The Suns have Marbury and Marion, who has an ability value of 85 and has entered the ranks of first-class players, but the Hawks have Raheem, who is even more powerful, and Jason Terry, who is not much worse than Marion, as well as Liu.

Mang is the number one favorite for the Best Sixth Man Award!

During the confrontation, the two-shooter combination of Liu Mang and Jason Terry resisted the offensive impact led by Marbury, and there was also a confrontation between Raheem and Marion when they hit the rebound. In the confrontation, the two teams fought hard.

On par.

But when one side cools down, the Eagles' advantage comes out. Marion's singles ability is that he is very strong on the fast break and runs counterattacks, he is good in air cuts, he is accurate in three-pointers, and he is powerful in the second offense, but in singles and Lahey

Tom, Jason Terry is much worse than that. The Suns only have Marbury and Pence who are good in isolation, but Pence is no longer as brave as he used to be. Moreover, without the ball in his hand, he can still be as good as when he was playing as a substitute for Nash.

Opportunities to possess the ball are different. Marbury, who played for more than 40 minutes in a game, would not hand over the ball. If his teammates couldn't shoot, he would start throwing it away. This was the only thing that Marbury could do in his offensive phase at his peak.

Criticized place.

As the fight continued, the Eagles' advantage came out. In the second half of the second quarter, the shooters on both sides suddenly felt cold. The Eagles quickly replaced Ratliff and started a positional battle. Although the Suns also

Gugliotta was replaced, but the long-range shooting of the two teams was very good, and it became a personal singles battle between Raheem and Marbury.

At this time, Gugliotta received two consecutive shots from Marbury and failed to make a shot. Marbury began to play alone. Ratliff was not kicked out by Gugliotta, and he was the leader in blocks for two consecutive years.

The defensive dominance began to show, giving Marbury two big blocks in a row.

In turn, Rahim hit consecutive singles against Marion and Pence, suddenly widening the point difference to more than 5 points, thus establishing an advantage.

After halftime, the Hawks led the Suns 59-52, entering the second half with a 7-point advantage.

In the third quarter of the game, Marbury, who had played the entire first half, had to rest for a few minutes. The Suns' Penny Hardaway brought Joe Johnson, Outlaw, John Wallace, and Chakalidi

These rotation players are on the field.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang continues to run with a small lineup of Emmanuel, Chris Crawford, Newbell, and Alan Henderson!

Although the Hawks' lineup does not have much three-point ability, they are all capable of running and rushing, and their physical fitness is very good, just to bully the Suns, who have a slow center who is 2.20 meters tall.

Penny Hardaway looked at Liu Mang, who was running all over the court and sweating wantonly. Although his movements were not so elegant, he had the feeling that various scoring methods inside and outside were gradually maturing. Penny Hardaway's eyes were full of eights.

Nine years ago, I was still a rookie.

In a team like the Suns, it doesn't mean that the core is not good enough, nor that the lineup is not good enough, but there is no longer the opportunity like six or seven years ago, and there is no chance that the combination of Penny and Superman at that time can compete for the championship.

Pence, who can only play in weak teams now, has already begun to think about pursuing a big deal after this contract ends.

When it came to the contract, Pence felt that he was wronged. Everyone said that he wanted a big contract extension in 1996 and the Magic forced O'Neal away. But in 1996, the extension he got was for three years and $2,400.

Wan, at that time the Magic were simply trying to lower O'Neal's price and had nothing to do with renewing his contract.

The real big contract was not the one he got in 1996, but the seven-year, 86 million contract he got in 1999 when he joined the Suns and teamed up with Jason Kidd.

In the 1999-00 season, Penny, who was still at the tail end of his peak at that time, and the super defensive powerhouse Clifford Robinson, Kidd's combination was the second time he came close to the championship, and they defeated the defending champion Spurs 3-1 in the first round.

At that time, many people thought that the Suns had a chance to win the championship, but they were defeated by the Lakers.

It is worth mentioning that the head coach of the Suns at that time was Danny Ainge, who was also a good coach.

Today's Penny is no longer the wind elf. His legs, which are getting more and more injured, are gradually unable to keep up with Liu Mang's pace. Once again, he breaks through for a layup but Liu Mang directly cuts the ball off!

Liu Mang blocked another shot and counterattacked!

Emmanuel and Chris Crawford don't have the counterattack awareness of Jason Terry and Raheem, but it doesn't matter, they can go down quickly from the third line!

Joe Johnson and Outlaw reacted quickly and returned to defense. Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt and took three big steps. He held the ball with one hand and continued to fake. Unknowingly, Liu Mang could hold the ball with one hand easily.

It couldn't be easier!

Liu Mang's slow-motion European step has put many opponents on guard, especially Joe Johnson, who was once teased. One of him and Outlaw guarded the back, and the other guarded the basket, flanking Liu Mang's creeping singles.

basket.

Sure enough, after Liu Mang took two steps, he took the third step to lay up with one hand. His hand was fully extended and he looked like he was about to throw the ball to the basket. With this action, it seemed impossible that he could still hold the ball. I'm lying.

Deoutlo and Joe Johnson flew up together, but Liu Mang steadily grabbed the ball and took it back!

Unknowingly, Liu Mang didn't pay much attention to it. His hands had become very big and he could control 36D with one hand...or he could hold the ball with one hand and throw it around!

Liu Mang passed back to Chris Crawford who was following up at the free throw line. Chris Crawford took off unreasonably, knocked away the modern Jordan in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket!

The referee whistle blows! Modern Jordan in the air blocks a foul!

The strength gap between the two sides begins to become apparent!

Marbury still had the impression of the last time the two teams played against each other. He thought that the Eagles, who had played several games in a row and were collectively exhausted and underperforming, were that strong. However, the three Eagles' eaglets told the Suns with practical actions,

They are truly No. 1 in the East!

Less than half of the third quarter was played. Liu Mang led a few substitutes to open the point difference to nearly 15 points, forcing Marbury to come on early. Originally, the time from the third quarter until the official timeout was all about the second point guard.

The ball points to Penny Hardaway's time to organize the offense, but Penny is indeed not as strong as before. His ability value is only 69 points. He can be the first and second substitute in the team, and he can no longer keep up with the rhythm against Liu Mang.

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Replaced Alan Henderson.

Jason Terry took Liu Mang's pre-game joke seriously and tried his best to beat Marbury in scoring! As for assists... ahem, they don't exist. Just let Liu Mang and Raheem get assists.

Already.

Since Marbury can't be guarded, Liu Mang and the Hawks all want to think that they can't guard him. They just have to see who can catch him on offense. Raheem and Jason Terry are both on the inside and outside of the position.

The Nets can still lock down the perimeter, but the Suns can't stop them from both inside and outside.

If you want to play fast break, sorry, there is no Kidd, Nash, Liu Mang is the best counterattack arrow!

Although Marbury scored 23 points and 11 assists in three quarters, looking at another game with almost 30 15 statistics, but in terms of score, the Eagles gradually widened the point difference starting from the second quarter, finishing with 85 points after three quarters.

18 points ahead of 67!

At the beginning of the final quarter, Liu Mang easily controlled the ball for half the game.

"We are going to win, and your offensive organization is of no use." Liu Mang continued to influence Marbury's mentality. Whether it is useful or not is one thing, but since he has been called a troll, he will continue to talk trash.

Let’s move forward on the road to become the king! Maybe after retirement, he will be regarded as one of the biggest trash talkers.

"What are you so proud of! You are so good because of your teammates!" Marbury was very unhappy with Liu Mang's 'little man succeeds' attitude. He was unhappy when he saw Liu Mang being happy with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists!

"Oh, I really envy you for having teammates like Marion and Gugliotta. Just Jason and Sharif. If you really want to take them, just grab the data from me." Liu Mang continued to spray.

Rahim, who was about to come over to block Liu Mang, turned around and left. Liu Mang's voice was not quiet. Jason Terry's forehead vein burst out in the corner. Rahim walked away not out of anger, but out of fear of enduring.

Do not engage in sexual abuse on the field.

Marbury was stunned by Liu Mang's words. Of course, from the tone of his voice, Marbury knew that Liu Mang was showing off, but what was the situation with Raheem? He was going to pick and roll and he just left?

"Look, look, you have no idea how bad our relationship is, otherwise we would have been number one in the league." Liu Mang continued to challenge Marbury's world view, "But it's not bad, we can beat you as we like.

You can win any fight!"

Liu Mang wants to score! Although his 8 assists set a new personal high, the coach is already preparing to replace the main players after a short time in the fourth quarter to avoid the unethical situation of continuing to use the main players after winning by 20 points.

reputation.

Marbury's single defense, if you take it seriously, is really that good. Well, Marbury's serious single defense is indeed at a very first-class level. Liu Mang didn't have much chance to perform in individual singles today, and was restricted by Marbury.

It was quite miserable, but Jason Terry got a lot of open opportunities. Liu Mang got 3 assists from Jason Terry in position battles, while Liu Mang only scored 9 points through counterattacks.

With the tone of Liu Mang's words and the attitude of showing off, it's true that Marbury couldn't bear it anymore and pressed forward to defend!

coming!

After waiting for most of the game, he came on the court from the middle of the first quarter. He only rested for 3 minutes in the second quarter. The third quarter was full, and Liu Mang, who had never found a chance to foul Marbury, took the opportunity to stick to Marbury.

Go up.

Damn! Marbury only reacted when he saw Liu Mang's actions. He had been on guard all day to avoid being fouled, but he still fell into the trap! This shameless rookie was about to get into trouble... Huh? What does it mean to get into trouble?

"Beep..."

The referee's whistle blew, and Marbury was so angry that he walked up and down the court, afraid that he couldn't help but hit someone...

Liu Mang stood on the free throw line, probably because his character was a bit ruined and he had to rely on free throws to save his character. He only hit the last one of the three free throws and scored in double figures!

After playing for a while, even though Marbury was very unhappy and wanted to continue fighting, the head coach of the Suns, Frank Johnson, saw that the situation was irresistible. He was so different from Marbury's confidence in the past that he could not see the world.

, Coach Frank Johnson knew from the beginning that the Eagles had great luck last time. The reputation of the Eagles as a food abuser has long been known far and wide. Didn’t you see that many of the Eagles’ records were accumulated through abuse of food?

Well, the best way to play against a strong team is to have a mixed victory or defeat, but you can occupy the first place in the Eastern Conference by relying on your steady ability to beat the opponent.

Sure enough, the Suns replaced the main players first, and Coach Kruger also replaced the main players. Liu Mang, with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, managed to maintain his streak of scoring in double figures in a row.

Record.

In the end, driven by Jason Terry's 36 points and Marbury's 25-11 performance, the Hawks defeated the Suns 106-91 and won the last two consecutive victories before the All-Star Weekend.

Improved to 37 wins and 16 losses, ending the half-way season with third place in the league and first place in the Eastern Conference!

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Yes, I'll book the hotel first... Yes, I remember that the Hilton International Hotel has a multi-bedroom presidential suite. Just bring your passport with you. I will pay the room fee and any safety equipment I use.
To be continued...