1372. Jazz's Target
Among the active players, there are only three players who have scored 50 points in at least two consecutive games, Liu Mang, Kobe, and Jamison.
Liu Mang has done it twice before, when he won his first scoring title in the third year, and when he surpassed Jordan's average points per game in the first year of his big contract.
After scoring 50+ in two consecutive games, Liu Mang's average points per game this season increased to 30.3 points, temporarily ranking first on the scoring list.
And the career average points per game has increased to 27.92 points, which is a little short of the 28 points in the career.
didn't have time to celebrate two consecutive 50+ games, and when Liu Mang went home after the game, he brought back the Jazz team's game video to take a good look.
Arenas has always been a man who fights against fate, and he is not willing to give up easily.
After the game between the Hawks and Suns, Arenas scored 61 points on 20-of-37 shooting against the Timberwolves, becoming the first player to score 60+ this season.
There are only two or three players who get 60+ in a season, most of the time there is one, and occasionally there is even none.
Arenas proved that he was one of the best scorers in the league.
A single 50+ in one night was followed by a 60+ in a single game, making this boring mid-season a lot more interesting.
After Arenas scored 61 points, he successfully increased his average score per game to 30.7 points.
People originally thought that Liu Mang had locked the scoring champion, and they all felt that as long as Liu Mang wanted it, just like Jordan back then, no one could grab it.
I didn't expect Arenas to come even more ruthlessly!
Since Kobe Bryant and Liu Mang scored 80 and 90 points respectively, other teams have strictly guarded players who want to cut high scores, if a player scores 50 points, even if they lose, they are not willing to let the other party continue to score points, and it is common for the duo to not let this player receive the ball in advance, just like Liu Mang did when he played the Nuggets.
It can be said that Liu Mang and Kobe Bryant have made it more difficult to score 60+ points in the future.
And Arenas was stunned for 61 points! Although the opponent is a little weaker, the second to last in the West, it does not prevent this performance from bringing people a sense of surprise.
Liu Mang had just arrived home and was watching the video clip of the Jazz's previous game in the indoor theater, when a little Lori pushed the door open.
"Uncle, Arenas scored 61 points!" Little Lori jumped into Liu Mang's arms, her eyes flashing with anticipation.
"61 points?" Liu Mang originally ascended to the position of the scoring champion, although he lost, he was comforted by some comfort, the ass of the scoring champion was not yet hot, and he was snatched back immediately!
Looking at the anticipation in the eyes of the little Lori, Liu Mang felt that this little Lori was ...... Want to do something!
"Uncle, scoring king, scoring king...... "Little Lori thought about getting another trophy.
"......" Looking at the expectant look of little Lori, Liu Mang also felt very motivated, let's fight!
"Don't worry, I'll get it back tomorrow, what I want, it's all mine!" Liu Mang pinched Little Lori's face and said.
"Ding...... Triggers the Scoring Title Battle. ”
"Scoring Champion Battle: The host needs to stop all opponents from expecting to compete with the host for the scoring title by the end of the month's competition. Mission Reward: Gilbert Arenas Pinnacle Card or 10,000 Superstar Points, of your choice. Defeat penalty: Dancing with Gilbert Arenas in the locker room. ”
The task came out of nowhere.
However, the reward for this quest is ...... Co-authoring the Arenas Star Card is already so worthless?
Liu Mang has also used the Arenas peak star card once before, and learned the feeling of Arenas' pull-up jump shot, three or four years have passed, and it has already been used very well, it may not be as good as Arenas himself, but it is not as the main offensive means like Arenas, which is enough.
And that punishment, dancing with Arenas in the locker room? It's too dangerous!
Liu Mang thinks it's better to forget it......
"When the time comes, choose 10,000 superstar points......"
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Fans are constantly discussing who will win the scoring title in the end, Arenas or Liu Mang.
Who knows if Arenas will play an explosive season like Liu Mang and Kobe Bryant in the past three years, after all, there is already a precedent.
Originally, the Hawks' back-to-back games against the Jazz were not broadcast live in the United States, but they were temporarily added today.
Maybe Liu Mang will go back today.
Liu Mang averaged 30.3 points per game, Arenas averaged 30.7 points per game, and the average point difference of 0.4 points per game could be tied with 50 points!
And if Liu Mang gets 50+ today, it will be three consecutive 50+, tying the third all-time record of three consecutive 50+ games held by Kobe Bryant last season and Chamberlain in the 1962-1963 season.
And the second in history for four consecutive 50+ games was maintained by Liu Mang in the 04-05 season.
The first in history is still Chamberlain, with 7 consecutive games of 50+.
Liu Mang came to the stadium early to train after a good night's sleep, and in the afternoon, his teammates came to the stadium one after another.
After running with the Suns for a day yesterday and the Nuggets the day before yesterday, Liu Mang saw that his teammates were exhausted and knew that he had to take on more responsibilities today.
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"Ace, Jason, Kwame, the three of you who won the championship back then." Boozer sighed a little.
Before the afternoon warm-up, Boozer came to Phillips Arena to chat with his old team-mates.
"yes, maybe one day the two of us will be used as bargaining chips, right, Kwame." Jason Terry replied, and although he said it a little harshly, he didn't seem to resist much.
Liu Mang felt that this topic was quite sad and wanted to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't expect that at this time, Kwame Brown was very motivated: "It may be like that, but I must play a performance that can make the team retire my jersey!" ”
"That's right, I won't have much performance in other teams at my age, I have to play better, play a few more years of good performance, and let the owner retire my jersey!" Jason Terry was also on fire.
"You're going to fight for at least ten years!" Liu Mang heard Jason Terry's words and really wanted to talk about it.
It's not without reason that Jason Terry said this, he will turn 30 this summer, and he is ready to see too many stars whose form collapses after the age of 30.
Although he is proud of how hard he has worked in training, the years have been cruel and he doesn't know what the future holds, especially since the team has been trading so hard in the past two or three years.
"Jason, if you want to change teams and come to us, let's win the championship together!" Boozer's eyes lit up.
"Eh, poaching people in front of your eldest brother and me, is this really good?" Liu Mang complained.
Liu Mang can expect Jason Terry to play by his side until he retires.
Even the thirty-four-year-old Jason Terry is a super substitute who can shoot the defending champions.
"I have three championships, you only have one, even if you go, I will teach you to win the championship!" Jason Terry said to Boozer.
"Hey, I knew Rashid was going to leave in two years, so I wouldn't have gone to the Jazz." Boozer laughed.
"Haha, why do I think you're happy to go to the West as an All-Star?" Liu Mang teased.
"Of course, I'm going to be an All-Star again this year......"
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"Uncle, come on! Uh-huh......"
Little Lori suddenly took a bite on Liu Mang's face, Liu Mang hurriedly pushed Little Lori away, thinking that this little Lori had something to say.
Sending the little Lori back to the audience, Liu Mang looked at the old Shuangsha who was chatting with Coach Sloan, and looked at the new Shuangsha pair of Delong and Boozer, today's game is difficult enough.
At the start of the season, the Hawks lost to the Jazz once, and Delon and Boozer played well in that game.
"Deron Williams, Ability Rating 88, Offense 89, Defense 82, Passing 95, Three-Point 79, Shooting 86, Layup 91, Speed 90, Power 92......"
One of the strongest point guards in the league!
Few point guards are stronger than Liu Mang, and Delon is one of them.
Averaging 16.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, ranking third in the league in assists behind Nash and Iverson, ahead of Jason Kidd, Deron is a sophomore who has improved tremendously.
"Carlos Boozer, Ability Rating 90, Offense 95, Defense 75, Rebounds 96, Three-Point Shot 61, Shooting 94, Layup 96, Speed 81, Power 93......"
As the league's top power forward in scoring ability and rebounding ability, Boozer averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists per game this season, and his performance was also excellent, and Boozer, who was only 25 years old, and Delon, who was only 23 years old in the summer, looked promising.
The key is that the two have few injuries, which makes people look forward to their performance at their peak.
On top of that, the Jazz's super-defensive giant, Andrei Kirilenko, last season's best defensive player, is also difficult to entangle.
"Andrei Kirilenko, Ability Rating 86, Offense 81, Defense 97, Three-Point 80, Shooting 71, Layup 87, Speed 91, Power 89......"
It's barely a big three, and it's a big three with a reasonable lineup, a team that can stir up the storm in the west.
And there is also Oku, a shooting big center, Oku has averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds per game this season, and his performance is quite good, and his tonnage is very suitable for defending big centers.
Liu Mang is a pity that Oku entered the NBA in the same year as himself, otherwise how good it would be to choose him as the second center, there would be no way to deal with Yao Ming and O'Neal, the Suns and Lakers don't really want to meet the Jazz in the playoffs, and they don't want to meet the shooting interior combination of Oku and Boozer.
The Jazz's interior duo is averaging more points per game than O'Neal + Josh Smith and Gasol + Yao Ming.
Gortat just arrived in Atlanta today, and he hasn't officially completed his joining, so he will probably have to play in the game against the Bulls, and the process of bringing in overseas players is more troublesome, especially when Gortat is being bought out and invited over in the middle of the season.
"!" I promised Xiao Lori, and there is a task to make Arenas lose confidence in competing for the scoring title, although the reward is not good, but I don't want to punish Liu Mang at all!
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At 5:58 p.m., Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, driving the cheers of the fans at the scene.
Both teams started the game.
The Jazz fielded a starting lineup of Delon, Gordon Kirisek, Kirilenko, Boozer and Oku.
The Eagles, on their side, fielded a lineup of Rondo, Liu Mang, Maddie, Marion, and Kwame Brown.
After the referee threw the ball into the air, Kwame Brown easily won the jump ball from Oku's head, and the Hawks attacked first.
Liu Mang rushed out of the front court when Kwame Brown jumped up, and Kirisek immediately posted Liu Mang.
People are on guard! Neither the Nuggets nor the Suns were able to defend against Liu Mang's first offense, and the Jazz were ready this time.
Liu Mang stupidly reduced his speed, waited for Rondo to advance to the frontcourt, went up to help Rondo block DeLong, and forced the Jazz to change defenses, Liu Mang ran towards the bottom right corner.
Delong, who switched to Liu Mang, hurriedly chased after Liu Mang, but ...... Maddie's came to Liu Mang to block and dismantle without the ball!
"Ding...... Trigger at level 5 of the Demolition Master, and the host's speed is +8 ...... in two seconds"
Liu Mang rushed to the bottom right corner before Kirilenko changed defenses, and when Rondo burst into the left side of the free throw line, he immediately distributed the ball to Liu Mang, Liu Mang received the ball, and before Kirilenko chased the defense in place, he received the ball in the bottom corner and turned around for a three-point shot......
"Hit!"
Beautiful coordination, originally Liu Mang, Rondo, and Maddie were all on the left side of the top arc, but in the offensive run, the strong side on the left side became the weak side, and the weak side on the right side became the strong side, making good use of the mobility of one big and four small, and the Eagles won the first attack!
The tactical purpose is very clear, Kirisek and Kirilenko's double-base defensive combination is comparable to the defensive combination of Maddie who focused on defense last season and Prince, who has always been very focused, the tactical purpose of the Hawks is to not form a single situation, the single efficiency is definitely not as high as the receiving and shooting, there is a McMang combination to play without the ball, Rondo dominates the ball, and the first attack is very beautiful.
The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, and the Sloan coach on the Jazz bench can see at a glance that this is the Big Three of Magic + Byron Scott + James Worthy in the 80s Lakers shotime era!
Unlike the Hawks, who were running and playing, the Jazz played very simply, with Delon advancing to the front court and blocking with Boozer.
After Liu Mang was blocked, he immediately switched to Boozer, Boozer cut to the basket, Liu Mang couldn't stop it, Marion didn't dare to let Liu Mang deal with Boozer alone, the inside line was empty, Oku, the center, was the best three-point player for the Jazz, and pulled Kwame Brown out, just like playing the Lakers against the Lakers Twin Towers.
Delon was empty after the block, and the jumper from the free-throw line was hit.
The Jazz's lineup is really amazing, they are the team with the fewest three-point shots and shots in the league, averaging only 12 three-pointers per game, while the Hawks average 21 shots per game, averaging 4.2 three-pointers per game, only two players average more than 1 three-point shot per game, Oku's average is 1.9 per game and Delon is 1 per game, and on the Hawks' side, Liu Mang alone can shoot 4.3 three-pointers per game.
But on the other hand, the Jazz have the league's most shots in field shooting, more than the Lakers, Mavericks, and Bulls!
There is also a little trouble that Liu Mang thinks, the Jazz average 26.1 assists per game this season is the first in the league, and they can limit the opponent to an average of only 18 assists per game!
Sure enough, it was time for the Eagles to attack again, Liu Mang arrived in the front court and felt that the opponent's defense had changed greatly!
The Jazz defended the team!
And the center of gravity of the joint defense is clear, Liu Mang is followed by a Kirisek, Oku squeezes Kwame Brown behind him, goes around the front defense, between Liu Mang and the basket, and Kirilenko, who defends Maddy, is between Maddie and Rondo, as long as Liu Mang goes up to block and dismantle, he can immediately change the defense.
Liu Mang saw that after he showed a good feel on the first ball, the opponent began to defend his cutting route and running receiving route! And it's been laid out a long time ago!
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