From today on is the king

Chapter 1365 1364. The Eagles are crazy! (Second update, also 4000 words)
While negotiating with the Heat, the Eagles started the new year's journey with a compact but relatively weak opponent.

On January 1, the Hawks and Wizards played their first game of the new year.

101 to 92, the Eagles beat the Wizards without any risk.

刘莽拿到26分3板2助攻4抢断4盖帽的数据，刘莽防的阶段把阿里纳斯搞得30投只拿到16分。

It seems that the point difference is small, but fans who watched the game know how badly the Wizards played.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles beat the Wizards 38 to 11, leading by 27 points in the first quarter!
阿里纳斯这赛季常规赛可以说是见谁都发飙，打了36场比赛，虽然只有4次40+, 但有25场比赛都在30分以上, 低于20分的一场都没有。

But... today Arenas was 10 for 0 in the first quarter...

Liu Mang's defense is not as good as he said, he is definitely not as good as Prince, but he is able to defend.

It was mainly a psychological effect. Arenas withered when he saw Liu Mang. The more he wanted to prove himself, the more shots he made and the more iron he was.

However, after Liu Mang started to rest in the second quarter, he couldn't help complaining about these teammates.

The wave became lawless, and the lead of more than 20 points at the beginning was alive, and the wave was 60 to 51 at halftime, with only 9 points left, and was scored 40 points by the opponent in a single quarter...

Jamison is really good, 22 points in a single quarter beat Marion and Granger.

Jamison made 31 of 17 shots, 12 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 46 points. However, Jamison went crazy alone, which was useless. After Liu Mang reappeared in the third quarter, he stabilized the situation again.

刘莽就打了23分钟，15中9，轻松拿到26分3板2助攻4抢断4盖帽的数据，帮助老鹰队赢下胜利。

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After playing the Wizards, the Eagles took a day off. On the 3rd and 4th, they ushered in a back-to-back home game, playing the Grizzlies and Rockets, the two teams in the Southwest Division. Then they had a day off on the 5th. On the 6th, 8th, and 10th, they played three games in five days, playing the Timberwolves, the Celtics, and the Bucks.

Back-to-backs were okay, just entered this rhythm, and the team has not yet encountered physical problems, and they won both back-to-back home games.

Liu Mang scored 20 points against the Grizzlies, played only 23 minutes, and made 11 of 6 shots, 4 of which were three-pointers.

But the remaining three games are three consecutive away games on the next day, especially the Timberwolves just after the back-to-back games between the Grizzlies and the Rockets. Although Liu Mang scored 45 points, tying the 40+ times last season, he scored the eighth 40+ points this season, but Tracy McGrady scored 12 of 2 today and only scored 6 points, with 5 turnovers.

This is purely due to his poor state. Liu Mang finally understood why the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies and Celtics.

But next time they played against the Celtics, Liu Mang only scored 30 points, and the Eagles beat the Celtics by 33 points.

In the last game of the brutal schedule against the Bucks, Reed, who was fighting alone, performed well in this game, scoring a large triple-double of 39 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the team to defeat the Eagles led by Liu Mang who scored 35 points.

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The Eagles started the new year with 4 wins and 2 losses, which is not bad overall.

The record has also improved to 24 wins and 13 losses, which has a clear advantage over the Raptors' record of 22 wins and 17 losses.

The Heat have dropped to eighth in the Eastern Conference, and the Eagles are now basically stable in third.

The thinking of the Eagles coaching staff and Liu Mang is to be steady.

It was a rare time not to get the first place in the Eastern Conference. Liu Wei felt the record of the middle and upper reaches of the Eastern Conference, and understood that the Eastern Conference entered the playoffs... It is really not that difficult, and the top four is not particularly difficult, but it is really not easy to be the first in the Eastern Conference.

The Bulls, now ranked second in the Eastern Conference, are 29 wins and 10 losses, two games more than the Eagles, and three games less losses.

Now there are only three teams in the league with less than 10 losses, the Mavericks, Lakers, and Cavaliers.

After the three consecutive games, Liu Mang and his teammates returned to Atlanta. There will be five games in the next 10 days, not as tight as the previous ten days, but the opponents have become stronger.

It's already in the middle of the season, and many teams are beginning to feel some fatigue. The Hawks are relatively better. The schedule ahead is easy, but it also indicates that the next cruel test will come.

The first is three home games, the Nuggets, the Suns, and the Jazz. The games against the Suns and Jazz are back-to-back at home, and then there is a two-game away game, back-to-back away games against the Bulls and Magic.
The main reason is that the 34-year-old Grant Hill miraculously maintained a 30% appearance rate. He played in 21 games in [-] games. The games he didn't play in were all the second back-to-back games. In the last year of the big contract, the Magic should save some money.

而且希尔场均26分钟出场时间能拿到10分4板5助攻1.4抢断的数据，对魔术队冲进进入季后赛行列起到至关重要的作用。

Neither are easy opponents.

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"Iverson, Anthony, wow, I'm finally going to play against them." McGrady came to the arena early this morning to practice shooting, very excited.

"Are you defending against Iverson or me?" Liu Mang asked a very important question.

"Ace, you are the best defensive team favorite, come on." McGrady complimented decisively.

"No no no no, Tracy, you are already a master of the second defense, you should come." Liu Mang immediately responded.

Anti-Iverson, hell!
The person Liu Mang hates to defend the most is Iverson. He would rather be elbowed by Kobe than have his leg broken by this guy.

"Ace, you..." Mai Di stared at Liu Mang speechlessly, "You can't guard against it, can I guard against it?"

"..."

"..."

Liu Mang and Mai Di looked at each other and were silent.

Suddenly, a figure flashed in Liu Mang's head...

"Should we let La Jian defend?" Liu Mang made a suggestion.

"Ace, is this okay?" McGrady said so, but his eyes also lit up.

Who wants to guard against Iverson, who has become better in mid-range shots and can pass the ball?

"Tracey, this is a training session for Rajan. He can only become stronger if he fights against the strongest opponent!" Liu Mang said sonorously.

"...Ace, what you say is always right!" McGrady was speechless for two seconds, and immediately agreed.

The two clapped their hands together, and that was it!

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After a while, Mike Woodson came, Liu Mang and Mike Woodson told Rondo to defend Iverson.

Mike Woodson thinks it's okay: "Rajon's speed and defensive awareness are enough. Ace, you can just take a break. You have been too tired from attacking recently."

Although Mike Woodson has clearly rejected the Eagles' contract extension, there are already many teams waiting for the end of the season to dig people.

But in his position, when he was planning his own affairs, Mike Woodson did not just deal with the current assistant coaching job just because he was ready to change teams and become the head coach.

The Eagles have a very important thing this season, which is to allow Liu Mang to rest more and take care of Liu Mang's exhausted body that has been at least playing in the Eastern Conference Finals every year for five seasons since entering the NBA.

Rondo's offensive end... just like that, basically no improvement, free throws are a little better, but almost half a season has passed, and he has just hit 50.00% of his free throws, which is better than 40.00% of his total field goal percentage.

So far this season, Rondo has shot 16 three-pointers, and only made two... In the data table on the NBA official website, Rondo's average three-pointers per game is 0, because it is less than 0.1 per game...

But Rondo's defense has improved significantly, just like his increasingly familiar passing, as if God gave food, passing and defending have a natural instinct.

With Rondo who can keep up with Iverson's speed, Liu Mang's burden is lighter, and Mike Woodson thinks it is feasible.

After Mike Woodson chatted with Liu Mang and decided to use Rondo to defend Iverson, he went back to the office. Liu Mang continued to compete with McGrady for shooting.

In this respect, McGrady is really inferior to Liu Mang. In addition to relying on breakthroughs in physical fitness, McGrady's other skills such as shooting and footwork have reached the peak of the first-class, and when they are closest to the top, they stagnate.

His talent allows him to quickly master any skills, but the upper limit is there. He cannot practice to the extreme like Liu Mang, Kobe, and Duncan.

As a result, if McGrady is healthy and has no good helpers like he was in the Magic in the 02-03 season, he can use his characteristics of being good at all skills to achieve epic efficiency.

However, McGrady's comprehensiveness allows him to do things that players of Klay Thompson's type cannot do most of the time. For example, if Klay Thompson has an abnormal three-pointer, it is a sinkhole, and McGrady has many ways to adjust.

Each has its own advantages. For Liu Mang, a pure pitcher is certainly not as good as a Mai Mama who can throw out whatever he doesn't want to do.

Another shooting duel between Liu Mang and McGrady is about to begin, and Mike Woodson suddenly returns in a hurry.

"What's the matter Mike, did the coach say that Rajon won't be allowed to play more?" Liu Mang was stunned.

McGrady also hurts, no one wants to defend Iverson!

"No, Ace... Tracy, you can come too..."

Mike Woodson took Liu Mang and McGrady to the office together.

something big happened...

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"The Eagles Are Crazy! "

2007年1月12号，老鹰队为和掘金队在1月13号的比赛的备战日，T.N.T在官网头条给了这样一个标题。

Hawks Acquire Dwyane Wade in Shocking Trade

ESPN gave a decent headline title.

Subsequently, the NBA officials, the Eagles officials, and the Heat officially confirmed the transaction.

The Hawks sent the Rockets' first-round pick in 2007 to the lottery segment protection, the Hawks' 2007 second-round pick, the Hawks' 2008 second-round pick, Kyler Korver, Tyshawn Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Paul Millsap, and got Dwyane Wade and Antawn Walker from the Heat.

This is a news that came out suddenly. Neither the Eagles nor the Heat disclosed any rumors before. In the middle of the season, people paid attention to the potential trade of the Nets and the Sonics. Unexpectedly, the Eagles and the Heat actually made a deal about Wade!
With two important rotation players, to trade for Dwyane Wade, people feel that the Eagles are crazy!
This is gambling!
Time Warner’s commentator Bill Walton analyzed: “The Eagles’ record this season is only ranked third in the Eastern Conference. As the best team in the new century, the greatest team, they must be dissatisfied with this result, and in the foreseeable next two or three years, their lineup will not be as dominant as before. They are betting that Wade can recover next season.

But this risk is very high. Wade's salary next season will be more than 1200 million. If Wade fails to return to the ideal state of the Eagles, they will be burdened with Wade's big contract until 2010, just like Grant Hill dragged them down like the Magic. "

Bill Wharton's analysis has been widely accepted.

Just like ESPN's headline title is that the Eagles "take over" Wade, rather than the MVP combination of Liu Mang, Wade, and Tracy McGrady. At this time, almost no one has much hope for Wade.

Wade's injury was the first on record in the NBA, and only he tore his cruciate ligament without a meniscus.

The Hawks are completely like a gambler this time around.

but……

Such a gamble-style transaction is too in line with the temperament of the Eagles...

The Eagles seem to be gambling every year, from the Big Dog at the beginning, to Tianzun, to Tracy McGrady, except for a steady game in the 05-06 season, they have been gambling before.

Generally speaking, people think that this transaction by the Eagles is positive. The Eagles are seeking change and are not satisfied with the status quo.

And the Heat over there...

Pat Riley is under fire again...

Wade had just been injured, and he sold his family in less than a month!

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