Raheem, ability evaluation is 92; Carter, ability evaluation is 92; Howard, ability evaluation is 91; Turkoglu, ability evaluation is 88...

Thinking of the evaluation of the abilities of the Magic's four major players that he had observed in the past few days, Liu Mang said to the two people next to him: "Jason, Tracy, I feel like I am getting more and more excited."

"Well, fighting against Vince on a stage like this..."

"Anyone can do it. Sharif's words are the best. He was the one who stole my boss back then. Now I finally have a chance to avenge him!"

"..."

"..."

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady looked at Jason Terry speechlessly. They had agreed to hang out with the Three Eagles, but one of them thought of something completely different.

Time passed quickly. By 6 pm on May 23, Liu Mang had already started warming up with his teammates. The game started at 8 pm.

The eight days of preparation time were enough to make Liu Mang and his teammates restless. The same was true for the Magic team. They did not wait for eight days like the Eagles, but they still waited for a full five days!

At 7:20 pm, players from both teams entered the stadium.

There is no need to go and say hello. In the past five days, players from the two teams have occasionally met for afternoon tea and other exchanges. Except for Howard looking at Liu Mang and Kwame Brown being displeased, the rest of the Magic team

Generally speaking, he has a good relationship with the Hawks. After all, Grant Hill once played for the Magic for more than six years... McGrady also played for the Magic for four years, and the two teams have many connections.

After the two teams entered the stadium, Carter looked at Tracy McGrady for a while, Raheem looked at Liu Mang for a while, and Howard looked at Kwame Brown for a long time...

Players from both teams began to make final preparations before the game, trying to improve their condition to the best.

After reaching this point, everyone wants to win the championship!

It was almost eight o'clock. Watching Liu Mang walk to the technical stage and sprinkle magnesium powder into the air, watching the cheers of the fans at the scene... Rahim has seen Liu Mang for four years and has never changed his opening moves.

Not since he left...

"It seems that Ace is still the same Ace... He has been ready to become the strongest from the beginning..."

After enduring it year after year, he was eliminated in the first round in the first two years. Last year, he finally had the opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to meet the Hawks. However, he was blackballed by the referee. This year, he finally successfully entered the Eastern Conference Finals. Rahim worked hard to adjust his emotions.

, the game is about to begin!

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For the Hawks, the lineup of Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown appears.

For the Magic, the lineup of Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Raheem, and Howard appeared.

Liu Mang stood on the side of the center line, bickering with Carter.

"Hey, Vince, you are getting more and more boring. We agreed that our matches would be one-on-one matches."

"I can't beat you in a duel, and that would be even less interesting."

"I'll let you do it with my left hand, right?"

"What difference does it make? Aren't you left-handed?"

"..."

Although Carter, who is over 30 years old, has no serious injuries, after experiencing two quite failed careers with the Raptors and Nets, he came to the Magic and has already settled down to play the game well. Liu Mang wasted a long time.

Talking, the other party will not waver.

At eight o'clock sharp, the referee came to the center circle and asked the two high school center top picks who were already talking to each other to move a little apart. After checking the positions of both sides, he saw that there was no problem. He blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

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"FUXX..."

Kwame Brown roared angrily after landing and retreated quickly.

Lost the jump ball!

Howard, three years younger, won the jump ball from Kwame Brown, and the Magic took the lead!

Liu Mang followed Carter to move, Rondo followed Nelson, Nelson received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, handed the ball to Turkoglu, and then cut inside.

Liu Mang ran with Carter. The 31-year-old Carter was no longer very fast. Although his speed rating of 89 was still first-class, Liu Mang was not tired of running with him without the top-level speed he once had.

While running after Carter, Liu Mang observed the Magic team's movement.

"Nelson cuts inside, Turkoglu and Raheem pick and roll, is Carter looking for opportunities on the outside... No!"

Liu Mang saw Nelson coming out from the inside and rushing directly towards him, and quickly shouted Rondo. Carter suddenly accelerated a step when Nelson rushed to block Liu Mang. Howard on the inside tried hard to block and help defend.

Kwame Brown and Turkoglu seemed to be using Raheem for the pick-and-roll, but they were actually trying to divert the defensive attention of Marion and McGrady! When Carter burst out to accelerate, he lobbed the ball inside.

Take off directly from the right sideline of the three-second zone, catch the ball in the air and press it into the basket with both hands!

The timing was very good. If Carter took a step deeper into the basket, Howard would be pushed away by the heavier Kwame Brown. Carter took off and dunked directly. Kwame Brown did not dare to push Howard away.

If Howard hits Carter who is dunking, he will definitely be called for a shooting foul.

"I'm a good boy..."

Seeing Carter, who was already a third of his 31st year old, still jumping on the spot for a flat dunk, Liu Mang and Rondo, who was behind Carter and wanted to try a shot from behind, didn't know what kind of reaction they should make...

Since he didn't know, Rondo acted as if he hadn't seen anything. He walked up to pick up the ball and passed it to Liu Mang. Liu Mang secretly praised the job, and after receiving the ball, he walked towards the front court as if nothing happened.

Advance.

Carter wanted to see Liu Mang's reaction after pulling up the alley-oop on the spot, but when he retreated, he saw Liu Mang pushing forward as if he didn't notice anything. He was a little frustrated... this pretentious man!

You're not dunking, why are you pretending to be calm?

However, Liu Mang is indeed very calm. During the competition, his "cold-blooded" characteristic prevents him from easily competing with his opponents. He competes in such a way that it seems he is not calm. In fact, this is to get his opponents into that mood.

"The Magic have made very targeted changes this time!"

Liu Mang analyzed this point from the first round. The Magic team consciously used Carter's outside movement to catch and shoot that he had developed with Kidd in the past few years. Finally, Carter's cutting attack to the basket was used.

The basket is the way to end the offense...

"The head coach on the opposite side has made great adjustments..."

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Rondo. After scoring the goal on the defensive end, he said, let's play the offense first.

Compared with the Magic's offense just now, the Eagles' side is smoother. There is no doubt that the focus of the Magic's defense is Liu Mang. When Liu Mang ran to the left side of the three-second zone, he received a pass from Rondo and was blocked.

Raheem and Nelson caught up!

Carter's side switched defenses against Marion. Liu Mang received the ball and looked at Rahim and Nelson on the left and right... Without pausing, Liu Mang, who received the ball with his back to the basket, almost immediately caught the ball.

Turn over and take off, fade away jump shot...

"Ding... the magic speed is triggered at level 5. The host's mid-distance movement to catch and shoot will not be affected by long-distance running..."

Liu Mang slid far behind. Rahim reacted very quickly and had a huge advantage in height and wingspan, but... he still couldn't cover him!

Liu Mang seemed to be leaning in the air. When Rahim fell, Liu Mang quickly threw the ball out...

"Ding... The 45-degree angle shot master level 5 trigger, the host's mid-range 45-degree angle shot is more stable, and the shooting speed is accelerated by 25%..."

Liu Mang hit the mid-range shot from a 45-degree angle!

Regardless of height, just looking at the shooting point, shooting action, and stability, Rahim feels like he is guarding Duncan's wings at a 45-degree angle!

Although Duncan's overall mid-range shot has not reached a super-top level, with two mid-range shots at a 45-degree angle, Duncan has a 45% hit rate this season, but he will not only choose those two positions for his mid-range shots.

He can also make shots from different positions, but at most he can make one out of three or four mid-range shots from other positions, which lowers his shooting percentage.

Liu Mang, whose sight was blocked by Rahim, chose to hit the board shot this time, which felt pretty good.

Liu Mang retreated while blowing his gun.

Carter just showed off his extraordinary physical fitness, and Liu Mang showed off his superb basic skills!

Rahim felt so weak on defense this time. He felt that he knew Liu Mang well enough. In the past few years, his goal has been to defeat Liu Mang in the playoffs. He has been paying attention to the changes in Liu Mang's playing style. This time his

The switch to guard against the double attack was timely and in place, and the guard against Liu Mang's jump shot was also in place, but Liu Mang had a new shooting trick!

"Even the center can learn..."

Rahim simply didn't know how to express his current emotions, but there was no time for him to think slowly. It was time for the Magic to attack.

The Magic averaged 107 points per game in the regular season this season, conceded an average of 96.7 points per game, and had an average margin of victory of 10.1 points per game. In fact, it was not much worse than the Eagles' margin of victory, which averaged 116 points per game and conceded 104.5 points per game.

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Especially the Magic's offense... is very strong!

The highest score in a single game this season was not the Hawks' 141 points, but the Magic's 147 points without overtime when they beat the Nuggets!

Raheem's cutting, Howard's containment under the basket, Carter's running threat... These three points contained most of the Eagles' defense. Turkoglu distributed the ball to Nelson who ran out to find the open space.

Nelson's three-pointer... went in!

5 to 2! The Magic scored two goals in the opening game!

Although the five days of preparation time made the Magic team impatient, it also gave them enough time to adjust their state and study the best offensive tactics...

As long as the outside shots are accurate, the Magic's offense is unstoppable! They have the strongest three-point team in the league!

At the beginning of the game, the Magic team had a certain advantage. After several rounds, the Magic team maintained its lead.

When the official timeout came, the Eagles were 13-17, trailing by 4 points. The Eagles called a timeout after Raheem hit a mid-range shot. Just over six minutes had passed, and it was the official timeout time.
Chapter completed!