Chapter 936 935. The Time for Confrontation Has Come! (Monthly Ticket Requested)

"Tracy, you have become weaker. What is your score? Is it half of mine?"

"I already have a scoring champion."

"I have three championships!"

"I already have a scoring champion..."

"I have the All-Defensive Team!"

"I already have a scoring champion."

"Can you not mention the scoring champion!"

"I'm going to win the assist title."

"..."

Co-authorship cannot be separated from data first, right?

Kobe talked trash for a long time, and he was so angry that he faced these two data-obsessed people opposite him! Kobe said he was incompatible with these two bastards!

After some trash talk, there were only six seconds left in the attack time, and his teammates stood still and watched him play. Kobe understood that this was his own problem, but he would never compromise. When McGrady was close to him, he stood up. One step, squeeze out of McGrady's way, step into the free throw line and throw...

"哐"

When he didn't score, Liu Mang, a rebounder maniac, jumped in and grabbed the rebound that bounced high and fell.

No one grabbed the assist. Just now, Kwame Brown took a step because of his strong breakthrough. Chris Mihm couldn't beat Liu Mang. Kobe could only turn around and return to defense immediately.

For Kobe's team, except for when Howard arrived at the Lakers in 2012, the Lakers' defense has been really good for the past ten years. Although the current lineup has no defensive ability, under Kobe's high-pressure rule, the attitude is pretty good. , retreat quickly.

After Liu Mang grabbed the ball, he had no chance to counterattack. He sighed to himself that he was indeed a team that could beat the Suns 3-1. At least it had a defensive attitude.

Liu Mang passed the ball to McGrady, and the Eagles moved forward collectively.

Before the offensive position could be reached, McGrady gave the ball to Liu Mang from the top arc.

As soon as Liu Mang received the ball, Kobe Bryant came up and pressed Liu Mang's body. The timing was perfect. Kobe knew that he couldn't keep up with the speed, so he used his body to press Liu Mang in advance, not giving Liu Mang room to speed up.

Liu Mang was just about to retreat when he saw McGrady coming up to block Kobe. He immediately bypassed McGrady and rushed inside.

Kobe was very aware, bypassing McGrady from behind and flanking Liu Mang with Butler... Suddenly Kobe and Butler saw that Liu Mang didn't have the ball in his hand!

When Liu Mang passed around McGrady just now, he passed the ball to McGrady hand-to-hand. McGrady immediately rushed towards the basket after Kobe bypassed him!

The opponent picked and rolled, and from a tactical point of view, McGrady became Kobe's target. Kobe immediately rushed toward McGrady, Butler also chased after McGrady, and Chris Mihm also rushed toward McGrady under the basket. The direction blocked it.

After Tracy McGrady rushed to the left edge of the three-second zone, he threw the ball towards the basket. Liu Mang rushed in, jumped high, caught the ball in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

Six points in a row at the start! Three consecutive assists!

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady walked up to Kobe and gave them a high-five with perfect understanding. They opened their hands wide and patted Kobe right in front of his face.

Kobe looked down at his hands and wanted to hit someone, damn these two!

Holding back his anger, Kobe followed the two defenders and ran forward. After receiving the pass from Atkins, he continued to beat Tracy McGrady alone, and continued to talk trash.

"Tracy, do you really like being a dick to that guy Ace?"

"You won three championships with O'Neal, and I am the boss enough."

"..."

Kobe couldn't stand it anymore. He had been with that despicable guy for a long time, and his words had become slippery. Originally, Kobe wanted to use his characteristic that the system praised as a "serial killer" to torture McGrady both physically and psychologically. , I didn’t expect McGrady’s mouth to be much more poisonous than him!

Kobe is really an honest person when it comes to trash talking.

When faced with something that he couldn't refute, Kobe would not become iron-blooded, so he chose to kill Tracy McGrady!

Kobe forced McGrady away and rushed to the basket. Liu Mang immediately flanked him. Kwame Brown, who was under the basket, came up to withstand Kobe's impact with his body.

However, Kobe was stunned by the three-man attack and was squeezed so that his body was crooked. He pulled the lever and threw the ball.

The ball circled around the basket and fell into the frame.

Before the ball went in, Kobe's expression was more anxious than anyone else's. After it went in, he immediately ran back with his mouth pouted as if he was holding the ball in his mouth like that.

"Why are you pretending! It's obviously a lucky ball!" Liu Mang and McGrady came up with this idea at the same time.

The battle continued. After Liu Mang reached the frontcourt, McGrady immediately passed the ball to Liu Mang. Liu Mang came to the top arc and continued to cooperate with McGrady in the pick-and-roll. When he bypassed McGrady, he continued to hand the ball to McGrady.

After receiving the pass, McGrady continued to rush inside. This time, although Kobe followed Butler to flank McGrady, he pulled back before McGrady passed the ball and blocked Liu Mang's cutting route.

But Liu Mang did not continue to cut inside, but stayed in the top arc. Tracy McGrady passed the ball to the top arc, and Liu Mang made an open three-pointer from the top arc...

The opportunity was great, but it was a pity that I didn’t make it.

When it comes to Kobe's offense, Kobe's singles ability is indeed awesome, and even with his style of play, his shooting percentage exceeds the Lakers' average shooting percentage.

Of course, the effect of other people shooting open shots or cutting and catching the ball when Kobe is double-teamed is still good. When coach Tomjanovich was here, the Lakers had a good record, but the tactics should be based on the opponent's defense. As for the detailed adjustments, coach Tomjanovich is no longer here. If Kobe wants to get assists, he has to forcefully attract the pass after being flanked, instead of just using threats and teammates to move.

Kobe would pass the ball even if he played hard, but in the last two games, especially the last game, Kobe would never pass the ball!

Kobe was furious. McGrady focused on the defensive end and showed a defense rating of 89, which was close to the top, but he couldn't defend Kobe. Even if Liu Mang or Korver, who was closer, helped defend from the mid-range, and the three of them helped defend under the basket, they could only limit Kobe's hit rate to about 45%.

However, the Hawks' offense was quite easy. As long as Liu Mang and McGrady set a pick-and-roll, the person holding the ball could pose a huge threat. Butler could only chase and double-team him. Whether he switched or not, he couldn't defend Liu Mang or McGrady.

If Kobe double-teamed McGrady, Liu Mang would easily hit Butler after receiving the ball, and his hit rate was much higher than Kobe's one-on-nine. When facing the Lakers, who only had one defensive stalwart, Liu Mang's hit rate reached 60%!

If Kobe defends Liu Mang, McGrady will really rush in to score. Even if he is double-teamed by Odom or Chris Mihm, he can quickly transfer the ball to Josh Smith or Kwame Brown.

When Liu Mang and McGrady are both on the court, the Hawks' offensive style relying on the two of them is already quite tacit and powerful. This is also the reason why Coach Kruger let McGrady take turns to train the team's fourth ball-holding point Calderon or Iguodala. The Hawks' main force is fine, but the problem is that the first and second-year players lack experience.

There is a reason why Kobe scored more singles this season on the Lakers side. Kobe's current physical condition requires him to rest for a while after playing a few games. When Kobe rests, the others are miserable!

Odom was absent-minded, or he had not focused for a few games. He scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half. He felt that his half-time data was up to standard, so he gave the ball to Butler to play alone. After playing with Wade and Odom for a year, Butler has become a two-wing shooter and an open-cut player. He is completely unable to break through, and even Korver is difficult to break through. When the Hawks replaced Iguodala, Butler fell to the street...

After the first half, Kobe played the whole first half, 9 of 20 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points in the first half.

Quite a fierce performance.

But on the Hawks side, Liu Mang played 21 minutes in the first half, 9 of 16 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, easily scoring 26 points! One more point than Kobe!

McGrady played 19 minutes in the first half and scored 8 points and 11 assists!

Under the leadership of Liu Mang and McGrady, the Hawks led the Lakers by 18 points at halftime with a score of 56 to 38!

…

"Tracy, pass me two more. Look at you. You only have 11 assists, which is not even the average. Do you have a chance to play in the second half?" Liu Mang complained to McGrady when he returned to the locker room.

"…" McGrady was speechless. The team scored 56 points and the team shot 43 times. This guy threw 16 times and scored 26 points. He still complained that the shots were too few! He should be like the guy on the opposite side and shoot half of the team's shots before he is satisfied, right?

But McGrady was also very upset. If Kwame Brown had thrown two more balls, it would be better. He received 7 balls and shot three. Two of them were too excited and dropped. No wonder Liu Mang didn't pass the ball to him. He stole the oil to eat with it during dinner, right?

And as Liu Mang said, McGrady was arranged to rest for a while during the halftime break.

Jason Terry also took a rest today. Korver, Persson and Iguodala took turns to be the third point on the outside in the first half, but even Iguodala played without the ball.

In the second half, the Eagles were already leading by 18 points. Except for Kobe, no one else could score. Kobe made 9 of 20 shots, and the others only made 5 of 20 shots. Coach Kruger wanted to start training new players.

Liu Mang had to stay on the court. The Eagles were strong because of Liu Mang's scoring threat and physical fitness.

Liu Mang's physical fitness allowed him to bring a stable scoring threat to the Eagles. Liu Mang was originally known for his stability. Even if he averaged 37.1 points per game this season, he was still known for his stability. It's just that his stable scoring was a bit high because of the help of McGrady... When Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game, he had 33 times of 40+ by mid-March, and Liu Mang "only" had 27 times now.

All of Coach Kruger's tactics are based on Liu Mang's ability to score on the court. Training new players is just to train them to develop tactics around Liu Mang's scoring ability when Liu Mang is on the court, that is, when McGrady only has 32 or 33 minutes in a game to ensure that both offense and defense are going all out without decline, other people will help McGrady share the pressure of holding the ball.

Liu Mang scored so much this season because McGrady helped him share the responsibility of organizing the offense. When McGrady was resting, Coach Kruger naturally had to help Liu Mang find another teammate to share the task of holding the ball.

…

In the Hawks locker room, Coach Kruger was arranging tactics for Calderon, who would replace McGrady in a while. In the other locker room, the atmosphere was awkward.

Since losing more and more in January, the Lakers locker room was awkward.

Only 4 people scored in the first half of the Lakers. Atkins scored a three-pointer, Odom scored 7 points, Butler made a mid-range shot and a free throw, and no one else scored.

They all stood still when Kobe was playing alone. When Kobe was tired and they got the ball, they were already out of shape.

After the Lakers lost their coach Tomjanovich, they have been in this vicious cycle. Kobe plays, and others watch. Kobe is tired, and others can't score. When Kobe plays again, his desire to pass the ball becomes low...

Especially today, Kobe didn't intend to pass the ball. He only had 1 assist for 25 points.

But today Kobe didn't care whether his teammates could make the shot or not. He cared about the score with Liu Mang!

Liu Mang scored 26 points, McGrady scored 8 points, and these two guys had 34 points in the first half!

Kobe felt humiliated when he thought that these two guys played with him in the first half and easily completed the cooperation! Liu Mang scored more points than him alone, and he really couldn't stand this feeling!

…

…

After the halftime break, the two teams came on the court.

The Lakers replaced Terry Brown, a 2001 undrafted player who played three games in the NBA last year and won the Development League MVP. He was signed by the Lakers as a backup point guard. Luke Walton, the Zen Master left, and his playing time in the second year was not as good as his rookie season. Brian Cook and Odom, two power forwards who can hit at least 1 three-pointer per game, partnered in the interior to help Kobe open up space.

Kobe saw that the Hawks replaced Calderon, Liu Mang, Persson, Muhammad, and Mourning, watched McGrady sitting on the sidelines wearing training clothes, and saw that the fans at the scene started to chat happily. He couldn't stand it!

Liu Mang felt Kobe's murderous eyes when he came up, and immediately became alert... Wait, there is something wrong with this lineup on his side!

Seeing Kobe advancing with the ball himself, Calderon went to defend Terry Brown, and Persson went to defend Luke Walton, Liu Mang wanted to curse! Two despicable younger brothers and seniors!

"Ding... Talented skill: Black Mamba's Bite Level 4 is triggered. Because the physical condition is extremely inconsistent with its own playing style, the all-round ability evaluation +1 comes from Kobe Bryant."

Kobe started to get angry!

Liu Mang saw Kobe dribbling over and immediately blocked the top of the three-point line. However, Kobe did not break through the top arc, but directly pulled up for a three-pointer at the top arc!

Liu Mang turned his head and saw the ball plunge into the basket!

Kobe hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up!

28 to 26, Kobe surpassed Liu Mang by two points!

Oh my! The iron is not ironed!

"Ding... Characteristics: Cold Blood Level 5 is triggered, and the host is frightened to the minimum."

Liu Mang saw the Lakers retreat quickly, and immediately ran to the frontcourt. When he reached the three-point line, he was blocked by Kobe. He turned around and rushed into the inside line around Kobe.

After being passed, Kobe did not continue to chase, because he was tired!

Liu Mang reached the free throw line. Calderon passed the ball to Liu Mang in the middle. Liu Mang received the ball and came to the basket. Odom seemed to have not seen Liu Mang. Liu Mang easily made a layup and scored two points.

28-28 tie!

It was Kobe's turn to attack again. Liu Mang immediately went to Kobe for a three-pointer. Kobe exerted force in the moment before Liu Mang stuck to him, squeezed Liu Mang to the middle distance, and saw Mourning under the basket. Kobe chose to make a quick stop jump shot outside the free throw line!

It was still in the shot!

Kobe scored 5 points in a row!

Then Liu Mang ran to the corner and received Calderon's three-pointer. The shot was off, but Kobe immediately made another three-pointer from the top arc against Liu Mang's defense!

"Ding... Kobe Bryant hit three consecutive shots, Kobe time level 4 was triggered, and the next 4 minutes were Kobe Bryant's hot hand period."

Kobe scored 8 to 2 alone!

The 18-point difference was reduced to 12 points in an instant, 46 to 58, the Lakers were only 12 points behind!

Not only that, Liu Mang also heard the system prompt of Kobe's state change and the estimate of how long Kobe's state can last. Liu Mang did not hesitate and called a timeout immediately!

Disrupt Kobe's touch!

Shameless? Yes, Liu Mang chose shameless. He could see it now. That guy didn't intend to pass the ball at all. He forced the opportunity when it was not an opportunity... In other words, as long as the ball was in hand, in that guy's eyes, no matter what kind of defense, the basket was like the sea!

Phew... I finally finished writing the second chapter at 7 o'clock. I will finish writing this game and update the next chapter before 12 o'clock!