Chapter 42 Cursed City

Portland is located in Oregon, the United States. Portland is also known as "City of the Rose". It has a mild climate, abundant sunshine and beautiful scenery. Portland is one of the largest cities in the United States and an important economic center in the United States.

In addition to "City of Roses", it also has a nickname called "City of Tear", but for NBA, it is most famous for "City of Curses".

The Portland Trail Blazers seem to be contaminated with a spell. Bill Walton, Sam Powell, Greg Oden, and were all very awesome characters before, but they all died in Portland, and even Brandon Roy was the same.

In addition to these, there is another magical one, that is, Jermaine O'Neal, who soon became an All-Star after leaving Portland. Although this is a bit far-fetched, the reputation of "Curse of Curses" is getting stronger and stronger.

Of course, this year's Trail Blazers in "Curse of Curses" have been very good. After several seasons of ups and downs, the young Trail Blazers suffered a youth storm last season and successfully entered the playoffs. The 2009-10 season is the season for them to gain.

The Blazers were able to rise rapidly in just a few years, which was inseparable from Mike Milan. He has been encouraging and cultivating young players, making a large number of young people such as Roy and Aldridge stand out.

He strictly governed the army and controlled the emotions of young players well. Under his training, the Trail Blazers gradually became a strong team in the West. In the 2008-09 season, McMillan led the Trail Blazers to the playoffs after 6 years, and he also became the favorite for the best coach last season.

The advantages of the Trail Blazers are youth and unity. They do not have super scorers, and Roy is not the top superstar, and there is no player who can compete for the scoring throne. However, young people such as Roy, Aldridge, Fernandez, Oden and others have good scoring abilities. The arrival of Andre Miller in the new season will greatly liberate leaders Roy, Aldridge and Oden will also get more comfortable passes. The team's attack power should have been greatly improved compared to last season.

The Grizzlies' opponents in the first few games are not the top team in the league, but the players are not very comfortable with the opening of four away games.

For the same Western team, the Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers seem to have exchanged positions. During the Gasol era, the Grizzlies entered the playoffs in a row. Although they never won and were swept, they were never ignored. The Trail Blazers are the "Prisoners".

Now, after the Grizzlies sent Gasol away, they became the bottom of the fish, but the Trail Blazers have gradually risen and become a team that cannot be ignored.

"Look at our big bear, I was cursed as soon as I arrived at the Cursed City!"

After getting familiar with Li Feng, Sam Yang pointed at the faint trace on Li Feng's chest as soon as he got off the plane and joked.

"Is this a curse? I also want to try this curse every day. Which girl is it?"

Of course, this kind of topic is indispensable. Randolph, a slut, is not dissatisfied with teasing Portland, a place where he has been in the NBA for a long time.

Li Feng touched the trace on his chest and said nothing, but a light flashed through the corner of his eyes.

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At 19:30 pm, the competition kicked off with the shouts of more than 20,000 spectators in the Rose Garden Arena.

This game has many highlights, including the media's performance in front of the old owner, the battle between Guy and Roy, the 2006 rookies, and the showdown between Li Feng and Oden.

However, Li Feng, who performed well in the opening game, continued to serve as the substitute, and so was Allen Iverson.

The Grizzlies' lineup remains unchanged, center Marc Gasol, power forward Zach Randolph, small forward Rudy Gay, shooting guard Oj Mayo, point guard Mike Conley, and the Trail Blazers also maintain the pre-match predicted lineup, center Greg Oden, power forward Lamarcus Aldridge, small forward Nicholas Batum, shooting guard Brandon Roy, point guard Andre Miller.

After the opening, the focus was on the outside, and Roy and Guy fought on the outside, and the two sides were very lively. However, until this time, no one could really grasp the rhythm and direction of the game. Just halfway through the first quarter, the scores of both sides had already been alternately led by eleven times.

The Trail Blazers fans at the scene felt very exciting about this picture, but the Grizzlies' head coach Hollins frowned. He knew very well that if the game was allowed to develop in this way, the Grizzlies would definitely taste the first defeat of the season.

The current Grizzlies lack a leader in the lineup, and a person who can give players confidence in handing the basketball to him at critical moments.

If the score can be widened, it's nothing, but once the two sides stalemate reaches the final stage of the game, this will definitely be fatal.

Guy was such a person before, but he focused his energy on fighting with Roy. And until now, perhaps due to rumors outside the court, Guy was in a bad state.

The outside line cannot start, and the inside line between the two sides is also in a melee. The inside line composed of the black big guys Oden and Aldridge is very suitable for the inside combination of the Grizzlies. Oden has excellent defense, while Aldridge has a mid-range distance, while the Grizzlies Randolph has a comprehensive offense, and Marc Gasol has both offense and defense.

Li Feng sat in the middle of the bench. Compared to the first time in the NBA, Li Feng is not worried about whether he can play. What he thinks about is what he should do after he plays, what he brings to the team, and of course what he brings to himself.

Marc Gasol spent his last bit of physical strength in the confrontation with Oden. Although Oden was troubled by injury, his body was undoubtedly BT. Marc Gasol's fatigue was undoubtedly visible, and Hollins naturally would not turn a blind eye. With a wave of his hand, Li Feng put on the battlefield.

"Feng, your task is to grab me a rebound. If our backcourt rebounds are out of control, hum...you should just sit on the bench!"

He patted Li Feng on the back and left this sentence with obvious threatening meaning.

A typical big stick and radish, but this set does work. At least Li Feng has another reason to have to fight to the death.

After slapping Marc Gasol with high fives, Li Feng stepped onto this familiar stadium again.

Although the Grizzlies still use the man-to-man defensive test, there has been some improvement between Randolph and Li Feng's cooperation.

Because Aldridge's attack range is very wide and he even has a three-pointer, Randolph and Li Feng chose to switch positions in defense, and the more flexible and strong Li Feng would deal with Aldolph. Randolph killed Oden, who was not strong in attack power, with his height and weight, and the balance between the two teams' inside lines was broken.

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