509. Multiple benefits

McGrady and Kidd looked at Liu Xiu's data and cursed, and the Trail Blazers players collectively went crazy!

After the final whistle sounded, Liu Xiu raised his right fist handsomely, but before his index finger could reach out, he was overwhelmed by his teammates...

Not many fans moved to leave, but they all stayed at the scene and shouted "Warden" loudly.

Leading 8-0 at the beginning and then 52-61 later, the Nets overtook the score at halftime. The fans at the scene were worried. McGrady made 8 of 14 shots at halftime and scored 22 points and 6 assists. The fans at the scene were panicked.

In the end, their warden saved their little hearts.

With 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the half, their warden's performance in the second half was even crazier than Tracy McGrady's in the first half!

But the craziest thing is the 40+ triple-double!

This is the finals!

The Trail Blazers have never had more than 40 points in a single game in the Finals; the Trail Blazers have never had a triple-double in the Finals.

With these two statistics, even though Liu Xiu scored 72 points in the regular season, Trail Blazers fans never thought about Liu Xiu scoring 40+ points or a triple-double in a single game in the finals.

As a result, Liu Xiu won them together in the same game!

The big screen also listed the statistics of another person - in the 1969 Finals Game 7, Jerry West made 14 of 29 shots, plus 14 of 18 free throws, scoring 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.

Before tonight, this was the only 40+ triple-double in NBA history.

Now, this data is no longer unique!

The TV commentators headed by Charles Barkley had already started to brag when Liu Xiu made the tip-in. The fans in front of the TV noticed this earlier than most of the players and fans at the game.

In the final game of the regular season, Liu Xiu scored 61 points. At that time, he was said to have squandered his statistics. In the playoffs, Liu Xiu's score was not as good as Anthony's in the first round. In the second round, his performance was quite satisfactory. The Western Conference finals team did not score at critical moments...

…Before the start of the finals, the matter of scoring points in the final game of the regular season was once again hyped by some media.

An extended topic is that Liu Xiu has scored 40+ points in a single game 26 times in the two regular seasons. He has played dozens of games in the playoffs and has only scored 40+ points in a single game once. He is said to be a regular season player.

type player.

As for the Trail Blazers reaching the finals, his teammates were all blown away before the finals started.

But now, all the TV commentators are praising Liu Xiu's performance in his debut in the finals!

The 40+ points they wanted in a single game came! By the way, they also got a triple-double together!

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That night, some media broke the news that Grizzlies general manager Jerry West submitted his resignation to the boss.

Early the next morning, a large number of media poured into Memphis, wanting to know whether the logo man was really going to resign. They also wanted to ask the logo man what he thought of Liu Xiuye's 40+ triple-double in the finals, but

The doors to the Grizzlies training ground are closed, workouts are not open to the public, the logo man refuses to meet people, and the Grizzlies press officer also avoids talking about the logo man's resignation.

But in the afternoon, thousands of Grizzlies fans gathered outside FedEx Arena in Memphis to march, adding to the beautiful American landscape.

This is just the surrounding gossip news. Of course, the fans are most concerned about the two teams playing in the finals.

For example, the Nets' style of play in the Finals has changed dramatically, and McGrady's performance in the second half was extremely poor.

When Kidd was interviewed, he first took the blame and safeguarded McGrady's face - "There was a problem with my command. I temporarily changed my style of play on the court and achieved some results. However, I was not able to respond promptly enough later and was dismissed."

The other side seizes the opportunity."

Then he changed the subject and praised Liu Xiu - "The warden played the counterattack of my dreams. He was like a tank with the speed of a sports car. We had no idea that his fast attack after losing weight could be so terrifying."

Because of Kidd's praise, people's attention on Liu Xiu in the first game of the finals gradually shifted from being shocked by his 40+ triple-double to paying attention to his performance itself.

The media are professional and have a rhythm in publishing news. This is exactly the stage for them to analyze Liu Xiu's performance in the first game.

Liu Xiu played 45 minutes in the entire game, only taking a two-minute break in the middle of the second quarter, and a one-minute break in the middle of the third quarter. He scored 41 points and 11 assists, of which 24 points and 7 assists were in fast breaks and offense and defense.

Obtained from the transition section of the conversion.

However, what fans discussed most enthusiastically was Liu Xiu's figure...

The photos of Liu Xiu when he gained 99.5 kilograms in the early stages of the season were compared with the current photos. The difference is really quite big.

During Liu Xiu's interview, he praised his teammates all over. Randolph, who scored 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, was highly praised by him.

But it was the man who Liu Xiu praised the most - "I am not the biggest contributor to this game. I just did what I was capable of. The Nets were not well prepared for my counterattack. I seized the opportunity."

I got good data and it’s not worth mentioning.

You should pay attention to the performance of the gloves. He played 33 minutes. Many of my counterattacks relied on his long passes. We all joked after the game that he was a ruthless long pass machine.

His performance on the defensive end is still our best on the outside. He made Kidd very uncomfortable, and he also did a good job of assisting McGrady and Howard. He has been directing us to do the right things.

He is the person with the most playoff experience in our team. The coaches also ask for his opinion when discussing tactics. If I were asked to choose the MVP of G1, I would pick the gloves..."

When it came to the finals, Payton's playing time set a new high in this season's playoffs. G1 was doing laborious but insignificant work. Liu Xiu mentioned this. As a winner, Payton was also praised by reporters.

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The popularity just spread, and it reached Payton.

The media rushed to interview Payton. Before the interview started, some reporters he knew were discussing who Payton would praise and which player he would transfer the heat to.

The media like this situation very much. The more people are popular, the more things can be written.

Payton satisfied the reporters' request and returned the heat to the Nets star - "McGrady is just a data brush. He only cares about himself. Does he want to compete with Kidd for MVP? It's so funny.

Does he think it’s him who made it to the finals? He’s just a scoring champion who couldn’t get past the first round.”

The Nets were beaten by the Trail Blazers in the second half of G1. Some experts said this was McGrady's problem, but Kidd took the initiative to take the blame and helped McGrady cover up the situation.

Payton took off this fig leaf and tore it into pieces!

No one can refute what Payton said.

Among current point guards, who has the highest historical status?

It’s not Kidd, or Nash who just won the MVP, it’s Gary Payton, a 9-time first defense, best defensive player, 9-time All-NBA team, and 9-time All-Star!

Payton had reached the finals 9 years ago, and was the enemy of God, but unfortunately lost 2-4.

His words pointed the finger of public opinion at Tracy McGrady!

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"Gloves, you are so bad."

"Warden, when it comes to bad things, I can't compare to you."

"You are so humble."

"You're so polite...hahahaha..."

"Hahaha……"

The teammates looked at the warden who was smiling wilfully and his gloves, a chill rising from their vests.

These two people cannot be offended!

McGrady sprayed Payton just before the finals, saying that Payton was too old to hug his thighs. Payton tolerated it at the time, but now he seized the opportunity and directly sent McGrady to the forefront. How cruel!

As for the warden, his teammates can feel his ruthlessness without having to do anything.

The day's rest time passed quickly, and on June 15th, the game day of the second game of the finals arrived.

After a night of fermentation, what Payton said in an interview at the end of training yesterday afternoon has become the hottest topic at present.

Journalists are now better at attacking than praising.

Touting Liu Xiu's 40+ triple-double, the audience is Trail Blazers fans or Liu Xiu's personal fans. At most, they can become fans through some channels.

Moreover, the statistic of 40+ triple-doubles is too strong, and he still won the game. There is no motivation for the fans to fight against the fans, and there is nothing to argue about.

But following Payton's words and attacking McGrady is different. McGrady became a member of a strong team this year and couldn't do anything, especially in the playoffs, whether he made it to the playoffs or not.

He has almost always evaluated the other players under the guidance of the media. Those stars are not necessarily offended. He has played for so many years and has many friends. Many people understand his character, but the fans of those stars

, offended by McGrady!

Other fans gathered together to attack. Even Kidd's fans were dissatisfied with McGrady. McGrady's fan base was not small, but he wanted to challenge everyone... In one moment, he scored 39 points in his first game in the finals and 22 points at halftime.

McGrady, who had 6 assists, felt like he was going to be expelled from the NBA.

Payton's actions made his teammates feel really... great!

The format of the finals is 2-3-2, and they must win the first two home games, otherwise they may not be able to return to Portland.

Although the probability of losing 4 games in a row is very low, if we lose at home, it is really not impossible.

With Payton acting like this, how will McGrady's mentality be affected?

Will Kidd and Tracy McGrady's relationship be affected?

It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t have any impact. If it does, you’ll make money!

There is no doubt that this is a positive factor for G2 tonight.

There is another thing that is also a positive factor for the Trail Blazers. Randolph made a decision-to give up sneaking to compete for FMVP.

Randolph didn't tell anyone that he wanted to compete for Finals MVP. Naturally, no one knew that he gave up. But this was one less potential risk factor for the Trail Blazers, which is also a positive factor. But no one knew about them.

I also almost encountered the dangerous situation of the Nets in G1.

Randolph made this decision easily, Liu Xiu G1 is too powerful!

It has been written in the news that if the Trail Blazers win the finals, Liu Xiu will have a greater than half chance of winning the FMVP even if he only relies on a 40+ triple-double in this game.

Randolph's idea is very simple. If you are so far behind at the beginning, then give up and compete for the championship.

There will be many opportunities to compete for FMVP in the future, but this time is not the best...it cannot be just this time!

During today's preparation training, the teammates felt that Randolph was particularly relaxed and in a very good mood. The situation was already good, and the teammates were training more enthusiastically under the leadership of Randolph.
Chapter completed!