From today on is the king

Chapter 888 887. The Demon Sword Unsheathed (Seeking Double Monthly Pass)
As Liu Mang sprinkled chalk into the air, there were boos, the time for the last hot shot before the game was over, and the referee signaled the two teams to start.

The Eagles sent Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown to the starting lineup.

The Spurs sent a starting lineup of Parker, Ginobili, Robert Horry, Duncan, and Nesterovic.

Parker, ability evaluation 86, Ginobili, ability evaluation 90, Robert Horry, ability evaluation 70, Duncan ability evaluation 98, Nesterovic ability evaluation 74.

Parker who has grown into a first-class point guard, Ginobili who is at the peak, and Duncan who is at the peak. Parker is half a year away from 25, Ginobili is half a year away from 28, and Duncan is almost 29. There are young future cores and two cores who are at the peak. The age structure of the troika is too good.

The key point is that Duncan's ability to continue to maintain his state due to his injury has declined, and he can continue to maintain his state by changing his playing style. It is terrible. This season, he was tortured by plantar fasciitis, but he fully developed his mid-range shot and shot 40.00%.

The point is that Coach Popovich seems to have begun to think about the future. Instead of saving money like before, he is trying to supplement the bench as much as possible. The transition period of the Spurs has probably begun. Because of Bowen's injury, the Spurs can't start deadly. The stars don't want to come to San Antonio, so they can only start from the bench.

Liu Mang looked at the ability evaluation of the Spurs' starters, glanced at Duncan who was unusually active in the middle circle, and then turned his attention back to jump the ball.

Kwame Brown looked at the twisting Duncan, black lines all over his head.

Why is this guy different from what he imagined?Kwame Brown jumped the ball with Duncan for the first time in his career. He was originally high-spirited, but when Duncan made such a move, Kwame Brown felt that most of his pent-up energy had been vented.

The referee picked the ball and came to the middle circle. Suddenly, Duncan became serious and his face lost all expression.

"Ding... A born king triggers at level 5, Tim Duncan is the strongest insider in the league."

"Ding...Buddha trigger: Absolutely calm player, from Tim Duncan."

"Characteristics: Triggered by being too calm, it is difficult for the Spurs to have emotional changes. If they encounter an opponent whose strength exceeds his team, it is difficult for the weak to defeat the strong. From Tim Duncan."

"Ding... Features: Stubbornness is triggered at level 5. After becoming the most powerful striker in history, the stubborn nature is released, the mentality tends to be more peaceful, and he is more receptive to changes in the way of playing. The natural **** is more likely to affect the opponent's mentality. It comes from Tim Duncan."

"Ding... Kwame Brown was distracted by Tim Duncan's stubbornness."

A series of prompts about Duncan’s system dataization made Liu Mang understand Duncan’s current characteristics. Liu Mang was startled for a while. At this time, the referee threw the ball into the air. Tim Duncan took advantage of Kwame Brown.

When Liu Mang saw the ball fly away, he reacted: What is Kwame doing?Can't even win a jump ball with a facial paralysis that has almost become a crippled leg?
Kwame Brown quickly returned to defense after losing the jump ball. He understood that Duncan's two-to-one look just now was affecting his concentration!

How despicable!When Kwame Brown turned his head and ran back, he also saw Liu Mang's fierce eyes, and he regained his focus.

Liu Mang waited for Parker to advance. In this game, McGrady's defensive task was easy. He only needed to defend the pitcher, while Liu Mang needed to defend against Parker, whose speed was not weaker than his opponent.

Liu Mang now understands why that sullen dude Duncan has become so high school sophomore. This weird guy who studies psychology, his abilities have started to decline due to injuries, and now he is playing psychological warfare!

Parker received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. If the Spurs have Duncan and feel cowardly when facing opponents, it is Parker.

It wasn't that Duncan didn't have enough influence on him, but that he was afraid of Liu Mang!

The two entered the NBA in the same year, and Liu Mang beat him for three years. Parker is not afraid. The person with the greatest psychological pressure is the strongest one in the same class.

The opponent is very strong in one-on-one offense and defense, and Parker protects the ball and looks at Ginobili.

Ginobili had long known that Parker would be timid when he saw Liu Mang. Now the Spurs' play style has changed a lot. The offensive center of gravity has shifted from the inside to the outside.

Parker passed the ball to Manu Ginobili and ran away like a happy hare, leading Liu Mang to cut inside.

Prince followed Ginobili closely. Ginobili received the ball and stood still. He suddenly started to speed up and rushed to the inside from the right. Prince did not lose his mind. He was not as easily influenced by his opponent as Kwame Brown. He followed Ginobili closely and suppressed Ginobili's advancing route.

Ginobili didn't seem to realize that he was pushed off the line and far away from the three-second zone. He broke through all the way to a position close to the bottom line. When he was almost at the bottom line, Ginobili kicked his right leg forward and bounced back suddenly, leaving the circle that was about to be double-teamed by Prince and Kwame Brown.

Strange pace, both Kwame Brown and Prince were confused by Ginobili's sudden change of direction!

Even Prince couldn't figure out what Ginobili was going to do!
"Ding... Features: The demon knife is triggered at level 5, and the offensive action is difficult to predict. Super gods and super ghosts can be thought of in one thought, from Manu Ginobili."

Liu Mang heard this prompt and knew that Ginobili had gone all out from the very beginning!
Liu Mang remembered that if he beat Manu Ginobili in the finals, he would still get this feature... Liu Mang felt a pain in the ass when he saw that the defensive choice in the back was easy to get ahead.

Manu Ginobili relied on his own style of play to make it difficult for the opponent to predict his attack, while Liu Mang got the skills because the skills affect the opponent's judgment. The principle is different, but this is not important. The important thing is that Liu Mang remembered that Manu Ginobili was able to score 8 points in a row in the final quarter of the Tianwangshan battle in the playoffs to help the team tie the score.

But it's not just Liu Mang who has the mentality of winning this game, the opponent is also the same!
After receiving Kwame Brown's serve, Liu Mang passed it to McGrady and ran forward.

After Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt and cut inside, he found that the opponent's defensive rotation was very fast. Even if the lineup was actually singled out except for Duncan, the defense would not be good. However, relying on Duncan as the defensive core, the defense of the others depends on the rotation of the team and the defensive arrangements made by Popovich's defensive prediction. The Spurs' defense is still so good!
Liu Mang came out from the inside circle, and Horry followed him and refused to give the ball a three-pointer. He failed to get a chance or help his teammates open up space by relying on his offensive threat!The Spurs' defensive system is so good that Larry Brown needs a large group of players with explosive defensive talents to form a defensive system, but Popovich, give him Duncan, anyone else will do!
Playing against the Spurs, it seems that the team's offensive effect is not good, and the Eagles dare not rashly attack like they did in the previous game against the Suns.

McGrady saw that Liu Mang had no chance to run out of the open space, and he did not give Liu Mang a single. Facing Ginobili, he prepared to come by himself.

First play his own threat, and then pass the ball, McGrady listened to Stockton's words, and his style of play changed a little.

Ginobili defended quite seriously, and then McGrady made a mid-range jump and scored two points.

The mid-range is a pain for the Spurs, and Duncan can't spread out to help defend, so he can only rely on single defense, but let alone Ginobili, even Bowen can't defend against a master mid-range shooter!
McGrady made an easy hit from the mid-range shot.

However, Ginobili began to lose his temper!Without catching the ball for Parker, Ginobili pushed himself into the frontcourt, half a step across the three-point line, and before Prince made a save, he directly made a three-pointer...and scored!

5 to 2, Ginobili scored 5 points in a row!
It's Liu Mang's turn to attack, since he can't tear apart the opponent's team defense, let's play singles!
Liu Mang ran forward immediately after Manu Ginobili scored a goal. The Spurs retreated quickly. After McGrady received the pass, he passed it to Liu Mang. Just as Liu Mang received the ball and the opponent's defensive formation was about to settle, Liu Mang rushed in from the left side of the basket towards the inside, attracting Parker and Horry's pincers.

At this time, Kwame Brown and Tracy McGrady crossed the half court and rushed to the three-point line. Rasheed Wallace stayed in the top arc. Liu Mang suddenly went to the middle distance and was double-teamed by Parker and Horry.

At this time, Kwame Brown was blocked by Duncan on the right side of the free throw line, but McGrady cut in from the middle. Ginobili went to defend Prince who was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right.
Seeing Liu Mang passing the ball, Horry went to defend McGrady and blocked the connection between McGrady and Liu Mang. Nesterovic also blocked Rasheed Wallace.

However, the ball thrown by Liu Mang did not really pass out. After Huo Li, a guy with a height of [-] meters, left, Liu Mang took the ball back, turned around and shot a mid-range jumper!

Relying on feints to tease the two double-teaming opponents, Liu Mang easily made a mid-range shot...it's a pity that he didn't make it.

But McGrady, who cut in, took advantage of the fact that there was no one inside, grabbed an offensive rebound on Horry's head and scored two points.

"Hey." Liu Mang glanced at Parker angrily, but he didn't go in. It's all because he didn't defend well, his hand was so low, no interference was disturbed, and he didn't give a scope!
Parker looked at Liu Mang's displeased eyes, and felt very bitter: "You can't make a shot because you don't feel good!"I didn't affect your shooting!What are you doing to me!
Parker will be stared at by Liu Mang if he is strong, and if he is not strong, he will be stared at by Liu Mang. Today he has no choice but to face Liu Mang, but Ginobili has continued his touch, and the demon knife is out of its sheath!
Ginobili broke into the inside and was double-teamed by Prince and Rasheed Wallace. Duncan retreated to the middle distance and hit the ball.

Turning around, McGrady breaks through and attracts Horry to double-team Prince. Prince has no defense to help Liu Mang block the chasing Parker. Liu Mang receives a pass from McGrady and hits a three-pointer.

But then Nesterovic received a pass from Ginobili and played a 2+1 against McGrady who defended...

Playing and playing, Duncan began to exert strength, Parker did not catch the ball in singles, but the air cut was also a threat. Driven by the new leader of the Spurs, Manu Ginobili, the troika played super offensive firepower!
The singles of Liu Mang and McGrady plus Jason Terry, who came off the bench, did not have the ability to withstand the attack driven by Ginobili's head when the demon sword was unsheathed!

Throughout the first quarter, Ginobili shot or passed, made 5 of 5 shots, made 3 of 3 free throws and scored 16 points and 3 assists.

Since the Spurs got the chance to attack first and Ginobili took the lead, Liu Mang has been chasing points!
After the first quarter, the Spurs led the Eagles by 31 points 27 to 4!
　Try to update 7000 words as much as possible today, and the activity will start tomorrow. Let’s try it first today. It’s a pity that I didn’t finish it yesterday. I updated more than [-] words at [-] o’clock, but I didn’t finish it. I started again today.

　　
　
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