Chapter 896 895. Terry's Big Mouth (Asking for Guaranteed Monthly Pass)

I don't know when people have a misunderstanding that Liu Mang can only get 36.5 points per game with McGrady.

Of course, Liu Mang can get 36.5 points per game with a more efficient style of play, which is indeed based on McGrady's passing.

But this is all based on Liu Mang's own strong offense!

Pierce may have forgotten Liu Mang's madness last season and is still looking forward to defeating the Hawks by himself.

Pierce's singles are powerful. Under certain conditions, he can indeed compete with a team by scoring singles, but this is based on his good teammates.

Ability rating 91, offense 94, defense 84 points, three-pointer 84, mid-range shot 85, layup 93, Pierce, who is proficient in three-pointer, mid-range shot, and all aspects of attack under the basket, is a fully enhanced version of Sprewell and Szczerbiak on the offensive end. If he had teammates like Garnett and Cassell, and a defensive guard and a center who could help Garnett carry big men, he could play the role of MVP, but with his current teammates, he is just a top star with top scoring ability, and can't compete with top teams.

Liu Mang scored 15 points in the second quarter, Jason Terry scored 16 points from the second half of the first quarter to the middle of the second quarter, including 8 points in the second quarter. The two scored 23 points and 5 assists in the second quarter, helping the Hawks lead by 15 points 62 to 47 at halftime!

Liu Mang scored 25 points in the first half!

In the second half, Liu Mang continued to score. In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, when Korver missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner, Liu Mang relied on Kwame Brown to shoot the ball out. Liu Mang received the ball and rushed into the inside, causing Mark Blount to commit a defensive foul and scored 2+1. After the free throw, he successfully increased his personal score to 41 points. He achieved 40+ in 5 consecutive games and got the 16th 40+ of the season, breaking Kobe Bryant's record of 15 40+ in a single season among active players!

Although Pierce also scored 36 points with 12 of 26 shots, it was of no avail. With Liu Mang's 2+1, the score difference had widened to 25 points!

Celtics head coach Rivers called a timeout, replaced the main players and announced surrender.

In the end, Liu Mang scored 41 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists with 14 of 29 shots, including 4 of 10 three-pointers and 9 of 11 free throws. Jason Terry scored 23 points and 5 assists, Korver scored 11 points with 3 of 7 three-pointers, Kwame Brown scored 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Iguodala scored 10 points. Five players of the Hawks scored in double figures, and they beat the Celtics by 20 points, 114 to 94!

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"Ding...Challenger League series mission: The jealousy of the strongest team in history is completed +1 times, and 3,000 superstar points are awarded."

"Ding... This mission regularly rewards 2,379 superstar points."

After defeating the Celtics again, the Hawks' record improved to 37 wins and 7 losses, continuing to surpass the 37-9-loss Pistons to rank first in the East.

Liu Mang got 3,000 superstar points. The regular rewards for winning the game, scoring 40+ again, and data added up to 2,379 superstar points. Liu Mang's superstar points successfully broke through 100,000 points and reached 101,792 points.

Liu Mang looked at the physical potion and primary injury potion. There were 65 physical potions and 47 primary injury potions, which were enough to last until the All-Star Weekend. Liu Mang was not in a hurry to replenish them. At that time, he would have to spend "money" to find someone to learn the tricks of fadeaway jump shots or low-post back-to-the-basket.

It was mid-season, and it was time for Liu Mang to feel sorry for the injury potion.

Other teams had minor injuries at this time. On the Heat side, O'Neal, who had a good attendance rate after losing weight this year, played 41 games in a row, setting a new high since the MVP season. He was also injured and could not play before the All-Star Weekend. He had to be absent for at least two weeks.

Yao Ming was also injured on the Rockets side. Fortunately, he does not have to bear the great pressure of being the "hope of Chinese players" because of Liu Mang. He also learned "willfulness" from Liu Mang. His toe was stepped on and dislocated. He had often suffered such injuries in history, but he played hard and played hard. Later, he fractured his toe and suffered continuous injuries. Because the leg that caused the fractured toe was less exercised than the other leg, there was a clear and visible difference in the thickness of the two legs. Then the knee of the thinner leg was injured continuously, leading to his early retirement.

This time Yao Ming did not play hard. He is very cool in the Rockets now. He has to rest when he says he wants to rest.

Yao Ming saw that Liu Mang's team was not stingy with money and shouted that he wanted to renew McGrady with a starting salary of 17 million, while Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson kept perfunctorily dealing with him on the issue of recruiting players. Yao Ming was already impatient.

Liu Mang's biggest influence on Yao Ming lies in his mentality. He doesn't have to bear such great pressure from public opinion as the No. 1 player in Chinese basketball. Instead, because Liu Mang is so hated, he has a very good reputation in China.

With Liu Mang, a guy who makes trouble every other day, Yao Ming looks like a "good boy" no matter how willful he is.

Yao Ming envies Liu Mang for having a boss who is willing to spend money and for having good teammates, which makes his character tougher. The change in mentality is not only reflected in his attitude towards the management and coaching staff, but also in his tougher play on the court, and there are signs of iron-bloodedness.

It is normal for big men to have many injuries. In the middle of the season, due to the sudden acceleration of the overall pace of the league this season, there are more injuries to outside players. Kobe is injured, Billups of the Pistons will be out for a week due to a groin strain, Parker of the Spurs will be out for a game due to a sprained ankle during training, Francis of the Supersonics will be out for two weeks due to knee pain, and Quentin Richardson of the Suns will enter the observation period due to a calf muscle strain...

At the end of January, the injuries of the league's stars began to increase sharply. After playing more than 40 games, when the players were in a fatigue period and urgently needed to adjust during the All-Star Weekend, the accelerated pace of the league caused greater physical consumption, and it was a period of high incidence of injuries.

The ones exposed by the media are all the first- and second-tier stars in the league, at least all starting players, and there are many injuries to role players, but they are role players of non-popular teams. Fans don't care, so the media will not deliberately report them.

As for the Hawks, every time they encountered injuries, they were very small sprains or strains, and they were the kind that hurt at the time, and only needed ice and physical therapy, which would not affect the next game, just like when McGrady was knocked over by Horry and his ankle was twisted, Liu Mang immediately cured it, leaving only redness, swelling and slight sprain pain.

Liu Mang's primary injury medicine also entered a period of high consumption.

Liu Mang was not stingy, and used it when necessary. Without these teammates, he would not be able to score so many points in each game, and would not have the opportunity to win so many games.

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After the game with the Celtics, Liu Mang looked at the rewards he got from the game and the storage of regular medicines, then took a shower, did not do the rare physical therapy, did not attend the post-game interview, said hello to Coach Kruger and went directly to the parking lot to drive home.

Originally, McGrady did not play, and Coach Kruger had to take Liu Mang to the post-game press conference, but knowing Liu Mang's current situation, Coach Kruger could only take Jason Terry, who was as talkative as Liu Mang and whose IQ was not as high as Liu Mang, to the press conference.

Bringing Jason Terry to the press conference is not a good thing...

The media were very unhappy when they saw Liu Mang not coming, but when they saw Jason Terry, their eyes lit up!

This guy's mouth is easier to pry open than Liu Mang's!

Liu Mang has a big mouth, but he is not easily influenced by the media, but Jason Terry is different!

It was Jason Terry who attended the press conference, but the questions asked by the media were about Liu Mang: "Jason, Ace has already scored 40+ for the 16th time this season, and Bryant has already caught up to his 13th time. Do you think Ace can surpass Bryant's 40+ times by the end of the season?"

Jason Terry answered without hesitation: "Of course, Ace is the best scorer in the world. Maybe in NBA history, except for Chamberlain and Jordan, Ace's scoring ability is the strongest!"

Another reporter continued to ask: "Jason, you have a really high opinion of Ace. Chamberlain once scored 40+ 63 times in a season, Jordan scored 37 times, and Barry ranked third. He scored 40+ 28 times. How many times do you think Ace can get this season?"

Jason Terry was scared. 63 times 40+? Not to mention Chamberlain's 63 times 40+, Jordan's 37 times are not something that humans can accomplish.

Jason Terry often shouts loudly but knows nothing. He has never cared about records that have nothing to do with him. After hearing the records held by the three people and the questions from reporters, Jason Terry hesitated. Chamberlain's record was impossible to complete. The Hawks have played 44 games, and there are 38 games left. Liu Mang "only" scored 40+ 16 times. He can't surpass Jordan even if he gets 40+ in every game. Jordan doesn't seem to be able to do it either. There are 38 games left. Although Jason Terry has a big mouth, he is not stupid. He can still calculate the simple ratio conversion.

But he is not stupid, he has a big mouth!

Jason Terry thinks that Liu Mang should be able to achieve Barry's record. He immediately replied: "I just said that Ace is the best scorer in history besides Chamberlain and Jordan. He will definitely surpass Barry!"

Coach Kruger next to him almost slid off his chair, and Pierce and Rivers on the opposite side also widened their eyes. He really dared to say it!

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On the way home, Liu Mang almost hit a red light when he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. Fortunately, he had big feet and stepped on both at the same time. The car did stop, but because the car was rear-wheel drive, the rear wheels were spinning wildly. He stepped on the accelerator and braked at the same time. When the speed reached the highest point, he did not release the brake to release the speed. He turned for a few seconds longer and stalled directly.

“Ding…Due to the host’s teammate Jason Terry’s remarks in the press conference, the legendary task of the scoring king triggered the extended task conditions: surpass Rick Barry.”

“Surpass Rick Barry: The host needs to get at least 29 40+ games this season while getting the consecutive scoring titles, surpassing Rick Barry and becoming the player with the most 40+ games in a single season after Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. Extended task reward: Rick Barry Peak Star Card, failure penalty: The scoring king task is interrupted.”

Seeing this task, Liu Mang was stunned for a long time. The green light time had passed and the cars behind were honking their horns before Liu Mang reacted.

Then, a shrill scream came from Levia's red Lamborghini, which Liu Mang was driving.

Liu Mang was going crazy: What on earth did this shorty with a big mouth say!

The driver of the ordinary car behind heard this sound and saw the Lamborghini in front with envy and jealousy: Driving a luxury car is amazing! He still has to shoot at a red light, he deserves to be a real man for 30 seconds...

The red light just now was only 30 seconds...

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