"How about it, Ace, this coffee shop is good, isn't it?" James said with a hint of pride.

"Wow, really, the environment here is great. There is a lake outside the window. I didn't know there was such a cafe here for several years. LeBron has yours." Liu Mang praised.

"Haha, I like the comfortable environment here in Atlanta, so I always look for interesting places here every time I come here." James laughed.

Talking to others and talking to ghosts, James' social philosophy has been used more easily after entering the NBA for almost a year.

For example, facing a guy like Liu Mang who is a traditional Chinese at heart, who is not interested in drinking in the middle of the season, has two girlfriends who are not interested in hanging out, and has a somewhat out-of-the-box personality, James also chose to speak in an out-of-the-box way.

The method caters to Liu Mang and Xijing’s hobbies.

"I'll probably come here and sit down if I have nothing to do in the future. Is there a membership card here? Then I have to get one." Liu Mang said after seeing the membership card promotion on the dining table.

"Ace, do you like it here? I've already applied for a membership card. I'll give you mine. I've filled it with money." James took out the membership card and handed it to Liu Mang.

"Why are you so embarrassed? I can just apply for one myself." Liu Mang said that, without resting his hand, he grabbed the membership card and squeezed it tightly.

A drop of cold sweat left James in his heart. This 'only' membership card that can be obtained by charging 2,000 US dollars is enough for this guy! James didn't know what kind of character Liu Mang was. According to media reports, Liu Mang wanted to "please"

"Girlfriend, I spent millions to buy a villa in Los Angeles. Liu Mang also paid for the cruise for the last party in Los Angeles, but he can actually be so generous with this kind of 'small money'.

After scolding, James' face was still full of smiles: "It doesn't matter, I can't come to Atlanta a few times a year. Next time I come, I just ask Ace to come with me..."

…

On the first day of March, the Cavaliers came to Atlanta, and tomorrow the two teams will compete for the last time this season.

James arrived in Atlanta in the morning, and made an appointment with Liu Mang to go out for dinner at noon. They found a cafe near the lake, and the two of them had some steak or something. In the afternoon, the two athletes who are both the highest-paid Nike endorsers went to give Nike a

Some non-signature shoes are used for promotion.

Endorsing Nike is not just about promoting a pair of signature shoes each season. Signature shoes are an additional 'honor' in a real sense. Their endorsement contract is to endorse all Nike basketball shoes, and Baidu

Ninety percent of basketball shoes are not signature shoes.

Because of Liu Mang, Atlanta has gradually become one of the cities that attracts the attention of basketball in the world. The basketball atmosphere here is getting stronger and stronger, and a large number of Asian fans choose to travel here, which promotes the development of the local economy and makes many people involved in basketball.

Relevant industries are paying more and more attention to this aspect. For example, Nike holds many new product launch conferences in Atlanta.

In the afternoon, Liu Mang and James went to a new product launch conference together, which attracted the attention of a lot of Asian and American media. The media were also surprised to see that James and Liu Mang seemed to have a very good relationship.

Don't you say that Liu Mang and James are direct competitors to be the number one player in the league in the future? Why are they so close to each other? How do you want them to promote it?

I can’t bear it! I can’t find anything that can cause trouble to make news!

When it came time for the press conference after the promotional event in the afternoon, Liu Mang and James were interviewed together, and the media were ready to take the initiative to stir up trouble.

The reporter who took the initiative asked James: "Hello LeBron, Ace said that Wade is 5 centimeters shorter than Jordan and is the best player in your rookie class. Do you think Ace is right?

?”

Taking it out of context, taking it out of context properly, Liu Mang next to him was so angry that he almost interrupted, but Schwartz next to him pulled him and calmed him down.

James was very calm and said with a smile: "Dwyane is great. He is going to make the playoffs this year. From this aspect, I admire Dwyane very much. My goal is to make the playoffs with my teammates."

"

Schwartz patted Liu Mang under the interview table, meaning: Look at what others say, and then think about what you say.

Liu Mang was also surprised by James' maturity. What does it mean to be watertight? This is watertight!

He did not directly answer the question of who is better, but talked about it from the perspective of the playoffs, ignored the topic of who is better, and answered the question of who is better, and even if he said he wanted to reach the playoffs, it was not

I said leading the team, but said working together with my teammates!

This language art puts Liu Mang, a guy who has inherited Chinese language art for thousands of years, to shame.

This guy is a genius!

The media are a little frustrated. James, a rookie, is actually struggling!

The only option was not to target Liu Mang. The reporter asked the troublemaker question he had prepared long ago: "Ace, you have created the best record since the new century. Are you confident that you can maintain this record and defeat O'Neal and O'Neal?"

Did Duncan step on it?"

James's language skills seemed to be quite useful. Liu Mang almost blurted out something to stir things up, but little Zhan Zhan seems to have such a high emotional intelligence. As a senior, how could he act so mentally retarded and be led by the media?

Liu Mang thought for a while and said: "Trampling the championships of the past five years and the three-time MVP under your feet? Brother, I haven't won a championship yet. When I win at least four championships, it will still be possible.

This is just the regular season, our goal is the playoffs, and the regular season record is just that."

Liu Mang finally became arrogant and could not suppress his pretentiousness.

However, this answer, even if Liu Mang pretended to be cool in the end, frustrated the reporters.

This guy must have been with James for a long time! The reporter was completely shocked. He must not interview these two guys when they are together next time!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!...

…

The next day came, the game day between the Eagles and the Cavaliers.

After a day off, the Eagles came to their home court at Phillips Arena to face the visiting Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are now very "open-minded" and have no hope of making the playoffs. They are not close to 40 wins this year and cannot enter the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Cavaliers are now 25 wins and 34 losses, with 23 games left. It would be amazing to win 10 games in the remaining games, let alone 40 wins. Therefore, the Cavaliers are very relaxed and have no record pressure. They are doing well there.

After getting James, it is enough to cultivate a winning culture, and there is no need to be bad. With James, they can't be completely bad, because they can't be like Ricky Davis. With James, they can't be bad.

Therefore, the Cavaliers players, who had no psychological pressure, came to the devilish home court of the Eagles and were not frightened by the fanatical atmosphere.

The Devil's home game is mainly to psychologically suppress teams with ideas and enthusiasm, suppress their self-confidence and dampen the opponent's morale. The Cavaliers, who are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, are just like the Eagles in Liu Mang's rookie season.

I won't hesitate to fight wherever I go, even to Salt Lake City where the two demons are still there.

And there is another point. Rasheed Wallace is not playing today, and the hot atmosphere at the Eagles' home court is just inertia. There is no absolute fanatic atmosphere driven by Rasheed Wallace.

Before the game, the Eagles' veteran players from the previous two seasons went to greet Newbell and congratulate him.

After the All-Star Weekend, because of his experience playing on a strong team and because he was partnered with Liu Mang and others, Newbel played more consciously and aggressively. He firmly established himself as the main small forward in the Cavaliers, averaging 10.0 points per game this season.

His performance of 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks earned him a four-year, 15 million contract extension from the Cavaliers. As a former teammate, Liu Mang was also happy for Newbell and went up to congratulate him.

Since Newbell is in the Cavaliers, James and Liu Mang have a good relationship. Just as Liu Mang was very popular when he went to Philadelphia, James was also very popular when he came to Atlanta. In addition to the entrance ceremony, it was given to the visiting team because of the Devil's home court.

There were a lot of boos, and when the Hawks players went to reminisce with Nubell and James took the initiative to greet and hug the Hawks players, the cheers started again.

After saying hello and reminiscing, Liu Mang returned to his own half to shoot the hot shot and observed the strength of the opponent's lineup.

The top five printed on the big screen.

"Zaidrunas Ilgauskas, ability evaluation 82, offense 83, defense 80, three-pointer 55, mid-range shot 81, layup 87, speed 70, strength 93..."

"LeBron James, averaging 20.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, ability evaluation 84, 90 offense, 70 defense, 60 three-pointers, 65 mid-range shots, 90 layups, 85 passing, 92 speed, 85 strength..."

Every time Liu Mang sees James, he feels unreasonable. He is progressing so fast! This monster is really a monster who has the potential to become a top star in his second year. The comparison between people is infuriating!

This rookie season hasn’t even finished yet, but he’s already averaging 20 6 5 per game!

Liu Mang has become even more urgent to be promoted to a top star after this season, otherwise he will be suppressed by a second-year player, which would be too embarrassing!

James' progress is indeed terrifying. Historically, he averaged 27.7.7 per game since his sophomore year, which shocked the veteran stars. He indeed looks like the next Jordan.

This time, due to the extra pressure brought by Liu Mang's presence, and the fact that the Cavaliers are missing Boozer, he must grab more rebounds, score more points, and improve faster. Originally, he only started playing in the last month of the season.

After exceeding 20.5 points, he is now averaging 21 points per game and has almost one more rebound than before. This makes Liu Mang's sense of threat even deeper!

It's just that James' assistants are really not that good. Except for Big Z, who has a quasi-first-class level, and can barely make one or two All-Stars in the Eastern Conference due to the overall strength of the Eastern Conference interior, most of the others are not even up to the standard.

The other three, small forward Nubell's ability evaluation is 72, and the average level is a bit higher. The 29-year-old Nubell is already at the peak of his career; the short power forward Eli was acquired from the Celtics in the trade of Ricky Davis.

Gram Williams, whose ability evaluation is 69, is below average; the shooting guard is a second-round pick of the 1996 golden generation, Jeff McGinnis, who was acquired from the Trail Blazers, has an ability evaluation of 67.

James, who took over the Cavaliers, which had been in a mess for many years, was indeed unlucky to come to this ruined team, but he had to face it all with a smile on his face, because he is a member of the new generation of American basketball players.

Representatives, we cannot show our frustration at this situation.

Liu Mang felt that this was entirely the Cavaliers' own problem. In the past two years, Ricky Davis was promoted as the boss, and then asked to immediately serve as a deputy to a rookie. How could such a change in mentality be reversed all of a sudden?

, otherwise James has a quasi-first-class star outside helper, the Cavaliers may not be much worse than the Heat, and the number of wins so far is only six or seven, but these six or seven wins are enough to make the Cavaliers miss.

Playoffs.

…

After the game in February, after forcing themselves to cheer up and defeat the Heat to get 50 wins, the Hawks arrived in March and faced another 16 games this month, two back-to-back games, and more than one day off at a time.

There was no schedule and I was forced to start taking a break.

In order to get the first record in the new century, and the two-month schedule is the most difficult in the league after the Lakers and Rockets, and the regular season record is more important than those two teams, so I have been playing

It was very tiring. Even Raheem, a strong man who had only missed 10 games in the past seven years, showed signs of fatigue and had to take a rest.

Moreover, March is the most terrifying schedule for the Hawks. The top five teams in the Western Conference will all come to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks this month. The Pacers and Pistons will also come to Atlanta. There will be a total of seven difficult games.

So the Eagles had to rest on a large scale when they played another nine games.

In addition, the playoffs will begin next month. Although the regular season record is important, we cannot delay the playoffs just for the sake of 68 wins. We still have to take a rest when it is time.

Fortunately, this month, the Eagles have a total of 12 home games and only 4 away games, which is also great for the players to recover their physical fitness.

The Eagles' lineup for this game was Liu Mang, Prince, Barnes, Boozer, and Ratliff.
To be continued...