Chapter 867 866. Ace Is Jealous that I Gave Birth to a Son!

Cleveland fans are among the most enthusiastic basketball fans in the NBA this year.

On James' birthday, nearly 21,000 people in the stadium all wore special edition Cavaliers team T-shirts with the words "Happy 20th Birthday LBJ", which is enough to show how popular James is in Cleveland.

Although the Cavaliers made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in the sixth year of their establishment, they have never been noticed. In the 1990s, they made it to the Eastern Conference Finals and reached the sixth game with Jordan's Bulls, but still not many people remembered them.

It's different now. With James, the attention the Cavaliers have received has reached the highest level in the 35 years since the team was founded!

The third largest number of live broadcasts in the United States in the league best reflects the completely different treatment and attention the Cavaliers have received after James.

After the Hawks players entered the court first, there was a fierce booing at the scene.

When the Cavaliers players entered the court, the cheers exploded, especially James, who felt like the King of Cleveland.

"Look at other people's fans, they have such a strong sense of teamwork and love their stars so much. What else can our fans do except to criticize me?" Liu Mang complained to Iguodala next to him.

"..." Iguodala didn't know what to say.

Before the game started, a special guest came to the scene, and the scene was once again ignited!

Justin Timberlake!

Liu Mang knew this guy's name. He was the best pop singer at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2002! Now one of the most popular male singers in the United States, he came up and led the fans to sing a birthday song for James!

This guy actually came to sing a birthday song for James! Liu Mang felt so...uncomfortable!

Seeing James go up to Justin Timberlake and hug him warmly after he sang the birthday song, and the two seemed to have a very close relationship, Liu Mang was envious and jealous!

This socialite whose petals withered early is really good!

How many people are going to be angry to death?

He has only played in the NBA for more than a year, and he has such a good relationship with a world-class singer!

LeBron James, ability rating 89, offense 92, defense 82, three-pointer 67, mid-range shot 69, layup 99, speed 93, strength 90, rebound 80, pass 80...

Liu Mang looked at James' ability rating. He is so versatile. There is nothing wrong with him except mid-range and long-range shots. His defense has not reached its peak but is also quasi-first-class. Except for three-pointers, mid-range shots and free throws, there is no aspect below 80. It's really abominable!

Liu Mang was even more envious and jealous. This guy is so good in the second grade, and it seems too easy to break through the 90 ability rating. Maybe he will break through this season. He is only 20 years old, much better than the little blacksmith at 20 years old. Becoming a superstar is a natural thing. It's really abominable!

Iguodala next to him saw the dissatisfaction in Liu Mang's eyes, looked at his friend who was chatting happily with the popular singer on the court, and mourned for his friend...

...

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game broadcast by ESPN started immediately.

James was very excited today. His birthday night was broadcast live across the United States, and his friends came to support him. Even he didn't know that Justin Timberlake contacted the Cavaliers himself to give him a surprise.

James felt that he was in the best condition now, and his body and mind were in a state of joy. He wanted to go on the court and compete with Liu Mang. What if he won by chance?

However, the happy mood did not last too long. Under the urging of the referee, he saw Liu Mang turn around and sprinkle magnesium powder, and his eyes were full of malice when he looked at him!

That look was full of jealousy!

James' heart suddenly jumped. He didn't understand why Liu Mang was jealous. Now Liu Mang is the scoring champion and one of the three MVP favorites. He has a higher chance of winning the MVP than O'Neal, second only to Nash. His record is now in the top three in the league. Only the Suns and the Pistons have a chance to compete with the Hawks.

What is there to be jealous of?

Is he jealous that he has a son? James thought of Rasheed Wallace, who dreamed of having a son, and felt that Liu Mang was also because of this!

James had no idea because he was so good at communication that Liu Mang envied and hated him...

Liu Mang came to the free throw line on his side of the basket, waiting for Kwame Brown to jump the ball.

A united team, the emotions of the team leader will drive the emotions of the whole team. Seeing Liu Mang's expression of wanting to kill the sky, plus the words Liu Mang said two days ago, the whole Hawks team is now full of evil spirits.

The Cavaliers sent out the starting lineup of James, Jeff McGinnis, Newbell, Drew Gooden, and Big Z.

The Hawks still have the starting combination of Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

Newbell saw Liu Mang's expression, which was too familiar. He must have offended him, and there was no doubt that it was James, the strongest but youngest player in the team!

Although he didn't know how James had offended Liu Mang, seeing the players of his old team all with fierce looks under the leadership of Liu Mang, Newbell felt that today was going to be a miserable day...

Not only Newbell, but James, McGinnis, Gooden, and Big Z all swallowed their saliva after they got into position on the Hawks.

James can’t figure it out! Why did the Eagles starters, who acted like brothers two hours ago, suddenly change! He could understand Liu Mang's jealousy over having a son, and he could understand Rasheed Wallace, but what did the others mean? Kwame Brown is not married yet, but Prince has a son! Maddie also gave birth to a son...

Just when James entered a strange circle of logical thinking, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Kwame Brown won the jump ball from Big Z with an absolute advantage, winning the 13th consecutive game. jump ball.

James saw Liu Mang running towards him after receiving the ball and throwing it to McGrady. He quickly blocked the three-point line and chased Liu Mang to defend.

After Liu Mang ran to the frontcourt, he immediately moved towards the top arc. James quickly moved sideways to the left, trying to follow between Liu Mang and the basket, ready to defend at any time.

But as soon as James took a step laterally, he was blocked by a big man!

Kwame Brown! In fast-paced offense, he is getting better and better at grasping the pick-and-roll timing Liu Mang needs. This is entirely due to the training of Stockton and Malone.

Kwame Brown blocked James, and James could only watch as Liu Mang suddenly accelerated and rushed inside like lightning.

"Ding... The pick-and-roll master is triggered at level 5, the host's speed +8, strength +8..."

Liu Mang rushed to the free throw line to receive a pass from McGrady, took one step half a step outside the reasonable collision area, and took off!

"Ding...the strongest first step is triggered..."

Big Z retreated in time and guarded the basket. He saw that Gooden and Newbell were thrown away when they tried to intercept Liu Mang. He saw Liu Mang rush to the free throw line to receive the ball. Big Z He didn't flinch, he stayed at the basket, waited for Liu Mang to jump, and then rushed to block the shot... Then his vision went dark, and his body was hit by a huge force and he couldn't stop leaning back. He felt like there was someone sitting on his chest... …

A second later, Big Z felt that "it's dawn", and the feeling of being pressed on his chest disappeared. What came into his sight was Liu Mang's back, turning around and running back.

It came so suddenly!

Just like the insider who was dunked by Wade's lightning attack, he didn't react at all and was already dunked!

Because those 1.93 meter tall men were already deep into the basket. Who would have expected that they could suddenly burst out and dunk directly?

The only thing that reminded Big Z that what he felt just now was indeed true was the horrified eyes of his teammates and the boos of the fans at the scene...

Big Z knew that he was on the top five golf balls today, but it was the one in the background!

Liu Mang returned to the backcourt and waited outside the three-point line to defend. Of course he had to guard against the opponent's perimeter... the least powerful one, with McGrady and Prince there.

"Ding...Fancy dunk level 5 is triggered. Due to the host's explosive dunk, the morale of the entire Hawks team has been greatly improved, and the morale of the Cavaliers has been completely suppressed."

Liu Mang's dunk at the beginning excited his teammates, and because of Liu Mang's skills, everyone was very clear-headed.

James still plays the position of point guard. In the two years before the Cavaliers acquired Snow, James had been trained as a point guard.

James saw McGrady on defense. It was the first time he had seen McGrady defend so seriously after entering the NBA. Compared with Liu Mang and Prince, James felt that McGrady's defense was probably the weakest, so he decisively chose to break through. ...He is too careless!

McGrady took advantage of James' unpreparedness and didn't wait for his teammates to come up and attack him. He quickly slapped the ball on the ball that had just bounced after James patted it, and took the ball away!

James missed the ball and rushed forward. The ball was hit by McGrady and bounced in the direction of Gooden and Rasheed Wallace. Rasheed Wallace grabbed the ball!

The Cavaliers' defense retreated very quickly. James just doesn't have two excellent defensive players in Snow and Larry Hughes as mentors. His defensive ability is not good, but his defensive enthusiasm is still very good. He was stolen and it was too late to get angry. , return to defense immediately.

The Cavaliers' tactics are that James breaks through on the offensive end. James can't hit Big Z, and Gooden and McGinnis are both good in singles. They are a team that relies on defense to win. They retreat very actively, especially when facing the league. The Eagles have one of the best rhythms.

When Rasheed Wallace passed the ball to McGrady, the Cavaliers had already retreated for half the game.

However, the Eagles did not press the pace and continued to run! Because Liu Mang has already run through half the game!

Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt with the Cavaliers. After the Cavaliers retreated in place, he saw Liu Mang among his teammates!

Liu Mang rushed straight to the basket. The Cavaliers players quickly attacked and blocked Liu Mang. The scene of Liu Mang dunking the big Z just now was so shocking. The Cavaliers players were scared when they saw Liu Mang rushing inside.

McGrady and others also rushed over at this time. McGrady saw Liu Mang attracting the opponent's twin towers at the free throw line. He saw Kwame Brown cutting in from his right side and decisively passed the ball to the top. Rasheed Wallace on the left side of the arc, Rasheed Wallace received the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Bang...didn't make it in!

But Kwame Brown rushed to the basket, and Liu Mang squeezed between Gooden and Big Z. He did not hit the offensive rebound, but kicked his right foot on the ground and opened his hands to resist the opponent's two centers. .

"Ding... Rock Solid Level 5 trigger, when grabbing rebounds for teammates, there is a 25% chance of perfectly blocking the opponent..."

Fortunately, Liu Mang blocked the opponent's two-tower combination of two centers because of his positive attitude and the role of Iron Foot Kung Fu and Tieshan Reliance which may have added bonuses to this skill!

Kwame Brown easily grabbed the offensive rebound and jumped directly to smash the ball into the basket!

Kwame Brown was so touched when he saw Liu Mang actively blocking positions for him and letting him grab rebounds: The boss really still loves me! That day he just grabbed my rebound because he was unhappy with playing Kidd...

However, Liu Mang was so active just to avenge the Cavaliers for having one of their top five picks in the 2003 generation defeat him. To avenge James, he lost $22,000. To avenge James, a popular singer actually sang happy birthday to him. It stimulated him...

The start was 4-0!

Liu Mang immediately turned around and returned to defense after Kwame Brown made up the dunk. Defense is the last word.

During the transition of offense and defense, the Cavaliers attacked, but James still kept his leave, advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and continued to prepare for a breakthrough attack.

This time James is on guard, and McGrady is now focusing on individual defense and assists. Although his scoring and rebounding are not as good as before, his individual defense effect is indeed top-notch, and his assists are ranked second in the league due to his excellent lineup. .

James' breakthrough is really powerful. As long as he protects the ball, except for Kobe, who is now muscle-exploding, Artest, who has been suspended for the season, and the Celtics' Phoenix, no outside player can withstand his breakthrough.

Even McGrady can’t stop him!

However, McGrady never thought that single defense could prevent James' breakthrough. McGrady chose to block James directly.

James changed direction and prepared to easily pass McGrady. With his defense, he protected the ball very well during the breakthrough!

But as soon as James changed direction and accelerated, he was blocked again!

Liu Mang, who was defending Newbell, came up to double-team him immediately!

The last time McGrady stole Liu Mang's counterattack, he ran a little slower because he rushed to block James, but failed to block it...

McGrady and Liu Mang blocked James at the free throw line. James passed the ball to the vacated Nubel. Rasheed Wallace had already switched defenses. Nubell passed to Gooden. McGrady passed the ball to James. They made up for Gooden in the middle distance in a tacit understanding.

A super fast defensive rotation that was enhanced after learning from the Mavericks and Bulls!

If you're worried about James making an N-step layup inside, why don't you just not let him go inside?

This is the same as James being guarded by the Spurs in the future, but at that time the Spurs had Leonard who could block James in the mid-to-long range. The Eagles didn't have such strong players in the starting lineup, but the Eagles could use quick defensive rotations. To make up for this shortcoming, the Eagles' starter can completely do this!

The ball was passed around, and finally it was passed to James, who was stuck by Liu Mang. James couldn't get inside, and was flanked when he broke through. Seeing that the 24-second attack time was about to come, James could only step on the three-point line and shoot... …

"Bang..."

Ironclad!

Liu Mangyue stepped inside and grabbed the defensive rebound while Kwame Brown held Big Z. The charge of the new cavalry company started again!

In the next few minutes, the Cavaliers fell into hell mode from the beginning of the game. The Eagles' super defense made the Cavaliers unable to fight back!

With James blocked, the Cavaliers are basically finished!

The Cavaliers called two timeouts at the beginning to no avail. The Eagles' defense made the offensive end rely on the sky except for the three-point line. There was absolutely no way.

Big Z has a single, but can't catch the ball! Although he is close to Yao Ming's height, he does not have Yao Ming's positioning ability. Whether it is shooting, singles skills, blocking ability, or even rebounds and assists, he is not as good as Yao Ming. It can be seen from the statistics and honors that he is completely incapable of playing. Looking at Yao Ming's role in the NBA, apart from being a two-time All-Star substitute, he has no other honors. His best year of his career is not as good as Yao Ming's career average.

Kwame Brown had trouble defending Yao Ming, but he defended Big Z very well. James could only shoot from the outside or pass it to McGinnis to shoot from the outside. Gooden on the other side was also tightly guarded.

When the official timeout came in the first quarter, the Eagles went 18-6 in seven minutes!

Just relying on McGinnis and James to throw a few blind throws into a three-pointer, there was no other score!

…

Liu Mang's "accomplice" Coach Kruger implemented a rotation strategy against James, replacing the lineup of Liu Mang, Iguodala, Josh Smith, Muhammad, and Mourning.

Compared with the Hawks, who can make five-on-five substitutions when they are tired, the Cavaliers only replaced Big Z, a center with poor physical fitness, and asked Gooden to play center, replacing James and McGrady. Kinnis, Newbell, Robert Traylor, Gooden.

Why is James miserable in the early days of the Cavaliers? It's because he now has five teammates with starting quality. In addition, the Cavaliers only have six starting-level players in total. The small forward they selected in the summer has high hopes. Luke Jackson was originally trained as a starting small forward, but his strength was ridiculously poor. He was completely unable to perform the three-pointers and defense that people expected in college.

Yes, this is another white small forward, the successor to Larry Bird... But since he entered the NBA, he has averaged 1.9 points and 0.9 rebounds per game, with a 20% three-point shooting rate and a 17% shooting rate. shooting percentage, but this was selected by the Cavaliers with the No. 8 pick...after him there was Luol Deng...

After the timeout, the Cavaliers have the ball.

"Go and defend No. 23, no matter what, just go after him!" Liu Mang told Josh Smith when he came on the court.

Josh Smith was afraid of being scolded, so he nodded decisively. In yesterday's training and today's tactical training, his task was to practice how to block James!

James pushed forward and saw that guy who was very similar to him in body shape and was also a high school student, with an expression that looked like he was going to eat him...

James felt the same as when he played against the Hawks last season: the Hawks are all devils!

"What's your last name?" "Zhang." "Which Zhang?" "Zhiang Zhang."

The next chapter will probably be very early in the morning, it could be two or three o'clock, friends can read it after waking up~