From today on is the king

Chapter 1567 1566. A New Trick!
Raheem, 92 proficiency; Carter, 92 proficiency; Howard, 91 proficiency; Turkoglu, 88 proficiency...

Thinking of the evaluation of the abilities of the Magic's four major stars observed in the past few days, Liu Mang said to the two people next to him: "Jason, Tracy, I feel that I am getting more and more excited."

"Well, playing against Vince on this kind of stage..."

"It doesn't matter who it is, Sharif's words are the best. He was the one who robbed my boss back then. Now I finally have a chance to avenge my revenge!"

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"..."

Liu Mang and McGrady looked at Jason Terry speechlessly, and agreed that the three eagles would go out together, but one of them thought of something completely different.

Time passed quickly, and by 5 pm on May 23, Liu Mang had already started warming up with his teammates, and the game started at [-] pm.

The eight-day preparation time was enough to make Liu Mang and his teammates restless, and it was the same for the Magic team. They didn't wait for eight days like the Eagles did, but they also waited for a full five days!
At [-]:[-] in the evening, players from both teams entered the field.

In the past five days, the players of the two teams occasionally met for an afternoon tea or other exchange activities. Except for Howard who disliked Liu Mang and Kwame Brown, the rest of the Magic team generally had a good relationship with the Eagles. After all, Grant Hill had been with the Magic team for more than six years...McGrady also played for the Magic team for four years, and the two teams have a lot of connections.

After the two teams entered the field, Carter watched McGrady for a while, Raheem watched Liu Mang for a while, Howard watched Kwame Brown for a long time...

The players of the two teams began to make the final preparations before the game, trying to improve their state to the best.

At this point, everyone wants to win the championship!
It's almost eight o'clock, watching Liu Mang walk to the technical stage and sprinkle chalk into the air, watching the cheers of the fans... Rahim has seen Liu Mang for four years, and he has not changed his opening action since he left...

"It seems that Ace is still the same Ace... From the very beginning, he was ready to become the strongest..."

Year after year, I spent the first two rounds in the first two years. Last year, I finally had the opportunity to enter the Eastern Conference Finals to meet the Eagles. The result was blackmailed by the referee. This year, I finally successfully entered the Eastern Conference Finals. Rahim worked hard to adjust his emotions, and the game is about to begin!

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For the Eagles, the starting lineup of Rondo, Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown debuted.

On the Magic side, the starting lineup of Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Raheem, and Howard debuted.

Liu Mang stood on the side of the center line, bickering with Carter.

"Hey, Vince, you're getting more and more boring. It was agreed that our games will be singled out."

"I can't beat you single-handedly, and that's even more boring."

"I let you, I use my left hand, right?"

"What's the difference? Aren't you left-handed?"

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Carter, who is over [-] years old, has no major injuries, but after two failed careers with the Raptors and Nets, he came to the Magic and has settled down to play well.

At eight o'clock sharp, the referee came to the middle circle and separated the two high school center champions who were already talking to each other. After checking the positions on both sides, there was no problem. He blew the whistle for the start of the game and threw the ball into the air...

"FUXX..."

Kwame Brown let out angrily after landing and retreated quickly.

Jump ball lost!

Three-year-old Howard wins a jump ball over Kwame Brown, and the Magic go first!

Liu Mang followed Carter to run, Rondo followed Nelson, Nelson received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, handed the ball to Turkoglu, and then cut to the inside.

Liu Mang ran with Carter. The 31-year-old Carter is not fast anymore. Although his speed evaluation of 89 is still top-notch, without the top-level speed of the past, Liu Mang is not tired of running with him.

While running with Carter, Liu Mang observed the Magic's running position.

"Nelson cut inside, Turkoglu and Raheem picked and rolled, and Carter was looking for an opportunity from the outside... No!"

Liu Mang saw Nelson come out of the inside and rushed towards him, and quickly called Rondo. Carter accelerated a step when Nelson rushed to block Liu Mang. Howard on the inside tried to block Kwame Brown who was about to assist in defense.When Carter exploded and accelerated, he hoisted the ball to the inside. Carter took off directly on the right sideline of the three-second zone, received the ball in the air and pressed his hands into the basket!
This timing was very well grasped. If Carter dribbled one step deeper into the basket, Howard would be pushed away by the heavier Kwame Brown. Carter jumped up and dunked directly.

"I'll be good..."

Seeing that Carter is one third of the way through his 31 years old, and he can still jump off the ground for a flat dunk like this, Liu Mang and Rondo behind Carter, who wanted to try to block from behind, didn't know what to do...

Since he didn't know, Rondo acted as if he hadn't seen anything, went straight up to pick up the ball, passed it to Liu Mang, Liu Mang secretly praised it, and moved towards the frontcourt as if nothing happened when he received the ball.

Carter wanted to see Liu Mang's reaction after pulling out the flat lob on the spot, but when he retreated, he saw Liu Mang pushing forward as if he didn't notice anything, and was a little frustrated... This pretender!It's not you dunking, why pretend to be calm!
But Liu Mang is really calm here. In the game, the characteristic of "cold blood" prevents him from easily competing with his opponents. It seems that he is very calm to compete, but in fact it is to make the opponent enter that kind of emotion.

"The Magic have made targeted changes this time!"

Liu Mang analyzed this point from the very first round. The Magic consciously made use of Carter's outside running, catching and shooting with Kidd's partner in the past few years to make a fuss, and finally used Carter's cut to attack the basket as the way to end the offense...

"The adjustment of the head coach on the opposite side is really good..."

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Rondo. After scoring a goal on the defensive end, he said, let's play the offense well first.

Compared with the Magic's offense just now, the Eagles' side is smoother. There is no doubt that the focus of the Magic's defense is Liu Mang. When Liu Mang moved to the left side of the three-second zone, he received a pass from Rondo and was caught by Raheem and Nelson!

Carter switched defense against Marion. Liu Mang received the ball and looked at Raheem and Nelson who were on the left and right... There was no pause. Liu Mang, who received the ball with his back to the basket, turned over and took off almost as soon as he received the ball, and made a fallback jumper...

"Ding... the speed level 5 is triggered, the host's mid-distance running, catching and shooting will not be affected by long-distance running..."

Liu Mang slid a long distance towards the back, Raheem's reaction was already fast, and his height and wingspan also had a huge advantage, but... still couldn't cover it!
Liu Mang seemed to be leaning on the air, when Raheem fell, Liu Mang quickly threw the ball...

"Ding... 45-degree angle shot master level 5 is triggered, the host's mid-range 45-degree angle shot is more stable, and the shooting speed is increased by 20.00% five..."

Liu Mang made a mid-range shot from a 45-degree angle!
Regardless of height, only looking at the point of view, movement, and stability, Raheem feels like he is defending Duncan's wings at a 45-degree angle!

Although Duncan's overall mid-range shot has not reached the top level, but two 45-degree mid-range shots, Duncan has a 40.00% hit rate this season. It's just that he doesn't just pick those two positions in his mid-range shots.

Liu Mang, who was blocked by Raheem, chose to hit the rebound and shoot this time, and he felt pretty good.

Liu Mang blew his gun finger while retreating.

Carter just showed his physical fitness that is different from ordinary people, while Liu Mang showed his superb basic skills!
Raheem felt weak in defense this time. He felt that he knew Liu Mang well enough. His goal in the past few years was to defeat Liu Mang in the playoffs. He had been paying attention to the changes in Liu Mang's style of play. This time, his defensive flanking was timely and in place, and Liu Mang's jump shot was also in place, but Liu Mang had a new shooting trick!

"Even the center forward can learn..."

Raheem didn't know how to express his current emotions, but he didn't have time to think slowly, and the Magic team attacked.

The Magic averaged 107 points per game in the regular season this season, conceded 96.7 points per game, and scored 10.1 points per game. In fact, it was not much worse than the Hawks, which averaged 116 points per game and conceded 104.5 points per game.

Especially the Magic's offense...very strong!

The highest score in a single game this season is not the Eagles' 141 points, but the Magic's 147 points without overtime when they played against the Nuggets!
Raheem's cut, Howard's containment of the basket, and Carter's running threat... These three points contained most of the Eagles' defense. Turkoglu gave the ball to Nelson who ran back to find an open space. Nelson shot a three-pointer...and scored!
5 to 2!The Magic started with two goals in a row!

Although the five-day preparation time made the Magic wait impatiently, it also gave them enough time to adjust their state and study the best offensive tactics...

As long as the perimeter shots are accurate, the Magic's offense is unsolvable!They have the strongest three-point team in the league!

At the beginning of the game, the Magic had a certain advantage. After several rounds, the Magic kept the lead.

When the official timeout came, the Eagles trailed 13-17 by 4 points. The Eagles called a timeout after Raheem hit a field goal. They played for just over six minutes, and it was time for the official timeout.

Trailing by 4 points, the Eagles have no anxiety here, it was just a test before...

(End of this chapter)