"oh, my God, he asked me for dinner last night and then poured me a drink, which made me hangover today, otherwise they wouldn't have won..."

At noon on October 27, 2003, Liu Xiu's house.

Anthony remembers that when he came the day before yesterday, there was no TV in Liu Xiu's dining room, but now it has it.

The news that is currently playing is the screen of the locker room interview between the Trail Blazers and Nuggets after the game last night, and it was Anthony who was interviewed.

This is a bad thing behind the scenes. Anthony wants to escape, but at the door of the dining room, there is a 13th-ranked rookie who doesn't want to be named leaning against the door frame.

"Merro."

Liu Xiu's tone was cold.

The last time Anthony saw Liu Xiu's expression so cold and there was no smile at all, it was... the last time.

He swallowed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Xiu's tone was extremely unhappy: "You said I poured you wine the night before yesterday and made you lose yesterday..."

"I'm telling nothing lies! If it weren't for the night before yesterday I drank wine..."

"Yes! I'm drinking, but I'm drinking more than you, and you want to drink!"

Anthony immediately argued and was about to take the lead, but was interrupted by Liu Xiu.

What Liu Xiu said made Anthony stunned.

"Uh...Jess, is that the point?"

"Why isn't it! I was called by the police station this morning and was fined another 2,000 yuan!"

“…”

Looking at Liu Xiu's sad and angry expression, Anthony was speechless.

He thought that his words last night made Liu Xiu unhappy. Of course, this is not important. Even if the trivial matter is over, he will still feel guilty.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu was fined $2,000 for being fined!

Anthony was also summoned by the police station this morning and was fined $500, plus 72 hours of community labor. Because he was the rookie the Nuggets attaches most importance to, he got a guarantee and was granted a license to return to Denver to perform community labor.

This is over.

Lunch is very pleasant. When you enter society and start working, it is not easy to meet once. When you part, you are always particularly pretentious.

Anthony drank a little more and spoke loudly: "Jess, do you think we will succeed?"

Liu Xiu did not answer, but joked: "So uncertain? This is not like you."

"I thought I would be the best in the NBA like Larry Bird in the summer, but I played against the Lakers, Kobe intercepted me 4 times and only used half a game. I wanted to get back the game in the second half, but he stopped playing.

We attach great importance to preseason, and they don't care at all." Anthony's tone was full of unwillingness.

Liu Xiu fell into a brief memory when she heard this, then shook her head and smiled: "We are the first team to play against the Big Four Lakers. They made their debut that time, and they played hard. We also worked very hard and won. Our whole team gained a lot of confidence by beating the Lakers that time. We thought we would leave a deep impression on the Lakers, and let the media and fans see us.

However, the reality is not the case at all. It would be better for me to throw O'Neal to the ground and no one regards us as a major event in the preseason defeating the Lakers.

Maybe the Lakers were very concerned about the winner and loser of their debut at the time, but in fact no one cared about it…”

When Anthony listened to Liu Xiu's words, he felt a lot of unwillingness and a very strong self-deprecation.

Anthony wanted to encourage each other, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Xiu paused for a while and continued:

"But what's there? We are so young, we have dreams, the future is waiting for us, those old superstars dominate the league, but we will eventually cross them..."

Anthony looked at Liu Xiu. At this moment, the friend seemed to be emitting light!

The next second, the light went out.

"...Even if we can't beat them now, we can survive until they grow old!"

"I believe in your evil!"

...

In the afternoon, Liu Xiu asked the nanny to drive Anthony to the airport, and he didn't drive a wine when he drank... It is important to abide by traffic rules!

On the 27th, the Trail Blazers had a day off and Liu Xiuzhen stayed at home for one day.

Before Anthony came in the morning, he was reviewing every game in the preseason, his performance, his teammates' situation, and the team's situation...

After seeing Anthony off, Liu Xiu began to read the sports newspapers and magazines summarized by Qing'er these days.

Recent new news: The first thing that the four Lakers giants were injured was Kobe!

Just yesterday, in the last game of the preseason, Kobe sprained his foot and had to rest for two weeks, so he couldn't play the opening game.

The opening game arranged by the league is so eye-catching.

The Lakers introduced Malone and Payton in the summer, and combined with the OK combination, forming four super giants who averaged 20+ points per game last season.

The Mavericks are also very powerful. If the Lakers are not too dazzling, the Mavericks' summer operations will definitely amazed the world!

To put it simply, the Mavericks exchanged a group of players who were not important to them for Anthony Walker of the Celtics and Antoine Jamison of the Warriors!

The Mavericks are expected to start the five Tigers in the new season - Nash, Finley, Anthony Walker, Antoine Jamison, Nowitzki, Sean Bradley... It seems that there are more than five starting players.

Popular news that is a little further away comes from the Lakers.

The hot news that goes a little further is from the Lakers...

"Hao!"

Liu Xiu read the news for a while, but chose not to.

If you want to talk about the hot topic that has nothing to do with the Lakers, it is about rookies.

"The Shining Alliance New Power"

Liu Xiu didn’t know why the American media always used “power” and “strong”…

Unfortunately, this topic has nothing to do with him.

What was discussed was James, Anthony, Bosh, Kaman... Oh, and the scene of Dako Milicic of the Pistons crying at the port. It is said that he was scolded in the team's training game.

Throughout the afternoon, Liu Xiu was looking for topics that interest him. For some reason, he felt inexplicably restless...

In the evening, Randolph brought his three-year-old son to Liu Xiu to play games. His son asked Qing'er to take him. There is nothing that can't be done in a limited-edition excavator figure. If one is not enough, just two!

During the game, Randolph discovered that Liu Xiu was particularly aggressive and called the Red Alert. After building three dogs, he had to go directly to blow up the opposite house...

...

By the 28th, the Trail Blazers' final pre-season preparation training began, and there was no change.

The Trail Blazers will host the Detroit Pistons at home on October 31.

Both teams were unpopular teams last season. It is a match between them in the first game of the new season.

The preseason ends on the 26th, and the Trail Blazers have 4 days to prepare for the game from the 27th to the 30th.

Their preseason performance has not been paid attention to after the preseason.

Yesterday, the coaching staff adjusted the tactical arrangement of the regular season opening match based on the last test-style game.

There will definitely be adjustments in the future. The way of playing in the new season cannot be completely decided through a preseason.

After the day's training, there were more people around Liu Xiu... or roots? or heads?... Liu Xiu looked at Travis Otero who kept talking nonstop, and felt like a group!

"Jess, I'm so panicked!"

"I feel like I can't go to the battlefield if I can't do anything."

"God, after I was selected, I obviously had a lot of plans and had to learn a lot of things, but now I don't learn anything..."

"Will my fate be as bad as Woods?"

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die..."

At this time, Liu Xiucai realized that it was not only that his emotions were particularly different from usual these two days, but also that kind of uncontrollable emotions.

Matt Carroll is similar. Like Liu Xiu, he is older and has experienced more things, unlike Travis Otlow, who just graduated from high school.

If this rookie with a high school education continues like this, Liu Xiu will probably lose his spirit.

As for their Trail Blazers, who would care about the mood of a rookie?

Only Liu Xiu is a tough guy, and ordinary people dare not mess with him.

When you are strong enough, you hear pleasant sounds in prison.

For other rookies, teammates, let alone comfort them, when they meet those teammates with dark mentality, they will definitely make the extremely nervous rookies feel a burst of mentality.

Liu Xiu immediately understood why Kwame Brown and Milicic were so good.

Matt Carroll doesn't have to worry about it. Liu Xiu felt that the other party was similar to him, but he was a little impatient.

Travis Otero is really going to collapse... No!

I have to comfort my high school boy!

After physical therapy and taking a shower, when Liu Xiu returned to the locker room, only Travis Otero was still there.

After Sabonis retired, no one in the Trail Blazers would do such a complete physical therapy like Liu Xiu, like an old man, after training.
To be continued...