Chapter 1574 1573. Did We Go to the Wrong Place?

Kwame Brown bounced up quickly and flicked the ball to the back.

Rondo received the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. The whole Hawks team accelerated forward.

With O'Neal on the court, the Hawks naturally wanted to speed up.

Liu Mang and Marion encountered Raja Bell and Josh Smith and failed to form a fast break. O'Neal also used his body to give Kwame Brown a great obstacle. However, Jason Richardson, the defender on McGrady's side, was a beat slower. McGrady turned and accelerated to enter the three-point line first. Rondo immediately passed the ball to McGrady. McGrady rushed into the inside and jumped up and shot. The ball did not go in, causing Jason Richardson to pull the foul!

In the Suns' starting lineup, except for Nash, the worst defender is Jason Richardson. Jason Richardson is still very good at defending low posts and cutting in, but his lateral movement has always been poor. McGrady turned and threw him behind him. He could only choose to hold McGrady to disrupt McGrady's shot.

McGrady went to the free throw line.

Liu Mang came to the left side of the three-second zone and stood on both sides of Josh Smith with Marion, ready to grab a rebound, but saw O'Neal walking to the bench!

The technical desk sounded a reminder of substitutions, and Dio, who was similar in size to O'Neal but was more than ten centimeters taller, stood next to Kwame Brown.

Jason Richardson was also replaced by Leonard Barbosa.

"Substitution? So O'Neal just jumped up to save the face of the starter?"

Liu Mang saw that Gasol was called back to sit by Coach Kruger on his bench. His team was ready. As long as O'Neal started to play one-on-one, he would foul directly and let O'Neal go to the free throw line when he made a shooting move, and then replace Gasol.

As a result, the Suns didn't waste time with the Hawks first! They directly changed to a running and gunning lineup!

I don't know if it's because he went to college, even if he is out of the high school category, his free throws have become much better. McGrady made both free throws!

Josh Smith immediately picked up the ball and exited the baseline, passing the ball to Nash, and the Suns started a fast break!

The most special thing about Dio is that he can adapt from a slender point guard to a ball-shaped center! His speed is not as fast as most guards at the beginning, but it is still much faster than ordinary centers, and even not much different from Kwame Brown. The Suns advance quickly!

Liu Mang tried to go up and press Nash for defense. Although Nash is thin, his core strength is really good. He resisted Liu Mang's defense and changed direction to be in a parallel position with Liu Mang. Liu Mang could not continue to exert force. If he exerted force again, he would definitely be called for a foul.

Nash occupied a favorable position when he rushed to the frontcourt!

Dio just entered the free throw line, turned back to screen Nash, and blocked Liu Mang. Fortunately, Kwame Brown reacted quickly and opened his little hand to block Nash. Liu Mang also quickly bypassed the screen and came to double-team Nash with Kwame Brown. Nash passed back to Dio at the top of the arc!

Dio's three-point shooting has almost deteriorated since he gained weight. This season, he only averaged 0.2 three-point shooting per game. He has not yet adapted to his weight gain. If Dio chooses to break through, Kwame Brown will be able to defend it immediately.

However... Dio lobs the ball to the basket!

Liu Mang reacted but it was too late! When Josh Smith's name floated in front of him, Josh Smith had already run into the basket, forced to jump under Marion's defense, and pressed the ball into the basket with one hand!

Without Kwame Brown under the basket, Marion could not effectively block Josh Smith's ball!

However, Marion had a good mentality. His first reaction was not that he was dunked, but that he saw the opponent's messy retreat. He immediately picked up the ball and passed it to Rondo. Others also quickly reacted to the impact of Josh Smith's explosive dunk and fought back!

Liu Mang and Dio were standing farthest from the outside. The Suns took the lead in retreating, but when Liu Mang crossed the midline, only Raja Bell retreated to the three-point line. Rondo hadn't even dribbled the ball yet, and immediately went to the front three-point line. Liu Mang rushed up and caught the ball, took two big steps forward, stepped on the free throw line with his heels... and jumped directly!

Liu Mang was excited by Josh Smith's shot just now!

Seeing Liu Mang lift the ball above his head and fly in, Raja Bell quickly dodged.

Liu Mang slid a long distance in the air and smashed the ball into the basket!

The scene exploded!

"Is this the finals? How can it be more exciting than the regular season against the Suns?"

Josh Smith and Liu Mang made two amazing dunks in succession, making the fans at the scene wonder if they had walked to the wrong place!

The TV even gave a close-up of the replay. Liu Mang's jump distance was just right, and the edge of his heel just touched the free throw line. If it was one or two centimeters further, he would have hit the basket, but this was still considered a free throw line dunk!

"Is this the first free throw line dunk in the finals? The finals between the Hawks and the Suns are very different from the finals of the previous four years!"

Fans who were still lamenting that they could not see the fourth season of the finals between the Hawks and the Lakers are no longer regretful. The star battles and defensive duels between the super inside and super outside groups are very interesting, but the finals of running and gunning... seems to be good too!

Raja Bell looked at Liu Mang who ran back with a blank expression after the dunk. He wanted to pull Liu Mang down just now, but now he was glad that he didn't do it. Liu Mang was very evil in his eyes! Now Liu Mang can jump more and has more strength. If Liu Mang is pulled down and hit, who knows who will be carried out.

Josh Smith dunked once and set the pace of the game. The players on the court of the Hawks reacted quickly. The Suns changed to this lineup. Dio could pass the ball from the high position, and Nash screened and contained the defense of the first pass. Moreover, Nash had to be double-teamed. After Liu Mang was blocked, if Nash had the shooting space, this guy would definitely shoot.

Therefore, the starting five of the Hawks simply used the cavalry tactics directly because the defense of the Suns was poor!

Rondo was responsible for long passes after rebounding or long passes after serving. Liu Mang attacked the basket as the arrow. If there were teammates following up, he would throw it to McGrady or Marion for a three-pointer. If there were no teammates, he would just do it!

The scores of the two teams rose rapidly, and the fast break was flying!

This was the rhythm that Coach Gentry wanted, and of course he would not stop it. Coach Kruger of the Hawks hesitated for a while and did not call a timeout for substitutions. Liu Mang's pressure defense on Nash was not effective just now, and he also gave up the idea of ​​using Liu Mang's so-called "civilian tactics".

"Is the finals really a run-and-gun battle?"

The fans at the scene and in front of the TV felt like they were seeing a ghost... But, this kind of game, seeing it for the first time, is really special! It's so good!