Healing Basketball Chapter 486

The prison team on the outside, but a warm family on the inside—this statement barely persuaded the teammates.

When the warden is reasonable, his teammates generally agree.

He couldn't think of anything, that one day he would need to use the boss's 'reading comprehension answer' to answer the question.

He felt that he was mature. A mature person always has compromises of one kind or another.

After returning to Portland, Liu Xiu received a small sum of money while winning the best trophy of the month and the best trophy of the week, the kind that the whole team has.

This is the benefit that Magic Bird, the two founders of modern basketball, have achieved for all players in the league.

In 1980 and 1981, Magic and Big Bird led their teams to win the championship successively, which brought huge attention and benefits to the NBA. Both of them signed the craziest contracts of that era at that time, and Big Bird signed the contract in the second year of his career. An 8-year contract of $16.2 million, with an average salary of $1.8 million, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's $1.53 million, creating a new annual salary record; the Lakers are not far behind, and signed a 25-year contract with Magic. A super contract of $25 million a year was equivalent to 'I'll help you retire' to basketball players at the time.

After the merger of the NBA and the ABA, the NBA's first revenue surged, but the salary level did not follow suit. Except for the top players, the rest of the players in the NBA could only make ends meet. Negotiated with the league on behalf of the players and secured some benefits for the players.

A fixed percentage of official NBA revenue as a bonus is one of them.

At the earliest, there was only 1.5 million US dollars, which was allocated to the team that advanced to the playoffs, the team that advanced to the next round, the championship... If you enter the playoffs with the first place in the east and west and finally win the championship, you can get up to 22 of the total bonus. %.

Over the past 20 years, the bonus has been doubled many times. This year's total bonus is 9.26 million US dollars, which is an increase of nearly 20% compared with last season, which means that the official NBA revenue last season has increased by nearly 20% compared with last season. The bonus will exceed 10 million, another milestone.

As the second in the Western Conference this season, the Trail Blazers have a regular-season bonus of $103,000.

Each team has different ways of distributing the money, and there will be some special circumstances. For example, there has been a team where everyone dislikes a player. After they enter the playoffs, they vote collectively. Don't give that player a chance to split the bonus.

The Blazers have been very simple since Paul Allen became the owner. Everyone shared it. From his boss to the security guard, everyone got bonuses, ranging from thousands of dollars to hundreds of dollars.

Different departments have different bonuses, but everyone in the department has the same bonus.

The player is naturally the highest. Liu Xiu got a bonus of 4,776 US dollars. The money the players received accounted for most of the total bonus they received.

This year, Liu Xiu didn't give the media face again. After receiving the trophy and bonus, she went home and did not participate in the media day event in the evening.

Usually, he is quite active when he goes to talk to reporters who have a bad relationship and gossip with reporters who get along well.

But it's the playoffs, so I don't have time to spare.

Momonga took on this role very actively. As a local planet, after finding a new role and playing well, he became the darling of Portland fans again.

Liu Xiu learned that the media day event was the main event of Momonga C. The butcher was not dissatisfied, and guessed something.

Good thing! Surely a good thing.

After a night of rest, on April 22 the next day, the Blazers began to prepare for the series against the Nuggets.

Teams in the same division are sure to enter the playoffs and are in the bottom half. The Nuggets have always been the imaginary opponents of the Trail Blazers in the playoffs.

In the 4 games against the Nuggets in the regular season, the Blazers achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. The only game they lost was that Liu Xiu was suspended.

Every time I play against the Nuggets, I go all out, choose another back-to-back rest, and mainly attack the Nuggets. I also played against the Nuggets once at the end of the regular season. I have enough understanding of the Nuggets, and the preparations are very smooth.

After training in the morning, Randolph asked Liu Xiu, "Are you excited to play against Melo in the playoffs? Do you really want to abuse him?"

Liu Xiu: "oh, butcher, what are you talking about, he is my brother, and he has a good relationship with you. How could I have the idea of abusing him."

"So what are we going to do when we hit Mello?"

"Of course you can't overdo it..."

"Such as breaking the 58-point difference?"

"Oh, it's so cruel, butcher, why are you discussing such cruel things with me, you are my brother, Mello is also my brother, it's almost like the two of you are brothers, how can you have such a ruthless idea... you Do you think there is a high chance of breaking the record?"

"Enough..."

When Liu Xiu and Randolph were chatting, in the boss's office, Paul Allen looked at Liu Xiuquan's physical test report at the end of the weekend, and then looked at today's physical test report.

The height and weight are not important. Liu Xiu is the strongest player on the backline in the league. This has always been the case.

Liu Xiu, who is currently playing a regular season, is at the peak of his appearance and figure. He is one kilogram heavier than the All-Star weekend, but he looks slightly thinner.

The focus is on speed. With his height and weight, Liu Xiu actually has the mobility of an ordinary speed guard. Paul Allen has always thought it was exaggerated.

But today's physical test, he felt outrageous!

Liu Xiu's physical test in terms of speed is obviously better than during the All-Star Weekend!

Huo Tu, who was in charge of the physical test, also deliberately re-tested the sprinting, reentry running and other events, and the results were indeed improved!

Is it really just to lose weight and even improve your physical fitness?

Feelings of envy and jealousy can't stop coming out. Back then, Paul Allen also had a basketball dream and wanted to play in the NBA... But after working hard for many years, he could only open a company called Microsoft.

Look at this warden who can't even manage his body well and gain weight if he doesn't agree. He doesn't work hard at all, but he is talented!

The speed of losing weight can be increased by half a gear, which makes no sense!

The contract can be renewed in advance in July, right?

Hit him with money! Smash him!

On the other side, Liu Xiu, who was talking to Randolph, suddenly received several healing tips from big dog owners, which made him confused.

When the Blazers were preparing for the game, the Nuggets had already come to Portland, and they came to the Rose Garden Arena to prepare for the game in the afternoon.

In the evening, Anthony came to Liu Xiu's house as a guest as usual. Usually, the two rarely talked about topics related to the next game in private, but now it is different. They fight directly in the playoffs. A Qinger who is not too big to watch the fun is fanning the flames...

In terms of public opinion from the outside world, yesterday, the media were hyping things up about the scoring champion. Today's topic of discussion has become the focus of each group's series.

The Trail Blazers and the Nuggets, the Syracuse Brothers Battle, the Mine Bandit Leader VS the Warden, who gets the most caps... There's a lot of discussion.

When it comes to giving caps, the number of caps in the regular season this season is in the top ten, and the 2003 class accounted for three.

Anthony came in second with 94 caps.

James was fourth with 86 caps.

Liu Xiu was sixth with 81 caps.

The series between the Trail Blazers and the Nuggets also brought together three players with the top ten blocked shots, in addition to Liu Xiu and Anthony, and Randolph, who ranked seventh with 80 blocked shots.

The two teams are also teams with solid inside depth, and some people have opened the game online.

Liu Xiu, Anthony, Randolph, and James were blocked because they all love to go to the basket. In the same situation, Iverson ranked third with 88 blocked shots.

But the first and fifth place are very surprising, they are two centers with long arms!

The fifth place, Paul Gasol of the Grizzlies, has a soft style of play, and he has a lot of offense at the basket but is not strong enough. The offense at close range and on both sides of the three-second zone is more efficient. He has been blocked 85 times this season.

The most surprising thing is the first place - Tim Duncan!

Tim Duncan has been blocked 101 times this season, easily breaking the historical record of 96 blocked shots by the rookie miners last season.

The number of caps has been detailed since the 1999-2000 season.

The other series in the first round are actually not very interesting.

There is a big gap in the strength of the teams in the upper and lower half of the playoffs, especially in the East this season. The 1-4 and 5-8 teams in the East are completely two world teams.

The 76ers also have Iverson, who may be able to struggle a bit. In the regular season, the 76ers beat the Heat with 2 wins and 1 loss. In the two wins, Iverson scored 45 points, 10 assists and 38 points and 16 assists respectively. He also had 27 points and 9 assists in that game.

The other three series, even the Wizards in fifth place, are one step away from the strength of the top four.

The West is much better. Even though there are 3 teams in the West with 60+ wins, the top seven teams in the West all start with 50 wins.

The Sonics and Spurs have the closest record, and theoretically the closest in the Western Conference four-group series.

The highlight of the series between the Kings and the Mavericks is that the Kings avoided the Mavericks, but unexpectedly met the Mavericks in the end.

The most interesting thing is that the Rockets, the eighth in the West, play the Suns, the first in the league!

Although the two teams are nearly 20 games apart, Yao Ming performed very well when he played against the Suns. He played 4 times against the Suns, twice with double 20, and once with 40+ in a single game. In the playoffs, it is more suitable for the stage of giant center. Will there be any special performance? It is very exciting.

Averaged 22.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2 blocks per game, played 82 games, and played in 246 consecutive games, breaking the record of 220+ cm players held by former Pacers Giants center Rick Schmitz. After the battle, the third-year Yao Ming took Joe Smith Mobley, David Wesley, Desmond Mason and others into the playoffs. Although the days were hard, he further proved his strength.

Americans really prefer giant centers. The Bully has averaged 26 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game this season. He has the best record in the league, but in terms of public opinion, they think Yao Ming is better. Yao Ming is a Kidd, Yao Ming is definitely better than Xiaobawang.

As the two strongest players in the 2002 class, the two are naturally on opposite sides. Now they are directly confronting each other in the playoffs, which has attracted a lot of attention.

The two rest days after the regular season passed quickly. On the morning of April 22, the NBA officially announced that the general manager of the Suns, Brian Colangelo, was elected the manager of the season.

Jerry Colangelo, the current chairman of the USA Basketball Association and chairman of the NBA Rules Committee, and Brian Grangero, became the first father-son best managers in NBA history.

The awards for the regular season have begun to be announced, which means the playoffs are coming!

At 3:30 p.m., the Nets' home game against the Celtics kicked off this year's playoffs.

There is no suspense in this game, relying on Kidd's 9 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists, Richard Jefferson's 33 points, McGrady's 27 points, Mourning's 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks... The Nets finished with 116 98 slaughtered the Celtics and won the first game of the playoffs this year.

The series between the Pacers and the Wizards was quite exciting. Although Arenas encountered Artest and was defended and made 3 of 19 shots, Stephen Jackson scored 23 points and Jamison scored 22 points. Top score.

Larry Hughes' 13 points and 8 assists were quite satisfactory, mainly because he defended Artest well. Artest only scored 7 points on 2 of 8 shots tonight, but had 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Tianzun, who scored 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, sorted out the team's offense smoothly, helped Jermaine O'Neal score a game-high 30 points, and built a very strong defense.

The overall strength of the Pacers is still better, with a narrow victory over the Wizards 93-88, winning the first victory in the series.

Wizards fans are starting to miss Kwame Brown.

Jamison and Haywood are Jermaine O'Neal's ATMs!

The Nets-Celtics series looks too suspenseful, but the Pacers-Wizards series is quite interesting.

It is obvious that although the Pacers have an advantage in strength, they mainly rely on a few stars. The veterans of the Reggie Miller era are holding back the core.

In fact, the Pacers' first-round problems were not particularly big, but the Wizards showed signs of being able to struggle. The title of the battle report given by the media was like this—the defending champion will be out in the first round?

In the first game of the two series in the East, Liu Xiu has time to pay attention to the progress of the game. There is no time to pay attention to the game between the Mavericks and the Kings. Their game only starts half an hour later than the game between the Mavericks and the Kings.

But it doesn't matter. He actually didn't care that much about these three series. He just said that the playoffs are coming. If there is a game, he can't help but care about it, look at the battle report, and get a general idea.

When it came to the warm-up stage of his own game, Liu Xiu put aside the games of other teams and focused on preparing for the game.

The time came to 8 pm. After the warm-up, I came to the player tunnel and waited for admission.

This is not the first time to play in the playoffs, but Liu Xiu is still excited.

The first to enter was the visiting Nuggets.

The Nuggets players are mentally prepared. They have already experienced the atmosphere of the Blazers Devil's home court last time, but in the playoffs, the atmosphere of the Rose Garden Arena has become more manic!

The playoffs make the Rose Garden Arena extra noisy!

When the Blazers players entered the stadium, the cheers and screams of the fans on the scene did not feel like the first round at all, like the finals!

The Blazers players were also very excited, and the fanatical home fans made them even more excited and more eager to win.

Even the warden, who is known for his calmness in the game, was very emotional tonight.

The atmosphere of the playoffs is really different from the regular season!

Accompanied by the fanatical cheers of the fans on the scene, Liu Xiu's system prompt also came!

"The host and Carmelo Anthony have established a deep brotherhood in college, but now they are standing on the stage of the playoffs, playing a cruel game of elimination of the loser. : A friend came from afar to trigger…”

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