Liu Mang arrived at the American West Arena at 2:30. After a simple warm-up, he started shooting training. At about 3 o'clock, he ate a nutritious meal and then officially warmed up.

At around four o'clock, after the already active body warm-up was completed, the Eagles' training ground was opened for interviews.

Nowadays, Eagles players are accustomed to having a large number of reporters for both important and unimportant games.

Good things are always easy to get used to. Only when one day they stop being teammates with Liu Mang and leave the Eagles will they feel uncomfortable.

Now even Granger, who is accompanying the team to feel the team atmosphere and has been playing in the Development League, is surrounded by several reporters.

After Liu Mang accepted a brief interview with ESPN, T.N.T, Time Warner, and the Arizona Times, the commentators and reporters from the Imperial TV Station who had already been scheduled arrived.

The interview on Chaoting Channel is a live broadcast. Today's Christmas match between two Chinese superstar players. Chaoting Channel started preheating at 8 o'clock in the morning, which is around 3 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon in Los Angeles time. The main analysis is of course the Eagles.

team and the Lakers, the focus is to review Liu Mang’s 90 points and Kobe’s 80 points.

Even Americans are surprised that Kobe is so popular in China, as popular as Liu Mang and Yao Ming.

It's not that Liu Mang and Yao Ming are not popular, but that Kobe is mysteriously loved by Chinese fans, a love that transcends country and skin color.

At around four o'clock, the court switched to the camera next to Director Zhang, which broadcast live pre-game interviews with Eagles players. Tracy McGrady and Kwame Brown, the other two stars, had interviewed them first, and Liu Mang's side was the finale.

Yes, after interviewing Liu Mang, the Eagles should prepare to enter.

Liu Mang took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, Director Zhang, we meet again."

"Ace, we've seen you a lot recently. You guys have been on a winning streak, and we have to follow you every day." Director Zhang joked.

"What's wrong, Director Zhang, are you expecting us to lose? Can you take a good vacation?" Liu Mang was very happy every time he talked to Director Zhang, but he couldn't help but tease him.

"That's not possible! I hope you will achieve 82 wins and 0 losses." Director Zhang fired back.

"I am happy to say this, but Director Zhang, are you very unhappy today?" Liu Mang said deliberately.

"What's wrong?" Director Zhang felt strange. Why was he unhappy?

"Why do I feel that you are sad that you can't live broadcast Kobe Bryant on Christmas Day...ah, no, you are sad that you can't live broadcast the coach of Zen Master on Christmas Day?" Liu Mang finished speaking and pretended that something big had happened.

"Ahem..." Director Zhang was choked again and quickly changed the subject: "Of course it's your game. I'm even happier. Ace, do you think you can continue your winning streak in this game?"

Liu Mang stopped joking with Director Zhang: "Director Zhang, you have asked me this question ten times this month. Of course it is victory! Victory, victory!"

"Haha, Ace, you are so confident! Okay, I won't disturb you anymore, try to win the Christmas war, come on... Teacher Su, this is the report from the front..."

After an interview on the imperial stage, Liu Mang changed out of his wet training clothes, put on his jersey, and put on clean training clothes. The Eagles were ready to enter the stadium.

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Nash watched the Hawks players come out one by one amid boos. When he saw Liu Mang, Nash gritted his teeth.

Although they have a good relationship, when it comes to the competition field, they are rivals.

Moreover, Nash felt that Liu Mang wanted to mess with him!

I want to steal his assists title again!

Last year it was McGrady, this year it’s Liu Mang!

Can’t we win the scoring title honestly? Come and compete with him for the honor!

Nash and Liu Mang are similar. He completely forgot that he stole Liu Mang's consecutive MVP.

However, it is worth mentioning that although the Suns are only ranked fifth in the league so far this season, Nash has been firmly ranked second in the MVP rankings since the beginning of December, second only to Liu Mang and the top three in December.

Each of the Weekly Awards was won by Nash.

Liu Mang has not let O'Neal occupy the Player of the Week award since the beginning of the season. He has won the Player of the Week for six consecutive weeks. In the first month, Liu Mang also won the Player of the Month in the Eastern Conference.

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The same seems to be true in December, and Nash is the first candidate for the Western Conference Player of the Month in December. Kobe Bryant averaged 34 points per game in the first month and won the Western Conference Player of the Month in November.

Liu Mang and Nash are still the favorites for MVP this season. Kobe and Nowitzki are ranked third and fourth respectively. James, Duncan, Ginobili, McGrady, O'Neal, and Kwame Brown are regulars in the sixth to tenth places.

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Liu Mang's statistics and record make him the clear favorite for MVP this season. After 90 points in a single game and 25 consecutive wins, the only ones who can challenge him are Nash and Kobe.

If the Lakers can eventually enter the top four in the Western Conference, surpassing the Mavericks or Suns, Kobe may become an MVP candidate. The scoring champion and 80 points in a single game are both bonus points. However, because of Liu Mang, Kobe's 80 points plus

Not that many points, but averaging 35 points per game, the team is in the playoffs, and is one of the MVP candidates no matter what.

But Kobe is just a candidate. The one who can really impact Liu Mang is Nash.

"Give Nash any number of players who can run and shoot, and he can win 50 games."

This view has now become deeply ingrained in the eyes of fans and the media. In order to extend Stoudemire's maximum salary in the summer, the Suns reluctantly signed and then traded away Joe Johnson in exchange for Ai from the Bucks.

Dee House, Stoudemire was reimbursed for the season before the preseason started. NBA Commissioner David Stern almost cried. This is one of the most popular teams in the league!

The major TV stations that originally prepared 21 national live broadcasts for the Suns, the fourth highest in the league, were ready to cancel the live broadcasts. Who knew that Eddie House and Laga Bell would be used to supplement the lack of Joe Johnson, and Diaw

To make up for the lack of Stoudemire, the Suns, led by Nash, are still one of the five best teams in the league.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Liu Mang's side were not ranked second in the league in points and assists, and the team's 25-game winning streak started first, Nash could even be regarded as the favorite for MVP.

So far, the Suns have only lost once in the playoffs. People are still very optimistic about the Suns. When Stoudemire comes back, people believe that the Suns can reach a higher level.

For now, Nash's position is highly praised. The title of the league's number one point guard has been transferred from Kidd to Nash since the beginning of this season.

After Liu Mang came out, he was observing the Suns' stars.

Steve Nash's ability evaluation is still 95. He is a superstar with poor defense. His gorgeous shooting measurements can only be matched by Liu Mang and Ray Allen.

In addition to Nash, there is also Marion, a 27-year-old top star who has reached his peak. His ability rating is 92, he has excellent rebounding and defense, but his scoring is also unambiguous, averaging 22 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks per game.

When Liu Mang saw this data, he felt like he had changed the only 1.

Boris Diaw, ability evaluation is 85, offense is 82, defense is 80, passing is 83, rebounds is 82... he is good at everything, he is not so proficient in anything, offensive, defensive, passing and rebound... he is good at everything.

To Liu Mang's expectation, Diaw's defense was also good, but considering that Diaw was still able to defend James at the age of 33, he wasn't that surprised.

Now Diaw is still a lanky point center, averaging 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

Seeing these three core players of the Suns, including Eddie House with an ability rating of 73, Raja Bell with an ability rating of 78, and James Jones with an ability rating of 75, Liu Mang felt that he was far away from the 2007 Suns.

At the peak of the playoffs, there are only three people missing, Stoudemire and Thomas, and then the Suns will truly be complete.

Seeing Laga Bell, Liu Mang couldn't help but touch his neck.

Now with only Raja Bell, Eddie House, and James Jones, the Suns are still not "dirty" enough in the playoffs.

After the Suns players came out, Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady went to say hello to Nash.

"Steve, Merry Christmas." Liu Mang and Nash hugged.

"Ace, Merry Christmas, it would be even better if you could give me your victory on Christmas Eve as a Christmas gift." Nash smiled.

"No, no, no, Steve should give me the assists title as a Christmas gift. I'm a guest." Liu Mang counterattacked forcefully.

"That won't work. You have to grab it yourself. But if you're not as good at passing the ball as Tracy, you can't grab it." Nash spat out a trash talk.

"It's hard to say. You're not very good at passing the ball, and you haven't even won the assists title against a scoring champion. I think I should be better than you." Liu Mang continued to counterattack.

Both teams play "run and gun" and the relationship between the two teams is not bad. Liu Mang and Nash have a good relationship. Players from the two teams greeted each other before the game. Stoudemire wore a suit and hugged Kwame Brown.

People, that's it. If Kwame Brown was really in trouble, Stoudemire wouldn't go around publicizing that he defeated Kwame Brown in his senior year of high school, but now, the two have a good relationship.

It's not hypocrisy, it's just that we have to be in the same circle so that the relationship can be better maintained.

After arguing with Nash, Liu Mang and his teammates stood in two rows with the Suns players. Tonight, the Suns invited a popular singer to sing the American Empire song live.

After the national anthem ended, the players began their final preparations.

At 4:58 p.m., the referee signaled that both teams could take the field.

The DJ at the scene was very considerate and played a Chinese rap music by Prince. It was Liu Mang who used his songwriting skills to recall a relatively inspirational Chinese song called "Please Believe" in the future.

The rap was written for Prince. Prince was a little popular, but rap, after a few days, it went away.

The dance makes no distinction between friend and foe. Prince started dancing, and the fans on the sidelines started to twist together.

In the atmosphere driven by Prince's swaying dance, Liu Mang threw magnesium powder into the air and walked onto the court with Tracy McGrady and Rasheed Wallace.

The opponent is a Suns team with a superstar, a top star, a first-class star, and a large number of high-quality role players...
Chapter completed!