Chapter 1570 1569. The Goal that Sealed the Victory!

Liu Mang smashed the ball into the basket through Howard!

Triggered the strongest first step twice in a row!

First, he broke through Carter with an explosive acceleration, and then he had a jump space in the inside... At this time, except for fouls, almost no inside player could stop Liu Mang!

Wade watched Liu Mang dunk Howard with his style of play, and felt a little sad...

In two specific situations, the fastest first step was Liu Mang and only him!

Howard's first reaction was to dodge, but everything came too suddenly. Fortunately, he has gotten used to it in the past few years...

The Magic team attacked, and Carter steadily pushed the ball to the front court under Wade's pressure defense.

Unlike the previous game, the Magic team did not shoot in a hurry and then retreat quickly in the pressure defense. The Magic team played very differently from the previous game. The Magic team wanted to attack in this game!

The two teams had very different preparations for the rest day yesterday. The Hawks made defensive adjustments against the Magic's offense, while the Magic first solved the problem of strengthening their confidence and adjusting their minds to avoid being scared by the Hawks' amazing perimeter meat grinder defense.

However, the Hawks did a good job defending the Magic's changing positions at the start of the last game!

It is very difficult for defensive tactics to lock down a successful offensive system. Even the Spurs and the Suns played in the playoffs that year, and they had to strengthen their own offense to have an advantage.

But the Hawks' defensive training yesterday always created some difficulties for the Magic's running positions and other aspects.

Although they failed to force the Magic to make mistakes or prevent the Magic players from passing the ball and making strong shots under double-teaming, they still prevented Carter, Turkoglu and Rahim, the three major stars, from getting shooting space. After the Magic passed the ball, the ball was in Nelson's hands, and Liu Mang switched defense quickly, leaving Nelson no chance to shoot in an open position!

The 24-second offensive time was getting shorter and shorter, and Nelson could only shoot against Liu Mang's defense...

The three-pointer was missed!

Rahim rushed in and touched the ball in the air, but he didn't make it in. McGrady took it back and got the defensive rebound!

The Hawks counterattacked! The Magic quickly retreated!

McGrady quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and passed the ball to Wade after Liu Mang opened up space. Wade cut in and scored two points.

The Hawks' rhythm picked up, and the Magic also accelerated. Carter received the serve and advanced quickly. After rushing to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Turkoglu who followed up. Howard and Rahim immediately attacked the inside line and took away the defense. Turkoglu shot a top arc three-pointer...

Goal!

A goal was scored! The rhythm of the two teams instantly increased!

In terms of offensive, the Magic team is not inferior to any team... Only one premise is that they can shoot three-pointers.

The Hawks' counterattack is mainly based on attacking the basket. For three-pointers, it is mainly Liu Mang who is making waves. The advantage is that it is stable!

The Magic team is a three-point team with two strong inside players, and they are good at bursting!

In this game, the Magic's three-point shooting continued the feel of the previous game, and was not affected by the continuous dunks of Liu Mang and Wade.

The fans at the scene were excited as they watched!

The two pairs started to fight each other without saying a word!

At the seventh minute of the first quarter, when the official timeout came late, the two teams were 21 to 19, and the Hawks were two points behind!

Liu Mang threw in a three-pointer on the Hawks side, and McGrady and Marion's three-pointers did not go in, so they went to attack the basket more.

The purpose of the Hawks running and playing was to avoid the super strong inside defense combination of Rahim and Howard, but the Magic also ran and threw three-pointers, and they could throw them in. After playing for more than half a quarter, the Magic threw in 4 three-pointers. It seems that the Hawks have a slightly higher hit rate, but it is the Magic who are leading!

However, this point difference is not a problem for the Hawks!

After the timeout, the Hawks played sideways. Since the pressure defense counterattack is useless, the opponent is running and throwing three-pointers, then the Hawks will keep up!

Rondo, Jason Terry, Liu Mang, Grant Hill, and Brad Miller came on the court.

In addition to leaving a center with a certain tonnage and a flop to fight Howard, the Hawks sent out four outside players!

After the official timeout, the Magic replaced Nelson with Keith Bogans. Carter and Tegeklu each threw in two three-pointers, but Nelson missed all of them. The Magic sent out a lineup of Kenyon Dooling, Bogans, Carter, Turkoglu, and Howard. Rahim was replaced to rest. At the last moment, the Magic needed Rahim's inside attack.

The Hawks attacked, Rondo used Jason Terry's containment, and after a pick-and-roll with Brad Miller, he passed the ball to Liu Mang, who ran to the right sideline with the help of Grant Hill's pick-and-roll. Liu Mang came up and threw in a three-pointer!

22 to 21, the two-point difference was wiped out by Liu Mang in an instant!

Turkoglu and Carter could only smile bitterly at each other. They had double-teamed at the first opportunity, but Rondo's pass was accurate, and Liu Mang had a little gap to aim, and he seized it!

What else can be done?

Rahim on the sidelines watched Liu Mang's performance and wanted to go up and continue to compete with Liu Mang. In the first half, Rahim made a mid-range shot, a tip-in and a counterattack with Carter in the high and low positions to receive the ball and layup, and got 6 points and 2 rebounds. His performance was excellent, and now he wants to continue to compete with Liu Mang.

But there is no way, he has to be patient. The Magic team can have a success rate in singles at critical moments, only Carter's outside singles and his inside singles.

After this three-pointer, Liu Mang's touch came back!

Already 12 points in a single quarter!

Two three-pointers, 1 dunk, a mid-range shot, and two free throws, Liu Mang has already scored 12 points in a single quarter!

The Magic team attacked, Howard's pick-and-roll with the ball was very poor, but the pick-and-roll without the ball was still good, because the opponent could not let him go to double-team the person without the ball.

With the help of Howard's pick-and-roll, Bogans received the pass from Turkoglu and made a layup against Brad Miller who switched defense... The ball rolled out of the basket, Brad Miller was in a good position and blocked Howard who wanted to rush for a grab, and Grant Hill grabbed the defensive rebound.

Grant Hill gave the ball to Rondo. It was a bit difficult to counterattack this time. The Magic team ran faster, and Rondo was not in a hurry. After advancing to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Liu Mang who followed from the left.

Rondo passed the ball, and regretted it in less than two seconds...

Liu Mang received the ball and threw it directly at a position one step away from the three-point line on the left side of the top arc!

"Bang"

"Shua"

The ball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket!

"..."

Rondo and Liu Mang were silent for a moment, and immediately turned back to defend.

"My heart can't take it, but fortunately there is an assist..." This is Rondo.

"It's a little different from what I imagined, but it's okay if it goes in..." This is Liu Mang.

Jason Terry has long been accustomed to it, but the two inside players of the Hawks' current lineup and the five players of the opponent are a beat slower to react...

25 to 21, the Hawks suddenly took a 4-point lead!

Liu Mang scored two three-pointers in a row after the timeout, and scored 6 to 0 by himself!

Liu Mang has already scored 15 points in a single quarter! The Magic team began to use a more active double-teaming strategy against Liu Mang.

This is exactly what Liu Mang wants!

Liu Mang didn't know how he threw the three-pointer just now, but it seemed to scare the opponent.

Liu Mang started the role of a midfield passer.

Jason Terry, who played badly in the last game, performed completely differently today. When the Magic began to double-team Liu Mang, Liu Mang passed the ball to Jason Terry, who had a very high hit rate!

At the fourth minute and fifteen seconds of the second quarter, Jason Terry had played for less than 9 minutes and had already scored 10 points!

4 of 5 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers!

The Magic called a timeout again!

42 to 36, the score difference was once again pulled to more than 5 points by the Hawks. With Jason Terry's long two-pointer, the score difference came to 6 points again!

The gap in strength!

The Magic team really felt the horror of the Hawks' rotation lineup! In the last game, due to the early entry into the decisive battle's defensive state, the Magic team was unable to truly feel the Hawks' rotation lineup in the playoffs.

However, the players of both teams are getting more and more excited now!

After the timeout, the Magic team had a climax. Carter and Morris Evans hit two three-pointers in a row, tying the score difference at once.

But on the Hawks side, McGrady, who returned to the court, first hit a mid-range jump shot, then assisted Wade to score two points with a layup, and then McGrady himself made a three-pointer after helping Wade pick and roll. After the Magic team scored 6-0, McGrady and Wade led the team to score 7-2!

As the one who was bypassed, Liu Mang saw his teammates playing so well and could only cheer for them and call for them...

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, and the more they played, the more excited they were, and the more they understood the opponent's defense...

As long as the Magic team can make a three-pointer, their offense is unsolvable, and the more they score, the smoother they are, and the clearer they analyze the opponent's defense!

The Hawks were originally the team with the highest average score per game this season, more than 5 points higher than the second-placed Nuggets, and they did a good job of cracking the Magic's defense.

The tense situation lasted until the last moment. When the Hawks led by 3 points with 119 to 116 and there were 51 seconds left, Nelson advanced to the frontcourt and threw it directly against Liu Mang's defense!

Nelson's shot made no sense at all. He was far behind the other three players on the court, Carter's 93 three-point rating, Turkoglu's 91 three-point rating, and Maurice Evans' 88 three-point rating. Even the center Rahim in their current small lineup has a higher three-point stability than Nelson!

The Magic didn't expect Nelson to throw it like this!

Rondo grabbed the rebound and made a long pass. Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt to catch the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Hit!

Liu Mang scored his fifth three-pointer in the game, helping the Hawks lead by six points with 122 to 116 and lock in the victory!