Chapter 1401 1400. Autistic No. 24
Liu Mang's voice was not loud, but it was not small either. When the other players who had been paying attention to the two players' competition heard this, some of them couldn't help laughing, and some of them stared at Liu Mang with fierce eyes.
McGrady, James, Garnett, Howard... and Kobe who couldn't control himself and pressed Liu Mang!
Liu Mang pushed up Kobe's arm and threw the ball towards the basket, letting out a shrill scream, with an exaggerated action as if he was beaten...
"Ding... Level 5 of the Master of Touching Porcelain was triggered, and this foul was successfully influenced by the referee's whistle..."
The referee really didn't want to blow the whistle for this kind of ball, but thinking of the All-Stars' hard work, he still blew the whistle.
Liu Mang got three free throws...
"Oh my God! If you really exist, come and take this damn bastard!" Kobe didn't know how there could be such a person in the world... It's too bad!
Is there anyone worse than this guy?
Kobe tried hard to control his emotions, fearing that he would not be able to help but punch him, and he bit his jersey, fearing that he would bite Liu Mang.
After teasing the little blacksmith, Liu Mang was a little proud, but... suddenly he felt the malicious breath from his teammates in blue jerseys!
Garnett and Howard did not have any direct verbal actions, and simply ignored Liu Mang.
But McGrady and James...
"Ace, what do you mean by that?"
"Yes, explain it to me clearly!"
Liu Mang looked at McGrady and James surrounding him fiercely, and ran away...
He didn't run away!
Liu Mang saw McGrady go around behind him at a speed that he could not see in normal breakthroughs, and he and James attacked from the front and back...
Maybe McGrady and James' expressions were too similar, so the referee quickly came up and pulled the two people surrounding Liu Mang apart.
The referee was so confused, why did they fight inexplicably?
Seeing that the referee took it seriously, James quickly explained, "Sir, we are joking."
The referee who was close to Liu Mang came up and told the referee what Liu Mang had just said. The referee was just outside the other sideline on the right side of the top arc away from Liu Mang's foul, and didn't hear what Liu Mang said clearly. After knowing what Liu Mang said, the referee was silent and motioned Liu Mang to take the free throw.
Looking at Liu Mang who walked up to the free throw line with a swagger, and there were really five high school students on the court, the referee also encountered such a game for the first time...
Liu Mang made two of three free throws and got two points.
When it was the Western team's turn to attack, Kobe was still angry about Liu Mang's mockery of him as a high school student, but he immediately found that he couldn't care so much. Garnett and Howard seemed to vent their anger at Liu Mang's words on him! The two people's intention to double-team became more obvious.
It would rather let other people on the Western team score than give Kobe a chance to score!
This was quite beyond Liu Mang's expectation. Not only the twin towers in the interior, but James and McGrady also vented their frustration on Kobe.
Liu Mang's plan was to lock Kobe down as long as he was on the court. When Kobe was not on the court, he would defend normally. When Kobe was on the court at the critical moment, he would still double-team Kobe.
James did not think that an All-Star MVP was that important. It would be best if he could get it. If he could not get it, he should not let the guy wearing the No. 24 jersey get it.
So... Kobe felt that he had played a fake All-Star game!
Who defends like this!
The Western team scored as well as the Eastern team. When the three tall players appeared on the court together and the space was narrow, the Western team did not fall behind because Kobe's "containment power" was too strong.
After playing for more than 5 minutes, the Eastern team called a timeout first. Avery Johnson, the head coach of the Western team, wanted to let the three All-Stars of the Lakers play for a while longer to consume them, but James called a timeout because Liu Mang wanted to rest and give all the dominance on the court to James.
James was certainly happy about this, he liked this feeling the most.
James signaled Mike Brown to replace Liu Mang and Howard with Carter and Kwame Brown. Replacing Liu Mang was Liu Mang's own wish, but replacing Howard... that was a personal grudge.
Liu Mang didn't know why. Anyway, after playing for four minutes, no one passed the ball to Howard. Liu Mang didn't pass the ball because he didn't want to. He threw one when he had the chance. He shot three three-pointers in five minutes and hit one, scoring a total of 5 points.
But why didn't others pass the ball to Howard... Liu Mang didn't care so much. Anyway, in his impression, in the original time and space, Howard didn't pass the ball to him in the All-Star Game.
On the Western team, Yao Ming and Gasol were also replaced. Nowitzki, who was eager to try, went up to Duncan to partner with him in the interior, and Iverson was replaced on the outside and replaced by Nash and Anthony.
Anyway, they are all All-Stars, just replace them according to their positions, and the scenes will be pretty good... except for the players wearing No. 24.
The situation on the court remained the same. When the West team attacked, as long as Kobe was on the court, everyone else played well. When the East team attacked, it was James who led the pick-and-roll cooperation. With so many teammates with excellent finishing ability, James also performed very well.
Unlike Liu Mang, who scored to help the team win, James preferred to pass the ball.
At this time, someone hummed a song on the sidelines...
"Are you autistic? Do you want to quit basketball..." Liu Mang looked at the popular scene on the court and saw Kobe's expression that was almost on the verge of anger as the game progressed. He was really happy...
"Boss, what are you laughing at?" Suddenly, a pair of big hands patted Liu Mang's shoulders heavily.
Liu Mang seemed to have forgotten that in addition to the five high school All-Star starters today, there was one of his younger brothers on the bench who was also a high school student, the Cavaliers also had an All-Star center who was a high school student, and his former younger brother on the West side, who was also a high school student...
Liu Mang looked up and saw that the East team was 39 to 41, two points behind the West team, and the first quarter was over.
Turning around, he saw that it was Josh Smith who patted his shoulder. He wanted to say hello in a friendly way, but the expression of his former younger brother seemed a little ferocious!
"It must be some gossipy woman who told these high school students when she was replaced! Run!"
Liu Mang's first reaction was to run away first! There must be more than one guy!
Sure enough, Chandler and Kwame Brown also surrounded him, and McGrady and James, like two cottage leaders, followed Liu Mang step by step...
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The All-Star Weekend with Liu Mang is always so joyful, with so many things to watch.
The mysterious defense of the East team against Kobe made many fans start discussing how much Kobe was hated...
Little did they know that James didn't want Kobe to win the MVP simply because Kobe's jersey "just happened" to be No. 24...
Liu Mang's words "I don't fit in with you high school students because of my high education level" became another post-match laugh of this game.
Liu Mang was "beaten up" by five high school students, which was also a wonderful scene in the game.
So much so that the East team lost to the West team 129 to 151 in the end, and there was no chance to play at the critical moment. The East team had nothing to lose, anyway, one No. 24 was "beaten" by them, and the other No. 24, who made 4 of 15 shots and scored 11 points, had nothing to do with the All-Star MVP.
Perhaps it was because he silently served as the background that moved God. Tim Duncan, who played 27 minutes today, made 12 of 15 shots and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, won the Most Valuable Player of this All-Star Game as the highest scorer of the West team.
The last time Duncan won the All-Star MVP, he was young and energetic. He had just won the championship MVP and wanted to win another MVP. After that, he didn't think about this kind of thing.
But unexpectedly, when he was over 30 and about to turn 31, he didn't work hard. He just shot shots and layups. After playing for more than 20 minutes, he won an All-Star MVP.
This made the No. 24 player who played for 29 minutes and was targeted for 29 minutes envious and jealous...
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Just like Kobe's evaluation of Liu Mang, this All-Star weekend, Liu Mang once again proved how bad he is...
Liu Mang started with a map cannon, and Garnett didn't give Liu Mang face. When he was interviewed after the game, he was asked about the way to defend Kobe. Garnett said bluntly that it was Liu Mang who came up with it, and he even exaggerated it and said that he deliberately gave another No. 21 player the opportunity to win the MVP...
Just like Kobe's evaluation of Liu Mang, fans feel that there is no one worse than Liu Mang...
People are sinister!
But no one could have expected that Liu Mang's family, McGrady's family, and Kobe's family were sitting together drinking coffee next to a rented artificial lake in Las Vegas.
"Hey, Kobe, do you believe what Brother Tiexue said?" Liu Mang asked.
"Huh." Kobe didn't answer, but his expression was obvious.
"Brother Tiexue... Ace, Kevin will hate you even more when he hears you call him that. He probably said that he gave the MVP to Duncan on purpose because he felt embarrassed because Duncan won the MVP." McGrady hit the nail on the head.
Garnett has always been criticized for being the loudest and the fastest to retreat.
Kobe knew that Garnett's words could not be believed completely. He didn't have many friends, and Garnett was one of them. Kobe knew Garnett too well.
As for Liu Mang... Kobe didn't know how to describe him. Anyway, he always wanted to bite this bastard to death on the court.
Moreover, Garnett's words could not be believed completely, but they could not be completely disbelieved. At least Kobe believed the part about his defense against him.
But that was a matter on the court. Seeing Vanessa, who was pregnant with her third child and began to show signs of pregnancy, Kobe immediately became happy.
He had already hit two shots and missed them all. He didn't believe that he could hit three shots and miss them all!
Just when Kobe was fantasizing that he would definitely give birth to a son this time, a discordant voice came.
"Vanessa, have you thought of a name for your third daughter?"
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"Tsk, stingy guy." Liu Mang was sitting on the bus to the airport, angrily.
"Ace, Kobe kicked us out, who do you think is to blame?" Levia said speechlessly.
Kobe, who was already angry, relied on the comfort of pregnant Vanessa to invite the three families who had a good relationship to get together. Others, including Gasol, Yao Ming and others, were not invited, just the three families.
It happened that Levia booked a charter flight and adjusted the time. On the afternoon of February 19, Liu Mang and McGrady's families went to the appointment together.
Kobe was generous and booked an artificial lake.
In the end, the meeting ended in a bad mood. Kobe drove away both Liu Mang and McGrady's families... So, they had to adjust their schedule, take the bus that the two families took together, go to the airport, and wait for the flight to be adjusted.
Seeing the people in the car rolling their eyes, Liu Mang thought for a moment and said, "You should blame Tracy. Who said his first child was a son? Kobe was so excited."
He was shot and driven away while lying down, but now a big pot fell from the sky. McGrady glared at Liu Mang and realized that he still underestimated this guy's face!
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The end of the All-Star Weekend has left many topics, and perhaps these topics will last forever. In today's era where any news story can be preserved for several years, it may last longer than the stories of grudges from the "ancient" days of basketball.
After the All-Star Weekend games, each team has two to three days to prepare for the second half of the season.
The All-Star Weekend is an honor for the players who participated, and for the players who did not participate, it is a rare time to recharge their batteries in the long season.
Next, it’s time to compete for the playoffs and the rankings!
For the Eagles, during the three days from the 14th to the 16th, most of the players indulged a bit. Starting from the 17th, players who did not participate in the All-Star Game were subject to the team's "foot restriction order." The team stipulates that players cannot go out and wander around and recover their physical fitness.
Good team discipline really has many benefits. For players on many teams, this kind of restriction can easily make players dissatisfied.
But the Eagles' team rules have always been like this. If you accept it, stay, if you don't, trade it away. Willie Green was full of talent back then, but he was traded away.
On the evening of the 19th, Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady returned to Atlanta. In this All-Star game, Liu Mang only played for 10 minutes. He played for a while in the first quarter, played for a while in the third quarter, and then didn't play again. He got 9 points and 3 assists. Tracy McGrady also knew about it for 15 minutes and got 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. The two of them did not consume much. It was considered a trip to relax.
Marion and Kwame Brown played a little more time. Marion played 20 minutes and Kwame Brown played 31 minutes. They mainly played when guarding Kobe, and because they didn't play until the end, they needed to play key shots to determine the outcome. To the point where, really speaking, the consumption is not big.
Coupled with the rest in the previous few days, especially the core players who were very careful not to over-exert themselves, this All-Star weekend really gave the Hawks a good rest.
On the morning of the 20th, Liu Mang came to the arena to join his teammates. Today he will restart technical and tactical training. Four games in five days at the end of the month... Liu Mang didn't care about that for the time being.
No. 21, I’m about to see another player No. 24...
Not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns...