Kobe, O'Neal, and Malone, the three combined for 79 points, including Kobe Bryant's 37 points, O'Neal's 27 points, and Malone's 15 points.

In addition to Kobe, O'Neal, and Malone, the other players of the Lakers combined for 24 shots and 5 hits, in this case, the Lakers can still play halfway through the third quarter, and there is also the possibility of turning the tables in the third quarter.

When seeing the performance of the Lakers, fans sighed that if Malone was three or four years younger...... That's unlikely to come to the Lakers, four years ago, Malone just won the regular season MVP in the 98-99 season at the age of 36......

In addition to the amazing performance of the Lakers, the Hawks won the first victory in the finals, and Liu Mang scored 36 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 13-of-29 shooting, which is even more eye-catching!

There is no stage fright in the playoffs for the first time, you can throw it when you need to, and there is no ambiguity in passing!

After the game, Liu Mang's dunk to O'Neal went viral on the Internet, and he was undoubtedly selected as one of the top ten goals in the first game of the finals.

There is also Liu Mang's backcourt long pass to Stockton, and Stockton to cut into Boozer's full-court remote guidance, which was also selected as one of the top ten goals.

It's not just the score, it's the passing that's amazing.

In the finals for the first time, Liu Mang had such a performance and was evaluated by the media as a big-scene player!

Moreover, both of them are 21-year-old and almost 22-year-old outside cores who reached the finals for the first time, and Liu Mang was compared with Kobe Bryant in the 1999-2000 season.

It's not like I don't know how to be scared, Kobe Bryant played in the finals for the first time, only 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first game, and the entire series was only 15+4+4, which is incomparable with the performance of the Western Conference playoffs.

Although Kobe Bryant encountered the Pacers' team defense that time, his performance in the Western playoffs was too good, so that the Pacers could only prevent Kobe Bryant with all their might when they couldn't prevent O'Neal, and because of this, when O'Neal averaged 38 points per game, the Pacers barely played the sixth game with the Lakers by locking Kobe, and Kobe Bryant encountered a very strong defense that year.

However, Liu Mang's defense is not bad, and it is Kobe Bryant, the defensive titan who defended Reggie Miller in the 2000 Finals with a shooting rate of just over 40%!

In comparison, Liu Mang's performance is amazing!

It's like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan who played the Finals for the first time!

In an interview after the game, Liu Mang was asked about his performance in the finals for the first time, and Liu Mang's other questions were answered very officially, but he was interested in this question and replied: "Originally, I was the highest scorer in the game, but someone, I was still scoring in garbage time, and I was also brushing points in garbage time, but unfortunately I couldn't brush it." ”

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Hilton International Atlanta.

"Bastard!" Bryant stood up and slammed his fist on the table, and the whole table shook a few times.

The wealthy Lakers have chartered the entire hotel, from the time they came to Atlanta five days ago, until the end of the first two finals, and the possible sixth and seventh games have also been booked, even if they don't need to pay liquidated damages when they come, it is nothing to them, and they will earn six or seven million net profits when they return to Los Angeles, excluding taxes and stadium commission profits, the average price of their tickets is half more expensive than that of the Hawks, and the average price is more than 500 US dollars. The sideline ticket is more than 20,000 US dollars, and the price of the sideline ticket is more than double the price of the Hawks' sideline ticket of 10,000 US dollars.

Los Angeles is Los Angeles, except for the Knicks who reached the Finals, other teams, even if Jordan played a season of 72 wins, the price of tickets to the Finals is far from the price of tickets for the Lakers to reach the Finals.

After returning to the hotel, the Lakers held a team meeting, and on the big screen, the Zen master specially released the post-game interview with the Hawks.

Seeing Kobe's angry expression, this is what the Zen master wants.

Seeing his teammates who were still far away from him, Kobe Bryant thought of what the Zen master said to him when the game was suspended tonight, calmed down a little, and put away his angry expression.

"In this game, I failed to defend Liu well, and the problem is with me." Bryant sat back on the stool.

Although he still didn't say much, he still looked cold and rejecting people from thousands of miles away, but this has surprised his teammates, including O'Neal.

Kobe Bryant took the initiative to take responsibility?

Rare! After losing to the Spurs last year, Kobe Bryant put the blame on O'Neal, who was beaten by Duncan, of course, O'Neal did not sit still, and Kobe choked each other, and the two completely tore their faces, that is, after losing to the Spurs last year.

If it weren't for the Lakers' quick acquisition of Payton and Malone in the summer, Kobe Bryant would have had to apply for a trade last summer, and it has reached the point where there is no K and there is no K, and the huge possibility of the Big Four winning the championship will suppress the contradictions.

However, Kobe Bryant took the initiative to take responsibility, not simply because he wanted to make a boss posture, not simply to deliberately show his "maturity", but because he was really satisfied with O'Neal's performance today.

O'Neal worked hard to defend and attack, playing harder than in the 2000 Finals before winning the championship, from this kind of hard work, Kobe Bryant had no way to blame O'Neal, he really didn't expect that O'Neal, who has now become famous, still has such a side.

In this regard, Bryant now admires O'Neal a little.

After the superstars won the championship, they immediately began to enjoy the situation of life, which is very common in the NBA, among Kobe's idols, there are many, such as Moses Malone, after the 76ers won the championship in 82-83, the 76ers won the lottery the next year, and got the No. 5 pick to pick Barkley, which is a situation that impresses him as a hometown team in the team that Kobe Bryant paid attention to.

When a player struggles in the playoffs for years and finally wins the championship, he may still be at the peak of his fighting spirit in the last game before winning the championship, but when he wins the championship, he may immediately fall into the air.

But although O'Neal started to be lazy in the regular season after winning a championship, he still worked hard in the playoffs, and in today's game, O'Neal also worked hard, and worked as hard as in the 2000 Finals.

It's just that being old is getting old, although the average career of an inside player is longer than that of the outside, and the age at which the inside superstar maintains his condition is usually longer than that of the outside superstar, but the outside superstar can still be a key point when he is older, and the inside superstar is very difficult, O'Neal can't be beaten after being consumed by the Hawks, and Kobe can't blame O'Neal.

In general, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, and even Malone, the three of them still have a high evaluation in this game, whether it is fans, the media or their own people on the team.

Kobe Bryant gave kindness, this kindness is not understood by others, and others can't feel kindness, but O'Neal grew up watching Kobe, he is the person who hates Kobe the most but also knows Kobe the most, and he obviously feels the kindness that Kobe Bryant showed to him because of this game.

Just a little moved, O'Neill suddenly glanced at the smile on the corner of the Zen master's mouth, and his mood was a little bad again.

This guy is using his mental control ability to manipulate them again!

The effect of the discord card makes O'Neill full of prejudice against the Zen master, and O'Neill does not have the psychological adjustment ability that the Zen master can suppress his inner likes and dislikes, and anything related to the Zen master in his cognition makes him feel uncomfortable.

O'Neal guessed that the Zen master must have promised Kobe Bryant something, and then wanted to use this to stimulate Kobe's strength and improve the cohesion of the whole team.

O'Neill also knows that this is a good thing for the whole team, and O'Neill also thinks it is a good thing, but he is just not happy with the Zen master.

Moreover, O'Neal didn't think that Kobe's basketball-stuffed head could understand that he was being manipulated, and he now felt that he was like Kobe, like a doll played with by a Zen master in applause.

O'Neal even has some sympathy for Kobe, he now feels that he is going to be abandoned, and he seems to see that when Kobe Bryant is old, there will be this day, and there is still a feeling of sympathy.

This made O'Neal even more unhappy with the Zen master, and what also made O'Neal unhappy was the Zen master's girlfriend, Jenny Buss, the daughter of the Lakers owner, and Jerry Buss also made him unhappy.

He wants a contract of 100 million, the length is not a problem, it is the same for five years, four years, three years, all he wants is the total salary of the last big contract is 100 million, his current contract has one year left, it will end in 05, and he will be 33 years old by then, whether he signs a three-year contract or a four-year or five-year contract, it is the same, but Jerry Bass is only willing to give 80 million for 4 years, he wants a 100 million contract.

In response, O'Neill was silent and did not speak.

Although O'Neill is unhappy with this feeling, but he is only unhappy with this feeling, he knows that the Zen master's approach is beneficial to winning, if it is not a strong enough star, it can be abandoned by the Zen master, even if it is Pippen, it will be abandoned by the Zen master at a critical moment.

But people are not machines, let alone a fat man who has a lot of eyes and is not too atmospheric, after the discord card magnified his dissatisfaction with the Zen master, O'Neill just felt unhappy.

The Zen master saw that the expressions of the players were different, obviously because Kobe's words of responsibility touched the hearts of these players, this is what he wanted, obviously, because of Kobe's changes today, the cohesion of the Lakers team has improved a lot.

"Well, the first game has been lost, we have seen the quality of the Eagles, we are not without chances, there are six games left, just win four." The Zen master used his calm tone as always to boost the confidence of the players, "There are two days off in the next day, we have to prepare well for the next second game, we need some adjustments, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock in the morning, Georgia Institute of Technology will gather ......"

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Atlanta's Chinatown, with gongs and drums, firecrackers and red flags......

Because of Liu Mang's relationship, there are many Chinese immigrants to Atlanta in recent years, and Atlanta's Chinatown has taken on the appearance of Chinatown.

Imperial Court International Television, because of Liu Mang's play in the finals, especially after the Hawks won, broadcast a special program for the Eagles, interviewing Chinese fans in Atlanta's Chinatown about Liu Mang and their views on the finals.

Liu Mang didn't get home until twelve o'clock, and after taking a shower and coming out of the room, he saw that it was more than 12 o'clock, that is, it was just lunch time in China, and the three girls in the family left the stadium with their friends after the game, because they knew that Liu Mang must have had a lot of interviews after the game.

It's just that I haven't slept at more than 12 o'clock, and I'm watching TV in the living room.

After the sports channel and the general channel, it is now on the international channel.

It's a pity that I'm not a blacksmith who likes to join in the fun, if only I could go through all the channels of the imperial court.

forcibly added motivation to himself, and after Kobe Bryant retired, he put all the channels of the imperial court station all over the place, Liu Mang was very jealous of this, full of envy, envy and jealousy made Liu Mang have more fighting spirit to kill Kobe Bryant in the finals.

It's the legendary one who forcibly hates the opponent no matter what, and treats the opponent as the most hateful evil demon king, even if the other party is hated, I don't know why.

Seeing Liu Mang coming, Alexia said excitedly to Liu Mang: "Ace, your performance today is fantastic,"

"Okay, okay, it's time to go to bed, aren't you afraid of lack of sleep and your skin will deteriorate?" Liu Mang rubbed Little Lori's head and said.

"It's almost over, uncle, you're so tired from playing ball, go to bed first, Dinah will go to sleep after reading it." Little Lori took Liu Mang's hand from her head to her face: "Uncle, don't rub Dinah's head, she won't grow tall!" ”

Rubbing Xiao Lori's face, Liu Mang didn't know what kind of logic this was: "No class tomorrow?" ”

"Dinah is on vacation! Uncle doesn't care about Dinah at all! Little Lori slapped Liu Mang's hand away, and was about to hug and kiss him high.

"Yes, Dinah is on vacation, I forgot, then I'll go to bed first, Dinah will go to bed early in a while, Aida, I'll go to sleep." Liu Mang said and nodded his lips at Alexia.

Seeing Liu Mang's hint, Alexia immediately yawned and said, "I'm so sleepy too, I'll go to sleep first." ”

Liu Mang left the living room first and walked to the passage of the bedroom, Liu Mang's room on the first floor and Dinah and their room on the second floor were at the corner of the stairs, Alexia went to drink a cup of hot milk and also walked to the passage.

Little Lori suddenly became angry, and when she saw that both of them were gone, she said to Levia, "Mom, aren't you going to sleep?" ”

"Huh? I'm watching TV with Dinah! Levia was wishing Alexia to get pregnant as soon as possible to meet Liu Mang's idea of having a child, anyway, she didn't care about Liu Mang's assets, and it didn't matter if she was taken away from a part, she was surprised to hear Dinah's words of "hating iron is not steel".

"Mommy is so stupid!" Little Lori puffed up and put her eyes back on the TV show......

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Winning the first game is undoubtedly a great thing for the Eagles.

The next afternoon, the Eagles had a good rest in the morning and then went to the arena in the afternoon to prepare for the game.

Liu Mang was very happy to see that his teammates were more confident, and winning the first game greatly improved his self-confidence, after all, in the past 20 years, he has won the championship 17 times after winning the first victory in the finals.

However, Liu Mang's side did not dare to be careless, it is obvious that the role of the separation card is a little different from what Liu Mang expected.

Of course, in the first game, because of the effect of the discord card, O'Neal's choice of playing style in the correct tactical strategy was problematic, so that O'Neal, who was originally not in good physical condition, chose to have problems after his physical fitness was consumed, so that the Eagles suddenly seized the opportunity to open up the difference.

However, Liu Mang was a little stressed because of this.

Because the Lakers' opposing joint defense is very effective, the Lakers' team defense is very strong, and it is enough to have Kobe, O'Neal, and Malone three scorers, and if their pitchers are a little more accurate, things will become very troublesome for their Hawks.

Moreover, this change in O'Neal's active defense makes Liu Mang feel a little painful, and it may become easier to consume the Lakers, but it makes it easier for the Lakers to gain the upper hand when O'Neal is active and physical!

And the kind of counterattack play that opened the score in the fourth quarter, the opponent may also have a coping strategy.

Liu Mang, who played the finals for the first time, felt that his head was about to explode, both sides were trying to study the tactical play to deal with, and only then did he play the first game, and the tactical hole cards of the two teams have basically been exposed, and their strength is all exposed in the eyes of the other party.

However, even if he learned that it was a trouble for O'Neill to become more active, Liu Mang did not regret using that separation card, since O'Neill's enthusiasm can be mobilized, then even if he does not use the separation card, it is very likely that the Zen master will mobilize O'Neill's enthusiasm.

On the contrary, he was able to win the first game, and he didn't lose anything.

It's just that what O'Neill's thoughts were after winning the separation card, Liu Mang still can't understand, why did he become more positive? He can only scold: OK combinations are all weirdos!

Moreover, for Liu Mang, the team's tactical hole cards were exposed, and almost all the tactics that could be used against the Lakers in the first game were played, but he personally had his own hole cards.

In the first game, Liu Mang did not use the star card, that is, he also had Kobe's star card this season, Iverson's peak star card, and the random star card of the strongest point guard in all eras, which are three star cards that play a decisive role!

The first game is not only a competition for the opening of the finals, but also a test of the strength of the two teams, so Liu Mang has not used the star card, but started to deal with the Lakers from other aspects.

After all, there are only three star cards, and even if you use a star card, you may not be sure to guarantee victory, and the other three Marbury's star cards, Wen Baker's star cards, and the substitute version of Maddie's star cards, these three can be improved It's hard to say, and they can't be regarded as guaranteed star cards.

Therefore, Liu Mang wants to try his personal ability to see if he can deal with the opponent when both sides do not fully understand the strength of the other party.

Winning the first game by luck has greatly improved Liu Mang's confidence.

But at the same time as his confidence increased, Liu Mang's vigilance became stronger and stronger, the strength of the Lakers team was indeed terrible, and he did not become arrogant and infighting because of the opponent's "weakness", Liu Mang also had no idea of winning the series easily, so he tried his best to deal with the Lakers from the beginning.

There are no additional means now, and the only special card left is "Atlanta's Fury".

"Atlanta's Fury: Available when you've lost three games in the series and you're down by a big margin, and the whole team is more defensively aware, more motivated, and more physical for the rest of the series until the end of the series. Note: No side effects. ”

Looking at Atlanta's rage, this card is indeed a god card, it is simply an enhanced version of the rage that has been used, there is no side effect of uncontrolled irritability of ordinary rage cards, and there is no side effect of a week-long physical collapse after use, the key is that the effect can last up to four games.

originally planned to use it when he had the opportunity to play the Nets last season, but who knew that he was actually leading 3-2, and he couldn't use it if he wanted to, and finally was overturned by the old and spicy Nets team.

This time against the Lakers, although Liu Mang also wanted to use this card, but after winning one game first, Liu Mang didn't want to use this card at all.

If he was suppressed and lost three games first, Liu Mang would definitely use this card, but he would take the initiative to lose three games with this card...... That's when the head goes into the sea in Los Angeles.

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The two-day break passed quickly, and both the Lakers and the Hawks felt that time was too rushed.

Liu Mang is even more so, I feel that the time is too urgent, and in the discussion with the coaching staff, there is a theoretical way to deal with the Lakers' opposing joint defense, but God knows if it will be useful in the game, so I can only see the results in the game.

There are more tacticians in the NBA, and Mike Woodson himself is not only one of the league's top defensive assistant coaches, but also a tactician......

However, to put it mildly, on the Lakers' side, the most relaxed mentality is Mike Woodson, who has played the most playoff and Finals games with the team except for Stockton.

"Ace, don't be so dissatisfied, the finals are like this, it's not something that can be solved in one or two games, it's a process of constantly studying the opponent and changing your own style of play." Mike Woodson saw that Liu Mang was still watching a video to study the Lakers during his lunch break, so he went up to remind him and let Liu Mang rest well before the game.

"That's right, Ace, don't relax but don't be too nervous, we've already won the first game, the next one is good for us, and the next key is this one." Stockton held the schedule and pointed to the league's potential fifth series, which is June 15, the last of the Lakers' three consecutive home games.

"Oh? How so? Liu Mang was curious when he saw Stockton pointing to a game that had not yet been confirmed.

Liu Mang and the stars and coaches of this year have a somewhat different view of the finals, probably because they see that the Universe team will easily kill the opponent from time to time with a 4-1 or 4-0 from time to time, or it can be overturned in the case of 3-1, so the view of the finals is very different from that of people now, and I think that the finals are the kind of hot sideways push or hot reversal.

"The fifth game of the finals is very crucial, by then we may have won three games, or we may have only won two games, I believe that we can win at least one of the next three games, and the fifth game is very important for us, whether it is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, or the match point has been determined 3-1, it is very important for us!" Stockton had an experienced look on his face.

Stockton didn't think he had a chance to sweep the Lakers, it was too difficult, the NBA history has been nearly 60 years, and the number of sweeps has only been seven, but the number of seven games is close to 20.

Liu Mang thinks what Stockton said is very reasonable, but where did Stockton get these experiences? By the way, Liu Mang remembered: "Yes, I almost forgot, Carl didn't win the championship because he didn't win the fifth game of the 97 finals, John, you reminded me, you can use this to spray Carl when the time comes, he is too much, and I'm still blue and purple now." ”

"......" Stockton looked at Liu Mang, and wanted to beat this kid to death: At that time, your other teacher also lost that game, okay!

Stockton suffered internal injuries......