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Chapter 1447. Chapter 1446. What kind of competition is better than dancing (please guarantee the monthly ticket)

"The three major stars compete with each other...it seems a bit difficult, and we can only see the 23VS24 continue to fight..."

In the president's office of the NBA headquarters, David Stern looked at Liu Mang who was chatting with James on the TV screen, and sighed helplessly.

This year David Stern is going to praise James like he did to Wade in the playoffs last year, mainly because he thinks the Eagles should fail this year.

After the first three games of the second-round series between the Eagles and the Bulls, the Bulls lost a home game and regained home-court advantage in the away game.

First place in the regular season, if you successfully reach the Eastern Conference finals, all the way to the finals...

Even if he loses in the finals, it will make James' reputation soar. As long as James enters the finals, the whistle problem is not a big deal.

but……

In the defending season after three consecutive championships, Liu Mang actually entered the Eastern Conference Finals again, and defeated the Bulls, which may be the strongest defensive team in history, under the circumstances that most people were not optimistic about. You must know that the Bulls averaged less than 84 points per game, ranking second in history, second only to the 98 points per game set by the Hawks with Dikembe Mutombo in the shrinking season of the 99-83.4 season.

And it was done in the current era of encouraging offense. After the first four games, David Stern thought that the Eagles were going to fall in the second round, and James finally had a chance to breathe.

but……

Liu Mang still made it to the Eastern Conference Finals and faced James...

Hearing the too-sharp noise from the fans on the TV, David Stern knew that it was the Cleveland fans who were afraid... This kind of cheering was not about how much confidence they had in their team, but because they were afraid of the Hawks' 16-game losing streak in the regular season and being swept in the playoffs last season over the past four years...

If the Bulls and Cavaliers play in the Eastern Conference finals, David Stern may consider taking James to the finals.

David Stern will not touch the final decisive battle, which will be broadcast live in more than 100 countries. He will not do that, and he will not lose the reputation of the league himself, but the impact of walking James to the finals will not be that great.

On the contrary, the Lakers won the Cavaliers by virtue of their strength in the finals, which can also add to the glory of the Lakers, just like the fans now expect Liu Mang to "do justice for the sky".

But if it's the Eagles...David Stern can only temporarily suspend his praise of James. If he praises James again this time, he will kill James' future...

……

Win, Liu Mang has always been confident of winning.

When he played against the Bulls in the second round, Liu Mang never thought that he would lose the series, he just found it difficult to play.

It has been six years, and he has only lost two rounds of the series. Liu Mang doesn't think he will lose when any opponent comes in front of him.

Against the Cavaliers in this round of the series, Liu Mang also didn't feel that he would lose. He never thought so, but the sudden appearance of the task of "doing justice for the sky" made him feel pained.

How Liu Mang feels about James today... This guy is a man who can do great things, has many players, and can easily be made hostile by the media's public opinion towards an opponent who doesn't have much hatred.

But James didn't. The game belongs to the game, the public opinion belongs to the public opinion, and the interaction with people only depends on this person.

This made Liu Mang understand James again, this guy is a type of person with him in this respect.

After chatting with James for a while, Liu Mang went back to his home to practice shooting in the half court, preparing for the upcoming game.

In today's game, except for the North American region...the attention is so-so.

James' current influence is limited to the United States, and other countries and regions are basically in a state of chicken feathers and duck blood.

Only 22 and a half years old, James has a bright future, but at this stage, fans who have watched the games of those mature stars who entered the NBA in the 80s and 90s, before James has the strength of MVP and won the MVP, except for fans in North America who were attracted by him in high school, it is difficult for fans in other regions to like such young players with poor skills and most of them rely on their bodies and whistle.

And for now, the Eagles and Cavaliers meet in the Eastern Conference Finals... Public opinion generally believes that the Eagles have reached the finals with half a foot, even if they have not played a game in the Eastern Conference Finals, people already think so.

James is definitely not Liu Mang's opponent, this is a general consensus.

The suspense in the series is not great. What most fans expect is that the Eagles can kill the Cavaliers, but most fans have no interest in the game itself.

Last year's 1VS23 duel attracted the attention of many fans, but this season's 23VS24 duel attracted much less attention from Americans.

The main thing is to worry about...

I was worried that the situation in the second round would happen again, and I was worried.

In addition to China, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the four major countries will broadcast the entire round of the series, and TV stations in most countries will choose to multi-broadcast the Western Conference Finals.

Liu Mang watched the performance evaluation of the Cavaliers' stars while practicing shooting.

Chandler's ability rating is 83, weak offense and strong defense, offense 70, defense 92, rebounds 97; Peja's ability rating is 88, pure shooter, only 84 shots except for layups, the other two items are above 90, 92 mid-range shots and 94 three-pointers; LeBron James, ability rating 95, offense 96, defense 89...

The ability evaluation of the Cavaliers' three stars has not changed from the last time they met in the regular season.

After the ability evaluation reached 95, James' progress has temporarily stagnated, and it is difficult to go further. Unless it is technical improvement or defensive improvement, it is difficult for his strength to skyrocket like in previous years in a short period of time.

Just as Liu Mang was observing the ability evaluation of the three giants of the Cavaliers, exclamations rang out from the scene...

Curiously, Liu Mang turned his head to see that James and McGrady were fighting and dancing...

Tracy McGrady, whose talent in Latin dance was illuminated by Liu Mang, won the title of "North American Latin Dance King" in the second round of this year's playoffs. When James began to dance the opening dance habitually after greeting Liu Mang and others, McGrady from the Eagles couldn't hold back, and swayed and leaned forward.

James’s current dancing is not limited to the pure land of bliss. Of course, this is the core dance step, but his management team helped him recruit a large number of dance teachers and musicians, and arranged a lot of music and dance around the core dance steps of the pure land of bliss. Compared with Prince doing it alone, James is obviously more business-minded...

James was startled by McGrady's dance fight, and stopped dancing. The DJ on the spot hesitated for a while, and changed to the climax stage of enthusiastic samba music. McGrady got Latin dance music and danced more vigorously.

Ten seconds of the high-end stage passed, and after Maddie finished dancing, the live DJ immediately changed to the dance music composed around the pure land of bliss, and James immediately responded...

James was desperate for this round of the series, but now he has teammates who are much better than last year. He also won the first regular season division championship in his career. Even if he is not favored, he still intends to fight.

At the very least, it is necessary to create some trouble for Liu Mang, or to show off his progress this season. James has played several games in a row in the playoffs, and James also wants to win the next game. Although he himself has no hope in the series, he can win one game...he only wants to win one game...

With this kind of mentality, James' fighting spirit is not lacking, but his emotions will definitely not be high.

But... When McGrady came up to the dance, James' emotions were ignited.

It's like going back to the time when I was dancing with Prince!
Two of the four major dance kings in North America started the "Dancing Forest Conference" before the series opener!
Originally...the attention of the series was not high, the game was about to start, and the ratings were also very low...

but……

The producers of ESPN and Chaoting TV were lamenting that the prize money for this round of the series was gone, but... the ratings suddenly started to rise!
Seeing the skyrocketing ratings, the leaders of the TV station didn't know what happened. The ratings were not high, and they didn't even bother to watch the game.

Turning on the TV in the office, I saw James and McGrady's pre-match dance on the screen, two NBA players who are already professional dancers, unexpectedly detonated the ratings of this round of the series...

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