From today on is the king

Chapter 1156

Having defeated the Dallas Mavericks and Spurs in a row, Liu Mang originally thought that the team would habitually enter a slow-heating state, and he was prepared. Like most games in March, he might fall behind at the start, or even fall behind at halftime. In the third quarter, he would just chase points with Jason Terry.

Unexpectedly, in the first game in April, Horry broke out!

Started with 4 three-pointers!
The Hawks scored 15 points in the first half of the first quarter. Liu Mang made 4 of 0 shots and scored none. David Lee scored a single mid-range shot. Kwame Brown made an offensive rebound and made [-] of [-] free throws. Before the official timeout, neither Prince nor Liu Mang scored.

If Liu Mang didn’t score in the first 7 minutes of the game, and the pie-eaters under the basket only scored 3 points during the usual rest period, then the Eagles would have had a bad start.

But today, with the Cavaliers starting so well, James made 3 of 2 three-pointers, 7 of 5 shots in 3 minutes, and scored 9 points with a free throw. The Cavaliers scored 7 points in 16 minutes, and they only led by 1 point!
All because Horry scored 12 points in half a quarter!
4 of 4 shots!
When the Cavaliers defended Liu Mang very well, and Liu Mang's hand feeling was poor, Horry actually stood up to help the Eagles score!

When the official timeout came, the Eagles were only 1 point behind after four players played very badly at the start!
The last time they played against the Jazz, the Eagles also had a bad start. They were beaten 18 to 3 by the opponent... they fell behind by 15 points at the beginning, and then they slowly caught up and lost.

But this time is very different!
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The Cavaliers changed the lineup. Former Eagles player Ira Newbell was replaced at small forward, James went to the point guard position, Larry Hughes continued to play, Donyell Marshall and Varejao played inside.

The Cavaliers are enjoying the rookie bonuses of the three main players, James, Gooden, and Varejao. In addition, the big Z has cut their salary by more than 600 million. The Cavaliers have strengthened a lot, which was not reflected at first.

For the Eagles, Coach Kruger originally planned to let Horry go up and throw him away, so he replaced him. If he had a chance, he would be replaced again to get used to it and find a feeling. Unexpectedly, Horry broke out today!

Horry's old-fashioned style of play does not mean that he can keep up with the outside line on the defensive end, and he is not active in playing, and the consumption is not high. In this case, coach Kruger is going to make a fuss about Horry's sudden outbreak.

The Hawks replaced Liu Mang, Iguodala, Korver, Horry, and Josh Smith with five small lineups.

Back from the timeout, the Cavaliers attack.

James advanced to the frontcourt and saw that the two tallest players on the opponent were about the same height as him, so he directed Varejao to go inside to get a position, trying to gain a height advantage.

But Josh Smith's top defense is very good!Varejao was stunned to find a place!

The key point of the death five is to defend against the opponent's big center. Big Z Josh Smith can't handle it. Facing those centers who are close to [-] meters or even more than [-] meters, use the five players to seek death. In the future, there will be a center named Boban Marjanovic.

It is still possible for Josh Smith to be an ordinary center and prevent the opponent from getting a position.

Horry can't defend 100% against small forwards, but he can defend Donyell Marshall, who is now slowing down and only has three-pointers and hitting high at the basket.

James passed the ball to Varejao, but Varejao didn't have a chance to get close to the basket, so he could only hold up Josh Smith's high throw...

As a South American, Scola felt ashamed of Varejao's shooting, even if he didn't have any footsteps, his hands were so hard, he threw the iron!

Horry retracted and grabbed a defensive rebound!
Liu Mang received the ball and pushed forward.

With this lineup of the Cavaliers, the outside pressure is less, but the defense has become better. Varejao has excellent lateral movement, supplementary defense, and off-ball pick-and-roll ability. With Varejao on the court, the Cavaliers are the best defensive lineup. The defense of Big Z is similar to that of Yao Ming. He has a commanding height at the basket and has excellent ability to help his teammates grab rebounds, but the defensive effect is far inferior to Yao Ming.

Liu Mang went to the frontcourt and met Larry Hughes' defense to protect the ball.

Seeing Korver being followed by Donyell Marshall and James defending Horry, Liu Mang immediately directed Iguodala to run to attract Newbell's defense and prevent him from helping to defend inside, and then looked for a pick and roll. The target of the pick and roll was... Horry!
Huo Li came out to help Liu Mang block Larry Hughes. In fact, he didn't block Larry Hughes very well, but it was enough!

Pick-and-roll master five triggers!

Liu Mang bypasses the pick-and-roll and speeds up his breakthrough!
James hurriedly switched defenses to catch up, but he could barely keep up, and couldn't even post them. He could only expect to interfere with Liu Mang's impact on the basket from behind. His chasing cap interference is very good.

Larry Hughes didn't dare to let go of Horry to flank Liu Mang when encountering a pick-and-roll, so he could only switch defenses and stick to Horry to prevent him from running out of space.

Liu Mang rushed into the basket, and Newbell went to chase Iguodala who was running back. Varejao made up the defense very quickly, very active and hard-working, and the defense was in place at the first time. Liu Mang was ready and hung the ball to the left side of the basket when encountering a pincer.

It is unreliable to expect Horry to keep making shots, but Horry has now made 4 consecutive three-pointers. James and Larry Hughes dare not let him go. Liu Mang made good use of the space created by Horry!
17 to 16, the Eagles lead for the first time in this game!
Being overtaken, the Cavaliers did not lose their composure by this incident, and continued to play steadily.

James advances to the frontcourt, and now he doesn't pass to teammates who have a height advantage inside. He originally wanted to play for the height advantage.

James is very painful, the Eagles are too difficult to deal with!After finally limiting Liu Mang at the start, Horry broke out, and now he has created a lineup without a center. If Josh Smith can be regarded as a small forward, and Josh Smith can be regarded as a small forward, then the Eagles don’t even have an inside line, but they seem to have a good defense!
It feels like an egg that can't find a seam.

Facing Iguodala's defense, James did not break through directly, but let Varejao come out to pick and roll.

Varejao seems to be incompetent in many places, such as running, shooting, and eating cakes, but he is positive!Good body, good rebounds, good defense, good pick-and-roll, very suitable for James, so far this season has 7+7 data, almost can get 8000 million.

With the help of Varejao's solid pick-and-roll, James broke through...Meet Josh Smith, who is as physically fit as his twin, even the age difference is only more than 20 days...

Josh Smith switched from the mode of defending the center to defending the perimeter, sticking close to James, James just squeezed to the basket, three steps...one more step for a layup...

Iguodala shrunk quickly. When James took three big strides, he flanked Josh Smith. James passed back to Varejao who just ran into the free throw line. Varejao received the ball and there were three people under the basket.

Liu Mang followed Larry Hughes to cut in to grab a rebound. Varejao's throw looked unreliable, but luckily he bounced a few times on the rim and then fell into it.

Iguodala and Josh Smith's speed and physical fitness are used to defend against James, and Varejao's long-range shots are missed, but the opponent has made all these shots, and there is no way.

Moreover, Varejao can't be so accurate all the time!

As the game progressed, Liu Mang's touch began to gradually recover, and a wave of tug-of-war with the Cavaliers began.

After the first quarter, Liu Mang scored 4 points and 5 assists, Horry scored 12 points, and James scored 14 points and 3 assists.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Eagles relied on Horry's three-pointer to bite the score, and in the second half they relied on the fifth player to limit James. When no one else could find the outside touch except for Horry, the fifth player and Horry performed miraculously. They tied the Cavaliers at 27 and entered the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Eagles began to amplify weapons of mass destruction, and Jason Terry appeared!

The lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown debuted.

For the Cavaliers, Big Z rested and returned to the court. Donyell Marshall, who had a good touch, continued to stay on the court. James and Larry Hughes, the poor version of Janeway, who averaged 40+ minutes per game, continued to appear. The point guard position was replaced by the once excellent pitcher Damon Jones.

As soon as Jason Terry came up, the Eagles' offense immediately changed, and the double waves began to wave!
The Cavaliers played very well today. After the start of the second quarter, Liu Mang and Jason Terry, who gradually found their touch, scored 12 points in a row. But James and Larry Hughes broke through and scored one by one, helping the Cavaliers to take a one-point lead when they attacked first.

The two teams began to play a beautiful battle against Biao!
The game was played very well, the fans watched and cheered unceasingly, and the situation began to gradually tilt towards the Eagles.

In the 9th minute of the second quarter, Korver, who came off the bench, hit an open three-pointer, and the Eagles once again overtook the score!
(End of this chapter)