Chapter 1179 1178. The Glory of the Eagles
But it’s different now. The US team has lost twice in a row!
Moreover, unlike the teams that defeated the US team before, which relied on overall strength and tactics to defeat the US team, the Chinese team really relied on superstars to defeat the US team!
Liu Mang and Yao Ming, even if they were put in the US national team, are definitely the best inside and outside players!
The US basketball ecosystem is too perfect. It is basically impossible to want the US team to never win the championship, or to want the US team not to be the first favorite to win the championship. Even if the US team did not enter the semi-finals in 2004, the US team still ranked first in the strength ranking in the World Championships strength assessment this time. After all, it is very shameless to send 12 All-Star-level stars.
But there is a team like the Chinese team that can beat the US team with superstar play, which gives other countries hope!
There is a gap in strength now, and one day, other countries will also have such players.
Moreover, it has been proven that just gathering 12 All-Stars or even higher-level stars does not necessarily mean overwhelming strength. The head coach of the US team is Larry Brown. The head coach of the US men's basketball team is also cyclical. Larry Brown decided on their national team training list at the Pan American Basketball Championship last year. Larry Brown's term of office is from 2003 to 2006. Even if the results of the last Olympic Games were bad, Larry Brown had to coach the World Championships this summer before the US Basketball Association would change the head coach.
This summer's Basketball World Championships is full of suspense, which makes fans look forward to it. Together with the Eagles breaking the historical record, the Eagles have become more popular!
In addition to Liu Mang, many people on the Eagles are very busy, doing publicity, accepting interviews, and Prince was pulled to serve as a judge for a dance competition in Miami...
On the Eagles side, everyone is enjoying the glory.
In addition to the honor of the team's record, there is also the performance of the Eagles players!
Liu Mang played 82 games, averaging 39 minutes per game, averaging 29.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 11.69 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block per game. Although he also averaged 2.5 fouls and 3.5 turnovers per game, the flaws did not outweigh the merits. Liu Mang's performance of being the assists champion after winning the scoring champion was even more amazing than McGrady's last season, mainly because of his 51% shooting rate and 43% three-point shooting rate, which was too scary. If it weren't for his 89% free throw rate, Liu Mang would be the member of the 180 club with the highest average score per game in history.
Liu Mang made two three-pointers when playing against the Knicks, which just raised the total number of three-pointers this season to 330, once again breaking Liu Mang's own record of three-pointers in a single season, averaging 4.02 three-pointers per game, which is also a historical record.
He averaged 9.35 three-pointers per game, which also broke Liu Mang's own historical record.
However, his average shots per game have dropped a lot, with only 19 shots per game, 9.69 shots per game, and a hit rate of 51%.
And free throws are also a new low, with 6.9 free throws per game and 6.1 free throws per game.
With more passes, Liu Mang's shots and free throws per game are both new lows since he started, but his efficiency has become higher!
Liu Mang is definitely the biggest favorite for MVP, with high efficiency, good data, and good record. There is no suspense about the MVP this year... If you insist on saying there is suspense, it depends on whether Liu Mang has a chance to be elected MVP unanimously.
McGrady played 70 games this season, rested 12 games, and averaged 22 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game. He performed perfectly as the second-in-command, scoring, passing, and defending very well.
Jason Terry played 80 games, averaging 14.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Don't look at the average data. This is because he doesn't want to brush up the data like last season in garbage time. Instead, he keeps the team and lets the young players play. Sometimes against strong teams, Jason Terry is more crucial than Liu Mang.
Kwame Brown, a season of soaring, played 78 games, averaging 16.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. Last summer, Kwame Brown represented the US team in the Pan American Basketball Championship. This year, he may be included in the final 12-man roster of the US team.
The Hawks have only four players who average double digits in points per game, and there is no player who averages 9 points per game. Only Josh Smith averages 8 points per game, which is like a gap, but there are several players who average 6 or 7 points per game.
The Hawks have stars and team strength. There is no doubt that the Hawks are the first favorite to win the championship.
73 wins break the historical record, and then there is a chance to establish a dynasty in the same season!
With the hope that the Chinese team brings to world basketball, it is hard for the Hawks to not be noticed!
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On the record night of the Hawks, no one even paid attention to the playoffs.
But the Hawks have been paying attention.
The Jazz did not waste the opportunity given by the Hawks, and did not live up to the urgent expectations of the Hawks. In the last game against the Warriors, they beat the Warriors 91 to 77, won the 42nd win of the season, and tied the Grizzlies' record of 42 wins and 40 losses.
Because the Jazz and the Grizzlies have a record advantage in direct confrontation, with the same record, the Jazz squeezed the Grizzlies to the ninth place in the West, and the Jazz entered the playoffs!
The Jazz's record is ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, better than the Pacers with 39 wins and 43 losses and the Bulls with 41 wins and 41 losses, and ranked 14th among the 16 playoff teams, so the Jazz's first-round draft pick is determined to be the 17th pick in the first round.
And this draft pick belongs to the Hawks!
The Grizzlies are also unlucky. They wanted to learn from the Suns to get a large group of scorers to play offensive basketball, but Battier was the real core of the Grizzlies' defense. As soon as Battier left, the Grizzlies' defense collapsed immediately, and the offense didn't play much better... Of course, compared to their previous strength of 50 wins, the Grizzlies still have the strength to impact the playoffs this season, but Caron Butler's rookie contract has expired, and the renewal issue is plaguing the Grizzlies. Some professional media people analyzed that the Grizzlies may have to hold on to Gasol, who is gradually entering his peak period, and play badly... Even if Butler renews his contract, the Grizzlies are likely to compete for the lottery championship.
The Jazz defeated the Grizzlies, and the rankings of the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs were all determined.
The top three in the East remained unchanged, with the 73-win Hawks in first place, the 58-win Heat in second place, and the 53-win Pistons in third place.
The 76ers finally secured fourth place in the East, with 45 wins.
James led his team into the playoffs for the first time, with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses.
And although the Cavaliers ranked fifth in the East, they had the home advantage when playing the series against the 4th-ranked 76ers in the East.
The Nets won 44 games, but tragically lost to the 76ers, ranking sixth in the East and had to play against the Pistons.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Pistons are obviously going to undergo a dramatic change in the summer, they are at least a team with a top three lineup in the East. Kidd and Carter both want to play against the Cavaliers. Kidd can make James cry...
The seventh-placed Bulls have 41 wins and 41 losses. Without Eddy Curry, Chandler's offensive end has not improved as expected by the Bulls. This season, the Bulls have regressed a lot and their record has also declined a lot.
The eighth-placed Pacers have a record of 39 wins and 43 losses. The East has another playoff team with a winning rate of less than 50%.
In the West, the Spurs are ranked first in the West with 61 wins and 21 losses, the Lakers are ranked second with 58 wins, the Suns overtook the Mavericks in the last two games, and ranked third with 56 wins. The Supersonics, as the first in the Northwest Division, are also firmly in fourth place with 49 wins. The Mavericks fell to fifth in the West with a record of 55 wins.
The sixth-placed Clippers have 47 wins, the seventh-placed Nuggets have 44 wins, and the eighth-placed Jazz have 42 wins.
The regular season data kings are also out.
Kobe averaged 36.1 points per game and won the scoring title, which was much higher than the second and third place James and Liu Mang.
In terms of rebounding champion, Garnett averaged 12.6 rebounds per game, surpassing Kwame Brown and Howard who averaged 12.5 rebounds per game. Kwame Brown and Howard averaged almost the same rebounds per game. Kwame Brown's data was worse than Howard's in the first half of the season, but Howard played the whole season and still averaged 15.6 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, while Kwame Brown continued to improve, and eating cakes is also a kind of strength. The data has increased to 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, surpassing Howard in both team record and personal data.
Liu Mang reduced his shots and increased his passes, and Kwame Brown was the direct beneficiary!
Assists king, Liu Mang averaged 11.69 assists per game, surpassing Nash's average of 11.4 assists per game.
Steals king... Incredible, Chris Paul won the steals king in his rookie season!
In the original time and space, Paul was only second in steals in his rookie season, but in this time and space, inspired and played by Liu Mang, Paul played harder on the defensive end in his rookie season, averaging 2.5 steals per game, surpassing the Bobcats star Gerald Wallace who averaged 2.4 steals per game, and was crowned the steals king in his rookie season!
The most special thing about Paul is his defense!
Even Liu Mang was praised for his offense before this season, and Paul's defense is quite eye-catching.
The block king, Kirilenko averaged 3.5 blocks per game, as cool as he can be.
Turnover list... The 03 generation is really amazing. Wade averages 3.7 turnovers per game, James averages 3.6 turnovers per game, and Anthony averages 3.6 turnovers per game. Liu Mang's average turnovers per game this season are super ghost-level 3.5 turnovers per game, but he is only ranked fourth. It is all thanks to the 03 generation that Liu Mang's turnovers are not that high. The key is that Liu Mang's assists are much higher than these three brothers, so Liu Mang's mistakes are even less conspicuous.
Wade hits people with the ball a lot, James walks a lot, and after the rules are fixed, he made a lot of mistakes during the period when he could only walk "3+1".
Anthony... He is very good at grabbing offensive rebounds and being stolen, and giving the opponent blocks and steals continuously.
Iron list... When Liu Mang and Iverson saw the iron list, they were really grateful to the big guys in Los Angeles!
Kobe Bryant averaged 14.5 irons per game, surpassing Liu Mang's average of 14.1 irons per game set last season and Iverson's crazy iron record of 14 irons per game.