From today on is the king

Chapter 1114.
The Spurs came to Phillips Arena, and the starters were all booed, but Nazr Mohammed, who was on the bench, received applause from the fans.

After the players of the Eagles entered the court, the owner of the Eagles, Price, came out and sealed up Muhammad's No. 2 jersey and gave it to him. Liu Mang gave Muhammad his second championship ring to Muhammad.

The Hawks' jerseys this season have changed from the previous red and white tones to red and dark blue. That is to say, Muhammad's No. 2 Eagles jersey and similar No. 2 jerseys will no longer be worn.

Of course, it is impossible to retire the jersey, but it is also a rare honor for a role player. Muhammad's archived jersey was placed in the Eagles' honor exhibition room.

When the Eagles players who left the past two years returned to Atlanta to play for the first time, the Spurs were one of the few new owners of former Eagles players, and they were not envious at all.

The Troika Duncan won the championship, and the other brothers also had one each.

Liu Mang chatted briefly with Muhammad, knowing that after Muhammad switched from the most champion-looking team in the East to the most champion-looking team in the West, he had a good life, had playing time, and the team was very disciplined. The Spurs are a very mature team at this stage, and they just need to complete their tasks as a role player.

Muhammad didn't come to the party yesterday, perhaps to avoid suspicion. The core of a team like the troika doesn't have to worry so much. Muhammad has always been good at being a man. He has long been known for his leadership in the locker room. On the contrary, players like Muhammad have more things to consider. After all, the Spurs have many players who are full of hatred for Liu Mang.

After chatting for a while, Liu Mang returned to his home and began to review the manuscript with the press officer.

It was 25:[-], and the game was about to start in a few minutes. The live broadcasts of ESPN and Chaoting TV were now cut to the live screen.

Liu Mang took the manuscript that he had prepared together with the team press officer a few days ago, took the microphone, and came to the middle of the court. The spotlights and cameras were all aimed at him.

This time is different from the past three years. In the past three years, on New Year’s Eve and Spring Festival, he always came to him to record a blessing video from the Imperial TV station. This time is different, except that half a month ago, the Imperial TV station asked him to record a New Year’s Eve blessing and Spring Festival blessing, which was put on the live broadcast of "New Year Wars"!
"Fans and friends in front of the TV, Happy New Year, I wish you all a prosperous Year of the Dog..."

The Eagles notified the fans who came to watch the game when they checked in the tickets in the afternoon. When Liu Mang came to the middle circle, the fans at the scene quieted down and asked Liu Mang to do this big event.

Although... I don't understand...

Liu Mang felt a lot of pressure, and suddenly felt a feeling similar to "being close to the hometown", and he was even more nervous than returning to China to promote sneakers in summer.

After the end, Liu Mang quickly fled back to the bench.

Regardless of whether they understand or not, the fans at the scene blushed when they saw Liu Mang on the big screen. When Liu Mang delivered New Year greetings, the laughter could not be stopped. Seeing Liu Mang running away in a hurry, the scene burst into laughter.

Whether it was in front of the TV or the fans at the scene, no one thought that Liu Mang had this side.

Back on the sidelines, Liu Mang looked at the opponent's ability evaluation.

"Tim Duncan, ability evaluation 96, offense 94, defense 90, rebound 94, three-pointer 49, mid-range shot 90, layup 96, speed 81, strength 94..."

Duncan has really become a rookie. In the worst season of his career so far, his ability evaluation has dropped to 96. Both offense and defense have declined to a certain extent. The offense is relatively good. Duncan has developed the mid-range shot to his personal peak. It is definitely incomparable with Dirk Nowitzki and Garnett. , The effect is no worse than Garnett and Nowitzki.

The main reason is that the defensive end has declined, from the ranks that could compete for the best defensive player before, to the edge of top defense.

Ginobili still maintains a peak strength of 90, Parker has made great progress, and his ability evaluation has been raised to 88. The troika is becoming more and more like a troika. Liu Mang reckons that in the next season, the strength of the troika should be the most balanced year.

However, apart from Duncan's combination of offense and defense, and no obvious weaknesses except for free throws, Parker and Ginobili have two wheels, and their advantages and disadvantages are obvious.

Finley, a small forward, has an ability rating of 79, and he is still worthy of a fight. The Mavericks did not give up on him because of his big contract. Buying out still costs money, just to correct the two ugliness.

Sprewell has an ability rating of 80, the treasure that the Spurs found. If he hadn't had too much appetite and fell out with the only Timberwolves who were willing to give a big contract, he would have the ability to get a middle-class contract.

替补席上还有能力评价78的苦力内线穆罕穆德、能力评价77的前全明星范埃克塞尔、能力评价74的内斯特洛维奇、三分能力评价高达88的布鲁斯-鲍文、能力评价75的斯洛文尼亚投手控卫尤德里。

The Spurs' lineup is even worse than last season!

But...Liu Reck remembered that during the Spurs' appearance ceremony today, one of the insiders in the starting lineup was named Fabricio Oberto. Liu Reckon looked at the No. 21 on the opposite side who refused to admit that he was a center.

Oberto is a famous false starter this season, Ginobili's teammate of the Argentine national team, a rookie who will be 31 years old, with an ability rating of 71, averaging 14 points and 4 rebounds in 4 minutes per game.

Liu Mang looked at this insider who was estimated to be about the same height as Prince, and said that this is a center forward, who would believe it!
But this team is really a troublesome opponent. Liu Mang observed the opposite side and went to the technical table to polish the chalk.

After Liu Mang's pre-match activities were over, the match, which would end at 11 o'clock in the evening at the earliest, was about to begin.

Little Jimmy, who came to the sidelines to watch the game, looked at Prince, who was dancing more and more aggressively with the dimmed lights, and thought: "Is this what Brother Ace said, as long as the heart is high, people are as flirtatious as they are? Should I learn to dance?"

……

With a roar from Rasheed Wallace, Liu Mang sprinkled chalk into the air when the lights came on, and the two teams started to play.

For the Eagles, all the main players are on the team today. In the last game against the Timberwolves, revenge on the Timberwolves was only a secondary purpose.

Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown made their debut.

For the Spurs, Parker, Sprewell, Finley, Fabricio Oberto, and Duncan made their debut.

Kwame Brown beat another No. 21 for a double 20 the day before yesterday. He was very excited today and came to the middle circle to prepare for a jump ball.

Seeing the completely different expressions of the two insiders, Liu Mang felt that his younger brother was a bit ashamed...

Just as Liu Mang was looking forward to Duncan's performance today in the Spurs' style of play that has shifted from inside offense to outside offense, the system prompts.

"Ding... Hidden traits of a born king: Triggered smoothly, whenever the team system changes in his career and his own style of play is forced to change, he will go very smoothly and always maintain his position as a king. From Tim Duncan."

Duncan's basic skills, as well as hard training that doesn't like much publicity, allow him to maintain stability every time the team undergoes major changes, as always, until he can't move at all!

Liu Mang was very impressed. In 2015, the Spurs had a poor record in the Western Conference and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. People thought the Spurs were doomed. As a result, in the 15-16 season, Duncan led the team to 67 wins.

Getting old and not dying is a thief!

Liu Mang saw that Ginobili had let go of himself and revealed his Mediterranean hairstyle, and felt that this guy was too evil!
jump ball!

The referee came to the middle circle, blew the whistle to start the game, and threw the ball into the air.

Duncan's face was expressionless, but his heart was probably turbulent. After all, his opponent was the only opponent he lost in the finals, so he jumped hard...

Time is cruel. Duncan, who is about to turn 30, has a slower bullet speed than last season. Kwame Brown easily won the jump ball from the top pick.

The Eagles go first!
Liu Mang received the jump ball and advanced to the frontcourt, and Sprewell immediately stuck to Liu Mang.

That rough defensive action is even more vigorous than the Timberwolves' defense!
The key is that the referee didn't blow!
Seeing Sprewell's ferocious appearance like a wild dog rushing for food, Liu Mang did not give in. He protected the ball with his right hand and pushed forward with his left shoulder squeezing Sprewell. Liu Mang wanted to move to the right side of the top arc, to his favorite pick-and-roll position.

Liu Mang quickly stepped into the three-point line, and Sprewell chased after him. After Liu Mang stepped into the three-point line, he took a step towards the left and jumped to a 45-degree angle on the left.

Total play!
The fans at the scene saw Liu Mang's series of actions that sent Sprewell flying, and they were all cheering. Liu Mang's ugly step back and the sniper that everyone is used to are coming...

but!

Just as Liu Mang withdrew to a 45-degree angle, Parker was already blocking him!
Liu Mang caught the ball at the left waist and was almost intercepted. Fortunately, his left hand was steady, and he immediately passed the ball with his left hand to Prince in the left corner. Prince caught the ball and made a three-point shot...

It was a bit of a surprise today, Prince made his first three-pointer!

He got an assist, but Liu Mang felt weird when he retreated. The opponent's defense...what's going on?
(End of this chapter)