Chapter 1465 1464. No More Pauses

Time: June 14, 2007.

Where: Atlanta's Phillips Arena.

Event: Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Finals.

Keywords: strategy

It's another two days of rest, and both teams are preparing well.

Of course, the Eagles, who were trailing 1-3, were more active. After winning one game, of course they wanted to win the second game.

Kwame Brown has been stealing the show these past two days. In the first three games, he was scolded by non-Eagles fans pretending to be Eagles fans.

Eagles fans are very optimistic this year. They can win as much as they can in the playoffs. They should rest when they are tired. Their core will only turn 25 in the summer. There will be many opportunities to win the championship in the future. Moreover, they have won the regular season this year unexpectedly. MVP and reaching the finals, Eagles fans will not give too much harsh criticism to the team members who fought hard to win 61 games in the regular season. Everyone has seen Kwame Brown's efforts.

But Eagles fans did not expect Kwame Brown to explode so powerfully in Game 4, suppressing Liu Mang, who had scored 50 points in the Finals for the second time in his career.

then……

Liu Mang made some slight changes to his tactics in response to Kwame Brown's fourth game outburst.

It's not that the tactics have become better, but that it may be more suitable for the current situation.

On the night of the 14th, the Eagles, who had been preparing for two days, ushered in their last home game.

"Just pretend we don't want to see those guys win the championship at our home court."

Liu Mang "lowered" the team again, adding another motivation to his teammates who were already in a state of rage because of "Atlanta's Fury" before the game.

Although it is very motivating not to do this, there will always be slight psychological fluctuations in avoiding being swept. After all, the original purpose is just to make the opponent win unpleasantly.

As long as he is not eliminated, Liu Mang wants to continue fighting!

If I win, I will be able to catch up to 2 to 3, and I can go to Los Angeles. The lights in the hotel there are really bright.

As soon as the fifth game started, the Lakers' style of play was exactly what Liu Mang wanted!

Liu Mang originally just guessed that the Lakers might do that. The main reason for this guess was the arrogant character of the Lakers. They were top-down arrogant. Liu Mang knew the opponent's psychological thoughts so well, mainly because he He also won three consecutive championships. His team was like that this season. It felt like it had a huge advantage and became proud. It was often upset in the regular season.

Just as Liu Mang thought, the Lakers had the absolute upper hand from the beginning of this game because they put Yao Ming back in the paint from the beginning!

He played the entire first quarter, scoring 14 points and 2 assists in a single quarter on 5-of-5 shooting! Yao Ming was full of firepower on the offensive end, helping the Lakers score 33 points in the first quarter!

Yao Ming's explosive outburst and the fact that he played the whole quarter were related to the Hawks' Kwame Brown's defense which was even more "ferocious" than in the previous game.

Kwame Brown roared even louder today, looking like Teddy was going to do something.

Gasol is a very good power forward, and he is a perfect power forward in the triangle offense. It is rare for Jackson to see him get out of defense like he did in the last game, so today he made an adjustment and let Yao Ming go inside. , Gasol went to the mid-range shot and changed his role to prevent Gasol from being overturned by Kwame Brown again.

Today, Kwame Brown is even more "iron-blooded" than Zen Master imagined. Although he only said the same two or three sentences repeatedly, just like Zen Master's beloved disciple No. 24, his fierceness made Zen Master dare not put Gasol in his mouth. He returned to the center position.

Although the Lakers led the Eagles by 7 points 33-26 in the first quarter, but... this just fell into Liu Mang's plan!

Yao Ming performed well in the first quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter and making 5 of 5 shots. He also caused a foul each by Kwame Brown and Liu Mang.

Yao Ming scored 14 points in a single quarter. Not only was his personal performance good, he also helped Kobe create a good opportunity. Kobe scored 6+4 in the first quarter, which was equally impressive.

Yao Ming goes inside, and his ability to threaten and attract double teams is obviously better than Gasol's.

In the second quarter, the Lakers fielded a more mobile lineup, with Claxton, Kobe, Odom, Gasol, and Wang Zhizhi playing together. Yao Ming rested for half a quarter and only came on after the official timeout in the second quarter. .

The Lakers continued to maintain their advantage in the second quarter. At the end of the half, the Eagles were still 6 points behind 55 to 61.

But by the third quarter...

There is a problem with the Lakers defense!

Yao Ming returned to the inside. As long as he played, he had to fight hard with Kwame Brown, who had already started fighting with his opponent. He played 18 minutes in the first half, which was more than the playing time he should have played with his style of play.

At the end of the third quarter, the Eagles chased the score to 85-86. They shot a wave of 30-25 in a single quarter and began to take the initiative!

…

After the first three quarters, Liu Mang scored 30 points. McGrady's performance dropped a bit today. In the first three quarters, he only scored 9 points and 6 assists on 3 of 11 shots. However, Jason Terry performed well today and made a basket in the third quarter. With 3 three-pointers, Marion also scored 11 points in the first three quarters. This is the first time in Marion's career that he has scored in double figures in the finals.

Just like Liu Mang planned, the defense in the fifth game will definitely be unstoppable, but they must find a way to break the opponent's defense.

Sure enough, the opponent moved Yao Ming back to the inside and couldn't stop the drug-taking connection at all, but the Eagles gradually broke down the opponent's inside defense!

Yao Ming's defensive effect was not so good in the second half of the third quarter.

Liu Mang feels that the Demon Sword is really easy to use. He often feels like he has a sudden flash of inspiration. The domineering effect name of "Opening the fog to see the sky" is really powerful. Although he occasionally gets crazy, Liu Mang is cold-blooded. Characteristics, the probability of "intelligent death" is smaller than that of Ginobili, at least in these two games!

But the key point is the fourth quarter. The little blacksmith who scored 13 points in the last quarter of the last game is Liu Mang's most feared opponent in the fourth quarter.

Sure enough, after the fourth quarter started, Kobe showed his power.

Kobe, who only had 15 points in the first three quarters, hit a three-pointer in the final quarter.

Liu Mang scored 30 points on 12 of 22 shots in the first three quarters. Today, he didn't make a single three-pointer, mainly because he had few opportunities to shoot from the outside. However, he made a total of 12 mid-range shots and layups, as well as 6 of 8 free throws. Liu Mang was having a great time shooting, and after Kobe started to lose his temper, Liu Mang and Kobe, who had entered Kobe's time, started a one-on-one duel like a "fight between immortals".

Everyone else tried their best to defend in the fourth quarter. Yao Ming had physical problems in the third quarter, which made Master Jackson realize that he had made a mistake in his decision-making. But there was nothing he could do, so he replaced Yao Ming first. After all, this was only the fifth game, and they had a big lead. Simply hand the game to Kobe.

Gasol didn't dare to go inside, so the Lakers pointed to Kobe's singles and Odom's connections under the basket.

Eagles…

McGrady has also shrunk after just four games, mainly on the offensive end. On the defensive end, he still did well after playing 25 minutes in the first three quarters.

The Eagles mainly watch Liu Mang!

Liu Mang is at his best! Best form since just two consecutive 40+ games and the second 50+ game!

The magical battle between Liu Mang and Kobe made the scores of the two teams continue to rise.

The anxious situation continued until the last moment. With 20 seconds left, the Lakers trailed the Eagles by one point 111-112, and the Lakers called a timeout.

Kobe had already scored 18 points in the final quarter, and his personal score increased to 33 points.

Liu Mang scored 17 points in the final quarter, helping the Eagles take the lead by 1 point! That is, Liu Mang helped the team lead the Lakers by two points in a single quarter!

By this time, both teams had fought to the limit!

But... there are two people who are still as if nothing happened!

The two No. 24s looked like they could play another game. The fans at the scene and in front of the TV felt terrible!

And this game so far has exceeded fans’ expectations! It was even more unexpected than the last time the Eagles won!

The Lakers were clearly prepared for this game. The Lakers maintained their lead in the first half, but the Hawks were able to hold on until now, and relied on Marion's cut to catch Liu Mang's layup. Overtaken!

However, the Eagles fans did not stay happy for long. Kobe, who scored 18 points in a single quarter, hit a mid-range jumper towards McGrady after returning from the timeout. The Lakers went ahead by 1 point!

There is simply no way, McGrady has tried his best and defended well, but this guy can just score!

This time it's the Eagles' turn to call a timeout!

When Liu Mang heard that Kobe's cold-blooded trait was triggered, he knew something was wrong. He had already pounced on him in advance, but he just made the shot.

But there are still 11 seconds left, which is enough for Liu Mang.

Liu Mang is confident!

Today he shot very accurately, making 18 of 32 shots. Liu Mang has already scored 47 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Especially today, he made 10 mid-range shots. After the Eagles were able to survive the first half, they were able to win again. The key to overtaking the score in the fourth quarter!

The Eagles arranged tactics, of course, for Liu Mang, the most explosive scoring player today.

Back from the timeout, the Eagles have the ball in front.

McGrady went to serve, but the Lakers did a very good job of guarding and receiving the ball. McGrady struggled to find an opportunity and sent it towards Jason Terry.

But……

Without blocking Jason Terry's movement, Kobe rushed up and kicked the ball, sending it flying over the Eagles bench.

"beep"

Kobe's kick is illegal!

There was no mistake, but the Eagles had no timeouts!

In the first half against Yao Ming, in the fourth quarter Liu Mang's isolation tactics and defensive tactics to prevent Kobe Bryant had already used up the timeouts. The Lakers obviously would not give the Eagles time to rearrange the serve, and it was impossible to call a timeout.

McGrady could only return to his own bench where the ball was kicked out of bounds by Kobe and prepare to serve.

Liu Mang felt a little dizzy!

Odom's height of 2.08 meters and his wingspan are three centimeters longer than a certain Chinese player who is 18 centimeters taller than him...it interferes too much with McGrady's serve!

If the ball can be released and Liu Mang can catch the ball, he will have the confidence to make the shot.

The key is that the ball cannot be served!

And there was no timeout to rearrange the serve!

Suddenly, when Liu Mang walked over to quickly discuss with McGrady how to serve, he saw Coach Kruger drinking water from a water cup, probably to relieve stress. A picture flashed in Liu Mang's mind...