114. Growth
A rookie whose heart sinks is a good rookie.
The Nuggets' defense is full of holes at a glance, and it can be solved with a single block, and it is easy to mobilize the opponent's single defense to the result you want, so why do you have to force it yourself? Why do you have to hold the ball yourself until the iron strikes?
But Tim Hardaway won't give up like this, although now he is about to have no desire after three tragic urges, and he came to this team to hug the thigh of the trident before retiring and finally hit the championship, but the thigh was wasted, and he also accepted his fate, anyway, the Heat team has already said that he will go back to sign a one-day contract and retire the jersey at the beginning of next season this year, and life is very fulfilling.
But this era of newcomers still makes Tim Hardaway very excited, and in the face of this year's biggest counterattack rookie, Tim Hardaway finds it very interesting, and the offensive awareness of the ball just now is very good.
Tim Hardaway pushed in and Liu Mang came up to defend.
"Bang...... Boom...... Bang ......"
Liu Mang listened to the loud sound coming from the floor, how strong Nima's racket was!
"Ankle Terminator Originator Level 4 (Unstealable)"
With the loud sound of dribbling that was unusual for ordinary people, Liu Mang suddenly had a bad premonition when he saw the skill prompts floating over Tim Hardaway's head.
Liu Mang saw Tim Hardaway cat lower waist and continuous cross steps to dribble under the crotch!
Tim Hardaway's immediacy of eagerness to try it gave Liu Mang a lot of pressure!
Which!
Which side is it!
Unlike Iverson, who can still predict which side of the first change of direction will be, Tim Hardaway's cross-step dribble is completely unpredictable!
Suddenly, Tim Hardaway's shoulders shook!
Break to the right!
Liu Mang hurriedly moved to the left to stop the opponent, but Tim Hardaway's upper body pulled to the right, and the right foot kicked to the right, and the powerful and heavy racket actually shot a spinning ball on the floor, and the feeling that the ball was deflated on the floor popped up diagonally to the left! At the same time, Tim Hardaway kicked his right foot and swooped out to the left!
Liu Mang struggled to change his direction, but the harder he worked at this time, the more bitter he became, Liu Mang's core strength was obviously not enough to support this extreme change of direction, the center of gravity was out of control, and he fell to the floor with a bang!
The fans finally saw the picture that would make them cheer, and the scene was lit up by Tim Hardaway!
Tim Hardaway rushed inside amid the cheers of the fans, and used almost the same action as Liu Mang's previous pass to attract Mohammed to help defend and dunk Lafrentz to score two points!
Tim Hardaway is still the originator of the cross-step change of direction when he is old! Get serious and go all out, there are still some times when there is a shadow of being called the best point guard by Magic back then!
Don't look at Tim Hardaway now, he is not far from retirement, but he can still average 10 points and 4 assists per game in less than 20 minutes of playing time, and his efficiency is still very high!
Nuggets fans have nothing to love this year, the only fun to watch the home team play is to see Tim Hardaway's change of direction, there is really nothing worth seeing, today Tim Hardaway directly shook the opponent, the scene is like eating dumplings for the New Year!
And the most tragic background is now oh ah up, it feels like the whole person is gray!
Guys at 1.83 meters are bastards! Last time, it was Iverson who shook him down, and this time it was another short man of 183, and Liu Mang's heart was full of fire!
"Gotta get stronger! Kill all the guys who are 1.83 meters old! ”
Liu Mang cursed in his heart that a person with 1.83 meters would never win the championship in his life, and the feeling of shame and shame shrouded in his heart.
Endure!
You can't impulsively go against each other!
At the beginning, playing three irons in a row became a good thing for Liu Mang, allowing him to calm down faster and try his best to eliminate interference.
"System, why can't Hardaway's ankle finisher be replicated?"
Liu Mang slowly advanced while dribbling and asking some other things to divert his attention and block out the banter voices of the fans at the scene.
"Tim Hardaway is the first generation of ankle finishers, cross-step breakthrough pioneers, his skills are similar to the host's porcelain masters, others can imitate, can learn and even improve to the better, but at this stage the host cannot steal and copy."
Okay, I probably understand, Liu Mang doesn't have to break the casserole to ask the end, it's purely to divert his attention, and his stealing card has to be saved to turn on the peak training mode when he is looking for an old rascal to train next time.
However, the system also gave Liu Mang a painful hint, that is, the stolen skills, if the physical fitness is not up to standard, it cannot be used, and it is not the original skills of the previous marksman and ball control master, and it is likely that the stolen skills will not be used for a while.
In fact, this is not a problem, Liu Mang is not worried at all, he will get his hands on it first, and when he enters the peak period in the future, the old hooligans have retired, and they can't steal if they want to.
Liu Mang put aside the distractions, transported them outside the three-point line, and then honestly wanted to block and dismantle.
Tim Hardaway was really surprised, this kid in front of him is not mature like a rookie! Even a lot of players who have been playing for several years can't be so mature.
Tim Hardaway is eager to ask, you were just shaken by your opponent! How not to respond?
Liu Mang knew that Tim Hardaway's thoughts were 100% back: The master has your breakthrough ability, and he can still fight so much? With your breakthrough and the footsteps of the master to go to the basket, you have to take off, okay!
Steady!
Seek stability!
Liu Mang realized a truth in this game, don't think about going crazy when playing a weak team, it may be a bad thing, when you play a strong team, it is time to shine, who cares how witty and perfect you are when you deal with a weak team?
In this case, it is better to play well and win steadily.
Tim Hardaway's eggs hurt, and today is the best five, but it's very bad! The rookie on the opposite side is still honest and steady, and he doesn't have the impulse he had when he first came up, and it seems that today's game has to be explained again.
Tim Hardaway is very powerful, and he is very good when he is old, but he can't be as powerful as he was just now, just now he was desperate, just to point to that ball and beat Liu Mang to a state of shame, and then try to catch up with the point difference in the second team.
But Liu Mang didn't fall into the trap at all, Tim Hardaway was very desperate, don't say that Liu Mang was completely annoyed and angry first, and his feet couldn't stand it.
Liu Mang led the team to play steadily, and Muhammad honestly blocked and dismantled, the opponent's forward line couldn't help but wrap up, Kukoc's three points were still so accurate, and overall it was not bad.
Tim Hardaway took out his old bug Yu Wei and did a few balls, but after all, his physical strength slipped and he couldn't do it, his pace began to slow down, and the defense began to be unable to keep up with Liu Mang.
So, in the first half of the second quarter, Liu Mang played steadily but had a better chance to score, and scored three goals in a row, which was quite a surprise.
Coach Krueger is very satisfied with Liu Mang's current style of play, this is what a sixth man should do!
When the main force is not strong, it is best to turn the tide when it comes up with a wave, and it is another thing to say if it can't be saved.
When the main advantage is huge, you should stabilize the advantage when you come up, and at this time, you should do your duty to have the appearance of a professional player.
The harvest of happiness is always given to people who ignore the temptation but work hard, and when Liu Mang was replaced with five minutes left in the second quarter, he had already scored 8 points!
Liu Mang played a few more minutes in the third quarter, against the Nuggets' leading point guard, former Lakers All-Star point guard Van Exel, this guy is very prodigal on the offensive end, averaging 20 shots per game this season to score a career-high 21 points, and the defensive end is even more profligate, always thinking about counterattacks, Liu Mang is much easier than playing Tim Hardaway, scoring 7 points in the third quarter.
The last quarter turned into garbage time, and the Nuggets took the initiative to surrender and took Yao Ming's fragment +1 with great anticipation.
Liu Mang was not so obsessed with his own brutality, but in the end he still scored 15 points and 5 assists steadily, and he had a different understanding of playing basketball.