483. Coming off the bench

"Watts?" Liu Mang looked at Jordan on the stage, and didn't expect that Jordan would choose to retire today!

This is unexpected!

Jordan's body is very healthy this year, and he has played 52 games so far this season, and his average of 20+6+4 per game is still an All-Star level performance, and the shooting rate has increased significantly compared with last season, reaching 44 percent, while the Wizards are now ninth in the East and have a chance to impact the playoffs.

The original Jordan played 82 games this year, originally to surpass the Lakers' famous AC Green, to become the oldest full-time player in NBA history, two days away from turning 40-year-old Jordan, if he is full attendance this season, it will surpass AC Green's 38-year-old NBA historical record, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to break, and it has created an unattainable record for the juniors on the road to playing hooligan, 40 years old, full attendance in the season, an average of 20 + 6 + 3 per game, and also led the team to the playoffs.

Liu Mang didn't expect Jordan to retire!

In the end, Jordan said Jordan-out, but Liu Mang just wanted Jordan to say this, so that the future little blacksmith could not pretend to be forced when he retired, but he didn't expect Jordan to retire directly!

This is simply unexpected, Jordan is getting better and better this year!

was also shocked, and everyone at the scene, except for the Wizards team owner who came to the scene with a relaxed face, no one else expected Jordan to announce his retirement today!

Seeing that after Jordan finished talking about his retirement declaration, his face was relaxed, and he really enjoyed the fact that he would retire now, Liu Mang felt a sour nose.

Yes, it is true that Liu Mang loves to complain about Jordan, but Liu Mang feels the love of his elders, which is rare in the cruel place of the NBA.

Liu Mang now has only one thought, to help Jordan win the All-Star MVP!

It's not just for the mission, this time it's from the bottom of my heart to accomplish this goal!

It's just that Liu Mang still wants to complain about Jordan, you can retire if you retire! Add difficulty to Mao's All-Star MVP? What else do you say you don't want others to let you! Isn't this a blockage for the master!

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Jordan's retirement announcement caused an uproar, however, many people chose to accept it.

Including most of the players.

Just like in the 2015-2016 season, when Kobe Bryant dragged his body for three consecutive years and played a performance far below his level, many fans of Kobe Bryant who entered the NBA at that time didn't want to play against Kobe, because it was not the Kobe they remembered.

Jordan's early retirement this time, in some ways, has made many players and fans feel lucky, Jordan is definitely unlikely to make any big waves in the playoffs, especially when the Hawks have tied the record, it is unlikely that he will turn over and squeeze into the top eight.

Instead of watching this kind of Jordan who has no dominance struggle on the court, many fans are happy about Jordan's retirement.

Just like when Kobe Bryant retired, even O'Neal came to bless him.

Especially Kobe, Kobe, who has always regarded Jordan as an idol, decided to make Jordan feel a game that he will never regret in Jordan's last game!

That is, go all out!

After a commotion, people chose to wish Jordan retirement, and to the applause of everyone in the audience, the stage was removed, and after the final special pregame performance, the All-Star Game was about to begin.

Barkley is probably the person who wants Jordan to retire the most, when he sees Jordan struggling so much on the court, he is the most unhappy, this is the man who pressed him in the finals back then, and now he is ravaged every day, and from time to time he abuses the current superstars, so that Barkley wants him to retire.

So, Barkley was excited to bring David Stern, who was still lamenting how Jordan was gone, to the court.

And a show at the end? The All-Stars in the East and West just had something to discuss, so they went to the bench and gave up their spots.

Barkley looked at Liu Mang, who walked to the bench with Maddy, Iverson and others, and hurriedly ran up.

"Ace, aren't you going to dance together? How did you go? Barkley asked, dissatisfied.

"I dance? I'm going to play a competition in a while, how can I dance? Liu Mang decisively refused.

Barkley glared and said, "You promised to dance together in the afternoon!" ”

"Huh? When did I say yes, I said that you join my dance troupe to dance together, you see, my dance troupe is coming! Liu Mang pointed to a group of people in uniform who came out of the staff's passage.

Barkley thought about it, and thought that Liu Mang did say this in the afternoon!

Watching Liu Mang turn around and leave, Barkley felt like he had been tricked!

Liu Mang invited a group of 10 square dance aunts in their 50s and six square dance aunts over 50 years old in Atlanta who were invited through the official activities of the Imperial Court Sports Station to dance with Barkley and David Stern, a total of 16 people.

The event is to watch the game on the spot, mainly a stage performance square dance that can be broadcast live all over the world, including air tickets, hotels, and costumes.

David Stern was very happy, a group of dance partners of similar age could dance awkwardly, and Barkley felt that something was wrong, but he could only admit it.

Then Barkley and David Stern got the nickname of Friends of Middle-aged and Older Women, both at home and abroad.

Liu Mang's proposed performance method is fighting dance!

Surprisingly, David Stern jumped well!

David Stern has become the pioneer of the dance with the Big Moms group! 1 to 16, strength to Biao!

David Stern will never give up his power, this square ...... No, he's the boss in the NBA!

Barkley was originally very angry with Liu Mang, but he jumped and thought it was not bad!

Barkley even thinks that in the future, he can really go to the square and dance with the aunts who occupy many squares in the United States?

So, a big fat man and a white-haired old man competed with the big aunts.

Not to mention, they dance really well, quite foreign, not as earthy as imagined, integrating hip-hop, folk dance, and even national standards, tap dancing and other movements.

Square dancing is completely popular this time!

In the history of square dancing, this year is a spring, and there is a young man who loves to die and draws a circle on the map of the United States of America......

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Square dancing that has become foreign, no, even domestic aunts are now more willing to use "NBA court dance" to describe their dances.

Although there are many uncles and aunts who don't know what the NBA is, the English name sounds foreign, especially the addition of some young girls, which makes square dancing less offensive after becoming popular in recent months, because after adding a lot of European and American dance moves, it is indeed quite good-looking.

The main thing is that many of the songs have become English songs, not the songs of the square legends that used to dominate.

Seeing David Stern dancing is actually strong, the scene was originally a little sad because of Jordan's retirement, and the atmosphere was heated up again.

The players, in particular, screamed with excitement when they saw David Stern actually come out to entertain the public.

Originally, Jordan's retirement is not a bad thing, now the Wizards, Bucks, and Hawks have the same record, the Bucks have played 50 games, the Wizards have 52 games, and the Hawks have 48 games.

Barkley once again detonated the scene, saying that it was purely an accident and that he had wanted to pull Liu Mang into the water......

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Finally, after all the pre-game activities, the All-Star Game, which may be the most symbolic All-Star Game in NBA history, Jordan's last game, began in the eyes of all the people!

Western starters: Francis, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Yao Ming.

Eastern starters: Iverson, Jordan, Carter, Maddy, Ratliff.

The final preparation time just now, the All-Stars of the East and West have already discussed, the All-Stars of the West have decided to go all out, and the All-Stars of the East have decided to go all out to win this MVP for Jordan!

After the start of the game, the Eastern troops took the lead.

The starting lineup in the West is really not suitable for playing games, if it is the usual entertainment All-Star weekend, three players above two meters in the West can still play, but when it is an official game, the weakness is too obvious, Carter and Maddy's two big three-pointers open the space, shoot awkwardly, Garnett and Duncan will burst into when they come out, even if Garnett and Duncan are physically good, they can't keep up with these two small forwards who may be the best in the active team, and they are so sudden that they don't want to be unwanted.

Yao Ming on the inside is still young, and he basically doesn't play a role, except for scoring two points at the beginning, and then it becomes an ATM.

The East has been working hard to help Jordan get the final All-Star MVP, and it is on par with the West in history, if it weren't for O'Neal Jr.'s foul, the East would have narrowly beaten the West, the original game, the West didn't give Jordan face in regular time, everyone knew that Jordan didn't disdain to accept the MVP given to him, and the West also played hard, especially Kobe, originally Kobe Bryant fought the whole game, and only hesitated when he finally shot three points, the shot was short, it was originally three non-sticky, who knew that O'Neal Jr. fouled, Kobe Bryant finally deliberately gave three free throws and two hits in overtime to give the East a chance to win, and also to give Jordan a chance, but the East fought for the entire regular season and used up all the energy, and the advantage in the West was huge, so Garnett won the MVP.

Since this is Jordan's retirement game, the head coaches of the East and West are very important, and in the sixth minute of the first quarter, when the East team played a score of 17-8, the head coach of the West team, Adelman, called a timeout, replaced Yao Ming's Duncan, and replaced it with O'Neal and Peja to enhance outside projection and interior mobility.

On the eastern side, the lineup of Iverson, Carter, Jordan, O'Neal Jr., and Ratliff was replaced.

Playing the regular lineup, the eastern team is not the opponent of the western team, just like the original, the lead achieved by the eastern army at the beginning is gradually eroded by the west.

At the end of the first quarter, the score has been caught up by the Western Army, 39-37, and the lead of the Eastern team is only two points!

During the intermission, Coach Carlisle made adjustments to this game as a real game, and Liu Mang got the opportunity to play, but Carlisle, the head coach of the Eastern Army, positioned Liu Mang as a runner to catch the ball and shoot.

Liu Mang didn't have any complaints about this, and when he found out that he seemed to be just replacing the role of Ray Allen, he was ready and did his best! There is no shortage of possession points in the East, whether it is Iverson, Maddy, or Kidd, they are all masters of organizing offenses.

It's time to play, and this time Liu Mang is ready to show another ability of his own.

It's time for a wave of your own performance as a 3D player!

Liu Mang knew that he was playing more to make up for the lack of three-point firepower in the East.

What Liu Mang has to do now is to try his best to shoot the three points that were missed in the outside vacancy in this game, and Liu Mang ignored a problem, that is, the Eastern All-Star lineup originally had Ray Allen, and the role of the two was similar, both shooting three points.

Although because of Ray Allen's current style of play, there is no shortage of pitchers in the west, so it does not play a big role, but the east has not benefited much from this, and Liu Mang has replaced Ray Allen's role.

Moreover, Liu Mang has his own advantages compared to Ray Allen, and his defense is better!