Chapter 337 335. The True Effect of Manic Potion

Just over a minute after Liu Mang came up, Pippen took two fouls and was replaced...

With Pippen off, the Blazers' offense mainly focused on Kemp's insiders. Kemp performed well in the first few minutes of each game when his physical strength was good, and his singles efficiency was good.

However, with Pippen off, Liu Mang stopped pressing his speed and counterattacked continuously. The Eagles went 10-7, widening the point difference to 13 points and leading the Blazers 35-22 after the first quarter.

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The second quarter started soon.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang led the team. Jason Terry, Raheem, and Muhammad took a rest. The other four sent were Emmanuel, Chris Crawford, Newbell, Ratliff.

For the Trail Blazers, Pippen played again, which made Liu Mang breathe a sigh of relief. The other four were Steve Kerr, Mitchell Butler, Zach Randolph, and Dale Davis .

The Blazers attacked, and Pippen advanced with the ball. The Trail Blazers lineup is the best rotation lineup they have gradually found, using Pippen's organizational ability to attack.

After the two fouls were replaced after the first quarter, Pippen immediately made a comeback in the second quarter, but finally calmed down.

Although his mind was still filled with displeasure and hostility towards Liu Mang, his mind became much clearer.

At his age, he would definitely not be able to fight recklessly with his strength, and he didn’t have as many small tricks as the opponent. Pippen felt that he was already a good foul maker. His biggest feature on the defensive end was flopping, but compared with the rookie in front of him When you wake up and find that your acting skills are still not enough, then play steadily to stabilize the situation, hold on to the difference and wait for an opportunity to fight back!

For the first time in two years, Pippen wants to win so much, he wants to beat that evil rookie!

After the start of the second quarter, Pippen concentrated on organizing the offense and did not have too much physical contact with Liu Mang on the defensive end. After being suspended for one season, he didn't take the defensive route. What a group of old, weak, sick and disabled can play defense, just attack.

Pippen, who went all out to organize the offense, sorted out the Blazers' offense in an orderly manner, Randolph's low position, Dell Davis' pick-and-roll air cut, Steve Kerr's open shot...

Pippen sent out 3 assists in just a few minutes, and a second pass to an open teammate after a pass to a teammate.

The Blazers lineup is indeed very talented on the offensive end. Even though Liu Mang kept scoring from beyond the three-point line and in the three-second zone like a runaway husky, after half a quarter, the Blazers not only did not lose the score, Instead, relying on the team's offensive power to overwhelm Liu Mang's personal offense, they scored 17 to 15 in the half quarter, chasing the point difference to 39 to 50, and the Blazers trailed by 11 points.

Liu Mang scored 7 points in the first quarter, 12 points in the second quarter, and was about to break 20 points in the half, but he was so desperate!

Although Pippen was still guarding him, he only defended with his eyes.

Calm down and don't fight with Liu Mang, and want to use the game victory to defeat the opponent's Pippen in a roundabout way. Liu Mang said that he can't make a foul!

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The second quarter came to an official timeout, Liu Mang was replaced, Jason Terry and Raheem went up and continued to attack the opponent.

After the old guys of the Blazers warmed up, it was difficult for the Eagles to defend, so they used offense to solve the problem. Jason Terry and Raheem were in good form today, and it was also difficult for the Eagles to attack. Not cowardly.

Liu Mang looked at Pippen, who was drinking water on the bench next door, feeling a little anxious.

This guy really deserves to be a historical star! The mentality is really stable! Just say calm down.

Although the strength of the team is superior, even if Pippen organizes the offense calmly, the Blazers and the Eagles have a 50-50 offensive firepower, which is comparable.

Liu Mang didn't worry too much about the outcome of the game. Except for Bunch Wells, the other party had no ability to open the situation in a stalemate, and Bunch Wells was not too worried when he met Raheem. In many ways, Raheem has the ability to suppress Bunch Wells in all directions.

Randolph is still a rookie, he can't even make it to the rookie game, Momonga is old, his rookie is at his peak, Rasheed Wallace can score in regular time, and there must not be so many open shots at critical moments.

As long as the Eagles survive this period of hard work for the Blazers, and when the Blazers try their best to overtake, the Hawks won't be a problem. Raheem and Jason Terry set up Liu Mang himself has the ability to score consecutively when he is anxious.

But Liu Mang was worried that the Blazers' spirit would be worn out after the halftime break. What should he do if he saw no hope and surrendered after playing for a few minutes in the second half?

It's not that Liu Mang underestimated the Blazers' competitive spirit, but that the Blazers will soon have back-to-back games to play. If they are sure to lose this game, and the next opponent is the Hornets, even if Liu Mang is the head coach himself, he will carefully consider the choice. question.

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In the tenth minute of the second quarter, the score was 45 to 56, with a 11-point difference. Coach Maurice Cheeks felt that there was still hope. He wanted to reduce the difference to Within 10 points, the burden on the heart of the second half is not so big.

Don’t look at the difference between 9 points and 10 points, just like when you buy something, you feel that 998 is not 1,000 yuan. 9 points make players feel that they are only behind by single-digit points. If they defend two or three times, they may catch up. It feels like a double-digit point difference. I look at it with the mentality of 19 points, and I think it is too difficult to catch up.

The Blazers put on Momonga, Ruben Patterson, Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, and Dale Davis in the final two minutes before halftime.

Coach Kruger of the Eagles saw the opponent call a timeout, and knew that the opponent wanted to fight before halftime. Similarly, the Eagles also wanted to keep the point difference above 10 points, so they also put five The main force is replaced.

Liu Mang understands very well, the foul must be committed as soon as possible!

It is impossible for him to deliberately make a few blind shots to force the game to become anxious in order to complete the task. This is not in line with his character. He wants to win. He has a chance in this life and he does not want to lose again.

Let him deliberately lose the game for a star card?

nonexistent.

So take advantage of the last two minutes of the first half and the beginning of the second half!

Originally, Liu Mang planned to use the manic potion on the referee, but he did not expect that Pippen would not be so active in defense. The difference from Payton is too big. Pippen is really calm. This is where Pippen is better than Payton. , Probably also the key to Pippen's ability to win the championship.

Can you not learn to be calm when you are teammates with a big troll like Jordan?

"Boss of the system, use manic potion on Pippen!"

Since you are not active, Mr. Batman, then I will help you to be active! Give you motivation!

At this moment, Liu Mang seems to feel that there are a pair of wings behind him, which is like an angel that motivates people, silently feeling his pretense by himself...

However, even if you pretend to be coercive in your heart, you may be struck by lightning...

"The host uses manic potion on Scott Pippen, and Scott Pippen temporarily improves his physical fitness, enters a state of excitement, and enters a state of rage. According to Scott Pippen's physical talent, the effect of the manic potion is the highest level. According to Calculate, Scottie Pippen is back to Rockets days."

"Ding... Scottie Pippen (manic state): ability value 85, offense 81, defense 87, three-pointer 63, mid-range shooting 81, layup 87, speed 89, strength 89..."

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Liu Mang was stunned!

Nima!

What a situation!

Liu Mang instantly fell from the highest point of self-worship in his heart!

Is this the effect of the manic potion on the player?