After playing the Timberwolves on January 30, the Hawks returned to Atlanta the next day and didn't have time to rest. On the morning of February 1, the NBA officially announced the All-Star substitute list selected by the coach.

The Eastern Conference All-Star bench lineup is: Alonzo Mourning of the Heat, Paul Pierce of the Celtics, Jermaine O'Neal of the Pacers, Jason Kidd of the Nets, Trey of the Magic

West McGrady, Bucks’ Ray Allen and Hawks’ Jason Terry.

The Western Conference All-Star bench lineup is: SuperSonics' Gary Payton, Kings' Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic, Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash and Michael...

Finley, Elton Brand of the Clippers.

Jason Terry finally made it to the All-Star reserve team!

But the Hawks players did not give Jason Terry time to celebrate. No. 1 and No. 2 ushered in back-to-back home games against the Warriors and Raptors.

Gilbert Arenas, the old injury number of the future, is also one of the popular players among this rookie class. He is one of the few players in this class who averages double figures in points per game, but his knees are really fragile. A rookie.

After playing 37 games this season, he was basically out of contention and out of contention for the All-Rookie Team. He was predicted to come back in April, but by then it was too late.

In addition to Arenas, the Warriors, who were first in the Western Conference last season and second to last in the league, also had the No. 5 pick in Jason Richardson, who is getting better and better.

Speaking of the 2001 draft, the Bulls and Warriors were really unlucky for the team that had a bad year last year. The Warriors did not get any of the top three picks, falling to fifth, and the Bulls also failed to get the No. 1 pick.

——Kwame Brown, looking at it this way, the Bulls are not bad luck, and the boxing champion is not bad either.

Kwame Brown's physical talent and the golf intelligence he showed in high school are really impressive, especially on defense.

Jason Richardson played badly at the beginning of the season and was suppressed by the extremely expressive Arenas. However, after Arenas was injured in early January, Jason Richardson had absolute possession of the ball.

He averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, which is very impressive.

However, Jason Richardson's performance in the past two months has been very average. There is nothing eye-catching except for dunks. As a result, the average is only over 10 points now. By the end of the season, he may average 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

The data.

However, despite Jason Richardson's recent good statistics, it is a bit difficult to threaten Liu Mang's reputation as the number one defender in this draft. The record gap is too big.

Especially in this direct match between the two teams, the Eagles did not make the same mistakes as the last time they lost to the Bulls. Regardless of whether they felt good or not, they had a firm belief in defense from the beginning and could not underestimate their opponents just because they were weak.

No. 1 in the Eastern Conference! It’s rare to secure the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference. How could the Hawks players give it up and then return it to the Nets or Pistons?

From the beginning, the Eagles did not give the Warriors a chance. Liu Mang did not hold back against his opponents in the same class. He scored consecutively after coming on the court. He scored 15 points in the first half and steadily suppressed Jason Richardson.

The current slam dunk king is not the sharpshooter he will be in the future. His scoring depends entirely on wild shots. Of course, this is also the way the Warriors train rookies. They are all failing anyway, so they just give two rookies wild shots. It is a pity that the talent can be seen with the naked eye.

The better season was canceled after playing less than half of it.

116 to 87, the Hawks massacred the Warriors at home and won two consecutive games, improving their record to 32 wins and 13 losses, gradually widening the gap with the Nets, which had lost 15 games, and the Pistons, which had lost 16 games.

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With the Hawks firmly ranked first in the Eastern Conference and two more of their players selected for the All-Star reserve team, the Atlanta media couldn't help but praise the Hawks so much that they made a roar of gongs and drums and the sound of firecrackers...

You really can’t do this dishonorable thing!

Everyone thought that the Hawks could easily win against a Raptors team whose Carter was almost out for the season. However, the Raptors, who had a desperate mentality to win, came to Atlanta and roared with all their might.

The Eagles who came down were defeated.

It's not like Carter was really reimbursed. He applied for reimbursement just to have one more spot and an injury exception to sign the Puerto Rican player Carlos Arroyo on a short contract.

If Carter comes back after two months after recovering from knee surgery, just say that the injury recovery exceeded expectations. This is a common thing in the NBA. The league also turns a blind eye and it is impossible to sign consecutive contracts.

Not giving anyone the space for a ten-day short contract is not an operation that complies with regulations.

After losing to the Raptors, the Hawks came to Oakland all the way to Oakland and fucked the Warriors again. The Warriors were also unlucky. They met the Hawks who had just lost and were beaten by more than 20 points.

,121 to 97, the Eagles beat the Warriors away from home.

The Warriors are probably saving up their character for the next eight consecutive drafts of superstar players, and they will probably have to save up for several years.

Immediately after beating the Warriors, the Hawks flew to Phoenix. The final game of the first 4 games in 5 days was an away game against the 10th-ranked Suns in the Western Conference.

This game was not as easy to play as the Bully Warriors. With the inside and outside combination of Stephon Marbury and Shawn Marion, and the second team led by Penny Hardaway on the bench, the Suns had a continuous battle.

The already exhausted Eagles fought head-on.

Stephon Marbury scored 17 points and 15 assists, and Shawn Marion had 23 points and 19 rebounds. The two led the Suns to a 97-83 home victory over the Hawks.

Liu Mang saw that Marbury was very strong in organizing offense, and he was not as independent as he thought. He was even quite selfless, giving the ball whenever he had the chance. Apart from making too many mistakes, he really couldn't tell what was unique about him.

The promised lone wolf!

Liu Mang handed over this doubt to Rahim, who was also a member of the 1996 golden generation. Rahim was very curious as to why Liu Mang had such an idea. Before Nash rose to prominence, Marbury was the player with the best assists in the 1996 golden generation.

, although Marbury has the nickname of a lone wolf, he does not have the nickname of selfish wolf.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The "independence" in Chinese fans' understanding is translated into English as selfishness.

After Liu Mang learned about it, he realized that Marbury broke up with the Timberwolves and sought a deal in order to get a big contract. In the eyes of Americans, a candidate for wolf king who leaves the wolf pack is a failed wolf, a lonely one.

Wolf.

Lone wolf, lone wolf...Liu Mang felt that his IQ was not enough, or that the language skills of the Chinese people were too great. A name could actually "change a player's playing style."

In fact, after watching Marbury's playing style when he was almost 40 years old, it should be clear that this guy is not alone at all...

In China, many media actually reported on the NBA only after Yao Ming entered the NBA. They did not even know that the NBA existed before. They thought that Yao Ming was the one who was invincible in basketball and directly abbreviated the lone wolf as lone wolf...

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Finally, after the first five days and four games, the Hawks returned to Atlanta to get two days of rest. Including the plane ride, it was actually only more than one day. On the 8th and 9th, the Hawks will play back-to-back home and away games with the media.

What they call the “Eastern Conference Finals Preview.”

Returning to the parking lot of the Atlanta Airport, Liu Mang was exhausted, mainly mentally exhausted, and just wanted to take the bus home. After Coach Kruger received a call, he directly pulled Liu Mang into his car.

"Coach, what's the matter?" Liu Mang asked.

"Good thing, come to the gym with me." Coach Kruger seemed a little excited.

"A good thing? Could it be that Uncle Callahan brought his precious granddaughter to introduce me as his girlfriend?" Liu Mang has learned bad things after staying with Emmanuel for a long time.

"Dream! If Steven knew that you were interested in his granddaughter, he would probably fight you tooth and nail. A cow wants to eat grass with its head outstretched. Don't harm his granddaughter," Coach Kruger said helplessly.

A cow eats grass and still wants to stick its head out? Liu Mang didn't understand. He probably understood it as the American version of rabbits not eating grass beside their nests.

But what does it mean to be a nuisance? Does it mean that in your mind, coach, I am a person who harms other people’s daughters?

Liu Mang was also joking, but he was really curious about what was going on?

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An hour later, Liu Mang and Coach Kruger arrived at Phillips Arena. Coach Kruger took him to the office of boss Steven Price. The boss came to the team today.

In addition to Steven Price, Liu Mang also saw a picture of a man who looked a little familiar, but whose painting style was a bit strange.

"Oh, Ace, Long, you are finally back. This is the official CEO Adam Silva." Steven Price excitedly and enthusiastically introduced Adam Silver, who had long hair inside.

Silva introduced them to the two.

Coach Kruger formally met the vice president for the first time and shook hands politely.

Liu Mang, on the other hand, was a little in disbelief when he shook hands.

The school beauty actually has hair!

this……

What has happened to the future school beauty!

Manu, you are not alone!

"Hello, Ace, I have to fly to Minneapolis in a minute. Let me get this straight. Congratulations on becoming an alternate All-Star for the official game of the 2002 All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia, replacing Vince who retired due to injury.

-Carter becomes this year's All-Star player." After Adam Silva finished speaking, he gave the trophy engraved with the English name Ace Liu to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang, who was studying the school belle's hair, didn't react for a moment. He took the small trophy and took a look. He was not as handsome as the All-Star MVP. When taking other people's things, he habitually said: "Thank you."

This happened suddenly! It took Liu Mang a while to react. When Adam Silva left, the boss also excitedly took Coach Kruger to discuss something. Liu Mang walked to the parking lot and found his "

"The car" was not there, and then I remembered that I seemed to have arrived in Coach Kruger's car, and my bicycle was still at home!

In the eyes of the other three, Liu Mang's performance was not very exciting, he was very grand, he had the demeanor of a future "superstar", and he had great mental endurance. He was worthy of being a "hidden genius" who had climbed up from the second round.
Chapter completed!