freeallnovels Chapter 1020 1019. Hunter and Prey
Chapter 1020 1019. Hunter and Prey
Chapter 1020 1019. Hunter and Prey
Like a lingering devil, Liu Mang has been clinging to the score. Whenever Wade breaks out and tries to widen the gap, Liu Mang immediately returns.
Usually Liu Mang doesn't need so many ball-handling singles because of the growth of his teammates, but today when he is needed to hold the ball, he still performs very well!
During the intermission, the head coaches of the two teams arranged not to defend, but to attack.
The two defensive teams have done well enough, even the Eagles' defense against Wade or O'Neal, and the Heat's defense against Liu Mang have done enough.
O'Neal played normally, and his main goal was to score points against Rasheed Wallace when the Hawks were defending Wade.
Both Liu Mang and Wade went berserk. Wade scored 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, and Liu Mang had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the half.
But both pitched in.
The play style of the two teams is very different. O'Neal scored 17 points in the half, Wade scored 22 points in the half, and the Heat scored 49 points out of 39 points.
The Hawks scored much more evenly here. Liu Mang scored 19 points, Jason Terry and McGrady each scored 6 points, Josh Smith and Kwame Brown scored 5 points each, and Rasheed Wallace and Iguodala also scored.
The Eagles played so steadily, clung to the score, and kept their footings. This is the reason why they have a lot of people!
Both teams defended very well. If it weren't for Liu Mang and Wade's various magic balls, the scores of the two teams would be even lower.
So the head coaches of both teams are trying to find ways to improve efficiency from the offensive end.
After the intermission, the Eagles brought up the duo of Liu Mang and Jason Terry again, instead of using Prince or McGrady to defend Wade, they tried to use Iguodala.
On the inside, Josh Smith and Kwame Brown played. Except for Liu Mang and Jason Terry's three-pointers, everyone else didn't count on it. Korver made 4 of 0 shots, and the opponent defended the three-pointer very well. Except for Liu Mang and Jason Terry's wave ratio, the others shot poorly.
Heat side, Payton and Wade, Derek - Anderson, Haslem, Mark - Jackson lineup.
……
Liu Mang rubbed some chalk, and the two sides changed positions. Liu Mang came to the front half of the court just now and waited for the Heat to serve and attack.
After looking at the opponent's lineup, he knew that the opponent still wanted to be stable to take advantage of Wade's outstanding performance today. Wade played alone and five people defended.
Liu Mang's own side is to speed up, and three physical fitness men are sent to the frontcourt. Liu Mang and Jason Terry are fast and maneuverable.
The referee blew the whistle to start the third quarter, gave the ball to Payton, and Payton sent the ball to Wade.
Iguodala started to defend Wade from the center line and actively looked for physical confrontation. Wade was very familiar with Iguodala. The two were in the same company, and the two teams had a good personal relationship.
Contrary to Liu Mang's expectations, he guarded Payton, and Payton sat in the low post on the right and asked for the ball!
Haslem spaced to the left of the free-throw line, Derek Anderson took Jason Terry away from the right corner, and Mark Jackson was on the left side of the paint for an offensive rebound.
It was really surprising to see Payton's low position. Liu Mang stepped up aggressively. Payton's body was solid, and Liu Mang was stuck.
Wade lobs the ball to Payton, and Payton turns over in a low singles and hits a short-range jumper!
Pat Riley's thoughts are really unpredictable!
Suddenly this move came, let Peyton take the main attack!
At this time three years ago, Payton was still the first scoring point for the Sonics and the Bucks, and it really worked wonders if he came here occasionally!
51 to 47, the Heat scored the first to break 50.
The power amplifier switched, the Eagles attacked, Jason Terry advanced halfway, saw that Wade was defending himself, and immediately handed the ball to Liu Mang.
Liu Mang singled out Payton, and just as Payton was about to post it, Liu Mang immediately chose to break through. He didn't need space to trigger the strongest first step, and directly accelerated to get rid of it.
Payton really couldn't keep up with his footsteps. Liu Mang rushed to the inside, and Haslem's flanking attack came immediately. Before Haslem blocked him, Liu Mang kicked his feet on the ground, grabbed Liu Mang and flew towards the basket. Haslem immediately hugged Liu Mang, and patted Liu Mang's hand that raised the ball with his other hand.
The referee whistled, Haslem's shooting foul!
As soon as the third quarter came up, the point difference reached 4 points, and it seemed that they were about to be pulled away again.
But Liu Mang stood up again at this time and scored two free throws.
Iguodala's three-pointer was unstable, Jason Terry was entangled by Wade, Liu Mang chose to do it himself, and when Payton couldn't stick it, the Heat could only foul.
Liu Mang continued to get two free throws with his stability that made the opponent feel like his scalp was going to blow up. He made both free throws and his personal score increased to 21 points.
Still two points.
The Heat attacked, and Wade continued to pass the ball to Payton for a single.
There is nothing to say about Payton's low position. When he is in good form, he has the demeanor of his youth, and this kind of veteran is often very stable. After scoring one, the state may come.
Liu Mang had already communicated with his teammates when he retreated to the defense just now. As soon as Payton received the ball, Iguodala let go of Wade, and together with Liu Mang, he attacked Payton in a low position.
Kwame Brown receives the basket to prevent Wade from making an empty cut. If Kwame Brown pinches him at this angle, Payton has a chance to pass to Mark Jackson, but Kwame Brown is guarding the arc of the reasonable collision zone under the basket. It is difficult for Payton to pass.
Wade broke through with the ball and rushed up, Kwame Brown was difficult to block under the basket, but if it was a frontal catch attack, Kwame Brown could defend well under the basket.
But the Heat's Payton and Wade are not stupid. When Iguodala was going to pinch, Wade cut in from the middle. Seeing that Kwame Brown had a favorable position, he stopped and ran to the left to block Josh Smith.
Wade first used the threat posed by his air cut, and then went to pick and roll Haslem, and let Haslem complete the mid-range shot after the pick and roll!
However, the Eagles' defensive lineup shrinks and expands very quickly. When Haslem made a jump shot, Iguodala swung his arms and rushed up. In fact, it was still a long distance away, but that was too scary. Haslem couldn't help but lean back a little. It was a good mid-range opportunity, but unfortunately he didn't make it.
This is the difference between a role player and a star. Of course, it is not because of this that the defensive strategy of a strong defensive team will be ineffective. It is to take advantage of the fact that role players are not as stable as stars and carry out selective flank defense.
A role player is not a role player if he has the ability to consistently make shots consistently.
Kwame Brown blocked Mark Jackson, and Liu Mang easily received the defensive rebound.
When it came time for the Eagles to attack, Wade didn't dare to guard Liu Mang against Payton in singles. Posey's physical fitness was mediocre, and he could only play more than 20 minutes a game, otherwise his defensive efficiency would drop significantly. Pat Riley asked him to rest for a while to play critical moments.
After Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt, Wade defended him, and Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to Jason Terry.
Payton looked at Liu Mang and Jason Terry's offensive choices, feeling a little desolate.
He actually became a "soft persimmon"!
But compared to Wade, the current Payton is really a soft persimmon. He can't shoot in defense against penetration. Jason Terry's shooting ability makes Payton afraid.
Jason Terry took the opportunity to break into the middle distance, and made a two-point pull-up jump shot...
Didn't score either, the ball hit the basket and was grabbed by Haslem for a defensive rebound.
The score is still clenched, the two teams are not easy to score, they can only rely on singles and singles.
The Eagles held their breath and fought the Heat slowly. Liu Mang was guarded to death, and the others had some chances. Even if Wade continued to explode today, the Eagles did not allow the point difference to be opened by the opponent.
In the middle of the third quarter, the Hawks were 59 to 62, only 3 points behind.
For more than half a quarter, the Eagles were mainly supported by Jason Terry, and the others did not have a good chance.
After the official timeout came back, the Heat replaced O'Neal, Posey, Antoine Walker, and Jason Williams, preparing for a wave in the second half of the third quarter.
The Eagles directly replaced the lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, and McGrady, and replaced Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace on the inside. Coach Kruger also had the same mentality.
The two teams quickly played vigorously. In the first half of the third quarter, the Eagles only scored 11 points, and the Heat only scored 12 points.
But in the last 6 minutes of the third quarter, the Eagles scored 17 points and the Heat scored 16 points.
At the end of the three quarters, the Eagles were 76 to 78, still only two points behind!
……
During the break, Liu recklessly drank Gatorade, scored 33 points in three quarters, and scored 14 points in a single quarter in the third quarter. Whenever the point difference was about to be widened, Liu reckless rushed to the basket with the ball like a dynamite bag, forcing the opponent to foul. If the opponent did not foul, he would try to make the opponent foul.
Among the 14 points, in addition to a three-pointer and a layup, there was also a mid-range shot, and the other 7 points were free throws. Haslem and Antoine-Walker committed fouls in order to avoid too many fouls by O'Neal.
今天刘莽才打了3节，已经14罚13中了！投篮17中8，三分10中4，合计33分。
Wade also scored 30 points in three quarters. Payton helped Wade take some responsibilities. Wade played more easily in the third quarter. Payton was in a good state today, and he helped Wade organize an offense for a few minutes with sufficient energy.
韦德三节21投11中，罚球10中8，拿到30分。
Looking at the number of free throws, Liu Mang really didn't know whose body hair was more valuable.
so difficult!The finals against the Spurs was almost like this. At that time, the Eagles' run-in was not as good as it is now. Liu Wei felt that if they met this year's Heat last season, it would be really difficult.
Fortunately, the players have improved significantly this year, including himself.
On Liu Mang's side, he was rejoicing, and he was entangled in the topic of who was more valuable, himself or Wade's body hair, which was worth thinking about deeply. On the Heat's side, he felt a feeling of being overwhelmed.
too difficult!
No matter how hard they fight, how hard they fight, they can't break the gap.
As long as they tend to widen the point difference, Liu Mang will explode, defend Liu Mang's outside line, Liu Mang will rush in, and find O'Neal to foul early, forcing the rest of the Heat to use fouls to stop.
Even though they still lead by two points, the Heat players and coaches all feel overwhelmed!
Wade even had an idea to let Liu Mang overtake the score!
The feeling of being bitten tightly by the other party is too uncomfortable.
This feeling is like the feeling between the hunter and the prey. Wade feels that he is the prey closely followed by the hunter.
A little slack, and he would be killed by the opponent, which kept Wade highly focused throughout the entire process, and his spirit was about to collapse.
If it wasn't for Payton's good form in the third quarter, with 6 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, helping him last for half a quarter, he would have collapsed!
Looking at Liu Mang on the opposite side, Wade gritted his teeth, today is a rare good opportunity, we must hold on!Can not give up!
There are still two chapters today, the next chapter is around nine o'clock~
(End of this chapter)