From today on is the king

Chapter 1387. Chapter 1386. The Inescapable Raptors

Liu Mang scored 58 points in three quarters, the Eagles scored 79 points after three quarters, but the Raptors scored 81 points!
The Eagles' defense against the Raptors is not bad. Liu Mang, who can predict Milicic's pass with a high probability, is there. Even if Milicic is prepared for Liu Mang's predictive ability, Liu Mang can at least block the first pass. The Eagles are also famous for their fast rotation and defense speed, which can limit Milicic's high-position support to a certain extent.

So even though the entire Eagles team was playing for Liu Mang, the Eagles were still not overtaken until the end of the third quarter.

Compared with the Hawks, the scoring is very concentrated, and the Raptors are very scattered. Except for Joe Johnson with 19 points in three quarters and Richard Jefferson with 17 points in three quarters, Milicic scored the third highest score in the Raptors with 9 points. In addition, Milicic had 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Eagles have Liu Mang, and there is not a single player who scored in double figures, and they are doing their best to play for Liu Mang.

The Raptors have a chance to win the Eagles and have been playing hard.

The Raptors did not pinch Liu Mang excessively. When Liu Mang was pinched particularly tightly, Rondo, McGrady, and Jason Terry would pass the ball to other point guard teammates. If the Raptors gave Battier, Kwame Brown, Marion, Granger, Blake, Gortat, and others a chance, they would have a good chance of opening or eating cakes.

Popovich doesn't take the regular season seriously. Anyway, Duncan and they guarantee 50 wins. Unlike Popovich's alternative thinking that would rather lose in the regular season than deal with the opponent, the Raptors have a chance to win, and they really want to win!
The Hawks scored points for Liu Mang, and their head coach saw it after halftime, so they took advantage of this opportunity and tried their best to limit Liu Mang's scoring efficiency without excessive flanking. Finally, at the end of the three quarters, Milicic made a long two-pointer and caused a foul on McGrady's defense.
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"Boss, we've scored enough points today, and we're going to win next!" Rondo secretly pulled Liu Mang aside during the break after the third quarter.

"Okay, I know, I can fight as I want from now on." Liu Mang responded.

58 points, 700 points away from 69 points in a single month. The remaining two games are played against the Knicks. Madison Square Garden is Liu Mang's geomantic treasure. The two games averaged 35 points per game. Playing against a team like the Knicks, Liu Mang is still very confident.

And even if he played normally, Liu Mang felt that it was impossible for him not to score a point in the last quarter. Even if Rondo or McGrady would use him as a check point to help other teammates play more, he could at least get some points.

60+ is definitely no problem.

Long Duo was relieved when he saw that Liu Mang immediately agreed.

Although after half a season, Rondo learned that Liu Mang is not the kind of person who doesn’t care about statistics, but like him is a player whose first goal is to win the game, but with 58 points in three quarters, it is possible to continue to score 70+ in the whole game. As a rookie, Rondo is still worried that Liu Mang will be angry if he says such a thing.

Fortunately, Liu Mang was not determined to score points no matter whether he wins or loses.

In the third quarter, the Raptors had a slight advantage, and Liu Mang's shooting percentage in the third quarter also dropped a lot, leading to an overtake.

Coach Kruger's tactics are very conventional. At this point, he knows what his players want to do. The first three quarters are too obvious, and... Liu Mang scored 58 points. Coach Kruger doesn't want to see Liu Mang's 58 points in three quarters wasted, so they are left to make their own choices. They have arranged a tactical system that suits the performance of the starting lineup today, and Liu Mang will make decisions on the field.

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Back from the intermission, the Eagles re-appointed the starting lineup, with Rondo, Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown on the field.

Jason Terry has been very tired recently. The fatigue accumulated in the past few years broke out in the middle of this season. Today, he did a mediocre shooting and passing. He only scored 15 of 8 in 2 minutes. He scored 5 points, 2 assists, and 4 turnovers. In the fourth quarter, Coach Kruger replaced Rondo, who had played 18 minutes in the first three quarters.

The Raptors have also redistributed the starting lineup. The starting five of the three stars plus Bargnani and TJ-Ford is also quite competitive in the league.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Eagles took the lead in attacking.

As discussed during the intermission, Rondo and McGrady dominated the ball, and Liu Mang went to run and help people pick and roll or accept teammates off the ball to create opportunities for teammates. The tactical movement was very smooth, but... the Eagles came up in the fourth quarter and missed three consecutive shots!
On the other hand, the Raptors took advantage of the Eagles' continuous strikes and played a wave of 4-0, which suddenly opened the point difference to 6 points!
79 to 85, the Eagles are 6 points behind!

Marion's three-pointer from the bottom corner, McGrady's mid-range catch and jumper, and Kwame Brown's high catch and throw shot all failed!
"Teammates feel cold!" Liu Mang discovered this!
In fact, in the third quarter, everyone on the Eagles, except Liu Mang, felt cold. Unlike the first half when they were occasionally given a ball, they all maintained good efficiency, which is why they were overtaken by the Raptors by two points.

In the third quarter, apart from Liu Mang's 17 points in a single quarter, the rest of the Eagles only scored 17 points in total, and the rest of the Eagles made more shots than Liu Mang!

This is why Liu Mang is unwilling to score points. He shoots a lot, and the team's tactics revolve around him as the end point. His teammates can only catch the ball and throw it temporarily.

If you don't touch the ball for your teammates and only throw it to them at the last moment, there will definitely be such problems.

"Do you want to call a timeout?" Coach Kruger on the sidelines saw Rondo advancing past halftime, but finally did not call a timeout.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the players played better than coach Kruger had imagined, but the shooting was not good. Rondo and Tracy McGrady’s game intelligence allowed them to do a great job in taking advantage of Liu Mang’s 58 points in three quarters. The opportunities came up, but they didn’t make shots.

As for substitutions... Today, because Liu Reck has been making waves all the time, don't look at Liu Reck's "only" 34 shots in the first three quarters, but Liu Reck's shots are all at the best timing, and the timing of other people's shots is relatively worse. It was only after Liu Reck had no chance that he gave others shots. It felt like the third quarter was cold early.

After Rondo advanced halfway, he saw Liu Mang asking for the ball directly from the top arc. He felt a little strange, so he gave the ball out anyway.

After Liu Mang received the ball, he gestured to let his teammates open up space.

I'm going to do it alone!

Liu Mang found that Rondo was still a little younger. He himself was careless just now and didn't think so much. His teammates felt cold, so he should let his teammates shoot less, and the core scorers should shoot more. At least this game should be like this.

The three offenses just now let the opponent see that the mid-range and long-range shots of the other Eagles players except Liu Mang really feel cold. Now Liu Mang feels that it is even more difficult for him to score.

opportunity!

It was a matter of timing. The timing was wrong just now. After receiving the ball, Liu Mang leaned sideways against Richard Jefferson to protect the ball. When observing the opponent's defense, he found that the opponent was obviously more prone to double-teaming than before. Liu Mang felt that he would definitely choose to double-team in advance.

And when Liu Mang ran forward without the ball just now, he felt this way!

Liu Mang controlled the ball well and looked at Rondo, TJ-Ford... Liu Mang felt that if he asked Rondo to pick and roll, this guy would stick in front of him immediately. Rondo was the worst shooter on their side, and it could even be said that the team had the worst shooter, so he could only bully the No. [-] pick...

Liu Mang gestured for Rondo to cut inside, restrained the fast TJ-Ford, and then beckoned to Marion for a pick-and-roll!
Marion came up to help Liu Mang block Richard Jefferson, Liu Mang used Marion's pick-and-roll, and before Bargnani's slow-motion switch was in place, Liu Mang directly made a three-point shot...

"Ding... The King of Ganba triggers at level 5..."

The king of the pull-up made Liu Wei unaffected by the lack of take-off height caused by the pull-up jumper. Liu Wei's own three-point ability and today's fiery touch are the key!

Liu Mang made his first three-pointer in the fourth quarter, and it was an unreasonable dribble around the pick-and-roll from the current players and made a direct three-pointer!

82 to 85, Liu Mang helped the team narrow the point difference to three points!

The offensive and defensive transition, the Raptors attacked, Milicic helped TJ-Ford pick and roll, received the ball at a high position and did not choose to pass the ball.

87 to 82, the Raptors still lead by 5 points.

When the Eagles attacked, Liu Mang continued to pick and roll with Marion. This time, Joe Johnson, who was in a high position to defend against McGrady's running, immediately blocked Liu Mang, and Liu Mang gave the ball to McGrady.

McGrady rushed into the basket from the middle distance on the right, Milicic hurried to defend McGrady, and McGrady hoisted the ball to the left side of the basket!
After Liu Mang passed the ball, he squeezed out of three opponents and a teammate from the top arc, and cut into the inside. When Milicic went to the right side of the three-second zone to help defend McGrady, he came out to help Liu Mang block the chasing Joe Johnson.
2+1!

Walking to the free throw line, Liu Mang made an extra free throw!

Scored 6 points in a row!
Liu Mang scored 64 points in a single game!Already tied the league's highest score this season!
This season, there were 4 60+ points in total. Liu Mang scored 64 points once before, Kobe Bryant once scored 62 points, Arenas scored 61 points once, and Liu Mang scored 60+ points for the fourth time!

And 64 points... is not the end!

The next attack of the Raptors finally hit the iron. Joe Johnson missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner. Looking back, Liu Mang cut into the inside line and attracted Milicic to expand to the free throw line. After defending, Rondo lobbed the ball to Kwame Brown.

Liu Mang broke out suddenly, turning the situation around!
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The whole team played for Liu Mang in the first three quarters. Although the COSCO teammates' shooting skills were cooled down, it also cultivated Liu Mang's touch.

Most of Liu Mang's shots were one-on-one, which happened to make his hand feel hot after three quarters, and unlike most other stars whose physical fitness declined in the fourth quarter, Liu Mang took a shot of physical medicine before playing in the fourth quarter, and now his hand feels so hot!

The Raptors wanted to win, so they didn't pinch Liu Mang excessively, giving Liu Mang a chance to improve his touch!

In the fourth quarter, double-teaming couldn't stop Liu Mang anymore. Liu Mang could pass the ball, and his teammates would pass the ball back to him when there was an offensive opportunity. Rondo and McGrady's passing accuracy was good. Liu Mang exploded in the fourth quarter!

The Raptors have no idea how to stop Liu Mang!

Liu Mang's first choice in the fourth quarter was to throw!
The second option is to pass the ball to Kwame Brown at the basket when Milicic, who is the top assist defense, expands to attack.

So... Liu Mang made a terrifying 12-of-8 shooting in the fourth quarter!

三分6中2，罚球6中5，刘莽单节爆砍23分！
In the final quarter, apart from Liu Mang's 23 points, Kwame Brown and Marion cut to the basket and scored 10 points together!
It was 33 to 27 in a single quarter. After the Eagles were reversed in the third quarter, they were beaten 4-0 at the beginning of the final quarter. They reversed and scored a score of 33 to 27 in a single quarter. With 19 seconds left, Liu Mang made his 11th three-pointer in the game, which was also his second three-pointer in the final quarter. He opened the gap to 4 points and sealed the victory.

The Raptors missed the last shot, with only 7 seconds left, and they did not foul. In the end, the Eagles beat the Raptors 112 to 108!
Liu Mang scored 21 points in the first quarter, 20 points in the second quarter, 17 points in the third quarter, 23 points in the fourth quarter, and hit the last three-pointer. Coincidentally, Liu Mang scored 81 points!
In the fourth quarter, Liu Mang went crazy, and the outside line was very blocked. Except for the first shot in the fourth quarter, he missed four three-pointers after that, but he had a lot more scoring opportunities inside.

He made the most calm choice. He couldn’t make a three-pointer, and occasionally he had to make one. Counting the first three-pointer in the fourth quarter, he had made 10 three-pointers in a single game. Regardless of whether he made a three-pointer or not, as long as he had a tendency to shoot a three-pointer, opponents would be more afraid of his three-pointers in the next round, allowing him to get better three-pointers.

The Raptors were completely stunned by Liu Mang in the fourth quarter!

Their physical strength has declined, and Liu Mang, who has been running for the whole game, can still throw a three-pointer against Richard Jefferson at the last moment!
Liu Mang made 46 of 28 shots, 22 of 11 three-pointers, and 17 of 14 free throws. Liu Mang scored 81 points and led the team to an away game against the Raptors!
At the end of the game, Liu Mang was shocked when he saw his score. He didn't even notice that he scored so many points in the last quarter!

At that time, Liu Mang entered the state of concentration, when he should shoot and pass, he would pass. The Eagles made 23 shots in the final quarter, and Liu Reck "only" took 12 of them. He didn't expect that he made so many shots!
Seeing the expressions of "poor watching experience" written all over the faces of the fans at the scene, the opponent...mainly Richard Jefferson had a feeling of collapse, and the teammates celebrated wildly...

Liu Wei feels that, except for a certain No. 3 player who cannot be separated from 58, the Raptors and 81... seem to have an inexplicable relationship...

It's yours, you can't escape...

(End of this chapter)