From today on is the king

Chapter 160. 159. The mission is getting farther and farther away
The game continued, and the two teams dunked back and forth at the beginning of the game, which did not make much reaction from the Rockets fans at the scene. Instead, the cheers of the hundreds of die-hard Eagles fans who followed the visiting team were particularly obvious.

This makes the Rockets' bench very embarrassing. It may not matter if the players on the field are too focused, but the players on the sidelines are really embarrassed!

Liu Mang looked at the home fans of the Rockets, and remembered that Van Gundy would pay 1000 fans to give them free tickets and return money to let them boo the players on the sidelines, leaving a drop of cold sweat.

It seems that the Rockets are indeed most of the time away from the dragon and at home...

Looking back, Eddie Griffin, with the help of Francis, once again completed an alley-oop with a dunk.

The Eagles started to attack, and the positional battle was beneficial to the Eagles. Jason Terry and Raheem picked and rolled, Jason Terry slipped into the inside, Jason Terry hit Eddie Griffin hard, changed direction twice in a row to dodge Eddie Griffin, and made a floating layup.

The Rockets realized that it was impossible and speeded up the offense. The Eagles tried to retreat to their fast break and turned into a man-to-man defense. Raheem defended the old cat Mobley. Francis passed the ball back to the old cat Mobley after breaking through. Jason Terry, catch up!

Chasing the big hat is something Francis is very good at, but it is really impulsive. As soon as Jason Terry flickered, Francis flew, and Jason Terry threw the ball high!Mohammed, who followed up, grabbed the ball and smashed it into the basket. The score became 6 to 4, and the Eagles started.

Offensive and defensive transition, the ball returned to the hands of the Rockets, Francis entered the inside line with the cooperation, found a good opportunity, and passed the ball to Eddie Griffin who was standing on the bottom line.

Eddie Griffin originally planned to break through and dunk. He dribbled the ball well, but Muhammad actively blocked it. Eddie Griffin squeezed Muhammad and did not move, but he leaned sideways on Muhammad and got closer to the basket. He felt that this position should be sure to make a shot. Eddie Griffin made a hook shot!
Eddie Griffin threw the ball towards the basket, and he could feel that the ball should be scored!but!The moment his ball left!A figure raised his hand high and pumped his right hand on the ball!Eddie Griffin's seemingly overwhelming block sounded!
Raheem's shot-blocking rhythm was too good. He judged the timing of Eddie Griffin's take-off, grasped the most suitable place for him to appear, and tried his best to move his right hand to slap the ball down!
Muhammad grabbed the rebound and the Eagles continued to counterattack!
The cavalry company charged!
One arrow is gone, there is another!Raheem was so positive today and Jason Terry didn't want to fall behind!
Why should the "Three Young Masters" show off their power today and an All-Star guard voted fourth, he also wants to show off!

Jason Terry first scored two points with a counter-attack layup, and the Rockets were defended by aggressive Eagles players in another round. This time Raheem singled Eddie Griffin and hit a jumper, and the point difference was pulled to 6 points!
Tomjanovich is in pain!He has never coached such a bad team... Since he got Francis, a talented defender with super immediate combat power, in 99, his record has not improved. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and quickly took a pill. By the way, he called a timeout to adjust.

After playing for only 3 minutes, it was timed out. Liu Mang was hesitant, should he stand up?

stand up?
sit down?
Or stand up?
Seeing Liu Mang's tangled look, Coach Kruger wanted to kick him!

Can't you see that the cavalry has already started to charge?

One arrow is not enough to hit a three-pointer, didn't you see?

But this is an away game, so calm down!
Normally I didn't plan to ask this kid to play, this kid rushed to play, today he has no vision!
Coach Kruger snapped his fingers on Liu Mang's head: "Not playing yet!"

After the timeout, the Eagles replaced Dean Grove, who had basically zero contribution, with Liu Mang.

The Eagles can't go any further, mainly because of the lineup. The inside is strong enough, and there are only three players on the outside. Raheem is still half of the inside. The real outside strength is Jason Terry, and Liu Mang is a strong point on the bench.

The core structure is good, but there are too few people who can score.

The game continues!
Rockets offense.

Unlike last time against Francis, this time Liu Mang has gradually gained confidence, and he is completely fearless from body to heart...

When Francis saw that damned rookie coming, he grinned grinningly and crushed him with his body...

The same breakthrough, the same step back to defend, the same rookie being run over by Boss Fu while calling Yamai dazed and being run over...

The title of the most impactful player in the league is not given for nothing, and it really can't be blocked by being active!No matter how hard you defend, it's useless, it just eats your body!If you want to prevent it, you can only use your physical fitness to prevent it!
Liu Mang did not cause much hindrance to Francis, and Francis rushed to the inside and pulled the bar for a layup to avoid the supplementary defense and scored two points.

10 to 6, the ball returned to the Eagles, Liu Mang pushed forward, the Rockets retreated really quickly, no matter how poor the team's record, Tomjanovich was unwilling to lose the heart of the championship.

Seeing that Francis posted it, Liu Mang wanted to shoot directly!
But thinking of the opponent's bouncing, Liu Mang still held back.

With the experience of playing against Liu Mang last time, Francis did not leave any room for Liu Mang. The three god-like three-pointers Francis admitted that this rookie shot was amazing!
Liu Mang wanted to pick and roll, Rahim came out to block Francis for Liu Mang, and Liu Mang cut in. Although Walter Williams was a little old, he was no longer the rookie with explosive physical fitness during the Kings period, but his jumping was not good enough, and his speed was not bad.

Pick and roll, you can come by yourself or pass the ball!

Liu Mang handed the ball to Raheem, who cut in after the pick-and-roll, and Eddie Griffin came up on defense. Raheem continued to single Eddie Griffin.

12 to 6, still 6 points difference.

The Rockets are attacking, this time Liu Mang will not show his power, and retreat to the free throw line to defend, whether he likes to shoot or not!

Francis, who had a 20.00% hit rate, was almost pissed off by this rookie!

There is no such defense in this day and age!

Defend the iron barrel array!
Francis really can't pass this kind of ball directly. There is no one defending in front of him and he passes the ball. Isn't it causing his teammates to be double-teamed?And he himself does not have the ability to attack off the ball, he belongs to the kind who always controls the ball.

One step into the three-point line, Francis made a long-range mid-range shot!
Miss!

The rebound was snatched by the Eagles, and Rahim made a long pass!A counterattack was launched, the ball came to Jason Terry, Francis rushed back to the inside, but Jason Terry passed back to the top arc!

Liu Mang's chasing three-pointer hit!
The score became 15 to 6!The Eagles lead the Rockets by 9 points!
Then Francis came over and passed the ball to the old cat Mobley. Mobley is not particularly good at playing. He averaged 23 points per game this year, a career high, mainly because of Francis' breakthrough and scoring. Francis occupied most of the ball this year, and Mobley's shooting ability was liberated.

But this singles with the ball has rarely been played since Francis came, and he is a little excited.

Mobley can actually break through, and the speed is very fast, but it is far inferior to his outside shooting ability with an average of 30.00% nine-point shooting rate and 1.8 three-pointers per game in his career so far. Most of them are catch-and-shoot shots.

The old cat Mobley missed a layup!

The Eagles continue to fight back!
The Eagles maintain their own style of open offense. They try to bring their opponents into their own rhythm no matter in offense or defense. The Rockets do not have the capital to defend against the Eagles. Regardless of positional battles or counterattacks, the Eagles’ advantages can always be maximized.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 29 to 19. The Eagles led the Rockets by 10 points and entered the second quarter.

The team's advantage is obvious, and the lineup gap is not 01:30 points.

Unlike the first time when Jason Terry was blown up and Raheem had no fighting spirit, this time the two strongest players of the Eagles showed their strength and suppressed the situation obviously. Liu Mang came up as the counterattack point to harvest the score.

This time there was no chance for the Rockets to make a move, and the Eagles had a clear advantage at the start.

But here comes the problem. Liu Mang scored 5 points and 3 assists in the first quarter, and the point difference is slowly being widened. What's wrong with Yanshe's mission!The three-point shot is accurate during the fast break, but there is no chance to shoot against the opponent!

(End of this chapter)