1046. Prologue
Inside and outside the Staples Center, cheers rang out...... A sea of people......
Tickets for the Hawks to challenge the Clippers tonight are hard to find, and fans who bought tickets in advance are considered to have fished, and from this morning, the remaining ticket prices sold before are at least two to three times the original.
Originally, because the Hawks came to Los Angeles to play, the Clippers set the ticket price very high, and now it is even more expensive.
Moreover, there is also the price increase of the scalpers, the sideline tickets of 18,000 US dollars bought by Liu Mang, and the scalpers fried to 50,000, which were quickly sold out.
This kind of scene in Los Angeles or New York can be considered a grand event, after all, it is just a regular season game.
At 7:40, the players of both teams entered, and the Eagles were booed all over the field, and when Liu Mang entered, the boos made him feel his eardrums flutter.
Liu Mang was originally a public enemy of Los Angeles, and he thought it was normal, but the Clippers fans booed him so much, which made him feel weird, and he was also Kobe's big enemy!
Isn't it time to be angry with the enemy?
It wasn't until Liu Mang entered the venue that half of the scene was Lakers fans...... Most of the Lakers fans came to watch the game...... There is also Nicholson, the mascot of the Lakers, next to his father, booing him, and Liu Mang understands......
The Lakers fans have already bought tickets and are waiting to boo him! Coupled with today's ticket price increase, the Clippers fans are mostly working-class, and the Lakers fans in Los Angeles are relatively wealthy and willing to buy more tickets, so almost half of the fans at the scene are wearing Lakers jerseys!
"Wearing a Lakers jersey and holding a sign of Clippers cheering, shameless!" Liu Mang couldn't help but complain.
"Ace, what are you talking about?" Jason Terry asked curiously.
Subconsciously said what was in his heart, naturally in Chinese, Liu Mang translated: "Look at this group of people, obviously Lakers fans, has always looked down on the Clippers, and now in order to maintain their strongest iron male star in history, they have cheered for the Clippers, isn't it very shameless!" ”
"Ace, don't you say I haven't noticed it yet, don't worry, Ace, I'll help you today, but there must be a back and forth to be a man, right......" Jason Terry squeezed his eyebrows at Liu Mang.
This damn dwarf! Go on the scamp! Liu Mang endured it! Squeezed out a smile and said, "Okay, I'll pass you more in the next game!" But there is one condition! You have to shoot the ball when you get it, don't dribble it around. ”
"What is the meaning of transporting back and forth, I'm looking for a rhythm! You know the rhythm? Jason Terry exclaimed.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Mang replied helplessly, and went with Jason Terry to greet the celebrities on the sidelines.
Today there is Nicholson, and there are a lot of Hollywood people coming, and they all have to help them show their faces.
There are so many Lakers fans here today, and it is related to the gimmick of "the strongest single-game scorer in history" first proposed by the league.
A columnist on the NBA's official website made a list of the "best scorers of all time", with Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Rick Barry, George Gervin, Bob McAdoo, David Thompson, Jordan, David Robinson, O'Neal, Iverson, Kobe, Maddy, and Liu Mang selected.
Chamberlain, Kobe, and Liu Mang were placed in the first gear.
Chamberlain's 100 points and Kobe's 80 points are the only two players in NBA history who have scored 80+ points in a single game, and Liu Mang is regarded as the player with the best chance of scoring 80+ in a single game.
And when Chamberlain scored 100 points, it was in the 60s, so Kobe Bryant was regarded as a relatively higher gold content and was ranked first among the strongest single-game scorers.
Liu Mang is ranked third and has a question mark on the third place.
This made fans can't help but think when they see this news that has been widely reposted by major media, will Liu Mang come again after Kobe?
And Liu Mang himself "said" that he wanted to score 81 points, and the owner of the Clippers team also made his own death and did not give Liu Mang a ticket, and the Lakers fans panicked.
Their star has just been hailed as the "best single-game scorer in history", and they are very worried that Liu Mang will snatch this title immediately, so today Los Angeles is full of Clippers fans.
The Clippers players are even more unhappy than Liu Mang!
Even Kassel was asked by Brand not to greet Liu Mang today.
The whole world treats them like soft persimmons! With the feeling that Liu Mang wants to score 80 points, he will get 80 points, treating them like ATMs, even if it is back-to-back, Brand, the captain, held a small meeting between players before the game to mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates and not let Liu Mang succeed.
Liu Mang was shooting hot, while looking at the ability evaluation of the Clippers players, he didn't care too much about the Clippers yesterday, how can he care about them, Kobe Bryant is the most important.
After losing to the Lakers, the Clippers fell to eighth in the West, they have been in the top eight in the West since the beginning of this season, and have a chance to enter the playoffs after ten years.
The Clippers weren't happy today, but the pressure was even greater!
Liu Mang was shooting hot, while looking at the ability evaluation of the Clippers players, he didn't care too much about the Clippers yesterday, how can he care about them, Kobe Bryant is the most important.
Elton Brand, Ability rating 88 (peak), offense 91, defense 80, rebounds 96, three-point 40, shooting 87, layup 94, speed 77, power 93...... He averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Captain Brand has averaged 20+10 per game since he entered the NBA, with a height of two meters and three meters, which is amazingly strong, and the speed is also surprisingly slow at this height, Liu Mang looked at Maddie, and then looked at Brand, the height is the same, and Brand is stronger than Maddie for more than a lap.
Cassel, Ability rating 86, offense 87, defense 84, three-point 89, mid-range shooting 80, layup 84, speed 88, power 82......
Fuxing Kassel, Liu Mang has always felt that Kassel is not just lucky, wherever the team reaches the peak of team history, his strength is the key, Kassel, who was 36 years old last month, actually played better than last season!
Kobe Bryant started playing soy sauce at the age of 36 to help the Lakers get the list sign, although it is related to injuries, but Kassel can maintain the level of a first-class star for so long, which is also a kind of strength.
Those star point guards of Kassel's era are now only Kidd.
Corey Margetty, Ability Rating 83, Offense 86, Defense 71, Three-Point 75, Shooting 63, Layup 95, Speed 91, Power 93, High Injury Probability......
Offensive hanging sky, except for throwing two three-pointers and basically no shooting muscle monsters, the basket finishing ability is top, the ability to make fouls is strong, the upper limbs are as strong as the center, the lower limbs are generally similar to the jumping man, the knees are also very fragile, it looks like the upper body is so strong, but the weight is only 99 kilograms, and the lower limbs are too light.
Despite this, Margeti was extremely lethal during his two-year peak.
In addition, there are also the ability evaluation of the 03 generation of Carman 79, the ability evaluation of Livingston 75, the ability evaluation of Radmanovic 77, and the ability evaluation of Mobley 76......
The Clippers have been rotten for so many years, full of talent, bringing in Cassel and Mobley, plus Livingston, who has returned from injury, and can maintain such a good record so far this year, Liu Mang feels that it is too normal.
The Clippers weren't as easy to deal with as they thought!
No wonder you will give Kobe Bryant a chance to score 80 points, when the opponent can't prevent you, but the game is anxious, it is a good opportunity for Liu Mang and Kobe Bryant to be a physical monster with strong independent scoring ability!
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Amid the noise of the fans at the scene, the two teams finished their pre-game preparations, and in an ordinary regular season game, the two teams made their debuts in front of the eyes of fans in front of the TV sets broadcast from more than 60 countries and regions.
The Hawks, for their part, fielded the starting lineup of Liu Mang, Maddy, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.
On the Clippers' side, Cassel, Mobley, Margetty, Brand and Carman started the game.
“BEAT-ICE……”
“BEAT-ICE……”
“BEAT-ICE……”
When Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder, the scene began to chant "Down with Ace", as soon as he got on the field, Liu Mang was physically and mentally excited, the more fierce these people roared, the more afraid they were!
Kwame Brown and Carman come to the centre circle to jump the ball.
Kwame Brown is also excited, today the three major TV stations in the United States are broadcasting live! The first shot of the start of the game was his!
The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air, and Kwame Brown bounced quickly to win the jump ball on Carman's head.
Carman barely jumped, and immediately after landing, he shook his blonde hair and turned to run to the backcourt, apparently preparing for the jump ball to lose.
Liu Mang received the ball and quickly advanced towards the front court, and the rest of the Eagles collectively pressed up.
As soon as Liu Mang reached the three-point line, a face that made him feel like he was playing "Star Wars" appeared in front of him, it was too lethal, and Liu Mang's fast attack was forced to stop!
"This guy, 36 years old, is close to first-class defense, and he is scary by his face!"
Liu Mang was forced to stop, the ball did not stop, and it was immediately passed to Maddie, and then Liu Mang stuck to Cassel, pressed the arm of his right hand on Cassel's chest, squeezed Cassel, turned right and wiped Cassel, and cut in from the left side of the top arc!
So fast!
The 36-year-old Kassel no longer has the top speed that he maintained last season, and he was erased by Liu Mang's turn, not only speed, but also strength that can't catch up with Liu Mang.
When Liu Mang cut to the middle distance, Maddie's ball had already been passed back, Liu Mang received the ball and continued to rush to the basket, Brand had already let go of Rasheed Wallace in the bottom left corner and blocked it next to Liu Mang.
Although the speed was slow, Brand had a strong physical confrontation and squeezed on Liu Mang, at this time Rashid Wallace cut in from the baseline, Liu Mang was stunned and didn't pass, relying on Brand's big hook hand to throw the ball to the basket......
I haven't practiced for so long today, and Liu Mang's hook hit at the beginning!