Chapter 1085 1084. Three-Point Frenzy

After the timeout, the Hawks sent out Jason Terry, McGrady, Korver, David Lee, and Josh Smith.

On the Hornets side, Paul, JR Smith, Rasual Butler, Desmond Mason, and David West played.

JR Smith and Rasual Butler, two forwards and guards who averaged double-digit points per game last season, are almost abandoned this season after the point guard master Byron Scott stopped playing badly. One is reckless and the other is thin, neither of them has defense. They were the tank pioneers of the Hornets' bad performance last season.

However, the Hornets relied not only on Paul to catch up, but also on these two people.

Facts have proved that in addition to the three advantages of Byron Scott training point guards, building a defensive system, and making the Hornets play the fourth lowest turnover rate in the league, other coach-related abilities are really not very good.

His vision is really too poor.

Now a sophomore and a junior finally got the opportunity to show their talents.

Hawks frontcourt ball.

Korver passed the ball to McGrady, who passed it to Jason Terry, and then lazily opened up space.

McGrady teased Paul today and played casually. The better he performed, the more casual he was. He didn't take the Hornets seriously.

Jason Terry received the ball and continued to play one-on-one, but was double-teamed by Paul and JR Smith.

Jason Terry, who scored two three-pointers in a row, was very confident and played one-on-one against two people...

JR Smith stole the ball!

He directly cut off the ball that Jason Terry picked up when he was about to shoot. Paul picked up the ball, and JR Smith rushed down like lightning, rushed to the free throw line to receive the ball, took a step and jumped, swung the ball round, and scored two points with a tomahawk dunk!

73 to 80, the score difference was narrowed to 7 points!

McGrady saw JR Smith, who was also a high school player, dunk a ball, and his eyes began to brighten up and he became interested. After Jason Terry pushed the ball to the frontcourt, McGrady asked for the ball. Jason Terry knew that he was a bit stupid not to pass it to Korver just now, so he didn't continue to be stupid and gave the ball to McGrady.

McGrady received the ball, faced with JR Smith's defense, grabbed the ball with one hand, and turned from the right lower right to the left. JR Smith's defense was very anxious. Seeing McGrady's action, he stretched out his hand to steal the ball. McGrady swung a big circle, slapped the ball to the right front, and took a big step to break through the basket!

Easy and carefree, McGrady only dribbled the ball once and reached the three-second zone. He grabbed the ball and jumped directly towards David West who received it under the basket, trying to dunk!

David West pressed up and pulled McGrady down directly.

Would rather send McGrady to the free throw line than let McGrady dunk to raise morale.

McGrady was fine. He was ready when he was pulled down and didn't fall. David West didn't mean to hurt anyone.

McGrady went to the free throw line and felt very unhappy. He missed both free throws.

Then Paul pushed forward to the front court and missed a mid-range single shot against McGrady.

McGrady grabbed the rebound and pushed forward to the top arc of the front court. He faced JR Smith and made a three-pointer... but he still missed!

But!

Looking back, JR Smith faced Korver's defense and made a pull-up shot, and he scored!

It was an unreasonable goal. Korver did a good job of shooting close to the defense. He had a height advantage, but JR Smith didn't pass the ball to Paul even though he was close to him. He shot directly and scored!

76 to 80, the score difference was reduced to 4 points in an instant!

There were six and a half minutes left!

Coach Kruger called a timeout again!

...

Paul was so excited, excited and happy now. He was going to turn the tables! He was going to kill the opponent!

Paul followed the example of his boss and called several teammates together to arrange tactics. He was only short of Liu Mang taking the tactical board away.

Byron Scott was used to it. Kidd did the same thing back then.

Byron Scott was relatively more indulgent towards Paul and Irving, who he would train in the future. After all, they were his own players.

Paul had a characteristic in his career. He relied heavily on substitutes who could play a few games. Now he has begun to show this trend.

Except for Manu Ginobili and Jason Terry, the best sixth man was almost all the type who played well in the regular season but failed in the playoffs.

But today was just the regular season. JR Smith only came on the court in the third quarter and immediately helped Paul.

On the Hawks side, Liu Mang took off his training suit.

I thought I could sit back and watch my teammates abuse the weak, but I didn't expect to be caught up!

JR Smith didn't get a chance to play in the first half. JR Smith, who averaged 11 points per game in the long season, only averaged 5 points per game this season. The Hornets were planning to abandon him.

In the original time and space, JR Smith was indeed sent to the Denver Track and Field Team after the season.

Liu Mang had forgotten about JR Smith, and only now did he notice this nervous knife!

"JR Smith, ability rating 80 (nervous knife state), offense 85, defense 62, three-pointer 87, mid-range shot 71, layup 88, speed 91, strength 77..."

Liu Mang remembered that JR Smith's career average of three-pointers per game once exceeded 2.4, and he was amazing when he was in high spirits!

Originally, Liu Mang had beaten Paul, but now the game has reached a critical moment!

After Liu Mang took off his training suit, Coach Kruger called Liu Mang over.

"Ace, you go on the court with Jason, Tracy, Kwame...Robert, win the game, focus on defense..."

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After the timeout, the Hornets made no substitutions and still had no center lineup. The Eagles replaced Triple Eagle and Kwame Brown, and all four of the Eagles' best players were on the field.

Instead of sending Josh Smith or David Lee, the power forward sent Robert Horry!

The Eagles run the ball downfield.

Liu Mang received McGrady's free throw, came to the top arc, and faced Paul's defensive dribble.

Coach Kruger mainly arranged the defense, and let Liu Mang make his own decisions on the offensive end.

Liu Mang broke through to the right, and Desmond Mason, who was guarding Horry, had already come over to double-team Liu Mang.

Liu Mang distributed the ball to Horry in the bottom corner.

Horry really... won't be able to score if he doesn't play in the playoffs. He's a three-pointer!

David West protects the defensive rebound!

Paul was very excited when he saw that Horry missed David West's shot and protected the rebound. He was getting closer and closer to a comeback!

Paul advanced to the frontcourt, and before Liu Mang could defend him, he lobbed the ball to David West in the mid-range.

David West held the ball in mid-range and hit Kwame Brown face-to-face. He hit Kwame Brown but didn't move. He wanted to rely on speed, but there was no advantage in speed, so he had to force Kwame Brown's defense to shoot a mid-range fadeaway jumper. …

Come in!

Moreover, Kwame Brown threw the ball too fiercely. When David West threw the ball, Kwame Brown slapped David West on the arm. The referee's whistle sounded and the goal was valid. Need to be punished!

David West also scored an extra penalty, 79 to 80, and the point difference was narrowed to 1 point!

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Eagles only scored 6 points!

2 out of 10 shots!

She was beaten 20 to 6 by the opponent!

Paul has seen the light!

Just one point away!

Paul retreated to the top arc, saw Liu Mang advancing, signaled to Desmond Mason from behind, and then continued to move towards Liu Mang.

Before Liu Mang was posted by Paul, he pointed to the basket with his left hand. After Paul posted on Liu Mang, he subconsciously looked behind him, thinking that the Eagles were going to play an alley-oop pass.

But McGrady was stuck by JR Smith, Jason Terry alley-ooped... let's forget it, Kwame Brown and David West were entangled, Horry alley-ooped?

Paul instantly dismissed the fact that the opponent was about to receive the alley-oop. When he glanced behind him and immediately turned his head, he felt like he was being pulled up against Liu Mang's hand, as if he was being dragged up by the jersey.

Liu Mang has already jumped up!

Liu Mang chose to stand up when Paul was close to him and hit a three-pointer!

"Ding... King of Dry Pulls is triggered at level 5. The host's shot will be blocked unless blocked, regardless of defensive interference."

Paul's little move of grabbing Liu Mang's jersey was exposed, and the referee's whistle sounded!

At the same time, Liu Mang's pull-up three-pointer fell directly into the basket!

Horry and McGrady rushed in, intending to grab the rebound, but stopped when they heard the whistle, and then heard the sound of the ball entering the basket!

Liu Mang hit a three-pointer! There will be additional penalties!

At the critical moment, Liu Mang took action for the first time and stabilized the situation!

McGrady rushed up excitedly, Liu Mang also jumped up, and the two of them butt-butted in celebration.

Paul watched Liu Mang hit the ball even as he was being pressed and pulled by his jersey, and saw that the point difference was narrowed to one point, and then it was back to 4 points!

When Liu Mang went to the free throw line and hit the extra free throw, widening the point difference to 84 to 79, Paul's heart went cold!

It seems that they have worked hard for most of the day, but as long as Liu Mang comes back, their hard work will be in vain!

Paul didn't give up yet. He suppressed his uneasiness, advanced to the frontcourt, and faced Liu Mang in singles.

With J.R. Smith and Rasul Butler, the Hawks had no choice to double attack. Rasul Butler scored a three-pointer in the third quarter, and J.R. Smith scored 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Liu Mang defended Paul alone.

Paul is very fast, on par with Liu Mang, and has a good sense of breakthrough rhythm, speeding up breakthroughs against the defense he faces!

Liu Mang didn't lose his position, and he defended very focused this time. Paul couldn't get rid of Liu Mang in the mid-range, so he could only force Liu Mang's defense and make a step-back jumper!

Liu Mang pressed up and jumped to block the shot. He had good awareness and covered Paul's shooting point. Paul leaned back sharply and made a jumper from the free throw line, and hit it again!

The Hornets still didn't score!

81 to 84, 3 points difference, five minutes left, Paul's mentality has stabilized a lot, and hope is back!

Liu Mang became even more excited when he saw Paul's excited roar and waved his fist in defense.

Rookie Paul... is also very capable!

He is indeed a super rookie who has been compared with Kidd by the media after playing just over 20 games!

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, took a big step across the three-point line, and shot directly!

The feeling in the hand has not cooled down after resting for half an hour, it continues to be hot!

Facing Paul's three-point shot, he hit it again!

87 to 81, the point difference continued to expand to more than 5 points!

When the Hornets attack, the Eagles pay more attention to Paul. When Paul breaks into the mid-range, Kwame Brown directly comes up to attack.

After the third quarter, Paul became more accustomed to this kind of early double-attack. He immediately shot David West-David West's mid-range jumper.

The Hornets continued to hold out hope for a comeback, with a 4-point difference and 4 minutes and 19 seconds left, there was still a chance.

But…

When Paul and Desmond Mason went directly to the top arc to double-team, Liu Mang continued to shoot directly before the double-team came!

Moreover, he made three three-pointers in a row!