Chapter 919 918. 60 Points in Three Quarters! (Asking for Monthly Votes)

Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, which attracted cheers from the fans.

Liu Mang felt very happy to play in Oakland. There are a lot of Chinese people here, so there are a lot of fans who come to cheer for Liu Mang.

Moreover, the fans in Oakland have long lost their sense of belonging. The last time the Warriors made the playoffs was the 91-92 season when Tim Hardaway was at his peak. It has been more than ten years since the playoffs. The fans of the Warriors turned against the Knicks when they saw the superstars coming to play. They were faster than the Knicks.

The Knicks cheered for their opponents only when they were beaten and lost badly, while the Warriors fans cheered when they saw the stars coming.

The starting lineup sent by the Hawks was Liu Mang, Korver, Iguodala, Muhammad, and Rasheed Wallace.

On the Warriors side, the starting lineup of Fisher, Jason Richardson, Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, and Adonal Foyle appeared.

Fisher, ability rating 79, Jason Richardson, ability rating 85, Mike Dunleavy ability rating 77, Foyle, ability rating 71, Murphy, ability rating 82.

Another team with a rising momentum, there are also Pietrus and Biedrins on the bench, but they are both very young and temporarily useless, and it is uncertain whether they can play.

Not many people are optimistic about the future of the Warriors. They have let go of so many talented and strong players. Although there are still so many strong players, who can guarantee that they will not let people go again?

Liu Mang remembered that until the Warriors were lucky enough to select Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and others, they had been rotten for 20 years. Although Nelson made a black eight in the middle, it was only a flash in the pan, and they did not enter the playoffs for five or six consecutive years.

However, if Liu Mang is excluded, the current lineup of the Hawks is not as good as that of the Warriors. Iguodala's ability rating is 75, and he has improved his ability rating by two points after playing for more than half a season. Korver's ability rating is 65. In addition to three-pointers and assist defense, he has basically no other abilities. Muhammad's ability rating is 79. In his peak period, he can play 10+10 as an absolute main force. This season, he has been the first substitute in the interior for a long time. He played 21 minutes per game. Before Mourning came, he averaged 8+8 per game, which is a very good performance. Rasheed Wallace, although 31 years old, has maintained a very good state and maintained a peak level of 89 ability rating.

Josh Smith on the bench of the Hawks has an ability rating of 70, breaking through from 69 to the level of being able to play in a bad team as a starter. Calderon's ability rating is 67, averaging 5+4 per game. Mourning has the strength close to that of a first-class star, but his kidneys are overdrawn and his physical fitness is not good.

Varejao quietly improved his ability rating to 72, but unfortunately he didn't have many opportunities to show his ability before. Now in the second half of the season, he may have more opportunities to show his ability, but his characteristics are a bit inconsistent with the Hawks. It's just that the good seedlings in the interior are always reluctant to give up, so they are kept.

When the Warriors saw so many Hawks players taking turns to rest, they suddenly felt that they could beat the Hawks.

But seeing Liu Mang... the backcourt combination of Fisher and Jason Richardson felt that they were going to be finished!

The starting lineups of the two teams came to the court, and Rasheed Wallace and Foyle came to the center circle for a jump ball.

Jason Richardson has never beaten Liu Mang since he entered the NBA in the same year as Liu Mang, and he has long lost the fighting spirit to fight.

Fisher still has the psychological shadow of eight months ago, because this guy in front of him directly broke up his old team.

After the backcourt partners who regarded Liu Mang as a victim came on the court, they looked at each other and saw the words "you come to defend that guy" written in each other's eyes.

Jason Richardson has good physical fitness and runs fast. He quickly ran to the side of the center line and stood with Korver.

Fisher was a step slower! Jason Richardson got ahead of him.

The referee came to the center circle, blew the whistle to start the game, and threw the ball into the air.

Rasheed Wallace, who hadn't had a jump ball for a long time, was still sharp and easily won the jump ball over Foyle, who had basically no advantages except for his fighting spirit.

Liu Mang didn't rush to fast break after receiving the serve. McGrady and Jason Terry were not on the court, so he played a positional battle honestly.

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, Fisher came to the top arc to defend Liu Mang. When he saw Liu Mang coming, he immediately stuck to him and tried to use his strong upper limbs to pressure Liu Mang.

Liu Mang felt Fisher's strength, turned his body sideways and raised his arm, using his iron elbow to hold Fisher. This guy is really strong! As expected of a point guard who can defend against peak James in the low post... Liu Mang thought that it was not a big deal to defend against peak James in the low post, and he could do it himself.

Liu Mang observed the Warriors' defense... Just like the scout report and the team's estimate during training, the Warriors did not show any defensive system, just one-on-one. After Korver, Iguodala and Rasheed Wallace opened up the space, the opponent's Jason Richardson, Murphy and Dunleavy all stood firm to defend.

That was easy. Liu Mang retracted his arm and suddenly accelerated to the right. Fisher quickly took a step back to the left.

At this time, Liu Mang slammed the ball to the left with his right hand, and his body pulled to the left in a large Iverson-style horizontal pull, which opened up a huge space with Fisher. After receiving the ball with his left hand, Liu Mang accelerated to the inside!

Xiaoyu, who is already 30 years old, has quietly become an old fish this year. Liu Mang's style of play is to bully Fisher, whose speed has dropped to 88 just now!

Liu Mang changed direction and accelerated, and rushed to the free throw line from Fisher's right side. Fisher lost his position once and could no longer catch up.

Liu Mang rushed to the inside line. Foyle saw Liu Mang rushing in and wanted to make up for it, but there was Muhammad behind him. Foyle hesitated because he was worried that Liu Mang would pass the ball inside.

But Muhammad did not hesitate and immediately prepared to grab the offensive rebound.

Just as Muhammad expected, Liu Mang took a step outside the reasonable collision zone and made a throw...

The ball went in!

Liu Mang's first shot in this game hit directly.

There was no problem with the offense. Liu Mang could easily score on Fisher without triggering the skill.

The problem lies in defense!

The Warriors' offense is also notoriously wasteful, so they were targeted by old Nelson to make them waste more.

Fisher pushed to the frontcourt, and Liu Mang immediately defended and tried to steal the ball.

Fisher's ball control was still very stable. The point guard who dribbled to Kobe and O'Neal had to be good at it. After Fisher arrived at the frontcourt, Murphy blocked Muhammad in the low post, and Fisher immediately passed the ball to Murphy.

After passing the ball, Fisher pulled to the right 45-degree angle outside the three-point line and was in a straight line with Murphy and the basket. Liu Mang followed Fisher closely. This guy was very accurate in three-pointers, so he prevented him from receiving Murphy's pass and shooting three-pointers.

Everyone thought Murphy was going to play one-on-one. This No. 14 pick in the 2001 class averaged 15+11 this season and has received a 6-year, $54 million contract extension from the Warriors. He is excellent from the three-point line to the low post singles.

Suddenly, Murphy threw the ball to the top arc, and Jason Richardson appeared at the position where Fisher had just left to receive the ball and shot a three-pointer!

Jason Richardson's three-pointer also hit!

Iguodala couldn't keep up with Jason Richardson! He was blocked by Foyle who was pulled out, and Korver who was quickly rotating to defend could not keep up!

If it was either McGrady or Prince, Jason Richardson would not be able to get an open opportunity so easily, but against Korver and Iguodala, Jason Richardson said he had no pressure.

Jason Richardson is known for dunks, but his three-point ability is very strong. Since his rookie season, he has never averaged less than 1 three-pointer per game!

This was what Liu Mang expected. Iguodala took the initiative to defend Jason Richardson, and Liu Mang knew that he would definitely not be able to defend.

Liu Mang was ready from the beginning. The defense is now in trouble, so his goal is to start from the offense.

Muhammad picked up the ball and passed it to Liu Mang. Liu Mang slowly pushed forward, waiting for his teammates to get into position, and not forcing a counterattack to avoid being seized by the Warriors to counterattack.

Jason Richardson hit a three-pointer at the beginning, and was very excited, and the Warriors players were also excited. They felt that except Liu Mang, no one else in the Hawks lineup could do it!

In this case, the Warriors discussed when they returned to defense and double-teamed Liu Mang!

After Liu Mang passed the center line, he saw that the Warriors had a tendency to shrink, so he immediately accelerated and sprinted towards the three-point line. Fisher tried hard to move to the road where Liu Mang was sprinting to block him. After Liu Mang reached the three-point line, he stopped and changed direction, breaking through from the left to the three-point line. Jason Richardson had already rushed over at the first time, but Liu Mang was too fast!

Fortunately, Murphy came up to block Liu Mang at this time, and Jason Richardson and Fisher immediately double-teamed Liu Mang from behind.

After Liu Mang attracted enough defense, before the two double-teamed people from behind formed an encirclement, he threw the ball to Korver outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left. Korver received the ball and shot a three-pointer, which also hit!

5 to 3, the Hawks still led by two points.

Shooting is important, but winning is more important. After Liu Mang scored the first goal, he expected that the opponent would double-team. Although shooting was still the first choice, he passed the ball when he encountered a double-team.

Then, Murphy of the Warriors played against Muhammad and made a layup.

Liu Mang of the Hawks passed an alley-oop pass to Muhammad, who scored two points with a double-handed dunk.

Jason Richardson of the Warriors then used the space opened by Murphy's three-pointer to break through Iguodala and pull him into the basket, facing Rasheed Wallace's defense and forced a layup.

Then Liu Mang borrowed a pick-and-roll from the three-point line, used the 5-level burst of the pick-and-roll master to rush into the inside, then stopped and started quickly, slow-motion footsteps and fast layups caused Foyle to foul and scored the ball, making it 2+1, and the free throw was also made.

10 to 7, the Hawks have been tightly holding the one-goal lead.

When the Warriors attacked, Jason Richardson used Murphy's pick-and-roll to break into the inside, attracted the double-team of Muhammad and Iguodala, and then threw it to Murphy, and Murphy's three-pointer from the top of the arc also hit.

After Liu Mang advanced to the front court, he saw Fisher had prepared for the final defensive position with his teammates, so Liu Mang jumped up directly.

Level 5 of the King of Pull-Up was triggered! Liu Mang's sudden jump was ignored, and Fisher did not stick to Liu Mang immediately. Liu Mang's jump height was high enough, and Fisher was too late to rush over. Liu Mang's three-pointer also went in! Three goals in a row!

13 to 10, still a three-point lead.

The Warriors played well at the beginning. Jason Richardson played very excitedly and scored 5 points in three minutes. The Warriors played well at the beginning of the game under the leadership of Jason Richardson and Murphy. The first three shots were scored.

However, this situation where the opponent scored a goal immediately after they scored a goal gradually eroded the morale of the Warriors because Jason Richardson scored a three-pointer at the beginning.

This feeling made the Warriors very uncomfortable. The Warriors players felt that no matter how well they played, the young player on the opposite side would immediately return one to them.

Moreover, the Warriors had lost 8 games in a row against the Hawks. Even in the 00-01 season before Liu Mang came to the Hawks, they were swept by the Hawks in the regular season. This feeling spread faster.

Of course, the Hawks also had this feeling. The Warriors kept scoring, which put a lot of pressure on the Hawks, especially Korver and Iguodala. Their defense was far less good than expected when they were not led by McGrady and Prince, and the pressure was even greater.

But the Hawks have a stronger ability to withstand pressure!

The Hawks have a different mentality when looking at things. What the Warriors see is that if they score a goal, the Hawks will return a goal.

In fact, the Hawks were the first to score. If you want to say, the Hawks scored a goal first, the Warriors immediately returned a goal.

But the Warriors lost too many times and have long lost that kind of confidence. When their mentality is affected, they see negative emotions.

On the Hawks side, although they think that if they score a goal, the opponent will return a goal.

But the Hawks players also think of more things: if the Warriors return a goal, Liu Mang will immediately suppress them and score another goal!

Both teams had a good feel at the beginning of today. After only three minutes of play, it was already 13 to 10.

Finally, the Warriors could not withstand the pressure. Jason Richardson saw Liu Mang score another three-pointer. After Fisher pushed over, Jason Richardson immediately asked for the ball, lost his previous calmness, and faced Iguodala to shoot a three-pointer, wanting to return another one.

If Jason Richardson uses his running position to pick and roll with his teammates, Iguodala really can't defend him. Even if Jason Richardson uses a breakthrough attack, Iguodala's chance of defending is also very low. The two have three years of practical experience.

But Jason Richardson's strong shot is different. Iguodala's physical fitness gets the best opportunity to play!

Jason Richardson received the ball and fainted twice and shot directly. Iguodala made the right judgment this time and jumped early, reaching the highest point faster than Jason Richardson. Although Jason Richardson jumped higher, the ball he threw was touched by Iguodala's fingertips!

The ball was touched by Iguodala and fell in the air at the free throw line!

Liu Mang reacted very quickly, rushed over to grab the ball and counterattacked!

Liu Mang kicked his left leg and rushed to the front court like an arrow. After shaking off Jason Richardson, he triggered alone!

"Ding... Single rider level 5 is triggered, the host's speed is +5 within two seconds. Because the host has gotten rid of all the retreating opponents in front, the speed bonus time is extended until the host's counterattack ends, and the counterattack bounce is +8."

Jason Richardson hurriedly wanted to catch up, but Liu Mang's speed soared to 99 and he was left further and further behind, and the distance between them was getting bigger and bigger!

Just as Jason Richardson reached the midline, Liu Mang had already reached the opposite three-point line!

Jason Richardson could only watch Liu Mang go in and dunk...

No!

Jason Richardson saw Liu Mang stop!

Liu Mang stopped suddenly outside the three-point line and turned his head to look behind him...

"Didn't catch up?"

Liu Mang adjusted himself and turned his head to shoot with a flick shot!

It was exactly the same shot as in training! And Liu Mang used a flick shot to avoid Jason Richardson from catching up again!

"Ding... Sharpshooter level 5 is triggered..."

This perfect shooting opportunity, Sharpshooter is triggered, Liu Mang threw out a three-pointer with the best shooting rhythm and shooting feeling!

"Swish"

Hit again!

Liu Mang scored 11 points in a row at the start!

With 11 points and 2 assists, Liu Mang helped the Hawks start with a score of 16 to 10, leading by 6 points!

It is said that a strong dragon will not suppress a local snake. This time, Liu Mang only brought Rasheed Wallace as a starting teammate, and he still chose to suppress!

The Warriors' mentality was about to collapse at the beginning of the game!

How to play?

If they score, the opponent will score. If they don't score, the opponent can still score!

And Liu Mang's self-confidence made Jason Richardson feel terrified. In this counterattack 1 to 0, he didn't choose to dunk, but chose to chase the three-pointer and scored...

The Warriors called a timeout.

If the Warriors had not called a timeout and continued to play without thinking too much, it might have been better. After all, the Hawks' lineup today was really average. Jason Terry didn't play, and the Hawks only had Liu Mang as a strong point. Rasheed Wallace had strong overall strength, including shooting, passing, cutting, and first-class defense, but he was no longer a strong point in the matchup. The Warriors had a strong offense and had a chance to keep the score close with the Hawks.

But a timeout was called, and Liu Mang's performance of scoring 11 points and 2 assists in less than 4 minutes was repeatedly replayed in the minds of the Warriors players.

In addition, Liu Mang's average of 31 points per game against the Warriors in the past three years was lower because he played as a substitute.

Warriors head coach Mike Montgomery, a head coach without any reputation, is indeed a head coach whose ability matches his reputation. He can't judge the situation, has no good tactics, and made the most wrong judgment.

After the timeout, the Warriors lost their momentum at the beginning!

Liu Mang originally wanted to pass the ball well, and started to play recklessly after he had a little advantage in the score, but he didn't expect that he would open the situation with points instead of using his teammates to score.

In this case, Liu Mang started a vigorous shooting feast!

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After the Warriors' mentality collapsed, they completely lost their composure. Everyone just took the ball and did it. They originally had good running and good pick-and-roll. The two best forwards and guards on the Hawks' side were not there, so it was not easy to defend the Warriors.

Liu Mang was ready to use team offense to withstand the opponent's offensive firepower, but who knew that the opponent was so fragile psychologically.

The Warriors players began to fight on their own, and they played singles when they got the ball. Iguodala and Muhammad's defensive disadvantages disappeared at once! Single defense of two people can still put pressure on the opponent with their strong bodies.

The Warriors' offensive efficiency began to decline, and their defense was not so active, which is the biggest problem of weak teams.

So, Liu Mang exploded!

Three-pointers, mid-range shots, and drives to the basket, everything!

If the Warriors are in the mood, and there are more than two people coming up to double-team, especially if there are many people double-teaming on the outside, he will pass the ball to the outside. If the inside comes to double-team, he will force a shot to assist the rebound. If it goes in, it will be two points. If it doesn't go in, the teammate will have the opportunity to attack the rebound.

After Liu Mang passed two three-pointers from the outside, the Warriors' outside line did not double-team.

Helping Fisher double-team, the person he defended made a three-pointer, and his own defensive data became worse, which affected his big contract!

Players who play in bad teams for many years always have very strange ideas in their minds. On the contrary, Liu Mang's one-on-one became more and more as the game went deeper!

As the game went on, the gap between the two teams widened.

Liu Mang scored 21 points in the first quarter, 17 points in the second quarter, and 38 points in the first half! Jason Terry scored 6 points, Korver scored 6 points, Iguodala and Calderon scored 2 points each, Muhammad scored 4 points, Rasheed Wallace scored 2 points, and the Hawks scored 60 points in the first half!

At the end of the first half, the Hawks led the Warriors by 17 points with 60 to 43!

The most critical third quarter is coming. Liu Mang has already scored 38 points, so he continues to play to increase his average points per game, and he has not yet established an absolute point difference.

If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will grow into shade.

Liu Mang was ready to take responsibility in this five-day four-game campaign, so he not only wanted to shoot and score, but also was ready to use his threat to pass the ball to his teammates for shooting, which he did at the beginning of the game.

Although the gap between Liu Mang and McGrady is getting bigger and bigger in terms of organizing offense, his strength is accurate passing, and his ability to attract defense is stronger than McGrady. With Calderon, Korver, Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace, and even Iguodala who can shoot three-pointers, he can do a good job of breaking through and scoring against a team like the Warriors that does not rotate defense.

However, Liu Mang himself did not expect that after just a few rounds of the game, he became the main scorer!

After the third quarter, the situation of the game remained unchanged. The Warriors still played one-on-one defense on the defensive end and one-on-one singles on the offensive end.

Liu Mang started his singles mode with more confidence.

At the eleventh minute of the third quarter, Liu Mang scored his seventh field goal in a single quarter, 7 of 11 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, and scored 22 points in a single quarter!

The Warriors called a timeout again!

The Warriors have only scored 17 points in the third quarter so far, and Liu Mang has scored 22 points alone!

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Liu Mang scored 60 points in three quarters!

And the Warriors only scored 60 points in three quarters!