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Chapter 741 740. Liu Mang's Defensive Strategy (Subscription 23)

Everyone thought that the Eagles would easily kill the Nets. They won more than 40 points in the last game. The fans or the stars and celebrities who came to watch the game all came to watch the Eagles’ Eastern Conference Championship Award Ceremony. Because of this, Nets fans did not come to watch the game. Some fans even sold tickets to Eagles fans.

At the beginning of the game, the fans were almost chatting, eating, and watching the game very relaxedly.

But I didn't expect that the competition was going on, and it became more and more intense!

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The two teams played very anxiously from the very beginning. The offense and defense of the two teams became fiercer, and both played at a very high level. Even the Nets played at an even better level than when they played against the Pacers.

At the beginning, the Eagles scored a three-pointer and scored two baskets, scoring seven points in a row. But then the Nets’ defense became faster and faster, and the Eagles’ offense also encountered some troubles. The Nets, relying on a more diverse style of play and a mentality that doesn’t care about winning or losing, tried more styles of play. Unexpectedly, the effect was not bad, maintaining an offensive efficiency similar to that of the Eagles.

In the 6th minute of the first quarter, the Hawks only relied on Prince's three-pointer to lead the Nets by 1 point, because the two teams had the same number of goals!

15 to 14, the Eagles lead by one point, and the ball is in the hands of the Eagles.

The game has been played smoothly so far, and neither team has called a timeout. The Eagles want to leave the game to the players themselves. Anyway, it's 3-0. Coach Kruger can sit back and relax and play slowly to adjust the team's state.

The Nets managed to play the best offense in the series so they wouldn't spoil their own rhythm with a problematic head.

The Eagles continued to attack, and Liu Mang held the ball.

Liu Mang made a false cut through Rasheed Wallace's pick-and-roll. Prince chose an air cut and took away Carter who wanted to make up the defense quickly. Liu Mang withdrew to the position around Rasheed-Wallace's pick-and-roll before Aaron Williams blocked him, and hit a three-pointer with a sniper.

After Kidd and Carter pick-and-roll, Carter missed Liu Mang's defensive three-pointer. The Nets' ability to get rid of the defense is still much worse than that of the Eagles.

But looking back, Liu Mang made another three-point shot. Kidd, who was stuck closer to the basket than Rasheed Wallace, grabbed a defensive rebound. Carter and Richard Jefferson both rushed down. Liu Mang, Prince and Raheem chased very closely, but Kidd’s pass was too accurate. Carter just reached the three-point line and just received the ball. Going out, Prince and Raheem could only block it, Carter threw the ball to the backboard, and Richard Jefferson made an empty catch!
If it was Carter in the past, he would just do it with the ball. After he came to the Nets, whether it was the regular season or the playoffs, his assists hit a career low. He only averaged 2.6 assists per game.

It was the Hawks offense again, and Liu Mang finally managed to break into the basket. Prince made a three-pointer at the start of the game and actively cut Carter.

However, Prince, who cut in, was more aware of the offensive end today. After Liu Mang rushed in, Prince, who had run out again, suddenly changed direction and followed up, just in time to grab an offensive rebound.

There were no dead balls in half a day, the two teams played cleanly, there were very few fouls, and the two teams did not call a timeout. The referee finally caught the opportunity and quickly entered the official timeout.

18 to 16, and two free throws, the Eagles have the greatest possibility of reaching a 4-point lead, but there is no relaxation, and the 4-point lead is basically nothing.

Liu Mang didn’t go back to the bench. He was going to play anyway. Seeing Stockton taking off his training uniform, he knew that he would be off the ball for a while. An extra 100 seconds to practice three-pointers was also 100 seconds. In the fierce confrontation with the Nets just now, Liu Mang obviously felt the impact.

The bad boys of the Pistons don't count the direct hits. In Liu Mang's opinion, this season is the pinnacle of NBA history. It can be seen from the lowest scoring average of all teams in the season since accurate data records are available.

The decline in Liu Mang's shooting rate is not simply due to the increase in three-point shots, because the number of hits has not increased significantly, but because the defensive confrontation encountered is greater and the impact is felt.

The Nets are more active defensively today, and Liu Mang often has to go through at least two confrontations and several changes of direction before he has a chance to throw a three-pointer.

When Liu Mang picked up the ball after shooting, he looked at the big screen, 7 minutes and 23 seconds, 18 to 16, this score is good enough, the Nets really can't defend against the offense today!
If the rotation lineup is changed in a while, and the opponent still plays the Big Three outside, Liu Mang will feel a lot of pressure.

At first, Liu Mang thought that the Nets had transferred the ball from Kidd to Carter. However, Liu Mang thought carefully, except for the two or three seconds when Carter held the ball when he broke through, Carter didn’t hold the ball very much at other times.

But the offensive running of the Nets was completely different from what Liu Mang had seen before. It seemed that the entire team had come to life, and there had been many subtle changes on the offensive end.

Liu Mang thought about it, walked back to the bench to think about it unconsciously, took out the scouting report of the Nets behind the bench, and flipped through the shooting heat map of all the players of the Nets.

Coach Kruger was discussing tactics with Stockton, Boozer, Prince, and Kwame Brown, and there was nothing special to talk about. At this point in the game, it was 3-0. The players played very smoothly in the first three games.

Liu Mang was practicing three-pointers, and suddenly came back to read the scout report. Coach Kruger was talking about tactics and suddenly caught sight of this scene.

The teammates who were interrupted while listening to the tactics also gathered around and found that Liu Wei was looking at the opponent's shooting heat map...

What's the use of looking at things?The opponent's three-pointer is so bad today. The opening 16 points were all counterattacks and scoring at the basket.

Liu Mang also knew that the opponent's shooting heat map was useless in today's game. They faced a lot of confrontation here, and the outside shots were mediocre, so the opponent must have suffered more. However, through the shooting hotspots, Liu Mang made it clear that the opponent's offense seemed to have changed very differently, but the scoring area of ​​each player did not change!
Even if the tactics change, the areas where the players are good at shooting, layups, and air cuts still cannot be changed. The tactics only allow the players to have better opportunities to play their own strengths, but cannot let the players have more abilities that they are not good at!

Liu Mang figured this out. He looked up and saw his teammates and coaches coming over. Coach Kruger also took the tactical board in his hand.

What a good coach!Knowing his little apprentice's mind too well, Liu Mang took the tactical board over and erased all the running lines on it, and the names of the teammates who were called to play were mostly different from the names that Coach Kruger wanted to replace just now.

Coach Kruger looked at Liu Mang's painting, touched his right chest, looked at Liu Mang, and had only one thought in his mind: the tactical board was robbed again, and he didn't care if he saw his teacher's angina pectoris?Doesn't this disciple's conscience hurt? ...Wait, it seems that I touched the wrong position, the heart is on the left...

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After the timeout, the Eagles sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Prince, Barnes, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

On the Nets side, the big three on the outside did not move, and there was a rotation on the inside. Aaron Williams went to the center position. Davin Brown, the No. 01 pick in the second round of 8, played, and the Nets replaced it with a brisk lineup.

Shuangsha's pick-and-roll style of play, without Kenyon Martin's Nets, is still very good at defending the outside, but not inside. Every time Boozer comes up, he can beat them to death.

But this was expected by Liu Mang, so he changed into a combination that is super capable of fighting, whether it is fighting or defending, they are super capable of fighting.

Kidd obviously didn't expect such a change for the Eagles, but instead of becoming flustered as before, he clapped his hands and signaled his teammates not to panic.

The boss's emotions will drive the emotions of his teammates. Kidd's steady performance today is the key to the stability of the Nets today.

After the timeout, Prince stood on the free throw line first, and the fixed-point shooting was still very good. Prince made two free throws, and the Eagles led the Nets by 20 points 16 to 4.

Kidd took a deep breath, received the ball and slowly pushed forward. The opponent's lineup changed beyond his expectations. He could only control his emotions and not panic so that his teammates could play well.

After Kidd advanced to the frontcourt, he wanted to find Carter. Carter's threat was the key to tearing up the Eagles' defense that they had studied in the past two days, but when Kidd was looking for Carter, he found that Prince was going around Carter!

It doesn't matter whether Carter will make an air cut, simply not letting Carter catch the ball, as for whether Carter will make an air cut to the basket... This is unlikely, Kwame Brown and Rasheed Wallace are two tall towers inside, one can jump more than the other.

Carter found a chance at the free throw line, took Prince, ran around the dotted line of the free throw line, came to the left side of the basket, and ran out of the three-point line to receive the ball.

Came out to catch the ball in a circle, but ran out of position. Carter received Kidd's pass on the left side of the basket. Prince suddenly accelerated his speed. When Carter received the ball, he got stuck on the right side of Carter's body.

After Kidd passed the ball, Liu Mang pushed against Kidd to the right side of the basket. Kidd was hinted by this body language, followed Liu Mang's pressure and retreated to a 45-degree angle on the right side of the basket, opening the space for Carl.

I just feel a little weird, and I don't know what's wrong, I just feel weird.

After receiving the ball, Carter subconsciously wanted to move toward the top arc, but Prince blocked the space on the right side of his body. The key was that Kidd had already gone outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right.

Carter accelerated sharply, breaking through from the left, trying to use his explosive speed to get rid of Prince.

However, Prince's long legs are also very fast, and he has been pressing Carter to rush to the inside. After breaking through, Carter found that he could not fully accelerate, and he was basically blocked when he went in.

Carter wants to find Kidd or Richard Jefferson. According to the tactics, Kidd should use Richard Jefferson’s off-ball pick-and-roll at this time. Either Kidd himself has attracted Liu Mang and Barnes’ pincers and chases. great.

However, when Carter just raised his head and was about to turn his head, he saw Richard Jefferson in the left corner more than one or two meters away from him...

Carter suddenly felt that his brain capacity was not enough. Richard Jefferson was here, so how would Kidd deal with Liu Mang?And why is Richard Jefferson here?
Kidd, who was entangled by Liu Mang, finally realized what was wrong at this time, the other party was too treacherous!Separate him from Richard Jefferson!And Kidd himself didn't notice this at first!
Carter, who was breaking through on the other side, made a deep breakthrough during the second that Carter was surprised, and was sandwiched by Rasheed Wallace and Prince at the bottom left of the basket!The two of them just covered Carter's head like that!

At this moment, Kwame Brown covered Rasheed Wallace's rear. Neither Davin Brown nor Aaron Williams had the ability to shoot.

Seeing Prince's calm face, such a good defense, and even giving him a cap, but he didn't seem to have much emotional fluctuations, Carter has always had a question, which planet is this guy an alien from!In order to avoid being hit back, Carter immediately hugged Prince and made a tactical foul.

Since there are very few fouls today and no free throws have been made, Carter's approach is correct, because the Hawks' lineup is very capable of running.

Liu Mang has already reached the center line, and Prince's passing awareness is still a bit weak, but it is enough to be able to defend. Liu Mang is not in a hurry, and runs back to wait for the sideline ball.

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, played position, pressed the rhythm, and then started singles!
When Kidd saw Liu Mang advancing, he was guessing what method the Eagles would use to attack and what tactics they would play. Seeing Liu Mang dribbling the ball, he thought the opponent was playing some kind of tactic. He was worried about being picked and rolled, and subconsciously reached out to touch the back.

Just when Kidd turned his head subconsciously again, Liu Mang seized this opportunity, got close to the three-point line, grabbed the ball, bent his knees, raised the ball above his head, and took off!
Kidd didn't expect that Liu Mang came here to play singles!And still throw a three-pointer directly!
Kidd turned his head for half a second, like the blink of an eye, and saw that Liu Mang had already made a shooting motion, and the ball had already been thrown out, so he jumped up and rushed forward.

However, just after Kidd jumped up, he saw that although Liu Mang made a straightening movement after bending his knees, he didn't jump up. The most important thing is that it seemed that the thrown ball was still in his hand!

Kidd knew that he had been tricked, and tried to put his body away in the air, not to touch Liu Mang.

However, how could Liu Mang give up the opportunity to get in touch with Kidd, and bumped into him on his own initiative...

"what……"

Liu Mang let out a miserable scream that the referee didn't even notice, and blew the whistle with his eyes closed.

Kidd fouled Liu Mang's three-point shot!

Liu Mang made three free throws.

It’s enough to be able to score, and the current lineup needs Liu Mang’s singles. The Eagles’ lineup is indeed super capable on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, only Liu Mang and Rasheed Wallace can play, and Rasheed Wallace spends more energy on the defensive end. After high confrontation, it is difficult to make even free throws.

We can't let the Nets continue to play offense, and it doesn't matter if we sacrifice our own offense, as long as we defend the opponent.

Of course, on the offensive end, Liu Mang has to find a way personally. Using three-point threats to draw fouls and breakthroughs is his strongest offensive weapon.

Liu Mang walked to the free throw line, took a deep breath... the first free throw was made... Fortunately, the next two free throws were scored.

22 to 16, the Eagles widened the point difference to the largest 6 points today!
But then the Eagles' offense was not so smooth. Kidd's defense was really good, which put a lot of pressure on Liu Mang's offensive end. Since this lineup had no support points, Liu Mang didn't play pick-and-rolls.

However, the offense of the Nets went straight to a cliff and stagnated!
After Kidd discovered Liu Mang's conspiracy, he tried to quickly give Carter the ball to attract threats on the right side of the basket, but Prince stuck to Carter the whole time. As soon as the Eagles' offense ended, Prince moved towards Carter. Moreover, the Eagles' lineup returned to defense very quickly. Davin Brown and Aaron Williams of the Nets were not as fast as Kwame Brown, who was a few centimeters taller than them, and their speed was about the same as that of Rasheed Wallace.

Kidd tried to change the strength and weakness of his style of play, but found that Carter's breakthrough on the left side of the basket was very ordinary, just like the first ball, Prince pressed his right hand directly, and he could only use his left hand to break through.
The Nets played a little bit like the Princeton system today, and they showed off a bit, but Liu Mang saw through it!
They all use Princeton teams. Liu Mang didn't realize it at first. After all, he is not a professional tactical master, but he has used it so many times, and he always has an impression. After half a quarter of the game, Liu Mang realized it.

Then, Liu Mang began to command his teammates, using defense to kill the Nets!
Liu Mang saw through the Nets version of the Princeton-like style of passing and cutting the ball.

Kidd could only secretly lament that the opponent's head coach deserves to be the best coach. He thought that he would be spotted and targeted, but he didn't expect that the opponent would find a way to deal with it after just an official timeout.

Coach Kruger on the sidelines suddenly felt very familiar. It seemed that someone said he was handsome again...Why again?
There is no other way, and they can only return to the style of playing with both wings, but the Eagles have already had a coping strategy for the style of playing with both wings, and they are more familiar with the Nets' style of play.

But Kidd can't help it. They can't beat the Eagles in singles. The Nets have no inside. When encountering a team with such a strong defense inside and outside the Eagles, Carter is locked up.

The Nets' Princeton-like style of play is still too immature after all, and there is not a really well-organized and shooting insider, otherwise the power will definitely be stronger.

For the Eagles, their own offense doesn't matter, even if they only scored 4 points in 5 minutes more than the last 8 points, but the Nets only scored 5 points!
At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led the Nets by 28 points 21 to 7!
After finding a way to deal with the Nets, the Eagles also continued to play defense in the second quarter to avoid being revived by the Nets and start experimenting with new offensive routines.

Kidd wanted to try more offensive methods, but he was blocked by Liu Mang. No matter how much Liu Mang did, he just blocked the Nets' offense. The players that coach Kruger replaced were all defensive players, and they just defended in the first half.

Of course, this also caused the Eagles' offense to decline and then decline. The Nets' offense did not start, and the defensive end became angry. Moreover, the Nets' defensive end today is really hard work, the kind of going all out.

It's just that the Eagles have the advantage on the defensive end!
Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown have too much advantage in rebounding inside. Although they didn't grab a few offensive rebounds in the confrontation, one of them was one, and they defended the rebound well.

In the second quarter, although the Eagles only scored 23 points, the Nets only scored 19 points!
After halftime, the Eagles were 51 to 40, and finally opened the point difference to 11 points after a quarter and a half of hand-to-hand combat!
The game looks surprisingly good!
The fans felt a little bored watching the first few games of the Eastern Conference finals, even if they were Eagles fans. The Nets didn't play any resistance at all, and the Eagles crushed the whole process.

But today, the Nets became tougher, as if they saw the iron-blooded Nets from last season again.

Watching the bloody defensive battle, the fans couldn't stop cheering from the middle of the first quarter!This is what the Eastern Conference finals should be!

However, the Nets are still iron-blooded, but the Eagles are not the young Eagles of the year. This year's Eagles finally spread their wings and began to soar in the sky!

In the fierce defensive battle, the Eagles can gradually open the point difference to 11 points!
Eagles fans feel that they paid a lot of money to buy scalpers and feel that it is worth the fare!The celebrities and active players on the sidelines also watched with gusto!

　Before two o'clock, there was another chapter. This chapter was written a little longer. I wrote a thousand words more, and I was more than 40 minutes late.

　　
　
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