After playing for more than three minutes, after Liu Mang came on the court, the Nets almost immediately fell behind. Without Kidd, the Nets' perimeter was not enough to compete with playoff-level perimeters. From the past two years, they also had Marbury.

It can be seen when Marbury is here, the Nets can still win close to 30 games a season. Marbury was injured for more than ten games in the 2000-01 season, and they immediately ranked last in the league.

to a record of 1 win and 13 losses.

When playing against some Eastern Conference teams, relying on Kidd's advantage in the first quarter, the others would play with great confidence. Although they were operating together like a tiger and the point difference was only two or three points, they still played well.

However, the only team with the strength to stabilize them now is the Hawks, one of the top five teams in the Western Conference. The Nets did not have an advantage in the first quarter. Raheem's inside ability is too strong. The Nets were originally only afraid of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

After all, the Celtics, the Raptors, Hornets, and 76ers, the top three teams in the NBA, have collectively fallen this year. Now the Hawks' Raheem has become a powerful inside singles player that they cannot compete against.

After the start of the second quarter, Liu Mang relied on Terry to take away the best defensive perimeter of the opponent's second team. He led a group of teammates to run and play, with various three-pointers. The Nets only scored one goal, and the Eagles

Hit a wave of 14 to 2!

Coach Scott was notoriously slow to react. Seeing that he was about to fall behind by 10 points, he thought of substituting Kidd and Kittles, replacing Anthony Johnson and Lucio, who had no effect.

S-Harris.

After Kidd came on the court, the situation immediately changed.

Liu Mang finally felt the pain Terry encountered in the first quarter. The impact was not strong, but Kidd was strong and the confrontation was very powerful! Various prejudgment positions made it very difficult for Liu Mang to get up to speed, which was a disadvantage.

It was Liu Mang who had the Ball Control Master level 4 and was able to independently and steadily push the ball beyond the three-point line.

The Nets currently don't have a big center on the field, and Coach Scott is quite wary of the Hawks' small lineup, but Martin can play center and has better mobility than Muhammad.

"Ding...Jason Kidd's characteristic: Ghost Level 5 trigger."

"Genius Level 5: No matter who the coach is, no matter who the teammates are, having this genius on-court coach is enough."

This characteristic is so direct! It’s almost like James can win the best coach no matter which coach he takes...

There are completely two teams with and without foundation!

The Nets even seem to have improved their defensive awareness. Kidd, Kittles, and Jefferson form a terrifying perimeter defensive circle on the outside!

On the other hand, the only two insiders are Martin and Van Horn, one is thin and slow, the other is short and impulsive!

Liu Mang couldn't break through, and it was difficult to accelerate against Kidd, so he asked for a pick-and-roll.

Muhammad came out to help Liu Mang block Kidd. Liu Mang broke through. Muhammad came out and took Martin out with him. But even if Liu Mang at normal speed tried to break through Martin, it would be a joke, let alone

The pick-and-roll master is as fast as Iverson!

After Liu Mang made a quick pull, he accelerated and immediately left Martin behind. Liu Mang rushed into the free throw line and there was only one Van Horn in front of him!

Newbell pulled out, but Van Horn was still inside, Liu Mang rushed in directly, and made an emergency stop and throw from the edge of the three-second zone...

Depend on!

When Liu Mang was about to take a shot from the same hand and foot, Kidd actually caught up with him! Liu Mang missed the shot in a panic!

Kidd turned around and judged the landing point, and beat Newbell who rushed in to get the defensive rebound!

This time it was the Nets' turn to counterattack. Martin, who had followed him out, immediately stepped down. Martin moved to the frontcourt, took two steps and flew up with another dunk to score two points. Although Kidd did not assist this ball, it was basically all

Rely on Kidd!

Liu Mang was still in shock. How could Kidd keep up with him at a speed of 90? Even if he was delayed by a few tenths of a second by Martin, Kidd couldn't keep up!

"Ding... I discovered that the skill switch to Defense Master is level 5, from Jason Kidd."

"Defense Switch Master Level 5: When encountering an opponent's pick-and-roll and needing to switch defense, the speed is 5, and the speed of chasing the player holding the ball is additional 5."

wipe!

Defense really comes first! He is worthy of being a defensive champion who surpassed Kobe Bryant and was selected to the first team of the All-Defensive Team last season!

Even if you want to hit the inside, you can't beat it! And whether it's a counterattack, or a counterattack that doesn't require a group to attack quickly, in terms of counterattack skills, the Hawks can't compare to the Nets! In this era, probably only Nash and D'Antoni have met.

Only then can we compete with this Nets in fast break!

…

"Haha, you saw it! That rookie won't be able to do it when Kidd comes up!" Barkley could finally laugh loudly. Liu Mang scored 7 points in more than three minutes before, and Barkley was scared to death, but when Kidd came up,

Liu Mang has missed three shots, and it is also very difficult to pass the ball. The key is that he cannot run. The front three of Newbell, Chris Crawford, and Mohammed can only guard the basket and grab rebounds.

It has no other effect.

After Kidd came up, the Nets chased the score back in two or three attempts.

"It doesn't matter Charles, Ace will definitely satisfy your request to dance in front of the whole world. Ace is in good physical condition. He can wait until Kidd takes a rest before scoring." Kenny Smith said with a sly smile.

Just like what Kenny Smith said, another thing about Liu Mang that people marvel at is his physical fitness. Unknowingly, as a substitute, Liu Mang's playing time has been second only to Terry and Raheem.

Muhammad is ranked fourth on the team. Sometimes he doesn't play much in the first quarter and can even play in the next three quarters!

It's just that most of the time the Hawks can take advantage early against most teams. Liu Mang can rest early in the fourth quarter. The benefits of being No. 1 in the Eastern Conference are still very good. The stronger the team, the more the main players can get.

During the break, the Spurs, for example, have always had such a good record, and a player can't see any decline in efficiency even in his 20th year.

…

Unlike the neutral fans watching the game, such as the commentator Kenny Smith, the Eagles fans at the scene were very worried!

The Nets had all three defenses on the outside, and Liu Mang and Terry fell into a passive position. They had 3 minutes of heaven and 3 minutes of hell. The Eagles played very well in the first three minutes of this quarter, but after another three minutes, the score was chased.

draw!

40 square meters!

At the official timeout in the seventh minute of the second quarter, the Nets launched a defensive counterattack to tie the score.

The Eagles quickly replaced Rahim. After resting for most of the quarter, Rahim was full of energy and came up to continue digging!

On Liu Mang's side, when he encountered Kidd, who only organized offense and defense, he couldn't win! He couldn't win at all!

So strong! Liu Mang encountered the most difficult match in his career!

Liu Mang finally understood why the Nets were ranked first in the Eastern Conference and reached the Finals for two consecutive years. Not only was the Eastern Conference weak, Kidd was really too strong at his peak! Especially the ability to lock down guards, Liu Mang finally felt it.
Chapter completed!