Chapter 866 865. I Will Definitely Give You an Unforgettable Birthday Night

James has been having a hard time recently.

Since he won the Player of the Month in his first month, he has been having a hard time.

Due to Iverson's transformation, Carter's declining popularity, McGrady's helper to Liu Mang, Kobe's popularity has not recovered, Wade's brilliance is overshadowed by O'Neal, Anthony is not popular... and other factors, the league is promoting James and Liu Mang this season.

James's first month of the Eastern Conference Player of the Month is indeed due to his own good performance, but the league's promotion must also have a lot to do with it. The Cavaliers, as a non-playoff team last season, only had 14 back-to-back games throughout the season, just like the Hawks. James, who is about to turn 20, can lead the team to such a good record at such a young age, which is inseparable from this. The easy schedule is the key.

Due to the league's promotion, James and Liu Mang are very hated, very hated.

Especially James has received a huge "tolerance" from the referee on the offensive end, and Liu Mang has started to make trouble every other day. The two have become the public enemy of other outside stars in the league, and the outside stars of all teams want to abuse them.

But for Liu Mang, other teams were lucky if they were not beaten by the strongest back line in NBA history. Not many teams dared to say they would abuse Liu Mang.

Then, the unlucky one was only James.

After James' performance in November met the official "expectations" of the NBA, James received more whistles, and he was also targeted more miserably.

In November, James averaged 27.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game. In the first 13 games of December, the data dropped a lot. In these 13 games, he averaged 25.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Other teams' outside lines could not abuse Liu Mang, so they caught James and beat him.

Then, the Cavaliers were almost finished this month, and had fallen to tenth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 14 wins and 16 losses, and a winning rate of less than 50%.

Now James is about to celebrate his 20th birthday, and he will celebrate his 20th birthday at home, but he feels cold in his heart.

The league arranged a highly watched game on his birthday night, with the most popular Hawks in the league as James' opponent on his birthday night.

Birthday night is a highly anticipated game. James is very happy, but why can the Hawks adjust so quickly after the trade?

Originally, the Hawks had a few days of pain after the trade, and were eliminated by the Nuggets. James thought that the Hawks would at least have a pain period, and he had the opportunity to be as lucky as Anthony and have the opportunity to kill Liu Mang when the team was still weak.

Who knew that the Hawks would be in a slump in that game, and then they adjusted immediately?

Mourning played positional games with Muhammad and Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown played "run and gun" with Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace. Except for Rasheed Wallace who needed to adjust his rhythm, Kwame Brown and Mourning, the two centers, did not need to adjust their rhythm. The Hawks' rhythm switching was much smoother than before. Mourning's joining obviously made the Hawks stronger.

Why is Anthony the only lucky one! James saw the Hawks' Christmas battle with two big devil-level opponents frantically brushing data, and he was not feeling well.

Later, when the Hawks played against the Raptors, Kwame Brown and Mourning attacked Milicic. Kwame Brown, who had all his rebounds robbed by Liu Mang in the previous game, angrily scored 15 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Mourning played for 20 minutes and got 4 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. The two of them sent Milicic, who was only able to get 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 assists, to the Hawks on the plane to celebrate.

James looked at himself in the mirror, dressed appropriately, and hinted to himself: I am the most handsome, I am the strongest, I will take revenge one day, and I hope I can take revenge the day after tomorrow night...

After giving himself some psychological hints, James took his wallet, confirmed that there was money in it, put away his sad mood, and set off to the best restaurant in Cleveland. Today, the Hawks came to Cleveland. In the morning, Liu Mang sent him a message saying that he would arrive in Cleveland today. He immediately replied to invite the Hawks stars to have dinner together.

James has great ambitions. His goal is to have the same league status as Liu Mang and McGrady one day, and he firmly believes in this, so he will pay attention to the social etiquette that a superstar should have.

But he is very curious, why did he go to Atlanta twice last year, and each time he paid for it himself, which is different from what the agent team said about "building a superstar image"?

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Liu Mang thinks James is too sensible!

Although Cleveland is a bit shabby, the best restaurant is probably just so-so, but James is so enthusiastic every time, Liu Mang is embarrassed.

Then Liu Mang took Iguodala, McGrady took Josh Smith, and went to the appointment with Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown, Prince, Mourning, Muhammad, and Jason Terry.

When Liu Mang and McGrady came to the restaurant with their teammates, James arrived at the restaurant early and waited. When Liu Mang and others were led to the second floor of the restaurant by the waiter, he immediately stood up to greet them.

Except for a few players, James has a good relationship with most NBA players. Although some are not familiar with them, they also think that they are good, because James pays attention to this aspect.

James looked at the 10 players from the Hawks. Besides feeling sad that there were 10 stars and talented players from the opposing team, he also touched his wallet with a distressed look. He had brought both cash and credit cards with him.

"LeBron, your birthday is in two days, congratulations." Liu Mang went up and hugged James.

The other players of the Hawks also went up and hugged James.

After James arranged the seats for the 10 players of the Hawks, he said enthusiastically: "Thank you, I wanted to invite you to my birthday party on the night of my birthday, but we have to play back-to-back games on the 31st. There is no way. Come, this is the best restaurant in Cleveland, waiters, menus... Whatever you like to eat and drink, just order it, don't be polite."

Liu Mang couldn't help but have a bad impression of James. He and the little blacksmith were not the same type of people. Although they were the biggest rivals now and in the future, Liu Mang's impression of James was much better than that of the little blacksmith.

James was so enthusiastic and friendly that Liu Mang couldn't help but say: "LeBron, you are already 20 years old. What gift should I give you?"

"Haha, Ace, if I can beat you once, it will be the best birthday gift." James didn't expect Liu Mang to spend money to buy a great gift, so he just teased.

"Is that so? Don't worry, LeBron! You have a chance. We are all playing for fun this season. You have a chance!" Liu Mang said, patting his chest.

The liar started to fool the child again! The other 9 players of the Hawks almost looked at Liu Mang with squinted eyes at the same time, but they saw through it but didn't say it.

"Ace, I have the confidence to beat you. I can't wait to play with you now. I am so happy to play with you on my birthday night!" Although James knew that it was impossible for the other party to let him go, people like to hear what they want to hear, so they are inevitably affected.

"Don't worry, LeBron, we are brothers, I will definitely make you have an unforgettable birthday night!" Liu Mang said seriously.

When the other Hawks heard Liu Mang's words, they silently changed from drinking to sipping, and then drank a glass of water to fill their stomachs. From now on, they began to prepare for the game on the 30th.

The new Mourning also tacitly integrated into the team's silent tacit understanding...

James felt that the atmosphere in the restaurant had changed a little, but seeing that Liu Mang and the others were still eating and drinking, chatting happily, it seemed that nothing had changed.

However, James always felt weird...

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"Wow, this is the best college stadium I have ever seen!" Liu Mang exclaimed as he looked at the stadium of Cleveland State University.

"Of course, besides Quicken Loans, this university is one of the largest industries in Cleveland, and tens of thousands of people around rely on this university for their livelihood." Coach Kruger used to be a college coach and was very familiar with these things.

The Hawks' last two games in December were the only back-to-back games this month. They first went to the away game to "celebrate" James' birthday, and then returned to the home court to face James again.

On the 29th, after a night's rest in the hotel, the Hawks came to the stadium of Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland to conduct tactical training for the next back-to-back game.

Cleveland is really too small. This is Liu Mang's first time to come to Cleveland for university training. When he saw the bus heading to the city center, he knew how small Cleveland was. He felt that James was really patient to stay here for so many years.

The largest university in the state with 40 teaching buildings and dormitories, covering an area of ​​35 hectares, or 350,000 square meters, is actually located in the city center. A university of this size cannot even think of entering the city center in Atlanta. Georgia Institute of Technology has always been criticized for having too few students and too small a campus, because they are in the city center and cannot expand.

Like Boston, their universities are all located in Cambridge, across the river outside the city center, and Harvard cannot even enter the city center.

And Cleveland State University seems to be the pillar industry of Cleveland's city center, driving the surrounding economy.

The Hawks' training today is mainly aimed at James' breakthrough and passing.

The focus is on James' breakthrough, and the direction of the training is very targeted, that is, don't be "cheated" when James makes a three-step layup.

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A day passed quickly, and on December 30, the Hawks came to the Quicken Loans Center to challenge the Cavaliers away.

"Wow, congratulations, LeBron. This is your child, right? Is it a son? So cool. If my second child is also a son, I will teach him to play basketball." Rasheed Wallace's fatherly love burst out when he saw the child.

"Rashid, Kailin will be angry if you say that." James laughed. The Kailin he mentioned is Rasheed Wallace's daughter.

During the pre-match warm-up, James and his wife brought his newborn son to the Hawks' training ground to meet Liu Mang and others. Liu Mang and others who had dinner together the day before yesterday formally congratulated James on his birthday and gave him gifts.

James saw that Liu Mang had taken out a gift box and was surprised to open it and take a look. The gift paper was wrapped in a box that exuded the fragrance of sandalwood. When he opened it, he found that it was a Buddha sculpture.

"LeBron, this is not for you, but for your son. The Buddha in our country is different from that in India and Japan. I hope your son will be blessed by the Buddha." Liu Mang was a little bit heartbroken. It was 22,000! But Levia instructed that James must be given a better gift on his birthday, firstly to give it to James, and secondly to congratulate him on the birth of his son.

Children are always the most lovable when they are babies before they grow up to be naughty children. When Liu Mang saw James holding and showing off his son, he couldn't help but poke little LeBron's face, but he was afraid of hurting the child, so he didn't dare to poke too hard. The people around him laughed non-stop. I didn't expect Liu Mang to have this side.

James saw Liu Mang teasing his son and thought that Liu Mang was not such a bad person. He just touched the Buddha statue, which was very delicate and made of jade. It was obviously chosen with intention. James felt that there were more good people in the world than bad people...

After James and his wife left with a bunch of gifts and his son, McGrady came to Liu Mang and said, "Ace, I remember that Buddha statue cost more than 30,000 yuan! You are really willing to spend money!"

McGrady only gave a pair of sunglasses worth 500 US dollars. After training yesterday, he went shopping with eight teammates who James had treated to dinner the day before to choose a birthday gift for James. After arriving at the Cleveland Mall, the largest mall in Cleveland, they split up into two or three people to go shopping together. McGrady and Liu Mang went to a store opened by a Chinese and saw the Buddha statue. McGrady thought the price was unacceptable at the time.

At that time, Liu Mang did not buy it, but he called Levia and bought it after talking about the price.

Liu Mang is still feeling the pain of spending 22,000 US dollars. He just received half a month's salary on the 28th, and spent more than 20,000 the next day. He still negotiated the price for a long time.

Liu Mang heard what McGrady said and responded: "Ah, it's very expensive, so LeBron must pay off his debts..."

Two tables of people in a hot pot restaurant started fighting, and other customers asked: Boss, why don't you stop them? Boss: Customers are gods, the battle of gods, how dare we mortals stop it? Customer: What if they don't pay for the meal after the fight? Boss: Have you seen the twilight of the gods?