Garnett, Ben Wallace, and Big Z's interior rotation, the defense is so strong that it explodes, and it can top up and help defend.

On the Hawks' side, the interior combination of Kwame Brown and Marion, plus Liu Mang's assisted defense, is equipped with Battier, Maddy, Rondo, and Granger who play the Bulls' serious defense, and the defense is also very coquettish.

Marion, on the defensive end, is indeed two notches worse than Garnett, but his ability to change defense is better, he can defend against power forwards, and he can switch to the point guard position, and his swinging ability on the defensive end is a little stronger, and his role is not as strong as Garnett, but with Liu Mang, two co-defenders with top mobility ability, with Kwame Brown's meat shield under the basket, and the Hawks' high-speed rotation defensive system, they can barely compete with the Bulls in terms of defense.

As the game progressed, the two teams became more and more aware of each other's offensive tactics and defended more and more disciplined...... This caused the game to become ...... It's getting ugly.

In addition to those tank teams that are at the bottom of the ranks in the East and teams in the playoffs, the Bulls' game can be said to be the most ugly, iron and blood, if it weren't for Garnett's fans, the Bulls would probably be the same as the Pistons in the original time and space, becoming a team that David Stern hates.

Even playing against the Hawks is so ugly, and you can imagine how ugly the Bulls' iron-blooded play usually is.

The score also continued to decline, because Liu Mang and his teammates and coaching staff were ready to prevent the Bulls from killing in this game, they studied it for a long time, and they were very active.

The Bulls were also well-prepared to keep the Hawks at bay.

At the end of the first quarter, the Hawks were 17-15, two points ahead of the Bulls......

There were no major changes in the second quarter, Jason Terry was substituted from the eighth minute of the first quarter to the tenth minute of the second quarter, and only made two shots in total, scoring five points......

Liu Mang only scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks on 4-of-11 shooting in the first half, and the Hawks only scored 36 points in the half.

The Bulls also scored only 37 points in the half, and the highest scorer was Chris Dujon who came off the bench with 10 points at halftime.

But in the second quarter, the Bulls clearly had the upper hand, after all, the Hawks only played like this occasionally, and the Bulls were the No. 1 defensive powerhouse in the new century that limited their opponents to less than 85 points per game.

In the second quarter, the Bulls scored 22-19 in a single quarter and went into halftime with a one-point lead.

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Impeccable!

Today, the Eagles' defense can be said to be overperforming, and they can't find fault on the defensive end.

As for the offensive end...... If you can't shoot, Coach Kruger can only wait, waiting for his players to throw the ball in.

In the first half, the Eagles shot 16 of 41, mainly because they couldn't score.

When he came back from half-time, Coach Krueger didn't continue to send Rondo up, although he went up, the defense was getting better, yes, but the offensive end was ...... With such a defense by both teams, Rondo looked worse on the offensive end.

The Hawks fielded a rotating lineup of Blake, Liu Mang, Battier, David Lee, and Kwame Brown.

On the Bulls' side, Garnett stayed on the court, Chris Dujon and Seifrosa, who performed well in the first half, stayed on the court, the center position was replaced by Big Z, and the small forward was replaced by veteran Adrian Griffin, who was made by Maddy to collapse on both offensive and defensive ends today.

In the third quarter, the Hawks attacked first, and Battier came over a bottom corner and didn't score.

When it comes to the Bulls' offense, there are Liu Mang, Battier, and Kwame Brown, and in the face of the Bulls' offense with a rotating lineup, the defense is still very strong.

Battier's single defense, Liu Mang's assistance defense, and Kwame Brown's basket guard did a good job.

As soon as Garnett came up in the third quarter, when he couldn't play the running tactics on the offensive end, he chose to ask for the ball and singled David Lee, but he missed the turnaround jumper, and Kwame Brown pressed Big Z to grab the defensive rebound.

Liu Mang received the ball from Kwame Brown and immediately gave it to Blake, Liu Mang ran to the front court by himself, and went to the left high post of the free throw line to lean on Sefrosa to ask for the ball.

Du Hong saw Liu Mang go to the high position with his back, and unconsciously began to take a step back, ready to assist in defense, and Garnett, who was near the bottom line on the left side, also had a tendency to move to the high position to assist in defense.

Generally speaking, when a backup point guard encounters a star who wants the ball, he will definitely pass it immediately.

But Blake didn't ...... He calmly looked at the opponent's position, and took advantage of Liu Mang's back movement to attract the opponent's defensive attention, and the "lightning step" started!

Blake went straight to the basket and threw a shot from inside the free throw line......

Hit!

Blake, who had no ability to break through, used his "slow" breakthrough pace to score two points.

The Bulls didn't expect Blake to attack by himself, whether it was in the Wizards, the Bucks, or now in the Hawks, Blake's scoring was mainly open shooting, and there was almost no breakthrough, so the Bulls' attention was not on him, all on guard against Kwame Brown's cut, David Lee might go to Liu Mang's high block, Battier's bottom corner three-pointer, Blake's breakthrough score was unexpected by the Bulls!

38-37, relying on Blake's cold breakaway throw, the Hawks overtook by one point.

This ball...... Overtaking is second, there is still half a game, and now the overtake is one point, which does not mean that the game can be finished with a lead of 1 point.

But this ball gave Liu Mang a great inspiration!

The human brain has a habit of pondering things that have been done successfully, and for things that cannot be solved, they will put things that are easier to solve.

The last time the Hawks played the Bulls, they were broken into the rhythm of the Bulls, and this time, it was the Hawks who took the initiative to enter the rhythm of the Bulls and grind defense with the Bulls.

Obviously, it was an unwise choice to fight defense with the Bulls, and they were gradually suppressed by the Bulls in the second quarter.

Whether it is Liu Mang or the Hawks coaching staff, after seeing the effect on the defensive end, it is the defensive end that is adjusted, and it is indeed difficult to get better on the offensive side from the tactical aspect, so it can only start from personal ability, so Liu Mang is ready to use mid-distance singles to help himself or his teammates create opportunities in the third quarter.

But since then, there is no difference from the first half, there is no way to run on the offensive end, and there is no team tactics, so you can only grind positional battles.

However, Blake's sudden quick shot made Liu Mang feel something different!

This is something that Rondo can't give, experience and big heart!

When encountering a defense like the Bulls, Rondo didn't dare to shoot, but Blake just dared to throw suddenly, just like the one in Liu Mang's memory who played the title of "Flash" to the league's first quarterback!

When it came to the Bulls' offense, Big Z held high to make David Lee, who was a defender, fouled and walked to the free throw line.

Both free throws were made, and the Bulls took the lead back at 39-38.

Just as Big Z scored the ball, Liu Mang immediately asked for the ball from Kwame Brown under the basket.

Kwame Brown quickly withdrew and sent the ball to Liu Mang, who received the ball at the three-point line and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

In addition to the big Z of the Bulls, the other four people retreated quickly, when Liu Mang arrived in the frontcourt, Garnett, Duhong, and Sefrosa had already retreated in place, and Sefrosa blocked Liu Mang's way into the three-point line, Liu Mang changed direction sharply in an Iverson-style style, leaving Sefrosa behind him and going straight to the inside.

At this time, Du Hong and Garnett had already held their positions, Liu Mang's movements changed from fast to slow, and he took the steps of human creeping essence, Garnett avoided being fouled by Liu Mang, and focused on judging the moment when Liu Mang really shot, but Du Hong was a little impatient and jumped up to block!

Liu Mang finished the first step, and just as he was about to change direction in the second step, he saw Du Hong jump up and decisively rubbed up......

"Ding...... The level 5 trigger of the porcelain master, the host makes a foul this time, and the referee blows the penalty and the probability of a shooting foul greatly increases......"

"Beep......

The referee's whistle came together with the system prompt, and the referee was a little hesitant whether it was an ordinary foul or a shooting foul.

In the end, though, two free throws were given.

"That's it!" Liu Mang found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding before!

Liu Mang tried many ways to restrict Garnett, but many of them didn't work, such as making fouls, and after Garnett was prepared, it was not easy to make him foul.

From a technical point of view, Liu Mang feels that Garnett is indeed a rather unique talent in NBA history.

and Garnett to go to the team defense...... There was Prince before, but now.

It's better to stick to your normal style of play, of course, you have to do your best on the defensive end, but you can't grind the position with the opponent on the offensive end.

Indeed, with the Bulls' defense, the Hawks play fast, and the offensive success rate may not be much higher, but the grinding position is ...... The efficiency is just as bad, so it's better to choose an offensive style of play that your own team is better at.

At least you can't be controlled by the bull everywhere, and you can't be led by the nose by them!

Before Liu Mang made free throws, he called his teammates together, gave a few commands, and then walked to the free throw line and hit both free throws, 40-39, and the Hawks once again led by 1 point.

Liu Mang didn't know whether his idea was correct or not, but he had to try, otherwise facing the Bulls' defense would be like entering a dead end, and he had to give it a try.

After Liu Mang made tactical adjustments, the Bulls felt that the Hawks' style of play had changed significantly.

If the Bulls shoot in the middle and long range, Liu Mang will immediately counterattack, with Kwame Brown and David Lee competing for defensive rebounds.

Of course, the Bulls are not so easy to deal with, Liu Mang does not score directly by counterattacking many times, and the scoring efficiency is not qualitatively improved compared with the first half.

But......

At the very least, the Eagles' offense is following the rhythm they are used to!

If the Hawks settle down honestly, the Bulls can defend very easily, but Liu Mang rushes up regardless of this, not to mention the Bulls, Liu Mang himself doesn't know what offensive choice he will make until the moment of the last shot, and it all depends on the on-the-spot reaction.

Not to mention anything else, Liu Mang rushed blindly like this, and the game looked a lot better from the scene.

After Blake may have subconsciously broken through to the basket, the Hawks made quite positive changes, and Coach Kruger also understood this after seeing some different feelings brought about by Liu Mang's counterattack speed, and then Rondo, Maddy, and Jason Terry, who rotated on the court, all launched counterattacks after defense.

Although because of the strong defense of the Bulls, the Hawks played very average on the offensive end, Liu Mang scored 11 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the Hawks only scored 23 points in a single quarter, and the Bulls were tied at 59 at the end of the third quarter, but at least ...... Liu Mang ran and fought, threw more and fought back, and slowly felt up!

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The game is out of control!

Garnett feels like this game is out of control!

They did make the Hawks score only 59 points in the third quarter and defended well, but from the third quarter of the game, I don't know when it started, Garnett felt that he had lost control of this game, and he didn't have the feeling of holding the handle in the first half of today and the last time he played against the Hawks.

22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal.

Liu Mang's data in the third quarter looks eye-catching, but the Bulls actually defended very well, Liu Mang scored 22 points, a total of 21 shots, only 21 shots in 7, Liu Mang's three points they limited very well, Liu Mang only forced two three-pointers in the third quarter, and Liu Mang got a total of 6 free throws.

But...... Even if the Bulls defended so well, limiting Liu Mang and the rest of the Hawks who only scored 37 points in the third quarter, the Bulls didn't have the feeling of winning the game before.

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Coming back from the break, the atmosphere was tense for both teams.

In the crucial fourth quarter, the two teams scored evenly and returned to the same running line to begin the final matchup.

On the Hawks' side, Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Maddy, Marion, and Kwame Brown played the strongest lineup.

On the Bulls' side, Hinrich and Roel Deng are back, Nocioni is indeed not as talented as Sefrossa, and in the crucial fourth quarter, rookie Sefrosa got the opportunity to play, and the interior line was changed back to the super interior defensive combination of Garnett and Ben Wallace.

Liu Mang watched Xin Liqi push over and wiped the sweat from his palms on his trouser legs.

Fight to this point, in the last quarter, if you can't win it, the damage to the team's morale will definitely be very big, but if you win, then you will have stronger confidence when you meet the Bulls later!

It's quite a feeling of fighting against the water.

Liu Mang glanced at his back from time to time, and sure enough, Garnett had already moved over when Sinrich was close to the three-point line, and he didn't need Sinrich to block it, so Garnett took the initiative to block it.

Liu Mang's side was ready to change the defense around the front Garnett, and Marion's side did a good job of changing the defense to prevent Xinrich from breaking through after the block......

Who knew that Xin Li used Liu Mang and Garnett as the "gun rack", Rao blocked and dismantled a step within the three-point line, and threw it directly!

Hinrich hit a long two-point shot, and Stockton-style pick-and-roll offense!