"Tracy, you have become weaker. What is your score? Is it half of mine?"

"I already have a scoring champion."

"I have three championships!"

"I already have a scoring champion..."

"I have the All-Defensive Team!"

"I already have a scoring champion."

"Can you not mention the scoring champion!"

"I'm going to win the assist title."

"..."

Co-authorship cannot be separated from data first, right?

Kobe talked trash for a long time, and he was so angry that he was facing these two data-obsessed people! Kobe said that he was incompatible with these two bastards!

After some trash talk, there were only six seconds left in the attack time. His teammates stood still and watched him play. Kobe understood that this was his own problem, but he would never compromise. When McGrady was close to him, he stood up.

One step, squeeze out of McGrady's way, step into the free throw line and throw...

"哐"

When he didn't score, rebounder Liu Mang jumped in and grabbed the rebound that was bouncing high and falling.

No one grabbed the assist. Just now, Kwame Brown took a step forward because of his sudden attack, and Chris Mihm failed to beat Liu Mang. Kobe could only turn around and return to defense immediately.

Kobe's team, except for when Howard came to the Lakers in 2012, the Lakers' defense has been really good for the past ten years. Although the current lineup has no defensive ability, under Kobe's high-pressure rule, the attitude is pretty good.

, retreat quickly.

After Liu Mang grabbed the ball, he had no chance to counterattack. He sighed to himself. It was indeed a team that could beat the Suns 3-1. At least it had a defensive attitude.

Liu Mang passed the ball to Tracy McGrady, and the Eagles moved forward collectively.

Before the offensive position could be reached, McGrady passed the ball to Liu Mang at the top of the arc.

As soon as Liu Mang received the ball, Kobe Bryant came up and pressed Liu Mang's body. The timing was perfect. Kobe knew that he couldn't keep up with the speed, so he used his body to press Liu Mang in advance, not giving Liu Mang room to speed up.

Liu Mang was just about to retreat when he saw McGrady coming up to block Kobe. He immediately bypassed McGrady and rushed inside.

Kobe was very aware, bypassing McGrady from behind and flanking Liu Mang with Butler... Suddenly Kobe and Butler saw that Liu Mang didn't have the ball in his hand!

When Liu Mang passed around McGrady just now, he passed the ball to McGrady hand-to-hand. McGrady immediately rushed towards the basket after Kobe bypassed him!

The opponent picked and rolled, and from a tactical point of view, McGrady became Kobe's target. Kobe immediately rushed toward McGrady, Butler also chased after McGrady, and Chris Mihm also rushed toward McGrady under the basket.

The direction blocked it.

After Tracy McGrady rushed to the left edge of the three-second zone, he threw the ball towards the basket. Liu Mang rushed in, jumped high, caught the ball in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

Six points in a row at the start! Three assists in a row!

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady walked up to Kobe and gave them a high-five with a tacit understanding. They opened their hands wide and patted Kobe right in front of his face.

Kobe looked down at his hands and wanted to hit someone, damn these two!

Holding back his anger, Kobe followed the two defenders and ran forward to the frontcourt. After receiving the pass from Atkins, who was advancing, he continued to beat Tracy McGrady alone and continued to talk trash.

"Tracy, do you really like being the dick of that guy Ace?"

"You won three championships with O'Neal, and I am the boss enough."

"..."

Kobe couldn't stand it anymore. He had been with that despicable guy for a long time and had lost his tongue. Originally, Kobe wanted to use his characteristic that the system hailed as a "serial killer" to torture McGrady both physically and psychologically.

, I didn’t expect McGrady’s mouth to be much more poisonous than him!

Kobe is really an honest person when it comes to trash talking.

When faced with something that he couldn't refute, Kobe would not become iron-blooded, so he chose to kill Tracy McGrady!

Kobe forced his way past McGrady and rushed to the basket. Liu Mang immediately flanked him and Kwame Brown, who was under the basket, came up and used his body to withstand Kobe's impact.

However, Kobe was so stunned that he pulled the lever and threw the ball when he was squeezed by the three-man team and his body was crooked.

The ball made a circle on the basket and fell into the frame.

Before the ball went in, Kobe's expression was more anxious than anyone else's. After it went in, he immediately ran back with his mouth pouted as if he was holding the ball in his mouth like that.

"Why are you pretending? It's obviously a lucky ball!" Liu Mang and McGrady came up with this idea at the same time.

The battle continued. After Liu Mang reached the frontcourt, McGrady immediately passed the ball to Liu Mang. Liu Mang came to the top arc and continued to cooperate with McGrady in the pick-and-roll. When he bypassed McGrady, he continued to pass the ball to McGrady.

After receiving the pass, McGrady continued to rush inside. This time, although Kobe followed Butler to flank McGrady, he pulled back before McGrady passed the ball and blocked Liu Mang's cutting route.

But Liu Mang did not continue to cut in, but stayed in the top arc. Tracy McGrady passed the ball to the top arc, and Liu Mang made an open three-pointer from the top arc...

The opportunity was great, but unfortunately I didn’t make it.

When it comes to Kobe's offense, Kobe's singles ability is indeed awesome, and even with his style of play, his shooting percentage is higher than the Lakers' average shooting percentage.

Of course, the effect of other people shooting open shots or cutting and catching the ball when Kobe is double-teamed is still good. When coach Tomjanovich was here, the Lakers had a good record, but the tactics should be based on the opponent's defense.

As for the detailed adjustments, coach Tomjanovich is no longer here. If Kobe wants to get assists, he has to forcefully attract the ball after being flanked, instead of just using threats and teammates to move.

Usually Kobe will pass the ball even if he plays hard, but in the last two games, especially this last game, Kobe will not pass even if he fights hard!

Kobe was furious, and Tracy McGrady focused his energy on the defensive end. The defense, which showed a near-top defensive ability rating of 89, couldn't guard Kobe. Even if there were Liu Mang or Korver, who was closer and who was helping in the mid-range defense.

Three people under the basket could only limit Kobe's shooting percentage to about 45%.

However, the Eagles' offense is quite easy. As long as Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady pick and roll, the person holding the ball can pose a huge threat. Butler can only chase and attack, switch or not switch defenses, and they can't prevent them.

Liu Mang or Tracy McGrady.

If Kobe Bryant double-teams Tracy McGrady, Liu Mang can easily catch the ball and beat Butler. His shooting percentage is much higher than Kobe's one-on-nine. When facing the Lakers, who only have one defensive hero, Liu Mang's shooting percentage reaches 100%.

sixty!

If Kobe sticks to Liu Mang, McGrady will really rush in and score. Even if he is flanked by Odom or Chris Mihm, he can quickly transfer the ball to Josh Smith or Kwame Brown.

When Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady are both on the court, the Hawks' offensive style of relying on the two of them has become quite tacit and very powerful. It was also Coach Kruger who asked Tracy McGrady to take turns training the team's fourth ball-handling point, Calderon or Igo.

Because of Dara, there is no problem with the Eagles' main force, but the problem lies in the lack of experience among the first- and second-year players.

As for the Lakers, there is a reason why Kobe Bryant has scored more in singles this season. Kobe's current physical fitness requires him to take a break after playing a few games. When Kobe takes a break, others are miserable!

Odom was absent-minded, or he hadn't concentrated in a few games. He scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in the half. He felt that his half-time data was up to standard, so he gave the ball to Butler for a singles. Butler was playing with Wei.

After playing together for a year, De and Odom have become two-wing shooters and cutters. They are completely unable to break through. Even breaking through Korver is difficult. When the Hawks replaced Iguodala, Butler rushed to the street.

…

At the end of the half, Kobe finished the first half with 9 of 20 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points in the half.

Quite a vigorous performance.

But for the Eagles, Liu Mang played 21 minutes at halftime, making 9 of 16, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, easily scoring 26 points! One more point than Kobe!

McGrady played 19 minutes at halftime and scored 8 points and 11 assists!

Led by Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady, the Eagles led the Lakers by 18 points 56-38 at halftime!

…

"Tracy, pass two more passes to me. Look at you, you only have 11 assists, which is not even the average. Do you still have a chance to play in the second half?" Liu Mang complained to McGrady when he returned to the locker room.

"..." McGrady was so speechless. The team scored 56 points and the team shot 43 times. This guy threw 16 times and scored 26 points by himself. He still didn't take too many shots! He has to be like the guy opposite.

Only one person can shoot half of the team's shots, right?

But McGrady was also very upset. It would have been nice if Kwame Brown had thrown in two more goals. He caught 7 balls and made three of them. Two of them got too excited and let go. No wonder Liu Mang didn't pass the ball.

Give it to him and steal the oil to dip it in during dinner, right?

And just as Liu Mang said, McGrady was given the opportunity to take a short break during halftime.

Jason Terry also took a rest today, and Korver, Persson, and Iguodala took turns serving as the third outside point in the first half, but even Iguodala played without the ball.

By the second half, they were already leading by 18 points. No one else on the opponent team could score except Kobe. Kobe shot 9-for-20 from the field, and the others combined only made 5-for-20 from the field. Coach Kruger wanted to start training the new players.

Liu Mang has to stay on the court. The foundation of the Eagles' strength lies in Liu Mang's scoring threat and Liu Mang's physical fitness.

Liu Mang's physical fitness allows him to bring a stable scoring threat to the Hawks. Liu Mang was initially known for his stability. Even though he averaged 37.1 points per game this season, he is also known for his stability. However, his stable scoring is due to

With McGrady's help, the scoring base is a bit high... When Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game, he had hit 40 33 times by mid-March, while Liu Mang has "only" 27 times now.

All of Coach Kruger's tactics are based on Liu Mang's ability to score on the court and train new players. They only train them to develop tactics based on Liu Mang's scoring ability when Liu Mang is on the court. That is to say, McGrady only has three players in a game.

Twelve or three minutes can ensure that both offense and defense are working hard to keep from slipping, while others can help McGrady share the ball-holding pressure.

Liu Mang's scoring explosion this season is because McGrady helped him share the responsibility of organizing the offense. When McGrady rested, coach Kruger naturally had to help Liu Mang find another teammate to share the ball-carrying task.

…

In the Eagles locker room, Coach Kruger was arranging tactics for Calderon, who would replace McGrady in a while. On the other side of the locker room, the atmosphere was awkward.

After losing more and more games in January, the Lakers locker room was embarrassed.
To be continued...