A simple and easy game turned into a point-chasing match inexplicably.

After the start of the final quarter, the Eagles' Jason Terry and Raheem began to lead the team to chase points.

Generally speaking, the opponents are also young teams. Although Mobley and Francis were both 22-year-old rookies when they entered the NBA, they are certainly not veterans. After the morale accumulated in the second and third quarters, the first quarter was completely destroyed.

The suppressed frustrations are all offset, and the fighting spirit is high.

Jason Terry and Raheem played very well, and Muhammad and Ratliff under the basket also did a good job in defense, but they couldn't hold off the Rockets and they all got up!

Mobley's three-pointer, Eddie Griffin's cut, Francis' breakthrough scoring and distribution, and Kenny Thomas' scrambling.

Halfway through the final quarter, the Eagles not only failed to narrow the point difference, but actually expanded it by one point!

70 to 80!

About to lose?

Liu Mang was anxious on the sidelines watching the score difference that could not be narrowed, but he had no choice.

I really regret it!

The worst case scenario is running naked!

Think of it as performance art!

If it is a game that is clear to lose, or a game that is still lost after hard work, as long as you work hard, you will not regret it. At most, you will blame your own lack of strength. For example, if you lose to the King, then it is your lack of strength.

But they lost to the Rockets! The opponent was just a team that couldn't win 10 games! It was third from the bottom in the Western Conference!

Because I insisted on completing that task, and in order to get the number of times for the intermediate lottery, I had to lose!

It is true that Liu Mang attaches great importance to the lottery. After all, as a rookie, he has accomplished many small achievements. When he has not yet achieved the big achievements, it takes at least ten games to get the superstar value required for a mid-level superstar to be worthy of the lottery.

But as a professional basketball player, because of this, he lost the game! As a result, the possible chance of entering the second place in the Eastern Conference became even slimmer, and Liu Mang couldn't stand it!

The worst case scenario is running naked!

Liu Mang walked to coach Kruger and said, "Coach, I want to play."

"Think clearly?"

"Um."

"Mike, call timeout, Ace replaces Jacqui." Coach Kruger said to assistant coach Mike Woodson.

Well, so straightforward? Then it was replaced? I thought of a lot of words that I originally wanted to use to impress the coach!

It happened to be the Eagles' offense, and the rookie blew the timeout whistle.

Liu Mang asked in surprise: "Coach, you don't even want to listen to what I think clearly?"

"Get up! I don't want to know what you are thinking! If you lose today's game, you will have to figure out what to do next!" Coach Kruger finally couldn't help but kicked him.

Liu Mang ran away quickly. This middle-aged man in his 40s was quite flexible!

There were about a hundred fans from Atlanta and some local Chinese fans in Houston. Seeing Liu Mang finally come on the court, they almost despaired and cheered loudly. They seemed particularly excited in this unattractive arena.

Eye-catching.

The score was overtaken before, and Liu Mang was forced to the bench, unable to catch up. The fans almost gave up hope for today's game!

"Ace, you can't be fooling around." Jason Terry said seriously.

So unhappy!

Originally, Francis was completely suppressed today, but starting from the second quarter, this guy started to have a good time again. Now he has 27 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, which is almost a triple-double. And according to Francis's strength, he can't get a triple-double today.

They were both rookies in 1999, and the best players in that draft are Jason Terry and Francis.

Elton Brand, Lamar Odom and Shawn Marion have good statistics, but poor records. Brand and Odom's Clippers are on the edge of the playoffs, and Marion's Suns record is only worse than

The Rockets won one more game.

Although Baron Davis reached the second round of the playoffs with the Hornets last season, his statistics and record this year cannot compare to Jason Terry.

Not to mention Andre Miller, Szczerbiak, Artest, Maggette, and James Posey, they are completely incomparable to the current Jason Terry.

And Francis is very likely to be an All-Star this year. If Jason Terry and the Eagles reach second place in the Eastern Conference before the All-Star Weekend coach selection, one of him or Raheem will definitely be selected as an All-Star.

Both are possible, mainly because the record is good and both have a chance to reach second place in the division.

1999 was the last big draft year after the 1996 golden generation started a new golden draft era in the NBA. Ginobili was also the rookie selected this year.

Francis and Brand shared the Rookie of the Year award that year. When their seniors dominated the league and they had not yet entered the league's first-line stage, competition within the same class naturally became the main theme of this class of players.

The goal on the inside is to overpower Brand, and on the outside the goal is to compete with Francis!

When the Eagles achieve such an outstanding record this year, Jason Terry's goal must be to challenge Francis!

No one can lose to the Rockets! This is Jason Terry’s obsession!

"Ah, I know." Liu Mang responded, thinking about how to solve the problem at hand.

Less than half a quarter, 10 points behind!

The opponent’s morale is still high!

There is no point in regretting, you can only go up and fight!

…

After the timeout, the Eagles made substitutions, Liu Mang replaced Jacqui Vaughn, and the Eagles' five strongest players appeared again!

The Rockets' lineup is Francis, Mobley, former Heat All-Star MVP Glenn Rice, Kenny Thomas, and Eddie Griffin.

Francis was even more excited when he saw Liu Mang dribbling over!

Francis didn't know why this rookie was playing blindly as if he had taken the wrong medicine. Anyway, he was happy to see Liu Mang now! If it weren't for this rookie, there would be no chance of a comeback in today's game!

Other Eagles players and Coach Kruger on the sidelines looked at Liu Mang dribbling. What will he do on the court this time? He should play well.

but……

They actually saw Liu Mang move in front of Francis and make a move to grab the ball and throw it!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Liu Mang reaches outside the opponent's three-point line, he bends his knees, leans forward slightly, hits the ball with his hand and pulls it up, which is like catching the ball smoothly.

When pulling it out, Coach Kruger covered his eyes in pain.

A Chinese fan on the sidelines yelled directly in Mandarin: "I have so much wisdom... and courage!"

When Francis saw Liu Mang's posture, like everyone else, he thought Liu Mang was still showing off his head and jumped up to block the shot!

but!

Liu Mang raised his hand and quickly slapped the ball that had not completely bounced, and he broke through Francis with his waist!

Francis has fallen into a trap!

When the first ball came up, Liu Mang wanted to use the opponent's previous mental inertia, and he could only use the inertia this time, because once he played normally later, the opponent would definitely not fall into the trap!

Everyone thought that Liu Mang was going to shoot, and the defense of others was loose. Eddie Griffin and Kenny Thomas in the paint turned around to grab the rebound!

At this moment, Eddie Griffin heard Francis say "NO..." and turned around to see that the opponent's rookie was already in front of his face! He was about to layup with the ball in his hand!

Eddie Griffin's physical fitness is really unparalleled, his reactions are quick, and his shot-blocking hands are precise. He almost only bent his legs to 170 degrees before he jumped up. His bounce speed is amazing!

At this moment, he discovered that the opponent's movements were like a slow-motion replay of his left and right hands...

This guy took a leap and landed again!

Then he got up and bumped into himself, making a layup with an underhand shot!

"Beep..."

The referee's whistle sounded and the goal was valid 2 1!

Watching Eddie Griffin keep arguing with the referee, Liu Mang straightened out the knocked-askew jersey. He was really a player from a big city team who had never seen the world.

Why do I feel like a pair of eyes are staring at me?

Liu Mang turned around and saw that it was Francis!

Francis is being played again!
Chapter completed!