From today on is the king

Chapter 1124 1123. Goal, surpass Nash!

The last time Liu Mang came to Indiana, he felt very strange. Pacers fans booed their players wildly.

It’s just that the Eagles had just finished their sweet schedule and entered the devil’s schedule that started after the Christmas game. The Pacers had no mood to take care of the affairs of the top eight teams in the East. At that time, the Eagles were winning 26 consecutive victories.

Although this time... it's still a joke...

To put it bluntly, Reggie Miller, who has stuck to the team for 18 years but had the greatest hope of winning the year, was ruined by a fight. As an opponent, I feel very sorry, because Reggie Miller was not eliminated in the playoffs with a well-organized team, and it was not even because of the team's injuries.

Pacers fans hate the three best players on their team even more. Artest, Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal, three players in the top ten in their respective positions, but Pacers fans just don't want to see them. They ruined Reggie Miller's last chance to hit the championship.

It's a sympathetic thing.

But... Seeing the Pacers players being booed by their own fans, the Eagles can't feel sympathy!it's so funny……

Not just the Eagles, any team coming here to play, there is no way to restrain the mentality of watching jokes.

The same goes for Liu Mang. After feeling sorry for Artest, he couldn't help but smile in his heart.

However, Liu Mang is a little regretful when he sees Artest now. Artest is not as active as before. Not long ago, Artest disclosed that he has psychological obstacles, which affects his transaction value and future contract. It also makes Pacers fans and general manager Bird even more dissatisfied with him.

Liu Mang knows that Artest is a good man, and he will sell the championship ring for charity in the future. I feel sorry for Artest. Otherwise, even if he fought that fight, with his performance data of 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.9 steals per game this season and such a good defense. After the 03-year 4 million contract he signed in 2400 expired in 07, it is not a big problem for him to get a 28 million contract at the age of [-]. contract.

Apart from the generally low salary in the 80s, among the best defensive players after the 90s, Artest was the one who had the worst mess.

Liu Mang looked at the Pacers' ability evaluation. Artest's comprehensive ability evaluation of 89 is at the peak, with 83 offense, 96 defense, 77 three-pointers, 75 mid-range shots, 88 layups, 75 passing balls, 74 rebounds, 90 speed, and 94 strength.

At the peak, Artest is still very good. Although he doesn't have the ability evaluation of 90 at the top of the few games before last season's fight, as the strongest player on the team with a salary of 600 million, he is worth too much.

Stephen Jackson, ability evaluation 87, peak, offense 88, defense 84, three-pointer 82, mid-range shot 69, layup 91, speed 87, strength 88... averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

Jermaine O'Neal, ability evaluation 86, offense 89, defense 81, three-pointer 46, mid-range shooting 91, layup 90, speed 78, strength 92... averaged 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.3 blocks per game, accompanied by an average of 4.6 fouls per game.

No one would have guessed that Jermaine O'Neal was the first to decline among the three Pacers stars!

In just one year, the top star collapsed to an ordinary first-class star.

But even so, Liu Mang felt that the Pacers had three first-class stars, so it shouldn't be such a record.

The reason is that Liu Mang feels that Jim Carrey with hair is not a good NBA head coach.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, once again lost control of the team.

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The Eagles sent Liu Mang, McGrady, Horry, David Lee, and Kwame Brown to the starting lineup for today's game. Prince and Rasheed Wallace took turns today.

On the Pacers side, Jamal Tinsley, Artest, Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal, and Jeff Foster were sent to the starting lineup.

Kwame Brown easily won the jump ball. After receiving the ball, Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt. Artest came up and tried to defend Liu Mang with strength.

The speed can keep up with the fast point guard, and the strength can resist the inside. Artest's defense at his peak was really buggy.

However, the Hawks had already prepared. Liu Mang went beyond the three-point line, and when Artest was about to press up, he turned to the left. Artest wanted to keep up, but was blocked by David Lee, who was not as tall as Artest but was more generous!

After Artest was blocked, he forcibly squeezed past David Lee and continued to chase Liu Mang. Liu Mang distributed the ball to David Lee who cut in the middle after the pick-and-roll.

Jermaine O'Neal chased after him, but he didn't put pressure on his body, he just wanted to block the shot from behind. David Lee was very good at catching the ball and didn't dribble it.

The Eagles have made a targeted response to the Pacers' defense. The last time they lost to the Pacers was mainly due to the fact that Iguodala and Josh Smith, two receiving and scoring points or support points, had great physical fitness.

Moreover, compared with David Lee, these two played less time as adults than David Lee, a rookie who finished four years in college. David Lee is known for his good skills in college, and he averaged 25 points per game in four years in college.

His physical fitness is not good, but he will pay more attention to some details.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Pacers attack.

Artest didn't care about Tinsley when he received the serve, he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and singled McGrady!

McGrady's task today is to fight against Artest with Iguodala on the bench!

The last time he played against the Pacers, McGrady didn't play. Iguodala gave Artest some restrictions, but Iguodala couldn't hold on to the whole game. The Eagles failed to give Artest continuous restrictions. This time is different!
Artest broke through to the basket in a tank style, and McGrady's long arms interfered with his forced layup. McGrady failed to score. McGrady defended the rebound, handed it to Liu Mang, and then ran to the frontcourt to open up space.

Liu Mang protected the ball under Artest's defense, came to the frontcourt, borrowed David Lee's pick and roll, and broke through to the inside!

Liu Mang rushed to the basket. Foster, who is mainly in charge of handsome, played well and could spend the rest of his career with the Pacers. He will also help Paul George become a top star in the future. His always focused attitude is very important.

Liu Mang got to the inside and took off. Foster and Artest, who was catching up, jumped towards Liu Mang. Liu Mang gave the ball to Kwame Brown behind Foster. Kwame Brown tapped the ball in the air and the ball fell into the basket!

So easy!
Liu Mang felt that the Pacers had no defensive discipline at all!
In the last match, although the Pacers still played their own way on the offensive end, they still cooperated on the defensive end, but up to now, there is no cooperation at all!

The Pacers' single defense is okay, from position [-] to position [-] is very good in single defense, but there is no communication!They all have their own defenses. When encountering a pick-and-roll, they don't switch defenses, but continue to chase and defend their own defenders.

Since January, after Artest announced that he has a mental disorder, the Pacers' contradictions have intensified.

Seeing that the Pacers had no communication throughout the whole process, the three major players played singles one by one...

This means that the Pacers can continue to maintain their hopes for the playoffs by relying on the Pacers' many stars...

Liu Mang knew why James was so depressed yesterday and was beaten by such a team...

At this stage, there is a very obvious gap between James' defense and McGrady's. The day before yesterday, James was beaten by Artest for 31 points. Today, Artest missed consecutive shots under the defense of McGrady.

On Jermaine O'Neal's side, facing Kwame Brown's single defense, he was blocked 3 times in singles. Kwame Brown's help defense was so-so, incomparable with Rasheed Wallace, but his single defense was very strong. With Ben Wallace and Duncan declining, Kwame Brown was almost the best single defense player among centers.

Stephen Jackson was embarrassed when he met Liu Mang. When it came to fighting, he looked down on Liu Mang. When it came to playing ball... What impressed him most about Liu Mang was the "flying" feeling he experienced in his rookie year...

Compared with the last 26-game winning streak, the Eagles rested Tracy McGrady and Kwame Brown. Inside, Rasheed Wallace was beaten by Jermaine O'Neal in singles. Outside, only Iguodala could carry Artest, and Prince was knocked out by Artest. Grinded to death.

The Hawks coaching staff made sufficient preparations for this game. On the defensive end, Tracy McGrady and Iguodala fought against Artest, inside Kwame Brown defended O'Neal, who had passed his peak, and the Pacers' own defense was already in disarray. All the players were waiting to be traded, and there was no cooperation...

The Eagles had an absolute lead from the very beginning!

Liu Mang started getting assists!
In today's game, he will surpass Nash's assists per game!
　The next chapter is half an hour later, and it’s still a little bit close. After writing the update, I will clock in and leave work~
　　
　
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