As the so-called gentleman's friendship is as light as water, Liu Mang and Billups are gentlemen's friends.

Appreciating each other, Liu Mang admired Billups's steady, low-key and outburst after accumulating enough heritage, Billups appreciated Liu Mang's sharpness and was not afraid of anyone from the beginning.

People will always appreciate what they don't have, emotions and characteristics that they don't have.

But it is precisely because of these differences that even if they appreciate each other very much, they don't have much to talk to, and they don't complement each other like Kobe and Gasol, so they maintain appreciation, but like a gentleman's friendship, it is as plain as water.

Liu Mang and Billups had a meal together, chatted about Chinese food, and talked about some Chinese attractions, and Billups planned to travel to Asia in the summer.

Then I didn't talk too much, the private interactions of NBA players, especially the private interactions of NBA players in the era at the beginning of this century, when there was still a strong personal hero attention, Liu Mang was already very familiar, and rarely talked about NBA-related things in private, even if it was about training together, it was all simple training, and it was not popular to huddle or something, at most those who wanted to hug their thighs would have that kind of thought.

Those who have eaten and go back to the hotel go back to the hotel, and those who go home go home.

Liu Mang has been in Atlanta for almost three years, and he really didn't expect that there is a really good taste Sichuan Xiang restaurant here on Baifu Avenue, not only the decoration is very Chinese Ming and Qing Dynasty style, but the taste is also quite suitable for Liu Mang, an orthodox Chinese, he wants to bring a few girls from the family with him.

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The fans are the loveliest, especially the team fans, and their love for a beloved team is the most heartwarming.

Although Liu Mang is not the best player on the team, even in the team analysis given by Sports Illustrated at the end of the season, Liu Mang can only rank fourth in the Eagles, behind Raheem, Ratliff, and Jason Terry, of course, this is also the case, Ratliff is the favorite for the best defensive player, and Raheem's call to enter the second team of the best team is also very high, Jason Terry's hard power and data are much better than Liu Mang, and it is natural to rank fourth.

But in the Atlanta fan survey, Liu Mang is undoubtedly the most popular local athlete, even surpassing Matt Sprear, the leading quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons!

Liu Mang's personality, counterattacking rookie season, and appearance like a "hibiscus out of the water" in the NBA and NFL have made him very popular in the United States, and he has secured the position of the king of popularity in Atlanta.

Generally speaking, rookies are easier to attract fans, because rookies represent the future, just like Embiid and James have become the darlings of local fans in their rookie years and even have high popularity in the United States and the world.

Liu Mang's high popularity in Atlanta does not need to be repeated in words, so when Garnett, who said he didn't like Liu Mang in an interview after coming to Atlanta yesterday, stepped into the playing field of Phillips Arena, the scene was overwhelmingly booed!

A player in the West who played six years to win the first Western Conference Player of the Month for the first time in his career was originally the most hated guy by Atlanta fans, but now he has become Garnett!

Garnett publicly said in yesterday's interview: Liu Mang is just a lucky rookie, and the last time he lost to the Eagles was only because of this rookie's despicable methods, and this time he will make Liu Mang look good.

Although a certain No. 8 player targeted Liu Mang, he didn't say much.

Garnett is really talking!

But Garnett is arrogant!

I heard the boos of the fans at the scene, and put my hand behind my ear to listen! The boos of the fans at the scene exploded even more.

The referee's head is big.

The Eagles' game is already difficult to blow, there is a popular fried chicken rookie who thinks about doing things all day long, and now the big-mouthed trolls who love to do things in the West are also here, and the two big trolls and the king of things get together, and you have to be careful and careful with the punishment today, the main thing is to control and don't help but give technical fouls.

Looking at Garnett's arrogant appearance, the Eagles are the same enemy!

Of course, their own rookies can only abuse themselves! When is it your turn to get a guy who can't win a few games in the playoffs to be arrogant!

The main stars of both teams have a feud and the atmosphere of both teams will be hostile.

Although Liu Mang thinks he is an open-minded person, he is also very unhappy with Garnett's "unprovoked" provocation, and he thinks that he has not offended Garnett.

It must be this guy who is deliberately finding fault!

him!

"Sharif, the guy who can only shoot jumpers is up to you!" Liu Mang said to Rahim.

Raheem is very tough, but when he heard Liu's words, Alexander, what is a guy who can only jump shots, this guy holds the ball and breaks through the empty cut basket and turns his back to the basket as if he can do anything......

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The atmosphere of rivalry between the two teams has been established since the last meeting.

The game is about to start, no one from the two teams stepped forward to greet the opponent, and the atmosphere of hello and hello everyone, everyone playing basketball happily together is very different, and the smell of gunpowder quickly spreads in the Phillips Arena!

Before the game, the official and media have done a lot of publicity about this game, and the commentators in the live TV broadcast are also exaggerating the opposing atmosphere of the game and increasing the highlights of the game.

The game is about to start, Liu Mang looked at the starting lineup that has changed today, and the coaching staff specially made tactical changes for the Timberwolves.

Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Chris Crawford, Raheem, Ratliff starts!

Mohammed was put on the bench and played with the second team, Rahim has no complaints, he has come to this day by strictly following the coach's arrangement and active efforts.

The Timberwolves, for their part, sent a starting lineup of Billups, Anthony Piller, Szczebiak, Garnett, and Joe Smith.

Former Cavaliers All-Star point guard Trill Brandon couldn't stand the injury after All-Star Weekend, and after holding on for most of the season, he opted for surgery again for the season.

Brandon is playing in the NBA for the last time, and the six-year, 54 million contract he signed with the Timberwolves that year is not counting the remaining two years and about 23 million this season, and the Timberwolves will have to pay him a salary in the next two years.

However, this gave Billups a chance to sit firmly in the team's start, and after the All-Star weekend, Billups averaged 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

"Sharif, go up and kill that soft jumper!" Liu Mang said loudly to Rahim, who was on the court.

Rahim wanted to run over and choke Liu Mang's neck and tell him to stop calling, Nima's soft jumper...... No, that iron-blooded wolf king is so easy to deal with!

I rub!

Raheem saw that Garnett was already full of murderous anger!

But Rahim and Liu Mang have stayed for a long time, and Liu Mang's advantages have not been learned...... It's a bit hard to find, but I've learned that I don't hesitate to mix personalities!

What are you doing staring at the uncle! Isn't it just a few months older than the uncle?

Raheem stared back at Garnett decisively!

Looking at the figure, Garnett is a little more slender and long, Garnett is only 110 kilograms at two meters and one by one, and Rahim is 108 kilograms at two meters and six meters, although Rahim is also thin and long, and James is more than 2.312 kilograms like him, but standing with Garnett, it is really worthy of Garnett!

Just as Liu Mang shouted, today Rahim was put in the position of power forward by Coach Kruger and directly opposite Garnett!

In terms of size and physicality, Raheem is the best candidate for the Hawks to defend Garnett.

Liu Mang's voice made the already discordant atmosphere of the two teams tense, the league will be very happy, the game will be very intense, and both teams are teams that are roaring and not fighting much, the game is bound to be fierce and beautiful, but the referee wants to directly send Liu Mang out with two technical fouls...... Can't get it lively enough?

Coach Kruger was very calm, and over time, he found that this rookie had nothing to provoke the opponent, and most of the time his side was dominant, because this rookie was very calm except for the occasional head becoming Los Angeles, and he looked stupid to spray whoever he saw, but in fact, he didn't have a hot head.

Even the fight was an accident, who knew that the other party would bend over and want to fight back, and then he was elbowed and beaten.

The tense atmosphere of the two teams made the fans on the scene extremely fanatical, the temperature in Atlanta began to rise, it is about to reach April, and now the temperature is almost twenty degrees, the United States is called Fahrenheit, between 60-70 Fahrenheit, some fans with more body hair directly tied a long scarf with a rogue Chinese logo or the Hawks team logo to watch the game on their bare shoulders, and are roaring loudly to vent.

Amid the cheers and boos of the fans at the scene, the game began!

Jump Ball!

Ratliffe and Garnett stand in the middle of the court and jump the ball.

Joe Smith doesn't care about losing face, he didn't get the 100 million yuan contract he said back then, and now he has a two-year 10 million contract, and he doesn't care if he doesn't have face.

But on Ratliff's side, Rahim still gave him face to let him jump the ball, otherwise Raheem would be the most powerful jump ball in the Eagles, and the bounce burst speed was not lost to Garnett, or even better.

It's okay for Ratliff to lose the jump ball, but seeing Garnett's face that is darker and prouder than himself, all opponents are really angry!

Everyone is a rookie in '95, what are you awesome!

Joe Smith, Garnett, and Ratliff were all among the top rookies in 1995.

Ratliff racked his brains to find a way, and suddenly a flash of inspiration......

The referee blows the whistle for the start of the game and throws the ball into the air......

When Garnett was ready to wait for the ball to reach the highest point and jump up to take the ball away, a loud roar came: "Soft guy Kevin, did you come back from digging the field to wash your face, your face is so dark?" ”

Field-digger, this is the trash talk that American athletes use to tease athletes in Minneapolis, farming is a widely acclaimed profession in the United States, so it is not considered swearing.

And Minneapolis is a major grain-producing state in the United States, there are countless lakes here, so the freshwater resources are abundant, the ecological environment is good, and there are a lot of silt land, that is, the soil is extremely fertile, but the silt land cannot be dug with mechanical equipment, it can only be dug manually, so there are many blacks in Minnesota.

Garnett was stunned for a moment when he heard this, paused for a few tenths of a second, and quickly reacted and jumped, but the ball had already been cleared away by Ratliff!

"Hiss......" Garnett let out a Los Angeles-esque exclamation.

This thick-eyed, big-eyed, honest-faced Ratliff actually spews trash talk when he jumps the ball!

This was completely unexpected by Garnett.

Garnett also did not argue with the referee, since the referee did not blow the whistle, there could be no change, and Garnett hurriedly stepped back.

Garnett is so angry!

It's unforgivable that the opponent spewed trash talk at him first! In Garnett's life rules, it's all about whether he's good or not to spit trash talk on others!

And the main thing is, Garnett looked at Ratlleaf's big black face, aren't you so black! You're like digging in the mud, aren't you?

Sometimes sitting on the bench has to be shot, Garnett glared at Liu Mang again when he returned to the defense, it was definitely taught by this shameless despicable rookie!