From today on is the king

Chapter 1373 1372. Jazz's Target

Among active players who have scored 50 points in at least two consecutive games, there are only three players, Liu Mang, Kobe, and Jamison.

Liu Mang has done it twice before, when he won his first scoring title in the third grade, and when he surpassed Jordan's scoring average in the first year of his big contract.

After scoring 50+ in two consecutive games, Liu Mang's scoring average has increased to 30.3 points per game this season, temporarily ranking first in the scoring list.

And the career scoring average has increased to 27.92 points, which is a little bit short of the career average of 28 points per game.

It was too late to celebrate two consecutive 50+ games. When Liu Mang went home after the game, he brought back the video of the Jazz game, so he had to watch it carefully.

Arenas has always been a person who fights against fate, he is not willing to give up easily.

After the game between the Eagles and the Suns, Arenas scored 37 points on 20 of 61 shots against the Timberwolves at home, becoming the first player to score 60+ points this season.

In a season, there are only two or three players who get 60+, most of the time there is one, and occasionally there is not even one.

Arenas proved with practical actions that he is one of the best scorers in the league.

There was a 50+ in a single game one night, and then there was a 60+ in a single game, which made this boring mid-season more interesting.

After Arenas scored 61 points, he successfully raised his scoring average to 30.7 points per game. Liu Mang just overtook Arenas, but was overtaken by Arenas.

People originally thought that Liu Mang had secured the scoring title, and thought that as long as Liu Mang wanted it, just like Jordan back then, no one could grab it.

Unexpectedly, Arenas came up with a more ruthless one!
Since Kobe Bryant and Liu Mang scored 80 and 90 points successively, other teams have strictly guarded against players who want to score high points. If a player scores 50 points, even if they lose, they are unwilling to let the opponent continue to score.

It can be said that Liu Mang and Kobe made it more difficult to score 60+ points in the future.

And Arenas just scored 61 points!Although the opponent is a little weaker, second to last in the West, it does not hinder the amazing feeling that this performance brings to people.

Liu Mang had just arrived home and was watching video clips of the Jazz's previous game in the indoor theater when a little loli pushed the door open with a bang.

"Uncle, Arenas scored 61 points!" Little Loli jumped into Liu Mang's arms, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"61 points?" Liu Mang was originally on the top of the scoring list. Although he lost the game, he was somewhat relieved. The top of the scorer's throne was snatched back immediately before his butt was warmed up!

Seeing the anticipation in the little loli's eyes, Liu Mang felt that this little loli...wanted to do something!
"Uncle, scoring champion, scoring champion..." Little Lolita was thinking about winning another trophy.

"..." Looking at the expectant look of little Lolita, Liu Mang also felt very motivated, let's fight!
"Don't worry, I'll get it back tomorrow, everything I want is mine!" Liu Mang said while pinching little Lolita's face.

"Ding... The battle for the top scorer is triggered."

"Battle for the scoring champion: The host needs to stop all opponents from competing for the scoring champion with the host before the end of this month's competition. Task reward: Gilbert Arenas peak star card or 10000 superstar points, you can choose by yourself. Failure penalty: Dance with Gilbert Arenas in the locker room."

The task popped up in no time.

But this mission reward... the co-author Arenas star card is already so worthless?
Liu Mang also used the arenas peak star card once before, and learned the feeling of arenas' emergency stop jump shot. After three or four years, he has already used it very well. It may not be as good as arenas himself, but it is not as the main offensive method like arenas, which is enough.

And that punishment, dancing with Arenas in the locker room?Too dangerous!
Liu Mang thinks it's better to forget it...

"At that time, choose 10000 superstar value..."

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……

Fans continued to discuss who could win the scoring title between Arenas and Liu Mang.

Who knows if Arenas will have an explosive season like Liu Mang and Kobe in the past three years, after all, there are already precedents.

Originally, the back-to-back games between the Eagles and the Jazz were not broadcast live across the United States, but it was temporarily added today.

Maybe Liu Mang overtook him again today.

Liu Mang averaged 30.3 points per game, Arenas averaged 30.7 points per game, and the average point difference was 0.4 points per game. With 50 points, they can tie!
而如果刘莽今天拿到50+，就将是连续三次50+了，追平了科比上赛季和张伯伦1962-1963赛季保持的连续三场50+的历史第三记录。

The second consecutive 50+ games in history was achieved by Liu Mang in the 04-05 season.

The number one in history is still Chamberlain, with 7 consecutive games of 50+.

Liu Mang came to the arena for training early after taking a nap. In the afternoon, his teammates came to the arena one after another.

After running with the Suns for a day yesterday, and the Nuggets for another day the day before yesterday, Liu Mang saw that his teammates were exhausted and knew that he had to take on more responsibilities today.

……

"Ace, Jason, Kwame, those of us who won the championship back then, there are only three of you left." Boozer sighed.

Before the warm-up time in the afternoon, Boozer, who came to the Phillips Arena, came to chat with his old teammates.

"Yeah, maybe one day the two of us will be used as trading chips, right, Kwame." Jason Terry responded, although the words were a little cruel, but he didn't seem to have much resistance.

Liu Mang felt that this topic was very sad, and wanted to ease the atmosphere, but Kwame Brown was very motivated at this time: "It may be like that, but I must play a performance that can make the team retire my jersey!"

"That's right, I won't have much performance in other teams at my age. I must play better, play a few more years of good performance, and let the boss retire my jersey!" Jason Terry was also ignited.

"You will fight for at least ten years!" Liu Mang heard Jason Terry's words, and really wanted to tell the story.

It is not without reason that Jason Terry said this. He will be 30 years old this summer. He has seen too many stars who collapsed after 30 years, and he is also mentally prepared.

Although he is very proud of his training efforts, the years are cruel, and he doesn't know what his future will be, especially when the team has traded frequently in the past two or three years.

"Jason, if you want to change teams, come to us, let's win the championship together!" Boozer's eyes lit up.

"Hey, is it really okay to poach people in front of your elder brother and me?" Liu Mang complained.

Liu Mang can expect Jason Terry to retire by his side.

Even the 34-year-old Jason Terry is a super substitute who can explode the defending champion.

"I have three championships, and you only have one. Even if you go, I will teach you to win!" Jason Terry said to Boozer.

"Hey, if I had known that Rashid would leave in two years, I wouldn't go to the Jazz." Boozer laughed.

"Haha, why do I think you're happy to be an All-Star in the West?" Liu Mang joked.

"Of course, I will be able to enter the All-Star again this year..."

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……

"Uncle, come on! Well..."

Little Lolita suddenly slapped Liu Mang on the face, Liu Mang quickly pushed Little Loli away, thinking that little Lolita had something to say.

Sending the little girl back to the auditorium, Liu Mang looked at the old Shuangsha who was chatting with Coach Sloan, and looked at the new pair of Deron and Boozer. Today's game is difficult enough.

At the beginning of the season, the Eagles lost to the Jazz once, and Deron and Boozer performed very well in that game.

"Deron Williams, ability evaluation 88, offense 89, defense 82, passing 95, three-pointer 79, mid-range shooting 86, layup 91, speed 90, strength 92..."

One of the strongest point guards in the league!

Few point guards are stronger than Liu Mang, and Deron is one of them.

He averaged 16.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, ranking third in the league in assists behind Nash and Iverson, beating Jason Kidd. The second-year Deron has made great progress.

"Carlos Boozer, ability evaluation 90, offense 95, defense 75, rebound 96, three-pointer 61, mid-range shot 94, layup 96, speed 81, strength 93..."

As the league's top scoring and rebounding power forward, Boozer averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists per game this season, and his performance is also very good. Boozer, who is only 25 years old, and Deron, who turned 23 in the summer, seem to have a bright future.

The key is that the two have fewer injuries, which makes people look forward to their performance at their peak.

In addition, the Jazz's super defensive champion, last season's best defensive player Andrei Kirilenko, is also difficult to deal with.

"Andrei Kirilenko, ability evaluation 86, offense 81, defense 97, three-pointer 80, mid-range shot 71, layup 87, speed 91, strength 89..."

It is barely considered the Big Three, and it is a Big Three with a reasonable lineup, a team that can stir up storms in the West.

And there is Okur, a big shooting center. Okur averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds per game this season, and he performed very well, and his tonnage is very suitable for defending big centers.

It's a pity for Liu Mang that Okur entered the NBA in the same year as himself. Otherwise, it would be great to choose him as the second center, and he would not be unable to deal with Yao Ming and O'Neal. Neither the Suns nor the Lakers really hope to meet the Jazz in the playoffs.

The Jazz's post duo averages more points per game than O'Neal + Josh Smith or Pau Gasol + Yao Ming.

Gortat just arrived in Atlanta today, and he hasn't officially joined the team yet. He probably won't be able to play until the Bulls' game. The process of introducing overseas players is more troublesome, especially since Gortat was bought out during the season.

"Do it!" I promised Little Lolita, and there is still a task to make Arenas lose confidence in competing for the scoring champion. Although the reward is not very good, I don't want to punish Liu Mang at all!
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At 58:[-] p.m., Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, which aroused the cheers of the fans.

The two teams made their debut.

The Jazz sent Deron, Gordon - Kirisek, Kirilenko, Boozer, Okur's starting lineup.

The Eagles sent a lineup of Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown.

For the jump ball, leave it to Kwame Brown. After the referee threw the ball into the air, Kwame Brown easily won the jump ball from Okur's head, and the Eagles went first.

Liu Mang rushed towards the frontcourt when Kwame Brown jumped up, and Kirisek posted Liu Mang immediately.

People are on guard!Neither the Nuggets nor the Suns could defend against Liu Mang's first attack, and the Jazz were ready this time.

Liu Mang slowed down resentfully, waiting for Rondo to advance to the frontcourt, and went up to help Rondo block Deron, forcing the Jazz to switch defenses, Liu Mang ran towards the right corner.

Delong, who switched defense to Liu Mang, hurried to catch up with Liu Mang, but... McGrady came to give Liu Mang an off-ball pick-and-roll!

"Ding... the pick-and-roll master is triggered at level 5, and the host's speed will be +8 within two seconds..."

Before Kirilenko changed defense, Liu Mang rushed to the right corner. When Rondo rushed to the left side of the free throw line, he immediately passed the ball to Liu Mang.

"Hit!"

Beautiful cooperation, originally Liu Mang, Rondo, and McGrady were all on the left side of the top arc, but in the offensive running position, the strong side on the left side became the weak side, and the weak side on the right side became the strong side, making good use of the mobility of the big and four small, and the Eagles won the first attack!
The tactical purpose is very clear. Kirisek and Kirilenko's double-base forward-back defensive combination is comparable to the defensive combination of Tracy McGrady, who focused on defense last season, and Prince, who has always been very focused. The tactical purpose of the Eagles is not to form a singles situation.

Laymen watch the fun, and experts watch the doorway. Coach Sloan on the Jazz bench can tell at a glance that this is the Big Three play style of Magician + Byron Scott + James Worthy in the Lakers showtime era in the 80s!

Unlike the Eagles running and playing here, the Jazz played very simply. After Deron advanced to the frontcourt, he picked and rolled with Boozer.

After Liu Mang was blocked, he immediately switched to Boozer. Boozer cut towards the basket. Liu Mang couldn't stop him. Marion didn't dare to let Liu Mang deal with Boozer alone.

Deron was empty after the pick-and-roll and hit a jumper from the free throw line.

The Jazz lineup is really weird. They are the team with the fewest three-point shots and hits in the league. They only shoot 12 three-pointers per game, while the Eagles average 21 shots per game and 4.2 three-pointers per game. Only two players average more than one three-pointer per game.

But on the other hand, the Jazz ranks first in the league in mid-range shots, more than the Lakers, Mavericks, and Bulls!
There is another point that Liu Mang finds troublesome. The Jazz averaged 26.1 assists per game this season, ranking first in the league, and they can limit their opponents to only get 18 assists per game!
Sure enough, when it was time for the Eagles to attack again, Liu Mang came to the frontcourt and felt a great change in the opponent's defense!

The Jazz are defending the zone!
Moreover, the center of gravity of the zone defense is clear. Liu Mang is followed by Kirisek in front of him. Okur squeezes Kwame Brown behind him and goes around to defend. He is between Liu Mang and the basket.

Liu Mang saw it. After he showed a good touch on the first ball hit, the opponent began to carry out targeted defense against his cutting route and running position to catch the ball!And it's already set up!

(End of this chapter)