"Dina, you have to follow Christine and don't run around,"

"I know, Dinah is not a child anymore." The little loli rolled her eyes.

"Yes Yes Yes……"

After giving instructions to the little Lolita, Liu Mang said to the bodyguard Christine Wagner: "Christine, I leave Dinah to you."

Christine Wagner nodded.

After Liu Mang finished speaking, he went to the home team's training ground to prepare for the evening game.

The two-day break passed quickly. On May 31st, at 8:30 tonight, the Hawks will face the Spurs in the second game of the Finals.

The only team in the finals that won the first game and still felt that the schedule was unfavorable to them was probably the Eagles.

After two days of rest, when the losing side has enough time to adjust, the winning side has to play three away games in a row after the first two games. It is under huge psychological pressure and dare not lose at a home game.

Of course, most of this pressure is on the coaching staff. In front of the players, Coach Kruger and others maintained a confident look and gave the players confidence. The players were very confident. They won the first game and got off to a good start.

, the coaching staff cannot affect the emotions of the players because of their own concerns.

After the warm-up training, the Eagles entered the stadium. Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, the players were very excited.

After the players from both teams entered the stadium, they did not go to greet each other. They each warmed up in their own half.

The Hawks are very motivated, and the Spurs are also full of fighting spirit. Losing the first game does not put a lot of psychological pressure on the Spurs. They only need to win one of two away games, and they will have three consecutive home games back at home.

As long as we win the away game, we will have hope for the championship.

At the end of the final warm-up time before the game, Stockton, the offensive assistant, and Mike Woodson, the defensive assistant, emphasized the tactics on both ends of the offense and defense. Finally, Coach Kruger concluded: "Rhythm! We must grasp our rhythm, and then

It’s defense, we’ve always done well on the offensive end, defense and rhythm are the key points, let’s get going!”

Coach Kruger gave the order, and all five players went up to do their respective opening moves.

Prince was swaying in a mesmerizing dance, and McGrady went to communicate with the referee. As Kwame Brown clapped his hands and scattered magnesium powder, the lights dimmed, and Rasheed Wallace roared to trigger the Devil's home court. Liu Mang will

Magnesium powder is thrown into the air, and the game is about to begin.

The fans have been waiting for two days and are going crazy. They really want to watch the second game. The feeling of anticipation but worry makes the fans feel so crazy!

It's hard to guess how the Eagles' game will turn out!

The ratings for today's game were higher than the last one. Fans online said they would never watch the Eagles game again, but they still honestly bought the rights to watch the game.

Amid cheers from the audience, Liu Mang came to the free throw line in his own half and waited for Kwame Brown and Duncan to jump to the center circle.

When Duncan came on the field, the system prompt came.

"Ding...Talent Skill: Born King Level 5 Trigger, Feature: Absolute Calmness Trigger, Spurs players are affected by the temperament of the soul of the team, and are in an absolutely stable state, from Tim Duncan."

Today Duncan is even more serious than the last game!

Liu Mang can understand Duncan's mentality at this point. The Spurs do not have home court advantage, so although they made changes in the first game, the Spurs, who are always known for their calmness, will not insist on winning the first game with all their strength.

mentality, it's just the first game. Before they can fight hard, they are not the Pistons who have been defeated by Liu Mang long ago. They are the winners of two championships in the past six years. In terms of confidence, they are better than the Hawks.

The team is more confident.

After the first game, Popovich studied the Hawks' style of play in the finals and made targeted preparations for this game. The second game is the one they have to fight to win!

The Eagles coaching staff also emphasized this point, and Liu Mang also understood it very well and was fully prepared.

The Spurs changed back to their regular lineup today, with Parker, Ginobili, Horry, Duncan, and Nesterovich.

There are no changes on the Eagles side, with the lineup of Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown taking the field.

As the referee blew the whistle and threw the ball into the air, the excited Kwame Brown once again won the jump ball from Duncan's head. After Liu Mang received the ball, he did not pass the ball directly, but rushed to the center line and was beaten by Ginobili.

After being blocked, he dodged Ginobili's steal and advanced to the top arc, then immediately passed the ball to McGrady who ran to the right at a 45-degree angle and started running without the ball, leading Ginobili to the middle.

Ginobili tried hard to follow Liu Mang and was not completely thrown away, but when Liu Mang accelerated, he and Ginobili were already in a position parallel to the baseline!

When Liu Mang started to make an air cut, he just received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side. Faced with Horry's immediate action, McGrady passed the ball back to Liu Mang. Horry rushed forward and took the free throw.

Block the line to defend against Liu Mang.

At this time, McGrady took the ball back, and before Ginobili, who had switched defenses from Liu Mang, could defend in place, he took a three-point shot...

"Shua"

McGrady once again hit the first three-pointer in the opening game!

McGrady's decisive shot added an assist to Liu Mang!

This is beyond the expectations of the Spurs, they still play like this!

The key is to get in again!

The Spurs expected that the Eagles would take advantage of Liu Mang's breakthroughs and air cuts to deal with them at the beginning. They didn't expect the Eagles to be so simple and crude, using the kind of wasteful shooting style they used to open up the game in the last game.

, this game is coming again!

Coach Kruger applauded from the sidelines. Fortunately, the shot was made!

When playing against the Spurs, Coach Kruger's judgment is very accurate, so he cannot play conventional games with the opponent.

Generally speaking, a guy like Liu Mang, who scored 23 points in a single quarter by breaking through in the last game, should take advantage of this strong point at the beginning.

But the opponent is the Spurs, so you can't play conventional games with them or play conventional games with them. In the past six years, except for the Lakers, which beat them a few times, all other teams have lost.

Because the Spurs are one of the most stable teams in the league, they have to play in a way that doesn't follow routines, and they have to play so that the opponent can't adapt.

McGrady's three-pointer once again gave the Hawks a little initiative in the opening game.

After McGrady made the shot, the Eagles retreated quickly.

After receiving the serve, Ginobili pressed forward and pushed forward. After passing the center line, he looked at Liu Mang who was waiting for him with an expectant look. Ginobili stabilized his heart and wanted to compete with Liu Mang.

An uncontrollable heart.

In the second quarter of the last game, Ginobili had a rare feeling of "losing" this season. Liu Mang scored 23 points in a single quarter. His mentality was a bit fried. After two days, he finally adjusted.

Ginobili waited for Duncan to get into position on the right side of the basket and then lobbed the ball toward Duncan.

Just when Ginobili lobbed the ball toward Duncan, Ginobili saw Liu Mang immediately let go of him and attacked Duncan.

"Watt?" Ginobili didn't expect that he would be left open. Popovich specifically asked him to advance with the ball, just to let Liu Mang guard him. Unexpectedly, the opponent even left him open!

Just when Ginobili was ready to catch the ball and shoot, Prince, who was originally guarding Parker, switched to guard him. Parker, who was in the right corner, was free!

It’s better to let Parker go!

And it’s not shorting Parker directly, it’s this way!

After Duncan received the ball, he was flanked by Liu Mang and Rasheed Wallace, and immediately passed the ball to Parker. Parker received the ball in the bottom corner, feeling full of humiliation!

unacceptable!

Just let him go, and he even used rotation defense to let him go. First, Liu Mang was used to defend Ginobili, and then Prince was used to rotate defense to prevent Ginobili from letting him go!

Parker felt so humiliated by this feeling of being completely despised!

However, when he received the ball in an open position, he didn't know how to handle it well.

"Hurry up and shoot, won't you use it if I give you a chance?" Liu Mang said, already moving to the middle distance of the baseline, ready to defend Parker and rush inside.

The Spurs have many veterans and a stable core. The short power forward has played very hard for money this year and performed at a super high level. The strongest player on the outside is a guy who is hard to shake his confidence. Even though his hair is starting to thin, he still has long hair to hide his baldness. Only Parker is this

One point is most susceptible to influence.

Not every young person is so calm!

Parker hesitated for two seconds after receiving the ball. After hearing Liu Mang's words, he took a three-point shot...

You have to shoot when the space is open. This is a reflection of the Spurs' resolute execution. Then... Parker made a three-pointer from the corner!

Kwame Brown blocked Nesterovich, and Rasheed Wallace blocked Duncan from rushing for the offensive rebound. The Spurs quickly retreated to prevent the Eagles from counterattacking to speed up the attack. However, the Spurs were disappointed again.

, Liu Mang flew in to grab the defensive rebound and then protected the ball, advancing slowly without any rush.

After his teammates were in position, Liu Mang just passed halftime and immediately passed the ball to McGrady at a 45-degree angle on the right.

When McGrady caught the ball, Horry felt a tingling sensation in his scalp and immediately moved toward McGrady. This guy was so accurate!

McGrady took a step back, and Horry was about to continue to press on him. McGrady stepped out with his long legs to the right, suddenly!

McGrady moved faster with each step, taking advantage of the breakthrough gaps exposed by the opponent's shot defense. He took the first three steps, the fastest in the league, to throw Horry away!

The Spurs' interior defense began to adjust. Duncan had Nesterovich guarding the basket, and Duncan followed Rasheed Wallace to the right corner.

When McGrady broke through, Liu Mang, who was leaning on Ginobili in the mid-range on the left, suddenly turned around and cut inside from the left side of the basket. After McGrady broke through, Liu Mang happened to go from the left to the three-second zone.

The two wings burst together!

Duncan let go of Rasheed Wallace and pounced back. Medinestrovic could barely make up the defense. Then came Liu Mang, and Duncan had to take it back.

McGrady immediately passed to Rasheed Wallace in the right corner. Rasheed Wallace received the ball and made a three-pointer... The Spurs' defense change was really fast. When Duncan rushed in, Horry, who was chasing McGrady,

He immediately pounced on Rasheed Wallace. Rasheed Wallace was interfered with and missed his three-point shot!

Nesterovich originally blocked the space under the basket due to Kwame Brown and blocked Kwame Brown's pass on the left side of the three-second zone. At the same time, he defended McGrady's layup. Liu Mang reversed the run and he was forced to block Liu Mang's empty space.

The ball was cut off, and Kwame Brown rushed into the basket from the left side of the three-second zone and grabbed an offensive rebound!
To be continued...