Boozer was originally put in, mainly for the cooperation between Liu Mang and Boozer, so that Korver would have an open opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.

Just like in the double-shattering tactic, Stockton and Boozer are the core of the tactic, but the core tactic is to serve Liu Mang's shooting. Korver was entrusted with an important task in this game, and Coach Kruger hopes to use different things to make the game better.

The opponent is hard to guard against.

But I didn't expect that Korver would hit two irons in a row, and the rhythm was completely different from what he expected.

I originally wanted to reduce the burden on Stockton, but there was no other way. Coach Kruger could only replace Korver in advance and replace him with Stockton in advance. The others remained unchanged, except that Liu Mang went to score.

Defender.

After the timeout, the Hawks attacked, 2 to 8, which was not a big difference. Coach Kruger made a substitution early, just because Korver played too badly, and asked Korver to slow down and adjust on the sidelines.

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Liu Mang received Boozer's serve and advanced to the frontcourt together. Once in the frontcourt, he immediately passed the ball to Stockton.

Liu Mang led Christie to cut into the basket. This is the most common move in the Eagles' two-way tactic. It is simple and crude. Liu Mang took advantage of Ratliff's pick-and-roll under the basket and quickly ran out from the left side of the basket.

At the same time, Stockton and Boozer played a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Boozer quickly cut to the basket, blocking Christie who was about to bypass Ratliff and chase Liu Mang.

Liu Mang used Ratliff and Boozer to block Christie, then went around to the top arc. Peja originally wanted to go over to cover, but Rahim immediately reached out for the ball. Peja did not dare to leave.

The moment Liu Mang ran to the top of the arc, Tocton threw the ball to Liu Mang from the gap between Bibby and Weber. Liu Mang caught the ball from the top of the arc and shot a three-pointer...

Not even!

The ball bounced very far and was just caught by Weber who rushed over to try to defend Liu Mang.

Weber grabbed the defensive rebound and immediately pushed for a counterattack. Liu Mang missed the shot and tried to press for it, but Weber passed the ball with a flexible behind-the-back dribble!

It’s become the background!

Liu Mang tried to steal but was knocked away!

Weber shook his slightly rich body and counterattacked with a one-stop layup and scored two points!

Coach Kruger wanted to start the game in a defensive position and grind it out slowly. Then the rhythm changed for the first time after Stockton came up. In the second quarter, Muhammad, Kwame Brown, and Barnes were put on the bench.

Then, together with Liu Mang and Raheem, they challenged the defense in the second quarter and used various rhythm changes to deal with the Kings.

But I didn't expect Korver to be so inaccurate. The Hawks made early substitutions. Not only did the Kings' rhythm not be disrupted by the changing rhythm, but the Hawks' own rhythm was disrupted!

In the next few offenses, the Hawks gave Liu Mang the ball, just like Liu Mang tried to give Korver the ball in the opening game, and Liu Mang got a similar open shot opportunity, but Liu Mang came back from the timeout

Finally, the catch-and-shoot shooting was not the same as the ball-handling attack prepared at the beginning. When Stockton came up, he definitely couldn't just be used as a pure pitcher. His ability to move is not without, but

I didn’t have that physical strength, so I started with a very different rhythm than usual, and hit the iron continuously after coming up.

If it weren't for the rebounding ability of Boozer, who came up and aggressively rushed for offensive rebounds to tip in, the Eagles would have been in trouble offensively!

After playing for more than five minutes, the Eagles only scored 6 points. After a 15-6 start by the Kings, the Eagles were about to fall behind by 10 points. The Eagles had to call timeouts continuously.

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Liu Mang returned to the sidelines and felt that he suddenly didn't have the ball and he really couldn't play anymore!

It is indeed easier to get better shooting opportunities by playing tactics. If you can shoot in an open position, few people prefer to shoot against the defense. Shooting in the open is definitely more accurate than shooting against the defense. No matter how accurate the person is when shooting against the defense, try

Give him an open shot and he will definitely become more accurate.

But when it comes to tactics and running shots, there is a very critical problem, that is, the shots are not accurate, so there is really nothing you can do!

There is no chance to cause a foul. If you can't make a shot, you really can't make a shot. Moreover, tactical movement requires teammates to pick and roll without the ball, etc., so the original inside combination of Raheem, Boozer, and Ratliff

The rebounding advantage is still relatively obvious, but due to helping Liu Mang pick and roll, Ratliff and Rahim's offensive rebounding advantage cannot be used.

Liu Mang started with 0 of 4 three-pointers and 0 of 3 long 2-pointers. He hit seven irons in a row at the start!

Defeat is not a big problem. If you can defend it, it doesn't matter if you can defend the opponent even harder. The key thing is that the Eagles can't defend it! The start fell completely into the rhythm of the Kings.

In the past, Liu Mang was not particularly able to understand how he could miss 20 or 30 three-pointers in a single game, but he could miss close to 40 COSCO shots in a game. He wanted to make more shots no matter how hard he worked.

, you can always get one.

Now he understands that when the opponent is strong enough and his own rhythm is disrupted, this kind of thing is really possible.

Liu Mang thought the coaching staff would readjust the tactics.

However, Coach Kruger had his own arrangements this time and did not accept Liu Mang's suggestion to switch back to singles play.

It’s not that he’s worried that other team members will be unhappy, but that Coach Kruger feels that Liu Mang’s suggestion is inappropriate this time!

One move was wrong and every step was restricted. Coach Kruger now feels that the substitutions were a bit hasty. Although Korver's performance was not good, at least the team's rhythm was right. Now the rhythm has changed so much that even his side feels

unexpected.

The importance of a good coach is reflected in this moment.

If you make the wrong substitution choice, just let him make the mistake.

Liu Mang thought he was going to return to playing with the ball, but unexpectedly, during the timeout, coach Kruger just replaced Ratliff with Kwame Brown, indicating that the tactics would continue.

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For the Eagles, Stockton, Liu Mang, Raheem, Boozer, and Kwame Brown took the field.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There are no substitutions on the Kings team, it is not time to make substitutions yet, and Adelman is not someone who likes to use substitutes.

After the timeout, the Eagles attacked, and Stockton continued to attack with the ball, starting a pick-and-roll with Boozer.

When Liu Mang cut in from the air and came out from the baseline, Christie already had a way to deal with Liu Mang's movement and the Hawks' pick-and-roll. After being blocked by Kwame Brown, Christie did not continue to squeeze towards Liu Mang.

, but retreated and went around from the direction of the free throw line, trying to block Liu Mang's running end.

Liu Mang had been paying attention to follow his opponent, and found that Christie did not come to chase him. He was very puzzled, but he reacted quickly and immediately stopped at the bottom line. Stockton looked at the six directions and saw Liu Mang's opportunity inexplicably.

came out, and he was surprised and immediately sent the ball to Liu Mang's hands.

Liu Mang made a mid-range jump shot from the baseline!

Finally, after playing seven irons in a row and the Eagles had no regular offensive points for five consecutive minutes, Liu Mang's mid-range shot hit the ball!

After scoring the goal, Liu Mang suddenly felt very good, as if the time had come.

The offense scored, which made the defense more motivated.

The main reason is that there were no missed shots and no opportunity for the Kings to counterattack. Of the 15 points the Kings scored, 9 were scored during counterattacks or during the transition period. The real positional offensive efficiency is not that high, which is normal.

level.

After the Kings fell into position, their offensive efficiency returned to normal. Weber's low-post singles failed and he wanted to rely on his heavier body to play, but Boozer had more tonnage than him, and Weber's old man had an iron hook.

Looking back, Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt. He suddenly stopped while cutting and retreated to bypass Stockton and Boozer who were on the pick-and-roll. Stockton threw the ball to Liu Mang who was going around, and then

He turned around to block Christie, and the cooperation was quite tacit.

Liu Mang received the ball, ran forward, took a mid-range shot, and hit the target!

After returning from the timeout, the Eagles chased 4 points in a row!

10 to 15, the point difference is only 5 points!

Coach Kruger’s judgment was quite correct this time!

The original rhythm of the Eagles was disrupted, and the game was disrupted for more than four minutes. The players on the field had just found a sense. If they made panic substitutions again, they switched back to Liu Mang's style of holding the ball. They just managed to hold on.

When the time comes for the original rotation of the lineup, Liu Mang, who has made adjustments, will once again feel that sense of disobedience.

Because at this time, it was almost the time for the Hawks to make substitutions at six or seven minutes as originally expected, and because Liu Mang entered the off-ball play early, although he was not used to it, it also accelerated Liu Mang's transition into the off-ball play.

time.

This time, Coach Kruger simply made the wrong choice when he made the wrong choice. Instead, he made the right choice, beyond the expectations of the players on both sides! Liu Mang blended in, surprising and delighting the Eagles, and then actively played

Great offensive and defensive performance.

The Kings did not expect that the Hawks would go all the way. They all thought that Liu Mang would return to the ball-handling offense. Adelman thought so, and so did the players. Although Christie judged that Liu Mang was still the same after starting to defend.

He wanted to play without the ball, but during the timeout, he thought Liu Mang was going to play with the ball.

With this tactical change, the Eagles clearly gained a victory!

The Eagles can make shots and reduce the number of counterattacks after the Kings grab defensive rebounds. The defense of the Eagles directly improves to a level, allowing the Kings' offense to return to normal levels from a flying start at the beginning.

It's already pretty good defense.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles relied on Liu Mang to hit consecutive shots and attract the defense. Stockton started the team's offensive organization. Boozer's air cuts or mid-range shots pulled the ball forward.

Shim's mid-range open shots, Kwame Brown's attack on the basket, and Stockton's own pick-and-roll shots from time to time.
Chapter completed!