From today on is the king

Chapter 1465 1464. No Pause
Time: May 2007, 6.

Location: Atlanta Phillips Arena.

Event: Game [-] of the Finals between the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Keywords: strategy
It's another two days of rest, and both teams are preparing well.

Of course, the Eagles, who were 1 to 3 behind, were more active, won one game, and of course wanted to win the second game.

In the past two days, Kwame Brown has been in the limelight. In the first three games, he would be scolded to death by non-Hawks fans pretending to be Eagles fans.

Eagles fans are very optimistic this year. They can win as much as they can in the playoffs. They should rest when they are tired. Their core team just turned 25 in the summer.

But the Eagles fans didn't expect Kwame Brown to explode so fiercely in the fourth game, suppressing the limelight of Liu Mang, who won the 50+ finals for the second time in his career.

then……

Liu Mang made some slight changes to his tactics based on Kwame Brown's outburst in Game [-].

It's not that the tactics have become better, but that it may be more suitable for the current state.

On the evening of the 14th, the Eagles, who had been preparing for two days, ushered in their last home game.

"Just don't want to see those guys win the championship at our home court."

Liu Mang "dropped his head" for the team again, and before the game, he added another motivation to his teammates who were already in a state of rage because of "Atlanta's Fury".

Although it is very motivated not to do so, but to avoid being swept away, there will always be a slight psychological fluctuation. After all, the original purpose is to make the other party unhappy.

As long as he is not eliminated, Liu Mang wants to fight on!
If you win, you will catch up to 2 to 3, and you can go to Los Angeles, where the hotel lights are really bright.

As soon as Game [-] started, the Lakers' style of play fell right into Liu Mang's hands!

Liu Mang originally only guessed that the Lakers might do that. The main reason for his guess was the Lakers’ arrogance. They are a top-down arrogance. Liu Mang is so clear about the opponent’s mentality, mainly because he himself has won three consecutive championships. His own team is like that this season. They feel that they have a huge advantage, so they become proud. They are often upset in the regular season.

Just like what Liu Mang thought, the Lakers had an absolute upper hand from the very beginning of the game, because they put Yao Ming back inside from the very beginning!
首节打满整节，5投5中单节14分2助攻！姚明进攻端火力全开，帮助湖人队首节打出了单节33分的表现！

Yao Ming broke out so powerfully and played the entire quarter, which was related to Kwame Brown's "fierce" defense on the Hawks side than in the previous game.

Kwame Brown yelled harder today, like Teddy was about to do something.

Gasol is a very good power forward, and he is a perfect power forward in the triangle offense. The Zen Master rarely saw him being defended like he was in the last game, so he adjusted it today, let Yao Ming go inside, Gasol went to the mid-range shot, and changed roles to prevent Gasol from being overwhelmed by Kwame Brown again.

Today, Kwame Brown is even more "iron-blooded" than Zen master imagined. Although the words in his mouth are repeated in two or three sentences, just like Zen master's beloved student No. 24, but the ruthlessness prevents Zen master from putting Gasol back to the center position.

Although the Lakers led the Hawks by 33 points 26 to 7 in the first quarter, but... this happened to Liu Mang's plan!

Yao Ming performed well in the first quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, not to mention 5 of 5 shots, and also caused Kwame Brown and Liu Mang to foul once each.

Yao Ming scored 14 points in a single quarter. Not only did he perform well, but he also created a good opportunity for Kobe. Kobe scored 6+4 in the first quarter, which was also explosive.

Yao Ming's ability to threaten and attract double-teams is obviously better than Gasol's when he goes inside.

In the second quarter, the Lakers deployed a more mobile lineup. Claxton, Kobe, Odom, Gasol, and Wang Zhizhi played together. Yao Ming rested for half a quarter and played after the official timeout of the second quarter.

The Lakers also continued to maintain their advantage in the second quarter. At the end of the half, the Eagles were 55 points behind 61 to 6.

But in the third quarter...

There is a problem with the Lakers' defense!

Yao Ming returned to the inside. As long as he played, he had to fight desperately with Kwame Brown, who had already started desperately. He played 18 minutes in the first half, which exceeded the playing time he should have.

After the third quarter, the Eagles chased the score to 85 to 86, played a wave of 30 to 25 in a single quarter, and began to take the initiative!

……

After the first three quarters, Liu Mang scored 30 points. McGrady's performance dropped a bit today. He only scored 11 points and 3 assists on 9-of-6 shots in the first three quarters. However, Jason Terry performed well today, scoring three three-pointers in three quarters. Marion also scored 3 points in the first three quarters. This is the first time in Marion's career that he scored in double figures in the finals.

Just like Liu Mang's plan, the defense in the fifth game must be unstoppable, but he must find a way to break the opponent's defense.

Sure enough, the opponent transferred Yao Ming back to the inside, completely unable to stop the drug connection, but the Eagles gradually broke down the opponent's inside defense!

Yao Ming's defensive effect was not so good in the second half of the third quarter.

Liu Mang feels that the Demon Knife is really easy to use, and he often has a sudden flash of inspiration. The domineering effect name of opening the fog to see the sky is really powerful. Although there are occasional cases where the brain is wattless, Liu Mang has the characteristic of cold blood, which is less likely than Ginobili's "wisdom death", at least in these two games!

But the key point is the fourth quarter. The little blacksmith who scored 13 points in the final quarter of the last game is Liu Mang's most feared opponent in the fourth quarter.

Sure enough, after the start of the fourth quarter, Kobe showed off his power.

Kobe, who had only 15 points in the first three quarters, scored a three-pointer in the final quarter.

Liu Mang made 22 of 12 shots and scored 30 points in the first three quarters. Today, he didn’t score a single three-pointer. The main reason was that there were fewer outside shots. However, he made 12 mid-range shots and layups, and he made 8 of 6 free throws.

The others were desperately defending in the fourth quarter. Yao Ming had a physical problem in the third quarter, which made Zen Master realize that he had made a mistake in his decision-making.

Gasol did not dare to go inside, and the Lakers pointed to Kobe's singles and Odom's basket.

Eagles...

McGrady also withered after just four games, mainly on the offensive end. He did a good job on the defensive end after playing 25 minutes in the first three quarters.

The Eagles are mainly looking at Liu Mang!
Liu Mang is at his best!The best state after just two consecutive 40+ games and the second 50+ game!
The immortal battle between Liu Mang and Kobe made the scores of the two teams continue to rise.

The anxious situation lasted until the last moment. With 20 seconds left, the Lakers trailed the Eagles by one point 111 to 112. The Lakers called a timeout.

Kobe has already scored 18 points in a single quarter in the final quarter, and his personal score has increased to 33 points.

On Liu Mang's side, he scored 17 points in the last quarter, helping the Eagles overtake by 1 point!That is, Liu Mang helped the team lead the Lakers by two points in a single quarter!
By this time, the two teams have already fought to the limit!

But... There are two people who are still as normal as they are!
The two No. 24s looked like they could play another game. The fans at the scene and in front of the TV felt terrible!

And this game so far has exceeded the expectations of the fans!It was even more unexpected than the Eagles won the last game!

The Lakers were obviously prepared for this game. The Lakers kept their lead in the first half, but the Eagles were able to hold on until now, and even relied on Marion's layup to catch Liu Mang's point and overtook it!

But it didn't make the Eagles fans happy for too long. Kobe, who scored 18 points in a single quarter, made a mid-range jumper against McGrady after a timeout, and the Lakers went ahead by 1 point!
There is simply no way, McGrady has tried his best, and the defense is in place, but this guy can get in!
This time it was the Eagles' turn to call a timeout!
When Liu Mang heard that Kobe's cold-blooded feature was triggered, he knew something bad was going on. He had already rushed forward, but he just jumped in.

However, there are still 11 seconds left, which is enough for Liu Mang.

Liu Mang is confident!
Today he shot very accurately, 32 of 18 shots, Liu Mang has scored 47 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, especially today he made 10 mid-range shots, which is the key for the Eagles to survive the first half and lead the score in the fourth quarter!
The Eagles arranged tactics, of course for Liu Mang, the most explosive scoring player today.

Back from the timeout, the Eagles frontcourt.

McGrady went to serve, but the Lakers did a very good job of defending and receiving the serve. McGrady struggled to find a chance and sent towards Jason Terry.

but……

Without blocking Jason Terry's run, Bryant rushed up and kicked the ball, sending it flying over the Hawks bench.

"beep"

Kobe kicked the ball against the law!
Fortunately, there was no mistake, but the Eagles have no timeout!

In the first half against Yao Ming, in the fourth quarter Liu Mang wanted to play singles and defend Kobe Bryant, and he had already used up the timeouts. Obviously, the Lakers would not re-arrange the serving time for the Eagles, and it was impossible to call a timeout.

McGrady can only return to his own bench where the ball was kicked out of bounds by Kobe, ready to serve.

Liu Mang felt a little dizzy!

Odom is 18 meters tall, and his wingspan is [-] centimeters longer than a Chinese player who is [-] centimeters taller... It interferes too much with McGrady's serve!

If the ball can be sent out and Liu Mang can catch it, he has the confidence to make it.

The key is that the ball can't even be sent out!
And no pause to rearrange the serve!

Suddenly, when Liu Mang walked over to have a quick discussion with McGrady on how to serve, he saw Coach Kruger drinking water from a glass, probably to relieve stress, and a picture flashed in Liu Mang's mind...

(End of this chapter)