"Ding... the host is receiving jealousy from Kobe Bryant."

Liu Mang had been looking forward to "Kobe's hatred" for a long time, and he waited until noon on the game day against the Magic on January 7th.

On the morning of January 6, the Eagles came to Orlando, and the entire team refused interviews from the outside world in the hotel.

Go to the gym, train in the hotel's indoor basketball room, study the Magic's game videos, and prepare to give the Magic a good performance.

As for the video of Liu Mang’s non-startling interview, the Eagles players, coaching staff and management themselves were also frightened, but... they got used to it...

With such a core at stake, what else can be done?

The coaching staff could only try their best to shield the negative effects of this incident, that is, prohibiting the players from being interviewed again. If the outside world wants to make trouble, they can make trouble. They have booked a hotel with an indoor basketball court here, and then they can't leave.

Waiting for the game to start.

Liu Mang didn't respond for two days. This response was indeed his style!

Liu Mang, who had dominated the headlines for two days with McGrady, saw that his traffic began to decrease, and he decisively added fuel to his popularity in the press!

Will it cause those scorers to skyrocket in the next games of the season?

Liu Mang is not worried at all. He has played almost half of the season. He and Tracy McGrady are now tied for the first place in points per game. After the two, Peja averages 24.7 points per game. Peja is not a super scorer.

It was because of Webber's absence that he took a lot more shots and averaged 24 points per game.

After that, Garnett averaged 24.4 points per game, and he was not a super scorer.

Kobe, who is ranked fifth, is a dangerous person, but Kobe can't even guarantee a stable performance now. He may have scored more than 40 points after the lawsuit in the first game. When there was no lawsuit, there were conflicts within the team and discrimination by the coach, and he would only score less than 10 points.

Very normal, now averaging 23 points per game.

These three people wanted to catch up with him, but Liu Mang thought it was impossible.

The only opponent is Tracy McGrady!

As the saying goes, there is no first-class scorer, no second-best scorer. No top scorer is willing to admit that his scoring ability is not as good as his opponents, unless it is Jordan, Chamberlain, and future Kobe Bryant who averaged 35 points per game and scored 81 points in a single game. At other times,

The top scorers are all dissatisfied with each other. Liu Mang's arrogance this time naturally put himself on the hostile side of the super scorers.

However, Liu Mang seems to have overestimated the lethality of the word "trash" in the minds of Americans. The more intense discussion among Americans was derived from Liu Mang's words when he claimed to be the best scorer.

That's what it means.

After Liu Mang did that interview, he stopped paying attention to the media and prepared for the next revenge battle with the Magic.

But I have been waiting for the little blacksmith's response.

Unexpectedly, the "response" the little blacksmith received was not hatred, but jealousy! This made Liu Mang curious about what was growing in Kobe's head...

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This was the third time the Hawks played against the Magic this season. There was no national live broadcast. After all, live broadcast resources are precious now. Except for the opening game and the closing game between the Eagles and Magic, there were no other national broadcasts.

And because of the Magic's incredible record of being ranked last in the league, not to mention the live broadcast of many subsequent games, Time Warner can at most broadcast the Magic locally and the Magic's opponents, and the Magic have many live broadcasts across the United States.

All have been cancelled.

But this time Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady just "added drama" to themselves. Liu Mang responded to Tracy McGrady's challenge in a high-profile manner and forcibly created a popular topic. Several major TV stations wanted to see what kind of performance they would have when they declared war.

, in short, the ratings of this game cannot be low!

After Liu Mang was curious about the structure of Kobe's head at noon, he focused all his energy on the game against the Magic in the evening and prepared for this game.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Hawks set off to the Orlando Arena for pre-game preparations.

There is no doubt that there must be a large number of reporters waiting for the Hawks to come before the game. Tracy McGrady has responded again, but it is not as high-profile as Liu Mang. He just said that he is looking forward to tonight's game.

The Eagles sent Raheem to the pre-game press conference. Rahim's answer during the interview was very official. He supported his teammates, believed in his teammates, and believed in the team...

Liu Mang was warming up at the visiting team's training ground arranged by the Magic. As Liu Mang was practicing, Tracy McGrady came to "provoke the accusation."

In the past, every time Liu Mang came to Orlando and McGrady came to Atlanta, except for the last few days when the Magic were playing their last consecutive away game, McGrady had no time to hang out with Liu Mang and had no contact before the game. Most of the time, Liu Mang

Before playing against Tracy McGrady, they would meet up for dinner or hold a family party at home, but this time both of them had up to two days off, and neither of them asked each other out to play. Obviously they were both concerned about this.

There is a very high fighting spirit in every game, and I don’t want to destroy the feeling of treating the opponent as my first enemy.

Having opponents and enemies is a great feeling for a basketball player.

"OH, my God, Ace, you made us both angry this time!" McGrady came up and hugged Liu Mang, "But I'm very excited. My record is not as good as yours, but the scoring champion is mine!"

Hearing McGrady's direct words, Liu Mang responded without hesitation: "Tracy, you think too much. Victory and honor are all mine!"

"Haha, Ace, I'm waiting! I can't wait to win the scoring title again!" McGrady made a pun. First, he said that he was the scoring champion last season, and second, he said that he was the scoring champion this season.

In the first half, he was the leading scorer.

The two chatted for a few words, and McGrady left. He also had to prepare well for this game. Due to his poor record before, he didn't feel motivated to warm up before the game, so this season's games are better every game.

Bad, because there is no hope, nothing to pursue.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! McGrady set a goal for himself. This is a goal that McGrady had no chance to set this season in the original history. Yes, there was no chance, because in the original history, McGrady had no chance to set this season.

From the beginning of the season to the end of the season, the lowest scoring gap with other scorers was more than 4 points. Therefore, McGrady had no motivation throughout the season, could not win the game, and had no pursuit of his own, so he just muddled along and scored one point.

king.

But this time is different. McGrady created a goal for himself, a goal that can keep him focused. The team is terrible, and the management has brought back a bunch of high-paid, incompetent players whose reputation is greater than their strength. He has no way to change this.

Nothing, but you can set your own personal goal.

This is also an opportunity for McGrady to think about himself!

When McGrady left the visiting team's locker room, he looked back at Liu Mang who continued to warm up. The arrogance and self-confidence displayed by Liu Mang were incredible to McGrady, and Liu Mang really made a big leap every year just like his self-confidence.

The improvement in steps made McGrady feel deeply envious...

The things McGrady has experienced since he was a child made it difficult for him to be angry about some things, and his personality is closer to a happy-go-lucky attitude. When the Raptors didn't want him, the Magic gave him a big contract, and he came. With Hill,

He is just like Pippen, Hill has been reimbursed continuously, and he is like a superstar. He has a very gentle personality. Except for the envy of the championship, there are few things that make him feel envious. He cherishes everything he has now and does not want to have more.

Too much sadness is enough.

But this time, this kind of envy towards Liu Mang made Maddie feel very angry, a rare anger.

It's not that kind of hatred, but the anger towards himself. He used Liu Mang as a mirror, and saw in it what he didn't have and what he wanted to have.

This kind of anger gave McGrady a clearer choice for the rest of his career, with two clear paths.

As for which one to choose between these two paths, in McGrady's opinion, it is probably the result of this season's scoring championship that will help him make the decision!

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Both averaged 29.3 points per game. Regardless of record, Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady are on the same starting line!

Moreover, the characteristics of both teams are that they are the leading scorer and the team's first ball-handling core. Both are super scorers who can fire unlimitedly. In the eyes of the fans, the battle between David Robinson and O'Neal for the scoring title may be repeated.

The madness!

In this situation where the two have clearly stated that they are going to compete for the scoring title, it is very likely that there will be a super terrifying personal score, just like David Robinson scored 71 points in the last game of the season!

And this time the fans were even more excited than the one between O'Neal and David Robinson. At least O'Neal and David Robinson hadn't spoken out in front of others about their desire to win the scoring title, but were secretly competing against each other.

The fans can see it.

This time, Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady directly stated that they want to compete for the scoring title. This is completely related to the issue of face, and may make the competition for the scoring title more intense!

At 6:40 pm on January 7, 2004, the much-anticipated prologue of the scoring battle between Liu Mang and McGrady that fans had been waiting for was finally about to begin!

Amid roaring cheers, players from both teams came to the court to make final preparations for the game.

Orlando is quite close to Atlanta, and Liu Mang has always been very popular in Orlando. In addition, McGrady is making noises about leaving this year, and the Magic have the worst record in the league. When Liu Mang entered the court, he received as many cheers as McGrady.

Evenly matched!

Magic fans can only hope that the team will get the No. 1 pick this season, and there is nothing else to pursue.

Moreover, the fans of the Magic have the same thinking as their management. I don’t know if the principle of local people raising people is implemented in it. Every time their management is hesitant to make a mentally retarded decision, the fans

It will give them "confidence" and allow them to make a resolute decision that is as retarded as a retard.

Just like now, after the news that the Magic management began to sell McGrady, Magic fans' love for McGrady began to decline significantly. The local media in Orlando conducted a poll and asked the fans who they expected to trade McGrady back.

The key is that a large number of fans participated in the voting. The top three in the voting results were Iverson, Liu Mang, and Kidd.

In the final preparation time before the game, Liu Mang was practicing shooting while observing the opponent's players.

In terms of reputation, the Magic's lineup is quite impressive. Looking at the top five Magic players taking off their training uniforms, it goes without saying that Tracy McGrady is probably the strongest outside player in the league in the past two years, and his efficiency is historic.

Last season, even O'Neal, Duncan, and Garnett were far inferior to him. Although the team is bad this year, McGrady's personal efficiency is still high, second only to Liu Mang's 28 efficiency value and Garnett's 29 efficiency value.

The efficiency rating of 27.5 ranks third in the league.

In addition to McGrady, the Magic team includes Tyronn Lue who only hangs out with superstars, Croatia's strongest player Gordon Kirisek, the first billionaire Juwan Howard, a 31-year-old short white man who averages 3.4 per game.

Center forward Andrew De Klerk.

Seeing the Magic's lineup, Liu Mang is very confident in today's game! The team is also fully prepared, and this time it will avenge the defeat a few days ago!

At the same time, you must get a perfect start on your way to competing for the scoring title!

There is only one enemy, McGrady!
To be continued...