The two miserable twins are almost the two oldest players in the league, and their playing time is still the highest on the team. Malone has averaged 37 minutes per game so far this season, and Stockton has averaged 34 minutes per game. The season has just begun.

With the team's record so dismal, the two of them can't rest much, at least until they guarantee a playoff spot like last year.

Back from the pause, Liu Mang appears!

Liu Mang's popularity is getting more and more popular! The atmosphere at the scene, which was a little depressed after being suppressed by two old men, suddenly became high!

"Tch." Ma Long was unhappy when he saw Liu Mang's popularity. He said he hated all popular guards.

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

The regular rotation lineup replaced by the Eagles includes Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Raheem, Nubel, and Muhammad.

On the Jazz side, giants Ostertag and Brian Russell were replaced and replaced by AK47 Andrei Kirilenko and rookie center Jaylon Collins.

The Jazz have begun to plan to rejuvenate. Kirilenko, who was a rookie in 1999 but only entered the NBA this year, has begun to take on important responsibilities. Liu Mang pushed forward and thought he would encounter Stockton's defense. Unexpectedly, he showed up.

In front of him is Kirilenko!

Kirilenko is not yet the all-around fighter he will be in the future, averaging only 6 points per game, but his defense has begun to take shape as a future All-Defensive Team player. As a rookie, although he is not ranked on the rookie rankings, 6 points and 4 rebounds is really not good.

Yeah, but on the defensive end, he averaged 1.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, which is so strong. But the rookie rankings focus on scoring, and secondly on rebounds.

After all, he was drafted by the NBA in 1999 and trained with CSKA Moscow for two more years. He is already a mature professional player. Kirilenko, who adheres to the iron-blooded style of the Russians, may not be so good after the rules in 2007 became more offensive.

So, in this day and age, that’s awesome!

As soon as Liu Mang arrived outside the three-point line, Kirilenko came up and started a pressing defense. His skills were not as good as Payton's, and his body was not as strong as Kobe's. However, Liu Mang did not adapt to this desperate defense full of Russian iron-blooded style.

, he was almost intercepted when he came up!

Liu Mang quickly protected the ball. At this time, Jason Terry saw something was wrong with Liu Mang and immediately came over to help. Liu Mang immediately passed the ball and then ran towards the bottom corner to open up space.

"System, Kirilenko attributes!"

"Ding... Andrei Kirilenko, height 206 centimeters, weight 94 kilograms, ability value 73, offense 61, defense 85, speed 89, strength 81, steals 80, blocks 91..."

Damn it! Liu Mang looked at Kirilenko's ability value. If he gained a little more weight, he could compete for the best defensive player!

It seems that this guy really almost stole the best defensive player from Ben Wallace who was at the tail end of his peak in 2006! He also won the block title!

A bit difficult to deal with!

Jason Terry plays Stockton in isolation, which is relatively easy to play. Stockton is old and strong, but after all, he is old. His offense is good and he has no problem maintaining his condition, but there is nothing he can do defensively.

Slowing speed is the biggest problem.

Jason Terry changed direction and stepped forward with his right foot. Stockton's first reaction was to move to the left and back, but he held back.

Sure enough, Jason Terry faked a move and immediately retracted his foot, changing direction to the left. Stockton turned and moved to the right.

At this time, Liu Mang came up to block Stockton! He completed Terry's job when he usually played small guard!

The outside pick-and-roll of Jazz veterans Brian Russell, Liu Mang and Jason Terry would have been successful, but now the Jazz's small forward is Andrei Kirilenko! He quickly switches defenses in place

, blocked Jason Terry's cut!

Change defense!

When Liu Mang opened up the space again, it was Jason Terry facing Kirilenko. Jason Terry finally understood why Liu Mang was so uncomfortable just now. This guy had a lot of physical confrontation and couldn't make small moves with his hands.

Young Master, this time it was Liu Mang's turn to respond. Jason Terry passed the ball to Liu Mang, indicating that he couldn't hold it anymore.

When Liu Mang received the ball, there were only more than four seconds left. With no time to waste, he took a sudden step forward and stepped back to shoot a jumper!

Stockton's reaction was very alert. Liu Mang's sniper attack in the past two days has been all over the basketball circle. Stockton was already on guard and pounced directly on him.

Liu Mang's three-point shot missed!

Malone grabbed a defensive rebound!

The Hawks retreated quickly. The small lineup was very fast and quickly returned to defense. The Jazz put on a brisk lineup and did not play fast breaks.

Stockton advanced and Liu Mang defended. The Jazz's offense was still a pick-and-roll. All offenses started from the pick-and-roll. Liu Mang was blocked by Malone. Malone had scored 4 goals in a row before and had already scored 8 points in the first quarter. The defense came out.

Newbell's defensive center was completely with Malone. Stockton rushed to the free throw line and hit a mid-range jumper!

21 to 16, the score difference came to 5 points!

What a demoralizing blow!

The two "old men", who were almost in their 40s, beat up a group of young people in their early 20s and confused them!

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced forward, feeling that he needed to increase his speed!

This was inconsistent with the coach's arrangement, but Liu Mang felt that he should speed up!

When discussing tactics before the game, the Jazz had won two games this season against the Mavericks, a team that also played brisk tactics! Especially when the Mavericks were running and gunning, they were beaten by Stockton.

This exquisite long pass is awesome.

But Liu Mang felt that even if he fought like this, he would be beaten to death by these two old men! He might as well do something that his lineup is good at!

After Liu Mang passed halftime, he clapped his hands to attract the attention of his teammates, made gestures to speed up!

The teammates first looked at the coach. Coach Kruger also saw Liu Mang's gesture and did not nod or shake his head.

That is the default!

The Eagles started to run aggressively. Rahim ran out when Liu Mang started accelerating from the center line. When Liu Mang rushed two or three steps beyond the three-point line, he drastically changed direction to the right.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After getting rid of Kirilenko, Liu Mang broke into the three-point line. Donyel Marshall blocked Liu Mang, but Liu Mang accelerated to the three-point line.

Zone sprint, after the bonus of pick and roll master, Liu Mang broke 100 at the speed of Donyel Marshall, and the pressure gauge could not keep up! After Liu Mang suddenly entered the inside line, his rhythm suddenly changed, and his speed suddenly changed to the extreme.

Slowly, Donyel Marshall, who was startled by Liu Mang and rushed inside, overshot and rushed directly into the reasonable collision zone!

Liu Mang stepped on the right sideline of the three-second zone and threw the ball into the basket to get two points!

Without thinking, just do it when you get the chance to hold the ball!

From the breakthrough from the center line to the throw, it only took two seconds!

This goal is not only the work of Rahim in the pick-and-roll and Liu Mang's breakthrough, but also the work of Muhammad, the strongest muscular man who has been on the best defensive team for many times, Malone, Newbell and Jason Terry.

The off-ball pick-and-roll took Jaylon Collins out of the three-second zone, allowing Liu Mang to have such a good scoring opportunity. At the same time, Rahim also pestered Kirilenko to prevent this guy from chasing inside to cover the defense.

But this kind of movement also caused almost all the Eagles to stay inside the three-point line, causing chaos in the defensive formation!

The Jazz start to fight back!

Kirilenko, Donyel Marshall, and Malone came down quickly! Stockton received the serve and directly passed the long ball. The Eagles' defense focused on Malone, a historical scorer, and Kirilenko, a fast player.

He doesn't look like a small forward who is 2.06 meters tall, and Stockton's pass lands outside the three-point line! He completely anticipated the Eagles' defense!

Donyel Marshall made a catch from outside the three-point line!

Hit!

It hurts a little!

They scored two points, and the opponent immediately responded with a three-pointer! The score changed from 21 to 16 to 24 to 18, and the Jazz even opened up the score.

However, Liu Mang did not hesitate. After the opponent made the shot, he immediately turned around and ran towards the frontcourt. Seeing Liu Mang hurrying down, Rahim, who was chasing Malone back, picked up the ball without hesitation and immediately passed the ball long. Liu Mang passed the center line.

After receiving the ball, he continued to rush towards the opponent's basket, without looking back, he got into the trap between Stockton and Jaylon Collins, and then passed it back to Jason Terry, who was running leisurely over.

This rhythm is so comfortable! Jason Terry caught the ball and hit a three-pointer!

The speed was brought up! Stockton received the serve and ran forward quickly, hoping to take advantage of the Eagles' inability to get into a good defensive position and launch an easy attack.

Malone and Kirilenko, who had just returned from running, started to turn back and run again...

In the last two minutes of the first quarter, the two teams started a back-and-forth battle in which no one could defend well.

In more than two minutes, the two teams scored an astonishing 14 to 12! The Jazz relied on two accurate shooters in Stockton and Donyel Marshall, as well as the free space of Malone and Kirilenko.

Cut, scored 14 points in just over two minutes!

Not to mention Stockton, after Donyel Marshall scored two three-pointers in a row, Liu Mang recalled that this guy would be the future record breaker for three-pointers in a single game with 12 three-pointers in a single game.

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After the first quarter, the Eagles' score difference was widened to 8 points by the opponent! It seemed that the Cavaliers' tactics failed when they encountered Stockton, who could always pass the ball to any position. 30 to 38, they were defeated by the Jazz.

Scored a super high score of 38 points in a single quarter.

The fans roared lively during the fast break, but when they looked at the score at the end of the first quarter, they felt a little discouraged, as if our side had been suppressed!

It seems that the tactics did not work. Instead, they were used by the opponent to launch countless counterattacks. Since there was a precedent of the Jazz playing the Mavericks before, before this game between the Hawks and the Jazz, experts and media said that the Hawks

If you cannot use their cavalry tactics, the opponent will seize the opportunity to score easily.

It seems that this tactic of the Hawks has been taken advantage of by the Jazz. They also have a light lineup. Malone has always been a very fast power forward and is very suitable for a fast attack player. However, because of the pick-and-roll tactics, the Jazz mainly

It's just a positional battle.

Before the game, everyone thought that if the Eagles dared to use cavalry tactics in this game, they would be courting death. No, it looked like they were courting death.

but!
Chapter completed!