From today on is the king

Chapter 658 657. The correct way to open the Big Three (Da Zhang, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass)
In the first quarter, Liu Mang made 3 of 2 shots and scored 5 points and 7 assists.

拉希姆9中6拿到14分，加上拉希德-华莱士的四处补防和空切得分，老鹰队首节打了篮网队一个27比22！

To say that the Nets' perimeter trio is the Big Three, the Hawks' starting lineup, Liu Mang, Raheem, and Rasheed Wallace, can also be regarded as the Big Three, but no one thinks that's all, because it's not as sensational as Carter's teaming up with Kidd.

However, judging from the offensive and defensive performance of the two teams in the first quarter, isn't this a confrontation between the Big Three and the Big Three?

The only difference is that the Eagles are based on defense, with Liu Mang as the core of the ball. Rasheed Wallace and Prince receive the ball and shoot. If the three of them have no chance, then pass it to the other two free players.

The Big Three of the Nets played very single-handedly. Kidd was not used to attacking without an inside line. If he ran to fight, Carter and Richard Jefferson counterattacked. In his opinion, it was no different from Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin's counterattack, but faster and better.

But he was a little confused by such a lineup.

The main reason is that the time they played together was too short. When they played against other teams, they chose the simplest and easiest style of play that was very suitable for the three of them, that is, run and gun.

It's not that Kidd's organizational ability is not strong, but that even a player with strong organizational ability must have teammates who are suitable for him!
Nash still needs a Marion or Stoudemire to play the pick-and-roll, not to mention Kidd, who is a poor offensive thief.

Throughout Kidd's career, only Kenyon Martin and no one else has been able to partner with him to make him play the best.

After playing, Kidd, one of the Big Three of the Nets, became a pitcher. Instead, Carter and Richard Jefferson played the feeling of Carter and McGrady, as if the Nets had become the Raptors again.

As for the Eagles' offense, Liu Mang, Rasheed Wallace, and Raheem each showed their own characteristics. Rasheed Wallace's air cuts and opening up space, Liu Mang's breakthrough points, Raheem's mid-range shots, offensive rebounds and setters, showed the Nets the correct way to open the Big Three!

……

During the break, the Eagles began to make substitutions.

The five starters of the Eagles all played the entire quarter. Because the rhythm of the game was very slow, Ratliff didn’t consume too much. He just stood under the basket to deter and force the Nets to take mid-to-long range shots.

The Eagles carried out a large-scale rotation. Stockton, Jason Terry, Prince, Boozer, and Kwame Brown played. Except for Prince, who had to defend Carter, everyone else changed over.

Liu Mang mainly focused on organizing the offense in the first quarter, because the Nets were very strict about his scoring. Even if he passed several assists, the opponent still mainly defended him for scoring. That's why Raheem and Rasheed Wallace had so many easy scoring opportunities.

Liu Mang's threat is too great for the Nets!Even if Liu Mang made it clear that he wanted to attract a defensive pass, the Nets had to double-team him.

However, Liu Mang didn't feel bad about it. Seven assists in a single quarter broke his personal record for assists in a single quarter. The main reason is that the team leads the Nets. This is the most important thing.

Stockton is about to play, the cheers on the scene sounded again, and the veteran All-Stars started!The opponent was Kidd, who was speaking viciously in private, and the fans at the scene were very excited.

In the same way, I respect Stockton's several substitutes and Prince, and they all want to rotate the lineup to dry out the Nets in the second quarter.

Seeing that Stockton had no expression on his face and seemed to be calm and ready to play, Liu Mang felt Stockton's hidden anger.

Liu Mang opened the system space and looked at the two "treasures" items, one high-level manic potion, and two common manic potions. These things are very precious now, and the chances of getting them are extremely low. Although they are not as precious as the "out-of-print" high-level alienation card that can no longer be drawn, Liu Mang has not drawn a single manic potion this season, which is enough to prove the rarity of this thing.

But manic potion doesn’t seem to have much effect on Liu Mang himself. The main effect of this thing is to make the target enter a manic state in a short time.

So although this thing is very precious and looks great, but for Liu Mang himself, it is quite tasteless.

"Advanced Manic Potion: Consume a lot of physical energy, the user enters the physical energy and enters a manic state for a short time. If the user's will is strong, the thinking will be less affected, and the physical energy will reach the peak state. The duration and side effects depend on the physical condition. (Note: It cannot be used for hostile targets.)"

Much stronger than ordinary manic potions!Ordinary manic potions can't control their minds, but advanced ones are powerful, without a big negative effect.

"Boss of the system," Liu Mang asked, "How long will it be effective for Stockton to use this? How big are the side effects?"

"Ding... According to calculations, John Stockton's physical condition is far better than his peers, and his physical condition is excellent. The use of advanced manic medicine can last for half an hour. The side effect is that he will fall into a weak state within 5 days after the game."

The side effects are much stronger than those of ordinary manic drugs that are severely weakened, and the side effects of 5 days are also lower than those of normal players for a week. Stockton's physical condition is really well maintained, Liu Mang has to admire.

Overdrawing 5 days of physical fitness, half an hour is almost the peak performance of a game?

Liu Mang knows how powerful Stockton is. What has affected his strength in the past few years is not injuries and technical decline, but physical fitness!

Anyway, there will be two back-to-backs in a row, 5 games in 4 days, Stockton may not play the next few games, it will take a long time!
"My dear teacher, although you don't give you a perfect, kind, righteous and once-in-a-century apprentice, the apprentice still loves you very much. Go, Pikachu, kill Kidd!"

Liu Mang finished reading these words silently in his heart, and said to the system: "Use advanced manic advanced, target Stockton!"

Stockton felt a fiery gaze staring at him all the time. He couldn't help but look for the guy staring at him. He turned his head and saw that it was the big apprentice who was a bit shameless. Seeing the hopeful gaze in the big apprentice's eyes, Stockton felt very heartwarming. He nodded towards Liu Mang, then walked onto the stage and took a deep breath... The old man is going to kill himself!
He didn't say anything, and there was no expression on his face, but he was angrier than anyone else!
A rookie from the Suns that he played with back then stepped on him!
……

After the intermission, the two teams played in rotation.

Stockton took the sixth man Jason Terry, the defensive engineer three-pointer Prince, the poor man's version of Marlon Boozer, and the recovery champion Lang Kwame Brown who was willing to do all the dirty work.

The Nets are still lagging behind. These days, stars have to do as much work as they get. Originally, the Big Three averaged around 40 minutes per game, especially Richard Jefferson, who averaged 42 minutes per game this season.

Except for Richard Jefferson, who was tired from playing in the first quarter and had to run around to cut air and guard against Liu Mang, who was rested, Kidd and Carter continued to play, bringing Kittles, Aaron Williams and the future human victory cigar Brian Scalabrine to the court.

Kenyon Martin, the physical monster, was traded away, the Nets' inside rotation was completely destroyed, and Scalabrine entered the regular rotation.

The point difference is only 5 points. Kidd wants to catch up with the point difference when the lineup is rotated.

In the second quarter, the Nets took the lead in attacking. Kidd advanced to the frontcourt with firm belief. He wanted to take advantage of the opponent's lineup's weak ability to suppress the rhythm and seize this opportunity to hit the Eagles hard.

But as soon as Kidd pushed beyond the three-point line, he saw the old man on the opposite side who "stealed" his All-Star starting position rushed up aggressively to defend!

Usually Stockton seldom puts up defense like this, physical fitness is a big problem, but today he feels full of energy, and there is an emotion in his mind that magnifies his resentment towards Kidd infinitely.

Stockton has a lot of small moves, and he is very good at avoiding the referee's sight, using various small moves towards Kidd.

Stockton's insidious style of play made Kidd seem to have returned to the years when he played in the West and met Stockton.

When Stockton met Kidd in those years, because Kidd held a rookie contract of up to 9 million for nine years, which was twice as much as Stockton's salary in his entire career at that time, he was extremely targeted.

Suddenly, Kidd seemed to see Stockton at that time!

In a moment of carelessness, Kidd was caught by Stockton, and Stockton stole Kidd!
Kidd made a mistake!Only then did he come to his senses and quickly retreated to the defense. Stockton was not in a hurry. With a strong will, he suppressed the desire to counterattack at this moment. After grabbing the ball, he controlled the ball and pushed steadily to the frontcourt.

Kidd was very annoyed at being robbed just now. He has fled the West for so many years. This old man is almost 42 years old, and he still wants to bully him like before?

Stockton is no longer the former Stockton, and without Malone, Kidd is not the former Kidd, he is the number one point guard in the league!

Kidd was very angry. He wanted to beat Stockton to prove that Stockton was not worthy of the All-Star starter, he was!

Seeing Kidd pressing up, Stockton pouted his buttocks to protect the ball. He felt that his physical condition was unexpectedly good, but the 42-year-old physical fitness was a big problem. It was not reliable to attack Kidd or defend against Kidd, so according to the tactics, take a step back and break to the left!

Kidd predicted the direction of Stockton's breakthrough, and moved sideways to the right at the first time, but!Boozer blocked Kidd!
Stockton used Boozer's pick-and-roll, and before Aaron Williams switched defenses, Stockton directly made a three-pointer!
Very resolute, Boozer, who was so resolute in the pick-and-roll with him, didn't expect it, because Stockton often used his own shooting threats to create opportunities for his teammates. Unexpectedly, Stockton shot directly!
There was no interference at all, and Stockton made an almost open three-pointer!
After Stockton hit a three-pointer and Boozer high-five, the Eagles quickly returned to defense.

Boozer’s pick-and-rolls don’t require him to be picked-and-rolled at all. On the offensive end, he is given a high level of freedom. He thinks that when the opportunity comes, he can go to pick-and-rolls. Sometimes the people who defend him don’t notice that he is going to pick-and-rolls, giving the Eagles a chance to play two-on-one outside. Of course, as Boozer’s pick-and-rolls become more and more famous, no one notices him.

If the team's tacit understanding is not enough, he may instead affect the team's offense. For example, Stockton and Liu Mang were not in those two games. He was useless except for singles and rebounding.

But both Stockton and Liu Mang are very good at pick-and-rolls. As long as the two can be together, his pick-and-rolls will have positive effects!
Kidd suddenly seemed to see the feeling of Utah Shuangsha back then!

impossible!Kidd doesn't believe that Stockton still has the strength before. In his opinion, Shuangsha is a thing of the past!

But then, Stockton, who was at his peak physical fitness for half an hour, made Kidd seem to "dream back" to Phoenix...

……

At the beginning of the second quarter, Stockton made a steal first, and then made a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll. Kidd then bullied Kwame Brown, who was young and inexperienced, and Carter completed a wonderful alley-oop dunk inside.

The Eagles' defensive pressure has weakened, and Kidd's two-wing style of play can be displayed again.

But then Stockton and Boozer broke into the inside after a pick-and-roll, using their own offensive threats, and lobbed the ball to Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown also completed an alley-oop dunk and returned the color!

Kidd created an open three-point opportunity for Kittles. Kittles just came up and felt pretty good, very positive, and hit a three-pointer.

But immediately Stockton came over and threw it directly to Jason Terry. Jason Terry faced Carter's defensive waves and made a three-pointer!
Stockton and Kidd started a mutual explosion!

Although the Eagles have only one Prince left because of the three major defensive gates on the perimeter, Stockton can at most defend Kidd's personal offense alone, and can't defend against pick-and-rolls.

However, the lineup led by Stockton not only failed to be narrowed by the Nets led by Kidd, but slowly widened the gap!
The key is that Stockton has a more comprehensive scoring method than Kidd!
After gradually finding a sense of defense, Stockton instructed his teammates not to pinch Kidd as much as possible, and Kidd's personal offense is mainly based on pick-and-roll mid-range shots and open three-pointers.
Slowly, Stockton, who found his feeling, actually gained an advantage in the contest with the 31-year-old Kidd who was at his peak!
The main reason is that when Stockton wanted to bully this guy whose rookie contract was twice as high as his salary until 1999, that is, his 15-year career salary, he had fully studied Kidd. .

But Kidd's style of play has not changed much. After Stockton found the feeling of defense, he began to restrict Kidd!
The point difference stretched from Kidd to eight points, then was chased to six points, then was stretched to eight points, and was chased to five points. After wandering in this point difference for a few rounds, Stockton, whose physical condition returned to the peak within a period of time, began to suppress Kidd!In the middle of the second quarter, the point difference began to be widened!

斯托克顿带领的老鹰队在7分钟时间里打了篮网一个17比11！到了第二节官方暂停的时候，老鹰队以44比33领先篮网队11分！
Kidd wanted to narrow the point difference, but Stockton opened up the point difference instead!
……

Compared with Stockton in the Jazz period, he is under less pressure now. The team does not need him to play more steadily and organize the offense well. They just need to maintain the situation on the court.

But today, Stockton had a good time facing Kidd. His defense without hesitation and his aggressive personal offense on the offensive end gave him a better opportunity to pass the ball. He scored 7 points and 7 assists in 4 minutes.

It has not been his physical fitness that has limited Stockton. After he turned 30, his speed has dropped considerably, but his efficiency has not changed much. It is just that his physical fitness is getting worse and his playing time is getting less and less, which makes his data begin to decline.

During this period, the Eagles have not changed players. This lineup allows Stockton to play the best. On the Nets side, except for Kidd and Carter, the three players in the frontcourt have changed several times, but it is useless!
When the official timeout came, the crowd gave Stockton applause and cheers!
Coach Kruger didn't expect Stockton, a veteran player, to be able to play like this!
From the first ball, coach Kruger stood up and applauded. This is the only way he cheers for his players. Although he is often complained about being too outdated, he has always enjoyed it.

"John, how is it? Can you still play?" Coach Kruger has always held the highest respect for this veteran who is not a few years younger than himself. Now that Stockton is in good condition, Coach Kruger is of course willing to let him play for a while.

Stockton felt that he was using endless energy now, and he didn't know why. Anyway, he was very excited. He thought it was the power brought by "hatred" and "apprentice's support"!
"I can still fight!" Stockton didn't want to miss the opportunity in such a good state, he had to prove that he still had fuel in his tank!

"OK," Coach Kruger didn't hesitate, let Stockton continue, but the other positions will start to rotate, "Ace replaces Jason, you go to deal with Carter, Matt replaces Tyshawn, and defend Jefferson! It doesn't matter if you foul, you can't let him score easily with an air cut, Carlos and Rashid, you partner inside..."

Prince has played for one and a half quarters in a row. It's time to take a break and prepare for the third quarter. Prince's defense against Carter is also half effective. Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson decided to use Liu Mang to defend him. No matter how good a defensive coach is, he can't defend himself.

It was expected that Carter couldn't defend. In the second quarter, he was able to restrain the ball entirely because Kidd controlled the ball. Carter played without the ball. On the contrary, defending Richard Jefferson was the most difficult for the Eagles to defend.

……

After the timeout, the Nets have the ball.

The Eagles sent a lineup of Stockton, Liu Mang, Barnes, Boozer, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Nets replaced the starting lineup again, Kidd, Carter, Richard Jefferson, Clifford Robinson, Jason Collins.

Kidd saw Liu Mang and Rasheed Wallace come back, and knew that he had to fall into a positional battle again, so he handed the ball to Carter.

Liu Mang was actively investing in the defense and going up to Carter. Of course, it was impossible to prevent Carter, but on the other side, Barnes started to get in touch with Richard Jefferson. No matter what, he confronted Richard Jefferson. Barnes now played more positive because of the four forbidden games. He needs to prove that he can control his irritable temper under the defense of irritability!So defend harder.

Stockton knew Kidd's running without the ball very well, and followed closely, Carter could only fall into a singles situation!
Carter is great, but Liu Mang's defense is not a vegetarian either. He has been one-on-one, and Carter's efficiency has started to decline.

On the offensive end, Liu Mang saw that Stockton was so strong once he had peak physical fitness. Liu Mang was frightened. He deserved to be the 34-year-old assist leader and the 35-year-old assist leader in history!As he expected, what limits Stockton is only the decline in physical fitness brought about by age!
Liu Mang was willing to let Stockton finish the remaining few minutes of the game when it might be difficult to have a second chance to erupt. By halftime, the effect of the half-hour manic potion had almost disappeared, and Liu Mang began to actively run.

However, when Liu Mang played off the ball, he was not simply running alone. Stockton and Boozer were cooperating in the pick-and-roll. Barnes also actively followed suit.
Originally, Liu Mang was ready to be a green leaf, and Stockton scored more points, but I didn't expect Stockton to look like I was going to shoot, but whenever Liu Mang had a chance, the ball had already passed to Liu Mang.

The observation of his teammates' running positions, the confidence in passing the ball, the grasp of the timing, and the most critical passing accuracy, he is indeed the historical assist king!It is indeed the strongest assist king in history who has set an assist-to-turnover ratio close to 5 to 1!

Liu Mang didn't expect that he could fly out of the sky without the ball!After returning from the official timeout, Liu Mang got open shots for four consecutive offenses, made three of four three-pointers, and scored nine points in a row.

After the Nets started pinching Liu Mang to run without the ball, Stockton began to have more options for passing the ball, and the Eagles' offense began to explode!

Liu Mang's running catch and shot, Boozer's pick-and-roll catch-and-shoot and cut threat, Stockton's pick-and-roll shot and pick-and-roll breakout organization offense, seem to have reproduced the Jazz's two-game finals of the year.

The Hawks once again showed the Nets the correct way to open the Big Three!

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