Who knows what Chandler has been through!

Confidence is what Chandler has improved the most this season.

I used to play with Eddy Curry, and he was always a supporting role. He was obviously higher in the draft and signed a bigger contract than Eddy Curry, but he played as a substitute for Eddy Curry for four years.

For the first time in the season, I was able to secure my position, but my performance got worse.

Why did Chandler target Kwame Brown?

Unlike Eddy Curry, whose salary is nearly half the difference from Kwame Brown's, Chandler's rookie contract salary is not much different from Kwame Brown's.

The main thing is to find a sense of presence.

Just like Kwame Brown now doesn't take Eddie Curry, Haywood and others into consideration at all, after Chandler has put up good data and performed well, he also feels that Kwame Brown, who was targeting parallel imports in the past,

Brown is ridiculous.

Now Chandler has played more than 20 games with James. A center of his type is most suitable for James. He can maximize his pick-and-roll, switch defense, eat pie and rebound rebounds, and his confidence has also increased.

Therefore, I was quite confident when guarding Liu Mang and Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll. I studied it many times, and I did not make any mistakes. Everything was defended very well.

but……

Liu Mang's dunk looks so abnormal!

"If life were a dream..."

Chandler bewilderedly picked up the ball that hit his back and bounced out of the baseline, and sent it to James.

Just like Howard was dunked by Liu Mang on his shoulders, Chandler could only pick up the ball and serve.

What else can you do? If the ball is kept clean, the criminal will take revenge? That would be really shameless.

All I can do is keep fighting and pretend I don’t know anything.

James couldn't be comforted after receiving the ball, and the Cavaliers players couldn't be comforted either, so they could only continue to play.

Liu Mang excitedly retreated on defense with his equally excited teammates. The Eagles' morale was greatly boosted by Liu Mang's dunk!

The guy on the other side who claims to have better overall defensive ability than Kwame Brown is nothing more than that. Once the boss comes out, no matter whether he is Big Yao or an ear-biter, he is a paper tiger!

James advanced to the frontcourt and did not dare to give the ball to Gooden anymore. Facing Marion's defense, James attacked on his own for the first time and chose to break through!

Seeing James make a breakthrough move, the fans at the scene broke out in a cold sweat. James' breakthrough has become one of the most unsolvable offensive methods in the league.

The four-step layup under the basket is indeed extremely disgusting for fans who don't like James, but if you want a four-step layup, you must first break into it. James' breakthrough move makes opponent fans very afraid.

The Hawks' four top defensive players, Tracy McGrady, Liu Mang, Prince, and Battier, are fast enough but not strong enough to keep up. Granger is strong enough but not fast enough, so we can only pin our hopes on Marion.

Then...Marion gave people a surprise!

He did it!

When James was outside the three-point line, Marion defended and did not give James a chance to step back for a long three-pointer. When James accelerated to rush inside, Marion was already too old to use James and had no possibility of stepping back.

When the time came, he quickly retreated and retreated directly to the free throw line, giving James an opportunity to make an open mid-range shot!

James' rhythm is messed up!

When shooting three-pointers, he likes to move outside the three-point line for a long time, then retreat and shoot directly without caring about the defender. His height advantage is obvious at the small forward position. If the opponent is close, he will break through.

But Marion's consciousness is very good, and the main thing is not to suffer in the confrontation! He gives James enough confrontation from outside the three-point line, so that when James breaks through, he needs to break through in full confrontation. James' rhythm is not in the rhythm where he can retreat.

All we can do is continue to fight.

Marion's quick retreat was very quick, and he moved directly into the free throw line, completely ignoring James' mid-range shot!

James didn't dare to dive into the basket at this time. Chandler and Kwame Brown were all under the basket, and Marion was also inside.

James is looking for a pitcher.

Then I saw Peja’s desperate expression…

Liu Mang's mouth kept beeping like a cannon. No matter whether Peja was running around the pile or running in reverse direction, she couldn't get rid of Liu Mang!

Peja's feeling back then is back! In the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, when the Kings were still at their peak, Peja would feel this sense of torture when they played against the Hawks twice a year. It was also because he hated Liu.

The reason for being reckless is not only the loss to Liu Mang in the three-point contest, but the resentment accumulated in daily life is the key.

In the 03-04 season, 04-05 season and 05-06 season, the Kings were in decline, and Peja was also having a little trouble. In that state, Peja and Liu Mang didn't need to deal with it carefully, and the Eagles won.

Now Peja has regained the joy of playing, and his movements are very serious. Liu Mang is also very excited to guard Peja seriously. A pure pitcher like Peja, rushes to the street...

That suffocating sense of oppression, even James, who was watching Peja's movement, could feel Peja's despair... A 2.06-meter pitcher could not find a good shot in front of a 1.93-meter point guard.

Chance!

James had no choice but to look at the time with 6 seconds left, and dived towards the basket, more than one meter from the mid-range. He really didn't dare to shoot!

James entered the basket, Prince and Marion double-attacked, Kwame Brown used his strength advantage to block Chandler's tip-in space, and James passed the ball to Gooden from the mid-range on the baseline.

McGrady let go of Snow and moved towards his old teammate Gooden to defend. Gooden received the ball and shot a mid-range jump shot...

In!

McGrady's defense was still a little late.

The Hawks didn't think it was a big deal when the opponent's role player scored a mid-range shot.

When the Hawks attacked, Liu Mang's Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll attack was very sharp. The Cavaliers did not dare to let Chandler guard the cooperation of Liu Mang and Kwame Brown alone. James went to flank Liu Mang.

He passed the ball to McGrady. McGrady faced the opponent who was switching defense and hit a three-pointer! He was so confident.

The Eagles' offense was in good shape after Liu Mang made a dunk at the beginning.

The focus is on the defensive end!

The defensive tactic is to let go of the weakest player and strangle the strongest player, and try your best to take turns defending the opponent's weakest link in catch-and-shoot situations.

The Cavaliers' role players this year are already strong, and it's normal to score. The main purpose is to block James and Peja.

On Peja's side, Liu Mang defended, and the Eagles' coaching staff was reassured that Liu Mang was the most restrained against this type of player.

Mainly because of James, we have to find a way to contain him. If James charges up, he won't be able to double-team in time. He must have the first gate on the outside to prevent James from having the opportunity to rush directly to the basket. This guy will fight after the basket.

He can also ensure balance, use extra steps to find shooting space, and complete efficient hits with gentle licks to the basket, which is quite difficult to guard against.

He didn't dare to double-team in advance because the opponent's shooters were accurate, so he could only double-team under the basket.

Then the defense requirements for the first outside gate are very high, and Marion has achieved it!

He has the wingspan to guard James when he steps back from the outside, and has excellent mobility to retreat to the three-second zone after James enters the three-point line, successfully limiting James to the mid-range!

When James wanted to play a pick-and-roll with Chandler and use the time difference between the opponent's defense changes to attack the opponent, Chandler withered...

Just like Howard was normally confused after being dunked by Liu Mang, Chandler's head is now full of images of Liu Mang's crotch covering his head...

The pick-and-roll instead allowed James to be flanked within one step of the three-point line! Chandler failed to block and was not active in cutting. Marion and Kwame Brown bypassed the pick-and-roll in front and then stayed close to James. The other moved in and waited for James to be blocked.

Get in close and attack together.

Liu Mang continued to run with Peja. For every second Peja was on the court, Liu Mang would stay close to him the whole time.

"Run quickly, why did you stop? Don't rest. I haven't run enough yet. Come, let's run together under the sunset to pay homage to your lost youth..."

Can you stand the violent temper of the former Yugoslavs? You will immediately continue running with Liu Mang under the sunset.

It is impossible to fight. Peja is already a veteran in his ninth year of NBA career. He can only continue to run despite the interference of the opponent's trash talk.

James had no choice but to rush to the basket under the attack of two people. He grabbed the ball outside the three-second zone and took three or four steps to force the shot...

James' lick circled the rim several times and fell in. He was lucky and hit the target.

But such a layup, let alone James, would not work if Parker, who ranks first in the league in finishing ability at the basket, comes from outside players!

Fans did not expect that the Eagles still had a clear advantage at the start!

McGrady had a bad performance in the last game, but he performed well towards the end of the game. McGrady scored a mid-range shot and a three-pointer at the beginning, which was a good performance.

But Marion, who was regarded by the fans as a potential loophole, performed very well in his first game back!

On the offensive end, the air cut to catch McGrady's second pass is very beautiful, but what's more important is his defense!

Marion used the defensive ability of his teammates to carry out targeted sniping against James. He did it better than Iguodala last season. Moreover, he was able to defend better against James who had improved again!

Originally, due to the suspension and injury of the two major players of the Hawks inside and outside, when they just came back, the Hawks fans did not have much expectations for the lineup. They pinned their hopes on the rotation lineup and wanted to rely on Rondo and Jason.

- Terry, Korver, Battier, Granger, Rasheed Wallace, David Lee and others are used to deal with the opponent's second team led by Larry Hughes. Use them when their status is uncertain

Try it as a substitute.

And I didn't have high hopes, a bunch of rookies and second-year players.

In today's game, Eagles fans are mentally prepared to lose. They know what their team's goal is in the regular season this season.

But unexpectedly, in the eighth minute of the first quarter, the Eagles led 18 to 11 by 7 points!

The Cavaliers only scored 11 points in eight minutes!

Eight of the points were scored by James. Gooden made a mid-range shot, but was slapped on the shoulder by Tracy McGrady for the second time. After making one of two free throws, Gooden also missed the shot.

James made 3 of 7 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 8 points, and single-handedly supported the Cavaliers' offense.

Peja's side failed to score a three-pointer after receiving the ball three times because they could not get rid of the defense.
To be continued...