"Hello, Mr. Liu:

I'm a big fan of yours and I'm currently studying at Arizona State University.

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…James Harden.”

A student letter has a standard format, with a neat letterhead and signature.

The content was nothing, they were all expressions of admiration, wanting to meet, taking photos and autographs, and admiring some of Liu Mang's performances that he had seen, etc.

What Liu Mang cares about is the person who wrote the letter! Look at the attached photo of the California High School League 2006-2007 season champion and the handsome boy and the signature of James Harden...

Liu Mang did not expect that James Harden, who was born in Los Angeles, would go back to Los Angeles to send him a letter when he came to Los Angeles!

Liu Mang asked the team staff who forwarded the letter to him and asked him to look at the photo of Harden without a beard and confirm that it was Harden himself.

Liu Mang didn't expect that the Jingdezhen King he admired so much was actually his fan!

It was a pity for Liu Mang that since the team had booked the hotel, Harden couldn't even enter the hotel. Otherwise, Liu Mang really wanted to meet Brother Deng.

After replying a letter to Brother Deng and making an appointment to have dinner in Phoenix at the end of January, Liu Mang put this incident aside.

On the 29th, San Niu returned to her vacation villa with her two sons, bodyguards, servants and others. The families of each player also had a chartered flight back to Atlanta. Of course, they wanted to stay and have more fun like Liu Mang's family.

You can decide the day of your stay freely, but for the next four away games, family members are not allowed.

Liu Mang and his teammates took a charter flight to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks.

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The Mavericks, who were at their peak last season, are now ranked outside the top six in the Western Conference, hovering between seventh and ninth.

Spurs, Nuggets, Hornets, Suns, Lakers, Jazz, Rockets. This is the current ranking of the top seven in the Western Conference. The Mavericks have played 31 games. They have 19 wins and 12, and are only temporarily ahead of the Trail Blazers by one win, ranking eighth.

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In fact, the Rockets, who are seventh in the Western Conference, have made great progress this season. They have a chance to win 50 games, and there is a high probability of winning 50 games. However, the top nine teams in the Western Conference have a high probability of winning 50 games. This makes the Rockets improve significantly this year.

The outstanding performance of the three young combinations failed to steal the limelight.

The Hawks currently have 23 wins and 6 losses, ranking second in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.

Facing the Mavericks, both in terms of record and strength, they have a huge advantage.

The Mavericks played very average against the top ten teams in the league this season. The other eight teams in the top nine in the Western Conference and the top five teams in the Eastern Conference, the Mavericks only had a record of 2 wins and 9 losses when they met them.

When playing against a weak team, the Mavericks can rely on their lineup to suppress them, but when playing against a strong team, they are accustomed to singles and it is difficult to reverse the situation in a short time. The shortcomings of a tactical team are exposed.

Of course, the Mavericks can also return to their previous style of play and use star tactics, and their strength may immediately improve.

But neither coach Carlisle nor Mavericks owner Cuban wants to repeat previous failures and want to break through. The Mavericks can only continue to struggle.

Since the Mavericks have many stars and coach Carlisle is famous, the Mavericks fans are still very optimistic and feel that this season will be over.

But Liu Mang knew that if the Mavericks' transformation went smoothly, it wouldn't be a matter of one or two years.

Smooth transformation doesn't mean it's fast, it can only mean that they are changing step by step according to Coach Carlisle's ideas.

Habits can be developed in a few months, but it takes three years to change a long-term habit...

On December 30, in the last game of 2007, the Hawks easily defeated the Mavericks 115-103, with a score difference of 12 points.

There is no big suspense. With Wade, the Hawks' rotation also has a sense of defensive pressure. Wade's hard work can easily be infected by his teammates, who have been systematically evaluated for Wade's talent and skills.

Liu Mang easily scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and the Eagles won their third consecutive victory.

After playing the Mavericks, the Hawks flew to Oklahoma City the next morning.

Reconstruction in New Orleans is in full swing, and construction of the Hornets' new arena has begun. This is the Hornets' last season in Oklahoma City.

Just like last season, the Hawks were very popular when they came to Oklahoma City. Before the SuperSonics moved here, Oklahoma City did not have a home team. They only liked the Hornets and did not regard them as the home team.

Having a good end to the old year, the Eagles certainly want a good start to the new one.

Paul is in tragedy again...

Durant is young and gets excited when he sees Liu Mang and wants to show his progress in front of Liu Mang.

Today's rookies who enter the NBA after their freshman year often have many flaws. Durant's flaw is that his shooting percentage is not high, but he has talent, which can be tolerated.

But Durant's biggest problem is his "naivety", being too self-centered and too concerned about outside interference.

Liu Mang's casual interference had a huge impact on Durant.

However, this did not affect Durant's development, but allowed Durant to clarify how he wanted to improve.

Durant decided that he would just follow the way Liu Mang tortured him! He was not stupid and had a high intelligence, so he knew that Liu Mang's style of play was very suitable for him.

The Hawks are already in good shape, but Paul still has to endure the negative impact of his teammates' progress.

Although the Hornets have been very good this season, they were still suppressed by the Hawks.

122 to 106. With Liu Mang scoring 21 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, Rondo scoring 7 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Wade and Kwame Brown both scoring 20 points, the Hawks defeated the Hornets with a 15-point margin.

Won 4 consecutive victories and improved the record to 25 wins and 6 losses!

Liu Mang continued his strategy of drawing star cards every other game to experience the playing styles of each player and strengthen himself.

This season Liu Mang will draw a star card every other game. If he draws it, he will use it. If he doesn't draw it, he will use the star card he drew before that he thought was useless to experience the playing style of each star, even if it is the one he drew before.

Liu Mang also used Doc Rivers' star card, hoping to find a suitable playing style from each player's playing style to make him stronger.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just like after using the Durant star card, Liu Mang's pull-up jump shot has undergone some changes than before and he has shot better.

Of course, when playing against strong teams like the Lakers and Spurs, Liu Mang relies more on his own strength.

For Liu Mang, the bonus effect of star cards is getting lower and lower. Instead, it is more effective for Liu Mang to feel the playing styles of other stars and find some unique playing styles that suit him.

Be stronger.

After comforting Paul, who still lost the game after scoring 15 points and 15 assists, Liu Mang had to continue his consecutive road trip with the Hawks on the second day after playing the Hornets.

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On the day of the game against the Hornets, Liu Mang also won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for December. The Western Conference Player of the Month award was taken away by Allen Iverson. This was the first time Iverson won the award since the 2004-05 season.

He helped the Nuggets climb to second place in the Western Conference before the end of 2007 and won the Western Conference Player of the Month.

As for Liu Mang winning the Eastern Conference Best of the Month, it is a matter of course that no team in the Eastern Conference can catch up with the Hawks, and only the Spurs in the Western Conference with 28 wins and 4 losses have a better record than the Hawks.

On January 3, the Hawks came to challenge the Cavaliers away from home.

The Cavaliers played the first game of a back-to-back at home with the Nuggets, and immediately welcomed the Hawks for the second game of a back-to-back.

The Cavaliers are having a tough time this year!

Originally, they got Billups who was very suitable for them, and their strength was greatly enhanced.

But the Bulls, Raptors, and Magic have all become stronger. The Cavaliers are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, one head above the Bulls, but still behind the Hawks, Raptors, and Magic.

With 20 wins and 12 losses, the Cavaliers' current record is still very good, and they are tied with the fourth-place Lakers in the Western Conference.

But in terms of strength, the Cavaliers are definitely not as good as the Lakers at the moment.

They just lost to the Nuggets yesterday, and today they played the Hawks, and the Cavaliers were beaten again.

This game is recommended by the league, and it is also the focus of fans' attention. 23VS24, James vs. James vs. James, Liu Mang vs. Peja, Kwame Brown vs. Chandler, Rondo vs. Bee.

Lupus...are all attractions.

But the game was one-sided...

The Eagles are in great shape right now!

Since Wade's return, the Hawks have entered a very good state, a state where the Eagles' coaching staff is deliberately suppressing the main players' playing time.

Of course, it has to be a sure win. If you are anxious, you still have to use all your main players like you did against the Lakers.

Wade, Rondo and the returning O'Neal became the protagonists of the game. Wade had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Rondo had 8 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, plus O'Neal's 20 points, 5 rebounds and Jason-

Terry's 16 points, the Eagles' bench defeated the Cavaliers!

Even if the Cavaliers' main lineup is there, they can't stop the outstanding performance of the Eagles' four major substitutes!

Liu Mang played 25 minutes and was replaced after scoring 14 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 block.

McGrady and Kwame Brown didn't play very long either.

The Mavericks have learned from the past. Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Kwame Brown and others who have been in too good shape recently have been consciously suppressed by the coaching staff.

In fact, reducing playing time is the best way to suppress the state.

The Mavericks were in a state of collapse in the playoffs last year. In the final analysis, the fundamental reason was that they worked too hard for the record in the regular season. When they saw they won the regular season championship in the playoffs, they relaxed and could no longer maintain their previous state.

Already.

Of course, the Warriors' style of play that completely defeated the Mavericks was the main reason why they were able to beat the Mavericks.

122 to 99, the outstanding Hawks defeated the Cavaliers with a huge margin of 23 points, sending them to fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls were still in the top four.

26 wins and 6 losses! The Eagles won five consecutive victories!
To be continued...