Chapter 1009 1008. Unrecognizable Layup

The most exciting time is not when I see the flag go up, but when I first see it in the morning.

Before the flag was raised, Liu Mang was more excited than he could believe it. After the flag was raised and everything became an established fact, Liu Mang calmed down.

This is considered the highest honor in the NBA as a non-American basketball player.

But since it is an honor, it is in the past. If you want to keep this honor, you have to play better in the game.

Liu Mang took a deep breath, adjusted his mind from some rotation, and went up to practice shooting amidst the excited cheers of the fans, getting ready for the game.

Everything is still about competition.

The Eagles players now know why Liu Mang was particularly excited today. If such a thing happens to them, they will be even more excited. Liu Mang will be fine.

For example, as a Spaniard, Calderon, if one day one of the championship flags is in Spanish... he thinks it's better not to think too much about it.

The Eagles players who were Liu Mang's teammates were okay, but the 76ers players were speechless.

Accidentally, it became a great background. They were just here to play the opening game!

Why did Liu Mang become Liu Mang's background before the game even started?

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The appearance of a bilingual championship banner for the first time in NBA history has caused a storm in the basketball world.

The Eagles, who are at the center of the storm, have no time to worry about those things. The game is important.

With Rasheed Wallace roaring, Liu Mang threw magnesium powder into the air, and the game was about to begin.

Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown, the starting lineup of the Eagles that fans are familiar with has not changed, it is the same as last year.

The 76ers sent out a starting lineup of Iverson, Samuels, Childress, Webb, and Dalembert.

The 76ers are considered to be strong this year. Samuels and Childress continue to improve. When Liu Mang observed the strength of the 76ers before the game, in addition to Iverson's ability evaluation of 96 and Webb's ability evaluation of 84, Childress's ability evaluation Driss' ability evaluation of 78 has improved greatly, and Samuels has an ability evaluation of 79, which is close to the level of a first-class star.

Samuels has made great progress, mainly because there are no Iguodala and Korver to compete with him for positions. In Samuels' original time and space, he did not really become a starter until he was 31 years old. At the age of 31, he performed at his peak. An average of 19.9 points. Samuels was suppressed by Iguodala, Peja and others in the original time and space, and had no chance to show his abilities.

But in this time and space, there are no Korver and Iguodala to compete with him for playing time, and because the 76ers traded away a lot of players last season, he became the starter early and was trained by the 76ers, and his progress was obvious. .

When Liu Mang arrived on the court, his attention was completely focused on the game. The 76ers were predicted to be in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Eagles, Heat, Pistons, and Nets were still the favorites for the top four in the Eastern Conference. Although The rules have changed, but the first place in the division must be the top four in the division. This has not changed.

The 76ers may be the Eagles' opponent in the first round of the playoffs. This is the same as last season, so the Eagles attach great importance to this game.

A good start, defeating potential playoff opponents.

Kwame Brown was excitedly ready to jump the ball with Haitian Dalembert in the center circle. This was Liu Mang’s big day. As a teammate and the self-confessed core of the team, Kwame Brown played in this game. I vowed to win, starting with the jump ball!

Dalembert was also a rookie in the 2001 class. He was very focused when he met Kwame Brown. However, Dalembert was born with a bitter face. When he gets serious, his bitter face looks even more miserable.

The referee took the ball to the center circle, looked at both sides, and found that his position was OK. He blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

Dalembert is also the number one physical man with a very fast bounce, but Kwame Brown is even faster!

Liu Mang received the ball, gestured to hold on, and did not start the fast break. The 76ers' lineup retreated very quickly, so don't mess up your side's position.

The first attack of the season must be played well.

Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt, and Iverson immediately followed him.

Being stuck to Iverson is really troublesome. He is fast, his hands are faster, and he is so close. But as long as he doesn't gamble and steal too casually, Iverson can still stick to his opponent even if the opponent breaks through because of his closeness. , The rushing ability has not deteriorated, and the defensive effect is not bad.

Liu Mang waved Rasheed Wallace from outside the three-point line to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Rasheed Wallace came out to help Liu Mang block Iverson. Liu Mang used Rasheed Wallace to pick and roll and cut in from the right.

Rasheed Wallace also cut in behind Liu Mang.

Just when Iverson and Webber were on the same route as Liu Mang and Rasheed Wallace, they thought it was the opponent's pick-and-roll cut-in route choices that overlapped, which was a tactical mistake, and they both tried to block Liu Mang's path. At that moment, Rasheed Wallace, who was about to follow up, quickly retreated to the outside of the three-point line. Liu Mang hit the ball on his crotch while moving, knocking down Rasheed on the right side of the top arc. -In the hands of Wallace, Rasheed Wallace took the ball and shot a straight-arm three-pointer...

The first goal was scored!

Everyone thought that Liu Mang would score the first goal by himself. After all, he had just received such a high honor. Unexpectedly, Liu Mang completed the attack with a pass for the first goal!

Rasheed Wallace's hard training all summer has paid off. As a power forward, he has 84 three-point shots. Except for Nowitzki and Jamison, Rasheed Wallace is the second gear. The most powerful three-point power forward, Rasheed Wallace hit the Hawks' first goal of the season!

After Rasheed Wallace scored, he called on his teammates to retreat quickly. The 76ers had already given the ball away.

Following the trend, the 76ers management changed their head coach in the summer, replacing him with Maurice Cheeks, the head coach of the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference, a 76ers legend and the owner of the retired No. 10 jersey. Maurice Cheeks, a former superstar point guard who can retire his jersey, made drastic changes to the 76ers' tactics as soon as he came back, using the fast-paced play style of Iverson and Webber, that is, Damon Star The playing style of Demier and Rasheed Wallace when they were at their peak in the Trail Blazers was used on Iverson and Webber. They performed well in the preseason, and Rasheed Wallace was impressed.

The Eagles retreated in time and did not give Iverson a chance to launch a fast break.

Rasheed Wallace is all too familiar with coach Maurice Cheeks' tactics, and he was the Eagles' defensive director in this game.

Iverson advanced to the frontcourt and continued to face off with Liu Mang, alternating offensive and defensive roles.

When Iverson plays, the ball must be in his hands, and Iverson's pick-and-roll ability is average, so Liu Mang concentrates on guarding Iverson without thinking about anything else.

Iverson, as usual, performed his butterfly step like a juggler, and then suddenly accelerated to the right!

Liu Mang knew that Iverson was definitely going to break through, but Iverson's breakthrough could not be prevented by knowing it. Liu Mang was occupied by Iverson in two steps, and could only stick to Iverson and force Iverson to go. Go offline.

Iverson rushed within the distance of the free throw line, preparing to attract the defense and pass to Webber to tear apart the opponent's defense.

At this time, Webber did consciously take a step inside the free throw line, putting Rasheed Wallace in a position to help defend Iverson. Dalembert actively pushed Kwame Brown to rush forward. Grab rebounds and distract Kwame Brown.

However, Rasheed Wallace did not come up to help defend!

Iverson burst to the right side of the three-second zone. Kwame Brown suppressed Dalembert, whose lower limbs were weak, with one hand and raised his other hand high to put pressure on Iverson.

Iverson grabbed the ball, had no chance to pass it, and made a layup with the same hand and foot...

Kwame Brown only took off when Iverson jumped up, trying his best to interfere. Liu Mang quickly went behind Kwame Brown, stuck Dalembert, and occupied a strong rebounding position.

Iverson's layup was indeed average. He was interfered by Kwame Brown and hit the basket.

Rasheed Wallace and Liu Mang blocked the two inside lanes. Kwame Brown turned around and held the falling ball with both hands, hugging it tightly to protect it to avoid being intercepted by Iverson.

Dalembert felt desperate at the beginning of the game. Although Kwame Brown is also a physically fit man, his body shape is more like a traditional center. While his upper body strength is strong, his lower body strength is also strong, unlike Dalembert and Howard. This kind of jumping man with strong upper limbs and poor lower limb strength, Dalembert recognized that he couldn't squeeze Kwame Brown.

But just now he couldn't squeeze Liu Mang!

Liu Mang's iron foot skills have a strong grip on the ground. The increase in strength makes the rock-solid blocking skill more likely to be used. Dalembert, who has weak lower limb strength, cannot squeeze Liu Mang even though he has 88 strength. Reckless.

After Kwame Brown secured the ball, he handed the ball to Liu Mang. Liu Mang received the ball and immediately threw it toward the frontcourt. McGrady had already run to the frontcourt!

McGrady received the ball in the frontcourt and reached outside the three-point line. Childress retreated quickly and took one step back. McGrady broke through with a big stride and reached the free throw line in two steps. He grabbed the ball and turned around with his back. Childress, at the end of the turn, Childress had already turned Childress behind him, and Childress was confused!

McGrady turned around and took two steps. After turning around, he took off on the third step and flew to lift the ball. The ball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket!

A dancing fast break layup!

This is the first time for Eagles fans to see their own team's version of Tracy McGrady playing so elegantly!

Last year, Tracy McGrady generally played very restrained... The Spurs' turbulence in the finals doesn't count...

Tracy McGrady didn't play so freely last year because he worried about many things, such as whether he would affect Liu Mang's performance, whether he would affect the team's rhythm, whether he would appear to be stealing the spotlight, and whether he would cause the ball to fall on him. Team loses championship etc…

But now that McGrady can't do it, he has won the championship, and his fast break has gone out of his way to disown his relatives!

But... Liu Mang was very unhappy: Why are you pretending? If you don't shoot when you have a three-point opportunity, your assist will be gone!