"... A loss in one game means nothing! We are still leading by one victory. Ace, you can summarize today's game." Coach Kruger wanted to say something to boost the morale of the players.

, but found that he was not good at this aspect, and no one on the coaching staff was good at this aspect, so he decisively closed the door and let the disciples go.

Liu Mang was depressed, but seeing Coach Kruger's eyes blaming himself for his tactical mistakes and not knowing how to speak, Liu Mang could only take on this task.

Coach Kruger often feels helpless in front of Liu Mang, but he always looks majestic. Liu Mang has never seen Coach Kruger like this.

Liu Mang stood up and looked at his teammates. The main reason for the defeat in this game was that he only scored 69 points. It was a huge blow.

Although they didn't say it, everyone was looking forward to 3-0.

And if you lose the game normally, it doesn't matter much, but this feeling of defeat is a huge blow!

Liu Mang thought for a while and turned on the head of state mode: "Today, we lost miserably. We lost from the beginning. We were defeated miserably and had no power to fight back."

When Coach Kruger heard this, he almost became the top scholar. He wanted to cover Liu Mang's mouth, but when he saw the other players, he was surprised. The team members who had lowered their heads before and had extremely low pressure

, actually raised their heads and looked at Liu Mang collectively.

The reason is very simple. The teammates are waiting for Liu Mang to comfort them. They are looking for comfort. Of course, even if it is comforted, it is of no use. It just makes them keep recalling the feeling of being crushed all the way. But that's how people are.

I just want to hear words of comfort.

But Liu Mang actually said these words as soon as he opened his mouth, and his teammates were surprised by this. They suddenly forgot about the bad feeling and looked at Liu Mang, wanting to hit him just like Coach Kruger.

Seeing that his teammates were finally energetic, Liu Mang continued: "However, we are not without any benefits..."

As soon as these words came out, the teammates wanted to beat each other even more. What are the benefits of losing the game? And, the most important thing is that Liu Mang said half of what he said! It made them all want to gang up on the new boss.

However, they want to hear what's behind.

Liu Mang perfectly took advantage of people's somewhat mean mentality.

Liu Mang paused for a while and was ready to escape. He saw that although his teammates had anger in their eyes, they were still restrained. He breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "The Lakers are not as good as us at all, not at all.

They are not as young as us! We are all tired after the first half. Do you think the Lakers are tired? No need to answer, you don’t need to answer. Your IQ answer makes my ears irritate... You want to

What are you doing? This is a meeting! Sit down! Right, I think even with your brains, you can guess what I want to say. Although we lost the game, we got a benefit! That is the physical fitness of the Lakers

We are very consumed by us! We only have one day off tomorrow. We are younger and we can recover faster! Youth is our greatest asset! Next, you brainless people, do you know what to do?"

He provoked his teammates again, but before they could get angry, Liu Mang immediately continued: "Take good physical therapy, get a good massage, rest well, and recover well. We will definitely win the next game! Believe me! Believe in ourselves, because

We are the best team! We have rewritten countless records of the Lakers. Now, it is time for them to change from Winner to Loser. Again, believe me, believe in ourselves, we are the best team.

Team!"

Liu Mang was talking, and the last few words began to be sonorous and powerful. With the power of the head of state, the teammates temporarily forgot about Liu Mang's contempt for IQ, and began to get excited!

Liu Mang took the opportunity to feel happy, and after finishing speaking, he hurriedly prepared to leave.

At this moment, Coach Kruger said: "Ace is right, everyone should thank him."

Liu Mang tiptoed from his seat to the aisle. When he heard Coach Kruger's words, Liu Mang turned his head and looked at Coach Kruger in astonishment, and saw the smile on the corner of Coach Kruger's mouth.

Finally found an opportunity to trick this little apprentice! Coach Kruger couldn’t stop laughing in his heart!

The teammates were awakened by Coach Kruger's words. Looking at Liu Mang who was trying to escape, they suddenly thought of Liu Mang's words before, and they all smiled sinisterly. It was time to thank this new boss!

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Above the hotel, you can clearly see a string of light flowing throughout the Beverly Hills Hilton Four Seasons Plaza Hotel. It is a voice-activated street light...

Liu Mang was chased by his teammates on the roads between the villas in the hotel. He was stimulating his teammates with words while running. However, because of his speed, running at full strength, and being able to use physical potions, his teammates were angry and chased him.

Every time he failed, he would get discouraged, but after hearing Liu Mang's words, he immediately became motivated and chased after Liu Mang.

Liu Mang enjoyed the feeling of running on the line of death...

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The Lakers defeated the Hawks. At 12 o'clock that night, the betting company's odds were adjusted. After the first two games, the Lakers' winning odds of 1.5 to 1 were raised to 1.2 to 1, while the Hawks were 1 to 1.

The odds of 1.4 dropped to 2 to 1.

Of course, previous purchases must be settled using the previous odds.

The betting company's odds adjustment can largely be seen in the basketball circle, fans, media, and experts' opinions on this finals.

For the third finals, Liu Mang, who scored 7 points in the first half, 14 points in the third quarter, and 13 points in the fourth quarter, scored 34 points in the game, became the focus of the players, and the Lakers won the game.

It took away a lot of the limelight.

Liu Mang's performance in this game was crazy enough. The entire Eagles team only scored 69 points, and Liu Mang scored 34 points alone.

But after scoring 34 points, Liu Mang couldn't even be happy about the score, because he shot 29 times with 34 points...

With a shooting percentage of 31%, Liu Mang himself was embarrassed to leave the house.

However, Liu Mang's performance made him blush when he saw it, but the media rated him highly because, except for O'Neal, he had the best offensive performance in the game!

Although the shooting percentage of 9 of 29 is a bit excessive, the Eagles only made 26 goals as a team, making 26 of 76 shots in the game. The Eagles team's shooting percentage was only 34%.

Counting the two three-pointers made and the 14 free throws, Liu Mang's true shooting percentage reached 45%, ranking second only to O'Neal's 49% true shooting percentage.

Second overall!

What surprised the media and fans the most was that Liu Mang could continue to attack the Lakers inside in the fourth quarter despite the high-intensity defense of the two teams. In the second half of the last quarter, O'Neal, Malone, and Payton's physical fitness declined.

If the Lakers hadn't relied on the obsession not to fall behind 0-3, maintained their defense, and even started to double-team Liu Mang in advance, while the rest of the Eagles couldn't score from outside, could the Lakers have done it?

Defending the score in the final quarter was a matter of course.

Liu Mang's reputation as a physical fiend didn't seem too out of the ordinary because of Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, and James, who averaged more than 40 minutes per game just two months after entering the NBA before he turned 19, because the Hawks didn't need it.

Liu Mang plays 40 minutes per game.

But in this game, Liu Mang, who played for 48 minutes, still had the strength to hit the basket at the last moment of the game, which really shocked the fans watching the game, the fans at the scene, and the media!

Of course, Heizi must have caught Liu Mang's 31% hit rate and garbage time to gain points, and this cannot be avoided.

However, Liu Mang's courage to fight and fight when he was 17 points behind in the final quarter was not purely to improve statistics. There were factors in that aspect, but in the fourth quarter, even when he was 17 points behind, he still dared to fight and fight in garbage time.

The purpose of scoring points was mainly to allow the Lakers to maintain defense and consume the Lakers' physical energy. This was the method he thought of to cause trouble for the Lakers after he decided not to fight with star cards.

The situation at that time, even if Liu Mang used the star card, the biggest effect would be to consume the Lakers' physical energy.

However, if the final result of the game is a loss, Liu Mang's choice, while also consuming the Lakers' physical energy, saves a star card, which is crucial to the entire finals!

The finals is a long process, and the overall situation needs to be considered. Liu Mang feels that his choice this time is the right one.

In these three consecutive games, there was only one day of rest in between. In the first game, the Lakers maintained a high-intensity defense for almost the whole game, which consumed a lot of the Lakers' physical strength. If the impact of this game can be maximized, then it is possible that

It will affect the Lakers' physical fitness in the next two games!

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Time: June 12, 2004, Saturday, 7 a.m.

Weather: overcast.

Location: Villa 11, Hilton Four Seasons Plaza, Beverly Hills.

The door to room No. 1101 opened, and a head stuck out. Seeing that no one was there, he tiptoed out.

Gently close the door, continue to tiptoe out of the villa, and then gently close the door.

Last night, he finally managed to get rid of these teammates, went back to the room first, locked the door, held a chair against it, and locked the windows, only to escape. Liu Mang is still frightened now.

However, it was precisely because of Liu Mang that after the rest of the Eagles went back and took a shower, they slept soundly and put aside their previous depressed and depressed mood. Most of them did not even dream.

Deep sleep is the state in which a person's own physical strength is best restored.

Liu Mang didn't, and didn't dare to risk disturbing his teammates. He called the front desk and found a rented but empty villa with a basketball court, and went to practice by himself.

The Eagles' situation changed due to Liu Mang's relationship, and interesting things happened with the Lakers.

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Chapter completed!