19 points in a single quarter is not a big deal for a first-class star, even a quasi-first-class star.

And Mike James, a role player among role players, actually scored 19 points in a single quarter!

I have an impression of this man Liu Mang. He is a very inspirational player. He used to be a gold digger in Europe. He returned to the United States to play at the age of 25. He was undrafted. In the 01-02 season, he was signed by the Heat as a trainer. Yes, he is a trainer.

, with a monthly salary of 3,000 U.S. dollars. At the end of the season, he received two ten-day short contracts from the Heat and played 15 games. With hard work, he signed a one-year minimum salary with the Heat after the 2001-2002 season. He was selected by ESPY, also known as Sports

He was selected by the world's Oscars as one of the most inspiring sports figures in 2002. In the past summer, he signed a three-year, 9 million contract with the Celtics as a backup point guard.

Who would have thought that this player would suddenly break out in a game with such a huge gap in strength!

The Eagles were blindsided in the third quarter. After three quarters, the Celtics tied the score at 78-78!

Coach Kruger quickly replaced the main lineup with Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, and Ratliff.

But after the start of the fourth quarter, the Eagles did not have the absolute advantage they had in the first half. Liu Mang and Jason Terry's backcourt double wave maintained the Eagles' offensive firepower.

But the Celtics' offense was completely open. The short backcourt combination of Chucky Atkins and Mike James ran and played happily. Pierce showed confidence in the third quarter, facing

The tough defense against Raheem was quite solid. Once the score was about to be opened by the Eagles, he stepped up and succeeded in a mid-range single, and then relied on the regular offense of Atkins and Mike James to close the score.

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The most important thing is that Rasheed Wallace worked too hard on both offense and defense in the first half. His physical strength allowed him to concentrate on offense, defense, or even overtime, but he was not able to fully concentrate on defense.

The ability to maintain concentration on both offense and defense. Even because I was too hard-working in the first half, even if I didn't play during the intermission and the third quarter, I defended for a while in the fourth quarter, but I obviously lacked physical strength. On the offensive end, my shots were soft, but on the defensive end,

He also couldn't keep up with the new force Reeve LaFrentz. As a result, Ratliff had to guard against Mark Blount, a desperate man, as well as LaFrenz's air cut in the paint. This made Ratliff worry.

Don't care about the head and the tail.

This is okay, the key is that LaFrentz has the ability to shoot three-pointers!

Halfway through the fourth quarter, with Pierce hitting a step-back three-point jumper, the Celtics succeeded in taking the lead by two points, 95-93!

The Eagles called a timeout with 5 minutes and 32 seconds left on the clock, and the timeout became an official timeout.

Looking at Mike James, who had already scored the second highest score in the game with 26 points, Liu Mang felt so pained, mainly because the Celtics' two speedy double point guards were too difficult to deal with!

In the first half, it was okay if there was only Atkins or Mike James on the bench. Liu Mang and Stockton could defend him, but in the fourth quarter, Celtics head coach Jim O

Bryan sent Atkins and Mike James on the court at the same time, making it clear that he was going to give up perimeter defense and attack aggressively. Liu Mang could not defend one but two!

And I tried it in the third quarter, and it was not easy for Prince to defend Mike James or Atkins. The two were too fast. Even if Prince could defend from one to four, he couldn't defend him.

These two point guards are over 1.8 meters tall.

"Don't be anxious! There are still 5 minutes left! Let's not be anxious and play slowly. Ace, John, you go on the court and guard the opponent's two point guards. Sharif and Carlos, you partner with the forwards and guard Pierce and LaFren.

"Tz, start running, start the offense, Theo... no, Kwame, go up and use your speed and confrontation to defend the basket!" Coach Kruger gave it a try.

I never expected that the game would reach this point in the middle of the game. Rasheed Wallace obviously lacked physical strength. Coach Kruger felt that there was a reason why Rasheed Wallace became a defensive vulnerability in the Trail Blazers. Then

When supporting the Trail Blazers, they point to Rasheed Wallace on the inside to score, and point to the Flying Squirrel on the outside. Pippen is just the organizer. It is too difficult to score at such an old age.

After this game, Coach Kruger's coaching staff truly understood Rasheed Wallace's strengths and weaknesses. For the future, they will have a clearer way to use Rasheed Wallace.

But at this stage, Rasheed Wallace can only rest first, and his current goal is to win.

Ratliff felt as exhausted as when facing Kenyon Martin with the Celtics' two running backs, so Coach Kruger replaced Kwame Brown and looked forward to it.

Kwame Brown, who had the best performance of his career in the last game, was able to continue his good performance. When Ratliff rested in the second and third quarters, Kwame Brown performed well, scoring 7 points and 6 rebounds.

Stockton stretched out his body. Why did he come to the Eagles? Isn't he just to play at a time like this? He is here to hold down the line for the Eagles at critical moments.

Kwame Brown is also very excited. This is the first time in his career that he has played at a critical moment!

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After the timeout, the Celtics still sent out a lineup of Atkins, Mike James, Pierce, LaFrentz, and Mark Blount in the second half, which produced a crazy 56-36 point-chasing performance.

The Eagles attacked the ball in the frontcourt. Stockton received the serve and organized the attack. The Eagles started a pick-and-roll attack, and Liu Mang cut to the basket without the ball.

Rahim came to the mid-range on the left side of the basket and took Pierce away. Liu Mang made an air cut to the basket. Mike James followed behind him. Kwame Brown blocked Mike James in the paint. Liu Mang used the pick-and-roll to get around.

Mark Blount ran from the baseline to the right side of the three-point line at a 45-degree angle. While Liu Mang cut into the basket, Stockton and Boozer on the outside were running pick-and-rolls at the same time. Stockton took advantage of

Boozer picked and rolled, moved to the right and rushed to the mid-range. Stockton's mid-range shot was too threatening. Atkins and LaFrentz both defended Stockton. When they reached the mid-range, Ah

Tekins couldn't guard against Stockton's mid-range shot, and LaFrentz couldn't guard against Stockton's breakthrough.

After setting a pick-and-roll for Stockton, Boozer made a critical decision. He did not cut in from the left to take away Atkins or LaFrentz's defense, and he did not help Stockton draw away the defender.

Stockton's mid-range shot or breakthrough allowed Stockton to be double-teamed, bypassing Stockton's back and coming to the mid-range at a 45-degree angle on the right! Liu Mang just ran out from beside Boozer

, at this time, Mike James, who was about to use his speed to bypass Kwame Brown and chase Liu Mang, was blocked by Boozer!

Stockton, who was caught in a double-team, did not panic and clearly judged his movement on the court. The ball was sent to Liu Mang the moment Liu Mang took advantage of Boozer's second pick-and-roll and found a gap.

Liu Mang caught the ball outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, adjusted it, and shot the ball decisively!

The tactical movement is perfect, the shooting opportunities are perfect, the shooting rhythm is perfect, both the level 5 marksman and the level 5 pick-and-roll master are triggered.

Amid the boos from the audience, Liu Mang's three-point shot hit the target!

The basket was not even scratched, and there was a burst of netting after entering the basket!

This seems to be Liu Mang's first time partnering with Stockton in an official game. It feels great to catch and shoot!
Chapter completed!