Of course, Eagles fans support their own team unconditionally.

At 7:10 in the evening, this world-famous game was about to start in 20 minutes.

The major TV stations' additional broadcasts were already planned after the Eagles won 70 games and cannot be changed.

When Liu Mang entered the stage, he still received cheers from the audience.

The five main players of the Eagles did not play, but Liu Mang continued to play, which actually gave Liu Mang some impression points. It took a lot of courage to play in a game that most people thought the Eagles gave up on their own initiative.

OK.

Moreover, when the players of the two teams entered the court, they didn’t feel like I was going to lose on purpose and just play casually, or the other team was going to lose on purpose and we were going to play casually.

After the entrance ceremony, the coaching staff and players of both teams gathered together to discuss tactics. Instead, they took the game more seriously and focused than usual.

"Although Tracy and Jason are not playing, we cannot have the mentality of playing casually. Our goal is still to win!" Liu Mang emphasized this point.

If you just want to simply give up the game, the coaching staff can just tell you directly. There is no need to take a break. You can just make random substitutions during the game and interrupt your own rhythm.

But the coaching staff didn't want to do that, and they didn't want to destroy the team's good rotation and tactical system, so they adopted the rotation method.

If you win in this way, then you win.

On the Jazz side, this game was more serious, from the coaching staff to the players.

The opponent gave up three All-Stars, a first defense, and a potential newcomer that other teams were jealous of and could build a team around them. If they lost all these games, their morale would probably collapse.

The Jazz were forced into a must-win situation, and making the playoffs was secondary. Losing this kind of game would hurt the enthusiasm of young players too much.

The live TV broadcasters saw the tension on the benches of the two teams and keenly put their cameras on the benches of the two teams.

Even Tracy McGrady and Rasheed Wallace, who were wearing suits, were on the bench to help with the final tactical preparations. It seemed that the Eagles were very serious and did not show any feeling that they were bound to lose. On the contrary, they were more serious than usual.

Discuss more seriously.

The Jazz are equally serious and urgent.

This relieved a lot of the depressed mood of the TV fans watching this game.

It seems like the Eagles deliberately inflicted "injuries" on five of their stars for draft picks, but the remaining players they have to play still want to win!

In this way, fans' expectations have increased!

Although the current lineup seems to make the Eagles far inferior to their opponents, except for Liu Mang, who is an absolute strength, among the remaining players on the Eagles side who can play, Kwame Brown, the strongest, also has a certain relationship with Boozer.

difference.

In other positions, the Hawks were unfortunately suppressed by the Jazz in all directions.

Liu Mang looked at the players on the opposite side. Boozer's ability rating was 89, his offense was 93, and his rebounds were 99. He was entering his peak period, with a sharp mid-range shot, excellent in face-to-face and back-to-the-basket singles, and top-notch rebounding ability, averaging 21 points and 11.8 points per game.

3 assists on the board.

If it weren't for the fact that the defense was rated 68, it was surprisingly good in low-post defense, but it was very poor in defense against breakthroughs, pick-and-rolls, and air cuts, and the defensive effort was average. Even Nash

He doesn't have that kind of defensive enthusiasm. Looking at the offensive end alone, Boozer's scoring ability displayed this season among the Western Conference power forwards is second only to Nowitzki. Pure personal offensive ability, Stoudemire's reimbursement

Er and Shawn Marion, who played very well this year, are not as good as Boozer. Elton Brand may be on the same level as Boozer.

Deron Williams, with an ability rating of 79, is a very good rookie. He is as strong as a calf. He is good at one-on-one defense, but very poor at off-ball defense. He averages 11 points, 3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. What worries Liu Mang the most is

With his strength rating of 90, he is the next Baron Davis! That butt is so tempting, even better than Paul's!

No wonder Deron only got 20 points twice this season, both by beating Paul. This is an era where the hips determine the strength of the point guard.

Kirilenko, ability evaluation 88, offense 78, defense 95, averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game. Average scoring ability, no shooting ability, but excellent air cutting, excellent passing, excellent rebounding, and excellent blocking.

...Besides shooting, he's the most complete player in the league.

Okur continues to improve, and his ability evaluation has been raised to 81. He is a three-point shooter and the Jazz's second-leading scorer. He averages 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He has no blocking ability, but has excellent blocking ability and interferes with shots under the basket.

Very capable, with an offensive rating of 82, good dribbling but no breakthrough ability. His strongest point is his three-point long-range shooting ability of 85, and his mid-range shooting ability rating is also 83, but his shooting ability at the basket is only 80, and he has almost no power attack ability, which is 80.

The defensive evaluation is very good.

The Jazz's three frontcourts are very strong! Together they average nearly 28 rebounds per game.

Only the shooting guard is weak. Devin Brown's ability evaluation of 67 is not as good as Gordon Kirisek and Matt Halprin on the Jazz bench, but these two are the Jazz's most valuable players from the Hawks.

Inspired by this, Halprin, who averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds per game, and Gordon Kirisek, who averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists per game, came on the bench, giving the Jazz a strong point in their rotation.

The Jazz's lineup, that is, in the Wild West, may not even make the playoffs. The inside group they are proud of is in the Western Conference... just like that, even the seventh-ranked Nuggets in the Western Conference have a group of

A tough inside line.

But the Eagles have Liu Mang!

Therefore, the current impression of the strength of the two teams on people is that they are evenly matched. The serious and positive attitude shown by the Eagles makes people feel that this game will definitely be good to watch!

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Following the video of Rasheed Wallace's roar, the fans at the scene burst into cheers even louder than usual.

Fans also understand that after the players play passionately on the court, they can't care about so much. The team is excited, mainly because Liu Mang is excited. There is still a possibility of winning this game!

Fans want the Jazz's draft picks, but they are even more eager to see their team break the Bulls' historical record as soon as possible. They can't wait!

However, the Eagles' devilish home court is of no use to the Jazz. It can affect Parker to the Spurs, but for Jazz players whose home court is the most fanatical home court in the NBA, it is not a problem at all!

The main players of the Jazz who played away games were all out, with Deron Williams, Devin Brown, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, and Memet Okur appearing in the lineup.

Boozer felt the fanaticism when he came on the field. He missed it very much, but he was more serious. The thing he was most familiar with when he went to the Jazz was the fanatical atmosphere at the Energy Solutions Arena. Now that he is back to play at Phillips Arena, he doesn't have much discomfort.

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Today Boozer just had a brief chat with Liu Mang before the game, and then devoted himself to preparing for the game.

Boozer must win today. Only if he wins can he have a chance to enter the playoffs. And if he has a chance, he must win the last game at home against the Warriors.

The Jazz will not be guaranteed to enter the playoffs if they win against the Hawks, which is also one of the reasons why Liu Mang, the opponent, is still ready to go all out in this game.

There are too many uncertainties in the NBA, and this is a big uncertainty factor.

The Hawks sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Korver, Iguodala, David Lee, and Kwame Brown.

Kwame Brown and Okur came to the center circle to jump the ball.

Kwame Brown thought he had to give up the game, but the coaching staff and Liu Mang both said that he would not give up and would try his best. Kwame Brown was infected by Liu Mang's positive attitude and the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene, and he changed his mind despite his teammates.

When it comes to cooking, I am determined to go all out!

The referee came to the center circle, blew the whistle to start the game at 7:30, and threw the ball into the air. Kwame Brown jumped up hard and won the jump ball with an absolute advantage.

After Liu Mang caught the ball, he immediately advanced quickly!

it is as expected!

The Jazz players retreated quickly and settled into a defensive formation. Coach Sloan's iron-blooded management made the Jazz's defense play very well. The average score per game was only 97 points, which is a bit short. This season, the league average is 98 points per game.

points, but the Jazz only allowed 94 points per game, ranking ninth lowest in the league.

When Liu Mang quickly crossed the center line, Kirilenko defended him. His prediction and defensive awareness were excellent, and he blocked Liu Mang's rapid advance.

Liu Mang quickly transferred the ball to Iguodala near the left sideline. Then Liu Mang pressed Kirilenko's abdomen with his arm and cut inside against Kirilenko's stomach. When he went around, his elbow

He exerted his strength and gave Kirilenko a punch in the stomach.

Kirilenko had a stomachache and was unable to catch up for a while, but was cut into the three-point line by Liu Mang!

Liu Mang sprinted towards the basket from the center. At the same time, Iguodala, who received Liu Mang's pass, quickly changed direction and passed Deron who was guarding him. Deron's single defense is actually good, but he has a big

His shortcoming is that he likes to stare at the ball holder. When the person he is guarding is not the ball holder, it is too easy for his defender to catch the ball and break through.

Iguodala broke through from the left, Liu Mang cut into the basket directly in the middle, Boozer and Okur and Kirilenko, who had slowed down to catch up, Deron attacked the two, Iguodala will

The ball was passed to David Lee in the middle distance on the right who was let go by Boozer. David Lee did not take credit. When Kirilenko switched defenses to cover up, he passed the ball to the basket. Kwame Brown

After catching the ball, he dunked with both hands and scored two points!

The Eagles took advantage of the Jazz's somewhat chaotic defensive formation at the beginning and played a beautiful four-man coordination!

Although the Jazz did not defend, their defense was very purposeful and motivated!
Chapter completed!