When the task of ‘recovering what was lost’ came, Liu Xiu was not surprised.

He wouldn't be surprised if instead of the previous task, he came directly to the task of 'opening up a new track'.

But they all triggered, which was really a surprise.

However, these two tasks do not conflict...

On the afternoon of the next day, Liu Xiu left Portland with the team. Next was three consecutive visits to the Southwest Division. A terrible schedule was coming!

The first stop, the Trail Blazers came to Dallas.

After arriving at the hotel, Stevenson and the gangsters rushed to help Liu Xiu drag his luggage to the room.

Randolph complained to Liu Xiu: "Really, why would the team let that high school student go to the Development League? Then I won't even have a rookie I can use."

Liu Xiu pursed her lips towards the elevator: "Isn't Kwame very obedient to you? Just order him around."

"Good idea...forget it, he is a Mesozoic player like me, and he also wants to save face." Randolph waved his hand dejectedly.

Liu Xiu joked: "I really can't tell that you are still a gentle butcher."

Randolph rolled his eyes and changed the subject: "Warden, is our goal now to surpass the Pistons?"

Liu Xiu nodded and responded: "Yes, our current small goal is to win 16 consecutive games."

His heart is as big as Randolph's, and the corners of his mouth can't stop twitching: "Is 16 consecutive wins a small goal?"

…

After arriving at the room, Liu Xiu took a nap and, just like when he came to Dallas in the past, set off to the appointed park at 4 p.m.

As soon as he arrived at a familiar area, Liu Xiu heard a soft exchange of words above his head: "Warden..."

Liu Xiu turned around and saw a tall man carrying two hamburgers... When he looked up, he saw it was King Silver Horn.

King Yinjiao asked in confusion: "Warden, why are you dressed like this? You may be regarded as a suspicious person. You know, I didn't recognize you. I just searched around and couldn't find you, and you have never been there before."

If you weren't late, I wouldn't dare come up and say hello to you."

Liu Xiu responded: "It's winter, I'm afraid of the cold, so wrap up more tightly."

"Is it cold today? When I went out, I saw the temperature was 20 degrees..."

Nowitzki looked at the other people in the park. Most of them were wearing single clothes. The more energetic young men even wore short-sleeved shorts. No one among the girls wore long pants.

And the guy in front of me was wearing a black windbreaker, a hat, and sunglasses!

As usual, the two came to a golf course and found an empty bench to sit down. While watching people on the court playing ball, they chatted and ate burgers.

Liu Xiu likes to be friends with Nowitzki. Nowitzki will not take things on the court off the court...

Of course, if Nowitzki encounters his 'Ray Allen and Bowen' situation, he will definitely take it to the sidelines.

Looking at the people sweating on the court and the lively atmosphere around them, Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh. People in Dallas are not arrogant when they call themselves a sports kingdom. Every time he comes here, he can feel the people here's passion for sports.

of enthusiasm.

In universities here, people can tolerate reductions in education expenditures, and can accept the outflow of teachers due to salary cuts for teachers, but if any president dares to propose cutting funding for sports clubs, the end of get out of class is basically not far away.

The relaxing rest time passed quickly, and on the next day, January 6, the Trail Blazers kicked off their third consecutive away trip.

At 7:10 pm, Liu Xiu led his teammates into the court at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The crazy boos from the fans at the scene reminded everyone in the Trail Blazers of playing the Jazz and Pistons away from home, reaching the level of a devil's home game!

However, although Dallas is a sports kingdom, and the Mavericks are well received by local fans with great enthusiasm, it is not to the extent that it can become the Devil's home stadium.

After entering the court, Liu Xiu joked to his teammates: "Is this our exclusive version of the Dallas Devils home court?"

Randolph followed the babble and said, "Yes, it's very lively. I like the atmosphere here."

The Trail Blazers players were not surprised at all by the atmosphere at the scene. Liu Xiu and Randolph's teasing made their teammates feel very proud.

The opposing team, which had a record of 60+ wins last season, was defeated by them!

They exposed the fatal flaw of the Mavericks' star player, which directly caused the Mavericks' performance to fluctuate greatly this season. The players' confidence fluctuated, and their strength and record plummeted by more than one level.

Liu Xiu and Randolph successfully used this incident to arouse the emotions of their teammates. The two looked at each other - it is not easy in the middle of the season. They have to think of ways to motivate their teammates every day.

After the Trail Blazers players finished playing, the Mavericks starting players entered the court one after another, and it was Nowitzki's turn to enter the court at the end.

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Stevenson leaned next to Skotishvili and said loudly: "Temporary worker, look, your draft template is out. He is not doing well this year. You should have a lot to talk about."

Liu Xiu glanced at Stevenson speechlessly. The good impression this guy brought to his teammates on the training ground and in the game was not enough to defeat him with his mouth.

Liu Xiu turned his attention to his opponent.

"The Dallas Mavericks, 20 wins and 14 losses, averaged 101.4 points per game, allowed 99.8 points per game, shot 46.1% from the field, limited opponents to 45.6% from the field, averaged 18 assists per game..., limited opponents to average 17.9 assists per game...

…”

The Mavericks averaged 103 points per game in the regular season last season and conceded an average of 95 points per game. Their offense and defense were integrated, and they dared to shout "invincible".

There has been a lot of decline this year, but when Liu Xiuchu read the scouting report after two months of playing with the Mavericks, he was surprised to find that the Mavericks' biggest decline was not in offense, but in defense.

"Dirk Nowitzki, 27 years old, 213 cm, 111 kg, PF/C, ability evaluation 91, offense 94...averaged 23.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game...shooting rate 46.1%, three-point shooting rate

35.9%…”

Nowitzki's personal offense has really plummeted. Although he still has top performance, his shooting percentage has dropped from his career-high 50.2% last season to 46.1%. As a shooting-oriented power forward, this shooting percentage is not bad.

, but it’s not at the same level as last season.

At 7:28 pm, the starting lineups of the two teams came on the court.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Outlaw, Randolph, McDyess.

Mavericks starting lineup: Terry, Adrian Griffin, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, Ratliff.

Tonight, Kwame Brown was allowed to play, but he was still placed on the bench to reduce the time against the opponent's strongest inside line because he has not recovered yet to ensure his health.

When the two teams started playing, the Fox Sports commentator who broadcast the game shouted that this was a matchup between the two teams with the most luxurious lineups in the NBA.

The live broadcast camera scanned the starting lineups of the two teams, and then scanned Marquis Daniels, Stackhouse, Devin Harris, Dampier on the bench of the Mavericks... and the little flying squirrel on the bench of the Trail Blazers.

Shim, Kwame Brown, Payton, Mourning... the fans in front of the TV think there is nothing wrong with this evaluation!

This game was originally a scheduled live broadcast before the start of the season, and because of Kobe's troubles not long ago, it is getting more attention now!

The fans at the scene booed the Trail Blazers so fiercely. In addition to Nowitzki being "played badly" by the Trail Blazers, they were also afraid that Liu Xiu would also boo them.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, under the spotlight, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Mavericks started!

McDyess narrowly beat Ratliff on a jump ball, and the Trail Blazers took the lead.

The Mavericks did a good job of retreating on defense at the beginning. Without Kwame Brown, the Trail Blazers did not rush forward.

Liu Xiu quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and then suddenly slowed down. Josh Howard was prepared and guarded carefully, paying attention to McDyess who was pulling out to the top arc, ready to defend the pick-and-roll with Ratliff... Turn

When I glanced at McDyess, I saw a round object flying towards the basket... and falling into the frame!

Liu Xiu dribbled the ball a few times from the top arc and then threw it directly, and scored, and hit a three-pointer in the opening game!

Josh Howard is confused, what is going on?

Is this the warden's style of play? Or did the little flying squirrel put on the warden's vest? No! The little flying squirrel is shorter than Iverson, more than ten centimeters shorter than the one in front of him!

But then, Josh Howard thought of that terrible night. Not only him, but also the Mavericks players collectively thought of that night right after the game started!

In the third quarter, Kobe scored 30 points in a single quarter, and their team scored 29 points in a single quarter. That nightmarish night!

The reason why they immediately thought of this is because there are currently only two players who can score 70+ points in a single game, and the other one is the warden who just unreasonably dribbled the ball across half court and threw it!
Chapter completed!