"Uncle KFC is amazing!" When Liu Mang was doing physiotherapy, he couldn't help but say when he thought of the Zen master's decisive abandonment of the fourth quarter of the game.

"Uncle KFC? Ace, aren't you endorsing McDonald's? Rasheed Wallace next to him asked curiously.

"......" Liu Mang was speechless, sighed and said: "Rashid, who do you think the KFC logo looks like?" ”

"KFC logo...... Oh! You mean Zen master, he is indeed very powerful, but Ace, if you say that he is an uncle of KFC, he will definitely hate you, and he is also a careful eye. "Rashid Wallace still knows a lot about Zen masters, after all, he is the coach of opponents who once tied for seven in the Western Finals, and he was too impressed that Mike Dunleavy was played by Zen masters that year.

Zen master Phil Jackson's American nickname is also called Zen Master, this nickname was originally transmitted to China from the United States, Phil Jackson is very interested in Chinese religion, and when he was teaching, he was chattering with gods, and he had this nickname.

Some people's performance on the court is very smart, but their judgment of the whole situation is very average, it is Rasheed Wallace, Liu Mang feels that it is really wrong to talk to him about this kind of thing.

Fortunately, at this time, someone took over the conversation, and Stockton, who was the last of the Hawks to massage after the ice compress, came over and said: "The Zen master is really powerful, he has judged that the players under him can no longer play this game, so let them rest for one more quarter, and in the second half of the third quarter, they did not force Carl to play the defense, but let them feel the feeling of being abused on the spot, which can stimulate them, we can't be careless, otherwise their today, we have to tomorrow." ”

"That's right, we have to be ready, the key thing is to be in this fifth game!" Liu Mang responded and said.

Rashid Wallace listened to the two tactical commanders chatting, and simply didn't interject, he was very smart, smart people often know what they are good at and what they are not good at, and this is what he is not good at, so he will not publish his own words that may affect the judgment of the two.

Liu Mang was discussing Game 5 with Stockton, and the Hawks coaching staff had already gone back to the hotel for a meeting......

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On the other side, the Lakers locker room, they declined all interviews today.

1 to 3, we have reached the edge of the cliff.

The Lakers can't stay calm anymore, even if they are still confident at 0-2, so they can be easily mobilized by the Zen master and give the Hawks a head-on blow in the third game.

But now the Lakers, four Finals since the 21st century, they are terrified for the first time!

Bryant and O'Neal were arguing when they returned to the locker room.

"I'm the boss? Of course, I'm just fighting for the boss, I can be a real boss, you don't deserve it at all! Bryant yelled at O'Neal.

"I'm not worthy? Are you worthy? Tell me what I don't deserve to be the boss? O'Neill asked rhetorically.

"Did you say a word for me when that happened? Is this something that someone who called himself my boss when I entered the NBA? Bryant yelled.

The Zen master on the side, watching the two quarrel, didn't try to persuade him, just sat like that, hearing Kobe's words, he really had a headache, this guy is really a little bit of a child, one thing has made all the people who should "hold grudges" hold grudges.

However, the Zen master will pretend to take responsibility for himself, and he will not lose his salary anyway, but O'Neill is different, O'Neill said directly: "Have you asked me for help?" Usually you don't come with us, how do we know what's going on with you? You didn't invite us to the wedding ceremony when you got married, you didn't care about the birth of my child, you never fit in, how do I know what you think? What did you say yourself, don't you know? What does it mean that I've done the same thing, only with more money? ”

"Isn't it? I've seen you solve the same problem with money, have you ever told me how to solve the problem in other ways? I've been playing with you, do I have a chance to find someone to tell me how to solve these problems? Bryant roared.

"I thought you would figure everything out on your own, didn't you? Your own business is always your own solution, never ask for my help, once I tried to help you, but you are always just thinking about your own problems! ”

As soon as O'Neill's words came out, both of them fell silent.

Seeing this scene, the Zen master understood, perhaps at this moment, both of them understood what each other was thinking.

Seeing the two silent, the Zen master guessed that perhaps they were reminiscing about the good times they had.

However, everything is already irretrievable.

However, this is no longer relevant to the Zen master, the most important thing for the Zen master now is the next game, he can't lose a single game, if he loses another game, his Lakers coaching career will definitely be over, he has felt since the first game that O and K have been dissatisfied with him to the limit.

Everyone is using each other, and the Zen master has no guilt, and now O and K are not arguing about the game that just ended, which is the best situation for the Zen master.

It is not because of the loss that the contradiction is stimulated, nor because of the contradiction caused by Kobe Bryant, but the contradiction caused by Kobe Bryant, both of them understand that they can win the game by working together, that is, it can be reconciled, and this is the strongest point of the Zen master as a head coach.

The whole locker room was quiet, and after a while, seeing that the two of them had nothing to say, the Zen master said, "Let's finish arguing." ”

Bryant and O'Neill looked at the Zen master at the same time, and the Zen master clearly saw a look called "untrustworthy" in the eyes of the two, which confirmed his thoughts even more.

Ignoring the eyes of the two, the Zen master continued: "No matter which of you can't wait to win the championship MVP, it doesn't matter, now we may not have that opportunity, let you grab the MVP, if you want to give yourself a chance to win the MVP, then listen to me." ”

The Zen master spoke uncharacteristically aggressively, deliberately showing his sense of existence, so that the two of them shifted the attention of hatred to themselves, anyway, he didn't care so much, he lost 100% of the handsome position, but he won, he guessed that it was not much better, even if the two people in front of him were reconciled, it was estimated that he would not be able to tolerate him, so, now for him, what Kobe and O'Neal think of him, he doesn't care at all, the championship is the key to him winning a big contract.

As the Zen master expected, although Kobe and O'Neal did not trust him anymore, they did not have the slightest doubt about his coaching ability.

"Go back today and have a good rest, tomorrow morning and see you tomorrow afternoon." After speaking, the Zen master took the lead in leaving the locker room.

Bryant and O'Neal looked at each other, did not speak, and left one after another......

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"Wow, Carlos, it's so lively in Los Angeles today! Do you think that's the Lord of the Rings? Liu Mang asked Buzeer next to him.

"Well, Lord of the Rings, Ace, look over there, the Jewish boss is here, too." Boozer bumped Liu Mang's shoulder and said.

"Oh, yes, they're here to give us the O'Brien Cup!" Liu Mang said with a smile.

"I think so, let's go first, lest they see the trouble." Buzeer doesn't look rough, but his head is not confused, worried that Liu Mang will be in the limelight and cause some trouble.

Liu Mang was pulled out of the area of The Peninsula Beverly Hills by Boozer.

Today is June 14th, the rest day between Game 4 and Game 5 of the Grand Finals.

On the Hawks' side, there was a team meeting at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the main thing was to emphasize that you can't be careless with a big win.

However, Liu Mang and Stockton have already reminded their teammates, and they don't need to be reminded, one more win is the championship, no one will relax, and they are all high-spirited.

After the team meeting, Liu Mang was banned from practicing again, the coaching staff did not want to have any accidents because of training, a day's time, there is nothing to practice, the two teams have already fully understood all the tactics of each other, the past four games have proved a good point, that is, both teams are playing normally, the strength is half a pound and eight taels, the key to victory or defeat lies in the mentality of the players.

The most important thing for the Eagles is to maintain their style of play and not to deny themselves that they were prepared from the beginning when something unexpected happened like in Game 3.

Because the Eagles are "underdogs" on their side, they didn't have so much intrigue from the beginning, just like the OK combination before winning the first championship, they are all working together for the championship.

Therefore, Liu Mang came out to hang out with Buzeer, Barnes was not together, Liu Mang was missing a right protector, and he still felt a little weird.

Barnes went to boxing because Liu Mang said, "Be careful of the guy from Milan who is angry and wants to fight".

Liu Mang and Boozer walked around, and just as they walked to the fountain outside the gate of the Peninsula Hotel, they saw those from the Alliance coming here.

Halfway through, Liu Mang and Boozer also saw a lot of luxury cars driving on the roads of Beverly Hills, and it was easy to understand that Los Angeles was lively today.

In the previous two games, although there were many foreign tourists who came to Los Angeles to watch the games, the hotels in Beverly Hills were still very expensive, and there were not many people who came to stay here, but now that it was the match point, the hotels in Beverly Hills were also overcrowded.

The Hawks are down the tower of the Beverly Hills Hilton Four Seasons Plaza Hotel, several villas have been occupied by the Hawks' celebrities, but this time many stars who have a good relationship with Liu Mang did not come to watch the game, Jordan did not come, Jordan is now preparing for the next most important thing for the new team, that is, the draft meeting, selecting people from various teams, etc., the Bobcats got the No. 4 pick, which is not a particularly good pick, just after the 2003 draft year, the 2004 draft resources are relatively poor, As a small owner and the team's executive president, Jordan has a lot of things to do.

And Maddy, Carter, Iverson and others, after watching the Hawks sweep the Nets, have gone out to travel or are busy with business activities.

Liu Mang and Buzeer walked around, and when they saw that there were more and more people, the security guard who followed them reminded them that it was time to go back to the hotel, and the two could only go back together.

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Countless Atlanta, Georgia and a small number of Liu Mang fans in many cities in the United States came to Los Angeles, as well as many fans from China and Asia also came to Los Angeles to support Liu Mang and the Hawks.

This has made Los Angeles County, cities around Los Angeles County, and even relatively distant cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, and San Diego enter the tourist season because of this fifth game.

After 20 years, in addition to the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, Rockets, and Spurs, it is finally possible that a new championship will appear.

Because of this situation, almost all police stations in California are busy, calling the new governor everywhere, complaining about the lack of police and the need for military support......

The most problematic thing is in bars everywhere, and there are frequent fights between Lakers fans and non-Lakers fans.

All of this, the happiest, probably the group of people at the NBA headquarters, especially David Stern, saw all the sports news, all occupied by the fifth game of the finals, the news from the China office, the NBA atmosphere in China has also reached its peak, he seems to see the door of the Chinese market further opened!

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“…… Today's contest is won, and I'll double the prize again! ”

Looking at the passionate owner Price who was giving a pre-game speech, the Eagles players didn't listen to a word of the words of the first ten minutes, only the last sentence doubled the bonus and was listened to.

That is, if you win the championship, all the players of the Eagles team, plus the coaching staff, team doctors, trainers, staff, etc., can share a total of 5 million US dollars in bonuses!

has always been known for picking the door, if it weren't for Houston's Alexander picking the door is too famous, it may be the NBA's most picky owner Steven Price, although he is a little distressed that playing two less home games will be less than 10 million dollars of net profits, not counting the share of the live broadcast, although it is a share for all teams, but now he wants the championship more!

Otherwise, when he lost money year after year, he would not have held on until now, and the owners of the NBA, especially the owners of the small ball market, almost all rely on love to support the team.

Although he is worried about money, Steven Price also hopes to win the championship right away.

Hearing the cheers of his teammates, Liu Mang is also very excited now, if it weren't for the cold-blooded characteristic, he would probably be so excited that he would have lost his cool by now.

I didn't think it yesterday, and I didn't feel it when the team was in the final tactical training this morning, but when there were still two hours left and the game was about to start, Liu Mang's excitement about winning the championship suddenly gushed out from the depths of his heart!

However, reason told him that he hadn't won the championship yet!

Except for the fourth game, the Lakers played well in other games, and the fifth game is the key, just like Stockton said, winning this game is the championship, and if you lose, you may be regained by the Lakers again, in that case, it will be difficult to suppress it again!

After the boss's pre-game encouragement, the Eagles players actively engaged in the warm-up and made the final preparations for the next match point battle.

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After the warm-up, Liu Mang took his mobile phone to find a corner where no one was around, and called or texted many people back, Maddie, Jordan, Iverson, Reed...... Many people called Liu Mang when he was training.

After replying to these players in the NBA who have a good relationship or in general, Liu Mang looked at the time, the sky was probably bright in China, and called his mother and father, and learned that because they watched the finals, almost every finals game day, the breakfast room at home was not open, and he felt warm and encouraged.

In the end, Liu Mang dialed the phone in Atlanta, and neither Levia nor Alexia said much, everything was silent, and finally gave the phone to Dinah.

"Uncle, Dinah's honor room is still one championship MVP trophy away, can you help Dinah bring it back tomorrow?" Little Lori seems to have thought about this sentence for a long time.

It's so straightforward! However, Liu Mang liked this sentence very much and responded: "Of course, the first championship MVP trophy is Dina yours." ”

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