From today on is the king

Chapter 866 Chapter 865. Will Make You Have an Unforgettable Birthday Night
James has been having a rough day lately.

Since he got the best of the month in the first month, he has had a very bad time.

Due to Iverson's transformation, Carter's popularity decline, Tracy McGrady went to work as Liu Mang's helper, Kobe's popularity has not yet recovered, Wade was overshadowed by O'Neal, Anthony is not popular... and other factors, the league is promoting James and Liu Mang this season.

The best in the Eastern Conference in the first month is indeed James’ own good performance, but the league’s strong support must have a lot to do with it. As a non-playoff team last season, the Cavaliers only had 14 back-to-back games in the entire season. Like the Hawks, James, who is about to turn 20, can lead the team to such a good record at such a young age. This is inseparable from this. The key is an easy schedule.

Due to the support of the league, James and Liu Mang are very hated, very hated.

In particular, James received a huge "tolerance" from the referee on the offensive end, and Liu Mang started to mess with each other for three days. The two became the public enemies of other outside stars in the league. The outside stars of all teams wanted to abuse them.

But on Liu Mang's side, it's fine if the other teams don't get mad, maybe the strongest guard line in NBA history. Not many teams dare to say they want to abuse Liu Mang.

Then, the only unlucky one is James.

After James' performance in November met the NBA's official "expectations", James got more whistles, and he was targeted more miserably.

In November, James averaged 11 points, 27.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. In the first 7.1 games in December, the data dropped a lot. In these 12 games, he averaged 13 points, 25.5 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.

Then, the Cavaliers are almost at the end of this month, and have dropped to tenth in the Eastern Conference. Their record has fallen to 14 wins and 16 losses, and their winning percentage has fallen below 5%.

Now James is about to celebrate his 20th birthday, and he still celebrates his 20th birthday at home, but he feels cold in his heart.

The league arranged a very high-profile game on his birthday night, with the most popular Eagles in the league now as James' birthday night opponent.

Birthday night is a high-profile game, James is very happy, but why can the Hawks adjust so quickly after the trade?

Originally, after the Hawks traded, there were a few days of pain, and they were killed by the Nuggets. James thought that the Eagles would at least be in pain for a while. He had the opportunity to be as lucky as Anthony and have the opportunity to fight Liu Mang when the team was still weak.

Who knew that the Eagles were in a slump for one game, and then adjusted right away?
Mourning is playing with Mohamed and Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown is playing "running and gunning" with Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace. Except for Rasheed Wallace, he needs to adjust his rhythm. The two centers, Kwame Brown and Mourning, do not need to adjust their rhythm. The rhythm switching of the Eagles is much smoother than before.

Why is Anthony the only one lucky!James saw the Eagles' Christmas game against two opponents at the level of the big devil, and he was in a bad mood.

之后老鹰队打猛龙的时候，夸梅-布朗和莫宁对米利西奇下“毒手”了，上一场被刘莽抢光了篮板的夸梅-布朗愤怒的打出了15分12板3盖帽的数据，莫宁打了20分钟拿到4分6板4盖帽，两人把虐得米利西奇只能拿到6板6板6助攻的数据给老鹰队送上飞机庆祝。

James looked at his well-dressed self in the mirror, and hinted to himself: I am the most handsome, I am the strongest, one day I will get revenge, I hope I can get revenge the night after tomorrow...

After giving himself some psychological hints, James took the wallet, confirmed that there was money in it, put away his sad mood, and set off to the best restaurant in Cleveland. The Eagles came to Cleveland today. Liu Mang sent him a message in the morning saying that he was going to Cleveland today. He immediately replied and invited the stars of the Eagles to have dinner together.

James' ambition is very ambitious. His goal is that one day he can have the same league status as Liu Mang and McGrady, and he firmly believes in this, so he will pay attention to the social etiquette that a superstar should have.

It's just that he is very strange, why did he go to Atlanta twice last year, and each time he paid for it himself, which is different from the "building a superstar image" that the management team said?
……

Liu Mang thinks that James is too good!
Although the place in Cleveland is a bit broken, and the best restaurants are probably like that, but James is so enthusiastic every time, Liu Mang is embarrassed.

Then Liu Mang took Iguodala, McGrady took Josh Smith, and went to the appointment with Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown, Prince, Mourning, Muhammad, and Jason Terry.

When Liu Mang and McGrady came to the restaurant with their teammates, James arrived at the restaurant early and waited. When Liu Mang and others were led by the waiter to the second floor of the restaurant, they immediately got up to greet them.

Except for a few players, the relationship between James and most NBA players is not bad. Although some are not familiar with them, they think they are good because James pays attention to this aspect.

James watched 10 people from the Eagles. In addition to being worried that there were only 10 opponents' stars and talented players, he also touched his wallet distressedly. He brought both cash and credit cards.

"LeBron, your birthday is only two days away, congratulations." Liu Mang went up and hugged James.

The other Eagles players also went up and hugged James.

After arranging all 10 Hawks players to take their seats, James said enthusiastically, "Thank you. I wanted to invite you to my birthday party, but on the 31st we have to play back-to-back games. There's no way. Come on, this is the best restaurant in Cleveland. Waiters, menu...you can order whatever you like. You're welcome."

Liu Mang has a bad impression of James. He is not the same type of person as the little blacksmith. Although he is the biggest opponent now and will be the biggest opponent in the future, Liu Mang has a much better impression of James than the little blacksmith.

James was so enthusiastic and friendly, Liu Mang couldn't help but said, "LeBron, it's your 20th birthday, what gift should I give you?"

"Haha, Ace, if I can win you once, it will be the best birthday present." James didn't expect Liu Mang to spend money on such a great gift, so he simply joked.

"That's it, LeBron, don't worry! You have a chance, we are playing around this season, you have a chance!" Liu Mang said, patting his chest.

The liar started fooling the kids again!The other nine players of the Eagles squinted at Liu Mang almost at the same time, but they didn't say anything about it.

"Ace, I am confident that I can beat you. I can't wait to play against you now. I am so happy to play against you on my birthday!" Although James knew that it was impossible for the other party to let go, but people like to hear what they want to hear, so it is inevitable that it will be affected.

"Don't worry, LeBron, we are brothers, I will definitely let you have an unforgettable birthday!" Liu Mang said seriously.

When the rest of the Eagles heard Liu Mang's words, they silently took a sip instead of a sip while drinking, and then drank a glass of water to pad their stomachs. From now on, they began to prepare for the game on the 30th.

The newcomer Mourning has also tacitly integrated into the team's silent understanding...

James felt that the aura in the restaurant had changed a bit, but seeing Liu Mang and the others still eating and drinking, chatting happily, it seemed that nothing had changed.

However, James always feels weird...

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"Wow, this is the best college arena I've ever seen!" Liu Mang exclaimed looking at the arena of Cleveland State University.

"Of course, apart from Quicken Credit, this university is one of the biggest industries in Cleveland. There are tens of thousands of people around who rely on this university for a living." Coach Kruger used to be a college coach and is very familiar with these things.

Back-to-back away at home, the last two games of the Eagles in December, ushered in the only back-to-back this month, first went to the away game to "celebrate" James, and then returned to the home court to face James again.

On the 29th, after a night's rest in the hotel, the Eagles came to the arena of Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland to conduct tactical training for the next back-to-back games.

Cleveland is really too small. Liu Mang came to Cleveland for college training for the first time. When he saw the bus driving to the city center, he knew how small Cleveland was. He felt that James was able to stay here for so many years. He was really patient.

The largest university in the state with 40 teaching buildings and dormitories, covering an area of ​​35 hectares, or 35 square meters, is actually located in the city center. A university of this size cannot enter the urban area in Atlanta. Georgia Tech has been criticized for having too few students and a small campus because they are in the urban area and cannot expand.

Like Boston, their universities are all placed in Cambridge, across the river outside the urban area, and Harvard cannot enter the urban area.

And Cleveland State University seems to be a pillar industry in downtown Cleveland, driving the surrounding economy.

The Eagles' training today is mainly aimed at James' breakthrough and passing.

The focus is on James' breakthrough, and the direction of training is very targeted, that is, don't be "cheated" when James makes a three-step layup.

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The day passed quickly, and on December 12, the Eagles came to the Quicken Loans Center to challenge the Cavaliers away.

"Wow, congratulations LeBron, this is your child, son? It's so cool, if my second child is also a son, I will teach him to play basketball." Rasheed Wallace burst into fatherly love when he saw the child.

"Rashid, Karin will be angry if you say that." James laughed. The Karin he was talking about was the daughter of Rasheed Wallace.

During the warm-up before the game, James and his wife brought their newborn son to the Eagles training ground and met with Liu Mang and others. Liu Mang and others who had dinner together the day before yesterday formally congratulated James on his happy birthday, and then gave them gifts.

Seeing that Liu Mang had brought out a gift box, James was surprised to open it and take a look. The gift paper was wrapped in a box exuding the fragrance of sandalwood. When he opened it, it was a sculpture of a Buddha statue.

"LeBron, this is not for you, it is a gift for your son. The Buddha in our country is different from India and Japan. I hope your son will be blessed by Buddha." Liu Mang was still a little heartbroken, [-]!But Levia ordered James to give a better gift on his birthday, firstly to give to James, and secondly to congratulate James on the birth of his son.

The baby period before the child has grown into a bear child is always the most lovable. Seeing James hugging and showing off his son, Liu Mang couldn't help poking little LeBron's face. He was afraid of hurting the child, so he didn't dare to use too much force. The people next to him laughed non-stop. Unexpectedly, Liu Mang also had this side.

James saw Liu Mang teasing his son, and felt that Liu Mang was not such a bad person. He touched the Buddha statue just now. It was very delicate, and it was made of jade. It was obviously chosen with ulterior motives. James felt that there are still more good people than bad people in the world...

After James and his wife left with a bunch of presents and his son, McGrady came to Liu Mang's side: "Ace, I remember that Buddha statue is more than 3 yuan! You are so willing!"

McGrady himself only gave away a $500 sunglasses. After training yesterday, he went shopping with eight of his teammates who had dinner with James the day before to choose a gift for James’ birthday. After arriving at Cleveland Mall, the largest shopping mall in Cleveland, two or three people went shopping together. McGrady and Liu Mang went to a shop opened by a Chinese.

Liu Mang didn't buy it at the time, but after calling Levia and discussing the price, he still bought it.

Liu Mang is still heartbroken at 28 US dollars. On the 2th, half a month's salary was paid, and he spent more than [-] US dollars the next day. He still negotiated the price for a long time.

When Liu Mang heard what McGrady said, he responded, "Ah, it's very expensive, so LeBron has to pay off the debt well..."

　There was a fight between two tables in a hot pot restaurant, and other customers asked: Boss, why don't you stop them?Boss: The customer is God, the battle of the gods, how dare we mortals stop it?Customer: Then they don’t pay for the meal after the taxi?Boss: Have you ever seen Ragnarok?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)