This season, the Trail Blazers signed Howard, forming a super interior combination of Howard + Aldridge. In addition, Batum is the striker, and the defender Lillard and Wesley Matthews.

Regardless of whether it is inside, forward or outside, the Trail Blazers are outstanding, and the lineup has been further improved and has been extremely gorgeous.

The Trail Blazers didn't even make the playoffs last season, but so far this season they are ranked third in the West, with the Thunder and the Clippers in front.

It can be seen how much they have improved this season.

Not only because of Howard's joining, but also for Ladd's growth, the second-year player has shown his edge, averaging 20.1 points per game.

Against the defending champion of the 76ers, the Trail Blazers are even more enthusiastic.

From the beginning of the first quarter, the Blazers played very aggressively and very aggressively. Their offense was good before, but the defense was slightly worse. Now that Howard joins, the inside defense has become stronger, and both offense and defense have improved a lot.

Moreover, Aldridge + Howard's inside combination has a good advantage against the 76ers.

After only a few minutes of playing, the Trail Blazers have firmly gained the upper hand.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Qin Hao stood up and scored, but the opponent could also score, and Qin Hao's physical fitness had not yet recovered, so he still had to rely on Butler and Xiaoka.

Just halfway through the first quarter, coach Luke replaced Qin Hao.

In the following half of the quarter, Butler and Kaka carried the team, but the effect was not very good. First, after the two experienced five away games, the state was not in perfect condition; Second, the opponent's inside line was too cheap.

Aldridge's low-post singles, Howard's empty pick to eat cakes, after Lillard breaks Howard can get a chance to eat cakes.

For a time, the 76ers still fell into the underdog.

"We have suffered too much inside, and it's not good to go on like this." Qin Hao frowned and looked at Coach Luke.

"Don't think about it." Coach Luke categorically said: "Today you still can only play 20 minutes, no matter what the game, give it to Jimmy and the others. This is also an opportunity for them to experience, how to grow without experiencing setbacks? Only you When the front is pressed, their upper limit is just like that."

Hearing this sentence, Qin Hao stopped saying more.

Coach Luke makes sense. It is not easy for a star to grow up, and it is even more difficult for a superstar to grow up.

If Qin Hao is always by his side, even if Qin Hao reduces his personal shots and is willing to be the "big man behind the scenes", Butler and Xiaoka will not be able to grow into superstars.

When the first quarter ended, the 76ers were 6 points behind.

After that, Qin Hao didn't score much in the second and third quarters, leaving Butler and Ka to face powerful enemies.

By the fourth quarter, Qin Hao didn't play at all, and the game was completely handed over to others.

At this time, Butler and Xiaoka broke out completely, and the two played more resolutely, taking the initiative to take the responsibility. It's just that the inside team always suffers, and the points difference has reached more than ten at this time, the situation is very bad.

Until the end of the game, the 76ers still failed to reverse.

In the end, the score was fixed at 123:115, and the Blazers won.

At this point, the 76ers' devil away game is finally over, six away games, 3 wins and 3 losses, the record is not very good, it is not very bad. You know, in these few games, their opponents are all strong teams.

At the end of the away game, the players breathed a sigh of relief and finally returned to Philadelphia.

......

At the same time, the results of the first round of the All-Star vote were announced.

The Western Conference's ranking has basically remained the same, and the Eastern Conference is basically the same, with Qin Hao still ranked first in the backcourt.

In these few games, he played amazing data, and even had a super performance of 37+20, and the first position was unbreakable.

The second is Rose, there is no suspense.

The third is Wade...

The Eastern frontcourt players have not changed much, with James first, George second, and Anthony third.

Brother Jimmy is still in fourth place, but the gap with Anthony has narrowed a bit. The difference between the two is only tens of thousands of votes.

The small card has improved a bit.

Previously ranked seventh in the frontcourt in the Eastern Conference, and now it has not been promoted to sixth. Although it has only risen by one place, this is only the first round of the All-Star vote. There is a second round behind, and there is still room for improvement in the third round. .

This is mainly because the small cards played very well during this period.

The whole team was helping him, and Xiaoka himself worked hard enough to seize the opportunity. Although he didn't have the explosive power of Qin Hao, he couldn't get 40+ in a word, but he didn't get 20+ games this time. few.

During this period of time, the scoring average of Xiaoka reached 22.5 points per game.

Of course, it's just this period of time, even if the average points per game this season, the distance is still a little short of 20 points.

But this is enough to make more fans remember this dull young man and vote for him.

......

In the training arena.

Everyone ridiculed the small card, now it is sixth in the Eastern frontcourt, and work harder to surpass Butler. We don't have to be in the top three. It is enough to surpass Butler, fourth.

Xiaoka scratched his head in embarrassment, and replied solemnly: "I will try my best."

"Fuck it." Butler was speechless. Would you like to be so honest with you kid, if I don't exist?

But Butler himself has some headaches. It's not that he is afraid that Kazuo will catch up with him. Whether it is personal data or performance on the field, Kazuo is still quite far away from him.

His headache is now squeezing into the top three of the Eastern frontcourt.

James, George, and Anthony are not easy to handle.

"The number one James is definitely no one can shake, but George and Anthony's votes are not much different, and maybe they will be squeezed out by Anthony." Butler thought, still felt that it was easier to surpass George.

This season, Anthony averaged 27.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. The personal data is worse than George, but the Knicks are not as good as the Pacers, so they lag behind George by a narrow margin.

In fact, in a single round of personal data, Butler is better than George, but it is a pity that he is the team's number two player, and George is the team star.

However, after careful consideration, Butler still thinks it is difficult for George to sit firmly in the second place. Unless this kid has a stunning performance in the next period of time, otherwise he is likely to be surpassed by Anthony. At that time, it does not seem to be difficult for him to surpass George.

After all, Butler's personal data is better than George, but inferior to Anthony. If George is second, he can only be compared with the third Anthony. The data is not as good as the other party, the seniority is not as good as the other party, and it is not superior.

But if he is replaced by George third, his stats are better than George, and his qualifications are equal. The 76ers' record is better than the Pacers. Butler will work hard to fight better, and he may not be able to surpass George and squeeze into the top three. .