The penalty didn't go in, Liu Mang sighed at his hands, a little cold.

Rocket Attack!

Francis came to the front court to hold back his anger and gestured to Kenny Thomas.

Francis only plunged into the inside line as always, and when Liu Mang moved sideways to the right top corner of the free throw line to stop Francis, he crashed into a wall!

Kenny Thomas! Francis gets inside with Kenny Thomas' block!

As early as halftime, Francis discussed with Kenny Thomas about the blocking and dismantling of the offense, it is definitely not the outside blocking and dismantling, Liu Mang will not go out at all, Francis knows that his shooting rate of less than 30% is absolutely iron after so many confrontations in the game, so what he wants is to break through the blocking and dismantling to free up space for breakthrough!

In the third quarter, the Rockets' offense was pretty good, and that's what it relied on!

Originally, seeing that there was a way under the basket, it seemed that he rushed in to dunk, and found the position of Ratliffe's guard, Liu Mang also bypassed Kenny Thomas to catch up, and saw that he was about to fall into the bag again.

This is the sadness of the Rockets' interior line, the more powerful Kenny Thomas is two meters and one, really short, and the tall Cato has no strength.

However, Liu Mang rushed in to make up for the defense, Ratliff stayed in the three-second zone, and Muhammad went to jam Eddie Griffin and not give the opponent a chance to catch the ball and dunk in the air, which Eddie Griffin was indeed too grumpy.

So, Kenny Thomas is empty! Francis passes to Kenny Thomas, who makes a one-step jumper from beyond the free throw line......

Iron!

Kenny Thomas, who scored six points in the first half of the quarter and hit three consecutive shots, seems to have run out of touch!

Raheem gets the rebound!

Jason Terry takes the lead!

Raheem's long pass, then a quick and fast ride, the Rockets defended well, but most of them chased after Jason Terry, and the rest of the slower Eddie Griffin was holding Raheem back.

Jason Terry attracted the bag and passed back to the top arc, Liu Mang received the ball and shot a three-point shot!

It was probably a full half of the game, and after a few minutes of sitting on the cold bench, the excellent feeling of the start was squandered by himself!

Shoot the iron!

Fortunately, it was Eddie Griffin who stopped Rahim, but he couldn't stop another follow-up Mohammed, who pointed the ball back to the basket through a few dwarfs under the basket! At the same time, Kenny Thomas grabbed the rebound and fouled and added a free throw!

Liu Mang shook his fist, it was so cold! So he said to Jason Terry: "Jason, you vote next!" I'll hurry up. ”

Who knew Jason Terry replied so simply: "No, come on, you are more accurate with this kind of ball, I am more dangerous than you when I rush to the basket, they will definitely shrink to me, you boldly shoot!" ”

"Yes, that's right, if you can't shoot, I'll grab a rebound for you!" Muhammad's voice came.

Well, Liu Mang turned his head to see that Muhammad violated the penalty penalty and did not touch the basket and did not touch the bottom line.

It feels very different today!

I remember the last time I played against the Rockets, the first time I played in the NBA, Muhammad was still very good, but the advice given was to open up space as a bottom corner shooter, Rahim was still a weak chicken who didn't want to win, and the first thing Jason Terry said was "rookie give me the ball".

But now that Rahim has that momentum to kill everything and win, Jason Terry actually has the idea of helping others know the offensive opportunities, and Mohammed lets himself shoot casually!

Is this a reincarnation?

From a rocket, it rises, and it also looks like a rocket!

The game continues!

74 to 80, there are still 6 points left!

Rocket ball possession.

Francis pushed in, and this time it was his turn to panic!

The other party seems to have regained his form!

It is very common for weak teams to be short of breath and their ambition to be consumed, such as playing a bad team, putting it on a show, if you really keep losing, even if there are many talented young people, your heart will be worn out.

Drag on time!

Francis's first thought was to drag time!

More than four minutes of time, 6 points advantage, delay time, play a little steady, and the odds of winning are great!

Francis played patiently and didn't pass the ball to Kenny Thomas until the end of the 24-second offensive time, and this time Kenny Thomas ran out of time and shot decisively, hitting from mid-range.

The moment Kenny Thomas made a move, the Rockets immediately returned to the defense to avoid being hit and counterattacked.

Francis has such a good physical fitness, he really has to defend, calm down, and not bring the rhythm so fast, in fact, it is okay, physical fitness is still very important.

Francis, who is not impulsive, is less of a threat on the offensive end, and Liu Mang is under a lot of pressure on the defensive end.

Facing a defender whose physical fitness is far superior to yours, and who doesn't jump blindly and pounce blindly, no matter how bad the opponent's defensive skills are, it still puts a lot of pressure on people.

Breakthrough and blocking are not good choices, Liu Mang's chatter Francis did not react, and he had to defend these 8 points!

Seeing this, Rahim came up to Liu Mang to block and dismantle, Liu Mang followed the space blocked by Raheem to enter the inside mid-range, Glen Rice couldn't keep up with Liu Mang, Mobley made up for it, Jason Terry received the ball and rushed inside, after the start of the second half, his outside shooting was average, but the impact on the opponent's weak interior effect was good.

Glenn Rice and Mobley have really poor defensive awareness, run with the ball, turn around and chase Jason Terry, at the same time Raheem cut to the basket, Francis followed, Liu Mang took the opportunity to pull outside the 45-degree angle three-point line!

Jason Terry really didn't break his promise, attracted the defense and passed the ball out, Liu Mang took a deep breath and pulled up the shot!

You have to get in!

"Ding...... Marksman triggers at level 3. ”

Liu Mang's three-point shot is hollow hit!

The bench bandit is indeed the strongest magic skill at this stage! Originally, the bonus achievement was high, and the effect of superimposing other skills was simply amazing!

This also makes Liu Mang very stressed, if his ability value breaks 80 and the bench bandits fail, he doesn't practice three points to the level after triggering the bench bandits, wouldn't it be too miserable!

Liu Mang scored three points, and the difference was only 5 points!

Francis wants to control the court, in fact, it's not bad, the strength is there, his physical fitness plus technology, if there is a good center, it is not a problem to lead the team into the playoffs, the strength is a real All-Star, and the other players have raised their self-confidence since the second quarter, and their hand feeling has been fed, and the offensive end is pressed and played, and the efficiency is still good.

The Hawks fought back frantically, but the Rockets held a few points ahead and felt good on the offensive end, so they were stunned to withstand the Hawks' counterattack in the final quarter!

With 37 seconds left, the Rockets still led by 2 points! 89-87, the Rockets lead and have the ball!

The Rockets called a timeout, they had to win the ball or it would be over! Lead by three quarters and can't afford to lose back!

Tomjanovic is a standard eighties and nineties manager, and he believes in the stars at this time! And he is the star of the house, and if the star of the house does not get the key ball power, he will express his displeasure, Pippen is unhappy with the Zen master who is a little more advanced in thinking, just because Jordan retired, and he was not given the chance to kill.

The defensive setup of the Eagles is to keep an eye on the pitcher, try to defend Francis, and would rather let him score two points than concede three!

There are still games to play after 4 points, and there is still a chance to kill at the end of the two goals, and 5 points is really difficult.

Pause back.

Or Liu Mang defended Francis.

Raheem couldn't keep up, and Jason Terry was too short to be on top of him.

Francis dribbles the ball, consuming a little bit of time is a little bit.

In order to force Francis to make an offensive choice quickly, Liu Mang pressed up to steal!

Liu Mang's speed was fast, which really scared Francis, and he rushed inside!

Liu Mang grasped a little trick to defend against this kind of impact player, he definitely couldn't stop Francis, so he stuck to Francis, slowed down Francis's rush up, and gave Ratliffe time to make up for it.

But!

Francis is too strong, the impact is too strong! At the critical moment, he broke out violently, pushed Liu Mang away, and faced the rushing Ratliff with a right hand to a left-handed lever layup!

Ratliff's side is too old to get a hat!

Liu Mang tried his best to jump up, but he was pushed away first! Although it has the bonus of a hot pot feast, the most critical point is that Francis jumped up first, and Liu Mang, who jumped later, did not bounce high enough!

Liu Mang, who was ruthless, slammed it directly from the bottom to the top and slapped it on Francis's arms!

Francis layup is destroyed, the referee whistle blows, and the thug fouls!

Francis was choked enough, Liu Mang made a ruthless move this time, and he didn't let the other party get hurt, just hit his arm! If you foul, you won't let the opponent make free throws!

"This bastard is even more ruthless than Houston said!" Francis didn't get angry, and he would have done the same, and that's basketball.

When he played the Knicks before, Francis went to drink with Alan Houston after the game and talked about Liu Mang, at that time Francis thought Alan Houston was too thin, so he felt that Liu Mang played hard, and now he knows that he is really ruthless!

Francis was indeed affected by this ruthless hand, making one of two free throws.

The Rockets didn't go to the second free throw to grab the rebound, Francis threw them out and they immediately returned to defense, and the ability to grab rebounds inside the two teams was indeed much worse.

There were 35 seconds left in the time, and Liu Mang immediately made a decision, first hit a quick ball, and then defend it, and there was still an attack!

Without calling a timeout, Liu Mang received a pass from Ratliff and immediately advanced.

didn't wait for his teammates to fall into a good position, Liu Mang rushed to the three-point line, Francis immediately pounced, Liu Mang broke through another feint, similar to the previous singles, continue to worship Buddha!

Francis never believed that Liu Mang would pull up and shoot three points at this time, and decisively took a step back.

But!

Liu Mang really retreated! A big retreat to the left rear, shooting pack switch! Liu Mang took the ball to the left waist and jumped!

At this time, Glenn Rice, who was originally at a 60-degree angle to block Raheem's cut, came to make up for it!

Putting the ball on his waist is indeed Liu Mang's action of shooting, but this action is also conducive to passing!

Liu Mang faked a real pass, took the ball to his chest and passed straight to Rahim from the armpit of Glenn Rice, who rushed inside! Eddie Griffin came up to block and was knocked away by Raheem and smashed the ball into the basket!

29 seconds! Team Rocket calls a timeout!

Both sides theoretically have a chance to attack, Coach Kruger on the Eagle side saw Liu Mang make an accelerated gesture and did not call a timeout, but the Rockets are different, they really don't have the certainty that the key ball can be scored, if it is lost or broken, according to the state of the opponent in the second half of the fourth quarter, it will be killed!

The Rockets didn't ask for substitutions, and their lineup in the final quarter was already their best.

Francis and Mobley are also considered one of the best backcourt combinations in the league, and Kenny Thomas and Eddie Griffin in the front court are indeed short and weak, but they are already the best on the team.

Glenn Rice, a multi-time All-Star player during the Heat period, also won an All-Star MVP, and the best team has also been scored several times, although he is old and comes to the Rockets to retire, but his strength is the strongest among the Rockets' small forwards, although his projection ability is not as strong as the three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in his peak, but Yu Wei is there and does a good job of opening up space.

The Hawks are drawing defensive tactics on their side, and the one-on-one single defense extended by Ratliffe and the defense that leads into the interior line and the defense that blocks the passing route have been effective, mainly because of the dominance of the interior defense The Hawks can indeed defend well, as long as they don't meet O'Neal, and they defend very well against most teams.

It is Mike Woodson who arranges this, Mike Woodson was Larry Brown's defensive assistant coach last season, and has been following Larry Brown for several years, and the 76ers have declined in all aspects this year, especially the previous league's No. 1 defensive decline, and it is difficult to say that there is no factor in Mike Woodson's departure.

Although Coach Kruger doesn't like to be dictated by an assistant coach in terms of playing time, he has also stayed with Liu Mang for a long time and learned the habit of "you say I listen but ignore it", not to mention that Mike Woodson's defensive skills are really good, Coach Kruger watched Mike Woodson draw a map of Ratledge to make up the defensive move, which is really good...... What is that stinky boy doing!

Coach Kruger was shocked to see Liu Mang pulling Jason Terry and saying something, Jason Terry looked reluctant but could only nod helplessly.

Coach Kruger saw that Mike Woodson, who was surrounded by a group of big tall people, didn't notice that the two people were missing, and breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly went over to pull the two back, and found that Mike Woodson really didn't notice, and Coach Kruger glared at the two fiercely.

Jason Terry's expression was: It's none of my business, what makes Jason Terry want to vomit blood is that Liu Mang's expression is the same as him! And people who don't know Liu Mang will think that this is a good card, too innocent! Compared to Liu Mang, Jason Terry felt that his expression just now was as scary as a grimace.

It's so tender! Jason Terry thought indignantly.

After the timeout, the Rockets were probably the last offense, they were two points ahead, and Francis simply retreated to the three-point line to dribble two meters away, and was about to push to the midline for a violation, just for fear of being stealed.

But with the luck, Francis wondered if he was wrong!

Defending him was Jason Terry, who was a few centimeters shorter than him, only 1.88 meters! Francis is not tall either, but at least 1.91 meters, and a standard player with a short neck, the height is very solid.

Good news! Was that rookie suddenly scared by himself?

Seeing Liu Mang, who shrank to the bottom corner to defend Glenn Rice, Francis was a little proud.

It's even more fearless to play Jason Terry, who got four fouls today, two of which were caused by Francis in the first half of the fourth quarter.

It took 5 seconds left on offense to start Francis, and what the Rockets wanted was to use up the time as much as possible, and the others would open up space, Francis would do it himself, and the others would be ready to defend at any time.

Francis rushed in, Jason scolded a certain shameless rookie in his heart, and then guided Francis in the same way that Liu Mang usually guided his opponent.

"I'll go!" Jason Terry was hit in the chest by Francis, and Nima realized how painful Liu Mangfang was in this monster...... It's deliberate! Jason Terry tried to hold on and waited for Ratliff to get in place.

But Francis was so impactful that Ratliff made up for it, and Francis had already shaken off Jason Terry and jumped up to meet Ratliff to continue pulling the lever......

One hand, two hands, three hands, four hands, five hands...... Five hands?

Jason Terry has been thrown off, where did the fifth hand come from? Still so white?

Francis suddenly noticed an extra hand in front of him, sticking out from Ratliffe's side!

These thoughts were in a split second!

Francis switched from his right hand to his left-hand lever to avoid Ratledge's ape arm above, and when he pulled the ball down a little, a hand that was whiter than the other nine players around him pressed on the ball!

Pulled out!

Francis pulls up the bar and layup is taken out!

According to the rules, this counts as a cap!

Liu Mang blocks Francis! Hold the ball steady and fight back immediately!

Coach Kruger, who saw this scene, jumped up directly and wanted to call a timeout, but when he saw Liu Mang making a fast attack, he stopped this thought.

This kid is always able to surprise!

After a day of pitting, it broke out again! What a wage!

The other four of the Rockets had already returned to the defense when Francis rushed in to pull the rod, and Liu Mang rushed through the center line and found that he didn't have to play when he rushed in! The mid-range shot is unstable, a bunch of people go to the basket, and there is no time to give him European steps, because he didn't call a timeout at the first time, it's too late to call a timeout! It's been more than two seconds!

Whatever, vote!

Liu Mang rushed to the three-point line and made a stop-and-go jump shot! Pick up the three points of chasing!

Francis couldn't be ashamed of being hated, so he quickly turned around and caught up, rushed back to the three-point line, and saw Liu Mang jumping up to shoot, and immediately pounced.

The physical fitness is really good, this kind of jumping off the connecting section after the gallop still interferes with Liu Mang!

But Liu Mang is already old, so he can only vote!

The only hope is to pin on yourself to jump first, and the shooting posture has been completed!

"Ding...... Triggers at level 3 of the King of Dry Pulling. ”

The slight skew of Liu Mang's three-point shot caused by being forced to lean back was automatically corrected! This full take-off triggers the dry pull! The little space that I had to jump up first and successfully threw the ball!

With Liu Mang's endless anticipation, Liu Mang kept staring at the ball during the process of Liu Mang's physical contact knocking him to the ground after being interfered with by Francis......

"Huh"

Entered!

There are only 1.3 seconds left! Liu Mang's quasi-lore!

The fans at the scene finally had emotions, and the Toyota Center, which has never had a fan atmosphere, couldn't help but exclaim!

The Eagles fans who came to Houston with the Eagles began to cheer and celebrate! It is said that the British and Russians celebrate crazy, and the Americans are not far behind, and some female fans directly pulled out their tops and whistled at Liu Mang to shake the ball, and the male fans around them began to swallow saliva one by one, and the senior white-collar fans in Houston couldn't help but stare at it......

Team Rocket is out of timeout!

Liu Mang hurriedly got up and formed a human wall with his teammates to block the players in the opponent's half-court area to receive the ball, interfering with the Rockets' long pass serve, Francis was forced to receive the ball within his three-point line, and after receiving the ball, he could only throw it to the front court, but unfortunately the basket did not touch it and was thrown off the court.

As the whistle blew at the end of the game, his teammates all rushed towards Liu Mang, and as soon as Liu Mang wanted to enjoy the cheers of his teammates, he was overwhelmed, and then bullied him in turn......

The last voice left at the scene was Liu Mang's poignant words: Asian selling stupid......