Chapter 1368 1367. Still Not as Good as Liu Mang

Success!

Rondo was shocked when he heard Liu Mang's opening offensive plan when the game was about to start, but since the boss said so, he tried his best to complete it.

Suddenly he became the starter, Rondo was excited but also very scared, this is him

Such a pass was completed, for Rondo, his confidence has been greatly improved!

Coach Kruger was also very happy with the exquisite cooperation between Rondo and Liu Mang. He originally wanted Battier to start, but with Battier starting, Jason Terry was the only experienced substitute on the bench. Mike Woodson suggested using Rondo to defend Iverson and give it a try, just like the Lakers tried to use Tyronn Lue to defend Iverson.

However, on the offensive end, Rondo was able to deliver assists when Liu Mang and McGrady were both playing without the ball...

This is great!

But the focus is on defense!

Liu Mang did not celebrate after scoring, but retreated immediately, and the track and field team ran very fast!

After upgrading Andre Miller to Iverson, the Nuggets have not only improved a lot, but also improved a little bit. At least they are better than the Supersonics and the Jazz, who are expected to win 50 games this year.

Iverson pushed the ball forward and saw that the rookie Rondo was defending him when he got to the frontcourt.

The thirty-year-old Iverson is very different from before. He does not look down on rookies, especially the rookies of the Hawks.

When Iverson got to the frontcourt, he was still more than one meter away from the three-point line when he suddenly accelerated to the right.

Rondo did not fall for it, but took a half step sideways with small steps.

Iverson immediately stopped the breakthrough and controlled the ball without rushing.

As a super scorer, Iverson's judgment of the opponent's defense is very good. He felt Rondo's defensive awareness that ordinary players cannot learn. If he breaks through without preparation, he will inevitably be compressed to an uncomfortable position by the opponent.

When Iverson saw Rondo, although he did not despise him, he still felt a little regretful that the person defending him was not Liu Mang. But now, Iverson was interested...

"Rookie, can you defend like this?"

After Iverson said this to Rondo, he bent down and started to dribble with a large change of hands.

Rondo watched Iverson dribbling and felt... full of flaws!

Although Rondo is very talented, he is still a rookie. He couldn't help but reach out when Iverson patted the ball again!

Iverson keenly judged Rondo's body leaning forward before reaching out. This time, he patted the ball very quickly, and suddenly moved sideways and broke through from the middle!

Kwame Brown quickly blocked and blocked Iverson in one step inside the free throw line. Iverson's pull-up jump shot is now his way of scoring more than half of his points. Iverson passed the ball to Camby who was pulled to the left baseline. Camby was about to dribble in when Liu Mang had already switched to him.

At the same time, Nene was doing a pick-and-roll for Anthony on the other side. McGrady was defending Anthony very seriously. Anthony couldn't get rid of McGrady's defense until Nene helped him with the pick-and-roll. He got a chance to cut in from the right.

Marion quickly switched defense, but was still surpassed by Anthony. Camby's height was his advantage in passing the ball. Although he couldn't see JR Smith who was vacant at a 45-degree angle behind him, he passed the ball to Anthony who was cutting in!

Anthony took off to dunk after receiving the ball!

"Snap"

He was blocked!

Kwame Brown successfully made Iverson pass the ball after making up for Iverson, turned around and went inside, rushed up and blocked Anthony!

But Anthony grabbed the rebound himself and got up again!

Liu Mang also came in at this time, and flew over. Anthony just raised the ball, and the ball just left his hand, and was slapped down again. Anthony quickly moved sideways, grabbed the ball again, and continued to force it...

"Ding...Hotpot Feast Level 5 triggered..."

"Snap..."

Liu Mang triggered the hotpot feast again with a 30% chance, perfectly judged Anthony's shooting route, and slapped the ball in Anthony's hand again...

Anthony's hands seemed to have the "gravity" of offensive rebounds, and the ball still fell into his hands...

Finally, it seemed that the referee couldn't stand it anymore. When Anthony continued to force it, he was slapped down by Kwame Brown. The referee whistled, and when Anthony took off, Kwame Brown pushed him and fouled!

Anthony got two free throws.

At the beginning of the game, Liu Mang and Anthony's two shots had already set off the scene.

Liu Mang was truly amazed that time. The last time he saw such an attack was when Stockton was there, but Anthony's attack this time...

When Liu Mang went up to complain to the referee that Kwame Brown did not push him, the referee smiled and gestured to push him. The referee was so professional that he couldn't help but want to laugh.

3 rebounds!

Anthony got three-sevenths of his rebound share in a game in 5 seconds...

Anthony went to the free throw line and made two free throws, scoring 2 points and 3 rebounds in one round, feeling very happy...

When Liu Mang saw Anthony make two free throws, he felt that this guy was really out of tune with the other four of the top five in the 2003 class. Milicic only had a free throw rate of 73%, Bosh was 74%, Wade was 69%, James was 63%, and Anthony had never had a free throw rate lower than 80% in his career...

The Nuggets retreated quickly. George Karl advocated defensive counterattacks. Although the defensive effect was average, it can be seen from their average of 106 points per game and 103 points lost per game, but the defensive discipline was not bad.

After passing the ball to Rondo, the Eagles also advanced quickly. Liu Mang ran to the frontcourt and cut in from the middle.

It was tied at 2-2. Although the Eagles scored two points, this was the Eagles' first attack in the true sense of the game. Rondo faced JR Smith's defense and saw Liu Mang leading Iver. Sen cut inside and immediately followed with a breakthrough!

The unlucky version of Kobe really couldn't guard him. J.R. Smith defended very hard, but unfortunately his defensive awareness was just like that, and Rondo passed him in one step.

When Liu Mang came out from the left side of the basket, he happened to see this scene and noticed that Nene was about to move towards the 45-degree angle. Liu Mang did not continue to run to the left at the 45-degree angle and went around to the free throw line. Location!

JR Smith didn't have the awareness to change defense and rushed in after Rondo. Kwame Brown blocked Iverson for a while. Camby didn't dare to expand because Rondo rushed in. Marion noticed that Nene wanted to make up for it. Liu Mang tended to guard and immediately cut towards the basket. Nene quickly followed. No matter how good Camby was, he couldn't stop Marion from rushing in without blocking, so... Liu Mang's free throw line was empty!

Rondo lobs the ball behind his back!

At this time, Anthony's defense came to Liu Mang. Although Anthony gradually lost the desire to defend, just like the future king of JDZ, he was unwilling to defend after scoring great points, but he was still very serious about guarding against Liu Mang and quickly made up his defense. Guard against it.

But all this was expected by Rondo!

McGrady received the ball outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right!

After some adjustments, I took a wide-open three-point shot...

Hit!

Stunning!

As a rookie, Rondo is amazing every time he plays!

Not to mention how he saw McGrady when J.R. Smith and Anthony, both taller than him, were behind him, such a precise pass was enough to make people sincerely praise him!

However, there was not much time for Eagles fans to experience the amazing pass from Rondo. After Camby was hit for a three-pointer, he immediately picked up the ball, exited the baseline and passed it to Iverson. Anthony, Nene, and JR Smith had already rushed. Woke up!

When Iverson received the serve and rushed up, Liu Mang pressed forward to block Iverson, but Iverson changed direction and got rid of him. Iverson rushed outside the three-point line and passed the ball to JR- Smith, JR-Smith caught the ball and cut inside, scoring two points with a one-handed dunk!

Run and gun!

The Nuggets run and gun!

Although Iverson is somewhat reluctant to admit it, he did learn this way of organizing offense from Nash, whom he looked down on before.

Iverson didn't learn the deeper ability to organize offense. He couldn't learn Nash's positional battle to force a fast break, but he could still learn this simple and crude pass, and he was faster than Nash! Even though he is about to be 32 years old, he is still faster than Nash at his peak!

As soon as Liu Mang ran back to the free throw line, Rondo, who was the first to rush back to his own basket, immediately sent the ball to Liu Mang.

"Boss, hurry up!" Rondo shouted anxiously towards Liu Mang.

Because Rondo saw the opponent's messy defensive formation!

"This little brat!"

Liu Mang cursed in his heart and immediately advanced towards the frontcourt.

Now that everyone is running, let’s run and fight! When the lineup is imperfect, use offense to smooth out the flaws.

Liu Mang saw McGrady running across the center line and immediately passed it to McGrady. McGrady received the ball and took a shot. Anthony jumped up. McGrady passed by Anthony with a cat-like waist. He took the best three steps to rush into the paint. Just now, the Eagles Failed to settle into a good defensive formation, and the same goes for the Nuggets. McGrady rushed in and scored two points with an easy layup.

There's chaos!

Both teams started a chaotic battle mode. When Liu Mang received the ball and had a chance to shoot, he would do it himself. If not, he would pass it out. Since he decided to let McGrady and Rondo control the ball, he must stick to it.

Liu Mang's three-pointer is a point that the opponent needs to block. He took advantage of this and more shots appeared in the mid-range and at the basket.

There were no fouls between the two teams after Kwame Brown fouled him at the beginning. The referee couldn't find many opportunities if he wanted to call it tighter. At the seventh minute of the first quarter, the Nuggets finally ushered in the half of the game. The second foul was against Liu Mang, who received the ball from outside the three-point line and took a shot to break through. When the opponent came up, Liu Mang threw a sky cannon and won two free throws. The game entered an official timeout!

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With Marion and Tracy McGrady each hitting a three-pointer, the Hawks temporarily led 21-18 by three points, and Liu Mang also made two free throws.

They are also dual-core on the outside, and the Eagles have a greater advantage here.

But this advantage...

Coach Kruger felt that his forehead started to hurt again!

When Rondo came on the scene as the starting point guard, he didn't know how to control the rhythm at all!

Rondo's judgment of the opponent's defensive loopholes and the accuracy of his passing are indeed very good, but his choice to organize the offense by jumping in whenever there is a gap is not appropriate at all.

It is good to take advantage of the opponent's defensive loopholes, but while attacking, you must also consider retreating. Rondo does not understand this yet.

"Not everyone is Ace..." Coach Kruger sighed.

He was looking forward to letting Rondo take control from the beginning of the game. He gave it a try, but the result was average. Their starting lineup was still very advantageous, but they failed to control the rhythm.

It would be impossible to replace Rondo in advance. Without Rondo, there would be no such fast-moving point guard. Tracy McGrady is not good at that kind of organization. Liu Mang was determined to be a scorer and rashly replaced Rondo ahead of time. After subbing, the opponent had already run out of rhythm and could not hold back.

So Coach Kruger didn't replace Rondo in advance, and he held on until the official timeout.

However, the flaws did not outweigh the merits. Rondo scored 1 point, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers in 7 minutes, and gave Kwame Brown, McGrady and Marion each a wonderful assist.

Coach Kruger was generally satisfied with Rondo's performance.

Not as good as Liu Mang... Definitely not. Liu Mang averaged 20+ as a substitute in his rookie season, a historical rookie performance. Except for James, other No. 1 picks since the new century cannot compare to Liu Mang's rookie season performance.

But he was very satisfied with getting 3 assists in seven minutes. There were two turnovers, and Iverson also had two turnovers. One of them was Rondo's steal from behind and Liu Mang's counterattack dunk. If that was also counted as an assist, Rondo would have 4 assists, which was better than Iverson's 3 assists!

It's just that Iverson also scored 5 points with 2 of 3 shots, and Rondo couldn't catch up.

After comforting himself, Coach Kruger started to make substitutions.

Since Liu Mang still had two free throws to go, Coach Kruger thought for a while and began to make personnel adjustments: "Ace, Jason, go up and keep running and playing..."

...

The Hawks sent...

Liu Mang...Jason Terry...Battier...Granger...Marion...

There's really no one left!

Why didn't Liu Mang stop Rondo from making mistakes in rhythm control? It's because they don't have a real center now except Kwame Brown and Hollins!

Granger played as a power forward and Marion played as a center. In fact, Granger is a little taller than Marion...

Before going on the court, Coach Kruger patted Liu Mang on the shoulder and said, "Ace, don't feel pressured. We are very stable in the third place. Rest when you are tired."

Liu Mang said...he didn't feel pressured, just go up and shoot!

Battier and Granger were very excited. With the departure of the main teammates, they could play earlier!

Although it was sad that their teammates left, they had already thought of this at the time. If someone leaves, someone will have the opportunity to take the position!

"Ace, how are we going to play?" Jason Terry was eager to try.

"Just shoot! Lure the guy on the other side who is five centimeters shorter than you to shoot with us!"

"That's a good idea... Wait, what do you mean shorter than me!"