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Chapter 1337 1336. The strongest lore (15)

The referee watched the replay and gave Ginobili, who was sent off, a first-degree flagrant foul.

If you can't prevent it, you have to make redundant moves, and cause the opponent to be injured, which is a proper malicious foul.

Manu Ginobili and Tracy McGrady were sent off because of fighting, and malicious fouls were added.

Then there are technical fouls. Liu Mang and Jason Terry were called technical fouls for pulling Artest. Kwame Brown elbowed Duncan to break free when he was hugged by Duncan. He also got a technical foul and Duncan was called a technical foul.

The fans felt that it was too strange. In one fight, Artest was there, and 7 people who participated or tried to participate, two were sent off, four got technical fouls, and there was another criminal, but none of them had anything to do with Artest!

The technical fouls on both sides canceled out, and the Eagles got a two free throws.

The Spurs called a timeout.

There are two minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter, 65 to 68, and the Spurs are still three points behind. The opponent still has a chance to make two free throws, but for the Spurs, they have an advantage!

The opponent has two starters who cannot play!

The head coaches of some teams hate players who maliciously hurt their opponents. Most of them are former players who become head coaches after retiring, but that is not always the case when players become head coaches. Popovich is not the kind of person who feels guilty after his players hurt the opponent. He does not express his opinion on such things and does not encourage them, but he will not stop using this player because of this.

But even so, Ginobili was sent out, which is a big problem for the Spurs in the fourth quarter!
Seeing Jason Terry and Liu Mang on the other side, Popovich had a headache. This duo, only relying on Parker and Duncan, it is very difficult to win!
Ginobili is here, and the trio fits together, which is worthy of any opponent, but one is missing, not just three minus one, just like Liu Mang, Jason Terry, McGrady appearing together, and even one of the three eagles can have an open shot. The troika is also the same.

Stars are good at open shots and scoring continuity, which must be higher than role players, otherwise they would not be stars.

Artest can only be reused?

……

Coming back from a timeout, Jason Terry walked to the free throw line and made two free throws.

With two free throws, the Eagles extended their lead to 70-65 with a 5-point lead and possession of the ball.

The Eagles sent a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

The Spurs sent a lineup of Parker, Michael Finley, Artest, Duncan, and Elson.

Without Marion, the Spurs don't have to worry about the speed of the Eagles' primary and secondary teams.

Eagles attack, Jason - Terry's mid-range pull-up jumper missed.

When the Spurs attacked, the Eagles couldn't defend themselves. Artest rolled Prince into the basket and made a hard layup!

It's a rare chance to get the main attack, and Artest played very excitedly!

Liu Mang and Jason Terry started to make waves. Without the two main players, the tactics collapsed. Conventional tactics were not effective against the Spurs, so it was better to play singles.

Liu Mang and Jason Terry each scored a goal at the end of the third quarter and scored 5 points together, but Artest scored three in a row!And it became a 2+1!

After three quarters, the Eagles only led by 75 points 72 to 3!
……

Although the delay of not playing a game for a year interrupted Artest's growth period when he almost advanced to the MVP level, and because he didn't play for a year, even the performance in the first few games of the peak 04-05 season was not as good. The Pacers started the 04-05 season with 7 wins and 1 loss.

But despite his decline, Artest is still one of the best small forwards.

Popovich wants to use it, and Artest can make a contribution right away!
Looking at Artest's ability evaluation of 89, his skills are not good and his body is not good enough. Without McGrady, he can't stop him at all. Liu Mang has a big head!
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs tied the score at the beginning of the game. The Eagles immediately called a timeout and replaced Granger. The only one who can hold Artest is Granger!
Shane Battier and Prince tried it, but the physical gap was too big. On the contrary, Granger, a second-year player, was tall and could interfere and give Liu Mang a chance to assist in the defense.

When Battier and Prince were defending, Liu Mang couldn't even find a chance to assist in the defense. How would he defend against a muscular monster like Artest at the peak of his physiology at the age of 27?

However, after Granger went up and Liu Mang had a chance to help defend, the problem came again. Parker's cut began to tear the space... Duncan and Michael Finley in the bottom corner also started firing...

Fortunately, Liu Mang and Jason Terry are accurate enough!

Liu Mang hit jumpers from the free throw line again and again. Artest needed to help defend Jason Terry. Liu Mang made a very bright performance at the free throw line. He made 8 of 5 free throw line jumpers in the final quarter, helping the "new troika" of the Eagles and Spurs to compete.

From the end of the third quarter to 1 minutes before the fourth quarter, Artest scored 14 points in a total of less than 13 minutes. His performance was quite strong, which surprised the fans. The TV commentator also expressed his surprise. Artest returned to the level of last season, and because of Parker and Duncan, he played even better.

Why Artest didn't "integrate" before has become an unexplainable problem.

But Artest scored 14 points in less than 13 minutes, and still failed to help the Spurs gain the lead. Liu Mang's mid-range is too stable!
Artest's amazing performance can't cover up Liu Mang's three-pointers and being blocked at the basket. When he uses Jason Terry to contain Artest's mid-range defense, he hits jumpers from the free throw line again and again. Steady!powerful!
The stable performance of the two-time MVP and the three-time finals MVP made the Spurs lead by Liu Mang's CIC when they were about to overtake the score.

With 46 seconds left, the Eagles attacked.

Liu Mang received a pass from Jason Terry's singles breakthrough to attract double-teams. Liu Mang, who had already made 5 free throw line jumpers in the final quarter, attracted Parker, Michael Finley, and Duncan's early pincers. Liu Mang distributed the ball to David Lee at the bottom line, and David Lee hit a key mid-range jumper!
98 to 96, the Eagles lead by two points!
29 seconds left!

The Eagles lead by two points!
The Spurs call a timeout!

……

The Eagles are on defense here!

Mike Woodson predicted that the opponent would use one team and four teams to expand their offensive advantages. After suggesting, Coach Kruger sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Prince, Battier, Granger, and Kwame Brown.

Sure enough, the Spurs really used a lineup of one big and four small, Udrih, Finley, Bowen, Artest, and Duncan.

Talking about hating three-pointers, Popovich is still very honest physically. They have always had a lot of shooters, and they have sent three three-pointers, and Duncan and Finley are two players with excellent mid-range shots.

In 29 seconds, if you defend, you basically win!

For the Spurs' frontcourt, Liu Mang stuck close to Udrih, Finley was entangled by Prince, Battier was defending Bowen in the corner, and Artest served the ball to Duncan who was pulled out.

Kwame Brown defends against the three-point line. In terms of speed, he is not afraid of Duncan, and he can't wait for Duncan to rush directly.

Duncan is a two-meter-one big man with solid basic skills. He protected the ball and dribbled to the left of the free throw line. This position is Duncan's offensive area. Kwame Brown dare not be careless at all. Duncan has 19 points and 13 rebounds. He made 15 of 8 shots, especially 10 of 5 mid-range shots, which is too stable!If it weren't for the weird 6-for-2 free throw percentage that was not as good as the mid-range field goal percentage, the Spurs might have already secured the victory.

Liu Mang followed Udrih to run, Prince went to defend Finley's cut and mid-range catch and jumper, and Artest, after a circle, came around from the top arc and ran to the left at a 45-degree angle.

At this time Duncan moved towards the top arc, and Kwame Brown focused on defending Duncan without giving any chance.

When Duncan passed by Artest, who was running, he threw the ball behind his head, and then crossed it, blocking Granger who was chasing Artest!

At the same time, Kwame Brown, who reacted and wanted to switch defenses, was caught on the left half of his body!

In just a split second, less than half a second, Artest received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left side. In the open space created by Duncan's first block and second, without wasting an opportunity, he made a hard shot-put three-pointer!

The damn idiot!Pick-and-roll awareness and imagination are great too!To think of such a one-on-two approach!
Liu Mang had already let go of Udrih and rushed forward, but it was still a bit late. The main reason was that Duncan blocked it so well that Artest had full confidence to shoot a three-pointer!
Why is this old man getting older and more demonic!
After Artest made the shot, Liu Mang waved to the bench to signal not to call a timeout, and shouted at Prince under the basket: "Give me the ball!"

8 seconds left, no timeout!

The opponent moves a lot, and the defense is also messy!
Prince immediately sent the ball to Liu Mang, and Liu Mang quickly advanced to counterattack!
The Spurs were not careless because they made a three-pointer. After the goal, Duncan and Artest greeted their teammates to retreat quickly.

But when Liu Reck rushed up first, Artest was the closest to Liu Reck, and he immediately defended Liu Reck.

At this time, Jason Terry and Battier had a tacit understanding of one going to the right and the other going to the left. The two wings attracted defenses. When Liu Mang rushed to the top arc, only Udrih, Finley and Artest retreated first.

Liu Mang made an emergency stop outside the three-point line!

Artest was very excited after making a three-pointer. Seeing Liu Mang bend his knees and exert strength, he immediately rushed forward.

Liu Mang took the initiative to lean back...

"Andwan!"

With a roar, Liu Mang was knocked forward by Artest who rushed up from behind...

The referee blew his whistle with a black line on his head, the ball and Nida wild!
Liu Mang was knocked out by Artest, the ball was sent forward in a straight line, flew out of Liu Mang's hand and hit the basket with a bang...

However, this ball is definitely a foul!
At the last moment, Liu Reck didn't choose to fly Artest away and dodge the shot. Today, he made few three-pointers, so Liu Reck chose to make a foul!Steady three free throws!
Unexpectedly, the last resort turned out to be the big killer at the beginning of his career-Pengci!
Hearing the boos of the fans at the scene, Liu Mang found that it was still fun to touch porcelain!
With 1.5 seconds left, the Spurs have no timeout!

Artest wailed in pain, seeing his own performance help the Spurs overtake the score at a critical moment, and finally fouled!

Artest squatted on the ground, gnashing his teeth and staring at Liu Mang.

Feeling the burning gaze, Liu Mang turned his head and stuck out his tongue at Artest, so angry that Artest wanted to bite!

After high-fiving excited teammates, walk to the free-throw line.

Three free throws!

Ignoring the interference, Liu Mang's mood has been very stable in the fourth quarter. After McGrady and Ginobili fought, Liu Mang made 10 of 6 shots and has been very stable. With the characteristic of cold blood, Liu Mang's mood has been very stable at critical moments.

Amid the desperate boos of the fans, Liu Mang made three free throws in a row!

101 to 99, the Eagles lead again by 2 points!
The Spurs are not suspended!
With 1.5 seconds left and Liu Mang did not make a free throw, Finley tried his best to throw it towards the opposite basket, but the rebound didn't touch. While the ball was still flying in the air, the referee blew the whistle to end the game!

31分8板4助攻2抢断2盖帽，刘莽在两大首发队友离场的情况下，靠着碰瓷绝杀马刺队！
With 4 consecutive victories, the Eagles improved their record to 12 wins and 6 losses!
(End of this chapter)