Before the game, the Trail Blazers gave the players three trophies: Best Rookie, Best Sixth Man, Most Improved Award, and finally the All-NBA Team trophy that made Trail Blazers fans go crazy.

The Lakers, who have the Big Four, look down on the trivial awards that the players on the opposite team get. The third team, in their view, is also a trivial award. Kobe Bryant has a double team this year, and O'Neal continues to win.

For a while.

But Liu Xiu was selected to the third team in his rookie season, which still attracted the attention of the Lakers' giants.

Although they are already full of honors, their achievements in their rookie season are indeed not as good as the rookie in front of them.

He is a rising star... of course he must be tortured!

There is also the grudge of 62 points in the regular season, which cannot be dissipated in just one final game.

During the afternoon break, the media did not get permission to enter the stadium for interviews, but the live TV station had no choice but to refuse the pre-match interview.

There were interviews on both sides at the same time.

On the Lakers side, O'Neal, who was being interviewed, shouted that he wanted to give the opposing rookie a real welcome ceremony.

On the Trail Blazers side, the person being interviewed was Liu Xiu.

"Warden, do you think you deserve the title of All-NBA Player?"

"certainly."

"..." The reporter was speechless for a moment, then continued to ask: "Do you think you have a chance to beat the Lakers?"

"Of course," Liu Xiuying said decisively, "someone is going to win, and I think that person will be me."

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Try to update more tomorrow and collect 5 draws~

Additional update on 20/23.
Chapter completed!