Liu Mang scored three three-pointers in a row!

The Hornets kept scoring goals, but the Eagles widened the point difference wider and wider! From the smallest point difference of 1 point, it was widened to 7 points!

With more than three minutes left, Byron Scott quickly called a timeout!

Liu Mang scored three three-pointers in a row, and the Echeng fans at the scene went crazy!

Paul played very well from the second half of the third quarter to the fourth quarter. He scored 16 points in more than one quarter, which was an extremely outstanding performance.

However, Liu Mang came up and scored 10 points in three consecutive shots!

All of a sudden, Liu Mang's score soared from 19 points to 29 points!

Just playing "just a dozen" like this, Liu Mang is actually about to average points per game again!

The fans at the scene now understand a little bit.

What is a superstar?

This is a superstar!

Just like Tracy McGrady only played 14 minutes in the first half and scored 15 points, it was too easy for these two people to score!

Paul is very good. When he scored 16 points on 7 of 11 shots, the fans also cheered him. However, now they find that Paul is too young in front of Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady!

I heard a fan at the scene yelled "MVP" at Liu Mang after Byron Scott called a timeout after Liu Mang made a three-pointer. Paul feels so depressed now!

Even heavier pressure appeared on Paul than when he was teased by the opponent in the first half.

Paul feels even more miserable now than he did in the first half.

This feeling of trying hard to catch up with the score difference, and catching up with the score difference while the opponent is resting, and then suddenly widening the score difference again when the opponent comes up, is more heart-breaking than the feeling of being teased before.

A feeling.

A feeling of despair!

This guy, how could anyone win over him!

Having been teased, teased, and beaten before, Paul never felt that desperate because he was being targeted.

Now in a direct one-on-one fight, Paul was ravaged even more miserably!

Being beaten one-on-one directly by the opponent, Paul's heart has cooled down now...

As for the Eagles, their morale has now been ignited by Liu Mang!

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After the timeout, the two teams made no substitutions.

Paul received the ball in the frontcourt and immediately passed it to JR Smith. JR Smith faced McGrady's defense and made a three-pointer...

This time McGrady's defense was much different from the lazy defense he had just come back from after an hour's rest. He became serious and stayed very close.

But the nerve knife is the nerve knife, JR Smith hit another three-pointer!

The score difference returned to 4 points again.

But before the Hornets had the illusion of coming back, McGrady ran directly towards the frontcourt after failing to block the defense. Kwame Brown quickly picked up the ball and sent it to Liu Mang. Liu Mang passed the ball to McGrady.

The side was chased by JR Smith and Paul, and was distributed to Jason Terry in the middle. Jason Terry did not enter the three-point line, so he chased and shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc!

Also hit!

Jason Terry didn't want Liu Mang to be the best. He was also very hot in the fourth quarter. In addition to being intercepted once before, he made two three-pointers. Now, he made three out of three!

Still 7 points difference!

There was hope of chasing points, and the opponent immediately pulled away. There was hope of catching up again, and then the opponent hit another three-pointer... Paul and his teammates were about to collapse!

Worse than being abused!

Finally, Paul couldn't help it any longer and used his speed to rush to the basket and forcefully take a shot while being pressed against Liu Mang...

"Snapped……"

Liu Mang took advantage of his height and directly pressed the ball down!

The ball hit Paul's knee and bounced out of bounds!

Looking back, McGrady's three-pointer also fired!

When Liu Mang was directly double-teamed by Paul and J.R. Smith, McGrady received a pass from Liu Mang and made an open three-pointer!

96 to 86, 10 points difference! 1 minute and 13 seconds left!

The Eagles seal the win!

After the Hornets came over and Paul missed a mid-range jumper because of his mental breakdown, Liu Mang grabbed Paul's defensive rebound at the edge of the basket, and the Hornets started to commit a tactical foul.

Liu Mang was sent to the free throw line and made one of two free throws, raising his statistics to 30 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. Another solid 30 points!

As Paul faced Liu Mang's defense from outside the three-point line, he forced his three-pointer back and flew out of bounds. With 31 seconds left, the Hornets were 11 points behind and no more fouls were committed. The situation was over.

Byron Scott replaced all the main players, and Paul sat on the bench. Seeing Liu Mang score 30 points again, it was like a joke. Paul really wanted to go to Cleveland to find his old brother for a hug and comfort.

...Boss Ace bullies people!

In the end, the Eagles narrowly defeated the Hornets with a score difference of 97 to 88, 9 points.

With 29 wins and 1 loss, the Eagles won three consecutive victories and continued their violent record.

I didn’t have time to catch up with Paul. On the night after the game against the Hornets, after a brief interview, the Eagles’ physical therapy was done in the car and on the plane. I rushed to Minneapolis overnight. Tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.

The second game within 24 hours is about to begin.

The weak and helpless Paul was left hiding in the corner drawing circles...

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On January 4, the Eagles arrived at their hotel in Minneapolis at 2:30 in the morning.

Liu Mang didn't fall asleep until dawn. He was so unaccustomed to it. The easy schedule of the previous two months suddenly became so tight, and even the Eagles players were not used to it.

He slept until 11 o'clock in the morning. Liu Mang slept for about five hours, but his head still felt like a mess. Not only Liu Mang, but also the rest of the Eagles team.

But they had to start preparing for the afternoon game. The Eagles continued to hold team meetings and did not conduct tactical training in the afternoon, allowing the players to continue to rest.

Most of the players couldn't sleep at noon. At four o'clock, the Eagles players came to the target center and started to warm up.

The same was true last season. The schedule was easy at the beginning of the season, but the schedule suddenly became tight in the middle of the season, and the players did not adapt at first.

It’s just that this time it’s even more extreme. They played five fewer games than most other teams in the first two months, and one less game in the last month. That is, the three-month schedule from January to March is better than other teams.

The team has two more games, and the normal one-month schedule is already quite full. There are usually 14 to 15 games in 30 days. On average, it is almost one game every two days. Two games are crammed in, and one more game is added.

The game arrangement may require two more back-to-back games.

Coach Kruger looked at the laziness of the players and could only wait for the players to get used to it.

The main reason is that I didn't expect that yesterday's game was so exciting that it actually reached a critical moment. It forced a 50-50 situation in the last 6 minutes. If it weren't for Liu Mang's good condition, he would have scored 30 points on 9 of 16 shots.

, and organized the offense well, got 13 assists, and almost lost.

This also allowed several of the Eagles' main players to be on the court at the last moment of yesterday's game.

Fatigue is the key point that coach Krueger needs to pay attention to in the middle of the season.

Liu Mang's body is actually not tired. He took a shot of physical potion when he got up in the morning. After eating a nutritious meal at noon, his body is fine, but his heart is very tired...

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At 5:10, Liu Mang led his teammates into the court at the Target Center. The Hawks' back-to-back games against the Timberwolves soon came.

Basically, apart from holding a meeting and analyzing the opponent, there was basically no time to prepare, and everyone in the meeting was still dozing off.

On the Timberwolves side, after playing the Spurs on the 1st, they had two days of rest, waiting for the Hawks to come.

After Liu Mang entered the court, he looked at the opponent's players.

Garnett, whose ability rating is 98. Garnett, who is about to turn 30, is still in his prime, and his style of play can continue for several years. He averaged 22 points, 13.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game this season for six consecutive years.

With the data of 20 10 5, there is no limit to the almightiness.

It's just that besides Garnett, the Timberwolves' best player is Ricky Davis...

The contract Garnett signed in the summer of 2004 significantly reduced his salary, from 28 million to 16 million, just to allow the team to recruit players. In the 2003-04 season, he saw two helpers, Alien and Madman.

After receiving huge help, I knew I had to cut my salary and look for teammates. However, the Timberwolves' honey operation does not require Cassel, and the lunatic's death wish makes no one else willing to come to this icy and snowy ghost place in Minnesota.

Garnett's salary cut is useless. His salary this season is only 18 million, and the Timberwolves' total salary is only 45 million. It's not that the Timberwolves are unwilling to spend money, otherwise they wouldn't have signed such a big contract with Garnett in the 1990s.

To do such a desperate thing as privately promising a maximum salary in three years in order to create bird rights for Joe Smith, it can be seen that the Timberwolves boss is not willing to spend money and is willing to pay the luxury tax.

It's just that their general manager McHale accomplished nothing last summer except helping the Celtics secure Ricky Davis' contract. He finally got a first-round pick to select Rashad McCants, North Carolina's fourth youngster.

Another North Carolina freshman, the results were just as bad as the other three North Carolina stars.

The Timberwolves have played 34 games so far, with 12 wins and 22 losses, and have left the playoff ranks early.

There was nothing worth studying. Liu Mang sat on the bench and closed his eyes to rest. Starting from April last year, it has been more than eight months since he had to rush to play a game overnight. Liu Mang had a headache.
To be continued...