Chapter 1140 1139. Two Basic Skills Full of Expectations (Please Vote)

The All-Star Weekend was beaten 13 to 2!

In just three minutes, the Eastern team scored 13 points!

Popovich called a timeout!

He thought that with this lineup, facing a group of physical fitness men on the other side, they would not play too well.

But he did not expect to be beaten so badly by the opponent!

They were counterattacked 5 times in 3 minutes!

If Liu Mang threw three-pointers crazily and scored 4 in 3 minutes, even if there was a 3+1, scoring 13 points in three minutes, Popovich would accept it, after all, he had experienced worse situations.

But Liu Mang only got three points this time, and it was not a three-pointer shot. He received the ball and dunked in the counterattack and was fouled by Parker, which turned into a 2+1. James scored 6 points, Wade scored 4 points, and the three of them scored 13 points together!

The four All-Stars in the top five of the 03 generation, plus Liu Mang, the tacit understanding made Popovich feel incredible!

Parker, Ginobili and Duncan only developed a perfect tacit understanding last season. If Parker and Ginobili could cooperate better with Duncan in the 2002-03 season finals, Kidd would not have been delayed in playing against the Nets. Kidd saw that he lost the finals 2-4, which gave Kidd an illusion that he could lead the team to win the championship. Otherwise, Kidd would have gone to the Pistons after being beaten to despair.

The score difference suddenly widened from 4 points to 15 points, and Popovich felt a headache!

37 to 52, a little hard to accept.

However, Popovich's idea at this time was: "It's not that I want you to play more, but the opponent doesn't give you a chance to rest!"

"Kobe, Steve, Ray, Dirk, Tim, you go, like this..." Popovich first replaced the four strongest players of the Suns, Lakers, Supersonics and Mavericks. Yao Ming was not sent up for the time being. It is important to consume the drug-taking combination, but if you want to win, Yao Ming, the inside killer, must be used well.

The Eastern team did not make any major personnel adjustments. Wade played for more than eight minutes and was replaced. McGrady, who had rested for three minutes, came back on the court and led by 15 points. Liu Mang felt that he could use up O'Neal more. When he looked into Coach Kruger's eyes, Liu Mang understood what Coach Kruger meant. Liu Mang arranged a tactical cooperation between himself and O'Neal, with McGrady as the main attacking point.

...

The Eastern team sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, McGrady, James, Bosh, and O'Neal.

The Western team sent out a lineup of Nash, Ray Allen, Kobe, Nowitzki, and Duncan.

The fans at the scene continued to get excited when they saw the Western team send out a "powerful" lineup again.

The Eastern team played too violently just now, and the Western team had no power to fight back at all, which made people look down on the All-Stars of the Western team just now, including Nowitzki who continued to play.

Liu Mang brought four third-year players, and they couldn't beat them!

Popovich looked at the lineup that he could change the lineup as he wanted after sending out all 12 All-Stars. He felt a little strange!

It felt great to coach this lineup. After Popovich arranged the tactics, he didn't worry about whether the players could perform. He didn't need to consider it at all!

After the timeout, the Western team attacked.

Liu Mang followed Ray Allen everywhere. All Ray Allen had to do was to catch the ball and shoot once he had the chance.

Duncan didn't go to the basket, but pulled to the left at a 45-degree angle and pulled O'Neal out. Instead, Kobe went to the low position on the right side of the three-second zone and carried James.

Nash pushed the ball to the frontcourt, lobbed the ball to Kobe in the low position, and then pulled to the right at a 45-degree angle, waiting for the shot.

This style of play made Liu Mang unexpected, mainly because he didn't expect that Popovich would replace Duncan instead of Yao Ming!

Yao Ming must be Yao Ming going to the low position. If Duncan faced O'Neal, the low-post threat was not as great as Kobe facing McGrady and James!

The Eastern team did not double-team. Seeing Kobe back-to-back James in the low post, they squeezed him twice and he really moved!

James tried his best to push back, but his center of gravity was lowered, and Kobe found a gap!

Kobe slapped the ball from his crotch back, passed through both hips, turned around and passed James, caught his crotch pass, and jumped on the spot. When James turned around and found Kobe, Kobe put both hands on the basket and scored two points.

It was a bit miserable...

The little emperor was played by the peak Kobe...

Kobe easily scored two points with a low post back-to-back.

Seeing James being played dizzy, Liu Mang mourned for the little emperor for half a second. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight...

"LeBron, serve!" Liu Mang immediately asked for the ball from James, who was still a little confused.

James felt that Kobe, Mai and Ai were not human! Fortunately, he was used to being bullied by this new generation of "Ai". James quickly adjusted himself and picked up the ball and passed it to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang watched James adjust his mentality so quickly, and felt that he usually bullied James for the good of this young man.

Look at this psychological endurance, no one will say he is soft in the future.

Liu Mang pushed forward to the frontcourt, and faced an unexpected defense, it was Ray Allen!

Nash went to defend James, Kobe did not continue to defend whoever had the ball, Popovich specially arranged tactics for the defense, and temporarily built a defense system with Duncan as the core of the defense.

Everyone knew that the Eastern team wanted to create opportunities for McGrady, so they let Kobe, who had the best defense, pinch McGrady.

Facing Ray Allen's defense, Liu Mang had a very good singles opportunity, whether it was a breakthrough or a shot, but Liu Mang did not singles, nor did he pass to McGrady immediately. McGrady singles Kobe is not easier than Kobe singles McGrady, but even more difficult. The difference between the two on the defensive end is obvious, one is always one-on-one defense, and the other is two-on-edge defense.

However... you can find a pick-and-roll!

Liu Mang glanced at McGrady, and then ran in McGrady's direction. McGrady saw Liu Mang's eyes and understood, ran to the left, and helped Liu Mang block Ray Allen.

"Ding... Pick-and-roll master level 5 is triggered, the host's speed +8 in two seconds."

Kobe and Ray Allen switched defense quickly, but Liu Mang was faster. Kobe had switched defense in advance, but still failed to block Liu Mang, and was left behind by Liu Mang in two steps.

Kobe could only chase from behind. When Liu Mang reached the basket, three people from the Western team had already come in. Nash left James open to block Liu Mang, Duncan tried his best to carry O'Neal under the basket, and Kobe defended in.

Liu Mang passed the ball to O'Neal, who was the absolute threat. Sure enough, O'Neal immediately attracted a triple-team from Kobe, Nash, and Duncan.

Everything was as planned! James ran toward the top arc when Nash was shrinking. When O'Neal received the ball, McGrady ran to the right 45-degree angle with the help of James' pick-and-roll. Liu Mang went to block Nowitzki with Bosh, and McGrady was open!

As long as O'Neal passed it, McGrady would have an open three-pointer opportunity!

But!

O'Neal didn't pass it!

After receiving the ball, O'Neal couldn't even turn around. Duncan and Nash almost hung on him, but O'Neal didn't pass it. He turned sideways and shot a hook shot at the basket... With Duncan holding him and Nash hanging on him, O'Neal couldn't even jump up. His hook shot was slapped on the backboard by Kobe, bounced onto O'Neal, and was touched out of bounds by O'Neal!

What does this mean?

Did O'Neal not see that McGrady was open?

Liu Mang didn't believe it.

But that was O'Neal. The East team didn't say anything. They were still leading by 13 points. One mistake was no problem.

The West team attacked. Duncan received the referee's ball and passed it to Nash. The West team's tactic was still Kobe to play James in the low post.

This time O'Neal was very active in retreating. When Kobe turned around, he had retreated to the basket. Kobe quickly passed the ball to Duncan in the high post. Duncan received the ball and wanted to shoot. Bosh came to defend. Duncan immediately passed it to Nowitzki. Liu Mang let go of Nash and rushed towards Nowitzki.

Facing Liu Mang's defense, Nowitzki took a three-pointer from the corner...

It was an empty shot!

It was impossible to block it!

With Nowitzki's height and the fadeaway, there was no solution unless he had a bad touch!

The score difference of 15 points immediately became 10 points in 1 minute.

Liu Mang did not call a timeout. O'Neal's defensive contraction was very active just now. However, Kobe and Duncan were both good passers. They immediately passed the ball to Nowitzki, the most stable shooting point on the outside of the Western team, and the opponent scored a goal. It was not that O'Neal did not defend well, but that Nowitzki was unstoppable once he had the space to move.

Liu Mang lowered his worries a little with such an active O'Neal, and continued to attack after receiving O'Neal's serve.

Still playing the same way, Liu Mang continued to single out Ray Allen, entered the basket to compress the opponent's defense to the basket, and passed the ball to O'Neal, the highest point on the court, who was a high-quality inside passer who averaged 4 assists per game in his peak period.

But...

Liu Mang just put his mind at ease, and was immediately defeated by O'Neal's play.

O'Neal still did not pass the ball. This time, McGrady went to the free throw line after the pick-and-roll, and O'Neal did not pass the ball. This time, he was fully prepared, received the ball and jumped hard, but was pulled down by Kobe's arm, sending O'Neal to the free throw line!

"Shaq, what are you doing!" Liu Mang was a little annoyed. This fat guy didn't keep his word!

"Huh..." O'Neal made a face at Liu Mang and McGrady and walked to the free throw line.

Liu Mang understood that this fat guy didn't want to win the game, but didn't want to give the All-Star MVP to the players of their Hawks team!

O'Neal's first singles just now are questionable, but if he hadn't been fouled in the second time, with his current physical fitness, he could have played two, and O'Neal also tried his best on the defensive end. He couldn't defend just because the opponent's entire lineup was all All-Stars.

But O'Neal wanted to win the game and wanted to grab the MVP!

"Dead fat guy! Shameless!" Liu Mang couldn't help but point at O'Neal and cursed.

O'Neal just stood on the free throw line and heard what Liu Mang said, and glared at Liu Mang angrily.

Liu Mang pointed at O'Neal and cursed, and everyone around him was shocked!

This is too direct!

O'Neal didn't pass the ball to McGrady, and the Western team also saw it, and didn't find it strange at all. O'Neal is that kind of person.

But Liu Mang pointed at O'Neal and cursed him. Not only McGrady felt scared, but the Western team also didn't expect Liu Mang to curse O'Neal for this. After all, except for Kobe's desperate fight for the All-Star MVP, the two teams wanted to win more. Although McGrady also wanted to win the MVP, he didn't think it was a big deal if he didn't get it. He just didn't want to disappoint Liu Mang's kindness.

But I didn't expect Liu Mang to care so much!

O'Neal walked towards Liu Mang angrily.

Everyone around was scared, and the referee ran over quickly. The referee didn't expect this to happen!

They were worried that the two teams in the East and West would clash and fight, but they didn't expect it to be a conflict within the Eastern team!

The referees feel that they can’t defend against Liu Mang! The referee Binder, who was wearing the No. 33 referee uniform, was so desperate: God, please take this guy away! What a sin I have committed. I finally got an All-Star game, but I encountered such a thing.

There was an uproar at the scene. The Eastern team actually had an internal conflict!

Or the strongest outside and inside lines in the East had an internal conflict!

Is this the rhythm of losing the game?

However... although he was petty, he was thick-skinned and knew that this time it was his own problem. He had expected Liu Mang to be angry. Under the undisguised expectation on Kobe's face, the silent expectation in Duncan's heart, and the referee's desperate face, O'Neal walked up to Liu Mang and said to him: "Shorty, who do you say is the fat guy?"

"I'm talking about you! Fatty! And I'm not short!"

"You are a shorty! I'm not fat either. I'm strong!"

"Fatty!"

"Shorty!"

"..."

"..."

The people around were stunned again...

Are these two people...

children?

What's the difference between this and "Shabi...bounce...bounce again...bounce again..."?

The referee watched the conversation between Liu Mang and O'Neal, and stopped the action of trying to pull O'Neal away. After watching Liu Mang and O'Neal quarrel, they turned around proudly, Liu Mang went to grab the rebound, and O'Neal returned to the free throw line.

The referee felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, and felt a little dizzy. He glanced at the ceiling: Ace, I beg you, don't bother us referees...

It seemed like a fight was about to start, but it immediately returned to the rhythm of the game, and there was no delay. The quarrel of just a few seconds was probably about the same time as the celebration time of the side that usually caused the foul. The referee tried to adjust his breathing and keep the whistle away from his mouth. He felt bad for calling a technical foul in the All-Star Game.

It was just that when the referee passed the ball to O'Neal, he felt very sad: I feel bad for calling a technical foul on this guy, but who can comfort me?

O'Neal's first free throw... missed...

The second free throw... still missed!

Liu Mang tried hard to squeeze in from Nowitzki to grab the rebound, but Nowitzki stopped Bosh on Duncan's side and overpowered Liu Mang to grab the defensive rebound.

Although Nowitzki is not known for rebounding, his rebounding is not bad at all, mainly in defensive rebounding. He averaged 8.9 defensive rebounds per game this season, more than Duncan... Duncan has more rebounds, mainly offensive rebounds, usually more than 2.5 times that of Nowitzki.

The Eastern team retreated, and Liu Mang watched O'Neal actively retreating. He was really impressed by this fat guy!

The superstars in Los Angeles are all childish!

Today's guaranteed update is completed, and there is still one chapter that I owed yesterday. After writing the update, my friends can get up tomorrow morning to read it~ It may be more than two o'clock when it is finished.