Chapter 438
Both teams have readjusted their emotions, and the Eagles players are very clear that they want to help Liu Mang against Reggie Miller!
On the Pacers side, it is natural to help Reggie Miller, who is the first player in team history, make the arrogant young man on the opposite side look good.
The Pacers have replaced the main lineup again, the strongest lineup of Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, O'Neal, and Brad Miller. The gesture of letting go.
The Eagles sent Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, Boozer, and Muhammad.
17 to 12, the Eagles lead by 5 points.
Back from the timeout, the Eagles did not expect the Pacers to replace the team's core O'Neal and Artest in less than two minutes!
The Pacers attacked, and Tinsley advanced to the frontcourt. When he saw Liu Mang defending him, he was about to force him!
Liu Mang saw Tinsley's mad dog breakthrough posture, and quickly squeezed Tinsley, pressed Tinsley down the line, and forced Tinsley to pass the ball. In addition to breaking through to the basket, Tinsley made a short-range hook , other shooting methods are very general.
Liu Mang pressed Tinsley to a big step outside the three-second zone. This position is not Tinsley's shooting area, and he has a height advantage. He wants to force Tinsley to make a mistake. At the same time, the rest of the Eagles almost All have advantages in speed and flexibility, and everyone else is doing rounds and pick-and-rolls on their defenders.
It can be said that Tinsley has rushed to this position, and the Eagles' defensive tactics have been very successful, which is likely to force Tinsley to make a pass error or make an irrational shot.
However, Tinsley didn't give up when he saw the strongest player in the same class defending as before. When he reached the bottom line, he leaned sideways against Liu Mang!
The second trick of Tinsley's only two scoring methods is to rely on hitting!
Tinsley is a slightly fat player with a large weight, 92 kg for a height of 191 cm.
After gaining weight in the summer, Liu Mang's weight is still 89 kg, which is not bad for his height. Of course, it is incomparable with Wade's peak tonnage of more than 100 kg, but Westbrook's peak is also 89 kg. 91 kg.
Ke Tinsley has a full 92 kilograms!
Tinsley's impact is not outstanding, he has few free throws, and his shooting percentage has never exceeded 40% in the season, but his low-post play is very good!
Tinsley ruthlessly squeezed on Liu Mang, and Liu Mang suddenly realized that he really couldn't bear it! Tinsley squeezed a few steps and squeezed Liu Mang into the three-second zone!
Liu Mang reacted quickly, knowing that he couldn't stop it, so he changed his method and raised his hand high to cover Tinsley's shooting angle. Tinsley didn't flinch, and forced Liu Mang to shoot!
The ball hits the rim and misses!
Liu Mang turned around and grabbed the rebound. Although he was a little surprised that he got the rebound so easily, he immediately wanted to counterattack with the ball and found that the opponent retreated quickly. Now has an absolute physical advantage, two seven-foot insiders, while the Eagles have two short insiders.
Liu Mang had an ominous premonition. After advancing to the frontcourt, he found that the opponent's defense had changed! Instead of defending against him with Tinsley, who is fairly good in defense, he has increased his defense countless times and used Artest to defend him!
Liu Mang looked at Tinsley, who had an unrequited look on his inside face and was determined to be stuck with Raheem, Liu Mang's ominous premonition became even clearer!
But Liu Mang really didn't dare to pass to Raheem for singles in the first time. There are too many people inside. It is useless for Muhammad to open up space. Brad Miller has no defense at all and has been preparing to help defend Sim, O'Neal Jr. is also ready to shrink at any time.
Liu Mang looked at Artest in front of him. Although Artest was a heavy defensive iron gate, before the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, his speed was also top-notch, with fast speed and strong strength. He was called the bad-handed version. LeBron James, he will enter the strongest stage after coach Carlisle arrives, averaged 20 points and 4 assists per game and won the best defensive player at the same time, speaking of which is next season Well, although Artest has not reached the peak this year, it is not far behind, but Isaiah Thomas will not use it, he will only use him as a muscle gate that grinds the core of the opponent's striker.
Although Artest had a good chat with Liu Mang before the game, he also liked this opponent very much. Artest liked this kind of tough and even arrogant opponent. Of course, this kind of liking made Artest defend against have to work harder.
Liu Mang has always felt that Artest and James, who are strong and fast, shouldn't appear on the basketball court, can't they play football? Also, what about loving world peace? This rough action is not peaceful at all!
Liu Mang tried to change direction and break through Artest, but the effect was not good. Artest's defensive anticipation ability is too strong, and his footwork is good. Bowen is the best defensive team, but Liu Mang thinks that Artest's defense is the strongest among small forwards today! It may even be the strongest in the alliance!
The best defensive player is really not covered!
Liu Mang couldn't make a breakthrough, so he beckoned Boozer to come over and play a pick-and-roll. Boozer came up to help Liu Mang block Artest. The moment Boozer made contact with Artest who wanted to bypass the pick-and-roll, it felt like It was as if someone had hit him with an iron lump. He understood how hard it was for Rahim to fight!
Liu Mang used the pick-and-roll to cut in, and Jermaine O'Neal, who was defended by Boozer, stood in front of Liu Mang, and Jermaine O'Neal leaned towards the right side, trying to prevent Liu Mang from breaking through from the right side. Take a shot to the left, wanting to take a three-pointer with a step back, but!
Artest is coming! Jermaine O'Neill also rushed over!
Both Jermaine O'Neal and Artest ignored Boozer who took a step outside the top corner on the left side of the free throw line, and came to double-team Liu Mang!
Depend on! Liu Mang felt that these two were crazy! The ball was passed to Boozer at the first time, and Boozer made a precise two-pointer after receiving the ball.
Boozer's skills are indeed mature and comprehensive. If it weren't for his background, he should have been trained as a core insider. Watching Boozer make a two-pointer and pretend he has hair and a comb in his hand to comb his hair, Liu Mang was so helpless, he was so handsome in such an important game, he knew that he would not teach this guy to celebrate.
Liu Mang hurried back to defend, trying to defend against the opponent's fast break, but found that the Pacers were slowly advancing.
Liu Mang watched Tinsley push forward, and took two steps back to defend this time. He found that Tinsley seemed to want to beat him hard. Although he didn't care about physical fitness, Liu Mang couldn't defend against that kind of attack. Living is a problem, mainly because it is very likely to be fouled by the opponent!
Therefore, Liu Mang chose to take a step back to defend, as if you like to shoot or not.
Tinsley's three-pointers are very good. Last season, he averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game, and his shooting percentage was 24%. This season, he has averaged 1.8 three-pointers per game, and his shooting percentage is 17%. It’s turbulent and irony. Usually, this kind of big gap shoots very resolutely. Isaiah Thomas’ strategy is: it doesn’t matter if the ball goes in or not, as long as he has enough momentum, a point guard shoots three-pointers in a big gap. , If you can score even once, the opponent's defense will not dare to play too much.
However, this time, Tinsley didn't make a shot, but broke through to Liu Mang, and forced physical contact with Liu Mang!
Liu Mang was forced to push Tinsley to the bottom line. In the same position, the same Tinsley relied on Liu Mang to fight again!
O'Neal and Brad Miller both rely on a wide shooting area to open up the space, and it's Tinsley who sits in the low post and relies on hitting!
This time Tinsley was even more vicious, squeezing Liu Mang to make a strong shot. Liu Mang wanted to rely on his wingspan advantage to block the shot and hit Tinsley!
The referee blows the whistle and the shot is fouled!
Liu Wei found that this kind of stunned young man who insisted on doing it like he was playing his life was really difficult to deal with!
Tinsley made two free throws to help the Pacers maintain the point difference at 5 points.
19 to 14, the Eagles lead by 5 points.
It was the Eagles offense again. Liu Mang faintly felt that something was wrong in the last round, so this time he asked Muhammad to pick and roll. As a result, a more troublesome situation appeared. When Brad Miller came out of defense, Muhammad, who appeared directly behind the pick-and-roll, clamped Liu Mang ahead of time!
Artest blocked Liu Mang's retreat at the other end, and together with Muhammad, the four of them were stuffed together like a plate of black and white buns in a circle with a radius of half a meter!
Liu Mang wanted to pass the ball but couldn't pass it, wanted to dribble back, was forced to walk several steps in a row, and even hugged the ball!
The referee blows the whistle, and it is a walking violation!
Brad - Miller and Artest high-five to celebrate, the defense is successful!
Unlike Jermaine O'Neal, who is good at inside single defense and help defense blocking, Brad Miller is very good at defending pick-and-rolls. The key is that the Pacers have a clear goal! As long as Liu Mang is blocked, Brad Miller, an insider who relies purely on his brain and height, will defend better than O'Neal.
Liu Mang smashed the ball to the ground depressed, then handed it over to the referee, and turned back to defend.
Liu Mang probably guessed the Pacers' trick, so he and Prince switched defenses this time!
Originally, Prince was supposed to do the drudgery of chasing and defending Reggie Miller. With Prince, Liu Mang can concentrate on defending the opponent's point guard or shooting guard. The key to better perimeter defense.
but……
This time, Reggie Miller actually went low! Liu Mang then came to the low post, watching Reggie Miller relying on himself to ask for the ball, a mouthful of old blood was about to come out!
Co-authoring, is it really my master to guard against whoever is low and strong?
Liu Mang was also angry!
"Wow, our three-pointer king, you don't shoot three-pointers with your limp and slippery running position outside, so you can't think about coming inside, you are trying to use your limp body to make me feel uncomfortable Is it easy to score later?" Liu Mang's poisonous mouth mode was activated.
"Well, you guessed it right, I really want to take off my clothes and pants, and wear a pair of golden underwear to linger with you." Reggie Miller immediately countered.
Originally, since the 2000-2001 season, when the Pacers slipped from being the Eastern Conference champion in the previous season to almost failing to make the playoffs, Reggie Miller has rarely talked trash, mainly players in the 1980s and 1990s , When the team's strength is not good, they don't have the confidence to talk trash. Of course, the tough No. 21 doesn't count.
But today, Reggie Miller's poisonous mouth is back!
Moreover, this picture is too strong! Thinking of that scene, Liu Mang almost felt disgusted!
Reggie Miller took the opportunity to run back. Tinsley passed the ball properly. He is indeed the assist leader of the 2001 rookie. Before the serious injury, he averaged no less than 5 assists per game. When he retired, he averaged 6 assists per game. A master passer with more than two balls, Reggie Miller received the ball from the mid-range of the baseline and turned over for a jumper!
The trash talk is powerful, the backrunning is excellent, and the passing with the ball is also very good. Unfortunately, the shot is still a little bit off. It is really the most difficult to make a two-pointer from a distance that is not too far away. Otherwise, Kobe and Jordan and Nowitzki will not be so difficult to guard.
Reggie Miller's long two points hit the iron!
Liu Mang easily received the rebound again, but the Pacers still didn't intend to hit the rebound, and quickly retreated directly.
After Liu Mang pushed forward, as expected, as long as he picked and rolled, he immediately encountered a double-team again. He returned to the defensive end, he went to defend Artest, and Artest also started to play hard...
Liu Mang completely understood this time!
The other party is messing with him!
No matter how you do it, just don't let him shoot three-pointers, or even let him score, and then when it's time for him to defend, it will always be the person he is defending to fight!
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Isaiah Thomas is very shrewd in his thinking, otherwise he would not have done so many things with tricks in the Knicks. He knows that while trying to take care of Reggie Miller's face, he also wants to win. , very difficult.
Therefore, Isaiah Thomas changed his goal in this game. The first is to ensure that the team does not fight. The second is to help Reggie Miller regain face and enhance the team's cohesion. Just win the game again, it doesn't matter a game, if it makes the team play more united and better, even losing a game is worth it.
As for offensive rebounds, according to the scout report, Isaiah Thomas found a very strange, incredible and even a little admirable thing, that is, the player with the highest rebounding efficiency in the Hawks team is not Rahim or Muhammad , not the two guys who averaged double figures in rebounds per game, but Boozer who averaged 9 points and 75 rebounds per game after becoming the main rotation since December 21!
During this period, Boozer averaged 7.5 rebounds in 22 minutes per game!
Although it seems that O'Neal's 10.4 rebounds per game is better than Boozer's, and in the two teams, he is only worse than Raheem's 11.3 rebounds per game, but that is based on O'Neal's average of 38 minutes per game. In terms of playing time, O'Neal's rebounding efficiency can only be said to be good. If he insists on grabbing offensive rebounds, it may delay the counterattack. Help Reggie Miller save face!
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Liu Mang struggled for a few rounds, and then decisively chose to follow the pace of the Pacers.
No way, insist on a strong vote? It is not a way to score points by hitting iron. Artest has great physical strength, and Raheem has strength. Artest consumes a lot to defend against Raheem, but it is much easier to defend against Liu Mang. Liu Mang really has no Grinding Artest's ability to death, after all, he is skilled.
Although Liu Mang attaches great importance to the task of three-pointers, he can't make a few blind shots by himself and cause the team to lose.
Therefore, Liu Mang simply followed the pace of the Pacers, used them to double-team himself frantically, and started the "all-round" style of passing and rebounding, and because he had seen Brad Miller relying on himself Due to his height and the threat of early double-teaming, he now has to pick-and-roll with teammates with long-range shots, such as Raheem, Prince, and Boozer.
In this case, several pitchers of the Eagles were overwhelmed!
Even Jason Terry came up and picked up a lot of open shots, and the Eagles' scoring continued to rise.
On the Pacers side, while targeting Liu Mang, they are also trying to score and chase the score. Not to mention, Liu Mang's defense against outside shooters and non-compulsory outsiders is very effective, but his defense against the low post is really mediocre, because the Eagles When Ratliff is around, the defensive system is very clear. From the outside to the low post, Raheem defends. Ratliff stands behind him. That’s fine, but the Pacers’ big center can also pull out and shoot three shots. Points, in the entire NBA is still very different, Liu Mang was forced to eat a lot inside.
Of course, there are many Pacers who don’t score. After Liu Mang defended Artest once, he also learned how to behave. He only switched defenses against opposing defenders Tinsley, Reggie Miller, and Eric Sterry. Crane and Jonathan Bender are four guards who are about the same height and are not composed of muscle bumps, so the defensive success rate is half and half.
This made Liu Mang accidentally get 13 rebounds in the middle of the fourth quarter, and his double-teamed points had a high probability of directly converting into points, and got 14 rebounds. Assists, plus the two three-pointers he just played, and a three-pointer in the second and third quarters, and 3 of 4 free throws.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, Liu Mang, who hadn't rested since he played in the first quarter, made 4 of 14 shots, 4 of 13 three-pointers, and scored a triple-double with 15 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds!
Liu Mang's second triple-double in his career! It came so suddenly, no one expected it at all, and it was a large triple-double!
After Liu Mang hit the third and fourth three-pointers, he continued to lock his throat. The referee and the coaches of the two teams were frightened. Fortunately, the players of the two teams were calm, especially the Pacers. The defensive double-team against Liu Mang was more decisive, which made the referee and the coaches of both teams breathe a sigh of relief.
At the official timeout of the fourth quarter, the Eagles led the Pacers by 12 points 102 to 90!
Seeing that the score situation is not bad, and his second-year statistics are so coquettish, Raheem, Jason Terry, and Boozer all scored more than 20 points. Coach Kruger finally breathed a sigh of relief. The game is estimated to be no problem.
"Ace, are you still physically strong? Do you need to rest?" Coach Kruger now began to care about his disciples.
Liu Mang shook his head and said that he was fine. His physical fitness is already very good now. Although there is a gap between Hamilton's physical fitness that is close to the full value, he still has an excellent physical fitness of 87. Even if he plays like this today, it will only start in the fourth quarter. He took a shot of stamina potion before, and now he is using the stamina potion mostly for training, and he is using it less and less during competitions.
Seeing that Liu Mang said that he was fine, and that although he hit 12 irons today, he was not so stubborn that he insisted on shooting a three-pointer to death. When he clicked, the pass was still the pass, which made Coach Kruger very satisfied. Didn't forget about the game in order to show a three-pointer in front of Reggie Miller. He made 4 of 13 three-pointers. In the eyes of Coach Kruger in this era, this is already very good. Thirty-one shooting percentage. Some teams can’t make four three-pointers in a game this year. For example, the Cavaliers averaged only 4.3 three-pointers per game this season. The team made three-pointers. The rate is only thirty-two percent.
The average per game is high and low, that is, there are often times when the audience makes less than 4 three-pointers.
Moreover, when Liu Mang makes a three-point shot, he will try his best to gain space for his shot, instead of relying on bouncing hard shots. This is what makes Coach Kruger most satisfied. He wants to compete with the opponent, but without losing his composure. 14 assists is The best proof.
But now Liu Mang really hates himself for not making waves! What is a game? The main reason is that there are still 4 three-pointers left. Liu Wei is so desperate!
What is a game? This game is likely to affect the team's 4 games!
no more!
Liu Mang is about to get angry, there are 5 minutes left, leading by 12 points, who cares, the young master is going to mess up!
Liu Mang was not afraid of wasting it, so he injected a shot of physical potion and was ready to go!
Then... under the distressed gaze of Coach Kruger, he ran to the sidelines and drank Gatorade.
Coach Kruger looked at the pile of Gatorade paper cups and said in his heart: "Ace, our masters and apprentices are worth millions, and you are the player with the highest endorsement fee in the NBA today. Don't be ashamed of this drink money, okay..."
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On the Pacers bench, Isaiah Thomas was still emphasizing the need to lock Liu Mang. After Liu Mang scored three points in the second and third quarters, Isaiah Thomas immediately called a timeout. I was afraid that my team members would get hot. Secondly, Liu Mang hit the iron several times before he made the third and fourth three-pointers. Liu Mang seized the opportunity and scored two more three-pointers, so Isaiah Thomas immediately called a timeout to strengthen the defensive strategy.
For example, in the first half of the fourth quarter, since it was the last quarter, when the Pacers players were at their most focused, Liu Mang made three-pointers and three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and one of them was directly blocked by Artest.
But when Isaiah Thomas emphasized the need to prevent Liu Mang, Reggie Miller stood up: "Isaiah, brothers, I am very grateful for everything you have done for me, not afraid of being criticized, not afraid of losing face , for everything I have done for me, I think this is enough, rather than locking up that nasty kid, I hope we can enjoy the glory of victory together, instead of making us all lose for this little thing. Infamy!"
Reggie Miller saw that the point difference was only 12 points, and there were 5 minutes left, so there was no chance.
But if you keep playing like before, seeing Liu Mang has already made nine three-pointers, there must be some secret joy, but it is also accompanied by a feeling of shame, just like the first time the Magic team lost O'Neal. Playing against the Lakers, he gave O'Neal 28 free throws, allowing O'Neal to score only 16 points, but the Magic lost. The kind of game that used foul tactics to limit O'Neal but lost, but all Orlando fans feel ashamed! It is worth mentioning that the shark hacking tactic is also a tactic developed by the old Nelson after seeing the Magic's use of the shortcomings of his former super center for defense.
Coveting for a moment of pleasure will bring about a dark history in the future. In this case, Reggie Miller chooses not to!
There is also a very important point, the Pacers are not without a chance to win! Today, the Pacers players feel very hot. With this kind of weird offensive and defensive play played by Liu Mang, the Pacers are only 12 points behind. If you play hard, you may not lose!
It lasted until there were 5 minutes left, and Reggie Miller thought it was enough!
But Reggie Miller probably didn't expect that what he said made the Pacers players respect him more-so considerate of the younger generations!
"Reggie, you..." Isaiah Thomas smiled as an assassin when he saw the team members who had become more cohesive because of Reggie Miller's words. Fighting and building cohesion, so Isaiah Thomas said: "Okay, I think it's about the same, and then it's time to win, lads, we're going to fight hard, but we can still use..."
Even Tyronn Lue can win the championship by accident. Isaiah Thomas was still good when he set up the team system before the game, but he was just so-so on the spot, but occasionally he didn’t when he had a flash of inspiration. On-the-spot command ability is overwhelming...
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Both teams deployed core lineups at the last minute.
For the Eagles, except that Boozer replaced Muhammad at the critical moment, the other positions remained unchanged. Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Raheem, Boozer, and Ratliff played.
The Pacers are still a lineup of Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Artest, O'Neal, and Brad Miller.
The physical consumption of the two teams started from the Pacers' targeted defense, and the consumption was not too big, because the Pacers will always be the guards to force Liu Mang as the beginning of the offense, which greatly reduces the need for players' skills, and Liu Mang is pressed inside. It's enough to chisel, and the defensive end is double-teamed, and the Pacers don't consume much.
So at this time the core members of the two teams are in good physical condition.
Timeout back, the Pacers attack.
When Tinsley saw Liu Mang coming forward, he still chose to force his way.
The Eagles players were a little slack. Seeing this kind of attack, they felt that there was no need to guard against it. They must have done it against Liu Mang again. The Eagles players understood that the Pacers were so cautious, and they just wanted to deal with their second-year players.
My sophomores are not the ones who will suffer from being dumb, no, triple-doubles are here, let my sophomores guard against it!
At this moment, Artest suddenly threw away Raheem and rushed into the interior. It came so suddenly. You must know that although Tinsley also passed the ball in the first three quarters, they all passed outside after encountering double-teaming. From the moment Liu Mang played to the official timeout of the fourth quarter, an air cut interfered with Liu Mang being eaten raw.
This time Artest's air cut came too suddenly. I saw Artest receiving the ball in the middle distance and hitting the basket. Although the defensive effect was not good, his attitude was very good, but Boozer, who had poor defensive skills, came from the bottom line. Moving over to block Artest, Raheem also chased after him after reacting, wanting to chase him.
Everyone saw Artest's reckless style of play and thought that he must have come by himself. After all, such a strong physical fitness and a not-so-smart head, so Boozer and Raheem The defensive cooperation is quite tacit.
However, the British poet Sassoon said it well, there is a tiger sniffing the rose in his heart, Artest is not stupid at all, except for being impulsive, he is a very team player, and he is very clever. Go up by yourself, but pass the ball after attracting the defense, otherwise, how could Boozer catch up with him with his speed? He did it on purpose!
After being double-teamed, Artest tossed the ball to the left and O'Neal caught it. At the same time, Reggie Miller circled in front of O'Neal. O'Neal's thigh stepped and stuck the baseline The position prevents Jason Terry from chasing, then passes the ball behind his head to the bottom corner, and Reggie Miller catches the ball from the bottom corner and makes a three-pointer...
Hit!
93 to 102, the Pacers chased the point difference to 9 points!
After scoring the goal, the Pacers quickly returned to defense. They were still afraid of Liu Mang's counterattack and fast break. Reggie Miller did not forget to turn around to challenge Liu Mang during the process of returning to defense, and once again spread his fingers to cover himself s face.
But unexpectedly, Liu Mang actually showed a pleasant expression, as if he forgot to serve, and Rahim was ready to serve, but Liu Mang actually turned his back to him.
The opponent started to fight normally! Liu Mang is so excited!
Although the difficulty of the game has increased, it is possible, just possible, that the opponent's defense may also normalize! Because the opponent has the idea of winning!
The most painful thing for Liu Mang before was that the Pacers didn't care about winning or losing, and they just defended his three-pointers, which made him a headache.
Although the opponent's touch has always been very good to bite the point difference, and now after starting to play normally, the Eagles will have a certain threat to win, but Liu Mang is very excited! The opponent is playing normally, although it is difficult to win, but my mission may be fulfilled!
And the opponent's normal play is also good for the Eagles' offense!
Just as the Pacers were desperately returning to defense, Liu Mang called a timeout.
The Pacers player almost spat out a mouthful of old blood: That bastard is in the second grade!
The Pacers players decided that this bastard definitely wanted to upset them, so he deliberately called a timeout!
In fact, Liu Mang just wanted to set up a three-point tactic. It had been more than an hour, and his teammates might have forgotten the three-point tactic he had set up before.
Coach Kruger watched Liu Mang draw with the tactical board and went to take the last glass of Gatorade in his hand. He saw that the staff had already gone to the visiting team to "borrow" a few glasses of Gatorade. Kruger The coach feels that the staff may not necessarily "borrow" it, if you don't drink it, it will be gone!
As for the responsibilities of the head coach... Coach Kruger said that this kind of weird game is not something that a head coach with an orthodox background should do...
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Back from the timeout, the lineups of the two teams remained unchanged, and the Hawks served in midfield.
After receiving the serve, Liu Mang advanced beyond the three-point line. Seeing Tinsley defending, Liu Mang knew that the Pacers' defense had also normalized!
Although the normalized Pacers' defense must be improved by more than one level, and the Eagles will not be able to score so easily again, Liu Mang feels very excited.
Liu Mang made a 5 with his left hand, which is the E tactic, Eilere Vettel, Elevator tactic!
Then the Eagles' weird tactics began!
Boozer first blocked Brad Miller with his solid body, and Ratliff used the pick-and-roll to step outside the free throw line at a 45-degree angle on the right. In a position closer to the basket than Boozer.
At this time, Liu Mang from the top arc held the ball and Jason Terry, who was at a 45-degree angle, ran towards Ratliff at the same time. Jermaine O'Neal came out, and then changed direction, as if he was about to rush to the other corner, Jermaine O'Neal quickly followed Jason Terry.
After Jason Terry bypassed Ratliff, Liu Mang rushed towards Ratliff with the ball, and also wanted to go around the pile. At this time, Reggie Miller and Tinsley came to double-team Liu Mang, and the inside immediately put The ball passes to Ratliff, who turns to face the basket and holds the ball high!
At this moment, Liu Mang, who passed the ball, bypassed Ratliff and came to the free throw line. Raheem, who cut in from a 30-degree angle from the left, blocked Artest. That posture, that's all, still being forced to take a step back, Liu Mang almost scolded his mother, Artest is so scary, how scary would a man with a hairband at his peak without a hairline!
Watching Raheem cut in, Brad Miller quickly moved over. Reggie Miller and Tinsley also followed when Liu Mang ran off the ball to pick and roll. Seeing that Brad Miller The released Boozer opened up space to catch the ball, and Reggie Miller and Tinsley rushed to defend Boozer.
At this moment, Liu Mang ran back to the outside line, and Artest followed Liu Mang very keenly, but at this time, Ratliff made a move and passed it to Liu Mang, and then he was stuck in Artest's In front of him, Liu Mang has a perfect vacancy! After a bit of adjustment, Liu Mang made a three-pointer and hit again!
The fifth three-pointer!
Liu Mang scored the fifth three-pointer!
The minimum mission objective has been achieved!
This made Liu Mang heave a sigh of relief, at least he reduced the number of punishments to an acceptable level, and the time was still close to 4 minutes, so he had a chance to score three more!
105 to 93, still 12 points behind!
Seeing that Liu Mang made another three-pointer, the referee and the head coaches of the two teams yelled inwardly, are they still coming?
Yes, they guessed right.
After Liu Mang scored a three-pointer, he turned around and faced Reggie Miller, who was celebrating towards him a minute ago, crossed his hands again, strangled his neck, and made a suffocation!
Pacers players can't help it! Look at Reggie Miller, as long as the boss is upset, let's fight!
However, unexpectedly, not only the Pacers players, but also Liu Mang, Reggie Miller actually laughed!
Sometimes what people see and judge with their heads may deviate from the facts. Subjective consciousness is very important. Reggie Miller watched Liu Mang make such an action again, which is already the fifth time , but it was just doing that kind of action, and didn't have any contempt for himself. From when Liu Mang defended himself, he still spat trash talk, and it wasn't the kind of trash talk that looked down on him. It was just to annoy him and make Reggie -Miller suddenly has a little "sense".
This sophomore seems to just want to enjoy the feeling of competing with himself, the historical three-pointer!
Not to mention, just looking at the content of the mission, Liu Mang really wanted to compete with Reggie Miller throughout the game, but other than that, there was no more behavior!
Liu Mang has never denied how strong Reggie Miller's three-pointer is in words, never mocked Reggie Miller in terms of strength and honors, and never mentioned a word that has been broken by Liu Mang. Three-pointers made in a single season.
In Reggie Miller's view, although Liu Mang is annoying and arrogant, he may be too pure to want to defeat the former celebrity. It's this guy who wants to have a vigorous three-point duel with himself while he still has the strength to fight!
Thinking of this, Reggie Miller couldn't help laughing at Liu Mang's throat lock.
I haven't felt this way for a long time! Since the team's decline in the 2000-2001 season, Reggie Miller is no longer the target of young players' challenges. The title of the first three-pointer has also been taken away by Ray Allen in the past two seasons. Le Dao, and slowly there are only three things left to push away Jordan's lore, 8 seconds and 8 minutes, and death choking.
But this time, Liu Mang actually insisted on provoking him regardless. Reggie Miller suddenly felt that this second-year student didn't seem to be so hated. Vicious, but not hurtful, arrogant, but does not deny the strength of the opponent, he has made a little achievement, but never advertised it in front of others, and is getting stronger and stronger, the progress is visible to the naked eye, this young man, Reggie- Miller suddenly felt that this brat in the second grade was really good.
Do you want three points?
Reggie Miller is about to start playing. Mr. Death, who scored 8 points in 8 seconds, will start to show his real running skills and shooting skills!
Seeing that Reggie Miller was not angry, the Pacers players wondered, but the anger disappeared. As the boss said, winning is the best way to show the other side their strength!
The Pacers attacked, and Reggie Miller started various interspersed moves. Although he did not have a rich three-point tactical library like Liu Mang, three-point shooters of all ages have their own defenses to get shooting opportunities, and Reggie -The era when Miller shot three-pointers was not like in the future. The tactics were all for three-pointers, so it was more difficult. It can also be said that from the perspective of a sharpshooter, the ability to shoot three-pointers is more demanding.
Reggie Miller made continuous pick-and-rolls, and finally appeared outside the 60-degree three-point line, and also made a three-pointer after receiving a ball from Jermaine O'Neal!
Reggie Miller gave Liu Mang another one!
4 of 6 shots, Reggie Miller also made four three-pointers today! Not only is it not inferior to Liu Mang's 5 three-pointers, but the efficiency is much higher. Reggie Miller has never been a person who makes wild shots.
Just after Reggie Miller scored, Liu Mang spread out his five fingers again and Raheem immediately picked up the ball and served it to Liu Mang. Liu Mang received the ball and counterattacked with the ball!
Artest just got stuck in the interior to grab a rebound, and wanted to chase Liu Mang immediately, but was blocked by Ratliff!
At the same time, those who wanted to chase Liu Mang from other positions, Reggie Miller was blocked by Boozer after scoring a three-pointer, Jermaine O'Neal was stopped by Raheem who came out of the serve, and Tinsley, who was closest to Liu Mang, was blocked by Jay Sen Terry blocked it, Liu Mang quickly rushed to the frontcourt, and shot a chasing three-pointer!
The Pacers still had an empty Brad Miller who could only watch Liu Mang quickly chase down the body for a three-pointer, and before the ball was scored, he saw Jason Terry turning towards the fans and towards the sky Hands out for cheers.
Just as the cheers of the fans were mobilized, Liu Mang's chasing three-pointer plunged into the basket!
The cheers of the fans at the scene exploded even more.
Seeing the sixth three-pointer hit, Liu Mang saw the ball fall into the basket, and the big stone in his heart finally fell. If there are two games, it doesn't matter much. The next step is to attack and complete the task!
This time there is no need for the system prompt, Liu Mang took a deep breath, turned towards Reggie Miller who had just broken away from Boozer and ran a few steps, and made another death choke move!
The fans saw Reggie Miller again and couldn't help shaking their heads and laughing. Everyone "confirmed" that Liu Mang was challenging Reggie Miller!
Reggie Miller is on fire!
Seeing that he scored two consecutive three-pointers and the opponent returned immediately, Reggie Miller knew that it would be difficult to win today, and the strength gap between the two teams is really quite big.
This is why Reggie Miller originally planned to retire this summer until he accidentally picked up the coach Carlisle before rekindling his fighting spirit.
However, in this game, just this game alone, Reggie Miller wants to fight hard in the last three minutes!
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There were chances in the last few minutes, but after Liu Mang’s three-pointer was completely empty in the last few minutes, it was too accurate. He hit the iron when he was strictly defended before, but Liu Mang had a lot of opportunities to adjust. His shooting at the last moment was extremely accurate. The seemingly nonsensical and childish continuous pick-and-roll blocking and shooting three-pointers when there is a chance in the interior seems so unreliable, but Liu Mang has seen how successful this tactic is, so he shoots very well. With confidence, the waves can fly.
Although Reggie Miller scored 5 three-pointers in the last five minutes, raising the audience's three-pointers to seven, Liu Mang also made four three-pointers in the last five minutes. The player was forced to start double-teaming Liu Mang again, and it wasn't malicious double-teaming. After Liu Mang made 8 three-pointers, he double-teamed because he was too accurate, allowing Liu Mang to send out two more assists.
With 17 seconds left, the Hawks led the Pacers 119 to 110. At this time, Liu Mang was double-teamed and passed out of bounds during the Hawks offense. Reggie Miller smiled wryly and fell behind by 9 points in 17 seconds. It seems that it is not difficult for a guy who has done 8 seconds and 8 points lore, but Reggie Miller saw the strength of young people and knew that he was really old.
Surrender!
After receiving the serve, Reggie Miller dribbled to the frontcourt without attacking.
At this time, the three-point comparison between Liu Mang and Reggie Miller was displayed on the big screen.
Reggie Miller made 7 of 13 three-pointers, and Liu Mang made 8 of 20 shots. Regardless of the shooting percentage, Liu Mang defeated Reggie Miller in terms of the number of three-pointers!
Liu Mang scored a large triple-double with 27 points, 16 assists and 14 rebounds plus eight three-pointers, leading the Eagles to defeat the Pacers led by Reggie Miller! 119 to 110, the score was frozen after Reggie Miller gave up the offense!
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After the game, Liu Mang was surrounded by a large number of media without any suspense, whether it was a large triple-double or a challenge to Reggie Miller.
Liu Mang left only one sentence: "Today, maintain the strongest respect, play the most serious game, and challenge the strongest opponent with the most adequate preparation."
Regarding Liu Mang's remarks after the game, Reggie Miller only responded with one sentence in an interview, and said with a smile: The age of young people has come, isn't it?
Go home at 10:00 tomorrow morning, update normally at 4:00 pm, or update normally at 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm, if the status is good and I can save a little, there will be a chapter from 8:00 am to 10:00 am, at least 4,000 words per day.
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