From today on is the king

Chapter 748 747. The last appearance (for subscription)
The last team meeting before the finals in the afternoon is over, and in the evening, the first game of the finals between the Eagles and the Lakers is about to begin.

The teammates went to the lunch break to recharge their batteries. No one went out for a few days. They were all working hard to prepare for the finals. Now they are in good shape.

After the teammates left, Liu Mang felt his heart beating violently with "boom bang..." because the game was about to start, and then gradually settled down relying on the characteristic of cold blood, Liu Mang clearly felt the excitement that the finals were about to start.

While waiting for the series against the Nets, Liu Mang hoped that the Eastern Conference Finals would start immediately, but when it came time to play against the Lakers, he hoped that this would come later.

It's not that I'm afraid, but that I want to have more preparation time.

The sense of threat brought by the two teams is obviously not at the same level. The Nets used to be very strong, but only compared to the previous Eagles, and the Lakers are the real ultimate enemy.

In the past few days, Liu Mang has been improving himself as much as possible. It took three years to defeat Kidd. As a result, even if the task of defeating the king of the east is sweeping the opponent, the completion rate is only 70.00%.

But when it comes to the finals, there is no need to save on superstar points. I reserved 42000 superstar points for possible injuries, spent 5 superstar points to draw skill upgrade cards, and raised the pull-bar layup to level 4. Although the rock-solid skill for grabbing rebounds is not used much, it has also been upgraded to level 4. Fancy dunk and hot pot feast have also been upgraded to level [-].

Layup master level 5: Pull the bar when laying up, and when successfully avoiding the opponent's block, layup ability +5.

Fancy dunk level 4: The strength and flexibility of the waist and abdomen are greatly improved when dunking, and the morale of the team is greatly improved when completing wonderful dunks.

Hot Pot Feast Level 4: The ability to block shots in the three-second zone is increased to 85, which is affected by golf quotient and physical fitness.

Rock Solid Level 4: 40.00% chance to perfectly block the opponent when fighting for defensive rebounds, and 20.00% chance to perfectly block the main opponent when fighting for offensive rebounds.

As for the high-position back up, there is no upgrade, and there are not many skill upgrade cards. The main reason is that the low-position back-up has not been understood yet, and the high-position back-up... let's wait, I can't chew it if I have too much greed, and I will talk about it when I start to learn this trick.

In addition, try to improve your state to the best possible level, and there is still a lottery for mid-level superstars, as well as Kobe's star card this season, the era's strongest point guard star card, Iverson's peak star card, Marbury's peak star card and Vin Baker's peak star card, plus 275 physical potions and 241 primary injury potions, enough ammunition.

Liu Mang felt overwhelmed when he saw that there was only one mid-level superstar point lottery left. After the task of Enemy of the Black Mamba was completed, he won a total of 8 mid-level superstar point draws, which was 80000 superstar points.

It's definitely not because teasing the little blacksmith is not so fun anymore, Liu Mang said absolutely not, he just feels sad that the reward equivalent to [-] superstar points is missing for each defeat...

Looking at the system panel, the ability evaluation of 89 is infinitely close to the top stars, and the state of playing is definitely not worse than other top stars. There are so many star cards, and all available skills have been raised to the highest level.

Seeing this, Liu Mang's self-confidence continued to rise, and he was even more excited about the finals that were about to start in a few hours! His heart began to "pound" again, and then he was suppressed by his cold-blooded characteristics, so he kept calm...

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Looking at Dinah, Levia, and Alexia all wearing the latest "Rogue League" t-shirts - with Beat-LA printed on the top of the chest, the four Chinese characters of Rogue League below, and the Hawks championship printed on the back, that is, Hawks on the top and NBA-Championship on the bottom, Liu Mang knew how enthusiastic Atlanta is for this year's finals.

The commission for a fifteen-dollar t-shirt is about one US dollar, the high-end one is 75 dollars, and his signature collection is between 1000-5000 dollars, the high-end one is about 5 dollars, and the collector's edition is a signature. His commission is 500 dollars.

The one that sold the most must be the regular version. Even this season, Eagles fans have several rogue league t-shirts. Every home game can sell tens of thousands of new t-shirts, not counting the number that the Eagles club often purchases as gifts for fans.

The sales of high-end products are not bad, and the pure cotton ones are definitely more comfortable to wear than the ordinary versions made of polyester materials.

The number of signed editions sold is relatively small, mainly for the collection of two characters, and there are only a hundred pieces a year, which is a rare commodity.

According to the conservative estimate given by Schwartz, Liu Mang probably sold nearly 15 T-shirts in the few days after reaching the finals, with an estimated profit of around US$[-]. Liu Mang was a little happy thinking about it.

But when he thinks that his girl wants to wear this torn T-shirt, and actually spent more than 200 US dollars to buy three of them, Liu Mang's heart aches!I slander this bad partner, he is so incapable of being a human being, I don't know how many pieces to send.

He completely forgot that it was he himself who refused the brand's t-shirts and basketball peripherals to enter his home, and asked Schwartz to refuse...

Seeing the excited three girls shouting excitedly to beat Los Angeles in the car, Liu Mang felt that these three girls were more excited than him.

After confirming that the opponent was the Lakers, the three girls became more and more excited every day, and began to prepare for the finals at home. Alexia contacted many friends from college and colleagues who are now working in the school. A dozen or twenty people who have time and spare money made an appointment to watch the game together; , occupying dozens of seats behind the technical stage.

NBA tickets are not sold out at one time, and the current online ticket purchase is not very developed. The main thing is to buy tickets on the spot or by phone and pay by bank transfer. In order to ensure the smooth progress of NBA globalization, you can still buy tickets for the game if you go early a few days before the game.

Of course, when foreign fans come, they already buy the tickets that the scalpers lined up to grab all the tickets in the morning.

The game didn't start until 08:30 in the evening. In order to cooperate with the live broadcast of basketball around the world, Liu Mang had picked up Dinah and three girls outside the arena at four o'clock, mainly to avoid traffic jams.

San Niu went to the appointed coffee shop next to the arena to meet up with her friends.

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Liu Mang first went to the locker room to change into his training clothes, and came to the training field. First, he continued to practice shooting. He could practice for a while, and there was an interview before the game.

"Haha, Ace, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Director Zhang was originally interviewing Jason Terry. When he saw Liu Mang coming, he immediately left Jason Terry and gave Liu Mang a big hug. Jason Terry stared at Liu Mang with envy and hatred.

Liu Mang ignored Jason Terry, who wanted to be famous and crazy, and hugged Director Zhang: "Director Zhang, long time no see."

The main reason is that the camera is here, and when foreigners are interviewing, they can be funny. Relatively speaking, European and American countries have a stronger concept of entertainment. In China... if you do something, you will be criticized. There is a shortage of everything in the country. There is no shortage of people who catch and bite. After all, there are 13 billion people, and there are all kinds of people, and there are many...

After exchanging pleasantries, Director Zhang continued: "A few days ago, your team was closed for training and did not accept interviews. We didn't come to bother you for fear of delaying your training. How about it? Do you have confidence in winning the championship?"

"We're ready for the championship parade."

"Haha, Ace, you are still so confident. I heard that you recommended him to play with the Lakers. You also got his American nickname. How about it? Now that he is your opponent in the finals, do you regret recommending him to the Lakers?"

Hearing the question from Director Zhang, Liu Mang knew that the older generation of basketball players wanted to create momentum for the younger generation. Although Wang Zhizhi was not a top player in the NBA, he had gained a firm foothold anyway.

"This is a very interesting thing. It's generally great. I've always thought his shooting and defense at the basket are very good. I recommend him to the Lakers because I think he is very suitable to partner with O'Neal, but he can only be the runner-up this year. I feel sorry for him."

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After all, Imperial TV is its own media, and its interviews with athletes from its own country are usually very friendly. The main one is Imperial Sports TV. Their remarks are relatively friendly. Except for some extreme situations, Imperial TV rarely makes eye contact with athletes.

What's more, it was the commentary team led by Director Zhang who came to live broadcast the finals this time, and the questions they asked Liu Mang were very friendly, and the interview ended smoothly and amicably.

It was only when we arrived in the United States that the smell of gunpowder began to become stronger.

It mainly comes from several media affiliated to the Time Warner Group that has a good relationship with the Lakers and some media from places like California, Arizona, and Washington State that are very fond of the Lakers.

Although most of the questions smacked of gunpowder, Liu Mang only needs to answer normally.

But when a reporter from Sports Illustrated asked a question, Liu Mang couldn't hold back his desire to piss off a certain player.

"Everyone is saying that Kobe's performance in the playoffs is better than yours, and he is more worthy of the MVP of the regular season. Do you have any response to this?" a reporter from Sports Illustrated asked.

Seeing this very familiar man with glasses, with a square face and glasses, Liu Mang felt a strong sense of gentle scum... Wearing glasses makes him an intellectual?I'm going to tell you what a cultural person is.

Liu Mang wasn't angry at first, his mind was on the game tonight, now he's going to get angry!

Seeing that Liu Mang didn't answer right away, the reporters from Sports Illustrated were already preparing for the next tougher question.

Just when the man in glasses from Sports Illustrated was about to continue attacking, Liu Mang lowered his head to stare at the man in glasses and asked, "Who are you? Introduce me?"

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Not only the man with glasses, but also the other reporters who were waiting to pick up a bargain and watch a good show didn't respond. What's the answer?
The man with glasses feels very bad, why does he feel like meeting a real person?The reporter is not afraid of being interviewed by fierce people, but is afraid of meeting someone who is really stupid. The man with glasses said bravely, "Everyone is the fans."

"Fans? Where are the fans? Fans from your newspaper, or fans from Los Angeles? Our Atlanta fans think Greg is better than O'Neal. You can ask O'Neal how he will respond."

Liu Mang was furious.

But the pen of the man with glasses is not a vegetarian, he continued to attack: "Kobe's performance in the playoffs this year is the best, do you think your performance is better?"

刘莽也不知道科比今年季后赛到底被谁给刺激了，西决打完后，季后赛至今打了16场，场均29.7分7.5板6.7助攻，都接近00-01赛季西部季后赛场均31.7分7.3板6.6助攻的数据了，和上赛季科比季后赛场均32+5+5的数据比起来都要更出色。

Therefore, some media, mainly Sports Illustrated, Los Angeles Times and other national media are promoting the topic that Kobe is more worthy of MVP.

"Of course I'm better. How many times have we won in the playoffs? It seems to be the first in history, and I also won 70 wins in the regular season, and I also won the MVP. All the experts voted for me, which means that you think you are better than all the experts who voted for me? I checked, and it seems that your name is not among the voters. Sports Illustrated also has voters? You can also ask Kobe how he responds to this matter."

Liu Mang's mouth was like a cannonball, and he finished speaking in two or three seconds, causing the people around him to be stunned.

This guy is so hot!The Sports Illustrated reporter prepared several sharp questions, but they didn't know how to ask them.

So...the media who had a good relationship with the Lakers, who were clearly aggressive, retreated.

Liu Mang looked at the reporters who surrounded him one by one and left him to interview the rest of the Eagles, he was a little surprised: Hey, I haven't had enough of it yet!What are you running for!There is no one who can fight!
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the Eagles' warm-up was over, and the game was about to start in half an hour.

The locker room, which is usually noisy and joking, has also become very quiet.

The chill atmosphere hovered in the Eagles locker room.

Facing the Lakers, the Eagles have no feeling of fear. Even if they won three consecutive championships a year ago, the Eagles have won 70 games in the regular season and 12 games in the playoffs. They have won 82 games. The heart of the strong has reached its peak!

Full of fighting spirit, Liu Mang didn't need to deliberately say anything, just glanced at each other with a few teammates who had worked together for three years, and knew what the other party was thinking, and everything was in the air.

At the same time, this kind of fighting spirit spread from the core combination and infected the whole team, forming a chilling atmosphere in the Eagles locker room, with a strong confidence and fighting spirit that has never been seen before!

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At [-]:[-], the entrance ceremony for both sides of the competition began.

The first to enter is the Lakers players.

Kobe, Fisher, Devin George, Malone, O'Neal, when the Lakers players came out, the boos were intense from the very beginning.

Mainly for Kobe!

Kobe played an excellent performance in the playoffs this year. I don't know when it started. Kobe has become the best one on the Lakers in terms of performance.

Of course, it's the finals, how can there be a lack of fans who are more extreme?All kinds of abuse were directed at Kobe's head, and personal attacks immediately started.

And Kobe now attaches more importance to the Eagles than everything else, mainly because of the guy who is showing off 70 wins and MVP in front of him. So far, he has no MVP, whether it is the regular season or the All-Star, and Kobe who does not even have a rookie MVP.

Liu Mang leaned against the wall in the dark player tunnel, watching Kobe come out and encounter the abuse he could hear clearly here, but he didn't respond. The key is that he was still high-fiving O'Neal after O'Neal played. Liu Mang was a little surprised, but this was both unexpected and within the understandable range.

After the players on the Lakers side finished playing, it was the turn of the home team, the Eagles.

The scene slowly quieted down, and the voice was slowed down, ready to cheer for the players of the home team.

Hearing the scene quiet down, Liu Mang leaning against the wall, his heart started beating fast again, and then he was suppressed by a coldness from his heart.

At this moment, Raheem came over and patted Liu Mang on the shoulder. Liu Mang took a deep breath and patted Raheem's butt in response.

This moment has finally come!

After the Eagles' substitutes ran out of the player tunnel and lined up in two rows, the DJ suppressed the surprise and excitement in his heart, and loudly introduced his team's starting lineup: "Ladies and gentlemen, and children, welcome to the best small forward in the world, Sharif Rahim!"

The name of the first player to play shocked the fans. Raheem was the first to play?The playing order of the team's second child?Isn't that...

After reacting, the fans first gave Raheem cheers, seeing that Raheem really ran out, the excitement in their hearts was about to explode.

But the fans are still not sure, what if, for example, Stockton is going to start, and the Eagles will give him face and let him start against Malone?Just like that trip to Salt Lake City, let Stockton start as the team boss?Although the possibility is almost impossible, this is not a joke about playing against weak teams in the regular season, but the highest basketball stage, but what if?
"...Welcome to the most flamboyant power forward in the world...Rashid...Wallace..."

"... welcome to the best defensive player in the world... Theo... Ratliff..."

"...Welcome to the world's best single-defense player...Tyshaun...Prince..."

Hearing the DJ call out the names of the starting players one by one, it was the same as when the players first started, but the order was changed, and the cheers on the scene kept rising.

The fans didn't dare to get distracted, and listened to the DJ yell out the last name: "Ladies and gentlemen, children, next, welcome the best basketball player in the world, Ace... Liu!"

As soon as the last name came out, the already boiling cheers at the scene completely detonated!
In the player tunnel, Liu Mang, who was still excited even with the characteristic of being cold-blooded, was even more excited now, and he was a little afraid to go out.

After the warm-up was over, Rahim came to find Liu Mang, and without saying anything, let him play last. Liu Mang was a little confused at the time, but he is still very excited now.

Coach Kruger came to Liu Mang's side and looked at Liu Mang who was short of breath under the dim light. When Raheem told him about it, he was shocked. Liu Mang's progress was so fast that even the best player in the team recognized his strength.

Liu Mang looked at Coach Kruger. Coach Kruger felt Liu Mang's excitement and uneasiness, and knew Liu Mang's thoughts very well.

When Rahim played for the first time, although the other teammates were just surprised and didn't say anything, coach Kruger felt Liu Mang's uneasiness, and he expected it, and came to the player tunnel to give the little apprentice some help.

Listening to the louder and louder cheers at the scene, coach Kruger said to Liu Mang seriously: "Ace, are you ready to become great?"

When Liu Mang heard this, the uneasiness caused by Rahim's sudden abdication was released. Isn't this what must be experienced on the road to greatness?Not everyone is Duncan or David Robinson, at least Liu Mang knows he is not.

"Of course." Liu Mang smiled at Coach Kruger.

"Then go!" Coach Kruger patted Liu Mang on the shoulder.

Liu Mang took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and came to the player tunnel.

The spotlight immediately shifted to Liu Mang. Seeing Liu Mang's figure, the cheers that were about to weaken a little bit, went against the trend again and reached the peak!
Liu Mang suppressed the excitement in his heart, relying on the calmness brought by the cold-blooded characteristic, put away all his expressions, ran slowly out of the player tunnel, ran across the human wall lined up in two rows by his teammates, and high-fived Raheem who first ran out and stood on the outermost side of the human wall, and then hugged each other.

Finally, on this day, the day of reaching the finals for the first time, Liu Mang took over the position of team leader from Rahim.

Hearing the cheers at the scene, Liu Mang felt the pressure and motivation: Champion, here we come!

(End of this chapter)