The referee was on alert today, concentrating all his attention to avoid accidents. He came to the center circle, signaled the players near the center line of both teams not to move too much when blocking, blew the whistle to start the game, and threw the ball into the air.

The two centers bounced up quickly!

O'Neal is really talented. He will be 34 next month. After losing weight continuously in the past two years, he can still jump better than most centers in the league.

However, Kwame Brown can jump even better! Even though his fingers are a little shorter, he touches the ball first and shoots it to the back.

Liu Mang receives the ball and the Eagles attack first!

The Heat's perimeter defense is probably second only to the Hawks in the Eastern Conference, and Posey and Wade, the two All-Defensive Team-level perimeter players, are very good.

In terms of the league's perimeter defensive efficiency this season, the Heat's ranking is actually higher than the Hawks' ranking!

The Heat's perimeter defensive efficiency ranks third in the league, and the Hawks rank seventh.

The defensive efficiency does not mean that the three major perimeter defenders of the Hawks are all defensive masters, which is better, because most teams only have one All-Star player on the perimeter. In most cases, two perimeter defensive masters are completely sufficient, and the Eagles have

On the side, they often encounter the fast outside star Liu Mang, the physical outside star Tracy McGrady, and the technical star Prince. Taken together, the defensive efficiency of the three of them is not that high.

.

The Hawks often play garbage time and have a fast pace. They often come on the bench in the fourth quarter, and their defensive efficiency suddenly drops. It would be good to be ranked seventh in the league.

Moreover, just like today's game, Wade and Posey are just right up against Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady, and Jason Williams is completely adequate to defend Prince.

The Eagles are hated by other teams, not without reason. It's too luxurious.

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, he encountered Wade's defense and handed the ball to McGrady first.

Liu Mang didn't make the first attack himself!

Liu Mang saw it when he got to the frontcourt. The Heat wanted to defend like the Spurs. After Liu Mang advanced past half-court, Wade used physical pressure like Sprewell, forcing Liu Mang to go to the uncomfortable position.

Positioned to attack with the ball, Liu Mang decisively chose to let McGrady hold the ball.

After McGrady received the ball, Posey didn't dare to stick too close to him.

McGrady looked at Posey's outstanding little steps. He is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 98 kilograms. He needs to be a defensive warrior with speed, strength and power. McGrady should not be in a good mood against an opponent like this. It will be embarrassing to encounter him.

A master of defense in the first battle!

Atlanta's top looper used one of the Hawks' two signature moves on the outside. He looped to create space, grabbed the ball with one hand and swung it around. Posey, who was not close enough to begin with, moved towards

He leaned back and took his arms back to avoid being fouled.

McGrady just turned the ball around and when he took it off his head, he quickly shot it forward to the right and made a big stride!

Percy quickly backed away, but couldn't keep up!

McGrady's first three steps are too fast!

Fortunately, Haslem has already received the bottom line and blocked it.

As McGrady passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace in the right corner, Posey quickly rushed towards Rasheed Wallace.

Rasheed Wallace received the ball and took a shot. Posey flew towards the bottom corner. Rasheed Wallace took the ball back and achieved a baseline breakthrough!

Although Rasheed Wallace has no offensive power with the ball, if such a big man really rushes in, O'Neal will only foul, and Haslem will immediately go and block it back.

Rasheed Wallace passed the ball to the mid-range at this time!

After McGrady passed the ball just now, he ran towards the top arc and helped Liu Mang block Wade. With two teammates restraining the defense, Liu Mang took advantage of McGrady's pick-and-roll to receive the ball and threw it one step inside the free throw line.

cast!

O'Neal and Kwame Brown were fighting hand-to-hand under the basket. If they were to defend Liu Mang, the Hawks' tactics would open up the space so much that Liu Mang would not be able to guard against the inside line. O'Neal could only hope that Liu Mang's floater would fail.

Enter.

However, O'Neal's expectations were dashed, as Liu Mang made a close throw from inside the free throw line.

Liu Mang's shooting was very comfortable, the whole feeling was great, and he could play complex tactics so smoothly.

In Pat Riley's iron-blooded field, the Heat's defense is very disciplined, and simple tactics are not easy to use. After all, Josh Smith and Iguodala are still young. When Liu Mang cooperates with them, they are both

The tactics used are relatively simple and rough, but with Rasheed Wallace here, the tactics are a little more complicated, and Rasheed Wallace won't make too many mistakes, and the cooperation is very good.

After scoring the goal, Liu Mang retreated quickly.

Liu Mang waited for Jason Williams to advance. After Jason Williams received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, he saw that Liu Mang was coming to defend him. He immediately handed the ball to Wade and then ran towards the bottom corner.

past,

Liu Mang still felt a little regretful when he saw Jason Williams stopping holding the ball to organize the offense when he met him. He also missed the person he was when he first met Jason Williams.

Liu Mang followed Jason Williams to the corner. McGrady waited for Wade to come over, took a big step back inside the three-point line, and guarded Wade alone.

Liu Mang's little trick to provoke O'Neal today failed to succeed. O'Neal did not start the game and immediately asked for a single. Liu Mang's trick did not work. Originally, Liu Mang expected that after irritating O'Neal, O'Neal would be angry and want to fight.

Kwame Brown kept playing singles and wanted to use this to consume O'Neal, but O'Neal chose to "retaliate" against Kwame Brown before the game and seemed very calm during the game.

Liu Mang wasn't disappointed either. He didn't have high expectations for this, he just took advantage of it. If it doesn't work, it won't work.

Wade received the ball outside the three-point line. Seeing such a big gap, he still didn't shoot and chose to break through!

Even from a distance of one meter, Wade's explosive speed amazed McGrady!

The strongest first step in the alliance!

McGrady knew that Wade was going to break through from the right, so he was ready to move quickly, but he still couldn't keep up! Like a bolt of lightning, the Flash rushed forward with his first step, and he and McGrady were in a position parallel to the backboard.

, McGrady wanted to use his body to press Wade, but failed, and was squeezed away by Wade and rushed to the free throw line!

This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, Rasheed Wallace quickly came up to defend and blocked Wade. Wade distributed the ball to Ha who retreated to the middle distance of the right baseline.

In Slem's hands, Haslem received the ball and shot from mid-range...

Didn't get in!

but!

Under the basket, O'Neal pushed Kwame Brown with his big belly, hit the ball in the air, and pointed the ball towards the basket, but still didn't go in. O'Neal took off again with Kwame Brown on his back, grabbed the ball, and smashed the ball with both hands on the frame.

Get in the frame!

Sharks are still fierce!

Even at the age of 34, O'Neal is still the number one center in the league, fat, strong and flexible!

Liu Mang ran to the edge of the three-second zone and didn't dare to reach out. O'Neal's posture was so fierce!

Liu Mang compared the situation when he played Yao Ming before, and understood why O'Neal did not perform as well as Yao Ming this season, but was still regarded as the number one center.

What limits O'Neal is his physical fitness and the way the coach uses it. With O'Neal's body and offensive methods, Yao Ming does not have the kind of deterrence on offense that can destroy the basket.

If it were Yao Ming, even if he grabbed an offensive rebound, he would probably just put the basket up, instead of doing something "superfluous" like O'Neal did.

But in the game, this kind of "superfluous" thing is needed from the perspective of efficiency and energy saving. O'Neal's two consecutive offensive rebound dunks suddenly cooled down the originally frenetic atmosphere at the scene. The Heat team was originally

The somewhat suppressed morale at the Devil's home court of the Eagles immediately soared!

When O'Neal retreated, he celebrated by bumping Wade's butt with his huge butt.

Liu Mang watched Wade being bounced away by O'Neal, and was really worried that Wade was injured by O'Neal.

Liu Mang thought that maybe O'Neal had become good at grabbing offensive rebounds for eight years, so he took the initiative to help him with a rebound.

The Heat also played very organized and motivated!

At the beginning of the game, both teams showed their own characteristics.

Liu Mang received the serve from Kwame Brown, who looked unwilling to admit defeat, and slowly advanced towards the frontcourt. After halftime, he was not surprised to see Kwame Brown continue to fight with O'Neal to exhaust the opponent.

No one could guard O'Neal before the 2006-07 season. Even in the finals of the 1994-95 season, Olajuwon only exchanged blows with O'Neal. The Magic did not lose much in every game. They were swept entirely because of

The Rockets led by Olajuwon did not grasp key shots as well as they did.

Of course, this is the gap in strength.

From the perspective of guarding O'Neal, before O'Neal's strength collapsed in the 2006-07 season, no one could guard him, so all they could do was consume him!

However, this time, after Liu Mang advanced past halftime, he saw Wade stepping on the three-point line to defend. Wade did not go up to press at halftime.

In terms of perimeter defense alone, the Heat are worse than the Spurs, but in overall defense, the Heat are not as good as the Spurs. I just imitated the Spurs' defense and was easily scored by the Hawks with their overall coordination. The Heat immediately resumed their normal defense this time.

Wade watched Liu Mang slowly approach the top arc. His leg muscles were ready to use force to move quickly. Unlike Liu Mang who could only rely on his skills on the offensive end to achieve explosive speed, Wade was

If your physical fitness has such explosive speed, you can have the same effect on offense and defense.

Wade was waiting patiently for Liu Mang to break through. Suddenly, Wade saw a mocking smile on Liu Mang's lips!

not good!

Wade immediately raised his center of gravity and pounced forward, but he was prepared to move laterally and backward to lower his center of gravity, which made him a beat slower when he pounced!

Liu Mang slowly advanced to the outside of the three-point line. When he was two or three steps away from the three-point line, he suddenly became faster, took a big step to the outside of the three-point line, and took a three-point shot!

Extremely ugly and handsome, just between retreating and direct shooting, there is a world of difference in visual effects.
Chapter completed!