Chapter 1379 1378. The Suffocating Inside Line

The Bulls' starting lineup is Hinrich, Sefosa, Luol Deng, Garnett, and Ben Wallace.

The Hawks started with Rondo, Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown.

This time Kwame Brown and Garnett won the jump ball.

It can be clearly seen that Garnett, who will turn 31 in early summer, has declined slightly in physical fitness!

"Garnett is not young anymore, but guys like Duncan, Nowitzki, and Garnett are still in their 30s and can still adjust their playing styles to stay at their peak..."

Liu Mang didn't think much. After Kwame Brown touched the ball, Liu Mang immediately rushed forward, and Sefolosha quickly followed Liu Mang.

To Liu Mang's surprise, Sefrosa judged his movement very accurately!

"Speed ​​93, strength 81..."

Seeing such an evaluation of his physical fitness, Liu Mang smiled, which made Sefrosa, who was close to Liu Mang, feel bad.

When Liu Mang was pressed very close to him and the opponent could barely keep up with him, he secretly raised his arm. Liu Mang was eight centimeters shorter than Sefrosa, and it was right on Sefrosa's lower abdomen! At the same time, Liu Mang exerted his upper body strength, pushed Sefrosha away, and rushed into the basket!

Rondo kept paying attention to all his teammates and quickly hoisted the ball into the inside. Liu Mang relied on Sefolosha to catch the ball. Just as he was about to get up... he felt something bad. He made a false shot with his waist and saw a body. The guy wearing the red jersey No. 21 flew out of the baseline!

Liu Mang quickly threw the ball out and threw the ball into the frame.

Garnett, who wore the red jersey No. 21, held onto the basket stand and picked up the ball, but was dodged!

Moreover, Garnett did not expect that Liu Mang could actually run over Sefolosha and get into the paint. The strength of this little point guard was a bit scary.

Originally, Garnett thought Sefolosha was a very good choice to defend against Liu Mang. Although he was just a rookie, he was fast, had top defensive awareness, and was very hardworking. Among the Bulls players, Garnett admired Sefrosa the most. .

In terms of scoring, apart from open three-pointers and layups, Seferosa has no role. However, as a pseudo-starter, he averaged 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks in 20 minutes per game. He defended very well. Seferosa, who will be 23 years old, Rosa is a very good defensive player.

But Sefolosha's weakness, she is still thin and only weighs 90 kilograms. This flaw was taken advantage of by Liu Mang!

After watching the news and watching the live game, Garnett already felt that Liu Mang's progress was too exaggerated. When playing against Liu Mang, Garnett really felt how exaggerated Liu Mang's progress was!

On Liu Mang's side, he retreated quickly after scoring the goal. Garnett's defense speed was so amazing. If he hadn't subconsciously taken a shot, the ball would have been blocked just now!

I almost got yelled at by the tough high school student!

Seeing Xinrich advancing, Liu Mang defended towards Luo Er Deng.

McGrady's defense can't be counted on, and the coaching staff has also seen it. Except for McGrady's defense this year, except for a few stars he recognized as opponents, he has been lazy on the defensive end at other times. There are many accurate players in this Bulls team. A first-rate and first-rate star, but far from an All-Star. Woodson assigned him to guard corner pitcher Sefolosha.

As Liu Mang expected, Hinrich started a pick-and-roll with Garnett after halftime.

Garnett's character... It's hard for Liu Mang to compliment him, but there is one trait in Garnett that Liu Mang admires. This guy is good at sacrifice.

Of course, it's not about sacrificing money. He took a salary cut in his third contract, mainly because the previous contract was too exaggerated. The salary for the 2003-04 season was as high as 28 million, which was far higher than other stars. No, Garnett had just signed with the Bulls. He signed a three-year, 56 million contract extension in advance. His big contract was extended until 2012, when he would be 36 years old.

The Bulls can't refuse. Once they refuse, Garnett may opt out of the player option in 2008. By then, the 32-year-old Garnett will leave, which is unacceptable to the Bulls.

Garnett is good at sacrificing the ball and data. When Cassell and Sprewell joined the Timberwolves, he held the ball less. When he came to the Bulls, he shot less and held the ball less, and he was willing to do any dirty work. His statistics have also dropped to 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game, but he is very happy because he can win, he can be loved by a large number of fans, and he also has his unique charm.

After Garnett helped Hinrich block Rondo, Marion switched defense to Rondo. Hinrich led Marion to the right side of the three-second zone and lobbed the ball to Garnett who ran to the high post on the left.

While Garnett was setting a pick-and-roll for Hinrich, Luol Deng, who was on the right baseline guarded by Liu Mang, ran towards the top arc, and Liu Mang quickly followed.

Just when Hinrich passed the ball to Garnett, Luol Deng changed direction mid-run and went up to help Hinrich block Marion. Hinrich quickly cut inside.

Just when Liu Mang thought that Garnett was going to pass to Hinrich who was cutting in, and Marion quickly switched defenses and prepared to chase Hinrich, he discovered something. The system did not prompt!

Although it may be that the judgment was not successful, Liu Mang still rushed towards Garnett. Even if the prediction was not successful, Hinrich cut in and Luol Deng pulled out. Liu Mang felt it was too strange. Xinli Qiqie goes in...what's the use?

When Liu Mang rushed to Garnett's side, Garnett had already caught the ball and turned around for a jump shot!

Liu Mang tried his best to rush forward, but Garnett was too tall and leaned back slightly, which made Liu Mang feel that this guy's back was difficult to interfere with!

Garnett did not miss because of the unexpected situation, and made a solid hit in the first mid-range shot in the opening game!

Watching Garnett hitting his chest and retreating quickly after hitting the mid-range shot, Liu Mang let out a sigh of relief, received the ball from Kwame Brown, handed it to Rondo, and ran towards the frontcourt.

When the Bulls attacked for the first time, Liu Mang felt that the opponent's offense had a routine. Although he could only shoot from the outside because he did not have strong inside damage, his tactical movement was good.

"Scales is also quite capable, no wonder he was able to sweep the defending champion."

After Liu Mang ran to the frontcourt, he focused on the offensive end. What he wanted to do today was score!

Among the Bulls' five starters, the worst defensive player is... Sefolosha... and Sefolosha is also a defensive genius with a near-first-class defensive rating in his rookie season.

And...Liu Mang could tell at a glance that the opponent's defense was exactly the same as the Eagles' defense!

"Garnett stays in the three-second zone, and Wallace's defensive end is actually a power forward style of play. It is very similar to the defense of the two-Wallace combination of the Pistons' top five in my opinion."

Rondo also felt that there was no room for survival inside! This kind of oppression feels stronger than the Lakers twin towers. The Lakers twin towers are extremely fierce on the offensive end. Although the defensive end is strong, it is not as good as Garnett and Ben Wallace.

Rondo made a quick decision and gestured to Liu Mang. Liu Mang immediately went to the high position on the left side of the free throw line and leaned on Sefolosha to ask for the ball.