Liu Mang was waiting to defend outside the three-point line. When he saw Billups coming over, he waved and made a singles gesture. Stephen Jackson came to the 45-degree angle on the left side, where he is best at singles, to catch the ball.

Isolation on both wings is Stephen Jackson's most important offensive method for the Pistons, and it is very powerful. He averages 15 points per game, ranking third in the Pistons, second only to Hamilton and Bosh.

Larry Brown on the sidelines didn't have any objections to players playing in isolation. He could endure Iverson's offense back then, as long as he could defend himself.

It's just that he seems to be a bit unprepared, which is why Larry Brown is so angry.

Seeing Stephen Jackson receiving the ball, Liu Mang knew that the next step was to test Rahim!

Stephen Jackson's singles ability is very outstanding, and his pull-up three-pointers from both wings are quite powerful. Raheem carefully guarded Stephen Jackson's three-point shot and stayed close to him.

With such a tight defense, Stephen Jackson's body was very strong and he was not forced to retreat due to pressure. Moreover, seeing such a big breakthrough gap, he couldn't help but take a step, throw away Raheem, and rush to two points inside the three-point line.

Step, pull it up directly...

Just as he jumped up, Stephen Jackson suddenly became distracted and remembered that he was going to shoot a three-pointer!

It was a great pull-up jump shot to get rid of the defense, and it had already jumped up. This distraction caused a big problem!

Stephen Jackson lost the ball he picked up! Rahim, who was chasing after him, went around to Stephen Jackson and snatched the ball away when Stephen Jackson panicked. The Eagles counterattacked!

But the Pistons' reaction was really fast. Five people retreated quickly at the same time, sticking to and pulling other Hawks players. Stephen Jackson also reacted quickly and chased Rahim who was counterattacking with the ball.

Unable to pass it to Liu Mang, who was being pulled by Billups, he came by himself.

Rahim rarely plays singles with the ball this season. It’s not that he can’t play alone, it’s just the team’s needs. I saw Rahim at 2.06108 kilograms like a tank, and Stephen, who weighed 978 kilograms,

-Jackson's speed under defense did not slow down at all. He rushed to the frontcourt and crushed Stephen Jackson, forcing a layup and scoring two points!

17 to 9! The Eagles lead by eight points!

After being intercepted and laid up through a fast break, Stephen Jackson was not a good-tempered player to begin with, but now his mentality is about to explode.

When Stephen Jackson ran to the frontcourt in silence, something even more irritating happened.

Liu Mang looked at Billups who had advanced to the midline and said loudly: "Hurry up! It takes eight seconds to dribble the ball, and ten seconds to reach the three-point line. If you still can't make a shot, hurry up and make a three-pointer."

I want to vote too!”

Billups is stupid and doesn't know how to respond, but his heart has already exploded, but he really can't beat Liu Mang! He can do it one-on-one, but he seems to have exhausted his three-point shooting today!

"You're an All-Star, you're amazing! You can shoot three-pointers, you're amazing! It seems like no one can shoot three-pointers!" Stephen Jackson also exploded!

Step by step, Liu Mang teased the two Pistons players with three-point ability from outside. There was no fierce Garnett-style abuse, nor Kobe and Jordan-style harsh insults. He just used contempt and disdain step by step.

attitude, and slowly and slowly got the two of them in!

This time Stephen Jackson took the initiative to ask for the ball from Billups. Billups immediately passed it to Stephen Jackson. Stephen Jackson also started to move around and dribbled left and right continuously. Rahim steadily blocked Stephen Jackson.

forward.

Mobility has never been something Stephen Jackson is good at. He couldn't create space. Stephen Jackson chose his usual style of play, a pull-up three-pointer!

Stephen Jackson, who was guarding Raheem, hit a fadeaway three-pointer!

Liu Mang rushed inside the moment Stephen Jackson jumped up. Ratliff was fighting hand-to-hand with Ben Wallace. Rasheed Wallace was chasing the mobile power forward Bosh who was running around.

Liu Mang rushed in to collect the defensive rebound.

Liu Mang stopped struggling, did not make any quick movements, and steadily advanced towards the frontcourt.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Liu Mang stopped trying to pick and roll, and started to speed up the breakthrough after crossing the center line!

Sure enough, as Liu Mang expected, he had just accelerated past Hamilton from the three-point line. Billups on the left immediately attacked him and flanked Hamilton, who was catching up behind him. This time, even Bosh came to defend him.

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Three-person attack! In this case... of course you have to shoot!

Watching Prince and Rasheed Wallace rushing to the inside, Liu Mang defended the three men and made a strong Los Angeles-style shot!

I almost threw it away!

The ball only touched the edge of the basket and then fell down. Ben Wallace was about to collapse under the basket. One steal and three was not a problem. The key is that the opponent's rebounding was not weak! Rasheed Wallace

Working with Ratliff to block Ben Wallace, Prince grabbed the offensive rebound and then put the ball up to score two points.

Liu Mang's ability to support the board, which he learned from an unnamed man, proved miraculous again!

It was the Pistons' offense again. Finally, the Pistons' three-pointer continued. Stephen Jackson scored a three-pointer from Rahim in isolation.

But Liu Mang was confident with the protection of rebounds, and he was in high spirits. Before Billups could double-team him, he rushed over and played a chasing three-pointer in the positional battle. He took one step away from the three-point line.

Before Hamilton had time to save, he chased and shot a three-pointer!

Hit 5 three-pointers in a row!

Liu Mang returned his fifth three-point shot!

As for the Pistons, they started to hit the ball continuously. Whether it was Billups or Stephen Jackson, they kept hitting the ball. They couldn't score a three-pointer for a long time. They relied purely on touch to shoot against the defense. They were the outside shooters.

Pure singles, almost no pick-and-roll tactics, this is always the worst part of Larry Brown's offense. Of course, Larry Brown's offense is poor in all aspects, this aspect is the worst, even Billups and Hamilton

The off-ball movement to connect the offense was developed by Billups and Hamilton by their own offensive assistants.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The core of the Pistons' ball control is Billups. From the perspective of Billups, Liu Mang is "determined" to compete with the two of them.

Facing Biao, one versus two, with high morale, how could he not fight?

So Billups has been playing hard, but as he kept playing, the first quarter was about to end, and Billups suddenly discovered that they were already more than 10 points behind!

The Pistons fell into a long-term scoring drought from the outside. They only relied on Ben Wallace and Bosh to score a few points. After scoring 4 three-pointers from outside, they never made another one!

On Liu Mang's side, after he scored 5 three-pointers, he stopped making hard shots. This is the key point of his strategy. Don't let the difference between the number of three-pointers scored by the opponent's two pitchers be too big.

The opponent gave up and wanted to keep giving the opponent the thought of catching up, so Liu Mang always maintained a three-point lead, and then began to organize the attack!

The Pistons finished the first quarter and scored 18 points.

Such a score is not too difficult for Pistons fans to accept. From time to time, the Pistons will score in the 70s to 70s, or even lower. This situation is very common.

However, what is unusual is that the Pistons only scored 18 points, while their opponents scored 30 points!

After the first quarter, Liu Mang scored 16 points and 3 assists, helping the Eagles lead the Pistons by 12 points 30-18!

Mainly due to Liu Mang's five three-pointers and one free throw. When Liu Mang scored 16 points, he had already helped the Eagles gain a nearly ten-point lead.

When the first quarter was officially suspended and the Hawks replaced Prince with Jason Terry and Liu Mang began to organize the offense, the Pistons' defense was really powerful and restricted the Hawks very well.

Score, but the Pistons themselves were poor in scoring ability, and Liu Mang forced two big outsiders to shoot three-pointers. If Ben Wallace and Bosh hadn't grabbed 4 offensive rebounds in the first quarter, the Pistons would have been beaten.

Shi made two extra shots, Hamilton made one of his two shots, and the Eagles had already widened the point difference!

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"You guys are a bunch of trash! Are you going to fight each other for three points? I have no problem with it, but what about your defense? Is it thrown into the belly of those Steelworkers whores? You guys are a bunch of trash..." Larry Brown has never been

What kind of good-tempered person would treat Iverson kindly just because of Iverson's strength? He would not treat others like that. Such dirty words are simply not something a university teacher could say.

Larry Brown's bad temper and vulgar language were also important reasons why he was fired after coaching the Pistons for two years, reaching the Finals for two consecutive years and winning a championship, because even the players were unwilling to do so.

Do him a favor.

Everyone has a rebellious mentality. Regarding the head coach who has the "power of life and death" in charge of the players' playing time, except for weirdos like Sprewell, even the future James will not directly contradict the head coach.

A conflict between De and the head coach led to the firing of Byron Scott, and his reputation was tarnished.

The Pistons didn't have Sprewell's stupidity, nor did James and Kidd have the unique status of the team, so they all tried not to speak, but the resentment in their hearts was getting deeper and deeper.

After scolding everyone, Larry Brown continued to set up defense.

On the other side, Liu Mang calmly listened to Coach Kruger's offensive tactics. Coach Kruger was surprised. He was going to play team basketball. Liu Mang, a lone player, didn't even ask for a singles game. It felt very strange.

It's strange, but it's strange. Play tactics honestly, maintain the point difference, and win the game steadily. This is what Coach Kruger wants.

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After the break, players from both teams returned to the court. The Eagles sent out a combination of Stockton, Liu Mang, Prince, Boozer, and Kwame Brown.

On the Pistons side, Billups, Hamilton, and Ben Wallace of course have to continue to play. They are 12 points behind, and they can't rest. Ben Wallace moved to the power forward position, and Memet-

Okur was sent out to play center to enhance his three-point ability. At the same time, he was replaced by another undrafted member of the 1996 golden generation. Darwin Hamm, who was once nicknamed "Evolutionary Pioneer" in college, was an undrafted head of the 1996 generation.

player, a future famous NBA assistant, and a top student who graduated from Texas Tech University majoring in biogenetic engineering.

Larry Brown gets scolded, but he still wants to win. Isn't it better than three-point shooting? Not enough three-point shooting ability? Then get more! Anyway, just defend it.

The Eagles attacked first, and the number of three-pointers made by Liu Mang vs. the Pistons was 5 to 4. The Pistons seemed to have determined that Liu Mang was going to compete with them for three-pointers. If Liu Mang was ahead, he would never force another three-pointer.

, so we put on a team defense posture.

Liu Mang received Stockton's serve and advanced to the frontcourt. Just as the Pistons thought, Liu Mang came over and handed the ball to Stockton.

After Liu Mang passed the ball to Stockton, he immediately cut inside. Hamilton followed Liu Mang closely. In terms of running ability, Hamilton was not inferior to Liu Mang at all and followed closely.

However, when it comes to chasing defense around the pick-and-roll, Hamilton and Liu Mang are far behind! As soon as Liu Mang ran to the basket, he did not use Kwame Brown to pick-and-roll without the ball, but suddenly ran towards the right corner. Hamilton

He changed direction to pursue, but was blocked by Prince who came in!

Darwin Ham immediately chased after Liu Mang, but the reason why he had a good head and was not bad at college and still failed to be drafted was because his physical fitness was too ordinary. He could develop the strength to carry the low post and even carry the power forward.

He is very focused and does a good job of defending against spot-up shots, but he cannot keep up with speed players!

Hamilton had no choice but to quickly bypass Prince and block Liu Mang with Darwin Hamm, blocking Liu Mang in the bottom corner.
To be continued...