Chapter 1118 1117. Crazy Three-Pointer!
Liu Mang made 3 of 5 mid-range shots and 1 of 5 three-pointers in the first half. He actually chose to make a hard three-pointer? Although the three eagles shot wildly in the first half, at least they were in the mid-range range they are good at!
"Bang..."
Liu Mang missed the three-pointer, but the Spurs didn't react to the shot. Iguodala rushed in and grabbed the offensive rebound. Liu Mang ran to the left 45-degree angle to receive the ball. Ginobili and Parker rushed towards Liu Mang when Iguodala grabbed the ball. When Liu Mang received the ball, Parker and Ginobili's double-teaming was in place, but Liu Mang completely ignored it and shot a three-pointer against the two's defense...
"Ding... Jimmy Butler's crazy trigger, the host's shooting deviation this time has been corrected..."
Liu Mang's shot was a little left, and at the moment of shooting, his right hand moved a little to the right, and the ball flew out and plunged into the basket!
Just as Liu Mang expected! The description of this special card is that if you make a successful shot, the three-point hit rate must be 50%, which means that you will definitely make one of the two shots!
Moreover, it is not just 50%. If you can make the shot normally, the hit rate may be higher!
Parker and Ginobili looked at Liu Mang who returned to defense after making a three-pointer. Their eyes widened. Just now, Liu Mang's shot was in the air and he leaned back to the left, but he still made it!
Liu Mang made three three-pointers!
52 to 50, the Hawks reversed the score difference by two points!
Parker and Ginobili looked at each other. Ginobili adjusted his Mediterranean hairstyle and ran to the front court. Parker went to catch the ball.
They were just surprised that Liu Mang could make a three-pointer like that, not surprised that Liu Mang scored on both of them. This was originally a very normal thing.
The Spurs attacked. The Spurs players were a little uneasy about Liu Mang's shot just now, but they were very confident that their restriction on three-pointers was one of the best in the league.
The Spurs played well whether they were attacking from Ginobili, Sprewell or Duncan.
In the second half, after Liu Mang started to defend Ginobili, Ginobili had a little trouble with the ball.
But it was okay. The reason why the nervous knife is a nervous knife is that he is different. He looks like a superstar, but he is still flirty without the ball!
Ginobili used the pick-and-roll to cut from the baseline to the top line. After his teammates blocked Liu Mang and Liu Mang came around, he found that Ginobili had returned to the basket again. He received a pass from Finley and, with Josh Smith's help defense, he threw the ball into the basket in the three-second zone.
Josh Smith watched Ginobili grab the ball with his left hand and throw it around the back of his head. This can go in!
Attack and defense change, the Hawks attack, McGrady advances to the frontcourt, Liu Mang wants the ball at the top arc, Ginobili wants to go around, but is squeezed by Liu Mang. Sprewell is not there, Ginobili's defense against Liu Mang receiving the ball is not so good.
However, after Liu Mang received the ball, Ginobili continued to stick to Liu Mang. He would rather Liu Mang break through to the mid-range and make a quick stop jump shot than give Liu Mang a chance to shoot a three-pointer. Liu Mang's three-pointer threat is much greater than the mid-range threat.
Seeing this, Liu Mang took the initiative to press his upper body forward, grabbed the ball with one hand and swung it in a big circle. Ginobili was startled and quickly stepped back. In today's game, when Ginobili faced Liu Mang's defense, he no longer had the intention of committing a foul. The opponent was more powerful than him in committing fouls. He was more afraid of Liu Mang's fouls. Liu Mang had already caused him to commit two shooting fouls in the first half.
After Ginobili subconsciously took a step back, he instantly realized that he had been tricked!
Liu Mang quickly pulled up and shot a three-pointer...
"Ding... The King of Pull-Ups Level 5 is triggered. The host's three-pointer jump is not restricted by the defense..."
Liu Mang jumped up with all his strength. He felt very good about the three-pointer. With a fearless and wild mentality, he shot a three-pointer!
55 to 52, the Hawks lead by 3 points!
When the Spurs attacked, Finley stood up at this time, asked Parker for the ball, and faced Iguodala's defense, and forced a three-point shot.
Although the former Jordan successor is about to turn 33 years old, he can still be relied on at critical moments.
Liu Mang thought of the Jordan successors in the 1990s. The reason why they couldn't take over Jordan's job was probably because they didn't shoot three points like Jordan... Including Iverson...
55-all!
Liu Mang ran to the front court, waiting for McGrady to advance, and continued to ask Ginobili for the ball at the top arc.
But at this time, Parker let go of Iguodala and double-teamed Liu Mang!
Double-teaming without the ball!
Just don't let Liu Mang catch the ball!
Iguodala quickly ran to McGrady to help McGrady block Finley, McGrady stepped into the three-point line, and shot a long two-pointer... It also went in!
Liu Mang helped his teammates create a perfect big gap!
57 to 55, the Hawks continued to lead by two points.
Finally, the Spurs didn't score. Ginobili failed to get rid of the defense in this counter-run. After receiving the ball in the paint, his shot was blocked and his throw-in missed! It hit the front of the basket, and Liu Mang, who followed in, took the ball off Ginobili's head.
Counterattack!
Liu Mang passed the ball to Iguodala, and ran to the front court without the ball. After Liu Mang rushed to the 45-degree angle on the left, Iguodala's return pass was delivered in time. At this time, Parker and Ginobili, who caught up, pressed towards Liu Mang. Liu Mang passed the ball to the middle, and McGrady received the ball and slammed it into the basket!
Liu Mang was not in a hurry to quickly shoot all 8 three-pointers. When he only scored two three-pointers in the first half, Liu Mang was very anxious, but now he has scored four three-pointers. The third quarter has only started for three minutes. Liu Mang can slow down and use the threat he just made to help his teammates score.
59 to 55, the Hawks lead by 4 points!
4 points difference!
It's time to reach a small fork, and the Hawks' defensive enthusiasm has become stronger!
The Spurs attacked, and Duncan encountered Rasheed Wallace's fierce front, and chose to turn around and cut in. After receiving Ginobili's pass, Duncan's lob shot from the left side of the three-second zone... was interfered by Liu Mang who was in to defend! Liu Mang has recently blocked those big men including Yao Ming and Garnett, which made Duncan a little afraid. When Liu Mang rushed over, he chose to pull the rod and missed the lob shot!
Rasheed Wallace defended the defensive rebound!
Liu Mang received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Ginobili wanted to start half-court pressing from the center line, but McGrady started to help Liu Mang with a pick-and-roll from the center line this time. Liu Mang's pick-and-roll master was triggered and he rushed over quickly. This time Finley did not foolishly stay at the three-point line, but took the initiative to expand and blocked Liu Mang when he rushed to the three-point line.
Ginobili also came around immediately and double-teamed Liu Mang!
McGrady quickly ran to the right 45-degree angle to ask for the ball. Rasheed Wallace cut from the right bottom corner to the basket, brought Muhammad to the inside, and helped McGrady open up space.
McGrady's 45-degree angle was empty!
However... McGrady didn't get a response when he asked for the ball. He immediately understood what the bastard was going to do and rushed into the inside immediately.
Liu Mang lived up to McGrady's understanding of him. He squeezed outside the three-point line and took off under the double-team of Ginobili and Finley...
Ginobili was frightened by Liu Mang's two consecutive three-pointers just now. He stretched out his hand to push Liu Mang, but Liu Mang couldn't jump up completely. This time, the king of pull-up failed to trigger under the double-team of two people, especially Finley, a very strong small forward. His waist was pressed up by two people, but at this time, Ginobili's push was a foul!
When the referee whistled, Liu Mang, who was ten centimeters off the ground, was closer to the basket than the two people who were double-teaming. With his lower body still outside the three-point line, his upper body jumped into the three-point line and pushed the ball into the basket with his hands...
Sure enough, the three-eight push shot was most suitable for waves. When Liu Mang fell to the ground, the ball hit the backboard and bounced into the frame!
The referee signaled that the goal was valid and Ginobili committed a defensive foul!
Ginobili was dumbfounded!
He dared to shoot this!
This can go in!
Ginobili was going crazy watching Liu Mang turn over and lie on the floor, winking at him with a smug look on his face!
Every time he thought he was going to catch up with Liu Mang, he found that the gap had widened again!
The Spurs called a timeout!
The score difference was 7 points! This was the first time in this game that the score difference was more than 5 points!
And the Spurs had always been the one that had the initiative, but now the opponent had taken the absolute initiative!
Liu Mang pulled McGrady's hand, who was speechless and didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy, and climbed up.
At this time, the system prompt came.
"Ding... The third stage of the King's Landing series of tasks: The second task of the pioneer of the times: cause Manu Ginobili to commit a shooting foul on the host or the host causes Manu Ginobili to commit an offensive foul. The number of times has been completed 3 times, and the goal has been achieved."
Jimmy Butler's special card of madness brings more than just a hard bonus of 50% hit rate as long as the shot is successfully made in a single quarter.
More importantly, it gives Liu Mang absolute confidence!
In the original time and space, the strongest three-point shooter in history, with the help of the other two tsunami brothers, the season with the highest three-point shooting rate was "only" 49% of the three-point shooting rate, although it was an average of 5.3 three-pointers per game...
So Liu Mang has confidence in shooting, he dares to be wild!
Anyway, just force the ball out, just ignore the double-teaming, and look for opportunities to shoot!
Anyway, there is a guaranteed 50% shooting rate. Except for the critical moment when he needs to be stable and let his teammates score to widen the gap, Liu Mang can shoot unscrupulously!
Just like before, Liu Mang used his threat to help the team widen the gap to 4 points, and then he started to be wild!
This kind of confidence made Liu Mang's fearless mentality swell. This kind of inflated mentality, when his shooting feeling was not bad today, perfectly exerted his three-point ability at the level of the sun!
After Liu Mang returned to the bench, his teammates began to celebrate!
Liu Mang made three consecutive three-pointers. If he also made the free throw after the timeout, Liu Mang would have scored 10 points in a row against the Spurs in four minutes!