Chapter 1054 1053. The 25th Opponent

The rhythm of the game became very fast due to the Kings' speed increase and the Hawks' defensive counterattack. McGrady scored a three-pointer, and the replay of the TV screen showed the replay of McGrady's second defense against Martin.

Instead of showing offensive replays, showing defensive replays shows how special this defense is!

In the picture, McGrady pretended to raise his hands and suddenly put his hands behind his back. Then Martin almost lost his center of gravity because he didn't hit McGrady's hand.

Fortunately, although Martin's overall strength is poor, his core strength is good. He threw the ball, but he was still blocked by McGrady.

In the original time and space, Tracy McGrady's defense deteriorated later, mainly due to injuries, excessive consumption on the offensive end, and less time invested on the defensive end. The defense further declined, forming a vicious cycle.

This defense was something McGrady and Prince had studied together for a long time on how to deal with Liu Mang in training. Liu Mang was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with, and they didn't expect to be able to use it on their opponents.

Maddie and Prince originally studied this for fun, but now it has a use!

Next, Martin's most devastating day began.

There is still a big gap between the current Martin and the one who averaged 20+ per game for seven of the next ten years. There are three main offensive methods, relying on height, long legs and speed to break through; relying on the very tall height at the shooting guard position. COSCO shots and fouls.

But McGrady can restrain Martin just right. McGrady is taller than Martin and has about the same speed. Coupled with McGrady's dedicated and physical defense, and a stronger body than Martin, Martin's current conventional offensive methods are beaten to death by McGrady. Restrained!

As for Martin's other trick, the foul-making methods he learned from watching Liu Mang's games are obviously incomparable with Liu Mang's genuine foul-making methods.

The main reason is that the scoring threat is too different. Martin's current mid-range shot is only 31%, and he can make it, but it is still far behind as a regular offensive method. McGrady chose to make a jump after Martin suddenly stopped. If you interfere again, Martin will be great if you get in.

McGrady spared no effort to focus on the defensive end and locked Martin up!

In the first half, Martin made 1 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 4 points in 8 shots!

As for McGrady, in addition to the defensive end, he also went crazy on the offensive end. He played 19 minutes in the first half, making 4 of 7 three-pointers, 8 of 13 field goals, 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 25 points in the half!

Martin played 13 minutes in the first half. Unfortunately, when he was on the court, he was always facing off against McGrady. In the Kings' main rotation, the only one who can match up with McGrady is Martin. Peja's defensive enthusiasm is too poor. .

McGrady beat Martin on both offense and defense!

It was too easy for Liu Mang to get assists today. McGrady made a cut, Liu Mang passed the ball to McGrady, and McGrady shot directly.

McGrady asked for the ball from outside the three-point line, Liu Mang passed it, and McGrady shot directly.

McGrady's style of play is very simple. He catches the ball and throws it to the basket without dribbling. He shoots the ball in the simplest way. With his height, wingspan and jumping power, McGrady is very good against Martin and Francisco Garcia who comes on the bench. They have advantages, mainly because their opponent Martin has poor defense. Garcia is a rookie and gets scared when he sees McGrady. McGrady plays too easily.

In the first half of the game, Liu Mang played 21 minutes and got 5 assists from Tracy McGrady alone.

And not only did McGrady add assists to Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Korver, and David Lee who came on the bench also threw the ball after receiving it. That means Iguodala and Josh Smith were not so greedy for scoring and grabbed the ball. After rebounding or receiving a pass from Liu Mang, the first thing to consider is to send the ball to a more suitable teammate.

Liu Mang scored 9 points and 11 assists in the first half!

This is the first time Liu Mang has more assists than points!

Originally, the Kings players' expectations for Martin were to be another Liu Mang.

Because their playing styles are very similar, they are both counterattack players, and even their lanky bodies are similar.

but……

The reality is cruel. Martin used his cleverness to anger McGrady, and then suffered Maddie's crazy revenge!

Liu Mang scored 9 points, McGrady 25 points, Jason Terry 8 points, Korver 6 points, Kwame Brown 12 points, Barry 3 points, Iguodala 3 points, Josh Smith 2 points, Mourning With 6 points, the Eagles scored 74 points in the first half!

The Kings, on the other hand, were fast but poorly played. They made 18 of 45 shots in the first half and scored 45 points!

The Eagles almost led by 30 points at halftime!

Coach Kruger was very satisfied with Liu Mang's play in the first half today. The Eagles had a total of 21 assists in the first half! Liu Mang shared the ball when he was double-teamed and did not stick to the ball. After Liu Mang passed the ball, in order to get an easy shooting opportunity for himself, he also disrupted the Kings' already poor defense when running, making the Eagles pass the ball. Very smooth.

It's just that Liu Mang was a little upset. 9 points at halftime... It's been a long time since he's been like this.

In the third quarter, Adelman continued to put Martin on the court. He had no idea of ​​protecting the young man's self-confidence. He wanted to not lose the game so ugly. Although Martin was not good at defense, he was highly motivated and tall. There can interfere with McGrady's three-pointer.

Adelman didn't want to lose face so badly, so he continued to send the main force in the second half.

Liu Mang thought he was about to score less than double figures in a single game for the first time in three years. Unexpectedly, the opponent still refused to surrender after falling behind by 29 points. Two minutes into the third quarter, coach Kruger put Liu Mang and Jason Terry together again. , Tracy McGrady, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown were sent in the lineup.

After Liu Mang came on the court, he first went to the three-point line and suddenly shot a long three-pointer... It didn't go in...

But Josh Smith grabbed the offensive rebound!

After Liu Mang threw the ball, he rushed to the basket. The Kings ignored him at this time. Liu Mang rushed to the free throw line. After Josh Smith grabbed the offensive rebound, he threw it to Liu Mang before landing. Liu Mang received the ball and made a flying shot, finally raising the score to double digits.

Then... Martin's suffering time continued...

Next, Liu Mang continued to pass the ball, and McGrady didn't shoot so much on the offensive end. He shared the ball with his teammates, focusing on defending Martin and passing the ball after receiving the pass from Liu Mang.

Because Adelman wanted to use the main players to narrow the gap, but although the Kings are not a strong team now, their reputation is still there. Coach Kruger was worried that it would be a big reversal or the gap would be narrowed to a critical moment, so he replaced all the main players today.

So after three quarters, the Hawks led the Kings by 43 points with 109 to 66!

McGrady got bored as he played. He was interested in Martin at first because he saw that Martin played the same way as Liu Mang. But in the third quarter, Martin didn't dare to catch the ball after shooting a few times. McGrady felt more and more bored.

After the third quarter, when Martin was about to leave the court with a bitter face, McGrady said to Martin: "You are really weak, come on."

Martin wanted to cry!

He scored 6 points with 2 of 13 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in the third quarter, which was his worst performance this season.

Martin didn't dare to talk to McGrady. He was crushed the whole time!

Liu Mang saw that McGrady was still bullying Martin, so he went up and patted Martin on the shoulder: "Come on, sophomore, I believe in you!"

Martin immediately showed the ecstasy of Nash being selected by the NBA, and smiled exactly the same smile as when Nash was selected...

In the end, the Hawks beat the Kings 131 to 90, slaughtering the Kings by 41 points.

Liu Mang scored 7 points in the third quarter, 15 points, 15 assists and 3 rebounds in the whole game, McGrady scored 35 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Jason Terry scored 28 points, Kwame Brown scored 26 points, and the Hawks got 33 assists in the whole game. The whole team worked hard and killed the Kings!

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19 consecutive wins, the Hawks once again tied the fourth longest winning streak in history.

Before the 19 consecutive wins, there were only three consecutive wins, the Lakers' 33 consecutive wins, the Hawks' own 22 consecutive wins, and the Bucks' 20 consecutive wins.

People originally expected to see Liu Mang score high again in the game between the Hawks and the Kings, but Liu Mang only scored 15 points. It was McGrady who was fouled by Martin and abused the weak team wildly, which became the main news after the game.

McGrady also has the mentality of revenge. His fans are going to cry. He was led astray by someone!

On the other hand, in the Lakers' game against the Warriors at the same time, Kobe did not perform well either. He also encountered the same crazy double-teaming as Liu Mang, and only scored 21 points and 9 assists, but had 7 steals and 2 blocks. The Lakers also won 6 consecutive games, but Yao Ming scored 43 points, setting a new career high.

The Warriors also frantically stopped Kobe from scoring and suffered a big defeat. The Lakers beat the Warriors 124 to 72, 52 points, setting a new record for the biggest score difference this season.

Compared with the Hawks' relaxation of defense in the third quarter, allowing Calderon, Barry, Korver, David Lee, and Mourning to play garbage time, giving the opponent some face, allowing the Kings to score 34 points in the final quarter, at least raising the score to 90 points. The Lakers had Kobe watching them, and the substitutes still tried their best to defend after they went up, and the Warriors only scored 72 points.

Liu Mang saw the performance of McGrady and Kobe, Jason Richardson who was only 8 points by Kobe, and Martin who only scored 6 points, and he opened a small account to complain about the two stingy guys.

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After 19 consecutive wins, the Hawks continued their road trip and came to Oakland to challenge the Warriors.

The Warriors are so desperate...

Just beaten by the Lakers, and met the Hawks again...

The Warriors are still working hard to save their reputation.

An easy victory without bloodshed.

The Hawks 101 to 82 easily won 20 consecutive victories.

Although Liu Mang only scored 15 points in the second game after scoring 90 points, the opponent is still afraid!

The player who scored 100 points in a single game is a famous player of the Warriors, and he scored it when he played for their team, so Kobe and Liu Mang were strictly guarded and double-teamed, and he didn't even care about his own scoring.

Liu Mang scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists, and the assists were too easy!

This was unexpected. The Hawks didn't expect that Liu Mang's performance would make the next few games very easy for their team.

After tying the third longest winning streak in history with 20 consecutive wins, the Hawks' winning streak continued.

On December 16, the Hawks first went to Portland to challenge the Trail Blazers.

Portland is also one of the teams that hate Liu Mang. Liu Mang shot more in this game. He shot 22 shots in the whole game, but only made 7 shots. He mainly shot from the outside. He shot 6 from 15 from outside the three-point line. There were a lot of people in the inside. Liu Mang chose to assist and rebound this time, trying to play the last-ranked team in the West to get 40 or 50 points, but after 5 of 18 shots in the first half, he gave up.

In the end, Liu Mang played 38 minutes in the whole game, shot 7 of 22 shots, 6 of 15 three-pointers, 9 of 11 free throws, and scored 29 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, leading the Hawks to defeat the Trail Blazers led by Randolph with 105 to 91 without much difficulty.

On December 17, the Hawks returned to their home court to play the Wizards back-to-back. This time, Liu Mang scored a little more, 6 of 11 shots to get 33 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. The Wizards' defense on him was foul after foul. Liu Mang made 5 three-pointers in the whole game, and only scored 17 points, but made all 16 free throws...

120 to 107, the Hawks continued their winning streak and tied their team's 22 consecutive wins!

On December 19, the Hawks welcomed the Rockets who lost Yao Ming at home. Liu Mang scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists. The Hawks won easily 98 to 81. The Rockets' defense is still very strong, but their offense is worse than before.

The Rockets' main core player, Bynum, just turned 18 after the season started. Now he is only 18 years old and one month old. His performance is good. Unlike the Lakers, he was not trained at the beginning and had to play as a substitute for Kwame Brown. The Rockets can only train him wholeheartedly. In the first 27 games, Bynum played 19 games, averaging 22 minutes per game, scoring 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, which is a pretty good performance.

But Bynum didn't play in the back-to-back games because he was too young and had not yet fully developed.

However, in terms of talent, Bynum is too talented, but his mentality is too poor. He also came to Atlanta with the team. When Liu Mang saw McGrady dunking over Luther Head, Bynum actually laughed!

Without Kobe's pressure, Bynum let himself go at the beginning of his career...

...

23 consecutive wins! The Hawks came to Charlotte on December 21 to challenge the Bobcats away.

Jordan did not receive Liu Mang this time and did not even come to watch the game.

The Bobcats are now basically at the bottom of the league.

Felton is still the same, with only 10 points per game, 3 or 4 rebounds, 5 or 6 assists, and he has not played the role of leading the team to turn around as expected.

Chris Paul of the Hornets led the Hornets out of the bottom of the abyss in his rookie year, with a winning rate of nearly 50%, and a record of 14 wins and 15 losses, which is quite impressive. He is definitely the best rookie.

As time goes by, Liu Mang's enthusiasm for scoring 90 points gradually faded, and his opponents also believed that he had no intention of scoring more points. The Bobcats became the first to eat crabs, and Coach Bickerstaff used his normal offense and defense to play against the Hawks.

The Hawks had a little difficulty in this game. After 23 consecutive wins, the players' mentality has been relaxed, and they have surpassed their own record of 22 consecutive wins. The record of 33 consecutive wins is so long that there is no mood to chase.

Liu Mang made 14 of 31 shots in this game, scored 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, helping the Hawks beat the Bobcats 96 to 88.

The Bobcats' defense is really amazing, but the offense is basically based on individual ability because the point guard does not have the strength to lead a team to transform. The Bobcats' offense is basically based on individual ability. This season, they average only 92 points per game, which is the last in the league.

The Hawks won 24 consecutive games with Liu Mang's fourth 40+ performance this season!

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"Mom, you don't need to bring so many things. The rented house has everything! If there is nothing, just let Levia take you and Dad out to buy it." Liu Mang looked at his mother who wanted to take everything.

"Buy everything, save money, you know? If you buy one more of these things, it will be duplicated. We will only stay there for a few days and will be back. I want to bring it!" Liu Mang's mother retorted.

"Okay, okay, you take care of her... Avril, dad is here..." Liu Mang saw Alexia carrying her daughter and rushed over immediately, "My most lovely baby, you go to Phoenix first, and after two days, dad will finish training and come with the team..."

Alexia was so helpless. She looked at her father-in-law who was holding his son with a helpless look on his face, and then looked at her son who was staring at Liu Mang with big eyes, not knowing what this guy meant. She mourned for her son for two seconds...

But Alexia felt that her daughter was indeed more obedient. Liu Hao was too naughty. He was only two months old, but he was full of energy and tossed around. He was healthier and stronger than ordinary children. He cried when he didn't agree with anything. Her daughter should be more obedient. Although she also likes to move around... but she is cute.

Alexia could only comfort herself: Chinese children, Chinese people are stricter with boys since childhood...

On the morning of December 23, Liu Mang's family loaded their things into the car. Liu Mang and Levia drove a car each. The whole family, bodyguards, two servants, and the masseur sent by James to give him a massage, went to Phoenix together.

On December 25, the Hawks played the Suns in their 25th game away from home, which was also a Christmas game. The NBA only has two Christmas games this season, the Hawks played the Suns away, and the Heat played the Lakers away.

The reason why the Hawks and the Heat are both away games is the time.

Not only the Christmas game, the Hawks' Chinese derby with the Lakers on January 1 was also an away game for the Hawks.

Mainly because the Hawks are in the East, the game starts too early for the Chinese, so the game was arranged at the home courts of the Suns and the Lakers.

This is Liu Mang's first away Christmas game.

After winning 24 consecutive games against the Bobcats on the 21st, he returned to Atlanta on the 22nd. Coach Kruger announced that he could take his family to Phoenix this time. The Hawks have played the Christmas game for the fourth consecutive year. The first three times were at home. The players are used to spending Christmas Eve with their families. This time, when they went away, Price booked the Four Seasons Hotel in Phoenix and asked the players to bring their families with them, which was considered a welfare for the team.

24 consecutive wins!

During this period, the Hawks made a lot of money. The billboards on the sidelines were getting more expensive. Price made a lot of money again.

Liu Mang took his family to the airport to meet his teammates. The Hawks chartered a large charter this time, and the families of all the players on the team could go to Phoenix together.

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"Thank you, Steve. How much is the rent? And these tableware and bedding are all newly bought, right? I'll give them to you." Liu Mang said to Nash.

After arriving in Phoenix, Liu Mang did not stay in a hotel. It was inconvenient to stay in a hotel with a baby. He asked Nash to help rent a villa near Nash's residence in advance. It was a holiday villa specially for rent. It was fully equipped with home appliances. Nash also bought a full set of kitchen utensils, quilts, slippers, bath towels and other things. Liu Mang's family could just move in with their luggage.

In addition, Nash also bought gifts for Liu Mang's two children and Liu Mang's parents. He was quite polite and made Liu Mang embarrassed.

"No need, Ace, we don't have to be so polite. The landlord is my friend. He didn't charge much, and these things are not valuable. I'll treat you!" Nash said generously.

"Well, next time you come to Atlanta, I'll treat you well!" Liu Mang said, patting his chest.

"Treating well..." Nash rolled his eyes at Liu Mang.

After a while of greeting, Nash saw that Liu Mang's family was still busy packing up, so he said goodbye first. The Suns had a game tonight. Nash specially rented a stretched Lincoln to pick up Liu Mang's family at the airport, and he had to go back to prepare for the game tonight.

The West was in chaos. If the Suns lost one more game, they might be beaten to fifth place by the Lakers.

After Nash left, Liu Mang was also idle. When the two girls were around, they were very diligent. Without Liu Mang's help, Liu Mang took the ball. This villa also had an outdoor court. Liu Mang took the little loli to practice shooting together.

Christmas battle, 24 consecutive wins, but now there is one thing that makes Liu Mang a little worried, that is, the long winning streak makes his team feel a little "win fatigue".

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