Liu Mang is like a haunted devil, always biting the score from behind, and whenever Wade erupts and tries to pull the difference away, Liu Mang immediately returns.

Usually Liu Mang doesn't need to hold the ball so much because of the growth of his teammates, but when he needs to hold the ball today, he still performs well!

At half-time, the managers of both teams did not set up defense, but attack.

The defense of the two teams has done well enough, even the Hawks' defense against Wade or O'Neal, and the Heat's defense against Liu Mang, they have done well enough.

O'Neal played normally, mainly catching the Hawks' defense of Wade and playing Rasheed Wallace to score points.

Liu Mang and Wade both went berserk, Wade had 22 points, 2 boards and 3 assists in the half, Liu Mang had 19 points, 3 boards and 4 assists in the half, and many super giant planets, that is, fairy balls, were the kind that no one dared to throw.

But both threw in.

The two teams had a lot of differences in playing style, O'Neal scored 17 points in the half, Wade scored 22 points in the half, and the Heat scored 39 points in 49 points.

The Hawks scored a lot more evenly, with Liu Mang scoring 19 points, Jason Terry and Maddy each scoring six points, Josh Smith and Kwame Brown scoring five points each, and Rashid Wallace and Iguodala also scoring on the books.

The Eagles are playing so steadily, biting the score and not messing up, the reason is here, there are so many of them!

Both teams defended very well, and if it weren't for Liu Mang and Wade's various fairy balls, the scores of both teams would have been lower.

So the head coaches of both teams are looking for ways to improve efficiency from the offensive end.

After halftime, the Hawks brought up the duo of Liu Mang and Jason Terry again, and they didn't need Prince or Maddy to defend Wade, and tried to use Iguodala.

On the inside, Josh Smith and Kwame Brown played, except for Liu Mang and Jason Terry's three points, no one else was counted on, Korver shot 0 of 4, and the opponent's three-point defense was very good, except for Liu Mang and Jason Terry, the others shot badly.

On the Heat's side, Payton and Wade, Derrick Anderson, Haslem and Mark Jackson played.

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Liu Mang wiped a little magnesium powder, the two sides changed courts, and Liu Mang came to the half court that was the front court just now and waited for the Heat to serve and attack.

Looking at the lineup on the opposite side, I know that the other party still wants to take advantage of Wade's excellent performance today, Wade plays alone, and the strategy of five people defense.

Liu Mang's own side is to speed up, and three physical fitness men are sent to the frontcourt, Liu Mang and Jason Terry are fast and mobile.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the third quarter and gave the ball to Payton, who gave the ball to Wade.

Iguodala began to guard Wade from the middle line to advance, actively looking for physical confrontation, Wade is very familiar with Iguodala, the two are in the same company, and the two teams have a good personal relationship, the two have a lot of communication, they did not despise this sophomore, protect the ball, and came to the top arc not in their own way, but waiting for Payton to be in the position.

Contrary to Liu Mang's expectations, he defended Payton, and Payton sat in the low post on the right side to ask for the ball!

Haslem opened up space on the left side of the free throw line, Derrick Anderson took Jason Terry away in the bottom right corner, and Mark Jackson was ready to rush for an offensive rebound from the left side of the three-second zone.

Seeing Peyton fall into a low position, it was indeed a surprise, Liu Mang actively went up, Peyton was solid, and Liu Mang was stuck.

Wade hoisted the ball to Payton, who rolled over in the low post and hit a close-range jumper!

Pat Riley's idea is so confusing!

Suddenly this hand came, let Peyton take the lead!

At this time three years ago, Payton was still the No. 1 scorer for the SuperSonics and the Bucks, and it really worked wonders when he came occasionally!

51-47, the Heat scored the first to break 50.

The amplifier was converted, the Hawks attacked, and after Jason Terry advanced through the half, he saw that it was Wade who was defending himself, and immediately handed the ball to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang singled Peyton, Peyton was just about to paste it, Liu Mang immediately chose to break through, and did not need space to trigger the strongest first step, and directly accelerated to get rid of it.

Peyton's footsteps really couldn't keep up, Liu Mang burst to the inside line, Haslem's pinch came immediately, Liu Mang kicked on the ground and grabbed it and flew out towards the basket before Haslem blocked him, Haslem immediately hugged Liu Mang, and slapped his other hand on Liu Mang's hand that lifted the ball.

The referee whistles to Haslem's shooting foul!

As soon as the third quarter came up, the difference was 4 points, and it looked like it was about to be pulled away again.

But Liu Mang stood up again at this time and hit two free throws.

Iguodala was unstable with three points, Jason Terry was pestered by Wade, Liu Mang chose to come by himself, and when Payton didn't stick to it, the Heat had to foul.

Liu Mang continued to use his stability to make the opponent's scalp blow up and get two free throws, hitting both free throws, and his personal score improved to 21 points.

It's still a two-point difference.

The Heat attacked, and Wade continued to pass the ball to Payton for a single.

Payton still has nothing to say about this low position, when he is in good shape, he has the demeanor of his youth, and this kind of veteran is often very stable, and after scoring one, the state may come.

Liu Mang had already communicated with his teammates when he retreated just now, and as soon as Payton received the ball, Iguodala let go of Wade and hit Payton in the low post with Liu Mang.

Kwame Brown received the basket to prevent Wade from cutting into the air, and if Kwame Brown went to pinch him at this angle, he would have a chance to pass to Mark Jackson, but Kwame Brown stayed at the arc of the reasonable collision zone under the basket, and it would be difficult for Payton to pass.

Wade broke through with the ball and rushed up, and Kwame Brown was difficult to block under the basket, but if it was a frontal catch, Kwame Brown could defend well under the basket.

However, the Heat Payton and Wade are not stupid, Wade cut in from the middle when Iguodala went to the pinch, saw Kwame Brown occupy a favorable position, stopped, and ran to the left to block Josh Smith, Haslem and Wade have a tacit understanding, and when they saw Wade cutting in the air, they began to run to help Wade open up space, and when they saw Wade blocking it, they immediately ran to a step outside the free throw line with Wade's block, and Payton's pass was immediately sent to Haslem.

Wade first took advantage of the threat brought by his air cut, and then went to block and dismantle Haslem, so that Haslem could complete the mid-range shot after the block!

However, the Hawks' defensive lineup contracted and expanded quickly, and when Haslem jumped, Iguodala waved his arm and pounced, in fact, it was still far away, but it was too scary, Haslem couldn't help but lean back a little, a good mid-range opportunity, but unfortunately it didn't go in.

This is the difference between a role player and a star, of course, not because of this, the defensive strategy of defending a strong team will not work, it is to take advantage of the fact that role players are not as stable as stars, and carry out selective pinch defense.

A role player is not a role player if he has the ability to make consistent shots.

Kwame Brown blocked Mark Jackson, and Liu Mang easily picked up the defensive rebound.

When it came to the Hawks' offense, Wade didn't dare to prevent Liu Mang from playing Payton alone, Posey's physical fitness was average, and he could only play more than 20 minutes a game, otherwise the defensive efficiency would drop significantly, and Pat Riley asked him to rest for a while to play key moments.

After Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt, Wade defended up, and Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to Jason Terry.

Payton looked at Liu Mang and Jason Terry's offensive options, and his heart was a little sad.

He actually became a "soft persimmon"!

But compared with Wade, the current Payton is really a soft persimmon, he can't shoot against penetration, Jason Terry's shooting ability makes Payton jealous, Payton still chooses to stick it to prevent three points, Jason Terry played the Heat last season, and three points are more accurate than two points.

Jason Terry took the opportunity to burst into the mid-range and shoot a two-point pullup jumper......

Didn't go in, the ball hit the basket and was grabbed by Haslem for a defensive rebound.

The score continued to bite, and both teams were not easy to score, so they could only rely on singles and singles again.

The Hawks calmed down and the Heat slowly grinded, Liu Mang was defended to death, and others had some chances, even if Wade continued to break out today, the Hawks did not let the point difference be pulled away by the opponent.

By the midway point of the third quarter, the Hawks were 59-62 and trailed by just three points.

For more than half a quarter, the Hawks mainly relied on Jason Terry to support them, and the others didn't have too good opportunities.

After returning from the official timeout, the Heat replaced O'Neal with Posey, Antoine Walker, and Jason Williams, ready to rush in the second half of the third quarter.

The Hawks directly replaced the lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, and Maddy, and replaced Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace on the inside, and Coach Krueger also had the same mentality.

The two teams quickly played unrestrained, and in the first half of the third quarter, the Hawks scored only 11 points, and the Heat scored only 12 points.

But six minutes later in the third quarter, the Hawks scored 17 points and the Heat scored 16.

At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks were 76-78, still only two points behind!

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During the interval, Liu Mang kept drinking Gatorade, 33 points in the third quarter, and 14 points in the third quarter.

Among the 14 points, in addition to a three-pointer and a layup, there was also a mid-range shot, and the other seven points were free throws, and Haslem and Antoine Walker took the initiative to foul O'Neal in order to avoid O'Neal from fouling too much.

Liu Mang only played 3 quarters today, and he has already hit 13 of 14 free throws! He shot 8-of-17 from the field and 4-of-10 from three-point range for a total of 33 points.

Wade also scored 30 points in the third quarter, Payton helped Wade take some responsibility, Wade played a little easier in the third quarter, Payton was in good shape today, and he helped Wade organize an offense for a while with a few minutes of physical strength, Payton was tired, O'Neal came up again, Wade scored 8 points in the third quarter, and barely rested for a while.

Wade scored 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting and 8-of-10 free throws in the third quarter.

Looking at the number of free throws, Liu Mang really didn't know whose body hair was more valuable.

It's hard! The finals of the Spurs are almost like this, at that time, the run-in of the Hawks was not as good as it is now, and Liu Mang felt that if they met this year's Heat last season, it would be really enough.

The good thing is that the players have improved a lot this year, including himself.

Liu Mang is rejoicing here, and he is entangled in the topic of who is more valuable to himself, or Wade's body hair, which is worth more money, and the Heat team now feels like he is overwhelmed.

It's so hard!

No matter how hard they fight or how hard they fight, they can't make a difference.

As long as they have a tendency to open up the point difference, Liu Mang will break out, prevent Liu Mang from the outside, Liu Mang will break through, break in and find O'Neal to foul early, forcing the rest of the Heat team to use fouls to stop.

Obviously there is still a two-point lead, but the Heat players and coaches all feel like they can't breathe!

Wade even had an idea to simply let Liu Mang overtake the score!

It's so uncomfortable to feel like being bitten tightly by the other party.

The feeling was like that of a hunter and a prey, and Wade felt like the prey being followed by the hunter.

If you slack off a little, you will be killed by the other party, so that Wade will maintain a high level of concentration throughout the whole process, and his spirit will collapse.

If it weren't for Payton's good state in the third quarter, 6 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, helping him survive for half a quarter, he would have collapsed!

Looking at Liu Mang on the other side, Wade gritted his teeth, today is a rare good opportunity, and he must hold on! Can't give up!