Chapter 1513 1512. Wade Is Coming Back!

Paul was depressed.

Durant was usually good, and he was very stable in the games before this season. Although he was not accurate, his talent was there and was very useful.

Durant usually had some mid-range and long-range shots, excellent cutting ability, and the key was courage.

He averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 steal, and 1.4 blocks in 35 minutes per game. His 44% shooting rate and 33% three-point shooting rate were excellent for a rookie, even if he was the second pick.

Durant has been Paul's most trusted teammate besides David West in the past 18 games, and he is also a young partner who has agreed to fight for the championship together.

But today, Durant was either timid and cowardly, or too excited and just took the ball.

But the results were similar. He made 0 of 6 shots in the first quarter and only got two points by making 2 of 2 free throws...

He couldn't defend, and his shooting was bad. He wanted to throw the ball as soon as he received it, wanted to prove himself, and wanted to perform too much, but the more he threw, the worse it was...

This had a great impact on the Hornets!

They are not facing an ordinary playoff team, but a super team that is one of the best in the league!

If Durant plays normally in this aspect, and the Hornets play well as a team, they will have a chance to beat the Hawks, averaging 101 points per game and only 94 points per game this season.

But the third-highest scorer of the Hornets made 0 of 6 shots in the first quarter...

That's miserable.

After the first quarter, the Hawks led the Hornets by 12 points with Liu Mang's 24 points in a single quarter, 32 to 20.

Thinking of Durant's playing style just now, Paul couldn't see that his little brother was learning from the boss of the company!

"Is this something you, a rookie, can learn?" Paul wanted to spray Durant, but as the future chairman of the Players' Association, he knew that he couldn't do that, because it would offend people, even friends.

And Paul was also a little dissatisfied with Byron Scott, the head coach.

People always want to get better and better.

This is how Byron Scott trained Paul back then, letting Paul be ravaged by all kinds of big guys. Now Paul is only in his third year and has the strength to impact the MVP, which is inseparable from Byron Scott's training.

But Byron Scott always has a good relationship with the team's leading point guard, and the reason is here.

He trains anyone in a routine.

When Byron Scott brought Kidd to the peak, the Nets still had two talented players, Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson, and he wanted to continue training.

But Kidd didn't have the patience to wait, and wanted to win in a better way, so when there was a chance to trade Kidd, he urged the team to trade for combat power, and the conflict with Byron Scott became deeper and deeper.

But Byron Scott only knows how to defend and train young players, and he mainly trains point guards when training young players.

Paul is the same now. He doesn't like to see the head coach train another player in the way of training the absolute core. It's not that he doesn't want Durant to become stronger, even if Durant is stronger than him, it doesn't matter, but he doesn't want to go through that process again.

Just like now, Durant has been ravaged by Liu Mang to the point of "going crazy", and Byron Scott still hopes that Durant can grow from this. Maybe this is feasible, and maybe this is a good way to cultivate Durant's willpower, but Paul doesn't want to go through this process, which is bound to mean that the team's strength will be affected in some games.

For example, now, the team is 12 points behind Liu Mang's team in a single quarter. How can they play?

This is probably one of the main reasons why Byron Scott was quickly fired by the team every time he trained the point guard to the peak.

In the second quarter, the Hawks continued to send Rondo, Liu Mang was replaced and rested, and Jason Terry, Grant Hill, O'Neal, and Gortat played.

It is too effective to use Rondo to defend Paul. Rondo is too familiar with Paul. Maybe Rondo is not so effective in defending other point guards. Of course, he defends well, but he defends Paul better than others!

After relying on Liu Mang's 24 points in the first quarter to establish the advantage, Rondo played more confidently.

Paul got angry when he saw Rondo's arrogant look!

When Rondo was defending, Paul turned around and elbowed Rondo's butt. The two almost fought. Fortunately, the veteran Grant Hill reacted quickly and hugged Rondo.

Paul felt that the game today was not going well from the beginning. Liu Mang's outburst was too strong, Byron Scott's defensive coordination was problematic, and his enemy looked proud on the opposite side... Paul exploded on the spot.

By the end of the third quarter, the Hawks were already leading by 29 points, 91 to 62.

Today, the Hawks are in good shape. Except for Liu Mang, everyone else is in good shape and played as expected. Although at this stage, Paul's team is more difficult to defend than James, after all, Paul himself has mid-range and long-range shots, but the Hawks suppressed the Hornets throughout the whole process.

Durant shot 2 of 12, and the next two sessions were better, 2 of 6. The first quarter was so hot that 2 of 6 in the next quarter didn't feel so hot.

Paul only made 3 of 12 shots today, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 14 points with 7 of 7 free throws. Although he had 10 assists, 14 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, the effect of the 10 assists was far less than usual.

The best player for the Hornets was the first-generation Mamba Armstrong... He made 8 of 8 shots, 2 of 4 free throws and scored 18 points and 8 rebounds... Six of Paul's assists went to Armstrong.

For the Eagles, after Liu Mang finished the first quarter, he only played 15 minutes in the second and third quarters combined, scoring 7 points and 6 assists, and finished the game with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The most eye-catching one is Rondo! He did not fall behind in the matchup with Paul!

What stands out about Rondo is his shooting percentage and defense of Paul's shots. Not to mention limiting Paul to 3 of 12 shots, Rondo himself scored 15 points on 7 of 10 shots! Rondo even enjoyed the cakes fed by Liu Mang.

15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. If you don't look at assists, Rondo's data is almost the same as that of the opponent's center.

The Eagles' highest score today was not Liu Mang's 31 points, nor was it McGrady, who didn't play after two quarters.

Jason Terry scored 32 points on 12-of-16 shooting...

It was in the garbage time of the fourth quarter that the score soared past Liu Mang.

In the end, the Eagles defeated the visiting Hornets 119-97, a score difference of 22 points, and won their 5th consecutive victory!

It is true that the Hornets still have a big problem with their strength. They rely too much on Paul alone. If something goes wrong with Paul alone, the whole team will be ruined.

Just like in the original time and space, the 07-08 season and the 08-09 season were the only two seasons where Paul averaged 20+10 per game at his peak. The Hornets were one of the best teams in the Western Conference, and they almost won it. MVP, but Paul was seriously injured in the 2009-10 season and the Hornets couldn't even make the playoffs.

After the Hornets lost, Paul didn't want to say goodbye to the Hawks players. When he saw Rondo's rare smile, Paul got angry.

It was Durant who found Liu Mang after the game.

After hearing Durant's request for advice, Liu Mang thought for a while and said: "Kevin, you can try carrying a schoolbag to and from get off work, or drink someone's bath water, such as Paris Hilton, and you may make faster progress." "

"Carrying a schoolbag to and from get off work? Drinking Hilton bath water?" Someone else might be angry after hearing these words, but Durant might have been really fooled by Liu Mang today. He murmured: "Ai Boss Si, I like Scarlett Johansson better. Can I drink her bath water? Hey, Boss, you haven’t answered me yet..."

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After defeating the Hornets, the Eagles began to prepare for the next back-to-back home games.

Defeating the Hornets was just an ordinary game in the regular season. On December 3, after the Eagles' training, Liu Mang recorded a short 10-minute "Details" analysis about Paul.

Paul, who is in his third grade, has only played less than 20 games this season, and his abilities have not yet been fully utilized. Liu Mang is not willing to let his younger brother Xiaopao be targeted too badly. He also hopes that younger brother Xiaopao can It's stirring up trouble in the west.

After playing the Hornets, it quickly came to the next four consecutive home games.

Originally, the Eagles were looking forward to winning nine games in a row, and then trying to win 10 games in a row when they started a relatively tight series of away and home games.

However, the Eagles still fell short in details and were not at their best.

There are times when any team is in a bad state. On the 4th and 5th, the Eagles lost two back-to-back games at home.

Fortunately, when it was time to play the Pistons on No. 7, he hit the Detroit hammer Chris Bosh again, ending the two-game losing streak and avoiding a three-game losing streak.

On December 9, the Hawks continued their efforts and defeated the visiting Grizzlies, winning two consecutive games.

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After 21 games of the season, the Eagles have a record of 17 wins and 4 losses.

It is much better than last season. It is also the running-in period. The Eagles' record this season makes fans very satisfied, exceeding expectations.

It's a little worse than the 20-3 Spurs in the Western Conference. The Spurs have not suffered a losing streak this season, but the Hawks can also be ranked second and have not lost hope of hitting the league's first place.

The data of players in the league have gradually stabilized.

James is beginning to enter his peak period, averaging 31.6 points, 8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. All-round data has set a career high!

Even his scoring is higher than his previous high of 31.4 points per game.

James is the leading scorer so far, much better than Carmelo Anthony, who is second with an average of 28.9 points per game.

The Cavaliers are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference, with 15 wins and 7 losses, a winning rate of close to 70%, which is not bad. The competition for the top five in the Eastern Conference is quite fierce this year.

In the assists list, Paul, who averaged 12 assists per game, beat Nash, who averaged 11.2 assists per game, Deron, who averaged 10.7 assists, and Liu Mang, who averaged 9.9 assists, and temporarily topped the assists list.

In terms of rebounding, Howard leads the way, averaging 14.7 rebounds per game. He is the only player in the league who averages more than 12 rebounds per game.

The Eagles have also stabilized.

Liu Mang scored more than 20 points, about 10 assists, and five or six rebounds in each game. Occasionally, he would work hard when necessary. Sometimes, the team would have some problems. For example, against the 76ers, he made 27 field goals. 7 scored 21 points, and he also had a performance like 12-for-9 in a single quarter and 24 points in a single quarter like the Hornets.

However, his performance is very stable. So far, he averages 26 points, 5.9 rebounds, 9.9 assists, and is almost averaging 20+10+5. In addition, he has 1.8 steals and 2.33 blocks. He is still the best player in the league.

If it weren't for Duncan's monster-like peak, Paul, Kobe, and James would also have an explosion from time to time, Liu Mang's position as the first man would be very stable.

In addition to Liu Mang, the only player on the Hawks who averaged 20+ points per game was McGrady, who averaged exactly 20 points per game, no more, no less, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

Rondo has averaged 7.1 points, 5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists so far.

Jason Terry averaged 14 points, Kwame Brown averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Marion averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds...

Only five people on the Hawks averaged double digits, but there were many players who averaged six to eight points.

As the season has been played for a quarter, the cooperation of the Hawks players has become more and more tacit, and many problems have arisen and been solved.

However, there is a piece of good news now, but it makes the coaching staff worry whether it will affect the team's current good trend of progress.

On December 10, when the Hawks finished playing consecutive home games and were preparing to leave for Orlando, Thomas Carter, who had done a physical examination for Dwyane Wade, was very excited to inform the management that Dwyane Wade had completely recovered and the rehabilitation process was perfect, and he could participate in the team's confrontational training without restrictions!