Chapter 1089 1088. Poor Man's Version of James and Wade

At 7:30 in the evening, the game started.

The Hawks sent out Liu Mang, Prince, Korver, Horry, and Kwame Brown as the starting lineup.

The Cavaliers sent out Snow, Larry Hughes, James, Gooden, and Big Z as the starting lineup.

Kwame Brown easily defeated Big Z to win the jump ball.

Liu Mang received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

Just after passing the midline, he encountered Larry Hughes' half-court press!

The pressure-type defensive counterattack tactics of Larry Hughes and James on the forward and guard line were the Cavaliers' regular tactics in the first three games after Larry Hughes returned.

Liu Mang carefully protected the ball and advanced to the right side of the top arc. Larry Hughes' hand was too fast and almost poked the ball.

And Larry Hughes is not like Baron Davis and Iverson. Steals are not pounced and there is no loss of position. They rely on seizing opportunities during pressure defense and coming suddenly.

Fortunately, Liu Mang was very afraid of this top defensive player who had just recovered from an injury and still had a 90% defensive ability rating. When he saw Larry Hughes coming up, he protected the ball.

Unlike last season when Larry Hughes was on the Wizards, he had to worry about Liu Mang passing the ball, worrying that his teammates would be thrown away by the players without the ball, and thinking about making up for the defense. After coming to the Cavaliers, Larry Hughes can devote himself to single defense.

Liu Mang tried to step back with a fake move, but was stuck tightly, and he couldn't get rid of Larry Hughes!

After Liu Mang took a step back, he wanted to use the strongest first step to accelerate, but Larry Hughes stuck very tightly, leaving Liu Mang no space to trigger the strongest first step, and did not give Liu Mang a chance to break through directly because of the close defense!

In the first attack, Liu Mang felt a sense of suffocation from Larry Hughes' single defense!

Larry Hughes, a player in the first team of the best defensive lineup, is really good at single defense!

According to the statistics of last season, Kobe, Wade, and Carter did not hit more than 40% of their shots against Larry Hughes!

Liu Mang was too sticky with the ball this time. As a result, the offensive time was only seven seconds. He could only choose to force a breakthrough. Under the defense of Larry Hughes, he rushed to the right side of the free throw line. He failed to get rid of the defense and forced a backward jump shot...

"Bang..."

It missed!

Gooden grabbed the defensive rebound!

Liu Mang took a look at Larry Hughes's dull face and retreated immediately.

Liu Mang found that he still underestimated Larry Hughes. He had the impression that Larry Hughes's data plummeted after joining the Cavaliers, but now he found that it was only on the offensive end, but the defensive end could do better!

Because he would not be dragged down by Arenas, he could focus on defense, and the whole team would not be afraid of Liu Mang because Arenas was the core of the team.

The Cavaliers wanted to counterattack, but fortunately Liu Mang deliberately broke through to the mid-range before shooting, and the ball did not bounce too far, giving the Hawks time to retreat.

James received a pass from Gooden and advanced to the frontcourt. Seeing James coming, Liu Mang decisively ran towards Larry Hughes, and Prince went to defend James.

Facing Prince's defense, James did not choose to attack. He rushed to the basket to face Prince and Kwame Brown. Even James felt that it was difficult.

James waved to find a pick-and-roll.

Liu Mang was ready to assist at any time, but he didn't know whether it was Gooden or Big Z who would do the pick-and-roll. Both of them had excellent mid-range shooting ability.

But! Liu Mang actually saw Larry Hughes running towards James!

Liu Mang hurriedly caught up. Although Larry Hughes was thin, he was very good at confrontation and blocked Prince tightly. Liu Mang and Prince immediately switched defense.

Then...

Liu Mang defended James alone!

"Oh, this shameless high school student who looks so old, treats me as a soft persimmon!"

Liu Mang cursed secretly, guarded within the three-point line, and waited for battle.

It would have been impossible not to switch defense just now. Larry Hughes and James are both players with strong cutting ability. If they don't switch defense, one of them will be unstoppable and rush directly to the inside line. Kwame Brown has no good way to deal with it.

Just when Liu Mang lowered his center of gravity and prepared to block the collision, James, who still had one foot on the three-point line, suddenly put away the ball, stepped back, and shot a three-pointer half a step across the three-point line!

"Oh my god!"

Liu Mang rushed over immediately, but he lowered his center of gravity before, and it was an accelerated posture. He was a beat slower when he took off, and the opponent was probably more than ten centimeters taller than him! The key is that although James is tall, he may be able to jump better than Liu Mang!

Liu Mang stretched out his hand as much as possible to block James' eyes, and James stepped back to shoot a three-pointer...

The ball hit the inner edge of the basket, turned twice at high speed, and fell into the basket after making a "buzzing" sound!

There was a loud cheer at the scene!

James actually used a step-back three-pointer to shoot the ball in a one-on-one match with Liu Mang!

Liu Mang was furious when he saw James kicking his knee and pressing his hands down in celebration!

This guy actually made a three-pointer with a step-back!

That's ridiculous!

In fact, although he didn't make a mid-range shot, James' three-point shot was already pretty good in his second year. Last season, he averaged 1.4 three-pointers with a 35% hit rate. This season, he averaged 1.6 three-pointers per game. He just didn't have confidence in shooting.

But today, when playing against Liu Mang, as long as there is a chance, he has to shoot decisively even if he has no confidence.

Today, Horry started and couldn't get up the speed of counterattack. Of course, the tactical intention was not to have too many counterattack opportunities with the first-generation pressure defense counterattack combination of James and Larry Hughes, so the Hawks sent out a positional battle lineup.

After receiving the serve, Liu Mang pushed forward and continued to encounter Larry Hughes's defense. This time, Liu Mang's offensive choice was clearer. He waved to Horry to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Horry came to the right side of the top arc to help Liu Mang block Larry Hughes, and Liu Mang accelerated to break through!

"Ding... Pick-and-roll master level 5 is triggered, speed +8 in two seconds..."

Liu Mang's speed increased to the limit of 102, and he rushed to the inside line like lightning. Gooden switched defense and was passed by Liu Mang before he could stand firm.

The Cavaliers had been prepared for this. After Larry Hughes was blocked, he rushed to the inside line as soon as possible. Gooden also chased him immediately. With Big Z stepping out of the reasonable collision zone, the Cavaliers double-teamed Liu Mang!

After Liu Mang entered the free throw line, because Big Z covered too much area in the inside line, he could not see Kwame Brown, so he immediately passed the ball to the top arc. Horry received the ball and shot a three-pointer before James made up for it...

It missed again! Horry didn't make a three-pointer in three consecutive games.

Liu Mang was so upset. It was said that this lineup had very good space, but they left Horry open and this guy couldn't even make the shot!

Fortunately, Liu Mang made an excellent judgment on the landing point of the rebound this time. He jumped high to receive the rebound before Gooden, and then passed it to Korver on the right sideline. Korver received the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Finally went in!

3-3 tie!

The Hawks quickly retreated and switched offense and defense. James received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

Still looking for Larry Hughes to pick and roll. James wanted to hit Liu Mang.

Liu Mang also accepted his fate and quickly switched defenses, not giving the opponent a chance to easily cut in.

After encountering the pick and roll, Liu Mang immediately stuck to James, not giving this socialite whose petals withered prematurely a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

James made his first three-pointer so decisively, just for this!

Liu Mang was close to James, so he was not afraid, and he crushed Liu Mang to break through! Moreover, leaving Liu Mang behind, James didn't have to worry about being stuck to Liu Mang and then being blocked by Kwame Brown.

James rushed to the right side of the basket, Kwame Brown was already rushing over here, James passed the ball to the left baseline of the three-second zone, and Big Z received the ball and shot from the baseline!

5 to 3!

The Cavaliers took the lead at the start!

Although Larry Hughes came to the Cavaliers, his offensive talent was limited. From the offensive end, he might be able to play more freely as a substitute for James, but this does not mean that he is useless to the Cavaliers. On the contrary, he is very useful. A defensive player who can average 20+ points per game is a supplement to any team. It’s just whether he can play to his full strength.

Although Larry Hughes has less ball rights, his defense and empty-cut threats are the best teammates James has ever had on the outside, allowing James to play better!

The game was tense from the beginning. The Cavaliers fans who wanted to see how Liu Mang abused their little emperor today found that today was a little different from the last time they played!

As the game went on, the fans of the Cavaliers found that their team was missing a superstar when the opponent was missing McGrady. James, Larry Hughes and Big Z could compete with Liu Mang and Kwame Brown!

Although Liu Mang scored a 2+1 in the first seven minutes of the first quarter, got two offensive rebounds and two assists, Kwame Brown also got 1 offensive rebound and got 5 points at the start. The Hawks scored 13 points in the first seven minutes, but the Cavaliers did not fall behind and led by 1 point. James got 5 points and 3 assists, helping the Cavaliers enter the official timeout with a score of 14 to 13!

…

During the intermission, the head coaches of both teams were arranging defense.

James was eating popcorn that he didn't know where he got from, and he was eating very deliciously. He was in a good mood today!

Liu Mang was also having a headache about how to defend the pick-and-roll of James and Larry Hughes. This was completely a poor version of the Big Three of the Heat!

Coach Kruger was helpless. Horry made 0 of 3 three-pointers. Liu Mang didn't dare to pass the ball to him. He broke through twice and both shots were forced. Fortunately, Kwame Brown grabbed rebounds twice and made one. One caused Gooden to foul and made one of two free throws. The Hawks stabilized their offense.

But Horry has to be used! He has to be supported by shooting rights. All players produced in Los Angeles are like this. He must be allowed to miss shots so that he can be used at the real critical moment. The Lakers and Spurs used to let Horry miss shots in the regular season.

Horry played for more than ten minutes in a game. Now he has played for seven minutes. Coach Kruger replaced Horry with Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown.

Liu Mang and Kwame Brown will play the whole first quarter.

The Cavaliers replaced the veteran Snow with Damon Jones, who had shrunk after using his super accurate three-point shooting in the Heat to cheat the Cavaliers into a 4-year, $16 million contract last summer.

Larry Hughes and James continued to play, and the Cavaliers' sixth man, three-point shooter Donyell Marshall, who held the record of 12 three-pointers in a single game with Liu Mang and Kobe, played, and Gooden returned to his usual center position.

Liu Mang looked at the Cavaliers' rotation lineup. In fact, the Cavaliers' signings were still very targeted, but... many of them were inferior or substitutes.

They wanted shooters like Ray Allen and Lewis, but they got Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall back... they were considered high imitations... A-grade goods.

After the timeout, the Hawks attacked and served the ball in the frontcourt.

Josh Smith passed the ball to Liu Mang. After Liu Mang received the ball, Josh Smith immediately ran up to pick and roll with Liu Mang, helping Liu Mang block Larry Hughes.

Liu Mang continued to break through. Josh Smith made a pick and roll and cut in from the left. James let go of Jason Terry and went to Josh Smith for help. Liu Mang quickly passed the ball to Jason Terry. After Jason Terry received the ball, he dribbled forward one step, blocked Liu Mang's assist, and when James had come back to make up for it, he faced James' defense and made a long two-point shot...

James thought he did a great job on defense this time. He first blocked Josh Smith's cut-in, and then made up for it. He was a little happy in his heart. Then, he just turned his head and saw the ball fall into the basket...

Jason Terry yan-she James hit the empty shot!

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