197. The rookie who is interested in all the super giants
Compare who takes more shots!
The Eagles counterattacked at a fast pace. No matter how slow the 76ers were, they always counterattacked, and then Liu Mang started to take crazy shots.
The 76ers deserve to be the overall runner-up last season. Although their strength has declined this year due to various comprehensive reasons, Larry Brown's defensive control is still excellent, and the rhythm drops very slowly. No matter how the Eagles speed up, their offense is still the same.
Play slowly, and then Iverson takes crazy shots.
The 76ers home fans were stunned!
A rookie scoring points with Iverson?
The 76ers don't have any special feelings about the Eagles. Although they were unhappy when Raheem made a fuss before and said what Raheem said about Iverson, those who criticize the Lakers are friends of the 76ers. Generally speaking, they don't have much dislike for the Eagles, so
There were no boos either.
Seeing Liu Mang play for more than half a quarter at night, his shot count almost caught up with Iverson, I felt like my outlook was shattered!
Moreover, this kid is like Iverson, taking crazy shots but not looking tired!
At halftime, the Eagles trailed the 76ers by 5 points, 44 to 49.
The scoring comparison between Liu Mang and Iverson was 21 to 23, remaining at 2 points!
Iverson was dumbfounded, this rookie must be crazy!
There were several times when the Eagles had the opportunity to take the lead, but the rookie took the shot himself and did not pass it to Raheem who was cutting and Jason Terry who was open!
Iverson used to occasionally doubt whether he was alone, but now he is very sure that he is too "selfless"! This rookie is alone!
Liu Mang scored 21 points and took 19 shots! It set a new personal high for half-time shots! It was just a hair away from his highest number of shots in the entire game, 21 times.
Scored 21 points in 19 shots, which is horribly inefficient!
Do the math, Kobe averaged 25 points on 20 shots per game this season, McGrady averaged close to 26 points on 21 shots per game, and Pierce averaged 27 points on 22 shots per game, which is the average of Antoine Walker.
His 21 points on 21 shots and Iverson's 32 points on 28.8 shots per game are comparable to Liu Mang's efficiency in this half of the game!
Liu Mang's field goal percentage this season is 46% and 41% from three-point range. He is very efficient and only averages 16 points per game. He is regarded as one of the best rookies in recent years.
One of the key reasons is that a defender who focuses on scoring can still have such an excellent shooting percentage.
But Liu Mang averages 11 shots per game, which is actually less than the average number of shots taken by the 29 players considered sixth men on the 29 teams in the league, because he commits more fouls, averaging a few five points per game.
When it comes to free throws, the shooting percentage is also higher than that of almost all outside sixth men. Of course, the shooting percentage of inside players against sixth men is over 50%.
Liu Mang successfully took 19 shots in the first half today and only made 7 of them. Counting the 3 fouls he caused and made 5 of 6 free throws, he must have taken more than 20 shots!
It seems that Iverson, who took 17 shots in the half, hit 7 goals, one of which was a three-pointer, and hit all 8 free throws, is really not bad at efficiency.
Liu Mang used practical actions to "tie" or even "surpass" Iverson's inefficient offense...
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Intermission after half-time.
Generally speaking, if a rookie sixth man dares to make wild shots like this and fails to pass the ball many times, he will definitely be scolded to death.
But Coach Kruger thought it was so normal!
If this rookie who needs to be beaten doesn't do something, he really won't be like him.
Moreover, this is a back-to-back game. Coach Kruger has a strong mental ability. Seeing that Jason Terry and Raheem did not complain, and actively opened up space, he felt that these two people may be lacking in physical fitness.
So when making Liu Mang's wedding dress, the three young men had a clear division of labor. It was Liu Mang, a rookie with explosive physical strength, who had to do the work back to back, so I thought there was nothing wrong with it.
If Liu Mang knew Coach Kruger's brain power, he would definitely kneel down. He was still worried about whether he would be scolded by the coach. As a result, during halftime, Coach Kruger continued to arrange a lineup suitable for him. Jason
-Terry continues to play, and Creek Crawford, a small forward with good defense, mobility, and rebounding, takes up Rahim's position, and Muhammad and Alan Anderson are replaced inside.
Except for the 41 substitutes, the other players of the Hawks are really average at best. They are incomparable to the Pistons, Nets, and even the 76ers and Celtics, but they also have advantages. Their physical fitness is not bad, and they are good at rebounding.
Creek Crawford averaged 3 points and 4 rebounds per game. Although Alan Anderson is old and not as good as the 13.8 he averaged at his peak five years ago, he can serve as a substitute who averages eight or nine minutes per game.
He averaged 2 points and 4 rebounds per game, and his rebounding efficiency is really high. The Hawks ranked first in rebounding in the Eastern Conference. Not only did they rely on the three high players, but the rotation lineup was also very strong in rebounding.
Coach Kruger not only did not scold Liu Mang, but also encouraged Liu Mang to take action bravely when he was about to enter the stadium. Liu Mang felt that the coach was not feeling well today and had a fever. He was prepared to be scolded.
"Coach, should I go up and continue scoring?" Liu Mang asked tentatively.
"Well, Jason, you did a good job of opening up the space. Ace, if you can make your shots more stable, you can be more decisive when double-teaming. Chris or Jason, whoever is worse at guarding the opponent's three-pointer, just go up decisively."
Double-teaming Iverson might have a better effect!" Coach Kruger didn't hear the implication of Liu Mang's words and continued to make arrangements for Liu Mang's 'task'.
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Liu Mang didn't know that he was so "excellent" in the eyes of the coach, and didn't quite understand why he wasn't scolded. Anyway, now he has become the main attacker! He continues to have unlimited firing rights! His teammates are also willing to help him, and the chance of completing the task is higher.
Quite a few!
It is not safe to keep the score tight in the first half. Everyone knows that these superstars will score more terrifyingly in the second half of the game!
At the beginning of the second half, the Eagles attacked first. Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Iverson defended.
"I'm talking about rookie, I don't think you want to compete with me, right?" Iverson is not a person who talks a lot of trash. Of course he can, but he rarely complains. At most, it's the Finals and Kobe Bryant.
After a brief exchange of words, in the Eastern Conference Finals, Carter was so angry that he couldn't take care of himself. He didn't even bother to criticize most of his opponents.
But he was really surprised today. He hadn't seen an opponent with more crazy shots than him for a long time. The seven or eight shots he took in one quarter in the first half were considered too many, because he was likely to have to make more shots in the second half, and the opponent
The rookie played 17 minutes in the first half and took 19 shots, almost half of the shots taken by everyone on the Hawks. Iverson was very curious, very curious, and became interested in this rookie.
Liu Mang was dribbling the ball when he heard Iverson's curious question. He felt bad. Don't be so curious! Why are all the superstars curious when they see me? I'm not a girl. You are so curious.
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Chapter completed!