James has been having a hard time lately.

Ever since he won the Best of the Month Award in the first month, his life has been very difficult.

As Iverson began to transform, Carter's popularity declined, McGrady went to work as a helper for Liu Mang, Kobe's popularity has not recovered, Wade was overshadowed by O'Neal, Anthony is not popular... and other factors, the league this season

I am praising James and Liu Mang.

The Eastern Conference's Best of the Month in the first month was indeed due to James playing well, but the league's strong support must also have a lot to do with it. As a non-playoff team last season, the Cavaliers only had 14 back-to-backs throughout the season.

, like the Hawks, James, who is about to turn 20 years old, can lead the team to such a good record at such a young age, which is inseparable from this. The key is that the schedule is easy.

Due to the strong support of the league, James and Liu Mang are very, very hateful.

In particular, James received huge "tolerance" from the referee on the offensive end, and Liu Mang started causing trouble every now and then. The two became public enemies of other outside stars in the league, and the outside stars of all teams wanted to abuse them.

But on Liu Mang's side, it would be fine if the other teams didn't go crazy because the strongest guard line in NBA history was overwhelmed. Not many teams dared to say that they wanted to abuse Liu Mang.

Then, James is the only one who is unlucky.

After James' performance in November met the NBA's official "expectations," James received more whistles, and he was also targeted more miserably.

In November, James averaged 27.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game. In the first 13 games of December, the data dropped a lot. In these 13 games, he averaged 25.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. Other teams' outside perimeters cannot beat Liu Mang.

, he caught James and beat him.

Then, the Cavaliers are almost done this month and have fallen to tenth in the Eastern Conference. Their record has dropped to 14 wins and 16 losses, falling below the 50% winning rate.

Now James is about to celebrate his 20th birthday. He still celebrates his 20th birthday at home, but he feels cold inside.

The league arranged a highly anticipated game on his birthday night, with the Hawks, the most popular team in the league, as James' opponent on his birthday night.

Birthday night is a high-profile game, and James is very happy, but why can the Hawks adjust so quickly after the trade?

Originally, after the Hawks trade, there was a period of pain for a few days and they were killed by the Nuggets. James thought that the Hawks would at least be in pain for a while. He had the opportunity to be as lucky as Anthony and had the opportunity to do it when the team was still weak.

A reckless shot.

Who knew the Eagles would be down in that game and then adjust right away?

Mourning is playing with Muhammad and Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown is playing "run and gun" with Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace. Except for Rasheed-

Wallace needs to adjust his rhythm. The two centers Kwame Brown and Mourning do not need to adjust their rhythm. The Eagles' rhythm switching is much smoother than before. The addition of Mourning has obviously made the Eagles stronger.

Why is Anthony the only one who is lucky? When James saw the Hawks racking up statistics against two devil-level opponents on Christmas Day, he felt bad.

Later, when the Hawks played the Raptors, Kwame Brown and Mourning attacked Milicic. Kwame Brown, who was robbed of all the rebounds by Liu Mang in the last game, angrily scored 15 points, 12 rebounds and 3 rebounds.

In terms of blocked shots, Mourning played 20 minutes and scored 4 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. The two tortured Milicic to the point where he could only get 6 rebounds, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and sent the Eagles on a plane to celebrate.

James looked at himself in the mirror, dressed well, and hinted to himself: I am the most handsome, I am the strongest, one day I will take revenge, and I hope I can take revenge the day after tomorrow...

After giving himself some psychological hints, James took his wallet and confirmed that there was money in it. He put away his sad mood and set off to the best restaurant in Cleveland. The Eagles came to Cleveland today and Liu Mang sent him a message in the morning.

He said he was going to Cleveland today, and he immediately responded to the message and invited the Eagles stars to have dinner with him.

James has great ambitions. His goal is that one day he can have the same league status as Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady. He firmly believes in this, so he will pay attention to the social etiquette that a superstar should have.

It's just that he is very strange, why did he go to Atlanta twice last year, each time with his own money, which is different from "building a superstar image" as the management team said?

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Liu Mang thinks James is too smart!

Although this place in Cleveland is a bit run-down, and the best restaurant is probably just like that, James is so enthusiastic every time, and Liu Mang is embarrassed.

Then Liu Mang took Iguodala, and Tracy McGrady took Josh Smith, together with Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown, Prince, Mourning, Muhammad, and Jason Terry.

Go to an appointment.

When Liu Mang and McGrady came to the restaurant with their teammates, James arrived at the restaurant early and waited. When Liu Mang and others were led by the waiter to the second floor of the restaurant, they immediately stood up to greet them.

Except for a few players, James has a good relationship with most NBA players. Although some are not familiar with each other, they still think they are good. This is because James pays great attention to this aspect.

James watched as 10 people came from the Hawks. In addition to being worried that there were 10 opposing stars and talented players, he also felt distressedly and touched his wallet, which he had brought with him in cash and credit cards.

"LeBron, your birthday is in two days, congratulations." Liu Mang went up and hugged James.

Other Hawks players also went up and hugged James.

After James arranged for all 10 Hawks players to sit down, he said enthusiastically: "Thank you. I originally wanted to invite you to a party on my birthday night, but we have to play back-to-back on the 31st. There is no way. Come on, this is

Our best restaurant in Cleveland, the wait staff, the menu... you can order whatever you like to eat and drink, you're welcome."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Mang has a bad impression of James. He is not the same type of person as the little blacksmith. Although he is the biggest opponent now and the biggest opponent in the future, Liu Mang

My impression of James is much better than that of the little blacksmith.

James was so enthusiastic and friendly, Liu Mang couldn't help but said: "LeBron, it's your 20th birthday, what gift should I give you?"

"Haha, Ace, if I can beat you once, it will be the best birthday gift." James didn't expect Liu Mang to spend money on a great gift, so he simply joked.

"That's it. Don't worry, LeBron! You have a chance. We are all playing around this season, so you have a chance!" Liu Mang said, patting his chest.

The liar started fooling the children again! The other nine players of the Eagles almost glanced at Liu Mang sideways at the same time, but they saw through it without saying anything.

"Ace, I'm confident that I can beat you. I can't wait to compete with you now. I'm so happy to compete with you on my birthday night!" Although James knew that it was impossible for the other party to give in, people like him.

Listening to what you want to hear will inevitably be affected.

"Don't worry, LeBron, we are brothers, I will definitely let you have an unforgettable birthday night!" Liu Mang said seriously.

When the rest of the Eagles heard Liu Mang's words, they silently drank instead of taking a sip. Then they drank a glass of water to fill their stomachs. From now on, they began to prepare for the game on the 30th.

Newcomer Mourning has also tacitly integrated into the team's silent understanding...

James felt that the atmosphere in the restaurant had changed a bit, but seeing Liu Mang and the others still eating and drinking and chatting happily, it seemed that nothing had changed.

However, James always feels weird...

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"Wow, this is the best college arena I have ever seen!" Liu Mang exclaimed as he looked at the Cleveland State University arena.

"Of course, apart from Quicken Loan, this university is one of the biggest industries in Cleveland. There are tens of thousands of people around who make a living from this university." Coach Kruger was a former college coach and is very familiar with these things.

Back-to-back games at home and away, the Hawks' last two games in December ushered in the only back-to-back this month. They first went to the away game to "celebrate" James, and then returned to home to face James again.

On the 29th, after a night's rest in the hotel, the Eagles went to the Cleveland State University Arena in downtown Cleveland to conduct tactical training for the next back-to-back games.

Cleveland is really too small. It was Liu Mang's first time coming to Cleveland for college training. When he saw the bus heading toward the city center, he knew how small Cleveland was. He felt that James was really patient in being able to stay here for so many years.

The largest university in the state with 40 teaching buildings and dormitories, covering an area of ​​35 hectares, or 350,000 square meters, is actually located in the city center. A university of this size cannot even think of entering the urban area in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech has been criticized for having too few enrollments and too small a campus because they are in an urban area and cannot expand.

For example, in Boston, all their universities are located outside the city in Cambridge, across the river, and Harvard cannot enter the city.

Cleveland State University seems to be a pillar industry in downtown Cleveland, driving the surrounding economy.

The Eagles' training today was mainly aimed at James' breakthrough and passing.

The focus is on James' breakthrough, and the training direction is very targeted, that is, don't be "cheated" when James makes a three-step layup.

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The day passed quickly, and on December 30, the Hawks came to the Quicken Loans Center to challenge the Cavaliers away from home.

"Wow, congratulations to you LeBron, this is your child, son? That's so cool. If my second child is also a son, I will teach him how to play basketball." Rasheed Wallace exclaimed when he saw the child.

Overflowing with love.

"Rashid, you will make Kaylin angry if you say that." James smiled, and the Kaylin he was talking about was Rasheed Wallace's daughter.

During the warm-up before the game, James and his wife brought their newborn son to the Eagles training ground to meet with Liu Mang and others. Liu Mang and others, who had dinner together the day before yesterday, formally congratulated James on his birthday.

Happy, and then they all gave gifts.

James was surprised to see Liu Mang bring out a gift box. He opened it and took a closer look. The gift paper was wrapped in a box that exuded the scent of sandalwood. When he opened it, he saw that it was a Buddha sculpture.

"LeBron, this is not for you, it's a gift for your son. The Buddha in our country is different from that in India and Japan. I hope your son will be blessed by the Buddha." Liu Mang still felt a little pain, twenty-two thousand! But Lai

Via told James to give him a better gift on his birthday, firstly to give it to James, and secondly to congratulate James on the birth of his son.

Children are always the most lovable in their infancy before they grow into naughty children. When Liu Mang saw James holding and showing off his son, he couldn't help but poke little LeBron's face, but he was afraid of getting hurt.

As a child, I didn't dare to exert too much force, which made the people next to me laugh non-stop. I didn't expect that Liu Mang also had this side.

James saw Liu Mang teasing his son and felt that Liu Mang was not such a bad person. He just touched the Buddha statue. It was very delicate and made of jade. It was obviously chosen with intention. James felt that the good people in the world were

There are still more bad guys than...

After James and his wife left with a bunch of gifts and his son, Maddie came to Liu Mang's side: "Ace, I remember that Buddha statue cost more than 30,000 yuan! You are so willing to give it up!"

McGrady himself only gave a pair of $500 sunglasses as a gift. After training yesterday, he went shopping with eight teammates who had been treated to dinner by James the day before to choose a gift for James' birthday. After arriving at the Cleveland Mall, the largest shopping mall in Cleveland, they dispersed

Two or three people went shopping together. McGrady and Liu Mang went to a store owned by a Chinese and saw this Buddha statue. At that time, McGrady felt that the price was unacceptable.

Liu Mang didn't buy it at that time, but after calling Levia and discussing the price, he bought it anyway.

Twenty-two thousand US dollars, and Liu Mang is still feeling pain. He just received half a month's salary on the 28th, and spent more than twenty thousand dollars the next day. He still negotiated the price for a long time.
Chapter completed!