Chapter 362
362. Opportunity for top back-up play (615 supplementary update)
On December 24, 2004, Liu Xiu's family spent their time lazily. Her uncle, aunt, younger brothers and sisters also came to Liu Xiu's side.
Compared to the brand new big house, my uncle and aunt still prefer the house in Liu Xiu's house.
On the one hand, he got used to living there, and on the other hand, this house witnessed Liu Xiu's transformation from needing the care of his uncle and aunt's family to being able to help his uncle and aunt's family.
At that time, my aunt had just quit her job to start a business. My uncle, who had always admired his wife's talent, sold his house to support her, and the family of three moved here together.
Anne Hathaway's parents also came to Liu Xiu's house in the morning. Seeing that their daughter was fascinated, the parents had no choice but to admit it. Their son came out as gay, and their daughter fell in love with a famous playboy... Freedom! We believe in
free!
Today, Anne Hathaway saw what it means to "drive an excavator for a ride". She felt a little embarrassed when she saw it, but she couldn't resist Liu Xiu's warm invitation to sit on it. She seemed to have opened the door to a new world, shoveling dirt
When you open it, you feel like you own the whole world...
Happy time always passes quickly. After entering the night, my uncle and aunt took their daughter and son back to the big house early so that my nephew could have an early rest. There is still a Christmas battle to be fought tomorrow.
After Anne Hathaway helped her mother-in-law coax her son and daughter to sleep, she returned to the room upstairs and saw Liu Xiu...painting on the balcony?
Taking a closer look, Anne Hathaway is in a mess - skilled excavator skills + superb painting skills? What kind of combination of hobbies is this?
For some reason, the image of Liu Xiu driving an excavator and painting appeared in her mind.
However, Liu Xiu's painting skills seemed really good. Anne Hathaway praised: "Jace, I didn't expect you to be able to draw and to draw so well!"
"I didn't expect that I could be so versatile...but my painting skills are average, so I can only deceive beautiful girls like you."
Liu Xiu looked at his +8 excavator skills and his +5 watercolor painting skills. There was indeed a big gap.
He drives an excavator, and many excavator masters for many years would say he is very good at it. However, with a +5 level in watercolor painting, he is among the best among amateurs, and there is still a qualitative gap between him and a professional.
Ordinary people would definitely not compare their excavator skills with their painting skills. Anne Hathaway spat at Liu Xiu, thinking he was being humble.
Seeing that Liu Xiu was still painting, Anne Hathaway stopped talking after complimenting her, and stood quietly aside to watch.
The painting shows a terrace, and the sky is filled with stars. Unlike tonight, where the moon is almost full, there are no stars visible in the sky tonight... Why does it feel familiar?
As Liu Xiu outlined the lines one by one, the beautiful figures in the painting gradually became clearer. Anne Hathaway's eyes widened as she looked at her - isn't this her?
If you look carefully, isn't this the place where they just met?
Although she became a mother, Anne Hathaway's girlish heart burst out at this moment!
Liu Xiu turned around and saw Anne Hathaway's face was flushed under the moonlight, and her breathing was gradually becoming rapid.
When the moonlight shines on the beauty's face, the warden changes his appearance and turns into a wolf...
Before going upstairs, Anne Hathaway made up her mind that she must go to bed tonight and not let Liu Xiu succeed tonight. There will be an important Christmas battle tomorrow, so she must set the principle that she must not indulge on the night before the game or the morning of the game.
But now she is more proactive than Liu Xiu, running in both directions to applaud love and always being particularly enthusiastic...
For a moment, she had a weird idea - could I write a book called "Ten Thousand Ways the Warden Coaxed Me to Take Off My Clothes"?
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Christmas is here!
For basketball fans, today is truly the Chinese New Year.
Today's 4 games, each one will be broadcast live, from 1 noon to 11 p.m., there will be games available to watch throughout the entire process. The Cavaliers will play the Nuggets at home, the Pacers will play the Nets at home, and the Trail Blazers will play at home.
Play the 76ers, the Lakers play the Heat at home, every game is full of highlights!
The same goes for the players. Liu Xiu was particularly excited today and arrived at the arena a full 8 minutes earlier than usual.
Liu Xiu was also very excited when he saw his teammates, as were every player who was put on the active list tonight.
Varejao, the unlucky guy who was still injured, couldn't play with Joan Barry, who had sore muscles. His face was full of loneliness and regret.
Liu Xiu didn't feel the legendary "players don't like Christmas games" at all.
He thought about it, and in his mind there were players who said something like, "I want to spend Christmas with my family more." They were O'Neal, Kobe, and James.
Among these people, there are no Chris Bosh and John Wall.
The excited teammates gave Liu Xiu the feeling of...a collective comeback?
Liu Xiu felt the enthusiasm of his teammates in the opening game.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a comeback or not, as long as it’s good for tonight’s game, as for things in the middle of the season, let’s talk about it in the middle of the season.
The Trail Blazers have entered a state of intense preparation, and Liu Xiu is particularly focused. In addition to being excited about the Christmas game, tonight's game is also about the opponent - Allen Iverson!
He and Iverson had a brief confrontation in the All-Star Game and also played against each other in the Olympics, but this was the first time they played in an official NBA game. Last season, Iverson suffered a series of injuries, and the Trail Blazers and 76ers
Iverson missed the game due to injury in both games, and this day finally came.
Liu Xiu’s expectations are also the expectations of many fans.
Some people want to see James and Anthony duel.
Some people want to see OK compete as opponents for the first time in their careers.
Someone wants to see the Eastern Conference Finals players from the past three years match up.
There are also countless people who want to watch the duel between Liu Xiu and Iverson!
In the past two days, in addition to promoting the Christmas game, major media also conducted pre-season summaries, analyses, prospect assessments, etc.
In terms of rookies, except for the second overall pick Okafor, whose performance is in line with people's expectations, and third overall pick Ben Gordon, who is jokingly called substitute Joe, the others are currently lackluster. There are Liu Xiu, James, and Anthony Zhuyu from the 2003 class, and there are still some from the 2004 class.
Feeling weak.
In terms of team record, each team had played 26 to 28 games as of the start of the Christmas game.
The Suns currently rank first in the league with 22 wins and 5 losses. Although there is no hope of matching the 26 wins and 4 losses of the Bulls in the 1996-97 season, they are tied with the Lakers in the 99-00 season and Kyle in the 72-73 season.
The Special Team's 25-5 start is still promising.
The rankings of teams currently in the Western Conference playoffs: the Suns are first with 22 wins and 5 losses, the Spurs are second with 20 wins and 7 losses, the Trail Blazers are third with 18 wins and 8 losses, and the Mavericks are third with 19 wins and 8 losses.
Fourth, the SuperSonics are fifth with 18 wins and 9 losses, the Kings are sixth with 16 wins and 10 losses, the Nuggets are seventh with 16 wins and 11 losses, and the Lakers are eighth with 14 wins and 12 losses.
The Rockets, Timberwolves, and Grizzlies are also competing in the playoffs, with similar records to the Lakers.
Ranking of teams temporarily in the Eastern Conference playoffs: Nets with 19 wins and 8 losses first, Heat with 19 wins and 9 losses second, Pacers with 18 wins and 9 losses third, Pistons with 17 wins and 9 losses
The team ranked fourth, the Bulls with 15 wins and 12 losses were fifth, the 76ers with 14 wins and 12 losses were sixth, the Wizards with 14 wins and 12 losses were seventh, and the Celtics with 14 wins and 13 losses were eighth.
Team record rankings allow fans to have a clearer understanding of each team's strength, position, and the current rational goals of their stars.
Player data rankings allow fans to clearly see the stars' strength in certain aspects.
The scoring list is undoubtedly the data list that fans pay most attention to.
Currently, Iverson ranks first with 30.7 points per game, Kobe ranks second with 30.4 points per game, and Liu Xiu ranks third with 30.1 points per game!
They are both in the top three in the scoring list; they are the only two who have scored 60+ points in a single game this season; Iverson is recognized as the strongest scorer in the league, and Liu Xiu is the current single-game scoring king. Among the new generation players, Iverson
The strongest scorer and the most threatening player.
The fight between the two naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Moreover, compared to the other complicated comparisons in other Christmas games, the comparison between Liu Xiu and Iverson is very simple, that is, scoring.
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During lunch time, the Trail Blazers received news that the 76ers had arrived at the hotel in Portland.
The feeling of a war about to break out is here!
The schedule of the 76ers is similar to that of a back-to-back. They only arrived at the away game on the day of the game. Theoretically, the Trail Blazers have an advantage in preparing for the game, but the 76ers are very special. Whether they are well prepared before the game or not, it makes little difference to Iverson.
He doesn't have much time to prepare for the game, which is beneficial to him, and the current 76ers team is equal to Iverson.
If Iverson plays well, the 76ers will be good; if Iverson plays poorly, the 76ers will be ruined.
On Liu Xiu's side, he rested for a while after lunch. He planned to hit the iron for a while and then take a nap. Then he went to pick up his family and brought them into the stadium. Then he warmed up and used the most comfortable and accustomed rhythm to prepare for the game. Even the Eastern Conference
He couldn't resist watching the Christmas game because he didn't want to affect the rhythm of his preparations... but Payton came to him and wanted to disrupt his rhythm. He agreed on the spot and followed Payton to the training ground.
Liu Xiu said excitedly: "Gary, come on, come on! Come on, treat me in the most cruel way, don't stop!"
Payton was satisfied with Liu Xiu's studiousness. He was used to the two characteristics of studiousness and laziness being concentrated in the same person. As for what Liu Xiu said, he always felt that something was strange.
Payton shook his head and replied: "There is a game tonight. I won't have too much training. That guy is very difficult to deal with. I'm just going to teach you some tips on back-up play."
"Oh, that's right. I saw that Iverson and Iverson played against each other 14 times and he averaged 29 points and 6 assists per game. It's okay. I will help you beat him... Hey, hey, don't go, Mr. Gloves
, I won’t speak anymore, please teach me!”
Payton was so angry that he held the basket frame and pinched someone. This warden who killed a thousand people was so annoying!
And he's very thick-skinned. He apologizes when he says he's going to apologize. It's not easy to get angry. If he gets really angry, it's like he's stingy with his gloves.
Payton tried hard to imply that he was just a ruthless teaching machine without any emotion.
After a while, Payton said: "I have been observing your post-up play and found that your post-up play has not improved significantly compared to last season. Did you also notice it? Do you know where the problem lies?"
As soon as Payton finished speaking, Liu Xiu's mission reminder came!
Chapter completed!