After the halftime break, the game is about to start again, with players from both teams taking the field for the second half.

For the Warriors, the double point guard combination of Fisher and Baron Davis continues to appear. Fisher is very accurate in three-pointers. He made two three-pointers in the first half. In the past six years, in addition to playing for Payton,

In the year when he was on the bench, Fisher's three-point shooting percentage in the other five years was above 37%, and he dared to throw it, and he would throw it four or five times in every game. He was a solid three-pointer, paired with Baron David.

Si couldn't be more suitable.

Jason Richardson continues to play small forward, and Murphy and Andres Biedrins partner inside.

For the Hawks, the lineup of Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace is on the field.

Liu Mang followed Jason Richardson's movement.

How to do what Stockton said?

During the intermission, Liu Mang didn't think about it.

If it were that easy to think of, there wouldn't be so few masters of organizing offense.

When the team staff came to inform the players that the second half of the game was about to start, Liu Mang still didn't understand.

Let’s not think about it so much. Anyway, he had 10 assists in the half. Liu Mang had double figures for the second time this season. It’s a good start.

Defend first, and if you defend, it is important to chase points first.

Baron Davis advanced past halftime, and McGrady became more active and oppressive on defense. From the moment Baron Davis passed halftime, he pressed forward to defend.

Baron Davis immediately began to accelerate and rushed to the three-point line next to McGrady.

It was difficult to block the breakthrough of Baron Davis at his peak. McGrady pressed against Baron Davis and squeezed to the right side of the free throw line, but was still able to get rid of him. However, at this time, Josh Smith quickly assisted in defense.

Baron Davis immediately passed the ball to Murphy who was pulling to the bottom corner. When Murphy received the ball, Iguodala had already let go of Fisher and covered up to Murphy.

Murphy quickly moved the ball to Fisher. McGrady stopped chasing Baron Davis and got in front of Fisher!

Super fast defensive rotation!

The Warriors moved the ball in a wide range this time and failed to tear apart the Eagles' defense!

Seeing that there were only 7 seconds left on the clock, Fisher had no chance to shoot due to McGrady's height and wingspan, so he chose to break through.

When he was young, Fisher was still quite threatening when he broke through, but at this time, Fisher no longer had that ability and was stuck tightly to McGrady.

Fisher rushed to the right side of the three-second zone, leaned against McGrady with his thick arm, and threw from a little distance...

"Snapped"

McGrady suddenly rose up and gave Fisher a big head-on!

Iguodala and Murphy both pounced from the bottom corner. Iguodala grabbed the ball first and immediately passed it to Liu Mang who was one step inside the top arc. After Iguodala passed the ball, he immediately moved toward the frontcourt.

gallop.

McGrady and Josh Smith also quickly rushed forward, and Rasheed Wallace followed closely behind Liu Mang, who quickly advanced after receiving the ball.

The Eagles players are actively looking for scoring opportunities for themselves so that Liu Mang can pass the ball to them.

Warriors players are also actively blocking Liu Mang's pass. The Warriors have a very fast lineup, with five players retreating to guard four players who are looking for opportunities. They still do a good job blocking the ball.

However, they only focused on guarding four opponents who were catching and shooting, and forgot about Liu Mang!

Liu Mang directly inserted into the basket from the center, took off one step inside the free throw line, and easily dunked an empty basket!

In the first half, he focused on passing the ball. Now Liu Mang discovered that as long as he counterattacked and ran, he would have opportunities everywhere! Whether it was chasing a three-pointer or driving to the basket.

9 points, 10 assists and 3 rebounds, just 1 point away from a double-double.

After Liu Mang succeeded in dunking, he quickly retreated, and the rest of the Eagles also retreated immediately.

Coach Kruger felt much more comfortable when he saw Liu Mang starting to score. He changed to this lineup just to match Liu Mang's speed and the opponent's fast pace.

47 to 49, the score difference is still two points.

The Warriors were scored on, but they didn't feel anything was wrong. Their defense was already poor, and they were lucky to be able to hold the Hawks to 45 points in halftime.

Baron Davis advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball after the breakthrough, but he still couldn't break open the Eagles' defense.

The Eagles' lineup is so mobile! They switch defenses too quickly!

Coach Kruger put all the five players who did the best defense in the first half, who could run and defend, and blocked the Warriors from moving the ball in a wide range. They fell behind at halftime. What was the reason for the Eagles players?

I didn't want to search for it. If I found the root cause, I would put my boss's face wherever I could, so I put all my enthusiasm into defense.

The ball finally reached Jason Richardson, who was being guarded by Liu Mang.

Jason Richardson's ball-handling offense is getting weirdly worse and worse. He has the ability to break through, but he is using it less and less. His previous low-post ability has also disappeared as the team plays faster and faster.

Most of the shots are from mid- to long-range. In the past two years, the average number of shots under the basket has been only 4 per game, accounting for less than a quarter of the shots.

Jason Richardson tried to break through, but was blocked by Liu Mang's speed and confrontation. Jason Richardson found that he could not squeeze Liu Mang with his body to get the shooting space like he had done in previous years!

There was no other way, with 3 seconds left, Jason Richardson took a two-point shot against Liu Mang's defense...

Strong again!

McGrady grabbed the rebound, immediately threw it to Liu Mang, and continued to run towards the frontcourt without the ball to counterattack!

Liu Mang wanted to try to pass the ball, and his teammates were very supportive. Even though there was a problem in the first half, they still supported it. The other four players of the Eagles were very active in running around to find opportunities to catch and shoot for themselves.

Liu Mang quickly advanced through the half court. After reaching the top arc, he saw that except for the help defender in the mid-range who stopped him for a breakthrough dunk, there was still no one to guard the top arc!

this……

Liu Mang made a chasing three-pointer!

Liu Mang actually felt pretty good in the first half, hitting one of two three-pointers. However, he only scored 7 points because he made fewer shots, less offensive threats, and no free throws.

After the third quarter, Liu Mang hit his first three-pointer!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! 50 to 49, the Eagles only played 1 minute in the third quarter and took the lead!

Liu Mang hasn't felt like this for a long time, holding the ball wide open.

Although the first half was a failure, Liu Mang found some fun in increasing the number of passes.

If you pass the ball more, the opponent will not dare to double-team you so tightly. You may even have more shooting opportunities because your teammates will score more!

Liu Mang still needs to learn how to organize an offense specifically, but he has found the fun. It is much more fun than the boring passing game in the first half!

Liu Mang scored 5 points in a row, 12 points and 10 assists. The third quarter has just begun, and he got a double-double!

Both Baron Davis and Fisher noticed that Liu Mang's playing style had changed. He seemed to be not only interested in passing the ball, but also started shooting!

The 4-point lead that we worked hard for for half a game was gone in an instant!

Now that Liu Mang is back to normal, he can only attack aggressively. Baron Davis knows that Liu Mang cannot keep having water in his head.

The Warriors strengthened their offensive decisiveness. Baron Davis came to the frontcourt and made a quick stop outside the three-point line to hit a three-pointer!

Clean and neat, although the shooting rate is not good, Baron Davis can hit one or two three-pointers every game, and they are all strong single shots. McGrady got hit this time.

McGrady was helpless. The opponent's three-point shooting percentage was only 31%. This time he chose to take one step to prevent the breakthrough, and the opponent shot directly.

But immediately, Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, faced Fisher's one-on-one defense, rushed to the right side of the free throw line for a one-on-one high post, leaned sideways on Fisher, and then turned over and hit a jump shot!

Score 7 points in a row!

The score became 52-all!

Baron Davis is also the kind of player who makes a shot and wants to try another one for the second time. This time McGrady is very close. Baron Davis also wants to rely on his touch to gain the lead again.

With McGrady's defensive three-pointer, he took another shot...

The characteristic of Baron Davis is...he dared to make a three-pointer last time, and he also dared not to make a three-pointer the next time!

Liu Mang was following Jason Richardson around the baseline when he suddenly saw a round object hitting his head and subconsciously caught it with both hands.

Lie down and collect a rebound!

Baron Davis missed three three-pointers!

The Eagles counterattack immediately!

Liu Mang quickly advanced through halftime. This time, the Warriors did not dare to let go of Liu Mang. Fisher retreated to the center line, where he tried to block Liu Mang. Liu Mang's change of direction while traveling at high speed destroyed his own

Pull your knees sideways while traveling at high speed and continue sprinting at high speed.

Baron Davis immediately blocked the three-point line, and Liu Mang immediately moved the ball.

Iguodala received the ball in the middle distance on the left side. The running Iguodala did not dribble after receiving the ball. After receiving the ball, he took two steps and followed McGrady to Biedrins, who ran to the basket and turned around.

To cover the defense, Iguodala took a step, dodged, and scored two points with a throw!

The referee had the whistle in his mouth and wanted to blow it, but he thought it was a new rule, so he didn't blow it.

The whistle was almost blown because the referee had never seen anyone else use this move except James, so he didn't react for a while.

Iguodala, who has a good relationship with little Emperor James, was the first to learn this trick during fast breaks! Normally, dribbling is not used for breakthroughs, but fast breaks do not require dribbling. Iguodala jumps one more step to make fast breaks more convenient.

It becomes even more difficult to guard against!

This is what David Stern wanted to encourage offense, but he didn't expect that half a month after the rules were announced, almost no one was using them. If someone was using them, they just accidentally took an extra step and the referee didn't call it a blow.

54 to 52, the Eagles immediately took the initiative after the start of the second half.
To be continued...