From Today It Is the King of the Basketball

Chapter 1040 1039. Double 20 Points in Three Quarters VS 50 Points in Three Quarters!

People were amazed at McGrady's imaginative passing, but they were puzzled by Liu Mang's shooting.

In addition to the sniper shot, Liu Mang's other shooting moves are getting better and better, especially the back-to-back jump shot, which is as beautiful as a painting.

The most beautiful shooting action is the standard shooting action. Jordan and Kobe's shooting is close to the standard shooting action. Liu Mang's action is different from the two in some details, but the mid-range and low-post jump balls are almost the same.

The current three-point catch-and-shoot is also very beautiful and clean.

But why is the step-back so bad?

Liu Mang actually had no choice. At the beginning, he was in a hurry to find a shooting action suitable for the step-back. The standard posture is not suitable for the step-back. The most suitable shooting action is Harden's. The speed of the shot is fast, and it is very effective to catch the time difference.

Lonzo Ball's flick shot is actually similar to Harden's step-back shot. In college, Lonzo Ball's three-point shooting rate was over 40%. His posture was fine, but his movements were ugly...

Jordan, Kobe, and Ray Allen, who have standard shooting postures, rarely have a step-back shot in ten games. They are not suitable for shooting movements.

After Liu Mang got used to flick shots, he has been using them for several years and has long been accustomed to them.

Step-back shots like Pierce and James are actually just to find the rhythm, not to create shooting space. They have the advantage of height, and they often step back to play against those shorter than themselves.

Attack and defense transition, the Sonics attack.

McCrady went to defend Francis, Prince went to defend Wilkins who cut in the air, and Liu Mang ran with Ray Allen.

Liu Mang's defense was very biased, blocking Ray Allen's three-pointer. Ray Allen took the opportunity to get a chance to receive the ball in the mid-range. Francis passed the ball in time. The better the tacit understanding between the two, the better. Ray Allen scored two points with a mid-range jump shot.

In order to avoid being beaten by the Spurs again in the playoffs, Ray Allen and Lewis practiced mid-range shooting a lot, and they are both top mid-range shooting masters this season.

Ray Allen will only be 30 years old next summer, and his physical fitness is still there, so there is no problem with mid-range shooting.

The Sonics have deepened the tacit understanding they already had in the summer, and their offense this season is very good.

It was the Hawks' turn to attack again. After receiving the ball, Liu Mang pushed across half court and made a mid-range shot. The Sonics retreated quickly. When Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt, the opponent had already taken a positional battle defense position.

When Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt, Francis defended very steadily this time, standing on the three-point line to prevent breakthroughs and shots.

Liu Mang did not choose to force a breakthrough, but waved to Kwame Brown to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Kwame Brown blocked on the left side of Francis, Liu Mang bypassed the pick-and-roll, broke through from the right, accelerated suddenly, and reached the free throw line in two steps.

Francis quickly went around the pick-and-roll, and Wilcox quickly came to block Liu Mang, but when Liu Mang reached the free throw line, his speed suddenly slowed down and he entered the double-teaming circle of the two.

At the same time, when Liu Mang broke through, Kwame Brown went around the sideline and rushed into the inside from a position further to the right than Liu Mang. At this time, McGrady ran from the right bottom corner to a 45-degree angle. Wilkins was chasing McGrady, but he passed by Kwame Brown and hurried to block Kwame Brown who cut in. Liu Mang advanced in the mid-range, and Kwame Brown deliberately ran around the baseline to cut. The three Sonics defenders were compressed by the two to the right of the three-second zone. Liu Mang jumped up at this time. Francis, Wilkins, and Wilcox all thought that Liu Mang was going to shoot, and Kwame Brown was attacking the basket.

At this time, Liu Mang threw the ball behind his head after grabbing it in the air and making a shooting gesture...

McGrady, who was running towards the top arc, quickly turned around and ran back to the 45-degree angle, barely caught the ball, stood firm and turned around to shoot a three-pointer...

This ball was only because McGrady was familiar with Liu Mang, and it might not be caught by someone else.

McGrady's hit rate has been very high since the start, and his touch has been very good. His three-pointer also went in!

In the past, Liu Mang's rhythm was fast, as fast as he could, and his ability to get rid of defense was particularly strong, but he did not make good use of his singles restraining power. His first goal was to throw the ball out.

But this time was different, with fast and slow, he controlled the rhythm of the breakthrough, and compressed the opponent's defense in the three-second zone. Although the final pass was a bit sloppy, it was still a good performance overall.

Although McGrady was a little speechless.

Liu Mang's shooting wave decreased, and it became a passing wave!

If it went in, it was a good ball, offense and defense transition, supersonic offense.

The Sonics played very well on offense today, scoring a lot. At the beginning of the game, they maintained a 50% hit rate and could make one of two shots.

Although the Sonics' rhythm was not fast, their tactics were very fast. They broke through and passed the ball, shot; or broke through and passed the ball, received the ball and made a layup; or broke through and passed the ball, and then passed and shot after being blocked. They shot the ball three or four seconds after falling into the position, and maintained high efficiency. When the official timeout was reached in the first quarter, the Sonics made 7 of 14 shots and scored 16 points, which was extremely efficient!

However, the Sonics only took two three-pointers in the first half of the quarter, and did not make a single three-pointer in the half-quarter game, which was very different from their usual first quarter when they made several three-pointers in a row to take the lead!

The main reason was that the Hawks' defense was mainly to block three-pointers, and they could relax their mid-range shots appropriately, but they would never give the Sonics a chance to shoot three-pointers.

If Ray Allen was not young and had the physical fitness to shoot mid-range shots, Lewis' mid-range shots had improved greatly this season, Ray Allen scored 6 points in half a quarter, Lewis scored 4 points in half a quarter, and the Sonics could not maintain such a high offensive efficiency.

Mid-range shots are a test of physical fitness. Either you are tall like Nowitzki, Duncan, and Yao Ming, or you have to jump high like Liu Mang, Jordan, Kobe, and McGrady. The key is to shoot high, otherwise it is easy to be blocked. For the outside line, physical fitness is particularly important.

If Ray Allen was not at his peak, the Sonics would have been blocked at the beginning.

However, although the Sonics scored 16 points in half a quarter, their offensive efficiency was very good, maintaining their consistent offensive efficiency this season.

But the Hawks played better offensively!

21 points in half a quarter!

Liu Mang and McGrady are so accurate!

Liu Mang made a three-pointer and two mid-range shots in half a quarter, scoring 7 points, and McGrady made three consecutive three-pointers at the beginning!

With Rasheed Wallace receiving a 2+1 dunk from McGrady's pass, and Kwame Brown receiving a dunk from McGrady's pass and getting two points, the Hawks scored 21 points in seven minutes!

The Hawks continued their hot form, Liu Mang scored 7 points and 3 assists in the first half of the quarter. If it weren't for Prince's habitual shooting and 3 three-pointers, the Hawks' score would be higher!

The Supersonics and the Suns have always won by scoring more than their opponents. This time, the Supersonics met the Hawks, who were better at scoring than them, and were suppressed at the beginning!

The Hawks expanded their defense of three-pointers, giving the Supersonics players many mid-range shooting opportunities, which they also seized, but the Hawks' firepower was too fierce, and McGrady scored 9 points in the first half of the quarter!

Defense against the Supersonics is definitely unstoppable. The Hawks learned this when they were studying tactics. Even when the Lakers, Spurs, and Heat played against the Supersonics, they were all on the offensive end. The Supersonics' defense was very average, below the league average, and their defensive efficiency ranked 17th in the league so far this season.

During the official timeout, Coach Kruger made personnel adjustments, with Liu Mang, Jason Terry, McGrady, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace on the court.

To increase firepower, block three-pointers and release mid-range shots, you don't need a very good defensive lineup. Jason Terry is enough, and this lineup is not bad in defense, with only Jason Terry as a loophole.

The Supersonics replaced Francis, Luke Ridnour, Ray Allen, Lewis, and Wilcox to continue to strengthen the three-point threat.

After the official timeout, the Supersonics attacked.

Francis rushed to the basket and found that there was no chance on the outside!

The Hawks would rather let them appear in the mid-range space than give them a chance to shoot three points under the basket.

Francis passed the ball to Wilcox who was on the left side of the free throw line. Wilcox rushed into the basket, squeezed out McGrady, and made a layup with the help of Rasheed Wallace.

This ball was a miracle for Wilcox. Rasheed Wallace's interference was already very good. He did a little windmill in the air to avoid McGrady and Rasheed Wallace's ball and threw the ball into the basket.

Attack and defense changed, the Hawks attacked.

Jason Terry advanced to the top arc. Liu Mang leaned on Ridnour to ask for the ball on the left side of the free throw line. Ray Allen needed to defend McGrady, and Francis needed to use speed and body to defend Jason Terry. Liu Mang was facing Ridnour, who had the worst outside defense on the opponent!

Jason Terry passed the ball to Liu Mang and pulled to the right. Liu Mang received the ball and played a high-post singles with his back!

Liu Mang squeezed behind him, and Ridnour resisted hard, but couldn't bear it!

Liu Mang immediately used his right hand to pat the ball to the left, pushed his left hand back, used his left foot as the axis, turned left, and stepped out with his right leg to the left and back, squeezing out Ridnour and going straight to the basket from the middle!

Ridnour couldn't push him, Liu Mang's iron elbows were everywhere!

At the same time that Liu Mang turned and broke through, McGrady cut in from the left, and Ray Allen, who was defending McGrady, hurried over to defend Liu Mang.

McGrady retreated to the bottom corner at this time, and Liu Mang jumped up, scaring Ridnour, who was originally going to defend McGrady, and jumped up. Liu Mang threw the ball to the bottom corner in the air, and McGrady received the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Hit again!

4 out of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter!

McGrady's open three-pointer explosion today!

This was beyond the Sonics' expectations. McGrady was accurate in open mid-range shots, but not so accurate in open three-pointers. McGrady was more accustomed to shooting against defense, and he couldn't accept open shots. He actually had open shots.

In general, of the three Hawks, only Liu Mang's open shots were stable, McGrady's open shots were average, Jason Terry's open shots were not as good as shooting against defense, and the Hawks' open three-pointers were basically made by Liu Mang, Korver, and Rasheed Wallace. The Sonics double-teamed Liu Mang with the people defending McGrady, and they did nothing wrong.

But McGrady had a great touch today!

After scoring four three-pointers in a row, McGrady made a "victory gesture" with both hands towards Ray Allen, making two Vs.

The Sonics got two points in the paint with such difficulty, and then McGrady and Liu Mang connected and easily returned a three-pointer 24 to 18, and the score difference became a little bigger.

How to play this!

The Sonics understood at this time that the Hawks' 16-game winning streak was not without reason, and they were in such a good state! They could score no matter how they shot!

This psychological depression was too strong, and the Sonics could only keep their heads down and compete with the Hawks for points.

The Hawks had a loose schedule at the beginning. The coaching staff had three days to fully study the Sonics' outside shooting points and tactical running, and the players had two days to train. The Sonics played a game the day before yesterday and rested in Atlanta yesterday. They did not have the time to study slowly like the Hawks in the playoffs. From tactics to status, they were all suppressed by the Hawks!

Coach McMillan watched the Hawks' smooth tactical coordination and hot hands on the sidelines.

What should he do?

The team has played well. The purpose of the tactics is to get easy shooting opportunities. The Sonics used the league's first three-pointer threat and empty-cut threat to get a lot of mid-range opportunities, but the Hawks had already made 5 three-pointers before the first quarter!

Coach McMillan could only yell on the sidelines to defend three-pointers. The Sonics began to block the Hawks' three-pointers, but their inside line was far worse than the Hawks. Liu Mang, McGrady, and Josh Smith took advantage of the space opened by Rasheed Wallace and Jason Terry, and after the Sonics blocked the three-pointer, they began to attack the basket.

The outside line was blocked, and the inside line was completely undefended. The Hawks also scored 18 points in the second half of the quarter!

After the first quarter, the Hawks led the Supersonics by 13 points with a score of 39 to 26!

The hot state is unstoppable!

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Listening to the crazy cheers of the fans on the scene, no matter who the Hawks replaced, they easily scored under Liu Mang's strong attack and distribution, and the Supersonics became weaker and weaker.

The Hawks are too strong!

Even if the Hawks' lineup structure is not good, their strength is half a level higher than that of the Supersonics!

When the Hawks' outside line is relatively inaccurate, teams like the Supersonics and the Heat can be on par with the Hawks. This is still based on the relatively insufficient lethality of the inside players. They can only be on par with the Hawks.

When the Hawks have a good outside touch, except for the Spurs and Mavericks, the two best teams in the West so far, other first-tier teams have little chance to compete with the Hawks.

Especially when McGrady was flying today!

After the first quarter, Liu Mang got 7 assists, 4 of which were from McGrady's three-pointer, and one was McGrady's juggling layup.

In the second quarter, Liu Mang had 5 assists, two of which were from McGrady, and in the third quarter, Liu Mang had 8 assists, two of which were also from McGrady.

Of the 9 assists McGrady contributed to Liu Mang, 7 were three-pointers!

In addition, Liu Mang scored 7 points per quarter steadily, and 21 points in three quarters.

But Liu Mang's 21+20 assists in three quarters were not the most dazzling.

McGrady went crazy today, scoring 50 points in three quarters!

In the three quarters, he made 18 of 28 shots, 9 of 16 three-pointers, and 5 of 8 free throws. McGrady shot accurately, so Liu Mang kept passing the ball to him, and McGrady kept throwing it, scoring 50 points in three quarters!

After the three quarters, Liu Mang scored 21 points, 20 assists, and 3 rebounds, helping the Hawks lead the Supersonics by 26 points, 108 to 82.

Back to the bench, Coach Kruger asked, "Tracy, go up and lead the substitutes?"

Coach Kruger wanted McGrady to play the role of Jason Terry this time, leading the substitutes to go out and play. It's not impossible to get 60 points. Even in this state, it seems that it is not impossible to rush for 70+.

McGrady shook his head and refused to play in the garbage time of the fourth quarter.

"Tracy, why don't you go up and brush up? I remember you brushed up in the Magic team!" Liu Mang said while putting on his training clothes.

McGrady rolled his eyes at Liu Mang: "Tired, I can't shoot anymore. I've shot about 30 times, my arms are sore."

"Let me see, you only shot 28 times, are you tired? I can shoot 50 times a game." Liu Mang said contemptuously.

When McGrady heard this, he stared at Liu Mang for a long time, thought for a long time, and finally said: "Get lost!"

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