Like the Spurs, a team that hasn't fallen out of the top three in the Western Conference since acquiring Duncan, or a team like the Hawks that hasn't missed the conference finals since acquiring Liu Mang, we have to go back to the Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.

people.

The salary of the Mavericks has been getting higher year by year in recent years. Last season, people almost thought that another super team was born. If the Mavericks did not waste their money, they could win 68 games.

However, the Mavericks used their performance in last season's playoffs and the start of this season to illustrate how difficult it is for the Spurs to be as stable as they are.

The Spurs have been consistent for 10 years and are now entering their eleventh year.

The Hawks have also been to the Eastern Conference Finals for six consecutive years, and this year they are once again competing for the top spot in the league.

The two major systems of the East Hawks and the West Spurs have become representatives of stability in the eyes of fans and media.

121 to 103, relying on Liu Mang's 21 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists, the Eagles easily defeated the Mavericks and won their fourth consecutive victory.

It was so easy that even the Eagles were surprised.

The first competition month is over!

Counting the two games at the end of October, the Eagles started with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses.

There is only one win behind the Spurs, who started with 16 wins and 2 losses.

After the first game month, we can already see the general strength of each team in the new season.

In the East, the Hawks and Raptors are currently in the first echelon. The Hawks have 14 wins and 2 losses, and the Raptors have 13 wins and 4 losses.

Then the Cavaliers, Bulls, and Magic competed for third to fifth place. After the Raptors reached second place, the competition between the three teams from third to fifth place became more intense, and they may all fall to fifth place.

The Bobcats have become the only team in the Eastern Conference. With 9 wins and 9 losses, it is difficult to catch up with the Bulls, currently ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, with 12 wins and 6 losses. The Wizards, ranked behind the Bobcats, have 7 wins and 11 losses.

It's also harder to fall down.

Since the Bobcats, there has been no team in the Eastern Conference with a winning percentage of 50%.

Over in the West, the Spurs are alone and first in the league.

After that, the Lakers, Suns, Jazz, Nuggets... and other teams all had 10 to 12 wins. The Mavericks, who had just lost to the Hawks and suffered three consecutive losses, all had 10 wins and 8 losses.

However, since the Mavericks, no team in the Western Conference has a winning percentage above 50% since the 10th place. The 10th-place Warriors only have 8 wins and 10 losses.

The West is magical, everything is magical...

…

On the morning of December 1st, Liu Mang slept in. After returning home from the game last night, he and his little girl played the newly released Zhen San Wu too late.

Liu Mang slept until after 10 o'clock. When he woke up and saw the text message from Stockton, Liu Mang knew that something good was coming!

November is the best month in the East!

In the past November, Liu Mang averaged 27.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game. Although he had 2.9 fouls and 3.3 turnovers, his flaws were not concealed. With the Eagles' record of 14 wins and 2 losses, Liu Mang won 3 times.

Best of the week and best of the month!

Over in the West, Duncan won the Player of the Month for the fourth time in his career.

The number of best games of the week and best of the month can greatly affect the attribution of MVP. Of course, this bonus is much smaller for Liu Mang. He has been MVP twice in a row. If he wants to win MVP again, his requirements are higher than others.

Much higher.

But if you get it, it will definitely be better than if you don't get it. A little bonus is a little bit.

On the first day of the new month, the Eagles have no training scheduled. Although there will be a game tomorrow, rest is also important.

Counting the Mavericks, the Hawks are now on a comfortable schedule with six consecutive home games.

The Hawks still only played 14 games in December, making them the team with the fewest games in December. Even the two popular teams, the Cavaliers and Lakers, both played 15 games.

The Hawks will next play the Hornets tomorrow, No. 4 and No. 5 will play the 76ers and Timberwolves back-to-back, and No. 7 and No. 9 will play the Pistons and Grizzlies.

Liu Mang gargled while flipping through the schedule for the new game month. Except for the Magic on the 11th, the Raptors on the 13th, and the Jazz on the 18th, there were basically no strong opponents.

The last game of the month is against the Mavericks...

Liu Mang felt that everything was wonderful.

After washing up, Liu Mang took his little girl, who had a weekend off, to the gym to practice. At noon, at the time notified by Stockton, league officials delivered the Player of the Month trophy.

Except for his rookie season, Liu Mang has won at least one Best of the Month every season since his sophomore year. With this, it is already the 12th time he has won the Best of the Month.

Among active players, only Kobe Bryant has won 13 more Player of the Month awards than Liu Mang.

Moreover, among active players, only Liu Mang's 12 times, O'Neal's 12 times, and Kobe Bryant's 13 times were the best players in the month.

When Kobe and O'Neal partnered, Kobe was the dominant force in the regular season, and the Lakers had a good record. In the eight years that Kobe and O'Neal partnered, Kobe had seven Best of the Month awards, while O'Neal only had four.

Ranking fourth among active players is Garnett's eight best of the month, followed by Duncan and Nowitzki, and James' four best of the month.

The first in history is Jordan's 16 times.

Liu Mang got a bargain. The season he entered the NBA, the league happened to split the best of the month into the best of the two months in the east and west. Otherwise, it would have been possible for Jordan to add seven or eight best of the month.

…

After the award presentation, the owner of the Eagles took the league officials to have lunch. Liu Mang and Xiao Loli had a piece of pizza together, plus some nutritious lunch, and started training.

The team did not arrange training, but Liu Mang still had to practice on his own.

Liu Mang was practicing shooting, and little Loli was picking up the ball with Emmanuel beside him.

Seeing Emmanuel sweating while picking up a ball in the middle of winter, the little loli felt that he was very pitiful.

Just when Liu Mang was practicing vigorously, a 183 man with 58 on his chest came...

"Boss Ace, you are indeed here!" Paul saw Liu Mang after entering the home team's training ground and immediately said hello.

When Liu Mang heard the call, he turned around and heard in his mind, "9527 is your lifelong code..."

If it were Paul, it would be "It's your lifelong code name..."

Liu Mang shook his head to get rid of the strange voices in his mind, and responded: "Chris, didn't you have a game yesterday? You just arrived in Atlanta and you came to train? You are really working hard!"

"I will play against you tomorrow. Of course I have to work hard. Tyshawn and Kevin are also here, but they were exhausted from guarding Kobe yesterday and could only rest in the hotel." Paul responded.

"I went home and watched the overtime of yesterday's game. It's such a pity that you guys won by two points." Liu Mang thought about the double overtime between the Lakers and the Hornets yesterday. In the end, Paul still couldn't beat Kobe. He felt strange.

Regrettably.

Liu Mang actually watched the two overtimes with Little Loli last night. Paul played 51 minutes and scored 15 points and 21 assists, setting a career high in assists in a single game. However, he could not match Kobe's 30 points.

A performance of 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

"I can't help it. Kobe finally moved to catch and shoot three-pointers in a row. We were leading by 5 points in the second overtime. We also defended Kobe and made 8 of 28. Who knew he could score three in a row in the end?"

One." Paul was very depressed when he said this.

Kobe played all 48 minutes of regular time and the first overtime. After 53 minutes, the two gibbons, Prince and Durant, took turns violating Kobe... No, they took turns guarding Kobe. Kobe's first 53 minutes

He only scored 21 points after taking 28 shots per minute. As a result, he scored three three-pointers in the last two minutes of the second overtime...

Prince and Durant were exhausted before they could even score the ball!

So, Kobe, who played 58 minutes, defeated 58...

Since the new century, the only ones who have used this kind of "strategy" are Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Liu Mang.

But Liu Mang actually felt that he could hear admiration in Paul's tone!

This is not a good sign! Liu Mang remembered the news in the original time and space that Paul took the initiative to call Kobe when he was traded to the Lakers in 2012...

"Chris, you are actually better than Kobe! In addition to being able to shoot mid-range shots and throw three-pointers like him, you can also assist! You are a combination of Kidd and Kobe. You are better than Kobe! He played in front

It's so bad. If they didn't have the three towers inside, they would have lost long ago!" Liu Mang stared into Paul's eyes with an expression that said, "I'm very optimistic about you."

Paul didn't realize that he was there. He just felt that Liu Mang wanted to comfort and encourage him. The depression of losing in double overtime yesterday had dissipated a lot.

Looking at Paul, Liu Mang felt that he wanted to reverse Paul's corrupt thinking. The Hornets were one of the troublemakers he inserted in the Western Conference. How could he let this little brother have the idea of ​​​​colliding with others? He had to do it slowly.

This subtly made the little brother full of hostility towards Kobe.

Fortunately, it's still early. Paul is only in his third year. After his rookie contract ends, the Hornets will definitely match any offer no matter what. He has repeatedly entered the top three in the MVP rankings in just his third year. Among the rookies in the new century, only Liu Mang

, James has done it before.

After chatting about the competition, Paul and Liu Mang started sparring.

Liu Mang's training effect will of course be better if he has an opponent to practice with, or an opponent like Paul who is only in his third year and has the strength of the All-Defensive Team.

Paul also cherishes every opportunity to train with Liu Mang, and the two of them are very involved in training.

From three-point battles, to mid-range shooting battles, to one-on-one, to technical exchanges between two people...

Three hours passed quickly, and at about four o'clock, the two of them finished training, took a shower together, and then received massage and ice packs from the Eagles' physical therapist.

Looking at Paul who was very excited to receive physical therapy, Liu Mang complained: "Chris, you're not here specifically to show off the skills of our team's team doctor today, are you?"

"Boss, you got the answer right! You and the Suns' team doctors are the best in the league, and I want to feel it too." Paul replied without hesitation at all.

"..." Liu Mang rolled his eyes, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that Liu Mang was speechless, Paul stopped joking and said, "Boss, I have one more thing."

"What's up?"

"Can you give me a louder nickname on the show?"

"You also want to be analyzed? Yes, I originally planned to record a program analyzing your team after playing with you tomorrow. You are already one of the best teams in the Western Conference and one of our imaginary enemies.

." Liu Mang gave Paul a high hat.

"That's so cool! I can also be the protagonist of your show, Boss! Boss, I have already thought of a nickname. Can you use the nickname I mentioned to give me a nickname?" Paul asked expectantly.

Liu Mang looked at Brother Pao, and was speechless again. Why did he give himself a nickname? That fat shark had a good, bad, or bad start.

But that's not important. Liu Mang nodded and said, "Of course, Chris, what kind of nickname do you want?"

"Nampolfi is very special!" Paul's eyes lit up!

"Okay, okay, 58...what? Are you sure?"

Liu Mang didn't expect Paul to like this number so much...
Chapter completed!