Chapter 861 860. Christmas Finale!

Finally I fooled this group of teammates. It was not easy. I didn't expect that I could help them on this unlucky last day.

Just now, Liu Mang was in the meeting room and the lights kept flickering. He just went out and the lights were on.

It felt like "God's will".

There was no training this morning. It was Christmas, so we had to play games in the evening. Everyone could have lunch with their families at home.

The Christmas game of the Hawks was the finale. They faced the "rival" Nets at home. As long as Kidd is still in the Nets, the Nets will be regarded as the rival of the Hawks.

In addition to Ratliff's first game back in Atlanta, three Jordan successors competed on the same field, etc. There are many highlights.

There are five Christmas games today. The opening game and the closing game are equally interesting. The opening game is the Lakers' away challenge to the Heat. It is the second match after the OK combination parted ways.

Kobe's opening game became a little stronger than expected because of the summer training with Liu Mang, McGrady, James, and Iguodala. His physical fitness was also good at the beginning of the season. After entering overtime, he won the opening game against the Heat. Now the Heat's target has been snatched away, and O'Neal was used as a target by Kwame Brown to attract attention, and Kobe's fans were also dragged in. The duel between O'Neal and Kobe is more attractive.

The Supersonics played against the Rockets, and Francis' new team and old team faced off. Francis played very well as expected when he was traded. He got a group of teammates who did not need the ball and could make outstanding contributions.

Liu Mang did not expect that Rahim and Francis would become the matching objects whose career trajectories he changed. Originally, Rahim should have been traded to the Trail Blazers and played for a year or two and didn't want to play anymore. He retired at the age of 30. Francis went to the Magic, which was completely unsuitable for him. His playing style was completely different from Hill's, and he was finally lost in the crowd.

But now Rahim has gone to the Magic to be a scorer, and Francis has gone to the Supersonics to be a breakthrough scorer, and both of them have played very well.

Or it can be said that most of the outside stars in the entire NBA have been forced or actively improved to become stronger because of Liu Mang.

Just like Magic Bird opened the glorious era of the NBA, making those stars who entered the NBA in the 1980s have to make themselves stronger to adapt to that golden age, the current stars must also become stronger because of Liu Mang.

The Spurs vs. the Timberwolves was originally seen as another duel between the first and second in the West, but who knew that the Timberwolves can't even make it into the top eight now, but the duel between the two 21s will always be interesting.

The Kings vs. the Mavericks was originally a duel between Nowitzki and Webber, but now the highlights have become very low. Although the Kings have a good record, they have no so-called "star flavor" at all.

After the players' meeting, the teammates left one after another. Only two new teammates were supposed to come to the team for a physical examination today, mainly Alonzo Mourning. After passing the physical examination, he can participate in the game tonight. For players, the Christmas game is a love-hate relationship. The love is that they can show their faces on the national live broadcast, and it is the time when fans are most free every year, and the hate is that they can't spend Christmas Eve with their families.

In fact, it is a symbolic physical examination. Alonzo Mourning must have many injuries at his age, but as long as it does not affect the game, he will play.

As for McCarty, he basically will not have a chance to play, just like Kevin Willis before.

Watching Alonzo Mourning being taken for a physical examination by Moron Willy, Liu Mang said to the system: "System boss, take a look at Alonzo Mourning's injuries."

"Ding... Alonzo Mourning has 13 hidden injuries all over his body, a partial tear of the meniscus in his right knee, incomplete recovery from right shoulder rotator cuff surgery, a mild back injury, right waist..."

"..." Liu Mang looked at Alonzo's injury assessment and really didn't know what to say.

This is really like what the fans joked: playing basketball almost cost him his life.

Mourning's kidney disease was cured, but he had accumulated too many injuries over the years.

Liu Mang remembered that in the original time and space, Yao Ming said something heartbreaking when he announced his retirement less than three months after turning 31: If I continue to play, I may have to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.

"System boss, how many injury potions are needed to treat Mourning's injuries?"

"Ding... According to calculations, 32 primary injury potions are needed, and 5400 superstar points can be used to quickly restore Alonzo Mourning to the best state he can have at this stage."

The best state at this stage?

Liu Mang thought about it and it was right. A veteran who had a kidney transplant and was almost 35 years old was delayed for almost four years. It was impossible for him to return to his peak.

Liu Mang gritted his teeth: "Use 32 injury potions and 5400 superstar points to cure Mourning's minor injuries."

"Ding... Host uses 32 primary injury potions, target Alonzo Mourning, consumes 5400 superstar points..."

"Ding... Alonzo Mourning has reached the best state he can achieve now."

It took 32 primary injury potions, plus 5400 superstar points, and it was not enough to spend all the superstar points of the regular reward for the game with 61 points. He also used part of the superstar points of the game against the Grizzlies to help Mourning heal.

But these are all small things, there are still 82113 superstar points, a small problem.

Although Liu Mang used words to re-excite the young players, there is still a problem. If Mourning can't play a performance that convinces the two rookie insiders, those words will become the fuse of the conflict within the team.

Mourning can perform well and convince the two rookies. The most important thing is to learn the skills of defense and cutting and receiving from Mourning.

5400 superstar value...Liu Mang is still so heartbroken!

Fuck the Nets!

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Mourning's physical test report is so surprising!

The team doctor repeatedly looked at X-rays and other photos several times, and even took Mourning to the hospital for an MRI. He was surprised to pay extra money so that the hospital could get the test results as quickly as possible within an hour.

In the end, Moron-Willi, along with the team doctor and Mourning, pushed open the door of Coach Kruger's office and handed the final physical test report to Coach Kruger. The entire Eagles coaching staff was stunned.

I originally thought that Mourning would be riddled with injuries and would need to be nursed back to play.

Who knew that Mourning's body was so well-maintained. Although his physical fitness declined sharply due to kidney disease and his physical fitness declined due to age, there was absolutely no problem in maintaining his full strength for about 15 minutes!

Coach Kruger feels like he is really lucky! The team has surprisingly few injuries!

"Mike, I feel like we may have the best chance to create our own era!" Coach Kruger said excitedly to Mike Woodson.

"Lon, you're right," Mike Woodson was envious, but he couldn't envy this kind of thing. "We are like the Bulls and Lakers, we have the perfect opportunity!"

What do you need most to win consecutive championships? strength? Of course, this is important.

Full of desire to win and not letting up even after winning the championship? This is also very important.

The most important thing is luck!

For example, there are fewer injuries!

Teams that can win consecutive championships all have common characteristics: the core lineup seems to be favored by God during the consecutive championships, and injuries rarely occur.

For example, the Lakers won three consecutive championships. Although O'Neal played in and out, he really didn't suffer any serious injuries. He was just lazy. Kobe was diagnosed with a fracture at the end of the season, but he recovered at the beginning of the new season and is still there. Xia Tian practiced left-handed layups and various left-handed throws at close range.

The Bulls won two consecutive championships. In the first five championship seasons, Jordan and Pippen averaged more than 79 appearances in each of the five seasons. Only the last champion Pippen took half a season off, which also enhanced Jordan's legend. Sexually, Jordan's last championship is regarded as being won by himself, because the Bulls suffered a lot of injuries during the last championship, and only Jordan played all 103 games.

Now, the Eagles seem to have this tendency too! The players who came to the Eagles were all incredibly healthy!

After winning the championship in 1999, the Spurs seemed to have a high chance of defending their title. In the 1999-00 season, Kobe Bryant had not yet fully grown up, and the Spurs' older generation lineup was at its peak. However, Duncan was reimbursed that season, leaving preparations The Lakers took off immediately, and every time Duncan wanted to win consecutive championships, there would always be some surprises. David Robinson retired in 2003, and Duncan's own plantar fasciitis broke out in the summer of 2005. All three times were good. There was a chance to defend the title, but there was no such luck.

The Spurs' desire to win is certainly no worse than the Bulls and Lakers, but their luck is always a little worse.

And now Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson feel that luck has fallen on them!

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After Liu Mang helped Mourning heal the minor injuries that plagued Mourning's performance, he returned home.

The house is booming again, and I don’t know where these three girls learned it from. They combined the domestic Spring Festival routine with the American Christmas and made it all bright and colorful.

However, Liu Mang was also used to the strange combination of Chinese and American culture in his family, and he was a little uncomfortable at first. After all, Chinese people have a very clear view of culture and feel that their own culture is the most special. After all, they are the only country that has not inherited its culture from ancient times to the present. Broken country.

But now, I'm slowly starting to feel pretty good...

"Dina, uncle noticed that Dinah is getting more and more beautiful." Liu Mang made an expression of appreciation.

"Talk like a human being." The little Loli didn't like this at all.

"Peel the oranges for me." Liu Mang said his purpose.

"That's too much! I just know how to order Dinah." The little Loli said no, but her body was still very honest. She helped Liu Mang, who was lying on the sofa, peel the oranges, and then fed them to Liu Mang's mouth with a look of contempt...

The Eagles' Christmas Day game is the last one and doesn't start until 10 p.m.

So the Eagles meet at 6 o'clock, go to the arena to have a nutritious meal, and then start preparing for the game.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the Lakers' away game against the Heat began.

Liu Mang's family finished their meal at around eleven o'clock. They are all basketball fans, so naturally they want to watch two more Christmas games.

This is truly the Chinese New Year, and all of them are popular games, except for the Mavericks' game against the Kings in Game 3, where attention plummeted due to Weber's trip to the east.

The duel between Kobe and O'Neal was really good to watch. Kobe used his strong body to dig into the basket from the beginning of the game. He relied on his own lethality. Except for shooting guard, he was completely inferior to his opponent in the other four positions. In this case, they were evenly matched with the Heat.

Especially the defense against Wade was completely textbook level. He was prevented from making only 8 of 23 shots in regular time, and O'Neal was forced to leave the game with six fouls, dragging the game into overtime.

However, this time Kobe does not have the physical fitness he had at the beginning of the season, or in other words, his current physical condition cannot extend his strongest physical fitness to the entire season. He can no longer play in overtime and can only rely on threatening passes to assist. .

Wade on the other side was a fresh force, and O'Neal, who played 39 minutes in regular time and scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, supported the Heat. Wade scored 5 points in overtime, and the Heat beat the Lakers in the entire overtime, but the Lakers were even worse, scoring only 3 points in overtime and being defeated by the Heat 106-104.

Liu Mang couldn't say anything bad about Kobe's performance after watching this game. It was amazing. Under the heavy siege of the Heat, he was the only offensive strong point, and even Odom didn't give any help, but Kobe got 48 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, dragging the game to the end.

The OK battle between peak Kobe and the tail of peak O'Neal was really good!

At noon, the ratings of this game were skyrocketing! It refreshed the ratings record of the Christmas game!

In the second game, the Spurs played the Timberwolves. The ratings were okay, but the game was not good. Duncan scored 18 points and 20 rebounds, and Garnett scored 16 points and 22 rebounds. The two guys at the level of the best defensive players defended the opponent to death. Then the Spurs defeated the Timberwolves with their rich experience in shooting.

The score was 81 to 75, which made people sleepy.

After watching two games, Liu Mang did not watch the third game between the Mavericks and the Kings. He took Levia, Dina, Alexia and bodyguard Christine Wagner to the Phillips Arena first. It was a holiday and it was a Christmas game. In the evening, it might be very congested. There was also a TV in the reception room of the arena, so it was the same to watch it there. You can also go shopping in the mall next door. The three girls had no objection.

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After Liu Mang arrived at the stadium, he continued to practice. Tonight, they played against the Nets. Carter did not come to reminisce. Nets players were allowed to bring their families to the away game. Carter was staying at the hotel with his family. Yesterday, because the Hawks were too busy, Liu Mang did not have time to get together with Carter. McGrady went to the hotel where the Nets stayed, but Liu Mang did not go.

At 7:20, the game between the Kings and the Mavericks ended. The Kings relied on Mike Bibby to score two three-pointers in the last minute and defeated the Mavericks 119 to 115.

At 9:40, the Supersonics played against the Rockets at home. The Rockets, who were away from home, relied on Yao Ming's second highest score of 40 points in his career plus 23 rebounds to blow up the weak inside line of the Supersonics, and Richard Jefferson's 33 points. The two of them scored 73 points and 30 rebounds to defeat the Supersonics.

Yao Ming performed quite domineeringly in the two consecutive games with Chinese players specially given by the NBA.

Yao Ming's explosive performance made domestic fans very excited. He deserved the title of the best center in the West.

Yao Ming performed so well that domestic fans felt that all the pressure was on Liu Mang...

But Liu Mang didn't see Yao Ming resting in the first three quarters and scoring 19 points in the last quarter. At 9:30, the players of the Hawks had already entered the court.

Before the game started, the Hawks retired Kevin Willis' No. 42 jersey, which he wore for 12 seasons in the Hawks.

Kevin Willis became the fifth player to retire the jersey of the Hawks after Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich, Lou Hudson, and Dominique Wilkins.

The other players who are eligible to have their jerseys retired by the Hawks are Mutombo, who is now unknown how old he is and is estimated to be able to play for another four or five years, and Ratliff, who has won the best defensive player. Both of them are over 30, and Mutombo is probably over 30. Theoretically, they are in the last few years of their careers. Retiring jerseys is already on the Hawks' schedule. When the two are ready to stop playing, the Hawks will offer them a one-day contract to retire as Hawks players, as long as they are willing.

Retiring jerseys can always inspire young people.

Carter came to Liu Mang and chatted with him casually. He and his dear cousin didn't have much to say. The two have very similar personalities. Making friends often means that two people with very different personalities will become friends because they can complement each other.

"Ace, do you think the Raptors will retire my jersey for me?" Carter asked uncertainly.

"Uh... I don't know, maybe you will know in another ten or twenty years."

"Ah? Ace, do you also think that the Raptors will not retire my jersey? Do you also think that the Raptors management is stingy?"

"No, I think you can play until you are 40 years old..."

What should Liu Mang say? Could it be that you have only retired for less than two years since I came to this world, and the Raptors have not yet decided whether to retire your jersey?

Carter's physical talent is indeed amazing, and he has a good mentality. He can accept the substitute position when he is old, and he played until he was over 40...

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