Chapter 819 818. Can You Give Me an Assist?

The Hawks played a weird fast break at the beginning.

Aren't they afraid of mistakes and counterattacks? The Rockets didn't understand what the Hawks were thinking.

The players and coaches all thought the Hawks were too arrogant and proud!

There was no other explanation for what happened just now.

Usually in basketball games, after the jump ball, few teams will choose fast break as the first attack, because it is too easy to be defended.

There are only two options for the opening fast break, going straight to the basket, or assisting the pass.

Directly attacking the basket like Liu Mang is the best way, but it is easy to be blocked near the three-point line, or even directly blocked at the midline like Liu Mang just now.

And mid-range and long-range shots... Unless you are very stubborn, the person who advances in the opening fast break will use mid-range and long-range shots to solve the problem.

It is too easy to be counterattacked.

Assisting the pass is not a good choice either. Both teams were not in a good position at the beginning, and it was too easy to lose the fast break pass and be counterattacked.

Therefore, except for Liu Mang's own fast break to attack the basket directly, there is almost no other way to start a fast break.

However, it was not just the Rockets who didn't understand. Coach Kruger and Stockton on the bench of the Hawks also looked at each other in astonishment: What is this broken disciple going to do?

This is not in their plan! They want to play small ball, but it is agreed that it is limited to defensive counterattacks!

Positional warfare should be played as it should be, what about the step-by-step approach?

Playing more like the Warriors than the Suns, it's too much!

But it actually scored,

Even the Hawks players on the court had their hearts beating fast, McGrady ignored Liu Mang's resentful eyes, and almost threw it directly!

I don't know why, when the whole team saw Liu Mang move, they followed suit!

"Engine Level 5 Hidden Condition: The more the host's strength is recognized by teammates, the more teammates' offensive choices will be supported by teammates."

Liu Mang listened to the system's prompts while finally understanding that Marshall was not only not strong enough and not strong enough, but also had other reasons.

Obviously, Nash, even when the Mavericks failed to fully display their strength, was also a member of the All-Star team and an All-Star. When he went to the Suns, he was the strongest player of the Suns, and it was reasonable to play around him. All the players of the Suns combined did not have as many All-Star and All-Star appearances as Nash alone.

And Marshall... he was not strong enough to start, and he still needed to concentrate the ball, so no one paid any attention to him.

However, this also made Liu Mang feel that Nash's years of experience in the Mavericks were not wasted in vain. The qualifications he accumulated in the Mavericks were the key to his ability to concentrate the ball when he joined a team with a large number of scorers like the Suns.

The world is really wonderful. Liu Mang figured it out and waited for Sura to move forward.

The Rockets are very interesting. They spent 4 years and 15 million to sign Bob Sura, who averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per game after the All-Star Weekend last season, but were unwilling to add a few million to force Nash, a player who was an All-Star even in positional warfare.

Confident shooting, not passing to Yao Ming, not picking and rolling with Yao Ming, these are the most common views Liu Mang saw on the Texas basketball forum and domestic basketball forums when he was studying Sura before the game.

Unexpectedly, it was really like this. Yao Ming tried his best to press Kwame Brown behind him at the beginning of the game, but Sura didn't pass the ball and dribbled under his crotch in front of Liu Mang!

"Hey," Liu Mang called Sura.

Sura was showing off his dribbling because of the Chinese live broadcast. He was called and subconsciously raised his head to look at Liu Mang.

Liu Mang squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Is your idol Kobe?"

"Ah? I entered the NBA earlier than Kobe!" Sura didn't react, and suddenly saw McGrady rushing towards him.

"You double-team me?" Sura's heart beat faster instantly. He didn't expect that he would be double-teamed by Liu Mang and McGrady!

After all, he is a guard who averages 5 assists per game. Sura immediately passed the ball to Jim Jackson on the 45-degree three-point line on his left. Prince rushed towards Jim Jackson the moment Sura passed the ball. At this time, Richard Jefferson immediately took the opportunity to cut from the bottom corner to the inside, but saw Liu Mang blocking him!

The Hawks had expected Sura's pass long ago. His passes were all straight, so the defense rotated quickly!

In psychology, there is a phenomenon called assimilation. The surrounding environment can easily affect a person.

The Hawks' active running and seemingly impatient defense made the Rockets players impatient.

Jim Jackson's desire to shoot, which had been suppressed for several years in the Heat, played a very positive role after being liberated in the Rockets last season, but it was easy to get excited. Now, because of Prince's fierce defense, he got excited. He took a step and shot a jump shot!

Prince likes this kind of player too much. Prince's long arms stretched as much as possible, and his fingertips touched the thrown ball in the air!

Liu Mang turned around and blocked Richard Jefferson who rushed in, triggering the level 5 of Solid as a Rock! Richard Jefferson saw Liu Mang's thin body and couldn't even push it like a weight!

Kwame Brown and Rasheed Wallace held Yao Ming tightly, and the ball fell without touching the basket, and fell from the left front of the basket. Liu Mang jumped up and grabbed the ball in front of Juwan Howard.

Immediately counterattack!

It is different from the previous reckless frontcourt trident shooting three-pointers and attacking the basket. It is right to counterattack immediately, but the Hawks counterattacked with the whole team!

Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and entered the three-point line. Kwame Brown and Rasheed Wallace had already crossed the center line.

When Liu Mang rushed to the basket, Sura and Richard Jefferson blocked Liu Mang on both sides. Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to McGrady who was waiting at a 45-degree angle on the right.

Liu Mang thought he would get an assist this time! Kwame Brown had already rushed into the three-point line. Even if McGrady couldn't make the shot, he would block Richard Jefferson on his side, and Kwame Brown would have a great chance to rush for the offensive rebound.

Who knew that McGrady didn't shoot... but waited for Yao Ming to rush back, and then made a move to throw the ball to Kwame Brown, forcing Juwan Howard, who was following behind, to let go of Rasheed Wallace and rush towards Kwame Brown. Yao Ming also jumped up to interfere with the pass.

But McGrady took the ball back, and in exactly the same way as Liu Mang did at some point, he threw the ball back to the top arc, and Rasheed Wallace took the ball and shot a three-pointer!

A wide-open three-pointer shot that went in!

McGrady is so talented in basketball! He made Liu Mang's purely reckless offense more organized! This bit of rationality in the rapid offense and defense transition brought a great rhythm!

Rasheed Wallace's rhythm of taking the ball and shooting was driven by McGrady!

Liu Mang was choking on a mouthful of blood. If he hadn't made it, he could still complain, but the key was that he made it!

What happened to me teaching this damn first-round virgin to play small ball?

This guy actually plays better than me!

I just followed the coaching staff for a day and watched a few video clips of the Suns...

I should have known not to play with this guy!

McGrady got two assists as soon as he came up, twisting his waist and running back, feeling as happy as if he had scored 60 points.

McGrady not only did not feel embarrassed about Liu Mang's resentful look, but also found it quite interesting.

Finally, this guy was defeated.

Using Liu Mang's threat, he organized the offense with a second pass. The ball possession rate became lower, but the efficiency of organizing the offense became higher!

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The situation on the court was completely beyond the Rockets' expectations. They didn't expect it to turn out like this!

Is this still the old Hawks?

No matter how the Hawks used to be, there are always traces to follow, which are nothing more than triangle offense, defensive counterattack, Princeton, etc. The most outrageous thing is the cavalry tactics.

But now, the Hawks play like the Suns, and there are two passers like Nash!

One is responsible for rhythm advancement, and the other is responsible for organizing the offense. The key is what does defense mean? Actively revealing defensive flaws, the Rockets' ability to seize opportunities is not that strong. They are not without scorers. From Sura to Yao Ming, the five starters have very good scoring abilities, but there is no real organizational core who can make good use of the defensive flaws that the Hawks actively reveal. Instead, because of the defensive flaws of the Hawks, they play very hastily, and most of the time they are used by the Hawks. If there is a little chance, Sura, Jim Jackson, and Juwan Howard, the three players who want data, will shoot irrationally, and they cannot see through the Hawks' defensive goals like the organizational core. They all think they have a chance and throw it away. The Hawks' outside pressure rotation defense is extremely inefficient!

The Hawks' key defense is Yao Ming and Richard Jefferson. It seems to be blocking the outside line, but in fact, they are ready to shrink five people at any time, but this kind of obvious and deliberate defense, Sura, Jim Jackson, and Juwan Howard can't judge it!

Of course, if they can judge it, they will not be sold off by the team again and again.

Richard Jefferson and Yao Ming could not catch the ball for a long time and could only run back and forth with the Hawks. Richard Jefferson was fine, but Yao Ming was not. He was exhausted by the fast-paced offense and defense after playing for a few minutes.

The small ball tactics are not only for scoring, but also for consuming the opponent's big men!

When the official timeout came in the first quarter, Yao Ming had two rebounds and one tip-in, but basically did not catch the ball! Instead, he ran for most of the day.

16 to 7, except for Jim Jackson's three-pointer, Yao Ming's tip-in, and Richard Jefferson's two free throws caused Liu Mang to foul on the rebound, the Rockets shot 2 out of 11!

The Rockets players were all confused and overwhelmed by the Hawks' new style of play!