Chapter 1147 1146. The Most Difficult Moment

After losing to the Mavericks, they came to Denver on the 27th. Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown, who are going to play today, are seriously studying the Nuggets' highly impactful inside combination, Kenyon Martin, The inside trio of Nene and Camby is the league's top inside combination.

The Eagles are preparing for this game very seriously. The Eagles have not lost consecutive games this season. Even if it is consecutive away games, the Eagles players do not want to lose consecutive games.

On the 28th, Liu Mang and his teammates came to the Pepsi Center in Denver to challenge the Nuggets away from home.

Due to the tight schedule, Liu Mang did not have a drink with Anthony yesterday, nor did he meet in person.

Among the top five picks of the 2003 generation, the one who has the most common relationship with Liu Mang is Anthony.

Anthony has always been unique.

After saying hello before the game, Liu Mang looked at Anthony's ability evaluation.

"Carmelo Anthony, ability evaluation is 90, offense is 95, defense is 83, three-pointer is 84, mid-range shot is 87, layup is 92, speed is 90, strength is 87..."

Anthony is not a fat guy now. He is running and playing under coach George Karl. His defense seems to be okay and his speed is top-notch.

With Anthony as a top star, Kenyon Martin and Nene as power forwards with strong ability to attack the basket, Camby as a big center, Andre Miller as a passing master and low-post singles master, the bench There are a group of outstanding substitutes on the game, enjoying a large rookie bonus...

As an active player, Liu Mang finds it puzzling that the Nuggets are still competing for a playoff spot.

Even though he knew that Anthony's performance in leading the team was not good, Liu Mang was still confused when he personally saw Anthony with such a lineup struggling to lead the team.

That kind of lineup, for James... even for Paul, who is still a rookie, can take off immediately.

But such confusion only occurs before the game starts.

After the game started, Liu Mang understood.

Anthony is not in the same rhythm as the other Nuggets players!

After the game started, Liu Mang also received a system prompt.

"Ding... Innate skill: Unparalleled trigger, from Carmelo Anthony."

"Unparalleled: Characteristic 1: General: Carmelo Anthony, who has great potential and skills, has the personal ability to restore the dignity of the team one on five in adversity. He becomes stronger when he is strong and cannot compete with any superstar. Falling to the wind.

Characteristic 2: Willfulness: Without a suitable system and suitable teammates, Carmelo Anthony, as an absolute strength, may become a stumbling block to the team's progress. "

Anthony, whose ability evaluation has been raised to 90 or above, is one of the most talented players and has early acquired the ability to be judged as a talent by the system.

But this talent and skill... reminded Liu Mang of what happened a few years later. No matter how well Anthony led the team, he would only win 50 games at most. And Anthony was clamoring to leave. After being traded to the Knicks, George Karl Use a group of role players to easily win 57 games...

Anthony wants to play better unless he is given an organizer with the ability to control the court like Kidd or Billups to guide the team's rhythm to the rhythm that Anthony needs.

Anthony himself does not have that ability and needs a field control master to help him. Even Kidd, who is about to retire in the future, can be useful.

It’s not that Anthony has no strength, but his playing style is too traditional. Today, when the top five singles players like Koai McCartney are changing their playing styles, Anthony is still the same. From his rookie season to now, his playing style is still the retro tradition. The style of play has not changed at all.

George Karl is an admirer of run-and-gun and one of the pioneers of defensive counterattack plus run-and-gun. However, when Anthony was still thin now, he had defensive ability but no defensive attitude. He was not active in counterattack and running. He was used to falling into a high-low pair. One, it did a lot of damage to George Karl's system.

Liu Mang believes that Anthony should be given a Zen master, a peak O'Neal, and a peak Kidd, who can definitely win the championship. Kidd can do Kobe's organization and defense and Fisher's three-point shooting, and Anthony can be Kobe. A singles player like that...

But if there were peak Kidd and O'Neal... I guess that team wouldn't want Anthony...

Anthony is also a thorn in the side.

The Nuggets have a common feature when playing against major strong teams in the past two years, which is that when playing tactics, because Anthony and his teammates do not match the rhythm, and the Nuggets cannot rely on talent like they can against weak teams, they are defeated by strong teams. Playing with pressure, the Nuggets fell behind by more than ten points at halftime. Then in the second half, the Nuggets gave up their tactics and let Anthony attack one by one. They used Anthony's singles ability to beat the opponent to death, and it felt like "Lu Bu is reincarnated 1v5". It fully demonstrated Anthony's personal ability and allowed Anthony to play beautiful statistics. At the same time, Anthony is indeed very capable. He can close the point difference by relying on his single distribution, but it is hard to say whether he will win or lose in the end.

It was the same today. In the first quarter, the Nuggets wanted to use tactics, but faced the Hawks led by Liu Mang, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown. They were forced to play. In the second quarter, the Nuggets began to panic. At halftime, the Eagles led 14 points into the second half, 59-45.

In the third quarter, as expected, coach George Karl was forced to let Anthony lead the offense.

It's just that this time we encounter no ordinary strong enemy, but the strongest scorer in the league!

Anthony hit a mid-range shot from three threats, and Liu Mang immediately responded with one. Anthony made a strong shot from outside the three-point line, and Liu Mang counterattacked with a three-pointer...

Anthony was blocked by Kwame Brown and Rasheed Wallace when he got to the basket. Anthony's passing was good, but the biggest difference between him and James was his vision. He didn't know where to pass when he got to the basket, so he got the nickname "the boy who got blocked".

Liu Mang did a good job in getting to the basket with the help of pick-and-roll, feeding Kwame Brown or passing back to Rasheed Wallace at the top of the arc after he broke through to the basket and attracted double-teaming.

Liu Mang played 41 minutes today, 11 of 21 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, 31 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists, helping the Hawks beat the Nuggets 119 to 98, a 21-point difference.

In this game, Anthony only scored 6 points in the first half, and scored 35 points in the second half, with a total score of 41 points!

Fans often don't notice that the tactics were not right. Anthony's efficiency in the first half was also OK, with 2 of 5 shots and 6 points. In the second half, he scored 35 points with 12 of 25 shots. He scored 45 points with 14 of 30 shots. It was really efficient and powerful, giving people a feeling of "I have tried my best but my teammates can't help."

After the game, Liu Mang returned to the hotel and read the news online. As he expected, Anthony is only in his third year. With such performance, people will only see his strengths and not his shortcomings.

However, Liu Mang and Anthony are not that familiar with each other, which is far worse than the relationship between Liu Mang and James and Wade. Liu Mang doesn't need to risk offending the other party to remind him of anything, and it doesn't matter to him.

Little James came to consult, so Liu Mang taught him the Pure Land of Bliss. Liu Mang didn't want to give the title of King of Dance to Anthony. He had better choices...

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After defeating the Nuggets, the Hawks returned to the East from a long distance and continued to play away games, playing the Nets on the 2nd and the Celtics on the 4th.

In the games after losing to the Mavericks, the Hawks players played very focused. The two games against the Nets were relatively easy. Kidd's old knee injury affected him and he was injured and didn't play. The Hawks easily defeated the Nets with excellent defense 94 to 80.

It was very difficult to play against the Celtics on the 4th. The Celtics were like crazy when they met the Hawks. They didn't even try to grab the No. 1 pick, but just wanted to win.

Fortunately, Liu Mang and McGrady played today, and Jason Terry was on the bench.

Under the desperate defense of the Celtics, the Hawks' role players performed poorly, but the three top players in the league relied on their personal abilities to score continuously at critical moments. In the end, Liu Mang scored 22 points, McGrady scored 21 points, and Jason Terry scored 24 points. The three Hawks scored 67 points in total, helping the Hawks to beat the Celtics 93-89 and win three consecutive games.

After winning three consecutive games, the Hawks returned to Atlanta on the night of the 4th, and played the 76ers at home on the 5th. Although they had just experienced a long six-game away game, and it was a back-to-back game right after the last game of the six-game away game, the Hawks held up this time. The rest of the All-Star Weekend did help the Hawks a lot. Although the touch was not good, the Hawks' defense was very good. 85-80, relying on Liu Mang's 27 points, 7 assists and 11 rebounds, the Hawks defeated the 76ers led by Iverson who scored 18 points and 10 assists, and won four consecutive games.

However, this brutal back-to-back game with no more than one day of rest is not the only one this month...

And not after, but immediately!

The Hawks will play the Bucks at home on March 7, the Trail Blazers at home on March 9, the Bucks away on March 11, and the Magic at home on March 12. The Hawks will soon usher in a six-day four-game schedule...

On the 7th, 9th, and 11th, the Hawks won all three games and won 7 consecutive games, but in the game against the Magic on the 12th, they finally couldn't hold on and the winning streak was ended.

The record became 57 wins and 6 losses.

The general situation in March is like this. The opponents may not be that strong, or even the playoff-level teams are not that strong in the eyes of the Hawks. However, there are 6 back-to-back games in 31 days this month. The Hawks have been in a long-distance flight state. The key is that there are a lot of away games. The Hawks played 18 home games in 28 games in the first two months, and then evenly distributed in 4 months, with only five or six home games per month...

If they lose a game, the Hawks will tighten up and win a few consecutive games, and then lose a game after they start to be mentally and physically exhausted.

On March 18, the Hawks defeated the Celtics at home, raising their record to 60 wins and 6 losses, becoming the first team in the league to get 60 wins this season.

On March 24, after playing a wave of four games in five days, the Hawks raised their record to 63 wins and 7 losses.

On March 27, the Hawks won the last back-to-back in March, winning both games and winning three games in a row, with a record of 65 wins and 7 losses. They have finished all the six brutal back-to-backs this month!

However, it is also the most difficult schedule of the season. On the 29th and 31st, the Hawks will play against the Mavericks and Spurs at home and away respectively!

In early April, there will be the second match of the season with the Lakers and the Suns, both games will be at home!

The Hawks want to control the number of losses within 10 games, and these four opponents are the most difficult to deal with!

At the beginning of the season, the Hawks regarded these four games as strong opponents to re-adjust the team lineup after the rest, and they were looking forward to the arrival of these games.

Unexpectedly, these four opponents have become the biggest challenges facing them now!

But this is great for the league!

The Hawks want to exceed 72 wins. They don’t need to say it. The media has already started to promote it, and the fans have a consensus on this matter.

And these strong teams naturally don’t want to be the background for the Hawks to break the historical record. They will definitely go all out to snipe the Hawks.

The Hawks have just experienced "March Madness" and have taken away the limelight of NCAA March Madness. The Hawks are now in a fatigue stage. It is unknown how the next four games will play.

And the Western Conference’s top four, except for the Spurs, the other three are competing for the playoff rankings, and they will definitely not let the Hawks continue to win easily!

There are two to three chapters left. Have a meal and continue writing~