From today on is the king

Chapter 934 933. Kobe's Summer Plan

"Congratulations to the host for finally winning 22 consecutive victories and rewarding 22000 superstar points."

With 2 superstar points in his hands, and the statistics of the next few consecutive games are very explosive, Liu Mang's scoring average is stable at 37.1 points, and he has also obtained more than 16000 superstar points in a few games. After killing the Bulls and beating the Bulls three times in a row, he also got 3000 superstar points, and the superstar points rose to 61396 points.

The rogue value also skyrocketed after the Eagles won 18 consecutive victories.

Liu Mang saw that there were already more than 4500 million rogue points. Sure enough, only by completing achievements that had not been completed before, or getting accumulative honors, could the rogue points skyrocket.

After losing to the Nets, Liu Mang was depressed for a while, but then he felt relieved just like the coaching staff.

The feeling of having to win consecutively like being whipped every day is too uncomfortable.

During this time, Liu Mang appeared in the news headlines every day, but he himself felt uncomfortable.

And the psychological aspect is very tiring. After losing one game, without the pressure of winning streak, there will be no fans expecting them to break the record or something in the remaining 18 games.

And not only that, after Liu Mang returned to Atlanta, he saw that the fans on the Internet were not concerned about their record, but about his personal data. In terms of record, they all paid attention to the strong teams that were locked in the playoffs and the teams in the lower half of the playoffs that were competing for a place in the playoffs.

Without the pressure of the record, he doesn't have to care about winning streaks or not. The team has to rest in rotation. Liu Mang can freely score and train running positions, as well as hone his skills on the court with turnaround jump shots and high post shots.

I have practiced the turnaround jumper for a long time, the high post back has also been practiced for a long time, and the technical connection in the training is also well practiced. It is time to try to use these techniques in the game.

No amount of training, even in-team training, can compare to trying in a real game.

It may affect the shooting rate, but the team is also undergoing tactical running-in, so there is no big problem.

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On the morning of Liu Mang's return to Atlanta, Los Angeles, the Toyota Center training facility, the Lakers president's office.

"Kobe, you should rest. You know your current physical condition." Jerry Buss expressed his opinion clearly.

"We still have a chance to make the playoffs!" Kobe refused decisively.

32 wins and 33 losses, relying on Kobe's strength in the last few games, the Lakers will soon increase their winning percentage to 17% with [-] games left.

The record of the Grizzlies is 35 wins and 30 losses. It seems that the Lakers have no chance to overtake the Grizzlies.

"I understand, but Kobe, what's the use of making the playoffs?" Jerry Buss said very directly.

"I..." Kobe wanted to say that he could lead the team to victory.

But more than three-quarters of a season has been played. The Lakers played 65 games, of which he participated in 60 games and won 31 games. The winning percentage will reach [-]%.

He averaged 29.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, but averaged 4 turnovers per game. Kobe was not unwilling to pass the ball, but his teammates were not able to partner with him at all. Except for Odom and Butler, the awareness of connecting the ball did not satisfy Kobe.

"Kobe, you have to be patient. Believe me. When the time comes, I will find you a great helper. You have to believe in the team's ability." Jerry Buss himself is very confident.

Kobe was quite satisfied with what he said, much more satisfied than Kupchak's blunt words.

"Okay, Jerry, I understand, but I still want to play two games, and I will start to rest after the game." Kobe said the final request.

"Two games? Do you want to play against that guy from Atlanta? Well, I promise you, but if you have any physical condition, I will suspend you from continuing to play." Jerry Buss did not refuse.

"Not just the game the day after tomorrow, but also the big guy tonight. I want to take a good look at him. That big guy will be in fourth grade soon..." Kobe said, got up and left the office.

Seeing Kobe leaving on his own, Jerry Buss wasn't angry either. What he cared about was Kobe's last words.

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Kobe has recently reduced his training. Except for shooting, he has not participated in other trainings, and even started to reduce his protein intake.

But today he didn't even participate in shooting training. After receiving a call from Jerry Buss in the morning, he came to the training hall and left.

Kobe has a date today. The date is not with his wife, and the date is at his own home. This is a date with the tallest player in the NBA.

Originally last summer, when he heard that Liu Mang and McGrady teamed up, Kobe was very disdainful. He felt that he should play basketball by himself, and he could win by himself.

But the reality hit him too hard. Although he is still the hardest, he also knows that this season he has nothing to do with the playoffs.

Starting from his rookie season, Kobe had 50 wins in his worst year except for the lockout season, but this season he couldn't even guarantee a [-]% win rate. This season made Kobe feel that it is difficult to move forward without good teammates.

Odom wasn't bad, Kobe was shocked when he went up, but it's nice for this guy to stick around two or three times a season.

Butler and Kobe have a very good relationship, but Butler has obvious advantages and disadvantages, excellent scoring ability, rebounding is also top-notch at a small forward, but his defense is extremely poor, that is, he can only be the third player on the team.

In the case that Odom can't support the team's second child, he needs a better helper.

Originally, Kobe was worried that a superstar would steal his position. Regarding the combination of Liu Mang and McGrady, he also had the mentality of looking forward to a good show.

However, seeing that Liu Mang and McGrady are getting more and more in harmony with each other now, McGrady has changed his style of play for Liu Mang, and Kobe almost vomited blood!Especially with a 22-game winning streak!The peak performance of him and O'Neal that year was 19 consecutive victories.

At this time, Kobe thought of the bosses of other teams conquered by Liu Mang, in addition to McGrady, and Rasheed Wallace, the "super stab" guy who even gave the league a headache.

Seeing that Liu Mang, who is like a courtesan, has successively obtained two teammates, Rasheed Wallace and McGrady, by relying on his personal communication skills, Kobe discovered that this kind of operation still exists!

As long as he is strong enough, what about the boss of another team?Just conquer him!

Men can't say no!
Kobe was confident in himself, crazy confident.

So, Kobe looked around the NBA and found his target. It just so happened that tonight, the night of the 12th, was the game between the Lakers and the Rockets. Kobe decisively invited a [-]m tall man to a family lunch at his home at noon today. He also invited Wang Zhizhi and his wife to join him.

Men, you have to be flexible sometimes.

Kobe experienced the despair in his record after O'Neal left, and experienced the two years of being brutally bullied by Liu Mang. Although his personality was still so awkward, he began to learn to be flexible...

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Back in Atlanta on the 12th, Liu Mang rested for an afternoon. On the 13th, the team held a meeting for the remaining nine games of this month, made detailed arrangements for the next rest plan and the team's tactical training, and really started to prepare for the playoffs.

After the meeting, Liu Mang continued to practice, and McGrady also practiced three-pointers after dribbling in the next half.

McGrady is not practicing singles three-pointers, but the kind of three-pointers that he dribbles and dribbles when he has a chance.

The dry pull has a rhythm, ignoring the opponent's defense, and relying on the touch to eat when the rhythm comes.

Shooting while dribbling is different, which requires you to grasp the opportunity to shoot at any time, that is, when dribbling, you must be ready to break through, pass the ball, and shoot at any time, which is much more difficult than dry drawing.

Recently, McGrady mainly practiced three-pointers in this area. From time to time, a team that let him go short would come to him. At that time, he would have a three-pointer and a second iron, and he would be short of a four-pointer. What made him feel even more uncomfortable was that he would occasionally be scared by the opponent's defense and forget to shoot open shots, and was blocked by another opponent's player.

So after the All-Star Weekend, McGrady has started to practice shooting after the dribble, which has improved his three-point shooting percentage a lot.

Thanks to Liu Mang, although McGrady's scoring average dropped to 15.1 points per game, but also because of Liu Mang's relationship, scoring is actually very easy, with a shooting percentage as high as 50.00%, the highest in his career, and an amazingly high efficiency. The three-point shooting percentage is also 39%, almost reaching the level of 50+40.

It is equivalent to the same as James and Wade during the Big Three period of the Heat, the shooting rate soared.

After the training, Mai Di stopped Liu Mang who was going to pick up Dinah from school after the training.

"What's the matter Tracy?" Liu Mang asked.

"Ace, did you watch the game last night?" McGrady said casually.

"Last night? You mean the Lakers game against the Rockets?"

"Yes, Kobe scored 53 points last night. He has scored 50 points for the fifth time this season, and he is only one time away from you." McGrady still looked very casual.

"What?" Liu Mang squinted at McGrady: "Tracey, are you interested? Why don't you come to score tomorrow night, and I'll pass the ball to you."

"No, I'm not interested in scoring. It's just that when I pass the ball to you tomorrow night, you can shoot a few more shots. What do you think?" McGrady finally expressed his purpose.

"Oh..." Liu Mang suddenly realized.

McGrady is now averaging 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 11.8 assists per game, Nash is averaging 11.9 assists per game, and Nash is about to drop to 11.8 assists per game, while McGrady has been rising. Since McGrady played fewer games, McGrady's average assists per game rose a little faster.

The Eagles have a difficult schedule this month, with a lot of games, and the Suns are similar. The Suns' schedule is used to deliver food to strong teams at the beginning and end of the season. Although Nash has played very well recently, the Suns' record has begun to decline.

Not only the Suns, but also the Pistons, their record began to decline.

The Eagles relied on a wave of winning streaks to hold on to their record. As a team that the league arranged to increase ratings in March and warm up for the playoffs in April, the Eagles did not have many games left to play against weak teams. In the remaining 3 games, 18 opponents were at the playoff level. Half of these 12 opponents were the top four in the East and West. Among them, the three games against the Pistons and the game against the Spurs were the most important.

But the Lakers...there's nothing else worth mentioning except Kobe.

Playing against the Lakers, Liu Mang's focus is to kill Kobe and get Kobe's star card for this season. Although Kobe has not maintained his form this season and played miserably in back-to-back and consecutive tight schedules, his strength is nothing to say.

Liu Mang is looking forward to the game against the Lakers, and the only thing he looks forward to is the match against Kobe.

It's just that he didn't expect that McGrady had such a sinister and despicable mentality when he played against a weak team. Liu Mang really felt... like McGrady as a teammate.

"Tracey, is this okay? You actually want to use the game against the Lakers as a statistic. Although they have a poor record, Kobe treats you like a brother..."

"Kobe? Who is it? Ace, do you know this person?"

(End of this chapter)