Liu Mang felt an irresistible impact on the back of his hand. After the ball was released, the momentum from the slap on Liu Mang's hand directly hit the backboard and bounced away!

The ball was definitely a hit, but the referee didn't blow the ball! This kind of player-in-one block would hardly sound the whistle!

Fortunately, Muhammad had good rushing awareness and grabbed the defensive rebound and tipped the ball in to score two points.

Liu Mang felt the Rockets' beautiful teamwork defense, and then he remembered that the Rockets are no longer the bad defensive team last year! This year's Rockets defense ranks among the top ten in the league, averaging only 92 points per game so far.

points, it is no longer the inside colander team from last year that averaged over 100 points per game!

Yao Ming's statistics may not be eye-catching, but his enthusiasm, his height threat, and his strong defensive role in the interior! In addition, with Eddie Griffin beside him and Francis, a shot-chasing expert on the outside, the Rockets' interior

Very strong defense!

It's time for the Rockets to attack again. After Francis has a good inside line this season, his ball dominance attributes have been reduced a lot. His ball possession rate has dropped from 31% last season, which was the league's most terrifying level, to 27%.

It can only be regarded as a stick-ball level, and I want to find Mobley for singles again.

Of the Rockets' five positions, the only one that can truly say that the offense can play against the opponent is Mobley facing Jason Terry.

This year can be regarded as a year of transformation for Francis. He has begun to develop a sense of teamwork and will lead the team to the playoffs next season. Unfortunately, he has just reached the playoffs and has just found a style of play that suits his career. He is even willing to reduce the number of shots he takes.

He only averaged 14 times and scored 16 points per game, and he started to feel like a real organizer, but he was immediately traded. He went to the Magic to train Howard. Francis gradually passed away in the NBA, which made people think about the relationship between Francis and Yao Ming at his peak.

The comparison between the combination and the combination of Tracy McGrady and peak Yao Ming is full of reverie.

But this time, although Francis wanted to let Mobley play singles again, Mobley's condition didn't seem to be good.

Jason Terry tried his best to defend in front, trying desperately to prevent Mobley from receiving the ball in the low post.

Although Jason Terry has always been bad at defense, he rarely really holds him back because he works really hard and is always trying to find ways to make up for his poor defense. This is essentially the same as the average neurotic knife who tends to be a waste of shots.

The difference is that he and Ginobili are the same type of mental knife.

Francis was really afraid of making a mistake when he wanted to pass the ball to Mobley, so he chose his best attack with the ball!

As soon as Francis settled down to dribble, he saw a scene that had always irritated him. The second-year guy opposite him retreated to the free throw line again!

"Don't even think about shooting! If you dare to shoot, I will block the shot for you!" Liu Mang said loudly.

Francis was furious. If you want to block the shot, you should come closer! He is two meters away. Do you think you are a spring man?

However, Francis still chose to break through and rush towards the left.

Just when Liu Mang saw that Francis was about to reach the free throw line on the left side of the basket, and wanted to move over to delay the opponent's breakthrough, Francis suddenly changed direction towards the right center!

Liu Mang reacted very quickly. He kicked off his right foot and shot it to the left...

With a muffled groan, Liu Mang was blocked by someone!

Yao Ming didn't know when he moved out to block Liu Mang!

Francis changed direction to the center and stepped on the free throw line and drove towards the basket. Fortunately, Ratliff had excellent defensive awareness. When Yao Ming pulled out for the pick-and-roll, he judged the opponent's intention and came to the arc of the reasonable collision zone.

He made a supplementary defense and blocked Francis.

However, this is what Francis wants. Yao Ming blocks Liu Mang and then turns and cuts in. Francis throws the ball to the basket. After Yao Ming cuts in, the matchbox bounces in the air, catches the ball and presses it into the basket!

The Rockets trio is so strong!

Liu Mang saw that Yao Ming and Francis, who were just rookies, were so lethal together. Coupled with Mobley's outstanding individual performance, no wonder the Lakers could win against the Big Four in the playoffs next season.

games, and two of the games lost were within 5 points!

The Rockets are off to a great start today!

Mobley's touch, his ability to accurately hit pull-up layups, Francis' passing, and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll feel are all very good. The Rockets started well.

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt. Just when the Rockets were concentrating on preparing to defend, Liu Mang suddenly called a timeout.

Seeing Liu Mang making a pause gesture, the referee didn't even react. He was stunned for a second before blowing the whistle.

Don't tell me, the Rockets players felt panicked! When they were ready to defend, the opponent suddenly stopped attacking and called a timeout. It felt like watching some movies with their pants off and the power suddenly went out.

!

Although the Eagles players were also baffled, the hooligans would not call a timeout for nothing. They must have some purpose.

Thinking of this, the Eagles players suddenly felt worried. Could it be that their hand was injured when the shot was blocked just now? That "pop" sound sounded very possible!

Did you notice something wrong while dribbling? Injured your finger or the back of your hand?

The players thought so, and so did coach Kruger. Seeing Liu Mang return to the bench, coach Kruger quickly asked: "Ace, are you okay? Are you injured when you called the timeout?"

"Oh, it's okay, I want to call a timeout to play..." Liu Mang responded casually while thinking.

"..."

There was an inexplicable silence on the Eagles side, and a group of people had black lines on their heads.

It really calls for a timeout!

Coach Kruger watched Liu Mang thinking and knew that this kid was talking nonsense. He didn't know what his purpose was. He wanted to know but couldn't ask.

Anyway, the timeout was called, and Coach Kruger also planned to emphasize the defensive strategy and asked the staff to bring over the tactical board.

When the staff handed over the tactical board, Liu Mang just thought of a way. He saw the tactical board stretched out and caught it...

Suddenly, the atmosphere became awkward.

The Eagles players all looked at Liu Mang, who had a tactical board in his left hand and a pen in his right hand...

Coach Kruger looked at Liu Mang in astonishment. Liu Mang also reacted and quickly returned the tactical board to Coach Kruger.

However, Coach Kruger made a "come on" gesture, and Liu Mang stretched out his hand. It was so embarrassing!

Coach Kruger is in a good mood recently, the same kind of very good mood he had after crawling out of hell, so he has a childlike innocence, so he simply let Liu Mang arrange the tactics this time. This kid is pretty good at tactics.

The key is that this is the timeout called by Liu Mang. He thought for a while and must have his own ideas. Coach Kruger had no intention of calling a timeout at this time, so even if he laid out tactics and emphasized defense, he might as well give

Arranged by Liu Mang.

Liu Mang felt the atmosphere among his teammates who wanted to laugh but dared not, which made him even more embarrassed!

But Liu Mang is also a fool, so he will arrange whatever he wants!

Ever since, Liu Mang took the tactical board back and started to make arrangements: "Carlos replaces Theo. Theo, you take a rest first. Carlos, when you go up, pull Yao Ming out on the offensive end, and go this way away from the basket."

Far away..."

Is it okay for the teammates not to think about this arrangement first? The key is to make substitutions as soon as the game starts? This is a bit unexpected.

Why does it feel so strange? Why does it feel like the routine of the bitter-faced coach of the Spurs?

Ratliff was a little strange, and Boozer was a little frightened, but Ratliff had a hard time guarding Yao Ming. Yao Ming was too flexible, beyond expectation, and he was so tall that it was tiring to hit the ball hard. After receiving the ball, he immediately hit it high.

Boozer was panic-stricken, but when he saw that the coach agreed to the substitution, he immediately became excited again.

Boozer was ecstatic: This is the treatment of the main players! Sure enough, the little boss likes to cooperate with me the most!

…

After the timeout, the Rockets were confused. The opponent called a timeout at this time. Their head coach Tomjanovich was as confused as Coach Kruger, and there really was nothing to arrange. The Rockets occupied a little bit of the scene.

The advantage is that there is nothing to arrange at all, and it is best to continue with this momentum.

So the Rockets didn't make any adjustments, but when they saw the Hawks' lineup after taking the field, the Rockets were dumbfounded.

The total height of the Hawks' current lineup is a full 20 centimeters shorter than the total height of the Rockets!

And these 20 centimeters are all the height difference between the center positions!

The Hawks midfield ball, Liu Mang received the serve and drove it outside the three-point line. Boozer stretched to the mid-range. Eddie Griffin thought Boozer was playing power forward because Muhammad was in the Hawks.

When the team plays with a small lineup, he always plays the center position.

Liu Mang gestured for a pick-and-roll!

Rahim did not continue to sit in the low post and ask for the ball, but moved to the middle distance of the left baseline, the most accurate position for his mid-range shot. Jason Terry ran around the baseline to the right corner, and Muhammad came to the top arc.

Liu Mang was given a screen and Yao Ming had to follow him.

The basket is completely empty!

Liu Mang took Muhammad's pick-and-roll and avoided Francis's aggressive defense. He dodged Yao Ming with a horizontal pull and rushed inside. At this time, Eddie Griffin made up for it. Liu Mang and Muhammad

Attracted a three-man defense of Francis, Yao Ming, and Eddie Griffin.

Boozer cut in at the right time, Liu Mang hung inside, and James Posey on the baseline returned to the basket to prevent Boozer from making an alley-oop.

James Posey's defense awareness is excellent and in place, but! Liu Mang's pass was not for Boozer, the ball landed in the middle distance of the baseline on the left side of the basket!

Rahim felt so good when he received the ball. The ball landed just in front of his chest. After receiving the ball, he took a mid-range shot and made a hollow hit!

The fans at the scene were all silent. Damn it, when will our family be able to play such tactical coordination?

Don’t we all play after the second grade and the fourth grade, and after the fourth grade, don’t we all play as quasi-veterans?

This unexpected lineup combination and coordination, this pick-and-roll that makes the opponent's defense spin around, this beautiful lob that makes the opponent's most active defender unable to find North...

The fans at the scene were surprised and started cheering loudly!

Our family also has tactics!

"COY..."

"COY..."

"COY..."

The fans at the scene started chanting for best coach, which made Coach Kruger feel embarrassed.

Liu Mang was ecstatic in his heart. He played the Jazz's pick-and-roll cooperation. Let's not talk about it. The key is that he combined the pick-and-roll master and the passing master for the first time!

Although they are only facing the Rockets who are in their early stages of defense, although the Rockets' defense has improved, the loopholes are also very obvious, so the difficulty is not too great. If you really want to play desperate defense, the Rockets may not be as strong as the Hornets or Bucks. After all, they are

It's a real playoff team.
Chapter completed!