The 10-point score difference dealt a certain blow to the morale of the Sonics team.

But they still didn't give up and continued to work hard on the offensive end.

But a team without defense still has big flaws. Among the top eight in the Western Conference, even the Suns have better defense than the SuperSonics. The SuperSonics defense is only slightly better than the Grizzlies. They average 108 points per game.

, but they lost an average of 103 points per game, which was the second-lowest net rating among the top eight teams in the Western Conference.

After the Eagles strengthened their defense in the third quarter, the Sonics' offensive efficiency began to decline.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang broke through and scored or distributed the ball, and Tracy McGrady scored in singles, continuing to maintain efficient scoring.

Liu Mang scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the third quarter, Tracy McGrady scored 12 points in a single quarter, Iguodala scored 4 points, Josh Smith scored 6 points, and Rasheed Wallace made 1 of 3 three-pointers.

After scoring 3 points, the Eagles scored 34 points in a single quarter!

The Sonics only scored 25 points!

After three quarters, the Eagles led 99-82 by 17 points!

The three core players of the Sonics played the first three quarters, but the point difference was widened by the opponent.

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"Ace, you take a rest..." During the last intermission, Coach Kruger wanted to replace Liu Mang. He was leading by 17 points and could let Liu Mang rest for a few minutes. McGrady and Jason Terry both

Take a whole section of rest.

"No, coach," Liu Mang refused immediately. He had not yet reached 20 points. "I can create better offensive opportunities when I go up, and I am not tired from playing. You see, I only scored 23 points and only made 12 shots.

The other party will definitely not give up, be careful of being reversed."

Coach Kruger was right when he thought about it. The opponent played very hard today, which means that his side was very accurate in three-pointers today, making 12 of 25 three-pointers in the third quarter.

With the SuperSonics' efficient three-point shooting performance of 13 of 27 in the three quarters, the Eagles made 12 three-pointers in the three quarters to withstand the opponent's offensive firepower, and then took advantage of the inside scoring to narrow the point difference.

It’s 17 minutes.

However, when Coach Kruger saw Liu Mang's statistics, he couldn't help but whisper beside Liu Mang: "23 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists..."

Why couldn't Liu Mang understand what Coach Kruger meant? But he really wasn't trying to get a triple-double today!

Liu Mang felt that he had been "insulted": Is he the kind of person who likes to brush data?

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At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles took the lead.

The Eagles sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

The SuperSonics continue to field their main lineup today.

Coach Nate McMillan also wants to win today. If the boss changes, everything will be difficult to say. It is difficult to say whether he can still be the head coach of this team.

At this time, Coach McMillan was very jealous of Coach Krueger. The other team had so many people they could use! And all of them could contribute!

After receiving the serve, Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Jason Terry.

Jason Terry singled out Francis, leading by 17 points, and started to waver, facing Francis with a three-pointer...

Ironclad!

However, Liu Mang rushed inside after passing the ball to Jason Terry. Kwame Brown actively rushed to grab the offensive rebound, forcing Nick Collison to block it. Ray Allen failed to block Liu Mang.

Mang, was rushed to the inside by Liu Mang.

When the ball hit the basket, Liu Mang immediately jumped up and pushed the ball back to the basket!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Liu Mang rushed up and grabbed an offensive rebound, tip-in and scored two points...

The big screen at the Eagles' home court listed Liu Mang's statistics, 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Liu Mang's ninth triple-double in his career!

When Liu Mang saw this data, he retreated happily.

Today his scores, rebounds, and assists are all the highest in the game!

19 points difference!

The SuperSonics continued their journey of chasing points.

The harder they work, the sadder they become. I’m talking about the Sonics. In the first half of the fourth quarter, they could still maintain their scoring efficiency and try hard not to let the point difference widen further. But in the third minute of the fourth quarter, Coach Kruger saw

The opponent still refused to give up and did not defend well. He replaced the outside trio of Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Iguodala, who had done better defense in this game, with Josh Smith and Kwame Brown.

The inside combination is back again to strengthen defense.

At the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, as McGrady hit his fifth three-pointer of the game, his score reached 31 points, surpassing Liu Mang's 29 points. The score between the two teams became 128 to 103. The point difference

Open to 25 minutes!

Coach Nate McMillan called a timeout, replaced the main players, and announced surrender!

The three core players of the Sonics all played 44 minutes. Ray Allen scored 26 points, Lewis scored 24 points, and Francis scored 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. They played with better efficiency than usual, but they still lost!

Liu Mang played for 48 minutes and scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists. Tracy McGrady had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Korver had 15 points, Jason Terry had 19 points, and Kwame Brown had 14 points. Five players from the Hawks team

Score in double figures!

In the end, the Eagles defeated the SuperSonics 135-114 with a score difference of 21 points, avoiding a losing streak!

Halfway through the fourth quarter, SuperSonics owner Barry Ackley had already left. He clearly understood the gap between their team and the super strong teams. They lost 20 points against the Spurs and 30 points against the Mavericks.

Today we played the Eagles and lost by more than 20 points. Facing the three strongest teams this season, there was no room for resistance.

Regarding the Sonics' post-game despair, Liu Mang could only sympathize with them for three seconds, then excitedly opened the system and looked at Payton's defensive training card!

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The Eagles defeated the SuperSonics, bringing a perfect end to 2005.

The starting record is 27 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in history.

It's almost midway through the season, and the Eagles are about to start a crazy schedule from January to March.

The huge advantages accumulated in the first two months made Liu Mang feel a little more comfortable when he saw the schedule for the next three months.

The Eagles coaching staff is also about to start a three-month rotation plan. The veterans will also need to participate more in the game. Granger has also been recalled from the Development League and will start to train young players during this period.

On December 31st, the Hawks flew to Los Angeles at 11 a.m. to play the Lakers tomorrow.

After experiencing a playoff-like schedule for more than two months, the schedule suddenly became so tight, and the Eagles were still a little uncomfortable.

After Liu Mang got up in the morning and took his little Loli for a run, he had breakfast. He held his daughter in one arm and the little Loli in the other, hugging her left and right while watching TV programs. After a while, at nine o'clock, he

Take your family to the airport to meet your teammates and head to Los Angeles.

Alexia was loading Liu Mang's large and small bags. After Liu Mang saw that two boxes had been pushed out, Alexia was still packing a large bag of clothes and held a moment of silence for Iguodala.

Liu Mang pinched Avril's face. The baby was sleeping so well. The little loli was watching Japanese cartoons introduced during the winter vacation in the United States. Japanese animation has become more and more popular in recent years. The golden age of Japanese comics was in the 1980s.

From the 1990s to the 1990s, there is now a decline in production, but the cartoons produced by the comics of the golden age have entered another golden decade in the early years of the new century, and people in mainstream countries in the world are very fond of them.

their cartoons.

Liu Mang started to think about some things...

"Gary Payton's defensive training card: complete training goals through multiple drills, and upgrade the pressing style to the characteristic: gloves."

Liu Mang looked at the training details of the training card, and it was much more troublesome than attacking! There were 16 trainings in total, and each training was divided into two four hours, ranging from foot movement to judging the timing of reaching out, from the choice of pressing and withdrawing the chair.

...A total of 16 small details on defense.

There is a saying circulating in the NBA that a scorer who averages 15 points or 20 points per game can be found in seven or eight drafts in a year. Even if it is a small draft year, if only pure scorers are considered, there will be many in one year, but one

A true defensive master can only be drafted once or twice a year.

As for Payton, apart from Jordan, Artest, and Ron Harper, there is no one else in the NBA's 60-plus years of history. There hasn't been one in ten years.

It’s really difficult to become an offensive and defensive superstar!

However, Liu Mang is still full of motivation. If he can raise his defense to the level of a true best defensive team, then including defense, will his performance have the possibility of breaking 100 in the systematic evaluation?

As for guarding against this training card, I can only wait until after playing the Lakers and practice shooting first to maintain the feel.

Liu Mang deeply felt the disadvantage of a low starting point, but it also gave him motivation. If the starting point is low, just work harder!

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At two o'clock in the afternoon on December 31, the Eagles arrived at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. When they arrived at the airport, they could already feel the enthusiasm of Los Angeles.

Mainly... there are too many Chinese fans!

This time it is a true "Chinese Derby" of equal strength, which has brought endless reveries to Chinese fans.

Iguodala carried a big bag on his back, his own small bag hung on his chest, dragging two huge suitcases, and struggled to put things in Liu Mang's room.

On Liu Mang's side, he was waiting in the parking lot with his parents, San Niu, two babies, a bodyguard and a Filipino maid.

After a while, Kobe drove a nine-seater business car over.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, Levia, Aida, hello, and Dinah..." Kobe ignored Liu Mang and high-fived the little lolita, "I'll help you put your things on it, you get in the car first.

Bar……"

"Help!" Kobe didn't even call out Liu Mang's name, and was still resenting the post-up play.

Liu Mang didn't take it to heart. He was soft-spoken and short-handed. Kobe bought another villa in Beverly Hills. The previous villa was vacant and used it when receiving guests. Liu Mang made a call and Kobe

Although he was unhappy, he still respected Liu Mang's family and could not lose his etiquette. He lent the villa out and even bought new ones for all the indoor items yesterday.

Looking at Liu Mang, Kobe became angrier as he thought about it!
Chapter completed!