Memphis, Liu Mang’s blessed land.

Back then, it was here that Liu Mang yelled "Why not me", and Liu Mang began to enter the fans' attention by taking advantage of the counterattack psychology deep in the fans' hearts.

With the kind-hearted mentality of the prince and general Xiang Ning, Liu Mang counterattacked all the way until now.

In the last game at the end of the season, the Hawks players rested at home for a day on April 12th, flew half an hour to Memphis on the morning of the 13th, and played the last game of the season on the 14th, an away game against the Grizzlies.

After coming out of the airport, we took the bus to the city center. Most of the big hotels in Memphis are located in the city center because there are not many people in this city.

In this place, a quarter of the people died due to yellow fever more than 150 years ago, and half of the people fled here. Later, it was not until the advent of the yellow fever vaccine that the large-scale outbreak of yellow fever was eliminated.

, the population gradually increased.

Therefore, the buildings here have not changed much for fifty or sixty years. After the end of World War II in the mid-20th century, the buildings here still retained their appearance in the 19th century. Since this was a Spanish colony, a large number of Spanish elements were preserved.

The consciousness of protecting architecture, humanities, and architecture in the United States emerged very early, so most of the buildings built later were in European style.

Liu Mang looked at the buildings outside the window. Why hadn't he noticed before that the buildings here were quite interesting?

When I came here before, it wasn't so relaxing and comfortable. I only came here once a year. I was still busy establishing a foothold during my rookie season, and my second-year team almost fell out of the playoffs.

This year alone, the Eagles' record is second only to the Bulls' 72 wins. The best they can win is 70 wins. If they don't win, they will still have the second-best regular season record in history. There is no pressure at all.

Liu Mang looked at those buildings. Stockton introduced these buildings to Liu Mang. Sixty percent were Spanish buildings and ninety percent were European-style buildings. No wonder Gasol was willing to build this building.

The population is only 500-600 million, and the GDP of the entire city is less than 30 billion U.S. dollars. The four or five cities in the entire Memphis city circle add up to less than 70 billion U.S. dollars. Even the Atlanta city circle, which is the ninth city circle in the United States, has more than 280 billion U.S. dollars.

I have lived in Memphis, a "small mountain village" whose GDP is less than a fraction of a percent. The largest pillar industry here in Memphis is probably the headquarters of FedEx. It has the second busiest airport in the world after Hong Kong.

Cargo transfer.

In Liu Mang's memory, Gasol was a person who was more willing to enjoy life, either going to big cities, listening to symphonies, watching operas, or living in a familiar environment. Memphis used to be a Spanish colony.

After the city was founded, most of the people who came back here were Hispanics, and Gasol had nothing unfamiliar with living here.

In other cities where Gasol originally stayed, Los Angeles, Chicago, the second and third largest cities in the United States, when he went to the Spurs, he went to get big contracts to retire, and the Spurs are also extremely rich compared to Memphis.

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Liu Mang considers himself a gentle man, and of course he wants to get closer to Gasol, a rare gentleman in the NBA. As the leading brother of the 2001 class... leading boss, Liu Mang thinks this title sounds better than leading brother.

, as a martial arts fan, I feel that the title of "big brother" is a bit unharmonious. As the leader of the 2001 class, and even the leader of the new generation of players, he has conquered many opponents with his strength and charming personality.

He has a good relationship with many young stars.

No, Liu Mang hasn't seen Gasol for a long time, and he came to get close to Gasol.

At this time, Liu Mang was missing Gasol and felt very sad.

Usually in the West, it's okay to be yelled at by Garnett four times a year. After Rasheed Wallace went to the East, he also became a blind yeller.

The last time the Grizzlies played the Hawks away from home, Gasol was yelled at by Rasheed Wallace, and Rasheed Wallace became angry when he saw the so-called most gorgeous power forward of the new generation.

Roar the loudest...

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Since the first round of last season's playoffs changed from a best-of-five-game system to a best-of-seven-game system, it took too long. This season's playoff schedule has undergone significant changes.

The end of the regular season has been moved forward to April 14th, and the playoffs will begin on April 17th. The previous two-day rest schedule every time there was a change of home and away games, some parts of the playoff schedule will be turned into one day.

When the home and away games of the first four games alternate between home and away, the rest period is two days. After the four games are played, if there is a fifth game, there will be two days of rest between the fourth and fifth games to allow for consecutive games.

Both sides of the two home and away games have two days of training time to adapt to the home and away changes, but when the possible sixth and seventh games are changed between home and away games, they will only have one day of rest.

According to the original playoff format, a series may last up to 17 days. If a team really plays seven games in each round to win the championship, it may take two months and eight days, not counting the two days.

Rest days between series.

Before the 1990s, the strength gap between the top four teams in the division and the bottom four teams was still very large. It was rare for them to defeat the top teams. Black eight was a dream.

But in the 1980s, after NBA revenue began to rise sharply due to the arrival of the Magic Bird era, the team had money, and the training facilities and nutritional supplements for the players were good. Parents of their children became more optimistic about their children's prospects of playing basketball. More

Whether parents let their children consider basketball as a future career, they have promoted the development of the NBA and greatly improved the overall strength of the league.

Of course, for those superstars, apart from the improvement of scientific and medical technology, the difference in the treatment of the stars is not that big. The improvement of the strength of the stars is not as high as imagined. Even the theory of evolution, in decades, cannot make the already top players better.

Physical fitness has been improved visibly to the naked eye.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But for role players, the improvement in overall strength is very obvious. Starting from the 1990s, those who started learning to play basketball in the early 1980s because of the surge in NBA income

When children began to enter the NBA, the first group was the Silver Draft era from 1992 to 1995, which started with O'Neal. The overall draft quality was much higher than in the 1980s, except for 1984.

The Nuggets' eight-game deficit, the Rockets' record-setting record of winning the championship with the lowest ranking of sixth in the division, and the Knicks' eight-digit deficit to the finals all benefited from the surge in the strength of this wave of role players. The Nuggets

Most of the players on the team entered the NBA in the 1990s. In addition to Olajuwon, Drexler, and Kenny Smith, the Rockets also have Cassell, Robert Horry, and others.

In terms of this batch of players, except for Ewing, almost all of the Knicks’ top eight players were players who entered the NBA in the mid-1990s.

The golden generation from 1996 to 1999 has reached the peak of talent. From 1999 to last season, the core of the championship and the team's second-best player for thousands of years were all players of this generation. The second-best player in the team, Pang Pang, was also in 1992.

of the Silver Draft era.

Due to the improvement in the overall strength of the league, the playoffs have become more exciting and the strength gap between the teams has become smaller. However, this has also resulted in the previous schedule being unreasonable. Now David Stern is gradually improving.

There is only one game left in the season. Most teams have already played the last game of the season on April 13th. There are only a few games left. The rankings in the Eastern and Western Conferences have no impact on the last few games.

In the East, the playoff rankings are as follows: the Hawks are ranked first with 69 wins and 12 losses, the Pacers are ranked second with 60 wins and 22 losses, the Nets are ranked third with 46 wins and 36 losses, and the Pistons are ranked 53 wins and 29 losses.

Ranked fourth, the Hornets ranked fifth with 40 wins and 42 losses, the Bucks ranked sixth with 38 wins and 44 losses, and the Heat, which had two years of bad experience, successfully fell to 37 wins and 45 losses, ranking seventh.

Like the Hawks, the Knicks, who have not played a game, are ranked eighth with 36 wins and 45 losses, and they don't seem to want to win the last game. As a team with 36 wins, the Knicks actually announced that they would rest several main players...

At least in this game, the Knicks and Hawks have a level of feeling. Resting all the main players sounds so domineering...

In addition to the fans' expectations and the bad relationship between James Dolan and Price, for the Knicks, is there any difference between beating the 60-win Pacers and the possible 70-win Hawks? It's better to hold on to the black

If you have the mentality of eight and beat the strongest one, you won't be too embarrassed if you lose.

The playoff rankings of the Western Conference have also been determined, with the Timberwolves ranking first in the Western Conference with 57 wins and 25 losses.

The Lakers are 55-26 and have not played one game, but they can only be second. The third-place Spurs are 53-28 and have not played one game. Their opponent happens to be the Lakers, which is used as a warm-up for the playoffs.

In the game, the Big Four played against the defending champions. Originally, the league thought that the strongest teams in the Western Conference would be the Spurs and Lakers. Unexpectedly, with Cassell and Sprewell, Garnett led the team to first place in the Western Conference.

The fourth is the Kings, with 52 wins and 30 losses, and the fifth is the Mavericks, also with 52 wins and 30 losses. The two teams tied 2-2 in the regular season, but the Kings have won more games than the Mavericks in the Western Conference, so

The Kings ranked fourth, and the Mavericks had to settle for fifth.

Sixth is the Grizzlies, with 50 wins and 31 losses, with one game left to play. Seventh is the Rockets, also with 50 wins, but 32 losses. Moreover, in the contest with the Grizzlies, Yao Ming was repeatedly beaten by Gasol.

Breaking it down, Gasol is a real opponent of Yao Ming. Whether it is a thin version or a strong version, Yao Ming has no good way to deal with Gasol. The Rockets were beaten 3 to 1 by the Grizzlies in the regular season. Even if the Grizzlies

After losing the last game, the Rockets could only finish seventh and face the Lakers in the first round.

The Rockets are just one breath away from being able to avoid the most terrifying Lakers team in the Western Conference, but they are just one breath away. If Yao Ming was beaten by Gasol and the record was the same, they would only be seventh. It is better to say that the overall strength is still

There is a gap, Francis and Mobley are always a little different.

However, getting the first 50 wins since the Big Three of Olajuwon, Barkley, and Drexler is a huge improvement for the Rockets.

The Nuggets, who are in eighth place, are firmly in eighth place with 44 wins and 38 losses. They are the only team in the Western Conference and cannot compete with the top seven. They also have a clear record advantage over the Trail Blazers, who are ninth in the Western Conference with 39 wins, and have always been firmly in Diaoyutai.

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On April 14, the Hawks came to the largest and most expensive building in Memphis history, the FedEx Center, home of the Grizzlies, to challenge the Grizzlies away.

The atmosphere between the two teams is quite harmonious. There is no playoff ranking pressure, and there is no possibility of a playoff match. The core relationship between the two teams is still very good. Even the Grizzlies fans are not so hostile to Liu Mang.

Originally, Grizzlies fans were hostile to Liu Mang because Liu Mang and Gasol were competing for the best rookie award, but this hostility was based on the two being evenly matched. Now Liu Mang and Gasol are obviously not in the same class.

The comparison objects of Grizzlies fans have changed, becoming Parker and Arenas, but they have become friendly towards Liu Mang.

Corrupt culture has begun to spread in the United States, which mainly inherits British culture and is the most developed country in the world. Fans saw Liu Mang and Gasol chatting happily together, and a magical thing emerged.

Thought - Can you rely on Gasol to lure Liu Mang to your side? Your own team has nothing but Gasol and a lot of salary space!

Gasol still has one year left on his rookie contract. The Grizzlies were able to achieve this level this year thanks to Gasol and Mike Miller. Battier’s rookie bonus also allowed them to acquire James Posey and Bunch Wei.

Both of them have high-quality and cheap contracts, including Bonzi Wells. Although his character is a problem, his strength and the contract of more than 6 million are indeed lower than his performance. If he wants to trade, it is easy to trade.

, plus other expiring contracts, before renewing Mike Miller and renewing Gasol and Battier in advance, the Grizzlies can suddenly free up nearly 20 million in salary space, which can give Liu Mang the maximum

contract.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So, some fans at the scene started shouting "IP-double-group", which is the name of AB group, which is the abbreviation of Liu Mang and Gasol.

, similar to Kobe and O'Neal's OK-double-group...

With the person taking the lead, it slowly spread, and the entire audience began to chant "IP-double-group... IP-double-group... IP-double-group..."

Gasol is so embarrassed now. How could he attract Liu Mang to Memphis? If he wasn't used to the living environment here, he wouldn't even want to stay here, and he also feels that Rasheed Wallace is already hostile to him.

, now looking at him with more ferocious eyes, Gasol felt embarrassed and desolate inside.

Rasheed Wallace was jealous! After the away fans started shouting IP-double-group, he also moved next to Liu Mang.

"Paul, it seems that your fans here really want us to form a team. Our playing styles seem to be quite compatible. Think about it?" Liu Mang teased.

Gasol felt that Rasheed Wallace's gaze had changed from ferocious to murderous, and he immediately said: "I like it very much here. You know I am Spanish. This place makes me feel like I am in Barcelona."

Rasheed Wallace was very satisfied with Gasol's statement, and his eyes softened a little, but he still glared at Gasol, and then left to exchange arm shots with Ratliff.
To be continued...