical run, Morris Peterson received the ball at close range. Liu Xiu did not lose his position, but he still lacked a lot of defensive experience. Morris Peterson, a 201-centimeter player, ran to this position to receive the ball... Morris Peterson made a jump shot over Liu Xiu's head!
The Raptors players began to fight for victory!
stay?
The old players knew that they would be the ones to be cleared out of the team. They did not listen to the management and were unwilling to betray Carter. They would not be able to stay in this heartless team. Even if one or two of them stayed, they would no longer be the same as before.
But life must go on, they still have to play hard, whether it's to improve their stats or to compete internally, they have to put up good stats.
Now that Carter has stepped up to lead them, it's great to have a goal.
The Raptors are getting serious and the Trail Blazers are no longer playing around. Even though they are stronger , they can't be careless!
The record of 3 wins and 4 losses is very eye-catching...
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The Raptors players worked very hard, but their veteran players were indeed old and lacked strength, and were no match for the Trail Blazers, who were in good shape.
And there is a coach holding back...
Whenever Liu Xiu went down to rest, Kevin O'Neal would replace him with Bosh for practice.
To rebuild, a high draft pick is not enough...
The Trail Blazers were very hungry for victory and wanted to tie the losing record immediately, so they didn't give the Raptors any chance.
In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Raptors 109-97, improving their record to 4 wins and 4 losses!
Carter played 37 minutes tonight, a season high. In the previous games, their coach only let him play a little over 30 minutes, but he didn't fight for it. Now he fights for it.
Carter got tough and Kevin O'Neal chose to give in.
26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, the scoring is a season high, and the shooting percentage of 9 of 20 shots is also a season high!
Liu Xiu played for 19 minutes tonight, made 4 of 7 shots, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Raptors played pretty poor defense, but they cheered up, mainly on the offensive end. They started the season averaging 10.6 points per game, the highest in the league, and that was still evident in this game.
Liu Xiu's influence in tonight's game was not that great. He only got a C+ score and 550 healing points, which was quite satisfactory, especially with the 2000 healing points contributed by Carter.
The coaching staff of the Trail Blazers is undoubtedly the one who is most satisfied with Liu Xiu .
Kevin Prittach couldn't be angry with Liu Xiu during the game... He made 5 of 5 three-pointers in the last game, but in this game there was no absolute open space and Liu Xiu didn't take a single three-pointer!
Love it!
