From today on is the king

Chapter 920 919. When excellence has become a habit

When people regard a team's excellence as normal performance, it is undoubtedly the greatest compliment for this team.

Just like the Spurs, they won 56 wins since Duncan's rookie season, and won the No. 02 in the Western Conference three times in the 03-3 season for many years. Since Duncan's second year, the Spurs have not fallen out of the top three in the Western Conference. People have already regarded the excellence of the Spurs as normal performance.

I don't know when it started, the excellence of the Eagles is also regarded as a normal performance.

When Liu Mang scored 20 40+ times and 5 50+ times in a single season, his personal excellent performance and the excellent performance of the Eagles were considered normal.

It is impossible to have a live broadcast of the Warriors, even if it is the Eagles game, there is no live broadcast. The current live broadcast resources are precious.

The attention of this game is also average. The battle for the final place in the playoffs between the East and the West is now the highlight of the NBA. Which teams will fall behind and which teams will counterattack. It is the game fans like to watch after the All-Star Weekend.

Of course, strong duels are also an aspect that fans are most concerned about, and the ranking battle between strong teams usually lasts to eight to ten games in the last month of the season.

Therefore, the Eagles' fight against the Warriors is neither a card game nor a strong duel. There is no live broadcast, and not many people care about it.

In addition to the Suns and Mavericks for the remaining games of the Eagles this month, even the Chinese fans can't cheer up and pay attention. It is not easy for the Eagles to abuse food. Coach Kruger did not announce that the next game against the Jazz will take turns resting four starters.

So the game against the Warriors seemed uneventful.

However, Liu Mang scored 60 points in three quarters, and after the news that the Warriors also scored 60 points in three quarters, it was like a depth bomb detonated in a calm sea, attracting the attention of all fans!

When the news came out that Liu Mang scored 60 points in three quarters, most people didn't believe it.

People's first reaction is "Fuck, are you kidding, today is not April Fool's Day, 60 points in three quarters?".

When they saw that the news from the major media was consistent, after the NBA official website updated the score, the scores of the two teams in each quarter and the specific data of the players after the game between the Eagles and the Warriors, people's reaction was "Fuck, that guy is really joking! 60 points in three quarters!"

Three quarters for Liu Mang... To be precise, two quarters, ten minutes and nine seconds. Liu Mang scored 1 points, while the Warriors only scored 60 points. The Eagles led the Warriors by 88 to 60 in three quarters by 28 points!
The Warriors called a timeout, and Liu Mang's score reached 60. Coach Kruger replaced Liu Mang.

Although after [-] minutes in three quarters, something terrible might happen, but coach Kruger still replaced Liu Mang. If the opponent did something and something happened to Liu Mang, it would be bad.

Kobe scored 81 points against the Raptors in time and space because the Lakers trailed by 14 points after halftime.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, the Warriors went crazy and wanted to score. Coach Kruger felt that if Liu Mang was put on the court, something might happen to the opponent's crazy emotions

But the Eagles, seeing that Liu Mang scored as many points as the Warriors, went crazy defensively, and wanted to help Liu Mang defend this great miracle.

The referee did not give the Warriors a whistle in the last 51 seconds when the Warriors played three offensive high-confrontation situations. The Eagles did not score in the last 51 seconds. At the end of the three quarters, the Eagles still had 88 points and the Warriors still had 60 points!
If the Warriors made the ball, there would be nothing to say, but the referee knew that the feat of Liu Mang's 60 points VS Warriors' 60 points must not be ruined because of their whistle!
This is truly a man against a team!
The referees were shocked by Liu Mang's performance!
The referee can be regarded as someone who has seen the world, but this is the first time he has seen such a performance!
If the opponent defends very hard, it is acceptable to score more than 40 points in three quarters, or to score more than [-] points. Some people score as much as the opponent.

But if a player scores 60 points in three quarters, even if the average score per quarter is calculated, if he plays the whole game...

Of course, it can’t be counted like this. McGrady scored 52 points in three quarters twice in his scoring season, but after scoring 52 points in three quarters for the first time, he scored 24 points in the third quarter. He wanted to go 70+ in the fourth quarter, but he only made 6 of 1 shots in the fourth quarter.

Although McGrady finally scored 52 points in the first game with 62 points in three quarters, but after the second 52 points in three quarters, he didn't even have the motivation to score 60 points. He was too tired.

But Liu Mang is different!Liu Mang's physical fitness is notoriously good. The only players who can compare with him in physical fitness are Kobe, Iverson, Hamilton and a very few players before gaining weight. Liu Mang is fully capable of continuing to fight in the fourth quarter!

There were even 51 seconds left in the third quarter. Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady scored 37 points in 17 seconds. That miracle was just a month ago. It is inevitable that the referee will not think that Liu Mang will score 70+ or ​​even higher if he stays on the court!
In the end, Liu Mang was still not replaced in the fourth quarter, and Calderon, Jason Terry, Korver, Iguodala, and Varejao played the fourth quarter with a large and a small lineup.

The Warriors failed to overtake Liu Mang in the last 51 seconds of the third quarter, and their mentality completely collapsed. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles couldn't defend, and they still threw casually outside, trying to end the game quickly.

The fans at the scene kept chanting "We want Ace", but Coach Kruger never replaced Liu Mang.

The fans at the scene turned against each other from the very beginning, and they were beaten by Liu Mang for three quarters and even tied. The Warriors didn't have the heart to play at all.

In the end, the Eagles beat the Warriors by 120 to 83, 37 points.

It's not just the referee who thinks that Liu Mang can make bigger things happen if he continues to play, the fans think the same. With Liu Mang's physical fitness, he will definitely not lose his energy after three quarters like McGrady. Playing the whole game is very likely to make big things happen!
Liu Mang did not continue to play in the fourth quarter, which became a regret in the hearts of fans and media.

However, even if Liu Mang didn't play in the fourth quarter, a statistic on the official NBA website, major portal websites, and forums once again shocked everyone.

People suddenly discovered that Liu Mang was fighting against the entire Warriors team with one hand. He made 38 of 21 shots in three quarters, 12 of 7 three-pointers, and 14 of 11 free throws. After scoring 60 points, his scoring average has increased to 37 points per game!

Since the merger of the NBA and the ABA in 1976, apart from Liu Mang, only one player has averaged 37 points per game, and even apart from Liu Mang, only one player has averaged 35 points per game.

That is Jordan in the 86-87 season and the 87-88 season. He scored 37.1 points and 35 points in back-to-back seasons. Before the All-Star Weekend in the second season, Jordan still averaged 36.8 points per game, but the Bulls traded. , Jordan's scoring average began to decline, but eventually also averaged 11 points per game.

Since 1976, apart from Jordan, the only player who can maintain such a high scoring average is Liu Mang!
Liu Mang's soaring performance this season has continued. This is the 21st time of 40+ this season, the sixth time of 50+ and the second time of 60+!

So far, Liu Mang has scored 4+ times 60 times in his career, tying Jordan's 60+ times!

刘莽场均37分，乔丹生涯最高是场均37.1分，也是1964-1965赛季张伯伦场均38分之后的最高得分记录。

Liu Mang is going to surpass the rhythm of Jordan's highest scoring average in his career!
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After the game, Liu Mang attended the press conference.

Liu Mang himself never thought that he would perform like that.

As for why they didn't go up to score points in the fourth quarter...

Just kidding, seeing the crazy look of the Warriors at the end of the third quarter, he knew that he would definitely encounter the same defense as when he played the Bulls.

A good three-quarter tie with the opponent's team is not an officially recognized record, but it will definitely be recorded in NBA history. Don't go up and break the "miracle" that has been fixed. Isn't that a brain problem?
At this time, Liu Mang understood Kobe's mentality of not scoring in the fourth quarter when he scored 3 points in the third quarter against the runner-up Mavericks, which was one more point than the opponent. This is more compelling than scoring 62 points!

But answering the media, of course, can’t answer like this. Liu Mang said indifferently: "I am not the kind of person who is keen on scoring points. I only played in the third quarter because my teammates took turns. I needed to shoot a little more. It was just a shot. After the third quarter, we were leading by 30 points. I don’t need to play again. If you score 60 points, you win the game, and if you score 101 points, you win the game. What’s the difference?"

The media are all rolling their eyes, who said you could score 101 points in the fourth quarter?

Liu Mang's shameless answer caused the media to slander, but they wrote everything Liu Mang said in the news...

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Not only the fans went crazy, Liu Mang's 60 points in three quarters also caused a big shock among the players.

McGrady, who was on the same team as Liu Mang, watched the game on the sidelines. When he was interviewed after the game, he didn't know what to say except for laughing.

Iverson knew the news when he was interviewed after the game, and said: "He made me want to win the scoring champion, but let's forget it. The playoffs are more important to me. I have taken several things."

Carter received a phone interview from the TV station that night, and he still had the same attitude: "Ace does this every time, he will teach the children badly, and the children will think that playing like that is the right way..."

Kobe directly hung up the phone on the TV station. There is no national broadcast of the Eagles playing the Warriors, but Time Warner has live broadcasts in Georgia and California. Kobe doesn't want to say anything now.

Jordan accepted the interview. When asked about the possibility of being surpassed by Liu Mang by 37.1 points, Jordan laughed and said: "Hahahaha, that's great. I always look forward to someone challenging me. Ace did a good job..."

What else could Jordan do?I can only smile on my face, XXX in my heart...

Many stars commented on Liu Mang's performance this time. Of course, the reporters took the initiative to approach him. Except for a very few, even opponents who had a bad relationship with Liu Mang, the answers were mainly congratulations.

There's no other way, the point of scoring is really not enough!People "casually" get more than 30 points, and that's it after a burst. Some players have played for a lifetime and have never scored 30 points a few times.

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On February 2, the day after the Eagles finished playing the Warriors, Liu Mang took nine other teammates to Salt Lake City, except Tracy McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown and others. Tracy McGrady and the other four starters went to Phoenix to wait for the 23th in Phoenix to play against the Suns.

On the second day, Liu Mang scored 60 points in three quarters, and the heated discussions continued. The main reason was that there was no national live broadcast, and the information was very slow, especially in China. Many people did not believe it. After repeated confirmation, the entire fan circle exploded.

Just when Liu Mang's matter triggered an upsurge of discussion among fans, a signing about the Eagles quietly happened.

On the morning of February 2, the Eagles officially announced that they had reached a one-year basic salary contract of 23 yuan with Wesley Persson.

Wesley Persson used to be a great shooter for the Cavaliers, with a 40.00% three-point shooting percentage in his career, and has averaged 1.7 three-pointers per game so far in his career.

Pearson served as a backup small forward and a backup shooting guard for the Heat this season. Last night, Pearson and the Heat reached a buyout agreement, and flew to Atlanta early this morning to receive a medical examination, and immediately flew to Salt Lake City to meet with the Eagles and prepare for tomorrow's game.

In order to join the Eagles, Pearson gave up a lot of money.

Persson signed a three-year 900 million guarantee contract with the Heat last summer. In order to reach a buyout agreement with the Heat, Persson gave up the rest of his salary this season, and also gave up half of his salary for the next two years. I can't continue to fight back.

佩尔森这赛季在热火队打了25场，场均出场14分钟，拿到5.9分2.4板1.1助攻，最关键的是以40.00%三的三分命中率场均投进1.1个三分！
Persson, who is still a month away from turning 34, is still in good shape, but I don’t know what Van Gundy thinks. When he is asked to play, he is directly asked to play the entire quarter, and he is not allowed to play. There are several snow games in a row.

Pat Riley signed Persson with a three-year, $3 million contract last summer, but Van Gundy just didn't use it.

In order for the Heat to save wages, and Persson really didn't want to play with the Heat, Pat Riley agreed to Persson's buyout request in order to reduce the luxury tax.

Taking advantage of Liu Mang taking all the attention away, the Eagles quietly made reinforcements. When Liu Mang arrived in Salt Lake City, he found a sudden reinforcement!
(End of this chapter)