Chapter 868 867. The Horrible Part of James
Why am I always the one who's hurt……
James was sitting on the technical stage, looking at the Hawks bench. Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady were talking and laughing. One played 37 minutes and scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and the other played 33 minutes and scored 16 points and 13 assists. Assists and 4 rebounds.
And James himself, with 15 points, didn't look particularly ugly. 15 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, which is not bad for a second-year point guard, but he made 5 of 25 shots, a 20% hit rate, and a free throw. He only scored two and only made one free throw. He was able to score 15 points all because he made an unprecedented three three-pointers, but he only made 3 of 13...
In the entire 37 minutes of the game, James rushed to the basket only 5 times and made only 1 hit. The Hawks' basket was too tight. Kwame Brown or Mourning refused to jump, and others decisively double-teamed them. , a group of people flanked him, and it was useless no matter how many steps he took. As long as he entered the basket, the Hawks would not care about the rest of the Cavaliers and would only guard him. Otherwise, he would pass to his teammates for outside shots. Not only was he caught in the iron trap, but he was also slapped with a bloody hat by Mourning.
Liu Mang just bullied James' bad teammates and challenged James to defend him alone. After Josh Smith came up, he relied on his physical fitness to be as strong as James's. Josh Smith's physical fitness to defend James was similar, too. Now that you understand the opponent, if you can't keep up with your consciousness, you can use your body to join in. It's really impossible to prevent him. Anyway, Liu Mang will double-team behind him.
On Liu Mang's side, since the point difference widened to 10 points, the defensive end just asked his teammates to block James and defend the basket. They actively double-teamed and quickly rotated positions. Even if James passed the ball, the Cavaliers The shooting percentages of other players were also average. Although there were often openings, the other players on the Cavaliers side were really average. Since the official timeout in the first quarter, the point difference had never been narrowed to less than 10 points.
James was targeted from the beginning. He played for 37 minutes and was targeted for 37 minutes. When he came on the court, Liu Mang was directing his teammates to target him. He was replaced and Liu Mang took a rest.
James looked at the score of 92 to 105, with more than three minutes left. The point difference was not out of reach, but head coach Paul Silas no longer dared to replace him.
Paul Silas is really afraid that this team's baby will not be abused to the point where he doubts his life!
The guys opposite were just trying to fight James!
James sat at the technical desk and refused to leave. This birthday night was so unforgettable...
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"Ace, are we okay with this? It's LeBron's birthday..." McGrady thought of this after he tortured James.
Why didn't you think it was Xiao Zhanzhan's birthday when you were so active in the steal? Liu Mang cursed for a moment and then said: "LeBron has a strong ability to withstand pressure. It doesn't matter. We are training him."
Guys who are too talented must be targeted!
James' talent is indeed too daunting. He is still the number one player in the league at the age of thirty-four or five. Kobe cannot do this. The last person who could do it was Jordan, and before that... he is gone.
Thinking of this, Liu Mang felt that Malone on the sidelines was really unlucky. He could still win the MVP at the age of 35, but when he was at his peak, there was Jordan... Jordan retired, and there were Duncan and O'Neal...
Maddie rolled her eyes at Liu Mang, did she really think he couldn't see the news if he squinted his eyes? It is written in the news that Liu Mang might want to take revenge on the five core-level youngsters from the 2003 class because Anthony defeated them once?
Tracy McGrady felt that James was so pitiful, and then he was thankful again that he and Liu Mang became teammates...
112 to 100, the Hawks didn't win much against the Cavaliers, but James was defended and hit 20 irons, joining the "Great God Club" with 20 irons in a single game.
Among active players, there are about ten players who can hit 20 irons in a single game and still continue to play.
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After playing the Cavaliers, the Hawks stayed in a hotel in Cleveland overnight and took a charter flight back to Atlanta early the next morning.
After Liu Mang arrived in Atlanta, he went home and continued to sleep. After sleeping for a while, the phone rang and it was James.
Liu Mang answered the phone angrily, and then... his expression froze... and there was a little bit of guilt...
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What else could James do?
Now he understands Liu Mang better. No matter how well you play with him off the court, on the court, that guy will never hold back! And it will target you even more severely!
James thought calmly for a long time after going home last night and figured out one thing. No matter how well he played with Liu Mang off the court, during the game, he must not believe the nice things this guy said off the court!
It's all a lie!
Isn't Tracy McGrady a good example? Carter, Billups... and even Wade, who works in the same company as Liu Mang, James has seen their fate.
McGrady was so beaten that he went to follow Liu Mang!
And those who follow Liu Mang are all bastards!
When James thought about Iguodala taking him secretly to buy drinks and have fun with "unlicensed" nightclub girls, he screamed "How happy it is to have a brother". During the game, Iguodala took over The trap is more ruthless than Liu Mang! In order to show his enthusiasm in front of Liu Mang, he even lost his shame!
James secretly hated himself for being too young and believing that bastard's lies!
After deciding not to trust Liu Mang’s words, James followed the team to Atlanta the next day. He brought several professional masseurs from his own massage parlor and called Liu Mang and McGrady. He also called Iguodala, who was on good terms with him, and Josh Smith and Kwame Brown, who were high school students with him, and asked the team to open a few more rooms in the hotel, waiting for those bastards to come.
When Liu Mang received James’ call, he actually felt a little ashamed.
Look at how others behave! Those little brothers in his family really don’t know how to behave! Especially the guy with a female name, who is so stingy!
After receiving James’ call, Liu Mang and several invited teammates went to the Hilton Hotel where James was staying. After receiving a professional massage, Liu Mang felt that James was living a luxurious life! He even brought a special masseur to play away games!
Liu Mang enjoyed the massage of a professional masseur, which was very different from the physical therapy of the team doctor!
The team's physical therapy is mainly to prevent injuries and relieve the negative effects of muscle stretching and contraction, such as zero-degree water baths, but the masseurs brought by James are mainly for maintenance, so that the person receiving the massage can be more comfortable, relieve fatigue, etc.
Liu Mang asked shamelessly: "LeBron, where did you hire these masseurs? I also want to hire one to play away games with me."
"These? I opened a massage shop in Cleveland, specializing in professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians. Ace, if you think it's good, I can arrange one for you, free of charge. I'll ask them to wait when you play away games." James responded while enjoying the massage.
So casual, so luxurious!
Liu Mang felt that he and James lived in two different worlds!
Liu Mang remembered that there was a report in the future that James spent an average of 1.5 to 2.5 million US dollars on maintaining his body every year since his rookie season! The fluctuation is due to rising prices...
After Liu Mang became an NBA player, he really couldn't think of any maintenance that could cost 1.5 million US dollars a year. It's not like a woman needs so many cosmetics and skin care products.
After the game, the team has a physiotherapist. Liu Mang, who attaches great importance to his body, insists on doing physiotherapy after every game and after training.
Now we know that James is not confident about the team's physiotherapy and opened a massage shop for himself. Although this shop also serves other rich people, Liu Mang can be sure that James was definitely preparing it for himself at the beginning!
Just this, the net expenditure for a year must be hundreds of thousands of US dollars!
The maintenance of the body has reached this level... Liu Mang discovered another side of James.
This guy has a really good mind! He is never stingy when it is time to spend money, and he is reluctant to open the traffic when it is time to be stingy...
James closed his eyes and continued to enjoy the massage. He felt that Liu Mang had "served" him well this time. Liu Mang should not be so excessive to abuse him alone tonight... Even if he still abused him alone, he would not be so excessive!
James is very sure that his team is 100% no match for the Hawks. The Cavaliers have only 6 players who can play, and the others are just making up the numbers. An 8th pick in the Development League plays very badly, so James can only choose to grow in a low-key manner.
However, if James could really understand Liu Mang's inner thoughts, he would not be tricked by Liu Mang again and again.
"This guy is so terrible! He must be tortured more severely! He must be beaten to a psychological trauma!" Liu Mang looked at James who was enjoying a massage on the bed next to him and made up his mind!
In Liu Mang's opinion, James is really terrible. He is only 20 years old, but he has already protected his body like this. Of course, Liu Mang admires James very much for this.
Other young players spend their time picking up girls and partying all night long, but James spends this time on exercising and maintaining his body, which is too similar to the little blacksmith and Liu Mang himself!
For players who don't pick up girls, don't go out to get drunk all night, and spend time improving their competitive level, Liu Mang thinks these people are scheming men!
Too scheming! Such a person must not be underestimated! Such a person must not be given a chance to stand up. Once he stands up, he can't be pressed down! Unless there is a Galaxy Spurs or a Universe Warriors...
So... when it comes to the night game...
James feels that he hired these bastards for massages during the day, and also arranged a masseur who paid for himself to give Liu Mang long-distance massages fifty or sixty times a year, all like a meat bun hitting a dog! The bastards used the soothing body of the masseur he brought to start double-teaming him again...
In the Chinese class, the teacher said: Under the scorching sun, a girl is blocking the sun with her hands. Xiao Ming, please translate this sentence into classical Chinese. Xiao Ming replied: The girl refuses the sun and covers the shade with her hands!