During the intermission, the statistics of the highest scoring players of both teams were listed on the big screen.
The Trail Blazers' Liu Xiu played for 5 minutes and 53 seconds, made 4 of 5 shots, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Heat's Wade played for 12 minutes, made 3 of 8 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The Trail Blazers fans who claim to "believe in love and peace" were overjoyed.
Even those fans who claimed that they wanted to "cleanse the team of criminals" had to admit the talent of their rookies after seeing the data comparison!
The unpopular No. 5 pick on the opposing team performed quite well, which made people curious about who this rookie is.
However, judging from the data, the No. 5 pick, who performed quite well, was beaten by their warden!
It's not just the statistics. Liu Xiu's three consecutive singles scores and the subsequent 2+1 tip-in, a total of 9 points in 5 rounds and 4 shots, left a deep impression on everyone present.
Wade didn't have such an impressive performance.
Not only that, Wade was pleasant to watch when Odom was in control and cooperating with Alston, but later on when he worked alone, he gave people the impression of a stubborn rookie.
In comparison, the fans at the scene all had a sense of superiority in terms of IQ...the fans put themselves in the shoes of their warden.
The camera then turned to the two of them.
Liu Xiu had a lazy expression on his face as he wiped the sweat off his face and put on his training clothes.
The rookie on the opposite side...his cheeks seem to be getting puffy?
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Playing against Alstom is like bullying the weak.
It was a steal for Wade to score 2+1.
If there is no chance, I will never vote.
Except for the 9 points in the 5 rounds within this short period of time, Liu Xiu did not score a single point in the rest of the time.
Sitting on the bench, Liu Xiu was happy but not complacent about it.
But the lazy, nonchalant expression on his face gave people a different feeling.
"Jace, you're awesome!" The high school students who had not yet gotten a chance to perform tonight came up to Liu Xiu and were much more excited than Liu Xiu himself.
"It's not that I'm good, it's Damon and Rashid. They are both good. I just made good use of their strength."
"What's the difference? You're a point guard. Isn't it your ability ?" Travis Outlaw, a typical fanboy.
"What you said makes sense, Madman, but what you should worry about now is your playing time. You were the starter at the beginning..."
"Healing value +9, from Travis Outlaw."
Travis Outlaw had negative emotions about this incident, and he blamed Liu Xiu mainly because Liu Xiu mentioned this incident.
"I don't know either. I feel bad too, but my playing time is getting less and less..."
Liu Xiu responded, "If you don't know, think about it. Go find the editor and take back all your game videos to watch them. See what made you stand out in the preseason and become a starter in the opening game. Then see why you are always substituted early in the regular season. See what aspects of your preseason that were outstanding are gone in the regular season... If it doesn't work, go directly to the coach and ask him what you need to improve. You are a rookie! They are waiting for you to ask and learn..."
The outlaw tried hard to remember what Liu Xiu said, and he felt it was very right!
The person in front of me is such a warm and handsome guy!
Although he is usually a bit sharp-tongued, he will never let down his guard when it comes to such important matters.
And it’s heartwarming to discover other people’s troubles …
At this moment, the outlaw was filled with urge and desire from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help but say: "From today on, you are mine..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted.
"What am I to you? Do you want me to be your dad? Don't do that! I treat you as my teammate, you can't treat me as your dad!"
The outlaw is dazed... He is shivering with anger... He wants to be beaten... His emotions are developing...
"Even if I jump off the stands, I will never let this damn guy be my boss again!"
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The score gap widened in the first quarter, and the Trail Blazers had already taken an absolute advantage, scoring 37 points in a single quarter. In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers still took the initiative and scored 30 to 27 in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the Trail Blazers led the Heat by 15 points 67 to 52!
The Heat's struggle gradually became powerless.
What is shown is not only the difference in strength, but also the obvious gap in preparation between the two teams.
The Heat gave people the feeling that they didn't expect the Trail Blazers to use Randolph as the first main attacking point in the interior, nor did they expect the Little Flying Squirrel to become the sharpest knife on the bench.
There are also problems with the Heat themselves. They only have eight players in rotation: Wade, Alston, Eddie Jones, Caron Butler, Rasual Butler, Brian Grant, Haslem, and Odom.
Originally, Samaki Walker and Malik Allen were also good rotation players, but both of them were injured.
That's not the case. The Heat will not offer Wang Zhizhi a contract because they really have no one else in the interior.
The lineup is one thing, but the rotation is also terrible.
Eddie Jones and Caron Butler, under Van Gundy's leadership, are two pure wing shooters.
Odom's joining made the Heat become a playoff-level team this season, but Stan Van Gundy did not seem to emphasize Odom's core identity too much.
As the game went on, the Heat turned into a team where the guards broke through and passed the ball, while the defense was tight.
But against the Trail Blazers, facing the twin towers of Randolph and Tianzun, the Heat's defense was not good...
In the second half, at 10:06 in the third quarter, Liu Xiu backed Alston in the low post, attracted Odom to make up for the defense, and lobbed the ball to the other side... Randolph made an alley-oop layup and caused Odom to foul when he turned around to make up for the defense, and the score became 92 to 71!
After this goal was scored, the game completely lost its suspense!
After Randolph made the free throw, both teams scored two points in the last minute or so. After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the Heat by 22 points, 95 to 73.
During the intermission, the Heat announced their surrender and the Trail Blazers did not continue to send out their main players.
This means that the game has entered garbage time!
The combination of Jeff McGinnis, Matt Carroll, Travis Outlaw, Dale Davis and Spantinha played in garbage time.
On the Heat side, Wade was substituted in at this time...
Fortunately, Liu Xiu did not play in garbage time.
These statistics have long been surpassed by Wade. At the end of the first half, Wade scored a season-high 16 points in a half. After scoring 8 points in the first quarter, Wade scored another 8 points in the second quarter. Wade scored 22 points in 27 minutes in three quarters, which also created the highest score in three quarters since Wade's rookie season.
Liu Xiu played for 18 minutes in three quarters, scored 9 points in the first quarter, and only 14 points in the whole game.
But whether it was Wade or the people watching the game on site, they all felt that Liu Xiu played better than Wade.
When people watching the game and players participating in the game compare the two, they all point to the few rounds of competition between the two in the second half of the first quarter...
Wade came on in the final quarter, but was unable to turn the tide in garbage time because his teammates were all water dispenser managers.
The Heat just let Wade play more, just like they let Travis Otero play more.
Maurice Cheeks didn't let Liu Xiu play in garbage time because with Liu Xiu's playing style, garbage time really didn't have any effect, far inferior to Jeff McGinnis.
As the winning team, we also have to consider garbage time.
At 8:56 p.m., the final whistle blew and the Trail Blazers defeated the Heat 115-91, winning five consecutive games and improving their record to 7 wins and 4 losses!
When the final whistle sounded, Liu Xiu received a system prompt that the game status had ended and the bonus effect of the copied talent had ended.
There are also competition scores.
He played for 18 minutes and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, and received an overall score of B+ and a total healing value of 700.
Adding the healing value provided by opponents and teammates during this game, it is more than 1,200, which is quite good.
He scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in less than 6 minutes in the first quarter, but in the next 12 minutes of playing time, he only scored 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
But he was personally quite satisfied, at least he scored in double digits.
The best player of the night - Randolph.
After playing for 27 minutes, Randolph scored 28 points, which was an amazing efficiency, plus 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, becoming the MVP of the night.
However, the highest scorer tonight was not Randolph, but Wade, who was sent to practice in the final quarter. He scored 31 points in a single game, setting a new personal single-game scoring record. He also became the fourth rookie this season to score 30+ in a single game, surpassing James' 30 points and ranking behind Liu Xiu's 34 points and Anthony's 33 points.
But Wade, who scored the highest points in the game, left the court immediately after the game.
Liu Xiu still wanted to get to know Wade again and make friends with him, but the other party was full of hostility towards him.
Liu Xiu felt so sorry. He wanted to communicate more with Wade and maybe make some extra money if he was lucky enough to become a judge in the dunk contest in the future.
Back in the locker room, Liu Xiu washed himself while looking at the system prompts. The increase in healing values ​​made him very satisfied.
"Wait until we have a few thousand points, and then we can draw together!"
"Is there such a thing as a pit-filling lottery?"
"Who cares? Even if there is a hole that needs to be filled, I can only fill it myself..."
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"The Trail Blazers slaughtered the Heat by 24 points. The gap between the East and West is getting bigger and bigger..."
"No. 5 pick Dwyane Wade is incredibly talented, scoring 31 points in a single game, setting a new career high, and beating rookie Jace Liu who got a triple-double in the previous game..."
On the afternoon of the second day after the game against the Heat, after the Trail Blazers' team training ended, Liu Xiu was flipping through a pile of newspapers in the locker room and found news about their Trail Blazers and Heat in the corners of the sports news section.
The sports news sections of all major media outlets reported on their games last night, but they were not hot news and were not in the main position on the sub-pages.
The content is basically these two.
"Shouldn't these media be praising our strength at this time?" Liu Xiu complained helplessly.
They have won five games in a row! So far this season, the Kings are the only team to have won five games in a row.
"Jace, shouldn't you pay more attention to this news?" Tianzun pointed at the one praising Wade.
"Why?"
"It's true that we slaughtered the Heat, and it's also true that there's a big gap in strength between the East and West. The media just doesn't want to acknowledge our strength. What they wrote about you and Wade is obviously nonsense."
"Actually, what they wrote makes sense. If I were asked to play like Wade, I wouldn't be able to perform like him. It's hard to score 30 points in a single game. If the ability to score 30 points in the NBA is used to determine whether a player is a qualified NBA player, then more than 90% of the players who have played in the NBA are not qualified."
How modest! He is right. Even for him, he can score 30+ points only a few times in a season.
Tianzun’s favor towards Liu Xiu increased again!
Suddenly, Tianzun felt something was wrong, thought for a moment, and asked, "Jace, you've scored 30+, right? I remember it was 34 points."
"Yeah, I'm bragging, can't you see?"
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Tianzun wants to be beaten again!
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NBA news sources are everywhere.
The conversation between Liu Xiu and Tianzun was spread by the team staff!
The media reported that Liu Xiu boasted about his 34 points and made a veiled criticism of Wade, but some media were too lazy to even "edit" the story and just posted the conversation between the two recorded by unknown people on the website or in the corners of the evening paper.
In fact, there is no need to re-create the content of the conversation between the two. When reporters and editors read the content of the conversation, they can all feel how much Liu Xiu deserves a beating and how much Tianzun wants to beat someone.
It’s true, news related to Liu Xiu + game, unless Liu Xiu gets 34 points or a triple-double, otherwise it won’t get much attention.
But those weird news about Liu Xiu are always very popular!
Wade, who returned to Miami, also saw the conversation between Liu Xiu and Tianzun.
When Wade saw the news that praised him this morning, he was already extremely embarrassed. Now, he is moving to a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment...
He was not at all happy about being praised by the media, because before this game, no matter how well or badly he played, he was a nobody in the eyes of the media.
The direction guided by the media is to slander Liu Xiu for being arrogant and proud, and to make sarcastic remarks about Wade behind his back.
But Wade didn't think so because the logic didn't make sense.
He and Liu Xiu were not familiar with each other, and no conflict occurred in this competition.
During this match, his emotions were out of control as he just wanted to compete with Liu Xiu. But after calming down and reviewing the game, he found that Liu Xiu was very different from what he had imagined.
Violent and a villain, this was Wade's early perception of Liu Xiu.
But the Liu Xiu he saw looked even better than in the photos and videos. He didn't look rebellious at all. Instead, he looked lazy everywhere. Wade felt like he deserved a beating just thinking about that feeling.
There seems to be nothing else!
Away from the game , Wade found that he had a good impression of Liu Xiu!
But when thinking of the game, Wade felt that he really wanted to straighten that damn smile on Liu Xiu's mouth during the game!
For a moment, Wade felt like he was schizophrenic...