From today on is the king

Chapter 1352 1351. Riding the Wind and Waves (seeking a monthly ticket)

kill!
To cause damage!
Liu Mang has been comparing assists and three-pointers with Nash.

But the Suns rely on three-pointers for their food. The Eagles have Liu Mang, the record-leading super three-pointer with 4 three-pointers per game. That’s right, but the Eagles’ three-point shooting percentage is only fifth in the league. Compared with the Suns, Warriors, Supersonics, and Mavericks, there is a certain gap.

The Eagles are now playing four games less than the Heat, including the game against the Suns, and they will also play three games less than the Heat, especially the three-game streak in the West. After the game, they may not have a better record than the Heat.

Don't care about that much for now, just roll up your sleeves and do it.

Generally speaking, the third quarter played well, because the opponent was really unable to defend and there was no defense. Only Kwame Brown was a little tired, and Kwame Brown also rested for half a quarter in the second half of the third quarter.

On the Suns side, the lineup of Nash, Lagabel, Josh Smith, Kurt Thomas, and Diaw played.

The Eagles attacked first, and Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

When Liu Mang saw Raja Bell defending him, he stuck tight, trying to squeeze past him and his teammates during the pick-and-roll, so as not to give the Eagles any space to block him.

When Liu Mang saw this, he immediately beckoned to McGrady for a pick-and-roll. When McGrady was close to Liu Mang's right, Raja Bell immediately raised his arms, trying to separate the space between Liu Mang and McGrady's pick-and-roll. This is what Liu Mang wanted!

Prepared a long time ago, Liu Mang grabbed the ball with his right hand and swung it from bottom to top to the right, hitting Raja-Bell's arm that was about to reach Liu Mang's back...

"Andwan!"

Liu Mang's arm hit Raja Bell's arm, and the ball was knocked out of his hands.

"Ding...Pengci master level 5 trigger..."

The referee really didn't want to blow the ball, but thinking that he is a professional referee, he can't be arrogant...

"Beep..."

The referee's whistle was a beat slower. Seeing the ball slip from Liu Mang's hands, Raja Bell jumped forward and hugged the ball before the referee's whistle sounded.

Immediately there were boos everywhere.

In the slow-motion replay of the live TV screen, Liu Mang didn't aim at the basket at all, and threw the ball to the right, still shouting 2+1, even the Eagles fans watching the game in front of the TV felt their faces were hot.

But there is also the excitement of doing something bad...

While the fans booed at the scene, the referee gestured for three free throws towards the technical table.

Raja Bell got up and complained to the referee: "He is not shooting!"

Nash and Josh Smith also went up and complained to the referee.

The referee was also helpless. His first reaction was that the ball was definitely not aimed at shooting. When Liu Mang grabbed the ball and swung his arms up, his body was almost perpendicular to the backboard, but the rules are like this. Maybe people like to shoot sideways...

Raja Bell really wanted to kill Liu Mang, but he didn't dare!

He dared to attack anyone, including James and Carter. However, since the criminal Liu Mang was carried to the hospital three years ago, Raja Bell has always been afraid of Liu Mang. After seeing so many people committing crimes against Liu Mang, he was seriously injured. Liu Mang’s reputation as the "God of Plague" has spread in the NBA villain circle.

Liu Mang walked to the free throw line and took a deep breath. There were not many free throws today. There were only 3 free throws in the first three quarters. This time, he got three all at once, which is quite exciting.

All three free throws were made!

98 to 97, the Eagles lead by 1 points!
When the Suns attacked, Liu Mang went to defend Nash, and McGrady defended Josh Smith for an air cut.

Only when defending Nash and switching defenses against Josh Smith, McGrady can get excited.

Nash went to the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Dior, letting Dior instigate the offense, but when Dior received the ball and wanted to direct his teammates to move, he realized that there was no need to run, and Kurt Thomas was directly empty!
Kurt Thomas pulled to the middle distance to try to pull Kwame Brown out, but Kwame Brown ignored him and stood on the edge of the three-second zone, in and out.

Diaw hesitated in the face of Marion's defense and passed the ball to Kurt Thomas instead of Josh Smith, who had already cut inside McGrady.

Kurt Thomas received the ball, and McGrady, who followed Josh Smith into the interior, immediately rushed towards Kurt Thomas. Kurt Thomas shook and missed the shot, protected the ball to a high position, and handed the ball back to Nash.

Seeing that there were only 10 seconds left in the clock, Nash didn't hesitate, and took advantage of the Kurt-Thomas pick-and-roll to rush to the left mid-range for an emergency stop jumper...

McGrady switched defenses in a timely manner, but Nash is Nash, and he also made steady mid-range shots.

99 to 98, the Suns still lead by 1 point!
The offense and defense switched, the Eagles attacked, and Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Raja Bell did not dare to defend like the first round this time, so he could only stick to Liu Mang.

Raja Bell is really a troublesome character. He moves fast, has many small moves, is not easy to lose position, and has excellent defensive predictions...a difficult opponent, so Liu Mang used the trick of touching porcelain. He wanted to continue, but the opponent refused to give him a chance.

Then go inside!
With McGrady's anti-dismantlement, Liu Mang rushed inside, Josh-Smith flanked him, Liu Mang didn't make a pass, and took the initiative to stick to Josh-Smith.

In view of his understanding of Liu Mang, and the fact that Raja Bell was fouled just now, Josh Smith did not dare to make a big move to defend against it. Liu Mang took advantage of the opponent's mentality. He kept his body balance by pressing forward and scored two points.

The single-defense Suns are still doing well, but they can't play team defense without a big center, and they can't play team offense when they have a big center.

The Suns tried to strengthen their defense at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but failed. The Maimang combination that had entered the state led Jason Terry and Marion to gradually gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Suns.

Liu Mang thought that the Suns had a chance to kill the Spurs before. The reason why he thought there was a chance was that the characteristics of the Suns' current play were very different from their plan when they signed in in the summer!
They want to become an offensive and defensive team like the Eagles, but O'Neal and Raja Bell, a defensive champion with defensive strength, are not compatible at all, mainly on the offensive end. Raja Bell likes to run and shoot.

The Suns now start with a set of tactics, and the second team has a set of tactics. The offensive end is quite powerful, but on the defensive end, they have double Thomas, Raja Bell, Josh Smith, O'Neal and other outstanding defensive players. They don't know how to line up.

This is also the key to the Eagles being suppressed for halftime today, because it is very different from the expected dirty defense that the Suns may play. Both of their lineups have no solution for offense, but they have huge problems on the defensive end.

In the third quarter, the Eagles used their main force and had already gained the upper hand. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles became more adaptable to the Suns' current five-small lineup.

Although Liu Mang was still unable to defend against Dioganash and Josh Smith's high-post support, Mike Woodson thought of a temporary solution, trying to let the ball appear in the hands of Josh Smith and Kurt Thomas as much as possible, allowing these two players with poor mid-range shots to catch more balls, and Kwame Brown defended the basket and protected the basket.

Although this can't prevent the Suns' pick-and-rolls, at least it limits the high-post support of the three most difficult Suns starting lineup offensive masters with Dior as the axis.

No matter how much the Suns can shoot, it’s impossible for the Suns to score all three-pointers in a game. Their air-cut scoring is quite powerful. Mike Woodson did not give the Suns a chance to organize high positions, which reduced their chances of air-cutting.

The point is that Liu Mang made a killing on the offensive end. After quickly scoring 5 points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles and the Suns took the lead alternately. Finally, after Liu Mang scored 8 points in a row and sent an assist to Kwame Brown and McGrady each, the Eagles scored 4 points on 7 of 4 shots in the first 14 minutes.
The Eagles made adjustments, and the Suns also made adjustments. The Suns made adjustments to their defense, mainly blocking the Eagles' three-pointers and mid-range shots.

Although the Suns also scored 4 points in 9 minutes, which is very efficient, but only mid-range shots, three-pointers and basket opportunities were blocked. Their two best scoring methods could not be used, and there were a lot of mid-range shots.

After Liu Mang made one of two free throws, the Suns called a timeout.

Coach Gentry replaced Calderon and O'Neal in advance, and Nash, Josh Smith and Diaw continued to stay on the court.

In the first half, even in the third quarter when the main force of the Hawks scored 38 points in a single quarter, Coach Gentry's substitutions were considered steady. It was not his fault that the Hawks led by 6 points in a single quarter in the third quarter. The Eagles' double-hawk Gabatier or Granger paired with Marion and Kwame Brown's striker combination was originally one of the strongest lineups in the league.

But this time coach Gentry's substitution, panicked!
Back from the timeout, the Suns attack.

When the 5 players of the Suns are all pass first at this stage, the fans saw the Suns' beautiful five-person pass coordination...passing and passing, and finally the ball reached Dior, who missed an open mid-range jumper!

Kwame Brown slapped the ball as hard as O'Neal was stuck. After receiving the ball, McGrady immediately passed it to Liu Mang who was already running towards the frontcourt. Liu Mang counterattacked and rushed inside to score two points.

Liu Mang scored 26 points!

And the score was 111 to 106, achieving a 5-point lead!

As the head coach for the first time, although Gentry has a lineup that allows him to use his imagination, he has also absorbed D'Antoni's running and bombing, the Hawks' rhythm change strategy, and the Spurs' fast offense.
After gaining a 5-point lead, Liu Mang was in no hurry. He focused on making fouls. The number of fouls for the Suns had already reached. There was no Raja Bell, and Calderon was defending Liu Mang.

The Suns' lineup can barely block three-pointers, but only Josh Smith and O'Neal can defend!
The efficiency of the Eagles has returned to being so hot in the second half of the third quarter. In turn, the Eagles can also limit the offense of the Suns. O'Neal can't move Kwame Brown. Although he can contain Kwame Brown at the basket, he can only do so.

The Hawks play the same defense as the Suns, blocking [-]s and the rim, forcing the Suns to take a lot of mid-range jumpers.

Although the Suns played a wave of offensive after the official timeout at the end of the final quarter, the Hawks had already taken an 3-point lead 119 to 108 when Coach Gentry made a mistake 11 minutes before the official timeout.

When there were only 37 seconds left in the game, Liu Mang broke into the inside and fouled Tim Thomas, who was assisting in the defense. The Suns replaced Nash, Josh Smith, and O'Neal and announced their surrender!
131 to 122, the Eagles have already led by 9 points, Liu Mang got two free throws, only 37 seconds left, basically a sure thing.

At this time, the guy who can come back from such a point difference, on the other side, the Suns gave up hope, replaced the main force and announced their surrender.

In the case of only getting 3 free throws in the first three quarters, including these two free throws, Liu Mang made 12 free throws in a single quarter...

Normal shooting, because Liu Mang was the one who was blocked the most, Liu Mang only made 7 of 3 shots in the fourth quarter...

Made two free throws!

In the fourth quarter, he made 12 of 10 free throws, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and 4 of 2 floaters. Liu Mang scored 17 points in a single quarter, more points than the previous three quarters combined!
Whether Liu Mang made a free throw or a normal shot, the boos never stopped.

The Suns couldn't fight back, it was all because of Liu Mang's killing!
Facing the Suns, which was as fierce as a storm on the offensive end, the Eagles rode the wind and waves, relying on the opponent's lack of a defensive system, they used offense to kill their opponents!
In the end, relying on Liu Mang's 17 points in the final quarter, the Eagles beat the Suns 133-125 in an away game, improving their record to 18 wins and 9 losses!
With 33 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists, Liu Mang took advantage of the Suns' lack of defensive system in the final quarter to create threats and help his teammates send out a lot of good shots. He scored 6 assists in a single quarter. After scoring 38 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, the Eagles scored 38 points again in the fourth quarter!
76 points in the halftime, all of which were in line with the Bulls' scoring from the outside when their outside shots became more ironed...

Liu Mang was very happy to win the game.

However, there are still some troublesome things that Liu Mang needs to think about how to solve, such as how to strengthen himself and how to defend the opponent as a whole after he can predict the opponent's high-level support player.

This can only rely on the accumulation of experience when playing games with those high-level support masters.

Just when Liu Mang was worrying about this matter, something even more painful happened...

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for defeating Steve Nash with 13 assists and 11 assists, and completing mission goal 1; congratulations to the host for leading the team to defeat the Suns and completing mission goal 3; for completing two goals in the storm's invasion mission, reward 10000 superstar points and the special card shark buckle. Because the host's team hit a total of 11 three-pointers, behind the Suns who hit 16 three-pointers, mission goal 3 failed, and the mission goals were not all completed. Inviting Shaq O'Neal to participate in the recording program, it needs to be based on Shaq O'Neal's ideas..."

……

Ask for a monthly ticket... Look at the situation. .It is estimated that the second category will not be maintained until the end of the month...

Hey, if I knew it, I wouldn't go to that appointment for a drink, it hurts my body and hurts...

Tomorrow, I will check whether there is any inflammation. Every day, there is little water in the clear soup, and my stomach hurts.

By the way, this passage was added after the chapter was released, and there is no charge. .

(End of this chapter)