Chapter 933 932.22 Consecutive Wins, Second in History! (Please Vote)

The Eagles have won 18 consecutive games, and the media and fans are discussing that the Eagles championship is certain.

The characteristics of the media are to act according to the prevailing situation and to be stubborn. When the Eagles lost to the Suns before, they were all saying that the Eagles were finished. Now they are advocating for the Eagles again.

The Eagles have become accustomed to this situation in the past three years. If they play well for a period of time, the media will brag about it. But as long as they play poorly, the media will be able to find 10,000 shortcomings to attack.

The Eagles did not get carried away because of this and continued their long-planned plan.

After 18 consecutive victories, there is no need to consider the issue of wins. With 51 wins and 7 losses, the Eagles have already locked in a playoff spot in advance. 60 wins is no problem. The Eagles coaching staff has no record pressure and continues to implement the rotation strategy.

After playing back-to-back games between the Bucks and the 76ers, the Hawks took a day off in Atlanta and took a short charter flight to Miami on the morning of the 4th to challenge the Heat away from home.

O'Neal is still resting and will not be back until at least the middle of the month. The Eagles can continue to rest assured.

When they came to the American Airlines Center for warm-up training in the afternoon, the Eagles got news, something that surprised Liu Mang but was conceivable. Wade, a second-year player, was also injured!

When Wade played against the Pistons in the last game, his knee collided with a teammate. Wade was not injured at that time and played the entire game. However, after the game, it was found that the knee joint was damaged and he needed to miss at least a week.

Only then did Liu Mang remember that Wade was prone to injuries. He had never been full-time in his career. He would take five or six games off every season, and miss twenty or thirty games at most.

This is basically the case for the stars under Pat Riley. Magic never had full attendance, James Worthy retired in his early thirties, and even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was as strong as him, did not play under Pat Riley. He had a perfect attendance season.

Both Liu Mang and Schwartz reminded Wade to pay attention to this aspect, but they could only give suggestions and could not influence Wade's thoughts.

When Kobe was 33 years old, Pelinka suggested that he switch to a more relaxed style of play and not work too hard to score 25 points per game; Jordan was about to make a comeback at the age of 39, and his agent David Falk suggested that he not come back to avoid the impact. His legendary nature... can only be suggested.

Liu Mang was very sorry to see Wade getting injured one after another even before his rookie contract was finished, but this was his business. Even though he knew it was a trap, he still wanted to jump in order to become stronger. Liu Mang couldn't stop him, so he made some suggestions. I feel at ease, so I don’t worry about it so much.

After learning that Wade could not play, coach Kruger asked Jason Terry to also start preparing for the playoffs, that is, to participate in the rotation.

After announcing tonight's starting lineup of Liu Mang, Iguodala, Prince, Muhammad, and Rasheed Wallace, coach Kruger asked the players to start warming up and called Liu Mang to rest first. Room, I have something to say.

Liu Mang followed Coach Kruger to the office and took out some information and handed it to Liu Mang: "Ace, take a look and see if any of these players you think are good."

Liu Mang looked at it and saw the information of some college players.

"Ace, these are the information on the players we may select. You should be in contact with these players as well." Coach Kruger explained that the draft must of course be left to the people with the best vision. a suggestion.

Liu Mang understands. It's March Madness and the team has already begun to prepare for this year's draft. The Eagles have their own first rounder this year, probably the 29th or 30th pick. It won't be any higher. And A second-round pick from the Jazz, probably around the third pick in the second round.

Schwartz has also become busy recently, contacting some popular players who may participate in the draft after this season. Of course, there are only so many popular players. Schwartz's special target is Chris Paul, and there are more targets. It is a competition for players in the middle and later stages of the first round, and it is also the main target of major brokerage companies.

Again, it's college players who are projected as late first-round and early second-round picks.

Liu Mang opened the first file and saw the first photo. Without even looking at the name, Liu Mang spat out "fuck".

"What's wrong Ace?" Coach Kruger looked up and said, "This is our third-year student at Georgia Tech. It was recommended to me by our former assistant coach Elphick. You should have heard of this one." Player, I have watched his games. He is physically strong, has a steady playing style but also has a big heart. He is very suitable as a substitute..."

How could Liu Mang not have heard of him? This was the guy who led Georgia Tech to the NCAA finals last year, but was beaten in the finals. Georgia Tech's dark horse path is quite amazing. Last year it was even more popular than the Eagles, but this year It's a lot worse. Some seniors have graduated and failed to enter the professional league. Some are looking for jobs, some are looking for jobs, and some are continuing their studies. After the regular season, the Georgia Tech Jackets start their vacation.

"Coach, you don't want to draft this guy, do you? We can't draft him either! Look, he is predicted to be the 20th pick in the first round." Liu Mang said weakly.

"If you think Ace can do it, we can trade next year's draft picks. We will have two first-round and two second-round picks next year. If we can select him, we will have more options on the outside, and he He is a player we have played at Georgia Tech for three seasons, and the fans will be happier if he is selected," Coach Kruger explained.

Well-connected players, even in the NBA, cannot avoid it. When players are of similar strength, they will of course choose the one with better connections.

"..."

Indeed, the player that Coach Kruger mentioned was the same as what Liu Mang knew. He was very powerful and could easily be integrated into any system. He also played for fifteen seasons before retiring, but...

This guy’s name is Jarrett Jack!

This guy is poisonous!

Liu Mang himself is the starting point guard, so he chooses Jarrett Jack as his substitute? Do you think you are lucky?

"Ahem, coach," Liu Mang coughed and started to talk nonsense: "Jack is good, but we have too many players with the ball in offense, and the physical fitness on the outside is not good enough. We should choose those with better physical fitness. Jack’s physical fitness is average, and he is not good at catching and shooting. We just need to choose a player who is good at catching and shooting three-pointers and making air cuts.”

Coach Kruger heard what Liu Mang said. Although he felt something was strange, Liu Mang seemed to have no problem with what he said. He nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, Ace. We need more players to hold the ball." , we are not in a hurry, you can ask your company to do more research."

It seemed that Coach Kruger's idea of ​​drafting Jarrett Jack was dispelled. Liu Mang breathed a sigh of relief and his life was saved... Suddenly Liu Mang's bad habits started to block him again...

"By the way, coach, we don't choose Jack. I also want to help this junior. We can let out some news and say that we are actively trading up draft picks to select him." Liu Mang looked like he was thinking about the juniors in the school. .

"If we don't choose Jack, we can help him..." Coach Kruger didn't refuse, it was just a casual thing.

For three consecutive years in the draft, starting from the acquisition of Liu Mang, the Eagles' mid- to low-ranking Taobao abilities have attracted the attention of other teams. Since last year, teams have been exploring the inside story of the Eagles' draft, and they will definitely be investigated more this year. many.

"I'll go back and ask Jeff to investigate this information for me. Coach, I'm going to warm up first..." Liu Mang finally got over the matter of choosing Jack and ran away...

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There is no O'Neal, not even Wade, Odom and Butler have also been traded away, and the Heat are led by Eddie Jones...

The starting lineup sent by the Heat is Damon Jones, Kenyon Dulin, Eddie Jones, Haslem, and Michael Doriak.

This lineup is so miserable that it makes people want to cry. The best player is Eddie Jones, who is 34 years old and averages 12 points per game.

The Hawks sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Iguodala, Prince, Muhammad, and Rasheed Wallace.

The game became very simple. In the starting lineup stage, Liu Mang began to act like a father and a mother on the offensive end, scoring and passing the ball.

On the defensive end, Iguodala and Prince guarded the mid-range shots of Damon Jones and Eddie Jones. Both of them are players who are excellent at breaking through the mid-range shots. Liu Mang is responsible for assisting in defense.

When it came to the substitute lineup stage, Iguodala or Calderon held the ball, Persson or Korver served as the contact point, and Liu Mang began to play without the ball and score mainly by himself.

Not much of a surprise, the Heat rely on dual-core to win. Except for Liu Mang, who plays the most minutes on the Hawks, most of the other four positions are substitutes. They are all very motivated and play very actively.

Liu Mang played 41 minutes and scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He led the Hawks to easily defeat the Heat 108-97 and win their 19th consecutive victory.

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After playing the Heat, the Hawks returned to Atlanta and had a day of rest. On the 6th and 7th, they had back-to-back home and away games.

First, there was a game against the Warriors at home. In this game, McGrady, Jason Terry, and Kwame Brown returned to the lineup and had a vigorous offensive battle with the Warriors.

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Warriors 127-120. Liu Mang scored 44 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. His scoring average finally increased to 37.1 points, tying Jordan's career-high scoring average in a season.

Liu Mang's score increased to equal Jordan's. As expected by the fans, of course it once again triggered a heated discussion.

After defeating the Warriors, the Hawks tied the Bucks' record of 20 consecutive wins and became the third team in NBA history to win at least 20 consecutive games.

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After beating the Warriors that night, the Hawks continued their winning streak to Chicago and started a defensive battle with the Bulls. Liu Mang was the only absolute strong point on the outside. Tracy McGrady and Jason Terry were both rested. The Hawks were back-to-back. There was a large-scale rotation, and Liu Mang led the team alone.

Coach Kruger began to experiment with the possibility of Calderon and Iguodala holding the ball. When encountering a situation, he would let Liu Mang go up and score points. Then he would be flanked by the Bulls and let Iguodala or Calderon pass to other teammates. Pass the ball.

The effect was pretty good. Liu Mang was desperate to score more than 30 points. At the same time, he also led his teammates to defend against the Bulls.

In the end, Liu Mang scored 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The Hawks defeated the Bulls 91-84, with a score difference of 7 points, winning 21 consecutive games, surpassing the Bucks and dominating the second longest winning streak in history!

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On March 8th, the Eagles came to New York and rested for a night in the bustling Big Apple. On the 9th, Liu Mang came to Madison Square Garden to enjoy the cheers of the fans.

The Knicks have collapsed, are fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, and are currently on a nine-game losing streak. When they see the Hawks coming, the fans will immediately turn against them.

Liu Mang scored 40+ points for the 26th time this season, with 46 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Hawks beat the Knicks 121-99 by 22 points, easily winning the game.

The Hawks' record has improved to 56 wins and 7 losses! 22 consecutive wins!

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On March 11, the Hawks came to New Jersey, and finally, the winning streak came to an end. While McGrady and Kwame Brown were resting, Carter and Kidd, known as the second strongest backcourt combination in the league, defeated the Hawks led by Liu Mang alone.

97 to 105, Liu Mang scored 40+ in two consecutive games, and at the last moment, he broke through the score to 40 points, scoring 40 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, but he was no match for Carter and Kidd who scored 51 points and 20 assists together.

The Hawks have tried very hard, but they still lost to the Nets led by Kidd and Carter who have recovered.

The Hawks' winning streak was fixed at 22 consecutive wins, and the record became 56 wins and 8 losses.

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The Hawks' crazy winning streak has made a lot of headlines, and even the popular NCAA March Madness has been stolen by the Hawks.

Starting from February 27th when they won 15 consecutive games, the Hawks have been dominating the headlines of basketball news in March. Even after the news of March Madness made the headlines, as long as the Hawks finished the game, no matter how many or how few they won, they would immediately grab the headlines.

Even if the 22-game winning streak was ended, the headlines were still about the Hawks.

David Stern knelt down to watch the game, hoping that the Hawks could continue to win, so that they could compete with the NCAA's March Madness game in terms of ratings.

Then, David Stern saw the Nets, one of the ratings killer teams he once hated, beat the Hawks. Although the Nets now have Carter, whose popularity has declined but he is still one of the most popular players in the league, the Nets' ratings and attention have increased, but now, David Stern said that he began to hate the Nets again!

In addition to the headlines, Liu Mang has also been a topic of discussion among fans recently. With 22 consecutive wins, Liu Mang has kept Nash in the second place of the MVP rankings for three consecutive weeks. He finally made up for the situation and let people see that Nash is not the only candidate for MVP. Liu Mang is also an MVP candidate!

The Hawks have won a crazy streak, and Liu Mang's MVP voice is getting higher and higher. Nash in the West is not idle either, working hard to win and get good data. The Suns' record is not bad either. After 22 consecutive wins, the Hawks are only 4 wins behind the Suns. The Suns' current record is 52 wins and 12 losses, still ranking second in the league.

Nash has been sitting at the top of the MVP rankings for most of the season. He has never fallen off the MVP rankings before the All-Star Weekend. How could he give up the MVP competition when he encountered Liu Mang's strong pursuit? Nash averaged 21.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game since the All-Star Weekend, which is also very eye-catching.

As Liu Mang won 22 consecutive victories, the MVP competition between the two entered a white-hot stage.

The winning streak was ended, and the Hawks felt regretful, but the pressure of the winning streak on their backs was relieved all of a sudden.

Although Coach Kruger insisted on resting before, he also tried to let Calderon and Iguodala hold the ball to organize the offense in the game when McGrady was resting, but he could only try it briefly. When he saw problems in the offense, he didn't care about carefully studying where the problem was, and immediately let Liu Mang hold the ball and continue to work, worried about losing.

When the number of winning streaks reaches a certain number, this mentality of worrying about the winning streak being broken is actually not a good thing for a team. Of course, more winning streaks can give the team huge confidence, but the mentality of worrying about the winning streak being broken will put pressure on both the players and the coaching staff.

It is a pity that the winning streak was ended, but it also allowed Coach Kruger to relieve some of Liu Mang's pressure. Before Liu Mang's 22 consecutive wins this season, he only had 9 assists of more than 5 in 41 games, but during the 22 consecutive wins, there were 14 assists of more than 5, which is not a good thing for the coaching staff to relieve Liu Mang's pressure to organize the offense.

Now the pressure of the winning streak is gone, and there is a gap of 4 wins with the Suns. There are 18 games left, and we can finally really test tactics for the playoffs!

The Hawks' 22-game winning streak is over, and the fans are a little regretful, but there are still things to see. Liu Mang has already scored 40+ 27 times this season, and he is only one game away from getting his 28th 40+ this season!

The next game is the Hawks' 65th game this season. The opponent of the game is too coincidental. The Hawks will face the Los Angeles Lakers at home!

Kobe has scored 40+ 15 times this season, tying his personal record of 40+ times in a single season.

But there is no doubt that Kobe can't catch up with Liu Mang's single-season 40+ times. Liu Mang has 12 more 40+ than Kobe!

But this game has become more insightful. After Liu Mang has already scored 27 40+, will Kobe let Liu Mang get the 28th 40+ on his head to tie Rick Barry and become the second-highest outside scorer in NBA history after Jordan?

The Hawks still have 18 games. Even if Liu Mang surpassing Rick Barry is a foregone conclusion, based on the fans and media's understanding of Kobe, Kobe will not let this happen in front of him, and Liu Mang will definitely want to get this record immediately.

Not only do people think that Liu Mang will want to complete this record when playing against the Lakers, after the Hawks returned to Atlanta on the morning of the 12th, Liu Mang began to prepare for the next game against the Lakers.

After playing against the Nets, the Hawks got two days of rest. No. 14 and No. 15 played back-to-back again.

Liu Mang didn't care who he played against in the second back-to-back game. He just wanted to beat Kobe and get his 28th 40+!

Thinking of the little blacksmith's frustrated look, Liu Mang couldn't help but get a little excited.