Lost to the Rockets 75-83, lost to the Clippers 93-117...

After a 36-game winning streak, the Hawks lost back-to-back home games against Western Conference teams on the 13th and 14th.

Against the Rockets, only two players from the Eagles scored in double figures. Liu Mang scored 21 points, Scola scored 15 points, and no one else scored in double figures.

Against the Clippers, the offense was better, but the defense collapsed again.

Sometimes, even most of the time, the state is so good that there is no need to use tactics.

In fact, during the 36-game winning streak, the Eagles' tactics were not always very good, and they were divided into two stages.

In the first 18 consecutive victories, the tactics were very good. When we defeated the Suns in the 18th consecutive victory, we still followed the tactics meticulously.

But after 18 consecutive victories, the next 18 consecutive victories, including a double defeat of the Lakers, were all done by the old madam. The Hawks completely relied on their state to crush their opponents, and they did not use much tactics.

What is the purpose of tactics?

Get easy scoring opportunities and get better shooting opportunities.

What does better shooting opportunities and easier scoring opportunities mean? It means being able to shoot the ball more confidently.

But during the Eagles' 18-game winning streak, they didn't need those things at all. No matter how good their opponent's defense was, the Eagles could still score the ball.

That kind of state is simply great. When the opponent is close, you can shoot the ball, and sometimes you can make it. But in addition to relying on luck, you need to have the kind of acumen to seize the opportunity of the moment.

He has a great sense of smell and can seize the slightest opportunity in defense. Those who can seize such opportunities are undoubtedly superstars.

Normally, when shooting against the defense, even Kobe only has an overall shooting percentage of 45.6%, and Liu Mang is about the same.

But during the subsequent 18-game winning streak, anyone on the Hawks could guarantee that kind of shooting percentage. However, by the time they beat the Heat for their 35th consecutive victory, the Hawks' offense had actually wilted. The game against the Magic was probably a return to form, and then in

With Iguodala, Gay, Artest, Landry, Bynum, Mutombo and others, the Rockets' defense completely collapsed, setting the Hawks' lowest scoring record this season.

After playing against the Clippers, the Clippers took advantage of some of the Hawks' current problems, and the Hawks' defense failed to show off at all.

This kind of problem is what Coach Krueger is worried about.

For a time, the state was so good that it led to a decrease in the team's tactical discipline. They were too eager to rely on good form to win, and the offense was unable to score and the defense lost enthusiasm...

This kind of problem is very troublesome. Even if there is no problem with physical fitness due to the rotation, it will still be very troublesome. It may be solved when the hand feeling recovers, but Coach Kruger cannot count on this. What did the Eagles rely on during their three consecutive championships? Defense!

Although the offense is strong, defense in the playoffs is the key!

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On March 15, 2008, International Consumer Rights Day, the Eagles held a team meeting.

After just experiencing two consecutive losses, the Eagles' record became 57 wins and 8 losses, bidding farewell to the hope of breaking their team's 74 wins and 8 losses. Coach Kruger gathered the players before the team started three consecutive away games.

Have a meeting together.

The meeting was very brief. Coach Kruger only spoke for ten seconds before leaving, but the brief content of these ten seconds was very important!

"Starting the next game, I need to see that our tactics can work out on the offensive end, and the defensive end must return to the level before the 36-game winning streak. If anyone fails to do it, they will not have to play in the future. We have a lot of talents.

Players are waiting to get more playing time before they can show their abilities."

After Coach Kruger said these words and left with the coaching staff, the conference room exploded!

"Oh my god, did coach get angry today? Why are you so irritable?" Jason Terry exclaimed.

"Coach is right, we should reflect on it." Finley supported Coach Kruger's idea.

"Yes, our defense was too poor yesterday and we were scored 117 points by the Clippers. It's so embarrassing." Grant Hill also echoed.

Finley and Grant Hill, two highly respected veterans, said this, and others also felt a little bit of shame.

Start to sit down and think calmly.

After two consecutive losses, most of the Eagles players are still immersed in the madness of the previous 36-game winning streak.

Not only the Eagles players, but also the fans and the media didn't care at all that the Eagles had lost two games. They felt that the Eagles were already invincible.

Liu Mang thought about the Warriors' 24-game winning streak at the beginning, but ended up losing the championship with 73 wins and 9 losses...

Is there any relationship between the winning streak in the regular season and the playoffs? Of course there is. If you can get more than 20 consecutive wins, your record will definitely not be bad, let alone 36 consecutive wins.

The Hawks currently have 57 wins and 8 losses, ranking first in the league. The Spurs currently have 53 wins and 12 losses, a full three and a half games behind the Hawks.

The current 50-win teams are the Hawks and Spurs, while the Raptors only have 49 wins and 16 losses.

But apart from the home court advantage, the regular season record really has no other help for the playoffs.

Even if the Eagles win all the next games, win 17 games in a row and break the historical record with 74 wins and enter the playoffs, it means nothing if they don't perform well in the playoffs.

Liu Mang thinks it's because of adjustments to reverse the team's current bad atmosphere.

This kind of badness is not due to conflicts within the team or a lack of desire to win, but some very complicated factors. What caused this factor to appear was the 36-game winning streak that made Liu Mang proud, but this 36-game winning streak was also a win for the Eagles.

A very big constraint!

Liu Mang stood up and patted the table to quiet the noisy conference room. When everyone's eyes were focused on him, Liu Mang said: "I support the coach's arrangement. If I don't play well and don't follow the tactics

If I don't do well on the defensive end, I will accept the arrangement of being hidden. I will not play until any of you performs worse than me."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As soon as these words came out, the teammates were shocked.

It is now the seventh year of Liu Mang's career. He has never missed a game due to injury or rest. In more than six years, Liu Mang has missed 12 games, all of which were due to fighting and suspensions. Other than that, he has not lost a game, and he has lost "

The title of "Data Maniac".

After being suspended for 6 games in the 2003-04 season, almost 4 seasons have passed since the second half of the 2003-04 season. Liu Mang has played in 329 consecutive regular season games, occupying the first consecutive appearance record in the history of the Eagles.

Although the position is not ranked in the history of the NBA and cannot be ranked in the top ten, it is already the best in the Hawks, and there is a chance to catch up with the current number one Derek Fisher's 344 consecutive games.

Appearance record.

The competition between Liu Mang and Fisher to be the first player to appear in consecutive active games is now one of the things that fans of the Eagles and Lakers are competing against.

Judging from their understanding of Liu Mang, his teammates feel that Liu Mang wants to compete for the first place in any aspect where he can compete, and the rule that coach Kruger said is that if you don't play well, you don't have to play.

Judging from the Eagles players' understanding of the coaching staff, Liu Mang is definitely outside the rules.

But now Liu Mang takes the initiative to be in the same competitive mechanism with his teammates...

Wade was the first to agree: "I agree with Ace's statement. If I don't do well in passing and breakthrough, I will rest and practice."

"It's the same for me. If I can't defend or drive the offense well, I'll give it to Jason." Tracy McGrady also supported Liu Mang's persistence.

"Go, go, go ahead and do your thing, don't compete with me for the sixth man, Dwyane is enough for me to have a headache, I'll join in too!" Jason Terry also echoed.

What else does anyone else have to say?

Originally, for substitutes such as Grant Hill, Scola, Gortat, O'Neal, and Brad Miller, this arrangement was considered a good thing for them. Although they did not fight for it, they had more

Of course I'm happy with the playing time.

Now even Liu Mang supports Coach Kruger's arrangement, and they have no reason to refuse.

Marion and Kwame Brown also felt a sense of crisis, but after losing the finals last year, Marion can't wait to win the championship. He has already felt the decline in his explosiveness and jumping. He wants to be able to do what he can at the tail end of his peak.

Winning the championship while making first-class contributions is not an attempt to grab someone else's lap when you're old.

Although Kwame Brown felt the crisis, he supported whatever Liu Mang wanted to do. It was only when he came to the Eagles and followed Liu Mang that he got rid of the nickname of parallel import No. 1 pick.

Rondo is still cool...

Now that you’ve decided, let’s discuss what to do!

Liu Mang turned on his computer, called up the schedule, and showed it on a projector.

"We are going to New York tomorrow and will play the Knicks the day after tomorrow. There are 17 games left. The time left for us is not small, but it is not much..." Liu Mang said, suddenly feeling like he was seeing the national football team.

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"That's right," Finley took over. He didn't care about the playing time, but he wanted to play his role as a leader in the locker room: "In the next game, we will start from the defensive end. We played well defensively against the Rockets.

Fortunately, the coach was not angry after losing, but our defense was too bad against the Clippers. We don’t care about how we feel or how our offense is, we have to play to the level we should be defensively..."

Just like last year's finals against the Lakers, the Hawks players began to speak enthusiastically after determining the next team rotation plan and competition mechanism.

The short-term goal is the next three consecutive visits to the Knicks, Wizards, and Nets on the 17th, 19th, and 21st respectively. The opponents are not strong, but the schedule is quite tight. The Hawks played 8 games in the first 14 days of March.

That means there are eight games in the 15 days from the 17th to the 31st, two back-to-back games at the end of the month, and nine games in the first 17 days of next month. The schedule at the end of the season is very tight.

But at this stage, let’s take it step by step. This is a good habit developed by the Eagles as a strong team for seven consecutive years. However, the impact of 36 consecutive victories was too great, which once shaken the Eagles as a whole.

But with this deep-rooted good habit, as long as you determine what to do, you can quickly get back on track.

To get back on track, we have to take it step by step and slowly break away from the situation of the last 20 games where the whole team was playing blindly!

As Liu Mang said, 17 games is not too much, but not too much.

Coach Kruger looked at the monitor in his office, which was connected to the camera in the conference room.

It was a relief to see that under the leadership of Liu Mang, the players began to actively prepare for the next three consecutive away games.

With Liu Mang here, although Coach Kruger often wants to hit people, most of the time this kid is still worthy of his trust.
Chapter completed!