Chapter 1410 1409. The Head Coach Who Was Shot While Lying Down

"Isaiah Thomas 2016-2017 version of the advanced use of the star card..."

Liu Mang looked at Isaiah Thomas' special use method and encountered such a "refreshing" use method for the first time.

It can be described as refreshing.

Unlike other stars' strange use methods, Isaiah Thomas' special use method is a set of tactics!

Liu Mang took a look and it seemed to be the set of tactics that the Celtics tailored for Isaiah Thomas and made Isaiah Thomas the second in the scoring list!

The special use method did not extend the effective time of this star card, it was still a single quarter game, but... it made Liu Mang learn a set of tactics!

The tactical ability of the young coach Stevens is obviously more advanced than that of Coach Kruger. His tactical library is almost ten years later, while Coach Kruger's is the old version of the tactical library.

The special use methods of other star cards are to extend the time, but the assassin's gives a peak use method.

Since it is ready to be used, the matching tactics should be arranged.

"Let me see, we need a supporting power forward, are you talking about Al Horford? We don't have one... David can make do, a tough iron-blooded center to block people... Are you talking about Olynyk who can't run or jump fast? Kwame can do it... A tough combo guard who can't shoot... Rajon seems to be about the same, a small forward with strong three-point impact ability... Let's take Tracy..."

The Hawks have nothing else, but a lot of people!

Including Wade who watched the game with a cane, there are 16 players with various characteristics and types. Liu Mang immediately matched a lineup that can play the special tactics of the little assassin.

The plan is ready, let's do it!

While Stockton and Coach Kruger were discussing heatedly, Liu Mang had already gathered his teammates and started to make arrangements...

Coach Kruger also saw that the opponent was at a disadvantage in the second quarter and wanted to make a breakthrough in the third quarter. He was discussing with Stockton about a solution. The tactics used in the second quarter might not work in the third quarter. Just as they were coming up with an idea, they saw that Liu Mang had already made a plan...

Comparison is frustrating!

So... Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson immediately came to Liu Mang's side. Coach Kruger wanted to enrich his tactical library, while Mike Woodson wanted to learn as much as possible before he could become the head coach of another team next season.

However, after seeing the tactics... both coaches wanted to curse!

"This is a lonesome guy!"

...

The halftime break was almost over, and the players of both teams returned to the court and submitted their appearance lists. The Lakers sent out Claxton, Kobe, Barnes, Odom, and Yao Ming.

This lineup... is too traditional!

When Liu Mang watched the Lakers' video clips this season, he rarely saw the Lakers use Odom and Yao Ming as a pair in the interior. To be more precise, the Lakers rarely used Odom and Yao Ming as a pair in the interior. Most of the time, it was Odom's comprehensiveness that allowed the Lakers to maintain the absolute height of the three positions of forward, power forward, and center.

The Lakers are a big team, and they are also a team with a center tradition. But they had Magic Johnson during the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar era, and now they have Odom. Their playing style is not traditional, and their deployment is not traditional. Now they suddenly sent out a traditional lineup, which really surprised Liu Mang.

The Hawks sent out Rondo and Liu Mang's double point guard combination, and McGrady, David Lee, and Kwame Brown's frontcourt combination appeared.

"Use Thomas's star card!"

"Ding... Isaiah Thomas, ability rating 90, offense 95, defense 68, passing 87, three-pointer 93, mid-range shot 92, layup 89, speed 97, strength 77... Characteristics: Aocai level 5. Because the host arranges tactics according to the advanced usage method, the fit degree is increased to 100%, the time limit is a single quarter, and the matching bonus is in progress..."

"Ding... The host's speed is temporarily increased to 97, and temporary characteristics are obtained: Aocai, and temporary skills are obtained: Pick-and-roll shooting master level 5, pick-and-roll terminator level 5..."

"Pick-and-roll shooting master level 5: Shoot directly after the pick-and-roll, with a 25% chance of ignoring the defender."

"Pick-and-roll terminator level 5: The awareness of using pick-and-roll is greatly improved, and the awareness of shooting after pick-and-roll and breaking through the basket is greatly improved."

"Aocai: arrogant and extremely confident in personal ability."

The speed of 97... the same speed as peak Iverson, of course, without considering the burst speed.

It was also the first time that Liu Mang saw two skills using pick-and-roll, but before Isaiah Thomas, no player played like him.

But that characteristic...

Liu Mang felt strange. Confidence is a good thing, but Isaiah Thomas' confidence made him lose tens of millions...

So it was, it was only ten minutes anyway, Liu Mang felt that the proud mentality would not affect him much.

The halftime break was over, and the third quarter began. The Lakers attacked first.

Claxton was very honest. He passed the ball to Kobe when he got to the frontcourt.

It was difficult for Kobe to break through against McGrady, so he simply dribbled to the high position and prepared to play a high-post single.

Rondo let Claxton go and double-teamed Kobe. Claxton saw this and played pick-and-roll with Odom, small blocking big, helping Odom block David Lee. Odom cut into the inside, and Kobe did not force it this time, passing the ball to Odom.

Liu Mang had already retreated inside, and when Kobe passed the ball to Odom, Liu Mang had already made up for it.

Odom didn't dare to shoot in the face of Liu Mang's help defense, so he dropped the ball to Yao Ming. Yao Ming was sandwiched by Liu Mang and Kwame Brown, and chose to pass the ball to Barnes in the left corner. Enns received the ball and made a three-pointer...in!

62 to 63, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 1 point as soon as the third quarter started.

The Eagles had already defended this ball very well. Liu Mang missed the one with the worst offense among their five players, but Barnes, who had only made 1 of 4 shots from the field, scored, and the Eagles could only suffer. .

Defensively...the Eagles did the best they could and were focused.

But when it comes to the offensive end...

Everyone felt strange. From the moment Liu Mang laid out his tactics at halftime, they felt strange.

But what else can we do? Let’s fight!

Rondo handed the ball to Liu Mang at halftime. Liu Mang came to the top arc, faced Kobe's defense, and beckoned for Kwame Brown to pick and roll.

Kwame Brown was the most obedient one and ran out immediately to help Liu Mang block Kobe Bryant. Liu Mang took the opportunity to break through...

The Lakers changed defense quickly, and it was not Yao Ming who was defended, but Odom!

Odom blocked Liu Mang with a lateral movement that was not suitable for his size. Liu Mang took the initiative to move towards Odom and turned around Odom!

Odom also wanted to turn around, but was blocked by David Lee who was pulled out!

Double pick-and-roll inside!

Yao Ming escaped being pulled out the first time, but he couldn't escape the second time!

Just when Yao Ming stepped out to defend Liu Mang, Rondo took advantage of McGrady's off-ball pick-and-roll and cut inside from the left. Yao Ming could only take his foot back. After McGrady blocked Claxton, he immediately pulled In the bottom corner, Claxton and Barnes both defended McGrady.

Liu Mang rushed into the inside line!

Yao Ming turned his head and looked at Liu Mang. There were two top-speed point guards on the left and the right. He was so desperate. Even if he was the most dominant center in the league today, there was nothing he could do!

Yao Ming blocked Rondo, and Liu Mang, who entered the basket first, scored two points with an easy throw.

Liu Mang is too fast! Odom's first defense was indeed in place, but as soon as he was in place, Liu Mang seemed to have predicted that he was going to switch defenses, and directly circled around him and rushed into the paint, while Kobe bypassed the pick-and-roll. He wanted to flank Liu Mang, but he didn't even have time!

Isaiah Thomas's speed of 97, coupled with Liu Mang's pick-and-roll master's +8 speed bonus within two seconds, even Iverson's explosive speed at his peak is not that fast!

Rondo was sprinting towards the inside without the ball. Liu Mang, who turned around and rushed in, got inside faster than Rondo. Yao Ming couldn't even turn around in time!

65 to 62, the Eagles lead by three points!

When the Lakers attacked, he put away his shocked emotions by Liu Mang. After receiving the ball, Kobe came to the same side of Yao Ming and lobbed the ball to Yao Ming under the basket. Yao Ming attracted the flanking attack of Liu Mang and Kwame Brown. The ball was passed to Barnes, Rondo covered it to Barnes, and then Barnes passed it to Claxton. Claxton made an open mid-range jumper... It was a decent shot, but a little too powerful.

Kwame Brown withstood Odom, and Odom struggled to grab the rebound. Odom, who has height, mobility, bounce, and rebounding awareness, is really good at rebounding. He is so strong in rushing. Liu Mang and Kwame Brown went to grab the rebound together, and then they narrowly kept the rebound in their arms.

At this time, the other four Lakers players had already retreated to half court, and Odom retreated towards the backcourt.

Using Odom as a power forward, the Lakers defend against counterattacks very well. Odom is the strongest of the two teams in offensive rebounding ability. He can affect the opponent's counterattack even if he can't grab it.

But Liu Mang is not in a hurry and plays slowly. To make good use of the features of Isaiah Thomas' star card, he has to play slowly.

Now that he has tactics and matching skills that can ensure scoring stability, Liu Mang is not in a hurry.

The advantage has gradually tilted towards the Eagles!

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt and continued to the top arc, looking for Kwame Brown to pick and roll.

This time the Lakers' interior defense was prepared. When Odom switched defenses and expanded, he consciously guarded against Liu Mang's breakthrough.

but……

When Liu Mang blocked Kwame Brown and moved sideways to the right side of the top arc, he had already grabbed the ball, exerted force with his legs, took off one step away from the three-point line on the right side of the top arc, and turned left in the air. Pull-up jump shot!

"Ding... King of Dry Pull is triggered at level 5. The host's three-point dry pull this time will not be affected by incomplete take-off."

"Ding... The master of shooting around the pick-and-roll is triggered at level 5. The host's shooting around the pick-and-roll this time will not be interfered by the opponent's tall players."

Liu Mang took advantage of the pick-and-roll and took a step forward, then turned around and Langbi hit a three-pointer!

In fact, when Kwame Brown used the pick-and-roll, Liu Mang did not see Odom's defensive movement, and his vision was completely blocked. However, just like the last attack, Liu Mang reacted instantly, relying on " The awareness of the characteristic of "rounding the pick-and-roll terminator" has increased, and I chose to directly pull it out! Odom reacted quickly and pounced immediately, but Liu Mang took off with all his strength and was not frightened by the big man's defense. He felt good today and made his first three-point shot in the second half!

22 points!

With 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 steal, Liu Mang helped the team open the point difference to 6 points, leading 68 to 62!

The Lakers were suppressed!

Not just the score, but the entire aura was suppressed!

The Lakers sent out the inside combination of Yao Ming and Odom to prevent the Hawks from counterattacking. Yao Ming was the only bulky big man, and Odom was enough to rush for offensive rebounds to disrupt the Hawks' fast break speed. Claxton, Kobe, and Barnes on the outside were all very fast in retreating.

The Lakers' tactical arrangement during the halftime break was to make the Hawks fall into a positional battle, in which the Lakers obviously had more advantages.

But I didn't expect the Hawks to use an inexplicable tactic.

Giving up the personal abilities of other stars, Liu Mang's personal abilities were maximized, and... they played so effectively!

The Lakers' offense was actually pretty good, and the trio of Kobe, Yao Ming, and Odom played very well in the second season.

But it was different from what the Lakers players expected! They thought they could overtake the score and pull away as soon as they started in the third quarter, but as the game went on, the score difference got bigger and bigger!

The "aristocratic disease" of the Lakers players recurred. They felt that it shouldn't be like that. There must be something wrong. The psychological changes affected the concentration of the Lakers players. Others were fine, but it mainly affected Odom's concentration, which then spread to the whole team...

11 to 5!

The Hawks played an 11 to 5 wave!

In five minutes, the Hawks only scored 11 points, but the Lakers only scored 5 points!

Except for Yao Ming's single dunk and Barnes's three-pointer, the other Lakers players made 0 of 6 shots!

The Hawks only scored 11 points because of the slow rhythm. Liu Mang made 3 of 5 shots and McGrady made 1 of 1 shots. The efficiency was very high. The Hawks took the initiative to slow down the rhythm this time, while the Lakers were affected by the score.

74 to 64, when the Hawks were about to pass the halfway point of the third quarter, the score difference was widened to 10 points!

This season, the Lakers are the league's top scorer in the third quarter. They often come back in the third quarter when they are behind by more than ten points in the first half. But this time, the third quarter, which they are best at, was ruined by Liu Mang!

The Lakers were completely unable to defend Liu Mang's pick-and-roll breakthrough. Liu Mang's speed was too exaggerated. The Lakers players felt that this was not the speed a player of 1.9 meters should have. They could understand that Iverson had such a speed in his peak period, but Liu Mang... they were too awkward when defending. They always used their previous experience in defending Liu Mang and were always a beat slower.

On the Lakers bench, the Zen Master felt very uneasy!

"That kid... has he improved again? And this tactic..." The Zen Master glanced at Coach Kruger who was drinking Gatorade. He originally thought that the Hawks' first attack in the third quarter happened to be that kind of attack.

Now it seems... that was the new tactic that the bald coach kept specifically to deal with them!

"Despicable villain!"