From today on is the king

Chapter 1165 1164. Liu Mang VS Yao Ming
Yao Ming really wants to win!
For Yao Ming, it was a bit miserable. This was the first time in his three-year career that he led Liu Mang's team at halftime.

The best game before was when the Lakers tied the Hawks 40-40 at halftime. But in the third quarter, Yao Ming took a break and the Lakers fell behind.

This time Yao Ming fought hard!

In the first half, due to the slow rhythm of the two teams, more strikes, fewer foul calls and even less defensive calls for three seconds, Yao Ming played relatively easily.

What Yao Ming is afraid of is not confrontation. With his body type, he likes confrontation the most. What he is afraid of is that the pace will pick up and he will run back and forth.

Yao Ming doesn't need to run back and forth, squats under the basket to grab rebounds, and defends the three-second zone. It's just a little more tiring than playing health balls in normal time. Compared with the Rockets... it's still very relaxed...

Even if Wang Zhizhi comes up, he can help in blocking shots and blocking positions, and Yao Ming's best inside teammate in the Rockets before was Cato...

Zen master really wants to win today's game. Regardless of whether he can reach the finals this year, he wants to win. The Lakers have not won against the Eagles for a long time except for the 03-04 season finals.

The Lakers need to win the Eagles once, find the confidence to beat the Eagles, and can't let this feeling of losing to the Eagles continue.

Zen master looked at his team's schedule. After this game, there are 5 games left, 55 wins and 21 losses, two wins higher than the 53 wins and 23 losses of the Mavericks, who are currently ranked third in the Western Conference.

Facing the high-intensity defense of the Hawks' rotation, the Lakers were able to rely on defense. Yao Ming contributed the most. Just because of his tall height and his mobility, which is much better than his size, standing at the basket, the Eagles' inside offense was mostly frustrated.

Seeing Odom's rare seriousness today, Yao Ming's insistence, and Kobe's attitude of biting, Zen Master did not object and let Yao Ming continue to play. The big deal is that Yao Ming will take a rest after the game.

It is so rare to be able to take some initiative in such a situation in the game, and Master Zen does not want to give up this opportunity to really build the team's confidence!

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Intermission is coming to an end.

Like the Lakers, the Hawks coaching staff really have no tactics to deploy, so they can only continue to emphasize defense.

The Chinese Derby actually played the feeling of Larry Brown and Popovich's team playing.

But on the offensive end, apart from letting the superstars solve the problem, there is really no good way.

The opponent also has superstars, and the head coaches of the two teams dare not be that stunned young man. If they change to a better offensive lineup and fail to score the offense, and the opponent uses stability to widen the score gap, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Liu Mang looked at the star cards and special cards. Only Ray Allen, Kobe, and Curry’s star cards can really play a role in this kind of game. It’s too wasteful to use them in the regular season. There is also a special Kamedy moment when there are enough shots and the ball is successfully shot without being blocked in the last 35 seconds.

This is also reluctant to use, this year's playoffs are very important, and Liu Mang attaches more importance to this year's playoffs than the previous two years.

Liu Mang knows that his talent is limited, just training, now the ability evaluation of 96 has reached the ceiling, and he can see the future at a glance, so he needs to suppress the two strongest stars of the 03 generation in the playoffs. James is fine, and James has no pressure to reach the second round. on a par.

But the Heat are almost certain to reach the Eastern Conference Finals this season. Wade's peak year, O'Neal's prestige is still there. The most important thing is that they introduced Jason Williams, Peja, Antoine-Walker, and Posey.

Although the Heat swept the Heat in four games during the regular season, McGrady can always play a key role in case of any unexpected situation in a series.

There is also the finals. If the Eagles reach the finals, they will be in the finals for three consecutive years. The opponent must be one of the top three Lakers, Horses and Bulls. They are all hungry for the championship, especially if the Lakers can perform like this. At that time, they may need to use star cards to solve the problem.

Liu Mang resisted the urge to use these three precious star cards and a special card. The lottery was useless. Although he now has 73 superstar points, it was used to draw attribute fruits to improve his talent.

talent……

Looking at Kobe, who has the hardest and most grass-tolerant talent on the other side, he may be more talented than McGrady, James, and Magician Odom. Yao Ming is also the most talented player among Asians.

Liu Mang could only grit his teeth and fight!

Fighting for strength, Liu Mang is not afraid!
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The halftime break ends and the third quarter begins.

For the Hawks, the lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace played.

On the Lakers side, the lineup of Fisher, Kobe, Odom, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming played.

The Lakers attacked first, and Fisher advanced to the frontcourt and handed it over to Kobe who pulled out the three-point line to catch the ball. Liu Mang moved forward oppressively and forced Kobe to catch the ball outside the three-point line.

Kobe played the entire first half. Although he has good physical fitness, his offense and defense are at a desperate level today. Instead of continuing to fight Liu Mang in the middle distance, he pulled out to catch the ball.

Liu Mang had no choice but to defend against Kobe. He didn't expect the opponent to send out a three-tower lineup!

The other party is cheating!

But Odom dares to play as a point guard, and he has no problem playing small forward. Odom is positioned as C/PG in the popular NBAlive game. Except for Magic Johnson, Odom alone has this honor.

Kobe received the ball on the left side of the top arc and hit Liu Mang's chest with his head.

Iron head skill!Liu Mang was squeezed a little bit away by Kobe's bright forehead, Kobe clicked, but Liu Mang was not fooled, so Kobe really took off!

Liu Reck rushed forward, and Kobe faced Liu Reck's defense and fell back to shoot a jumper...

Three point hit!

37 to 33, the point difference came to 4 points!
Just when Kobe was retreating proudly, he heard the whistle, and when he turned his head, Liu Mang made a pause gesture...

Only 18 seconds into the third quarter, the bastard called a timeout!

Kobe felt extremely uncomfortable for a moment.

What Liu Mang wanted was for Kobe to be unhappy, and then asked Coach Kruger to replace Prince and replace Jason Terry. No one could defend against Kobe. Liu Mang is now the strongest in assisting the three-second zone. The single defense is strong in aura oppression and consciousness. Aura oppression is completely useless to Kobe.

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After a small adjustment, the 20-second timeout ended and the game continued with the Eagles attacking.

Zen Master's change in the second half forced the Eagles to send an extra striker, including Liu Mang, Prince, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown.

McGrady was originally the best rotation choice. He didn't need to organize the offense and grab rebounds. McGrady can play the top five singles in the league in singles defense and singles, but his physical fitness is a problem, so he can only play Prince.

Liu Mang's offensive pressure was even greater.

After receiving the serve and advancing to the frontcourt, Liu Mang looked at Optimus Prime under the basket, which was really dizzying.

Kobe Bryant, Fisher, and the rare and dedicated Odom on the perimeter, Liu Mang really wanted to ask Odom: I am not Stoudemire, and I didn’t provoke you, why are you so mad?

Thinking of this 31-year-old all-around fighter who can still beat the 28-year-old peak bully for fun when he is serious, Iguodala is like a child in front of him.

It is expected that Kobe and Yao Ming are strong, and Odom has become the X factor for the Lakers to play today.

Liu Mang slowly approached the three-point line and came two steps outside the top arc. Kobe's defense was still very strong. His small eyes, murderous look, and oppressive feeling on the ball holder were not affected by his physical fitness, or at all.

Liu Mang really missed Kobe's muscles from last season, how strong he was, why did he lose weight.

Facing Kobe's single defense, Liu Mang has a clear goal, which is to score.

Liu Mang pushed forward slowly, taking two steps from the center line to the top arc. He dribbled for four or five seconds. Kobe didn't relax in any way, and kept his focus on the defensive end.

Suddenly, Liu Mang went from extremely quiet to extremely fast, speeding up and rushing forward!
"Ding... the strongest first step is triggered at level 5, the host's speed will be +5 within two seconds..."

Liu Mang broke through to the right like lightning. Kobe is worthy of being a frequent visitor to the first team of the best defensive team and the youngest player in the history of the first team of the best defense.

Liu Mang began to destroy his meniscus in the rapid breakthrough, and Iverson changed direction drastically in butterfly step, and it was not like Iverson's leisurely change of direction, but the kind of change of direction in high speed!
Kobe didn't even react immediately. Liu Mang rushed to the middle distance. There were Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming's Chinese Twin Towers under the basket.

Liu Mang was knocked down by Kobe who finally pounced on him, but when Liu Mang was knocked down and thrown to the ground, he was still smiling. The ball felt good!

"Swish"

Hollow hit!

The referee blows the whistle, and if the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!
The score is finally in double figures, and there is an additional penalty!

Liu Mang was not affected by this excitement, his cold-blooded nature kept him calm, even when he walked to the free throw line and made an extra penalty.

36 to 37, still one point difference!
Yao Ming is fighting, so is Liu Mang!

With the addition of Tracy McGrady and the depth of the Eagles lineup to offset Kobe and Odom, Liu Mang and Yao Ming, who have similar points, rebounds and blocks, are shopping!
(End of this chapter)