Chapter 702

Boozer was originally put in the starting lineup, mainly for the cooperation between Liu Mang and Boozer, and Korver had open opportunities to shoot three-pointers.

Just like in the Shuangsha tactic, Stockton and Boozer are the core of the tactic, but the core tactic is to serve Liu Mang's shooting. Korver was entrusted with a heavy responsibility in this game. Coach Kruger hopes to use different things to make The opponent is hard to defend against.

But I didn't expect that Korver hit two irons in a row, and the rhythm was completely different from what was expected.

Originally wanted to reduce the burden on Stockton, but there was no other way. Coach Kruger could only replace Korver and Stockton in advance. The others remained unchanged, but Liu Mang went to score. defender.

Back from the timeout, the Eagles attacked, 2 to 8, not a big difference. Coach Kruger made a substitution in advance, just because Korver was playing too badly, so Korver was allowed to slow down on the sidelines and adjust. .

After receiving Boozer's serve, Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt together, and immediately passed the ball to Stockton in the frontcourt.

Liu Mang led Christie to cut into the basket. This is the most common running position in the Eagles' double evil tactics. It is simple and rough. At the same time, Stockton and Boozer made a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Boozer quickly cut to the basket and blocked Christie, who was going around Ratliff to chase Liu Mang.

Liu Mang used Ratliff and Boozer to block Christie one after another, and came out to the top arc. Peja originally wanted to go to cover the defense, but Raheem immediately stretched out his hand for the ball. Peja didn't dare to leave. The moment Liu Mang ran to the top arc, Tocton threw the ball to Liu Mang from the gap between Bibby and Webb. Liu Mang caught the ball at the top arc and made a three-point shot...

No hit!

The ball bounced far away, just in time to be caught by Weber who was jumping over to defend Liu Mang.

Weber grabbed the defensive rebound and immediately counterattacked. Liu Mang didn't make a shot and wanted to go up to press, but Weber's flexible behind-the-back dribble gave it to him!

Into the background!

Liu Mang tried to steal and was shaken away!

Weber swung his slightly rich body, counterattacked a one-stop grandpa-style layup and scored two points!

Coach Kruger wanted to start playing the position and grind slowly, and then the rhythm changed for the first time after Stockton came up. In the second quarter, Muhammad, Kwame Brown, and Barnes were placed on the bench. Come up, add Liu Mang and Raheem, defend in the second quarter, and use various rhythm changes to deal with the Kings.

But I didn't expect Korver to be so inaccurate. The Eagles made an early substitution. Not only did the changing rhythm of the Kings not disrupt their rhythm, but the Hawks' own rhythm was disrupted!

In the next few offenses, the Eagles played for Liu Wei, just like Liu Wei tried to play for Korver in the opening game, and Liu Wei got a similar open shot, but Liu Wei came back after a timeout Finally, how to shoot the catch and shoot is not good, it is different from the attack with the ball that was prepared at the beginning, and Stockton must not be used as a pure pitcher when he comes up, he is not without the ability to move, but I didn't have that physical strength, so I played a very different rhythm from the usual start, and after I came up, I hit the iron again and again.

If it weren't for Boozer's rebounding ability, who came up and actively rushed to grab offensive rebounds to make up the basket, the Eagles would be overwhelmed on the offensive end!

After playing for more than five minutes, the Eagles only scored 6 points and were beaten by the Kings in a 15-6 start. Seeing that they were about to fall behind by 10 points, the Eagles had to call timeouts continuously.

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When Liu Mang returned to the sidelines, he felt that there was no ball suddenly, and he really couldn't play anymore!

It is indeed easier to get better shooting opportunities by playing tactics. Few people would prefer to shoot against a defense if they can shoot open. Open shots are definitely more accurate than shooting against a defense. Try to make him open shot, he will definitely become more accurate.

But playing tactics, running and shooting, there is a very critical problem, that is, if the shooting is not accurate, then there is really no way!

There is also no chance to draw a foul. If you miss the shot, you really can’t make the shot. Moreover, the tactical movement always needs teammates’ off-ball pick-and-rolls, etc., so the original combination of Raheem, Boozer, and Ratliff inside Ratliff and Raheem's offensive rebounding advantages are still relatively obvious, but because they helped Liu Mang pick and roll, Ratliff and Raheem's offensive rebounding advantages could not be brought into play.

At the beginning, Liu Mang made 0 for 4 three-pointers, and 0 for 3 points for long two points. He hit seven irons in a row at the beginning!

Hitting the iron is not a big problem. If you can defend it, it doesn't matter if you defend the opponent even harder. The key point is that the Eagles can't defend it! The start completely fell into the rhythm of the Kings.

In the past, Liu Mang didn’t really understand why he would miss 20 or 30 three-pointers in a single game, or miss nearly 40 three-pointers in a game. He wanted to make more shots. , can always enter one.

Now he understands that this kind of thing is really possible when the opponent is strong enough and his rhythm is still disrupted.

Liu Mang thought that the coaching staff would readjust the tactics.

However, Coach Kruger had his own arrangements this time and did not accept Liu Mang's suggestion of switching back to singles play.

It's not that the other players are unhappy, but that Coach Kruger feels that Liu Mang's suggestion is inappropriate this time!

One wrong move and every step was restrained. Coach Kruger now feels that the substitution is a bit hasty. Although Korver's performance is not good, at least the team's rhythm is right. Now the rhythm has changed so much that he feels unexpected.

The importance of a good coach is reflected at this moment.

If you make a wrong substitution choice, just let him go wrong.

Liu Mang thought he was going to change back to playing with the ball, but he didn't expect that during the timeout, coach Kruger just replaced Ratliff with Kwame Brown, indicating that the tactics would continue.

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The Eagles' lineup of Stockton, Liu Mang, Raheem, Boozer, and Kwame Brown played.

The Kings didn't make substitutions, and it wasn't time for substitutions. Adelman is not someone who likes to use substitutes.

Back from the timeout, the Eagles attacked, and Stockton continued to attack with the ball, and started the pick-and-roll cooperation with Boozer.

Liu Mang cut in, and when he came out from the baseline, Christie already had a way to deal with Liu Mang's running position and the Eagles' pick-and-roll. After being picked and rolled by Kwame Brown, he didn't continue to squeeze to catch up with Liu Mang. , but backed away, and went around from the direction of the free throw line, trying to block Liu Mang's running end.

Liu Mang has been paying attention to following up and defending his opponent, and found that Christie did not come to chase him. He was very puzzled, but he reacted quickly and immediately stopped at the bottom line. The ball came out, surprised and sent the ball to Liu Mang immediately.

Liu Mang made a mid-range jumper from the bottom line!

Finally, after hitting seven irons in a row and the Eagles had no regular offense for five minutes in a row, Liu Mang hit a mid-range catch!

After scoring the goal, Liu Mang suddenly felt very good, as if the time had come.

The offense scored, making the defensive end more active.

The main reason is that there are no missed shots and no opportunity for the Kings to counterattack. Of the 15 points the Kings scored, 9 points were scored during the counterattack or during the transition period. The real offensive efficiency of the position is not so high, which is normal level.

After the Kings fell into position, their offensive efficiency returned to normal. Webber's low-post singles, his footwork failed, and he wanted to rely on his heavier body to play, but Boozer had more tonnage than him, and Weber's old man hooked.

Looking back, Liu Mang came to the frontcourt, stopped suddenly during an air cut, and retreated to bypass Stockton and Boozer who were picking and rolling. Stockton threw the ball to Liu Mang who was in the process of bypassing, and then Taking advantage of the situation and turning around to block Christie, the cooperation was quite tacit.

After receiving the ball, Liu Mang took a step and took a mid-range shot, which also hit!

After returning from the timeout, the Eagles chased for 4 points in a row!

10 to 15, only 5 points left!

Coach Kruger's judgment this time is quite correct!

The original rhythm of the Eagles was disrupted, and the game time was disrupted for more than four minutes. The players on the field just found a little feeling. At the time of the original lineup rotation, Liu Mang, who has adjusted well, will once again enter the feeling of disobedience.

Because of this time, it was almost time for the Hawks to change players in six or seven minutes, and because Liu Mang entered the off-ball style early, although he was not used to it, it also accelerated Liu Mang's transition to the off-ball style. time.

This time, coach Kruger made a wrong choice and simply made a mistake to the end. Instead, he made the right choice, and it was beyond the expectations of the players on both sides! Liu Mang blended in, which surprised and delighted the Eagles, and then actively played a great offensive and defensive performance.

The Kings did not expect that the Eagles would go all the way. They all thought that Liu Mang would play offense with the ball again. Adelman thought so, and the players thought so too. Although Christie judged that Liu Mang was still playing after he started defending. He wanted to play without the ball, but during the timeout, he also thought that Liu Mang wanted to play with the ball.

With this tactical change, the Eagles have clearly won a step!

The Eagles can make shots and reduce the number of counterattacks the Kings have after grabbing defensive rebounds. The defense of the Eagles has directly improved to a new level, allowing the Kings' offense to return to normal levels from the start. It's pretty good defense.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles relied on Liu Mang to open the pot and hit consecutive shots to attract the defense. Stockton started the team's offensive organization. Himm's open mid-range shots, Kwame Brown's attacks to the rim, and Stockton's own occasional pick-and-roll shot.

After the first quarter, the Eagles were 24 to 28, and the point difference was only 4 points, which was still within controllable range!