freeallnovels Chapter 1068 1067. Better Than Excellent
Chapter 1068 1067. Better Than Excellent
Chapter 1068 1067. Better Than Excellent
Back from the intermission, the Eagles deployed a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Korver, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown.
The Sonics sent Francis, Ray Allen, Lewis, Reggie Evans and Nick Collison.
The Sonics go first.
After Liu Mang went up, he followed Ray Allen and continued to run.
Jason Terry wants to curse, why is he defending Francis!
Although there is not much difference in height, the difference in strength is too far!
Jason Terry bit the bullet and stuck it up, and was run over by Francis and rushed to the basket.
But Josh-Smith let go of Reggie-Evans for the first time and caught Francis in the bottom line.
The Supersonics must guarantee rebounds, and the offense at the basket will be hit hard. Liu Mang took advantage of this shortcoming of the Supersonics lineup to let Jason Terry defend Francis, and Josh Smith quickly blocked it.
Francis was stopped by a ferocious attack from the basket!
Ray Allen rushed to the bottom line to respond, Liu Mang stuck to Ray Allen who received the ball, Ray Allen withdrew from the three-point line, came to the corner, and made a strong shot against Liu Mang's defense...
hit!
Ray Allen hits the second three-pointer of the game!
33 flats!
The Sonics continued to bite the score.
Singles are in!
Liu Mang was also helpless, the opponent had a three-point ability not weaker than him.
In transition, the Eagles attack.
Liu Mang received the serve and advanced quickly, and the Eagles pressed forward. After rushing beyond the three-point line, Josh Smith came up to block Ray Allen.
Liu Mang triggered level 5 pick-and-roll master, his speed soared to over [-], and he broke through from the right!
At the same time, Josh Smith immediately broke through from the left after blocking the man.
Both of them cut in very fast. Ray Allen, Reggie Evans, and Francis, who was attacking from one side, were all attracted. Liu Mang passed the ball to Korver in the right corner, and Korver caught the ball and made a three-pointer... also hit!
36 to 33, the Eagles once again led by three points.
The Eagles attack very fast and try to speed up as much as possible, but when the Sonics attack, the rhythm slows down again. The Sonics still attack on the ground. This is their good style of play. They will definitely be killed by the Eagles.
When it came time for the Sonics to attack, Liu Mang defended against Ray Allen even more fiercely this time, frantically moving forward to block Ray Allen from receiving the ball.
Ray Allen encountered Liu Mang's extremely aggressive defense and chose to open the space. Francis passed the ball to Nick Collison who was pulled out, and Nick Collison passed the ball to Lewis.
Lewis took the ball one step outside the free throw line, and time was running out. He faced Korver's long two-pointer and made a direct shot!
Lewis holds the ball very generally, has no breakthrough ability, and is about the same height as Korver.
But the shot is really accurate!
Lewis' long two-point shot was also hit!
It was the Eagles offense again, Jason Terry wanted the ball to play singles, facing Francis' defense, Jason Terry got the space easily, but the opponent's defense was too poor, Jason Terry broke into the mid-range open shot but hit the iron...
Fortunately, it was Josh Smith who took the ball out, Liu Mang grabbed the ball, and made a one-step throw from inside the free throw line.
Still leading by 3 points!
The Eagles are so solid!
The main reason is that the Sonics' defensive rebounding is too poor. Their two insiders have more than enough rushing, but their positioning ability is very poor.
Finally, the Sonics hit the iron for the first time in the second quarter. Lewis missed a three-pointer after Francis broke through and scored!
Josh Smith and Kwame Brown's goal this time is not to grab rebounds, but to block crazy positions!
Kwame Brown and Nick Collison fought hand-to-hand, and Josh Smith and Reggie Evans fought hand-to-hand.
Liu Mang had already rushed back to the basket when Lewis made the shot. The first was to quickly receive the serve and advance, and the second was to prevent the opponent from scoring rebounds!
Liu Mang was in place before Francis, received the rebound, and counterattacked again!
The cavalry company is dispatched!
Francis came up to stop Liu Mang, but Liu Mang shot the ball to the front left, leaving Francis behind, solo riding a level 5 trigger!
Liu Mang ran faster and faster, and every time he passed an opponent, his speed became faster. Ray Allen and Lewis, who took the lead in retreating quickly, were attracted by Liu Mang.
Liu Mang went deep into the basket, and after confirming that he was pinched by the three, he passed the ball back to the top arc, followed by Jason Terry who caught the ball and chased him for a three-pointer...
in!
41 to 35!The point difference came to 6 points!
It's so wavy!
Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Korver, the three best three-pointers of the Eagles, came against the two big three-pointers of Ray Allen and Lewis, and gained the upper hand!
Slowly, the point difference was opened up bit by bit by the Eagles.
The Sonics played quite well offensively, with a 40.00-point shooting rate of over [-]%. But in the second quarter, the offensive rebounding became worse. Liu Mang was very good at attacking the opponent's two insiders, allowing Kwame Brown and Josh Smith to concentrate on getting stuck with the opponent, and he grabbed the rebound himself.
Liu Mang was once the second-best player on the Eagles in rebounding. Last season, Liu Mang averaged more rebounds per game than Francis, who ranked third in the Sonics' rebounding. He was not as good as Francis in offensive rebounds, but he was better at protecting defensive rebounds.
The Sonics lost their offensive rebound protection. Although the shooting efficiency has not declined much, the number of shots has decreased!
This is fatal for the Sonics!
The Eagles started to play in waves. Jason Terry and Korver immediately shot after receiving the ball. Liu Mang scored when he had a chance to break through. The opponent would not give him a good three-pointer.
The Sonics played very well, but they were still slowly opened up by the Eagles.
After the first half, the Eagles entered the intermission with an 65-point lead 57 to 8!
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The Sonics' offensive efficiency in the second quarter was still very high, with a total of 21 of 11 shots, 7 of 3 three-pointers, and 27 points, but there was a big gap compared with the first quarter because they were more efficient in the second quarter.
The main reason is that there is no second chance to attack. The Sonics had 5 offensive rebounds in the first quarter and only 1 in the second quarter!
Jason Terry scored 9 points on 5-of-13 shooting in the second quarter, and Korver scored 7 points on 3-of-9 shooting in the second quarter.
Liu Mang scored 6 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the second quarter, and the data in a single quarter blew up!
After halftime, Liu Mang had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists!
The strategy of the Eagles has gradually worked. The Eagles continued to maintain a score in the early thirties of each quarter. Without a significant improvement in efficiency, they still gradually widened the point difference.
When making tactical arrangements during the intermission, coach Kruger chose to continue the tactical extension of the second quarter.
However, it has also strengthened on the basis of the defensive strategy Liu Mang thought of.
Back from halftime, Coach Kruger replaced Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.
The Sonics continued to play Francis, Ray Allen, and Lewis on the outside trio, as did Reggie Evans and Nick Collison.
The Sonics are fighting!
The Sonics attacked first, and after Francis advanced to the frontcourt, he found that the person guarding him was the No. 6 pick in the second grade.
Iguodala is considered to be the best candidate to defend against Francis. Francis did not choose to push hard, because the opponent's outside athletic ability is too strong.
Francis looks for a pick-and-roll, McGrady and Iguodala quickly switch defenses, Francis just finished the pick-and-roll, and finds McGrady in front of him...
Francis took a look at Ray Allen's side, and was stuck by Liu Mang, so Francis could only sullenly go inside to kill!
Francis rushed to the inside under the defense of McGrady, forcibly slammed into McGrady and Rasheed Wallace who was assisting in the defense, and got a foul with his life, and was knocked to the ground by Rasheed Wallace.
The referee whistled, a shooting foul, and Francis got two free throws.
Francis went to the free throw line, made one of two free throws, was hit so hard that the free throw was affected.
Originally, Liu Mang thought that with Rasheed Wallace on, he could have more counterattack tactics, but the opponent made a second free throw and fell into a positional battle again.
After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, Ray Allen directly and fiercely posted it.
Liu Mang carried Ray Allen easily with his iron elbow, observed the opponent's defense, and found that the opponent's tendency to shrink was reduced!
In the second quarter of the Eagles, Liu Mang made a three-pointer, Jason Terry made a three-pointer, and Korver made three three-pointers, which made the Supersonics dare not let go of the Eagles outside.
Liu Mang looks for a pick-and-roll, and Rasheed Wallace comes out to help Liu Mang block Ray Allen. As soon as Liu Mang gets up to speed, Reggie Evans' defense has already come up.
Liu Mang wants more than one pick and roll!
Liu Mang changed direction again, and Reggie Evans was blocked by Iguodala!
Liu Mang rushed inside, Nick Collison pressed up, Liu Mang hoisted the ball to the basket, Josh Smith took off on the spot, Liu Mang passed the ball very high, Josh Smith also jumped very high, touched the ball in the air, rounded the ball and smashed it into the basket!
70 is better than 60!
The point difference came to 10 points!
The game's first 10-point difference!
(End of this chapter)