The score came to 8 to 6, the Eagles led by two points, and the Eagles had the ball.

But the game has already been played for 5 minutes!

The Nets started with a high-confrontation, ground-breaking style. At the beginning of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, but after a few minutes in the first quarter, Ratliff, who was not in good physical condition, was the first to be unable to hold on.

Ratliff averaged 35 minutes per game in the first five games. Since the Hawks rotated nine players in the Eastern Conference Finals this time, and the two rookies Boozer and Prince performed poorly, more players except Prince

The other four major players plus Jason Terry and the seven-man rotation of Jason Terry and Barnes, and except for the third and fourth games, they all started to wear down the defense while playing.

Leaf played a lot of playing time in the first quarter. In order to defend the Nets' pick-and-roll, he constantly switched defenses and made up defenses. After playing for more than 5 minutes, he started to breathe heavily.

The Nets' goal in this game was clear from the beginning: to press the tempo on the offensive end, and then let Mutombo and Kenyon Martin pick and roll everywhere, leading the Hawks' interior players to switch defenses, consuming the Hawks' interior stamina.

Muhammad, a future evergreen, is also very tired. He has averaged 41 minutes per game in this series. The Eagles are second only to Liu Mang, who averages 44 minutes per game.

Liu Mang averaged 44 minutes in this game. This was because he only played for a while in the fourth quarter of the first game and then went out. There was basically no rest in the other four games.

But Ratliff failed. The Nets struggled to score the third goal of the game. When the Eagles attacked again, Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Just after Ratliff passed the midline, Ratliff

Ratliff had just crossed the halfway line, and Liu Mang clearly heard Ratliff's heavy breathing!

Liu Mang finally understood that bad feeling!

The Nets just want to rely on their lineup depth to wear down Ratliff!

Without Ratliff, the Eagles' interior defense will have huge holes!

And not just on the defensive end!

The Nets also discovered that Ratliff could no longer hold on any longer. Seeing Ratliff breathing with his mouth wide open, Mutombo, who is also a basketball player, knew what Ratliff's heavy breathing meant.

, called for tactics.

The rest of the Nets began to frantically block the outside cuts and breakthroughs, giving Ratliff a very good receiving position. Mutombo defended Ratliff alone.

Ratliff stood one step inside the three-second zone, carrying Mutombo on his back, in a perfect position to hit high.

Liu Mang's attempt to break through Kidd failed. He had to pick and roll Kenyon Martin and Kidd's defensive pressure. During the last attack, Liu Mang and Muhammad's pick and roll suffered a lot. Seeing Ratliff's behavior

A perfect chance to hit high and pass the ball immediately.

Ratliff received the ball and knew that the team now needs him to score inside to open up the situation like he did in the last game. Only when he has a scoring threat from his commanding height can the outside be opened up, just like at the beginning of the last game.

Open up the situation like that.

Mutombo also knows that he has reached a critical moment in his career. Whether he can stay in the NBA next season depends on whether he can seize this last opportunity and concentrate all his energy on predicting Ratliff's high-flying play.

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Ratliff took a step in, but couldn't hit him, and he didn't have many other offensive skills, so he chose to be more direct and throw sideways!

Mutombo judged Ratliff's intention and slapped Ratliff's throw down with a palm!

Richard Jefferson grabbed a defensive rebound!

The Nets did not choose to counterattack, but continued to press the rhythm and slowly advanced.

Kidd was holding the ball in the top arc. Mutombo came out to pick and roll with Kidd. Knowing that his old partner couldn't run anymore, Muhammad switched to defend Mutombo and followed Mutombo out to defend the pick and roll.

At this time, Kenyon Martin also ran out. Mutombo was halfway through the pick-and-roll and ran to the three-point line on the right sideline to screen for Kittles. Kenyon Martin came up to screen for Kidd.

He wanted to pull Ratliff out to run, but halfway through Ratliff's run, Kenyon Martin's pick-and-roll was withdrawn, and he turned around and hit the basket!

Kidd lobbed the ball to Kenyon Martin, and Liu Mang quickly chased after Kenyon Martin, but he couldn't hold him back! Ratliff just ran to the free throw line, turned back, and pounced on Kenyon with all his strength -

Martin, but he could only weakly slap Kenyon Martin on the arm. Kenyon Martin scored two points with an air cut and dunk, and also caused Ratliff to foul!

The Eagles call a timeout!

He played for almost 6 minutes and only scored 8 points. The Eagles coaching staff didn't particularly care. In the iron-blooded era of Pat Riley in the 1990s, the series averaged more than 70 points per game.

Mainly because Ratliff can't run anymore!

Ratliff's intimidation at the basket is the key to the Hawks' ability to defend the Nets' offense to 3-for-10 in the opening game!

Not only Ratliff, but Raheem's performance today was also weak, and Muhammad was not good at rushing for rebounds. The one with the best physical fitness is Liu Mang, and there is no other role except following Kittles to defend shots.

Prince.

The Eagles can only make early substitutions, replacing Ratliff with Kevin Willis to maintain the inside height, replacing Prince with Barnes to strengthen the defense, and replacing the pull-up player with Jason Terry.

Shim, enhance the projection, Rahim can't dig in today.

After returning from the timeout, the situation has not improved much. Kevin Willis will be 41 years old in September this year. It is okay to play for ten minutes in the regular season. In the playoffs, he can give his teammates experience and earn 2 million.

Contract serves as a leader in the locker room, and his youthful mentality that is old-fashioned and colorful can get along well with his young teammates, making the atmosphere in the Eagles team more harmonious.

But when he was asked to run back and forth with young people, it was okay when he first came up. He also deducted one from Jason Collins, who replaced Mutombo, but as he continued to fight, he was even worse than the tired Ratliff, who was beaten by Kenyon.

-Martin dunked once.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the offensive end, without a high-level containment point inside, the Eagles have an extremely difficult offensive attack on the outside, even if Rahim has to dig in a few times, it is difficult to use.

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After the first quarter, the Eagles were 15-20, and were overtaken by the Nets by 5 points.

This situation continued until the end of the first half. The Nets did not care whether they were leading or not, they just suppressed the rhythm desperately, and then grinded. Mutombo dealt with Ratliff today, and Jason Collins played other times.

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In the second quarter, the Hawks had no choice but to compete defensively with the Nets. Kevin Wesley couldn't hold on after playing for a while, so Murtola was replaced, but Murtola's performance was terrible.

, just like a wooden stake, he can defend low singles, but the Nets did not attack in the low post. After a few minutes in the second quarter, they could only replace Ratliff again to grind the defense.

After halftime, the Eagles were 34 to 41, and the point difference was widened to 7 points!

The Eagles' biggest problem is exposed!

There is a big problem with the depth of the lineup!

I really want to say that the Eagles' lineup is actually very deep, but the key is that Prince and Boozer performed too poorly. They had poor performances in the first few games. In this difficult series, the Eagles did not dare to give them too much.

Almost too much, because the performance was really poor.

Boozer didn't dare to defend when he was trying to defend. Prince has always done a good job in defense, but he is still a little thin and lacks experience. If the Nets replace Rodney Rogers, the Eagles will only

Liu Mang or Barnes can be used to defend. Rodney Rogers is good at mid-to-long distance singles with the ball. Liu Mang defends very well, while Barnes relies on desperate defense. In this kind of high-confrontation game

Performance is good.

Coach Kruger is picking at his forehead again, feeling a growing sense of déjà vu.

The depth of the Nets' lineup is really great. In addition to the top five, Harris, Rodney Rogers, Aaron Williams, Jason Collins, and Anthony Johnson are all high-quality role players.

I have always been willing to spend money, but with Kidd here, no matter how I change my teammates, the results will be the same.

After a 20-minute intermission, in the second half, the Eagles came up with a 10-4 spurt, chasing the point difference to 1 point, but then the Eagles slumped again.

By the time of the official timeout in the third quarter, the Nets slowly widened the point difference, 50 to 55, and the point difference was once again widened to 5 points.

Looking at the three frontcourt players who were half-way through the third quarter and were as sluggish as if they had been beaten up, Liu Mang found Coach Kruger: "Coach, let Sharif, Nazr, and Theo rest.

Let's!"

Coach Kruger thinks this is also a solution.

After the official timeout came back, the Eagles replaced a smaller lineup with Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Barnes, and Boozer.

Give it a try!

The point difference is only 5 points, and the Eagles still want to make a comeback and win the series at home! It would be too detrimental to the Eagles to delay it to the seventh game.

After the timeout, it was obvious that the Hawks had to fight hard and would definitely switch to a smaller lineup. The Nets sent Jason Kidd, Harris, Richard Jefferson, and Aaron William.

James, Kenyon Martin's defensive counterattack team.

When the Eagles attacked, Liu Mang pushed forward. Although he said "it depends on our young people", Boozer and Prince performed dismal, and Liu Mang could only fight with Jason Terry on the offensive end.

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Liu Mang waved Boozer over to pick-and-roll. The combination of Xiao Shuangsha played too little in this series, mainly because Boozer was too strong in the mid-range!

Just like now, Liu Mang and Boozer are picking and rolling, and Kenyon Martin and Kidd are directly attacking Liu Mang. Liu Mang passes the ball to Boozer, but Boozer just can't make the shot!

The Nets counterattacked. Aaron Williams grabbed the rebound and immediately threw it to Kidd. Kidd held the ball and rushed to the frontcourt. Kenyon Martin helped Kidd block Liu Mang who was chasing him. Kidd rushed

Go to the basket and get two points!

It really doesn’t work anymore!

Liu Mang could only make a gesture to Jason Terry, and the two of them were about to start swinging!

Next, when the Eagles attack, Liu Mang rushes inside with explosives in his hand, struggling to score points by drawing fouls, or Jason Terry breaks through and makes a pull-up jump shot.

By the end of the third quarter, the Eagles still lost to the Nets' determined and steady play, trailing by 7 points 59 to 66.

In the fourth quarter, Liu Mang saw that there was still a 7-point difference, and it was not hopeless! He would never give up!

Liu Mang tried to create a miracle on his own and used Reggie Miller's star card, the pinnacle star card!

After the game started in the final quarter, Liu Mang relied on his 90 three-point ability and scored two three-pointers in a row, narrowing the point difference to one point.

The Nets' defensive strategy immediately changed. They mainly defended Liu Mang, and Liu Mang flanked him wherever he went.

Except for Jason Terry, no one on the Hawks could score. The Nets relied on the fast defense of 10-man rotation to try to suppress Liu Mang's explosion.
To be continued...