In other words, the Pacers, with O'Neal Jr., Tianzun, Jeff Foster, Primoz Blazek, and Scott Pollard, may pose a threat to the Lakers.

Seeing such a public opinion situation, the opponents of the Trail Blazers players were naturally excited.

The next day, May 6, the game day of G1 of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers arrived.

At 8:30 in the morning, at a restaurant near the Rose Garden Arena, the sports editor of the Portland Herald and the Blazers star were sitting in the corner having breakfast.

Liu Xiu asked: "Scissorhands, why are we doing this? The scenery by the window is so beautiful."

Jerry Edward, the name of the Herald's sports editor, was nicknamed Scissorhands, and he also looked sickly.

Hearing this, Edward really wanted to hit someone!

But look at the muscles on the other person's arm... He is becoming more and more trustworthy!

After one season, my body fat rate has dropped a lot, and I already have the body shape of a qualified professional athlete.

No! No! How can you praise me in your heart?

He believed the warden's lies!

Things have reached this point and cannot be changed.

Now he may be beaten by Trail Blazers fans when he goes out. Who made him famous in the local area?

He wanted to say out loud that he was a Trail Blazers fan too.

But since last night he arranged for his subordinates to publish the news that the Lakers have no opponents in the Western Conference to the official website, and signed the final version of the news for the factory to print, no one would believe what he said.

Edward asked: "Can what I do really help us win?"

"If you go to the arena and listen, you may not even have to enter the training ground to hear my teammates scolding your newspaper. As a local newspaper, your defection has brought our competitiveness and enthusiasm to the highest point."

Edward roared: "I didn't switch sides! I was contributing to the team, I was the hero behind the scenes!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot. Look, no matter how successful you are, I want to hit you."

"..."

Edward almost spat blood on the guy in front of him, but!

With another Rookie of the Year appearance for his beloved team in more than 30 years, Edward asked with a sigh, "Can we beat the Lakers?"

Suddenly asked such a serious question, Liu Xiu thought about it and smiled: "As long as we haven't been eliminated, then we have a chance to win."

…

After breakfast, Liu Xiu stepped on his feet and walked slowly to the arena.

Looking at the back of the warden, Scissorhands felt that the warden was not that confident, and that's right. If he was really confident, he wouldn't think of all these options.

But when Scissorhand thought about what the warden had just said and the warden's smile, he felt more confident than the warden.

We are more confident now and in the future!

Seeing Liu Xiu's back disappearing around the corner, Scissorhands lowered his peaked cap, put on his mask, wrapped his windbreaker tightly, and left near the Rose Garden Arena...

On the other side, Liu Xiu just saw the possibility of further stimulating the competitive spirit of his teammates and had the conditions. He met the department head of the local top sports media a while ago and came up with this method.

It would be great if it works, but I would never place my hopes on it.

However, my teammates were immediately ignited, and the effect was far better than expected.

If Scissorhand is not afraid of being beaten, the warden is really willing to take him to the arena to listen.

Near 9 o'clock, Liu Xiu entered the training ground and heard Randolph's cursing voice, which probably meant that he was going to defeat O'Neal tonight. By the way, he also greeted the editors of the Portland Herald.

The warden admired the butcher's courage!

Before the pre-game meeting, he was scolded and scolded, but during the meeting, Randolph was very serious.

At noon, the NBA officially announced the All-NBA lineup for the final regular season award.

In fact, this is also considered an individual award, but when people mention individual awards, they always ignore the best lineup, and subconsciously regard the "lineup" as a team award.

Most seasons, the best lineup is announced after one or two games in the second round.

But if there is a tiebreaker in the first round, it seems like it will be earlier. In fact, the time is about the same. This is the case this year.

The announcement of the awards will still be broadcast live on the American cable TV sports channel.

The first to be announced is the All-Rookie Team.

The rookie second team consists of Marquis Daniels, Ford, Josh Howard, Jarvis Hayes, and Bosh.

The rookie first team is led by Liu Xiu, James, and Anthony. All three were selected unanimously. The other two selected players are Hinrich and Wade.

The Trail Blazers players were also very concerned about this and gathered in the lounge before lunch to watch the live show.

The outlaw fanatic exclaimed: "There is only one inside man among 10 players?"

Liu Xiu understands these things better and responded: "The best rookie lineup is not like the other two lineups. There is no need to consider position. The top five players with the highest voting scores will be tied. If there are two players with the same score, they will be tied."

, the same goes for the second formation.

The first team of rookies in the 1998-99 season consisted of White Chocolate, White Devil, Flying Man, Truth... and the Jazz's small forward named Halprin also didn't have a single inside post.

But, Madman, shouldn’t what you care about right now be that you were not selected for the All-Rookie Team? Do you still have the heart to care about this?”

The outlaw gangster roared: "I said this on purpose to cover up my embarrassment, don't you know?"

"I know."

"I know you said it, but didn't you say that if you see through some things, don't tell them?"

Seeing the warden turn his head and whistle again, the outlaw is so angry! Really so angry! What should he do if he can't do anything to the warden?

Immediately afterwards, the best defensive team was announced.

The second defense team was selected by Kidd, Coritis, Kirilenko, Duncan, and Ratliff.

The first defense is led by Artest, the Defensive Player of the Year, and Kobe, Bowen, Garnett, and Ben Wallace were selected together.

This is similar to what the Trail Blazers players discussed while waiting for the show to start.

When we arrived at the best lineup, the third team had just been announced, and the lounge was quiet for a second. Then, everyone cheered and screamed crazily, scaring other people in the arena to rush to the lounge, and then saw the players celebrating wildly.

Picture...

Liu Xiu thought that only Randolph was likely to be selected for the All-NBA Team. Unexpectedly, the first name that NBA Vice President Stu Jackson read was his warden!

And not only him, he and Randolph were selected to the third team together!

The system prompt is coming.

"Congratulations to the host for being selected into the best team of the 2003-2004 season. Achievement reward: 20,000 healing points."

There are also achievement rewards! Not to mention rewards for being selected for the best team, he is willing to pay 20,000 yuan!

No matter so much, let’s celebrate with our teammates first!

…

…

While the Little Emperor was still receiving a basic endorsement fee of US$90 million over seven years, Warden, who also won a sky-high endorsement contract in his rookie season, had already received All-Star and Rookie of the Year bonuses, and now

, and also received the best team bonus!

The best team of the 2003-2004 season.

First team: Kidd, Kobe, Duncan, Garnett, O'Neal.

Second team: Cassel, Tracy McGrady, Peja, Nowitzki, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace, of which Peja and Nowitzki share the vote.

Third team: Liu Xiu, Baron Davis, Artest, Randolph, Yao Ming.

It's no surprise that Yao Ming was selected for the third team. In the middle of the season, Yao Ming was already a favorite for the All-NBA Team.

It's not surprising that Randolph was selected to the All-NBA team. With 58 wins, the team is second in the Western Conference. Although it may not have any All-NBA players like in the 1999-00 season, it is normal to have one or two.

If Liu Xiu only looked at the data and performance, 20+8+4 performance, 58 wins, the team's scoring leader, and the highest score in a single game during the regular season... it would not be surprising.

But he's a rookie!

In the past 20 years, only a few people have been selected to the All-NBA team in their rookie seasons: Duncan, David Robinson, and Jordan!

Performance + team record, it is acceptable for Liu Xiu to be selected for the best team, but it will be as sensational as it should be!

The Blazers with Warden have become the main target of coverage by major media. There are resident reporters here. After learning that Liu Xiu was selected for the best team, the media swarmed in... and was stopped in the arena.

Except, I didn't get an interview opportunity.

When the tyrannical Microsoft tycoon learned that Liu Xiu was selected for the All-NBA Team, he immediately asked his secretary to instruct the team's press officer to do so.

The game will be played soon, and this arrangement is very necessary for the Trail Blazers players.

Liu Xiu and his teammates had time to calm down, adjust their mentality, and cope with the game.

…

At 6:40 in the evening, players from the Lakers and Trail Blazers entered the Rose Garden Arena one after another.

The atmosphere at the scene was unprecedentedly high!
To be continued...