After easily defeating the Mavericks on the 27th, we took a day off. On March 1st, we entered a new competition month, and the league's new monthly winner was announced.

In the Western Conference, Steve Nash won the award. This is the third time Nash has won the Player of the Month award this season. Except for the Player of the Month award, which was taken away by Francis in January, Nash won it in November and December.

Best of the Month in the West.

In the Eastern Conference, with their 16-game winning streak, the Eagles won all 11 games in February, and Liu Mang finally won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award.

His scoring average soared to 37 points per game, and after stabilizing, he continued to explode. Liu Mang finally let people see his "progress" and finally won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

At any rate, there has never been a season where Liu Mang failed to win the Player of the Month award once. Liu Mang even won the Player of the Month award once as a substitute in his sophomore year. He was very depressed if he could not win the Player of the Month award this season. Fortunately, the league's 2003 generation did not do so well...

…

In the afternoon, he received the Best of the Month trophy and asked a special reporter to take a photo. The league official also took a group photo to use as a news photo for the official website. Liu Mang's obsession with the Best of the Month this season has decreased. The top three

Liu Mang is really unhappy with James, Wade, and James being named the best names of the month.

Wade is okay, third in the Eastern Conference anyway, and James couldn't make the playoffs in his second season. He is really just a raw player. Although the data is good, the data has not been converted into a record.

Every time Liu Mang sees the 03 generation, he wants to have sex with them, and this is also the reason why.

…

In the evening, the Hawks ushered in the first back-to-back game of the new game month, playing the Bucks first and then the 76ers.

Against the Bucks, the Hawks sent out a lineup of Calderon, Liu Mang, Prince, Muhammad, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Bucks are really desperate this season. Kukoc retired, and no one can suppress the young Bucks who are striving for the top spot. The most important thing is that their head point guard, TJ Ford, who is recognized as the fastest player in the league, is out for the season.

, Mo Williams, the second-round pick in 2003, became the point guard. That guy, called Yi Du, led the Bucks' isolation frenzy. Whoever got the ball from outside players would play in isolation.

The Bucks were a playoff team last year, but completely collapsed this year. They didn't even make it into the top ten in the Eastern Conference. They were bad from the beginning. Except for Reid, who improved from 21 points per game to 23.3 points per game, the Bucks management didn't do anything.

Where you were happy, you were forced to start ruining it.

Coach Terry Porter has prepared a letter of resignation. He feels that being an NBA coach is much more difficult than being a player or NCAA coach. As a player, he was a top point guard who rivaled Magic Johnson, scoring 14.9 points.

He is a top point guard with 10.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals. However, as an NBA head coach, he is not as rich as a college coach, and he has a group of bosses to take care of, and these bosses are not as good as he was when he was playing.

In the past two years, many NCAA coaches have entered the NBA, but they basically coach for one or two years and then go back to college.

However, even if the Bucks management decided to mess up, they were still desperate when they messed up. They were ranked third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, with 21 wins and 40 losses. It was already bad. Let’s not talk about the Bobcats. The Raptors

The team only has 20 wins...

The Bucks, who are ranked fifth from the bottom in the league, can't improve on their record. They're not even as bad as the worst in the league. Now the players no longer care about winning, even Reid.

People are like this, even if they are very competitive, they will not struggle with money. The 3-year, 9 million contract that Reed is currently holding is completely inconsistent with his worth. At least Terry can get a salary of 9.33 million.

It was in line with his expectations. This season is Reid's fifth season and the last year of a three-year contract. Although Reid's points per game have reached a career high, even under the new rules that prohibit perimeter defense,

However, his shooting percentage is the lowest since his rookie season, and his efficiency is extremely poor.

Anyway, the team is so bad. Reid averaged 20.4 shots per game and only hit 8.5 goals, which is the lowest among players who averaged 20 points per game this season. Iverson's field goal percentage was 45%.

.

It was easy to win the game. The Bucks' defense stopped guarding whenever they encountered pick-and-rolls. They had no defense at all. They all wanted to score points and increase their statistics. Not only Reid, but second-year Mo Williams also wanted to get a contract extension.

The two-year second-round pick's contract expires after this season, so he is constantly brushing up on statistics.

When Calderon was on the court at the beginning of this game, Liu Mang continued to play without the ball. Of the 40 points in the previous game, 17 of them came from catching and shooting. The proportion of points scored with the ball dropped from 69%.

When it reaches 58%, it will be good if it can stabilize. If the proportion of scoring with the ball can be reduced to about 50%, it will meet Liu Mang's expectations.

Halfway through the first quarter, Calderon was replaced by Iguodala, and Jason Terry replaced Prince. Liu Mang began to need to pass the ball, but mainly Iguodala and Jason Terry held the ball.

, playing against weak teams allows Iguodalado to take some responsibility.

Basically, I was running tactics and treating this game as a training match.

Liu Mang clocked out in the third quarter and made 15 of 23 shots and 3 of 7 three-pointers. His efficiency was very high, but he didn't have any free throws. Except for Reed, who was very hard at guarding his shots from the outside, the opponent didn't even try to cover him up when they saw him rushing into the paint.

He only got 3 free throws and scored 36 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Relying on Liu Mang's 36 points, Mourning, who came off the bench, scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, Muhammad had 4 points and 12 rebounds, Jason Terry had 18 points and 6 assists, Persson had 14 points, and Igor

Darla had 6 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds, Korver had 9 points, Calderon had 7 points and 9 assists, Josh Smith scored in double figures in garbage time, and the Hawks easily defeated the Bucks 115-90.

To 17 consecutive wins.

…

…

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The day after beating the Bucks, the Eagles immediately ushered in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 76ers may be the Hawks' opponent in the first round. As of now, the situation in the Western Conference is very stable. The Suns are first in the Western Conference with 49 wins and 10 losses, the SuperSonics are second in the Western Conference with 45 wins and 14 losses, and the Spurs are 44

With 14 wins and 14 losses, they are third in the Western Conference. The Mavericks are fourth in the Western Conference with 39 wins and 22 losses.

Although the Mavericks' recent pain period has greatly affected their record, they still have an advantage over the fifth-placed Rockets with 35 wins and 25 losses. The gap between the fifth-placed Rockets and the sixth-placed Kings is also relatively large. The Kings have 32 wins and 27 losses.

The Nuggets in seventh place had 31 wins and 29 losses, and the Grizzlies in eighth place had just 29 wins and 29 losses.

The Lakers dropped below 50% of their winning percentage, with only 28 wins and 31 losses.

After that, the Clippers and Warriors only had 26 wins.

Relatively speaking, the situation in the Eastern Conference is more chaotic. The top five are as hard as iron. The Hawks are ranked first with 50 wins and 7 losses, the Pistons are ranked second with 48 wins and 11 losses, the Nets are ranked third with 32 wins and 27 losses, and the Heat are ranked 44.

They ranked fourth with 16 wins and the Bulls ranked fifth with 35 wins and 14 losses.

But the five teams ranked six to ten, the Magic, the 76ers, the Wizards, the Pacers, and the Cavaliers, all have a winning rate of almost 50%. Relatively speaking, the Pacers with a broken lineup are slightly worse than the Cavaliers who are favored by the league's students.

, but it is estimated that it will be difficult to determine who will get the three playoff seats until the last minute.

And there is another key point. Everyone wants a higher ranking, and no one wants to play the Hawks. However, the seventh position in the Eastern Conference is very coveted by those teams, because the Pistons have been hacked.

This makes it difficult for the Eagles to determine who their final opponent will be, so they fight these five teams to the death.

…

"There are so many Iverson fans here again. I said Tracy, why are there not so many fans here?" Liu Mang couldn't help complaining.

"My fans are here too! It's just that you're used to it!" McGrady emphasized.

At 8:15 in the evening, players from both teams entered the stadium. When Iverson came out, many fans cheered for Iverson, even in the away game.

Iverson's fans are quite die-hard, which Liu Mang admires very much.

Look at the fans who had "hooligan" written on their chests all over the place. Liu Mang didn't want these fans. He asked McGrady: "Tracy, I know you care about face. Look at these fans. Do you want to buy fans? I

I can sell it to you or give you some money."

"roll……"

Liu Mang fiddled with Tracy McGrady for a while, then went up to practice shooting and waited for the game to start.

Iverson does this every time, and he usually plays well. Not to mention they have a close relationship, at least he plays well.

But when it came time for the game, he acted like he was thousands of miles away. He arrived in Atlanta yesterday and sat in a box to watch the game.

That's right, even if he was sitting in a box, Iverson would always be so pompous when he was rich.

But after watching the Eagles game and saying hello to the Eagles players, not to mention having a meal together, Liu Mang felt that this guy was afraid that he would take advantage of him? Is he, Liu, that kind of person?

Just like now, the game is about to start, and Iverson is discussing something with Webber over there, without coming over to talk to Liu Mang or the Hawks players.

Even though his playing style has changed, his character is still the same.

Liu Mang didn't use to be hot-faced and cold-butt, he was both a big boss.

Know yourself and know your enemy and you will never be in danger. Liu Mang took a look at the 76ers players.

Allen Iverson's ability rating is 96. It's still a little worse than when he was at his peak, but he's better than when he just came back from injury last season. Overall, he's still at his peak, averaging 27.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 8.4 per game.

Assists, 2.4 steals, 45% shooting rate, best scoring performance of his career, fourth in the league in scoring, seventh in the league in assists, and second in the league in steals.

It's still the same Iverson, whether it's his personality or his toughness on the court, it's really a huge change.

Liu Mang saw Iverson's data performance and felt it was difficult to deal with him.

He's still three or four months away from turning 30! But Liu Mang thought about the original time and space. Iverson's injury was more severe before he went to get treatment. He adapted for a year in the 04-05 season and played in 2005-06.

Averaged 33 points. If not for a certain Los Angeles player, he would be the player with the highest scoring average in a single season since Jordan.

But now, everything is cloudy, Liu Mang is ready to surpass Jordan's highest scoring average.

Willie Green... Liu Mang's former teammate, was traded to the 76ers after the All-Star Weekend, played shooting guard, with an ability rating of 72, a pretty good second-year player, averaging 7 points per game.

Childress, with an ability rating of 76, averaged 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

There are more than 20 games left in the season, and the characteristics of the rookies have been fully understood. Childress's characteristics are clearly written in the scouting report Liu Mang received. His shooting is not accurate, but he has three-pointers.

He is fast and can jump high and cut well. He is very suitable for Iverson. However, he has a very big problem. He has no defense at all and is too thin.

Weber, with an ability rating of 88, has passed his peak, but his strength is still there. After joining the 76ers, he averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game. His role is similar to Rasheed Wallace, but he does not have the body of Rasheed Wallace.

Keeping up so well.

Mark Jackson has an ability rating of 74, averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds per game. He is a muscular tough guy with good pie-eating ability.

After seeing the strength of the 76ers' lineup, Liu Mang knew that to deal with the 76ers, he mainly had to deal with Iverson!
To be continued...