Chapter 1450 1449. Strength Suppression (Asking for Guaranteed Monthly Ticket)

Score... Liu Mang is not inferior to anyone. The only defensive players he fears on the Cavaliers are Larry Hughes and Snow. But after James gets stronger and stronger and has the strength to lead the team to the top four in the division, Larry Hughes now gets less and less playing time. After all, James is a physical monster. Larry Hughes, who has similar but much weaker offensive functions, plays less and less.

Moreover, Damon Jones' performance has improved this year, and the Cavaliers got Peja. Compared with last season, Larry Hughes' playing time has been reduced by more than half.

Replaced with Larry Hughes, and James' functions overlap. Although James is stronger than he was in the original time and space at this stage, after all, he has the three-point ability that he originally started to have in the 2008-2009 season, but James plays without the ball... Apart from standing and catching the ball and throwing it, I really don't know what to do.

Snow's state in the playoffs is an avalanche. He is already 34 years old. He is not the second-team perimeter defender of the best defensive lineup who can defend Kobe all over the court like he was at his peak six years ago.

Liu Mang's goal at the beginning was not to score, but to pass the ball to his teammates, grab rebounds... and defend like a mad dog on the defensive end!

4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks in the first quarter. Liu Mang only took 4 shots in the first quarter, all of which were when his teammates had no choice. He only made a three-pointer and a free throw for Chandler's three-second violation. He didn't even commit a foul. He tried to pass the ball to his teammates.

Although Liu Mang only scored 4 points, which was a bit different from James' 11 points in a single quarter, in terms of rebounds, Liu Mang had 3 more than James' 2, 4 assists, and 2 more than James' 2. Both of them had 1 steal, and James had no blocks...

This hurt Rondo a lot...

Rondo helped Liu Mang create opportunities many times, but Liu Mang passed them out, causing Rondo to lose at least two or three assists.

However, in terms of "negative data", Liu Mang did not control well in the first quarter, with 1 foul and 2 turnovers, which was much worse than James' 0 fouls and 1 turnover.

But this style of play is not Liu Mang's regular style of play. It is normal to have some flaws at the beginning, but in terms of positive data, Liu Mang is temporarily better than James who played very hard.

As for scoring...

Liu Mang made 1 of 4 shots. Although his hit rate was only 25%, it was not good, but it was not bad. The number of shots was not high.

James scored 11 points in the first quarter, but only three of his 9 successful shots were made. If it weren't for the fierce defense of Marion, McGrady and Granger on him, he would have caused a foul on each of these three in the first quarter, two of which were fouls on shooting. He made 4 of the 4 free throws, which was rare, and he really couldn't get 11 points.

As James expected, the league would not give him extra care when playing against Liu Mang.

They are representatives of the younger generation of Chinese and American basketball, and they are related to the face of the country. It is true that David Stern ignored Colangelo, but this aspect still needs to be considered.

Moreover... James would try his best to win no matter who he played against, but he was unwilling to enjoy extra care against Liu Mang. If his footwork was not so bad, he would not even use an extra jump step for the three-step layup.

Because the opponent was Liu Mang, the man James wanted to defeat the most.

It's just... James had fought hard today, but he couldn't stand the three forwards of the Hawks who were very experienced in defending him. He had played very well in a single quarter with 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, but the Cavaliers only scored 19 points in the first quarter...

In addition to James's 3 of 9 shots and two assists from passing the ball, the only person who attacked independently was Marshall who scored a single shot from mid-range. This was a goal that had nothing to do with James. In addition to James, the other Cavaliers only scored 3 of 11!

And the Hawks... scored 27 points in the first quarter!

After playing against the Bulls and then encountering the Cavaliers' defense, the Hawks felt that the opponent had no defense.

Chandler is very good, but at this stage, apart from the height suppression and offensive rebounding advantage, his defensive threat is not as good as Ben Wallace, who has passed his peak. Of course, he helped James with the pick-and-roll, but his defense is really not as good as the Bulls' inside defense, after all, the Bulls' inside defense is so strong that it explodes.

After playing seven defensive battles with the Bulls, the Hawks' defense, which was very lax before the second round, has been tightened by the Bulls, and their physical strength is limited... but there are many people!

Marion, McGrady, and Granger's task today is to defend James to death. Although they did not completely defend him to death, they obviously caused James a huge trouble. With Kwame Brown in the inside, James looked good in the first quarter today, but he was actually in a state of defeat.

During the intermission after the first quarter, when the TV commentator was analyzing the game, ESPN commentator Mike Breen said, "Ace is too naughty. Is he trying to piss off Kobe? He helped the team in a completely different way from Kobe in this game..."

Just as Mike Breen said, the fans really thought that Liu Mang was deliberately playing a completely different style from Kobe, just to piss off Kobe...

Little did they know... Liu Mang didn't have that idea at all...

But the No. 24 player from the West Coast, who was watching the live broadcast of the game, couldn't help but say to Yao Ming next to him, "BIG-YAO, I want to change my jersey!"

"..." Yao Ming looked at the other No. 24 with a close-up on the TV screen, then looked at the No. 24 next to him, and sighed helplessly...

"Why does Ace love to make Kobe angry so much?"

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After the first quarter, the Eagles are very excited. They are in excellent shape now and have absolute strength to suppress the Cavaliers!

It is true that compared with the past three championship seasons, the Eagles' playoff strength this season is definitely not as strong as the previous three years, and at most it is close to the strength of the second championship.

Needless to say, the first championship in 2004 was a terrifying level of dominance that could compete with the 2001 Lakers for the strongest playoff performance in NBA history.

Last season's championship was not as dominant as the 2004 championship, but it was still at the forefront of history. Only the middle champion was not very dominant, but at that time there was peak Rasheed Wallace and the strongest single defense perimeter player Pulin. Sri Lanka, as well as Tracy McGrady who has not won the championship and is working to the extreme on both ends of the offense and defense, and Jason Terry who is in the best condition... his strength is also stronger than this season...

But after the Eagles experienced a series with the Bulls, their status has improved to the extreme that the team's current lineup can improve. Facing the Cavaliers, a team that has won four times in the regular season, the Eagles showed it here Perfect suppression!

Liu Mang looked at his data... The next thing to do is to control the number of mistakes and fouls, try to use his own threats to create opportunities for his teammates, and... he can also start scoring!

Liu Mang admired James' hard work, and although James' style of play, although he loved to pass the ball, even loved to blame others, and was prone to hesitation at critical moments, was judged by the system as characteristics, Liu Mang really didn't see that James had any The idea of ​​​​deliberately brushing up data, but still 2 assists and 2 rebounds in a single quarter.

If he really wants to get assists, Liu Mang feels that it is really difficult to beat this guy, but this guy has averaged a triple-double in the regular season, and there is no way he can get a few assists or rebounds to average a triple-double. , having seen the future triple-double king, Liu Mang believes that James will definitely be stronger if he wants to play.

But... in this way, Liu Mang felt that he had great hope of completing the mission!