Chapter 810 809. Back to the Top of the Scoring List!

Sometimes, once you take the first step, you can forget about your face.

Iguodala is like this. The first time he experienced the pleasure of walking on the edge of being beaten and taking advantage, he felt something special and a little obsessed.

He now understood why Pippen and Liu Mang, who were so strong, liked to fake falls. That sense of superiority in IQ was so special!

The calm and steady Andre Miller stopped his teammates and prevented the situation from escalating. After the referee gave a technical foul, Iguodala got up and went to the front court for free throws.

He made the free throws steadily.

The Hawks attacked, the ball was on the sideline, and Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the front court.

Andre Miller suppressed Anthony's restless heart. The key was that Anthony still listened to this old-school and steady point guard. Whether it was the current Andre Miller or the future Billups and Kidd, when they partnered with these three people, it happened to be Anthony's three peak periods.

As a rookie, being able to lead a team that won 17 games last season to the playoffs in the West is also the peak of Anthony's life.

After Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt, he saw the Nuggets' expanded three-two zone defense, that is, the zone defense that mainly defends the outside line, plus the high-speed rotation defense, which was really tough. When Anthony was still thin, his lateral mobility was extremely strong. Even his and veteran Persson's defense looked very good in this system.

Liu Mang continued to choose to force the attack, and Andre Miller was passed without suspense. He couldn't defend the speed outside line, but this time Andre Miller did not continue to chase Liu Mang but predicted the defense and blocked the top arc!

Sure enough, McGrady once again got rid of Persson and ran to the top arc. Persson did not continue to chase McGrady, but ran to the middle to prepare to double-team Liu Mang with Nene. Kenyon Martin went to block Josh Smith's empty cut. This guy's empty cut was terrible!

So... Liu Mang stepped on the free throw line and made a quick stop jump shot...

Hit!

The mid-range shot felt good!

Like other teams that are good at blocking three-pointers, the Nuggets' mid-range defense is also very bad!

If Liu Mang can maintain a mid-range shooting rate of more than 40%, he can stabilize the score!

It's the Nuggets' turn to attack again.

Iguodala continued to follow Andre Miller to the low post, rubbing his left forearm on Andre Miller's waist, and preparing to interfere with Andre Miller's turnaround jump shot with his right hand.

Just use that move once, and you can't use it all the time later, just to leave a shadow for Andre Miller.

Andre Miller felt a chill in his anus, and immediately turned his body sideways, seeing Anthony running inside after Kenyon Martin's pick-and-roll, and immediately passed it over.

McGrady and Josh Smith ignored Kenyon Martin and followed Anthony. Both of them were faster than Anthony! Anthony received the ball and wanted to dunk, but McGrady chased him and slapped the ball on the backboard!

Josh Smith wanted to grab the ball, but who knew that Anthony reacted so quickly after being blocked, and when he fell, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the ball in his hand.

McGrady, Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace, who returned to the basket, trapped Anthony under the basket. Anthony could not pass the ball and could only force a shot!

Blocked again!

McGrady touched the ball that Anthony shot from behind!

But Anthony grabbed the offensive rebound again!

Liu Mang, who had already stood outside the three-point line and prepared to counterattack, had a black face.

Finally, Iguodada was quick to let go of Andre Miller and squeezed into the crowd. Four people double-teamed Anthony and quickly took the ball away!

Liu Mang saw that the ball was somehow in Rasheed Wallace's hands, and he quickly got off. Rasheed Wallace quickly passed the ball to McGrady. McGrady made a long pass. Liu Mang just received the ball at the free throw line in the front court, took a step, and then jumped up and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

59 to 55, leading by 4 points!

Liu Mang suggested and Mike Woodson perfected the team defense, that is, Iguodala defended Andre Miller alone, and McGrady defended Anthony alone. Liu Mang, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and McGrady switched defenses after the opponent started to pass the ball, and Rasheed Wallace blocked the inside line. The strategy began to work!

However, just when I had confidence in this defense, something strange happened!

Anthony seemed to be angry because of being blocked. He had been blocked by McGrady 4 times today! McGrady relied on four blocks today and successfully increased his season average blocks to 2.2, temporarily breaking his own historical record of 1.9 blocks per game for guards!

After Andre Miller advanced to the frontcourt, Anthony asked for the ball directly outside the three-point line. Andre Miller felt that it was important to protect his chrysanthemum, so he immediately passed it to Anthony. After Anthony received the ball, he continued to test his steps. McGrady stood firmly inside the three-point line without being affected, and this was what Anthony wanted, and he directly pulled up for a three-point jump shot!

McGrady immediately rushed over to interfere, Anthony leaned back slightly and threw the ball out, Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace under the basket had already started to fight with Kenyon Martin and Nene, Liu Mang and Iguodala also moved in to grab the rebound.

But!

Anthony's three-pointer was in!

58 to 59, the Nuggets kept the score close!

Liu Mang felt something was wrong! This guy shot so decisively and accurately!

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt. Seeing that Anthony's defense was more active, Liu Mang rushed to the mid-range. This time, Anthony, who was originally guarding Iguodala, the bottom corner shooter, double-teamed him. Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to Iguodala in the bottom corner. Nene rushed towards Iguodala. Iguodala hung under the basket. Rasheed Wallace received the ball and jumped and shot the ball to score two points when Kenyon Martin chased back to defend.

Although his singles skills have deteriorated, Rasheed Wallace is still much better than Kwame Brown in terms of skills. Kwame Brown wanted to dunk as soon as he received the ball, and he was likely to be defended by Kenyon Martin.

Having a technical inside swingman is great for both offense and defense.

The Hawks' steady running tactics, passing and cutting, the offensive routine is obvious, Princeton!

Five positions can pass!

The Nuggets were on offense again. Anthony was still asking for the ball at the top of the arc. McGrady was afraid of Anthony's pull-up three-pointer and defended more closely. Anthony took the opportunity to cut in and made a mid-range shot from the free throw line.

Anthony found the rhythm!

The Hawks were on offense. Liu Mang continued to break through with the ball. This time McGrady did not move to the top of the arc, but cut to the inside. Liu Mang passed the ball to McGrady during the breakthrough. McGrady cut to the basket and made a layup to easily score two points.

It was Anthony's turn to play singles again. He lowered his head and used his head to push McGrady, creating a little space, and suddenly pulled up and shot... and it went in!

The Hawks were on offense. This time it was McGrady's turn to hold the ball. Liu Mang was leaning against Andre Miller in the middle distance. McGrady passed the ball to Liu Mang, who turned over and shot, and it also went in!

72 to 70, the Hawks still maintained a two-point lead.

Sometimes the outbreak comes so suddenly, Anthony went berserk! This time he broke into the basket and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand before Rasheed Wallace could make up for the defense!

Scored ten points in a row!

Although the Hawks also scored 6 points in three attacks during this period, the score difference was tied by Anthony's explosion!

Coach Kruger wanted to call a timeout. The tactics had just worked, and he hadn't had time to be happy. The opponent suddenly stopped playing tactics and started playing singles. He scored ten points in a row. Coach Kruger was a little impatient.

But seeing Liu Mang asking Rasheed Wallace for the ball, he seemed very excited. Coach Kruger suppressed the idea of ​​calling a timeout and prepared to let the players solve the problem themselves.

Liu Mang received the serve and called McGrady to advance slowly, asking: "Do you want to do it or do I?"

"One for each!"

Liu Mang smiled and advanced to the frontcourt separately from McGrady.

The Nuggets didn't play tactics anymore! It seems that Anthony scored ten points in a row, but would Liu Mang be afraid of Anthony's score? Just kidding, he is most happy about singles. What has the Nuggets relied on to hold on until now?

It's not their individual abilities. No matter how strong the individual abilities of the Nuggets' stars are, they can't beat the combination of Liu Mang and McGrady. They rely on endless low-post offense and team play. When Anthony played a few singles, the other Nuggets stood still and watched him play singles, because they knew he was not good at organizing offense! Singles are definitely singles!

So Liu Mang just didn't call a timeout, wanting to rely on Anthony's singles to disrupt the rhythm that the Nuggets had maintained for so long!

After Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt, McGrady directed two inside players to the basket, and he and Iguodala opened up to 45 degrees on both sides.

Liu Mang can finally play singles regardless of anything!

Liu Mang dribbled the ball and broke through from the right side. After Andre Miller retreated, Liu Mang immediately retreated and took a step back to shoot...

It didn't go in, which was a bit regrettable, but McGrady and Iguodala rushed to the inside line as soon as Liu Mang stepped back. Although they failed to grab the offensive rebound, they caused chaos under the basket. After the ball was caught by Kenyon Martin, Iguodala quickly poked the ball out of the baseline, not giving the Nuggets a chance to run.

Although they failed to play a fast break, the Nuggets were still very excited. First, Anthony scored ten points in a row to tie the score. They felt that the morale that had just collapsed due to Andre Miller's offensive foul was back! Then they "defended" Liu Mang, and there was a chance to overtake the score!

Anthony saw that Liu Mang didn't score, and his confidence was bursting. After reaching the front court, he continued to ask for the ball.

Seeing Anthony's tentative steps again, Liu Mang waved to Iguodala, and Iguodala immediately let go of Andre Miller and went to defend Persson. Liu Mang ignored Andre Miller and pushed to the mid-range to prepare for defense. Josh Smith also expanded, leaving Rasheed Wallace alone to guard the basket, and the Hawks defended the double team!

And McGrady directly followed, only defending Anthony's three-pointer from the outside, constantly exerting pressure and physical contact.

Anthony saw McGrady sticking so closely, and suddenly broke through to the inside!

Liu Mang blocked Anthony at the first time. Anthony saw that someone was defending, and it was Liu Mang, so he grabbed the ball and rushed towards Liu Mang, preparing to make physical contact and commit a foul!

However, Liu Mang blocked there, but at the moment of physical contact with Anthony, he put his hands behind his back and collided with Anthony!

When Anthony and Liu Mang collided, his body "lost balance" and threw the ball to the basket. With a "bang", the ball hit the backboard and bounced back. Liu Mang was knocked back two steps and just caught the ball!

Anthony was ready to shoot the free throw, but he didn't hear the whistle!

Foul?

Anthony was very upset with the referee. He used the foul-making moves he learned from Liu Mang when he encountered help defense. He was about to argue with the referee, asking why Liu Mang got free throws for playing like that in the first half, but he didn't. He didn't even bother chasing Liu Mang to counterattack.

Seeing that the referee didn't blow the whistle, Liu Mang grabbed the defensive rebound and threw it to McGrady immediately. He rushed to the front court empty-handed. When he ran to the bottom corner, McGrady just started to break through from the top of the three-point line. Kenyon Martin and Andre Miller of the Nuggets who returned to defense were attracted by McGrady. McGrady immediately threw it to Liu Mang when Liu Mang reached the bottom corner. Liu Mang received the ball and shot a three-pointer...

This time it went in!

75 to 72, the Hawks led by 3 points again!

Anthony argued with the referee for a long time, but the referee ignored him. If it was in the zero-tolerance era, he could have called a technical foul.

Anthony saw that his argument was fruitless and felt that he was definitely whistled!

"Our 03 generation is so pitiful! Everyone who meets this guy is called a star!" Anthony thought of Wade and James who repeatedly encountered Liu Mang's "star whistle", and felt that he was also targeted! Although he rarely experienced it before, he felt that because it was only the second time he played against Liu Mang in the NBA... there is something shady in the NBA!

Anthony didn't get the best rookie last season, and he was more certain that there was something shady in the NBA!

Next, Anthony completely ignored tactics. Originally, he could ignore tactics and play by himself when he could make a single shot, because he was a single-player star, but now, he doesn't care about tactics or tactics, he just wants to play singles and earn face!

The outbreak of a star is a good thing for the team most of the time, but it is not always like that. Just like now, Anthony's outbreak was used by Liu Mang!

The reason is that Anthony's strength is not strong enough. It is a good thing to play with confidence, but it is not a good thing to be too conceited after playing with confidence.

The Hawks started to organize the offense with Liu Mang and McGrady. Both of them can shoot, especially Liu Mang is also very good at shooting without the ball. When Liu Mang plays alone, he just shoots a few times. He throws it when he has the chance or not. McGrady needs to do more, but he is strong and can do it well.

And the more Liu Mang shoots without caring about anything, the more McGrady does. He looks quite coquettish. The whole court is filled with McGrady's shouts...

As the game goes on, the Nuggets suddenly collapse!

The Nuggets obviously started in the third quarter, but as the game goes on, the Nuggets suddenly stand still. Anthony plays alone and everyone else watches. Anthony scored 19 points in the entire third quarter, which looks very powerful, but the entire Nuggets only scored 23 points in total. Except for Andre Miller's single shot and Kenyon Martin's tip-in, no one else scored!

Anthony got 10 minutes with 4 of 4 shots, and then shot 3 of 11 shots. 7 of 15 in a single quarter still looks very good, but the team's offense suddenly stagnated!

As for the Hawks, the singles tactics are the most important part. With Liu Mang and McGrady, who would bother to run tactics if there is a chance to play singles? Tactics are to serve the purpose of getting easy singles. After the Nuggets' offense was established, the enthusiasm on the defensive end dropped. Liu Mang and McGrady's singles cooperation or counterattacks became smoother and smoother, and there was no feeling of being locked in the first half!

In the third quarter, Liu Mang scored 17 points in a single quarter, and McGrady scored 11 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, helping the Hawks to score 32 points in a single quarter!

At the end of the three quarters, the Hawks ended the three quarters with a lead of 9 points, 85 to 76!

In the final quarter, the Nuggets finally made adjustments. George Karl sprayed Anthony throughout the intermission. George Karl did a good job in maintaining the relationship between the players, which really made Anthony calm down and prepare for tactics.

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After the start of the final quarter, Liu Mang and McGrady had already started shooting. The Hawks continued to defend with unlimited switching and double-teaming. On the offensive end, Liu Mang and McGrady fired continuously, and the Hawks continued their performance in the second half of the third quarter.

On the Nuggets side, Anthony realized that he couldn't get past Liu Mang or McGrady, and wanted to reintegrate into the tactics, but it was easy to relax tactical discipline, but it was difficult to tighten it up!

The Nuggets were now pointing at Anthony to play one-on-one. Andre Miller didn't need to see Iguodala now. As long as Liu Mang rubbed his waist when defending him, Andre Miller felt his lower body trembling. Iguodala's constant stroking just now had left him with a psychological shadow!

And Prince, who replaced him, defended Anthony alone, and Anthony was miserable. Prince defended Anthony much better than McGrady. Even if he was one step away from him to prevent a breakthrough, Prince could interfere with Anthony with his height of 2.06 meters, super long wingspan and blocking awareness.

With the psychological shadow that Iguodala caused to Andre Miller, Prince defending Anthony, and the Nuggets' rhythm being disrupted in the third quarter, the Nuggets were still lifeless in the fourth quarter, and the offensive end pointed to Anthony's inefficient singles. The more this happened, the less active the defensive end was.

Liu Mang and McGrady scored consecutively. In addition to their own scores, Kwame Brown, who took turns playing with Rasheed Wallace, both received McGrady's pass. On the contrary, the Hawks' team offense started in the fourth quarter with McGrady's support, and scored a high score of 33 points in the last quarter!

The Nuggets were defeated and only scored 25 points in the last quarter.

Finally, with the turning point brought by the defense in the third quarter, the score was widened in the second half, and the Nuggets had no chance to overtake!

Relying on Liu Mang's 10 points in the first half, 17 points in the third quarter, 11 points in the fourth quarter, and 38 points in the whole game, and McGrady's 25 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, the Hawks defeated the Nuggets 118-101 and avoided two consecutive losses!

With Liu Mang's 38 points this time, his average score increased again, averaging 33 points per game, surpassing Kobe and James, and returning to the top of the scoring list!

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