1171. Actively losing? No! Fight to win!
For their own team, the Eagles fans are of course unconditionally supportive.
At 7:10 p.m., there are still 20 minutes left for this world-renowned game to start.
The additions of major TV stations have been planned after the Eagles have won 70 wins, and they can't be changed.
When Liu Mang entered, he still received cheers from the audience.
The five main players of the Eagles did not play, and Liu Mang continued to play, which added some impression points to Liu Mang, and it took a lot of courage to play in a game where most people felt that the Eagles gave up voluntarily.
Moreover, when the players of both teams enter the court, it is not the feeling that I have to play casually if I want to lose on purpose, or if the opponent wants to lose on purpose, we have to play casually.
After the entrance ceremony, the coaching staff and players of both teams gathered around to discuss tactics, but instead took the game more seriously and focused than usual.
"Although Tracy and Jason don't fight, we can't just play with the mentality, our goal is to win!" Liu Mang emphasized this point.
If you just want to give up the game, the coaching staff can just say it, and you don't need to take a break, just make random substitutions during the game and interrupt your rhythm.
But the coaching staff didn't want to do that, they didn't want to destroy the team's good rotation and tactical system, so they used the rotation method.
If you win, you'll win.
On the Jazz side, this game was more serious, from the coaching staff to the players.
The opponent has conceded three All-Stars and a first-defense team, as well as a potential newcomer who can build around the team with the eyes of other teams, and if they lose such games, their morale is expected to collapse.
The Jazz were forced into a must-win situation, and getting to the playoffs was a second, and losing the game was too demoralizing for the young players.
The live TV broadcast saw the tension of the benches of the two teams, and keenly gave the camera to the benches of the two teams.
The Eagles even Maddie and Rasheed Wallace, who were in suits, were on the bench to help with the final tactical preparations, and it seemed that the Eagles were very serious, not showing the slightest feeling that they must lose, but rather discussing more seriously than usual.
The Jazz are just as serious and urgent.
This made the depressed mood of TV fans watching this game dissipate a lot.
It looks like the Eagles deliberately "injured" five stars for draft picks, but their remaining players still want to win!
As a result, the fans' expectations have increased!
Although the current lineup seems to be far inferior to the Eagles, in addition to Liu Mang's absolute strength, among the remaining players on the Hawks' side who can play, the strongest Kwame Brown also has a certain gap with Boozer.
Elsewhere, the Hawks were unfortunate to be overpowered by the Jazz in all directions.
Liu Mang looked at the players opposite, Boozer's ability evaluation was 89, offense was 93, rebounds were 99, and he was in his prime, with sharp mid-range shots, excellent face frame and back-to-back singles, and top rebounding ability, averaging 21 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
If it weren't for the 68 evaluation of the defense, it was too much, except for the low post single defense that was unexpectedly good, the rest of it was very poor in terms of anti-breakthrough, anti-blocking and anti-air defense, and the level of defensive effort was also average, not even Nash's kind of defensive enthusiasm, just looking at the offensive end, Boozer is in the Western big forward group, and the scoring ability shown this season is second only to Nowitzki, and the pure individual offensive ability, the reimbursement of Stoudemire and Sean Marion, who has played very well this year, are not as good as Boozer, Elton Brand may be on the same level as Boozer.
Deron Williams, ability evaluation 79, quite an outstanding rookie, physically strong as a calf, can defend alone, defense without the ball is very poor, averaging 11 points, 3 boards and 5.5 assists per game, what makes Liu Mang jealous the most is his 90 strength evaluation, this is the next Baron Davis! That buttocks are so tempting, more warped than Paul!
It's no wonder that Delon's only two 20+ games this season were obtained by playing Paul, this is an era when hips determine the strength of point guards.
Kirilenko, 88 ability evaluation, 78 offense, 95 defense, 14 points, 8 boards, 4.5 assists, 1.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, average scoring ability, little shooting ability, but excellent air cuts, excellent passing, excellent rebounds, excellent blocks...... Aside from shooting, he is the most well-rounded player in the league.
Oku continues to improve, the ability evaluation has improved to 81, the meat pile type three-point shooter, the second scorer of the Jazz, averaging 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game, no blocking ability, but the ability to card is excellent, the ability to interfere with the shooting under the basket is very strong, the offensive evaluation of 82, the dribble is good but there is no breakthrough ability, the strongest is the three-point shooting ability of 85, and the mid-range shooting ability evaluation is also 83, but the shooting under the basket is only 80, there is almost no strong offensive ability, and the defensive evaluation of 80 is very good.
The Jazz's three frontcourts are very strong! He averaged nearly 28 rebounds per game.
Only the point of scoring guard is weak, and Devin Brown's 67 ability evaluation is not as good as Gordon Kirisek and Matt Harprin on the Jazz bench, but these two are the inspiration that the Jazz got from the Hawks, so that Halplein, who averages 12 points and 5 boards per game, and Gordon Kirisek, who averages 8 points, 2 boards and 3 assists per game, play off the bench, giving the Jazz rotation lineup a strong point.
The Jazz's lineup, that is, in the Wild West, may not even make the playoffs, and the interior group they are proud of is in the West...... Just like that, even the Nuggets, who are seventh in the West, have a group of tough insiders.
But the Eagles have Liu Mang!
Therefore, the two teams now give people the impression of strength, there is a feeling of being evenly matched, and the serious and positive attitude shown by the Eagles makes people feel that this game will be very good!
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With the video of Rashid Wallace's roar, the fans at the scene erupted in cheers that were even more violent than usual.
Fans also understand that after the players played passionately on the field, they couldn't take care of it so much, the team was excited, mainly because Liu Mang was excited, and there was still a possibility of winning this game!
Fans want the Jazz's draft picks, but they can't wait to see their own team break the Bulls' all-time record soon!
However, the Hawks' devil's home court is of no use to the Jazz, and it can affect Parker against the Spurs, but it is not a matter at all for the Jazz players whose home court is the most fanatical home in the NBA!
The Jazz team's main players on the road poured out of the nest, with Deron Williams, Devin Brown, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer and Memet Oku in the starting lineup.
Boozer felt the frenzy of the scene on the court, and he missed it, but he was more serious, and one of the things he was most familiar with when he went to the Jazz was the frenetic atmosphere at the energy solution arena, and now he is back to play at Phillips Arena, and there is no big discomfort.
Today, Boozer just had a brief chat with Liu Mang before the game, and then devoted himself to the process of preparing for the game.
Boozer has to win today, only if he wins, he has a chance to make the playoffs, and he has a chance, and he has to win the last game when he returns to his home court to play the Warriors.
The Jazz team is not guaranteed to enter the playoffs by winning the Hawks, and it is also one of the reasons why Liu Mang on the opposite side is still ready to go all out in this game.
There's so much uncertainty in the NBA, and that's a big uncertainty factor.
The Eagles, for their part, fielded the starting lineup of Liu Mang, Korver, Iguodala, David Lee, and Kwame Brown.
Kwame Brown and Oku come to the center circle to jump the ball.
Kwame Brown thought it was a game to give up, but the coaching staff and Liu Mang said not to give up, to do their best, Kwame Brown was infected by Liu Mang's positive attitude and the enthusiasm of the fans on the spot, put aside the matter of teammates changing vegetables, and made up his mind to go all out!
The referee came to the centre circle and, at half-past seven, blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air, where Kwame Brown jumped up and won the jump ball by a sheer margin.
After Liu Mang received the ball, he immediately advanced quickly!
And sure enough, it was!
The Jazz players quickly retreated and fell into a good defensive formation, and Coach Sloan's iron-blooded management made the Jazz's defense play very well, with an average of only 97 points per game, which is a little worse, and the average score in the league this season is 98 points per game, but the Jazz average concede only 94 points per game, ranking ninth lowest in the league.
When Liu Mang quickly rushed through the middle line, Kirilenko defended up, and his prediction and defensive awareness were excellent, blocking Liu Mang's rapid advance.
Liu Mang quickly transferred the ball to Iguodala near the left sideline, and then Liu Mang pressed Kirilenko's abdomen with his arm, cut inside against Kirilenko's stomach, and gave Kirilenko a belly blow when he went around.
Kirilenko's stomach hurt, and he couldn't catch up with him for a while, and was cut into the three-point line by Liu Mang!
Liu Mang sprinted towards the basket from the middle, and at the same time, Iguodala, who received Liu Mang's pass, quickly changed direction and passed Delong, who defended him, Delong's single defense is actually good, but he has a big shortcoming, he likes to stare at the ball carrier, when the person he defends is not the ball carrier, his defender catches the ball and breaks through too easily.
Iguodala broke through on the left side, Liu Mang faced the basket in the middle, Boozer and Oku and Kirilenko and Delong who slowed down to catch up with the defense and hit the two of them, Iguodala passed the ball to David Lee who was released by Boozer on the right side of the middle distance, David Lee was not greedy, and when Kirilenko changed the defense to make up for it, he passed the ball to the basket, and Kwame Brown received the ball and scored two points with both hands!
The Hawks started the game with the Jazz's defensive end being a little chaotic and played a beautiful four-man combination!
Although the Jazz didn't defend it, the defense was very purposeful and motivated!
The first ball made the big stone in the hearts of the fans come down, relying on Liu Mang's containment, the Eagles still have the strength to fight!