Chapter 1017 1016. Layup Like Looking in the Mirror
Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air amidst the noise of cheers and boos.
Today, the Hawks' lineup has changed significantly. Liu Mang looked at Rasheed Wallace sitting on the sidelines in his training suit. He hadn't paid much attention to this aspect before. Now he feels that among the Hawks' stars, the one who sacrificed the most is probably Rasheed Wallace. Now he is on the bench and has no complaints.
If Liu Mang hadn't had more contact with Rasheed Wallace, he really wouldn't have known that this was the face.
The Hawks sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown.
Correspondingly, the Heat sent out a starting lineup of Jason Williams, Wade, Posey, Antoine Walker, and O'Neal.
In order to speed up the rotation defense and enhance mobility to deal with the Heat, Coach Kruger discussed with Rasheed Wallace and put Rasheed Wallace on the bench to play as the center of the second lineup.
Liu Mang lamented the prejudice that Rasheed Wallace's face brought to people, but it was a good thing for the team. The team had people and could make corresponding lineup rotations according to the opponent's situation.
Liu Mang stepped onto the court, and a long-lost system prompt came.
"Ding... Pat Riley's iron-blooded field is turned on. The Heat's entire team's style of play has become iron-blooded. Because of Pat Riley, the referee's tolerance for the Heat's extremely iron-blooded style of confrontation has increased."
Damn!
Liu Mang glanced at Pat Riley, who was sitting on the sidelines with his legs crossed. This guy came back just to make trouble!
This iron-blooded field is really a bit like the iron-blooded field of the Minnesota trolls!
It's just that one is scolding and the other is confrontation.
After all, he is a godfather-level head coach, his style is very distinctive, and the referees are used to it.
Walking to his own free throw line, Liu Mang waited for Kwame Brown to jump the ball.
Kwame Brown came to the center circle and saw an angry shark walking onto the court.
Now O'Neal is full of dissatisfaction with the 01 generation.
Last season, they were beaten by Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry of the 2001 class in the finals. In the season before last, they were beaten by Liu Mang and Kwame Brown in front of him. The 2001 generation was completely written into the book of being beaten to death.
Of course, it was mainly against the center. He couldn't defend from the outside, and he didn't have a chance to play against the small guard in singles.
The adjective "small-minded" is fully reflected in O'Neal.
Kwame Brown never flinched when facing O'Neal, even when O'Neal was the first player in the league, he never flinched, at most he was beaten to the point of wanting to scream.
And as a defensive center, Kwame Brown was not only not scared when he met O'Neal, but was very excited!
When playing basketball, of course, you will be most motivated to play against the strongest person. Although O'Neal is much older now, he will be 34 years old in March next year, but he is still the top center in the league. Only Yao Ming can compete with him. Such an opponent makes Kwame Brown, who is influenced by Liu Mang's temperament of "I just want to be tough", very excited.
O'Neal is not as contemptuous of Kwame Brown as before. He has seen Kwame Brown's progress. After all, the closest team to the Heat is the Hawks, which is closer than the Magic.
The two stared at each other, full of fighting spirit, and prepared to jump the ball.
The referee walked to the center circle with a standard inflated basketball, signaled the two centers not to get so close, step back a little, and then blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.
Kwame Brown and O'Neal jumped up at the same time!
O'Neal's body is really a monster. He is almost 34 years old. He has lost weight in the past two years and now still weighs 142 kilograms. However, he is only a little bit behind Kwame Brown in jumping height. Moreover, due to the height and hand size, the two jump almost the same height!
Fortunately, Kwame Brown bounces faster and flicks the ball to the back, winning five consecutive jump balls at the start of the season!
Liu Mang received the ball and quickly passed it to McGrady, running to the front court.
Jason Williams and Wade blocked Liu Mang at the midline, forcing Liu Mang to slow down and not giving him the opportunity to attack the basket on a fast break.
However, this also gave McGrady the opportunity to pass the ball to Prince. Prince first came to the 45-degree angle on the left. McGrady took two steps after receiving the ball and quickly passed the ball to Prince. Wade chased Prince but was too late. Prince received the ball and shot a three-pointer...
Missed it. It was really a talent limitation. Prince has good defensive talent, but his offensive talent is just so-so. He has trained very hard, but his three-point ability has always been rated in the early 80s. He is a goalkeeper with first-class three-point ability. He can be a three-point shooter to open up space, but you can't expect him to score many points.
Josh Smith followed up and shot the ball out. Liu Mang pushed Jason Williams who was defending closely and grabbed the ball.
With a lineup of one big and four small, the Hawks had a slight advantage in mobility.
The Heat quickly took a defensive position in the positional battle, but Wade and Jason Williams blocked Liu Mang's opening fast break, which made their choice of defenders deviate. Liu Mang faced Jason Williams, the weakest defender among the Heat's three-man team.
McGrady directed his teammates to move away, and he took the lead with James Posey, the best perimeter defender of the Heat, to the right corner, and Prince moved to the left corner. Although he didn't make the shot just now, Wade didn't dare to let go. Even if Prince was not accurate, his three-point shooting percentage was over 30% this season, and he averaged 1.25 three-pointers per game.
The Hawks' three-point shooting this season is very scary. They averaged 10.5 three-pointers per game in the first four games, temporarily surpassing the historical record of 9.6 three-pointers per game created by the Supersonics last season.
Liu Mang made a gesture, Josh Smith pulled to the right mid-range, ready to attack the basket, and Kwame Brown was at the edge of the three-second zone on the right.
Yes, Liu Mang wanted to break through from the left, and he made a gesture without any disguise.
After experiencing the transformation of Coach Hubie Brown and the God Calculator, Jason Williams worked hard on the defensive end. In the fanatical atmosphere at the scene, his defense was very aggressive, and he kept trying to steal the ball by sticking to Liu Mang.
Liu Mang held Jason Williams with his right hand, protected the ball, and waited for his teammates to get into position. Then he kicked the ground with his left foot and hit Jason Williams' chest, knocking Jason Williams back half a step, getting a breakthrough space, and rushing to the left!
Jason Williams had no choice. He was shorter than Liu Mang and could only defend closely to prevent Liu Mang from shooting. However, his weight and strength were far inferior to his opponent, so he was squeezed away in an instant.
When Liu Mang broke through to the mid-range, Wade double-teamed him. Liu Mang grabbed the ball and threw it to the left front. Wade immediately rushed back to Prince.
However, when he grabbed the ball, his feet stepped out, and the thrown ball was tightly grasped in his hand.
A fake move by a big-handed player!
Liu Mang took one step from the free throw line to the edge of the three-second zone. O'Neal and Kwame Brown were fighting for rebounds. He and Wade were fooled by Liu Mang's fake move. When Liu Mang reached the edge of the three-second zone, he switched the ball from his right hand to his left hand. When his left foot took the second step, he took advantage of the situation and threw the ball into the basket with the same hand and foot with his left hand. When O'Neal turned around and rushed over, the ball had already fallen into the basket!
At this time, ESPN, which was broadcasting the game live, did not replay the highlights in slow motion, but put Liu Mang's right and left breakthroughs together, just like looking in a mirror!
The Eagles took the lead and scored two points first!
I feel very uncomfortable today, so I will write a few short chapters. I will go to the clinic after clocking in at the company tomorrow. I may have a cold after drinking. I will take a hot bath and go to bed first.
I only updated 11,000 words today, which is 1,000 words away from 100,000 words in 6 days. I feel... What a pity... I originally planned to finish writing this game today, but I can only do it tomorrow. I am really sorry.
But I still want to ask for a monthly ticket. Xiaofeng wants to struggle.