In the game between the Eagles and the Mavericks, no matter who loses or wins, both teams either played very well offensively, or they both played average offensively.

The Hawks' high-speed rotation defense is based on the defensive systems of the Mavericks and Bulls, two teams with relatively even players. This kind of defense is really powerful, and Nowitzki was restricted.

Under the defense of Rasheed Wallace and Tracy McGrady, Nowitzki did not play well in three-pointers and mid-range shots.

As for the Hawks, except for Liu Mang who insisted on playing one-on-one, everyone else, including Tracy McGrady, didn't play well.

The Mavericks' style of play is similar to that of the Bulls. Not only are they similar on defense, but they are also very similar on the offensive end. The lineups are average. Looking at the Bulls' lineup, it can basically be regarded as the Mavericks without Nowitzki. They are all a group.

With a quasi-first-class star and a defensive center, if the Mavericks didn't have Nowitzki, they would probably be about the same as the Bulls. But just because they have Nowitzki as an absolute strength, their strength is obviously several levels better than the Bulls.

However, in today's game, Nowitzki was restricted again. Nowitzki is the most stable point of the Mavericks. Correspondingly, Tracy McGrady was also restricted on the Hawks' side.

But the Hawks had Liu Mang on their side. The Mavericks limited passes and assists and defended well. After Liu Mang passed the ball twice, he stopped passing it and went into singles by himself. He made 3 of 5 shots in the beginning and 1 of 2 three-pointers.

He made 2 of 3 field goals, one of which was 2-1, and scored 8 points. With Kwame Brown hitting a tip-in, the Eagles scored 10 points in the first 4 minutes.

With Tracy McGrady restraining the defense, Liu Mang played well in the beginning. As long as he didn't go deep into the basket, he would have shooting opportunities when he reached the mid-range. He felt good today and made the Mavericks take a lot of shots.

On the Mavericks' side, apart from Nowitzki's 3 points, only Josh Howard's low-post turnaround shot scored two points.

The Eagles started with a 10-5 run!

Mavericks head coach Johnson called a timeout!

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After the timeout, the Eagles replaced Rasheed Wallace. Nowitzki played too far outside. Coach Kruger replaced Josh Smith and let Rasheed Wallace rest first.

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On the Mavericks side, Jamal Crawford was replaced by Harris. Harris failed to shoot and the Mavericks suffered a disadvantage when they faced the Hawks' high-speed rotating defense. They replaced him with Crawford, who is the favorite for the Sixth Man of the Year award.

Mavericks offense.

Liu Mang saw Crawford pushing over and immediately defended himself.

Regarding Crawford's dribbling, Liu Mang can only describe it as coquettish!

Judging from Crawford's body shape and appearance, it has nothing to do with handsomeness, but his dribbling is so coquettish! It completely makes up for his strange appearance, and he is all kinds of coquettish.

Liu Mang's "glove" feature is very effective for most outsiders, but it is useless for Crawford. He is looking for opportunities while dribbling.

Liu Mang was very serious about guarding Crawford. He could see that this guy didn't seem to have any intention of passing the ball.

Suddenly, Crawford slapped the ball to the right, put the ball away, and threw a three-pointer from the right side of the top arc!

Liu Mang rushed forward and successfully interfered with Crawford's shooting.

But! It’s useless to interfere!

Crawford's three-point shot hit the target!

As one of the best sharpshooters in the league, Crawford is so elusive that he does it whenever he comes up!

8 to 10!

Crawford made his due contribution as soon as he came up. When faced with a situation where the opponent's defense could not be broken, he immediately penetrated the opponent's defense.

Looking back, the Hawks were in trouble. During the timeout, the Mavericks made defensive adjustments to Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady. They blocked these two players and guarded the basket, leaving Prince open for a three-pointer.

Missed!

Immediately, Crawford used Nowitzki's pick-and-roll to step into the three-point line and hit a long two-point shot!

He even scored 5 points to tie the score!

Young general Johnson made a very correct choice and replaced Crawford early, preventing the Mavericks from being in trouble for a long time.

Crawford opened up this point, and everyone else was relatively liberated. After Harris was replaced on the outside of the Mavericks, Crawford, Stackhouse, Josh Howard, Nowitzki

He can shoot three-pointers. After Crawford needs to be double-teamed, others will have opportunities.

In the original time and space, Prince, as one of the top three perimeter defenders in the league, could not get a high salary during his peak period. There was a reason. His scoring ability was too poor and he was only slightly better offensively than Tony Allen in the future.

The three-point shooting percentage was 33/3, but with so many open spaces this season, Prince only averaged 0.8 three-pointers per game, and did not dare to take more, averaging only 2.4 three-pointers per game.

Prince did a very good job on defense in today's game. He did a good job in quick rotation defense with Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Josh Smith. However, in terms of open three-pointers, he did not have the ability to grasp open three-pointers like Josh Howard.

So outstanding, Josh Howard made 2 of 3 open three-pointers in the middle of the first quarter. When the Hawks blocked Nowitzki and Crawford, and the Mavericks blocked Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady, Prince was unable to do so.

Stand up and compete with Josh Howard.

At the seventh minute of the first quarter, the Eagles called a timeout.

Liu Mang walked off the court. After scoring 8 points in the beginning, he didn't score a point in the next three minutes. He only had one throw and hit the iron. He didn't have many chances to make a shot. He only got 1 assist, which was passed to Josh Smith.

Counter dunk.

In three minutes, the Hawks only scored 4 points with Josh Smith's dunk and another tip-in from Kwame Brown. 14 points in 7 minutes was not bad, but after scoring 10 points in the first 4 minutes, they only scored 4 points in 7 minutes.

Getting 14 points would be terrible.

As for the Mavericks, Liu Mang felt that they were worthy of being one of the best offensive teams in the Western Conference, scoring 13 points in three minutes! After Crawford scored 5 points in a row in 1 minute, Josh Howard hit two three-pointers and returned the ball.

Nowitzki caused a foul and made two free throws. They scored 18 points in seven minutes!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A key adjustment has made the Mavericks offense completely alive! And the more they play, the better!

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Liu Mang returned to the bench, and coach Kruger called him over.

"Ace, strengthen defense or strengthen offense?" Coach Kruger asked. In the current situation, Coach Kruger feels that strengthening defense is of little use!

Rotation defense means that it is bound to require flanking and cover-up defense. The key to using this strategy is that the opponent needs to have players who can't shoot. Even one is enough, such as Harris or Wade of the Heat. They do not have three players.

points, so high-speed rotation defense is very effective for them.

But now all four players on the outside of the Mavericks can shoot, and the center under the basket cannot be ignored, with a height of 2.13 meters.

Coach Kruger was good at tactics, not decision-making, so he passed the blame to Liu Mang.

"Let Jason play early. With him in our offense, we can run well. The Mavericks feel good today, but we may not be able to defend them." Liu Mang and Coach Kruger had the same idea.

Same idea!

Coach Kruger called the players together and rearranged the tactics.

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After the timeout, the Eagles sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Tracy McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, and Mourning.

Coach Kruger replaced Prince with Jason Terry, Liu Mang and McGrady continued to stay on the court, and Rasheed Wallace replaced Josh Smith. Josh Smith had too much space under the blue.

It was crowded, he didn't shoot, and he replaced Kwame Brown with Mourning. Kwame Brown was going to be used to deal with Dampier. Coach Kruger felt that it was time for Dampier to rest now, so he asked Kwame Brown to also

take a break.

For more than half of the first half of the quarter, the Hawks were lucky that Kwame Brown grabbed two offensive rebounds and tipped in the ball. Otherwise, Liu Mang was the only one who created scoring opportunities.

For the Mavericks, Dampier was replaced as expected, and Crawford, Marquis Daniels, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, and Dessa Gener-Diop appeared together.

Eagles offense.

Before going on the court, Liu Mang pulled Jason Terry aside and said a few words. Jason Terry's eyes lit up.

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, where he met a strange-looking player.

The world-famous Dallas Double Ugly is online!

The two ugly players are really powerful. Josh Howard has a defensive rating of 83, and Daniels has a defensive rating of 84. They are both defenders with extremely strong physical fitness.

Josh Howard was sent by the Eagles out of the team's needs.

But Daniels, an undrafted player who was favored by Nelson, is very surprising. His performance has exceeded expectations since his rookie year. After his rookie year, he got a 6-year, 38 million lucrative contract.

Both Josh Howard and Daniels are tall players with excellent wingspans. They move quickly and have strong confrontation... In addition to their golf IQ, both of them are worrying. The two ugly partners are very strong offensively and defensively.

As soon as Liu Mang reached the three-point line, Daniels immediately provided strong defensive pressure.

Jason Terry was very excited when he came up and asked Liu Mang for the ball.

Liu Mang did not stick to the ball and immediately gave the ball to Jason Terry. Then he ran to the left at a 45-degree angle and acted as left and right guards with McGrady, who was close to the sideline at a 45-degree angle on the right, to open up space for Jason Terry.

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When Jason Terry saw Crawford's coquettish performance, he couldn't hold himself back!

Crawford saw Jason Terry, a strong opponent in the competition for the Best Sixth Man, and defended very seriously, trying to prevent Jason Terry.

Jason Terry faced Crawford, very cautious but not nervous. He did not take Crawford seriously, just because Crawford came from the bench to help the Mavericks reverse the situation and steal away

I am so excited because I have gained the limelight as the sixth man.
Chapter completed!