Josh Smith dribbled the ball and faced Yao Ming for the first time!

The number of times Josh Smith and Yao Ming have played against each other includes this time, but for the third time, during his rookie season, he played against the Rockets and Josh Smith did not get a chance to play.

This was the first time Josh Smith dribbled the ball and met Yao Ming under the basket. That feeling... He finally knew why James' shooting percentage never exceeded 35% when playing with the Rockets!

For a ball carrier with average footwork and no close range shooting, Yao Ming's huge body is too scary!

"Did Ace just attack this monster under the basket?" Josh Smith was so frightened that he hugged the ball. It was incredible that Liu Mang could rely on Yao Ming to shoot just now!

But at this time, Josh Smith can't pass the ball! Being sandwiched under the basket by the twin towers of Odom and Yao Ming, the vision of Josh Smith and James is not the slightest bit different. The two have similar physical talents, but

The golf IQ is indeed far behind.

Josh Smith forced a throw, but somehow he was not slapped down by Yao Ming and Odom, but it went too far. He threw the ball across the bridge, and the ball hit the outer edge of the right side of the basket, almost missing!

Fortunately, at this time, someone appeared on the right side of the three-second zone!

Liu Mang wearing the Eagles' No. 1 jersey!

When Josh Smith's head was pounding, Liu Mang anticipated this situation and rushed to the basket with his back leaning against Kobe who was defending him. When the ball hit the basket and fell, he took off and jumped.

Pushing the ball in the air, the ball flew back to the top of the basket and fell into it.

Liu Mang scored two points with a tip-in!

2 to 2 draw!

The Eagles are also on fire!

After playing for more than five minutes, the two teams tied at 2-2!

2 points and 4 rebounds. Liu Mang never expected that one day he would rebound more than he scored...

Both teams scored, and the fans felt that the two teams were finally going to start a scoring battle.

However, things did not develop as fans imagined.

When the Lakers were on offense, Liu Mang saw Kobe leaning on Prince to receive the ball on the left side of the free throw line. He immediately rushed up to flank Fisher and directly let Fisher go. This was before his teammates were in a position to switch defenses.

, and ran to flank Kobe.

However, Kobe is now feeling hot, and the trigger of Kobe's time also triggers the trigger of another characteristic.

Stubborn Level 5! This is Kobe’s full-level trait that will never fade!

Liu Mang rushed up and flanked Prince. Kobe saw the two of them defending. This was an open space!

The biggest difference between Kobe and Jordan is that he is more confident than Jordan. He doesn't even move his feet to find space to shoot. He turns over directly, faces the two defenses, and shoots a fadeaway jumper...

Prince interfered very well this time. When he saw Liu Mang coming up, he had a strong sense of coordination. His main purpose was not to interfere with Kobe's shooting, but to press up and prevent Kobe from taking off!

Kobe couldn't completely take off. Even though he leaned back, he couldn't get rid of Liu Mang's defense. Liu Mang pounced diagonally in front of Kobe's left and took off with all his strength. The fingertips of his long right hand brushed the ball!

The ball flew halfway, because Liu Mang touched the ball, lost the power of flight, and fell down.

Fisher rushed up to grab the ball, turned around, adjusted, and took a mid-range shot...

"Snapped"

Liu Mang exploded!

The awareness of blocking shots that was enhanced when I used Ben Wallace is now getting better and better. When I saw Fisher pick up the ball after landing, I immediately continued to pounce towards Fisher. Fisher had just lifted the ball.

To the top of his head, Liu Mang slapped Fisher from the back of the head and lifted Fisher to the ball directly above his head when he was shooting with an anti-aircraft gun!

This slap was so solid that the ball was blown out of bounds like a cannonball!

2 points, 3 blocks and 4 rebounds!

Liu Mang had just half a quarter, 6 minutes, and got 3 blocks and 4 rebounds!

These two consecutive blocks are so awesome!

The fans at the scene were excited!

There are no scores to watch, but there are blocks to watch!

It was a 2-2 tie in six minutes!

Due to the dead ball, the official timeout time just arrived. The referee blew the whistle and entered the official timeout.

The TV broadcasters were speechless, it was so tragic!

Liu Mang high-fived his teammates. He didn’t care about so many things and focused on defense first!

Blocking shots interrupted Kobe's touch, and he also blocked Fisher's shot after grabbing an offensive rebound. Liu Mang was already trying his best!

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After the official timeout came back, the two teams continued to work on their defense.

The physical confrontation is getting bigger and bigger, and the shots are getting tougher and tougher.

Relatively speaking, the stars are okay. No matter how tough they are, they can still score occasionally. Kobe has a shooting percentage that hovers between 35% and 38%, and Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady have a shooting percentage in the early 30s.

, he started to score goals while playing, but physical confrontation has a greater impact on role players!

The stronger you are, the more your opponent dares to double-team you, and the greater the confrontation!

The greater the confrontation, the tougher the role players, and the more difficult it is for several super scorers to shoot.

Kobe started throwing blindly. If the shot wasn't blocked, Kobe would throw a few blindly and he could always throw it in.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang, McGrady, and Jason Terry began to take turns playing in pairs. Mainly McGrady and Jason Terry took turns playing, and Liu Mang was always on the court.

He tried his best to defend and made a few blind shots. Even if he passed the ball to an open teammate, he couldn't make the shot, so he had to make blind shots.

The Lakers were worried about Liu Mang's ability to block shots in the three-second zone. In the first quarter, Liu Mang blocked 3 shots in a single quarter. Later, the Lakers did not take any shots within the free throw line. It was too scary. Other teams

Fortunately, the Lakers were really a little scared when they met Liu Mang. The higher the opponent, the better the effect of Liu Mang's giant killer characteristics!

As for the Lakers, they also did a good job in defending the basket. Yao Ming didn't have a good chance to attack inside today. As soon as he got the ball, the Hawks would attack him, but he couldn't open up to shoot. There were a lot of offensive rebounds, and he was more in the game.

He played a second attack under the basket. Although he was double-teamed in the second attack, he had more opportunities to grab the rebound and shoot directly, and his personal score also began to increase.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led the Lakers by one point, 15-14. After halftime, the Lakers led the Eagles by one point, 34-33.

The two teams combined for less than 70 points at halftime!

The two teams actually took a lot of shots. The Lakers took 44 shots in the half and the Hawks took 46 shots in the half. The main reason was that Yao Ming had 9 rebounds in the half, including 4 offensive rebounds, and Odom had 8 rebounds in the half.

The ball, including two offensive rebounds, gave them 6 more shots in the half, and it was relying on offensive rebounds that allowed the Lakers to score more than 30 points. The Lakers scored 9 points in the second half of the game.

point.

The Lakers had 30 rebounds in the half, which was two-thirds of their season average rebounds!

Kobe scored 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block in the half, and only shot 4 of 11 from the field. Yao Ming had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 turnovers in the half. The two scored more than 70% of the Lakers' scores.

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The Eagles had more rebounds, 33 rebounds in the half. Liu Mang had 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals in the half. He only had 1 assist. The role players really couldn't make a shot. McGrady scored 9 points.

3 rebounds and 2 steals, Jason Terry scored 6 points. The Hawks took 46 shots in total and only scored 33 points. Rasheed Wallace made 1 of 6 in the half, Korver made 1 of 5, about

Smith Smith was 0 for 4, Iguodala was 0 for 3, Mourning was 0 for 2,... Kwame Brown's 2 for 5 was actually the Hawks' highest shooting percentage! But he only scored 4 points.

No one thought that the most intense game this season would be the game between the Lakers and the Eagles!

In a matchup between a player who could score 80 points in a single game by playing 4 minutes less and a player who could score 90 points in a single game, the team was able to score 34 to 33 at halftime!

The broadcasters can only analyze how well the two teams defended and on the offensive end...

This kind of iron fight is rare in the playoffs. There is really nothing to analyze on the offensive end. Both teams can't play well. Role players can't make shots. Stars are double-teamed. They can only rely on the personal abilities of super scorers.

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Liu Mang plus Tracy McGrady plus Jason Terry almost tied with the drug-addicted Lama combination!

However, the score is so low, the fans still find it not boring, mainly because of the process.

Stealing, blocking, chasing shots, counter-stealing...the most beautiful things on the defensive end, they are all there!

The Lakers had 7 blocks in the half, the Hawks had 8 blocks, the Lakers had 6 steals in the half, and the Hawks had 5 steals, but correspondingly, the Lakers made 12 turnovers in the half, and the Hawks made 13 turnovers in the half...

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He scored 8 points on 3-of-10 shots. During the halftime break, Liu Mang saw his own data. He really didn't expect that one day he would be stronger than the little blacksmith...

But Liu Mang also made contributions in other aspects. With the three centers Kwame Brown, Rasheed Wallace, and Mourning taking turns to block Yao Ming, Josh Smith and others rushed to grab rebounds and attract

When the opponent was paying attention, Liu Mang grabbed 9 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds, which gave the Eagles a rebound guarantee. Otherwise, they might not have scored more than 30 points at halftime.

This game allowed Liu Mang to experience the feeling of playing the Spurs in last year's finals, and it was even more intense. The Spurs did not have Kobe Bryant and a man with such an iron elbow. The dedicated inside combination of Odom and Yao Ming was better than Duncan.

The Spurs' interior defense is much stronger when supported by one person.

The key is that there are few free throws, which frustrates Liu Mang's style of play. The penalty standards in the playoffs are very unfriendly to players who are strong in making fouls. The future King of Jingdezhen, in the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors,

The average number of free throws shot has shrunk by nearly half compared to the regular season. These days, there are not as many foul calls as in the past. Liu Mang faced a playoff-level defense. It was difficult to draw fouls and only got 3 free throws.

Scored two free throws.

Not even a three-point chance!

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Liu Mang's balls are hurting here, and his balls are hurting in the visiting team's locker room.

Yao Ming played a full first half!

The good thing is that Yao Ming basically doesn't play in singles, he just stands in position and grabs rebounds.

"BIG-YAO, take a rest?" the Zen master asked.
Chapter completed!