Against the Indiana Pacers, Luke was full in the first and fourth quarters, 5 minutes in the second quarter, and no at all in the third quarter, less than 30 minutes, grabbed 14 points, 3 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block, which is not bad, but in front of Theo Latliffe's 23 points and 21 boards, it is indeed a bit insufficient. So this time it was Theo Ratliff who went to the press conference. Theo Ratliff was very happy, during this time the second child of the team (it doesn't sound very comfortable, but let's just call it that) was robbed of his position, he was already very unhappy, and now there is Ben Wallace, this man is not very good-looking, but the jumping and rebounding ability is first-class, and he has squeezed Theo Latliff himself to the bench. Before leaving, he didn't forget to give Luke and Da Ben a provocative look, Luke didn't care, but Aaron's eyes instantly turned cold, "What do you want to do with the person I covered?" Aaron thought to himself.

He looked at Luke and saw that Luke was fine, but he still comforted him: "Theo Ratliff, he didn't mean that...... "I know," Luke said, "he likes to go to press conferences, I don't want to go anyway." ”

"Why?" This time everyone was curious.

"You don't know," Luke began, "that guy at the press conference was like going to the execution ground, asking you questions one by two with this spear and a short cannon, and sitting on it was like a trial, and I almost didn't just kneel down and say, 'I'm guilty, I'm wrong.'" ”

Luke said as he gestured. It made everyone in the locker room laugh.

"Hahaha...... "Aaron laughed the most exaggeratedly, "it turns out that Luke has something to be afraid of." ”

"The reporter is here!" Luke snapped.

Aaron's laughter stopped abruptly, but seeing that there was no reporter at the door, he hurriedly pounced on Luke: "Luke, you are going to die!" With that, he began to tickle Luke.

"Hahahaha, I was wrong, I was wrong, can't I do it! Stop scratching! Hahahaha...... "Luke was on the verge of tears of laughter.

"Hahahaha......" cheerful laughter rang out from the locker room.

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Two days later, on Saturday, the 76ers traveled to the Portland Trail Blazers to face their third opponent.

When it comes to the Portland Trail Blazers, Luke is not unfamiliar. The Portland, Oregon-based Trail Blazers, who joined the NBA in 1970 and went 49-33 in 1977, defeated the 76ers to win their only championship trophy in franchise history in their first playoff appearance under Luke's dad Bill Walton. Since then, the Trail Blazers have maintained their status as a strong team in the West, and in the 1989-1990 season, the Trail Blazers entered the Finals again, but unfortunately lost to the "Bad Boy Army" Pistons. In the 1991-1992 season, the Trail Blazers reached the Finals again, and became a victim of the Bulls' iron hooves. From 1990 to the present, the Trail Blazers have made the playoffs every year. Especially in last year's Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers fought the Lakers for seven games, which became a classic (it was really remarkable to be able to carry the Lakers and play seven games with him). Despite the sad defeat in Los Angeles, many believe the Trail Blazers are a strong contender for the title this season. In the summer of 2000, Whithitt again made a number of moves that he thought would take the team a step further. Unfortunately, every move he made this time seemed to be unsatisfactory.

First of all, Brian Grant felt that he didn't have a chance to make the right pick, and he was eventually sent to the Miami Heat in a three-way trade for the Trail Blazers, who acquired former Supersonic star Shaun Kemp from the Cavaliers. In order to fight the Sharks, the team sent Jermaine O'Neal, a young interior player who had not played enough playing time, to the Pacers in exchange for Dale Davis. The Trail Blazers traded Steve Smith to the Spurs for Derrick Anderson. In the end, the team signed Ruben Patterson (Patterson's old club, the SuperSonics, gave up on renewing his contract due to his involvement in the babysitter case of the of his own family, what a cheat). This time they put together a team represented by the likes of Damon Stoudemire, Derek Anderson, Scott Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, Sean Kemp and Sabonis, and the likes of Damon Stoudemire, and the squad can be called luxurious.

However, the Portland Trail Blazers are not a harmonious team. Sean Kemp is on drugs, Scott Pippen and Sabonis are old, and Rashid Wallace is not so good-tempered otherwise there would not be the famous "towel incident"

(More on that later).

For the 76ers, Allen didn't take the trip to the West citing his illness, and everyone else was in place.

"Okay, you all know today's opponent. The Portland Trail Blazers are not soft persimmons, and playing seven games against the Lakers is enough to prove their quality. Although there is no Steve Smith, they are still not to be underestimated. ”

Larry paused, looked at the players and said, "Okay, that's it for today." Theo Ratliff went up to look at Sabonis, keeping an eye out for his passing and rebounding; Tyrone Hill went up to watch out for Rashid Wallace, he had to be up for 12 points when he attacked, watch out for his pick-and-rolls; Tony Kukoc went up and kept an eye on Scott Pippen, you're old teammates with the Bulls, you won't have much of a problem; Luke scored this time to make up for Allen's position to defend Derek Anderson, and Damon "Space Squirrel" Stoudemire handed it to Snow. Remember, defend their offense, give the ball to Luke on the offensive end, that's it, do you understand? Larry asked.

"Got it!" "Then play!!" “go!go！ Go! ”

Rose Garden Arena is owned by Falcan Sports and Entertainment, which is owned by Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft. And the Portland Trail Blazers are the only team here in Portland that competes in the top American tournament. So there's a lot of people watching basketball here. In addition, this stadium has about 20,000 seats, which can be said to be a very large number of people, and it is the home of the top devils.

"Damn," Reed began to complain again, "why is it so loud!" ”

"It's still small." Luke explained out loud (afraid he wouldn't hear it), "The playoffs are bigger!" ”

"Oh oh, yes, your dad is a star of the Trail Blazers, and you're also a regular visitor to the Portland Trail Blazers." It dawned on Reid.

"Hahahaha......" everyone laughed.

"Michael, I'll kill you!" Luke said with teeth and claws.

"Don't!" Reed pretended to be terrified.

"Hahahaha......" Everyone was amused again, and the impact of the stadium noise was reduced a lot.

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