From today on is the king

Chapter 1019 1018. Liu Mang's Stability

After trying to play tactics for more than half a quarter, I found that there are not so many open spaces for role players to shoot. Not only the role players on the Hawks side have no good chances, but also the Heat. Even O'Neal and Kwame Brown don't have many scoring opportunities.

It's just that Wade's form on the Heat's side is off the charts today, and he has gained a weak lead.

For the Hawks, when McGrady needs to defend, the offensive end can only do two things, pass the ball, or catch and shoot, otherwise his physical fitness will not be able to last the entire game.

Coach Kruger is very painful now, no one can guard against Wade!
Prince defends against Wade very poorly. Players like Wade are very good at defending Prince. Let Prince defend against the peak Comey, even the last three consecutive Jordans.

But McGrady is also defenseless, and Princeby is not much better.

After trying for more than half a quarter, coach Kruger felt that it was a waste to use McGrady and Prince in this way. When Liu Mang was there, he could defend Jason Williams, and it was too wasteful for Prince to defend Posey's open shots.

During the timeout, coach Kruger replaced McGrady with Jason Terry, Liu Mang and Prince remained on the court, and Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace partnered inside.

For the Heat, Pat Riley used Payton to replace Jason Williams, Wade and Posey's front and back lines remained unchanged, and Haslem replaced Antoine Walker, who felt bad today, while O'Neal remained on the court.

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Back from the timeout, the Eagles have the ball.

After Liu Mang received Jason Terry's serve, he dribbled for half the court, then passed back to Jason Terry, and ran without the ball by himself, leading Wade to run.

The advantage of off-ball offense is that it can consume the physical energy of the opponent's defensive players. Off-ball movement is also very important in offense. Posey followed Liu Mang to run around.

The substitution of the Eagles made the Heat's three defensive masters, Wade, Payton, and Posey, look a bit wasteful. It was the same as when the Eagles started. Pat Riley didn't expect the Eagles to replace McGrady at this time. In such an anxious game, the main force should be put to death!

Jason Terry saw that Liu Mang was running and disrupting the defense, so he didn't consider passing the ball to Liu Mang.

Payton defends Jason Terry a little to the right of the top arc, and is very focused. Jason Terry played against the Heat four times in the regular season last season, averaging 26.5 points per game and shooting 50.00% from three-point range. He is one of the most troublesome opponents for the Heat.

Jason Terry was very confident, dribbling the ball continuously under the crotch, seeing that Jason Terry started to make "meaningless" movements before shooting, Payton immediately posted it to prevent Jason Terry from shooting.

Jason Terry's continuous crotch dribble this time is a feint!
The most inexplicable fake move in history!

While Payton posted it, Jason Terry started quickly, wiped past Payton, and broke into the three-point line!
Payton deserves to be the number one defensive player in history at the point guard position. He reacted quickly, retreated quickly, and tried to press up and steal from behind, but at this time, Liu Mang, who was running without the ball, came up to block Payton. Jason Terry rushed to the middle distance, and Posey immediately replaced the thief.

After blocking Payton, Liu Mang turned around and cut in from the center. Jason Terry hit the ground and passed the ball to the center. Liu Mang received the ball.
too difficult!
If it weren't for Rasheed Wallace coming up and Kwame Brown going down to make room for the basket, the Hawks wouldn't have that much room to play tactically.

But Kwame Brown went down, and the Eagles' defense at the basket suddenly weakened several notches.

When it came to the Heat's offense, without Kwame Brown and O'Neal's slots, Rasheed Wallace really couldn't stop O'Neal. O'Neal, who was poorly defended by Kwame Brown in the first half, easily occupied a good position in the slot with Rasheed Wallace. After receiving a pass from Payton, he turned around and hit a small hook.

With Kwame Brown replaced, the offensive end has space under the basket, and the Eagles' offense is better, but there are problems on the defensive end.

Without the 122-kilogram Kwame Brown, the Eagles have nothing to carry with O'Neal except Mourning, and Mourning's playing space will become even smaller.

There are advantages and disadvantages. The Eagles can only compete with the Heat slowly and test each other slowly.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang and Jason Terry are two ball-handling players, Josh Smith can cut and pass, and Rasheed Wallace can open up space, shoot and pass, and the offensive efficiency has improved a lot.

On the Heat side, O'Neal had an offensive opportunity, so he seized the opportunity to play more, and the scores of the two teams continued to be anxious.

The purpose of the Eagles gradually became clear, exhausted, exhausted like this.

After the first quarter, the Eagles trailed the Heat by 22 points 25 to 3.

……

The first quarter was exhausted. Wade broke out and scored 11 points in a single quarter. O'Neal scored 8 points. The two scored 19 points in a single quarter. They performed extremely well.

However, the Eagles' offense in the next 5 minutes was still very good, but Wade and O'Neal played too well, and the Eagles did a good job of defending others.

Wade and O'Neal combined for 15 of 9 and 8 of 4 free throws, but the rest of the Heat only scored 6 points in the first quarter, a total of 6 of 1, and only Jason Williams made a three-pointer.

刘莽7分3助攻，贾森－特里4分2助攻，两人是首节老鹰队后面5分钟咬紧比分的关键。

O'Neal must go down to rest at this time. Coach Kruger replaced Liu Mang and McGrady's back line, and Iguodala, David Lee, and Kwame Brown's frontcourt combination.

For the Heat, the three-perimeter combination of Jason Williams, Wade, and Posey came back, Antoine Walker and Haslem came up, and Pat Riley also wanted to use a lineup that can open up space to create better singles opportunities for Wade.

In the second quarter, the Heat pointed at Wade.

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Back from the break, the Heat went first, and Wade continued to break through.

There is no way around this. Kobe, James, Artest, and Pierce are the only ones in the league who have a chance to defend against Wade. No one else can handle it.

Kwame Brown blocked the defense in a timely manner, but Wade felt good today, relying on Kwame Brown's low-handed layup and pulling the bar to avoid Liu Mang's block and fell into the basket.

But the Eagles are not in a hurry here, there is still a long time, and it is only the second quarter.

Bite the score is the key!
Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. McGrady stopped catching the ball and went to the corner as a pitcher. Defending Wade consumed a lot of energy. Except for counterattacks, he did not take the initiative to attack. He played the same as the Raptors.

But even so, McGrady is not without contributions on the offensive end. He doesn't hold the ball, and Posey dare not let him go.

After Liu Mang advanced beyond the three-point line, he saw Wade stepping on small steps, looking very cautious. Liu Mang moved to the right, and Wade quickly followed, not daring to relax at all.

Just when Wade was concentrating on predicting whether Liu Mang was going to break through or shoot, Liu Mang picked up the ball.

What is this for?It's not a dry pull, nor is it a breakthrough.

In Wade's confusion, Liu Mang lobbed the ball inside.

Wade watched in amazement as Liu Mang gave the ball to a rookie!
The legendary rich second-generation David Lee who "does not love the country but loves basketball"!
When David Lee heard that he played in the second quarter, he was so excited that he almost jumped up. It was too unexpected. In the first few games, he only played in the garbage time of the last quarter, and he didn’t have much chance to make a move.

But this time he was replaced as the second main attack point. He was very excited. On the right side of the three-second zone, he was crazily stuck with Antoine Walker, and he really held his position.

Seeing that Liu Mangzhen passed the ball to him, David Lee received the ball and tried to calm himself down. He must seize this opportunity and show off his singles ability!
David Lee slapped the ball heavily on the ground, and hit it straight back, hitting Antoine Walker's chest with his thick and solid body.

So direct!

Antoine Walker didn't expect David Lee to be so direct!
David Lee has a very high ball quotient. He used a very different style of defense from the back-up defense that other players often have to try first. Antoine Walker was not knocked back, but was caught by David Lee.

Antoine Walker came to the Heat, and his defensive attitude was not where he could attack. He was very active, and he was not discouraged when he was out of position, and tried to interfere as much as possible.

"bang"

The over-excited David-Lee threw a shot and hit the neck of the basket, but David-Lee grabbed the offensive rebound himself!

Originally wanted to continue to vote, but David Lee saw someone cut in and uploaded it immediately.

Liu Mang followed Wade into the inside lane when Wade jumped in to grab a rebound, but Wade didn't grab the rebound and even exposed his position.

Liu Mang just followed up. Unexpectedly, David Lee had the consciousness to pass the ball. Liu Mang received the ball, kept the ball in his hands, and made a follow-up throw.

24 to 27, the point difference is still 3 points.

It was the Heat's offense again, and Wade missed a layup this time. David Lee of the Eagles continued to single Antoine Walker, turning over and making a short-range jumper.

Immediately Wade broke through the ball to Haslem, and Haslem also scored.

Then Liu Mang missed a three-pointer, and Wade missed a three-pointer passed to Posey. The outside touch of the two teams was tortured enough, and they returned to the style of attacking the basket.

The Hawks scored so high in the first four games, mainly because the opponent's defense was not particularly good, so the Eagles can play that kind of performance. If they encounter a team coached by Pat Riley, their efficiency will drop all of a sudden.

The league's rules to encourage offense have not been so exaggerated 10 years later, which is why Popovich and other coaches didn't panic when they saw the Eagles start so violently, and they wanted to make changes immediately.

Old-school basketball is still the mainstream, but the Hawks can kill some teams by shooting.

Wade has been unable to widen the point difference, and Wade feels too much pressure!

They played so well, but the opponent was still clinging to the score.

Wade's side is under a lot of pressure, but Liu Mang's side is also under a lot of pressure.

It's just that Liu Mang didn't show any anxiety here. The confidence of the players who have been winning all the time allowed Liu Mang to calmly respond to the current situation.

grind!
In the first half of the second quarter, the Heat maintained a weak lead by relying on Wade's breakthrough and scoring style of play.

As for the Eagles, apart from Liu Mang's containment point, there has always been another strong point, or McGrady's occasional hits, or David Lee's low-post offense.

At this time, the role of David Lee is reflected. The selection of him is a very correct choice for the Eagles in this draft. He has strong combat power and is indeed the MVP of the rookie game in Liu Mang's impression.

In the second half of the second quarter, O'Neal came up, and the Heat's offense began to be a little fiercer. The combination of Wade and O'Neal's two superstars is very strong.

The Eagles also replaced Jason Terry in a timely manner, along with Liu Mang, Prince, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.

Pat Riley is really envious to see so many players in the Eagles can rotate!

The key is that with so many stars and such a cheap price, they only pay a luxury tax of more than 900 million to less than 1000 million, and they are all high-quality trading chips, with flexible salary space.

After the official timeout came back, O'Neal, who had rested for most of the quarter, scored two consecutive goals, while Prince and Jason Terry missed two consecutive three-pointers, and the point difference was stretched to 6 points!
At this time, Liu Mang caught the ball and didn't pass it out, so he played singles.

Wade defended Liu Mang in the top arc, and Liu Mang took a step back. Wade saw that Liu Mang's action was very similar to his own, and immediately knew what Liu Mang was going to do, but Liu Mang made the action first, and Wade was a little slower!
"Ding... the strongest first step is triggered, the host's speed will be +5 within two seconds of breaking through this time..."

Liu Mang broke through from the right side like a bolt of lightning. Wade was a bit too slow to keep up. Liu Mang suddenly reached the middle distance. Haslem pounced on him.

Haslem took a shot late, and by the time it hit Liu Mang's arm, Liu Mang had already thrown the ball.

"Beep..."

"Swish"

The referee's whistle and the sound of the goal scoring came at the same time, and if the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!

Amidst the boos of Heat fans and the cheers of some Chinese fans and Atlanta fans, Liu Mang also made an extra penalty
38 to 41, the point difference returned to within 5 points.

Wade was in a hurry, took the ball to the inside and passed it to O'Neal. O'Neal caught the ball and made a throw. The score became 43 to 38, and it was back to 5 points.

It was time for the Eagles to attack again, and Liu Mang continued to play singles with the ball, but he was still aggressive.

This time Wade was ready. Wade was different from Liu Mang. Liu Mang's explosive speed was the same as Wade's because of his skills. Wade relied on his own body.

But this is what Liu Mang wants, he just wants to use Wade's ability to defend against breakthroughs!
Just as Liu Mang took a step into the three-point line with his right foot, he saw Wade retreating at an explosive speed. He stepped forward with his right foot and kicked hard on the ground. His body bounced back to the left and reached the top arc.

When it popped out, Liu Mang had already grabbed the ball and put it on his left waist. When Wade rushed forward in panic, Liu Mang had already thrown the ball out!
Liu Mang's sniper three-point shot...

Come in too!

The mid-range 2+1 just now allowed Liu Mang to find his touch!

41 to 43, the point difference narrowed to 2 points again!
Again!
There is too much psychological pressure on the Heat!

During the regular time, the Eagles relied on team play to bite the score. Whenever Wade or O'Neal broke out and wanted to open the score, Liu Mang stood up and scored consecutively.

Liu Mang's side is actually under a lot of pressure, but there is no sign of nervousness on his face, which puts the Heat players, especially Wade on the matchup, under a lot of psychological pressure!
The Eagles continue to bite the score!Withstood the outbreak of Wade and O'Neal!

Liu Mang's stability is too strong, and he has excellent scoring explosiveness. At the end of the half, he scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, helping the Eagles to clinch the score 47-49!

(End of this chapter)