Do we really become younger brothers if we work together?

Liu Mang, Raheem, and Jason Terry looked at their preseason statistics. The three of them combined only averaged 19 points per game, less than half of the big dog!

Raheem averaged 7.3 points per game, Jason Terry averaged 6.4 points per game, and Liu Mang averaged just 1 three-pointer and 1 layup per game.

"Jason, Sharif, are we really like little brothers?" Why did Liu Mang feel so unhappy?

Sure enough, no matter whether you have been a fan or not, no matter whether you know that you should reduce the possession of the ball when you have a teammate who performs superbly, and put the team first, you should still feel unhappy.

"If I can win, I have no problem with it." Rahim was quite optimistic.

Just like a player who joins a 73-win team, after losing enough, Raheem doesn't value statistics so much. He didn't want to play in the NBA at first. Now he just wants to win.

Jason Terry also said: "Maybe it's like what Glenn said, he just didn't meet good teammates. With good teammates, he can still play well."

Rahim nodded in agreement.

Jason Terry and Raheem don't know whether they are exaggerating about dogs or praising themselves as good teammates.

Raheem has lost too much and is now awakened. Jason Terry is a profligate but wants to win more. The characters of these two people, Liu Mang, are the same regardless of their past impressions or the impressions they have had over the past year.

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If Raheem hadn't appeared, he would have fallen. Jason Terry is a winner in life. He has money and data and relied on 20 years of accumulation to become a champion.

These two are really capable of winning and are even willing to play as substitutes!

Liu Mang thought about it and decided to take a look first. He always felt that the big dog was not a trouble-free owner. He had an impression that it was inevitable for the Eagles to trade the big dog because the boss was stingy and loved to pick up bargains. Seeing the big dog

The dog can be brought back at almost no cost, and it will be done decisively.

But the incidents of the Big Dogs hurting each other will definitely not change whether they have come to this world or not. The only thing Liu Mang is not sure about is that the Big Dogs are motivated because the Hawks reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

He just "changed his mind", or he was still like this originally. After all, this was the beginning of the century, and digging for news was not as good as in later generations. Liu Mang really didn't know about this kind of thing.

But what if, what if Mr. Cat Bear really works hard this year because the Hawks were not only fourth last season but first in the Eastern Conference last season?

Liu Mang thinks this is a good thing. In the new season, it has been decided that at least 60% of the games will be played as substitutes, so the data is relatively unimportant. The important thing is to kill Kidd in the playoffs!

In that case...innate skills!

Liu Mang really hopes now, more than the fans, that Glenn Robinson can really play well like a boss!

Compared to Liu Mang's impression that the Hawks collapsed immediately because of the big dog, Jason Terry seemed more optimistic at this time: "Ace, let the world see what we have when we play the Spurs tomorrow.

New strength!”

"Five-headed eagle? What the hell?" Liu Mang asked in astonishment.

"Five Eagles! We have five All-Star players from the 21st century. The nickname given to us by Sports Illustrated is the Five Eagles!" Jason Terry seemed very proud of the team's new nickname.

In the past, there were only three young masters and three little eagles, but now they have their heads!

"You Americans are really good at picking nicknames!" Liu Mang thought of the three forest wolves and monsters, which turned into three-headed monsters when they arrived in China. When these five-headed eagles arrived in China... Liu Mang didn't dare to think about it!

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On November 2, 2002, after half a year, the Eagles' new season finally officially started!

Since the opening game of the popular team will basically be broadcast live across the United States, the Eagles' opening game was moved to November 2, which is the third day of the game.

In the opening game, after Liu Mang's tactical practice in the afternoon, he brought Levia, who was very interested in the opening game, and Dinah and Alexia, who had just finished school and held season tickets from the team, to Philip.

Stadium.

It was not easy for the ticket sellers at Phillips Arena. Fortunately, they remembered that Liu Mang would occasionally bring two people, and sometimes three people to watch the game.

The ticket method remains, otherwise there would really be no tickets for this location.

The Eagles also reserve front-row tickets to give away. Liu Mang wants the spot in the tenth row that is neither above nor below. Other players bring their relatives and friends to watch the game, and 100% of the time they will be in the first row.

Looking at the excited landlady and daughter, Liu Mang asked: "Why are you so high?"

"Hi? Do you mean happy? This description is really interesting, just like your Chinese, many words are so interesting!" Levia responded, "Of course I am happy! Our team is so strong this year! We will definitely defeat the Spurs.

no problem!"

Hi, in the United States, it is usually a word used to describe people who have taken drugs.

"That's right, kill the Spurs! That poker face is so abominable! He always pushes the uncle to the ground." Dinah said she hated the poker face.

"..." Liu Mang seemed to have sent Dinah home to give her some face, please! Don't talk about such embarrassing things again and again!

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The Eagles' game was placed in the list of popular openers, and the league specially arranged it. The first game of the opener will start on October 31, with four to six games a day, and will be played in the first three days.

The Kings, Lakers, and Hawks are the three most popular teams in the league right now. They must be arranged separately. The Kings missed the Lakers by 10 free throws last season. Everyone thinks that they may become the strongest team this year. The core

The lineup is retained, and there is hatred for losing the championship last season. In addition, the Lakers may enter a period of championship fatigue after three consecutive championships. Although the Kings are only ranked second in the major strength lists, the odds in the casino are

The highest in the league.

Although many people in the Lakers are worried that they will suffer from the noble disease again and play lazily after winning the championship, after all, they are the strongest team in the past three years and are still regarded as the favorites for the championship.

The Hawks did not trade away any of the team's core structure and added an All-Star player in vain. The five All-Star combinations are regarded as the third favorite to win the championship, and with Liu Mang, they must become a popular team.

In order to avoid the possibility of overtime and other game time conflicts and affect the live broadcast ratings, the Eagles were scheduled for the third game day, which is November 2.

People were shocked on the first game day. The Kings were beaten by the Spurs by 25 points at home. The Spurs slaughtered the Kings 110-85.

The second game day was okay. The Lakers presented championship rings at home and faced the Dallas Mavericks. The two teams played vigorously.

This game made domestic fans who had gradually faded away from the criticism of Wang Zhizhi's "treason" incident very excited. Playing with O'Neal, it is really a perfect opportunity for passers-by to perform.

The power forward position of the Lakers during the OK era was really miserable. Holiday and Samaki Walker often played the power forward position. This season, the Lakers finally have a player who is a serious power forward with a height, maybe just to please.

For Chinese fans, no matter who the power forward is, Wang Zhizhi is getting a chance in the NBA for the first time in his career.

Of course, it was fake. Wang Zhizhi played a total of 18 minutes and got several completely open opportunities in the two corners. He made 4 of 7 shots from the field, including 3 of 5 three-pointers. The Lakers scored 11 points and 5 points in their debut.

A rebound, and an alley-oop to O'Neal from a lob, which made the excited O'Neal prank Wang Zhizhi once and give Wang Zhizhi a sweet kiss on the face...

Speaking of Wang Zhizhi, he is quite lively when he is having fun.

O'Neal said after the game: BIG-BY is his favorite Chinese basketball player.

Wang Zhizhi said: I like the nickname Ace gave me very much. O'Neal is a good man, but I already have a wife.

Wang Zhizhi issued a good guy card to O'Neal...

With such a harmonious integration into the new team, Wang Zhizhi's career can be considered a good second start.

Partnering with O'Neal at his peak, apart from the fact that the little blacksmith can do whatever he wants, the power forward actually benefits the most. O'Neal doesn't grab many rebounds. The rebounding champion has nothing to do with him, but the Lakers have been the league's top rebounder in recent years.

On the third team, O'Neal is so stuck that no one else can push him. Horry, who is over 30, can grab a career-high rebounding data next to him. Samaki-Walker is the most explosive player in his career.

A performance of 15 points and 20 rebounds was also achieved with O'Neal.

Although Wang Zhizhi did not say that he has the hope of becoming a star, he partnered with O'Neal and had countless vacancies. In the past two years before OK collapsed, he seized the opportunity to compete with the world's highest-level opponents in the NBA, which has a mature training system.

In the test of confrontation, it is not a big problem to become a regular rotation in the NBA!

Everyone is saying that Wang Zhizhi turned down a two-year, 5 million contract with the Clippers and joined the Lakers with a two-year base salary of 2.4 million, which was a very wise choice, because Wang Zhizhi is not short of money, and his wife is the daughter of a senior military official.

He is also a real estate developer in the Liaodong Peninsula. Basketball is really his passion for Wang Zhizhi.

After the opening games of the Lakers and Kings, the third game day arrived, and the Spurs once again appeared on the scene. In the second of four consecutive away games, the Hawks faced the Hawks at home.

Speaking of which, the Spurs' schedule is always a stepmother. It starts with 4 games in 7 days. It does not have the schedule that the top five popular teams should have. The opening games of the two strong teams are against them. As for the schedule, it is arranged like this.

The reason is because the number of teams in the league is an odd number, that is, after the opening game is played in the first three days, one team must play two games no matter what. In the era of the Spurs killers, this "good thing" must be shouldered by them.

, when the Pistons reach the era of being more killer than the Spurs, they will be lucky and there will be 30 teams in the NBA.

But think about it from a novel perspective, the Spurs have made money! Two consecutive games were broadcast live across the United States and on China Sports Channel!

Things seem to be going in a good direction. Liu Mang feels that the new season seems to be pretty good. Glenn Robinson's performance in the preseason has also won the respect of his teammates.

The power is a little concentrated, but Liu Mang is also a ball tyrant, so there is no difference. In terms of skills that can be used both inside and outside, he also has top physical fitness and talent. At the age of 29, he is still at the peak of his skills and body. Regardless of the ball.

Shang He's playing style and hard power are definitely better than Liu Mang's.

Liu Mang feels that there is still a lot of hope for the new season. It is more exciting than last season when he expected to improve in the new season and then defeat the Nets and defeat the Spurs. The main reason is that there is one more uncertainty!

When Liu Mang was warming up in the locker room, he saw Glenn Robinson asking Boozer to help him clean his shoes before wearing them. When he saw Boozer going to clean his shoes, Liu Mang felt that he was really a rookie.

It's pitiful, but luckily I'm in my second year, and I haven't been used in my rookie year, so I'm glad.

However, Liu Mang and Glenn Robinson still haven't spoken in private. Glenn Robinson doesn't seem to like Liu Mang. Liu Mang maliciously speculated that it might be because he... is the best rookie?

In his rookie season, he averaged 21.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game but failed to win the Rookie of the Year award. After 1976, we can count them all on one hand.

Liu Mang didn't care. After the physical therapy, he went to the bathroom and took out the mission dice. He hadn't drawn daily missions for a long time.

…

Liu Mang suddenly felt that the pressure to win this year seemed extremely high!

It's so difficult to win against the Spurs that it directly rewards Duncan's characteristics!

Liu Mang has been focusing on how to defeat the Nets, forgetting that the real big boss is the Spurs!

When Duncan was at his peak, this team was basically the top super boss team in the Western Conference.
To be continued...