From today on is the king

Chapter 1155 1154. Even if you fight hard, you won't pass the ball to this guy

The fans don't quite understand what coach Kruger insisted on sending Horry during the rotation.

If it was Horry two or three years ago, the defense was strong enough to defend against Raheem, the offense was strong enough to support the ball and make a three-pointer, and it would be no problem to start.

But now, Horry, who is about to be 36 years old, has no defense if he wants to defend, no three-pointers if he wants to make three-pointers, and he doesn't have the coquettish support of averaging 4 assists per game in his peak period.

Horry has become the biggest "bug" in the Eagles lineup. This BUG is not about how powerful he is, but a loophole for opponents to exploit!

The Cavaliers took the lead in the start!

After the Cavaliers scored, the inside quickly retreated, and the outside trio began to press hard!
Oppressing the opponent's mistakes, after the All-Star Weekend, the Cavaliers ranked first in the league!

Compared with the fact that the Eagles sometimes look down on their opponents' defense and become lax, the Cavaliers have always maintained a very oppressive defense. Unlike the Eagles, they don't have the capital to look down on their opponents.

Liu Mang ran quickly and created an opportunity to catch the ball. After receiving David Lee's serve, Liu Mang advanced towards the frontcourt under Larry Hughes' full-court pressing defense, and narrowly pushed the ball across the half court before the eight-second violation.

It's not that I don't want to pass it to other teammates in advance to bring the rhythm up, but I don't have a chance!
The Cavaliers' perimeter defense put too much pressure on them. In the original time and space, the Cavaliers were able to step on the new Wizards team with Arenas, Caron Butler, and Antawn Jamison. It is because Snow, Larry Hughes, and James' perimeter defense is really good.

But this time, the defense of the Cavaliers' perimeter trio has become stronger, and the defensive coordination is more targeted.

After Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt, Larry Hughes quickly retreated to the three-point line to prevent Liu Mang from taking the opportunity to break through. In this position, Liu Mang couldn't stop Liu Mang from rushing forward.

Liu Mang took a big step outside the top arc and saw Larry Hughes's small steps. As long as he made a strong shot, Larry Hughes would pounce on him immediately.

Feeling the defensive pressure brought by Larry Hughes, Liu Mang did not choose to continue shooting. This guy's defense against the ball holder is really good. He won the best defensive first team at the beginning of the century, and it was not just given.

Looking at such a big space, Liu Mang chose to speed up the breakthrough!
"Ding... the strongest first step is triggered, the host's speed will be +5 within two seconds..."

The top defensive players are very confident in their defense. Larry Hughes is confident that he can block Liu Mang when Liu Mang speeds up, but when Liu Mang's speed increases, Larry Hughes has just posted on Liu Mang, and Liu Mang has already occupied the entire breakthrough space!
Fortunately, James knew Liu Mang better, let go of Horry for the first time to defend, and very quickly, the double-teaming was completed very well, and together with Larry Hughes, he sandwiched Liu Mang on the right side of the free throw line.

Liu Mang took off to face James...

There was no shot space, and only Horry was found in the air. Snow restricted Prince's clumsy running position very well, and Liu Mang passed the ball to Horry.

After landing, Liu Mang retreated to the defense immediately. The Cavaliers could not play fast breaks. James and Larry Hughes were still able to fast break, so it was necessary for the Eagles to retreat from the outside.

But just as Liu Mang ran to the middle circle, wild cheers rang out from the scene!

Liu Mang turned his head to see that Huo Li was flicking his hands away, with a contemptuous look in his eyes, showing a helpless look.

That pair of virtues is exactly the same as the expression on the lore king in 2002!
Watching Big Z pick up the ball and exit out of bounds, Liu Mang knew that Huo Li scored the first open three-pointer today!
Horry played 50 games this season, averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game, threw a total of 130 three-pointers, made 29 three-pointers, hit less than 20.00% five, and never made the first shot.
Regardless of whether it was a blind cat or a dead mouse, Horry scored a three-pointer, and the fans were very happy!
To complain, most fans are still looking forward to Horry’s key ball ability. With Horry as a key killer on the team, it is always a good thing for the Eagles to have more choices at critical moments.

It is normal for Horry not to score goals, and if he scores, he earns.

Liu Mang's action of returning to defense after passing the ball is usually ridiculed by fans and TV commentators, but this time, it looks like "trust" in his teammates.

It is indeed trust, Liu Mang trusts that Huo Li will never get in, and others look very different.

The fans watching the game and the fans in front of the TV watching the American cable TV broadcast live, watching Liu Mang and Huo Li seem to be pretending together...

Offensive and defensive transition, the Cavaliers attack.

Horry's three-pointer was beyond the expectations of the Cavaliers. They flanked so decisively because Horry was in a very poor state this year.

But it doesn’t matter if he scored, he couldn’t defend well, James advanced to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Larry Hughes, Larry Hughes continued to single Horry, Liu Mang quickly pinched up, Larry Hughes split the ball to Snow, who was in the middle distance from the baseline, and Snow made a mid-range jumper.

4 to 3, the Cavaliers still lead by one point at the start.

Immediately after the Eagles attacked, Liu Mang rushed to the middle distance. This time, James didn't dare to attack immediately. Horry just made a shot, so he had to let his hand cool for a while before going to attack again.

Liu Mang jumped to the mid-range, because there were a lot of people under the basket, so he chose a pull-up jump shot from the free throw line...

The start felt a bit poor, and the habitual slowness after playing against a strong team appeared, and Gooden defended the rebounds well.

The offense and defense were switched, and the whole team couldn't fight back. James received the ball and came by himself!

A dragon that fights back!

Prince did a good job of retreating and defending against James' first three layups. Liu Mang also rushed back, but James made a backhand licking the basket after taking two steps and jumping on the third step.

James' four-step layup is already part of the rules. After the first two steps of the three big steps, anyone can jump to the third step and then make a shot.

Players in the league are used to this.

But James' basket licking trick is really powerful. James' skills are now recognized by people. There are only three points.

3 to 6!
Seeing James' layup, Liu Mang really had nothing to say about James' layup ability.

But think about it, if James can't even make a layup, he won't be able to attract so many double-teams without mid-range shots and three-pointers.

The Cavaliers got off to a good start!

Although James and his teammates didn't have particularly high expectations for beating the Eagles, they worked hard and scored three goals in a row to beat the Eagles 6-3!

Coach Kruger was wandering in the sky, did not call a timeout, and handed over the game to the players on the field. The tactical structure has been arranged, and it depends on the performance of the players.

Liu Mang received the serve and continued to move forward under the defense of Larry Hughes.

Larry Hughes's defense is still the same, mainly defending three-pointers, and defending if the breakthrough can be defended.

Liu Mang accelerated to the middle distance, made an emergency stop and made a jump shot...

Still miss!

The fans at the scene were just a little excited after Horry's three-pointer, and couldn't help but let out a disappointed sound of "Oh...".

However, this time when Liu Mang took the shot, he felt something was wrong. After landing, he rushed into the inside line like an arrow, and on the right side of the three-second zone, he grabbed the rebound he threw and hit the inner edge of the left side of the basket.

At this time, James, Larry Hughes and Gooden attacked together, and Liu Mang stepped up!

"Ding... Aerial magician triggers at level 5, the host can deceive the opponent by advancing after taking off, and deceive teammates by retreating..."

All three of the Cavaliers jumped towards Liu Mang, but Liu Mang threw the ball behind his head...

Horry desperately ran to the 45-degree angle on the right sideline to receive the ball. When he turned around, he couldn't control his body and flew out of bounds, but Horry pushed the ball towards the basket in the air...

Just when the fans felt that Liu Mang's pass was too casual this time to cause a mistake, Horry's three-pointer fell into the basket!
Horry scored two three-pointers in a row!

6 to 6 level!
The Cavaliers got off to a good start. Liu Mang made two zero-for-one shots in the start, but Horry added two assists to Liu Mang when he received the ball from Liu Mang twice!
The Eagles players on the sidelines were crazy, they all stood up, Jason Terry leaned back on his teammates, as if you don't pull me, I want to show my heart to Horry.

It’s incredible!
Speaking of which, these are just two open three-pointers. If Horry is two years younger and has faster footsteps, Liu Mang’s pass, he will not say that he almost missed the ball because he ran too fast. It is two very good passes. If it is replaced by Korver or McGrady, it is normal to score both goals. Even if it is a more ordinary three-pointer, it is normal to score.

But this is Holly!

That scumbag who practiced a hundred three-point striking postures in Los Angeles!

After scoring the goal, Horry got up and retreated like a normal person, retreating as if he had done nothing, pretending to be strong!
It's the Cavaliers offense again. The Cavaliers started really well today. James received the ball, one step away from the three-point line, and directly made a three-point wave.

James feels really good today!
But then, Horry, who used David Lee's off-ball pick-and-roll to receive a pass from Liu Mang, faced Gooden who switched defenses, and hit a three-pointer!

9 to 9 level!
The Cavaliers started with four consecutive hits, but the Eagles still did not fall behind!
Liu Mang scolded Huo Li in his heart for countless times, but now he feels...it's great to have Huo Li!
(End of this chapter)