"Rashid, is that guy the strongest opponent in your mouth? Is he the most powerful forward that you asked me to play more for you?" Liu Mang looked at the power forward opposite and his mouth twitched.

"..." Rasheed Wallace was speechless.

The Kings have given fans a lot of surprises this year. Even with Webber missing more than 50 games, they have not fallen behind from the top teams and are still tenaciously ranked among the seven teams with the best regular season record in the league.

The Eagles and Pacers are far ahead this season. The Eagles have 46 wins and 8 losses, and the Pacers have 41 wins and 14 losses. Judging from the current performance of these two teams, it is certain to win 60 games.

matter.

As for the remaining teams that have a chance to hit 60 wins, the Kings are still among them, behind the Timberwolves and Lakers, and ahead of the Pistons, and their record has tied the Spurs' record of 37 wins and 17 losses, tied for fifth in the league!

The Kings have proven with actual actions that their strongest performance in the league in 2002 was not due to good luck, but bad luck. In addition to referee factors, there was also the continuous encounter with their core power forward Chris Webber in the following two years.

Injuries.

Although Webber's comeback was overshadowed by Iverson this time, "it is said" that Webber recovered perfectly after the operation, and his knee injury will not hinder his strength. He is 31 years old and has been selected to the first team once and twice in the past three years.

He is still at his peak in people's eyes, and many fans and expert media are looking forward to how powerful the Kings will be after his comeback.

On the Eagles side, unlike the confrontation between Liu Mang and Iverson, the Eagles coaching staff and players did not pay special attention to the 76ers Iverson now has. After all, the 76ers are just that strong this year. Iverson

The 76ers won't be able to stir up any trouble if they come back this year.

As for the Kings, they are only one win away from the Lakers, who are second in the Western Conference, and only two games away from the Timberwolves, who are first in the Western Conference. Coupled with the comeback of Webber, the Eagles coaching staff and other players have ranked the Kings at the top.

Another possible finals opponent.

It is now less than two years before the 2002 Western Conference Finals. No one will forget the surprise that the Kings brought to people in the 2002 Western Conference Finals. If they were not forced to lose in Game 6 and their mentality exploded, even if it was a tiebreaker, the Kings would not

Virtual Lakers.

The most important point is that Webber has better helpers inside. After Divac aged out, they got Brad Miller, who has similar functions and a longer range. Fans are looking forward to Webber's return and Brad Miller's return.

How strong will Miller's partner be?

However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is very skinny.

When Liu Mang forced himself to increase motivation and came to the Arco Arena with the feeling that the whole world was targeting him, and when he came to the court after warming up, the Webber he saw...had become a fat man!

Although it's not as exaggerated as Kemp or Vin Baker, compared to the "slim" figure of the most gorgeous power forward in history that Liu Mang saw two years ago, he was almost unrecognizable!

Weber has never dressed so "little" in front of the fans. He always wears suits and leather shoes for interviews. As soon as he took off his clothes and went on the court in his jersey and shorts, it was obvious that he was a lot bigger than before!

Liu Mang seemed to see with his own eyes a talented super power forward. From the hard-steel O'Neal who was nothing short of a god-level power forward he saw two years ago, he has now become a fat man and has fallen behind the ranks of the strongest players.

"Ding... Chris Webber, ability evaluation is 82, offense is 89, defense is 73, three-pointer is 40, mid-range shot is 83, layup is 89, passing is 80, speed is 75, strength is 89..."

The decline is so serious! Except for the fact that his strength has become top-notch due to the increase in tonnage, in other aspects, Weber is not as good as before!

Liu Mang felt that the huge five-year, 80 million contract extension that Webb signed with the Kings in 2002 was in his hands. He remembered that before Webb's contract was completed, he was used by the 76ers in Houston.

The terms were cut off...

The main reason is undoubtedly injury!

Minimally invasive surgery is scary!

Minimally invasive surgery was only invented in 1987 and has only really begun to enter people's lives since the new century. Therefore, at this stage, many people, including professional sports people, do not know how much impact this surgery has on athletic ability.

Because not many people would choose to use this kind of surgery that has not yet been completely perfected, Webber is considered a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery in the NBA. It is precisely because of this surgery that his explosive power and speed have seriously declined.

In the future, Stoudemire and Tracy McGrady both underwent minimally invasive surgeries and fell directly from being top stars or even superstars to being almost unable to play.

Of course, if minimally invasive surgery is not performed, Webber's injury may not be cured. Like many superstars who collapse after the age of 30, he may not be able to play in two years, or even be unable to play due to repeated injuries and reimbursements.

ball.

So whether to do minimally invasive surgery or not is just the difference between being miserable and worse.

After lamenting Weber's sad fate, Liu Mang asked Rasheed Wallace, who had been silent, "Rashid, do you want to play more games for you today?"

Although Liu Mang is alone, he also knows how to give his teammates opportunities to perform. Recently, because McGrady has not been so fierce, Liu Mang has maintained an average of 32 points per game, and has been steadily leading McGrady by more than two points.

So I am happy to let my teammates perform more.

"No, it's boring. Come on Ace, you see Peja also wants to win." Rasheed Wallace shook his head, no longer having the strong desire to score points with Weber.

Seeing that Rasheed Wallace seemed to have "disdain" on his face, Liu Mang was a little surprised and yelled at Tianzun... He actually learned to be arrogant! Who did these guys on his team learn from? One is more important than the other.

Face!

…

Rasheed Wallace is not interested. Rahim has sacrificed a lot for the championship this year. He is not interested in brushing up statistics in the regular season. He has given up a lot of things. He is determined to focus on team honor and strive for this season.

, Jason Terry is the sixth man. It is the team's arrangement for him to come up and beat the waves, and he has always played like that.

So, today Liu Mang started to be wild again!

After the game started, Rasheed Wallace easily won the jump ball from Webber, who had gained more than 20 pounds, or about ten kilograms.

Brad Miller's jump ball was poor. Kings fans who were expecting Webber to come back and win the jump ball are now disappointed. Webber can't jump now!

After Liu Mang received the jump ball, he advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Doug Christie, who was in the first team of last season's All-Defensive Team, Liu Mang did not choose to fight hard. After advancing to the frontcourt, he saw Christie coming up to defend him.

He chose to play a pick-and-roll with Rasheed Wallace! Specifically targeting Webb.

Rasheed Wallace ran up to help Liu Mang block Christie's defense. Weber moved very quickly the first time, following Rasheed Wallace's footsteps and blocking Liu Mang's pick-and-roll cut.

but!

After Liu Mang's pick-and-roll master is triggered at level 5, his speed exceeds 100! If it were the previous Weber, relying on his strength and good mobility, he could still interfere with Liu Mang. Now, when the current Weber encounters Liu Mang's change of direction after the pick-and-roll, I think

He had to force himself to keep up, but almost fell down!

Liu Mang passed Webb with a change of direction. Christie, who bypassed the pick-and-roll and came up to pursue the defense, saw only Liu Mang entering the paint and playing with Brad Miller with his feet. He watched Liu Mang use his trademark squirm.

With his feet swaying, Brad Miller rose up and smashed the ball into the basket!

The strongest first step is really useful. When facing a center like Brad Miller, who is soft and slow but also very active in defense, Liu Mang can dunk a certain 2.26-meter giant.

That kind of opportunity!

On the defensive end, Liu Mang signaled others to block his defender and let Rasheed Wallace defend Webber alone.

This defensive method is a bit unfriendly, but the effect is obvious.

Allowing the team's strongest player to play one-on-one without being interfered by others is a very important strategy in the NBA. Although Webb is a little fatter, he is still the best in the hearts of the Kings players, but he has just come back.

, and he came back as soon as he recovered from his injury. He didn’t have much training time, and he needed the ball to find his condition. Therefore, after he had the opportunity to play in singles, the Kings players handed him the ball more often.

It's just that Webb really can't beat Rasheed Wallace who focuses on defense!

Rasheed Wallace is a defensive warrior who can lock down Duncan and O'Neal together with Ben Wallace!

Although Weber is definitely better than Divac, who is on the verge of retirement, even if he is not in good form, he still needs to find his form when he comes back. He is not in good form to begin with, and he also encounters Rasheed who goes all out to defend him when he sees him-

Wallace, after Liu Mang adopted this "insidious" defensive strategy, Webber came up to face Rasheed Wallace's first attack, and was slapped in the face.

Liu Mang was well prepared. He rushed in and immediately counterattacked when he saw the ball. He threw away Christie who was rushing towards him and started a single counterattack!

"Ding...I am the pioneer..."

"Ding... fancy dunk trigger..."

Liu Mang rushed to the opponent's basket, but no one could follow him. Christie, a defensive lunatic, gave up. Liu Mang's sudden increase in speed after getting rid of him shocked him. When he rushed to the opponent's basket, Liu Mang turned 180 degrees and dunked the ball with his back.

Hit the basket!

After being blocked once, Webber certainly wanted to fight back. Unfortunately, in the next few rounds, Webber only made 1 of 5 shots. He was too slow and could not get into the paint. His height was severely limited when hitting him from behind, and he continued to hit the ball.

Liu Mang, on the other hand, helped the team grab rebounds and in pick-and-roll situations, he counterattacked when he had the chance, and shot in various ways when he didn't have the chance to fall into position. Or after the pick-and-roll, he saw Christie's quick step-back around the pick-and-roll to snipe.

Breaking into the paint and causing damage, after playing for more than five minutes, the Eagles went on a 14-4 run. Except for Webb, who scored one, Mike Bibby didn't give the ball to him after Webber only hit one of his five consecutive shots.

Lins fouled and scored two free throws and scored two points. The Kings offense completely stalled!

When the Eagles attacked again, Liu Mang got excited. After catching Rasheed Wallace's pick-and-roll, when Webber pounced on him, Liu Mang resisted Webber's defense and hit a three-pointer!

"Ding... King of Ganpu is triggered at level 5..."

Weber's height of 2.06 meters did put some pressure on Liu Mang, but the king of pull-ups corrected Liu Mang's affected shot tilt. With the touch of Liu Mang's previous shots, Liu Mang held up Weber in the pick-and-roll.

The defensive three-pointer was hit!

17 to 4, less than six minutes of play, and the point difference was widened to more than 10 points!

Adelman finally couldn't sit still and called a timeout!

Webber was targeted in this way, and the opponent did not double-team Webber at all. This was beyond Adelman's expectation, because although Webber has gained weight, he has been the league's top power forward in the past two years. He was once comparable to Duncan and Garnett.

Nowitzki and Rasheed Wallace are both more famous, and were selected to the first team in the 2000-01 season.

There is no doubt that Webber is still the best insider in the Kings team, so after Webber came back, Adelman immediately changed his tactics back to those of previous seasons, but he didn't expect that the Eagles would actually play like this, and pull the ball.

Sid Wallace also guarded Webber!

Originally, in Adelman's opinion, even if Webber declined a lot, it was unlikely that the Eagles could guard Webber in one inside position. But he didn't expect that the original defensive screener would actually become a top defensive inside line!

Rasheed Wallace's statistics are dismal, and his defensive performance is often not reflected in statistics. This is also the reason why Rasheed Wallace was not taken seriously before the Pistons won the championship. Adelman is only now

You know, the Eagles players and coaching staff often say that Rasheed Wallace is the most important signing. This is not to make a fool of oneself, but it is indeed the case!

This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Obviously, the Kings are in a very embarrassing situation now. Without Webber, they are still a top team and still have a chance to compete for third place in the league, but now Webber
To be continued...