"Ace, come and see these news, you're going to be so angry! I'm so angry that I want to jump out of the plane!" Jason Terry has been complaining to his teammates since we met at the airport at noon. Finally,

We’ve arrived at Liu Mang’s place.

The previous teammates all gave Jason Terry a very satisfactory response, and they all felt grievances for their side, but Jason Terry was still not satisfied, so he came to Liu Mang, a venomous person, to scold those reporters.

But...Liu Mang is so different.

Liu Mang pointed to the large cabinet under the chair and in front of the cabin: "The life jacket is here. Our charter flight comes with a parachute. It's in that cabinet. Please use it."

"..." Jason Terry almost spat out a mouthful of blood, "Ace! Aren't you angry? You're ranked second in the scoring list! They still can't stand you!"

"It's good to get used to it. I can't always be second in the scoring list. We mainly focus on team basketball." Liu Mang was very open-minded.

In 9 games, Liu Mang has already reached 40 points twice!

For any star, this is an amazing performance. Liu Mang's scoring average has also increased to 28 points per game. However, in recent games, he seems to have shot a bit too much and his shooting percentage is a bit low. His average shots per game has suddenly increased to 28 points per game.

25 times…

This is very unreasonable and unscientific, so the media's praise for Liu Mang is not as strong as when Liu Mang occasionally scored 40 points in the past two years. It may be that Liu Mang has made people think that it is not difficult for him to score 40 points. After all,

He is one of the few scorers in NBA history who can score 50 points in his rookie season.

On the contrary, if Liu Mang continues to maintain such a high-shooting and high-scoring performance, he may be labeled as a scoring brush.

But generally speaking, people are still very satisfied with Liu Mang's explosive start. In addition to taking a few more shots, he averaged 25 shots per game and only had a field goal percentage of 44%. For Liu Mang, who was very efficient in the previous two years,

That's too low.

What makes the Eagles most aggrieved is that they defeated the Nets two consecutive times. What people are discussing is not how strong the Eagles have become, but that the Nets have declined this year!

The main reason is that the night after the Nets were defeated by the Hawks for two consecutive games, Kidd and Byron Scott had a fierce argument in the locker room, and then the next day Byron Scott did not return.

Back in New Jersey, the Nets held a press conference early in the morning to appease Kidd and fired Byron Scott.

A head coach who led his team to the Finals in two consecutive years was fired after just 10 games in the new season. This is compared to the Magic firing Doug River, who had not proven himself in the playoffs.

Si, the best coach, is still a sensation.

Then people subconsciously regarded the Hawks' victory over the Nets as the fact that the Nets were killed by the Hawks due to the decline in internal strife between the team's stars and head coach.

The Eagles players saw that they had worked hard to win two games, but they did not receive much positive praise, and they could not argue. The head coach was fired, and they could only silently curse the media in circles.

Of course, it is impossible to say that Liu Mang is not depressed, but he has something happier now.

"Roar of the God: The Eagles' morale is high when playing at home, the players' excitement level increases, and the visiting team's morale is suppressed. Trigger condition: The Eagles play at home, and Rasheed Wallace appears."

Our own team can be regarded as the Devil’s home court! The addition of Rasheed Wallace not only gave the Hawks one of the league’s top defensive insiders, but also brought something even better, not to mention Liu Mang’s excitement.

I am very happy now. The media’s comments are all trivial matters, and the competition does not depend on the media’s words.

Of course Liu Mang was not happy that his team and his good performance did not receive fair evaluation, but after the happy things offset it, Liu Mang felt very calm.

Only when you calm down can you think about things rationally. The performance of the Hawks in the playoffs in the past two years was indeed disappointing. They failed to break out of the Eastern Conference. While the core lineup of the Hawks has not changed, the introduction of Rasheed Wallace

When the data is generally not recognized, it is normal for one's own team to be looked down upon.

Just like the original Pistons, they were swept by the Celtics and Nets in the past two years, and the Celtics, who swept the Pistons in the 2001-02 season, were easily defeated by the Nets, which was equal to the Pistons in the first two seasons.

They were no match for the Nets in 2003. In the 2003-04 season, the Pistons were not favored against the Nets in the first round or the second round. They were not favored against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. They were not favored against the Lakers in the Finals.

Even though they had 54 wins in the regular season, the third-best record in the Eastern Conference since the new century, which was much better than the Nets' record in the previous two years, they were still not favored.

The Eagles must work hard! The Eagles must slap those media in the face!

After playing the Nets, the Eagles had no time to rest. They flew to Indianapolis at noon the next day and ushered in the second and last back-to-back of this month. On the 17th and 18th, there were back-to-back visits.

Play the Pacers and Hornets.

The Eagles went into back-to-back games on the road with the mentality of sweeping everything to prove themselves, and then... they were knocked to the ground.

Played against the Pacers and lost 89 to 93. Against the Hornets, Mashburn scored 48 points. Although Liu Mang also scored 30 points, the Eagles also performed very well overall, but they couldn't hold off the Hornets. Everyone was up to two goals.

The team scored a super high score of 121 to 139.

The Eagles just wanted to slap the media in the face and prove themselves, but they immediately suffered a two-game losing streak.

Sometimes being too aggressive is not good. The two games have a common feature, that is, the Hawks' mentality is to defeat their opponents, and the Hawks have two consecutive fierce battles with the Nets, which makes the Hawks

The team consumed a lot of energy. It seemed that it was not difficult to win the first game, and it was an even bigger victory in the second game. However, the Eagles may have been so excited after winning that they did not notice that the physical exhaustion was serious after the two games.

I worked hard on defense for the whole game. In the second game, I also relied on desperate defense to open up the score in the half, and then defeated the Nets in the second half. The physical exertion was a bit high. When playing against the Pacers and Hornets,

The defensive end has become a little lax.

Especially when they played against the Pacers, their offense was terrible. When it came time to play against the Hornets, they were completely fighting the Hornets on offense. Then the Hornets' offense was not as strong as the Hawks', and they suffered two consecutive losses.

The Eagles went to the away game with the idea of ​​a big victory, but the two teams seized the opportunity and gave the Eagles a head-on blow.

The Eagles' record suddenly went from 8 wins and 1 loss to 8 wins and 3 losses.

This slap in the face failed, but instead gave the media an excuse.

Fortunately, after the Hawks returned to the home court, their mentality finally stabilized. First, it was 101 to 80. Liu Mang abused Arenas on both offense and defense, who finally got a big contract and forced the league to modify the salary rules for second-round picks.

It was all over the place. While he scored 25 points and 9 assists, Arenas was defended against 5 of 17 shots and only scored 14 points and 4 assists. The Hawks easily defeated the Wizards at home to avoid a three-game losing streak.

Immediately after the loss of Payton and Cassell, the young version of the Bucks was led by Michael Reed alone. Liu Mang once again suppressed his opponents and managed the Eagles' offense in a tight and orderly manner on the offensive end.

With 15 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, Prince defended Reid and only scored 9 points. The Hawks easily defeated the Bucks 97-83 at home and won two consecutive victories. They once again overtook the Pacers, with 10 wins and 3 losses.

The record ranks first in the league, surpassing the Pacers.
Chapter completed!