1101. The battle for the first center of the new generation!
The nickname "Crybaby" was given to Milicic by Garnett because he really made Milicic cry.
This nickname is Milicic's psychological shadow.
After reacting, Milicic was angry!
When the game comes, Liu Mang will play to death with his five brothers from the 2003 generation. Milicic and the other four have long known this. Liu Mang can't do it. Milicic puts all his anger into it.
On Kwame Brown.
Kwame Brown glared at Liu Mang with pain and resentment, quickly put away his messy thoughts and prepared to jump the ball.
The referee looked at the ceiling speechlessly. Next time the Referees Association meets, would you like to make a suggestion and send those referees who made mistakes to officiate the Eagles' games?
It hurts to brag about their game!
There are three All-Star teams, and they love to cause trouble. They started making trouble before the game even started. How can we brag about it!
The referee calmed down and hinted that he was a professional. He walked to the center circle, checked that the two teams were in good position, blew the whistle to start the game, and threw the ball into the air.
Milicic took off with all his strength...still not as fast as Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown won the jump ball for the 39th time in 42 games, and the Eagles took the lead.
Liu Mang received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
Jaylen Rose was guarding the three-point line. After Liu Mang passed the center circle, he suddenly accelerated his pace, reached the top arc, faced Jaylen Rose, and directly followed the acceleration force to make a three-pointer from the top arc...
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Jaylen Rose was shocked!
What kind of play is this!
Fortunately, Liu Mang's first shot was a little deflected, and the ball hit the basket, and Jaylen Rose breathed a sigh of relief. It was so scary!
The night before yesterday, Liu Mang just made 10 three-pointers!
However, just when Jaylen Rose breathed a sigh of relief, Kwame Brown rushed in and pushed the bouncing ball back to the basket through Milicic!
"Oh...ohhhh...Kwame...Brown...!!!"
The on-site DJ was immediately ignited, and there was such an irritable back-up dunk at the beginning!
None of the fans at the scene expected Liu Mang to dribble and throw the ball directly after half court, and they didn't expect Kwame Brown to make a put-back dunk from the beginning!
The atmosphere at the scene was instantly detonated!
It was not just the fans who were detonated, but also the opponents!
Milicic is relatively slow to warm up, and he didn't expect the Eagles to play like this at the beginning. His already unhappy mood became even more unhappy, and he wanted to come back!
Liu Mang looked at Kwame Brown's focused expression, and then looked at Milicic's gloomy face. It was so interesting!
Liu Mang finds it very interesting to see the matchup between perhaps the best technical center in the Eastern Conference and the second-best defensive center in the Eastern Conference.
Mike James received Milicic's serve and pushed forward. After reaching the frontcourt, Milicic dropped to the low position and relied on Kwame Brown to ask for the ball.
The Raptors had a wide space inside. Liu Mang stayed close to Mike James, denying him a chance to move to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer. McGrady closely followed Peterson.
Mike James and Peterson are both top shooters who average two three-pointers per game. The former shoots 44% from three-point range and the latter hits 39% from three-point range.
Rookies Jaylen Rose and Villanueva also averaged 1 three-pointer per game. If the Raptors weren't a bit poor in rebounding, they could have one star and four shots.
Milicic received the ball in the low post and beat Kwame Brown. Milicic is in his third season and his weight has increased a lot. With a weight of 115 kilograms and the static strength of a white man, he can fight Kwame Brown without losing in hand-to-hand combat.
Kwame Brown held up Milicic firmly. Milicic did not have an advantage in the low post fight, but he was satisfied that he was not at a disadvantage.
Milicic dribbled the ball but failed to hit Kwame Brown, so he grabbed the ball and turned left suddenly towards the three-second zone. Kwame Brown made a beautiful slide to the left, blocking Milicic.
Strange entry route.
However, this is not Milicic's ultimate goal! When Kwame Brown was sliding, Milicic suddenly turned over and shot from close range...
Kwame Brown rushed forward, but it was too late. Milicic made a time difference and threw the ball into the basket with a soft touch!
Liu Mang, who was following Mike James, looked at Milicic's footsteps and saw how amazing he was! He was worthy of being an unshakable talent who was only 17 years old when he was in the trial and has locked up the top five picks!
Kwame Brown clapped his hands in annoyance, picked up the ball and sent it to Liu Mang. He looked at Liu Mang expectantly as he served.
Liu Mang knew what it meant. After advancing to the frontcourt, he waved for Kwame Brown to come out for a pick-and-roll.
Kwame Brown immediately ran out and came up to help Liu Mang block Jaylen Rose.
Jaylen Rose felt like he was in hell. He was guarding Liu Mang and Liu Mang actually called a pick-and-roll? You think so highly of him!
Liu Mang relied on Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll to break through to the right. Milicic quickly moved in front of Liu Mang, and his prediction was accurate, blocking Liu Mang's accelerated breakthrough route!
This defense is okay!
Liu Mang was shocked!
Although the speed is not as amazing as the original 82 speed due to the substantial increase in weight, Milicic's defensive predictions of footwork are very good. It is worthy of being delayed by Larry Brown for two years of golden progress in the original time and space.
During this period, he was a talent who averaged two blocks per game when he went to the Timberwolves. Whether it was offense or defense, his talent was extremely strong.
The Raptors chose to switch defense. Jaylen Rose followed Kwame Brown who cut in and went inside to go around. Liu Mang had no chance to pass the ball directly. His teammates with small hands couldn't afford to hurt him, and they couldn't catch the ball smoothly.
Liu Mang retreated from the three-point line, and Milicic followed, stepped on the three-point line, lowered his center of gravity, and used small steps to defend Liu Mang alone.
Liu Mang saw that Milicic, a big center, could actually have as good lateral movement and small steps as a small forward, and he didn't shoot directly.
Liu Mang smiled and said: "Dakko, you have a good sense of defense change. Can you judge which way I want to go this time?"
"Which way are you going?" Milicic responded subconsciously.
At this moment, Liu Mang, who took a big step away from the three-point line, started!
"Ding...the strongest first step is triggered, the host's speed is 5 within two seconds."
Liu Mang's speed soared to 99, and he burst from Milicic's left side!
Milicic had judged Liu Mang's pick-and-roll entry route in advance, so Liu Mang's 102 speed was blocked.
But this time, one-on-one, even if Milicic judged it immediately, he still couldn't keep up! He was suddenly thrown away by Liu Mang!
Liu Mang broke into the paint and rushed towards Jaylen Rose. Jaylen Rose quickly blocked him. Liu Mang threw the ball into the air. Kwame Brown took off and pushed the ball into the basket!
Score 4 points in a row!
Kwame Brown helped the Eagles temporarily gain a two-point lead at 4-2.
Milicic was completely fired up!
He was very motivated when playing against the Eagles, but now he sees Kwame Brown scoring 4 points in a row with the help of Liu Mang... In Milicic's view, Kwame Brown's putback dunk was Liu Mang's special effort for him."
"Assist" were all counted in the scores the two of them scored against him. Milicic was a little scared and excited about this feeling.
Liu Mang began to pay attention to him!
Arriving in the frontcourt, Milicic continued to sit in the low post and ask for the ball in singles!
Milicic's turnaround shot didn't hit, but his flexible steps grabbed the offensive rebound and pointed the ball back to the basket!
The competition for the number one center of the new generation has begun!
Chapter completed!