Chapter 1058 1057. The Man with the Throat Lock Appears!

Liu Mang was always on the lookout for opponents who might come up to pick and roll. Nash was dribbling and suddenly accelerated to break through!

Liu Mang was a beat slower in reaction and quickly moved up.

In Liu Mang's opinion, Nash was fast, but his burst speed was poor. Breaking through depended on rhythm, but now Liu Mang was already familiar with Nash's rhythm. Nash had relied more on pick and roll when playing against Liu Mang since last season.

Unexpectedly, Nash came directly!

In just a split second, Nash rushed to the right side of the free throw line, stopped suddenly, and shot arrows on horseback!

Nash leaned back to get the shooting space. Liu Mang didn't dare to press forward with all his strength. This position was still above the free throw line. It would be a foul if he touched him when shooting!

Nash made a mid-range jump shot while lying back!

4 to 7!

Nash helped the Suns continue to score!

Nash's one-on-one style!

The last time Liu Mang met Nash who used one-on-one to solve the offense was in the 03-04 season, when Nash was still in the Mavericks!

Liu Mang really didn't expect that Nash would use one-on-one to solve the problem.

But it does work!

During the Mavericks period, Nash's overall shooting percentage was 147%, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 42%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 89%. He had top-notch finishing ability from the three-point line to the basket.

Seeing Nash's single-handed attack on Liu Mang, the fans cheered immediately!

Liu Mang stabilized his mentality, and after receiving the ball, he slowly advanced to the front court, and the opponent's retreat became faster.

The moment Nash shot, the Suns began to return to defense. D'Antoni just emphasized that the offense must be decisive, and Gentry ordered to retreat quickly.

Whether it can be defended or not is another matter. The Hawks cannot counterattack so smoothly.

Liu Mang was not affected too much by Nash's singles, but McGrady became very active and came up to help Liu Mang block Raja Bell.

Liu Mang broke through from the right side with McGrady's pick-and-roll!

James Jones immediately made up, but Liu Mang was too fast!

Pick-and-roll master level 5 triggered! Liu Mang's speed reached over 100, reaching the peak speed of Iverson!

Raja Bell also rushed towards Liu Mang. Liu Mang grabbed the ball while moving and threw it behind his back. McGrady retreated to the right 45-degree angle three-point line after the pick-and-roll, received the ball and shot a three-pointer!

Hit again!

McGrady scored 6 points in a row!

10 to 4! Kwame Brown and McGrady scored 10 points together!

Just when McGrady shot, the Suns had already started running!

The ball bounced as soon as it fell from the basket, and was picked up by Marion and passed to Nash. Nash immediately passed the ball to Dio who ran across the center line.

However, the Hawks retreated quickly. McGrady, Liu Mang, and Josh Smith all retreated quickly. McGrady caught up with Raja Bell, and Josh Smith blocked Dio.

However, with Dio there, Nash was also part of the counterattack!

Nash cut into the basket, Dio lobbed the ball over, Nash received the ball and grabbed the ball while Liu Mang was defending him, and threw it to the backboard, and the ball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket!

This action is very similar to Liu Mang's layup!

"Ace, how about the layup I learned from you?" Nash joked after scoring, and immediately turned back to defend.

Liu Mang remained calm, he knew that the players were now joking about him saying that Kobe learned the low-post footwork from him.

God is not so blind, the fans teased Kobe, but the players still knew that Liu Mang was the one who learned it secretly.

Liu Mang "learned" too many skills from active players and celebrities.

Liu Mang immediately picked up the ball and passed it to McGrady, and immediately ran to the frontcourt.

McGrady received the ball and dribbled a few steps and immediately passed it to Liu Mang who crossed the center line first. The formations of the two teams were already in chaos. Liu Mang avoided Raja Bell who rushed over from the retreat, rushed into the three-point line quickly, and went straight to the basket.

Marion and Dio double-teamed Liu Mang, who swung the ball to the left. Josh Smith cut in and jumped up after receiving the ball. After a long-distance glide, Josh Smith played a pull-up with both hands, flew from the left side of the basket to the right side, and dunked with a two-handed windmill!

This physical fitness made everyone at the scene exclaim!

Too good at jumping!

As soon as Josh Smith scored, the Suns also ran.

Nash quickly counterattacked, first passing to James Jones who was counterattacking, James Jones passed back to Nash who ran across the center line, James Jones, Dio, and Marion cut in, Raja Bell opened up space in the bottom corner, and pulled away the four Hawks who returned to defense. Nash received the ball and faked it, shaking off Kwame Brown, the last one to catch up. When Kwame Brown jumped out, Nash chased for a three-pointer!

It also went in!

It was still a 3-point difference!

Nash's three-pointer just went in, Liu Mang also received the ball and counterattacked. After Liu Mang rushed to the front court, Kwame Brown helped Liu Mang block Nash who was chasing back first. Liu Mang cut in and pulled to the right. Marion who chased back stuck to Liu Mang. Liu Mang hung the ball to the basket. Kwame Brown squeezed Nash to cut into the basket and jumped high... Nash became the background again... Kwame Brown also succeeded in an alley-oop!

Nash has speed and is active in defense, but his defense is indeed not very effective. When it came to Stockton, this ball directly pulled Kwame Brown down, but Nash just stretched out his hand to interfere. It was sad to see Kwame Brown riding on him and smashing the ball into the basket!

14 to 9, the Hawks are still leading by 5 points!

Nash already had a heart of his own and was used to being the background. He immediately picked up the ball and sent a long pass to the frontcourt. Nash's pass was too accurate. Dio turned and rushed down the court during his defense and just received the ball. Prince rushed towards Dio. Dio passed the ball to the bottom corner. Raja Bell had not had time to return to defense and immediately returned to the bottom corner. He received the ball and shot a three-pointer before McGrady switched defense... and it was also a hit!

12 to 14!

Josh Smith's work of defending against cuts and preparing for rebounds under the basket was in vain, but the rhythm had already started. Josh Smith picked up the ball and sent it to McGrady to continue the fast break!

Liu Mang, Nash, Marion, Kwame Brown and others who had just run across half the court immediately rushed down again...

The defense of the two teams collapsed!

Liu Mang passed the ball to his teammates and scored a goal. Nash used his own ball counterattack or cut without the ball to score with Dio's pass. After the two teams came back from the timeout, they started to argue!

Coach Kruger and D'Antoni looked at the situation on the court and didn't know what to say.

It's different from what they thought!

Coach Kruger's defense collapsed again when playing against the Suns. It was very painful. Even with Josh Smith, he couldn't defend. Kwame Brown almost never entered his own three-point line. Every time he just reached the three-point line, the opponent had already shot, and Kwame Brown could only cut into the basket again.

As the game went on, the offensive range of the two teams gradually expanded from medium and close distance.

The opponent's counterattacks were very powerful under the basket, so both teams began to shrink unconsciously, and the three-pointers soared during the counterattack!

The rhythm was too fast, but the game was very smooth. In the eighth minute of the first quarter, the two teams had become 25 to 23!

The Hawks called a timeout!

However, before Coach Kruger called a timeout, Nash scored the fifth goal of the quarter, narrowing the gap to two points. Coach Kruger, who had been restraining himself from calling a timeout and wanted the opponent to call a timeout, finally couldn't help but call a timeout!

During the timeout, the data listed made people feel that the data was wrong!

3 points, 8 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 12 points, 1 assist, 2 rebounds.

The data in the front is Liu Mang's, and the data in the back is Nash's!

3 points and 8 assists!

Liu Mang got 7 assists in 7 minutes! He also made a three-pointer from Josh Smith's return pass!

Nash scored 12 points in half a quarter! 5 of 7 shots! Only 1 assist!

On the other hand, Dio got 4 assists.

In addition to Nash scoring in double digits for more than half a quarter, there was another player who scored in double digits, McGrady scored 10 points in 8 minutes, 4 of 5 shots.

On the contrary, Liu Mang only shot once and scored only 3 points.

The rhythm of the two teams was too fast and too smooth. The 8-minute game time was finished in just 11 minutes! Including the short timeout called by the Suns.

There were almost no dead balls, except for Marion blocking Kwame Brown's counterattack, Liu Mang stealing the ball and hitting Nash's leg and bouncing it out of bounds, and Marion had a three-pointer on the right side of the top arc. After the first timeout in the first quarter, there were no other dead balls!

The referee wanted to find a reason to call a foul and entered the official timeout. The two teams were going to finish the first quarter!

The characteristics of the Hawks came with Liu Mang. If the opponent played dirty, they would respond with a dirtier one. If the opponent played civilized, they would also play civilized. After all, there was no deep hatred in the regular season.

The Suns were famous for playing civilized. After the defense of the two teams collapsed, they couldn't stop at all.

There was no free throw in the first quarter for 8 minutes. Both teams played very cleanly.

The Hawks scored 25 points in 8 minutes, but Coach Kruger was not happy!

The opponent scored 23 points. Both teams scored 3 points per minute on average!

The Hawks made 10 of 17 shots and the Suns made 9 of 17 shots. The hit rate was more than 50%. The rhythm was fast and the efficiency was high. The game was completely out of control!

However, both teams had an obvious loophole. Prince and Marion both made 0 of 3 shots today, which lowered the scores of the two teams. Otherwise, the efficiency would be even more terrifying!

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Official timeout, the Hawks attack.

Coach Kruger called a timeout, but he didn't try to slow down the pace, because he couldn't!

Coach Kruger used Iguodala, Korver, and Jason Terry to replace McGrady, Prince, and Kwame Brown, while Liu Mang and Josh Smith stayed on the court.

First, finish the first quarter, and then make adjustments during the break. Now, Coach Kruger has used the Death Five!

If you want to play at a fast pace, then run as fast as possible!

With 24 consecutive wins, Coach Kruger is a little bit arrogant. He accepted Mike Woodson's suggestion and let Josh Smith play center. However, McGrady and Prince were not left at power forward, but Iguodala was used! A stronger player is needed.

Coach Kruger now regrets not putting Granger in the 12-man roster.

On the Suns side, D'Antoni would not easily change players. He would not be happy if the main players did not play for 40 minutes. D'Antoni still emphasized running and playing. He was confident that his team could score more than any other team, even the Hawks, whose average score was more than 5 points higher than theirs.

Gentry, however, called the players together to arrange tactics for a while.

The Hawks had the ball in the frontcourt. Liu Mang received the ball and went outside the three-point line. After the timeout, the first attack must have fallen into a positional battle, and the Suns' defense was also in position.

The Hawks' lineup can run and shoot. Jason Terry and Korver open up space in the corners on both sides. Nash follows Korver, James Jones follows Jason Terry, Iguodala and York. Sh-Smith is preparing to cut in from both sides, and he can also open up the space under the basket. These two guys, who know how explosive their physical fitness is just by looking at their bodies, rush into the small inside of the Suns and cannot stop them at all. Pulled out both Dio and Marion.

On the first attack back, Jason Terry went to the bottom corner. Liu Mang understood Jason Terry's thoughts and prepared to play the ball in singles.

Laga Bell immediately followed Liu Mang after he reached the three-point line.

Liu Mang accelerated toward the right. Laga Bell reacted very quickly and had excellent movement ability. He blocked the front of Liu Mang. Liu Mang smacked the ball hard on the ground while walking. The ball bounced up quickly with his right hand. Made a motion to catch the ball.

Laga Bell rushed forward to prevent Liu Mang from retreating. However, when Liu Mang was about to catch the ball with his right hand, he took a quick step with his left hand and then swatted the ball out. He exerted force with his left foot and headed towards Continue to accelerate and break through on the right front!

Marbury-style tentative step breakthrough!

The fans at the scene once again exclaimed, this ball is the same as Marbury's breakthrough!

Liu Mang pounced to retrieve the ball with his right hand and continued to rush towards the basket. As he did so, Josh Smith and Iguodala cut in from both sides, forcing Diaw and Marion, who were preparing to defend, to quickly close the two of them. live.

The basket is empty!

After Liu Mang took a step towards the free throw line, he kicked his left foot heavily on the ground. This time he really grabbed the ball and prepared for a tomahawk dunk...

Sudden! When Liu Mang was about to reach the highest point, he felt a heavy blow to his neck...

Liu Mang responded quickly!

"Bounce card!"

"Ding...the host uses the rebound card..."

Except for that ding, Liu Mang could no longer hear the people behind him. Someone locked his neck from behind and pulled him directly from the air. When he landed, he lost his position and twisted his ankle and fell backward, his butt also The fall hurt.

This time all the fans in the audience exclaimed!

The moment Laga Bell choked Liu Mang from behind, even the Suns fans screamed!

This action is meant to kill someone!

Liu Mang's feet hurt terribly. He jumped up from the floor. He couldn't care less about the pain in his waist and butt. It was a hard knock. It just hurt. His ankle was sprained!

"I'm glad..."

Liu Mangbiao revealed the Sichuan dialect he used when he accompanied his father to watch "Shancheng Bangbangjun"...

What made Liu Mang sad was that he jumped up in pain and no one from his teammates came to help him!

But...it's not that my teammates didn't come, it's that...this scene is so weird!