Healing Basketball

   Chapter 215 215. This may be the rich man (chapter 3 asks for a monthly ticket)

   The second day of the game against the Jazz, the 20th, the rest day, the Trail Blazers met to study, and practiced in the afternoon…

In the    meeting, they made it clear that they were careless, and they were blown away. Seeing that the Jazz's record was below 50%, they regarded each other as a soft persimmon.

But there is Kirilenko's Jazz team, built around Kirilenko - Matt Halprin, Ostertag, Deshaun - Stevenson, Raja Bell, Jayron - Collins ... they open up The Warriors want to fight with the Jazz on defense, and it may be no problem when the offense in the Jagged confrontation stabilizes. Now they are fighting with the Jazz, looking for a draw.

   So, after another day of practice, Maurice Cheeks found the general manager of the team.

   "John, I have a recruiting target."

   "Huh? Who?" John Nash was a little happy, the coach didn't pay much attention to him after Tianzun was traded away.

Although no one can control who, the general manager and coach of the Blazers team are independent, but the coach is the one who needs the cooperation of most of the team's staff. Maurice Cheeks is not hypocritical, most of the team. He has a good relationship with him. His general manager has a bad relationship with the coach, which is quite embarrassing.

  Signing this kind of thing, the coach is looking for him, that is the rhythm of breaking the ice!

   is definitely going to be a signing, and he can open the checkbook. It is definitely no problem to refer to the head coach's ideas.

  I saw Maurice Cheeks say: "Andrei Kirilenko."

   "The Jazz one?"

   "Yes, yes, give him a max salary!"

"The max salary is fine, he's just turned 23 and he's averaging 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks per game... But we don't have room this summer, maybe next year, and he's a rookie. The contract also has to wait until next year.”

  Morris-Cheeks' eyes lit up: "That's right, just make an offer next year."

   "Morris, wait a minute, the Jazz have the parent team's priority to renew the contract and the right to bird, and the size and duration of the contract they can give are better than ours..."

"What's wrong?"

   "What's the matter... Morris, although I really want to help you dig him over, I don't think I can do it!" John Nash was about to cry in grievance.

   "I didn't force you to dig him back, just try to make an offer, understand? If you can't dig him back, forget it."

"what?"

   Watching the still unruly coach leave gracefully, John Nash was stunned for a while.

   Suddenly, he associated Maurice Cheeks' look just now with the coolest lad on their team.

  The operation that Morris-Cheeks said was too much like what a rookie would do!

  John Nash was horrified to discover - "Osiette, our coach was infected by that kid!"

After   Maurice Cheeks walked away, a middle-aged man came out of the utility room in the general manager's office.

   Just like not understanding that a person actually pays tens of millions of dollars to run a team every year, John Nash does not understand why the man in front of him is hiding.

   This may be the rich man.

  John Nash said: "BOSS..."

   "I heard it. According to what he said, I also don't like the Jazz."

  “…”

   In just a few minutes, John Nash felt like the most mature man on the team.

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   On March 21st, the Trail Blazers ushered in the challenge of the New Orleans Hornets at home.

  Tonight, the warden goes wild!

   11 of 21 shots, including 1 of 3-pointers, plus 4 of 6 free throws, 27 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in a single game...

The talent of   'Template' makes the warden take off! He began to imagine how cool it would be in April if the "Glory Ending" mode was turned on...

but…

Tonight, the Trail Blazers did a good job in defense, and the effect was gradually improved. In addition to Liu Xiu, Randolph also scored 14 points and 16 rebounds. The strongest substitute in the league, Rahim, who came off the bench, scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. 2 blocks, Momo 8 points and 4 assists, 9 points for the extrajudicial madman, Ruben Patten scored 6 points and 3 steals...

   The score was 25-22 in the first quarter, 22-20 in the second, 26-24 in the third, and the Blazers led the Hornets 73-66 by 7 points.

  Baron Davis, Magloire, and PJ Brown performed very well, and the Blazers still rely on the defense to stabilize the system.

   But in the fourth quarter, the Blazers, who were still not good at this style of play, could not continue to control the rhythm and collapsed...

  18 to 28 in a single quarter…

At 9:27 p.m., Momoko missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. The Trail Blazers lost 91 to 94 to the Hornets. The Hornets made a comeback in the final quarter and suffered a two-game losing streak. The record fell to 49 wins and 19 wins. burden.

   Baron Davis, who scored 21 points and 15 assists tonight, had the last laugh.

  In a box, John Nash was about to cry.

   What's the matter!

   When he finished the three quarters, he was still bragging about how fast their team had to adjust, the king's posture, three years of development and five years of championship competition... Good guy, he was slapped in the face in the last quarter.

  People finally came to the team to watch the game, can this group of people give me some strength?

   That rotten coach promised to help the Jazz out of their anger, can you give me some face?

   Another middle-aged man in the box clutched his chest, gasped for a while, and finally recovered.

  This life is really ups and downs...

   "John."

   "BOSS, I'm here!"

   "Let me see, who are they, that center, Magloire, his rookie contract is about to expire, right? He seems to be an All-Star center? Offer him a max salary!"

"Ah?" John Nash was stunned, his professionalism started, and he responded: "Boss, he is not worth the maximum salary, the market price is between the middle class and the average salary of tens of millions, and the Eastern All-Star center is a substitute, and it doesn't count. ."

   "Then you first ask how much the Hornets will give him, and reveal that we will give him 1 million more per year than him!"

After speaking, the middle-aged man felt a little more at ease, but not to mention seeing his office full of piles, now he gave his exclusive box to the pile of '50 wins gifts', finally took a few days off, and has been in He was almost depressed after buying and buying.

   "John, I can't fit it here, can you put something in your office? There's something in my warehouse in the parking lot.

  I don't have time to accompany you to watch back to back tomorrow, I have a job, and I won 50 wins, you can send these things to them, there is yours in it, you can find it yourself... But you can't win the game when I'm not there..."

  John Nash looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was inhuman but could listen in and persuade him, messed up...

  Wait, that thing in the small warehouse in the parking lot is also a gift?

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  On March 22, the second day after playing the Hornets at home, the Trail Blazers came to Seattle to challenge the Supersonics on the road, alternating back-to-back games at home and away.

   The Trail Blazers and the SuperSonics have played against each other 4 times, 1 in the preseason and 3 in the regular season. The two teams are very familiar with each other.

   Tonight, the SuperSonics have a rare full main force!

  The SuperSonics are very weak this year. The major injury is only Nick Collison, a rookie, who has suffered a major injury, but others have suffered minor injuries, and they are all of the kind that will affect their personal performance at the moment, so they can only miss the game.

   Fighting this opponent, back to back in the second game, and in the tactical adjustment period, it has already lost two consecutive games.

  To be honest, as competitive as Liu Xiu, I feel like I have to explain it tonight.

   Therefore, his mentality was very flat, and he brought his teammates to face the Sonics with a brand-new melee + individual ability + teamwork-based style of play.

The mentality has calmed down. The losses in the past two games are not all bad things. They have learned a lot of experience, and their hardware configuration is really good, the lineup is deep enough, and Randolph and Liu Xiu can score in high confrontation. , Momonga, Rahim four stars, or two starters and two substitutes, great progress!

   In addition, the SuperSonics and the Blazers have played many times, and they "know" the Blazers' style of play. The Blazers changed suddenly, and the SuperSonics were caught off guard.

Relying on Randolph's 18 points and 14 rebounds, Liu Xiu's 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Momoko's 19 points and 4 assists, Raheem's 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, McDyess's 9 points and 4 blocks... 4 players scored in double figures, 96-80 victory over the Sonics, ending the two-game losing streak, and finally 50 wins!

It was night, an unnamed middle-aged man who was working overtime in New York received an email from the general manager of a well-known NBA team, asking him if he could send a gift tomorrow. His hands trembled for a long time, and he replied Yes …

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  50 wins and 19 losses, the Blazers 4th 50 wins in 5 seasons!

   This ranks second in the NBA Godless Era after the lockout! Tied with the Kings!

Better than these two teams are the Lakers and the Spurs. The Spurs have won 50 this season, and the Lakers have won 47 and 21 losses. They are not far from 50 wins. They are regarded by the media as having 5 consecutive wins. 50 wins this season.

  The season is underway so far, teams have played 58 to 60 games.

   After this wave of 1 win and 2 losses, the Trail Blazers are still ranked behind the Kings, and they look the same as before.

   But the Kings have a record of 52 wins and 18 losses, and they just dropped to the third place in the Western Conference after a three-game losing streak. The Spurs, with 52 wins and 17 losses, came to the top with a wave of winning streaks! The Timberwolves are close behind with 51 wins and 17 losses.

  The top ten in the West, Spurs, Timberwolves, Kings, Trail Blazers, Lakers, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Nuggets, Jazz, Rockets.

  The top ten in the East, Pacers, Nets, Pistons, Hornets, Heat, Bucks, Celtics, Knicks, Raptors, Cavaliers.

The Trail Blazers became the fifth team to win 50 this season after the Pacers, Kings, Spurs, and Timberwolves. After winning 49, they have attracted much attention. I did not expect it to be so bumpy to get 50. Victory, it was controversial during the period, and after getting it, it naturally caused another wave of public opinion.

However, with 13 games remaining, the Blazers have already won 50, and it is possible to rush to 55. As for 60 wins... The Blazers have to play the Lakers, the Spurs, and the Timberwolves behind them. 6 games is enough for them to drink a pot, and even Barkley sympathized with the Blazers' schedule at the end of the season situation discussion roundtable - almost the same schedule as the last-to-last Clippers in the West!

On the Clippers side, there are still 12 games to play, 10 opponents are currently in the playoffs, 6 of them are in the top four in the East and West, and the two opponents who are not currently in the playoffs are also One is the Rockets, the ninth in the West...

  The Texas road trip has always been one of the most hated schedules for teams, so what is it like to challenge the top three in Texas?

   The Trail Blazers will play the first three games of the next four consecutive home games. No. 24 will play the Mavericks, No. 26 will play the Rockets, and No. 28 will play the Spurs!

   After these three opponents, the Trail Blazers' last opponent in March - the Timberwolves!

   In this schedule, even the media that used the Black Trail Blazers as their traffic source predicted that the Trail Blazers would lose the theoretical possibility of losing 60 wins on their knees, and their words and sentences were mixed with a trace of sympathy...

   There are a good number of black fans on the Internet who feel that it is not easy for the people of the prison team after seeing the Blazers' remaining 13 games.

   Then, there was news from Portland, which made the media and black fans who sympathized with the Blazers scolded the streets.

   Even fans who claim to be their prisoners have a lot of scolding.

   According to sources, in order to celebrate the team's 50 wins again, Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen passed the league's review and distributed 50-win gifts to all team employees, with a total value of more than $500,000.

   Among them, there is a home excavator worth 110,000 US dollars, which was lucky by an unnamed first-round 13th pick…

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