"Hold on! We have to attack faster and switch defenses faster! Sabo, your defense needs to increase confrontation. You can't let him get shooting opportunities so easily. Trust our defense and calm down..."

Garnett was roaring loudly to motivate his teammates.

After hearing Garnett's words, the Bulls players who were originally feeling uneasy because they were trailing by 8 points at half quarter calmed down. Sefolosha also benefited from Liu Mang's 10 points and 2 assists in the half quarter and Liu Mang's vicious trash talk.

Can breathe.

With Garnett as a teammate, players who don't have strong mental endurance may be miserable, not even wanting to play ball, and want to change jobs.

But the Bulls struggled for several years,

In fact, being behind by seven or eight points at half quarter is not a big deal for an NBA game, but it is a bit much for the Bulls, especially with Garnett on the court.

I have never been scored too high by the opponent in a single quarter, not even the Suns, Lakers, and Mavericks.

This is only the first time.

But calm down and think about it, the opponent's Hawks also came back from 20 points behind at halftime, and the Lakers even made great comebacks from time to time to attract attention.

If you think about it this way, you won't be so worried.

"As long as we guard against it, we are the strongest."

Sefolosha adjusted his breathing. Head coach Skiles had no intention of replacing him. He knew that he had to play the full first quarter and make his own contribution.

Here at the Eagles, everyone is used to it.

When you are in doubt, it is always right to go to the boss.

No, the boss just said the day before yesterday that he had found a way to deal with the Bulls, and he did it today.

"Is there any problem with your physical fitness?" Coach Kruger was very direct.

"I can beat nine from one." Liu Mang was more direct.

"...I'll find you some more pitchers." Coach Kruger felt his head hurt.

This disciple is so confident!

"Is this a good thing?" Coach Kruger shook his head and drew pictures on the tactical board with Stockton.

At this time, Liu Mang no longer grabs the tactical board. At this time, he needs tactics to allow him to continue to perform, not the kind of time when he is lagging behind or needs to break the deadlock and let him play alternatively.

Coach Kruger replaced the lineup with Blake, Grant Hill, Marion, and Mark Jackson to partner with Liu Mang.

Players such as Swift, David Lee, and Gortat who are first- and second-year players with extremely role-based skills will hardly have a chance to play in this kind of series.

Blake plays because he dares to shoot, and Coach Kruger's plan is that when McGrady is resting, whoever can catch the ball and shoot accurately, Blake or Jason Terry, will play first because his playing style is better.

Be more stable.

For the Bulls, the outside trio has not been changed. Hinrich, Sefolosha, and Luol Deng continue to play, and the inside combination of Garnett and P.J. Brown comes on.

Liu Mang came on the field and saw the Bulls' three-man center rotation of Ben Wallace, Big Z, and PJ Brown...

"PJ Brown, ability evaluation 78, offense 70, defense 83, rebounds 92, three-pointer... mid-range shot... 88 layup, speed 78, strength 87..."

"Waste! Extravagance! Shameless!" Liu Mang couldn't help but curse.

Although Ben Wallace is in an avalanche, but relative to himself, if his salary is not too high and the maximum salary, he is still one of the best defensive centers in the league. His defensive rating of 88 is still very good, and his rebounds are still in double figures.

Easy. Big Z is the second tallest player in the league. He is very accurate in mid-range shooting. Although his defense at the basket is not as good as Yao Shark, he is also top-notch when he only defends the basket. PJ Brown, once a famous double-double machine, although he does not have any double-doubles.

season, but he won a double-double in the season... He also averaged 10.9 per game last season. Although he is a bit older, it is not cheap for a veteran with 15 years of career experience to go to other teams, but his basic salary of 1.12 million was

The Bulls signed...

The average points conceded per game in the regular season was only 83 points, setting a new low in points conceded per game in the new century. The Bulls' lineup is quite promising.

The talent that he had scraped together for five or six years after his second three consecutive championships was accumulated after acquiring Garnett.

…

After the timeout, the Bulls attack.

Garnett was holding the ball in a high position, and Liu Mang predicted it this time and shouted toward the inside: "Big man!"

Liu Mang himself also ran in, trying to block P.J. Brown who went out to Luol Deng to pick and roll without the ball. Mark Jackson thought the big man was calling him when he heard it, and when he turned to look at Liu Mang, P.J.

-Brown cut to the basket and received a high and low pass from Garnett and smashed into the basket.

The tacit understanding between Mark Jackson and Liu Mang is still not that good. Liu Mang is now more and more responsive to the use of the "horse rejection" feature, and his command is okay, but it takes time for the team to get used to it.

Just like the high-post support of Garnett, Milicic, Gasol and others need to develop a tacit understanding with their teammates, Liu Mang also needs to develop a tacit understanding with his teammates in order to make good use of this characteristic.

Moreover... defense is inherently more difficult than offense. Attackers can practice tacit blocking through tactical training, but it is even more difficult for Liu Mang, who requires him to predict the opponent's high-position passing targets and then mobilize his teammates to defend.

But... it's still much better than other teams being fooled by other people's high-level coordinators and not even having a chance to react.

If you want to lock down a high-post passing master...it's impossible even if you don't defend for three seconds in the international arena, let alone the NBA, which has three seconds of defense.

Mark Jackson was so embarrassed when he saw Liu Mang standing under the basket. Liu Mang even took it back and called him, but he didn't even react... He asked Liu Mang to block a charging center one-on-one. Mark

-Jackson himself couldn't even say it.

Liu Mang sent the ball to Blake and ran forward.

The Bulls' defense has made some adjustments. Although it is not a complete adjustment, Kwame Brown is not here, Mark Jackson is here, and P.J. Brown is obviously more inside.

When Liu Mang came to the low post, he clearly felt that PJ Brown's defensive focus was on his side.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In view of Mark Jackson's age, Liu Mang did not have high expectations for him on the offensive end. After receiving the pass from Blake, Liu Mang turned to face him

Facing the basket, he took a feint shot.

Sefrosa hurriedly followed up. Liu Mang had already made a fadeaway jumper once before from a low position, so he didn't dare to be careless this time.

Kobe's low post steps were so exquisite that Liu Mang didn't move his right foot. When Sefolosha approached, Liu Mang stepped sideways with his left foot, stepped into the three-second zone, and threw the lever when P.J. Brown came over to defend him.

When shooting, the ball spins in the air, hits the rim, and rolls into the frame.

here we go again!

Another kind of shot that makes defenders want to commit suicide!

Sefolosha communicated with Garnett and P.J. Brown and passed the ball to Hinrich.

This time Mark Jackson learned a lesson. When he saw the opponent's pick-and-roll without the ball, he went to the basket.

Grant Hill had good defensive awareness and moved ahead to block the passing route between Luol Deng and Garnett. When Garnett passed the ball to Luol Deng, Grant Hill was already back on defense.

Some teammates don't need Liu Mang's reminder to know how to defend, and they block Garnett's high-position support in advance. Some teammates...

Luol Deng received the ball and faced Grant Hill's defense. He could only play alone, stepped back and jumped to the sideline, and shot a three-pointer...

Didn't make it in!

PJ Brown rushed in and made a tip over Mark Jackson's head. Mark Jackson was very good at interfering with this kind of ball. PJ Brown made a tip-in to cross the bridge, and Liu Mang stepped in to grab the defensive rebound.

After passing the ball to Blake, Liu Mang continued to go to the low post.

Although Liu Mang has already planned to move his shooting position to the outside, there is still room for maneuver in the low post.

But...Liu Mang didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so violent!

Liu Mang just received the ball in the low post and turned around. Sefolosha and P.J. Brown came up together.

"Well done!"

Liu Mang said softly, faced the attack from the two men, and made a pull-up jumper from close range...

This time Liu Mang was about to lie down again. PJ Brown couldn't jump as well as Ben Wallace, but he was two meters tall. Liu Mang's shot was interfered with when he was lying back and he missed!

Mark Jackson saw P.J. Brown turning around and grabbed the rebound, and quickly retreated.

"If you're a man, don't ask for help!" Liu Mang quickly got up and angrily turned around to defend himself.

"This bastard is being double-teamed and forced to shoot and fight, but he still looks cool!"

The Bulls players watched Liu Mang hit the iron one-two, then utter harsh words and then return to defense, especially when the shot landed on his butt, his arms were still stretched out, his body was swaying, and he was showing off...

What makes the Bulls players most uncomfortable is that Liu Mang's blacksmithing moves are so beautiful!

The game was not finished, and many neutral fans who watched the Bulls game with a sense of luck became fans of Liu Mang...

Sometimes being a fan of a star is just that simple.

When the Bulls attacked, after two attacks, Garnett judged the approximate defensive level of the opponent's center. This time Garnett did not choose to pass the ball. When PJ Brown pulled out to lead Mark Jackson, he headed towards

Breakthrough under the basket.

Marion couldn't guard it anymore, and Garnett scored two points with a throw.

The Bulls' defense really couldn't guard against Liu Mang. Liu Mang's one-on-two hit just now was just too sudden. He didn't expect the opponent to be so aggressive. Coach Kruger assigned Liu Mang so many mid-range shooters that Marion didn't let him rest.

Continue to defend Garnett and shoot open three-pointers and cuts.

But in contrast, the Eagles' defense also has a big gap with the lineup.

It gave the Bulls a little breathing space on offense.

14 to 20, the Bulls narrowed the point difference to 6 points.

When the Eagles attacked, Liu Mang continued to go inside, but waved his hand towards Blake before entering.
To be continued...