Chapter 1408 1407. Weird Rotation Has Miraculous Effects

Liu Mang quickly went up and stood between Swift and Radmanovich. Liu Mang just saw Swift's leg-squeezing action, so he just protected Swift.

This guy's physical fitness is impeccable, but his brain... It's hard to describe...

Kobe also rushed over immediately. Because he was facing away, Kobe turned his head and didn't see clearly what happened. He just thought that Radmanovich was angry because he was blocked. Don't look at this guy as a white pitcher, he has a bad temper, just like the legendary Italian version of Nowitzki. Obviously, his physical fitness is so-so, but he must dunk on the counterattack. When playing against the Lakers, he also had a magical performance of taking off from the free throw line and flying and throwing a shot.

"What are you doing? Go away!" Kobe said to Liu Mang.

"I won't!"

"Go away!"

"Go away if you want to go. This is my territory. I have the final say on my territory."

"..."

The closest star players of the two teams only made moves to protect their own players. After the referee stopped the game, he came up to separate the people who were gradually gathering from the two teams.

Maybe because of the perspective or the fact that the attention was still on whether other people committed off-ball fouls, the referee did not see Swift's action, and the first foul was called for a technical foul by Radmanovich.

Radmanovich immediately exploded!

"Asshole, he...he...he..." Radmanovich finally did not say what happened just now, and cursed, and finally could only laugh and didn't know what to say.

But this word "asshole" made the referee put the whistle in his mouth again.

Kobe immediately went up and said, "Sir, basketball is like this, he was too excited."

Although the Hawks had the home advantage, the Lakers were called for a technical foul in the first place for this conflict, but Kobe was too thick-skinned, and the referee did not rely on the zero-tolerance system to continue to call for a technical foul, and signaled Swift to take a technical foul free throw.

The Zen Master asked assistant coach Brian Shaw to replace the skiing man, and he went to argue with the referee about what happened just now. Not many people on the court saw it clearly, but he saw it clearly.

Watching Swift walk to the free throw line, the Zen Master said to the referee: "The free throw player just made a non-basketball move."

"I saw it clearly." The referee said.

"Of course, we also have non-basketball moves here, I think you should have seen it clearly." The Zen Master returned to the bench after speaking.

Wang Zhizhi was replaced by Radmanovic, and the Lakers' lineup structure did not change.

32 to 33, the Hawks took advantage of the home court and won a technical foul without watching the replay, and narrowed the score difference to 1 point.

There was no replay on the scene, so there was no reaction. The fans and commentators in front of the TV saw the replay and sprayed the referee.

But this is basketball, Liu Mang would not take the initiative to take advantage of it.

"Generally speaking, his shooting and movement are not as good as the skiing man, but his height is more advantageous, and it is more difficult to defend on the offensive end. In the second quarter, the Lakers should not let Yao Ming continue to dig, otherwise Yao Ming will not be able to play in the second half..." Looking at the current lineup of the Lakers, Liu Mang immediately analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

Just as Liu Mang expected, after the Chinese twin towers came on the court, Kobe began to use Yao Ming's containment under the basket and his ability to attract double teams, and took the initiative to break through in the direction of Wang Zhizhi's left bottom corner.

The one defending Kobe was Grant Hill. Although Kobe respected this veteran who entered the NBA earlier than him, this veteran was plagued by injuries, which happened to be a point Kobe took advantage of.

Indeed, Grant Hill was not as fast as Battier and not as strong as Granger in confrontation, but... his abilities were too balanced, and they were balanced beyond the average level. He had excellent predictive ability and excellent defensive awareness, which blocked Kobe in the mid-range!

Kobe and Grant Hill are very similar. Kobe's almost all abilities are ranked in the top five on the outside, including breakthrough, shooting, low post, triple threat, high post back... Almost all of them are in the top five or even top three on the outside of the league, but none of them have always been ranked first.

Prince is not as fast as Andre Miller in low-post singles, not as fast as Wade in the first step, and not as fast as McGrady in the first three steps. He can defend Kobe because of this.

When Grant Hill joined the Hawks, he regarded the Lakers as his main opponent for the championship in the future. He studied how Prince defended Kobe for a long time. Grant Hill is definitely not as good as Prince in defending other stars. It is difficult for him to even approach Prince's level. At most, he can defend once or twice, but defending Kobe... is really effective!

Liu Mang was surprised to see Kobe blocked by Grant Hill!

This is what he expected from Grant Hill. Liu Mang had a deep memory of Grant Hill's defense against Kobe in the 2010 Western Conference Finals in the original time and space. Grant Hill gave Kobe a steal and a block in almost every game of that series. If it weren't for the key Kobe missed Gasol's tip-in and the buzzer-beater in the decisive battle, and the tip-in and buzzer-beater in the sixth game, if it weren't for the two's understanding of the star players, the final outcome of that series would be hard to say.

"Ding... The barricade is triggered, Kobe Bryant will use shooting as an inside method this time..."

"What the hell? The waste shot sounds so good." Liu Mang immediately let go of Claxton and shrank towards the basket. Marion also stuck to Wang Zhizhi who wanted to cut in.

Sure enough, Kobe made a quick stop and pull-up in the mid-range, trying to assist the rebound!

Grant Hill, with his height advantage, interfered with Kobe's pull-up jump shot, and Kobe's shot hit the basket!

Yao Ming wanted to grab the offensive rebound, but Liu Mang and Swift sandwiched him. Yao Ming squeezed the two apart, stretched out his hand, and flicked the ball that bounced high on the backboard.

However, Blake, who came in, grabbed the ball at the free throw line before Kobe!

Defended!

Using three factors, it was defended!

Using Grant Hill's unexpected defensive ability, Liu Mang's active shrinkage, and the most critical Kobe's choice of shooting instead of passing to the basket, the attack with both drug-taking duo on the court was defended!

When the ball was shot out by Yao Ming, Liu Mang rushed out like an arrow, and Blake passed the ball steadily, passing it to Liu Mang when Liu Mang crossed the midline.

Marion and Grant Hill also quickly went down. After Liu Mang received the ball, Claxton, Kobe, and Barnes, who were retreating, rushed towards Liu Mang and Marion. Liu Mang passed the ball to Grant Hill, who ran to the left side of the free throw line. Kobe quickly rushed towards Grant Hill. Grant Hill's three-pointer was average. His hit rate was good in the past two years, but he shot less, but his mid-range shot was very accurate!

However... Grant Hill passed again!

Swift rushed into the inside, received a pass from Grant Hill and scored two points!

With Liu Mang and Marion blocked, Swift got another cake!

Avoiding the defensive deterrence of Yao Ming's natural skills under the basket, taking advantage of the opponent's twin towers' slow speed, the Hawks played a fast break!

34 to 33, the Hawks overtook by one point!

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Hawks played a wave of 5 to 0!

The Zen Master blew the whistle to attract the referee's attention. This was his signature move to call a timeout in a critical moment. He didn't even need to make a gesture, the referee blew the whistle immediately.

The Lakers were stopped!

Coach Kruger held the tactical board in silence, but now he was calm.

It worked again... This weird tactic actually worked again...