253. The three-plate axe of the sugar man
The first game after All-Star Weekend came, and the rare presence of more than half of the fans wore the Hawks jerseys, most of which were still old jerseys from the best of human cinema.
The Hawks' jersey sales have been at the bottom of the league for years, and the stores that sell jerseys in stadiums have not kept that much in stock, and fans can only wear jerseys that they bought during the days when Dominic Wilkins and Moses Malone could compete with the Falcons' popularity.
However, Liu Mang's jerseys have been selling well, ranking first among the rookies in 2001, and the league can also enter the top 30, so, except for the 80s jerseys, most of the scene is wearing Liu Mang's jerseys, and the T-shirts of those "rogue global fan clubs" that Liu Mang said he didn't want.
It has developed from the Georgia Tech fan support club to the global fan support club, not only Georgia Tech fans and Atlanta basketball fans, but also some Atlanta Chinese and Asian Americans who didn't like to watch basketball much before, all because of this guy with the same skin color and even the same native language, they began to watch basketball.
Raheem is okay, Jason Terry is so envious.
"Ace, you've got more and more fans." Jason Terry spoke in a sour tone.
"You can't help it if you're handsome, your natural face...... Jason: I introduced you to South Korea, and you can be so popular when you come back. Liu Mang smiled evilly.
"Just go to South Korea?" Jason Terry really took it seriously.
"Uh...... Possibly, yes. Liu Mang didn't expect Brother Big Mouth to be so sincere.
"I have time to play in the summer, by the way, Ace, why did that Brand look at you upset?" Jason Terry was a little puzzled, and in an interview after the Clippers came to Atlanta yesterday, Brand made no secret that he wanted to deal with Liu Mang.
"I don't know, whatever, anyway, it's either Nazr or Sharif who is in the position of him." Liu Mang didn't care about this, seeing that he was much more unhappy, Brand was the oldest.
"That's right, we just need to deal with the defenders, Ace, your defense has improved again, and I have to work hard to play the offense well." Jason Terry's brain circuitry is also Qingqi.
On the side of "......", Rahim and Muhammad, who were discussing their defensive positions and how to make up for the defense, were instantly broken down in their hearts in order to deal with Brand.
Eh, it's the two of you who abused other people's guards, especially Ace, your All-Star rookie game, is it okay to abuse other people's guards!
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At the end of the pre-match event, both sides started the game.
Coach Kruger wondered but didn't reject the idea that Liu Mang would continue to play on the bench for the rest of the season, and continued to field the starting combination of Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Raheem, Mohammed, and Ratliff.
The Clippers fielded Jeff McGinnis, Quentin Richardson, Lamar Odom, Elton Brand, Michael Olowokandy.
The Clippers didn't seem to come to greet anyone on the Hawks' side before the game because of the relationship with the boss Brand, especially Brand, who glanced at Liu Mang on the sidelines viciously at the first glance after coming on the court.
Liu Mang didn't pay attention to him, Liu Mang knew that this guy was very unhappy because he abused his little brother Da Q in the All-Star Rookie Game, and after drinking in a nightclub, he said that an All-Star still had the face to play the Rookie Game.
Liu Mang's focus is on left-handed Magic Lamar Odom, who was injured in the last meeting, and Odom is the Clippers' most popular player, with a gorgeous style of play and all-round ability, which is super suitable for being a sixth man.
Odom noticed Liu Mang's gaze, and he smiled at Liu Mang with a gentle personality.
Liu Manghe responded with a smile, speaking of which, the Clippers' lineup is too irritable, so strong!
In addition to the starting five, there is also a Cory Margetty on the bench who looks at the opponent's arm that seems to be thicker than his thigh, super short Boykins, and Darius Myers, a rare good power forward among second-year forwards.
This lineup, it is only the ninth in the West, it can only be said that it is too unlucky in the West, except for the top eight strength and the top five hard steel, the others are all delivered, it is true to say that it is the Wild West, the survival environment outside the top eight is worse than that in the East, who told them to play the top eight 30 games every season.
The referee blows the whistle for the start of the game and throws the ball into the air.
'98 No. 1 pick Olovo Kandi easily won the jump ball from Ratliff's head, and his physical fitness was still very good.
McGinnis receives the ball and advances to the front court, waiting for his teammate to take position.
McGinnis is also the 96 golden generation, but it is a second-round pick, one of the representatives of the counterattack group, a thick and thin hair type, after playing four years off the bench, finally boiled Derrick Anderson away, after Derrick Anderson went to the Spurs to get a big contract, McGinnis successfully ascended, played an average of 12+3+6 data per game in the 00-01 season, and sat firmly in the starting position, and went further this year, averaging 14 points, 2 boards and 6 assists per game, and got a 5-year mid-class early contract extension, The middle-class contract at the beginning of this year was a starting salary of 3 million.
However, most of McGinnis's assists come from passing to his teammates inside to score directly.
For example, now, the Clippers' interior line is the ...... of the third high school Olovocandi is asking for the ball!
Liu Mang rubbed his eyes, read that right! Brandra to the middle distance, Odom to the corner, Olovocandi asking for the ball?
Brother Sugar Man wants a ball singles?
It is true that a player who averages 11+9 per game may be able to get 90 million in 5 years in the future, but there is no shortage of such centers in these years! Muhammad averaged 11+10 per game.
Olovo Kandi received the ball, did not stop the ball and dribbled, and turned around to carry Ratlif hook hand directly into the basket!
"Ding...... Three-plate axe level 5 trigger from Michael Olovokandi. ”
"Three boards: At the beginning of the game, the first three offensive footwork skills were greatly improved, the layup ability was +25, and the confrontation ability was greatly improved. Trait: Confused: When the three-plate axe effect is in progress, every time a shot hits, the skill user falls into a state of confusion that cannot clearly recognize his own strength, and he feels invincible in the world. ”
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Liu Mang looked at the offense on the field and couldn't solve it, Ratliff couldn't stop it, and Olowokandi, who scored strongly and added an assist to his teammates, took a bully step like O'Neal, not to mention that the body shape is really similar, more than 120 kilograms of flesh, except that he does not have a big belly.
It's really inexplicable at this start, Olowokandi, who has an ability value of 69, is not very good, but he also has the ability to score 85 in terms of layups, and his scoring ability under the basket during these three boards has broken 100.
Looking at Olovo Kandi, who had a dead expression on Lao Tzu's second and first place in the world, Liu Mang said that you are happy.
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Liu Mang's side knew that Olovo Kandi had started the three-board axe, so he didn't have anything to worry about, but the others were shocked.
Neither Orom nor Sugar Man played in the last game against the Clippers, so I haven't experienced this guy's new abilities this year.
Last season's Sugar Man averaged 8 points and 6 boards per game, and this year he improved to 11 points and 9 boards, and the Hawks didn't care about him at all.
This Olovo Kandi suddenly has the ability to run wild for a period of time this year, and it seems that he wants to get rid of the title of parallel import, 11+9 is not very good, at least it is also the data that each team can play the starter.
When it was the Hawks' turn to attack, Raheem dealt with Odom, who was okay defensively but not particularly good, and easily turned around to resist the opponent's baseline flying layup......
In the past, Raheem and Olovokandi also had a lot of encounters, after all, Olovokandi is the top show, and there has been no shortage of starting opportunities, every time Raheem enters the interior line and meets Olovocandi, he is asking for what he wants, and he wants to fight, but this time his throw was accurately predicted by Olowocandi, and he was directly slapped on the rebound by Olovocandi, and then directly caught!
Even the cover with the grab!
The Hawks hurried back to defense, but fortunately, the Clippers were very slow-paced, with three highs, and Brand, although short, was very strong, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get so many rebounds and baskets to score, and he couldn't play fast.
Odom receives Olowokandi with the ball to advance.
Odom is taller than Magic, two meters and eight, dribbling like a point guard, not to mention, Odom's dribbling looks much better than Magic's pouting big ass dribble......
Next, the Sugar Man continued to be under the basket, like a wild beast, shocking the Eagles players and fans in the stadium.