Chapter 1567 1566. New Tricks!

Rahim, ability rating 92; Carter, ability rating 92; Howard, ability rating 91; Turkoglu, ability rating 88...

Thinking of the ability ratings of the four major Magic stars observed in the past few days, Liu Mang said to the two people next to him: "Jason, Tracy, I feel I am getting more and more excited."

"Well, playing against Vince on this stage..."

"It doesn't matter who it is. Sharif's words are the best. He stole my boss back then. Now I finally have a chance to avenge him!"

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Liu Mang and McGrady looked at Jason Terry speechlessly. The three eagles agreed to go out together, but one of them thought of something completely different.

Time passed quickly. At 6 pm on May 23, Liu Mang had already started warming up with his teammates. The game started at 8 o'clock.

Eight days of preparation time was enough to make Liu Mang and his teammates restless. The same was true for the Magic. They didn't wait for eight days like the Hawks, but they also waited for five days!

At 7:20 pm, the players of both teams entered the court.

There was no need to greet or anything. In the past five days, the players of the two teams occasionally had afternoon tea and other exchanges. Except for Howard who disliked Liu Mang and Kwame Brown, the other players of the Magic generally had a good relationship with the Hawks. After all, Grant Hill had been in the Magic for more than six years... McGrady had also played for the Magic for four years, so the two teams had a lot of contact.

After the two teams entered the court, Carter looked at McGrady for a while, Rahim looked at Liu Mang for a while, and Howard looked at Kwame Brown for a long time...

The players of the two teams each began to make the final preparations before the game, trying to improve their condition to the best.

At this point, everyone wants to win the championship!

It was almost eight o'clock. I watched Liu Mang walk to the technical table and sprinkle magnesium powder into the air. I watched the cheers of the fans on the scene... Rahim had seen Liu Mang for four years, and he had never changed his opening moves. He hadn't changed since he left...

"It seems that Ace is still the same Ace... He was ready to become the strongest from the beginning..."

Year after year, he was eliminated in the first round in the first two years. Last year, he finally had the opportunity to enter the Eastern Conference Finals and meet the Hawks. As a result, he was cheated by the referee. This year, he finally made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Rahim tried to adjust his mood. The game was about to start!

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On the Hawks side, Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown's starting lineup appeared.

On the Magic side, Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Rahim, and Howard's starting lineup appeared.

Liu Mang stood on the side of the center line and bickered with Carter.

"Pfft, Vince, you are getting more and more boring. We agreed that our games are all one-on-one."

"I can't beat you in a one-on-one, that's even more boring."

"I'll let you, I'll use my left hand, okay?"

"What's the difference? Aren't you left-handed?"

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Carter, who is over 30 years old, has not suffered a serious injury, but after two failed careers with the Raptors and the Nets, he has come to the Magic and has calmed down to play the game well. Liu Mang wasted a lot of time talking, but the opponent just didn't waver.

At 8 o'clock, the referee came to the center circle and asked the two high school center No. 1 picks who were almost mouth-to-mouth to separate a little. He looked at the positions on both sides and found no problem. He blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air...

"FUXX..."

Kwame Brown spit angrily after landing and quickly retreated.

The jump ball was lost!

Howard, who is three years younger, won the jump ball from Kwame Brown's head, and the Magic attacked first!

Liu Mang followed Carter in his running position, while Rondo followed Nelson. After Nelson received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Turkoglu and then cut into the inside.

Liu Mang followed Carter. The 31-year-old Carter was not very fast now. His speed rating was 89. Although he was still first-class, he was no longer as fast as before, so Liu Mang was not tired.

While following Carter, Liu Mang observed the Magic's running position.

"Nelson cuts to the inside, Turkoglu and Rahim pick and roll, and Carter is looking for an opportunity on the outside... No!"

Liu Mang saw Nelson rushing towards him directly after coming out of the inside, and quickly called Rondo. Carter suddenly accelerated a step when Nelson rushed up to block Liu Mang. Howard in the inside tried to block Kwame Brown who was going to assist in defense. Turkoglu seemed to be using Rahim's pick and roll, but in fact he was distracting Marion and McGrady's defensive attention! When Carter accelerated, he lifted the ball to the inside line. Carter jumped directly on the right sideline of the three-second zone, caught the ball in the air and pressed it into the basket with both hands!

This timing was very good. If Carter took a step to go deep into the basket, Howard would be pushed away by Kwame Brown, who was heavier. Carter jumped up and dunked directly. Kwame Brown didn't dare to push Howard away. If he pushed Howard away and bumped into Carter who was dunking, he would definitely be called for a shooting foul.

"Oh my God..."

Seeing that Carter was 31 years old and had passed one-third of his age, he could still jump and dunk like this. Liu Mang and Rondo, who wanted to try to block from behind, didn't know how to react...

Since he didn't know, Rondo pretended that he didn't see anything, walked up and picked up the ball, and passed it to Liu Mang. Liu Mang secretly praised him and received the ball and pushed forward as if nothing had happened.

After Carter pulled up for a flat dunk, he wanted to see Liu Mang's reaction. As a result, when he retreated, he saw Liu Mang pushing forward as if he didn't notice anything. He felt a little frustrated... This pretentious guy! It's not you who dunked, why pretend to be calm!

However, Liu Mang was indeed very calm. In the game, his "cold-blooded" characteristic made him not easily compete with his opponents. He seemed to compete uncalmly, but in fact, he was also trying to make his opponents feel that way.

"The Magic team has made very targeted changes this time!"

Liu Mang analyzed this point from the first round. The Magic team consciously used Carter's outside running and shooting that he had practiced with Kidd in the past few years to make a fuss, and finally ended the offense with Carter's cutting into the basket...

"The opponent's head coach made a good adjustment..."

After Liu Mang pushed to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Rondo. After scoring on the defensive end, he said, "Let's play the offense well first."

Compared with the Magic's offense just now, the Hawks' offense was smoother. There was no doubt that the Magic's defense focused on Liu Mang. When Liu Mang ran to the left side of the three-second zone, he received a pass from Rondo and was sandwiched by Rahim and Nelson!

Carter switched defense against Marion. Liu Mang received the ball and looked at Rahim and Nelson on the left and right... Without pausing, Liu Mang, who received the ball with his back to the basket, turned over and jumped almost the moment he received the ball, and shot a backward jump shot...

"Ding... Speed ​​5 level triggered, the host's mid-range running and shooting is not affected by long-distance running..."

Liu Mang slid a long way back. Rahim's reaction was very fast, and his height and wingspan also had a huge advantage, but... he still couldn't block it!

Liu Mang seemed to be leaning in the air. When Rahim fell, Liu Mang quickly threw the ball out...

"Ding... 45-degree angle rebound shooting master level 5 is triggered. The host's mid-range 45-degree angle rebound shooting stability is improved this time, and the shooting speed is increased by 25%..."

Liu Mang's 45-degree angle rebound shot hit!

Ignoring the height, only looking at the shooting point, shooting action, and stability, Rahim feels like he is defending Duncan's two wings at 45 degrees!

Although Duncan's overall mid-range shooting did not reach the top level, but with two 45-degree angle mid-range shots, Duncan has a 45% hit rate this season. It's just that he will not only choose those two positions for mid-range shots, but also other positions. However, he can only make one of the three or four mid-range shots in other positions, which lowers the hit rate.

Liu Mang, whose sight was blocked by Rahim, chose rebound shooting this time, which felt pretty good.

Liu Mang blew the gun while retreating.

Carter just showed his extraordinary physical fitness, while Liu Mang showed his superb basic skills!

Rahim felt so powerless in defense this time. He felt that he knew Liu Mang well enough. His goal in the past few years was to defeat Liu Mang in the playoffs. He had been paying attention to the changes in Liu Mang's playing style. This time, his switch defense was timely and in place, and he was also in place to prevent Liu Mang from taking off and shooting, but Liu Mang had a new shooting trick!

"Even the center is learning..."

Rahim simply didn't know how to express his current emotions, but there was no time for him to think slowly. It was the Magic's turn to attack.

The Magic averaged 107 points per game in the regular season this season, 96.7 points per game, and an average net score of 10.1 points per game. In fact, it was not much worse than the net score of the Hawks, who averaged 116 points per game and lost 104.5 points per game.

Especially the Magic's offense... is very strong!

The highest score in a single game this season is not the Hawks' 141 points, but the 147 points that the Magic scored without overtime when they played against the Nuggets!

Rahim's cut-in, Howard's containment under the basket, Carter's running threat... these three points contained most of the Hawks' defense. Turkoglu passed the ball to Nelson who ran back and found an open space. Nelson shot a three-pointer... and it went in!

5 to 2! The Magic scored two goals in a row at the start!

Although the five-day preparation time made the Magic impatient, it also gave them enough time to adjust their status and study the best offensive tactics...

As long as the outside shots are accurate, the Magic's offense is unstoppable! They have the strongest three-point team in the league!

At the beginning of the game, the Magic had a certain advantage. After playing several rounds, the Magic kept the lead.

When it came to the official timeout, the Hawks were 13 to 17, 4 points behind. The Hawks called a timeout after Rahim hit a mid-range shot. It was just over six minutes, and the official timeout time came.

Trailing by 4 points, the Hawks were not anxious. They were just testing before...