From today on is the king

Chapter 1172 1171. Actively lose?No!Desperate to win!
For their own team, Eagles fans are of course unconditional support.

At 20:[-] p.m., this world-renowned game will start in [-] minutes.

After the Eagles won 70 wins, the additional broadcasts of major TV stations have been planned, and they cannot be changed.

When Liu Mang entered the arena, he still received cheers from the audience.

The five main players of the Eagles did not play, and Liu Mang continued to play, which actually added some impression points to Liu Mang. It takes a lot of courage to play in a game that most people think the Eagles gave up on their own initiative.

Moreover, after the players of the two teams entered the court, it was not the feeling that I wanted to lose on purpose and play casually, or that the other party wanted to lose deliberately and we wanted to play casually.

After the entrance ceremony, the coaching staff and players of the two teams gathered together to discuss tactics, but they treated the game more seriously and focused than usual.

"Although Tracy and Jason don't fight, we can't just fight casually. Our goal is to win!" Liu Mang emphasized this point very much.

If you just want to simply give up the game, the coaching staff can just say it directly, and there is no need to take turns. Just change people randomly during the game and interrupt your own rhythm.

But the coaching staff didn't want to do that, and didn't want to destroy the team's good rotation and tactical system, so they adopted the rotation method.

If you win like this, then you win.

On the Jazz side, this game is more serious, from the coaching staff to the players.

The opponent let three All-Stars, a first defense and a potential rookie who other teams are jealous of can build a team around. If they lose all such games, their morale will probably collapse.

The Jazz were forced into a situation where they had to win, and making it to the playoffs was second. Losing this kind of game hurt the enthusiasm of young players too much.

The TV broadcaster saw the tension of the benches of the two teams, and sensitively sent the cameras to the benches of the two teams.

The Eagles even McGrady and Rasheed Wallace in suits were on the bench to help with the final tactical preparations. It seemed that the Eagles were very serious, and they didn't show any feeling that they must lose. Instead, they discussed more seriously than usual.

The Jazz are just as serious and pressing.

This dissipated a lot of the depressed mood of the TV fans watching the game.

It seems that the Eagles deliberately "injured" five stars for the sake of draft picks, but the rest of their players still want to win!
In this way, the expectations of the fans have increased instead!

Although the current lineup seems to make the Eagles far inferior to their opponents, apart from Liu Mang's absolute strength, Kwame Brown, the strongest player on the Eagles' side who can play, also has a certain gap with Boozer.

In other positions, the Eagles were unfortunately suppressed by the Jazz in all directions.

Liu Mang looked at the players on the opposite side. Boozer's ability rating was 89, his offense was 93, and his rebounds were 99. He entered his peak period.

If it weren't for the 68 evaluation, the defense is too bad. Except for the low-post single defense that is unexpectedly good, the others are poor in defense against breakthroughs, pick-and-rolls, and air cuts. , Elton Brand may be on the same level as Boozer.

Deron Williams, with an ability rating of 79, is a very good rookie. His body is as strong as a calf. He can defend alone, but he is very poor in defense without the ball. He averages 11 points, 3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. What makes Liu Mang most afraid is his strength rating of 90. This is the next Baron Davis!That buttocks are so attractive, even higher than Paul's!
No wonder Deron's only two 20+ points this season were achieved by playing against Paul. This is an era when the buttocks determine the strength of point guards.

Kirilenko has an ability rating of 88, an offense of 78, and a defense of 95. He averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.9 steals, and 3.5 blocks.

Okur continues to improve, and his ability rating has risen to 81. He is a meaty three-point shooter and the Jazz's second scorer. He averages 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

The Jazz's three frontcourts are very strong!The average combined force can grab nearly 28 rebounds per game.

Only the shooting guard is weak. Devin Brown's ability evaluation of 67 is not as good as Gordon Kirisek and Matt Halperin on the Jazz's bench, but these two are the Jazz's inspiration from the Hawks. Let Harperin, who averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds per game, and Gordon Kirisek, who averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists per game, play off the bench, giving the Jazz a strong rotation lineup.

The lineup of the Jazz, that is, in the Wild West, may not even make it to the playoffs. The inside group they are proud of is in the West... just like that, even the seventh Nuggets in the West have a group of tough insiders.

But the Eagles have Liu Mang!

So the two teams now give people the impression that they are evenly matched. The serious and positive attitude shown by the Eagles makes people feel that this game will definitely be a good one!
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Following the video of Rasheed Wallace's roar, the fans at the scene erupted into more violent cheers than usual.

The fans also understood that after the players played with passion on the court, they couldn't care so much. The team got excited, mainly because Liu Mang got excited, and there was still a possibility of winning this game!
Fans want the Jazz's draft pick, but they want to see their team break the Bulls' record as soon as possible. They can't wait!

However, the Devil's home court of the Eagles is of no use to the Jazz. It can affect Parker for the Spurs, but for the Jazz players whose home court is the most fanatical home court in the NBA, it is not a problem at all!

The Jazz's main players in the away game came out in full force, with the starting lineup of Deron Williams, Devin Brown, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur.

Boozer felt the frenzy on the field and missed it very much, but he was more serious. What he was most familiar with when he went to the Jazz was the frenzied atmosphere at home in Energy Solutions Arena. Now he returns to Phillips Arena to play without much discomfort.

Today Boozer just had a brief chat with Liu Mang before the game, and then he devoted himself to the preparation process for the game.

Boozer must win today. Only if he wins will he have a chance to make the playoffs, and if he has a chance, he will have to win the last game when he returns home to play the Warriors.

The Jazz won't be able to securely enter the playoffs if they win the Eagles, which is also one of the reasons why Liu Mang is still going all out for this game.

There are too many uncertainties in the NBA, and this is a big factor of uncertainty.

The Eagles sent Liu Mang, Korver, Iguodala, David Lee, and Kwame Brown to the starting lineup.

Kwame Brown and Okur come to the middle circle for a jump ball.

Kwame Brown thought he was going to give up the game, but both the coaching staff and Liu Mang said they would not give up and they had to do their best. Kwame Brown was infected by Liu Mang's positive attitude and the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene. Putting aside the fact that his teammates changed dishes, he made up his mind to go all out!

The referee came to the middle circle, and at 07:30, blew the whistle to start the game, and threw the ball into the air. Kwame Brown jumped hard and won the jump ball with absolute advantage.

After Liu Mang received the ball, he immediately advanced quickly!
it is as expected!
The Jazz players retreated quickly and set up a defensive formation. Coach Sloan's iron-blooded management allowed the Jazz to play very well defensively. The average scoring was only 97 points per game. This season, the league average was 98 points per game, but the Jazz conceded only 94 points per game, ranking ninth in the league.

When Liu Mang quickly crossed the center line, Kirilenko defended him, with excellent anticipation and defensive awareness, blocking Liu Mang's rapid advance.

Liu Mang quickly transferred the ball to Iguodala near the left sideline. Then Liu Mang pressed Kirilenko's abdomen with his arms, and cut towards the inside line against Kirilenko's stomach. When he went around, he exerted force with his elbow and gave Kirilenko a belly.

Kirilenko had a stomachache and was unable to catch up for a while, and was cut into the three-point line by Liu Mang!

Liu Mang sprints towards the basket from the middle. At the same time, Iguodala, who received Liu Mang's pass, quickly changed his direction and missed Deron who was defending him. Deron's single defense is actually good, but he has a big shortcoming. He likes to stare at the ball holder.

Iguodala breaks through from the left side, Liu Mang cuts directly to the basket in the middle, Boozer and Okur, and Kirilenko and Deron, who slowed down and chased up to defend, attack the two of them.

The Eagles used the Jazz's defensive formation at the beginning to be a bit chaotic, and played a beautiful four-man coordination!
Although the Jazz did not defend, the defense was purposeful and active!

With the first ball, the big stone in the fans' hearts was blocked. With Liu Mang's restraint, the Eagles still have the strength to fight!
(End of this chapter)