Chapter 842 841. It’s Time for Kwame to Show Off His Power!

Phillips Arena, once again ushered in a warm scene.

Tonight is the Hawks home game against the Salt Lake City Jazz. Before the game started, owner Price read an article full of affection to thank Boozer, and framed the No. 5 Hawks home jersey that Boozer had worn before and gave it to Boozer. There is also an identical framed jersey, which is placed in the Hawks' Honor Exhibition Room.

It is impossible to retire jerseys. Rahim's jersey is treated the same as Boozer's, and he has the honor of entering the Honor Exhibition Room.

The standard for retiring jerseys of the Hawks is still very high. Several players who have retired jerseys are Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit, and Lou Hudson, and then there is no more. There is also a No. 17 jersey to commemorate a great man, Ted Turner. Other jerseys such as Moses Malone who played for the Hawks have not been retired. Although the Hawks' team history is not glorious, the standard for retiring jerseys is still very high.

After enjoying the cheers of the fans who returned to his former home court, Boozer's most glorious moment came.

Championship ring presentation!

Liu Mang was supposed to present Boozer with the championship ring, but Stockton wanted to present Boozer with the championship ring, so the two went together.

Liu Mang took the box containing the championship ring from his boss Price, opened it, put the box in his palm, and held the box with his right hand towards Stockton. Stockton took out the championship ring and put it on Boozer's index finger.

Sloan was very silent when he saw this scene, and Malone wanted to cry when he saw it...

Malone was more envious than when the entire Hawks team and Rahim were presented with rings at the season opener. He was even a little jealous at this moment, mainly because Boozer was the one who took over his position in Salt Lake City.

Malone thought that he had worked hard for 19 years, but it was better for Boozer, who took over his position, to give him two years. Boozer could get what he had been pursuing for 19 years in two years.

Comparing yourself to others is really annoying. The key point is that Boozer is already negotiating with the Jazz for a 6-year, 84 million contract extension after this season. Since he was selected as a first-round pick by the Hawks, he can get a maximum salary extension in advance after the first three years of his contract. Schwartz is negotiating with the Jazz and is likely to get a 6-year, 70-80 million contract.

Thinking of this, Malone thought that he had played for 19 years and just earned 100 million. Boozer is only 23 years old and definitely earned more than 100 million. He has both championships and money... Malone was even more upset...

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After the warm scene ended, it was time for a game without friendship.

Now the Hawks have 15 wins and 4 losses, still the first in the East, and the Pistons have 15 wins and 5 losses. Although Ben Wallace's suspension was reduced to 7 games due to the Pistons' application, the Pistons are still short of center. They still played very well, but not as stable as at the beginning of the season.

The Suns also lost, 16 wins and 4 losses, leading the Hawks by half a win.

That is, the biggest difference between the first and third in the league is only 1 win.

Who doesn't want to be the first in the league?

Hawks fans really want it, so... raise the sign first!

After McGrady watched the championship ring award ceremony with envy again, he was full of fighting spirit and wanted to beat the Jazz. He went up to shoot to warm up his hands. McGrady began to make the final preparations before the game started. After scanning the fans at the scene, McGrady was speechless.

"Next, Tracey"

"We-need-58-points"

Most of the signs had these two contents, as well as words written on cardboard and white paper.

The fans at the scene probably had two ideas. One was looking forward to McGrady coming to fight Liu Mang.

The other was hoping that Liu Mang would come by himself. If no one else came to break 57 points, Liu Mang would come by himself.

McGrady smiled, he would not come.

Liu Mang scored 50+ in three consecutive games. The most surprised person might be him, because he is the highest scoring champion since Jordan, but he only scored 32 points per game, while Liu Mang has already averaged 36 points per game, which looks as exaggerated as Jordan's performance in his third year.

McGrady was surprised by Liu Mang's performance. He asked himself... Maybe he could do it, but it was just a hope. He was not Liu Mang and could not get the team status that Liu Mang had. It was unlikely for him to get any other team, and it was impossible for him to meet someone like him to pass the ball to him.

Liu Mang saw 58 everywhere, which was a bit strange...

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The pre-match preparation time ended and the lights dimmed.

Boozer was shocked when he saw Rasheed Wallace's roar.

"Are the guys who were our opponents in the past in this situation now?" Boozer felt that the Hawks were unmatched in his heart, of course, it was awe of the Hawks last season.

Boozer came to the sidelines to apply magnesium powder, and Liu Mang also came to the sidelines to apply magnesium powder.

Seeing Boozer, Liu Mang subconsciously went up to him and punched his chest, and Boozer also subconsciously hugged Liu Mang...

After the hug, the two saw each other's jerseys, and they reacted all of a sudden and smiled at each other. Maybe, this is the last hug!

Grabbing a handful of magnesium powder and throwing it into the air, Liu Mang walked onto the court and looked at Boozer's ability evaluation.

Carlos Boozer, ability evaluation 88, offense 92, defense 70, 60 three-pointers, 86 mid-range shots, 92 layups, 79 speed, 92 strength, 95 rebounds...

So strong...

Liu Mang felt so heartbroken when he saw Boozer's ability evaluation!

Thinking of this, Liu Mang glared at Iguodala on the bench next to him. This guy was using Boozer as a bargaining chip.

Iguodala was watching the scene where Liu Mang and Boozer were hugging each other. He was wondering if he would one day have such a teammate relationship with Liu Mang. Suddenly, he was glared at by Liu Mang. Iguodala was confused. .

What happened to the boss?

However, Liu Mang also knows that if Boozer stays with the Hawks, he will not be able to show his strength. Rasheed Wallace is still more useful to the Hawks than Boozer, with great range, good defense, and speed. Come on, these are things that Boozer can't compare to.

In this way, keeping Boozer on the bench will actually delay Boozer. In the Hawks, Boozer will definitely not get the maximum salary, and it will also delay Boozer's progress. Rasheed Wallace has just arrived. It is impossible for the Eagles to help the Eagles win the championship, and it is impossible to let Rasheed Wallace come off the bench. At this stage, Boozer is still not as good as Rasheed Wallace.

Of course, Boozer's departure has reduced the Hawks' ability to score independently inside, and has also caused a lot of trouble for the Hawks. The purpose of playing small ball is to avoid the shortcoming of the lack of independent scoring ability inside.

Liu Mang originally thought he could invite Ma Long to play for another year, but Ma Long would rather be a trainer and have a job that would keep him occupied than continue playing.

He could accept being a trainer for the Hawks. After all, many players became worse off after retiring. Malone wanted to find a job in an industry he liked. Being a trainer could also be considered a basketball career, so he came.

But to join the Hawks team that just defeated him in the Finals...this...he's not that shameless.

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The game against the Jazz started immediately, and players from both teams came to the court.

The lineup sent by the Eagles is Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

The Jazz look really good, Arroyo, Kirisek, Matt Halprin, Kirilenko, Boozer.

All five of the Jazz's lineup look good. The outside trio are high-quality role players, and the inside duo has a defensive core and an offensive core...

But this lineup is completely useless!

Kwame Brown and Boozer stood together, and Boozer looked at Kwame Brown's explosive muscles speechlessly.

When Kwame Brown saw Boozer, he trembled and showed his domineering side. After the referee threw the ball into the air, Kwame Brown almost won the jump ball with a forearm advantage. Boozer immediately didn't even think about it. Turning back to defend, his jump to the ball was almost like tiptoeing.

After Liu Mang received the ball, he immediately passed it to McGrady and ran forward himself.

McGrady was about to break through and prepare to pass the ball to his teammates. Liu Mang did not say anything about scoring points in this second-to-last game in the Western Conference. McGrady was still prepared to follow the tactics and support the team's scoring.

Just as McGrady received the ball, the fans cheered.

"Tracey...Tracey...Tracey..."

Liu Mang almost tripped over his own feet when he rushed to the frontcourt.

What do these fans mean that he doesn’t understand?

Are these fans real? I am your greatest player! He actually wants to trick Pippen into "usurping the throne"!

When McGrady heard the cheers, he couldn't stop fighting. Seeing that Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown had already entered the paint, McGrady took a three-pointer!

"Bang..."

It's a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, Rasheed Wallace blocked Boozer, and Kwame Brown rushed in just in time to grab the offensive rebound, and then passed it to McGrady, who caught the ball and hit a three-pointer and shot again...

"Bang..."

This time Boozer squeezed Kwame Brown desperately to grab the defensive rebound.

After Boozer went to the Jazz, his rebounding ability immediately showed. Although he is only 2.06 meters tall, his rebounding ability is extremely strong!

However, Boozer alone is of no use. After Arroyo dribbled the ball past half court, he confidently broke through and forced a throw. Boozer failed to grab the rebound this time and was won by Kwame Brown.

Liu Mang rushed directly to the frontcourt. McGrady received the ball and passed it long to Liu Mang. Only Matt Halprin followed Liu Mang back to the basket. Liu Mang received the ball and turned around for a layup and scored two points.

Playing the Jazz is too easy.

Soon the Eagles went on a 14-4 run and the Jazz called a timeout only after the point difference widened to 10 points.

The Hawks also made substitutions. When the Hawks announced today's 12-man roster in the morning, Liu Mang was surprised because Korver and Varejao were thrown to the Development League, and Tony Allen and Ariza were both Was put on the roster.

After a timeout was called, Prince was replaced and replaced by Ariza.

Liu Mang seemed to see something, but he didn't say that it would be nice for Prince to take a break against such a weak team.

McGrady seemed to have received some instructions. After Ariza came on the court, McGrady's first choice was to pass the ball to Liu Mang, and his second choice was to pass the ball to Ariza.

The Jazz wanted high-ranking draft picks so much that they were even more eager to help the Hawks lose last season. They lost if they could, giving the Hawks a chance to train.

Liu Mang played relatively normally, scoring 9 points in the first quarter, 11 points in the second quarter, and 14 points in the third quarter, which widened the gap to 26 points. Liu Mang scored 34 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in three quarters, and clocked out in three quarters.

McGrady scored 12 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds in three quarters, and was also replaced.

The Hawks want to hone new players while playing against a bad team.

However, in addition to McGrady and Liu Mang, there is another person who allowed the Hawks to lead by 26 points so stably after three quarters, Kwame Brown, who had a great time grabbing rebounds today!

The height advantage is too obvious. Boozer is good at rebounding, but he can't stand the lack of a center to block with him! He and Rasheed Wallace are tired enough to block, and the opponent also has Kwame Brown. Kirilenko's average of six rebounds per game is already very impressive, but Kwame Brown averages 11.6 rebounds per game... almost twice as much.

Kwame Brown relied on Rasheed Wallace to block people and grabbed 21 rebounds in three quarters! 9 points and 21 rebounds in three quarters, he was quite obsessed with rebounds.

But because of a slip of the hand... he missed 3 opportunities to grab offensive rebounds and dunk directly. When he was replaced, his heart was broken. He was only one point away from an alternative 20+10!

After the main players left the court, Tony Allen replaced Liu Mang, and Jason Terry played with Tony Allen, Ariza, Josh Smith, and Muhammad.

Tony Allen rushed into the basket and dunked with his explosive physical fitness. This was his first appearance in the NBA regular season. Ariza was the same. The two were very active.

Liu Mang asked Coach Kruger: "Why do you want to recall them from the Development League? They are not as useful as Keller, right?"

"Select the ones who stay. Keller needs playing time now. He can practice more in the Development League." Coach Kruger replied: "Ace, do you have any suggestions for the center position?"

Select the ones who stay? In other words, trade?

Who should be traded? I thought about it. The older generation of players are leaving the NBA one after another. The middle-aged players are the core of each team. The center is slow to develop, and the young center is unreliable. Kwame Brown is the most reliable one.

Liu Mang couldn't think of which one to choose for a while. He thought it would be good to think about it slowly when he went back, or to give suggestions when he saw who was useful when playing away games.

Liu Mang was ready to think about it, but Coach Kruger looked at Liu Mang with eager eyes, as if he was expecting Liu Mang to give a choice that could change the weaknesses of insufficient tonnage in the interior and weak independent offensive ability.

Coach Kruger's "I'm counting on you" look made Liu Mang embarrassed to say that he hadn't thought of it yet, so he said, "Tim Duncan!"

"Get lost!"