California has three consecutive visits, and the California team is missing the Lakers. This is mainly because the game between the Eagles and the Lakers is the focus of the game and has been moved to January 1st.

The three opponents of the Hawks' trip to California are the Clippers, Warriors, and Kings. Generally speaking, it is relatively easy. The Clippers just won once a few days ago, and they are invincible. The Warriors are about the same.

The Kings are in civil strife. They signed Bonzi Wells with a one-year, 3 million contract in the summer. Bonzi Wells signed a one-year contract and played very well. He performed even better than Peja. He was unwilling to play as a substitute.

The stinging stick has once again affected the unity of the team. The Kings are now only 11 wins and 14 losses.

The Eagles' coaching staff feels that as long as they don't underestimate the enemy and are not careless, there is no chance of winning 20 consecutive games.

The same goes for the Eagles players. After playing for a day on the 8th, the 9th consciously went to the indoor court chartered by the team's hotel for training and 3V3 games when the team did not have a training day scheduled.

Liu Mang is more concerned about his opponent, the Lakers, in the first game next month.

For Liu Mang, the opponents he values ​​​​this season are actually only three teams.

Moreover, there is no Spurs team among them, which people consider to be the top two teams in the first league in the Midwest.

Duncan will continue to struggle this season... Of course, compared to his own performance in the past few years, compared with others, he is still extremely strong. Liu Mang remembers that Duncan will have the worst performance in the first ten years of his career this season.

In the second team and second defense, it seems from the current situation that Duncan's plantar fasciitis, the injury that caused Duncan to start his second transformation, is still here.

As for the Spurs' playoffs, Duncan's decline has not yet reached the success of this transformation, and their playoff strength will plummet.

For Liu Mang this season, the most important opponent is naturally the Heat in the Eastern Conference. They are the biggest enemy that has blocked the Hawks from the finals for three consecutive years.

The second one is the Mavericks. Although there is a gap between Crawford and Jason Terry, he is very suitable for the Mavericks. When Crawford's spirit was smoothed out and he played on the bench honestly, the Mavericks became the Western Conference.

The second strongest team, and because the league has eliminated the top three in the division required to be first in the division, the Mavericks are firmly ranked second in the Western Conference, beating the Suns.

Another opponent is the Lakers, currently ranked fifth in the Western Conference.

With 16 wins and 7 losses, the Lakers maintained an extremely good record before the Hawks came to Los Angeles.

The Heat and Mavericks were both known to be strong by Liu Mang, and the Lakers were an

Contrary to Liu Mang's expectations, Liu Mang thought that even if Yao Ming had to leave, it would only be in 2006. At that time, the Rockets were really unstoppable even if they wanted to. As long as Yao Ming refused the Rockets contract and accepted the qualifying offer, the Rockets would

Even the chance to trade him is gone. Yao Ming insists on leaving. The Rockets can only choose to sign first and then trade like the Nets.

I didn't expect Yao Ming to be so anxious. He couldn't wait for a year and he would be with the Lakers this season.

Yao Ming played 32 minutes per game this season and averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game. His scoring increase was not as explosive as Liu Mang's memory of Yao Ming's data increase this season. When Yao Ming was in the Rockets, even with Tracy McGrady, he averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds per game.

When he came to the Lakers, his scoring average only increased to 23 points per game, but his rebounds reached double figures for the first time in his career, and he reached 11. In addition, he also had 3 assists and 2.2 blocks, and he gained mainly from playing time.

Very good control, the first three quarters were all about Kobe and Yao Ming playing six or seven minutes in each quarter, scoring three to five points, and then fighting again in the final quarter.

Kobe averaged 34 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, and his performance was so strong after losing weight.

Odom averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Wang Zhizhi averaged 9.5 points per game, but averaged two three-pointers per game.

There is also Luke Walton, who shined after the return of Zen Master, and started his road to the mid-level by defrauding the Lakers for six years. Although Luke Walton was indeed poor in the next few years after he got the contract, he was really good before he got the contract.

Yes, playing small forward this season, he averaged 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. In Jackson's triangle offensive system, Luke Walton performed well.

The Lakers' lineup of role players was average, but they produced good results. Kobe shot a lot, but didn't stick to the ball.

One of the characteristics of Kobe is that no matter who he is, as long as the player is not particularly mismatched and comes to him when his strength is good, he can perform almost the best performance of his career.

Liu Mang admires the characteristics of Kobe Bryant's "Ultimate Edition Champion Puzzle". Compared with other superstars, it has a single function and allows Kobe Bryant to partner with almost all stars.

Such a Lakers team, even though the lineup of role players is not rich enough, but with Odom alone, Kobe can lead the Suns 3-1. With Yao Ming, Liu Mang is given a great sense of threat.

This sense of threat...Liu Mang felt a little excited.

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"Mangzi, Kobe is very powerful. You should pay attention to this opponent. It may be one of your most powerful opponents in the future."

"Dad! I told you not to call me Mangzi! How unpleasant it sounds!"

"Mangzi, this is the name your father and I have chosen over thousands of times, and you actually dislike it!"

"Dad, how come I heard from my neighbor that you gave me this name when you were drunk?"

"Ahem, Mangzi, look, the players have entered the stadium, let's watch the game."

"..."

This topic change is too blunt!

Regarding his father's statement that Kobe Bryant is one of the strongest opponents in the future, Liu Mang feels that he is right. It is estimated that before the "drug-taking team" gets old, Liu Mang's strongest opponent will be the Lakers in the next 5 to 7 years.

, no one, after the Lakers perform well this season to dispel the doubts of some second-, third-, and even first-tier stars who want to "choose the most difficult road", the Lakers will be the same as Kobe Bryant in the original 05-07 seasons.

After becoming the first player in the league, many role players will come to join Kobe.

Today's game is the Lakers' away game against the Clippers. In fact, the Lakers use the visiting team's locker room.

As for the atmosphere at the scene...Liu Mang didn't realize that this was the home court of the Clippers.

More than half of the fans are wearing Kobe's No. 8 and Yao Ming's No. 11, and some fans are wearing the Clippers' No. 7 and the Lakers' No. 7. These two jerseys belong to Odom. Don't look at Odom as he is not a Laker.

The team leader or second son is very popular, and his talent alone can attract many fans.

Staples Center is the most special NBA home court. It is the home court of other teams. Even if the arena is not your own, or even if you rent it out for concerts or something like that, such as the Eagles' Phillips Arena,

But the home team's locker room is only for their own team.

The Lakers are different from the Clippers. After each game, they have to take away all their belongings, giving the rookies a greater workload.

Liu Mang watched the Lakers enter the stadium as an away team and the audience cheered. The Clippers players were booed when they played at home. He felt silent for the Clippers. Liu Mang said it was his fault. If he hadn't pushed Yao Ming into a hurry

After joining the Lakers early, this season was supposed to be the most glorious year for the Clippers. They could reach the second round of the playoffs and briefly steal the limelight, but now they can't steal it even if they reach the second round.

To the Lakers no limelight.

Liu Mang felt that it was wrong for him to be too good and actually cause trouble to others.

On the afternoon of the 9th, after Liu Mang finished training at his villa, he took Dinah, Levia, Alexia and his father to the Staples Center to watch the game.

Although Liu Mang's mother also follows the Hawks, she doesn't pay as much attention to the NBA as Liu Mang's father. His mother only cares about her son's games, and Liu Mang won't watch them if there are no games.

Liu Mang's father really became a fan.

Since it was Liu Mang's father who came and he didn't bring the baby with him, he naturally had to sit in the front row to watch the game.

When the Clippers owner received Schwartz's call, he reluctantly took five courtside tickets and gave them to Liu Mang.

Players from the two teams entered the stadium, and Liu Mang also attracted a lot of shots today. He patted the little girl and took the little girl on the court to greet the big guys of the two teams.

This is Liu Mang's first time to watch a game live except for watching the Eagles play live in college. It feels quite special.

"Kobe, come on!" Liu Mang took the initiative to reach out and say hello to Kobe.

Kobe ignored Liu Mang, came to the little Loli next to Liu Mang, and high-fived the little Loli: "Dina, you came to watch my game. I will definitely perform well today."

"Come on, Uncle Kobe!" The little Lolita accepted the gift, was very enthusiastic towards Kobe, and gave him a high-five.

Liu Mang stretched out his hand beside him, the smile on his face stagnant...

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi went to greet Liu Mang's father, but no one could relieve his embarrassment.

Seeing Kobe turning around and walking away, while the little Loli's arm was still stretched out, Liu Mang wittily turned around and patted the little Loli's palm, then covered his chest and felt a wave of heartache for himself...

Players from the Lakers and Clippers came over to high-five or hug Liu Mang. Except for Yao Ming and Kobe, the live footage was also shown here.

The last person to hug was Cassel. One of the teammates Liu Mang wanted to get the most in the summer was Cassel. The team also had a mid-level exception that could be used, but Cassel's three-year, 24 million contract was something the Hawks could not afford.

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Cassell is really good. He came to the Clippers and quickly saved the Clippers from a disorganized situation. Now the Clippers are ranked sixth in the Western Conference, and Los Angeles has two playoff teams in one city.

"Sam, come on, kill the Lakers!" Liu Mang strongly encouraged.

Cassel showed a happy smile. Liu Mang is one of the few people in the NBA who doesn't alienate him because of his appearance. He is very enthusiastic every time.

However, Cassell is very sad. Their team was not considered a strong team before the season. The schedule is poor. They will play the Lakers today and the Eagles tomorrow...

Los Angeles Derby, T.N.T and Time Warner all broadcast the game live across the United States, and the court channel also broadcast it live.

When Liu Mang returned to the auditorium after saying hello, he was stopped by someone.

Liu Mang looked at the person who came down, and his face... looked a bit familiar.

"Ace, this is Yang Yi from CCTV Sports Channel. We are broadcasting this game today. Can you commentate on this game with us?" Yang Yi asked with a smile.

"Uh... of course, just wait a minute and I'll talk to my dad."

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Explain!

It was still time to commentate on the Lakers game in front of the Chinese people! Liu Mang immediately agreed and greeted his father and San Niu. Liu Mang followed Yang Yi to the commentator's seat at the left rear of the gymnasium table opposite their seats.

There were too many commentator seats here before, and Liu Mang didn't tell anyone else that he was coming to watch the game, so the imperial stage didn't know he was coming. When he saw Liu Mang greeting the players of the two teams, the camera kept showing Liu Mang here.

After Mang said hello, he immediately asked Yang Yi, one of the commentators, to come over and invite Liu Mang.

Liu Mang arrived at the commentary booth at the court stage and saw Director Zhang, an old friend who claimed to be a Zen master, already standing up.

"Director Zhang, we meet again. Will you also broadcast tomorrow's game?" Liu Mang went up and shook hands with Director Zhang.

"Haha, of course, I am your fan and a fan of Jackson. I broadcast the game of Jackson. Of course I will also broadcast the live broadcast between you and the Clippers tomorrow." Director Zhang said with a smile.
To be continued...