MTL - Healing Basketball-Chapter 931 Carter is 'old' (Happy New Year)

  Yao Ming, with an ability rating of 96, averaged 22 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2 blocks per game;

   Billups, with an ability rating of 89, averaged 16.2 points and 7.8 assists per game;

  Carter, with an ability rating of 88, averaged 17.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game;

  Prince, with an ability rating of 82, averaging 10.7 points per game;

  Ben Wallace, with an ability rating of 77, averaged 5.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game...

  The performance of the five stars, not to mention the peak performance of last season, is far from the performance of the first year of the 05-06 season.

  But the Pistons' bench lineup surprised Liu Xiu.

Both Jason Maxhill and Amir Johnson have made great progress. They introduced Jarvis Hayes, who was in the same class as his warden, and traded back to rookie Aaron Aver, who has excellent defensive and combat capabilities. Lalo, traded Ronald Murray back for Juan Dixon, Suns general manager Steve Kerr was unwilling to renew James Jones, the Pistons split the middle class, and signed back with 4 million in one year , After Ratliff was amnesty by the Mavericks, he joined the Pistons with a basic salary, and it was okay to play fourth and fifth inside.

   Except for the short interior, the Pistons lineup can be said to be the best in several years.

  Besides Yao Ming, the tallest player on the Pistons is Ratliff at 208 cm. Liu Xiu is already numb.

   It’s been the third year since the talent of ‘Giant Killer’ has been acquired, and it can still only be used to deal with Yao Ming alone.

  …

   At 9 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time, and the Christmas game between the Trail Blazers and the Pistons at home began.

  The Pistons came up with iron and blood defense, and the effect was very good. The Trail Blazers were defended and only scored 22 points in the first quarter.

  Surprisingly, the Pistons started the offense very well. Carter made 3 of 5 shots in the first quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

  Adding Billups' 6 points and 3 assists, Yao Ming's 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, the Pistons scored 27 points in the first quarter, leading the Trail Blazers by 5 points in a single quarter!

   In the second quarter, the Pistons still held the Trail Blazers firmly, scoring 26 to 24. After halftime, the Pistons led the Trail Blazers 53 to 46 by 7 points!

  Yao Ming and Carter both scored 13 points, Billups 11 points, Prince 8 points, Ben Wallace 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

   However, after returning from halftime, the Pistons suddenly wilted.

   This is the problem of the Pistons this season, extremely unstable!

  Carter and the Pistons couldn’t agree on a contract extension, and the giants have played for two years and haven’t won the championship. These are not the biggest troubles for the Pistons this season. The biggest trouble is the fluctuating state!

  The last game was good, but the next game is a slump.

   It may even be the strongest performance in the league in the first quarter, and then wither in the second quarter.

   The Trail Blazers were not in a hurry after being defended in the first half. They played steadily, ran tactics, and kept the rhythm.

   Expectations come true!

In the third quarter, the Pistons only scored 20 points. For the Trail Blazers, the outlaws had 6 points, Blake had 6 points, Ray Allen had 5 points, Kwame Brown had 5 points, Liu Xiu had 3 points and 4 assists... The Raiders scored 28 points in a single quarter! Overtake the Pistons by 1 point!

   At the end of the quarter, Blake made 3 of 3 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points!

Although Blake didn't get an assist in 7 minutes of this quarter, he helped Liu Xiu revitalize his offense. The Trail Blazers scored 28 points in a single quarter again, while the situation of the Pistons did not improve. 21 points.

  This is the worst situation for the Pistons' state fluctuations this season. They generally go from good to bad, and rarely fluctuate from bad to good.

   With 22 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, Liu Xiu scored a triple-double in 11 consecutive games and led the Trail Blazers to beat the Pistons 102-94 to win the Christmas game, winning 12 consecutive victories!

  …

  The Pistons reversed to win. It was night. After entering the simulated training mode, Liu Xiu reviewed the game.

  He found that there seems to be no problem with the internal relationship of the Pistons. Judging from body language and expressions during communication, there should be no clear contradictions within the Pistons.

   Then it is purely a matter of status!

  After Liu Xiu's analysis, he found that it might be Carter's problem...

   The Pistons' reluctance to renew their contract with a high salary may be the right choice. The 30-year-old Carter collapsed!

   This collapse refers to the fact that Carter has declined greatly and still has strength, but he is no longer at the All-Star level, let alone comparable to the previous best team-level strength.

   It was very sudden. Liu Xiu never thought that Carter would have nothing to do with the label of "superstar" so early. Carter got 40+ triple-doubles last season!

   But this is the fact, ESPN's prediction is right, Carter has really lost the strength of the top 20 in the league.

Moreover, Carter seems unwilling to accept this fact. His style of play is still that of a superstar, but his continuity is not enough and his strength has declined a lot. He played a good halftime game and scored 13 points in the first half, but only scored two points in the second half. Only 15 points in a single game.

  Yao Ming is steady, with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in a single game.

   Billups had 19 points and 9 assists, a proper peak period.

  Liu Xiu thought about it, friends, do you want to remind Carter?

   But think about it or forget it, say to Carter, 'You are old'?

  Cousin is not very careful.

  …

   At noon the next day, the league announced that the starting voting for the 2008 New Orleans All-Star Weekend has begun!

   Liu Xiu's fans are extremely enthusiastic!

As we all know, averaging a triple-double per game will not increase the number of All-Star votes for a player. In the future, two of the three triple-doubles per game in the future will not be All-Star starts, and it is not the first start. The first time did not start.

   The only time he was selected, Guigui didn’t make the All-Star starter in the fans’ voting. Ginobili, who is about to retire, had more than 600,000 more votes than Guigui.

  Because Guigui has never been a balloon star, but only has a high reputation. Klay Thompson is much more popular than him, and his triple-double average only makes him more famous.

  In Liu Xiu's case, the situation is different. He is already very popular, but with a triple-double per game, he has expanded his popularity and attracted more fans to watch his games.

   But the number of fans is also skyrocketing!

   On Liu Xiu's side, it's natural to fight for the top ticket... Use your performance to compete!

   After a day off, on the 27th, the Trail Blazers ushered in a challenge from the Timberwolves at home.

  Roy has made great progress this year, averaging 21.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

   Roy performed well tonight. He made 7 of 15 shots and 8 of 10 free throws. He scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

  Luol Deng's 21 points, Marko Jalic's 16 points and 7 assists, and Randy Foye's 10 points all performed very well. The Timberwolves scored 98 points.

   But for the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu made 16 of 29 shots, including 3 of 6 three-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 43 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals. The Trail Blazers scored 109 points!