Chapter 1157 1156. The Strange Thoughts of Cavaliers Fans

The Hawks are serious about bullying weak teams!

So stable!

The Hawks had such a bad start this time, but they relied on Horry and the five-small lineup to hold on to the lowest period at the beginning.

In the second quarter, Liu Mang and Jason Terry scored 20 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, successfully overtaking the score before the end of the half and widening the gap to 5 points!

At the end of the half, the Hawks led by 5 points, 61 to 56, and entered the halftime break!

Liu Mang scored 11 points and 8 assists in the first half, Jason Terry scored 13 points in a single quarter, and brought his teammates' touch up.

Liu Mang used all the advantages he could use and continued to maintain the style of bullying weak teams.

The Cavaliers, ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference... are still weak!

James, who played the entire first half, scored 21 points and 4 assists, and Larry Hughes also scored 10 points and 3 assists. The performance of the two combined was actually better than Liu Mang and Jason Terry's combined performance of 24 points and 10 assists in the first half.

But the Hawks had Horry!

Liu Mang finally had a chance to eat the delicious meal made by Horry...

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After the second half, Liu Mang, who played the entire first half, continued to play. Jason Terry played the entire second quarter and needed to rest for a while. Liu Mang, Calderon, Iguodala, David Lee, and Mourning played rotation time.

The poor version of James and Wade, who played the entire first half, rested for three minutes at the beginning of the third quarter. The Cavaliers sent out a lineup of Snow, Stephen Graham, Newbell, Gooden, and Varejao, hoping to rely on defense to support.

But in just these three minutes, Liu Mang made three consecutive three-pointers!

Liu Mang, who gradually got hot in the first half, went berserk at the beginning of the third quarter!

After missing two shots at the beginning, he made three consecutive three-pointers! Scored 9 points in a row.

The Cavaliers only made one shot in these three minutes and got 3 points. Liu Mang beat them 9 to 3. Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown quickly called a timeout.

59 to 70!

Without Larry Hughes, or even James, Snow is a good defender, but now Liu Mang can shoot directly with the pick-and-roll, and Liu Mang plays very recklessly!

Larry Hughes and James had to play again before they could even sit on the bench after the halftime break.

James and Larry Hughes played very well today, and they scored 5 points in the third quarter to help the Cavaliers stabilize the situation.

But Liu Mang is shooting now!

After the Hawks missed a shot and were beaten 5-0 by the Cavaliers, Liu Mang pushed forward to the frontcourt and encountered Larry Hughes' defense. He took a light step and Larry Hughes jumped up immediately. Just now, when he saw Liu Mang facing the pick-and-roll switch defense, he made three consecutive three-pointers on the sidelines, and Larry Hughes wanted to scold his teammates.

In the first half, Liu Mang made 0 of 5 three-pointers and could only score in the middle and close distance. Larry Hughes worked very hard to defend to achieve this. As a result, when he came back in the second half, he directly fed Liu Mang's touch!

Liu Mang used his three-point threat to shake off Larry Hughes and break through to the inside!

Liu Mang stopped suddenly in the middle distance, James rushed over to block the shot, Liu Mang leaned back and threw the ball out, James' hand hit Liu Mang's arm, the referee whistled, and Liu Mang scored the fourth goal in a row!

A mid-range jump shot and a free throw!

Liu Mang took to the free throw line and made the free throw. The Cavaliers had just chased them to 64 to 70, only 6 points behind. Seeing that they could get back to within five points by defending one and scoring one, the difference was expanded to 9 points!

73 to 64, the Hawks firmly occupied the lead!

As the game went on, James felt that fate was too unfair to him!

It was not easy to encounter such an opportunity. He and Larry Hughes finally broke out together when they met the Hawks, and both played very well. It happened that the Hawks had a bad start, but suddenly Horry appeared!

James was speechless after being restricted by the death five. Some of the Hawks' strange lineup changes often produce good results. Many teams are imitating the Hawks' tactics and trying to learn.

But Horry's explosion, those 12 points, caught the Cavaliers off guard!

No one could have imagined that it was Horry who helped the Hawks survive that slow start!

If the Cavaliers were leading by a large margin at the beginning, even if it was six or seven points, they would have become more and more motivated. This is how young teams are. They accumulate morale like a snowball, and the better they play, the Cavaliers may have a chance to upset.

But now, the snowball has become the Hawks!

On the Cavaliers side, every time James and Larry Hughes showed their power to close the score, Liu Mang quickly scored and pulled the score away again.

This feeling is too torturous!

After three quarters, the Hawks were 84 to 77. James and Larry Hughes fought hard, but the Hawks were still leading by 7 points.

Finally, in the first half of the fourth quarter, facing the frequent James collapse of Liu Mang!

Liu Mang and Jason Terry, who was not replaced after playing in the second half of the third quarter, led the Hawks to launch a fierce attack.

With Liu Mang's breakthrough to the inside and a dunk against Varejao's defense, the Hawks scored 14 to 4 in five minutes, and the score difference was widened to 17 points, laying the foundation for victory!

Bullying, bullying again!

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With a 17-point difference, Liu Mang, who played for 41 minutes in a row, was replaced by Jason Terry, Iguodala, Prince, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown to defend and keep the victory.

Coach Kruger was very cautious today. With 7 minutes left and a 17-point lead, he still replaced the three starters and the three most important substitutes, fearing that the Cavaliers would reverse the game.

In order to break the 72-win record, he has done everything possible...

Although James helped the Cavaliers narrow the gap to 8 points in the end, he only narrowed the gap to 8 points and failed to lead the team to complete the reversal.

In the end, James scored 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Larry Hughes scored 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. The two played their best performance against the Hawks after joining forces, but still lost!

Liu Mang easily scored 31 points, 13 assists and 4 rebounds. It really looked very easy. He had 5 assists in the first quarter and 20 points in the second half. With Horry's explosion and Jason Terry standing up from the bench to lead the offense, Liu Mang played very easily even without McGrady.

110 to 102, the Hawks won six consecutive games!

The record improved to 68 wins and 7 losses!

Only 5 games left to break the historical record!

After the game, the focus was not James who got 37+7+7, nor Liu Mang who got 30+10 again, nor Jason Terry who got 28 points, but Horry!

Horry was the turning point of that game. Otherwise, the Cavaliers led by James had an advantage, and the result of the game was really hard to say.

When Liu Mang was interviewed and asked about Horry's outburst, Liu Mang replied: "Robert's performance is not an outburst. This is his inherent strength. It's just that he is a little older and warms up a little slowly. Now he is starting to find his feeling. It is a great thing for us. With such a teammate who has won 5 championships, I am more confident in our next playoffs."

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James lost to Liu Mang again. On the second day, people paid attention to Horry, who was much stronger in the playoffs than in the regular season, and felt sorry for James.

It's too miserable!

For three years, the Cavaliers have lost 12 consecutive games against the Hawks!

It just so happens that the Cavaliers are the focus of the league. Before James entered the NBA, the Cavaliers sometimes only played against the Hawks three times a season, but because of James, the Cavaliers have to play against the Hawks four times in the regular season every season.

Thinking of Arenas, who is said to be looking for a miracle doctor to cure mental illness, people are really worried that James will be beaten into a psychological barrier by Liu Mang.

Including the fans of the Cavaliers, they all feel worried. James is only in his third year, and he has to face the crazy suppression of a historically strong enemy. The Cavaliers have basically determined that they will be the fifth in the East. After losing to the Hawks, they have 45 wins and 30 losses. There are still seven games. The 76ers in fourth place and the Nets in sixth place are both 40 wins and 34 losses. It is unlikely to catch up with the Cavaliers.

Although the Cavaliers are only fifth in the East, the playoff ranking is the ranking. The good record still has the home advantage. Even if the Cavaliers are fifth in the East, they have the home advantage whether they play against the 76ers or the Nets, which means they have a greater chance of winning and have a chance to enter the second round.

And the opponent in the second round is 100% the Hawks...

For the first time in NBA history, some fans do not really hope that their team can enter the second round...

Moreover, there are many people who have such ideas...

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Liu Mang looked at the comments of the Cavaliers fans in the basketball forums in North America and felt that James should not be so fragile.

Definitely not so fragile.

After all, he is the future king of the league. If James is hit like this, he will definitely find a way.

Liu Mang's mind is now on the next game.

There are seven more games!

After playing the Cavaliers, the Hawks got enough time to rest and prepare.

They rested for two days on the 4th and 5th, and played against the 76ers, Suns, and Lakers in three consecutive home games on the 6th, 8th, and 11th.

Before playing the 76ers, on the 4th, Liu Mang got up early for a morning run and finished shooting training. Then he rested at home, watched the game video, watched the news, and rested at home for a day to adjust. The team did not arrange a training plan today.

However...

Liu Mang felt very upset when he saw a certain old socialite No. 23 who didn't train well this morning but ran to his house early in the morning when he had to go to Miami to play a game tomorrow.

"LeBron, you are an athlete. Be careful of growing fat by eating so many sweets." Liu Mang complained.

Why did Liu Mang think James was not so fragile? It was because he had just finished shooting training early in the morning, and this guy came!

Liu Mang's mother made a lot of desserts for James that Liu Mang usually didn't like to eat. Some Americans may not be able to adapt to Chinese food, especially the authentic Chinese food made by a standard Chinese woman like Liu Mang's mother.

But sweets belong to the world, and nothing is more tempting than sweets. James ate them very happily.

Hearing Liu Mang's words, James ignored him: Can't I eat more after being abused? I always pay for meals when we go out, so what's wrong with eating your food?

"Ignore him, LeBron, you are still growing, eat more, children should eat more." Liu Mang's mother was very happy. She usually made these foods, and Liu Mang was not late. The three girls and even the little loli were all clamoring to lose weight. Today, a child who was said to be only 21 years old came and brought gifts. She was very happy to make a lot of food.

Seeing that James seemed to be eating his family out of money, Liu Mang looked at James' face and wanted to ask his mother: Is this a child?