51 to 47, this score, Liu Mang didn't look at the game time, he thought it was half time over, and when he looked at the game time, it turned out that the third quarter was almost over......

I have to say that the game at the beginning of the century is simply simple, this pace is really not slow, the Hawks and Rockets are both fast-paced teams, but this defensive intensity is really scary, even Jason Terry dares to use his weak body to defend Francis.

And one thing is very important, that is, the defense can be used in this year!

As long as you don't hit the hand, don't directly push and pull people obviously, if the hand seems to be just "on" the opponent's offensive player, the referee will not care at all.

A strong sense of watching basketball documentaries in the eighties and nineties emerged in front of Liu Mang's eyes.

People are usually willing to watch the games of the eighties and nineties for the older generation of basketball, and they are willing to watch the games of the new era, and they are willing to watch the games after the ban on defense in 2005, and the only impression people have of the games at the beginning of this century is that the Lakers and the Spurs and Pistons won 6 championships in a row, thinking that these three teams are the only three teams in this era, after all, from 2000 to 2005, these three teams won all the championships.

But in fact, the competition in these years is more exaggerated than in any other era.

Compared with most players who were born in the sixties and seventies and played in the eighties and nineties, the average physical fitness of this era has developed rapidly since the dissolution of the Cold War after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the average physical fitness has improved, and the average physical fitness has risen, and ordinary players are much stronger than those in the eighties and nineties, and there are still those rules in the eighties and nineties, and the confrontation is terrifyingly strong, which is why in recent years, except for the Lakers, no team has been able to block the Spurs and Pistons, and they have increased their average physical fitness. Play a murder match with a relatively civilian lineup, and then beat the opponent.

This is also the reason why a group of scorers have been racing like wild horses since 2005, and why the Spurs and Pistons have begun to decline.

Liu Mang looked at the game on the court, he said that he was used to watching the Warriors and Cavaliers that kind of relaxed three-point game, watching this game is spicy, and the shooting is also very iron, this confrontation.

Liu Mang didn't dare to compliment Jason Terry elsewhere, but he really showed respect for his attitude towards playing, because the point guard fouled too much, it was his turn to defend Francis, and he was directly elbowed on Francis, and then he still pasted it.

Francis's style of play used to be the style of Admiral David Robinson and Big Shark O'Neal, throwing his body and chiseling.

Looking at Dean Horoff and Jay Vaughan, the two point guards who have both committed three fouls, and Emma Nuol Davis, the high-quality undrafted backup point guard of the 96 golden generation, has also been replaced with two fouls, Liu Mang is praying for Terry.

Yes, pray.

"Don't foul Terry! Don't! Bless Lord Jesus! Liu Mang was silently praying for Terry, if Terry was also beaten down, it would be his turn.

Just now I was in a state of confusion and fearless...... A wool, I was almost scared to pee just now, but the last bit of the first half was played with Rahim, and Rahim went to defend Francis, and now it's his turn! Raheem is the core, how can he risk a foul in the crucial second half to defend Francis, it must be his turn as cannon fodder!

Liu Mang prayed and prayed, and unconsciously read it out in Chinese.

"Hey, Ace, what are you talking about? Is it Chinese? The Croatian power forward of the Bulls dynasty, the current pension man Kukoc, asked strangely.

Kukoc is the most disappointing reinforcement for Hawks fans, and he was exhausted in the preseason, thinking that he could form a strong interior combination with block king Ratliff, but he came to retire for a big contract and pitted the Hawks.

Fortunately, Kukochi's existence provided technical guidance for Mohammed, otherwise the 24 million would have been completely lost.

In recent years, overseas players have not had much say in the NBA, and role players such as Luke Longley and Kukoc are already one of the best overseas players, so although Kukoc is favored by many teams and finally joined under the attraction of the Hawks' big contract, he is actually ostracized by most of his teammates, and they all feel that he has a lot of money but no use at all.

And Liu Mang, this Asian, has a lower sense of identity in the NBA, which makes Kukoc feel like he is connected to the same disease, and he still cares about Liu Mang very much, after all, although Kukoc is ostracized, but fortunately, the status is there, Liu Mang seems to be quite concerned by the coach, and Liu Mang is completely looked down upon in other aspects.

"I'm praying for Jason to stop fouling." Liu Mang replied honestly.

"Ace, you're such a nice guy, you two have never had a good relationship, I really didn't expect you to pray for Jason." Kukochi is obviously a bit straight, in this era, there has been no Internet bombing, and before entering the era of information explosion, people are still relatively simple...... Of course, it's just relative to chatting, there are good and bad people at all times, and not necessarily less than there are now.

At this time, a voice that made Liu Mang annoying sounded: "I don't need you useless guy to pray for me." ”

While Liu Mang and Kukoc were idle, Terry was finally fouled for the fourth time by Francis and was taken off the court.

Liu Mang turned his head to see that Terry returned to the bench with an unlucky look, as always with a proud and nasty look.

It's no wonder that Terry is so proud this year, he was a sophomore last season, he averaged 20+3+6 per game, and became one of the 1999 rookies in addition to entering the NBA at the superstar level of 20+10 Elton Brand and left-handed Magic Lamar Odom, just he and the opposite Francis are another supernova of the younger generation.

Why is Terry so desperate to fight Francis in this game? It's because he wants to overpower Francis, but, in terms of strength, Francis is really much stronger than Terry, and Francis made four fouls alone in the third quarter.

couldn't beat Francis, Terry was already very aggrieved after being fouled for the fourth time, and then came to the sidelines and heard the conversation between Kukoc and Liu Mang, and immediately opened his mouth to taunt.

For Francis, Terry is really fine, the gap between the physical fitness of the two is too big, but for Liu Mang, Terry is unhappy with this kid, he can't figure out why this guy can stay in the team.

Yes, Liu Mang is not as knowledgeable as this big mouth...... The main reason is that the gap in the status of the team is too big, in addition to the only superstar Raheem, the Hawks also have the patron saint of the basket, Ratlleaf, who has the highest status in Terry, and Raslip is an honest man and is very polite to everyone, and Raheem does not have the heart of that superstar, so Terry is the most "big name" in the Hawks now, and it is not a good thing to conflict with him.

Liu Mang pouted and turned his head to head coach Ron Kruger, and Terry snorted coldly to express his displeasure when he saw Liu Mang ignoring him.

It seemed that his own side called a timeout just now, and the number of fouls committed by the Hawks exploded today, and Terry's side wanted to overpower Francis, and like Terry, Francis also wanted to blow Terry.

Last season's sophomore Francis also played a phenomenal performance, Rudy Tommijanovic gave him all the ball, his sophomore average of 20+6+6 per game last season was simply ridiculously strong, except for Magic, no point guard has played such a strong and well-rounded performance.

The Hawks look good from the outside, but how can they withstand the devastation of Francis, who entered the NBA after four years of college and is now 25 years old?

Although the Rockets scored less than 60 points at the end of the third quarter, Francis alone scored 30 points, plus six rebounds and eight assists, and almost swept the entire Rockets' score.

30+6+8 in the third quarter, Liu Mang was also surprised to see Francis's data on the big screen above the court, before James entered the NBA, Francis could play such data casually.

Thankfully, Coach Kruger didn't replace him in the last two minutes of the third quarter, but let the 2000 parallel No. 6 show DeMar Johnson go up and hold on for two minutes.

2000 is really called the most draft year in history, Demar Johnson averaged 4 points and 2 rebounds per game in his rookie year, shooting 35 percent per game, playing time actually played 16 minutes, and at the beginning of the season he averaged 20 minutes per game at most, and then it dropped because he played so badly.

Liu Mang watched DeMar Johnson play in despair, and he came up to foul Francis continuously, and the number of fouls by the Hawks reached the free throw stage within a few minutes of the start of the second half, and Demar Johnson came up to give free throws.

Seeing DeMar Johnson play for two minutes in the third quarter, sending one turnover, two fouls, and a three-way draw, Liu Mang suddenly felt a sigh in his heart......

At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets played a wave of 6-0 in the last two or three minutes when the Hawks were in foul crisis, stretching the difference to 10 points, 64-54, and the Rockets led by ten points to end the third quarter.

As expected!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it should have been a rotation lineup to support it, allowing Terry and Dean Grove to rest first, but Jacqui Vaughn performed badly, and DeMar Johnson's performance was even more of a disaster!

Therefore, Liu Mang's bad premonition came.

Coach Kruger called Liu Mang over: "Ace, play!" Get a pass from Sherif and throw the ball in! Don't foul, if you can't stop Francis, you can lead him to the inside line to solve it for Theo! Ace, Emmanuor, Sharif, Ira, Theo, you guys go on the pitch and keep the score tight! Can't let the score be pulled away again! ”

Liu Mang looked at Omanuol Davis, Raheem, Ella Newbell, and Ratliff who were about to play, and the whole person collapsed, was he tortured to death? I don't think I'll be cut after the first regular season game!

If you go up this way, you're going to show your stuffing!

Seeing Liu Mang's trance-like appearance, Coach Kruger called him over: "Don't give up on yourself because of the disappointment in the draft, you must seize every opportunity, opportunities cannot be given to you all the time...... I can't give you a chance all the time! ”

Liu Mang felt two heavy pats on his shoulder, which seemed to contain a lot of anticipation.

Liu Mang is very strange, the coach with a big forehead seems to be too good to him!

But now, Liu Mang couldn't think about it at all, because he saw that the old man who was familiar with Yao Ming was taking the serve after the referee's whistle with a bad face, and dribbled towards the eagle.

The Rockets attacked first in the fourth quarter, and Liu Mang came up to defend Francis!

Francis pushed in and saw that he was defended by a tall, yellow-skinned guard wearing the rare No. 31 jersey, let out a disdainful snort, and then ran over the opponent directly.

"Damn!" Liu Mang felt the power of Francis's crushing level, and the whole person was not good in an instant.

It's over! I'm going to be laid off!

Liu Mang's mind was full of panic, he seemed to see that he was playing too badly at this moment, it was originally a second-round show, and then he was laid off......

Suddenly, a voice popped up in Liu Mang's head.

"Rogue system is being activated, host please wait ......"