Chapter 1448 1447. The Natural Born King of the East

The style of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Western Conference Finals...are so different!

In the West, the iconic figures of the 96 generation are competing against each other, and Liu Mang is making sarcastic remarks on the side...the focus of the Western Conference Finals is on the game itself.

And in the East...

Compared with LeBron James, who has been immersed in dance for a long time, although McGrady has a more comprehensive "dance king inheritance" from Liu Mang and has better "talent", the accumulation of experience is also important, and the energy and financial resources invested are also important. James, who has a special "music and dance studio", defeated McGrady in the first dance king battle with McGrady and won his first victory!

James won!

Beat McGrady!

This made the fans cheer loudly!

The fans at the Cleveland Quick Loans Center said that we are not here to watch the game, but to watch the dance, and James won the dance!

As for the game... talking about the game is so hurtful, just watch it casually, don't take it too seriously, lest you have a myocardial infarction...

Looking at the "dance battle" between the two high school students three minutes before the game, Liu Mang was speechless...

Liu Mang didn't care so much about the painful tasks that were triggered temporarily in this series.

"What's the big deal? At most, I can clear the star cards. Anyway, the only star cards I have left are Kidd, Lillard, and Durant... Fortunately, I went to college. The IQ of high school students is really worrying. Isn't it embarrassing..."

...

It was almost 7:30, and Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, which once again caused the fans to boo uncomfortably, and came to the court with his starting teammates.

The Hawks sent Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown.

Playing against the Cavaliers, Rondo was replaced in the starting position. The Hawks used the rotation in the second half of the regular season this time.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup of Damon Jones, Peja, James, Gooden, and Chandler appeared.

Snow... He was completely old in the playoffs this season. He was OK most of the time in the regular season, but in order to help the Cavaliers get the first place in the East, Snow burned up the last of his energy, just like Nowitzki who was too much in the regular season, he was completely withered in the playoffs. The Cavaliers could only send Damon Jones, a pitcher who cooperated well with James, to start.

"Ding... The talent skill Natural Born King Level 1 is triggered, from LeBron James."

"Natural Born King Level 1: LeBron James' team will definitely make the playoffs, and if there is at least one All-Star teammate, it will definitely make the top four in the division. Characteristics: King of Ball Distribution Level 5, King of Hesitation Level 5...Character to be opened: Domination."

"King of Hesitation Level 5: There is a 50% probability of triggering when handling key balls. When the characteristic is triggered, the all-round ability is greatly reduced, and the desire to pass the ball is greatly increased."

"King of Ball Distribution Level 5: The strongest breakthrough ball distribution master in history, with the strongest vision in the breakthrough ball distribution state in NBA history."

As soon as he came on the court, James gave Liu Mang a surprise!

There is still a big gap between him and Duncan, who was rated as a natural king at level 5. After all, Duncan had 19 years of professional career. Except for the first lockout season, he did not win 50 games because of only 50 games. In the other 18 seasons, including the second lockout season, he only had 66 games, and all 18 years had at least 50 wins.

But this at least means that James is about to enter his peak!

As for the "King's Hesitation" which is very similar to Duncan's "Buddha Nature"...

People always have shortcomings, just like Kobe has "stubbornness", Milicic has "childishness", O'Neal has "inertia", McGrady has "non-competitiveness", Odom has "habitual distraction", Liu Mang himself always likes to irritate opponents... and so on, everyone has his own weaknesses.

But James' strongest aspect has been evaluated by the system as a talent skill, which makes Liu Mang very excited. Maybe James is just like that now, but in the future, he will definitely become his rival!

The atmosphere on the court became solemn because of Liu Mang's suddenly fanatical expression.

The biggest benefit of the seven-game battle with the Bulls in the second round was that they became more oppressive and more eager for victory.

Losing three games to the Bulls, one more game would have meant the end of the entire playoffs, which made the Hawks players feel the feeling of being almost eliminated. This feeling awakened the somewhat complacent Hawks veterans such as McGrady, Jason Terry, and Kwame Brown.

Seeing Liu Mang's eager look, McGrady, who had just had fun, also became serious. The Hawks' starting players felt Liu Mang's fighting spirit and knew that they had to win this series happily, otherwise the boss would be unhappy... Then let's fight! Let the opponent feel despair from the first game!

The Hawks looked like they were going to fight... The Cavaliers players felt half disappointed...

They didn't know why Liu Mang, who had a painful expression just now, suddenly became so excited?

Could it be that he was upset because of something that happened to him?

"What does it have to do with us!"

This is the voice of the Cavaliers players.

Peja and Chandler, two new stars this season, and James, the core, are okay. Although they lost all four regular season games against the Hawks this season, they are still very motivated.

But the old players of the Cavaliers, who lost eight games to the Hawks in the regular season and playoffs last year and were swept again in the regular season this year... their hearts were cold before the game even started...

Kwame Brown and Chandler came to the center circle for a jump ball.

At 7:30, the referee blew the whistle on time and threw the ball into the air...

Kwame Brown jumped high and flicked the ball a few centimeters above Chandler's finger, winning the jump ball.

The game started!

Rondo received the jump ball from Kwame Brown and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

The other four players of the Hawks quickly sprinted to the frontcourt.

Without Grant Hill, the Hawks were very fast.

The Cavaliers' defensive positioning was not inferior to any team. They quickly retreated to a good defensive position. Mike Brown was also a very powerful defensive assistant coach beside James.

The Hawks pressed forward collectively. After Rondo advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, he did not choose to pass the ball or find cooperation, but rushed all the way to the three-point line!

Damon Jones knew that Rondo did not shoot, so he chose to retreat to defend, but Rondo was much faster than him. Rondo quickly passed Damon Jones and rushed to the free throw line.

Rondo's sudden breakthrough caught the Cavaliers off guard. They were defending other players on the Hawks who might cooperate with Rondo. Rondo is now a young point guard with a rising reputation. The Cavaliers, who have played four regular season games with the Hawks, know that Rondo's ability to organize offense can almost be said to be the strongest in the Hawks.

But they didn't expect Rondo to play like this!

Fortunately, they have Chandler!

Rondo rushed into the inside, and Chandler did not step up to block him in advance, but stayed under the basket, blocking the connection space between Rondo and Kwame Brown on the left side of the three-second zone.

Chandler has a very good defensive awareness. He knows that Rondo has no shooting ability, so he is ready to defend two people with his height of 2.16 meters.

After Rondo rushed to the inside quickly, he saw Chandler's defense and did not hesitate. He dived into the basket, grabbed the ball in one step inside the right sideline of the three-second zone on the left side of Chandler's body, and stood up for a layup...

Chandler did not fall for it! He didn't jump up to block the ball like other physical inside players do when they encounter a breakthrough. He just took a step and stretched out his arm to cover Rondo's shooting space.

Rondo is 1.85 meters tall, and Chandler, who is 2.16 meters tall, has a height advantage of more than 30 centimeters. He made good use of the height difference.

Sure enough, Rondo just lifted the ball with his big hands, and immediately took it back, and pushed it hard towards Chandler's waist who had already stepped out of his left foot!

The direction was the direction of Kwame Brown on the left side of the three-second zone!

Chandler secretly shouted that it was not good, and turned to block Kwame Brown on the left side of the three-second zone. Although he was not shaken off by Rondo, his center of gravity had moved after he stepped out of his left foot. He didn't know if he could block Kwame Brown by turning around, but he still had to try his best to defend. As long as he prevented Kwame Brown from entering the three-second zone and jumping, he would not commit a foul. Based on Chandler's understanding of Kwame Brown, this guy would most likely not get in if he shot high.

But...

When Chandler turned and rushed out, he saw Kwame Brown's envious eyes... He didn't even catch the ball! He didn't move towards the three-second zone!

"Oh no!"

Chandler turned his head and saw the ball falling from the basket.

In less than two seconds, Rondo made two fake moves and played Chandler around!

"Ace Liu's signature one-on-one inside trick!"

The fans at the scene immediately recognized Rondo's inside singles trick this time. Wasn't it the low-post footwork that Liu Mang used to trick them countless times when he broke through to the inside and faced the inside?

The same exaggerated big hands, maybe a little worse footwork, but better finishing ability at the basket than Liu Mang!

After Rondo scored, he still had that dead fish face and quickly turned around to retreat.

The system is good and the position is accurate...but the Cavaliers have two deep defensive pits!

Rondo's breakthrough is not comparable to Nelson. Damon Jones can follow Nelson with his flexible body, but he can't defend Rondo!

Rondo had already thought about how to play against the opponent's point guard when preparing for the game. This time, he tried it out and it was very successful!

Quick fake moves, quick shots, Rondo scored two points before Damon Jones caught up!

Liu Mang didn't expect Rondo to play like this at the beginning. Of course, he once said to Rondo, "You can play according to your own ideas, and I will cooperate with you", but he didn't expect Rondo to give him another surprise in the Eastern Conference Finals in his rookie season!

Playing against the inside combination of Garnett and Ben Wallace... Rondo couldn't show his strengths, and the opponent's defensive efficiency was the first in history, too strong.

But playing against the Cavaliers, who only relied on Chandler for inside defense and Larry Hughes and James for outside defense... Rondo used the most suitable offensive method for him on Liu Mang, which he had studied and practiced hard this season!

Rondo knew that his scoring ability was poor, and Liu Mang had always asked him to improve his strengths. After a year, he did it!