"Joe Johnson, 24 years old, 201 cm, 101 kg, SG, ability evaluation 86, 93 offense, 74 defense, 87 three-pointers, 93 mid-range shots, 91 layups, 88 speed, 89 strength, 86 jumping..."

After leaving the Suns, Joe's personal ability has been liberated in singles. He only turned 24 this summer and has already touched the edge of the All-Star. It is estimated that after another year of practice, he will have stable All-Star level strength.

After entering the game, Liu Xiu waited to see if there was any task, such as a duel with someone from the Eagles, but no, the system did not give him a chance to earn rewards.

After the game started, it was proved that this game was not worthy of being given a task.

Liu Xiu played 34 minutes tonight and made 8 of 15 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 21 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. In addition, Ray Allen made 8 of 22 shots.

20 points, Randolph made 6 of 15 shots and scored 14 points and 12 rebounds, Raheem came off the bench and scored 13 points, Kwame Brown had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks... The Trail Blazers defeated the Hawks 96-74.

The Eagles started with a series of massacres!

Joe Johnson actually performed pretty well, making 8 of 18 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists.

But Josh Smith scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks on 4-of-14 shooting, Al Harrington scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-14 shooting, and Tyronn Lue scored 4 points and 2 on 2-of-6 shooting.

Assists, Webster scored 5 points on 2 of 8 shots...

Among the players on the Hawks who took more than 5 shots, only Joe Johnson and Harrington had a shooting percentage of more than 40%. They were almost cried out by the Trail Blazers!

Tonight, the Trail Blazers' offense revolved around the scoring of Ray Allen and Randolph. The two of them were really good at it. It was quite difficult to balance inside damage and outside shooting.

Ray Allen is the three-point king, and Randolph is the new generation of talented insider with the most offensive potential at the power forward position. I would be reluctant to give up either one.

But there has to be a trade-off, and now Maurice Cheeks and his think tanks are finding that balance.

Trying it directly in actual combat is the best way.

These were stated directly in the team meeting.

Liu Xiu felt that insisting on focusing on scoring tactics based on the two players in the game also had another purpose - to make the two people realize that they both need to make sacrifices.

Because before ensuring the right of the two of them to take action, there is still a prerequisite, which is to build a team around the warden.

In fact, Ray Allen had already made psychological preparations before joining the Trail Blazers. After joining the Trail Blazers, he would no longer be the team's number one scoring point. After Randolph learned that a strong player like Ray Allen had joined,

At that time, I also had similar mental preparations.

But when the new season really starts, there will definitely be better expectations.

Now, it’s time to go through the actual game adjustment process.

In this case, their easy schedule at the beginning is particularly important!

After the game, Liu Xiu was interviewed by Time Warner Cable Sports, which broadcast live in Oregon.

This game was really nothing to watch. The reporter racked his brains before he came up with a question: "Warden, how do you evaluate Johnson, who joined the Hawks with a high salary? Do you think his performance is worth that salary? Or should he stay with the Suns?

Be Nash’s helper?”

Liu Xiuying said: "Of course he is worth this salary. He will definitely be better in the future. His shooting is so beautiful. His singles skills remind me of Michael Jordan. In my opinion, he is the contemporary Jordan!"

The Trail Blazers slaughtered the Hawks. This news is not something that any Trail Blazers fan would be willing to take a look at. The Hawks were slaughtered by the Warriors by more than 30 points two days ago. It is not surprising that the Hawks lost by so many points.

However, Liu Xiu's post-match interview attracted a lot of attention and was quite topical.

Liu Xiu praised someone again for looking like Jordan!

In this regard, the most intense reaction was from Kobe, who scored only 31 points in the third game of the new season.

Although Kobe was unhappy about being cheated on by Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu said that he was as strong as Jordan and he was very happy.

But within two days of being happy, I saw Liu Xiu praising Joe Johnson as the ‘modern Jordan’.

The damn thing about co-authoring is to use Jordan as an adjective? Or as a unit of measurement?

…

After taking a day off after playing the Hawks, the Trail Blazers faced their last opponent for three consecutive games on November 5th - the New York Knicks.

This year the Knicks returned to the top of the salary rankings! And with an annual salary of US$126 million, they set a new NBA single-season salary record for a single team!

He holds three-point max-salary contracts for Alan Houston, Marbury, and Anfernee Hardaway, as well as three-point max-salary contracts for Antonio Davis, Maurice Taylor, and Shanton Anderson, as well as those from the Bulls in the offseason.

The team grabbed Eddie Curry and Quentin Richardson was traded back from the Suns. The Knicks have eight players with a salary of more than $7 million this season... Of course, how many of these players can play?

Competition, this is hard to say.

This was only after the Knicks used the Houston clause to amnesty the trash dog Jerome Williams with the remaining three years and US$21 million of his contract, and then reduced the total salary to less than US$130 million.

The Mavericks have spent so much money. Over the years, they have successively introduced Anthony Walker, Jamison, Dampier, Ratliff... Although players come and go, as long as there are conditions for reinforcement, they will not hesitate to spend money on luxury taxes.

Money, the total salary this year did not exceed 100 million US dollars, 98.46 million US dollars.

The Trail Blazers have just gone through a salary peak period, two maximum salaries have expired, and they have also amnested a large contract with an annual salary of nearly 10 million US dollars. The current salary is only ranked in the upper reaches of the league. Not surprisingly, the next salary peak will be

There are still two years left.

The Knicks have just entered their peak salary period, and this wave of salaries exceeding 100 million will continue into 2009 or even 2010.

Rumor has it that the Trail Blazers owner is very unhappy with this situation and is looking for ways to spend money.

At 7:16 p.m., players from both teams entered the stadium.

The Knicks' starting lineup tonight is Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Channing Fletcher, and Eddie Curry.

When Liu Xiu saw that these five people were starting the lineup just now, he had questions in his head.

The head coach opposite, whose demeanor reveals the meanness in his heart, is Larry Brown!

But the starters he sent out, including Eddie Curry, are all geniuses!

Even Channing Fletcher, a rookie inside player, was impressed by Liu Xiu. The year Nash last won the assists title, the Suns hit the most three-pointers.

Yes, he is such a big man of 211 cm + 116 kg.

However, Qianning-Fulai's 74 ability evaluation surprised Liu Xiu.

Judging from the current performance of the rookies, Channing Fletcher is currently the best inside player among the 2005 rookies, averaging 10.5 points and 7 rebounds in the first two games.

The Trail Blazers coaching staff spent a long time preparing for tonight's game. After emphasizing tonight's adjustments, the game will start soon.

Liu Xiu was prompted to choose someone to copy his talents... Alan Houston and Anfernee Hardaway, the two highest-paid players on the Knicks, have both retired.

In the end, Liu Xiu chose Marbury as the copy object...

"...

Opponent: Stephon Marbury, matching degree 45%, because the host is good at changing directions in front of the body, the matching degree bonus is 15%, and the overall matching degree is 60%. It has met the conditions of giving priority to copying suitable characteristics. Characteristic transformation talent: in front of the body

The king of direction change, bonus effect: When the host changes direction in front of others, the first change of direction will be initiated at the fastest speed. If it successfully escapes from the opponent's defense, the breakthrough after the change will be initiated at the fastest speed again.

.”

Teammate, because he had to face off against Marbury, Liu Xiu chose to copy Payton's "blocking style".

At 7:30 pm, the referee blew the whistle to start the game. Kwame Brown narrowly beat Eddie Curry to win the jump ball, and the Trail Blazers took the lead.

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup is still the same, with the five-man lineup of Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Outlaw, Randolph, and Kwame Brown starting.

Liu Xiu received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. He did not initiate an attack. Instead, he waited for Randolph to lean against Eddie Curry on the right baseline and then hoisted the ball over. Randolph initiated the attack and the 'sharp shooter' started!

Although his current marksman bonus is not high and the probability of special bonuses is low, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. He is trying to think of ways to increase the number of times he can use this talent.

Randolph caught the ball, turned around, faced the basket, and hit Eddie Curry with his back, a job that even O'Neal wouldn't be happy with.

After signing a big contract, Eddie Curry's weight surged to 147 kilograms, 20 pounds heavier than last season! Two days ago, the Knicks played the Pistons, and Yao Ming was determined not to play in the low post. Now Eddie Curry

He can handle low-post thieves inside.

But it was very easy to hit Eddie Curry facing the frame. Randolph faked a shoulder shake and quickly pulled the ball with his right hand, breaking through from close range and easily entering the three-second zone.

Channing Furlong was very active on defense and got back to the basket in time. Randolph passed the ball towards the free throw line.

Liu Xiu just blocked the big Q on the left side of the free throw line for Ray Allen who was cutting from the top arc to the left corner. After breaking it up, he immediately took a step horizontally to the free throw line. Randolph broke through and passed the ball in perfect timing.

Liu Xiu just stood firm and received the ball. He immediately accelerated to break through the middle. He took a step against the big Q dragged by the defense switch and grabbed the ball. He hit the layup with a slow three-step layup from the middle!

Da Q Kong has physical fitness and enthusiasm, and the stickers are in place, but how to restrict Liu Xiu's breakthrough and take-off, and how to interfere with Liu Xiu's shooting, he can't do it at all!

In fact, he was quite good at defense when he was with the Clippers, but he is the kind of player who needs continuous coaching. When he came to the Suns, the coach simply stopped playing defense, and the Suns management told him that he was part of the team's long-term plan.

As a player, he gave up defense, and then he really had no defense at all, and was even sold to the Knicks.

Although the new coach of the Knicks, Larry Brown, is a coach with high defensive attainments, it will take a year and a half to build a defensive system. The most important thing is that Larry Brown has not built a defensive system at all since he arrived at the Knicks.
Chapter completed!