Chapter 1063 1062. Peaceful Mindset

8 of 26, 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. This is the lowest assists for Liu Mang in recent times.

In the game against the Suns, all the Hawks players were very focused. This was the only time in the past ten games that they played attentively.

After winning 15 consecutive games and tying the NBA opening winning streak record held by the Rockets, the Hawks played very laxly.

Helping Kwame Brown to score points, helping Liu Mang to score points, McGrady and Jason Terry to score points, they have been too lax to be relaxed.

Especially after defeating the Suns and playing against the Rockets, the Hawks shot 33 of 90 shots, with a hit rate of only 36%.

In other words, except for Richard Jefferson who can score, Bynum is still young. The Rockets were defended by the Hawks and scored only 77 points with 29 of 82 shots. The Hawks won by 17 points.

In fact, the Hawks' "arrogant" mentality of not taking any opponent seriously has long affected the Hawks' playing style.

When it came time to play the Pacers, a strong defensive team, the Hawks' overconfidence was clearly exposed.

The Pacers are the team with the fewest points lost in the East, averaging only 90 points per game, but they can only score 91 points per game. Except for O'Neal Jr., who averaged 19 points per game, Artest, who averaged 19 points per game, and Stephen Jackson, who averaged 16 points per game, there were no other players who averaged double digits.

But their defense was very good. Coach Carlisle analyzed the Hawks' recent games and responded to the Hawks' lax mentality. He defended the Hawks to only 26 shots in the whole game, 26 of 79 shots in the whole game, and the Hawks had a hit rate of only 32.9% in the whole game. At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks were 59 to 71, 12 points behind.

In the final quarter, the Hawks wanted to tighten up, and there were some changes. They scored 30 points in a single quarter, but Artest and Stephen Jackson, two tough players, scored 17 points in the final quarter. In the end, Artest scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks, Stephen Jackson scored 20 points, and Jermaine O'Neal scored 17 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Pacers to win 95-89 and withstand the Hawks' counterattack in the final quarter, ending the Hawks' 26-game winning streak.

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In the Hawks locker room, the players didn't say anything. When Coach Kruger came in, the players didn't know what to say.

They thought they could easily get the 28-game winning streak to end two months, but in the 27th game, they played so badly.

In addition to Liu Mang's many fouls, he got 13 free throws, 12 of 13 free throws, and scored 31 points. The Hawks only had Jason Terry scoring in double digits. The Hawks played as badly as they could. McGrady only scored 9 points with 3 of 14 shots, and did not make a single three-pointer. Artest also scored 23 points.

"Relax your muscles, go back and have a good rest at night, and gather for training at 1 pm tomorrow. We are going to start a new journey."

To the players' expectations, Coach Kruger did not curse or say harsh words. After arranging the training plan for tomorrow, he left with the coaching staff to prepare for the next game against the Supersonics.

After Coach Kruger left, the Hawks locker room immediately became restless.

"Hey, the coach is not angry!" Jason Terry said in surprise.

"Are you an idiot?" Liu Mang looked at Jason Terry with contempt.

"Ace! Say another word!" Jason Terry felt that his IQ was despised.

"We have won 26 games in a row. How many coaches in history have won so many games in a row? Apart from Bill Sharman, our coach is the only one. How could he be angry? At most, he would feel regretful. Are we going to win 82 games in a row?" Liu Mang despised again.

At this point, the teammates all relaxed.

"Boss Ace, I'm actually very tired a long time ago. I count how many games we have won in a row every day." Kwame Brown collapsed in the chair.

"That's right. I don't want to shoot now. I'm afraid that I won't make the shot every time I shoot. I can't not shoot because it will disrupt the team's rhythm. So I'm very nervous every time I shoot." Korver also agreed.

Kwame Brown agreed: "That's right, Keller, I'm the same as you. I can only shoot quickly after receiving the ball because I'm afraid that it will be stolen by others. Winning streak is too troublesome. The media asks every day. Look at the forums online. Fans are also discussing whether we will lose the next game. It makes me nervous."

When Liu Mang heard Kwame Brown's words, he seemed to say: You are afraid that you can't hold the ball steadily!

"Kwame, will we win again next time?" Liu Mang asked.

"Of course! We are the best!" Kwame Brown immediately said that the winning streak was not bad.

After Kwame Brown complained, the locker room chattered about how they were feeling recently and what happened.

Liu Mang felt that although it was a pity to lose to the Pacers, the whole team felt relaxed!

Moreover, it was a little different from what Liu Mang expected!

I thought it was because the teammates were too relaxed that the team's recent situation was getting worse and worse. Although they had been winning before, it was mainly because the Hawks had only 28 games in the first two months and four days, while other teams had already played 32 or 3 games.

But the fact is that the teammates were too nervous to win, so that the string broke, causing the teammates to force themselves to play, but instead played like they were very relaxed.

Because one must be confident when shooting, teammates are all hinting that they are the strongest to increase confidence and motivation in shooting, which in turn leads to overconfidence.

All because it is too extreme!

Listening to the words of his teammates who did not dare to complain before, and everyone's comfort to each other, Liu Mang felt that the mentality of the players on his team was not that bad.

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While his teammates were still complaining, Liu Mang went to the physical therapy room to receive ice compresses and massages. The swelling in his ankle had subsided, with only a little swelling. It would not be obvious that he had suffered such an injury in a day or two.

Raja Bell was fined 20,000 US dollars and suspended for three games. Such an action was indeed terrible, and the league's reaction exceeded Liu Mang's expectations.

In fact, if Liu Mang was not seriously injured and Laga Bell's side was even worse, with groin strain, waist muscle contusion and vocal cord damage, Laga Bell's punishment would have been more serious.

Since the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, penalties for flagrant fouls have become more severe. If someone is fouled above the chest, the punishment is much harsher than before.

Liu Mang was applying ice when McGrady came in.

"Ace, how are you?" McGrady said as he sat down, took off his training clothes, and tied ice packs on his waist and shoulders.

"Not bad, but you only scored 9 points today. You are really weak..." Liu Mang complained.

"Yeah, I played really badly today." McGrady also felt pain in his balls.

"But losing a game is not a bad thing. At least the teammates dared to say what they wanted to say." Liu Mang felt quite lucky.

They are all going to lose anyway.

"But it's such a pity that we are only 7 games away from 33 consecutive victories." McGrady said regretfully.

Although he said that, Liu Mang couldn't see any regret from McGrady's expression.

"It doesn't matter. Go back and have a good sleep tonight and continue playing the game!"

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In fact, it's not just his teammates who are too obsessed with winning streaks, Liu Mang is also too eager to continue winning. The main reason is that his desire to win is written on his face in every game, which puts pressure on his teammates.

When he returned home and lay down waiting to fall asleep, Liu Mang also understood that his teammates were playing more and more abnormally. In addition to his teammates, he also had big problems.

Of course, Liu Mang will not reduce his desire to win, nor will he deliberately hide it. He still needs to put pressure on his teammates, but it doesn't matter if he loses one or two games.

By 12 o'clock in the morning, Liu Mang was already very sleepy. He looked at his phone and saw that it was already December 29th. There were only three days left before the new year. One year passed in a flash.

The last game of 2005 was coming soon. Liu Mang fell into a deep sleep with the thought of bringing 2005 to a perfect end.

Leave all the stress in 2005.

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New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve Games!

ESPN came up with a gimmick and came up with the concepts of New Year's Eve and New Year's Games.

The Mavericks played the Heat on December 31st, the Spurs played the 76ers, the Hawks played the SuperSonics, the Nets played the Magic, and the Grizzlies played the Suns on December 30th. These games were called by ESPN. New Year’s Eve promotion.

The game between the Hawks and the Lakers and the Kings and the SuperSonics on January 1 was promoted as the New Year's Game.

When Liu Mang got up in the morning and took his little Lolita for a run while waiting for breakfast and reading the newspaper, he saw that these media would like to make some fancy things when they had nothing to do. He complained: "These media seem to have nothing to do."

"This is their job. They don't do much publicity, so how can you get exposure?" Levia said and poured a glass of hot milk for Liu Mang.

"That's true." Liu Mang felt that the media had both advantages and disadvantages for him.

Liu Mang turned over to promote the New Year's Eve and New Year's Games, the Hawks' 26-game winning streak ended, Artest said that he has MVP ability and can play well anywhere and demands a big contract, and the Pacers continue to sell Ron Artest. Tester and Stephen Jackson...wait for the news on the cover page of the newspaper, and turn to the second page for news about popular NBA teams.

The Hawks, Lakers, Heat, Cavaliers, Pistons, Timberwolves... these all have dedicated sections, but the Spurs do not. Instead, they are the Knicks, the last team in the league, ranked only behind the Hawks, Lakers, and Heat. After the team, it is further forward than the Cavaliers' plate.

Liu Mang looked at the Eagles section, and there was a piece of news about his data after playing 27 games in the 2005 partial schedule of the 2005-06 season.

Liu Mang scored 853 points in 27 games, averaging 31.59 points per game.

He also averaged 5.6 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game.

Originally, it looked like Liu Mang was already averaging 11 assists per game, but he failed to reach double figures in assists against the Rockets and Pacers, and fell back again.

"Uncle, what are you looking at?" Little Loli, with her wet hair on her head, slipped under Liu Mang's arm.

"Dina, blow dry your hair, or you'll catch a cold!" Liu Mang pinched the little Loli's face.

"Dina knows, let's read the news first, ah..." Little Loli looked at Liu Mang's data with regret: "Uncle's score has dropped to third place! He was surpassed by that old LeBron. The assists also dropped by 0.2.”

"I'll get the assists back soon, don't worry." Liu Mang said helplessly. Does he still know what the little Loli is thinking?

"Yeah!" The little loli nodded quickly like a chicken eating rice: "Uncle, Dinah's honor room is really missing an assist trophy!"

"Dina, your hair! It wet my neck! And my clothes!" Liu Mang grabbed Dina with both hands, put her aside, picked up the towel on his knees, and wiped the little girl's hair: "Why don't you let Kwame compete for the rebounding champion, and I'll steal the trophy back for you?"

"Can the rebounding champion trophy also have an uncle's name?" The little girl said in surprise.

"No."

"Then don't do it, Kwame Brown's name is too common." The little girl took the towel from Liu Mang's hand and went back upstairs to blow her hair.

In addition to Liu Mang's own average of 31.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, Liu Mang also looked at the data of other Hawks players.

McGrady averaged 22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2.1 blocks per game, Kwame Brown averaged 15.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Jason Terry averaged 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

Only these four players scored in double digits on the Hawks, while the others, Rasheed Wallace, Josh Smith, and Korver, all averaged 9 points per game.

After Liu Mang scored 90 points, his average score per game increased greatly, and it slowly dropped as he played.

There was nothing to regret. Liu Mang despised Kobe's "selfish data control". He shot so many times in each game, shameless!

The team is now in a critical period of three consecutive championships. Liu Mang doesn't care much about other data except winning the assists title.

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After breakfast, Liu Mang first sent the little girl and bodyguard Christine Wagner to the art class. The little girl has recently become fascinated with painting again, saying that she wants to help Liu Mang draw a portrait.

Liu Mang thinks that the little girl has learned so many things, but painting is more reliable. She has some talent. Other musical instruments are just for fun.

After making an appointment to pick up the little girl in the afternoon, Liu Mang arrived at the gym at 9:30.

After all the teammates were relieved of their psychological pressure, they were ready to have a good rest. At around nine o'clock in the morning, only Liu Mang came.

Liu Mang started a lonely training alone. Emmanuel had a day off this morning, so he could only pick up the ball and shoot by himself.

However, around 11 o'clock, teammates came one after another.

Just as Liu Mang said when he chatted with McGrady, although they lost a game, the players are now more peaceful. After coming, they warmed up spontaneously and started technical training.

At noon, they had a nutritious meal together and talked about everything. At one o'clock in the afternoon, after warming up again, they began to prepare for tomorrow's game with the Supersonics.

In the afternoon, the players of the Supersonics also came to the Phillips Arena to prepare for tomorrow's game.

After Liu Mang finished training in the afternoon, when he was about to pick up the little loli, the system prompt came.

"Ding... Temporary task: The fuse of the Supersonic Doomsday is triggered..."

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