Both teams started out playing their own unique roles.

On the Spurs' side, they relied on the individual ability of the star, single-handedly or blocking to attract the defense and then share the ball, which was simple and rough, but very organized.

After the playoffs last season, many fans were discussing that Popovich relied on Duncan in the early stage, and Duncan couldn't beat the Mavericks when he slipped to the low point of his career, and it is true that Duncan still has a great chance to win the MVP and championship if he changes teams, Popovich has no championship without Duncan, and the Spurs have no championship, which is true, but the positioning and running in Popovich's tactics help Duncan create perfect singles ball-sharing opportunities, which are no worse than the singles opportunities created by Zen masters using triangle offense to help Kobe Bryant and O'Neal.

The Spurs, after trailing by five points, gradually began to take advantage of Parker's threat of finishing under the basket, Duncan's high-post pick-and-roll and strategy, Artest's corner three-pointer, Oberto's mid-range shot and James White's physicality to start scoring.

The Hawks are based on Liu Mang's scorer or setter, although Rondo has no shooting ability, but he is fast, has good finishing ability under the basket, and basically does not enter the outside line so far This season has a shooting rate of 47 percent, and the future list is not different from even the ability to finish under the basket, and the Spurs still need to guard against Rondo's sudden cut.

With Marion and Maddy, two players who cut into the big threat, Marion and Kwame Brown to help Liu Mang block people, the Hawks avoided the Spurs' Duncan's close-range defensive dominance and Artest's mid-range defensive toughness of the two difficult points, and the offensive efficiency was maintained very high!

The focus is on the cavalry company tactical resurrection!

In the first two seasons of the Hawks, if Jason Terry was not on the court, the cavalry company impact was usually Liu Mang, Maddy, Iguodala, Josh Smith, all four of them could pass the ball, Liu Mang and Maddie when the counterattack initiation point, there was also a shooting point and two entry points, this season there are not so many passing points.

But Rondo was used as the starting point of the counterattack, and Liu Mang and Maddie were liberated, and together with Marion, the cavalry company lineup was reorganized.

With 22 seconds left in the first quarter, Duncan hit a mid-range shot that bounced off the basket and Rondo defended the rebound.

Rondo gestured to press the rhythm and steady.

26-19, the Hawks used new tactics that were very effective against the Spurs in the first quarter, and the counterattack was successful 3 times, and it took only 26 points to score, the Spurs pressed the rhythm very slowly, the Hawks wanted to speed up, and the Spurs offense pulled the rhythm down.

However, although the Spurs themselves attacked more controllably, the pace was slow, and they took fewer shots, only 17 in the first quarter, while the Hawks took 22 shots and had a final shot.

After suppressing the rhythm, Rondo gave the ball to Liu Mang, and the last attack in the first quarter must have been played by Liu Mang.

However, in order to encourage Rondo, who played a key role in 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the first quarter, Liu Mang was ready to hand over the last ball to Rondo to command.

Liu Mang pressed eight seconds to advance to the frontcourt, the Spurs did not press all the time, Parker and Michael Finley who came off the bench could not be strong, the other was slow, Artest and Duncan played the first quarter, and Bonner in the power forward position was not fast, and did not press with the whole court in the last defense.

Liu Mang arrived at the front court and motioned for Rondo to go to the top arc and pass the ball to Rondo when he was close to the three-point line.

Liu Mang was just about to cut in from the right side after passing the ball, and as soon as he entered the three-point line, the ball returned to Liu Mang's hands!

What's the situation?

Seeing that Parker had already mentioned going to the inside and was ready to stick to himself, Liu Mang subconsciously retreated and threw his snipe!

"Ding...... A master of fast shooting, the host's three-point shot speed is 30 percent faster within two seconds of receiving the ball this time. ”

The already fast sniper has been sped up by 30 percent!

Parker's center of gravity was tilted to the inside line, and he immediately wanted to block it back, but it was completely too late, and in a panic, his body fell sideways!

When Parker fell, Liu Mang had already thrown the ball out, that is, Parker fell white!

This kind of shot feels too good, Rondo's pass is very comfortable, and Liu Mang's sniper hollow hit with a retreat!

How did Liu Mang get the opportunity to throw the ball out of this ball, and Finley didn't have time to react to make up for the defense!

There are even fans who are yelling and walking, and the fans who didn't see what happened at that moment clearly feel like Liu Mang grabbed the ball from the middle circle and ran into the three-point line and jumped out to throw the ball!

Parker sat on the floor and was also confused, obviously seeing Liu Mang pass the ball out, why did Liu Mang shoot when he turned around to chase the ball without the ball?

But Finley saw it clearly, and the referee saw it clearly, and when the fans in front of the TV watched the replay, they were as shocked as Finley!

As soon as Rondo received Liu Mang's ball, he immediately passed it back, not even after receiving the ball, but as soon as the ball arrived in his hand, he held the ball with his big hand with his backhand, and the ball bounced back into Liu Mang's hand from Rondo's hand!

The timing of the ball, the awareness of passing...... Passing the ball to a teammate and shooting a three-pointer is a five-ball pass!

With Matt Bonner's three-point shot missed, the first quarter ended!

Liu Mang scored 11 points and 2 assists in a single quarter!

Rondo has 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter!

Combined with Marion's 6 points, Kwame Brown's 6 points, and Maddy's 6 points, the frontcourt trio was quite slippery, and the Hawks led the Spurs by 10 points 29-19 in the first quarter!

Liu Mang's whim replaced Rondo, which had a miraculous effect.

Rondo didn't shoot and was easy to target when playing against the bench; But when the outside teammates are Liu Mang and Maddie, it doesn't matter if they shoot or not.

The Spurs strengthened the confrontation and lowered the tempo, and the Spurs' own long-range shooting percentage was not much better, that is, Parker's strong finishing ability under the basket, Duncan's mid-range shooting became more and more stable, and his passing was better than before, so that he could bite the score for a long time in the first quarter.

And Rondo's speed and passing ability make him very similar to Kidd in the counterattack, and he responds in the middle, using Liu Mang, Maddy, and Marion to have stronger finishing ability and receiving awareness than their substitute teammates, so that Rondo's talent as a coach on the field is even better!

Geek!

Liu Mang really understood what it means to be a geek, the better his teammates, the better Rondo's passing ability!

The only thing lacking is experience, and this thing is in a hurry, it takes time to accumulate, the original time and space in the Celtics focused on cultivating Rondo in his rookie season, Rondo played an average of 25 minutes per game in his rookie season, and only averaged 6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game after the season, and the Hawks could give less time, so they needed to be more patient.

However, Rondo got a better environment, with superstar teammates in his first year, and Liu Mang taking the lead allowed him to direct the superstar's movement and tactical changes in the few playing hours he had.

Liu Mang is looking forward to the help he can get during Rondo's rookie contract in the next two or three years!

6 million in 4 years......

And...... After using Rondo cheaply for a few years, you can still sell it......

The key is that a young player like Rondo who has a core point guard talent, or even an assist king talent, has no shortage of markets compared to all-round players like Iguodala and Josh Smith, even if the four-year rookie contract is used up, sign first and then change, the return given by the other party will not be low!

What are the potential rookies for 2010?

Liu Mang couldn't help but imagine what would happen four years later.

As for Rondo's personality, Liu Mang has been suppressing his strange temper since he first met Rondo, and it is difficult to say that Rondo's strange temper has nothing to do with Garnett.

Change teams, the environment is different, there are many things that are different!