"Welcome the best player in the world, Ace Liu..."

Amidst the high-pitched voice of the live DJ, Liu Mang walked out of the players' tunnel.

McGrady, Kwame Brown, Marion, Rondo, Liu Mang, and the Hawks' top five players all appeared.

On the visiting team's side, Yao Ming, Gasol, Fisher, Barnes, and Kobe Bryant's lineup also made their debut early.

After Liu Mang entered the court, players from the two teams came to the court to chat.

Liu Mang took the initiative to say hello to Kobe...but was ignored. Kobe went directly to the Eagles bench to say hello to Grant Hill...

Gasol and Yao Ming were also hugging Kwame Brown and Marion, Tracy McGrady was chatting with Fisher and Barnes, and Liu Mang was ignored...

"On purpose! These guys did it on purpose! It must have been the little blacksmith who did it!" Liu Mang immediately found the point of hatred.

However...this time he didn't hate the wrong person. It was indeed Kobe's endless hatred for Liu Mang that made his teammates consciously ignore Liu Mang.

The home fans of the Eagles and Lakers have one thing in common, that is, they have a big heart...

Seeing Liu Mang's embarrassed look in the center circle, bursts of laughter erupted from the scene.

"Poor young man, I can only hug myself..." Liu Mang didn't know which muscle was cramping, so he found a camera, turned his back to it, hugged himself, and pretended to be hugging others.

Looks like...

This scene made the scene completely unable to stop laughing.

Fans in front of the TV saw the camera focused on Liu Mang. Eagles fans were okay, they were used to it. Fans from other teams watching the excitement and Lakers fans felt it was too strange. Why had the Eagles always had such a weird style of painting?

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Soon, when it was almost eight o'clock in the evening, Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air and came to the field with his teammates. The game was about to begin.

Kwame Brown and Yao Ming had a pleasant exchange before the game because of Liu Mang's relationship.

But when it comes to the competition, they are mortal enemies.

The enemy in the finals, Kwame Brown, is going to challenge the most dominant center in the league after O'Neal.

He was very excited, but Kwame Brown kept reminding him to be calm and not make the same mistake he made when he played the Bulls in the last game.

At eight o'clock exactly, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. When the ball reached its highest point, Kwame Brown suddenly jumped up and pushed the ball backwards!

The Lakers retreated like a tide, and Yao Ming only stepped forward slightly to show off. Unless Kwame Brown made a mistake, he had almost no chance of winning the jump ball.

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady did not get the chance to start the fast break, so they were not in a hurry and ran towards the frontcourt, waiting for Rondo to advance.

Liu Mang came to a 45-degree angle on the left, and Kobe defended him.

The Hawks' lineup is not very adaptable to the Lakers. The last time they played against each other, Liu Mang was still a point guard. In countless previous games, Liu Mang was a point guard. This time, he suddenly became a shooting guard.

Liu Mang waited for Rondo to reach the frontcourt and immediately moved towards the top arc.

He did not use the star card immediately. Isaiah Thomas's star card was only valid for 10 minutes. Calvin Murphy was beyond Liu Mang's expectation. Unfortunately, he did not have three points and his overall evaluation was low.

At first, Rondo advanced slowly under Fisher's half-court defense. When he was close to the three-point line, Liu Mang just moved into place and blocked Fisher's side. Rondo immediately accelerated to break through!

Liu Mang went up to block Fisher very forcefully. When he was hit by Fisher, Liu Mang felt like he was knocked down, but he managed to hold on to the union chairman.

After blocking Fisher, Liu Mang immediately withdrew from the three-point line. Rondo's breakthrough forced Kobe to switch defense and immediately passed the ball back to Liu Mang outside the top arc.

Liu Mang received the ball and broke through to the right. Fisher quickly stepped back. Yao Ming, who was under the basket, also took a step forward, preparing to help defend. After Kobe blocked Rondo's breakthrough, he also came behind Fisher.

In the middle distance, prepare to flank Liu Mang...

"not good!"

As soon as Kobe moved sideways, when he saw Fisher retreating, he realized that the old man had fallen into the trap!

After Liu Mang guessed the three-point line with his right foot, he quickly retreated, bounced to a position about one meter away from the top arc, stepped back and sniped...

It was so fast! It was so fast and accurate. When Kobe found it difficult to rush forward, Liu Mang's quick three-pointer had already landed on the basket, rubbed the inside of the basket and fell into the frame!

The iconic step-back three-pointer!

In the past games between the Lakers and the Hawks, Liu Mang was the ball-handler playing pick-and-rolls. If he shot three-pointers like that, most of them would be shot directly after the pick-and-roll. Facing Kobe, Liu Mang didn't have a good chance to step back, but Liu Mang

Now, as a pick-and-roller, it is much easier to catch the ball and hit Fisher when the defense changes.

Since Liu Mang received the ball and took one step forward to step back and shoot a three-pointer, Rondo also added an assist!

The Eagles scored three points in the opening game!

But...then comes Kwame Brown's difficult moment...

The Lakers have a clear play style, use Yao Ming to gain an advantage first!

The Hawks performed very well in the middle of the season thanks to Liu Mang's explosive performance, and the Lakers' performance in the middle of the season was no less impressive. Yao Ming's best form in the regular season was almost always in the middle of the season, around the time of the All-Star Game.

Yao Ming caught the ball and turned around with Kwame Brown's small floater to score two points.

Not as fancy as Liu Mang, Yao Ming's goal is simple and rough, he squeezes away and lays up, and he can feel the rim even when he stands on tiptoe.

So stable! Yao Ming averaged 18 points in 31 minutes per game this season, and his shooting percentage was as high as 65%!

After the Eagles scored the first goal easily, the second attack was not so easy.

Rondo is still too young. Just like when he met the Bulls, the opponent had too many powerful stars who were beyond his endurance in terms of defense. This time Rondo took advantage of Liu Mang's pick-and-roll to break through, and Kobe blocked it.

After catching Rondo for a moment, he immediately went behind Rondo and interfered with the space between Rondo and Liu Mang. Liu Mang was flanked by Kobe and Fisher. Rondo rushed inside and shot... and was slapped down by Yao Ming.

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Fisher's defensive mistake just now was mainly because he was too afraid of Liu Mang. Kobe was not afraid of Rondo at all. As long as Rondo was not allowed to rush in at full speed and gave Yao Ming a second to move his steps, Yao Ming could play the role.

A very good interference effect. He sent 2.3 blocks in 31 minutes of playing time. This is not Yao Ming's biggest role on the defensive end. His role is to be a defensive threat to the basket after blocking shots!

After the ball was blocked by Yao Ming, Kobe grabbed the ball and passed it to Barnes who was actively moving forward. Liu Mang saw Yao Ming's position when Rondo layup and knew something was wrong. He quickly retreated, but was still beaten.

Barnes, who was about to leave, caused a foul, and Barnes got two free throws.
Chapter completed!