Chapter 173 172. Focused Version of Carter!

Chapter 173 172. Focused version of Carter!

Liu Reck and Carter's "Biao three-pointer" battle was in full swing. Carter really rushed over to face Liu Reck or Rahim and directly made a three-pointer. Don't care about defense, just do it with the ball.

But this kind of pull-up three-pointer often has a low hit rate. McGrady's hit rate was exactly one-third in his peak period, and Carter's slightly higher rate is not much better.

On Liu Mang's side, he and Jason Terry cooperated. It seemed that they were making three-pointers, but they were all cooperation in the counterattack!

Although the Raptors lineup has a slight advantage in rebounding, the two insiders are iron gods, the really iron ones. Kobe is sure to make the shot anyway. It doesn't matter what the situation is for these two people to get the ball. Grabbing rebounds is just a matter of doing, and the shooting percentage inside is not as good as the more accurate outside.

Originally, Carter was very upset watching Liu Mang pass Jason Terry a three-pointer, but what about the three-pointer against Biao?

Then I saw Liu Mang yelling: "Jason, you are so good, even you are better than the dunker on the opposite side, so I don't need to make a move."

Can Carter bear it? of course not! Keep going!

Fighting and fighting, at the end of the half, the Eagles scored 62 to 47, leading by 15 points at halftime!

The scoring of 62 points in the half looks extremely terrifying in this defensive era that Pat Riley has built since the 1990s and continues to this day!

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During the intermission, the Eagles played very happily. This kind of running and playing, if it is not back-to-back, it is actually very easy to play.

The last time I played back-to-back, I was exhausted and had no energy, and it was not about running and bombing.

If you fight back-to-back consecutively, the effect is the same, and you can't hold it. This brisk style of play doesn't have much resistance, and it is actually more beneficial in terms of physical fitness!

Jason Terry and Raheem scored 19 and 17 points respectively in the first half, and the efficiency was frighteningly high!

Liu Mang also made two three-pointers and a layup, scoring 8 points and 4 assists in a single quarter.

Everyone is happy and the atmosphere in the dressing room is relaxed.

"Jason, can we still run? Let's continue in the second half!" Liu Mang did not "hurt" Carter's self-consciousness at all. Liu Mang believes that Carter is so strong that he can withstand the blow, but he doesn't know when he will react.

"Of course! We opened the score in the third quarter and won the game! Tomorrow we will play the Clippers, Sharif, teach Brand a lesson for me!" Jason Terry said to Raheem in the second half.

Raheem didn't know if it was because he had partnered with Newbell for a long time, and it became more and more cool, so he nodded to show that he knew.

"Jason, do you have a grudge against Brand?" Liu Mang asked as he swallowed the energy drink in his mouth.

"No, I really envy you, Ace, entering the NBA is the best guard of the same class." Jason Terry replied.

Suo Ga! Liu Mang remembered that Jason Terry would not deal with anyone in his class, and they just met!

Liu Mang saw that there was nothing wrong with Raheem, who had high hopes, and remembered that Raheem had worked hard when he met Iverson when he had no fighting spirit before, so he became a little conscious. That's how the players' competition turned out to be.

But Liu Mang was a little depressed. He should be the best player in the class of 2001. Why did everyone get so scared when they saw him? He also wants to have a big battle with his opponents!

However, considering that only five or six rookies in the same class averaged double figures per game this year, most of them are frontcourt players, and the guard seems to be the only one. Liu Wei thinks it is better to wait another two years, and wait for the general to show off...

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Back from the halftime break, the game continued.

It seems that the head coach of the Raptors, that is, Lenny Wilkins, the head coach of the Eagles last season, scolded for about ten minutes in the locker room, and when he came out, Coach Wilkins was still angry.

Because of the scolding, the players were naturally furious, and the Raptors played really poorly in the first half, mainly because of Carter, who played too capriciously.

You are right, the anger of the players is of course more serious and focused.

The Eagles re-appointed the starting five tigers. Keene Clark and Alvin Williams partnered in the backcourt. Carter played the entire first half but continued to start. Carter's playing time was not low, averaging 39.6 minutes per game , and with the cruel schedule in the middle of the season, the record is about to be caught up by the Pacers, who have soared in strength after acquiring Artest, and the record is under great pressure, and the playing time has been increasing.

The same goes for Antonio Davis on the inside. He has a single function and has been clamoring for a big contract, but the Raptors really dare not mention such things as trading or not giving a big contract. His average playing time of 38.4 minutes per game ranks first Second in the team!

Olajuwon also came up. Coach Wilkins hopes that he can rely on experience to suppress the rhythm. To say that Carter's only player in the Raptors is Olajuwon!

The Eagles also replaced the starting lineup except Dean Grove, with Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff playing.

The last cheerleading performance before the start of the second half, the players were preparing for it by applying chalk on the technical stage.

Carter came in front of Liu Mang who was rubbing chalk, thinking whether to steal the opening action of the future little emperor.

"Ace."

"?" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment, what is Carter doing here?

"Ace, you were trying to provoke me to shoot three-pointers before, right?" Carter asked sullenly.

"Eh..." Liu Mang was a little dazed, so embarrassed! It was seen!

Carter seems to be angry!

It seems very hurt!

What to do, feel guilty for two seconds and think about how to solve the embarrassing situation now!

Just when Liu Mang thought that Carter was about to become angry, Carter suddenly smiled: "Sure enough, I am not smarter than you. Your little tricks have always worked, and of course your strength is also very good..."

Catra made a long ending and continued: "But I am stronger! After all, the competition is based on strength! Let's start the serious competition now! Today I must take away the victory!"

Liu Mang didn't expect Carter to have such a competitive spirit. To be honest, he felt that if Carter could maintain his current focus, his career would be even better.

Of course, a player who can play 20 seasons and has always played well cannot say that his career is not good, but good and great are two concepts.

Liu Mang also smiled: "OK, but there are three of us, are you ready?"

"I also have teammates, are you ready?" Carter responded unceremoniously.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The game continues!

Back on the court, the Raptors have the ball!

The real game begins!

"Ding... Vince Carter's half-human and half-god skills have been reduced to level 3. Hidden negative effects: the performance time has dropped by 1 level. Hidden features have not been triggered. Features: Concentration is activated."

"Half-human, half-god level 3: speed bonus to 93, strength bonus to 80, if you don't get fouled for a forced dunk, the chance of dunking will increase by 40%."

"Performance Moment Level 4: Vince Carter, who has never seen the talent of bouncing and staying in the air, loves various performances to show his talent and touch, which often brings negative effects."

"Focus: When the natural skills are gradually passing away, Vince Carter finally begins to realize the joy of winning and trying to win. Level 1 effect: When you meet an opponent that you think is worth fighting, you will focus on winning. .”

I see! No wonder Carter has changed so much in the early and late stages of his career!

Having his ankle ruined by Bowen, Carter's demigod should have disappeared at that time, so after Carter fell into the "mortal world" from a flying man who had been soaring in the sky, not only was he not depressed by it, but he loved the game even more. When I was about to retire in 20 years, I said the phrase "I don't even dare to think that I will wear casual clothes every day in November."

Before that, Carter was obsessed with his various dunks and magical three-pointers. Only when he lost those things did he realize how much he loves basketball and how much he longs for a championship!

Kean Clark pushed forward. Originally, Raheem was going to guard Kean Clark, an opponent with poor shooting ability, but Liu Mang defended him and pointed at Carter.

Raheem understood. Seeing that Carter no longer had that exasperated look, but a very calm expression, he understood.

After developing a tacit understanding, with one look and one gesture, the three little eagles can understand each other's meaning.

Against Carter himself? No! The effect may not be as good as the current Raheem. Liu Mang posted it to Kean Clark, Kean Clark immediately passed it to Carter, and Carter singled Raheem.

The rejuvenated Raheem's defense is really good, and Carter's change of direction can't make a breakthrough!

Carter was not surprised. In the first half, he had already seen the changes brought about by Raheem's completely different defensive focus from before. At that time, he also sighed that Liu Mang, a rookie, seemed to have magic after joining the Eagles. Everyone Everything is getting better, and I sigh why I don't have such a new teammate. I used to have my own "Pippen", but the management is not optimistic and let the big cousin go.

Now Carter has focused on the game, don't think about it, can't break through, three points? In the first half, he made 3 of 10 shots, and Qiangtu was led by the nose to Ratliff, the shot-blocking king.

Carter made a gesture, and Antonio Davis blocked Raheem like a wall. In the past, Antonio Davis was a pick-and-roll for Reggie Miller. It was very solid, and Raheem came around. After that, Carter has already rushed to the free throw line!

Ratliff took a step forward. Ratliff, who probably won't be able to get away with the best defensive team this year, is really strong in deterrence at the basket! The block average of nearly 4 times per game put a lot of pressure on Carter, and a few blocks in the last match had a profound impact.

So, Carter went up against Ratliff!

After attracting Ratliff's outstretched long arm, Carter retracted the ball back and forth in the air and stuffed it behind Ratliff.

Olajuwon faces an empty basket!

When an old man jumps up and dunks, he still needs to have a complete knee-bending movement. Just when Olajuwon was about to jump up and dunk, he saw a guy wearing the No. 1 jersey rushing in two or three times!

too fast! How is this rookie so fast! Olajuwon was a little imaginary, seeing the speed of Liu Mang rushing in, all he could think of was Isaiah Thomas, that ridiculously fast assassin!

After all, being old is not as good as young people can jump. Olajuwon is worried about being capped, but his passing awareness has always been very good. He averaged more than 3 assists per game in his peak period. In Carter's roar of "slamming him to death", he was a little bit astonished. He transferred the ball to Kean Clark, who Liu Mang missed.

Carter covered his head at the time. Why is Olajuwon different from what he saw on TV when he was a child? A guard with such a weak bounce doesn't buckle.

Kean Clark received the ball, and he also has a 31% three-point shooting percentage. He is considered a shooter these days. Just hit the ball.

"kuang"

Iron!

Ratliff turned around and blocked Carter and Antonio Davis. Ratliff was there, and his protection of defensive rebounds immediately improved several notches. Muhammad rushed in to grab the rebound!

Only then did Olajuwon realize that it was impossible for that rookie to bounce off the cap! The ball just now was my own mistake!

If you make a mistake, make up for it!

Olajuwon knew that he was not Muhammad's opponent to hit the offensive rebound, so he jumped up and poked the ball out of bounds.

The Eagles' counterattack was interrupted. Just after halftime, Liu Mang turned his head to catch the ball and saw the ball was stabbed out.

Olajuwon's experience is not covered. The Eagles rarely encounter this kind of situation. Occasionally, when the opponent shoots out of bounds, they just pop out directly, rather than thinking of destruction.

Experience, Olajuwon used experience to successfully block the Eagles' defense this time, and the Eagles could not pick up the ball and serve immediately. This is a dead ball out of bounds, not a conversion of offense and defense after a goal.

An old house where a treasure!

Liu Mang came back to catch the ball and pushed forward. Looking at the situation, he could only drop the position.

Worthy of being the best defensive player for two times, and one of the top five centers in history who was able to win 5 best defensive teams in the 1980s and 1990s. Even if he is old, as long as the team is willing to use it and start from defense, it can still build Come up with a defensive system!

The Raptors have a tight defense on the inside. Carter and Keane Clark on the outside are both players with excellent physical fitness, especially Carter. , but the attitude is good enough, and the defensive effect is very good.

The Eagles had no chance outside, so they had to hand it to Raheem for singles, but this time Raheem turned to the inside and it was Olajuwon who greeted him!

Seeing a group of young people jumping around, playing so well one by one, especially the Eagles, when they saw themselves jumping up and grabbing rebounds, Olajuwon exploded! He jumped up and hit the ball thrown by Raheem!

Antonio Davis, who has a keen sense of rebounding, grabs the ball.

Capped?

Nothing could be done, the Eagles retreated quickly, and Raheem didn't fight for it, and hurried back to his own half, not giving the Raptors a chance to counterattack!

From this round of offense and defense, the game suddenly turned around!

The first half was a crazily accelerated confrontation between the two sides. The fans on the scene were very excited. Their own team was steadily leading by more than 10 points. Everyone was looking forward to continuing the confrontation in the second half.

Although the Eagles are not very popular in other places, in Atlanta, the Eagles' new offense has brought back many fans who did not want to continue watching the game because of Dominique Wilkins' poor record after leaving. There are a lot of young fans! It's growing in popularity in Atlanta.

But at the beginning of the second half, the two teams changed the tone of the game while tacit understanding, defense!

Fight defense!

The striking rate of the two teams has skyrocketed!

The Eagles averaged at least two points per minute in the first half, but their scoring efficiency plummeted after the start of the second half.

Of course, the Raptors are not much better, but this rhythm is good for the Raptors! Their lineup is deeper!

In the middle of the third quarter, the Raptors scored 14 to 8 in the first half of the third quarter, successfully closing the point difference to within 10 points!

70 to 61, the Eagles only lead by 9 points!

The key to this is that the Raptors play defense around the old dream!

Olajuwon played some of his best minutes since joining the Raptors today!

The data may not be very good, but in terms of serial defense and inside support, it is the key for the Raptors to gradually catch up with the score!

Coach Kruger calls a timeout!

Looking at the panting three outsiders, Coach Kruger realized that he had made a mistake!

Unexpectedly, the third quarter suddenly turned into a positional battle against fierceness! In this way, Jason Terry and Raheem, who played full in the first half, consumed a lot!

If you keep playing, you probably won't be able to make it through the fourth quarter!

The staff reserve is too poor!

If there is a player like Odom who can change from position 1 to position 5 at any time to partner with Liu Mang, coach Kruger believes that the team's potential physical crisis will be greatly reduced!

"Emmanuel, Chris, you go on, Sharif, Jason, you go off, Ace..." Coach Kruger wanted to replace all three Kitty Hawks, and put them on a pure defensive substitute to delay.

At this time, Liu Mang shot a shot of physical potion to stop him and said, "Coach, I can continue playing to hold the score!"

Coach Kruger looked at Liu Mang, although he was panting and drinking energy drinks to replenish water, but he was still full of energy. Of course, the sweat was still flowing, and he couldn't help but sigh that young people are good!

"No problem?" Coach Kruger is not a nagging person either, he asked very directly, if there is no problem, go ahead! Sit and rest if you have a problem!

"Of course!" Liu Mang looked at Carter on the other side of the field, that guy didn't seem to be planning to rest! How can I cowardly!

Really, giving a competitive Carter who is still at the peak and Olajuwon who is basically retiring can be played like this. If you give a top center in the peak period, you have to do big things!

This kind of game is fun!

Sure enough, after the timeout came back, Liu Mang didn't go down, and the opponent's Carter didn't go down either!

When the two looked at each other's lineup before going on the court, they found that the other party didn't go down. They looked at each other and the game continued!

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The two teams exchanged attacks several times. Liu Mang started to attack on his own because he did not have the help of his offensive teammates!

Facing the opponent's defense like an iron barrel, Liu Mang mainly plays the pick-and-roll pass!

In response to the Eagles' pick-and-roll, the Raptors defended well, pay attention to the Eagles' pass, and block the pick-and-roll players as much as possible to prevent Muhammad from cutting in.

Liu Mang more often chooses to shoot directly when he is blocked from outside the three-point line, or he rushes in and makes a foul.

This kind of play with Liu Mang as the core, generally speaking, the effect is not bad at this stage! Mainly physical fitness!

Liu Mang was still running at the fastest speed as if he had just entered the stage!

Liu Mang made another pick and roll, and then passed to Chris Crawford. Chris Crawford pretended to hit the basket, but was blocked by Olajuwon. Chris Crawford passed back to Liu Mang. Liu Mang paused and sent Antonio Davis flying away. Ratliff turned around to block Carter who was chasing him, and made an easy layup!

This time, the Raptors attacked, and they handed over to the inside to play, and Olajuwon played a low single!

Olajuwon's shooting ability is very strong, especially inside and outside the three-second zone. At his peak, he can throw the ball with open hand. When he gets old, his physical fitness will be affected, but the hand feeling will not be good. Olajuwon's highest shooting percentage was not when he was young in the 1980s, but after he was over 30! As the number of shots decreases year by year, the hit rate is getting higher and higher!

When he came to the Raptors, Olajuwon was already disheartened. The Rockets refused to even give him a pension contract. He had no fighting spirit when he came to the Raptors.

But today, the dream footsteps reappeared!

Dreamy footsteps, you must have footsteps and hand feeling in one!

If it was Howard's kind, he would be dizzy when he turned around, and the other party would not move.

But Olajuwon was different. He turned around and raised his hand after receiving the ball with his back. Ratliff, who had known Olajuwon's peak tail shot back then, flew away! Olajuwon dragged the ball into the basket in a turn!

Veterans don't die! Just to wither!

Before withering, Olajuwon was still able to show his god-level footsteps!

Without Raheem, who can defend inside and outside, the Eagles' inside defensive dominance has indeed declined greatly. Even if Raheem didn't focus on defense before, with his body and speed, he can still pose a great threat inside!

The game continues!

The Raptors seem to have noticed that with the Hawks' current lineup, after the pick-and-roll, either only Liu Mang shoots from the outside, or everyone on the Hawks cuts inside without a second outside shooter!

Olajuwon has a keen defensive awareness! The Raptors' defense began to change, blocking Liu Mang's three-pointer, and the other three shrunk inside!

Liu Mang is very fast, so after the Raptors pick and roll, the extended inside line first forced Liu Mang to change direction and did not give Liu Mang a three-pointer. The blocked outside line rushed in to block Liu Mang's backward rush line!

Liu Mang has no choice but to pass it to Emmanuel or Chris Crawford, both of whom have no idea at all, and only a few can get in one.

On the Raptors' side, after Olajuwon showed off his remaining power, the Eagles were forced to shrink their defense. Carter on the outside and Curry, who came on the rotation, made a three-pointer!

After three quarters, the Raptors gradually caught up with the score!

82 to 78, the Eagles have only a 4-point lead left!

Moreover, the Raptors are fully up!

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