From today on is the king

Chapter 522 521. You are targeting the truth!
Jason Terry was still a little nervous when he played, but after a successful cooperation with Liu Mang, he seemed to have an epiphany.

In fact, I just want to understand that I am really not suitable for that kind of work that uses my brain. What do I want to do so much, just play out my own characteristics.

Let Liu Mang do this kind of brainstorming, Jason Terry decided to play according to his own heart!
Liu Mang retreated to the bottom line, Jason Terry asked Raheem to pull outside the three-point line on the right, opened up all the space, and then beckoned Boozer to come out for a pick-and-roll!

After putting aside those miscellaneous thoughts, Jason Terry's head is easy to use. Since the opponent blocked his way of breaking through and organizing the offense, let's pick and roll!That kid does it when he can't open it.

And when Raheem came beyond the three-point line, Eric Williams dared not come out. Boozer came up to Jason Terry to block Delk. This pick-and-roll was much stricter than Liu Mang's.

At the same time, Boozer ran to the left corner to help Liu Mang block Pierce, Liu Mang cut inside, Jason Terry was blocked on the right side of the three-second zone, Ratliff stepped into the basket, Jason Terry wanted to pass to Ratliff, using Ratliff's height and wingspan advantage to hit Wen Baker, but felt that Ratliff was a little unreliable to play with high heights, and Vin Baker's size looked scary, even thicker than Ratliff, Ratliff may not be Crowded - Baker.

So Jason Terry voted himself!When the shot was made, he yelled a rebound!

Jason Terry saw that he was pinning his hopes on Boozer, expecting Boozer to cut to the basket at this time.

But when the shot landed, seeing Boozer entangled with Pierce in the bottom corner, Jason Terry felt cold, and he would have passed it to Ratliff if he knew it!At least Ratliff is tall enough, although unreliable, but at least stronger than himself and reliable...

Sure enough, the ball bounced off the basket's neck. Ratliff pushed Vin Baker, but he didn't push it. Suddenly, Ratliff saw a figure rushing in, so Ratliff turned around without hesitation and stopped Antoine Walker and Delk.

Vin Baker was still fighting against Ratliff, but Ratliff withdrew his chair and almost fell down. Thanks to his large tonnage, he just lowered his center of gravity and stood still, instead of pushing the opponent desperately like Ratliff, and stood firm. At this time, Vin Baker was ecstatic, and he was about to accept another rebound happily!
Just when Vin Baker had judged where the ball fell, was about to reach out and take it down, and was staring at the basket eagerly waiting for the ball to fall, a figure appeared in his sight and directly pushed the ball back to the basket!

Liu Mang!

Liu Mang used Boozer's off-the-ball pick-and-roll to rush into the inside without hesitation for a supplementary dunk!
The Celtics called a timeout again, and Coach O'Brien felt something was wrong!

I can't help it!

It happened to be the official timeout time, and Coach O'Brien quickly called a timeout.

Liu Mang came up to high-five Boozer, and then ignored Jason Terry. Liu Mang opened his arms, imitating Jason Terry's signature move after scoring a goal, the jets started, and he ran to his bench.

The boos could not be heard at the scene, but the voices of hundreds of Liu Mang fans covered up the temperless boos of nearly 2 people!
Like Coach O'Brien, Celtics fans are feeling bad.

Their own fans know the characteristics of their own team best. The Celtics are characterized by widening the point difference at the beginning, grinding the defense in the middle, Pierce and Antoine Walker constantly playing singles, and slowly being caught up by the opponent or even overtaking.

And the way to win this game, the Celtics fans and the Celtics coaching staff have the same idea, which is to use the pain of the Eagles' running-in period to widen the point difference at the beginning, but now, 6 minutes, 18 draws, completely failed to suppress the Eagles!
Even, they were able to draw 18 with the Eagles, relying on Antoine Walker's very good start, and then relying on offense to tie the point difference!

Boozer watched Jason Terry chasing Liu Mang, who was playing the Jets, to beat Liu Mang but he couldn't catch up. Boozer couldn't help sighing, the little boss is amazing!
Boozer had accurately predicted the situation just now. He knew that his big body would inevitably turn into a mess inside. Jason Terry didn't have the awareness of picking and rolling the ball as well as Liu Mang, otherwise he could have just passed back to Boozer who was one step inside the three-point line.

So Boozer went to pick and roll for Liu Mang and let Liu Mang have a free time. Liu Mang yelled for the ball and Jason Terry would definitely give it to him, but he, a rookie, Jason Terry, didn't care.

I have to say that Boozer’s judgment was correct. Jason Terry never thought of passing the ball to Boozer. If he hadn’t thought of the offensive rebound at the end, he would have forgotten about Boozer. It’s the same as Liu Mang’s early rookie season. Boozer is obviously far inferior to Liu Mang’s rookie season. of.

But Boozer did not expect that Liu Mang actually rushed in to make up the dunk!I didn't expect Jason Terry to vote like that!
For this ball, only Liu Mang understands Jason Terry. Boozer is very impressed with Liu Mang's understanding of his team's players!

At this moment, Boozer thought of many things, such as Liu Mang's emphasis on his mid-range shot, giving him the opportunity to play low singles, and trusting his one-on-one defense inside...

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During the official timeout, Jason Terry saw that his signature move was stolen by Liu Mang. He fought with Liu Mang for a while, and then returned to the bench to listen to the next tactical arrangement.

There must be a substitution. Ratliff is the key to the Eagles' start. A few minutes before Jason Terry was replaced, Ratliff relied on his position advantage and used the second offense to score a lot of points.

Now is the time for a replacement.

The main thing is the defensive arrangement. Just like what the Celtics were worried about, coach Kruger was worried about defense, and he had the same idea. They scored 18 points, and the opponent also scored 18 points. They had to find a way to limit that fat head.

The name Fat Toutuo, and other members of the Eagles also used this nickname to call Antoine Walker in private. It was all because of a certain second-year player who used the nickname Fat Toutuo to call Antoine Walker during the team meeting. Others thought it was really vivid, and then followed suit.

Toutuo, that is, practicing monks.

Monks are not necessarily bald, but Chinese monks who come to the United States to spread teachings, that is, monks, must be bald.

It was a coincidence that Antoine Walker happened to be bald, and the rest of the Eagles thought that Liu Mang was a spoof of Antoine Walker and took this nickname.

Mike Woodson, the assistant coach in charge of defense, saw that Liu Mang was back, discussed with Liu Mang, and quickly made a decision to replace him.

Jason Terry and Liu Mang continued to partner at the back line, Prince and Raheem partnered at the front line, and Boozer went to the center position and played a small lineup.

Muhammad was not replaced because Boozer has a large tonnage, and the opponent has Wen Baker inside, and Muhammad must not be able to guard against it.

Muhammad did not complain that his role has decreased. His statistics this year have dropped a lot, averaging 8 points and 8 rebounds per game, but he never complained. Instead, he taught Boozer a lot of rebounding skills and positioning skills.

Muhammad has always been a player who puts the interests of the team first. Otherwise, the Thunder would not have given him a contract when he was 40 years old. His personality did not match his appearance, and he was too considerate of his teammates. He clearly saw that Boozer was far superior to his talent, so he did not complain about the reduced playing time. It is his personality that can earn 10 million for 500 consecutive years even when his statistics are always mediocre in the future. reasons for the above contract.

As a perennial substitute player who played an average of 26 games in the first three years of his rookie contract, averaged 5 minutes per game, and was waived before finishing the fourth year of his rookie contract. He was able to play 18 seasons and earn a salary of nearly 7000 million dollars. Muhammad has also created a miracle!

Who doesn't like a teammate like this?
Seeing that he was not replaced, Muhammad did not show any dissatisfaction, but cheered for his teammates loudly.

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After the timeout, the Celtics replaced Eric Williams with Kedric Brown to strengthen their defense. The Celtics' lineup became Delk, Brown, Pierce, Antoine Walker, and Vin Baker.

The Eagles lineup is Jason Terry, Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, and Boozer.

The Celtics are attacking and continue to find Antoine Walker. Taking advantage of Antoine Walker's good condition, they want to continue to beat him.

Raheem was ready to suffer the ravages of Antoine Walker inside, but Antoine Walker didn't go inside!Instead, ask for the ball directly outside the three-point line!
"NO..." Coach O'Brien couldn't help exclaiming in a low voice on the sidelines. Since the scene was loud, no one heard his cry, but his heart was about to collapse.

It's only been a few minutes of serious typing, and you feel tired?

As coach O'Brien thought, Antoine Walker was indeed tired.

I hit Boozer twice just now, and I made 2 of 1 shots. It looks pretty good, but Antoine Walker feels too tired playing inside, so why bother.

And just now the official timeout was long, Antoine Walker ran to the technical desk to look at his data, hey, he already had 3 assists, and he made 6 of 4 shots, but only 1 of 1 from three-pointers, the hit rate is so high, let's shoot more!
When Delk saw Antoine Walker asking for the ball, he immediately passed it. Antoine Walker received the ball and made a three-pointer without hesitation.

Raheem didn't expect Antoine Walker to be so decisive, and the defense was not timely. Antoine Walker really felt really good in this game, and he directly hit a three-pointer.

Antoine Walker scored 12 points in a single quarter!
Raheem was so depressed. He finally understood why Liu Mang asked Mike Woodson to put him in the power forward position. It was obvious that Boozer was more confident in defending Antoine Walker inside. This was expected!
Raheem hammered his chest, indicating that the ball was his problem.

The Eagles attacked, Jason Terry picked up the ball and sent it to Liu Mang, and then ran forward to let Liu Mang advance.

Jason Terry could see that the Celtics were very strict with him. Although he scored in the first two attacks, he did not necessarily have such good luck every time, especially the second goal. Liu Mang actually got another five-best tip-in, so Jason Terry simply went to open the space honestly.

When Liu Mang was discussing with Jason Terry during the timeout just now, when he heard Jason Terry's analysis, he gave Jason Terry a thumbs-up, and praised him: The guy with the tea egg and the hairband on his head has brains too!
Then he was "beaten" by Jason Terry on the bench. The key point is that not only no one came to help Liu Mang, but someone secretly attacked him and got hit on his butt.

Seeing Liu Mang advancing with the ball, the Celtics are going crazy again!
They just made a targeted arrangement for Jason Terry's suddenly brilliant style of play. They still double-teamed Jason Terry, and then defended the pass. They replaced Brown for better defensive rotation, but unexpectedly, the Eagles seemed to switch back to their previous style of play!
Unscientific and unreasonable!

He has just worked out a new style of play, shouldn't he play more!Shouldn't you get used to it more!How do you say that you can change your style of play if you change your style of play, don't you want to be so willful!
Brown followed Jason Terry, Delk went to defend Prince's open catch, and Pierce defended Liu Mang.

When Liu Mang advanced to the center line, he saw Pierce with a dignified expression. Liu Mang accelerated from the center line and sprinted to the left!

Pierce quickly crossed the three-point line and blocked it to the right. At this time, Liu Mang made a large horizontal pull and changed direction, easily breaking through from the right side of Pierce!

It's not that Pierce doesn't know that Liu Mang will go to the right in the end, but he really doesn't have enough speed!If he didn't follow up, Liu Mang rushed in from the left side, what could he do?
Liu Mang rushed to the inside, attracted Antoine Walker to defend and gave the ball to Raheem. Brown immediately returned and Vin Baker pinched Raheem. Raheem gave it to Jason Terry, and Jason Terry made a long two-pointer!
20 to 21, the Eagles are only 1 point behind!
When the Celtics attacked again, Antoine Walker continued to shoot from the outside. Seeing that Raheem was defending, Antoine Walker did not choose to break through, but kept feinting. Raheem was not fooled. Raheem put his left hand on his waist, ready to prevent the breakthrough, and raised his right hand high, ready to block the interference.

Antoine Walker saw that the opponent was not overwhelmed, but his confidence came up. He made 2 of 2 three-pointers and scored 12 points.
Raheem focused on defending Antoine Walker's three-pointer this time. Relying on his jump and excellent wingspan, which is far better than Antoine Walker's, he forced Antoine Walker to adjust his back in the air.

Antoine Walker was greatly disturbed and missed a three-pointer!

Boozer relied on his excellent rebound prediction to beat Fatty Wen-Baker and scored a defensive rebound!It was thrown directly into the hands of Raheem on the left side of the top arc. At this time, Liu Mang and Jason Terry were about to get off, and Prince followed closely behind!

The cavalry company is dispatched!
Raheem threw the ball to Jason Terry. Jason Terry rushed into the interior with Brown and Delk, and passed it back to Liu Mang who slowed down after seeing Jason Terry receiving the ball.

It's a pity that such a good opportunity didn't score, but Prince followed up and hit the ball over Brown's head with his wingspan into the basket!
22 to 21, the Eagles once again overtook the score!
Next came the Celtics offense. Antoine Walker missed a mid-range shot. Raheem’s single-defense defensive style caused his shooting percentage to drop sharply.

Liu Mang received a pass from Prince and pushed forward, and the Celtics' defense changed. Brown, a tall guard in 01 who had a good defense and possession of the ball, came to defend Liu Mang. Changed back to Delk, Pierce went to defend Prince for a three-pointer, Jason Terry decisively came to the right side of the three-point line to ask for the ball, and Liu Mang took Brown to the bottom corner.

Jason Terry calls Raheem out for a pick-and-roll, Raheem blocks Delker for Jason Terry, Jason Terry comes confidently, runs to the free throw line, meets Antoine Walker's fat-flashing pull-up jumper ... misses ... but Boozer hits the offensive rebound, and Raheem rushes in just in time to catch the rebound and smash the ball into the basket against Vin Baker.

Coach O'Brien, who was on the bench for the home team at the Celtics half, sighed and sat on a chair with a "boom".

The trend is over!

I saw that the Eagles have not only adapted the new style of play, but also switched freely between the old and new styles of play... In other words, there is no so-called old and new style of play, but the Eagles already have a new style of play!

And Coach O'Brien felt that his team was the most tragic team. The Eagles didn't even think about how to play the new style of play against weak teams, but when it came time to play against them, they suddenly got the hang of it!

It's still knitting!Didn't even gain an advantage in the starting lineup, and compete with the Eagles for the bench?

Coach O'Brien only feels that the general situation is over!
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The Celtics called a timeout again, replaced Antoine Walker with a bunch of defensive players, allowing Pierce and Vin Baker to single-shot on the offensive end and slam the defense on the defensive end.

But the Eagles are on the upswing. Whether it's Liu Mang's singles or pick-and-roll, or Jason Terry's own ideas, the Celtics are not good at defending.

As long as there are too many changes, in the last round and the next round, the Eagles gradually found the feeling of choosing the offensive method according to the opponent's defense.

This feeling is the kind of tactical change coach Kruger wanted at first, but he fell into a misunderstanding in the first few games. He only focused on letting Jason Terry hold the ball and only cared about drawing tactics, without considering whether Jason Terry could complete Liu Mang's work.

In turn, the Celtics' offense became Pierce's singles and Wen Baker's singles, and Wen Baker's singles finished Pierce's singles.

Pierce is not an efficient scorer. He is a standard scorer of this era. He shoots high, maintains a good shooting percentage, and has a stable output, but he is not to the extent that Kobe can make the Spurs feel desperate by himself.

What actually made the Celtics fight against the Eagles in the second half of the first quarter and the first half of the second quarter was Wen Baker's unresolved fat singles. Wen Baker was in good form today, scoring 14 points in 12 minutes.

But in the middle of the second quarter, Vin Baker couldn't play anymore, and his physical fitness was completely exhausted. The Eagles played a wave of 17 to 7 in the second half of the second quarter, pulling the point difference to 12 points. The Eagles led 67 to 55 at halftime by 12 points.

In the third quarter, Pierce played Antoine Walker again. Antoine Walker was a madman in the first quarter of this season. The rest of the time was basically spent on collecting statistics.

It would be fine if they were playing against ordinary opponents. Relying on Pierce's tenacious support of the situation and defense against opponents, the Celtics could keep the point difference within 10 points at the end of the three quarters, and finally Pierce reaped the game.

However, the Eagles played happily today!Everyone is working hard on both offense and defense. The team is finally getting back on track. How can they not be excited?
After three quarters, 96 to 75, the Eagles opened the point difference to 21 points!
Coach O'Brien is no longer struggling. Instead of wasting energy for this near-impossible hope, he would rather focus on the remaining three games.

Seeing that the Celtics announced their surrender in advance and replaced Pierce, Antoine Walker and even Delk, the Eagles accepted the opponent's surrender and let Dean Grove bring Prince, Barnes, Chris Crawford and Wesley on the field, and the game entered garbage time.

Pierce, who was sitting on the bench, was so depressed. He felt that Liu Mang was targeting him!He didn't get used to playing against other teams, but when it came time to play against his Celtics, he suddenly figured out a way to get used to it all at once, and he was targeting him!

The Celtics fans completely died down, and hundreds of Liu Mang fans were almost hoarse, seeing the main players put on their training uniforms and continuing to cheer loudly.

Although Liu Mang didn't feel good today, he scored 14 of 4 and only scored 12 points and 5 assists, but he may be the happiest one!Pulling Jason Terry to the front of the technical stage, he made a gentlemanly bow to the fans behind the technical stage.

In the end, the Eagles beat the Celtics 116 to 102, ending their two-game losing streak!

Liu Mang accepted an interview after the game. He said bluntly: "The fans who came to the scene to cheer for us this time are really great. I am very grateful to them. Every time we hear their cheers, we are immediately motivated. They gave us good luck!"

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