Chapter 905 904. The Crying Child Gets the Milk (Asking for Monthly Ticket)

The game between the Hawks and the Bulls was shocking. The Bulls' revenge against Liu Mang was too deliberate.

However, fans and the media always observe the players' behavior from a God's perspective, thinking that they should play in a certain way.

But if the players can really play completely correctly, will there be Larry Brown who wastes Milicic, Jordan who wastes Kwame Brown, and Eddy Curry who wastes talent... and so on?

Players are also human beings, they have their own emotions, likes and dislikes.

This is also the most interesting thing about the NBA, there will always be unexpected situations.

Liu Mang easily won 7 consecutive victories, but he was not in a good mood.

The average score dropped from 36.7 to 36.4 points. It takes at least 55 points per game to make up for it!

Although he got the task of thanking the Bulls and won the opponent's second 2000 superstar value in a row, his malice towards the Bulls became deeper, and he will continue to abuse them next time!

At worst, he doesn't score, but he is abused!

Liu Mang is so unwilling, the Bulls are just taking revenge on him! Revenge for his last massacre!

"I'll remember this grudge!"

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The day after the match against the Bulls, that is, February 5, at 3 pm, the All-Star reserve lineup was announced.

Stu Jackson started with the Eastern Conference All-Star reserve of the visiting team.

Vince Carter of the Nets, Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace of the Pistons, Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal of the Heat, LeBron James of the Cavaliers, Rasheed Wallace of the Hawks and seven others were selected for the Eastern Conference All-Star reserve lineup.

Including Liu Mang, McGrady and Kwame Brown, the Hawks had a total of 4 players selected for the All-Star Game.

After the Eastern Conference All-Star reserve was announced, the Western Conference All-Star reserve was not announced immediately, but it was announced that Chauncey Billups would miss the All-Star Game due to injury, and Chris Bosh, who is also from the Pistons, would be selected for the All-Star reserve lineup.

Vince Carter also missed the All-Star Game due to injury, and his old team, Darko Milicic of the Raptors, was selected for the All-Star reserve lineup.

In the West, Steve Francis and Ray Allen of the Supersonics, Amar'e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion of the Suns, Richard Jefferson of the Rockets, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, and Manu Ginobili of the Spurs were selected as the Western Conference All-Star reserve team.

Ray Allen has missed several games due to a knee injury, and will not play in the next games before the All-Star Weekend. Ray Allen accepted the team's suggestion to withdraw from the All-Star Weekend, and his teammate Rashard Lewis was selected as the All-Star reserve team.

After the tactical training in the afternoon, the Hawks players watched the live broadcast of the announcement of the All-Star substitutes in the lounge.

In the morning, the Hawks received a notice that Rasheed Wallace was selected as the All-Star reserve team.

Billups, Carter, and Ray Allen notified the league in the morning that they would withdraw from the All-Star Game due to injuries, so when the substitute list was announced in the afternoon, David Stern had already decided on the three candidates for the alternate positions.

The Suns and Supersonics both had three players selected for the All-Star Game, which made Liu Mang sigh that it was so easy for a counterattack team to be recognized in awards. This was the case in his rookie season. Even though he was not selected for the All-Star Game normally, but was selected by David Stern, in addition to him, the Hawks' Ratliff, Rahim, and Jason Terry were also selected for the All-Star Game.

Rasheed Wallace has been with the Hawks for two years and has been selected for the All-Star Game for two years. In the Trail Blazers, he played for eight years and was only selected for the All-Star Game twice.

Rasheed Wallace was so happy after receiving the trophy that he showed his signature devilish smile, which scared his teammates around him and ran away.

The efficiency of the league is still very fast. It was prepared in advance. Not long after the official live broadcast announced the All-Star substitute lineup in the afternoon, the league officials sent the trophies of the four Hawks All-Star Game players to the Phillips Center.

After Liu Mang took a photo with the league officials, he held the round trophy and couldn't help playing with it for a while every time.

It looks very similar to the All-Star MVP trophy, but the base is very small, with the words "Ace Liu of the 2003-2004 All-Star Game" written on it.

The All-Star MVP trophy has a long string of words below, and the base is much larger.

Of course, compared with Jordan's, the base of the regular All-Star MVP trophy is also pitifully small.

The Hawks also prepared in advance to hold a press conference to announce the four All-Star players.

The press conference went smoothly in general, without any surprises. Kwame Brown was asked a few questions, but he was more obedient than Liu Mang and answered completely according to the answers given by the press officer, which made the media feel boring.

Liu Mang, McGrady, and Rasheed Wallace were not selected as All-Star starters for the first time. Although they valued the selection very much, they put it aside after being selected.

Other players of the Hawks also congratulated, because it was impossible for others to be selected as All-Stars.

Jason Terry saw that he was not among the substitutes, so he let it go. O'Neal, Pierce, Arenas and others were all eliminated. What else could he not let go? I know that he was selected for the All-Star Weekend once because he had a good record as a starter at that time. However, his sixth man's data and the record of his team as a sixth man are always unpopular among the All-Star substitutes.

This situation has been going on for a long time. Even Bill Walton never made the All-Stars when he was playing as the sixth man. What can Jason Terry say?

but!

Liu Mang pulled Jason Terry aside before the press conference: "Jason, it is not impossible for you to be selected for the All-Stars next time. If we win two consecutive championships, you will definitely have a chance to be selected for the All-Stars next season. But the chances of you hitting the sixth man are slim, so you have to make a fuss!”

"Are you making trouble?" Jason Terry asked.

"Do you have any younger brothers or sisters in your family?" Liu Mang asked.

"Of course, but what does it have to do with this? Let my younger brothers and sisters help me canvass votes? Oh, they are not good children. It would be nice if they don't smear me." Jason Terry was puzzled.

"No, you helped take care of your younger brothers and sisters when you were a child. When you were feeding them, did you feed them because they were crying and hungry?" Liu Mang asked.

"Of course, they can't speak. They must have cried before I knew they were hungry." Jason Terry still didn't understand.

"That's right. As the saying goes, children who cry are fed by milk. If you don't remind those coaches how good you are as a sixth man, how could they think of selecting you into the All-Stars?" Liu Mang was originally I was joking with Jason Terry, but as I said it, I believed it...

And Jason Terry believed it too!

Children who cry will get milk! Jason Terry believed Liu Mang's lies...

During the interview, Jason Terry fired: "I'm not targeting a certain player who was selected for the All-Stars. They are all qualified to be selected for the All-Stars. I just don't understand why I lost the selection. We have the best record in the league. I rank second in the team in points per game and 33rd in the league. Do some of the young players who are selected as All-Stars have better statistics than me? Or do I think the team’s record is better than mine? It’s unfair…”

The media didn't expect that the person who would dig out the news would be Jason Terry!

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Jason Terry's words gave the fans an "argument". Originally, there were constant complaints after the All-Star substitute list came out.

The alliance's attempt to praise the 03 generation is too eye-catching!

Bosh is okay. Although the Pistons' scoring leader is Hamilton, who averages 20+ per game and is more qualified to replace Billups as an All-Star substitute. Bosh is also qualified, averaging 18.7 points and 9 rebounds per game in the Eastern Conference. He is also one of the best among power forwards. Jermaine O'Neal has been suspended for so many games this season. It is no problem for Bosh to be selected as an All-Star substitute.

But Milicic's 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.2 blocks are pretty good. There are indeed few powerful insiders in the Eastern Conference, but the record is too bad. The second-year center of a bad team was selected as an All-Star substitute. What do you think? How unreasonable.

Of course, no coach voted for him. David Stern appointed him when Carter retired. This further exposed the league's strong support of the 2003 generation.

Now that Jason Terry is yelling about unfairness, fans have an argument and a place to attack David Stern.

But David Stern doesn't care about these criticisms. These top five players of the 2003 generation all have the potential to become first-line stars in the league, and they have already begun to show their strength.

The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. One day when these young players become the players who dominate the league, who will remember the early praise? All I remember is how great they were as an All-Star in their second year.

And there is a reason why David Stern praised the 2003 generation. The trend of continued weakness in the Eastern Conference is still spreading. Four of the top five picks in the 2003 generation are in the Eastern Conference and may be the future pillars of the Eastern Conference teams.

Although David Stern has been criticized for many things, he has done his best for the league.

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The league's strong promotion of the 2003 generation has caused heated discussions, but there is one person in the top five picks of the 2003 generation who has triggered discussions among fans.

The top five picks of the 2003 generation, the No. 1 pick, the No. 2 pick, the No. 4 pick, and the No. 5 pick were all selected to the All-Star bench, only Anthony was missing!

Moreover, this All-Star Weekend was held at Anthony's home stadium, the Pepsi Center in Denver. The other four top five picks of the 2003 generation all entered the All-Star Game, but Anthony did not.

Anthony was unhappy when he didn't receive a notification from the league in the morning, but when the original list of Eastern Conference All-Star substitutes came out in the afternoon, only James and Wade in their class were selected as All-Star substitutes, and Anthony felt balanced.

James' statistics are extremely good, and his record is not particularly bad, which is acceptable. Wade's record in the Eastern Conference is third, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, and Anthony can't compare.

Anthony can accept both of them.

But when the two lists of Eastern Conference All-Star substitutes were announced, Anthony felt unbalanced.

Why was he among the top five of the 2003 generation and the other four were selected, but he was not?

When the Western Conference All-Star reserves were announced and Ray Allen was announced to have withdrawn from the game, Anthony's eyes lit up again. Could it be that he was going to be selected?

Then I heard the name of Rashard Lewis. At first, Anthony felt that he was in company. Neither Milicic nor Bosh made the All-Star list.

Who knew there was no one to accompany him!

Everyone else was selected to the All-Stars, but he was the only one who was not selected!

In the evening, before Anthony's game against the Hornets, he saw the news about the Hawks. Jason Terry was dissatisfied with not being included in the All-Stars and criticized the league. Anthony felt that he had found a sense of identity.

Carmelo Anthony, who gets excited when playing against the Hornets, scored 46 points in the evening game, setting a new career high. After the game, he complained to the media that the league had problems in selecting the All-Star substitutes, and he was more qualified.

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Liu Mang didn't expect that Anthony would follow Jason Terry to criticize the league.

Liu Mang was just joking with Jason Terry. Of course, if Jason Terry really made it to the All-Stars next season, Liu Mang would certainly be happy for Jason Terry.

And there is no need to worry too much that Jason Terry's big mouth will cause disgust. He is famous for his big mouth, and many fans like him because he likes to criticize.

But on the morning of the 6th, the morning of the second back-to-back game in a row, Liu Mang took Dina to the stadium early to prepare for the game after a morning run. He took a newspaper at the door of the locker room and found out that Anthony had criticized the league!

Liu Mang felt that Anthony was a warrior! Jason Terry might have made David Stern hate him, although the probability was not high.

But now, Anthony has taken away all the hatred. Doesn't he know how unpopular he is with the league's top brass?

Liu Mang feels that Anthony is really a warrior!

Not only that, Anthony also offended the Supersonics.

The Supersonics are firmly in second place in the West, and the Nuggets are in seventh place in the West. The Kings and Rockets in front are both aiming for 50 wins, and the Nuggets can't bite.

The Grizzlies behind just barely pulled the Lakers out of the top eight in the West, and their record is far behind the Nuggets' Reed...

It seems that I accidentally pitted Melon...

Liu Mang thinks that Melon's smile is probably too evil, and it is not as warm as Duncan and Rasheed Wallace's smile, so he is so unlucky.

"Anthony offending people has absolutely nothing to do with me!" Liu Mang firmly believes that it has nothing to do with him. He changes into training clothes and continues to prepare for the evening game.

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"Mom, when will you arrive? … 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, New York time? Okay, I'll ask Levia to pick you up. I have a game tomorrow and I'm going to Seattle… I'll definitely come back. I'll go back to Atlanta after the game tomorrow night and won't be late for watching the Spring Festival Gala together… Okay, okay, I didn't make Aida tired…" Liu Mang listened to her nagging, but he couldn't hang up the phone. He was so upset. Long-distance calls are free!

Before the afternoon tactical training began, Liu Mang received a call from his parents, who rarely called him, saying that they were waiting at the airport.

They were waiting at the airport more than three hours earlier than Liu Mang remembered...

Liu Mang had called to tell them about Alexia's pregnancy, and the two elders were coming to the United States.

It was easy to get a visa. Liu Mang asked Schwartz to ask the Basketball Management Center to issue a certificate. Liu Mang's name is very famous in both China and the United States. His parents were able to get a visa to visit relatives in the United States easily. Liu Mang's time is today's 5:30 p.m. flight from Shanghai to Atlanta, arriving at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

But it was less than two o'clock, and the two elders were already waiting...

Liu Mang never understood why the older generation always worried that the plane would leave early? But since they had already gone, Liu Mang asked them to be careful at the airport.

On the 6th and 7th, the Hawks had their second back-to-back, playing the Grizzlies at home and the Sonics away. It was a very difficult schedule, a home and away back-to-back.

Liu Mang brought all his luggage to the stadium. After the game in the evening, he had to go to the airport from the Phillips Center and take a four-hour flight to Seattle to prepare for the game.

This was the last back-to-back before New Year's Eve. In the past two days, Levia, Alexia and bodyguard Christine Wagner have begun to prepare for New Year's Eve.

It was called New Year's Eve, but it was actually the morning of the 8th, US time. Liu Mang had already applied to the team. After playing the Sonics on the evening of the 7th, he would return to Atlanta that night.

The team did not refuse. Liu Mang rarely made requests on such matters. It was not easy once, so they booked a flight from Seattle to Atlanta for Liu Mang on the evening of the 7th, and the others would return the next day.

After this back-to-back game, the 10th is the last game before the All-Star Weekend for the Hawks. There are two days of rest on the 8th and 9th, so the Hawks coaching staff is not worried about delaying the game on the 10th.

After making a phone call and confirming the time, Liu Mang began to devote himself to the tactical training for the game against the Supersonics on the 7th night.

Although tonight is against the Grizzlies, the Hawks' tactical training is to prepare for the next game against the Supersonics.

In order to play against the Supersonics in the next game, Coach Kruger chose to rest many people. McGrady, Prince, and Mourning all rested. The three of them had already taken a flight to Seattle in the afternoon in advance, so as not to stay up late with the team to catch the plane at night and go to rest early.

Not only for the team to avenge the Supersonics, but also because of the Supersonics' record!

The Hawks have 41 wins and 7 losses, and together with the Suns and the Pistons, they are among the three teams with the best regular season records in the league.

Then the second echelon, the Supersonics are in it, with a record of 36 wins and 12 losses, ranking second in the West, tied with the Heat for fourth in the league.

Playing against the top four teams in the East and West is definitely more important than playing against the bottom four teams in the playoffs. In history, the only team in the bottom half of the playoffs to enter the playoffs and win the championship was Olajuwon's Rockets.

Rest is definitely necessary. It is unwise to delay the team's rest strategy for one more victory. The Hawks coaching staff will not let the main players fight back-to-back to win these two victories. It is the middle of the season. The schedule is difficult and the physical strength needs to be well allocated.

So the Hawks coaching staff made a choice, and the game with the Supersonics is more important.

Of course, even if it is a rest, the Hawks are still confident against a team that is not in the top four of the East and West! The main reason is that Liu Mang was only beaten to 19 points in the last game, and now he is very irritable!

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Gasol now feels that his life is full of hope. He has been so lucky in recent days!

Gasol finally ended his 12-game losing streak against the Lakers! One day ago, on the 5th, he scored 35 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 blocks and 4 steals in the game against the Lakers. He only needed one steal to complete the data of 5 times 5. Although it was a pity that he failed to play, the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers 97-80, squeezed the Lakers out of the top eight in the West, and ranked eighth in the West!

The permanent retirement of the old coach Hubie Brown has a great impact on the Grizzlies this season. As the tactical system left by the old coach began to be forgotten by the players, the Grizzlies' record also dropped. Once fell out of the top eight in the West, now finally surpassed the Lakers' 24 wins and 24 losses with a record of 25 wins and 23 losses, and returned to the top eight in the West.

However, before playing against the Hawks, Gasol was very desperate, thinking that he would be beaten by the Hawks again and his record would be the same as the Lakers.

However, when he heard that the Hawks had many people resting, Gasol's chest stood up and his body shook: Is it the spring of Paul Gasol?

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