At 7 o'clock in the evening on December 16, the second meeting between the Eagles and Raptors this season officially started.

For the Eagles, the lineup of Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Prince, Marion, and Kwame Brown appears.

For the Raptors, Ford, Joe Johnson, Richard Jefferson, Bargnani, and Milicic appeared in the lineup.

Kwame Brown won the jump ball and the Eagles scored first.

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to McGrady and cut inside.

After McGrady received the ball, Marion ran out from the right baseline to screen for McGrady.

McGrady used Marion's pick-and-roll to pass Joe Johnson and enter the middle. Bargnani switched defenses like a wooden stake. TJ Ford was too late to cover up the defense so quickly. McGrady entered the three-second zone and lobbed the ball to Kwame -

Brown, Kwame Brown received the ball from behind Milicic, who was guarding him, and dunked easily to score two points.

The pick-and-roll between McGrady and Marion was the Hawks' main offensive method in this game when Bargnani was on the court.

Liu Mang used Liu Mang's first cut to compress the opponent's defense to the basket. Marion moved from the bottom line to the top arc at the same time. At this time, Marion pulled out, and Liu Mang's restraint was still there, so the open space was Kwame-

Brown here.

In the last game against the Cavaliers, Marion made two cuts to attract the defense and helped Granger make a three-pointer. Today, the Eagles have two assistants, Milicic and Richard Jefferson.

The Raptors are a master defense team and the Hawks continue to take advantage of this.

Gradually, each player's characteristics are fine-tuned in the direction the team needs. Of course, the team's tactics are also fine-tuned.

The offensive end played very smoothly, taking advantage of TJ Ford's speed and passion but no good team defensive awareness and Bargnani's poor defense, to break through and defeat Richard Jefferson and Milicic.

This disrupted the internal and external connection of the inside and outside defensive combination.

Liu Mang has become a containment point. Of course, after scoring more inside, it will become easier for him and Tracy McGrady to score from the outside.

After Liu Mang saw Kwame Brown succeed in eating the cake, he immediately retreated and focused on defense.

This season, the Raptors averaged 105 points per game through positional warfare, which is quite similar to the Kings back then, and they are more capable in attacking tough situations. They have Joe Johnson, a guy who can score 20 points per game in isolation.

After Milicic arrived in the frontcourt, he immediately came to the high position.

If he goes inside, Milicic's scoring will definitely be much higher. It's not a big problem to score 20 points per game, but he is unwilling to do that. Just playing in low singles and distributing the ball will not fully display his organizational ability. After all, the opponent is

Kwame Brown, he can score a few goals, but the opponent will never double-team him.

It is still necessary to provide high-post support and bring out Joe Johnson's open three-point ability when not playing alone, Bargnani's open mid-to-long-range shooting ability, and TJ Ford and Richard Jefferson's air-cutting ability.

Milicic reached the high post and received a pass from TJ Ford. Sure enough, Milicic saw Kwame Brown blocking his left side, and the right-hand defense gave him a chance to break through.

This is not the point. The point is that Milicic saw TJ Ford just running to the right side of the basket, that is, Liu Mang was also on the right side of the basket. If he broke in, he would inevitably enter Liu Mang's defensive area under the basket, and

TJ Ford has almost no shooting ability.

However, the Raptors still have an off-ball pick-and-roll!

Richard Jefferson cut inside and was stuck by Prince. He didn't get a chance to attack the basket. But his purpose was not to score for himself, but to rush in and help TJ Ford block Liu Mang!

TJ Ford took a step forward with the help of Richard Jefferson's pick-and-roll and was ready to shoot. Generally speaking, at this time, he only needs to catch the ball and put it into the basket!

Milicic grasped the time difference between TJ Ford and Richard Jefferson after the off-ball pick-and-roll. When he was about to pass the ball, he suddenly stopped because Kwame Brown let him go ahead of time.

Move in and flank TJ Ford!

This... let him vote?

When Milicic pushed the ball out, he quickly grabbed it with Kwame Brown's enviable big hands, recovered the ball, and made a jumper from the free throw line...

Liu Mang had already rushed to Milicic and jumped up!

Because Liu Mang made a big move and did not let TJ Ford get close to the baseline, Richard Jefferson used a pick-and-roll from the top line. TJ Ford had no space to cut into the baseline pick-and-roll, so Milicic passed the ball and TJ Ford caught the ball.

The distance is too small!

Milicic took a shot and broke through from the left side of Liu Mang. Marion stepped in. Liu Mang landed on the left side of the free throw line. Milicic made a fake shot and broke through. Liu Mang only jumped lightly when he jumped to block the shot.

He got up and blocked the direction of Milicic's pass to Bargnani.

Liu Mang's mobility and jumping pose a great threat to steal. Milicic faced the attack of Kwame Brown and Marion, and there were TJ Ford, Prince, and Richard Jefferson on the inside.

, very crowded.

When Milicic wanted to look back for someone, Bargnani was already stuck outside the three-point line by Liu Mang, and Joe Johnson was also stuck tightly by Tracy McGrady. Facing this man who had scored consecutive goals on him,

The ball's opponent, Tracy McGrady defended very seriously today!

Milicic had no choice but to attack for three seconds. He leaned on Kwame Brown with his right shoulder, turned sideways and faced the backboard, stood up from his waist, tried his best to stretch the ball towards the backboard with his left hand and forced a shot...

Milicic was very good with his hands and forced a throw that hit the rim and fell in.

Milicic's goal triggered bursts of exclamations from the audience, all the goals were scored!

Kwame Brown really had no choice. The ball was pushed to its limit. The shooting posture and the direct throwing method were obviously unconventional shots. There was nothing the opponent could do if he made the shot.

Although the opponent scored a goal, the Eagles had a good mentality. One or two of these goals were astonishing. They had forced Milicic to the point where they had no choice but to force shots. The defense was successful.

The buff of Liu Mang's strong heart allows the Eagles players to have confidence despite their mediocre record so far this season!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Kwame Brown and Milicic each scored a goal, and the two teams each scored one at the start.

When the Hawks attack again, it's still the pick-and-roll between McGrady and Marion. This time the Raptors attack faster. TJ Ford lets go of Prince and shrinks in. McGrady passes the ball to the right, but not to Prince.

Because Prince is moving, the direction of the pass is the sideline at a 45-degree angle on the right!

A mistake? The fans saw no one there!

Just when the ball was about to go out of bounds, a player No. 24 caught the ball!

Just when TJ Ford was flanking Tracy McGrady, Liu Mang led Richard Jefferson in a running direction not at the left bottom corner and the 45-degree angle on the left where he is best at, but on the right side!

Prince, who was left open, came up to block Richard Jefferson. When Liu Mang ran to the right sideline, he just received a pass from McGrady!

He took a deep breath and took off at the same time. When he jumped, air poured into Liu Mang's mouth. After reaching the top, he took a standard three-point shot...

Liu Mang exhaled his breath as he landed, and at the same time, the ball fell into the basket and made a hollow hit!

After going around the pick-and-roll, Liu Mang scored a three-pointer!

Can't help it!

The Raptors' switching defense ability is too poor. Bargnani and TJ Ford know how to double attack. If they have an average defensive awareness and have two defensive gates in Milicic and Richard Jefferson, they can

They have built a very good defense, but with these two defensive players at the bottom, their head coach Sam Mitchell can't do anything about it.

The Raptors averaged 106 points per game, much higher than the NBA average of 98.1 points per game, but they conceded 101 points per game, which was also much higher than the NBA average of 98.1 points per game.

Against teams without so many stars, the Raptors' defense is actually okay, but when they encounter opponents with strong offense, they can only attack aggressively.

The Raptors were attacking, and Liu Mang was following the advancing TJ Ford. When he got outside the three-point line, Milicic came up to block him without covering up at all!

After Milicic arrived in the frontcourt, he did not go to the high post to ask for the ball, but chose to pick and roll with TJ Ford!

There was no fake move, and it was clear that the Eagles should switch defense quickly.

Milicic has a clear mind when he is not frustrated. They saw it in their first attack. The Eagles wanted to force him into a double attack. The opponent moved quickly and his defense switching speed ranked among the top three in the league. That kind of thing just now

He doesn't have the confidence to play the ball again, not everyone wears No. 24.

TJ Ford used Milicic's pick-and-roll and led Kwame Brown to break through from the right side of the top arc.

Kwame Brown also had a good sense of defense. He did not stick to the ball, but retreated behind him. TJ Ford missed the shot.

After blocking Liu Mang, Milicic cut in from the middle and asked for the ball from TJ Ford. Facing Liu Mang who quickly retreated down the line, Milicic didn't care at all. He just received the ball and ran it in.

However, when TJ Ford was about to pass the ball to Milicic, Liu Mang ran towards the baseline, and Marion had already switched to Milicic!

At this time, Bargnani cut into the basket and collided with Liu Mang. He immediately turned around and leaned sideways against Liu Mang to ask for the ball.

TJ Ford couldn't pass the ball to Milicic, but he grabbed the ball again. He stopped the ball at this position, with Kwame Brown in front of him, there was nothing he could do!

Fortunately, the left side of the basket became the absolute weak side. Bargnani relied on Liu Mang to ask for the ball, and TJ Ford quickly hoisted the ball to the left side of the basket.

The ball did not pass through Milicic's hands!

The Eagles' strategy worked from the start!

Just when Marion switched defense to Milicic and Liu Mang blocked Bargnani and Bargnani collided, the system prompt came!

"Ding... the host has successfully restrained Milicic's high-level support. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the talent skill: Continuous Killing. The first characteristic: rejecting horses. The talent skill: Continuous Killing, has been upgraded to level 2."

What does it take to be a successful containment?

This is a question that Liu Mang has been thinking about for a long time. He has been obsessed with guarding Milicic in the past.

But in the discussion with the coaching staff, Mike Woodson pointed out that to prevent Milicic from the high post, it is not necessary to guard Milicic.

Do you really want to lock down a big center who may be one of the top three supporting talents in the league?

This is unlikely.

So what exactly is the best way to limit Milicic’s high-position support?

This is too difficult. The reason why support is difficult to guard is because of his variability, especially for high-position support players like Milicic who have mid-range shooting. In addition to their experience, their awareness is compared to Duncan, Garnett, and Gasso.

Me, Weber and Divac back then are not bad!

The task is to prevent Milicic from grasping the timing of weak points. Liu Mang has studied it for a long time. What he is planning to experiment today is to make Milicic uncomfortable and let him play singles or not catch the ball at all.
To be continued...