Chapter 948
The first game day is over, and there are more highlights than people imagined.
Jason Terry scored 38 points and became the MVP of the game between the Hawks and the Wizards, because he was the one who took the lead in the second half of the first quarter. In the second quarter, he and Liu Mang played a wave of 12 to 2 to directly widen the score difference to 16 points. Although 26 points were scored in the second half, the key 12 points were regarded as a turning point.
Liu Mang and McGrady were not very enthusiastic about post-match interviews. Both of them became famous at a young age. McGrady won the scoring title at the age of 23, and Liu Mang was less than 22 years old. Now he has won the scoring title for two consecutive years at the age of less than 23. He is the youngest scoring title and the youngest consecutive scoring title in NBA history. The foundation of popularity was laid early.
Liu Mang and McGrady thought it was good for Jason Terry, who loves to show off, to accept a post-match interview.
Jason Terry sacrificed too much. He was regarded as a garbage time scorer in the regular season. He averaged 20+ points per game but still did not receive the respect he deserved. In the playoffs, with fewer games every day, he finally began to be taken seriously.
In the Hawks' playoff opener, although the opponent was regarded as the last among the 16 playoff teams, the Hawks were popular and received a lot of attention. Arenas' performance caused heated discussions. In the first quarter, people thought another superstar was about to rise.
But in the second quarter, Arenas was beaten by Liu Mang. He was not even a flash in the pan. After all, the blooming period of a flash in the pan is four hours, but Arenas's was less than half an hour. He was withered after the first quarter.
Arenas averaged 25.5 points in the regular season. In the first game of the playoffs, he scored the same amount as in the regular season, and even exceeded it. He played for 35 minutes and scored 26 points. However, he scored 18 points in the first quarter, which means he only scored 8 points in the remaining 23 minutes. He scored nothing in the second quarter, and even scored 8 points in the garbage time of the second half. This incredible performance made Arenas a big hit, and even dragged down Larry Hughes. Larry Hughes was targeted by defense today, and it was very difficult to break through the basket. The Hawks would rather let Haywood or Wizards backup center Pete Ramos score than let Larry Hughes easily break through the basket. Larry Hughes only took 8 shots and scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. The two were nicknamed "Garbage Brothers".
Jamison, on the other hand, quietly scored 18 points and 8 rebounds with 6 of 12 shots. His performance has been very stable, just like Nowitzki. Nowitzki averaged 25.9 points in the regular season this season, but only scored more than 40 points once. He scored 53 points in overtime against the Rockets. He only scored 30+ 19 times, but he scored more than 20 points in each game. Although Jamison had an outbreak and had a season with an average of 24.9 points, he only scored 40+ 4 times that season and only 7 times in his career so far. He is also a stable player.
Although the Wizards collapsed inexplicably, the fans found it very interesting! Although everyone knows that the Wizards are not the opponent of the Hawks, the process of the Wizards losing is too interesting. Arenas was still suppressing the three stars of Liu Mang, McGrady, and Jason Terry in the first quarter, and suddenly collapsed in the second quarter. It collapsed mysteriously, and the media also had a lot of news to hype.
I thought that in the first round, except for the Bulls vs. Heat, the Mavericks vs. Kings, and the Magic vs. Pistons, there was nothing worth watching in the other games, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting!
The Rockets defeated the Mavericks 94-89 in the first game. Nowitzki was defended by Richard Jefferson and scored only 11 points with 4 of 19 shots. Yao Ming played against the second center in the West and scored 33 points and 8 rebounds. Richard Jefferson scored 28 points and 11 rebounds, and David Wesley scored 14 points, 9 assists and 5 steals. The three led the team to beat the Mavericks unexpectedly.
However, the Rockets' data is very interesting. These three people scored 75 points, and the Rockets team only scored 94 points, which means that the others only scored 19 points, and 9 points were scored by Juwan Howard...
The game between the Rockets and the Mavericks also made Jason Terry stand out again, and the object of comparison was Jamal Crawford of the Mavericks.
The two entered the NBA one year apart and played in a similar style, but Jason Terry was efficient from the beginning. His hit rate has never been lower than 43% since his sophomore year. This season, he relied on the rule changes to average 20.1 points per game, hit rate of 47%, and three-point hit rate of 42.5%. Crawford's average of 17 points per game was also good, but his hit rate was 39%...
In the East, the Bulls unexpectedly defeated the Heat in the first game. Their style of play is very good against the Heat, which started at the beginning of the season. The Bulls won three times and lost only once against the Heat in the regular season, but in two of the games, O'Neal and Wade were absent, and the two were one win and one loss.
The Hawks learned the Bulls' fast rotation defense and also learned this trick from the Mavericks, who did a better job of rotation defense, just to defend against the Heat.
People thought that the Heat would be different when playing against the Bulls in the playoffs.
It is indeed different, but the difference is that the Bulls defended the Heat better!
The reason why the Bulls won was mainly due to Eddy Curry's explosion!
The Little Shark scored 28 points and 11 rebounds against the Big Shark, with a super high hit rate of 9 out of 14 shots, mainly because he got 12 free throws and made 10 of them! This free throw hit rate made O'Neal cry.
O'Neal got more free throws than Shaquille Shark. He got 13 free throws, but only made 3 of them. He made 6 of 8 shots, which was very efficient. He also got 13 free throws, but only scored 15 points and 10 points. The board was blown up by Little Shark Eddie Curry!
Yao Ming couldn't even play that well against O'Neal, but Little Shark did it! Of course, because the Heat are heavy inside, Tyson Chandler's defense is the key to limiting O'Neal. Although O'Neal's shooting percentage is as high as 75%, he only succeeded in 8 shots. The combination of the two high school center centers , defeated O'Neal.
In addition to the Little Shark outbreak in this game, there is also interesting news. According to intelligence sources from the Knicks, Isaiah Thomas is preparing to give Eddie Curry a big contract in the summer because of his outstanding performance in this game. Steal people.
The Bulls are experiencing happiness troubles. Boxing Champion and Little Shark, two centers who can be the core, earn at least tens of millions of dollars per year. It is impossible for the two of them to stay together. Their talent accumulation is terrifying, and their future salaries There is also a lot of pressure.
There were four teams playing against the Hawks that day. The Suns and Grizzlies were in the last game. Gasol played Stoudemire. The two basically exchanged blows. Stoudemire had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Sol had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and then the Grizzlies lost 82-112 by 30 points...
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After the first game, there was no team training for the Eagles the next day, and extra training for the players was stopped. Liu Mang almost had to be taken to the hospital after practicing for six hours the day before yesterday. The symptoms of dehydration appeared. Fortunately, As long as there are physical potions to supplement nutrition, everything will be fine.
But this frightened the Eagles coaching staff and strictly controlled the players' training time.
It doesn't matter if they take two games off in the regular season, but they can't afford this in the playoffs. Even if the opponent is the Wizards, they have to go all out to resolve the game quickly.
The Wizards did not practice. On the first rest day after the start of the playoffs, both teams were really resting. The Hawks players were resting at home. It was the playoffs and they did not go out. Coach The team is concentrating on studying the Wizards' weaknesses and trying to amplify the Wizards' weaknesses during the game.
The Wizards rested in the hotel and prepared for the second game.
The Wizards lost to the Hawks, and most people on the Wizards didn't have much emotion.
In their opinion, isn't this normal? There is nothing wrong with Jamison motivating the team's morale, and his teammates are doing their best, but the opponent's performance is too stable. Liu Mang scored 24 points on 8 of 14 shots, and Jason - Terry made 13 of 28 shots and scored 38 points. Kwame Brown had 12 points and 16 rebounds. They just couldn't beat them! McGrady hasn't performed well yet.
Most of the Wizards are used to losing. They fell to eighth in the Eastern Conference and entered the playoffs. They didn't have high expectations. They played the game with all their strength. They accepted that they couldn't win. They haven't beaten the Eagles once this year, so it wouldn't be surprising if they couldn't beat them.
Arenas was alone in the bathroom of his room, wrapping himself in a quilt.
In late April in Atlanta, the weather is already very warm. If the weather is good when you go out at noon, you have to wear short-sleeves. A shirt or long-sleeved T-shirt can be worn in the morning and afternoon.
But Arenas wrapped himself in a quilt in the bathroom.
The news on TV, newspapers, and the Internet made Arenas collapse and feel like he was going to be depressed.
Psychological emotions can affect physical health. When Arenas saw the word "icephobia", he felt that he was really afraid of the cold. He hid in the bathroom for a whole day without eating...if not for the phone in the bathroom. , Arenas’ only friend in the Wizards, Jarvis Hayes, called to confirm that he was okay. The Wizards coaching staff wanted to break in...
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Liu Mang had a very relaxed rest day. Coach Kruger called Alexia and asked Alexia to keep an eye on him and not let him go to training. Alexia strictly complied with it. As a player's girlfriend and a die-hard Eagles fan, , is a true basketball player who knows how important rest is for athletes.
There is a saying that goes well, professional sports is when a group of people who need exercise the most watch a group of people who need a rest the most exercise.
Liu Mang was pestered by Alexia and Dinah, so he didn't go to training. He took a good rest during the day off and didn't even watch the game in the evening to relieve the tension in his head... except for watching prenatal education. I felt drowsy after watching the video, and I squeezed into the sofa with my little girl and fell asleep directly. Everything else was pretty good.
Levia is helping Alexia contact the prenatal education classroom, so that Alexia can have the opportunity to communicate with pregnant women. Levia has given birth to a child herself and knows that the longer the pregnancy, the more troublesome it is for pregnant women. People paid more attention to her and told her about the hardships of her pregnancy, but Liu Mang was busy, and Alexia couldn't complain to Levia or Liu Mang. It was not good to hold it in, so she contacted prenatal education. In the classroom, a group of pregnant women gossip and vent. The main function of the prenatal education classroom is actually this.
The Filipino maid company has also been contacted. When Alexia reaches six months and needs more care, she can hire a maid. She doesn’t need it in the first few months. The one in the United States was there the day before the birth. Work is normal. Many Americans hold the baby and continue working the next day after giving birth.
However, the two girls, who understood Chinese culture, knew that if they did that, Liu Mang's parents would come to the United States to scold them, and Liu Mang's parents would also come to help take care of Alexia in August and September, so they followed the Chinese way. Alexia had already asked Liu Mang to ask for a long vacation. Liu Mang had a high status in Atlanta, and the principal agreed without saying anything, just asking for an autographed photo.
Levia thought of the traditional Chinese culture of confinement, and she was really envious of so many people taking care of her. She moved out of her home after giving birth, so there was no such good thing as confinement.
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Soon it was April 21, the second game day of the Hawks' playoffs. The Wizards fought hard in the first game, but still lost by nearly 20 points, and the opponent's scoring leader and assist leader did not play in the second half, and both lost by 19 points. The strength gap was obvious at a glance.
The Wizards players were used to losing to the Hawks, and now they had no intention of winning, and they started planning how to play in the summer.
What else can they do? The Wizards only have three players who can play.
Arenas, on the other hand, played very hard today. He started shooting like crazy after the game started.
The Hawks had already anticipated the changes on the Wizards side. Stockton suggested that Arenas be the main defender, and the others could relax a little.
The older Arenas gets, the more anxious he gets. The more anxious he gets, the harder he gets. The harder he gets, the harder he fights. But the harder he fights, the harder he shoots. His mentality has completely collapsed.
In the second game, Arenas shot 8 of 33, a very low hit rate of less than 25%, and only scored 20 points in 33 shots.
The Wizards shot a total of 84 times, and Arenas' shot rate reached 40%, but he only scored 20 points. The rest of the Wizards relaxed their shots. In addition to the Hawks' defensive tendency, Liu Mang and Prince double-teamed Arenas. The others were not so anxious and played easily. They shot 23 of 51, a good hit rate of 45%, and scored 66 points, but the Wizards only scored 86 points.
The Hawks played mainly on defense in this game. Liu Mang scored 27 points, McGrady scored 9 points and 13 assists, Kwame Brown scored 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Jason Terry scored 17 points. They easily won two consecutive games with a score of 103 to 86.
In the second game, Arenas played with a desperate mood. What he thought was: What if he made the shot? What if he played the same as in the first quarter of the first game?
This desire to survive after grabbing a vine before falling off the edge of the cliff made Arenas crazy in this game.
But this madness was anticipated by Stockton, an old predecessor who had gone crazy twice in the finals and failed twice. The Hawks used Liu Mang, Prince, McGrady, and Iguodala in groups of two to defend him alone.
Arenas found that the vine he grabbed had been bitten by insects and was riddled with holes. He struggled for a while, but the vine broke faster.
The final madness brought greater despair, and Arenas was really going to be depressed.
The nicknames of ice phobia and garbage brothers are spreading wildly in the news again. Human beings always like to see the worst possible outcome that they have already thought of. The more uneasy they are, the more they want to see it. After Arenas finished the game, he returned to the hotel and turned on his computer, and then saw these news.
This time he really had a tendency to depression. Arenas called his agent to hire a private psychologist and went back to see a doctor.
Mental illness is also a disease!
On the Hawks side, the next morning, Liu Mang said goodbye to the three girls and went to Washington with two consecutive victories to conquer the fans of the American capital. Liu Mang is quite motivated!