The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 110, Pistons.

Perhaps after one or two seasons, Xue Ding will be considered eligible to compete for this trophy.

Kobe's Lakers, LeBron's Cavaliers, these two mountains are enough to make Xue Ding breathless.

Then after LeBron, there were the rise of Curry, Durant, and Harden.

The champion can be water, but which MVP will be water?
In the criticism and ridicule of the fans.

The NBA awards for the second week of November have also been announced.

Xue Ding was elected as the player of the week in the Western Conference!
There is not much controversy about Xue Ding's award, because even if it is sympathy, the media and reporters will give this award to the No. [-] Trailblazer in the Western Conference.

What's more, the Blazers' ranking and Xue Ding's data are not ashamed.

On the Eastern side, LeBron James won the player of the week award again and again.

The best players in the East and West compared.

From the statistical point of view, Xue Ding is less than James in scoring, but surpasses him in assists and rebounds. In terms of versatility, Xue Ding is better than James!
Of course, the comparison of teammates can also feel that the Blazers are worse, and Xue Ding is under greater pressure.

After learning that Xue Ding was selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week, the media in Portland and the management of the Blazers were excited.

The rookie of his own family has once again proved that he has a high draft vision. In the future, if the management team is dug out, the annual salary can be increased by more than 10%.

"Xue, we will hold a press conference before the game, and you will be present at that time."

"OK!"

The atmosphere in the locker room of the team is very low now, and Xue Ding's award needs to be released to rejoice.

……

2009 11 Month 18 Day.

Xue Ding attended the press conference before the match.

The reporters have already been eagerly preparing for the interview.

All kinds of news about Xue Ding are very popular these days.

The Blazers' public relations director was reluctantly directing the security guards to maintain order.

After Xue Ding came to Portland, the security and public relations department had a lot more work.

The former Blazers were always low-key in the United States.

The Trail Blazers this season are undoubtedly one of the most watched teams in the United States.

Xue Ding's existence changed everything.

Various hot spots, MVP, triple-double, Chinese, gossip, etc.
The number of Chinese journalists in Portland even surpassed that of American journalists for a time.

Portland's tourism industry has also received special attention from the Chinese.
Most people in a country that occupies one-fifth of the world's population know Portland, the "City of Roses"! !
"Kakkaka."

The reporter asked: "Xue, congratulations on getting the best player of the week. You should be the rookie who got the best player of the week the fastest."

Xue Ding still asked realistically: "Thank you, is there any prize for this award?"

"Haha, not at all." The reporter smiled.

"Then I suggest that the alliance should award the best car or something." Xue Ding curled his lips.

"Do you have any feelings to say?"

"Of course, I thank my teammates, the coach, and the team's management." Xue Ding said in an official tone
"Your team has a lot of injuries and down, and your team medical team will be fired because of it?"

"You should ask management that question."

The focus of the media was drawn by those who cared, and they began to besiege the team doctor.

……

After the press conference, the Blazers played against the Detroit Pistons at home.

The record of the Pistons is so-so. They started with 5 wins and 6 losses. They are considered to be comparable to the Blazers who are now full of injuries.

The goal of the Pistons this year is still only the playoffs. Five years after winning the championship in 2004, the Pistons have embarked on a road of change.

Of the Detroit Five Tigers, only Prince and Hamilton are still in the formation.

The Pistons no longer have the capital to gnaw at the old. After a frustrated season, they began to make drastic reforms.

The addition of Villanueva and Gordon enriched the team's offensive power, and the addition of new coach Kuster also brought a new look.This is a brand new Pistons, but we can't call them a rebuild yet, maybe a "transformation" would be more appropriate to describe them.

Prior to this, they reached at least the Eastern Conference finals for 6 consecutive years, including 2 finals and 1 championship. The strength of the Pistons has been recognized by the fans.

But since 2005, they have been unable to make a breakthrough. Although they are only one step away from the championship, they have never been able to reach it again.

Last season, they first changed the head coach. The rookie coach Curry took office, and then the team exchanged Billups and the Nuggets for Iverson. The picture is a new look and a new atmosphere.

However, this move by the Pistons is a bit of a broken pot. No one knows how the team will change after changing the core of the organization and the tactical system.

The results proved that the Pistons did not usher in good results, but fell into the abyss of eternal doom.

Iverson was unable to integrate with the team for a long time and was eventually abandoned.

The Pistons finished last season with a 39-43 record, their worst record since 2001.

After the team barely entered the playoffs as the eighth in the Eastern Conference, it was directly swept by the Cavaliers 4-0! !
Such a Pistons cannot be called a strong team.

However, in the first quarter, the Pistons showed their offensive advantages to the fullest.

Gordon and Villanueva, as well as the team's scoring champion Hamilton last season, held high the banner of offense under the command of coach Kuster.

Xue Ding was obsessed with organization in the first quarter, scoring 2 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in a single quarter.

The full blooming of the Pistons still suppressed the Blazers at home to a certain extent.

30 to 26 in the first quarter, the Blazers trailed by 4 points.

The unevenness of the lineup still affects the Blazers' personnel rotation to a certain extent.

The Blazers had to put another rookie, Cunningham, into the second unit.

Xue Ding had nothing to do with the second team at all, and he stayed in the first team all his time.

This also caused the Blazers' second team to be much worse than the Pistons.

In the second quarter, the Blazers' second team was beaten 8-0 when they went up, and the point difference was stretched to more than 10 points. As a last resort, McMillan sent Xue Ding and Alder in advance to save the Blazers' offense.

The debut of the two quickly stabilized the score, but the Pistons players seemed to have taken aphrodisiacs. No matter how they shot on the offensive end, the Blazers’ defensive end was blown up. After halftime, the score was 58 to 50. 8 points behind into the locker room.

In the third quarter, Xue Ding strengthened his personal assault. The Blazers' offense was completely revitalized, but the Pistons still felt invincible. Hamilton's consecutive three-pointers at the buzzer could score
In the fourth quarter, the Blazers' offense stagnated. After Xue Ding was double-teamed, none of the teammates who passed out made it. This was very distressing. The Pistons' offense was wave after wave. The counterattack was suppressed.

The score finally stayed at 108 to 102.

The Blazers lost at home and were almost suppressed throughout the game, with no hope of winning in sight.

This also made the fans who came to watch the game quite disappointed.

Although Xue Ding scored a triple-double of 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, he failed to win for the Blazers.

The Blazers lost 2 straight.

(End of this chapter)