The first task of the new season always comes so quickly.

The system did not give Liu Mang the task of suppressing Dwight Howard. Liu Mang guessed that it was probably because three or four years had passed since Howard's peak period. In his early years, Howard relied solely on his body to grab rebounds, dunks, and defense.

Jump, he was selected for the second defense for the first time in the 2007-08 season, and he was not in the period when Liu Mang wanted to suppress him.

"Ding... crotch humiliation trigger: dunk Dwight Howard before Kobe Bryant, and become the first psychological shadow of Dwight Howard. Mission reward: Skill: Aerial Magician. Failure penalty: After the mission fails,

The next time you encounter a situation where you are about to be buckled, your brain will be dizzy for 1 second."

Damn it!

That is to say, if you don't dunk Howard, you will be dunked by someone who doesn't know who he is!

Is it that easy to dunk this guy?

Moreover, this is no way to cooperate with Howard! When Howard was with the Lakers, he would have conflicts with Kobe. Liu Mang did not believe that he was not affected by being dunked by Kobe.

However, stealing the limelight from the little blacksmith can even turn Kobe, who may still dunk on Howard, into "imitating" himself. Liu Mang feels a little excited!

How many times a year do you play the Magic? It seems like at least four times... Wait, it seems that Kobe Bryant dunked on Howard in mid-November, so it became a psychological shadow when Howard entered the NBA... That is, it was not this

The game cannot be completed! Liu Mang remembers the November schedule and has no chance to play against the Magic again!

This is so simple!

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Jameer Nelson defended him. Even at his peak, a point guard was no more than a top-notch player, and would be on the verge of being a top-notch player.

Now there is no need for Liu Mang to take the initiative to open up space. With McGrady here, seeing that Liu Mang is facing Nelson, McGrady cuts to the inside and brings Rahim in, not giving Rahim a chance to help defend Liu Mang.

Prince and Rasheed Wallace spaced the floor.

Kwame Brown, on the other hand, started fighting hand-to-hand with Howard from the beginning. When the No. 1 pick in high school met for the first time, he didn't give the opponent any face, and they were entangled under the basket like a fight.

As soon as Liu Mang reached the three-point line, Nelson, the first-generation small steel cannon, used his strong body to press towards Liu Mang.

He is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 90 kilograms. He is quite impactful. He wants to steal Liu Mang when he comes up.

Liu Mang is now the benchmark for the younger generation of players. All new perimeter players who join the NBA regard him as a challenge target, just like they wanted to challenge the four major shooting guards in the past few years.

However, a small steel cannon is a small steel cannon, and Liu Mang is supporting his left arm. Nelson found that his physical pressure, which was very effective in the preseason, had no effect on Liu Mang!

Liu Mang now has a good choice. Faced with a height difference of ten centimeters, he can easily retreat and snipe. Tracy McGrady thinks so too, so the command tactic is Liu Mang's outside singles, and Liu Mang's outside singles to beat Nelson.

, McGrady believes Liu Mang can be at least 50% accurate.

However, Liu Mang chose to squeeze Nielsen and rape him!

Kwame Brown didn't know why, it was different from the tactics, but Liu Mang could do anything. Kwame Brown, who was more familiar with Liu Mang, ran out to help Liu Mang block Nelson who was squeezing Liu Mang.

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On Liu Mang's side, he just praised Kwame Brown's tacit understanding, and Howard defended him!

Being able to switch defenders is the scariest thing about Howard's defense!

Dwight Howard, ability evaluation 75, offense 60, defense 83, speed 87, strength 88, rebounds 96...

Liu Mang wanted to rush in and dunk Howard, but he didn't expect this guy to defend him!

The idea of ​​just relying on Kwame Brown's explosive power after the pick-and-roll to dunk Howard suddenly was shattered. Liu Mang immediately changed his mind and took a step towards Howard's right. Howard immediately pounced on him, and Liu Mang's movements suddenly became...

Extremely slow, he jumped to the left, and Howard flew directly. Liu Mang wanted to take advantage of his strongest first step to trigger a dunk, but Rahim was too familiar with Liu Mang and immediately came over to defend.

Liu Mang could only take the third step. Facing Howard who turned around, he switched the ball to his left hand and threw it towards the basket...

Fortunately, the ball bounced on the basket twice and fell into the basket.

McGrady, who was forced to prepare for the rebound, watched the ball fall into the basket and was speechless. He finally knew why Coach Kruger asked him to be mentally prepared when playing against Liu Mang...

This guy never imagined what he was going to do! Tracy McGrady brought Rahim to the basket just to prevent Liu Mang from being disturbed by Rahim's defense. As a result, Liu Mang took the initiative to get into the basket and go one-on-two.

Fortunately, the goal went in...and, what the hell, it all went in!

This bastard really has to go up even if there is no difficulty and no matter how difficult it is!

Seeing that his teammates on the other three courts were all used to it and returning to defense with the expression that if a goal was scored, McGrady felt that he still didn't know enough about this team... Why are these guys so big-hearted!

Something that worried McGrady was about to happen.

"Boy, you are so weak. Can you cover me? It's useless for you to guard me. You can't cover me under the basket. I will break through in a while." Liu Mang sprayed a few words at Howard who picked up the ball.

Sentence, turn around and return to defense.

McGrady felt that he needed a shot of cardiotonic to enhance the contractile function of the heart, otherwise he might suffer from heart failure.

This bastard! McGrady feels like he’s on a pirate ship!

It's already his fourth season! McGrady thought about how he was forced to become a superstar in his fourth season. This guy was actually the same as when he first saw him in his rookie season. He knew how to cause trouble all day long... But he seemed to do it.

There is a championship...

McGrady returned to defense with heartbreak. This kind of person can lead a team to win the championship. It is unforgivable... Fortunately, he joined them.

Howard was ridiculed by Liu Mang inexplicably. He didn't offend this guy! When he chatted with Josh Smith just now, didn't he shake hands in a friendly way?

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Howard sent the ball to Nelson, which made him very depressed.

After Nelson advanced to the frontcourt, he took the ball and wanted to do something, but Hill asked for the ball directly. Nelson could only pass the ball to Hill and then open up the space.

Hill is holding the ball in the high post, and McGrady is guarding him.

McGrady originally wanted to assist Hill, but unexpectedly, when Hill recovered, the two were already rivals. Four years later, Hill was only in his early 30s, and his stubble was actually a little gray.

, four consecutive years of being reimbursed, players with insufficient mental endurance might have given up.

McGrady lamented that time is really cruel, and immediately pressed forward and tried to steal directly.

It failed. Hill protected the ball very well and waited for Raheem to come out to block McGrady. With Raheem's pick and roll, Hill cut into the three-point line, but Kwame Brown defended him.

Rasheed Wallace is the real center for the current Eagles! Kwame Brown, who is super mobile, comes out to defend the pick-and-roll!

Kwame Brown's rebounding is not as good as Howard's, but his one-on-one defense is much better than the current Howard. There is no problem in defending Hill, a small forward who is not very fast. Hill is blocked by Howard and immediately slings the ball.

McGrady rushed to Rahim under the basket. Rahim received the ball, rushed inside, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand!

So sharp! The body of a power forward, the style of play of a small forward!

When Raheem arrived in the Magic, he resumed his offense, but his style of play has changed significantly. He relies more on his body to hit the basket, which is the same style of play he used when he sacrificed for the Hawks in the past two years.

He made enhancements and found the style of play that he felt was most suitable for him.

Rahim scored two points with a sharp cut. McGrady had nothing to do. He did not dare to use his hands above the free throw line and could not stop Rahim from starting. Rasheed Wallace was fighting hand-to-hand with Howard, worried that Howard and

Raheem cooperates. As a teammate, Rasheed Wallace knows that Raheem's passing ability is excellent.

However, seeing how aggressive Rahim was on the offensive end, Liu Mang felt that he had a better chance of dunking Howard!

Liu Mang received McGrady's serve and pushed forward. McGrady asked: "Want to play?"

Liu Mang was stunned for a moment and replied: "Of course! That's the first overall pick!"

McGrady wanted to vomit blood. He used to love to play because the Magic would have a difficult time in the playoffs, let alone win the championship. But it’s different now! It’s a championship team now! Why does the boss love to play so much?

But after arriving in the frontcourt, I saw Rasheed Wallace taking Hill to the corner, and Prince taking Mobley to the other corner, automatically opening up the space without calling for tactics, McGrady silently

He ran to the left baseline and opened up the space.

"I feel like a fake championship team has arrived!" McGrady played in the regular season for the first time with the Hawks and began to doubt life...

Liu Mang was holding the ball at the top of the arc. Instead of forcing the ball, he actively waved to Kwame Brown to come out for a pick-and-roll.

"Ding...the pick-and-roll master triggers..."

Liu Mang used Kwame Brown to block Nelson and rushed inside like lightning. Howard defended him again. Liu Mang was pushed to the baseline by Howard and took a step forward with his right foot. Howard immediately moved to the left to block Liu Mang from crossing the baseline.

However, when Liu Mang stepped out, he grabbed the ball with his right hand at the same time. The combination of Dragic's layup package for a moving layup that he learned from Nash and Iverson's step-up layup with the same hands and feet, Liu Mang

Mang has become very proficient in using it. He easily grabs the ball and throws it to the basket while taking a step. It looks like he is throwing the ball while running.

Hit again!

Liu Mang scored 4 points in a row!

"I just said, if you don't guard the basket, you can't guard me." Liu Mang continued to taunt.

Howard felt so aggrieved. He recalled his first meeting with Liu Mang. He clearly did not do anything to provoke Liu Mang, an NBA player, so unfriendly!

Others on the Magic team also saw that Howard was being targeted by Liu Mang, but they thought it was normal. The No. 1 pick would be weird if he wasn't targeted.

Moreover, few players on the Magic team can comfort children. On the contrary, because Howard is the number one pick, they want him to learn academic qualifications by himself. If he can't learn it, it's none of their business.

He is supposed to come out to save the team, but he still needs others to coax him like a child. How tiring.

When the Magic attacked, Hill changed his strategy. He was so smart that he could see right away that with his current strength, whether he was playing McGrady or Kwame Brown, he was too weak, so he chose to hand over the ball to

Now the team's best player, let Raheem face the basket at close range.

McGrady immediately switched defenses with Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown went out to cut off the connection between Raheem and Hill, and Rasheed Wallace guarded the basket.

Rahim received the ball in the mid-range, and McGrady guarded it carefully. After having a more intuitive experience of Rahim's cut, McGrady gave Rahim just the right amount of physical contact, not giving Rahim a chance to cut in easily.

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Rahim changed directions several times without success, so he took the initiative to move towards McGrady, squeezed out a step, and then made a strong jump shot!
To be continued...