The two referees had doubts about the ownership of the ball. They had to watch the replay to determine whether the ball finally came into contact with Liu Mang's left hand or Odom's left hand.

Kobe ignored Liu Mang's pretentious behavior, which he saw several times every year. He had more important things to do now, so he called several teammates on the court to discuss it together.

Liu Mang wanted to eavesdrop, but was pushed away by a player who was 2.26 meters tall...

"Short-handed men have no loyalty!"

Liu Mang snarled at Yao Ming, and then was called away by Tracy McGrady. They also wanted to take this time to discuss the countermeasures for the Lakers players' independent adjustment of their playing style just now.

Liu Mang also knew that the current situation was not really that good, and Odom also became more focused. Even a few minutes of concentration was a troublesome thing.

Liu Mang also concentrated on thinking and analyzing, and then talked to his teammates about some small details that should be paid attention to.

The two No. 24 players are the souls of their respective teams. After the discussion, the two No. 24 players concluded: "The guy opposite is just lucky to have so many good teammates, but I also have you. With you by my side, I

I believe we are the strongest!"

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After watching the replays several times, the referee determined that the last thing the ball touched was Liu Mang's hand.

The ball was slapped out of bounds by Liu Mang! It was still the Lakers' ball, but there were only 7 seconds left in the attack time!

The Lakers baseline ball, Odom sent the ball to Kobe, Kobe directly singled out, faced McGrady's defense and hit a mid-range jumper.

There's nothing we can do about it. McGrady has done the best he can, but a guy like Kobe, who has no difficulty in creating difficulties but still has to make a few blind shots, can still maintain a shooting percentage of over 45% all year round.

It's really not the defense that has the final say whether to score or not.

The Maimang combination partners in the backcourt, and they have to fight positional battles. After all, with Gasol here, the style of play is very simple and clear. Take turns holding the ball and attacking from the outside.

No one could stop Liu Mang, who had an open hand. After McGrady broke through and attracted Odom to help defend, Marion helped Liu Mang block Kobe. McGrady passed the ball to Liu Mang, and Liu Mang passed the arc to the right side of the three-point line.

A big step forward and a three-pointer from far away!

3-for-3 three-pointers!

25 to 18, a difference of 7 points!

Gasol returned to his own basket with all his strength. Now the most important thing for the Hawks is defense!

Liu Mang's touch is open. Whether he shoots by himself, attracts off-ball flankers or blocks defenses without the ball, he can help the Eagles score. It's just a matter of his own scoring and his teammates' scoring. Anyway, Liu Mang's touch ignites the Eagles' offense.

It's just a matter of time, unless McGrady, Scola, and Marion are the three guys who keep working hard.

But when the Lakers attacked, the Lakers' style of play changed, and Yao Ming returned to the mid-range.

However, after Yao Ming went to the mid-range, he not only used the mid-range as a containment point, but also helped Kobe to block Tracy McGrady when Kobe came around. Kobe took the initiative to run in the direction of Yao Ming. In the current maximum utilization

To a certain extent, the role of Yao Ming's huge body can be brought out.

When Kobe was running, Odom passed Marion with breakthrough skills that seemed completely inconsistent with his size, and broke into the inside. Liu Mang originally lost the ability to shrink and flank Kobe, and could only cover Odom.

Clip it over.

Odom was blocked by Liu Mang, and Marion was in position to attack, but at this time, Kobe used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to get around the basket from the center, received the ball and easily avoided the shrinking Gasol for a layup...he didn't score,

But Odom didn't stop after passing the ball. He bypassed Liu Mang and grabbed the offensive rebound and put it in for two points!

Odom's offensive performance was explosive this time!

One person did it all!

After two more rounds, the two teams stuck to their established style of play. When the ball went dead, the Lakers made no substitutions. The Hawks tentatively replaced Gasol and replaced him with Gasol.

Substitute Brad Miller, who can open up more space and can pass the ball and pick and roll.

Yao Ming is indeed a mid-range threat, and it is a very effective threat.

But the threat is just a threat. If Yao Ming goes to the mid-range, he will have no lethality. The most powerful thing about him is that he is the most dominant super center in singles after O'Neal! And he is the only super center recognized by O'Neal.

But Gasol is too fat! And now he is fat and strong! Fat and muscular!

Of course, with Gasol as a human shield, the Hawks can't completely stifle the Lakers' offense. Yao Ming has a mid-range shot, Kobe can drop down low, and Odom can also serve as a point guard to organize the offense.

But at the very least, the Hawks blocked Yao Ming's killer move in the low post, forcing Yao Ming to go to the mid-range.

In one-on-one singles, you can score the ball with a 60-70% hit rate, and you don't need any tactics at all. Back then, with O'Neal, and now with Yao Ming who still has enough physical fitness, their singles were the strongest tactics.

Although cutting off the opponent's "super tactic" cannot completely kill them, the most important thing the Hawks want Gasol to do is that Gasol can do it to the extreme.

Moreover, Gasol was replaced, and Yao Ming did not rush back to the inside, but maintained the style of play of the past few rounds.

After all, the team play in the past few rounds was very effective. He felt that he could return to the inside for singles. The Hawks would definitely replace Gasol again. Once the singles effect was not good, it would affect the tacit understanding just now.

If you play this way, the gains outweigh the losses.

The Hawks' goal of forcing Yao Ming into the mid-range was successful.

but!

The X factor of Odom made the Eagles' idea of ​​solidifying their advantage come to nothing!

Odom's breakthrough, passing, rebounding awareness...

Top notch in all aspects!

Under Odom's offensive organization, although the Lakers failed to bring out Yao Ming's low-post killer characteristics, the offensive end was not affected except for the three rounds after the official timeout. Kobe Bryant was in Odom's game.

Play better with help!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Eagles' offense was as Liu Mang expected. Liu Mang scored 17 points in the first eight minutes, and only 3 points in the next four minutes, just in a single quarter.

20 points, but he got 1 assist in the next four minutes. Moreover, as long as Liu Mang used the pick-and-roll, the two of them would block him first, allowing Marion or Brad Miller to have better space. The key is Liu Mang.

When Mang plays a pick-and-roll without the ball, the opponent's main goal is to block him, one to block him from catching the ball, and the other to block him from cutting around the pick-and-roll again.

After the first quarter, the Eagles led 34 to 30 and entered the intersection with a 4-point lead.

A commentator from the TV station commented: Apart from the long-term brain teaser, it is really hard to say that there is anything Odom can't do in basketball.

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Looking at McGrady who was out of breath after playing the first quarter, he looked at the opponent's all-around warrior who scored 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in less than half a quarter...

In Liu Mang's opinion, that guy looked like Tracy McGrady who had grown a few centimeters taller, weighed more than ten kilograms, and was slower!

Of course, unlike McGrady, who is top-notch in all-round abilities and is close to the top, Odom is worse than McGrady in all-round abilities. McGrady is not rated particularly high except for rebounds, steals, etc., and almost everything else is 88 or 89.

Evaluation, when Odom is serious, his technical evaluation is almost all around 85. If Odom's height were to be the same as Tracy McGrady, if he is serious, his ability evaluation would be just at the top level, but he can't stand it, but Odom is taller

!Two meters 10! And it’s a real inside body. No matter how hard you practice, you can’t get taller.

He breaks through like a small forward, shoots like a shooting guard, passes like a point guard, and can rush for offensive rebounds like a center with excellent physical fitness.

No matter how many times I've seen it, Odom's style of play is so surreal.

Seriously, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between Odom Kobe and Magic Kobe’s cross-time and space combination...

However, Liu Mang's fighting spirit is very high now!

They are on top!

In the first half of the first quarter, Gasol was furious, and in the second half, Odom was furious. The Lakers performed so coquettishly when Yao Ming was targeted, and the Eagles were still 4 points ahead. In other words, the Eagles were

The competition has been a success so far!

Seeing Wade, Jason Terry, Grant Hill, and Kwame Brown getting ready to play, Liu Mang put aside his surprise at Odom and prepared to continue playing in the second quarter.

After returning from the break, the Lakers sent Anfernee Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Radmanovic, Odom, and Gasol into the lineup.

No matter what happens, there will always be two of the Lakers' top three super insiders.

Zen Master looked at the opponent's lineup, one large and four small. The opponent's super perimeter group gave him a headache.

On the other hand, Coach Kruger of the Eagles probably has a few fewer hairs, and the opponent's super inside group also gives him a headache.

However... after the head coaches of the two teams looked at each other's lineups, they couldn't help but look at each other's bench. The two head coaches looked at each other and saw that the other team had the same idea, and they felt a sense of sympathy for each other.

Since the Hawks relied on the outstanding performance of a group of super perimeter players in the first quarter to circumvent the shortcomings of insufficient offensive ability inside, the Lakers used three super insiders to play a team offense. The defensive ends of both teams were unable to do anything to anyone. In the second quarter,

When it was time to rotate the lineups, both teams set up offensive lineups, both wanting to make a splash!

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers attacked.

Liu Mang watched Pence advance, and Jason Terry defended him. Of course, Jason Terry was defending the opponent's weakest perimeter player.

After Penny's contract expired in 2006, he went to Europe to recuperate from an injury for a year. This summer, he returned to the NBA and joined the Lakers. Through his relatively outstanding performance in the training camp, he got a non-guaranteed contract. He has played 16 games so far this season.

In each game, he averaged 0.5 three-pointers with a 42% three-point shooting rate, and averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 assists in 15 minutes of playing time per game.

Now Pence can only be responsible for driving the ball to the frontcourt next to Kobe.
Chapter completed!