Chapter 929 928.16 Consecutive Wins! (Please Vote)

"Ace is so active today!" said Mike Woodson.

"Yeah, Ace usually practices shooting a lot, but today he dragged us to practice tactical running several times. Do you really think we are physical monsters like him? There is a game tonight. I'm going to sleep for a while. Dorell, remember to call me before eating nutritious meals." McGrady responded, then gave his trainer some instructions and went to sleep in the lounge.

"It's not bad for Ace to practice running more. Tracy is now focusing on passing, and Jose and Andre can pass the ball. Ace will play without the ball. The ball will not be so concentrated in the hands of Ace and Tracy." Stockton analyzed and said.

Today's tactical training was directed by Stockton and Mike Woodson. After the training, Liu Mang dragged his teammates to run tactics several times.

Liu Mang has made clear the direction of development, and after combining his own ideas, he determined that what can be significantly improved at this stage is his ability to run without the ball. The fadeaway jump shot after waist and abdomen strength training, as well as the mid-range and long-range shots need to be more accurate. These are not things that can be done overnight, and can only be trained step by step. However, the running position is different. The more familiar with teammates, the more obvious improvement can be achieved.

Although Liu Mang played more without the ball before, his running without the ball and shooting after receiving the ball were mostly limited to cutting into the basket and three-pointers on both sides of the three-point line. The score from receiving the ball and shooting only accounted for one-third of the total score, and most of the score was still from the offense with the ball.

McGrady and Jason Terry both need to play with the ball, so it is difficult for Calderon and Iguodala to play with the ball. The ball possession is too concentrated. If the ball possession can be dispersed more and the passing ability of the team's passers can be used as much as possible, the team will become more difficult to defend.

Moreover, the tactics are formulated around Liu Mang. Liu Mang is the first candidate for receiving the ball and shooting, and Liu Mang's shooting rights will not decrease.

Jason Terry is the sixth man and cannot reduce singles opportunities, and the same is true for McGrady, so only Liu Mang can come.

After practicing tactical running several times, Liu Mang went to the conference room to watch the tactical running video of his team.

He had just finished the running training. The running training is a simulation training close to perfect running. The players' running routes are all based on tactics, but the situation in the game is definitely different. Liu Mang wants to see what is different between his previous off-ball running and training, and how to adjust to the opponent's defense...

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At 6:30 in the afternoon, the Hawks' 57th game of the season is about to start.

The Hawks' current record is 49 wins and 7 losses, ranking first in the league, and the Mavericks' record is 39 wins and 21 losses, ranking only fourth in the West.

Compared with playing against the Suns, playing against the Mavericks is not as popular.

Now people are paying attention to this game whether the Hawks can continue to win.

The Hawks once again won 15 consecutive games, tying the team record created by the Hawks last season. Breaking the team record is just around the corner.

Now, without Liu Mang's words, the Hawks players are very motivated. Who doesn't want 18 consecutive wins?

This is even more true for Liu Mang. If they fail this time, even if there are 25 games left, it is almost impossible to get so many consecutive wins again. It is not an easy thing to get more than ten consecutive wins.

The pressure of playing against the Mavericks is not as great as playing against the Spurs and the Suns, but Prince and Rasheed Wallace took turns to rest today, which put a lot of pressure on the Hawks.

But there is one thing that makes Liu Mang feel more at ease, that is, the Mavericks have been miserable recently.

The Mavericks got a new player Jamal Crawford, and the singles lineup has become more powerful, but Jamal Crawford joined the Mavericks at a time when the regular season was almost halfway through. He did not go through the training camp. Jamal Crawford was the team's top singles scorer with more shots than Marbury in the Knicks. After joining the Mavericks, he was suddenly photographed as the team's fourth or fifth singles choice after Nowitzki, Finley, Josh Howard, and even Daniels, and he was extremely uncomfortable.

The main reason is that Crawford is not only the top scorer in the Knicks, but also the team's first shot candidate in the last two years of the Bulls. That's why he competed with Marbury for the ball when he came to the Knicks. When he came to the Mavericks, he suddenly became the fourth or even the fifth player, which was naturally not happy.

He had never played with new teammates in the summer, so the relationship was not that good. He always grabbed the shot right and did not get along well with others.

In the original time and space, when Jason Terry went to the Mavericks, he was traded in the summer. He went through a complete training camp and there was a pain period at the beginning of the season. The young general also let Jason Terry play as a substitute for a period of time to suppress Jason Terry's arrogance, and then they got along well.

Crawford joined the Mavericks too late. The Mavericks have been up and down recently. Crawford joined the Mavericks and played 16 games, with a record of only 9 wins and 7 losses. The Mavericks were originally competing with the Spurs for the third place in the West, but now they have fallen behind.

This is also the important reason why Coach Kruger insisted on resting when playing against the Mavericks, knowing that 18 consecutive wins are difficult.

The starting lineup of the Hawks today is Liu Mang, McGrady, Korver, Muhammad, Kwame Brown.

The lineup of the Mavericks is Jamal Crawford, Finley, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, Dampier.

With Rasheed Wallace's roar, the roar of the gods was triggered, and the devil's home court was opened. The German tanks of the Mavericks, who have been in a low period recently, feel too much pressure!

Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, and the starting lineups of both teams came on the court.

Kwame Brown faced Dampier, who claimed to be the second center in the West, and won the jump ball again, and the Hawks attacked first.

Liu Mang passed the ball to McGrady immediately after receiving it, and then ran to the frontcourt. The Mavericks retreated quickly. After Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt, he began to run tactics with his teammates. Since they had already decided to develop towards the "puzzle", they had to do their best to create the easiest scoring opportunities for themselves.

After Liu Mang ran in from the middle, he took advantage of Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll and went out to a position one step outside the free throw line. After catching Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll and triggering the pick-and-roll master, Liu Mang shook off Nowitzki who switched defense and Crawford who was chasing him, waiting to catch the ball and shoot...

"Huh... Damn!" Liu Mang ran out of the open space without receiving the ball. He turned his head curiously to McGrady's position at a 45-degree angle on the right, but saw Finley who was defending McGrady rushing towards him to block him from catching the ball!

McGrady made some adjustments outside the three-point line, and before Josh Howard, who was defending Korver in the corner, came to the defense, he shot a three-pointer!

Quite decisive, he shot whenever he had the chance, McGrady's first three-pointer at the start was successful!

The Mavericks were too afraid of Liu Mang! Kobe had beaten him for more than 50 points in three quarters before, and Liu Mang had beaten the Warriors for 60 points in three quarters not long ago. The Mavericks felt the same way and were afraid of it happening again, so they were particularly targeted in the defense against Liu Mang.

However, McGrady made a three-pointer at the start, which made the Mavericks' defense hesitant.

Liu Mang's previous running positions were generally traceable, nothing more than three-point shots from the sidelines on both sides, but this time Liu Mang went around the pick-and-roll to the free throw line, and Finley had to go up to defend.

Although Liu Mang rarely ran to catch the ball and shoot in the mid-range, he basically played singles or caught the ball and shot in an open position, but the Mavericks couldn't help defending! This guy's mid-range shots were also very accurate, leaving McGrady open.

McGrady strictly implemented the belief that the offensive players must shoot when they have the chance, and he scored a three-pointer at the beginning.

Liu Mang was a little surprised that the opponent actually let McGrady go to defend him. He thought they were all bulls and were targeting him together. In the next, after McGrady made a threat, his running shooting opportunity came soon.

The Mavericks' high-speed rotation defense is indeed very powerful, but there will be a lot of open opportunities. McGrady is not limited to passing to Liu Mang, but also to others. All the players of the Hawks will shoot when they receive the ball and pass it again when they don't have the opportunity. In the end, Liu Mang, the most active guy, got more opportunities to catch the ball and shoot.

Crawford, who was defending Liu Mang, wanted to give up. He, Finley, and Nowitzki saw that Liu Mang was like a long-distance runner, running and running, and when he was tired, he would play two singles, and then continue to run again after he recovered...

Liu Mang did not have the physical strength of Hamilton. Although he had skills, he still had to slow down when he was tired. The physical potion could replenish his physical strength, but he had to wait until he had a breath before he could continue running.

Liu Mang played the mid-range shooting style for the first time, and his hit rate was average, mainly because he was not used to it.

However, the problem was not big. The Hawks played according to the tactics. Liu Mang had a mid-range shooting hit rate of more than 30% and a three-point shooting hit rate of 40%. In general, he was still a first-class catcher and shooter.

The Mavericks' offense did have huge problems. In the past, their singles were very orderly. First, Nowitzki, then Finley, then Josh Howard, and then others.

But now Crawford has replaced Harris as the starting point guard. He has a big problem as the starting point guard. Jaylen Rose, who has averaged 20+ points per game for many years, has seen a sharp drop in his average points per game after Crawford became the starter, from 22 points per game to 13 points, and his shooting rights have been taken away.

Crawford is not only convinced by Nowitzki in the Mavericks, but also by everyone else, because his scoring ability is indeed not inferior to anyone in the Mavericks except Nowitzki.

However, the other players on the Mavericks were not effective in singles, so they passed the ball to others to play singles. Crawford was different. He was used to playing in bad teams. He had to play hard even if he didn't play well. Except for Nowitzki who took the initiative to ask for the ball, he never thought of passing it to others.

After the rest period began, Liu Mang had to bear a greater defensive responsibility. In this game, he went to defend Crawford alone and restricted Crawford's shooting very badly. Crawford made 1 of 7 shots in the first quarter.

Crawford's 1 of 7 shots was not a big problem. He was iron to begin with, but Nowitzki only had 4 shots in the first quarter, which was a problem. Others only had two or three shots. The Mavericks made 7 of 21 shots in the first quarter and only scored 18 points!

Taking advantage of the Mavericks' "illness", the Hawks beat the Mavericks 24 to 18 in the first quarter!

The Mavericks have been a top team in the past few years, but this game did not receive as much attention as the Hawks against the Suns, mainly because the Mavericks fell behind in the West.

Originally, the Mavericks were only two wins behind the Spurs and seven wins behind the Suns, but now they are more than a dozen wins behind.

While the Mavericks are still in the running-in period, the Hawks have already entered the state of preparing for the playoffs. Those who need to rest are resting, and those who don't have rest are going all out and have already developed tacit understanding. Liu Mang's increase in mid-range catch-and-shoot only affects his scoring efficiency. His running catch-and-shoot does not affect the team's tactics, and it is originally a part of the tactics, just changing the shooting position.

Besides, because Liu Mang changed his shooting position, he shot more in the space between the free throw line and the 45-degree angle on both sides, and other people's shooting opportunities in the bottom corners on both sides became better, which expanded the space!

Liu Mang only scored 8 points in the first quarter, and the Hawks only scored 24 points. As the Hawks players became more and more accustomed to Liu Mang's style of play, Liu Mang also adapted to catching the ball and shooting in the high position. The Hawks' scoring efficiency began to improve after Jason Terry came up.

Liu Mang scored 5 points in Jason Terry's singles in the second quarter, and he also scored 6 points in singles, 11 points in a single quarter, and his shooting efficiency began to rise. The Hawks' offense also got better and better.

The Mavericks are still in the process of running-in. The Mavericks need singles players like Crawford to make up for the weakness of Nash's departure and the lack of singles ability of rookie point guard Harris, but how to use Crawford is a problem.

At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks led the Mavericks by 16 points with a score of 81 to 65.

After three quarters, Liu Mang had already scored 29 points, and the Mavericks collapsed.

After Liu Mang scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, Coach Kruger called a timeout to replace the main players. The team was already leading by 21 points, 98 to 77, and there was no suspense.

In the end, with McGrady's 11 points, 14 assists and 4 rebounds, Jason Terry's 17 points and 6 assists, Liu Mang scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Hawks easily defeated the Mavericks and won 16 consecutive victories.

When Liu Mang came off the court in the fourth quarter, he saw the miserable expression on the face of the young general Johnson, and had a deeper understanding of the coaching ability gap between the young general and Carlisle.

It's not just a single tactic. If the players are strong enough, there is no problem with the singles tactic. In addition to the five starters, the Mavericks' lineup also has Stackhouse, Daniels, and even Harris on the bench. It's enough for singles, but the young general doesn't have the courage of Coach Carlisle.

Liu Mang remembered that in the original history, Nelson stayed in the Mavericks for half a year this season. It was Nelson who forced Jason Terry to play as a substitute to calm down, and Jason Terry began to accept that he could play as a substitute.

After defeating the Mavericks, the Hawks became the first team in the league to win 50 games for two consecutive years!

Next, Liu Mang's goal was placed on the next two opponents!

The Bucks don't matter, the key is the 76ers!

Iverson, Liu Mang felt that this guy would not let him get 18 consecutive wins so easily.