Chapter 1352 1351. Riding the Wind and Waves (Asking for Monthly Votes)

Kill!

To cause harm!

Liu Mang has been comparing assists and three-pointers with Nash.

But the Suns rely exclusively on three-pointers. The Hawks have Liu Mang, a super three-pointer who ranks first in history with an average of four three-pointers per game. However, the Hawks' team's three-point shooting percentage ranks only fifth in the league. , compared with the Suns, Warriors, SuperSonics, and Mavericks, there is a certain gap. The Eagles are strong in rebounding and scoring at the basket. With the Three Eagles attacking from the outside, the most powerful thing about the Eagles is the inside. Those guys.

The Hawks have now played four fewer games than the Heat. Counting the games against the Suns, they have also played three fewer games than the Heat. Especially after three consecutive games in the Western Conference, they may not necessarily have a better record than the Heat.

Don't worry about it for now, just roll up your sleeves and do it.

Generally speaking, the third quarter was good, because there was really no defense against the opponent. Only Kwame Brown was a little tired, and Kwame Brown also rested for half a quarter in the second half of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles The team returned to the strongest combination of Triple Eagle, Marion and Kwame Brown.

For the Suns, Nash, Laga Bell, Josh Smith, Kurt Thomas, and Diaw entered the lineup.

The Eagles attacked first, and Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

Liu Mang saw Laja Bell coming up on defense and stuck close to him, trying to squeeze through when he and his teammates were on the pick-and-roll, not giving the Hawks any space to block him. He looked like he would rather let Liu Mang break through than give him a three-pointer. Opportunities and pick-and-roll passing opportunities.

Upon seeing this, Liu Mang immediately beckoned for McGrady to pick and roll. When McGrady approached Liu Mang's right side, Laga Bell immediately put up his arms, trying to separate the space between Liu Mang and McGrady's pick and roll. This is what Liu Mang wanted!

He was already ready. Liu Mang grabbed the ball with his right hand and swung it from bottom to top to the right. He hit Laga Bale's arm, which was already reaching behind Liu Mang's back...

"Andewan!"

Liu Mang's arm hit Laga Bell's arm and the ball was knocked out of his hand.

"Ding... Master Pengci triggered level 5..."

The referee really didn't want to call the ball, but he thought that he was a professional referee and couldn't act on impulse...

"Beep..."

The referee's whistle was delayed a beat. When Laga Bell saw the ball slipping from Liu Mang's hands, they all rushed forward and hugged the ball before the referee's whistle blew.

The scene was immediately booed.

In the slow-motion replay of the live TV screen, Liu Mang did not aim at the basket at all, and threw the ball to the right, still shouting 2+1. Even the Eagles fans watching the game in front of the TV felt their faces Hot.

But there is also a sense of excitement of doing something bad...

Amid the boos from the fans, the referee gestured toward the technical table to sign for three free throws.

Laga Bell got up and complained to the referee: "This is not a shot!"

Nash and Josh Smith also went up to complain to the referee.

The referee was helpless. His first reaction was that the ball was definitely not for a shot. When Liu Mang grabbed the ball and swung his arms, his body was almost perpendicular to the backboard, but that's the rule. Maybe people like it Throwing it sideways...

Laga Bell really wanted to kill Liu Mang, but he didn't dare!

He dared to attack anyone, including James and Carter, but since the criminal Liu Mang himself was carried into the hospital three years ago, Laja Bell has always been afraid of Liu Mang. He has seen so many people. After Liu Mang's criminal was seriously injured instead of himself, Liu Mang's reputation as the "God of Plague" has spread among NBA villains.

Liu Mang walked to the free throw line and took a deep breath. There were not many free throws today. There were only 3 in the first three quarters. This time he got three at once, which was quite exciting.

All three free throws were made!

98 to 97, the Eagles went ahead by 1 point!

When the Suns attack, Liu Mang defends Nash, and McGrady defends Josh Smith's air cut.

Only when guarding Nash and switching to guard Josh Smith can McGrady become excited.

Nash reached the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Diaw, allowing Diaw to instigate the attack. However, when Diaw received the ball and wanted to direct his teammates to run, he found that there was no need to run, Kurt Thomas was directly empty!

Kurt Thomas pulled to the middle distance and tried to pull Kwame Brown out, but Kwame Brown ignored him and stood on the edge of the three-second zone, going in and out.

Facing Marion's defense, Diaw hesitated and passed the ball to Kurt Thomas instead of Josh Smith, who had already cut inside under McGrady's defense.

Kurt Thomas received the ball, and McGrady, who followed Josh Smith into the paint, immediately pounced on Kurt Thomas. Kurt Thomas shook for a moment and did not shoot. He protected the ball and came to the high post, then handed the ball over again. In Nash's hands.

Seeing that there were only 10 seconds left, Nash did not hesitate and took advantage of the Kurt Thomas pick-and-roll to rush to the left mid-range and shoot a jumper...

McGrady changed defense in time, but Nash was Nash, and he also scored with stable mid-range shots.

99 to 98, the Suns still lead by 1 point!

The offense and defense transitioned, the Eagles attacked, and Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Laga Bell did not dare to defend like he did in the first round this time, and could only stick to Liu Mang.

Laga Bell is really a troublesome character. He moves quickly, has many small moves, is not easy to lose position, and has excellent defensive prediction... a difficult opponent, so Liu Mang used the trick of touching porcelain. He originally wanted to continue, but the opponent Don't give me a chance.

Then rush inside!

Taking advantage of McGrady's defense, Liu Mang rushed inside and was attacked by Josh Smith. Liu Mang didn't pass the ball and took the initiative to stick to Josh Smith.

Given his understanding of Liu Mang, and the fact that Raja Bell was fouled just now, Josh Smith didn't dare to make a big move to defend. Liu Mang took advantage of the opponent's mentality, kept his body balance when he pressed forward, and scored two points with a floater.

He did a good job defending the Suns alone, but they couldn't play team defense without a big center, and they couldn't play team offense when they had a big center.

The Suns tried to strengthen their defense at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but failed. The Maimang combination, which had already entered the state, took Jason Terry and Marion to gradually gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Suns.

Liu Mang thought that the Suns had a chance to beat the Spurs before. The reason why he thought there was a chance was that the characteristics of the Suns' current play were very different from their plan when they recruited players in the summer!

They wanted to become an offense-defense team like the Hawks, but O'Neal and Raja Bell, a defensive stalwart with one-sided defense, were not compatible at all, mainly on the offensive end. Raja Bell liked to run and shoot, and O'Neal could only stay in position.

The Suns now have one set of tactics for the starting lineup and another for the second lineup. They are quite powerful on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, they don't know how to arrange their troops with the two Thomases, Raja Bell, Josh Smith, O'Neal and other outstanding defensive players.

This is also the key to the Hawks being suppressed in the first half of the game today, because it is very different from the dirty defense that the Suns may play as expected. Both of their lineups are unsolvable on offense, but the defensive problems are huge.

In the third quarter, the Hawks used their main players and had the upper hand. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Hawks were more adapted to the Suns' current five-small lineup.

Although Liu Mang still did not defend well against the opponent's Dioganash and Josh Smith's high-post coordination, Mike Woodson thought of a temporary solution, trying to let the ball appear in the hands of Josh Smith and Kurt Thomas as much as possible, so that these two players with poor mid-range and long-range shooting could receive more balls, and Kwame Brown would guard the basket and protect the basket.

Although this could not prevent the Suns' pick-and-roll, it at least limited the most difficult Suns' starting lineup, with three offensive organizers and Dio as the axis.

No matter how good the Suns are at shooting, it is impossible for them to score all three-pointers in a game. Their open cuts are quite powerful. Mike Woodson did not give the Suns high-post organization opportunities, reducing their open cut opportunities. The Hawks successfully overtook by 3 points with 109 to 106 in the third minute of the fourth quarter.

The key point is that Liu Mang caused damage on the offensive end. After quickly scoring 5 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Hawks and the Suns took turns leading. Finally, after Liu Mang scored 8 points in a row and gave Kwame Brown and McGrady an assist each, the Hawks scored 14 points in 7 shots in the first four minutes, successfully overtook the score, and widened the gap to 3 points, truly taking control of the initiative!

The Hawks made adjustments, and the Suns also made adjustments. The Suns adjusted their defense, mainly blocking the Hawks' three-pointers and mid-range shots, but Liu Mang used his three-point threat to attract Raja Bell's close defense, and broke through the pick-and-roll again and again. There was no outside scoring. Liu Mang scored two goals, Kwame Brown scored one goal, Marion scored one goal, and Liu Mang got a total of 5 free throws and made 4 of them, which blew up the Suns' basket!

Although the Suns also scored 9 points in 4 minutes, which was very efficient, the mid-range shots, three-pointers and basket opportunities were blocked. The two scoring methods they are best at could not be used, and there were a lot of mid-range shooting opportunities, but they could not improve their efficiency.

After Liu Mang made one of two free throws, the Suns called a timeout.

Coach Gentry replaced Calderon and O'Neal in advance, and Nash, Josh Smith and Dio continued to stay on the court.

In the first half, even in the third quarter when the Hawks' main force scored 38 points in a single quarter, Coach Gentry's substitutions were considered steady. It was not his fault that the Hawks led by 6 points in the third quarter. The Hawks' double eagles, Battier or Granger, and the forward combination of Marion and Kwame Brown were originally one of the strongest lineups in the league.

But this time, Coach Gentry's substitutions were panic!

After the timeout, the Suns attacked.

When the Suns' five players are now playing with the pass first, the fans saw the Suns' beautiful five-man pass cooperation... Passing the ball back and forth, and finally the ball was in Dio's hands, Dio missed an open mid-range jumper!

Kwame Brown tried his best to shoot the ball out when O'Neal was stuck in position. After receiving the ball, McGrady immediately passed it to Liu Mang who was already running towards the frontcourt. Liu Mang counterattacked and rushed into the inside to slam dunk and scored two points.

Liu Mang scored 26 points!

And the score was 111 to 106, taking a 5-point lead!

As a head coach for the first time, although Gentry had a lineup that allowed him to use any of his imagination, and also absorbed D'Antoni's running and gunning, the Hawks' rhythm change strategy, and the Spurs' slow attack, the rookie coach was easily panicked. The substitution in the fourth minute of the fourth quarter ruined the Suns' amazing performance in the first half!

After taking a 5-point lead, Liu Mang was even less anxious and focused on fouling. The number of fouls for the Suns had reached the limit. Without Raja Bell, it was Calderon who defended Liu Mang. Calderon could only stick to Liu Mang for a three-pointer, and Liu Mang just had to rush to the inside. O'Neal was moving slowly now, and the opponent would have to let others help defend.

The Suns' lineup was barely able to block three-pointers, but only Josh Smith and O'Neal could defend!

The Hawks' efficiency returned to the hot level in the second half of the third quarter. On the other hand, the Hawks were able to limit the Suns' offense. O'Neal could not hit Kwame Brown. Although he could contain Kwame Brown in the basket, he could only do so much.

The Hawks had the same defense as the Suns, blocking three-pointers and the basket, forcing the Suns to make a lot of mid-range jump shots.

Although the Suns launched a wave of offensive after the official timeout in the last quarter, when Coach Gentry made a substitution error three minutes before the official timeout, the Hawks had already taken an 11-point lead with 119 to 108. The Suns only scored 8 points in more than two minutes of crazy attack. The Hawks scored 4 points in these two minutes, and the smallest difference was narrowed to 7 points by the Suns. However, after the Hawks adjusted, they did not let the Suns go further and steadily maintained a lead of nearly 10 points.

When there were only 37 seconds left in the game, Liu Mang broke into the inside and caused Tim Thomas, who was helping to defend, to foul. The Suns made substitutions, replacing Nash, Josh Smith, and O'Neal, and announced their surrender!

131 to 122, the Hawks were already leading by 9 points, Liu Mang got two free throws, and there were only 37 seconds left, which was basically a done deal.

The guy who could still turn the tables with such a score difference at this time, on the other side, the Suns had no hope, and replaced the main players and announced their surrender.

In the first three quarters, Liu Mang only got 3 free throws, including these two free throws, and he had 12 free throws in a single quarter...

In normal shooting, because Liu Mang was the one who was blocked the most, Liu Mang only made 3 of 7 shots in the fourth quarter...

Both free throws were made!

In the fourth quarter, he made 10 of 12 free throws, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 throws. Liu Mang scored 17 points in a single quarter, which was more than the first three quarters combined!

Whether Liu Mang made free throws or normal shots, the boos at the scene never stopped.

The Suns couldn't fight back, all because of Liu Mang's killing!

Facing the Suns, who were as fierce as a storm on the offensive end, the Hawks rode the wind and waves, relying on the fact that the opponent had no defensive system, and used offense to kill the opponent!

In the end, relying on Liu Mang's 17 points in the last quarter, the Hawks narrowly defeated the Suns 133 to 125 away from home, and improved their record to 18 wins and 9 losses!

33 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. Liu Mang took advantage of the Suns' lack of defensive system in the last quarter, created killings and threats, and helped his teammates send a lot of good balls. He got 6 assists in a single quarter. After 38 points in the third quarter, the Hawks scored 38 points again in the fourth quarter!

76 points in the first half, which was enough to catch up with the Bulls' full-time score when their outside shooting was ironed...

The game was won, and Liu Mang was very happy.

However, there are still some troublesome things that Liu Mang needs to think about how to solve, such as how to strengthen himself to be able to predict the opponent's high-position support player's first pass and how to defend the opponent as a whole.

This can only be gained by playing more games with those high-level support masters.

Just when Liu Mang was feeling annoyed about this matter, something even more annoying came...

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for defeating Steve Nash's 11 assists with 13 assists and completing mission goal 1; congratulations to the host for leading the team to defeat the Suns and completing mission goal 3; Storm's Invasion mission completed two goals, and was rewarded with 10,000 superstar points and the special card Shark's Dunk. Because the host's team hit a total of 11 three-pointers, lagging behind the Suns who hit 16 three-pointers, mission goal 3 failed, mission goals were not fully completed, Storm's Invasion mission failed, the host needs to invite Shaq O'Neal to participate in the recording program within 24 hours, and must follow Shaq O'Neal's ideas..."

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Ask for monthly tickets... Looking at the situation. . It is estimated that the second place in the category will not be maintained until the end of the month...

Alas, I should not have gone to that appointment to drink earlier. It hurts my body and hurts my balls...

I will go to check if there is any inflammation tomorrow. I drink watery soup every day and my stomach hurts.

By the way, this paragraph was added after the chapter was released, and it is free of charge. .