Chapter 423
In the second half of the third quarter, Liu Mang came up with a small lineup of Prince, Barnes, Raheem, and Boozer to continue the first wave, but found that Kidd was not there!
Not only that, Kenyon Martin was also absent, leaving only Kittles and Jefferson to lead the team!
This season, Kidd's average playing time is 41 minutes, that is, at most two or three minutes before the second quarter and the fourth quarter. Rest is rare when playing against strong teams. His physical fitness has always been well controlled. On the offensive end, shooting is all about shooting, pick-and-roll passing, which consumes little energy, and defense also relies on skill rather than impact. In the last year of the Mavericks, they are almost 40 years old, and their average playing time is still the highest in the Mavericks team at 34 minutes. Nowitzki's offensive options are all high, so it can't be a physical problem.
That is the Nets chose to give up!
This surprised Liu Mang, who was ready to use the Ben Wallace star card in the fourth quarter!
When Kidd is not on the court, his genius effect is gone. Kittles is not as strong as Liu Mang immediately. Needless to say, Jefferson, in the early days, he did not have Kidd to pass the ball. A man of strong physical fitness.
Relying on Prince's three-pointers and Boozer's mid-range shots, after opening up the space, Raheem scored consecutively inside. After five minutes in the third quarter, the point difference was opened to 15 points, and the Nets Even if the team replaced the main force at this time and defeated Liu Mang to imitate the Nets' positional attack, they would have no chance!
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The Nets are on the bench. At this time, Kidd and Byron Scott are still on good terms. They just made it to the Finals last season. Now there is no other team in the Eastern Conference that can threaten them except the Eagles. It is still beautiful honeymoon period.
"Jason, stop fighting?" Byron Scott asked in a low voice next to Kidd.
"Well," Kidd thought about the top eight record rankings in the Eastern Conference, and replied: "The Eagles have already started, and they are unstoppable in the playoffs, but they may rank eighth, except for the Wizards and Magic. To catch up, it is unlikely that other teams will be caught up by the Hawks, and the Hornets will compete with the Hawks for seventh. Probably eighth, and our fight for second is the best option."
Kidd used his high IQ to accurately analyze the possibility of the Hawks' playoffs.
Among the top eight in the East, only the Wizards and Magic have a record of 16 wins and 16 losses. The other six teams have a winning percentage of more than 50%. The Magic ranks fourth because they are the first in the Southeast Division. There is a star who has not come back and has not entered the top eight for the time being, so the only ones who are left behind may be the Wizards and Magic.
Kidd has always liked to control the overall situation, and he can indeed control the overall situation in his peak period. As the head coach, Byron Scott does not have Kidd's right to speak in the Nets, so he fully implements Kidd's ideas.
Let's fight for second!
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Ever since, the Nets gave up in the fourth quarter. Liu Mang came up with two assists. After scoring 15 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, he left the game. The score became 82 to 62. After 20 points, the Eagles The team also replaced the main force, and the game became garbage time!
In the end, the Eagles defeated the Nets 97 to 87 and won seven consecutive victories!
12 wins and 18 losses! The teams in the lower half of the Eastern Conference, starting with the fourth-ranked Magic, are all panicking!
The Eagles team that dominated the East in the regular season last season seems to be back again!
After the Nets lost to the Eagles, their record became 20 wins and 11 losses. In the East, only the Pistons have a record of 21 wins and 10 losses. The team with no more than 10 losses.
Although the Eastern Conference is weaker than the Western Conference as a whole, the playoff competition in the Eastern Conference is obviously more intense than that in the Western Conference. In terms of strength, the Eastern Conference is now in the top eight, except for the Pistons, Nets, and Pacers. Compared with the Western Conference, other teams are It is about the same strength as the Rockets, Suns, and Warriors, the three teams competing for the eighth place in the Western Conference. This makes the Eastern Conference look more intense than the Western Conference, because the top seven teams in the Western Conference are too stable, and almost every team has the same winning percentage as the Pistons. , The Nets are almost or even higher.
After the game, Liu Mang saw the latest Eastern and Western rankings, probably guessed the strategy of the Nets, and secretly cursed that the bald man who has been beaten by his wife for five or six years is really insidious!
But as far as the Eagles are concerned at this stage, I really want to thank Kidd for the victory.
After defeating the Nets and winning 7 consecutive victories, the team's morale is high!
There are smart people like Liu Mang and coach Kruger who are in charge of the overall situation of the Eagles. They understand very well that in the fourth quarter of this game, the Nets will play hard, and the Eagles will be 50-50 at most. , It is the opponent who actively wants them to enter the playoffs to deal with the Pistons, or at least consume the Pistons, so it is a bit depressed.
And other players, not to mention stupid, but as players and not in charge of using their brains, they would not think of such a deep level!
In short, the thinking of the Eagles players except Liu Mang is that they defeated the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, they are the strongest!
Morale soared!
Of course Liu Mang is also very satisfied with this result, but he really has to pay it back. Last year, the Celtics were used as weapons against the Nets. Now the Nets directly use the Pistons and their Eagles as their weapons. Let them and the Pistons have a possibility of just a wave in the first round, which makes Liu Mang a little unhappy.
The main reason is that Liu Wei still has to accept the "charity" from the Nets, which makes people even more uncomfortable!
There was also the task of defeating Kidd in the playoffs. Liu Mang's new and old grudges combined, not only did not "appreciate", but he wanted to kill Kidd's team even more!
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After playing the Nets, the Eagles once again ushered in a three-day rest period. From the 8th to the 16th, the Eagles had a 9-day 5-game home game. Overall, it was easy, except for the Wizards and Pacers It's a bit harder to play, and the others are bad teams, the Cavaliers, Nuggets, and Bulls.
After the Eagles won their 12th win, they have surpassed the Bulls and ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls were crying with joy. They couldn’t beat the Cavaliers, Heat, and Raptors, and there was an inexplicable death The Eagles "grabbed" the champion with them, and whoever they provoked.
Now the Eagles still have a team that is estimated to be overtaken by the end of January, the New York Knicks. The Knicks are doing well this year, and Alan Houston is still healthy, so the Knicks have always been strong. No, the role of the shit stirrer is still very good.
Although the Knicks have been scolded all the time, but a closer look shows that they have not been ranked first in the East since the 21st century. They have always been around ten or eleven, and the only time they were ranked first in 2006 .
After all, the salary of more than 90 million yuan is there, and the retired stars are not without strength, but they have no choice but to retire in this team. It is still quite effective to work hard occasionally, and it is impossible to die to the end. It can be seen from the fact that the Knicks did not have a top three pick after the 21st century. They are called the worst, just because they are compared with the Los Angeles team.
Due to the defeat of the Nets, the national live broadcast, and the long time of post-match news interviews, it was early in the morning when Liu Mang returned home and fell asleep on the bed.
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Then the next day early in the morning, around 7 o'clock, Liu Mang only slept for 5 hours before he was woken up.
The Bucks are at it again!
Liu Mang was woken up early in the morning by the enthusiastic basketball fan Little Lolita, only to find out that the Bucks had reached a deal with the Supersonics. The Supersonics used Gary Payton, Drummond Mason, Calvin Booth, and The picks protected by the top three picks in the first round in 2003 and a lot of chips, got the Bucks' Ray Allen and Kevin Ollie, who matched the salary, and the Bucks' 2003 lottery-protected first pick. round of picks.
This deal! Two months earlier than Liu Mang's impression! In order to reinforce and avoid falling behind in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Bucks sent Ray Allen ahead of time. In order to get Ray Allen in his prime, the Sonics almost used the core of the team and the entire bench As a bargaining chip, and the Sonics have almost no possibility of entering the playoffs this season, but their strength is not so bad that they need to be bad, they even gave the Bucks the first round pick in 2003 in exchange for Ben It is a pick that cannot fall into the lottery zone of the Bucks, which is in the playoffs and has been strengthened again, and it is also a lottery-protected pick!
Liu Mang couldn't help sighing: "Supersonic is really willing!"
"That's right! What's the supersonic map?" Levia asked curiously. She was also woken up by Dinah. As a basketball fan, she was shocked when she saw this completely unequal transaction.
Although Payton has been a bit of a grinder this season, his state is no worse than Ray Allen.
Liu Mang was very curious, and analyzed the current situation of the Sonics, and found that the Sonics had no choice but to do so. Their record this season is exactly the same as the current 12 wins and 18 losses of the Eagles, ranking 11th in the Western Conference. , can't climb up, and the only team in the West has been born. The three teams behind them, the Grizzlies, Clippers, and Nuggets, are madly smashing Bo James. They are as stable as tanks. The Rockets are hitting the playoffs after Yao Ming and the Warriors' Arenas broke out.
This year's West has entered a wild mode again. The top seven from the Spurs to the Jazz all have a winning percentage of over 60%. Only the eighth Suns may fall behind, and the Supersonics have no chance of climbing up.
Payton's contract will expire after the end of this season, and Payton has made it clear that he does not want to stay in the Supersonics, but wants to pursue the championship. Signed out, a draft pick in the top 10, even in the first year of the draft, the Supersonics do not have the confidence to select a young player better than Ray Allen, and the Supersonics have Brent Barry. Veteran, Sharad Lewis and Vladimir Radmanovic are two potential players, mainly because Payton doesn’t want to play in the Sonics, so the Supersonics’ strength has declined so badly this year. Yes, so it is impossible to rebuild with a rookie. It is the right choice to lead the team with a strong and peak star. Pack all the strong players on the bench and send them to the Bucks. Get Ray Allen.
The Bucks still want to hit the finals, and the Hawks' rebound against the trend threatens the four teams in the second half of the Eastern Conference playoffs, so after having such a good offer from the Supersonics, they also He didn't hesitate until the trade deadline after the All-Star Weekend like before, and he didn't wait for another year in the team's history to have a player selected as an All-Star to boost the box office. He directly closed the deal in early January!
Liu Mang found that his appearance, although it would not change the character and way of doing business of those bosses, could already make them feel threatened and complete the reinforcement they wanted ahead of time!
Payton is also very interested in playing in a playoff team in the East, maybe it is really possible to reach the finals in the East! The Bucks are not weak at all, and Payton is about the same strength as Ray Allen now, but Ray Allen still seems to be at his peak for several years, and Payton has begun to decline sharply, and it is only at the end of his career.
Now that the Bucks have strengthened so much, Payton feels that he has the opportunity to try to lead the team again!
Just when people were excited about the Bucks' big deal and thought that a competitive team might be born in the East, one person returned from injury and stole all the limelight.
Carter announces comeback time!
After the surgery in March 2002, Vince Carter has been resting for 10 months now, after the examination in the hospital, he miraculously fully recovered! Even the expected permanent structural damage to the ankle due to the recurrence of the vicious injury by Bowen two years ago has fully recovered!
This is nothing short of a medical miracle!
According to the doctor's advice, Carter will be able to come back on January 15!
For this situation, some experts gave a "reasonable explanation", that is, Carter's physical talent is different from ordinary people, and his recovery ability is strong.
This kind of statement has really been accepted by the public. Carter was once regarded as the outside line with the best physical talent in NBA history. Before McGrady came out, Carter was considered to be better than Jordan in terms of physical talent alone. It's just that there is a distant cousin with better comprehensive talents than him.
Liu Mang checked the schedule, shit! The Raptors' first game after the 15th will be the Eagles' first back-to-back away game against the Raptors on January 18th!
What a coincidence!
Liu Mang suddenly got a little excited! Just wanted to brag with Dana and Levia, but finally held back, he is also a person with 92 bounces now! Although there is a gap between 85 and Carter's half-human half-god plus death dunk when it is triggered at the same time, it can resist most centers, and there is also a gap between the bounce and Carter's 100 bounce, but at least it can be just a wave of dunks.
But Liu Mang still held back such things as setting up a flag, don't make trouble again!
At this time, Dana didn't know when she found out Liu Mang's player handbook. After looking through the schedule, seeing that Carter's first game after his comeback was against the Eagles, Dana exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, uncle, After Carter came back, he played against Uncle! Carter dunked very handsomely, Uncle dunked more handsomely than Carter, Uncle, you must dunk in that game, and you must dunk even more handsomely than Carter!"
Liu Mang felt that Dinah was too cute at this moment, as expected he was the most handsome in the eyes of this cute little loli...
The example of extreme joy begets sorrow is here again...
"Ding... the system task is released, the king of the five best balls."
"King of the five best shots: Before the next meeting with Vince Carter, openly declare war on Carter in the dunk duel in the game, and win more five best shots than Vince Carter in the five best shots of the day."
"..." Liu Mang just wanted to praise Little Lolita and eat Little Lolita's tofu, then he froze on the spot.
Cute little loli?
Cute ass! This little loli is doing something again!
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After a day off, the Eagles started a sweet five consecutive home games.
The first to usher in is the Cavaliers, which is now 4 wins and 26 losses, ranking last in the league, and even the Nuggets cannot be shaken.
The Cavaliers are frantic in order to play badly. It seems that they are deliberately trying to make Ricky Davis become arrogant and play casually. It seems that they are doing this on purpose.
Of course, the effect is very good. Ricky Davis successfully brought the Cavaliers to the bottom of the league with a stronger lineup than last season.
The power of coach Keith Smart, who has never missed the No. 1 pick, is really extraordinary.
However, Liu Mang saw that it was less than half a season, and after he averaged 20+5+5 per game, he started to look like "I'm a superstar". I feel that the Cavaliers made Ricky Davis so arrogant by themselves. Last season, seeing Ricky Davis was still a wretched sixth man, this year it began to swell.
Liu Mang felt that the Cavaliers lost the four quasi-All-Star combinations of Larry Hughes, Ricky Davis, LeBron James, and Big Z that they might have had. The big reason was themselves. , Most of the black players have low IQ, which has pushed Ricky Davis to the boss position. I want him to make way for the second year, or give way to a rookie. How is it possible, so the owner of the Cavaliers later expressed regret to reporters that it was a great pity to lose the small forward combination of Ricky Davis and James. This is the inevitable result.
Since the Cavaliers want to be so bad, Liu Mang decided to help them!
I was so angry yesterday! I can’t beat the little Lolita, even secretly. This little Lolita cries whenever she wants to cry. Levia has been practicing boxing very hard recently, especially when she finds that Liu Mang’s fighting ability is getting stronger and stronger. Levia feels that The dominance at home seems to be declining, so I practice more diligently, so that Liu Mang doesn't dare to offend her, and he will still use the villa in the future!
So, after Liu Mang came off the bench today, he started scoring again! Another task today is to come off the bench and score 30 points, which has 2,000 superstar points!
Eagles fans are wondering why this phenomenon is, but it is certain that the starting hooligans and the backup hooligans are two different styles of play!
I left a chapter last night and updated it this morning, so it will be like this in the future. I will save a chapter in the evening and update it in the morning. In this way, my friends will not be kept waiting for so long.
Asking for a monthly pass, I fell to fifth place! Referral tickets are also required! It seems to have fallen out of the top two hundred!