O'Neal, who was played badly by Liu Mang, became the target of people's ridicule. O'Neal tolerated this and made the headlines of major media this time.

But now that the Suns are being taken seriously again, O'Neal is not so happy.

The Suns played so poorly at the beginning. After the first month, they fell to tenth in the Western Conference. Many fans lost interest in the Suns.

Although it is not good for the Suns in terms of ratings, it gives the Suns time to slowly adjust. It took almost a month. They have almost adjusted their offensive aspects. The two rhythms have brought them

A wave of winning streak, back to the sixth place in the Western Conference.

What they have to do now is the defensive end.

But Liu Mang's analysis will surely make other teams discover their current changes and take action against them.

For the Suns, this is now in big trouble.

The competition in the playoffs in the Western Conference is fierce. The Suns are now 17-13, and the Rockets, ninth in the Western Conference, are 15-15. The gap is only two games. The Suns must adjust their team tactics and hit the playoffs...

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On the night of December 22, while O'Neal was loving and hating Liu Mang, Liu Mang and his teammates had already started their second match against the Mavericks this season.

The East-West Double Bulls have performed extremely well this season, and it is difficult for people related to the NBA not to pay attention to them.

Liu Mang has also been paying attention to them. The Mavericks played their 30th game of the season on the 20th. They are still performing at their strongest, ranking first in the league with 26 wins and 4 losses. They ranked first in the 2003-04 season and 2005-06.

After the Hawks and the Lakers in the 1999-00 season, this is the fourth-best start to the new century, better than the starts of the Hawks, Pistons, and Suns in the 2004-05 season.

Not only that, it is an outstanding performance that ranks high in NBA history. Those who can achieve such a start will basically end the season with a record of 65 wins.

Nowitzki's performance made Liu Mang feel a bit embarrassed, averaging 24.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. The data has declined to a certain extent from the beginning of the season, but the corresponding efficiency is extremely high!

Such data is obtained in an average of 32 minutes per game...

Sometimes after the first half, the Mavericks have already locked up the victory. They focus on singles and average 102 points per game, which is not high. After all, the league average is close to 99 points per game, but they limit their opponents to only average 102 points per game.

Scored 92 points...

A 10-point margin of victory!

The most terrifying thing is that the only players on the Mavericks who played more than 30 minutes were Nowitzki and Jamal Crawford, one was 32 minutes and the other was 33 minutes. There were 11 players who played more than 10 minutes, 10 of whom were more than 15 minutes...

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Although the Eagles have as many as 10 players who have played more than 10 minutes and 9 players who have played more than 15 minutes, the difference in record is obvious.

The Mavericks have been polishing the system of multi-person rotation singles tactics and high-speed rotation defense for many years. In this regular season, it has reached its peak. In comparison, the Eagles, who also use multi-person rotation, have a much mediocre record.

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The Hawks, who had just defeated the Suns and won three consecutive games, met the Mavericks and their winning streak was ended.

Liu Mang scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, McGrady scored 28 points, and Marion also scored 11 points and 13 rebounds. Whenever the Hawks were about to regain the situation, Liu Mang's mid-range shots and McGrady's cuts scored and left open shots.

He did a good job in three-pointers, and other teammates also performed well in receiving Liu Mang's pass, but Nowitzki had no choice but to step up and hit singles. He scored 38 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, playing the role of a power forward.

Feeling that, under Nowitzki's guidance twice, the Mavericks, who were trying their best to defeat the defending champion, held on to their home court.

101 to 109, the Hawks lost to the Mavericks again and were swept by a team in the regular season for the first time in four seasons.

The Eagles have maintained a three-season history of not being swept in the regular season, marking three consecutive seasons.

Sweeping the Eagles gave the Silver Horn King a big spotlight.

The top teams in the Western Conference, the Spurs, Suns, and SuperSonics have all been defeated by the Hawks this season. Only the Mavericks have won both games against the Hawks!

Because the object of the sweep was the Hawks, who still maintained good strength after three consecutive championships, Nowitzki received much more attention than in the original time and space!

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After playing against the Mavericks, Liu Mang and his teammates came to Angel City.

Being swept by the Mavericks, Liu Mang and his teammates felt uncomfortable, but they could only accept that the Mavericks in the regular season this season were too strong. Nowitzki even developed a post-up game, which was even stronger than in the original time and space.

The Mavericks have become stronger as a result.

Liu Mang looked at the Warriors, who were competing fiercely with the Rockets for eighth place in the Western Conference in the Western Conference record rankings, and thought about it better not to remind the Mavericks. Although Liu Mang had no intention of reminding the Mavericks to pay attention to the Warriors, they were now swept in the regular season.

Liu Mang would not remind him of his hatred.

If the Warriors enter the playoffs as eighth in the Western Conference...Liu Mang thinks this is very interesting...

Regardless of whether the Warriors will create a miracle, Liu Mang finds this very interesting when Nelson faces his old club.

After arriving in Los Angeles, Liu Mang came to his vacation villa. After celebrating the little Lolita's birthday with victory the night after playing against the Suns, San Niu and Liang Zai came to Los Angeles with their bodyguards and nanny to wait.

Prepare things for Christmas.

On the day he arrived in Los Angeles on the 23rd, the Eagles coaching staff had a day off to let the players take a rest, and Liu Mang returned to the villa to spend one night.

On the 24th, Christmas Eve, the Hawks still had to prepare for the game against the Lakers.

On the morning of the 24th, Liu Mang arrived at the arena rented by the team early. Tracy McGrady, Rondo, and Battier also arrived at the arena early.

Judging from the Mavericks' frenzied desire to win, the Lakers will definitely not let them win easily.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Mang feels that the names of the Lakers’ new Big Four are a bit exaggerated. They are not yet the Big Four, but adding a pill to the combination... is better than the ordinary Big Four.

Even more exaggerated.

After losing to the Mavericks, the Eagles' record became 18 wins and 10 losses, and they were only half a game away from the 19 wins and 12 losses of the Heat!

The Raptors, relying on their weak division, secured fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 17 wins and 14 losses. After the Eagles lost another game and became 18 wins and 11 losses, their record was tied with the Heat again.

In the Christmas Day battle between the Eagles and the Lakers, the Heat's next opponent is the Eagles, who have played three consecutive games in the Western Conference and then two consecutive games in the Eastern Conference. It happens that the two teams are playing against each other. Liu Mang, his teammates, and the coaching staff all want to win.

Before playing against the Heat, at least maintain a slight winning advantage.

After the team meeting, Liu Mang, his teammates, and the coaching staff all felt like Alexander.

During the warm-up, seeing Tracy McGrady frowning because he was about to face Kobe, Liu Mang smiled and said: "I haven't worked so hard for a regular season ranking in many years. It feels a bit weird."

McGrady was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Yeah... I have played with you for so long that I have forgotten that there is such a thing as regular season ranking. You have always been No. 1."

one."

McGrady has almost forgotten the feeling of fighting for a playoff spot before. Now fighting for rankings, the feeling is very similar.

"Yes, this season is more difficult than before, even more difficult than my rookie season. The 23-7 Lakers... they played two more games than us and lost less. It's so difficult to deal with...

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Maddie looked at Liu Mang saying this with a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!