freeallnovels Chapter 903 902.40+ is still going on (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 903 902.40+ is still going on (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 903 902.40+ is still going on (seeking a monthly ticket)
Yao Ming took Liu Mang and the others to the parking lot, and saw the Rockets players move out some cardboard boxes and put them in an empty space in the parking lot.
After a while, the fans came out one after another, and there were a lot of them. They put the hamburgers given to them by the staff at the end of the game into the big cardboard box that Mutombo had prepared long ago, and then left drinking Coke.
The point is that almost no fans came to ask for autographs and group photos at this time. They all spontaneously put the hamburgers in the box neatly, and then left.
Most of the fans did not come by car. Houston is also one of the largest cities in the United States, with traffic congestion. Many people came to watch the game by light rail, and came to the parking lot to "hand in" hamburgers.
There were more than 100 boxes in total, and each box could hold more than 3000 hamburgers. There were almost [-] hamburgers in total. After half an hour, no fans came, and the cars in the parking lot were almost gone. Mutombo and Mike James drove two very wild pickup trucks with a lot of space, and the Rockets players carried the hamburgers into the car.
Liu Mang's head was full of question marks: This group of people still grab fans' hamburgers?It's too shameless...
Of course, Liu Mang didn't even believe this weird idea, so he looked at Yao Ming in doubt, what's going on?
"Do you know why we performed much better at home after the team distributed hamburgers and Coke to the fans as long as the team scored more than 8 points at home? At the beginning, we lost [-] games in a row at home.
Later, we won 9 wins and 7 losses at home, and our home record improved so much. It was because of DiBacon and Mike’s proposal that they organized an event to give hamburgers to children in the slums. Many fans responded to us. Of course, if they didn’t respond, we would not force them to give us hamburgers. If we didn’t win the home game, we would collect 1 yuan to buy 3000 hamburgers and send them to volunteers.
We have not disclosed this matter to the team and the media. As long as we have the opportunity to score 100 points at home, we will never give up.
Although we players have money, it didn’t just fall from the sky. Many players went bankrupt soon after they got old and retired. Now many players understand this, and with a little awareness, they will not spend money lavishly.
So when we do charity, it’s better to use our appeal to bring everyone together. We donate 100 million, but we don’t use our influence to get everyone to donate a few dollars. These burgers are originally given to fans by the team, and many people are willing to accept..." Yao Ming said to the Eagles players, mainly to Jason Terry, who obviously had a grudge.
Liu Mang now knows that when the Rockets were only a few seconds behind by 9 points at the last moment, Mike James rushed forward to steal Jason Terry at this moment, counterattacking and dunking to raise the Rockets' total score to 100 points.
It wasn't for the two points and one steal, but for the fans, that's why he didn't hesitate to do such an act that could almost be regarded as provocative.
Liu Mang understood why the Rockets players were so excited by just a 4-dollar hamburger and Coke set meal.
The Eagles players were silent. Jason Terry was a good man with a big mouth, but he was really a good man. After hearing Yao Ming's explanation, he walked up and found Mike James who was going to drive to the slums after he and his teammates put the burgers in the car.
"Mike, I'm sorry." Jason Terry apologized simply and directly, without so many bells and whistles.
Mike James was stunned for a moment, the guy who used to see him with his nostrils upturned, actually apologized!
The black brother was very nervous. Hearing Jason Terry's apology, Mike James suddenly lost all the grievances in his heart. He smiled and hugged Jason Terry: "Haha, it's okay, I still made money. I got an extra steal and an assist."
Jason Terry was very complicated. He had the feeling of being a bad guy. Of course, this feeling might disappear after a night of sleep. It’s not a big deal, but he was in a very complicated mood right now. He didn’t talk to Mike James, but left first.
Dikembe Mutombo and Mike James drove away in a pickup truck, and the volunteers were still waiting for the hamburgers to be delivered, it was more than 11 o'clock.
The Rockets players greeted the Eagles players. The relationship between everyone is still good, but there was a little dispute during the game.
Now that the minor conflicts between the players on both sides are over, it's nothing. Liu Mang and Yao Ming didn't fight, Jason Terry and Mike James even hugged, and the players of the two teams went back to the arena from the fan tunnel together.
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Back in the locker room, the Eagles players saw the furious coach Kruger.
"Where have you been!" Coach Kruger stared wide-eyed, his head flickering coldly under the light.
The post-match interview just now couldn’t find any players, not to mention that Liu Mang and McGrady didn’t go, it’s fine if Jason Terry didn’t go, not even Kwame Brown was found, and even Varejao at the end of the bench was gone. Coach Kruger was on the verge of going berserk.
"..." The Eagles players stared wide-eyed and forgot about the team's affairs. They were all touched by the Rockets' affairs at the time.
Donating hundreds of thousands of dollars, everyone will feel heartbroken. Everyone eats young food, and most players have no income after retirement.
But to do charity in this way does not need to spend too much money. Most of the time, it only costs a little time and gas costs. It is not a particularly difficult thing, but they have never thought of it.
But now I can't control whether I am moved or not, Coach Kruger is going to bite!
Liu Mang looked around for his teammates, found the best one to bully, kicked Iguodala's ass and kicked Iguodala out.
"*&...&*..." Iguodala cursed out a slang term, turned around and saw Coach Kruger's unkind expression, and immediately said: "Coach, I'm not scolding you, I'm scolding myself for forgetting to tell you in advance that we helped the Rockets move hamburgers to the children in the slums."
Liu Mang saw that Iguodala reacted so quickly and was extremely shameless, so he gave a thumbs up. It's not in vain to hang around with the young master for so long.
There was a reason for the incident, Coach Kruger's expression eased a lot, and he said coldly: "Next time, if you have something to tell us in advance, we will send security to accompany you. This is an away game. Be careful when you go out."
Most people are kind by nature, and Coach Kruger is of course so. Hearing that it was related to the child, and nothing happened, most of his anger subsided, he turned and left the locker room, and became angry when he saw this group of guys.
Seeing that Coach Kruger left without any further investigation, the players breathed a sigh of relief, and the locker room started to make noise again.
There are only 5 games left before the All-Star weekend, which feels like the winter vacation in the school days.
For most players, All-Star Weekend is winter break.
Liu Mang went to take a shower, the sweat was dry, and his whole body felt uncomfortable.
After coming out of the shower, he saw Maddie on the phone at the door, writing something with a pen, so he leaned over curiously.
"...42K6..., OK, I got it, DiBacon, I will ask my agent to donate 50 to your charity fund. I can't do anything, I can only do what I can... It's okay, you are the most difficult one, please." McGrady promised to donate 50 dollars to Mutombo's charity fund, put the notebook away and put it in the bag in the closet, just turned around, and saw Liu Mang looking at himself with astonished eyes.
"Ah, I'm going for physical therapy first, go take a shower, Tracy." Liu Mang didn't reveal anything.
Unexpectedly, this stingy guy, who was the one with the coldest expression in the parking lot just now, ended up donating money behind his back.
Liu Mang really couldn't see that the guy who was so stingy that he often came to him to cheat on gasoline was actually not stingy in this regard.
McGrady also said something, and he still looks casual. Liu Mang can take a shower now and monopolize the bathroom before other people can wash. McGrady didn’t fight for anything. Now that Liu Mang has finished washing, some of his teammates have already gone to take a bath, and McGrady also took out a towel to take a bath.
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Liu Mang scored 17+ for the 40th time this season. He got it when he played against the Rockets. There are 36 games left, and he needs to get at least 12 times 40+. Liu Mang continues to struggle.
The game between the Eagles and the Rockets created a lot of topics for the fans. For example, the conflict between the Eagles and the Rockets, with "grudges", became the focus of discussion among the fans, and the Rockets had a poor bench lineup. The Rockets' highest paid player this season was Maurice Taylor. Four high-quality role players worth $900 million.
As a result, the Rockets have a lot of players worth $500 million, but they are either old or contract-year players...
The Rockets' management has been slapped again.
After defeating the Rockets, the Eagles won another 5-game winning streak, ranking first in the East with a record of 39 wins and 7 losses. Whether they can win 10 consecutive victories before the All-Star Weekend has become a matter of concern. This season, only the Suns and Pistons have won at least 10 consecutive victories. Does the Eagles have a chance to become the third team to win 10 consecutive victories?
The Eagles still have 5 games before the All-Star Weekend, 10 games in 5 days, two back-to-backs. Although the opponents are not very strong, the Sonics are probably the only strong enemy, but the schedule is tight.
On the afternoon of February 2st, the Eagles returned to Atlanta, rested for one night, and had team training the next day, preparing for the back-to-back games against the Clippers and Bulls on the 1rd and 3th.
Very tight preparation time, the Eagles have been like this since the 02-03 season and the middle of the season. On the night of the 3rd, the Eagles ushered in the first back-to-back game against the Clippers.
The Eagles began to rest, and at this time the advantage of the Eagles' lineup depth was reflected.
Usually the depth of the lineup does not play a big role. The main players are five starters, plus Terry, Mohammed, and Mourning. The playing time of others is not stable. Historical level, and these rookies obviously don't have that kind of strength.
Even among the first- and second-year players, Calderon and Iguodala, who are currently the most powerful, will only play when needed, and Josh Smith's playing time is not stable.
Rookies with potential and good physical fitness are like this when they play on a strong championship team. They can learn from outstanding seniors, but they must also have a calm mind. Willie Green, who was traded away in the middle of last season, just couldn't play.
However, although these rookies have obvious shortcomings this season, they also have obvious advantages, and they have become part of the future plan.
In this game against the Clippers, the Eagles rested Tracy McGrady and Rasheed Wallace, and started with Liu Mang, Korver, Prince, Muhammad, and Kwame Brown.
The Hawks' rest strategy is to rest McGrady and Prince, two strong single defenses, on top of Korver, who is strong in supplementary defense, to make up for the decline in strength caused by the rotation to the greatest extent.
For the Clippers, the pressure from the Eagles coaching staff and players is not too great. If the Rockets and Spurs play against the Eagles, but the Clippers' style, Liu Mang specializes in defeating them.
The Clippers are basically training young players this season. Kaman is still in the growth stage, and his average of 9 points and 6 rebounds per game has improved a lot compared to last season. However, they have a group of good at least second-rate stars. Among them is Brand, a power forward who averages 20+10 per game all the year round, but does not have a good point guard.
The Clippers are also very good in singles. They have a record of 19 wins and 28 losses. Compared with the same period last season, they have made great progress. But compared with the Eagles in singles, the Clippers are miserable.
Liu Mang's strength surpassed the Clippers' singles play, scoring 9 points in 14 minutes of the first quarter. After Jason Terry came up, he also scored 15 points from the end of the first quarter to the entire second quarter. Liu Mang also scored 7 points when he played with Jason Terry. Liu Mang scored 21 points in the half.
In the third quarter, Liu Mang and Jason Terry led their teammates to continue to rely on singles to deal with the Clippers. Liu Mang scored 20 points in the third quarter, and three of them were passed to him by Jason Terry.
Clippers players double-team Liu Mang, a physical monster who can fly without taking the ball?The group of players who wait for the end of the rookie contract to jump ship to get a big contract will not do such tiring things. Jason Terry just does it with the ball, and stands still without the ball. This is the favorite of the Clippers.
刘莽三节拿到41分8板4助攻连续两场40+，贾森-特里三节17分7助攻，老鹰队三节87比65领先快船队22分，刘莽三节打卡下班，由贾森-特里带着板凳阵容继续浪。
113 to 97, the Eagles easily won six consecutive victories.
After playing against the Clippers, it was time to play against the Bulls again. McGrady, who was wearing a suit for a game, and Liu Mang, who was on the bench, began to laugh sarcastically...
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