Chapter 1433 1432. You Asked for This (Sixth Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket)
After the timeout, the game continued. The Eagles did not choose to play the ball in the frontcourt. Instead, in order to serve more safely, they asked Liu Mang to serve Rondo from the backcourt, and Rondo held the ball and advanced toward the frontcourt.
Liu Mang ran towards the frontcourt without the ball. He liked the tactics arranged by coach Kruger very much!
When Rondo advanced past half-court, Duhong defended Rondo.
The rest of the Bulls didn't know how to defend, so they had no choice but to defend based on their height.
McGrady stood at a 45-degree angle on the right side. Garnett's already dark face turned even darker, and he had no choice but to defend himself. It had only been a few years since the Spurs tragedy, and there were more than 30 seconds left. It was so similar to the scene at that time.
Marion went to a 45-degree angle on the right side, and Ben Wallace could only defend it. Although Marion was not as threatening as McGrady, he was one of the Suns' fast-break three-pointers that year.
Jason Terry went to the left corner, and Hinrich couldn't let go either.
Liu Mang came to the right corner with his arms akimbo, waiting for Rondo to waste time facing Du Hong in the top arc.
It will definitely take time, and both teams understand this.
Originally, if the Hawks had a normal lineup, the Bulls wanted to use a pressing defense.
But the Hawks' lineup is all-shooting, and they put the two tall men at a 45-degree angle, and the two shorter ones in the bottom corners. Together with Rondo, they form a trapezoid to cover the five standard three-pointers outside the three-point line. At the shooting spot, Garnett and Ben Wallace didn't dare to move, for fear of McGrady and Marion cutting in.
At the same time, with this position, Du Hong did not dare to let go of Rondo who was on top of the arc. He is not stupid. With this position, it would be easy for him to rush in for a layup.
There were 8 seconds left in the 24-second attack time, and with 20 seconds left before the end of the game, the Eagles took action!
The rotation lineup is very direct, direct control and shooting, direct positioning, three-point contest positioning, and more direct tactics!
Marion rushed towards the right corner and helped Liu Mang block Luol Deng. Liu Mang rushed directly from the baseline to the basket!
After Ben Wallace moved with Marion, it was too late to switch to defend Liu Mang, and he was left behind by Liu Mang.
When Liu Mang reached the edge of the three-second zone, the ball that Rondo lobbed into the basket just fell into Liu Mang's hands. Liu Mang received the ball and took off with the momentum of his sprint!
Garnett was very quick and rushed in from a 45-degree angle on the left. Hinrich in the left corner did not dare to shrink. Liu Mang faced the left corner head-on. As soon as he left, Liu Mang was sure to pass.
This is also Coach Kruger’s conspiracy!
Garnett rushed in with all his life. Liu Mang even heard this guy's roar, but Liu Mang was not afraid. After taking off, he pulled the lever sideways in the air, avoiding Garnett who rushed in, and grabbed the ball from the basket. The right side of the basket extends to the left side of the basket!
Just when Liu Mang was about to throw the ball, Garnett, who failed to defend in place, slapped Liu Mang on the arm that was pulling the lever to lift the ball. Liu Mang had no strength in his arm when he threw the ball. It can completely affect the ball. The ball only touched the basket and missed!
"Fuck..." Liu Mang was hit on the arm and the ball flew away. The key is that Garnett hit the ball with great force, and Liu Mang cursed directly.
Fortunately, Liu Mang, who fell down, tried to maintain his balance without falling, and was ready to take a free throw...
But……
Liu Mang felt that something was missing. When he landed, he remembered that he didn't hear the whistle!
At this time, Garnett rushed out like a crazy husky, grabbed the ball that fell on the floor, and rolled his body in a circle. As he rolled on the ground, he yelled "stop" to call a timeout. !
The referee only blew the whistle at this time, with 15 seconds left on the clock, and the Bulls called a timeout!
"What the hell?" Liu Mang watched the referee make a pause gesture to the technical table. Liu Mang felt incredible!
Liu Mang walked to the referee, clapped his arms and said, "He hit my hand!"
The referee ignored it and Liu Mang wanted to say something else. The referee said: "I only whistled the game that I saw with my eyes."
This is obvious. It is a warning to Liu Mang, that is, Liu Mang should complain, otherwise he may be called for a technical foul. The most criticized thing about referees this season is the abuse of "zero tolerance."
Liu Mang wanted to say something else, but was pulled away by McGrady and Jason Terry.
Because the ball was stopped, coach Kruger also came up and complained to the referee that there was something wrong with the whistle.
But what can be done? There are only 15 seconds left, and the opponent's attack is almost gone. Even if the referee puts pressure on him, it will have no effect.
You still have to defend yourself, and don't complain too much. Although the referee will not go too far, but what if it happens.
Liu Mang scored the ball just now. The referee didn't blow the ball if it didn't go in. However, unless there were too many complaints, the referee would not be able to help but blow the whistle. Usually at this time, the referee will give all the dominance on the field to the players.
Of course, there is still a difference between the home and away teams, but the results are similar, you have to put the ball into the basket.
Coach Kruger complained and quickly returned to the bench for rotation. Mike Woodson had already thought up the defensive tactics.
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After the timeout, the Eagles sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Battier, Marion, and Kwame Brown.
For the Bulls, the lineup of Hinrich, Duhon, Nocioni, Luol Deng, and Garnett came on the court.
The Bulls also learned from the Hawks and created a one-star lineup. They need three points.
The Hawks are now leading by three points, 94 to 91. The defensive goal is very clear. They will defend against three-pointers and give up two points. If the opponent chooses a two-point shot, then they will definitely commit a tactical foul against the Hawks. As long as they don't let Kwame Brown catch the ball, the Hawks will win. Moreover, the Hawks have a long timeout. If the opponent scores two points, they can call a timeout.
Of course, if the opponent chooses a three-point tactic, they must defend well.
The Bulls have a sideline ball. Liu Mang is waiting outside the three-point line and does not press the whole court. They are the leading side. Now everyone has reached the foul count. The Hawks don't want to send the opponent to the free throw line in vain and stop the clock.
After Hinrich advanced to the frontcourt, he and Garnett set a pick-and-roll.
Liu Mang began to rotate defense with his teammates at high speed!
The Hawks' defense was very hard, and the whole team was very angry. Liu Mang, McGrady, Battier, and Marion rotated defense very quickly!
Because the defensive goal was clear, which was to prevent the opponent's three-pointer, the Bulls used pick-and-roll passes and passed six times. Fortunately, their lineup was good at passing, and Hinrich, Duhon, Luol Deng, and Garnett all passed well, so there were no mistakes.
However, when the ball returned to Hinrich's hands, there were only three seconds left for the attack!
There was no chance to pass the ball again!
But at this time, Liu Mang switched back to Hinrich!
There was no time. Hinrich took the ball and ran two steps, and then threw the ball directly to the basket!
This ball was no longer a shot, but he held the ball with both hands and ran two steps, then threw the ball from bottom to top, from the right side of the body to the basket...
Sometimes, this is really good luck. Seeing that the Bulls' last attack had been defended to a dead end by the Hawks, Hinrich's random shots hit the backboard and fell into the frame!
Liu Mang's switching speed was already very fast, and he forced the opponent to have no space for normal shots, but the opponent still scored!
When the ball was flying in the air, the red light came on, and the goal was valid!
The referee signaled to the technical table to enter overtime.
Seeing Garnett spitting and howling, the Bulls players surrounded Garnett...
Liu Mang wanted to curse!
Originally, they were about to win, and both mission goals were about to be completed, but they were dragged into overtime by the opponent!
At this time, the referee just walked past Liu Mang, and Liu Mang couldn't help but said angrily: "They fouled the ball just now, there shouldn't be overtime, and they shouldn't have overtime even if they scored this ball..."
Liu Mang was still complaining about the penalty just now, and McGrady couldn't stop him. It was Stockton and Malone, the old duo, who came in and pulled Liu Mang away.
The regular time game was over, it was over, but the game was not over yet. If Liu Mang angered the referee at this time and was sent off, the other players on the Hawks would be out today. It would be a bit difficult for the other players to change their playing style in overtime. They needed Liu Mang.
Liu Mang was very upset, but he had no choice. This was an away game. When playing against a team of equal strength, there would be such problems.
However... suddenly, Liu Mang saw the opposing players breathing heavily...
Liu Mang felt... it didn't seem so unacceptable!
Compared to his side, where he swung alone and his teammates caught the ball or grabbed rebounds for the second attack, the Bulls maintained such excellent offensive efficiency today, which was a team offense with Garnett as the core, which was much more tiring than their side!
Looking at the sweaty and panting appearance of Brother Roar, the Wolf King almost turned into a Husky...
Liu Mang saw the data comparison on the big screen and saw his data of 51 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists...
Playing overtime...
What was the individual score in the previous playoffs?
Liu Mang opened the system panel and took a look. The single-game scoring record in the playoffs... 63 points?
This...
Liu Mang saw that the system panel still had a hot 106 ability rating, which meant that after triggering the "Black Mamba's Bite", the speed and explosiveness had a slight improvement effect. When Kobe's shooting time was triggered, not counting defense, Liu Mang temporarily increased his ability rating by 3 points...
"Originally, 51 points would be fine, but you asked for it..."
...
It's overtime!
This time, except for the players on the Hawks field who were unhappy about the previous controversy... It's not controversial, it's just a biased whistle. Except for the Hawks players who were unhappy about the biased whistle, everyone else, whether it was Hawks fans or Bulls fans, fans of other playoff teams, or even neutral fans, were all happy!
Neutral fans are naturally happy to watch the intense game. Fans of other playoff teams hope that the two teams will play seven or eight overtimes, and it would be best if they were all exhausted. Bulls fans were dragged into overtime, of course they were happy. Even Hawks fans wanted to see Liu Mang's crazy performance for five more minutes.
51 points...
This is a very delicate matter...
A certain player in Los Angeles is jealous and a little happy. A certain fat boss who is in a Chicago hotel and did not come to watch the game is now mad...