Chapter 1404 1403. The Strongest on Earth 175 (Asking for Monthly Votes)
"The Eagles players have come to Phillips Arena to warm up one after another, while the Lakers have been waiting in the away game early..."
"Chaoting Sports Channel, Chaoting Sports Channel, here are the first-hand interviews brought to you by the front. We are the first news media to interview the Lakers and Eagles..."
"This is above Phillips Arena. What we see is the scene of Eagles player Ace Liu's car driving into the parking lot, the pink one..."
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The hustle and bustle around Phillips Arena is even louder than it was at the height of the regular season in past years!
After the Lakers Super F4 and the Hawks three consecutive championships, Liu Mang's crazy performance in the past month or so led the Hawks to a super record of 13 wins and 1 loss before the All-Star Weekend, attracting attention to the showdown between the two teams. The rate reached the highest in NBA regular season history.
The occasion is unprecedented!
The old players who experienced the Christmas Day game two years ago were okay. The brothers who joined the Eagles after that had their hands shaking when being interviewed.
Even the former All-Star vote leader was shocked by the attitude of the media during the Eagles' pre-game interview.
Strohmeier was drafted second overall by the Grizzlies and had never experienced this situation.
Not to mention Mark Jackson and Gortat, they never imagined that they would be treated like superstars.
Chris Bosh said it right. A water cooler keeper who plays in Los Angeles can have the attention of a star from a remote team. On Liu Mang's Hawks team... there is no difference.
"That's too exaggerated. Ace, Jason, have you always played in such a bad environment?"
Liu Mang and Jason Terry were warming up while chatting about what they had just said to mock the other No. 24. Grant Hill, who came to stretch next to the two, said it was incredible.
Grant Hill's comeback after the All-Star Weekend did not arouse any special response. He has played more frequently with the Magic in the past two years, although the Hawks announced that he would go to Germany when they signed him. Platelet-rich surgery, but that surgery is not a hindrance and the treatment is usually completed in about ten days. Both O'Neal and Kobe have gone through that surgery many times.
However, Grant Hill can appear on the stage. As a former superstar with both strength and popularity, he naturally adds another star to the Eagles.
"Grant, when we win the championship, the streets of the entire city will be filled with our fans. Why are you so surprised?" Jason Terry was still so proud.
There is no way, Jason Terry also feels a sense of crisis.
Fans and media are saying that the Hawks have Wade and Grant Hill. If they come on the bench, Jason Terry's status on the team will be in danger. After all, he is already over 30 years old and is in poor shape this season. And because of fatigue, he is relatively average and not as prominent as the substitutes in the league in the previous three seasons.
"Jason, you have won three championships. You must be used to it. I have only played in the second round with Sharif. I have never experienced this. It is really surprising. In such an environment, our team To be able to win three consecutive championships in such an environment, Grant Hill said modestly.
"Of course, we are the strongest team in history. Don't worry, we will take you to the championship." Jason Terry said softly but not hard, and his tone of voice immediately became much better.
Grant Hill didn't care about Jason Terry's hostility. As a veteran, he entered the NBA five years earlier than Jason Terry. He had seen a lot of conflicts within the team. Jason Terry still didn't care. Although he is considered friendly, other profit competitors, especially in the 1990s, have a lot of little tricks, and they still don't let you know that they are hostile to you, and they are all here to cause trouble.
Liu Mang knew that Grant Hill was very good at life, and he didn't care about Jason Terry's little awkwardness. Liu Mang also experienced this back then. Anyway, it would be fine if the guy could be coaxed.
With 39 wins and 16 losses, the Hawks ended the first half of the season with three consecutive wins before the All-Star break, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.
With a record of 42 wins and 11 losses, they only played 53 games in the first half of the season. They were on a five-game winning streak before entering the All-Star break and are currently ranked second in the Western Conference.
Although both teams are not first in the division, they are the two teams with the highest attention in the league.
The historical grudge between the two teams has been settled. In the past three seasons, these two teams have faced each other in the finals in two seasons.
The feud between Liu Mang and Kobe Bryant, the Chinese derby, the Komai duel, the center duel...
Countless topics made this game one of the two most anticipated regular season games of the season.
The other game... was the game between the two teams on Christmas Day last year.
It is only natural that such a match between two teams would trigger an unprecedented spectacle.
"Just get used to the noisy noises outside. This is our team. Don't be affected by these things..."
During the warm-up, Coach Kruger walked around the warm-up players, talking about this while walking around, reminding the players not to have negative emotions due to too much attention.
Whether it's because you're too positive, or you're frightened by the high level of attention, or you become buoyant because of the high level of attention, it's not a good thing.
Tactical training, team meetings to discuss and analyze opponents... Facing the Lakers, a super team, we have made all the preparations we can, and the next step is a head-on confrontation!
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After the warm-up was over, and there were still ten minutes left before entering the venue, Liu Mang came to the bathroom.
It has been a long time since I came to sit in the bathroom cubicle before the game. In the first three years of his career, Liu Mang would come here before almost every game, but after his personal ability broke 90, he came here less and less frequently.
The preparation is very sufficient, but we need to be more confident.
It’s okay to be swept by the Mavericks, anyway, the Mavericks are in the regular season.
The Lakers are different...
Being swept by the Lakers, Liu Mang felt that he had no place to put his face!
Before being selected as an All-Star starter, plus the superstar value of the previous ten games, Liu Mang already has 370,000 superstar value.
"System boss, use the superstar value to draw, target star card..."
"Ding... Host uses the intermediate superstar value to draw, target star card, more than 50% chance to get a star card, consume 10,000 superstar value..."
"Ding... Congratulations to the host for getting Doug Rivers 1990-1991 version star card, ability rating 81, averaging 15 points..."
"What the hell, continue..."
"Ding... Congratulations to the host for getting Calvin Murphy..."
"Continue..."
"Ding... Congratulations to the host for getting Robert Sacre..."
"What the hell? Continue!"
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"Ding... Congratulations to the host for getting Isaiah Thomas 2016-2017 version star card..."
Finally, after eight draws, when the sixth time he drew a star card, there came a person that Liu Mang liked!