Chapter 1319 1318. Immaturity (Buddha Update 2/5)

Chapter 1319 1318. Immaturity (Buddha Update 25)

The game reached the middle of the second quarter, and the Hawks were 7 points behind.

The teammates were really not good! Jason Terry was also a pain in the ass. This was his fourth year as a substitute, and he was the weakest rotation team partner.

Rondo, bad, nervous.

Unlike the Celtics who were playing badly in the original time and space to fight for the draft pick as a bargaining chip, Rondo entered the NBA in the defending season of the dynasty team that won three consecutive championships. Moreover, because the Hawks had excellent draft vision, this rookie selected at the 16th pick in the first round was highly expected and the opponents also paid attention to him.

Rondo himself played nervously, and the opponents paid attention to the clear advantages and disadvantages he showed in high school and college. His advantages were passing and breakthrough. He was very fast. In terms of pure speed, like Liu Mang, he was rated 94 in speed, very fast and sharp in breakthrough.

On defense, Rondo could get 31 assists in a single game in high school. At the University of Kentucky, he showed rebounding and positioning abilities beyond his height. Steals were even more of a problem. He led the University of Kentucky to the quarterfinals of March Madness for two consecutive years and broke the NCAA single-season steals record for two consecutive years.

His shortcomings are more obvious. He can't shoot, and only has offensive ability under the basket. Although his footwork and lobs under the basket are very accurate, he is only 1.85 meters tall... If Milicic can't go down in the Raptors' rotation lineup, the opponent doesn't have to block and double-team Rondo's sharp breakthroughs. He doesn't have any mid-range shots.

Power forward David Lee, occasionally singles in the low post, and is good at receiving the ball and shooting. Last season, he played more in the fourth quarter with Jason Terry, and they had a relatively good understanding.

Battier...

Jason Terry didn't understand why this No. 6 pick in the 2001 class, an all-around potential star who averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game in his rookie season, became like this. On the offensive end, he only knew how to open up space in the bottom corner.

Battier's running ability is really bad. He is very accurate in the two bottom corners. He is also very good at receiving the ball in the bottom corner and attracting the defense to pass to the middle. However, his offensive end has degenerated to the extreme, from a potential star to a pure role player.

Rasheed Wallace... has the will but not the strength...

Jason Terry led the weakest bench he has ever led. He scored 10 points in 10 minutes. Jason Terry could not do better, but the Hawks were still beaten by the opponent 26 to 16 in the ten minutes from the eighth minute of the first quarter to the sixth minute of the second quarter. The Hawks were 36 to 43, seven points behind the Raptors.

The substitutes returned to the sidelines, so embarrassing...

Fortunately, the defense was okay. Joe Johnson's singles were restricted. Facing Battier, Joe Johnson struggled a bit. Rasheed Wallace played well as a center without defense. He didn't give the opponent 30 points in ten minutes...

However, the Hawks players are very confident because Liu Mang, the best player in the world in their minds, is going to play!

After trying some methods, although they restricted Milicic's passing in some aspects, overall, they couldn't really find a way to deal with Milicic.

Liu Mang felt very annoyed. Milicic alone was so difficult to deal with. With better teammates, Garnett and Gasol, two experienced stars, made it even more difficult to deal with.

It's important to catch up first!

The starting lineup of Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Marion, and Kwame Brown returned to the court.

The Raptors also changed back to the starting lineup. In order to break the nightmare of the Raptors not winning against the Hawks for many years, the head coach of the Raptors, Sam Mitchell, wanted to catch the Hawks when they were in poor overall condition at the beginning and had not been fully integrated.

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After the timeout, the Hawks attacked.

Liu Mang received the serve and came to the front court. He saw that the opponent's defense had made some changes. It might be because he passed the ball 6 times in the first eight minutes, and three of them were converted into direct assists. He was afraid of Marion's empty cut and McGrady's baseline mid-range shot and cut into the basket when he ran to the right side.

Liu Mang clearly felt the change in the opponent's defensive position.

Liu Mang was more than one meter away from the three-point line. Facing Richard Jefferson's defense on the three-point line, Liu Mang chose to break through!

"Ding... The strongest first step is triggered, the host's speed +5 in two seconds..."

Here it comes!

The fans at the scene saw that Liu Mang rushed from the right side of Richard Jefferson to the position parallel to Richard Jefferson in almost the blink of an eye, and the scene immediately boiled!

Richard Jefferson quickly retreated and wanted to press towards Liu Mang, but he was still a beat late!

Fortunately, the Raptors' defense has become more focused on shrinking the inside line. Joe Johnson blocked Liu Mang in front of him, and Milicic blocked the passing route between Liu Mang and Kwame Brown while double-teaming to block Liu Mang's route using his slow three-step trajectory.

This double-team was perfect!

But...

Liu Mang grabbed the ball, kicked his right leg, and bounced from the right side of the free throw line into the middle of the three-second zone!

And this was when Joe Johnson made physical contact!

Liu Mang entered the middle of the three-second zone, changed direction towards the basket, took off in the second step, lifted the ball to the side of the basket, and scored two points!

This...

The fans at the scene saw Liu Mang's rough offensive method for the first time!

This is Liu Mang's newly developed change of direction!

Liu Mang used to be relatively afraid of this kind of defense, so he would choose... to face the double-team jump shot. Milicic was ready to go back and compete with Kwame Brown for the defensive rebound, but Liu Mang was able to maintain stability under the confrontation!

The opponent was already used to Liu Mang's style of play that he would choose to stop and jump before physical contact. Liu Mang suddenly came, and the Raptors didn't react and were cleanly passed by Liu Mang. The most important thing was that Liu Mang's stability in the combination of man and ball and his control of the ball were too good!

The improvement of leg explosiveness gave Liu Mang another offensive option.

The score difference returned to 5 points!

The Raptors just figured out how to deal with Liu Mang's breakthrough pass, but they didn't expect Liu Mang to have a new offensive method. This defense did limit Liu Mang's passing, but it was impossible to defend Liu Mang's European step of grabbing the ball and moving sideways in the middle! After playing a few rounds, after being played by Liu Mang, they could only switch back to regular defense.

In the following time, the two teams started the Hawks' starting lineup to catch up with the score, and dig holes when the substitutes came up.

The more uncomfortable young players are with being the main substitutes, the more they need to adapt.

After the second quarter, the Hawks tied the score at 57-57 at halftime. Liu Mang scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half, McGrady scored 11 points in the first half, Marion and Kwame Brown scored 12 points in the first half, and the Hawks tied the score at halftime.

Then the third quarter... cycle...

In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Hawks were beaten 11-0 by the opponent in four minutes, and the score difference was widened to ten points...

This was the worst part of the Hawks' game. McGrady was double-teamed, his teammates couldn't make shots, and he didn't score a point in four minutes.

Liu Mang continued to play and chased the score for the third time...

This time... Liu Mang was angry!

Too bad!

The same mood as Jason Terry, this is the most immature team he has ever led!

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