Chapter 1031 1030. Undesirable Pass

Kwame Brown easily ran back to catch the ball and dunk, helping the Eagles get the first two points.

After Liu Mang passed the ball, he immediately retreated and returned to his own half to prevent the opponent's fast break.

Sure enough, the Warriors' lineup is very fast. Playing fast is the basis for the Warriors' survival this season. They average 108 points per game, fourth in the league, second only to the Hawks' 115 points per game and the Suns' 108 points per game. 112 and the SuperSonics' 109. The season started very fiercely, even beating the Suns once.

Jason Richardson just ran over, and Liu Mang immediately followed him, not giving up to this three-point master who is currently ranked fourth in the league behind Liu Mang himself, Ray Allen, and Raja Bell of the Suns. Open opportunities, so far this season, the dunk king has averaged 2.8 three-pointers per game.

"Jason Richardson, ability evaluation 86 (peak), offense 89, defense 75, three-pointer 90, mid-range shot 81, layup 92, speed 89, strength 85..."

"Baron Davis, ability evaluation 89 (peak), 88 offense, 83 defense, 90 passing, 78 three-pointers, 79 mid-range shots, 94 layups, 91 speed, 88 strength..."

What Liu Mang attaches most to the Warriors is this pairing. The dunk king and the bearded man are both at the peak of their careers, and their playing styles are very consistent. One jump and one shot, similar to Arenas and Larry that people expected in the past two years. -Hughes's backcourt combination is just that Jason Richardson, who is not greedy for the ball, and Baron Davis, who has a better shooting, are combined. The effect is obviously much better than the two brothers of the Wizards last season. .

Jason Richardson was stuck to Liu Mang and couldn't get rid of him. He couldn't even use the pick-and-roll, and he couldn't disrupt the defense according to tactics.

Jason Richardson has good jumping and good speed, but he can only be said to be excellent, and there is a certain gap between him and the top. The main reason is his poor lateral movement ability. Poor lateral movement not only affects defense, but is also a problem in pick-and-roll situations. If the movement speed is slow, the speed of getting rid of the defense will be much slower.

Baron Davis took a slow shot to the frontcourt and was blocked by McGrady. McGrady now defends harder than before. His goal in this game is to score and defend alone.

Baron Davis was not in a hurry when he was blocked. He pushed forward at his own speed. This is the Warriors' tactic. Other players quickly came to the frontcourt first to disrupt the opponent's defense, and then Baron Davis Si slowly broke through the frontcourt with a shot.

The fast break failed, and Baron Davis started the singles mode. Facing Tracy McGrady, a player of his generation, Baron Davis was very serious.

Baron Davis is not afraid of McGrady. He is actually very excited when he sees McGrady guarding him. Although he entered the NBA two years later than McGrady, Baron Davis is actually two years older than McGrady and nearly three years older. In March, Baron Davis and Earl Watson were the same year. McGrady had played against each other in a high school star game in March 1996. The three were evenly matched, but their subsequent development and experiences were quite different.

McGrady was very serious about waiting for Baron Davis to make a move. He was very focused and stared at Baron Davis who was dribbling the ball. Baron Davis's dribbling was very solid and there were no fancy moves. stable.

Baron Davis was dribbling and accelerating suddenly, showing a breakthrough speed that was extremely inconsistent with his size!

McGrady's speed is almost the same as that of Baron Davis. The focused McGrady reacted quickly and moved toward Baron Davis, but was unable to block him. Baron Davis, who made the first move, broke through the midfielder and hit Baron Davis. McGrady hit him, and his big butt pushed McGrady away. With McGrady sticking close to him, he faced the basket and made a steady breakthrough!

Liu Mang was following Jason Richardson's movement. When he saw Baron Davis breaking through, he immediately attacked him. From the beginning, he expected that McGrady might have the strength to face the relatively short Baron. -Davis will suffer a loss and make up for it in front of Baron Davis as soon as possible.

Sure enough, Baron Davis suddenly rushed to the free throw line from Tracy McGrady, and Liu Mang was just in place to defend.

Seeing Liu Mang coming over, Baron Davis, who has excellent passing ability, immediately passed the ball to Jason Richardson. When Jason Richardson received the ball, he was inside the three-point line and wanted to withdraw. After shooting from the three-point line, Prince stepped in front of him!

The Eagles' high-speed rotation defense!

At this time, McGrady, who had been passed by Baron Davis, had already rushed towards Dunleavy, but found that Dunleavy was not preparing to catch the ball and shoot, but ran to the left side of the free throw line. McGrady saw that he was wearing a mixed red, yellow, blue and orange. , the big white man in the Warriors jersey with a white background quickly ran past Dunleavy from the left. Rasheed Wallace was blocked by Dunleavy. McGrady secretly yelled, and quickly bypassed Dunleavy to make up for it. At this time, Jia Richardson's pass has crossed several people and reached a 45-degree angle on the left.

Murphy caught the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Hit!

With this breakthrough pass and pick-and-roll, Liu Mang seemed to have seen the Warriors team in the black eight!

It’s already taking shape!

The Warriors have averaged 25 three-pointers per game so far this season, more than the Hawks and Suns, and second only to the SuperSonics!

He also ranks fourth in the league in field goals, with a 36% field goal percentage and an average of 9 three-pointers per game.

Kwame Brown quickly picked up the ball, exited the baseline and passed it to Liu Mang. The other three Eagles players were already running towards the frontcourt.

Liu Mang received the ball and advanced quickly. After passing the center line, he immediately encountered Baron Davis's tackle. Baron Davis had a very bad habit of defending and liked to block the opponent's fast break. The steal was passed by Liu Mang in one step!

Liu Mang accelerated directly to the right and rushed to the three-point line. McGrady cut towards the basket from a 45-degree angle from the right. Jason Richardson, who was guarding McGrady, chose to come over and flank Liu Mang. Liu Mang rushed to the free throw line. At that moment, Foyle, who was under the basket, also took a step out. Liu Mang passed one person and attracted a double defense!

Liu Mang threw the ball high and passed it out. Kwame Brown, who was under the basket, jumped up excitedly and stretched out his hand toward the ball... A hand much larger than Kwame Brown's stretched out hand was in the air. Catch the ball and smash it into the basket!

McGrady actively cut through the air and took the initiative to send his defender to an area where he could cover Liu Mang, creating an opportunity for himself without the ball!

After Kwame Brown landed, he silently took back his raised hand. He was only two or three centimeters away from catching the ball, just a little bit... The boss was selfless, and the second brother on the team started to grab food!

Kwame Brown quickly and sadly returned to defense, silently vowing to jump faster next time, and his speed was still good.

Baron Davis followed Liu Mang, and when he saw Liu Mang passing the ball, he was as confused as Foyle. When he studied Liu Mang's offensive style, he found that Liu Mang likes to attract defenders to the basket. When teammates have a rebound advantage, they like to shoot directly. When Liu Mang passed the ball to Kwame Brown before, Baron Davis didn't notice it because he was in the crowd, but this time he was chasing after him. It is very clear that Kwame Brown and McGrady both had rebound opportunities, but Liu Mang did not shoot!

Without further thinking, Baron Davis received the ball from Murphy and continued to attack.

At the beginning of the game, both teams started to organize the offense with the point guard as the core. Relatively speaking, the Eagles had a smoother start. The Warriors passed the ball in a wide range and threw three-pointers wildly. There are always some problems with the law. Large-scale transfers are prone to mistakes. The first time was when he hit McGrady unexpectedly. Later, McGrady ruined the Warriors' two large-scale transfers of the ball. Moreover, the Warriors' three-pointers felt like they were relying on the sky. Except for Jason Richardson who shot 40% from the field and Derek Fisher on the bench who shot 39% from three-point range, everyone else was just over 30%. 10. It’s scary when it’s accurate, but it’s miserable when it’s not accurate.

The Warriors hit a good percentage today, about 37%. They played the first six minutes and scored 3 of 8 three-pointers. There was also a floater by Baron Davis and Foyle's catch by Kwame. Brown fouled and made two free throws. He scored 13 points in the first half, which was a pretty good offense.

The Eagles mainly scored under the basket. Only Liu Mang shot a three-pointer in the first half of the quarter, and Liu Mang only made two baskets. He missed the three-pointer and scored two points on a breakthrough layup. But in addition to Two points and five assists in half a quarter!

2 points, 5 assists and 1 rebound. Liu Mang had 4 assists in half a quarter, helping others score 15 points. The Eagles were 17 to 13, leading by 4 points at the official timeout!

It still looks impressive, and Liu Mang himself is also very excited. The threat of being the leading scorer allows him to easily get assists.

This feels like... a future triple-double king who is not so obsessed with rebounding?

But it’s really fun! The feeling of holding the ball in your hands. Even though you didn't score the goal, your teammates ran out of position and passed the ball. When your teammates made the shot, it felt great!

During the timeout, Coach Kruger felt something was a little weird. The team scored a lot, but Liu Mang only scored two points, which always felt a little weird.

But being ahead is good. The team defended very well, but the game against the Warriors was too fast. It even felt faster than against the Suns last season. The Warriors actually threw 8 three-pointers in the first half of the quarter. This is a record-breaking pace!

The team's previous record for three-pointers in a single game was the Hawks' 37 attempts in a single game. The Warriors looked like they were on their way to breaking the record today.

The Eagles only made one three-pointer in the first half of the quarter. Liu Mang's breakthrough brought more scoring opportunities under the basket. McGrady scored 6 points in the half, Kwame Brown scored 5 points, and only Rasheed - Wallace hit a three-pointer.

At this stage, Coach Kruger thinks it's pretty good, but he still feels it's a bit strange. After thinking about it carefully, he thinks it's strange that Liu Mang scored less, but he can't tell.

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After the timeout, Coach Kruger made personnel adjustments. Jason Terry replaced Tracy McGrady, who had just been on single defense and cutting in at full strength. Korver replaced Prince, Josh Smith and Mourning to partner inside.

Adding two more accurate shooters for Liu Mang, as well as Josh Smith, who is sharper in air cuts, and Mourning who eats the cake under the basket, coach Kruger completely regarded the Warriors as a soft persimmon to test Liu Mang. An offensive style of play.

The last attack before the official timeout was the Warriors' three-point shot that bounced out of bounds. After the timeout came back, the Eagles had the ball.

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced, and saw Fisher waiting outside the three-point line. The Warriors sent out a double point guard combination of Fisher and Baron Davis. Baron Davis is 1.91 meters tall. His height can also play as a combo guard.

Jason Richardson, Dunleavy, Murphy, the Warriors also replaced one senior and four juniors.

"Derek Fisher, ability evaluation 75, offense 74, defense 79, three-pointer 87, mid-range shot 73, layup 83, speed 87, strength 90..."

The little fish has also become an old fish. The 31-year-old Fisher no longer has the physical fitness that Liu Mang had when he first entered the NBA, but he is stronger. Liu Mang feels that Fisher's The arms are as thick as my own legs!

Liu Mang reached the three-point line, and Fisher immediately rushed towards Liu Mang.

"Oh my god!" Liu Mang was almost knocked over! He quickly stabilized his body and controlled the ball.

It was different from the feeling of being defended by Francis and James. Those two were impact force, but Fisher was just a hard fight! With that kind of static muscle strength, Fisher didn't need to accelerate, he could make physical contact by sticking to him.

His speed declined, his explosiveness declined, and his defense declined, but Fisher was still used as the sixth man. Even in Liu Mang's memory, he was still the starting point guard under the Zen Master when he returned to the Lakers. Although he was often passed by one step, before 2010, there was really no argument that Fisher was a defensive black hole. Liu Mang has experienced it now.

This guy has big moves and dirty hands! And because Antonio McDyess resigned from the position of chairman of the Players Association, Fisher was elected as the next chairman of the Players Association in 2004, and officially became the chairman of the Players Association in the 2006-2007 season. Fisher dared to challenge the referee's whistle scale. His action just now was to test the referee's whistle scale.

Not only stars have star whistles, Fisher also has one! Just like Aminu, the future member of the African royal family.

Fisher's strength is not outstanding, but he has a high reputation among players.

Liu Mang controls the ball well, takes a step back, and breaks through!

If Fisher didn't steal it directly, he could pass it in one step.

Fisher is strong, but now he can't keep up with the speed, so Liu Mang passed it in one step.

Liu Mang got to the free throw line, thinking that he would attract Murphy's defense and feed it to Mourning. Unexpectedly, Murphy stood between the two, stretched out his hand, and did not choose to press forward. Liu Mang was ready to pass the ball and rushed to the arc of the reasonable collision zone!

At this time, Fisher came up from behind, stuck to Liu Mang, and kept exerting physical confrontation. Liu Mang made a mistake! He was sandwiched by Murphy and Fisher!

At this time, there was no empty cut by McGrady next to him. Jason Terry and Korver were waiting outside the three-point line. Josh Smith came in and brought Dunleavy in instead. Liu Mang was surrounded under the basket!

Liu Mang forced to jump, but Fisher stuck to him and his jump height was not high enough. Murphy slapped him down with a slap. The ball fell to the floor. There was a scramble under the basket. The ball was touched out of bounds by Mourning. The Warriors had the ball!

The Warriors had the ball in the backcourt. Baron Davis pushed forward. Now all five players of the Warriors could shoot. They played more recklessly than before. Baron Davis broke through Liu Mang in a singles, rushed in to find an outside shooting opportunity, and then passed the ball. Dunleavy received the ball and missed the three-pointer.

The Warriors made three three-pointers at the beginning, one from Jason Richardson and two from Murphy. Baron Davis hadn't started shooting yet, and Dunleavy made two shots without making any. The Hawks had Korver, and they did a good job of switching defense and helping defense. They had strong defense targeting, and they deliberately let Dunleavy go to block Murphy and Jason Richardson.

Dunleavy's three-pointer didn't go in, and Liu Mang, who was defending Baron Davis who was rushing into the basket, grabbed the defensive rebound.

Liu Mang pushed forward by himself, and continued to break through after reaching the frontcourt, not giving Fisher a chance to make physical contact. Liu Mang rushed into the inside and resolutely went to the basket. Before Fisher caught up and formed a double team with physical contact, Liu Mang passed the ball around Murphy to the basket... but was intercepted by Dunleavy who received it in advance!

Dunleavy selectively let Josh Smith go!

From the official timeout, the Hawks' offense suddenly took a sharp turn. Liu Mang made no mistakes in the first half of the quarter and easily got 5 assists, but in the second half of the quarter, the number of mistakes increased sharply, and the Hawks' offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

Fortunately, the Hawks defended very well, and the Warriors' shooting performance today was at the average level so far this season, so the Hawks relied on defense to avoid being overtaken by the opponent.

Average level does not mean that the Warriors' performance is stable and how well they play. They cannot win at their average level. Winning is all about extraordinary performance. At the same time, there are also many times when the team only hits one or two of 20 shots. Of course, they can't defend when they shoot accurately. In the game against the Suns, the Warriors shot 17 of 29 three-pointers and shot the Suns to death.

But there were 17 three-pointers in a single game, but an average of 9 three-pointers per game, which shows that the Warriors won by bursting, not by "stability".

Liu Mang, who sent out 5 assists in the first half of the quarter, was full of joy and thought that he might be able to get double assists in a single quarter again, but in the second half of the quarter, Liu Mang only had one successful assist. If Jason Terry and Korver hadn't made a three-pointer each, and the team had done a good job of defense, the opponent would have failed to wave again today and the score would have been overtaken!

27 to 25, the Hawks scored 17 points in the first half and only 10 points in the second half! Liu Mang thought he could get double assists in a single quarter, but he didn't expect to make 3 mistakes in the second half! If he hadn't retreated quickly, he would have been overtaken!

After the first quarter, Coach Kruger suppressed the urge to change players and call a timeout, and let Liu Mang play the entire first quarter.

Coach Kruger finally saw what was wrong. What about the whole team participating in the offense?

Why does it feel like the ball is more concentrated now, all to Liu Mang!

McGrady didn't always hold the ball to break through and pass the ball when organizing the offense. Liu Mang always took the ball and broke through and passed the ball himself!

McGrady has physical problems and can't always hold the ball to break through and pass the ball. He will choose to share the ball more. Even when he was the assist king last season, he gave up a lot of ball rights.

Liu Mang is not tired. He can always break through and pass the ball, which has become a defect!

The main reason is that Liu Mang was too deliberate to pass the ball to his teammates to score, but he got himself trapped!