Chapter 1069 1068. The Harder I Try, the More Sad I Feel

The 10-point difference dealt a certain blow to the morale of the Supersonics.

But they still did not give up and continued to fight hard on the offensive end.

But a team without defense still has big flaws. Among the top eight teams in the West, even the Suns have better defense than the Supersonics. The Supersonics' defense is only slightly better than the Grizzlies. They average 108 points per game, but lose 103 points per game, making them the second lowest team in the top eight teams in the West.

After the Hawks strengthened their defense in the third quarter, the Supersonics' offensive efficiency began to decline.

On the Hawks side, Liu Mang scored by breaking through or passing the ball, and McGrady scored by singles, continuing to score efficiently.

Liu Mang scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in the third quarter, McGrady scored 12 points in a single quarter, Iguodala scored 4 points, Josh Smith scored 6 points, Rasheed Wallace scored 3 points with 1 of 3 three-pointers, and the Hawks scored 34 points in a single quarter!

And the Supersonics only scored 25 points!

After three quarters, the Hawks led by 17 points with a score of 99 to 82!

The three core players of the Supersonics played the first three quarters, but the score difference was getting bigger and bigger.

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"Ace, take a break..." During the last intermission, Coach Kruger wanted to replace Liu Mang. They were leading by 17 points, so he could let Liu Mang rest for a few minutes. McGrady and Jason Terry rested for the whole quarter.

"No, coach," Liu Mang refused immediately. It was not even 20 points yet. "I can create better offensive opportunities if I go up, and I am not tired. You see, I only scored 23 points and only shot 12 times. The opponent will definitely not give up. Be careful of being reversed."

Coach Kruger thought about it and it was right. The opponent played very hard today, which meant that his three-pointers were very accurate today, with 12 of 25 three-pointers in three quarters.

With the Sonics' efficient three-point shooting performance of 13 of 27 in three quarters, the Hawks scored 12 three-pointers in three quarters, withstood the opponent's offensive firepower, and then took advantage of the inside scoring advantage to narrow the gap to 17 points.

However, when Coach Kruger saw Liu Mang's data, he couldn't help but whispered to Liu Mang: "23 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists..."

How could Liu Mang not hear what Coach Kruger meant? But he really didn't want to get a triple-double today!

Liu Mang felt "insulted": Am I the kind of person who likes to brush data?

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The fourth quarter started, and the Hawks attacked first.

The Hawks sent out Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

The Sonics continued to send out today's main lineup.

Coach Nate McMillan also wanted to win today. If the boss was changed, everything would be hard to say. It's hard to say whether he can still be the head coach of this team.

At this time, Coach McMillan was so jealous of Coach Kruger. The opponent had too many people to use! And everyone can make a contribution!

After receiving the serve, Liu Mang advanced to the front court and passed the ball to Jason Terry.

Jason Terry played against Francis alone and led by 17 points. He started to be reckless and took a three-pointer against Francis...

It missed!

However, after Liu Mang gave the ball to Jason Terry, he rushed to the inside. Kwame Brown actively rushed for the offensive rebound, forcing Nick Collison to block him. Ray Allen failed to block Liu Mang and was rushed to the inside by Liu Mang.

When the ball hit the basket, Liu Mang immediately jumped high and pushed the ball back to the basket!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Liu Mang rushed up and grabbed an offensive rebound, and made a tip-in to score two points...

The big screen at the Hawks' home court listed Liu Mang's data, 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Liu Mang's ninth triple-double in his career!

Liu Mang saw this data and retreated happily.

Today, his points, rebounds and assists were all the highest in the game!

19 points difference!

The Supersonics continued their journey to chase points.

The harder you work, the more sad you feel. This is what the Supersonics say. In the first half of the fourth quarter, they were able to maintain their scoring efficiency and tried hard not to let the score difference widen further. However, in the third minute of the fourth quarter, Coach Kruger saw that the opponent was still unwilling to give up and did not defend well. He replaced the outside trio of Liu Mang, McGrady, and Iguodala, who did a better job of defense in this game, and the inside combination of Josh Smith and Kwame Brown returned again to strengthen the defense.

In the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, with McGrady's fifth three-pointer in this game, he scored 31 points, surpassing Liu Mang's 29 points. The score of the two teams became 128 to 103, and the score difference widened to 25 points!

Coach Nate McMillan called a timeout, replaced the main players, and announced his surrender!

The three core players of the Supersonics played 44 minutes. Ray Allen scored 26 points, Lewis scored 24 points, and Francis scored 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. They played better than usual, but still lost!

Liu Mang played the full 48 minutes, scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists, McGrady scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Korver scored 15 points, Jason Terry scored 19 points, Kwame Brown scored 14 points, and five players of the Hawks scored in double figures!

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Supersonics by 21 points with a score of 135 to 114, avoiding a losing streak!

Halfway through the fourth quarter, SuperSonics owner Barry Ackley had already left. He clearly understood the gap between their team and the super strong teams. They lost 20 points against the Spurs and 30 points against the Mavericks. Today we played the Eagles and lost by more than 20 points. Facing the three strongest teams this season, there was no room for resistance.

Regarding the Sonics' post-game despair, Liu Mang could only sympathize with them for three seconds, then excitedly opened the system and looked at Payton's defensive training card!

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The Eagles defeated the SuperSonics, bringing a perfect end to 2005.

The starting record of 27 wins and 1 loss is the best in history.

It’s almost midseason, and the Eagles are about to embark on a crazy January-March schedule.

The huge advantages accumulated in the first two months made Liu Mang feel a little more comfortable when he saw the schedule for the next three months.

The Eagles coaching staff is also about to start a three-month rotation plan. The veterans will also need to participate more in the game. Granger has also been recalled from the Development League and will start to train young players during this period.

On December 31st, the Hawks flew to Los Angeles at 11 a.m. to play the Lakers tomorrow.

After experiencing a playoff-like schedule for more than two months, the schedule suddenly became so tight, and the Eagles were still a little uncomfortable.

After Liu Mang got up in the morning and took the little Loli for a run, he had breakfast. He held his daughter in one arm and the little Loli in the other, hugging her left and right while watching TV programs. After a while, at nine o'clock, he Take your family to the airport to meet your teammates and head to Los Angeles.

Alexia was loading Liu Mang's large and small bags. After Liu Mang saw that two boxes had been pushed out, Alexia was still packing a large bag of clothes and held a moment of silence for Iguodala.

Liu Mang pinched Avril's face. The baby was sleeping so well. The little loli was watching Japanese cartoons introduced during the American winter vacation. Japanese animation has become more and more popular in recent years. The golden age of Japanese comics was in the 1980s. From the 1990s to the 1990s, there is now a decline in production, but those cartoons produced by comics in the golden age have entered another golden decade in the early years of the new century, and people in mainstream countries in the world like them very much. their cartoons.

Liu Mang began to think about something. .

"Gary Payton's defensive training card: Complete training goals through multiple drills, and upgrade the pressing style to the characteristic: gloves."

Liu Mang looked at the training details of the training card. It was much more troublesome than attacking! There are a total of 16 training sessions, each training is divided into two four hours, from foot movement to judgment of the timing of reaching out, from the choice of pressing and withdrawing the chair...a total of 16 small details in defense.

There is a saying circulating in the NBA that a scorer who averages 15 points or 20 points per game can be found in seven or eight drafts in a year. Even if it is a small draft year, if only pure scorers are considered, there will be many in one year, but one A true defensive master can only be drafted once or twice a year.

As for Payton, apart from Jordan, Artest, and Ron Harper, in the NBA's more than 60 years of history, there is no one else. There has been no one in ten years.

It's really difficult to become an offensive and defensive superstar!

However, Liu Mang is still full of motivation. If he can raise his defense to the level of a true best defensive team, then including defense, can his performance have the possibility of breaking 100 in the systematic evaluation?

As for guarding against this training card, we can only wait until after playing the Lakers and practice shooting first to maintain the feel.

Liu Mang deeply felt the disadvantage of a low starting point, but it also gave him motivation. If the starting point is low, just work harder!

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At two o'clock in the afternoon on December 31, the Eagles arrived at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. When they arrived at the airport, they could already feel the frenzy of Los Angeles.

Mainly... there are too many Chinese fans!

This time is a true "Chinese Derby" of equal strength, which has brought endless reverie to Chinese fans.

Iguodala was carrying a big bag on his back, with his own small bag hanging on his chest, dragging two huge suitcases, and struggled to put things in Liu Mang's room.

On Liu Mang's side, he was waiting in the parking lot with his parents, three girls, two babies, a bodyguard and a Filipino maid.

After a while, Kobe drove a nine-seater business car.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, Levia, Aida, hello, and Dinah..." Kobe ignored Liu Mang and high-fived the little lolita, "I'll help you put your things on it, you get in the car first. Bar……"

"Help!" Kobe didn't even call out Liu Mang's name, and was still resenting the post-up play.

Liu Mang didn't take it to heart. He was soft-spoken and short-handed. Kobe bought another villa in Beverly Hills. The previous villa was vacant and used it when receiving guests. Liu Mang made a call and Kobe Although he was unhappy, he still respected Liu Mang's family and could not lose his etiquette. He lent the villa and even bought new ones for all the indoor items yesterday.

Looking at Liu Mang, Kobe became angrier as he thought about it!

How in my life have I been so unlucky to know this bastard!

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