Chapter 1216 1215. This Is the First Time Someone Is so Arrogant

After discussing the countermeasures for the next game with McGrady and Jason Terry, Liu Mang returned to his room in the afternoon to study how to better perform under the opponent's defense.

In the evening, Liu Mang came to McGrady's room. Most of the players of the Hawks came and wanted to watch the fifth game between the Lakers and the Mavericks.

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles to play the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals with the Mavericks. After the game started, the Mavericks almost gave up, and there was a feeling of self-abandonment.

Liu Mang felt that Kobe was really lucky!

Sometimes I really don’t know how to describe the NBA game. The Mavericks’ head coach, General Johnson, is like a young man who insists on playing singles with stars. It is true that the Mavericks’ singles are very effective. The Spurs were killed by the Mavericks’ singles.

But the opponent is the Lakers. Playing singles with Kobe and Yao Ming, Fisher, Wang Zhizhi, Odom, Luke Walton and others can kill the Mavericks with open three-pointers.

The Mavericks' high-speed rotation defense is effective against the Spurs. In addition to the superstars' singles, the Spurs mostly play team basketball; the Mavericks' high-speed rotation defense is also effective against the Hawks or the Heat. Wade of the Heat does not have a three-pointer, and the offensive area is relatively limited. The Hawks' fast interlaced running is also easily restricted by the high-speed rotation defense. The Hawks rely on superstars to play against the Mavericks.

It just so happens that the Lakers are the team that plays superstars the best. Mavericks head coach Johnson was played by the Zen Master...

Liu Mang felt that Kobe was really lucky. The Spurs were killed by the Mavericks and did not make it to the Western Conference Finals.

Although Kobe is also a victim of the Spurs, the combination of Kobe and Yao Ming is just in its first year. Popovich may be able to do something to the two, but the young general Johnson, who is only 41 years old...

If Carlisle is the head coach of the Mavericks, it will definitely not be the same. It's a pity that Coach Carlisle is too outstanding. The Pacers signed a four-year contract with him. Coach Carlisle can still lead the Pacers into the playoffs under such a tragic situation. Bird has no reason and does not want to fire Carlisle.

96 to 88, the Lakers eliminated the Mavericks in five games and advanced to the finals!

...

The Lakers made it to the finals, and the pressure was on the Hawks and the Heat.

In the post-match interview after advancing to the finals, Kobe said: "No matter who will be our opponent, it doesn't matter. The final championship is us. I look forward to anyone becoming our opponent."

So arrogant!

Liu Mang and McGrady looked at the face of Kobe when he was interviewed after the game, and they all wanted to step on this guy's face with their size 48 big feet.

Too arrogant!

Is it great to be the first to reach the finals?

Liu Mang thought about it. He was able to reach the finals in the West without any problems. Although he was lucky to meet three relatively easy opponents in a row, that was in the West. There were no weak teams in the Western Conference playoffs. The easy teams were also strong because of their strength.

"Ace, Jason, we have to win tomorrow's game!" McGrady was very upset that Kobe was so arrogant.

It had nothing to do with friendship or anything. He was just upset to see Kobe.

When McGrady was in the Magic, he watched Kobe win the championship, get into the first team, and get the first defense. He felt that it was enough. Now he finally got close to his thigh. That guy finally withered for a year, and now he has the opportunity to show off again. He can't stand it!

Liu Mang and Jason Terry were in the same mood. In three years, this was the first time that an opponent was so arrogant!

...

The Hawks had no way to deal with the away game, so they could only prepare to play tough.

The Heat, in fact, are the same. All the advantages are centered around Wade, which requires double-teaming. Once Wade's mid-range shot is not accurate, it's over. Everything is based on Wade's ability to shoot the ball in a one-on-one situation without physical contact.

Other than that, there is no better way to solve the game.

Fortunately, Wade is in excellent form in the playoffs this year. His mid-range shots have been very accurate, especially since the start of the second round. His mid-range shot hit rate has reached 51%, which is as accurate as it can be.

But now it is a crisis for the Heat again.

The last time they returned to their home court, they successfully saved the situation with a 0-2 deficit. They relied on the home advantage to tie the game 2-2 and avoided the danger of being defeated by the Hawks within 5 games.

But in the fifth game, Jason Terry's outburst caught the Heat off guard and could not be stopped at all!

The outburst was too incredible. No matter how they defended, Jason Terry could shoot the ball.

Fortunately, they defended the first two home courts and dragged the game to their third home court.

Now the Heat's goal is to drag the series into a tiebreaker with the advantage of home court!

Both teams made every effort to prepare in the short preparation time before the game.

…

On June 3, the day of the sixth game of the series between the Hawks and the Heat arrived.

In the morning, Liu Mang and his teammates did a new training. After the three eagles discussed with the coaching staff, today's tactics were very clear. The training was a bit "retro" for the Hawks, and it felt like returning to two years ago.

Although the lineup is not so suitable, it is almost the same. At that time, there was Rahim, the inside and outside defense connection point who could win the rebounding champion and the excellent inside singles forward swingman to cooperate with Liu Mang. The Hawks played the best superstar ball in the league. Although the lineup has changed a lot now, there is no better way.

Try to adjust to the best state possible. In the afternoon, the Hawks players took a break. In the evening, Liu Mang picked up his family from the rented beach villa and went to the American Airlines Center, and started warming up.

While stretching and warming up on the elliptical machine, Liu Mang made several preparations.

First, the worst plan. If the sixth game is lost, the seventh game must be won, and the special card "Atlanta's Fury" can be used.

This special card can be used at any stage of the entire career. As long as the opponent wins three games in the series, Liu Mang can use it.

It's just that after getting this special card, the Hawks have reached the first peak, which is the peak period of the first generation of the three small eagles combination of Liu Mang, Rahim and Jason Terry.

Since then, no opponent has been able to drag them into a tiebreaker or lead them in the series.

This time it may be used.

But this is the worst plan. Liu Mang is ready to do his best to win the series in the sixth game, and he doesn't want to give the Lakers too much preparation time.

Then there is a high possibility that you will need to use star cards or special cards!