When the Bulls were on offense, Luol Deng went to the low post and hit Liu Mang... but he couldn't move!

But Liu Mang failed to guard Luol Deng's turnaround jump shot, and the Bulls scored two points.

In transition, the Eagles attack.

Rondo obviously also noticed the difference between their defense and that of the Bulls. Seeing his opponent who was obviously ready to let him go to flank Liu Mang or Tracy McGrady's long shot, Rondo motioned for Liu Mang to go to the left corner.

Liu Mang didn't ask or stay still. He immediately went to the bottom corner. It was best to leave the tactical adjustments to the tactician. Liu Mang ran to the left corner and waited.

At a 45-degree angle on the left, from the top arc to the right side of the top arc, plus the three three-pointers in the right corner newly developed by Liu Mang this season, his three-point shooting rate exceeded 44%.

, although the three-pointers in other positions are also strong, they are all between 35 and 37 percent, which are relatively weak. Of course, they are weaker than his own strongest area.

Liu Mang went to the left corner, which was beyond the expectations of the Bulls' defense. When Liu Mang went to that place, the containment force would be much smaller.

When Liu Mang ran to the left corner, Rondo asked McGrady to go to the low post on the right and hit Luol Deng with his back!

In terms of low-post skills, McGrady is also top-notch and the closest to the top. He easily got a turnaround jump shot opportunity from Luol Deng. Just when Garnett was about to assist in defense, Rondo, who was off the ball, pulled out a pick-and-roll for Marion.

After blocking Ben Wallace, Marion cut inside!

Garnett wanted to block Kwame Brown's eating path. When he saw Marion cutting in, he had to pay attention to Marion. McGrady entered a perfect one-on-one state and turned around to shoot...

Also hit!

This is just the beginning of Rondo’s offensive tactical adjustments!

When the Bulls attacked, the Eagles thought about letting Ben Wallace catch the ball in the mid-range to give Ben Wallace space to shoot, but there was a problem...

Ben Wallace is not stupid. He just doesn't go out and keeps squatting under the basket. When three seconds are up, he leaves the basket for a moment and then goes back right away. Kwame Brown has to guard the basket, although he also has help in defense.

There is room for cutting, but except for Luol Deng's occasional low singles and secondary attacks, the Bulls almost never score inside. The end point of most tactics is long-range shots.

Garnett encountered McGrady's switch to guard Garnett. McGrady became serious, but even if he was serious, he couldn't guard him. Garnett made a steady mid-range shot and hit a long two-point shot one step outside the free throw line!

When the Hawks attacked, Liu Mang was assigned to the left corner again, allowing McGrady to go to the right low post to continue his demands.

After the Eagles attacked in the last round, the Bulls urgently communicated their strategy before they attacked because Liu Mang went to a position they did not expect. This time the Bulls made adjustments!

When Rondo blocked Ben Wallace with his thin body and small movements, Ben Wallace immediately let go of Rondo and Marion and rushed to the left corner. Sefolosha moved to the center

distance, to block Marion's cut, Hinrich also stepped up to block Marion, and the two defenders flanked, giving Garnett the opportunity to help defend McGrady, and Sefrosa and Hinrich could also defend him from the mid-range.

Live cut in Rondo.

The Bulls' high-speed rotation defense is up again!

But...Liu Mang saw Ben Wallace blocking him and immediately cut in from the baseline!

Ben Wallace defended very hard, but he was not in his prime after all. He just rushed to the bottom corner, and Liu Mang turned around and rushed in from the bottom line.

Hinrich of the Bulls is very critical on the defensive end. He can prevent Rondo from cutting in the middle and block Liu Mang from cutting from the bottom line. However, Kwame Brown took the initiative to leave the threat area at this time and went up to block Hinrich!

When Liu Mang rushed to the edge of the three-second zone, McGrady, who attracted Luol Deng and Garnett to defend him, passed the ball to Liu Mang.

A pass through the seam!

Liu Mang received the ball and took off directly from the left side of the three-second zone!

Garnett moved really quickly. McGrady passed the ball and immediately turned around and moved towards the back. Liu Mang saw Garnett turning around and was not afraid. He struggled to smash the ball towards the basket. If Garnett jumped on the ball,

, nine times out of ten it was a foul, Liu Mang almost made Garnett the offensive foul right in front of him...

But! Garnett escaped!

If you can't defend yourself, never resist, reduce fouls, and make more contributions on the court. This is Garnett's basketball philosophy.

Liu Mang scored two points with a tomahawk chop.

The Hawks have the talented offensive master Rondo on the court to make offensive adjustments. During the timeout, Stockton and Mike Woodson make adjustments on both ends of the offense and defense. The Bulls have more experience and are excellent in both offensive and defensive adjustments.

Garnett, and Coach Skiles, the two teams started a tactical battle from the very beginning!

The main reason was that Garnett took advantage of Liu Mang's offensive foul and took the initiative to provoke and escalate the confrontation on the court, which lowered the rhythm on the court and put both teams into an all-out fight.

This is obviously more beneficial to the Bulls, as the slow pace gives them more opportunities to adjust tactics.

At the official timeout of the first quarter, the Eagles were two points behind 11 to 13!

Only 11 points were scored in seven minutes. This is the most tyrannical defense the Eagles have encountered this season!

It was full of confrontations. The two teams made a lot of mistakes, but there were not many fouls. This achieved what Garnett wanted. There were more confrontations. Garnett is the kind of person who starts to curse and provoke his opponents regardless of whether his teammates or himself commit fouls.

Also, referees do not dare to give too many fouls in big confrontations to avoid causing conflicts.

After playing half a quarter of the game, Liu Mang also understood this.

"This ghost is really a clever little guy! He is so clever from a high school student." Liu Mang returned to the bench. Defending Luol Deng was not an easy task. After all, Luol Deng was also a little boy over two meters tall.

Although the forward has average strength, Liu Mang can handle it in the low post, but to prevent him from turning over and making jump shots and hitting high in the air if he wants to get to a good position, he needs the help of his teammates.

Due to Garnett's enthusiasm on the defensive end, Liu Mang had two opportunities to cause fouls in the first half of the game, but Garnett kept guarding against Liu Mang's fouls, and Liu Mang failed both times.

Fortunately at this stage, the Hawks did not fall into an obvious disadvantage. Before the official timeout, the Bulls relied on a forced three-pointer before the 24-second violation to lead the Hawks by two points, forcing the Hawks to call a timeout.

In terms of the tactical battle of the lineup, the Eagles are relatively stronger.

But it's time to rotate the lineup, and Liu Mang feels a lot of pressure!

"Call fouls and win...these two task requirements can actually be counted as one. If it can cause a foul crisis for Garnett, the Hawks' probability of winning will increase from 40 to 60, which can increase the probability of winning a lot...it is still small.

Come and do it yourself!"

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"This is a kind of protection for you. You know, Rajon, the more time you play, the more your opponent will know about you. You need to analyze the opponent's tactical changes on the sidelines..." Granger was like a little kid.

Like a big brother, he comforted Rondo.

Rondo's expression was always like a dead fish, and others couldn't tell whether he was happy or not, but Granger, who shared a villa with Rondo, could see how unhappy this little brother was.

After the timeout, Rondo was replaced, and the forward-guard combination of Tracy McGrady and Battier came on the court with Liu Mang.

Obviously, with Rondo on the court, he will sort out the team's offense better. Although Liu Mang's organization and offense is also first-rate, and Tracy McGrady is close to the top, Rondo's consciousness is master-level, the consciousness of a natural commander.

, Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady couldn't catch up, but they still had to replace him.

There are many things that the coach needs to weigh, and Liu Mang can't change this. Even if Korver and Prince are taken away, Rondo will only play about 20 minutes in each game, not too much, and his age

, the other stars of the team are all areas that the coaching staff needs to weigh.

After returning from the timeout, Liu Mang started to wander.

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady started to share the ball in singles. Whoever met Sefolosha would play singles.

Sefolosha is very talented defensively and may be a popular first-line defense player in a few years. However, he is too young and is still a rookie. Although he is good at defense, he is still the weakest defensive link among the Bulls' perimeter trio.

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As for Hinrich...Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady are too experienced to beat him, and the effect is far less effective than Luol Deng, the British Jordan.

Relatively speaking, Liu Mang is more efficient in singles. Whether Sefrosa is guarding Liu Mang or McGrady, he is very afraid of the three-pointers of the two. They are very close to each other. After the two take the opportunity to break into the mid-range, add inside

When he was on special assist defense, he was better at defending McGrady and guarding against Liu Mang... Garnett felt that this guy had a conspiracy!

Every time Liu Mang encounters Garnett to help defend, he will take the initiative to lean on Garnett. Garnett reacts quickly and avoids every time. Liu Mang is not determined to cause fouls.

If you have the opportunity, create it. If you can't avoid it, just take advantage of the situation and throw it.

Liu Mang ended the first quarter with a 50% hit rate.

After the first quarter, the Eagles were 23-24, 1 point behind the Bulls.

Liu Mang scored 10 points on 4 of 8 shots in the first quarter.

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In the second quarter, McGrady was replaced, and Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Battier, David Lee and rookie Gortat came on the court.

The game has been tense. Liu Mang has been looking for opportunities to make mistakes or make offensive fouls in the first quarter, but he has not been able to get a foul from Garnett. He continued to play in the second quarter, and coach Kruger did not stop him.

For a strong team like the Bulls, Liu Mang will not stop Coach Kruger no matter how hard he tries. This may be their opponent in the second round of the playoffs, and he must try his best to defeat the opponent.

The Bulls had a strong rotation, and in the second quarter they sent out a rotation of Duhon, Nocioni, Luol Deng, Garnett, and Big Z.

With Ben Wallace and Big Z, Garnett will always have an excellent meat shield center behind him, allowing Garnett to fully demonstrate his defensive capabilities.

Liu Mang was also very excited about his first partnership with Gortat. After Kwame Brown played the entire first quarter and took a break, he also had a relatively reliable center partner.

"Ability evaluation is 80, averaging 7.2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 20 minutes per game..."

Liu Mang looked at Du Hong who was advancing, and chose to leave half a step of space to defend. To guard against Du Hong, he needed to guard against all sudden shots. Compared with Hinrich, Du Hong was not as stable, but he was more comprehensive and capable of breakthroughs.

He has good abilities in shooting and shooting.

When Liu Mang defended Luol Deng, because Luol Deng would not use breakthroughs to deal with attacks when facing him, and he had an obvious height advantage, the suppression effect of Liu Mang's "glove" was not triggered, but Du Hong advanced to

Facing Liu Mang's defense in the frontcourt, it felt like the whole person was caught in a big net.

That kind of psychological oppression made Du Hong feel like he couldn't breathe.

Positioning to prevent breakthroughs and shots is a good defensive method, but it also gives the opponent both breakthrough opportunities and shooting opportunities. It all depends on the defender's reaction speed and defensive skills to defend hard.

Normally, when facing such a defense, Du Hong would definitely attack on his own, but this time he gave up and chose to use a pick-and-roll instead of fighting Liu Mang head-on.

"The opportunity has come!"

Liu Mang watched Du Hong looking for Garnett to pick and roll. This is what he wanted.

Previously, Rondo and Battier defended Hinrich. Liu Mang did not have a good opportunity to contact Garnett on the defensive end. This is the best opportunity!
To be continued...