In the second half of the third quarter, Liu Mang came up with a small lineup of Prince, Barnes, Raheem, and Boozer to continue the wave, but found that Kidd was not on the line!

Not only that, Kenyon Martin is also not on the team, leaving only Kittles and Jefferson to lead the team!

Kidd's average playing time this season is 41 minutes per game, which means he can only rest for two or three minutes in the second quarter and the first of the fourth quarter. It is even rarer to rest when playing against a strong team. His physical fitness has always been well controlled.

The offensive end is all about shooting, pick-and-roll passing, and it doesn't cost much. Defense also relies on skills rather than impact. In the last year of the Mavericks, he is almost 40 years old and still averages 34 minutes per game, which is the highest in the Mavericks team.

Nowitzki is a good offensive choice, so it can't be a matter of physical fitness.

That means the Nets chose to give up!

This surprised Liu Mang, who was already ready to use the Ben Wallace star card in the fourth quarter!

Without Kidd, his magical effect would be gone. Kittles was immediately inferior to Liu Mang in strength. Needless to say, Jefferson, in the early days, he didn't have Kidd passing the ball, he just took the ball to the basket.

Strong physical fitness man.

Relying on Prince's three-pointers and Boozer's mid-range shots to open up the space, Rahim scored consecutively in the paint. After five minutes of the third quarter, the point difference widened to 15 points. The Nets

Even if the team changes to the main force at this time and breaks Liu Mang's imitation of the Nets' positional warfare attack, there is no chance!

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On the Nets bench, the relationship between Kidd and Byron Scott is still very harmonious at this time. They just reached the finals last season. Now there is no other team in the East except the Hawks that can threaten them. They are still beautiful.

honeymoon period.

"Jason, don't fight?" Byron Scott asked quietly next to Kidd.

"Well," Kidd thought about the record rankings of the top eight in the Eastern Conference, and replied: "The Hawks have already gained momentum. They are unstoppable in the playoffs, but they may be ranked eighth, except for the Wizards and Magic who may be eliminated.

To catch up, it is unlikely that other teams will be caught up by the Hawks. The Hornets still have to compete with the Hawks for seventh place. The Hornets have a better schedule than the Hawks next. It is unlikely that the Hawks will surpass the Hornets. In the end, there is

Maybe eighth, our best choice is to compete for second place."

Kidd used his high IQ to accurately analyze the Hawks' playoff possibilities.

Among the top eight in the Eastern Conference, only the Wizards and Magic currently have a record of 16 wins and 16 losses. The other six teams have winning percentages above 50%. The Magic are ranked fourth because they are first in the Southeast Division. The Hornets are still

There is one star who has not returned and is not in the top eight for the time being, so the only ones left behind may be the Wizards and Magic.

Kidd has always liked to control the overall situation, and he can indeed control the overall situation in his peak period. As the head coach, Byron Scott does not have the say that Kidd has in the Nets, so Kidd's ideas are fully implemented.

Fight for second place!

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As a result, the Nets gave up in the fourth quarter. Liu Mang came up and got two assists. After getting 15 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, he left the game. The score became 82 to 62. After 20 points, the Eagles

The team also replaced its main players, and the game turned into garbage time!

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Nets 97-87 to win their seventh consecutive victory!

12 wins and 18 losses! Starting from the Magic, which is fourth in the Eastern Conference, all the teams in the lower half of the Eastern Conference started to panic!

The Eagles team that dominated the Eastern Conference in the regular season last season seems to be back!

After the Nets lost to the Hawks, their record became 20 wins and 11 losses. The Pistons are the only team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 21 wins and 10 losses and no more than 10 losses.

Although the Eastern Conference is generally weaker than the Western Conference, the competition for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference is obviously more intense than that in the Western Conference. From a strength perspective, except for the Pistons, Nets, and Pacers, the other top eight teams in the Eastern Conference are compared to the Western Conference.

The strength of the three teams competing for eighth place in the Western Conference is similar to that of the Rockets, Suns, and Warriors. This makes the Eastern Conference look more fierce than the Western Conference, because the top seven in the Western Conference are too stable, and almost every team has a winning rate equal to that of the Pistons.

, the Nets are about the same or even higher.

After the game, Liu Mang saw the latest Eastern and Western Conference rankings, and probably guessed the Nets' strategy. He secretly cursed that the bald man who had been beaten by his wife for five or six years and still endured it for five or six years was indeed insidious!

But as far as the Hawks are concerned at this stage, they really have to thank Kidd for the victory.

After defeating the Nets and winning 7 consecutive games, the team's morale is high!

Smart people such as Coach Liu Mang and Coach Kruger, who are in charge of the overall situation of the Hawks, understand very well that in the fourth quarter of this game, the Nets will exert their strength.

, the opponent actively wanted them to enter the playoffs to deal with the Pistons, or at least consume the Pistons, so it was a bit depressing.

Other players, not to mention stupid, but as players and not players responsible for using their brains, would not think of such a deep level!

In short, the thinking of other Eagles players except Liu Mang is that they defeated the strongest team in the East and they are the strongest!

Morale is soaring!

Of course Liu Mang is also very satisfied with this result, but as expected, he has to pay back. Last year, he used the Celtics as a weapon against the Nets. Now the Nets directly use the Pistons and the Hawks as a weapon.

It's possible that they and the Pistons would have a fight in the first round, which made Liu Mang a little unhappy.

The main reason is that Liu Mang has to accept the "charity" from the Nets, which makes people even more unhappy!

There was also the task of defeating Kidd in the playoffs. Liu Mang's new and old hatreds combined, not only did he not "appreciate" it, but he even wanted to kill Kidd's team!

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After playing the Nets, the Hawks once again had three days of rest. From the 8th to the 16th, the Hawks had five consecutive home games in nine days. Overall, it was pretty easy, except for the Wizards and Pacers.

It's a bit harder to beat, the other teams are bad teams, Cavaliers, Nuggets, and Bulls.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After the Hawks won their 12th victory, they have surpassed the Bulls and ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls cried with joy. They were originally so bad that they could not beat the Cavaliers, Heat, and Raptors.

Among these three teams, there is also a Hawk who is trying to kill himself for no apparent reason and is trying to "steal" the No. 1 pick from them.

Now the Hawks have another team that they estimate they can overtake after January, the New York Knicks. The Knicks are in good shape this year, and Alan Houston is still healthy, so the Knicks have always been good and have entered the playoffs.

No, I still played the role of shit stirrer very well.

Although the Knicks have always been scolded, if you take a closer look, you will find that they have not been ranked last in the Eastern Conference since the 21st century. They have always been around ten or eleven, and the only time they were ranked last was in 2006.

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After all, there is a salary of more than 90 million, and the retired stars are not without strength, but they have no choice but to retire in this team. They can still fight if they work hard occasionally. It is impossible to really suck.

It can be seen from the fact that the Knicks did not have a top-three draft pick after the 21st century. They are called the worst just because they are compared with the Los Angeles team.

Because he defeated the Nets, it was broadcast live across the United States, and the post-game press interviews were long. It was already early in the morning when Liu Mang got home, and he fell on the bed and fell asleep.

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Then early the next morning, around seven o'clock, Liu Mang was woken up after only five hours of sleep.

The Bucks are causing trouble again!

Liu Mang was woken up early in the morning by a little Lolita, an avid basketball fan, and found out that the Bucks had reached a deal with the SuperSonics. The SuperSonics used Gary Payton, Draymond Mason, and Calvin Booth.

With a lot of bargaining chips including the top three protected draft picks in the first round of 2003, he got the Bucks' Ray Allen and the salary-matching addition Kevin Ollie, as well as the Bucks' 2003 lottery-protected first pick.

draft picks.

This deal! Two months earlier than Liu Mang remembered! In order to strengthen the Bucks and avoid falling behind in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Bucks sent Ray Allen out in advance. The SuperSonics wanted to get Ray Allen in his prime.

- Allen, almost using the core of the team and the entire bench as a bargaining chip, and the Sonics have almost no chance of entering the playoffs this season, but their strength is not so bad that they need to be bad, and they still use the 2003

The first-round pick was given to the Bucks in exchange for a draft pick from the Bucks, who were already in the playoffs and had been strengthened, and could not fall into the lottery, and it was also a lottery-protected pick!

Liu Mang couldn't help but sigh: "Supersonic is really willing to give up!"

"Yes! What's the supersonic picture?" Levia asked curiously. She was also woken up by Dinah. As a basketball fan, she was also shocked when she saw this completely unequal transaction.

Although Payton is a bit slow this season, his condition is no worse than that of Ray Allen.

Liu Mang was very curious. He analyzed the current situation of the SuperSonics and found that it was a helpless move for the SuperSonics. Their record this season is exactly the same as the current 12-18 Eagles, ranking 11th in the Western Conference. They are terrible and cannot continue to be bad.

, there is no way to climb up, and the only team in the Western Conference has emerged. The three teams behind them, the Grizzlies, Clippers, and Nuggets are frantically destroying Bo James. They are as stable as a tank. The ones in front are

After Yao Ming and Arenas of the Warriors broke out, the Rockets are heading for the playoffs.

This year's Western Conference has entered wild mode again. The top seven teams from the Spurs to the Jazz all have winning percentages of over 60%. Only the eighth Suns are likely to fall behind, and the SuperSonics have little chance of climbing up.

Payton's contract will expire at the end of this season, and Payton has made it clear that he does not want to stay with the SuperSonics and wants to pursue a championship. In order to avoid losing everything, the SuperSonics can only use the precious lottery money from 2003

With a draft pick in the tenth pick, even if it is a big year in the draft, the Sonics do not have the confidence to select a better young player than Ray Allen, and the Sonics have Brent Barry.

Veterans, Sharad Lewis and Vladimir Radmanovic are two potential players. The main reason is that Payton doesn't want to play in the SuperSonics. That's why the SuperSonics' strength has declined so seriously this year. Their roster is still

Yes, so it is impossible to accompany the rookies to rebuild. It is the right choice to need a star with strength and peak to lead the team. Pack up all the strong players on the bench and send them to the Bucks, just for the sake of

Get Ray Allen.

The Bucks still want to hit the finals, and the Hawks' comeback against the trend threatens the four teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Therefore, after having such a good offer from the SuperSonics, they also

Instead of hesitating until the trade deadline after the All-Star Weekend like before, or waiting for one more year in the team's history to have a player selected for the All-Stars to boost the box office, the deal was concluded directly in early January!

Liu Mang found that although his appearance would not change the bosses' personalities and the way they do business, it could already make them feel threatened and complete the reinforcements they wanted in advance!

Payton is also very interested in playing for a team in the Eastern Conference in the playoffs. Maybe it is possible to reach the finals in the Eastern Conference! The Bucks are not weak in nature, and Payton is now about the same strength as Ray Allen.

, it’s just that Ray Allen seems to still have several years to reach his peak, while Payton has begun to decline significantly, reaching the end of his career.

Now that the Bucks have strengthened so much, Payton feels that he has the opportunity to try leading the team himself again!

Just when people were excited about the Bucks' big deal and thought that a competitive team might be born in the Eastern Conference, a man's return from injury stole all the limelight.

Carter announces comeback date!

After Vince Carter underwent surgery in March 2002, he has rested for 10 months now. After examination at the hospital, he miraculously made a complete recovery! Even as expected due to the malicious injury by Bowen two years ago, Vince Carter
To be continued...