At the beginning, the Hawks suppressed the Trail Blazers very steadily. Except for Raheem's mysterious turn, which actually turned into a walk, the Hawks played normally in other games.

19 to 8, the Eagles unsurprisingly took a big lead at the beginning.

Not many people are paying attention to this game except Portland fans and Atlanta fans. The two teams are obviously a level higher than the Hawks. There may be some suspense because the Trail Blazers want to improve their record and fight hard, but the suspense is

No, Portland fans came to Atlanta mainly to boo Liu Mang.

After more than 7 minutes of play, the Eagles already led by 11 points.

The Trail Blazers really want to try their best to reach sixth place in the Western Conference, which is the only ranking in the second half of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs that may advance, but they don't particularly care about a regular season game. It's great to win, but they can't beat them.

What method? The Hawks are working hard to create a team record of 60 wins, so they dare not underestimate the Trail Blazers. With the ebb and flow of one another, it is not surprising that the Hawks can steadily suppress the Trail Blazers.

At the official timeout, Liu Mang comes on!

As soon as Liu Mang came up from the bench, he received an extremely hostile look. Liu Mang had been stared at several times in the past few minutes. He used his little brain to figure out who it was and ignored him.

Then the hundreds of wealthy Portland fans booed Liu Mang loudly.

Liu Mang felt extremely contemptuous in his heart, but he noticed that the little lolita and the seniors who happened to be behind the group of Portland fans were also joining in the fun and booing. Liu Mang had a dark look on his face, but it was quite interesting.

Liu Mang put his hands behind his ears and listened to the boos.

During the official timeout, the players rest, the coach arranges tactics, and the fans slow down their voices, because after the official timeout comes the most critical minutes of each quarter.

The Eagles' home fans saw people from Portland actually booing their rookie during the official timeout. They were about to retaliate against the visiting fans, but when they saw the scene on the court, they couldn't help laughing.

The hundreds and thousands of Portland fans were also miserable. They had worked very hard to destroy their voices, but the boos of less than a thousand people were completely covered up compared to the laughter of more than 10,000 fans.

Liu Mang was confused by the laughter. What happened?

When he turned around, he saw that his team's mascot was sticking his butt out and imitating him to listen...

This damn Harry Eagle!

Dude, if you want to act cool, you will become a funny duo as soon as you come here!

Liu Mang reached out to pull off his hood, and Harry Eagle ran away quickly.

Not to mention that the guy in the puppet is really nimble. Liu Mang couldn't catch up even though he was joking, which made the fans laugh again.

The fans from Portland are depressed, and they are not affected at all!

We can only hope that the players on our team can guard against this damn rookie! But, who will guard against him...

Batman is old, Flying Squirrel is too short, and Stick doesn't like to defend...

Originally, Pippen should have taken a rest at this time, but this time Pippen said no!

"Coach, I'm going to guard that guy." Pippen said with fighting spirit.

Pippen is not so polite to ordinary coaches, mainly because he and coach Maurice Cheeks are not that different in age, so he speaks very directly.

Coach Cheeks is worried that the opponent will soon have a third scorer with the ability to average 20 points per game. He is worried that the lineup is aging and no one can guard him. He is very happy that Pippen takes the initiative to take on the defensive responsibility, but he feels that it is unreliable, mainly because

Pippen's defense has been really bad in the past two years.

But who is different? Steve Kerr is slower. Damon Stoudemire was hit by Liu Mang and hit two three-pointers in the last match. The memory is still fresh. Reuben, who calls himself Kobe Bryant's terminator, is still fresh in his mind.

Patterson, a rare new force on the bench, needs to be used to guard Raheem.

It's better than letting Wells' eyes guard or the little flying squirrel stretching out his hands and jumping hard only to touch the opponent's arm!

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The Eagles sent out a regular rotation of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Raheem, Nubel, and Muhammad.

The Trail Blazers replaced Dumbo, Pippen, Ruben Patterson, Rasheed Wallace, and Kemp.

Seeing the Trail Blazers' lineup, the Eagles players were shocked!

Rainman is here! With more than four minutes left, it looks like he is going to fly!

but!

Liu Mang pressed his hand to indicate that Qiaodou made a sack, we must be more prudent and defend well.

Many people don't understand why the Blazers replaced Kemp. Although he can rely on his fat body to dominate the interior for a while, his rebounding and speed of returning to defense all give opponents opportunities to counterattack.

Not every coach can have the courage to throw the second-highest-paid player on the team behind the bench to wear a suit. A player worth 14 million must be given some playing time no matter what.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers attacked. After the little flying squirrel advanced, he handed the ball to Pippen at the top of the arc for support. Pippen's organizational skills were quite good, especially his skills in passing the ball to the low post. He used to give it to God.

Passing the ball.

However, this time Pippen didn't hold the ball in the top arc and wait for his teammates to move, he wanted to play alone!

Because what was placed in front of him was his "most hated" opponent, Bill Ace Liu Lambir.

Pippen's most hated opponent in his life was Laimbeer, the villain of the team that eliminated him and Jordan from the playoffs for three consecutive years during Pippen's rookie season, sophomore year, and third year. Pippen was the most hated player in the playoffs.

His poor performance was that he turned into a middle-aged man several times under Laimbeer's dominant defense at the basket. What humiliated Pippen most was the last year of the Pistons' peak, the 1989-1990 playoffs in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In seven games, Pippen was held up by Laimbeer's ubiquitous and dirty help defense, making 1 of 10 shots from the field. As a result, the Bulls defeated the Pistons by 19 points in the seventh game.

Liu Mang has now been replaced by Pippen as Ranbir.

Although Pippen was extremely hostile to Liu Mang, he had a high IQ and clear thinking. He knew that it would be unrealistic for him to beat Liu Mang alone. He was not a scoring player like Jordan. Even at 39, he could still compete with his opponent with his skills.

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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Pippen gestured for a pick-and-roll, Rasheed Wallace came out to block Liu Mang, Pippen cut to the free throw line and hit a jumper before Nubell could switch defense.

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Pippen, who is serious about scoring, can average fifteen or six points per game, otherwise he wouldn't have attracted so many defenses and still averages five assists per game.

Liu Mang looked at Rasheed Wallace who was steadily blocking him. This guy is really powerful. It's a pity that without Sabonis, no one will care about him and urge him to defend. Otherwise, he will become a super power forward integrating offense and defense.

It is possible that after he went to the Pistons and someone urged him to defend, the Pistons did not have the offensive dominance to give him like the Trail Blazers, and they directly changed from a scoring power forward averaging 20 points per game to a double-Wallace defensive combination.

The Eagles attacked, Liu Mang received the serve and advanced quickly, and Pippen stayed at the top arc waiting for Liu Mang to come over.

Liu Mang took a deep breath and was about to start fighting... No, he was about to start challenging Pippen!

"Scott Pippen, ability value 74, offense 71, defense 79, three-pointer 61, mid-range shot 79, layup 83...speed 86, strength 84..."

When Liu Mang advanced past half-time, he took a look at Pippen's ability value. He saw that it had deteriorated quite seriously, which was the average level of an ordinary playoff team.

But when Pippen took defense seriously, his defense was still close to first-rate.

Pippen chose to take a step back to defend against Liu Mang's breakthrough. This was the defensive habit of old players. Speedy players in their era were generally not very good at three-pointers. Liu Mang did not slow down when he reached the three-point line, but instead accelerated towards the goal.

Pippen breaks through from the right!

Pippen's step back defense allowed him to stick closely to Liu Mang even though his speed was at a disadvantage, guiding Liu Mang in the direction of Rasheed Wallace, hoping to take advantage of Rasheed Wallace's excellent

Use the defensive ability to trap Liu Mang to death.

Just when Pippen was trying to squeeze Liu Mang's space, Liu Mang was pressed so tightly. Knowing that the opportunity was coming, he picked up the ball and hit Pippen who was pressing up...

"Andewan!"

Liu Mang crashed into Pippen and threw the ball toward the basket, while letting out a Draymond Green-like scream...

The referee didn't know whether he was frightened or was under the influence of Liu Mang's Level 4 Porcelain Master. Liu Mang let out a shrill "scream" and at the same time, the referee's whistle sounded and Pippen committed a defensive foul!

As for 2 1...the ball didn't even touch the backboard, it flew directly over the backboard and out of the court.

Pippen was stunned. He had never been fouled by Liu Mang before. The last time they played against each other, he felt that this rookie's style of play was shameless.

Now he is even more shameless! He has no shame and directly commits fouls without covering up at all!

Also stunned were the hundreds of Trail Blazers fans who came to Atlanta with the team. This was clearly a foul just for the sake of making a foul! In the past, there were fake moves to hide it, but this time it was directly exposed.

You throw anti-aircraft guns around and shout 2 1, why don't you go to the sky?

Although the Hawks fans at the scene have long been accustomed to their rookie style, they are still a little embarrassed. Usually there are not many visiting team fans coming to Atlanta. Except for Jordan, Iverson, and Kobe, these super popular players come to play games. Usually it is the Hawks.

The team's own fans were full, and this time a "guest" came, so they didn't cheer or taunt their opponents, they just watched.

Watching Pippen complain loudly to the referee, Liu Mang shrugged and walked to the free throw line.

Liu Mang felt there was nothing wrong with using the rules.

People are like this. If someone else does the same thing, if you don't like this person, you will feel that whatever they do is wrong. But if you do it yourself or someone you like, everything is right.

Pippen's complaints were ineffective and made the bald referee a little impatient.

Pippen was devastated. After leaving the Bulls and Rockets, he no longer had the so-called star whistle. He could only stand outside the three-point line and stare at Liu Mang and sulk.

Liu Mang made two free throws seriously and steadily. Pippen was already very angry, and Liu Mang didn't forget to stimulate him.

"Both free throws were scored." Liu Mang joked in a joking tone when he returned to defense.

The Trail Blazers were attacking, and Pippen was very unhappy when he got stuck in the low post. Liu Mang naturally couldn't let Pippen get into the low post so easily, so he went up to pester and push him.

Liu Mang wasn't that worried about Pippen even if he was shooting from outside pick-and-rolls. Pippen's long-range shots were average. He could make one or two, but more would be impossible.

Pippen, who is 2.03 meters tall, is the most effective in back-up play, but he had a back injury before, and now that he is old, he has no motivation to play in the post, so it is no longer his main style of play, but Liu Mang really doesn't dare

Let Pippen position himself in the low post, otherwise Liu Mang would be unable to guard against the ten centimeter height difference and Pippen's ability to hit from behind.

Pippen was taller and stronger than Liu Mang, but Liu Mang refused to give up and relied on his iron elbow skills to fight Pippen on the edge of the three-second zone.
To be continued...