Chapter 873 872. Big-Scene Player
Jason Terry is a playoff player. In the playoffs last season, he was the only player on the Hawks who averaged 20 points per game, except for Liu Mang. He was Liu Mang's most powerful scoring assistant.
In this game against the Heat, Jason Terry showed his ability to maintain his scoring ability in high-intensity defense.
The playoffs are a game where the number of points is more important than the quality of points.
In the playoffs, the teams that can be both productive and efficient are usually those with many more scorers than their opponents, such as the Kings in 2002, the Spurs in 2014, and the Warriors in the future.
Or they are the strongest inside and outside players in history who can beat their opponents like peak Jordan and O'Neal.
In most of the playoffs, like the current game between the Hawks and the Heat, which is a playoff-level game, it is difficult to play tactics. Most of the time, they play against defense. If they can create one-on-one singles opportunities, it is already a good answer. For example, the Zen Master's triangle offense is to help stars create singles opportunities.
At this time, it is time for players like Jason Terry and Liu Mang who can just shoot with the ball and make shots.
Wade also has such talent, but now, he does not have such ability on the offensive end. When he was defending Jason Terry, he was blown up by Jason Terry, but he could only break into the inside. Iguodala followed Liu Mang's instructions to guard his mid-range shot, and Josh Smith came to double-team him. The Hawks' defense rotated very quickly. When Wade passed the ball to Laettner, Jason Terry had already rotated to defend Laettner.
Laettner was not bad when he was young, but now at the end of his career, he has no stable hit rate when he catches the ball and shoots with interference from a short man. When Laettner passed the ball to Jason Terry's original defender, Josh Smith, who double-teamed Wade, had already expanded with his physical fitness that was not inferior to James.
So it's not that Wade is unwilling to pass the ball, but that he can't pass the ball!
When his forced layup has a higher hit rate than his teammates who catch the ball and shoot, why pass the ball?
So, when Wade was not as good as Jason Terry in this tough battle, Wade lost in the confrontation between the two.
From the second half of the first quarter to the fourth minute of the second quarter, in 9 minutes, Jason Terry scored 15 points with 5 of 9 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 4 mid-range shots, and two free throws. In 9 minutes, he scored 3 more points than Wade's 12 points in nearly one and a half quarters!
The Eagles' lineup advantage was fully demonstrated after being fully prepared this time. Jason Terry could use Iguodala's empty cutting ability and Calderon's open three-pointers to play singles at will, but Wade could not break the double-team of Iguodala and Josh Smith. The main reason was that Wade could not pass the ball when only Eddie Jones was singing, because passing the ball was not as good as his own hard work.
In the fourth minute of the second quarter, relying on Jason Terry's 15 points in 9 minutes, the Eagles led the Heat by 9 points with 40 to 31!
Seeing that the score difference was about to reach more than 10 points, Van Gundy called a timeout and quickly replaced all the starters. Of course, Wade continued to use them to death. This is the team culture of the Heat.
Jason Terry was as tired as a dog after returning to the bench, but it was so cool!
During the first official timeout, when Jason Terry heard Liu Mang let him go up to attack and defend as much as he wanted, Jason Terry was still a little worried, but who is he, Jason Terry? A big waver in NBA history, who is willing to go from the starting lineup to the bench in order to be more waver, and he has no worries when he gets the ball.
Anyway, even if there is a problem with wave, there are Liu Mang and McGrady to support, Jason Terry has no pressure at all, and he will shoot if he thinks it is an opportunity.
He bombed for 9 minutes in a row, shooting once a minute on average under high-intensity defense, which is a completely incredible performance, and he also made 6 of 9 shots. Jason Terry is really playing well now, but he is also very tired.
Although Jason Terry is not good at defense, he is very serious and responsible. He feels that he has taken away all the opportunities of his teammates on the offensive end, so he has to fight hard on the defensive end. Therefore, he is now drinking a cup of Gatorade like a dead dog.
Although he is tired, Jason Terry now thinks that Liu Mang's suggestion is great!
If there is no Liu Mang's suggestion, he will not dare to play like this when Liu Mang is not on the court with him and Liu Mang is the scapegoat.
Liu Mang has known Jason Terry's characteristics for a long time, so when the coaching staff wanted him to rest more in each game and let Jason Terry play more of his abilities, Liu Mang did not refuse, but gave Jason Terry suggestions.
Physical fitness is one aspect of playing games. Liu Mang has no problem in this regard. He has no problem playing the whole game, but playing for too long will more or less distract his attention. Reducing the game time a little is good for concentration. Liu Mang also wants to give his nerves a chance to relax. Physical fitness potions are effective for the body, but there is no way to consume the brain.
In such a high-intensity game, it is effective to rely on Jason Terry's scoring ability to compete with the opponent in the transition period! Coach Kruger was very happy. Jason Terry had already widened the score gap. The Heat seemed to need to change back to the main players, and Coach Kruger was also ready to change players to grind the position.
Wade, Damon Jones, Eddie Jones, Haslem, and O'Neal returned to the game on the Heat side.
Liu Mang watched Jason Terry play for 9 minutes, and couldn't wait to play, along with McGrady, Prince, Kwame Brown, and Mourning.
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After the timeout, Liu Mang waited by the top arc, and when Damon Jones came over, he immediately followed Damon Jones to run. This guy's three-pointer was too powerful, and he didn't dare to give him any space. With O'Neal and Wade on the court, the Heat had two players who were good at passing.
When O'Neal saw Mourning coming up, he immediately pressed inside to get a position. His physical fitness was the best since the 2000-2001 season. He rested for 9 minutes of game time, which was almost 20 minutes later, and now he came on full of energy.
O'Neal played one-on-one, and the Heat also stood firm. When Wade organized the offense, the others ran to find mobile phone opportunities. When O'Neal played one-on-one, the others just needed to stand and wait for the ball. This was the best way to open up space for O'Neal.
Liu Mang stuck to Damon Jones and looked inside, wanting to see how Mourning defended O'Neal differently.
"Alonzo Mourning, ability rating 81, offense 71, defense 94, mid-range 67, layup 85, speed 79, strength 94, endurance 70..."
As Mourning played more and more games, the impact of minor injuries was gone, and he basically recovered to his strongest strength now. Liu Mang felt that it was too luxurious for a defensive center with an ability rating of 81 to play as a substitute! There was almost no difference from Ratliff last season.
But the endurance was too poor! Much worse than Ratliff. Ratliff had an endurance of 80, and it was no problem for him to play 27 or 8 minutes in a game to maintain his best condition, while Mourning could only maintain his best condition for 16 or 17 minutes at most.
Liu Mang couldn't blame Mourning. He hadn't played well for four years, and had a kidney transplant. He was about to turn 35. It was already very good that he had such strength after returning under such circumstances.
O'Neal was blocking with Mourning on the right side of the basket. The other players of the Heat opened up space, and the other players of the Hawks could only follow suit. This lineup of the Heat was their best shooting lineup.
Mourning's strength of 94 was very strong. There were not many centers with stronger strength than him, but there was still a clear gap with the league's first strength of 99, a full level of gap.
Mourning fought hard, but it only caused more trouble for O'Neal to block. O'Neal sank his center of gravity, raised his buttocks, took a step back with his right foot and stepped into the three-second zone, insisting on getting to the position.
After Wade passed the ball to O'Neal, he ran to the left side of the basket. Fearing that Wade now had a mid-range shot, McGrady did not dare to double-team O'Neal directly.
After O'Neal received the ball, Mourning defended in the same way as Kwame Brown did when O'Neal was about to get the ball. When O'Neal moved forward a little, slapped the ball down and bumped his body backward, Mourning followed O'Neal who was moving forward a little, pressed up, stuck to O'Neal, and reached around O'Neal's huge body to grab the ball!
O'Neal had been accustomed to this kind of defense when playing against Kwame Brown before, and decisively turned around and stepped into the basket, but Mourning's move just now did not use up all his strength, just to force O'Neal to turn quickly! Simply to consume O'Neal's physical strength, Mourning immediately squeezed into the basket the moment O'Neal turned around. With excellent judgment, Mourning was still in front of O'Neal!
He failed to shake off Mourning after turning around! O'Neal was furious, and exerted force again, bumped his waist against Mourning, jumped one step to the inside, and smashed the ball into the basket through Mourning's hands!
Isn't it still the same that can't be defended! Liu Mang thought that Mourning was confident that he could defend against him if he played as a center...
He complained a little, but Liu Mang knew that Mourning was better at consuming O'Neal than Kwame Brown!
Kwame Brown saw Mourning's defensive skills clearly from a distance of two or three meters on the left baseline, and felt that he benefited a lot. No matter how much he was instructed, it was not as direct as seeing it with his own eyes.
Although it was just one more step to defend O'Neal's offense, for Kwame Brown, it was a huge improvement to make O'Neal do one more move and consume a little more energy!
Being able to consume a little more of O'Neal's energy is the biggest problem for other teams when facing O'Neal who has regained his former energy.
Attack and defense change, the Hawks attack, Jason Terry just finished swinging, and now it's Liu Mang and McGrady's turn.
Liu Mang played mainly singles, with McGrady shooting and passing the ball. Liu Mang continued to play pick-and-roll with McGrady. If Wade and Eddie Jones from the Heat defended Liu Mang to prevent him from attacking the inside, McGrady could receive the ball and shoot or continue to break through and pass the ball. Otherwise, Liu Mang would rush to the basket, forcing the opponent to give him a chance to shoot from close range.
O'Neal of the Heat played a few times and his physical strength declined. He began to assist Wade in the offense and took the initiative to play pick-and-roll. The offense of the Heat was better than in the first quarter.
But Liu Mang's touch came. He scored 12 points in 8 minutes, Kwame Brown scored 4 points and 2 rebounds, McGrady scored 3 points and 2 assists, Prince and Rasheed Wallace scored 4 points. At the end of the first half, relying on Liu Mang's 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Jason Terry's 15 points and 1 assist, McGrady's 8 points and 4 assists, the Hawks led the Heat by 11 points at halftime with 63 to 52!
The Heat played well, 52 points in the first half was their normal score, but the Hawks performed better on the offensive end! They scored 63 points!
The main reason was Jason Terry's 15 points in 9 minutes!
The real leader behind the Heat, the divine calculator Pat Riley, had calculated everything, but he didn't expect Jason Terry to be so tough! Just like in the original time and space, Jason Terry exploded and stunned Pat Riley in the first two games of the 2006 Finals. The Heat originally wanted to drag the Hawks into the position and had the opportunity to grind until the last moment of the game to decide the outcome. With Wade, O'Neal and Damon Jones, the divine calculator was not inferior to the Hawks' key ball ability.
But Jason Terry broke the divine calculator's calculation!
Starting from September 30, the seven consecutive days will hit 20,000 words. Just so tough~ Ask for recommendation votes~ The next chapter will be before 12 o'clock~ By the way, can we get a reward to fill 15 people... It's Tuesday night, and the number of rewarders is still 14, not full...