675. Make up for regrets
After winning the jump ball, Liu Mang immediately ran behind Ratliff, who received the ball, for fear that Francis, a rough man, would be angry and beat him.
Fighting is not a problem, the key is this game that is broadcast all over the world, and Liu Mang is worried that it will be bad if his handsome face is broken.
Carter, Maddie and Stockton were also afraid of Francis's rampage, so they didn't run to the front court at the first time, and the position formed an encirclement of Francis, as long as Francis really rammed, they stopped it immediately, and Ratleaf also grabbed the ball with one hand and protected Liu Mang with the other.
However, everyone underestimated the strength of Francis's heart, and it was not once or twice that he was teased by Liu Mang, what else could he do, next time he was careful to be targeted by this bastard again......
And on the western side, compared to the unity on the eastern side, it is far worse, even Kobe Bryant and O'Neal on the bench are not united, let alone others, although Yao Ming is Francis's teammate, but Liu Mang on the other side is even more of a country, a future national team teammate, he can only pretend that he didn't hear anything.
Similarly, an important reason why Francis held back his anger was because of Yao Ming.
And...... The main thing is to get used to it, Liu Mang's broken mouth is well-known among the players, as one of Liu Mang's rivals, over time, he is really used to it, he believes that one day, this bastard will definitely be beaten to death...... Francis could only glare at Liu Mang and turned back to defense.
Liu Mang looked at the four starting teammates protecting him, so moved, Ratliffe and Stockton are teammates on the team, these two will not talk about it, I didn't expect Carter and Maddie to be so righteous, Liu Mang praised them in his heart!
Liu Mang has an important decision, in view of the fact that these two are so righteous today, the rest of the regular season against them this year ...... Don't abuse them, let them go, and deliberately let them win!
Liu Mang patted his chest and silently made this promise: You treat me as a countryman, and I will repay me as a countryman!
It's just that it seems that the next time the Hawks play the regular season with the Magic and the Nets, it won't be until next season......
The referees, who had been waiting for the battle, saw that the two teams did not clash, and even Francis, who was teased, was not really angry, and breathed a sigh of relief, if the All-Stars were all fighting...... The referee hurriedly signaled the eastern troops to hurry up and attack.
Stockton was okay, the cousin was the most helpless, it was enough to have such a friend, and the three of them ran to the front.
Fans and players on the court all thought that Liu Mang would receive the ball and advance, but the players of the Eastern Army who had just arrived in the front court and the players of the Western Army who had just returned to the three-point line in the backcourt saw Ratliff pointing to the front court towards Liu Mang and dribbling the ball himself!
The key is that Liu Mang really ran over and pulled away to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle!
If you really want to say, even if an NBA player is a center, he dribbles well without interference, Perkins can advance the ball like a small guard on the street court, and Ratliffe can advance to the frontcourt.
Yao Ming didn't expect that Ratliff really implemented the unreliable gameplay that Liu Mang said just now!
Yao Ming is a very traditional person, whether it is life or basketball, it is very traditional, in his cognition, the center is because of playing the low post, pulling away the mid-range shot, grabbing the rebounding position, playing like a traditional center, and even the All-Star weekend, he is very traditional, so he also came up last season's All-Star Weekend, he only scored one goal and got three rebounds, and then the Western All-Star head coach felt that he was too boring to replace him.
The fans were so excited!
Or the Eagles players will play!
Seeing Ratliff advancing, not only the fans on the scene, but even O'Neal, who is the most proficient at playing treasures, cheered for Ratliff on the sidelines!
Yao Ming was just about to go out to defend Ratliffe, when he saw Francis let go of Liu Mang and rushed towards Ratliffe, wanting to steal!
Get you back!
It's definitely a revenge idea, Ratliff is Liu Mang's teammate, so revenge on Ratliff is the same as revenge on Liu Mang!
However, the reason why Francis has been criticized for poor defense is because his defensive prediction is so bad, and the pressing is also straightforward, Ratliff advanced in the cheers of the fans and players on the sidelines, quite excited, seeing Francis rushing over, he was not afraid at all, anyway, it was the All-Star Game, he used a move that he had never used in official games, and changed his direction!
As Francis rushed in front of him, Ratliff made a big pull to the left, jumped to the left, dodged Francis's pounce, and Francis rushed over his head! Shaken off by Ratliff!
When the fans saw this scene, they all cheered "oh oh oh ......".
Ratliff shook off Francis, listened to the cheers of the fans at the scene, and excitedly stepped on the three-point line to stop the ball, regardless of his three-seven-twenty-one long two points and shot directly!
Sometimes a blind cat can really meet a dead mouse, Ratliff has only shot a three-point shot in his career so far, and has never hit a three-point shot, stepping on the long two-point line to hit the rebound and bounce into the basket!
O'Neal on the sidelines saw this scene and stood up and rushed to the sidelines, patting his head door with one hand, and pointing at Ratliff with the other, laughing and shouting Ratliff's name!
The scene is going even more crazy, although it seems that the two teams are not confrontational today, but it has become fun!
After Ratliff scored, he learned from Liu Mang, and compared his hands to Yao Ming, who was about to run out of the basket, and blew the non-existent gunsmoke, which was quite arrogant!
Liu Mang and Stockton didn't expect Ratliff to actually throw in! He came up and slapped Ratliff hard.
Seeing this scene, the fans at the scene started shouting very badly: "big-yao...... big-yao……”
Yao Ming also seemed to have opened his mind and asked Kobe for the ball!
Kobe Bryant looked at Yao Ming and felt a kind of despair in the world, such a decent man with thick eyebrows and square face was led astray by that bastard!
But it's quite interesting, today is probably the game that Kobe Bryant has laughed the most since the beginning of this season, Kobe Bryant was going to give the ball to Yao Ming, but after Yao Ming asked for the ball, Kobe ran out of the baseline and sent the ball to Yao Ming.
The players of the Western team also started to play!
Garnett helped Yao Ming block Liu Mang, who wanted to try to steal, and Duncan, a sullen man, also pushed Maddie to run forward together.
Liu Mang originally wanted to sneak attack Yao Ming, but he didn't expect the west to actually play away, Yao Ming learned the gesture of Ratliff just now, pointed to the front court, like a point guard, sitting in the midfield, leading the Quartet!
Yao Ming cautiously advanced to the front court, his teammates pulled away, and the East Army was also very face-saving and did not go up to force it, Yao Ming came to the three-point line, and in the fans on the scene and the rugged yuan on the sidelines boiled and chanted Yao Ming's nickname - big-yao, Yao Ming held the ball outside the three-point line and singled Ratliff!
Ratliff's fangs and claws seemed to be fierce, but in fact he was waving his hand inside the three-point line, and he was not ready to squeeze up or even jump.
Yao Ming felt a trace of warmth in his heart, worthy of having drunk together, Ratliff was much friendlier than that compatriot, Yao Ming moved a few steps to the right side, facing Ratliff's 'defense', picked up the ball and slowly adjusted, after finding the rhythm, he shot three points!
With the crisp sound of entering the network, Yao Ming's long-range throw was also hit!
Originally, Yao Ming's mid-range shooting was very good, and he had to shoot three points, giving him the opportunity to adjust slowly, and he could also score, but even the preseason opponent would not give such an opportunity in the regular season, let alone the playoffs, but in the All-Star Weekend, Yao Ming's three points had an effect!
After Yao Ming scored, he learned the movements of the western cowboys, danced on horseback and shook the non-existent whip with his right hand a few times, and ran back to the backcourt amid the warmer cheers of the audience.
After Liu Mang's tossing, the originally confrontational game completely turned into a show! Both teams had a good time, and then Carter held the ball and singled Garnett, Garnett was very face-saving and pretended to save the defense by Carter "passed", Yao Ming followed Ratlif out to "defend three points", Carter learned O'Neal's movements, pulled up his hands on the spot to fill the frame, and then took the overlord step.
When the western troops attacked, Garnett learned Liu Mang's movements and punched the card, Carter reciprocated, and retreated several steps when Garnett broke through, and Garnett retreated two points longer and also entered.
Everybody's playing!
The two teams played for a few minutes and began to enter the rotation, Liu Mang basically didn't play much with the ball, he had enough roles in the first two years, and he couldn't always dominate the ball on the Eastern All-Star Weekend, otherwise he would be hated, he knew this very well, and everyone had to play, so he didn't ask for the ball much, Stockton came up and threw two three-pointers and scored one, and Liu Mang didn't touch the ball much at other times except for grabbing an offensive rebound and deducting one, and jumping the ball in the opening court.
Liu Mang and Ratliffe, Stockton and Maddie, who took the initiative to leave the game, were replaced, and the East team was replaced by O'Neal Jr. and Ben Wallace, as well as Artest, Kidd and Carter.
On the side of the Western Army, Coach Sanders unexpectedly replaced Yao Ming and O'Neal as two centers to play the twin towers!
O'Neill was actually reduced to playing power forward!
When he saw this scene, Liu Mang immediately understood Coach Sanders' careful thinking, consuming Yao Ming and O'Neal, even if they lose one more game in the next game, it is good news for the Timberwolves to get the first place in the West in the regular season, the Lakers bite very tightly in the second place in the West, and the Rockets are about to surpass the Mavericks to become fifth in the West, the Timberwolves don't want to meet the Rockets in the second round, Yao Ming is too troublesome for a big man in the playoffs.
Coach Kruger kept Carter and replaced the Pacers' two major forwards, as well as Ben Wallace of the Pistons and Kidd of the Nets, with the same idea.
In the next first and second quarters, Coach Kruger's side let the Pistons, the Pacers, and the Nets, the three strongest opponents of the All-Stars play for a long time, and on the Western side, the main thing is that O'Neal plays very long, and after the first quarter is replaced, he has almost no rest, and he has been playing, Yao Ming has also been on the court for a long time, O'Neal got 9 points and 4 boards in the first half, Yao Ming got 11 points and 9 boards in the first half, and the two centers played well inside.
On the eastern side, Kidd is an offensive end that can make the team play beautifully, and Ben Wallace, a physical man, has a lot of cooperation, and Carter is a teammate, and he is flying all over the sky.
At the end of the first half, the East team led the West team by 10 points 79-69.
After the playful first half, the two teams began to play more seriously in the second half.
On the East side, Stockton started again in the second half, starting with Carter, Raheem, O'Neal Jr., and Ben Wallace.
The Eastern Army sells Stockton a face, and in the second half, they want to help Stockton get an All-Star MVP, and the West side also gives face, O'Neal gives Malone a face, which also gives Stockton face, O'Neal still has a high voice in the West and even the entire league, after all, the three-time championship MVP has just passed for more than a year, and the Western Army has given O'Neal face and continues to play.
For a veteran like Stockton, this All-Star is quite face-saving.
The main thing is respect for veterans, and consideration for their future.
Seniority is not so important in the NBA, you can't play when you're old, unless you are a spiritual leader, most veterans are really useless, and at this time it depends on the juniors to give face.
People grow old, and the All-Stars take that very seriously, and they want to maintain this tradition of respect from young people to veterans, because they will become veterans one day.
For example, Kidd, his teammate Stockton's dissatisfaction with being selected as an All-Star starter only dared to complain in private, as for being exposed, he didn't expect that now he is a man with his tail between his legs, and when he partners with Stockton in the backcourt, he takes the initiative to pass the ball to Stockton to shoot, not everyone is as iron as Isaiah Thomas is determined to go further and further on the road of offending Jordan, Jordan also respects Isaiah Thomas, but he is offended to death, so he loses respect for Isaiah Thomas.
On the side of the Western Army, because the opponent is not Jordan, the respect given does not need to be so strict, and the respect that does not need to go all out is enough.
The advantage of the Eastern Army is that as long as the players of the Eastern Army run out of scoring opportunities, Stockton will be able to send the ball to them immediately, so the scoring efficiency is much higher than that of the Western side.
The final score was fixed at 161-139, and the eastern army won the victory over the western army.
Stockton, who got 6 assists in the first half, made persistent efforts to get 17 assists in the second half, played 35 minutes and got a big double-double of 12 points and 23 assists, breaking Magic Johnson's All-Star weekend single-game assist record!
After Stockton's assists exceeded 20, the big screen on the scene frequently showed Magic Johnson who watched the game on the sidelines, and Magic Johnson kept smiling on his face, and his heart was probably dripping blood......
Liu Mang got 2 points and 1 rebound, and only played 5 minutes before not playing, Raheem scored 23 points, Ratliff got 8 points and 4 boards, Carter scored 33 points, Maddie scored 9 points, Ben Wallace 19 points and 17 boards, O'Neal Jr. 19 points, Reed 23 points......
The highest scorer in the West was O'Neal's 36 points and 10 rebounds, and the highest rebounder was Yao Ming, with 26 points and 16 rebounds.
Under the influence of Liu Mang and O'Neill, Yao Ming's performance today is much better than last year, and he has a good time.
Stockton's All-Star Weekend curtain call, everyone expected to win the first All-Star MVP of his career and the next one!
After the East team worked hard to assist Stockton in the second half, the host Lakers and league officials were ready to invite Karl Malone as the guest of honor!
Without Adam Silva disrupting the situation, David Stern personally served as the host of the All-Star MVP awards, and the scene of Malone, one of the old twins, giving Stockton the MVP trophy was not ruined.
The footage of the live TV camera kept switching back and forth from Ma Long and Stockton, who were presenting the awards, and Liu Mang and Boozer, who were applauding on the sidelines......
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Relying on Liu Mang's good relationship with some young stars, especially the young stars in the East, as well as Stockton's prestige as a veteran who has played in the 20th year of his career, he successfully helped Stockton get the first MVP of his career, and Stockton's career is also very difficult.
Although he is only an All-Star MVP, he also makes up for the lack of an MVP in Stockton's career.
After the All-Star Weekend, the stars of each team left Los Angeles, the Hawks stayed in Los Angeles, and Liu Mang moved from his vacation home to a hotel to live with his teammates.
After repeated bargaining and exchanges, Levia finally bought this holiday villa with 12 rooms, 16 bathrooms, a large garden, a swimming pool, and a basketball court for 3.5 million US dollars.
Thinking of Kobe Bryant's purchase of a villa for more than 2 million yuan in 2000, and when Vanessa got divorced in 2012, Vanessa sold more than 12 million US dollars, Liu Mang couldn't stop wanting to buy a house...... It's a pity that there is no money, after the 3.5 million US dollars were paid, Liu Mang's bank card was completely empty, only a few hundred thousand US dollars left, and there was still half a season, as the youngest player in the team, he had to invite his teammates to eat and drink like the boss, Liu Mang felt that he was too tragic, and the master was just a child!
Dinah, Levia, and Alexia go back to Atlanta after completing the housekeeping and tax formalities, Dinah still has to go to school, and Alexia has to work.
Liu Mang, on his side, is actively preparing for tomorrow's game with the Lakers! The Hawks players have been playing in Los Angeles, Stockton's hemorrhage has made his teammates have had enough, and after the rookie game started, the Hawks coaching staff brought the players together, and the four brothers who came out to participate in the All-Star Game, and the others have already begun to resume training, so there is no situation where the state cannot keep up after resting for too long, and now the Hawks are in Los Angeles, and there is no fatigue from playing away from home, and the next game against the Lakers, the Hawks want to win!
After the team's tactical training in the afternoon, Liu Mang returned to the hotel to continue to watch the Lakers' style of play this year.
This year, the Lakers are definitely completely different from the previous two seasons, although it is still Kobe Bryant and O'Neal duo, but Malone should not be underestimated!
The little blacksmith's ability evaluation this year has been as high as 96, second only to Maddie among the league's outside players, although Iverson can go to 97, but he has been injured for most of the season, and he doesn't know what the situation is when he comes back, if Maddie is regarded as a small forward, Kobe Bryant is the first guard in the league, and O'Neal's 98 ability evaluation is tied for first place with Garnett, Duncan, and Maddy.
Malone is so old, he can still average 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and his ability evaluation of up to 86 is worthy of being one of the Big Four.
Compared with last season's most serious decline is Payton, but the ability evaluation of 79 is also okay, after all, he is about to be 36 years old, after crossing the 32-year-old cliff-like decline, to the age of 35, this is another hurdle, Payton has not been able to step through it after all, not only the relationship of the ball, this year's Peyton decline is extremely serious, two years ago it was still a defense and two formations, this year's defensive pace can't keep up, can only rely on the threat of OK plus Malone on the offensive end to shoot the empty mid-range, almost all of the back play or something is gone, and the key ball is not good, He was often pressed to the bench by the Zen master at critical moments, and Fisher served as the main point guard.
But even so, Payton's 79 ability evaluation, as well as Fisher's 77 ability evaluation, the Lakers' point guard position is enough, plus the other three giants, as well as Fox and Devin George in the small forward position, this opponent, Liu Mang feels that it is stronger than any team he has played against this year!
Liu Mang's thoughts are the same as those of the coaching staff, to test the strength of the Lakers team while trying to play a head-to-head advantage in the regular season as much as possible.
So, you have to win!
Liu Mang opens the system panel.
Seeing the 24117 superstar value, it really hurts.
However, the personal ability evaluation has been increased to 86, which is still very happy, after this season, Liu Mang feels that there should be no problem to break 90, as long as it breaks 90, Liu Mang believes that his pure personal ability is the first person outside of superstar, if the talent skill is successfully activated, Liu Mang himself has no way to estimate his ability.
Just when Liu Mang began to look forward to his future, the system prompt that he had been waiting for came.
"Ding...... Season Mission Released: King's Landing. ”