Chapter 1427 1426. Even if the Chance Is Slim (Four Updates and 14,000 Monthly Votes Requested)

Low-post scoring, not only Liu Mang saw this problem, the Hawks coaching staff also saw it.

Otherwise, David Lee would not have been allowed to shoot five times. If Liu Mang or Jason Terry had made a random shot, they might have scored one, and the situation would have been very different.

But I didn't expect David Lee, who was good at singles against Duncan, to be so timid when he met Garnett, and he didn't even dare to go to the basket.

Liu Mang felt that Garnett was really strong against white inside players like Gasol and David Lee. It seemed that the technical Garnett was more restrained. Webber was at a disadvantage most of the time when he played against Garnett in the playoffs. Only Duncan, who was strong inside, and Nowitzki, who could float outside the three-point line, could exceed Garnett's defensive range.

"Ace, you asked me to plan your tactics for low-post singles?" Coach Kruger asked curiously.

"Yes, I want to play low-post singles for the whole game!" Liu Mang said with a bit of gritted teeth.

Liu Mang was a little reluctant to give up the full-time star card...

However, if the second game was also lost, it would be too disadvantageous for Liu Mang. Dancing was secondary, and the negative buff of "Matador" was the key. Then the whole series would be passive, and there would be big trouble when returning to the home court.

Of course, winning the second game is also crucial!

"Okay, I'll help you arrange the tactics..." Coach Kruger didn't think there was any difficulty in arranging tactics. If the team had a low-post master, the last game would not be so passive.

The tactics arranged for David Lee and Grant Hill were great, but Grant Hill was old after all. He could play, but after two or three times, people would know how to defend. David Lee was a fresh force, but too soft.

However, although Liu Mang's low post was good, it was difficult for him to attack the Bulls' low-post defense... Coach Kruger felt it was difficult.

As for Liu Mang's request to play a single low post for a whole game, Coach Kruger just smiled.

In the morning, we had a tactical meeting, and at noon, we had a nutritious meal together. In the afternoon, Coach Kruger made some adjustments to the tactics used yesterday, and Liu Mang's new low-post singles tactics were also added.

There were many shots yesterday, not because the tactics were bad, but because the role players couldn't make shots after the fierce confrontation.

Liu Mang's hit rate of 8 out of 20 shots is not bad in the playoffs, but there are few opportunities to shoot, and several of the 20 shots were forced.

The focus is to practice shooting more, and role players need to strengthen their shooting.

Rondo, Granger, McGrady, and Marion also have to study the Bulls' defensive positions and rotations in the last game, and look for better opportunities for empty cuts. They were blocked too badly in the last game.

As for defense... The Hawks' defense was very successful, and what needs to be strengthened is the success rate of offense.

The training intensity is very high, but the time is very short, and there can't be too much consumption.

From two o'clock to four thirty, after three training sessions, the coaching staff took the players back to the hotel.

House arrest, rest, and reserve physical strength for tomorrow's game.

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The Cavaliers lost!

106-107!

With James's missed mid-range shot to Larry Hughes at the last moment, the Cavaliers lost to the Magic at home, and the Magic took away their home advantage!

Rahim scored 30 points, 22 rebounds and 3 assists, Howard scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks, Turkoglu scored 14 points and 14 assists, plus Nelson's 11 points and 6 assists, Arroyo scored 12 points with 4 three-pointers in a single game, and five Magic players scored in double figures, helping the Magic to narrowly beat the Cavaliers.

Although LeBron James scored 46 points with 20 of 35 shots, 2 of 8 free throws became a fatal injury!

In the end, James passed the ball, maybe he didn't dare to throw it, but from the block on Howard and Rahim's face, it's not an exaggeration for James to pass it.

But they only lost by 1 point, and James missed 6 free throws alone, which was the key to the loss!

If he scored one or two more, the course of the game would have changed greatly.

Peja only scored 17 points today under Rahim's defense, 6 of 19 shots, and a hit rate of only 31%.

Chandler only scored 5 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. Although he also made Howard only have 8 rebounds, it was difficult to defend Howard. He couldn't stop Rahim and was robbed of 22 rebounds by Rahim.

James scored 46 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, breaking his personal playoff career scoring record, but lost his first home game.

Liu Mang, Xiao Loli and his teammates watched the game with snacks and mourned James's experience.

James broke through, but he couldn't be stopped. But after James broke through, Rahim or Ariza ignored James, leaving Howard alone to interfere under the basket, and others blocked James' passing route to the outside line.

Although James had a very high hit rate, James kept breaking through like that, shooting in confrontation or trying to avoid shooting, which was very physically demanding. Even if he was an iron man who averaged 40+ minutes per game since his rookie season, he couldn't withstand such consumption. In the last few minutes, he couldn't break through.

"Ace, this is the defense you talked about in your "Details", LeBron is so pitiful..." McGrady sympathized with James.

In "Details of the Cavaliers", Liu Mang made his team's defense against James more specific, telling the way to defend James when Josh Smith and Iguodala were there before, and the intercepted video data was also the data when the two were there.

At that time, James was not as strong as he is now. Facing this kind of defense, James at that time could not get 46 points.

However...James still can't do better with such defense, and can't connect his teammates.

The Wizards didn't have the strength to implement Liu Mang's strategy to defend James before, but the Magic have that ability.

Rahim and Ariza both have the ability to confront and move. Howard can play the role of Kwame Brown. Although he doesn't have the solid lower limb strength and single defense like Kwame Brown, Howard is not bad either. It's just that the focus is different from Kwame Brown, and the effect of defending James is almost the same.

And the other players of the Magic have a chance to win. In fact, they fight harder than the Hawks against the Cavaliers. The Magic players don't have the "winner" mentality of the Hawks. They will fight if they have a little chance, and they will do their best in anything they are sure of.

"This is a spur, Tracy, what do you know? LeBron can only make progress after suffering. This is for his own good..." Liu Mang said seriously...

However, the situation of this year's playoffs was really beyond Liu Mang's expectations.

I thought the peak showdown in the West was the Lakers vs. Horses, but I didn't expect it to be the OK vs. OK.

The Nuggets seem to have a great chance of advancing. Iverson actually made it to the Western Conference Finals right after he arrived in the West. Liu Mang initially thought that the five-star Jazz would make it to the Western Conference Finals, but the point guard of the 2005 class was just a bad guy.

Liu Mang estimated that this would greatly promote Iverson's insistence on changing his playing style.

After watching the game between the Magic and the Cavaliers, some teammates who came to Liu Mang's room to watch the game said hello and went back to their rooms after watching the game, and some teammates prepared to gamble for fun.

McGrady helped to clean up the coffee table, took a few bags of snacks, and left, making Liu Mang really want to collect money...

At this time, Liu Mang suddenly saw a person who shouldn't have appeared in the post-match screen. The distant cousin of the guy who just took a few bags of things and Rahim hugged and laughed happily in Liu Mang's eyes...

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The second game!

May 5th, the second game of the series between the Hawks and the Bulls!

Today is also the second game of the series between the Nuggets and the Warriors.

Liu Mang got up early today and came to the visiting team training ground at the United Center, focusing on practicing low-post footwork. After his teammates expired, they simply practiced tactical running, and then rested and discussed tactics.

The second game was still at 7:30 in the evening.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the NBA officially announced two more awards.

The best sixth man of this season was won by the Mavericks player Jamal Crawford.

This time the media was not so biased. Jamal Crawford averaged 20 points per game in the regular season and ranked first among substitute players. He was definitely the best sixth man.

However, Crawford could only receive the trophy by the lake. People who didn't know saw so many people going fishing together and thought it was the championship trophy of the fishing competition.

The Most Improved Award, Josh Smith beat Andre Iguodala and Monta Ellis to win this award.

From 8.6 points per game to 22 points per game, Josh Smith's progress can be said to be a leap. He has been strengthening his strengths in the Hawks and has not been making any mistakes. He has made great progress. With Nash and Dio passing the ball to him, it is natural for him to take off.

Iguodala and Monta Ellis have also made great progress, but with Josh Smith, they can only suffer.

Josh Smith won the Most Improved Award, but the Hawks were mentioned the most.

Boozer almost won this award that year. Among the top three votes for the Most Improved Award this time, two players were from the Hawks.

"Talent Distribution Center" has become a new nickname for the Hawks by Chinese fans...

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"Uncle, can we win..." The little girl leaned close to Liu Mang's ear and asked.

On the day of the game, the little girl, who was with bodyguard Christine Wagner, finally spoke to Liu Mang, but she was very unconfident.

Indeed, the media's public opinion these two days is not optimistic about the Hawks, and they think that the Hawks' only chance is to drag the game into the decisive battle.

Little Loli is not a child anymore, and she doesn't say many of the whimsical words she used to, but she still looks forward to winning an away game.

When the strength is equal, what does winning an away game mean? Little Loli is also very clear.

Liu Mang pinched Little Loli's face, put his face close to hers and said, "Of course, I will take you home!"

Let Christine Wagner look favorably on Little Loli. The two girls and two kids are in the private room. It's not easy to get to the private room in the away game of the playoffs. Liu Mang wants it himself... The Bulls will not give it to him in nine out of ten cases. This time, the three girls and two kids came together, mainly because the boss also wanted to come. It's easy for the boss to get a private room.

Liu Mang came to the sidelines, and the noise on the scene made him feel his eardrums vibrating.

The 40-hour break time passed quickly, and there were still ten minutes before the second game of the series with the Bulls would start.

Looking at the two goals of the "Iron-blooded Tough Guy" mission, Liu Mang's first goal was to win!

Of course, Liu Mang wants to achieve both winning and scoring 30 points in a single game.

"Kobe Bryant 2005-2006 version, ability rating 100 (peak), perfect match, full game time, offense 100, defense 96, three-pointer 89, mid-range shot 97, layup 99, speed 92, strength 91... Talent skills: Black Mamba's Bite Level 5..."

Looking at the 2005-2006 version of Kobe's star card in this time and space after the data was updated, Liu Mang really couldn't bear to give it up...

The ability rating can reach up to 105...

But...

Will you compete for the championship this year?

If there is a chance, Liu Mang will definitely want it!

Even if the chance is slim!

"System boss, use Kobe's star card!"