Chapter 1036 1035. Ten Consecutive Wins at the Start!

As a young player and a high-ranking rookie, Felton was selected in the second pick, beating the other two top point guards. He was very ambitious when he entered the NBA.

In the first dozen games after entering the NBA, his performance was not explosive, but it was not bad either. He was above the starting level. Among the high-ranking rookie point guards since the new century, except for Paul, he is currently the best. Deron is still a substitute in the Jazz, but he is not as good as him.

So Felton is still very confident in himself. In addition, Jordan said that Felton has the same talent as him and Carter, so Felton believed it. The goal of this game is to challenge Liu Mang.

But Liu Mang came with a fierce attack in the first attack!

Felton climbed up holding Rebrash's hand. He had played basketball for so many years. He had been the most dazzling star since junior high school, the hero of the school and the city. But in the NBA, all the players were adults and experienced. Because the Bobcats were the ones who gave the strong teams victory at the beginning, the point guards of Felton's opponents in these 13 games were all better than him. He had never suffered such grievances. In the NCAA, he eliminated the then NCAA No. 1 point guard Deron Williams head-on. He thought that he could be a killer in the NBA as the second pick.

But now, he has been abused.

Felton, who had reached the critical point a long time ago, was completely enraged by Liu Mang's humiliating dunk and language!

"I want to explode! I want to win!" Felton served the ball and pushed forward to the front court. He wanted to play singles against Liu Mang!

Gerald Wallace went to the front court and sat in the paint. McGrady asked for the ball, but Felton didn't give it to him!

Okafor wanted a pick-and-roll, but Felton waved him away. He wanted to play singles!

Young people are so hot-tempered.

Liu Mang was guarding the top arc, and when he saw Felton coming, he immediately stuck to him.

Felton tried to use his strong body to push Liu Mang away... but failed...

He wanted to change direction to pass Liu Mang... Liu Mang always moved one step faster to the direction he changed direction. Felton rushed for a long time, but was one step away from the three-point line!

Looking at Liu Mang's not particularly strong body, Felton was about to explode on the spot. Where did the power come from to stop him?

Liu Mang had been waiting for Felton to have a loophole in his dribbling. Felton's ball control was very stable, just as stable as his stable data. Liu Mang was not anxious. If Felton wanted to pass the ball, he would not care, and would not let Felton reach his comfort zone.

Felton's comfort zone is the area inside and outside the top arc three-point line extending from the free throw line. That is the only area where Felton's hit rate is above the league average and is considered excellent. Felton's breakthrough points are also concentrated in those positions.

Felton changed direction continuously, but could not get rid of Liu Mang's defense at all. He could only choose to retreat and do a pick-and-roll.

At this time, Liu Mang finally showed his defensive aggressiveness! When Felton raised his foot to retreat, Liu Mang suddenly pushed forward with his chest. Felton staggered and his dribbling was crooked. Liu Mang stretched out his long arms and touched the ball before Felton hit it and bounced up!

He directly poked the ball forward!

Liu Mang and Felton both fell to the ground. Liu Mang jumped out like a four-legged animal, grabbed the ball first, and climbed up to sprint forward!

Because of this delay, Gerald Wallace and Bogans had already caught up. When Liu Mang sprinted forward, there was no one in front of him, so he couldn't trigger the skill of riding alone, and was closely chased by Gerald Wallace.

Liu Mang didn't stop and rushed directly to the basket.

Gerald Wallace followed behind Liu Mang but didn't rush to attack. He waited for Liu Mang to make a shooting action like a cheetah. Since the start of the game, Gerald Wallace has averaged 3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. Last season, he also averaged 2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game. There are countless examples of successful pursuit defense!

Seeing Liu Mang rush to the free throw line and grab the ball, and jump forward, Gerald Wallace also jumped high, ready to block the shot, but... Liu Mang threw the ball behind his head in the air!

Gerald Wallace saw the ball flying over his head and reached out to intercept it, but failed to stop it.

Air magician!

Liu Mang's air magician triggered a positive effect this time, leading people with the ball. McGrady followed up and saw Liu Mang's action. He jumped up without hesitation, grabbed the ball over Gerald Wallace's head, and smashed the ball into the basket through Gerald Wallace who jumped forward! At the same time, it gave Gerald Wallace, who was exerting force forward, a new impact force, knocking Gerald Wallace out of the baseline and directly hitting the sponge of the basket stand before stopping!

Liu Mang had already landed and ran away. He jumped up instead of high jump, but long jump, landed quickly, and ran away quickly.

4 to 0! The Hawks led by 4 points at the start.

Death coil plus counterattack alley-oop pass to guide McGrady to dunk, Liu Mang's defense and attack fully demonstrated his strength of the first and second defense.

At the beginning of the Hawks, Liu Mang and McGrady dunked one by one, one more powerful than the other, and the scene was on fire!

Felton was completely played by Liu Mang in the applause. He couldn't break through and had no space to shoot. His most proud strength, even if he was 1.85 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms with a short and strong body and 85 strength, was only on par with Liu Mang. Because he was short and strong, his speed could not be compared with Liu Mang. He was eight centimeters shorter and his arm span was more than ten centimeters shorter...

Felton was defeated by Liu Mang in the beginning.

Liu Mang's offense was much more normal than the last game. He played the same way as the third quarter of the last game. He scored when he should and passed when he should. He scored 9 points and 3 assists in the first quarter. He led the Hawks to 27 points in a single quarter, and also prevented Felton from shooting 0-for-5 and making 3 turnovers!

Two of them were head-on steals by Liu Mang!

He played the whole quarter, scored 0 points, 1 assist, made 3 turnovers, and shot 0-for-5. That is, Bickerstaff had to give Felton, the second pick of Jordan, time to play, otherwise he would have been replaced long ago.

Liu Mang scored 9 points and 3 assists. He did not hold the ball as much as in the last game. McGrady had the opportunity to shoot or pass the ball on his own after receiving the ball. Iguodala, Korver, and Josh Smith, who came off the bench, also scored or assisted without Liu Mang's passing. Liu Mang was looking for a balance point.

After the first quarter, the Hawks led by 8 points, 27-19.

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In the second quarter, the Bobcats' backup point guard Brevin Knight came on the court.

Brevin Knight averaged 9 assists per game last season, fourth in the league. He thought he would get a big contract in the summer, but no team wanted him. Boss Joe gave him 9 million for two years and kept him as a substitute.

After he came on the court, the Bobcats' offense improved slightly, and he was able to get assists. So far this season, he has averaged 8 assists in 27 minutes per game, which at least proves that when he holds the ball a lot, the ball he passes can be converted into points. The Bobcats' offense is more organized. Stars Gerald Wallace and Okafor have better offensive opportunities. They are no longer so tired of rushing for offensive rebounds and holding the ball themselves in the first quarter, and occasionally have the opportunity to catch the ball and attack the basket directly.

After Jason Terry came on in the second quarter, Liu Mang held less ball.

Normalized play means passing the ball when teammates need it. This is the countermeasure Liu Mang found when he watched McGrady organize the offense. McGrady also gave the ball out immediately when Jason Terry needed to hold the ball last season, and he would not say that he was holding it all the time.

It seems unlikely to let McGrady teach and learn from experience, but it is still possible to learn from some of McGrady's habits.

With a successful example, a teacher Wang, a historical assist, and a head coach who fully supports him, Liu Mang has a good foundation for changing his playing style, as long as he is not as stubborn as in the first half against the Warriors.

Jason Terry came up and just worked with the ball. Today, Jason Terry's touch was average. He played for more than 8 minutes and scored 7 points. Liu Mang broke through once and scored two points in the process. There was also a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll for Jason Terry, scoring 5 points and 1 assist.

The Hawks were unable to widen the gap during this period of time in the second quarter. When the Hawks called a timeout in the eighth minute, they were 43 to 35, leading the Bobcats by 8 points.

Gerald Wallace's outbreak was the key. He scored 10 points in eight minutes and helped the Bobcats hold the scene. Brevin Knight had 4 assists in eight minutes, two of which were contributed by Gerald Wallace.

When his teammates are in good shape, Brevin Knight's assists are flying.

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With 4 minutes left in the second quarter, Coach Kruger called a timeout and replaced Liu Mang, McGrady, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.

This lineup is the most efficient lineup when Liu Mang is holding the ball, and they can steal, run, and defend. Coach Kruger wants to widen the gap and win before the end of the half.

The Bobcats replaced Felton again. Bickerstaff had to let Felton adapt to adult basketball.

The lineup of Felton, Kareem Rush, Gerald Wallace, Sean May, and Okafor came on the court.

When Felton left the court in the first quarter, he had really understood how big the gap between him and Liu Mang was. He prepared himself mentally on the sidelines, calmed down, and prepared to play well.

Felton firmly believed that he would play better and better, and the guy on the opposite side should not stare at him like before, after all, there was no threat!

Felton recognized the gap between himself and Liu Mang and faced it squarely.

However, Liu Mang did not receive the serve. After Iguodala received the serve from McGrady, Liu Mang came to the high position on the left side of the free throw line and leaned on Felton to ask for the ball.

Iguodala passed the ball to Liu Mang. Liu Mang quickly turned left, left Felton behind, stepped on the edge of the three-second zone and broke through to the inside.

At this time, Iguodala, who passed the ball to Liu Mang, cut in from the middle. Kareem Rush, who was defending Iguodala who cut in, came to block Liu Mang immediately. Liu Mang passed the ball to Iguodala. Iguodala received the ball and jumped towards the basket. Okafor jumped up. Iguodala's purpose of jumping up was not to shoot. He was preparing to attract the defense and pass the ball.

Iguodala shook his wrist and passed the ball behind Okafor. Kwame Brown received the ball, held the ball in his left hand and pushed the ball towards the backboard, hitting the backboard!

Felton was so desperate! The defense was impossible to defend!

The defense was desperate, and Felton was ready to play hard on the offense. He felt that Liu Mang had ignored him, so he would probably relax his defense against him.

But...

Felton pushed forward to the frontcourt, and Liu Mang was more aggressive in defending him than before.

The Hawks only scored 43 points with more than three minutes left in the second quarter, which was much worse than the season average. This was mainly because the Bobcats' defense was really good, especially in the interior. They had height, rebounds, and enthusiasm, and their defensive awareness was good. Even the white center Ray Brasha, with his 2.18 meters height, could pose a threat.

Therefore, the actions on the court became more and more violent, and the referee did not call too many fouls. The physical confrontation on the court was much stronger than in the first and second quarters.

Therefore, Felton felt a more fierce defense than in the first quarter, and he couldn't even dribble properly!

As a rookie, Felton didn't know how he had offended Liu Mang. Everyone was favored by Jordan!

Felton came up and was locked by Liu Mang. The Bobcats' offense began to stagnate again. Originally, the other people's offensive efficiency was good, but Felton was defended by Liu Mang like that, and there was no chance to score or pass at all!

At the end of the second quarter, Felton was completely desperate!

The guy on the opposite side was a devil!

The Hawks' score in the last four minutes did not increase significantly, scoring 9 points in 4 minutes, but the Bobcats only scored 5 points in 4 minutes.

At the end of the half, the Hawks 52 to 40 successfully widened the score difference to more than 10 points.

At the end of the half, Liu Mang scored 17 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.

Felton... 0 points and 4 turnovers...

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In the third quarter, Coach Kruger directly arranged the tactics. Liu Mang played with McGrady and Jason Terry, mainly scoring, while David Lee and Kwame Brown teamed up to grab rebounds in the interior.

David Lee's rebounding is really amazing. So far, he has averaged 5 points and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes of playing time per game, more rebounds than points!

Liu Mang started the scoring mode in the third quarter. Felton was taken advantage of by Liu Mang. On the defensive end, he focused on Felton, regardless of assisting defense or anything else. He just focused on Felton. Even when Felton didn't have the ball, Liu Mang still focused on him.

Liu Mang scored 14 points in a single quarter, including three consecutive three-pointers over Felton at the beginning, which was enough for his average of four three-pointers per game.

After Liu Mang scored 9 points in a row at the beginning of the third quarter, the Bobcats began to double-team him, and Liu Mang began to have the opportunity to pass the ball. Jason Terry wasted Liu Mang's two passes and missed, but he still had to pass to him. Jason Terry is the kind of Los Angeles-style player who needs to be supported by missed passes.

But even so, Liu Mang got 3 assists in the third quarter, helping the Hawks score 31 points in a single quarter, the highest score in the game.

After three quarters, Liu Mang had 31 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, one assist away from a double-double, but the score was already 83 to 59, leading by 24 points. Liu Mang sat on the sidelines in the fourth quarter to rest.

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Bobcats 111 to 83.

McGrady scored 21 points, Jason Terry scored 10 points, Korver scored 11 points, Kwame Brown scored 19 points and 16 rebounds. Five Hawks scored in double figures, winning ten consecutive victories!

Felton and Liu Mang played against each other for 28 minutes, and Bickerstaff did not replace him. Bickerstaff just wanted to prove to Jordan: The point guard you chose is really not a core material! It's okay to be a stable starting point guard, but the gap with a real super point guard is too big, and he is a point guard who has just finished his junior year, so he doesn't have such good potential.

Felton played 28 minutes, 0 of 10 shots, 5 turnovers, rookies don’t have whistles, no free throws…

Felton began to doubt his life, began to doubt whether he was really that talented…

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The Hawks have won ten games in a row!

This season’s ten-game winning streak came earlier than the previous two seasons. This game was not live broadcast. When fans saw the headlines of the Hawks’ ten-game winning streak, they didn’t pay attention to the data at first. When they clicked on the news, their first reaction was: Where is the promised two-game winning streak?

Then they saw the miserable performance of the second pick, and the fans were stunned!

This is the second pick!

Although his average score is not high, he scored in double digits in ten of the first twelve games. He is a very stable player, a stable player with an average score of 10+ rebounds, 3+ assists, and 5+. Although he is not as amazing as Chris Paul, he is definitely a qualified NBA starter.

He was actually abused by Liu Mang like this!

Also, why was Liu Mang so cruel to Jordan’s second pick?

At this time, a fan gave the answer.

"Have you forgotten? This year's best rookie is from the same company as Ace. He's probably taking revenge on Jordan for not picking him. The NBA is a very complicated place..."