Chapter 159 158. Rahim's Transformation!

Chapter 159 158. Rahim's Transformation!

The duel between Liu Mang and Francis!

It stands to reason that a rookie substitute and a guard who is already the second most popular in the West, a rookie who averaged less than 16 points per game and a famous star who averaged 22+7+6 per game, no matter what happens, they can't be compared.

But that's what the media is saying about the game.

Originally, Liu Mang was very popular among the rookies, but this time the news that he was going to participate in almost all the All-Star games came out, and he became popular all of a sudden!

After the voting results on the first day of the All-Star Game came out, Kobe got the most votes in the Western Conference. On the first day, he got more than 73,000 votes.

The Internet is underdeveloped, and the number of votes is not very high. Basically, it is a paper vote at KFC, McDonald's, and those stores that have official cooperation with the NBA.

The guards in the Eastern Conference are occupied by Iverson and Jordan. Jordan has more than 59,000 votes, Iverson has more than 57,000 votes, and the third is McGrady with more than 39,000 votes.

The fourth is interesting.

Perhaps it is true that many people are against Liu Mang, a second-round counterattack rookie. There has never been a precedent for a second-round pick to become the best rookie in NBA history.

There may also be many people who think that Liu Mang is crazy about being popular. Except for the All-Star Game that he can't control whether he can participate in the All-Star Weekend, almost all others have signed up for the All-Star Weekend, so they simply want to give him a ride. Dongfeng was invited to the All-Star competitions and got more than 34,000 votes on the first day, which was higher than Francis!

Afterwards, the number of votes will be announced, which will be the results of the first round of voting in mid-January. That is to say, Liu Mang will be on a permanent "headline" on the official NBA website for "free" in the next half a month!

The headshots of the top five vote-getters before and after the division and the number of votes from the previous round of voting are hung there!

Francis was very upset, because this rookie had humiliated himself in the first game of the new season! No one remembers his triple-double in the first game of the season, but all remember the rookie who made three three-pointers on his head and made a three-point foul.

This makes Francis feel unable to lift his head among first-class defenders!

Fortunately, Kobe and Iverson both encountered the same fate later, and Francis felt a little more at ease.

but!

As soon as I arrived at the Toyota Center today, I was asked by a reporter how the opponent Liu Mang voted more than a thousand votes more than him in the All-Star Game. The "vengeance" that Francis had almost forgotten had risen again!

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On the afternoon of December 30th, the Eagles team came to the Toyota Center after a long journey to Houston for a night of rest. The overall atmosphere of the Eagles team was relaxed!

But Liu Mang was not so easy.

It is not so easy to throw the ball into the basket against Francis' defense.

Liu Mang didn't think it was that difficult to dodge defensive shots. Pick-and-rolls and step-backs were all fine, but the problem was to yanshe, which was very difficult. It was really bad against him!

Moreover, as soon as Liu Mang entered the court, he felt a burning stare, so he didn't need to look at it. Francis has never been a magnanimous person. Unhappy, old and new grudges are mixed together, one can imagine how much Francis attaches importance to Liu Mang today!

Soon, the game began.

The starting lineup sent by the Rockets is Francis, the old cat Mobley, the veteran who is not far from retirement and the former No. 7 pick of the Kings in 1992 Walter Williams, and the short power forward Kenny in the third grade trained by the Rockets. -Thomas, Eddie Griffin, No. 7 pick of the Rockets this year.

The Hawks' starting lineup remains the same.

The two teams came to the middle circle to jump the ball. Eddie Griffin patted the ball into the hands of Francis in the sky. Francis quickly killed the half court. The Eagles failed to fully form their own defense. Eddie Griffin caught Live in a gap and appear under the basket! Francis' pass passed through the Eagles' defense accurately and came to the inside of Eddie Griffin! The rim roared, the game started, and Eddie Griffin dunked!

Eddie Griffin's physical fitness is really nothing to say. It feels like an enhanced version of Orc Faried. His explosive dunks can be seen, and his talent can be seen with the naked eye.

It's just talent. There is no shortage of rookies with good physical fitness in the 2001 rookie class, but there are not many who can play, at least for now.

Francis came up to high-five Eddie Griffin, and the dunk on the first ball felt great! Passing the ball is cool too!

After Francis sent this precise long pass, he looked provocatively at Liu Mang on the sidelines.

Liu Mang was very speechless, you are a first-class star, an all-star player, what are you doing with us, a rookie!

Be generous!

Don't just stare at us alone!

Where does this young master get a chance to Yanshe?

When Liu Mang played against Francis last time, he didn't pay special attention to his ability value. The main reason was that he was panicked at the time. When he was replaced, he was dragged to the locker room for an inspection. He didn't have a chance, so he checked it this time.

"Ding...Steve Francis, ability value 86, offense 90, defense 73, strength 86, speed 90, three-pointer 67, mid-range 72, layup 90, passing 85..."

The layup includes the dunk, which is the comprehensive value of the finishing ability near the three-second zone.

Francis is a bit weak in defense and shooting, but he is really strong in other aspects! Being able to get 7+6 rebounds and assists is not just given.

However, the atmosphere at the scene was very strange. A beautiful pass through the halfcourt sent an assist, and it was a dunk. Only a few Rockets fans wearing team T-shirts and jerseys applauded. Most of them were so indifferent!

Not to mention the Rockets players, even Liu Mang, who came to play the away game, felt so unmotivated.

The Eagles started to serve, the Rockets started to defend, and the Eagles quickly looked for opportunities.

Jason Terry didn't find any opportunities to launch a quick attack. Not everyone was blind like a rookie, and he could find fast attack opportunities in the cracks of the rocks.

However, the Eagles in positional warfare are quite effective. The Rockets' defense is really not good, and the Eagles' positional warfare is not bad. If you play the opponent's defense well, there will be loopholes.

Jason Terry started to break through with the ball, breaking through from the right, and Francis went to block Jason Terry's offensive line.

Muhammad comes out to pick and roll Jason Terry, Jason Terry goes inside, Eddie Griffin focuses on Jason Terry and Muhammad's passing line, defense Raheem's Walter Williams comes up to defend.

One step outside the free throw line, this position is also possible for Jason Terry to shoot against the defense, but this time he did not choose to shoot, throwing the ball to Raheem who is free from the bottom line, Eddie Griffin Seeing that Raheem received the pass, he immediately went to defend Raheem, and Raheem forced a breakthrough. No matter how good his physical fitness is, Eddie Griffin is only a power forward, and his physical confrontation is not as good as the 25-year-old who has entered his peak period. Raheem, Raheem resisted the opponent and jumped to the basket. Eddie Griffin caught up with Raheem from behind and wanted to get a big hat on the back of his head! Raheem continued to fly towards the basket!

Raheem didn't care about Eddie Griffin's big hand stretched out behind him! Raheem catches the ball and throws off the defensive dunk!

Eddie Griffin's arm hit Raheem's shoulder, and Raheem was beaten so badly that he turned around and yelled at Eddie Griffin after landing!

The referee's call came, Eddie Griffin was awarded a foul, and Raheem's dunk goal was valid!

Raheem is not happy!

The reason lies in the All-Star voting. Of course, Raheem's character of not talking too much can not be blamed on Liu Mang. There is nothing wrong with his own votes!

That is my fault! I have to play better myself!

Raheem had spent almost all his energy in the Grizzlies, and came to the Hawks, a team that occasionally makes the playoffs but struggles to win. The final result is to spend his career in a muddle.

But now with the appearance of Liu Mang, Rahim has a very different feeling.

Rahim really admired Liu Mang, and he just held on under such a harsh innate environment!

A rookie with talent who can't even touch his own tail can work so hard to become a balloon star! Why can't I do it myself!

Rahim's roar this time represents his transformation!