From today on is the king

Chapter 447. 445. The Pioneer's Premeditation
I don't know how Yao Ming felt when he played against his idol. Anyway, when Liu Mang saw Sabonis for the first time, he felt incredible.

This is the feeling of an ordinary former Soviet uncle!
Liu Mang looked at the basketball superstar known as the roof of the world in front of him. With his big head, short neck and long arms, he looked like many uncles who were oppressed by life but still working on the construction site with their heads held high. Although their necks were shortened by the pressure of life, they were still actively working hard for life... The short neck made them look more tall. Liu Mang tried to imagine the picture of Yao Ming and Sabonis standing together...

Liu Mang couldn't help thinking of the comparison between No. 35, who chose the most difficult path, and the long-necked dragon who was not seriously injured but retired due to illness.

Boozer saw the little boss laughing non-stop, and looked at the end of the court, it was nothing funny!Today's opponent is so difficult to deal with, and the little boss can actually laugh. Is this the legendary big heart?

Boozer couldn't figure it out... he felt that it would be nice to just be a little brother honestly.

After the starters all went to say hello to Sabonis, Liu Mang took Boozer, who looked like a bandit, to pay tribute to the world basketball superstar. After Sabonis made it clear that this was the last season, even O'Neal went up to pay tribute when he played against the Blazers.

But who is Liu Mang?Public Enemy of Portland!
As soon as Liu Mang took Boozer to the Trail Blazers' side for halftime, boos exploded.

Sabonis was having a good time with the excellent juniors Raheem and Jason Terry, when suddenly there was an explosive booing from the scene, which surprised Sabonis. The other party came to pay tribute, why are the fans booing?

Then, seeing Liu Mang with a "bodyguard" behind him, he was not surprised at all. This young man was booed everywhere he went.

Before Liu Mang could speak, Sabonis, a hearty former Soviet uncle, spoke first: "Haha, I just said why the fans are so enthusiastic. It turns out that you are Ace. Don't worry, we won't fight, and we don't need to bring bodyguards."

enthusiasm?Liu Mang listened to the boos at the scene, the fans were really enthusiastic, but poor Boozer was booed.

I am very used to booing. Europeans and Americans are much more cheerful than their peers in China. The 38-year-old uncle in China has basically "had a calm heart". Liu Mang immediately stretched out his hand and responded: "Hi, Mr. Sabonis, I am Ace Liu. This guy is Carlos. Although he looks sorry for the audience, he is a good guy."

Sabonis didn't expect Liu Mang to be so polite. He thought that this young man would shoot and issue a challenge declaration or something, because Liu Mang has always behaved like this in front of celebrities in the past two years.

Liu Mang's performance was beyond Sabonis' expectation, and he reached out his hand to shake Liu Mang: "You can just call me Avidas. Is your bodyguard named Carlos? I'm sorry for the audience? This description...is really interesting..."

After teasing, Sabonis extended his hand towards Boozer: "Hello, Carlos, I heard that you also grew up in the Nordic region? Not bad, you look like us Nordic people, and you look really strong."

Boozer is so helpless by the side, boss, what do you mean by looking sorry for the audience?Can you explain?Seeing Sabonis' outstretched hand, Boozer was flattered and quickly reached out to shake it.

In fact, the fans at the scene were as surprised as Sabonis. Seeing Liu Mang say hello and shake hands, he just stood aside without saying a word, quite surprised.

They booed so hard, there is a very important reason, that is, they thought that Liu Mang might be talking nonsense again, so they booed Liu Mang at the beginning, but they didn't expect that Liu Mang was really just saying hello... Blazers fans actually felt a little regret...

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The pre-match salute was over, and the players of both teams returned to the bench. The game was about to start soon, and the two teams started to make pre-match preparations.

The starters of the two teams were played on the big screen, and the players also played.

The Blazers sent Derrick Anderson, Bunch Wells, Scottie Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, and Dale Davis to the starting lineup.

This year is a year for some Trail Blazers players to rise, such as Bunch Wells who just signed a big contract, and Liu Mang's player of the same class, Randolph who averaged two points per game last year.

But it was also a year when many Trail Blazers players gradually faded out of the league, such as the veteran superstar Scottie Pippen. Pippen's big contract is in the last year.

The little flying mouse has also become an old flying mouse. Damon Stoudemire lost his starting position this year. His ankle injury seriously affected his strength. At the age of 30, he is unlikely to recover his previous speed.

The Eagles continued to send Jason Terry, Prince, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff to the starting lineup.

Soon, the final preparation time before the game was over. After the two teams finished their opening moves, the referee blew the whistle to start the game. Players from the two teams came to the field, and Ratliff and Dale Davis jumped the ball.

Ratliff, who was in his prime at age 30, easily won the jump ball over the head of the 34-year-old Dale Davis.

The Eagles go first.

Jason Terry advanced to the frontcourt and Bunch Wells defended him.

Liu Mang on the sidelines looked at the Blazers' defensive enthusiasm and secretly sighed that today's game is difficult to play!The biggest difference between the Blazers this year and last year is their defensive enthusiasm. Even Bunch Wells, who has always disliked defense and only likes gambling steals, focused on guarding outside the three-point line and did not advance aggressively.

Although Wells also had a few steals last season, the aggressive gambling steals not only did not help the Blazers, but caused loopholes in the Blazers' perimeter defense. This season, Wells' steals have dropped a lot, but the defensive effect has improved a lot.

Liu Mang feels that sometimes, a veteran with enough prestige is really important to a team!
Without Liu Mang on the court, the Hawks' tactics would be the same as the current trend of the league. Rahim, the team boss with low post singles ability, first sat in the low post to rely on Pippen to ask for the ball.

Time is not forgiving, and Pippen is completely at a disadvantage in the card position with Raheem. Raheem's style of play is getting stronger and stronger, and he is getting more and more inside.

Jason Terry passed the ball to Raheem, and Raheem turned towards the baseline. Pippen really couldn't keep up with his strong and quick footsteps, but the Blazers made up the defense very quickly. Raheem just turned around and stepped on the sideline on the left side of the three-second zone, and the rough face of Rasheed Wallace was oncoming.

Raheem was surprised!

When he played against Rasheed Wallace last year, Rasheed Wallace didn't have this kind of defensive awareness and enthusiasm!
Pippen's defense now relies more on flops and small moves. Raheem is now blocked by a rough guy in the front, and Pippen is constantly interfering with small moves in the back.

Rasheed Wallace didn’t worry too much about Muhammad’s mid-range goal. Muhammad only made more than 60.00% of his free throws. Raheem didn’t score or caused a foul and passed the ball to a power forward who had no means of scoring. Rasheed Wallace’s supplementary defense was considered a success.

The moment Muhammad received the ball, Muhammad immediately turned around and took a step towards the outside. At the same time, Jason Terry suddenly cut inside. Wells reacted quickly and was in a parallel position with Jason Terry. He was really positive and focused.

But Muhammad also improved. He took a dribble and threw the ball directly, and then went up to help Jason Terry block Wells. Jason Terry got rid of Wells and rushed to the basket after receiving the ball!
This ball has the pick-and-roll feeling of Boozer and Garnett. Although Muhammad can't attract two people to defend like Boozer and Garnett, but Muhammad has no defenders in front of him. This move is really good.

Jason Terry rushed to the free throw line, Dale Davis and Pippen defended together, Jason Terry passed back again to Raheem who was on the left side of the three-second zone, and Raheem didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to the other side of the three-second zone. Ratliff caught the ball and scored two points.

The ball was scored, but the shot clock took 22 seconds!
too difficult!
After the Eagles scored the goal, the Blazers were very upset. Wells kept making elbows in front of the referee, saying that Muhammad's pick-and-roll fouled just now, and it was a moving pick-and-roll.

But the referee could see clearly that Muhammad was not really a moving pick-and-roll. Before the contact, Muhammad had already established his position, which was fundamentally different from the No. 21 who moved his footsteps without blocking someone, so there was no reason to talk about it.

With Flying Squirrel in the starting lineup, the Blazers didn't have a serious point guard, and Derek Anderson received the ball and advanced.

However, Derek Anderson's organizational skills are not bad, quite a versatile guard, with more than 3 assists and rebounds all year round. The peak year was the last year of his rookie contract with the Spurs. He averaged 12 points, 15.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 3.7 shots per game. Then the Spurs couldn't afford a big contract and was poached by the Blazers for 4 million in 3000 years.

After advancing to the frontcourt, Anderson didn't hold the ball, but handed it to the stick Wells.

Today, it was probably time for Prince to pay his tuition. When Wells received the ball, all the Blazers pulled away, and Wells rushed straight to the basket after receiving the ball.

The current Bangzi is not the fat man who didn’t get a big contract and didn’t care about training during the Rockets period. He is muscular and has excellent speed and explosive power. When Prince saw Wells’ tendon and flesh coming towards him, Prince was very courageous.

But the characteristic of Wells is that he is a guard who plays like a power forward. His inside footsteps are too good. He turned and moved laterally to the other side of Ratliff.

Fantastic footsteps in the back!Ratliff got dizzy from Wells' spinning top!
Really suck!When there is someone with a thorny personality who can suppress Wells, he is, as he claims, the best guard in the NBA with inside scoring skills!

This time and again, the two teams were tied.

However, the process was beyond the expectations of the fans. Judging from the data, the Blazers are an offensive team, while the Eagles are a star team. The three main scorers of the Eagles averaged 2002 points per game after December 12, 21, accounting for nearly 71% of the total points of the Eagles.

But in this opening offense, the Eagles actually played a team offense with many passes and took a long time, while the Blazers played singles and made the ball in a few seconds.

Coach Kruger faintly felt something was wrong on the sidelines. It seemed that the Blazers' strategy was to let the Eagles play in a way they were not good at!

　It’s short and sharp again, but let’s start with a chapter before 12 o’clock, and continue writing later, and the next chapter will be a [-]D burst chapter, which is still a joke about daily tasks.

　　After two weeks of overtime work at the company, I can finally rest this Sunday, so I sent a message to the girl I just met, wanting to make an appointment, and I asked: Are you free again this Sunday?The location is XXX, the girl didn't say anything, and directly sent me 3 car logos, Buick, logo, Toyota.As a result, on Sunday, the girl didn't come, what do you mean by this?
　　
　
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