On December 25, 2006, the day of the fifth Christmas war in Liu Mang's career arrived.

On this day, the alliance announced four important things.

The first thing is that at 9 a.m. on December 26, voting channels will be opened in the physical stores of major cooperative brands and major online media.

From December 26th to January 25th, the 30-day All-Star Voting is about to begin.

The second thing is that after a vote by the players' guild and a vote by the league's 30 teams, the original 12-player activation roster will be increased to 13 players from January 1, 2007, increasing the number of players that each team can play.

The third thing is about the rule change of NO-handcheck, the point that the defender in the area above the free throw line cannot block the offensive player with his hand remains unchanged, and a rule for the cylinder protection of the defender is added, which does not allow the offensive player to deliberately touch the defender with his body to create offensive space during the offense, which is effective immediately.

These two new rules have both advantages and disadvantages for Liu Mang.

In the past, the Hawks always needed to think about Millsap and David Lee, Granger which two were put in the squad, sometimes they needed a low-post singles master like David Lee, sometimes they needed Millsap's impact, sometimes they needed Granger to the No. 4 position, but now they don't need to think about it so much, Hollins will only have a chance to play unless Rasheed Wallace or Kwame Brown can't play, and the other 13 players are all players in the Hawks' plan this season, and they can all play, which is good for the Hawks.

But this rule will undoubtedly make the Eagles' already multi-player rotation more thorough, and it will be easier to affect the Eagles' record.

The new rules of NO-handcheck, which were called the Nowitzki rules after they were announced, had a certain impact on the breakthrough of Liu Mang and Maddie.

The main purpose is to limit Nowitzki's leg kicks when he rolls over and jumps.

However, Liu Mang felt that this had little impact on Nowitzki, but that his old-school breakthrough style of players who like to press elbows when turning is easily affected.

The biggest impact is the fourth thing, the NBA has introduced a rule about referees, commonly known as the "zero tolerance" rule, effective immediately, which allows referees to blow technical fouls on players who complain too violently about the decision, and players spend time arguing with referees, reducing the pace of the game and affecting the spectacle.

Nowitzki's rule is because the previous NO-handcheck had too much impact on defensive players, and it was necessary to limit the irregular movements of some offensive players while not affecting the league's fast offensive tempo.

The league is still encouraging offense.

It's the same with zero tolerance, you want to attack the rhythm without interruption.

It's all about the spectacle of the game.

Of course, it is also to reduce the injuries that are too frequent now, one more player can be sent to the field, there are more options, and the main player can play a little less.

As for foul plays...... Liu Mang doesn't think that these rules can affect him to make fouls, and being violated when shooting is definitely a foul, which is the basic rule of basketball, if it is to be changed, the basic rules of basketball will be changed.

At noon on the 25th, Liu Mang returned to the resort villa after training and had lunch with the girl, and then took the girl to the Staples Center for pre-game preparation.

The much-anticipated Christmas war has been publicized for a long time, and for the first time since the Christmas war, there is only one Christmas war, the Lakers' revenge war, the Chinese derby, the league's strongest interior combination against the league's best small lineup team, and the collision of the old and new basketballs...... The most important thing is...... Showdown on the 24th!

Kobe Bryant flatly denied that he changed his No. 24 jersey to overtake Jordan, but everyone knew his careful thinking and wanted to be one size bigger than Jordan in terms of number.

Liu Mang even directly said that the goal is to surpass Jordan, and the matchup between the strongest No. 24 in the East and West has long whetted the appetite of NBA fans.

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"Ace, I won the Pacific Ten League Weekly Championship last week!" Yi Jianlian was very excited to share his joy with Liu Mang, he had already shown off to Yao Ming before, and he would also show off when he saw Liu Mang this time.

Before the afternoon warm-up, Yi Jianlian came to visit Liu Mang, the sophomore Yi Jianlian finally had plenty of playing time, Westbrook also joined UCLA this year, but the treatment was the same as Yi Jianlian, and he was still playing as a substitute for Darren Collisson.

Partnered with Yi Jianlian is Darren Collison and Aaron Afflaro, this trio is so strong that it explodes in the Pacific Ten League, Collison's breakthrough shot, Yi Jianlian's shooting and defense under the basket, and Afflaro's outside defense have a strong dominance in the Pacific Ten League.

Liu Mang looked at Yi Jianlian's appearance as if he was offering treasures, he really looked like a student, and he didn't have the 'wind and dust atmosphere' of the past, Liu Mang couldn't help but joke: "Sister Lian is awesome." ”

"Don't call me Sister Lian!"

"Okay, Sister Lian."

“……”

"By the way, Sister Lian, will you participate in the draft next year?" Liu Mang asked.

If he could, let Yi Jianlian re-sign the agent to his own company, Liu Mang was very interested.

"No, I'll play for another year, and I'm not a good pick in the draft right now." Yi Jianlian did not have the interference of his pit agent, and after feeling the gap between Chinese and American basketball in the United States, he recognized himself.

Liu Mang also agreed with Yi Jianlian's choice: "It's okay, hone your skills more, become an excellent instant combat force, and only when you enter the NBA can you get playing time immediately, anyway, your salary will not be less after you enter the NBA, and it doesn't matter if your salary is less." ”

Playing NCAA and receiving more scientific and better training, Yi Jianlian's progress is much faster than playing CBA, but relatively, the Oriental mystery on his body has been revealed, and Americans know that he is a completely different type of player from Yao Ming, with advantages and many disadvantages, and he was only ranked 16 to 20 in the 2007 rookie prediction ranking, unlike the original time and space when he was ranked fourth before the draft, but Yi Jianlian was unwilling to participate in some team trials, so he fell to sixth and was selected by the Bucks.

There are pros and cons, although from the perspective of the draft, it is difficult for Yi Jianlian to be selected at such a high pick, but from the perspective of Yi Jianlian's personal development, Liu Mang feels that Yi Jianlian's choice is correct.

After chatting for a while, Yi Jianlian did not continue to disturb Liu Mang, and Liu Mang also began to warm up for the game against the Lakers in the evening......

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"Matt, I'll tell you......"

"What's wrong, Ace?"

"Don't let Fisher come to your house, you know......"

"Why?"

"Ahem...... Nothing, just pay attention to ......"

Seeing Liu Mang turn around and leave, Barnes was confused, he had nothing to steal from his family! Fisher is a rich man with a middle-class contract, and he only has an annual salary of 2.2 million US dollars plus a Chinese brand endorsement fee of about 700,000 US dollars with Yao Ming......

That's all it takes, for no reason, Liu Mang can't say it too clearly, so he can only remind him that what Fisher stole is not property......

In 2005, Barnes and his girlfriend got married, and Liu Mang also took Little Lori to form a father-daughter file to attend the wedding.

I thought that because of his relationship in this plane, maybe Barnes didn't have a chance to be teammates with Fisher, but I didn't expect them to become teammates, and they became teammates so early.

As a reminder, as far as his old teammates do, Fisher's hoe still hits Barnes' corner...... It can only be said that it is Barnes's destiny......

Don't look at Barnes as a ruffian, but his forgiveness hat is better than anyone else's......

Liu Mang looked at the ability evaluation of the Lakers players, and the Lakers' lineup was really ...... It's too much!

Kobe Bryant, Ability Evaluation 100 (Peak) ......

Gasol, Ability Assessment 94 (Peak) ......

Yao Ming, Ability Evaluation 96 (Peak)

All three are 26 to 28 years old, and they are in their prime.

Coupled with a 27-year-old 85-year-old rating of 85 ability ratings with the strength of first-class stars, Odom plays the sixth man......

Barnes' 77 ability rating is the lowest in the Lakers' main lineup, he has some open three-point ability, is good at offensive rebounding, and has a defensive rating of 89 that makes him and Kobe Bryant form a pretty strong forward defensive combination.

In addition to acquiring Barnes last summer, the Lakers also signed Morris Evans, a tough guy known for his defensive and athletic ability, with an ability rating of 78, who averaged 9 points and 3 boards per game last season and played as a bench for Kobe Bryant and Barnes.

Liu Mang was very impressed by this Morris Evans, originally in time and space, Morris Evans and Kobe Bryant had a very unfriendly relationship, and was later traded to the Magic to play the starting point guard next to Howard, helping the Magic team to win 52 wins, and angrily sprayed Kobe Bryant to delay his play......

Mark Jackson, who hugged his thighs everywhere, joined the Lakers with a base salary after being denied the team option by the Heat, becoming the Lakers' No. 4 interior lineman, a black and rough ......

The ability rating of 72 is enough as a fourth center.

The most ruthless is that Radmanovic was taken by the Lakers in a five-year full middle class......

Although Radmanovic has not improved much since entering the NBA, averaging only 10 points per game last season, which is not as good as when he was on his rookie contract, he is enough to be a pitcher.

The salary of 94.39 million forms a luxury lineup......

But the weakest is the point guard......

Fisher, with an ability rating of 78, is the weakest link, except for the point guard who shoots 40 percent from the field to catch the ball and score under the basket at critical moments, there really isn't much other ability.

The backup point guard is Jordan Farmal, the son of Los Angeles, who was known as a rookie who was selected by the Lakers in the second round before the draft, and only had 3 points, 1 board and 1.5 assists in 12 minutes per game.

The Lakers are more likely to play Odom as a cameo point guard, and Fisher only averages 23 minutes per game.

Fisher, Bryant, Barnes, Gasol, Yao Ming starts, Famar, Morris Evans, Odom, Mark Jackson, Rademanovic rotate lineup.

It's so luxurious that it's hard to accept.

Because Kobe's style of play is the puzzle type of the championship team, the Lakers dare to find him any helper, he is characterized by shooting, the kind that has been shooting, 95% of the players and Kobe Bryant's partners in addition to a little less shot, their own characteristics will basically not be delayed by Kobe.

Liu Mang thinks that Kobe Bryant's most suitable partner, in addition to the super inside, is the forward line of James and Maddy......

These two must not be allowed to have the possibility of partnering with this guy!

The combination of pills and pills is brought together, not only does Yao Ming's career get a chance to be extended, but Kobe's burden is also much lighter than in the original time and space, and even avoids the period when Kobe Bryant needs to work hard in 05-06 and 06-07, Kobe's Achilles tendon pressure will be much less, Liu Mang knows from his memory that this guy was still at his peak before the reimbursement in 2013......

Troublesome little blacksmith!