Chapter 982 981. The Demon Sword Whose Scabbard Is Blocked (Asking for Monthly Tickets and Recommendation Tickets)

It was the same opening three-pointer again. Horry was ready to defend against the opening three-pointer of McGrady, who had the highest three-point shooting rate on the Hawks in this finals. McGrady averaged 3.2 three-pointers per game in this finals, averaging 17.2 points, 4 rebounds and 5.4 assists. The data was not particularly good. The assists were more than half less than the regular season, and much less than the 8.3 assists per game in the Eastern Conference playoffs. However, with a three-point shooting rate of 44%, he was the most stable shooter on the Hawks' outside line, much higher than Liu Mang's 38% and Jason Terry's 39% three-point shooting rates.

In contrast, McGrady's overall shooting rate was only 43%, but this made McGrady's three-point threat more prominent.

However, this time it was Liu Mang who came up first and threw a three-pointer very unsteadily, which was really different from the play style that mainly attacked the inside in the first four games!

Liu Mang made a confident three-pointer and blew on his palm. He was a little excited at the beginning. Fortunately, he made the shot, which was a good shot. He retreated immediately when he saw the ball fall into the basket.

The Spurs seemed to see a microcosm of the first two games of the finals. In those two games, the Hawks relied on three-pointers to establish their advantage from the beginning.

Fortunately, Duncan clapped his hands and ran to the front court expressionlessly, which stabilized the mentality of the Spurs players.

They have Duncan!

The hopes of the Spurs players are all pinned on Duncan.

However, Duncan’s first singles after coming over were unsuccessful! Rasheed Wallace successfully withstood Duncan’s strong attack. Nesterovic was on the other side of the basket, and Kwame Brown was under the basket. He would rather leave Nesterovic empty than give Duncan the opportunity to turn around and attack the basket. Duncan really didn’t want to pass to Nesterovic. Nesterovic averaged 13 minutes per game in this finals, with only 2.4 points and 3.8 rebounds, and a hit rate of 30%. He played too badly.

Duncan's turnaround jump shot was interfered by Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown squeezed Nesterovic, he knew what his role was, and knew that someone would take his job...

Duncan's rebounding in the finals was too strong. In the original time and space, Ben Wallace, the multiple rebounding champion, could be grabbed by Duncan with 14 rebounds per game, while Ben Wallace himself only averaged 10.

Kwame Brown averaged only 6.4 rebounds per game in the first five games of this finals, while Liu Mang averaged 7.6. Of course, this was based on Rasheed Wallace playing more as a center in this series, Mourning's playing time in the finals increased, and Kwame Brown only averaged 22 minutes of playing time against Duncan. Liu Mang became the Hawks' most rebounder. In terms of overall rebounds, the Hawks averaged 43 rebounds per game in the first five games of this finals, which was not a huge disadvantage compared to the Spurs' average of 46 rebounds per game. The Hawks could grab rebounds as a whole.

As the finals progressed, Kwame Brown found some ways to fight against Duncan - helping to block positions. With a teammate like Liu Mang who is physically strong and active, Kwame Brown had to stop the opponent from grabbing rebounds in the interior, which was also a way to protect the rebounds. This was learned from watching the video of Yao Ming dealing with Duncan.

Sure enough, Liu Mang floated in as soon as Duncan threw the ball, jumped high, and took the rebound.

Liu Mang advanced quickly, and the other four players of the Hawks quickly went down, but the Spurs retreated quickly and did not give the Hawks an easy chance to counterattack.

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, and this time Ginobili did not dare to take another step back and immediately came up.

Liu Mang did not choose to break through directly. Seeing that the opponent had Nesterovic guarding the basket and Duncan assisting in defense, he was stupid to break through. Although Nesterovic had poor data, Popovich used him well and played a big role on the defensive end.

Liu Mang waved for a pick-and-roll at the top arc. Although the effect of Nash's star card, the Son of the Wind, was gone, Liu Mang's feeling for that style of play was still there. During training, he also specially trained for this tactic that could be used to score against the Spurs. Rasheed Wallace, as the first pick-and-roll, helped Liu Mang block Ginobili.

With the help of Rasheed Wallace's pick-and-roll, Liu Mang moved to the left at a 45-degree angle. Sure enough, at this time Ginobili squeezed in to defend the three-pointer. Kwame Brown, as the second pick-and-roll, had already expected this and continued to block Ginobili.

The Spurs' defense also had experience. Parker, who was defending Prince's open three-pointer in the bottom corner, made up for it as soon as possible.

Liu Mang quickly passed the ball to Prince. Prince received the ball. When Duncan quickly moved up to interfere, he was not affected. He decisively received the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Prince's three-pointer was usually not counted on, but in this kind of key game, when he was needed, he really stood up!

Prince's three-pointer in the bottom corner hit a hollow!

6-0!

The Spurs attacked, and Duncan succeeded in the low-post singles against Rasheed Wallace. He turned half-way and shot before Kwame Brown double-teamed him, and the shot hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.

The Hawks attacked again.

Liu Mang went to the frontcourt and continued to play double pick-and-roll with Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown.

Rasheed Wallace stayed at the top arc after the pick-and-roll, Kwame Brown cut into the inside, and Duncan retreated to defend Kwame Brown. Parker let go of Prince, who made a three-pointer at the beginning of the game. He didn't dare to defend Liu Mang again, but Nesterovic moved quickly this time and blocked in front of Liu Mang. Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace at the top arc.

Rasheed Wallace and Liu Mang stayed in the top arc after the pick-and-roll. After receiving the ball, they raised the ball and took a straight-arm shot with Ginobili's absolute height advantage...

"Snapped……"

Ginobili destroyed Rasheed Wallace's shot, but it wasn't a block, but a foul on the player!

Rasheed Wallace got 3 free throw opportunities!

Rasheed Wallace made two of three free throws and the Eagles led 8-2!

At the beginning of the game, the Eagles were full of momentum!

At the beginning, under the leadership of Liu Mang, they launched a fierce offensive. They won the battle of Tianwang Mountain and returned to the home court. The Eagles played more passionately.

What the young team wants is passion. To win the match point and return to the home court, the passion of the Eagles players that was suppressed by the Spurs by taking advantage of the home court is back!

On the other hand, the Spurs, in addition to stability... it seems that there is only stability. In the two games back at home, they were able to use their home court advantage and tactics to defeat the Eagles, but in the fifth game, Liu Mang scored 36 They led the team to win by more than 20 points, which dispelled their fighting spirit of not wanting to lose 3-0.

Especially when it comes to the away game, there is no longer the extremely loose penalty scale that the Spurs have at home, where no foul will be called for even the fierce actions of the Spurs players. The Spurs players move more aggressively. As long as it reaches the level of a foul, the referee will immediately call him a foul if he sees it. Give the whistle.

The referee did not blow the whistle, and the Eagles called a foul if they made a big move. However, the Eagles like this kind of scale, and the Spurs can't adapt to it all of a sudden! They have been at home for three consecutive games, and they have adapted to that kind of whistle. Now that the whistle is tightened, they were too unadapted at the beginning of the game.

Such a whistle makes the Spurs, who mainly attack inside, far worse in scoring than the Eagles, who mainly score from the outside with three eagles!

The main reason was that Liu Mang and Prince each scored a three-pointer at the beginning, which laid the foundation for the lead. Although the Spurs gradually adapted to the referee's tighter penalty scale as the game progressed, their damage in the interior was also much greater, especially After replacing Bonzi Wells, both Duncan and Bonzi Wells were very lethal in singles.

But the Hawks' advantage has been established. No matter how Popovich calls a timeout, the Hawks will cling to a five to eight-point lead.

After the first quarter, Liu Mang had 8 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, Rasheed Wallace had 5 points, Prince had 6 points, Tracy McGrady had 4 points, Kwame Brown had 2 points, and the last three minutes of the first quarter came up It was Jason Terry who scored a three-pointer in the last 7 seconds. The Eagles scored 28 points in a single quarter.

The Spurs only scored 22 points in the first quarter, and the Eagles led 28-22 by 6 points in the first quarter!

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With the lead, the psychological advantage of home court and the whistle, it was finally in their favor. The Eagles played with great momentum in the first quarter!

If Prince, Liu Mang, Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown hadn't each given the opponent two free throws, the Spurs would have made 5 of 8 free throws, and the Hawks would have been able to open up a bigger point difference!

The eight free throws in the first quarter were the highest number of free throws in a single quarter in the playoffs in more than two years since the Spurs played the Lakers in the second round of the 2002-2003 playoffs!

But even so, they were still 6 points behind. Except for Duncan who was sullenly adjusting himself mentally, the mentality of the rest of the Spurs team was already exploding.

In the second quarter, the Eagles' lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Josh Smith, and Mourning came on stage.

On the Spurs' side, the lineup of Ginobili, Barry, Horry, Bunch Wells, and Duncan came on the field, and Popovich was forced to step up the offense.

This kind of penalty scale is too detrimental to the Spurs' defense. After playing three home games and then playing an away game at home with the Hawks, the discomfort is particularly obvious. Nesterovich committed two fouls in the first quarter, and Duncan also suffered. A foul was committed.

The Spurs took the lead in the second quarter.

After the anxious Ginobili advanced, his three-point shot in a hurry failed to hit the shot under Prince's defense.

In the original time and space, Yao Dao's peak performance in the finals was based on the fact that the Spurs and Pistons were evenly matched, and he was the strongest player in the game.

The first few games against the Hawks were okay, but in the fifth game, Liu Mang scored 36 points in the face of such a defense. Ginobili's mentality was unbalanced, and he did not use the breakthroughs he was good at, but wanted a simple one. I made a three-pointer, and I already had the idea of ​​​​taking a gamble, but then I missed a three-pointer that was very deflected!

Josh Smith took advantage of Mourning and Liu Mang to get a defensive rebound.

Liu Mang advanced quickly, and the Spurs had no problem retreating. It was not as big a problem as the offense. Liu Mang went to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Jason Terry. Although Jason Terry made a three-pointer three minutes after the first quarter, Hit 1, but he dared to throw! Moreover, he made a three-pointer at the end of the first quarter, and now the feeling is coming!

Facing Brent Barry's defense that was ten centimeters higher, Jason Terry received a pass from Liu Mang and shot a three-pointer...

Hit again!

From the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the second quarter, Jason Terry scored two three-pointers in a row!

31 to 22, the score difference came to 9 points!

Seeing Jason Terry's three-pointer, Popovich started roaring on the sidelines again and stepped on the court with his feet. After the referee warned Popovich, Popovich returned to the bench angrily. Sitting.

The same shot, the same height difference, Ginobili didn't make the shot, but Jason Terry immediately made the shot, which caused greater psychological trauma to Ginobili.

Ginobili played more honestly after Popovich roared. He originally wanted to do something different by himself, that is, his mentality and playing style of the "demon sword" that was digitized by the system, but after being roared by Popovich, who was also anxious and angry, the demon sword was filled with molten steel before it was unsheathed and could not be pulled out.

The Spurs' lineup has the best offensive effect, playing steadily and steadily, and the scoring continuity has improved. After Ginobili played honestly, the Spurs' offense played well.

However, this lineup does not have Parker's defensive speed of rotation on the outside and the height of Nesterovic under the basket. The Spurs' defense is far behind the second to fourth games of the finals!

Liu Mang returned to the stable style of attacking the inside line. Jason Terry played outside and worked hard on defense. When the official timeout came in the second quarter, the Spurs scored 13 points in more than half a quarter and maintained their due performance, but the Hawks scored 17 points in more than six minutes. The Hawks were already 45 to 35, leading by 10 points, and Popovich called a timeout in advance to enter the official timeout!

The stable Spurs were once again delayed by stability.

This is not the Spurs' fault. Their stability is the foundation of their existence and the foundation for attracting strong veterans to join in the long term.

It's just that the Hawks are stronger! Strong enough to beat the stability of the Spurs!

Originally, the Spurs still had Ginobili as the X factor, but this X factor has not been played today, and it was destroyed by the pressure brought by Liu Mang and Jason Terry, as well as Popovich's roar!

After the official timeout, the Hawks replaced Jason Terry, who scored 8 points in half a quarter, with Liu Mang, McGrady, Korver, Josh Smith, and Mourning.

Mourning's defense of Duncan under the basket was also difficult, but at least Duncan only scored 5 points in half a quarter. Mourning did a good job in preventing Duncan from scoring only 5 points after Duncan threw the ball 5 times in half a quarter.

Popovich could only continue to send Ginobili, Barry, Horry, Bonzi Wells, and Duncan. They were stable in offense and defense, but too stable. They met the Hawks, who performed well overall today and were determined to win the game. The steady Spurs were dragged down by their stability!

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