From today on is the king

Chapter 540 539. This kid will be beaten to death one day
The coaching staff will like a player like Barnes, especially in the playoffs, this kind of player can improve the team's defensive cohesion too much.

If it weren't for Barnes, the Eagles' defense would not have become so aggressive.

Kidd, the super point guard who has stirred up the wind and rain in the Western Conference playoffs, is too experienced and dragged the Eagles into a rhythm that they are not good at. If it weren't for Mike Woodson, the experienced defensive assistant who had worked with Larry Brown to build the 2001ers in 76, he saw Barnes's shining point and replaced Barnes to strengthen the confrontation of the Eagles. The offense is also blocked, maybe the Eagles will get worse.

It was time to make the rotation arrangement for the third quarter. Coach Kruger called Liu Mang over: "Ace, is your fitness okay?"

Although Liu Mang's physical fitness has always been good, this round of the series is very different from the previous two rounds and the regular season.

In the regular season, Liu Mang played a lot of playing time, but he averaged only 33 minutes per game, but the continuous playing time was long, and after starting the game, it only increased to 36 minutes.

Moreover, the most important point is the intensity of confrontation in this game. The entire Eagles team needs to work hard to keep the score from being pulled away, because the Nets are also working hard to win the opener. At this time, Liu Mang can't be like the previous games. Those games can be controlled by Jason Terry and Raheem. Generally speaking, Liu Mang's offense is much easier, but in the first half of this game, Liu Mang can only rely on himself most of the time, especially from the second half of the first quarter to the end of the first half. , Liu Mang rushed in holding the ball by himself and made a live shot when Kidd was pulling and pulling but couldn't draw a foul.

Liu Mang scored 15 points in the half, which is already the highest for the Eagles, but he got it by being knocked to the ground many times, and being knocked over does not necessarily result in free throws. The physical confrontation is too fierce, and the referee's penalty scale is too large. If it weren't for Barnes to raise the blood of the Eagles, it's hard to say whether the Eagles can hold on.

This kind of physical confrontation, Rao Liu Mang used to play two quarters in a row in the second half when he was on the bench, coach Kruger was also worried.

Hearing Coach Kruger's worry, Liu Mang easily jumped on the spot and said with a smile, "It's okay, I can run another marathon after finishing this game."

Seeing that Liu Mang is still full of energy, Coach Kruger felt a lot more at ease. He was worried that Liu Mang was only 20 years old and might not be able to adapt to the stronger physical confrontation this year than last year, but it seems to be all right now, so let's just start!

Coach Kruger also wants to grab the home court advantage. If a team with a poor record wants to win the series, they must at least grab a home court advantage. The score is so tight in this game, of course they must seize the opportunity.

"OK, Ace, we mainly focus on defense. On the offensive end, you and Jason look at each other's defense and decide whether to choose tactics or choose singles..."

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During the 20-minute intermission, both teams took some rest. The Eagles replaced Ratliff to strengthen the defense around the basket. The perimeter trio of Liu Mang and Jason Terry Rahim remained unchanged, and Boozer was replaced.

The Nets Kidd and Kenyon Martin also continued to play, and Mutombo was also replaced. Coach Byron Scott wanted to trust Mutombo's defense again. Richard Jefferson and Rodney Rogers played and added a ball-handling point.

The halftime break was coming to an end. The staff took down the things for the halftime performance and cleaned up the stadium. The players who started the second half of the two teams were already rubbing chalk and drinking Gatorade on the sidelines, ready to play.

While being evenly rubbed with chalk on his palm and fingers, Liu Mang said to the system in his heart, "Use the Jordan rookie card!"

"The host uses Michael Jordan's 1984-1985 version of the star card, the ability value is 91, the three-pointer is 56, the mid-range shot is 92, the layup is 99, the speed is 96, the strength is 85... The matching degree is 80.00%, which is close to perfect.

"Ding... The host's ability evaluation after matching: ability value 92, three-pointer 84, mid-range shot 88, layup 95, speed 95, strength 82, bounce 95..."

This is the first time that after using a star card, the ability value is higher than the star card!
"Due to the improvement of the host's physical fitness, it is getting closer and closer to the physical fitness star, and the physical fitness bonus obtained is closer to that of Michael Jordan, and the host has been personally guided by Michael Jordan and understands Michael Jordan's style of play better, so the matching degree is close to perfect. The ability value after the bonus given by the star card is close to Jordan. In addition, the host has better shooting ability and passing ability, so the overall ability evaluation is higher than Michael Jordan's 1984-1985 version."

It's so hard to understand, so Liu Mang won't go into it. This is the first time he has such a high ability value, which is higher than the ability value of the Arenas peak star card!This is enough!

Isn't it impossible to break through the Nets' defense?

If you can't shoot the ball or play strong inside, then hit the basket!
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At the end of the intermission, the two sides changed places to fight again. The second half began, and the Eagles kicked off first.

Liu Mang sent the ball to Jason Terry, and the two came to the frontcourt together.

First of all, he still played Rahim. Liu Mang was not in a hurry to take the ball and suddenly rushed up. He still played Rahim in the low position and played the threat of his teammates so that he had a better chance.

Liu Mang first went to the left bottom corner, Rodney Rogers followed Liu Mang, Raheem came to the left of the basket outside the three-second zone, and his back was against Richard Jefferson who was defending him. Ratliff used height threats on the other side of the basket to contain Mutombo's defense.

The Nets have already set up a tactic to prevent Raheem in the half court, so Raheem came up to block the Nets' fierce resistance. Richard Jefferson desperately wanted to get stuck in front of Raheem, but was pressed behind by Raheem's steel-like arms. Raheem blocked Richard Jefferson with pure strength. Jason Terry's lob was caught by Raheem.
Raheem is pissed off!Ferocious attack the rim!

When Mutombo saw Raheem's strength for the ball, he knew that Richard Jefferson would not be able to stop him, and he could not control Ratliff, so he rushed towards Raheem.

Raheem was not afraid, and ran into Mutombo, who was helping the defense under the basket, raised the ball and hit the basket against Mutombo's defense!
When Mutombo saw Raheem coming towards him, he fought fiercely with Raheem. The two bodies collided. Raheem's strength was very strong, but Mutombo's blocking awareness and confrontation were so good that he poked the ball in Raheem's hand with his fingertips!
The ball that Raheem slammed into the basket was stabbed and dropped, it bounced high on the basket, and the ball flew into the air!
There was chaos around the rim, as Raheem fought to the death with Richard Jefferson back in position, and Ratliff came in to confront Dikembe Mutombo.

At this time, Kenyon Martin and Boozer both rushed in to grab the rebound. Boozer was slower than Kenyon Martin and was more outside. He could only watch Kenyon Martin rush to the basket.

Just when Kenyon Martin was about to receive the rebound, a figure wearing a red and blue jersey rushed into the basket, and the big No. 1 behind him was reflected on the TV camera. He caught the ball first in the air, collided with Kenyon Martin, and dunked the ball into the basket!

Kenyon Martin was knocked out in the air, lost his balance, and fell to the ground!

The fiery cheers and boos at the scene were frightened into silence for a second, and then most of the Nets fans exclaimed, and a few Eagles fans started to cheer loudly after being startled for a moment.

Wilkins and Jordan on the sidelines stood up in shock, especially Jordan, whose big face was rounded several times and his mouth was completely rounded because of the shock, and he couldn't stop making the sound of "ohhhhhh...".

It's not that I haven't seen Liu Mang's All-Star dunk performance, but which dunk can be compared to this kind of dunk in a real confrontation in the playoffs?

Although there is no fancy move, this is a supplementary dunk that knocks a charging power forward over!
Kenyon Martin was still blinded when he was lifted up, he couldn't believe it!Rahim was stuck at the basket. He believed that there was no one with a stronger impact than him on the court, so he didn't worry too much when rushing to grab the defensive rebound. He jumped up and was directly overthrown by Liu Mang.

When Kenyon Martin was knocked to the ground just now, he saw that it was that annoying point guard who knocked him down, and he was stunned!
Although that guy is the slam dunk king, although he occasionally dunks, but whether it is a slam dunk contest or a dunk, it has nothing to do with violence!The buckles are all buckles with the right timing, how could they be so violent?
After the dunk, Liu Mang excitedly ran to the sidelines and gave a high-five to Muhammad, who was also excited, and then ran to the opposite basket, ready to defend.

The game continued. Although the ball was dunked, the Nets quickly focused.

When it was the Nets' turn to attack, Kidd pushed forward, and Jason Terry defended, mainly defending against shooting.

On Liu Mang's side, he ran with Rodney Rogers, another Nets player who has the ability to attack the ball and has excellent blind shooting ability. He didn't dare to let this guy go. As long as this guy has room to shoot when he receives the ball, he will definitely shoot blindly regardless, but he is really accurate!

Under the basket, Boozer couldn't keep up with Kenyon Martin's running, so he stuck to Kenyon Martin from the beginning, pulling and pulling. This is Boozer's only way to prevent off the ball.

Seeing that the confrontation on the field was getting more and more intense, and it was difficult to command his teammates to run out of good space, Kidd chose to rush forward. Jason Terry couldn't stop Kidd's breakthrough.

At this time, Kenyon Martin, who was annoyed by Barnes after the first half and was knocked over and dunked in the second half, was even more annoyed by Boozer's continuous defense.

This means that Boozer has a good temper. If it was Barnes, he might kick him back.

After seeing Kenyon Martin blocking Jason Terry, Kidd changed direction and came in from the middle. Boozer immediately went to defend, Kidd flicked the ball to the right, and Kenyon Martin received the ball!
Jason Trila couldn't hold back, Kenyon Martin took two steps and took off on the edge of the three-second zone!
Kenyon Martin was very upset about being detained just now, and now he has to pay one back!To return it!To wash away the humiliation I just had with a more violent dunk!
Just when Kenyon Martin swung a violent tomahawk and the Nets fans who had been aggrieved just now cheered loudly, an Optimus Prime stood up from under the basket and slapped the ball that Kenyon Martin chopped off with a big hand!

Kenyon Martin felt a huge force from the ball, and the whole person lost his balance!Even the ball was overturned!
Kenyon Martin landed on his ass again!

Ratliff!

At the critical moment, Ratliff stood up, pushed the old Mutombo aside, showed the power of the block king in a row, and accurately lined up on Kenyon Martin, overturning Kenyon Martin!

The core of the Eagles' victory is still the defensive pillar Ratliff!
Kenyon Martin dribbled the ball and rolled on the ground. Liu Mang quickly rushed over to pick up the ball and counterattacked directly!Advance quickly towards the frontcourt!
The Nets' reaction was really fast. Kenyon Martin was blocked and knocked to the ground, but the others were not affected too much. Kidd rushed over to delay Liu Mang's counterattack. At the same time, the faster Richard Jefferson ran back to the backcourt first.

but!Kidd, who wanted to rely on strength to suppress Liu Mang's counterattack speed, felt that Liu Mang's strength was no worse than his own!
Liu Mang insisted on rushing forward without losing speed in Kidd's defense!

At this time, the empty-handed Richard Jefferson returned to the basket first, and Liu Mang had no chance to stop for a three-pointer under Kidd's interference, so he simply rushed directly to the basket.

Richard - Jefferson greeted him, trying to form a pincer with Kidd!
Just before the encircling circle of the two was about to close, Liu Mang suddenly stopped suddenly, turned around and leaned towards Richard Jefferson, stepped on the edge of the reasonable collision zone, grabbed the ball with both hands and slammed back.

Richard Jefferson didn't expect this action at all, he was knocked back a step, and Liu Mang's basket was empty!Kidd immediately rushed up to steal, even if it was a foul, he refused to let Liu Mang go straight to the layup, but Liu Mang grabbed the ball and slammed it back, which was only the first step of three steps. After knocking Richard Jefferson away, his feet did not stagnate. Instead, he took the second step to the right side of the basket, stepped on the right edge of the three-second zone with his left foot, and took off.

Kidd rushed in and slapped Liu Mang's body. Not only did he get a steal, he even failed to make an early foul. Not to mention paying for a foul, he was beaten 2+1 by Liu Mang!

The referee blows the whistle, and if the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!
Jordan's counterattack stepped and turned around for a dunk!
Kobe Bryant did the same thing!
And now, Liu Mang did it too!
The Nets fans at the scene are going crazy!too exaggerated!All of a sudden, he changed from a breakthrough pitcher to a counterattack similar to Jordan and Kobe!Should the span be that big!

Although they are both dunk kings, but Jordan and Kobe are more physical, not creative, and Liu Mang is more creative!
43 to 40, the Eagles came up with a three-point lead!And there is an additional penalty!

Wilkins couldn't help but let out a cheer of "Yes" and punched the air hard.

And Jordan on the side felt the eyes of the fans on him, and the cameras on the TV broadcast came, and the lens was overwhelming. The big guy leaned on the seat, with his left hand down and his right hand up, clapped lightly with his palms, and nodded with a smile on his face.

Mr. Qiao really never misses the opportunity to pretend to be aggressive at any time, with an expression of "you see, my disciple is not bad", he pretends to be powerful.

Just when Jordan was pretending to be aggressive, boos suddenly exploded on the scene, and Jordan wondered, what are you doing, Mr. Hush?But seeing that the fans' eyes had moved away, Jordan looked at the basket of the Nets in the direction the fans were looking.

No wonder the fans booed at this time.

But why does this happen?

Just now, after Liu Mang dunked in, he got a free throw. The referee instructed the caddy to wipe the sweat off the floor before making the free throw. After the first half, the sweat glands of the players had been completely unleashed, and they were dripping with sweat after 2 minutes of the opening game. The three of them sweated a lot in the confrontation at the basket. The heat dissipation required a lot of water, so the players drank a lot of water, and the players rarely went to the bathroom during the fierce confrontation. The caddy is gone.

At this time, Liu Mang happened to be standing in the three-second zone with Kidd, waiting. Suddenly, he saw a hairstyle specially made by Kidd with a razor.

This is quite famous, the initials of the names of Kidd and his wife Qiaomana.

Seeing the two English letters, Liu Mang couldn't help asking: "Jason, you were beaten like that by your wife, and you still have her name on your head?"

Liu Mang asked curiously, Kidd exploded like a cat whose tail was stepped on, pushed Liu Mang, then pushed his head up, and cursed a lot from his mouth.

Liu Mang realized all of a sudden that he stepped on the other party's pain, and an unexpected trash talk actually angered the other party!

Jordan sometimes utters trash talk casually, making the opponent half dead. After Liu Mang used the Jordan star card, he also has the habit of this!In addition, Liu Mang himself also talks a lot and often irritates his opponents. The two are combined into one, and his mouth is invincible!When you open your mouth, it hurts the other person's heart.

The referee looked at Liu Mang with a helpless and arrogant expression, and hurried over to push Kidd away. The words in Kidd's mouth were not pleasant, and the referee gave Kidd a technical foul in order to calm down Kidd.

Only then did Kidd wake up, his reaction was too great!
Glancing at Liu Mang bitterly, he turned and walked out of the three-point line.

Kidd is more sure!The last time the opponent, a rookie who looked like a hooligan, sprayed himself like that, it was this guy who taught him!

One free throw becomes two!Liu Mang didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise for a counterattack dunk!

Seeing that Kidd had taken the technical foul, the fans on the scene were not happy, and the boos were even louder. Liu Mang heard the boos and walked to the free throw line, feeling that it was too noisy. He spread his palms, stretched his thumbs out to his ears and picked them, indicating that his earwax was coming out.

The boos at the scene got louder!

Seeing Liu Mangqing's pretentiousness out of Lan and better than Lan's, Qiao Dan is so sad now, it's rare for me to have a chance to act coercive after I retire, this damned disciple actually wants to grab it!No reason!Taught the apprentice to starve the master to death!
At the same time, Jordan was still very worried, this disciple...wouldn't be beaten to death...The Eagles player next to him was also worried...

Liu Mang first made a free throw for a technical foul, and then made a solid free throw for a dunk.

45 is better than 40!

Unexpectedly, an offense actually scored 4 points!Opened the point difference to 5 points!
The biggest score the Eagles lead in this game!
Coach Byron Scott didn't call a timeout, believing Kidd could handle the situation well.

The Nets continued to attack.

Kidd received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, the Eagles' defense changed!Liu Mang stuck up to Kidd, oppressive defense!

Seeing this, Kidd immediately wanted to squeeze Liu Mang away and enter the inside line like breaking through Jason Terry.

but!Just as Kidd slapped the ball hard on the ground, he was pushed back by Liu Mang!Kidd hurriedly tried to control the ball, but when the ball bounced back, what Kidd caught was not the ball, but a hand!

Liu Mang attacked quickly and made a steal!

who is jordanFrom the beginning of the rookie season until the age of 34, the second steal master in history with an average of two steals per game!2.3 steals in his career, No.2 in the history of steals, second only to Stockton!In the first six years of his career, Jordan was at the peak of his physical fitness, and his steals were so strong that he was so strong that he averaged 2.4 steals per game in his rookie year, ranking third in the league.

In addition, Liu Mang has the oppressive steal level 5 that Jordan did not have in his rookie season, which is stronger than Jordan's oppressive defense ability in his rookie season!
Directly robbed Kidd one!
Kidd hugged Liu Mang in desperation and fouled early, not giving Liu Mang a chance to fight back.

The referee looked at the replay and found that Kidd was in front of Liu Mang when he fouled, which is not considered a physical foul.

Now coach Byron Scott couldn't sit still, Kidd committed four offenses!
Kidd, who has always controlled fouls very well, had only two fouls in the first half, but he fouled twice in the third quarter, which was completely beyond Coach Byron Scott's expectations, so he quickly called a timeout.

But there is no way to call a timeout!Coach Byron Scott can only tell Kidd to be careful about fouls, and he still has to send Kidd on the court.

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After the timeout, the Nets did not make a substitution, the Eagles replaced Raheem with Prince, and the Eagles had the ball.

Jason Terry receives the ball at the center line, advances, and passes the ball to Prince in the top arc.

Now the Eagles wanted to use Raheem to go to the singles before, but they were blocked. Boozer was talented in singles, but in the playoffs, he still couldn’t adapt, and he couldn’t shoot from the outside. Liu Wei originally planned to break through, but the group of people at the basket obviously started to stick to the basket because of his previous two dunks.

Therefore, Liu Mang’s plan changed and he rearranged a tactic, replacing Raheem with a three-pointer Prince. He came outside the three-second zone on the right side of the basket, and Kidd squeezed next to him.

Seeing that Prince dribbled the ball and brought Richard Jefferson out of the 45-degree three-point line on the right, Liu Mang quickly stuck Kidd and asked for the ball in the low post!

It turned out to be a low singles!
Kidd wanted to push Liu Mang away, but a huge force came from Liu Mang's arm, and he firmly pressed his arm, and steadily received the ball from Prince.

The opponent has already received the ball, and Kidd immediately stood up. It is really difficult for outside players to defend against low-post attacks. This is an unconventional offense, and it is an unconventional defense for defensive players.

Among the outside players, there are only a few who are good at low post, and they don't meet them a few times a year, so usually not many defensive players will learn to defend low post, because the practicality is too low!Although Kidd has practiced, he can't find such a strong low-post attacker to be his opponent. Kobe's low-post offense is not reliable these days.

Liu Reck pushed back, Kidd was knocked back half a step unexpectedly, Liu Reck bumped back again, Kidd saw Liu Reck coming back, this time lowered his center of gravity, wanting to carry it!

At this time, Liu Mang, who had been paying attention to the changes in Kidd's legs, saw Kidd bend his knees and tense his muscles, the other party was fooled!Liu Mang's backward movement turned into a turn, and after turning around, he rushed into the basket with one step!Kidd was made to live like a stake!
After Liu Mang entered the basket, he jumped up to avoid Mutombo who was supplementing the defense, and easily threw him into the basket with a lever!
95's layup ability is so cool!

8 points in a row!Liu Mang scored eight points in a row!In the third quarter, they played an 8-0 game, and the point difference widened to 7 points!
The Nets were in a hurry, and Kidd came by himself. This time, he finally made a shot, but it wasn’t Kidd who made the shot. In this situation where he was behind and was defended to death, Kidd’s only helper was Kenyon Martin.

The Eagles hit again, and the ball was in Liu Mang's hands. Liu Mang fell to the low post on the right side of the basket again, another low post single!
Kidd is ready to fight. When Liu Mang hits him, he is going to retreat along with Liu Mang's strength. He and Mutombo will flank Liu Mang, but they can't double-team too early, otherwise Liu Mang will pass to Ratliff, so Kidd is rushing and retreating.

After Liu Mang bumped into Kidd for the first time, he felt that the range of the opponent's repulsion was far greater than the previous confrontation. Liu Mang made up his mind, and ran into the back again. Kidd made another movement of taking advantage of the trend, and Mutombo was ready to double-team.

but!

Before Liu Mang and Kidd were about to collide, he suddenly turned around and shot a mid-range fadeaway jumper!

88 mid-range shooting ability plus level 5 turnaround jumper master, the main reason is that Kidd retreated by himself.

49 to 42, the Eagles still lead by 7 points!
Fortunately for the Nets, Kenyon Martin is now in anger and is very aggressive in rushing. Rodney Rogers missed a single and Kenyon Martin made a tip-up again.

When the Eagles attacked again, Liu Mang fell low. Kidd couldn't defend. Richard Jefferson, who had a stronger defensive impact, came to defend Liu Mang. Kidd had no problem defending Prince.

Liu Mang stuck Richard Jefferson behind him forcefully, and took the ball again. Liu Mang just turned around when he took the ball this time, and the Nets' defense suddenly shrunk towards Liu Mang.

The Nets only remembered Liu Mang's elegant pull-bar layup just now, but forgot Liu Mang's cunning. Liu Mang hit the ground and passed the ball. The ball reached the hands of Ratliff who turned back to the basket. Ratliff easily scored two points.

The Eagles' low post is open!
It wasn't Prince, or even Boozer, it was Liu Mang!

The Nets are going crazy!

Seeing Liu Mang's irritable dunk in the third quarter and his elegant Jordan-style counterattack dunk, the Nets thought that Liu Mang would break through and hit the rim to open up the situation, but unexpectedly Liu Mang fell to the low post and scored consecutively!

The Eagles set up three pitchers, as long as they double-team Liu Mang, Liu Mang will pass the ball, the key is that Liu Mang's pass is accurate!Although the organization of offense and control of the field is not as good as Kidd, but the accuracy is really no worse than Kidd!
The Nets' offense was blocked by the Eagles, and there was no one like Liu Mang who opened up the situation at such an anxious moment. They could only rely on the explosive Kenyon Martin to support them when they couldn't make outside shots.

However, after grabbing offensive rebounds twice in a row, the Eagles shrank more decisively on the defensive end. Unlike the Nets, who was afraid of what the Hawks would do if the three-pointer was accurate, and dared not use the outside to double-team the low post, the Eagles are playing horizontally. Do you like to shoot outside or not?Come in and fight if you don't shoot!

When Kenyon Martin couldn't grab offensive rebounds, if the Nets returned to the defense quickly, Liu Wei would fall to the low post. If the Nets did not return to the defense in time, Liu Wei's counterattack would come. Slowly keeping up with Liu Wei's too sharp counterattack rhythm, Prince and Jason Terry also kept up with Liu Wei's rhythm, and the Eagles took off!

The two teams come and go, but the Eagles clearly have the upper hand!Because the deadlock of the game was broken!The key player to break the deadlock is Liu Mang!
Finally, halfway through the third quarter, the Eagles opened the gap to 58 points 47-11!
During the official timeout, the Nets hoped to rely on the official timeout to stop Liu Mang's enthusiasm, but after the timeout came back, Liu Mang played even more fiercely!
It was less than half a quarter when he looked at the star card, and Liu Mang played more actively, showing his current ability with all his strength!
Breakthroughs, counterattacks, back shots, passes, everything came...

The Nets were overwhelmed by Liu Mang's sudden outburst in the third quarter. Finally, with 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Liu Mang caused Kidd's fifth foul of the game!

Kidd had to be replaced!

And at this time the point difference has been stretched to 16 points, the Hawks lead the Nets 70 to 54 by 16 points!
At this time, Kidd was replaced, and the Nets ate nothing in the last 2 minutes. After three quarters, the Hawks led the Nets by 75 points 54 to 21!
The 21-point difference, when Kidd has committed 5 fouls and the defense on the field is still so fierce, this point difference is tantamount to a natural moat!
Byron Scott announced his abandonment, this game is over!

Relying on Liu Mang's 23 points and 4 assists in the third quarter, the Eagles led the Eagles to a dominant performance of 36 to 14 in the single quarter, and the Eagles widened the gap in one fell swoop!

In the end, the Eagles beat the Nets 98 to 80 in the away game, and the Eastern Conference Finals got off to a good start and won the first victory in the series!
Liu Mang scored 15 points in the first half, 23 points in the third quarter, played for 2 minutes in the fourth quarter and saw that Kidd was out, scored 4 points before the end, and scored 42 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the game!

(End of this chapter)