From today on is the king

Chapter 889. 888. A Slap in the Face
Liu Mang rushed to the inside, and Jason Terry from the outside line used Iguodala's pick-and-roll to run out of space. After Liu Mang attracted the double-team of Bowen who was defending Iguodala, he distributed the ball to Jason Terry.

Looking back, Manu Ginobili passed the ball to Bunch Wells, carrying Josh Smith with a big stick, he squeezed Josh Smith away, cut a step to the basket, and used Duncan to block Mourning's throw and scored two points.

The point difference remained at 5 points, and the Spurs firmly held the advantage between 3 and 6 points.

In the second quarter, the Spurs sent Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Bunche Wells, and Duncan.

The Hawks sent Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Mourning.

Originally, the Eagles wanted to play one big and four small, and relied on the impact of Liu Mang and Jason Terry to overtake the score in the second quarter.

Unexpectedly, Popovich actually put Bunch Wells in the position of power forward!

This is the first time the Spurs have placed Bunch Wells at the power forward position this season. The Eagles coaching staff has studied all the games the Spurs played against strong teams this season, and they have never changed players like this.

In the past, Bunch Wells played as a small forward in the Trail Blazers, and even more as a shooting guard in the Grizzlies.

Putting a 1.9-meter-six player in the power forward position, Popovich faced the most turbulent head coach in the arena and played a wave of more turbulent.

And it worked wonders!

Bunch Wells hit Josh Smith one by one, and the rebounds flew up.

The Eagles sent such a lineup to play fast and try to speed up the fast break, but the Spurs can keep up with this lineup after returning to defense!

The main reason is that the Spurs took the lead in the first quarter, and the Eagles were very passive. The new Spurs players have been playing for half a season. Popovich will not allow unstable factors to stay for such a long time. Like the big dog two years ago, he was still arrogant, and he was DNP directly.

In addition, the Spurs have a stable style of play, with three cores, and one person can be the tactical core in 16 minutes. The other two will not be dissatisfied because they don't have the ball.

This is the most terrifying point of the Spurs, the selflessness on the court!
Today's Ginobili is in good condition, so Ginobili holds the ball more, and he doesn't spare the ball. When the role players are playing well, they will be given to the role players.

When the Eagles were attacking, the Spurs quickly returned to defense, and tried to defend as much as possible. In this lineup, Duncan was serving as a blue-collar for Bunche Wells, wiping Bunche Wells' defensive loopholes in the interior, and he covered the threats of Josh Smith and Mourning under the basket.

On the offensive end, the Spurs owner requires stability. No matter how the Eagles speed up the offensive end, when it comes to their offense, they will be steady and steady.

Originally, this style of play was not a good strategy for the Spurs when they met the Hawks, but Popovich did not expect Ginobili to go berserk so early today. Although Ginobili's statistics are mediocre this season, he often goes berserk, and every time he goes berserk, he performs at the MVP level.

But the start established some advantages, so Popovich, adhering to the belief that winning one point is enough, changed the lineup to ensure the rhythm.

However, one interesting thing about the Spurs' encounter with the Eagles this time is that Bowen is only in charge of the corner three-pointer on the offensive end, and the defense does not guard against the two major scorers of the Eagles, but does the work of supplementing and assisting defense inside.

Liu Mang is also known as an "evil" in the NBA. Whoever wants to slander him and whoever wants to commit evil crimes against him will be the ones who suffer the most.

Although Bowen can still play now, he also plays a "deterrent" role on the court. Of course, his defensive awareness and enthusiasm allow him to do a good job in assisting defense and double-team defense.

Seeing Wells score another goal, Liu Mang took a deep breath and called a timeout.

So stable!
Both Mourning and Kwame Brown are good against O'Neal, but against Duncan, there is really no way, this guy is too stable.

Just like Duncan adjusts his style of play every year as his own ability changes to maintain the stability of his own strength. The Spurs have a star like Duncan, and Popovich has a guarantee in his heart, so he can follow the existing team.

第二节还剩3分17秒，46比51，老鹰队还落后着5分。

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The Eagles began to adjust the lineup. Coach Kruger replaced Rasheed Wallace with Mourning, and Kwame Brown did not.

So far in Mourning's career, he has never had a bargain with Duncan. In his rookie season, Duncan always played against Mourning.

In the late 90s, both of them were superstars, but there is still a big difference between superstars and superstars. Some people got 100 points in the test because they had that ability, and some people got [-] points in the test because they only got [-] points in the test paper...

After playing the first six years, Duncan is almost unshakable as the number one power forward in history, and there is a big gap between Mourning and Duncan.

Kwame Brown was also deflated when he met Duncan. Duncan was too good. At the age of 37, he could beat Howard. If he played Kwame Brown with similar offensive methods, Duncan completely suppressed Kwame Brown.

Coach Kruger discussed with Liu Mang and Mike Woodson, and used Rasheed Wallace to play center forward, while Josh Smith remained on the court.

On the perimeter, Liu Mang, Jason Terry, McGrady, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace played together.

The Spurs replaced Udri, Ginobili, Barry, Bunche Wells, Duncan.

The two major pitchers plus Manu Ginobili and Duncan, plus the big stick Bunch - Wells, the Spurs maintained a strong offensive vitality and defensive mobility.

Back from the timeout, the Eagles attack.

Liu Mang received McGrady's serve and advanced to the frontcourt. Jason Terry and McGrady played singles alternately for more than a quarter and a half. Facing the Spurs' aggressive defense, their physical fitness began to decline.

Liu Mang scored 21 points in 18 minutes, and this time he was in charge of the offense.

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, he observed the Spurs' defense. He couldn't help but sigh that a team's defense has too much influence on a player, just like Jason Terry's defense became more and more active after Liu Mang entered the Eagles.

This is the case with the Spurs. Barry is okay, he can’t defend alone, but he is similar to Korver. He is highly motivated and has excellent defensive ability. But Bunch Wells came to the Spurs.

This is the so-called team culture, and the Eagles have been building a culture in this area, so that new players who join in the future can be immediately affected by the culture.

Liu Mangqiang's mid-range shot feels mediocre today. Duncan is at the basket. If he shoots three-pointers in singles from the outside, his shooting rate is okay, but the chance of being interfered with is still very high. Ginobili's height is there, and there is no advantage in rebounding inside without Kwame Brown.

Liu Mang chose to pick and roll and beckoned Josh Smith to block Ginobili.

Just as Liu Mang caught Josh Smith's pick-and-roll and was about to kill inside, Bunch Wells appeared in front of Liu Mang.

Josh Smith saw the opponent change defense and immediately cut to the inside, taking Ginobili away.

Facing Bunch-Wells, Liu Mang had a question in his head that he had to ask: "Hey, you are so good, you must have a salary of at least 1000 million, right? I have more than 1200 million this year."

"1000 million?" Da Bangzi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Liu Mang saw that Bunch Wells lost his mind, and saw that Bunch Wells leaned slightly forward to the left to prevent his right side from breaking through. Liu Mang kicked his right foot, rushed from the left, and rushed into the center from the right side of Bunch Wells!
Rasheed Wallace saw Liu Mang breaking through, and immediately pulled out to the outside, trying to take Duncan away, but the Spurs' defense was very organized. Duncan stuck to the basket, and Bunche Wells came back to Rasheed.

Almost perfect defensive rotation!Let Mike Woodson, who was on the Hawks bench, draw on the board with a pen.

Liu Mang passed a pass to Josh Smith but couldn’t pass, so he had to speed up to the inside and enter the basket. Ginobili and Duncan pinched up together.

"Ding...Golden Rooster Independence level 4 is triggered, this time the host takes off with one foot to reduce the resistance to interference, and the jump height of one foot increases by 20.00%..."

Liu Wei didn't expect that the effect of the golden rooster being digitized by the system on him could be used at this time!
The feeling of this jump was so good, it was the same as when Kwame Brown didn't dare to give too much body contact during training. Liu Mang swung the ball from bottom to top with his right hand and threw it to the basket.

Little sky hook!
Liu Mangxia's first-hand inside skills learned from the magician's star card!
Just as Liu Mang felt very good about throwing the ball, and the sound of the ball hitting the basket and falling into the net sounded, there was a crisp applause...

The fans at the scene were booing Liu Mang. Seeing this scene, a group of people seemed to have been stuffed into their mouths with a gun, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

Liu Mang looked in astonishment at the nosebleed from Duncan's nose, which was expressionless as if it didn't hurt at all, and the blood on the palm of Ginobili's left hand...

A master at catching bats is just as good at hitting faces!

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Just now, Duncan and Ginobili were ready to cooperate defensively. Duncan didn't dare to start, so he used his body to support Liu Mang, and let the super-physical Ginobili block the shot. Ginobili also jumped up, but the slap of his hand slapped Duncan's face from top to bottom, right on the bridge of the nose!

At this moment, Liu Mang looked at Duncan who had a nosebleed, but had no expression on his face, as if he wasn't the one being beaten.

Is this still human?

Stone monster!

The referee blew the whistle. It was not a foul or a timeout, but a new league rule since Magic Johnson fell ill. In the case of an open wound, vomiting blood, or nosebleed, the ball needs to be stopped for treatment and the blood should be removed.

The team doctors came up and took Duncan to the side to stop the bleeding. The bridge of the nose was not broken, but the capillaries were broken, which stopped quickly.

On Ginobili's side, after wiping off the blood on his hands and disinfecting them with a cloth dampened with alcohol, the game can continue.

Duncan had to change his jersey, and Ginobili went to the technical table to apply chalk again.

Liu Mang quietly ran to Ginobili's side and asked, "Manu, you've been annoyed at that poker face for a long time, right? Hit him, beat him to death!"

Ginobili glanced at Liu Mang resentfully, and he was still joking at this time!

When he hit Duncan in the face and saw Duncan's nosebleed, Ginobili was about to cry. He finally got a place in the NBA!After finally getting a 3-year contract of 2000 million yuan and only executing the first year, he beat the boss!
"It feels good to beat Duncan, right!" Liu Mang continued to speak sinisterly.

Not to mention, although Ginobili was dissatisfied with Liu Mang's sarcastic remarks at this time, the feeling was really cool!

Gazing at Liu Mang, Ginobili coolly turned around after applying the chalk and prepared to attack. Duncan was already ready.

Liu Mang found that it was useless to say anything to the Spurs players. At the beginning of the game, Liu Mang thought of using Rasheed Wallace to provoke Duncan and exchange one for one for the opponent's most powerful player.

The guys from the Spurs don't get in... But not all of them, Liu Mang looked at Parker, who was replaced by Popovich and sat on the bench, and Liu Mang looked at his average performance.

Parker felt Liu Mang's fiery eyes, felt the coolness of his vest, and subconsciously tensed his muscles...

An episode, originally the Spurs were going to finish the first half steadily, but after Duncan was beaten, he seemed to go crazy. With two tampons stuffed in his nose, Duncan turned into a stuffy man. He was already annoyed by Rasheed Wallace's various small movements and occasional roars, but he didn't say anything.

For the Hawks, Liu Mang continued to fight hard against the Spurs. With Jason Terry and Tracy McGrady opening up the space, it was relatively easy for him to score and pass.

At the end of the half, the Eagles were 56 to 60, 4 points behind the Spurs. Duncan scored 3 points in the last 7 minutes, and Bunch Wells made a layup.

Although Liu Mang scored 3 points for the team in the last 10 minutes and scored 28 points in the half, he was still 4 points behind the Spurs.

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Stable, this word runs through the style of the Spurs in this game. No matter how Liu Mang and McGrady tried to speed up, when the Spurs attacked, the rhythm suddenly slowed down.

Even if the Spurs couldn't defend against the offense led by Liu Mang and McGrady, even if the Spurs were too exhausted to defend on the defensive end, their speed dropped immediately on the offensive end!
Duncan, a core player, suffered nosebleeds from his teammates, and he was still so stable. His teammates were all affected by his stability, and the whole team played very steadily.

After three quarters, Liu Mang has scored 39 points, the Eagles also scored 82 points, but the Spurs also scored 88 points. After the third quarter, the point difference widened to 6 points!
The Eagles have been chasing points, but they have been unable to catch up. The Spurs are too stable!
Ginobili and Duncan have always been accurate without flanking them. Bunch Wells played 22 minutes, which happened to pass the "rest" time of Duncan and Ginobili on the court. Although the four major pitchers of Barry, Bowen, Udri, and Horry failed to prevent the Eagles, they made a total of 8 three-pointers, which also played an offensive role.

The game has been steadily suspended by the Spurs until the fourth quarter.

In the middle and late part of the fourth quarter, coach Kruger had started to play three-point tactics on the Hawks side, letting Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Jason Terry take turns to throw. But in the middle and late part of the fourth quarter, the Spurs were still so stable, just like Duncan's characteristics, absolutely calm.

37 seconds left, 9 points behind, so desperate!Liu Mang felt desperate!
"I don't want to give up!"

Liu Mang lost his fighting spirit looking at the big screen, and suddenly heard a very unwilling voice.

Liu Mang turned his head and saw that it was McGrady!
Looking at Mai Di's unwilling expression, Liu Mang's unwillingness was also activated.

"Ah... yes," Liu Mang gritted his teeth, "It's been many years since we lost two consecutive games against a strong team! I want to win!"

"Ding...Temporary mission: God descends trigger."

　It's a bit late, wait a minute, I saw a private chat with a friend just now, saying that today you don't need to add so many more, you can save some to post after 12 o'clock in the morning, then it will be counted as today's update, and it can be counted into tomorrow's event word count. Xiaofeng thinks this opinion is quite constructive!Update the next chapter before 12:1 after [-]:[-]!
　　
　
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