Kill!

To cause harm!

Liu Mang has been comparing assists and three-pointers with Nash.

But the Suns rely exclusively on three-pointers. The Hawks have Liu Mang, a super three-pointer who ranks first in history with an average of four three-pointers per game. However, the Hawks' team's three-point shooting percentage ranks only fifth in the league.

, compared with the Suns, Warriors, SuperSonics, and Mavericks, there is a certain gap. The Hawks are strong in rebounding and scoring at the basket. With the Three Eagles attacking from the outside, the Hawks are most powerful in the paint.

Those guys.

The Hawks have now played four fewer games than the Heat. Counting the games against the Suns, they have also played three fewer games than the Heat. Especially with three consecutive visits in the Western Conference, they may not necessarily have a better record than the Heat after playing.

Don't worry about it for now, just roll up your sleeves and do it.

Generally speaking, the third quarter was good, because there was really no defense against the opponent. Only Kwame Brown was a little tired, and Kwame Brown also rested for half a quarter in the second half of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles

The team once again deployed the strongest combination of Triple Eagle, Marion and Kwame Brown.

For the Suns, Nash, Laga Bell, Josh Smith, Kurt Thomas, and Diaw entered the lineup.

The Eagles attacked first, and Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

Liu Mang saw Laja Bell coming up on defense and stuck close to him, trying to squeeze past him when he and his teammates were on the pick-and-roll, not giving the Hawks any space to block him. He looked like he would rather let Liu Mang break through than give him a three-pointer.

Opportunities and pick-and-roll passing opportunities.

When Liu Mang saw this, he immediately waved to McGrady for a pick-and-roll. When McGrady approached Liu Mang's right side, Laga Bell immediately raised his arms, trying to separate the space between Liu Mang and McGrady's pick-and-roll. This is what Liu Mang wanted!

Having been prepared for a long time, Liu Mang grabbed the ball with his right hand and swung it from bottom to top to the right, hitting Laga Bale's arm that was already reaching behind Liu Mang's back...

"Andewan!"

Liu Mang's arm hit Laga Bell's arm and the ball was knocked out of his hand.

"Ding...Pengci Master Level 5 trigger..."

The referee really didn't want to call the ball, but he thought that he was a professional referee and couldn't act on impulse...

"Beep..."

The referee's whistle was a beat too slow. When Laga Bell saw the ball slipping from Liu Mang's hand, he rushed forward and hugged the ball before the referee's whistle blew.

The scene was immediately booed.

In the slow-motion replay of the live TV screen, Liu Mang did not aim at the basket at all, and threw the ball to the right, still shouting 2 1. Even the Eagles fans watching the game in front of the TV felt their faces burning.

of.

But there is also a sense of excitement of doing something bad...

Amid boos from the fans at the scene, the referee gestured toward the technical table to sign for three free throws.

Laga Bell got up and complained to the referee: "This is not a shot!"

Nash and Josh Smith also went up to complain to the referee.

The referee was helpless. His first reaction was that the ball was definitely not for shooting. When Liu Mang grabbed the ball and swung his arms, his body was almost perpendicular to the backboard, but that's the rule. Maybe people like it

Throwing it sideways...

Laga Bell really wanted to kill Liu Mang, but he didn't dare!

He dares to attack any criminal. He has committed crimes against James and Carter. But since the criminal Liu Mang himself was carried into the hospital three years ago, Laga Bell has always been afraid of Liu Mang. He has seen so many people.

After Liu Mang's criminal was seriously injured instead of himself, Liu Mang's reputation as the "God of Plague" has spread among the NBA villain community.

Liu Mang walked to the free throw line and took a deep breath. There were not many free throws today. There were only 3 in the first three quarters. This time he got three at once. It was quite exciting.

Made all three free throws!

98 to 97, the Eagles lead by 1 point!

When the Suns attack, Liu Mang defends Nash, and McGrady defends Josh Smith's cut.

Only when guarding Nash and switching to guard Josh Smith can McGrady become excited.

Nash reached the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Diaw, allowing Diaw to instigate the attack. However, when Diaw received the ball and wanted to direct his teammates to move, he found that there was no need to run, Kurt Thomas was directly empty!

Kurt Thomas pulled to the middle distance and tried to pull Kwame Brown out, but Kwame Brown ignored him and stood on the edge of the three-second zone, moving in and out.

Facing Marion's defense, Diaw hesitated and passed the ball to Kurt Thomas instead of Josh Smith, who had already cut inside under McGrady's defense.

Kurt Thomas received the ball, and McGrady, who followed Josh Smith into the paint, immediately pounced on Kurt Thomas. Kurt Thomas shook for a moment and did not shoot, protected the ball and came to the high post, and handed the ball over again.

In Nash's hands.

Seeing that there were only 10 seconds left, Nash did not hesitate and took advantage of the Kurt Thomas pick-and-roll to rush to the left mid-range and shoot a jumper...

McGrady's defense change was timely, but Nash was Nash, and he also scored with stable mid-range shots.

99 to 98, the Suns still lead by 1 point!

During the transition of offense and defense, the Eagles attacked and Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Laga Bell did not dare to defend like he did in the first round this time and could only stick to Liu Mang.

Laga Bell is really a troublesome character. He moves quickly, has many small moves, is not easy to lose position, and has excellent defensive prediction... a difficult opponent, so Liu Mang used the trick of touching porcelain. He originally wanted to continue, but the opponent

No more chance.

Then rush inside!

Taking advantage of McGrady's defense, Liu Mang rushed inside and was attacked by Josh Smith. Liu Mang did not pass the ball and took the initiative to move towards Josh Smith.

In view of his understanding of Liu Mang and the fact that Raja Bell was fouled just now, Josh Smith did not dare to make a big move to defend him. Liu Mang took advantage of the opponent's mentality and maintained his body balance while pressing forward.

Scored two points on a floater.

The Suns did a pretty good job of defending against each other individually, but without a big center they couldn't play team defense, and they couldn't play a team offense with a big center.

The Suns tried to strengthen their defense at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but failed. The Maiman combination, which had already entered the state, led Jason Terry, and Marion gradually gained the upper hand in the confrontation with the Suns.

Liu Mang previously thought that the Suns had a chance to defeat the Spurs. The reason why he thought there was a chance was that the characteristics of the Suns' current performance were very different from their recruitment plan in the summer!

They want to become a team that integrates offense and defense like the Hawks, but O'Neal and La'Garbage, a strong defensive player with strong defensive capabilities, are not compatible at all. The main thing is on the offensive end. La'Garbage likes to run and shoot.

O'Neal can only stay in position.

The Suns now have one tactic, and the second team has another tactic. The offensive end is quite good, but on the defensive end they have Thomas, Raja Bell, Josh Smith, O'Neal and other outstanding defensive players and they don't know how to arrange them.

Soldiers in formation.

This is also the key to why the Hawks were suppressed for half a game today, because it was very different from the expected dirty defense that the Suns might play. Both of their lineups were unsolvable offensively, but they had huge problems on the defensive end.

In the third quarter, the Hawks used their main force and already had the upper hand. By the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Hawks were more accustomed to the Suns' current five-small lineup.

Although Liu Mang still failed to defend the high post support of his opponent Dioganashe and Josh Smith, Mike Woodson thought of a temporary solution and tried his best to keep the ball in the hands of Josh Smith and Kurt Thomas.

, let the two players with poor shooting from COSCO receive more passes, and Kwame Brown will hold firm at the basket and protect the basket.

Although this method cannot prevent the Suns from picking and rolling, it at least limits the high-post support of the three major offensive masters in the Suns lineup, with Diaw as the axis.

No matter how good the Suns are at shooting, it is impossible to score all three points in a game. Their air-cutting scores are quite powerful. Mike Woodson does not give the Suns high-post opportunities to organize, which reduces their opportunities for air-cutting. The Hawks scored in the third

In the third minute of the fourth quarter, the team successfully led by 3 points, 109-106.

The key point is that Liu Mang caused damage on the offensive end. After quickly scoring 5 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Hawks and Suns took the lead alternately. Finally, Liu Mang scored 8 points in a row and gave Kwame Brown and McGrady

After each sent an assist, the Eagles scored 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the first four minutes, successfully overtaking the score and opening the point difference to 3 points, truly taking control of the initiative!

The Hawks made adjustments, and the Suns also made adjustments. The Suns adjusted their defense, mainly blocking the Hawks' three-pointers and mid-range. However, Liu Mang used his three-point threat to attract Laja Bell's defense, picking and rolling again and again.

Breakthrough, no outside scoring, Liu Mang scored two goals, Kwame Brown scored a goal, Marion scored a goal, plus Liu Mang got a total of 5 free throws and hit 4, beating the Suns basket

!

Although the Suns also scored 9 points in 4 minutes, which was very efficient, their mid-range shots, three-pointers and basket opportunities were blocked. Their two best scoring methods were unable to be used, and they had a large number of mid-range shot opportunities.

It is also impossible to improve efficiency.

After Liu Mang made one of two free throws, the Suns called a timeout.

Coach Gentry replaced Calderon and O'Neal in advance, while Nash, Josh Smith, and Diaw remained on the court.

In the first half, even in the third quarter when the Eagles' main force scored 38 points in a single quarter, Coach Gentry's substitutions were considered sound. In the third quarter, the Eagles led by 6 points in a single quarter. It was not his fault. The Eagles

The team's double eagle Garbattier or Granger paired with Marion and Kwame Brown's forward combination is already one of the strongest lineups in the league.

But this time coach Gentry made a substitution, which made him panic!

After the timeout, the Suns attack.

When the five players of the Suns are currently passing the ball first, the fans saw the Suns' beautiful five-man passing coordination...passed around, and finally the ball went to Diaw, who was open in the mid-range.

Missed the jump shot!

Kwame Brown tried his best to get the ball out when O'Neal was stuck. After receiving the ball, McGrady immediately passed it to Liu Mang who was already running towards the front court. Liu Mang counterattacked and rushed into the inside for a dunk and scored two points.

Liu Mang scored 26 points!

And the score was 111 to 106, giving us a 5-point lead!

As a head coach for the first time, although Gentry has a lineup that allows him to use any imagination, he has also absorbed D'Antoni's running and gunning, the Hawks' rhythm change strategy, and the Spurs' fast offense, but the rookie coach is easy to panic.

, a substitution in the fourth minute of the fourth quarter ruined the Suns' amazing performance in the first half!
To be continued...