136. Complacency is not a good thing
Women’s intuition is really accurate!
Liu Mang just said that someone came to borrow a piece of clothing when he was drunk, and they all guessed that he must have come at night. The two of them knew Liu Mang's character very well, and they could guess everything!
Bearing the teasing laughter of beauties sadly, Liu Mang went to play the game sadly and angrily.
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The Nuggets, the Hawks easily defeated them on the road just a week ago. This time the Nuggets came to the road, of course they wanted to get back a win.
Winning or not is one thing. The Nuggets' goal this year is to be in trouble, but the players have to get back on track.
For example, veteran superstar Tim Hardaway, who taught Liu Mang a lesson last time, wanted to teach Liu Mang a lesson this time, but suddenly found that the rookie had improved again!
When he played with the Nuggets before, Liu Mang's personal ability was close to that with the addition of bench gangsters, but his overall strength was not there yet. Now after the addition of level 5 bench gangsters, his personal ability has reached the NBA average of 70 points.
level.
Although the difference between 68 and 70 is not as big as the qualitative change from top star to superstar like 94 to 95, the change is obvious.
There is not much suspense in this game. The Eagles, who have had ample rest after consecutive away games, have gone all out from the beginning, hoping to resolve this game quickly and gain a little more rest for the second game of back-to-back games.
Raheem and Jason Terry started off wildly, scoring 25 points together in the first quarter. Together with the team's excellent defense, they took an absolute advantage of 29-11 in the first quarter.
Liu Mang didn't play much in this game and quickly entered garbage time. He scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting in 19 minutes.
The Eagles easily won this game 103-89.
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The record became 15 wins and 6 losses, and the Eagles unknowingly had the same record as the Pistons!
The Nets are currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and they are not far behind the Hawks. The Nets are ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 16 wins and 5 losses, largely due to their easy schedule.
The Hawks and Pistons are now fourth and second, which really surprises the fans. They are both 15 wins and 6 losses. The Hawks were forced to shoot fourth because of the outcome of the match between the two sides, but their record is better than the third-place Celtics.
There are so many nice people.
Especially for the Eagles, they actually had a record of 4 wins and 1 loss for five consecutive visits in the Western Conference. If it hadn't been for the previous three consecutive losses due to suspension, they would probably have occupied the first place in the Eastern Conference!
Speaking of the Celtics, they themselves never thought that they would be third in the Eastern Conference. They were quite stable. The 76ers were struggling quite a bit, and their winning rate had just reached 50%, with 11 wins and 11 losses.
With a record of 13 wins and 9 losses, he actually won the first place in the division and firmly ranked third in the Eastern Conference!
Of course, there is still a big difference between the East and the West. The Kings have won 11 consecutive games and are far ahead with a record of 19 wins and 2 losses. This rhythm is aimed at 60 wins.
Sometimes the record is too good, which is not a very good thing for a young team. For example, the current Hawks have defeated the Lakers and then defeated the Nuggets. After winning five of the last six games, they have inexplicably gained more energy.
An atmosphere of impetuousness and arrogance.
On December 14, the Hawks faced off against the Knicks for the second time back-to-back at home this season.
The last time the Hawks defeated the Knicks at home, they won quite easily. The Knicks' best player, Alan Houston, was driven to the point of death by Liu Mang.
This time the Hawks didn't think the Knicks would be their opponent. They thought they could win the game easily. Everyone felt relaxed.
The Eagles faced off easily, but with the madman Sprewell and Alan Houston, it was not easy, but they came to fight hard! They wanted to risk their lives to avenge the last time.
To be honest, the gap between the teams in the Eastern Conference is not as big as expected. There is no huge difference between the teams on the edge of the playoffs and the playoff teams. The overall lineup is not particularly strong. Superstars in the Eastern Conference are very rare.
In the past ten years, Jordan has pushed them to the Western Conference, but most teams have one or two first-class players or top stars, and the strength gap is not that big in terms of the core lineup.
The difference in the Eastern Conference team's record lies in the coach, the team's goals, and the coordination of the lineup.
The Eagles played so well this year. Many experts analyzed that it was because they had a new coach and they were lucky enough to draft Liu Mang, the team's glue. Liu Mang's most impressive impression was his complete performance.
Beyond his seemingly talented performance, the Eagles use better team defense, more unique and novel offensive routines, are very stable when playing against weak teams, and play with much more seriousness and effort than the opponent, so they are where they are now.
achievements.
But the young team is indeed too young and is starting to become arrogant!
At seven o'clock in the evening, the game officially started.
After the game started, both teams entered the state very quickly. The Eagles felt hot and started with a 17-11 start. In terms of hard power, the Eagles are in good shape now, have excellent running-in, and have better tactical discipline. They are indeed better than the Knicks.
Si Qiang.
But after getting a little ahead, I saw that the opponent was such a weak team that had trouble even making the playoffs, so I started to become careless.
In the second half of the first quarter, the Eagles actually relaxed the defense they depended on for survival! The Knicks seized the opportunity, and the madman and the mid-range shooting king continued to counterattack, hitting a wave of 7-0, and ended with 26 at the end of the first quarter.
One point ahead of 25.
Immediately after Liu Mang stood up from the bench, he got some points by drawing fouls and kept the score tight. However, the atmosphere of this team is contagious. After Liu Mang came up, he also relaxed on the defensive end along with other teammates.
, he has a good touch and can lead the second team to close the score when the opponent is fouled, but once his scoring efficiency declines, it will be the Knicks' performance time.
Alan Houston was already prepared to fight Liu Mang, a shameless man. He played very actively, and his continuous catch-and-shoot shots around the screen were very decisive. In the second half of the second quarter, Liu Mang felt a little colder.
After that, Alan Houston scored consecutively, completely suppressing Liu Mang.
At the end of the half, the Knicks successfully overtook the score, leading the Hawks by 5 points 52 to 47.
The Knicks can no longer suppress them!
After the start of the second half, the Eagles' situation could be described as a complete collapse. They collapsed in the third quarter!
The Eagles always want to rely on offense to recover the score. Their mentality of despising their opponents makes their defensive end explode. When there is no defensive counterattack, the outside shooting is not so accurate, and the Eagles' offensive end collapses!
The Knicks quickly opened up the score in the third quarter! At the end of the three quarters, the Knicks led the Hawks by 18 points, 81-63!
The Hawks struggled a bit in the final quarter, but they were always loose in the front, and it was too difficult to tighten up at critical moments! The Hawks are not a ridiculously strong super team like the Lakers or Kings, and they have no chance to close the gap.
In the end, the Hawks swallowed the bitter pill at home and succeeded in getting revenge from the Knicks at home 89-102!
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"Bang"
Liu Mang punched the locker in the locker room. Thinking of the Knicks players' arrogant celebration after the game, he almost wanted to hit them!
Yes, losing is my own fault. The opponent has a good touch, but I am not serious. I deserve to lose, but I am still angry!
Liu Mang knew how it was possible to play in the NBA without losing. The invincible Bulls had lost ten regular season games. The Lakers, who would be the future vice squad leader, also had a bloodbath every year to celebrate the New Year. The Eagles were not a super strong team. They were going to lose.
There will definitely be no shortage of games.
As a newbie, I'm still not used to it.
I don’t want to lose!
"Ding... Due to the host's inner desire, the system issues a mission: Revenge of Madison."
"Revenge of Madison: In the next away game against the Knicks, lead the team to a bloodbath in Madison. Mission reward: an intermediate stealing card. Mission failure reward: Square dancing in Times Square."
"Intermediate Stealing Card: 20% chance of copying the target skill, and the success rate of level 5 skills is doubled."
"..." Liu Mang's expression suddenly became dull.
Chapter completed!