Liu Mang stood on the free throw line and missed the first free throw.

The fans were quite surprised when the three-pointer was converted into the first free throw.

After some adjustments, Liu Mang made both his second and third free throws.

The first three-point shot given by the Heat was very important to Liu Mang, allowing him to quickly adjust and find his touch.

Just after Liu Mang finished his free throw, Pat Riley called a timeout.

The referee was so tired. It was broadcast live across the United States and the game became fragmented.

There were many fouls and conflicts, but once that guy came back, the game started to fall apart.

68 to 78, the point difference was chased to 10 points, suspense suddenly rose, and Pat Riley did not dare to be careless.

Although it is a pre-season game, it is still very important.

The Hawks may lose if they lose, but the Heat's chance to build confidence may be dashed.

Although there are still four opportunities to play against each other in the regular season, this should happen sooner rather than later.

For Pat Riley, the most important thing is that when Liu Mang comes back, the opponent will immediately have a chance to make a comeback. If the opponent really makes a comeback, it will be too demoralizing.

That means they were ahead just because Liu Mang was not here. When Liu Mang comes back, they will no longer be their opponents. A lead of more than ten points can be overturned.

Originally just thinking about accumulating a little experience in defeating the Eagles and boosting morale at the beginning of the season, it turned into a must-win game. Pat Riley did not expect that things would turn out like this, but it has come to this.

, just fight!

Pat Riley began to deploy the Iron Barrel Formation defensive tactics.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang came back and scored 5 points in a row to narrow the point difference to 10 points, and the momentum suddenly increased.

Coach Kruger was also arranging the defense. In the first six minutes of the third quarter, the Heat scored 14 points. The reason they were defended just now was because Liu Mang realized Wade's intention to make a mid-range pull-up jumper.

Wade is the most outstanding player among the rookies in the Eastern Conference in the past two years. The Hawks attach great importance to him and know him very well. His playing style is stable and he will never mess around in areas that he is not good at. For example, he has no three-point ability and almost

Not to mention shooting from the outside. Last season, Wade only took 0.6 three-pointers per game and made 0.2 of them. In other words, he would never shoot in a game unless it was absolutely necessary. Since he shot from mid-range just now, Liu Mang blocked it.

On the other hand, daring to make a sudden jump shot proves that Wade has the confidence to make it!

In this way, the defense of Wade in the mid-range is what Coach Kruger focuses on.

The good news is that O'Neal scored 7 points in the first half of the third quarter. The period of fiercely pressing Kwame Brown has passed, and it is time to eat cakes and defend the basket again. With O'Neal's weight and age,

No matter how good your physical fitness is, it still has limitations.

…

Both sides arranged their tactics and the game started again.

The Hawks continue to field Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Korver, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.

At this stage, when Iguodala is still relatively immature, the Hawks' best guard against Wade is Tracy McGrady. Prince is good at guarding opponents with poor skills. In addition to relying on his height and footwork to interfere with the opponent's shooting, he also relies on his height and footsteps to interfere with the opponent's shooting.

I can't stand it anymore.

The Heat continued to send Jason Williams, Wade, Posey, and Antoine Walker, and replaced O'Neal with Mark Jackson. Pat Riley wanted to save O'Neal's physical strength for the fourth quarter.

Heat offense.

Wade advanced to the frontcourt and faced McGrady in a singles.

Tracy McGrady still takes one step to defend, and letting Wade take one step is definitely a better choice than guarding him. As for Wade being fast... he is just as fast whether he is guarding him or not. Wade's first step is unless he encounters someone stronger than him.

The opponent, otherwise he would not be able to start quickly because of the opponent's defense. He would just push away the opponent's defense.

This time McGrady began to pay more attention to Wade's mid-range shot, but because of this, Wade broke through the basket more smoothly. Wade's first explosive step was to reach the mid-range, grab the ball, and McGrady pounced on it, but

Wade grabbed the ball and took the Eurostep!

Wade's European step was similar to Ginobili's. He made rapid and rapid changes in direction to get past Tracy McGrady and Rasheed Wallace, then got into the basket and scored two points with a backhand layup.

Wade's layup felt really good. The ball spun and hit the backboard, as if it rolled into the basket.

Liu Mang greeted Josh Smith, communicated about defense, and then received Rasheed Wallace's serve and advanced forward.

O'Neal went to rest, and the Heat's retreat became faster. Although Mark Jackson was not good at offense and rebounding, his defense was not in vain. He was highly motivated and dared to fight and fight hard.

The Heat's lineup is extremely defensively mobile!

After Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt, Wade stopped sticking close to him to avoid falling into a passive position. He just stepped on the three-point line to defend Liu Mang from long-range three-pointers and breakthroughs. If he was more stable, they would still be 12 points ahead.

Liu Mang observed the Heat's defense after O'Neal went off. The Heat's protection at the basket was much worse and they had a height disadvantage. However, their man-to-man defense was better and they returned to normal defense. Mark Jackson followed.

Rasheed Wallace, Antoine Walker and Josh Smith were able to keep a good eye on the ball.

Liu Mang decided to come on his own and waved Josh Smith over to pick and roll.

Josh Smith helped Liu Mang block Wade from the left. Liu Mang moved quickly to the left, grabbed the ball before Antoine Walker switched defenses, and quickly sniped after the pick-and-roll...

"Depend on!"

Wade pushed Josh Smith away and blocked him from the front. Liu Mang's sniper was interfered with and the three-pointer was made!

The advantage of the sniper is that it is fast. When you need to take a quick shot to get out of the space, it is much faster than a normal shot. However, the disadvantage is that if you cannot really get the space, it is easy to be interfered, so Liu Mang usually retreats after the pick-and-roll.

Use it when walking.

But unexpectedly, Josh Smith couldn't stop Wade and was squeezed around by Wade.

Josh Smith is very helpless and desperate! He is a power forward who is 2.06 meters tall, and only weighs 99 kilograms, while a shooting guard who is 1.93 meters tall and contains water actually weighs 103 kilograms.

If it weren't for his good physical fitness, Wade would be a short, muscular man with his height and weight...

The main reason is that Josh Smith is only in his second year, and what the team needs is his mobility to help defend and sometimes defend the perimeter, so he is not allowed to gain weight. If he gains weight, he will not be as effective. James in the future

The reason for the poor assist defense in the later period was because he was too heavy to play power forward.

Liu Mang did not complain and retreated quickly. Josh Smith also retreated quickly, signaling that it was his fault.

When the Heat attacked, Wade continued to break through to the mid-range. When he stopped to pick up the ball in the mid-range, he decided whether to shoot a jumper or go inside and make footwork changes.

But something unexpected happened this time. Josh Smith let go of Antoine Walker, who was opening up space in the corner, and came over to attack!

Wade had no space to change direction. With McGrady on the left and Josh Smith on the right, Wade immediately passed the ball to Antoine Walker.

When Wade passed the ball, Liu Mang's defensive advantage came into play and he rushed towards Antoine Walker. As soon as Antoine Walker received the ball, Liu Mang was already in front of him!

The Eagles' quick rotation!

At this time, if Antoine Walker throws the ball to Jason Williams at a 45-degree angle on the right without stopping the ball immediately, it would be a good sharing of the ball, but he is not that kind of person!

If a team really wanted everyone to be able to pass the ball so well, it would be the Kings. They would have to be awesome under the current rules.

Antoine Walker saw Liu Mang rushing forward and jumped a step to the left. Liu Mang quickly followed up. Antoine Walker failed to get an open opportunity and still shot three-pointers!

Liu Mang's wingspan and jumping played a big role. He jumped high to interfere with the shooting, and Antoine Walker's three-pointer went over the bridge!

Rasheed Wallace, who was squeezed by Mark Jackson, just caught the ball and immediately passed it to Josh Smith.

The Eagles strike back!

Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Korver didn't catch the ball and ran towards the frontcourt. The Eagles were holding the ball and advancing with Josh Smith!

Korver rushed to the corner, McGrady rushed to the basket, the Heat's defensive discipline was very good, Pat Riley's team's defensive discipline was not allowed to be bad, Jason Williams and Posey followed Korver

Er and Tracy McGrady.

Liu Mang slowed down, and Josh Smith advanced quickly with the ball and entered the three-point line before Liu Mang. Wade followed Josh Smith. Suddenly Wade saw Liu Mang following behind and realized that the Eagles

He let go of Josh Smith and rushed towards Liu Mang.

Sure enough, as soon as he pounced, the ball was passed over Wade's head and into the hands of Liu Mang, who was following up.

Liu Mang received the ball and Wade pounced on him. Liu Mang didn't stop his action. He reached the top of the arc and took a three-pointer!

With this sense of rhythm, I’d be sorry if I didn’t vote for it!

"Ding... King of Pull-ups is triggered at level 5. If this three-point shot is not blocked, the opponent's interference will be greatly reduced..."

"Ding... Quick Shooting Master Level 5 is triggered, and the speed of this three-point shot will be increased by 30%..."

Wade jumped very high, but Liu Mang jumped just as high! Plus Liu Mang has longer hands!

Liu Mang faced Wade's defensive catch and made a three-pointer and dived into the basket!

61 to 70, the point difference narrowed to less than 10 points!

Liu Mang scored 8 points in a row!

This time the counterattack was given by Antoine Walker, and Liu Mang seized the opportunity!

Pat Riley didn't curse or yell on the sidelines, he just stared at Antoine Walker.

In the entire history of the NBA, except for Auerbach and Jackson, even Popovich can't keep up with Pat Riley in terms of aura, and the two Ring Kings are evenly matched at best.

The Heat's next offense was much more steady, and Antoine Walker played more normally.

However, the Heat are really struggling to break through quick defense changes. It would be okay if Jason Williams is the first one to be left open. He has good passing awareness. It is true that Antoine Walker has many assists, but he also makes many mistakes.

During his peak assist period, he dared to have an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1 to 1. He had more assists because he held the ball more and passed more, not because he passed the ball more well.

Although Wade attracted the defense and gave the Heat a chance to pass the ball, Liu Mang was afraid of Jason Williams' pass, so he did not double-team Wade himself, but used Josh Smith.
To be continued...