Liu Mang was always paying attention to opponents around him who might come up for pick-and-rolls, and Nash dribbled the ball and suddenly accelerated to break through!

Liu Mang was a little slow to react and quickly moved up.

In Liu Mang's opinion, Nash is fast, but his explosive speed is poor. Breakthroughs rely on rhythm. But now Liu Mang is very familiar with Nash's rhythm. Since last season, Nash has relied more on pick-and-rolls when playing against Liu Mang.

Unexpectedly, Nash came directly!

In just such a split second, Nash suddenly reached the right side of the free throw line, stopped suddenly, and shot an arrow on horseback!

Nash leaned back significantly to get room to shoot, but Liu Mang didn't dare to press forward with all his strength. This position was still above the free throw line, and it was a foul if he touched it when shooting!

Nash hit a lay-back mid-range jumper!

4 to 7!

Nash helped the Suns continue scoring!

Nash’s one-on-one style!

The last time Liu Mang encountered Nash, who used one-on-one to solve the offense, was in the 2003-04 season, when Nash was still with the Mavericks!

Liu Mang really didn't expect that Nash would actually solve the problem through duel.

But it does work!

Nash's overall field goal percentage during the Mavericks period was 147%, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 42%, and his free throw percentage was 89%. He was top-notch from the three-point line to the basket.

Terminating ability.

Seeing Nash defeat Liu Mang head-on, the fans at the scene immediately cheered!

Liu Mang stabilized his mentality, and after receiving the ball, he slowly advanced towards the frontcourt, and the opponent retreated even faster.

The moment Nash took action, the Suns began to defend. D'Antoni just emphasized that the offense must be decisive, and Gentry ordered the defense to retreat quickly.

Whether it can be defended or not is another matter. The Eagles cannot be allowed to counterattack so smoothly.

Liu Mang's side was not greatly affected by Nash's singles, but McGrady became very active and actively came up to help Liu Mang block Laga Bell.

Liu Mang took advantage of McGrady's pick-and-roll to break through from the right!

James Jones immediately made up for it, but Liu Mang was too fast!

The pick-and-roll master is triggered at level 5! Liu Mang's speed has soared to over 100, reaching the peak of Iverson's explosive speed!

Laja Bell also rushed towards Liu Mang. Liu Mang grabbed the ball while running and threw it behind his back. McGrady retreated to the right side of the 45-degree three-point line after the pick-and-roll, received the ball and shot a three-pointer!

Hit again!

McGrady scored 6 points in a row!

10 to 4! Kwame Brown and McGrady scored 10 points together!

Just when McGrady took action, the Suns were already running!

As soon as the ball fell from the basket, it bounced, and was picked up by Marion and passed to Nash. Nash immediately passed the ball to Diaw, who ran across the center line.

However, the Hawks retreated quickly. McGrady, Liu Mang, and Josh Smith all retreated quickly. McGrady caught up with Raja Bell, and Josh Smith blocked Diaw.

However, with Dior here, Nash is also part of the counterattack!

Nash cut to the basket and Diaw lobbed the ball over. Nash caught the ball and was guarded by Liu Mang. He grabbed the ball while running and threw the ball towards the backboard. The ball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket!

This action is very similar to Liu Mang's layup!

"Ace, how about the layup you and I learned?" Nash joked after scoring the goal and immediately turned back to defend.

Liu Mang didn't change his expression. He knew that the players were now teasing him about the fact that Kobe learned the low-post moves from him.

God is not so blind. The fans made fun of Kobe, but the players still knew that Liu Mang was the one who stole the lessons.

Liu Mang "learned" too many techniques from current players and celebrities.

Liu Mang immediately picked up the ball and passed it to Tracy McGrady, and immediately ran towards the frontcourt.

Tracy McGrady took a few steps to receive the ball and immediately passed it to Liu Mang, who had passed the center line first. The formations of the two teams were completely messed up. Liu Mang avoided Laga Bell who was rushing towards him while retreating, and quickly rushed into the three-point line.

Straight into the basket.

Marion and Diaw came towards Liu Mang. Liu Mang swung the ball to the left. Josh Smith cut in. After receiving the ball, he jumped directly. After gliding from a long distance, Josh Smith also played with a lever with both hands.

, flying from the left side of the basket to the right side, a two-handed windmill dunk!

This physical quality made everyone on the scene exclaim in surprise!

He can dance so well!

Josh Smith just scored, and the Suns started running again.

Nash quickly counterattacked and first passed the ball to James Jones who was counterattacking. James Jones passed back to Nash, James Jones, and Diaw who ran across the center line. Marion cut in, and Laga Bell opened up the space in the bottom corner.

The four men on the Eagles' defense were separated. After receiving the ball, Nash feinted and knocked Kwame Brown, the last man who was chasing after him, away. When Kwame Brown dived out, Nash followed up with a three-pointer!

Come in too!

Still 3 points difference!

As soon as Nash scored a three-pointer, Liu Mang also received the ball and counterattacked. After Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt, Kwame Brown helped Liu Mang block Nash, who was the first to chase back. Liu Mang cut in and pulled towards the right.

On the drive, Marion chased back towards Liu Mang, Liu Mang hoisted the ball to the basket, Kwame Brown squeezed Nash and cut into the basket, leaping high... Nash became the background again... Kwame -

Brown also succeeded in the alley-oop!

Nash has speed and is active in defense, but it is true that his defense cannot have much effect. If it was Stockton, the ball directly pulled Kwame Brown down, but Nash just tried his best to interfere and let it go.

It was heartbreaking, being ridden by Kwame Brown and hitting the ball into the basket!

14 to 9, the Eagles still lead by 5 points!

Nash already has a Buddha mind and has long been accustomed to being in the background. He immediately picked up the ball and sent a long pass towards the frontcourt. Nash's pass was so accurate. Diaw turned around and came down quickly when returning to defense. He just happened to catch the ball.

Lins rushed towards Diaw, and Diaw passed the ball to the bottom corner. Before Laga Bell could return to defense, he immediately returned to the bottom corner, received the ball, and before McGrady could switch defense, he shot a three-pointer...

middle!

12 to 14!

Josh Smith's work of staying under the basket to defend against cuts and preparing for rebounds was in vain, but the rhythm had already picked up. Josh Smith picked up the ball and sent it to McGrady to continue the fast break!

Liu Mang, Nash, Marion, Kwame Brown and others, who had just passed halftime, immediately started running again...

The defenses of both teams collapsed!

Liu Mang passed the ball to his teammate and scored one. Nash used his own counterattack with the ball or made an air cut without the ball to score with Diaw's pass. After the two teams came back from the timeout, they were at loggerheads!

Coach Kruger and D'Antoni looked at the situation on the court and didn't know what to say.

It’s different from what they thought!

Coach Kruger's side was hurt because the Suns' defense collapsed again. Even with Josh Smith, he couldn't guard him. Kwame Brown almost never entered his own three-point line. He just missed it every time.

When he reached the three-point line, the opponent had already taken a shot, and Kwame Brown could only cut towards the basket immediately.

Fighting and fighting, the attack range of the two teams gradually expanded, mainly from mid-range to close range.

The opponent's counterattacks hit the basket very hard, so both teams unconsciously began to shrink, and when they counterattacked, the three-pointers soared!

The pace was too fast, but the game was smooth. By the eighth minute of the first quarter, the two teams were already tied at 25-23!

The Eagles call timeout!

However, before Coach Kruger called a timeout, Nash scored the fifth goal of this quarter, narrowing the point difference to two points. Coach Kruger, who had been restraining himself from calling a timeout and wanted the opponent to call a timeout, finally couldn't help but call a timeout.

Paused!

When paused, the data listed makes people feel whether the data has been typed incorrectly!

3 points, 8 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal and 12 points, 1 assist and 2 rebounds.

The front data belongs to Liu Mang, and the back data belongs to Nash!

3 points and 8 assists!

Liu Mang got 7 assists in 7 minutes! He also made a three-pointer passed back by Josh Smith!

Nash scored 12 points in the first half! 5 of 7 shots! Only 1 assist!

Diaw, on the other hand, got 4 assists.

In addition to Nash who scored in double figures for more than half a quarter, there was another player who scored in double figures. McGrady scored 10 points in 8 minutes and made 4 of 5 shots.

On the contrary, Liu Mang only took one shot and only scored 3 points.

The rhythm of the two teams was so fast and smooth that the 8-minute game ended in just 11 minutes! This also included the short timeout called by the Suns.

There were almost no dead balls, except that Marion blocked one of the counterattacking Kwame Brown, Liu Mang stole the ball and hit it on Nash's leg and it bounced out of bounds. Marion had a three-pointer on the right side of the top arc, which was the first goal from the first quarter.

After a timeout, there will be no more dead balls!

The referees wanted to find a reason to call a foul and enter the official timeout. The two teams were trying to finish the first quarter in one go!

The Eagles' characteristics came with Liu Mang. When the opponent played dirty, they responded with even more dirty play. When the opponent played civilized football, they also followed suit and played civilized football. After all, there was no deep hatred in the regular season.

The Suns are famous for playing civilized football. After the defense of the two teams collapsed, they simply couldn't stop.
To be continued...