From today on is the king

Chapter 1409 1408. I have the upper hand!

"Dick, you know when I see Stromile now, who do I think of?" Hubie Brown, the SBC TV commentator and former Grizzlies best coach, asked his partner Dick Stockton.

"Who?" Stockton was very curious, what new views does this old coach have on his former disciple.

"Amar'e Stoudemire! God, I never thought that Stromile could play like this. If he had played like this back then, we wouldn't have lost a playoff game..."

Hubie Brown's evaluation of Swift's two offensive performances is beyond the expectations of fans who are watching this game!
Hubie Brown is a legendary coach. Although he only coached for 13 seasons, 11 seasons to be precise, two seasons were due to illness, and he retired after only coaching 10 games.

Almost every time he comes out, he can make the young core of that team grow rapidly, such as John Drew, the famous Eagles team, Patrick Ewing, the famous Knicks, and the core power forward Paul Gasol of the Lakers.

Hubie Brown's evaluation is very authoritative, and he actually gave Swift's performance such a high evaluation!
The main reason is that Hubie Brown brought Swift. Perhaps it was because the team’s point guard Jason Williams passed the ball too erratically. During Hubie Brown’s coaching of the Grizzlies for more than a year, Swift behaved like a fool, unable to catch the ball, and ran in the opposite direction...

But in the Eagles' first pizza, Liu Mang and Grant Hill made good use of Swift's obedient and top-notch physical fitness to become the second place without skills, making Swift look as explosive as Stoudemire.

"Dick, regardless of whether the Eagles can win the championship this year, they have been very successful this season. I think that there will be countless veterans who want to join them in the summer, and those rookies, talented rookies, will also want to go to the Eagles." Hubie Brown boldly predicted.

"Why?" Foreign countries also have fans, and Stockton is specially allocated to the popular Hubie Brown.

"Can't you see it? Josh Smith, Andre Iguodala, and Rajon Rondo and Danny Granger, who are now being targeted by other teams, their talents have not been wasted in the Hawks. Instead, they have developed a winning culture. The Hawks will also take advantage of their rookie contracts and send them to the right team. Grant Hill came to the Hawks and found a suitable position for him. Stromile can play so well..."

Listening to Hubie Brown's analysis, the fans in front of the TV found that the Eagles have developed a good player mobility!

It seems that all of this... seems to be because of that Chinese player-Ace Liu!
Just when Hubie Brown was thinking about the future of the Eagles, the game between the Eagles and the Lakers became anxious.

Although the Eagles did not rely on that wave of 5-0 to gain the upper hand, the Lakers quickly regained the initiative after replacing Wang Zhizhi with Odom, but the Eagles were not as passive as they were in the first quarter!
Stabilize the situation!
The Eagles had a clear goal, and Liu Mang's tactical arrangement was to not want to fall into the position and enter the "natural moat" under Yao Ming's basket. Liu Mang ordered his teammates to try their best to throw the ball before Yao Ming returned to the defense.

If it's a key shot at the last moment, Liu Mang must ensure the success rate is the first priority, but this is only the second quarter, if you can make waves, try to speed up. The Lakers' ability to control the rhythm is not as good as the Spurs and Jazz. This is where Liu Mang can take advantage.

Although Liu Mang consciously speeds up the pace, although Yao Ming consciously returned to the defense in advance and did not compete for offensive rebounds, his teammates shot back in advance to ensure the efficiency as much as possible. However, his speed is indeed too slow. Except for the Bulls' Big Z and the Pacers' Foster, it is difficult to find players in the league who are slower than Yao Ming.

Although they still couldn't defend against the Lakers' offense led by Yao Ming and Kobe, at least the Eagles didn't get blocked in the first half like the last time they played against each other.

When Yao Ming was replaced during the official timeout of the second quarter, the Eagles were only two points behind 47-49!

After Yao Ming went down, the Lakers replaced Gasol, Odom, and Wang Zhizhi's three-high combination. Kobe continued to play and partnered with Fisher at the back line.

For the Eagles, Kwame Brown, who had rested for half a quarter, came back to deal with Gasol, Marion continued to be on the court, and Liu Mang, McGrady, and Battier partnered outside.

Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill took turns defending Kobe, so there is no physical problem anymore.

And the key is that Kwame Brown got a chance to rest!
Originally, he was ready to play the whole game, but the inside combination of Swift and Marion relied on counterattacks to hold Yao Ming's playing time and gave Kwame Brown a chance to rest!

In the second half of the second quarter, the lineup strength of the two teams was close, and the Eagles had the upper hand!
Liu Mang, McGrady, and Battier actually need to add Marion, who is outstanding in assisting defense. The perimeter defense of the four is too tough. Without Yao Ming's absolute advantage inside, Liu Mang and Marion don't need to help defend the interior. Kwame Brown, who has returned from a rest, is a pillar of the sky. The Eagles have the upper hand in the second half of the second quarter!

16 to 10, the Eagles played a wave of 16 to 10 offensive in the next five minutes!
63 to 59, the Eagles went ahead by 4 points and entered the intermission!
The most eye-catching part of this quarter was Swift's 11-point performance in the half of the game.

The Lakers actually considered the Eagles’ speed-up counterattack style and did a good job of restricting Liu Mang and Marion. However, they did not expect Swift to play such a good performance when Kwame Brown and McGrady were resting. The festival time gave the Eagles a chance to overtake!

Rondo didn't play well, but the Hawks still have Shane Battier, Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Battier, Marion, Kwame-Brown, the defense of this five-man team is great!Even the Lakers were once guarded!
In the second quarter, the Eagles played a wave of 34 to 26!

For the Eagles, this is obviously a very big boost in confidence!

The Hawks players were excited to be back in the locker room.

Liu Mang is still calm: "It's only halftime, and it's only leading by 4 points. It's almost like having no advantage. That unkind guy like Dayao definitely wants to mess with me. He only played 12 minutes in the first half, and he has enough energy in the second half..."

Liu Mang analyzed it and found a problem!
"The third quarter! They may want to do something in the third quarter!"

刘莽看到了半场数据统计，姚明12分4板3盖帽3助攻，科比半场14分，加索尔5分3板2助攻，奥多姆7板2助攻……

Liu Mang found that, except for Yao Ming who went all out on the court, no one else on the Lakers team was really desperate!
It is very likely that they want to take the game away with a wave of force in the third quarter!
This is the consistent trick of the Lakers!

Hold on to the third quarter!

Liu Mang opened the system panel, everything that should be used... must be used!
(End of this chapter)