155. Two consecutive defeats
"Eh, system, let's talk."
"This service is not available in this system."
“…… Then let me ask you a question. ”
"Host, please ask, this system can answer questions about occupation."
"I want to ask how can I get the property value? I'm too miserable for your host! ”
"Work hard to complete the training mission objectives."
"There are no shortcuts?"
"The primary rogue value lottery has a 0.1 percent chance of winning attribute points, the intermediate rogue value lottery has a 1 percent chance of winning the attribute points, and the advanced rogue value lottery can specify the attribute points to be drawn."
"A million hooligans?"
"Yes."
"What's the difference between that and no shortcuts, it's better to train hard!"
"Looks like the host isn't particularly stupid."
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Liu Mang was very low today.
Just finished a second back-to-back in a row.
Unlike the easy back-to-back games of the Bulls and Jazz, this time the opponents are two tough tough bones.
first beat the Indiana Pacers, who were almost transformed after Ron Artest, and then beat the Detroit Pistons who came to Atlanta with anger.
Four battles in 5 days, two days ahead, plus the game against the Grizzlies, this is 7 days and 5 battles!
Fixtures without human rights!
When it came to the last back-to-back before Christmas, the Eagles couldn't hold back.
Totally tired!
From Dean Grove, a pragmatic point guard who has little ball and no sense of existence, and is very mediocre in offense and defense, to Jet Jason Terry, to Raheem, who doesn't talk much, and Ratliff, who is a seven-foot center, four of the starting five have obviously declined physically, and the last two games of the seven days and five games are finally unbearable, this back-to-back, most of the Hawks players will be fatigued tomorrow.
It can't be said that there is no butterfly effect brought by Liu Mang, the run-and-bomb tactics require physical fitness, and the Suns team that will play in the future will not have the general physical fitness of track and field athletes.
The novel cavalry tactics gave the Eagles a good strategy to solve the opponent in three or two strokes when they were abusing the vegetables and play a strong team to win by surprise, but after all, this is the first time to play, unlike the Suns, who have been pulling physical fitness since D'Antoni became head coach in the summer.
Even though the Eagles players are young and run most of the time, it doesn't matter, if they have a longer rest like in the playoffs, there is naturally no problem at all, but the problem of five games in seven days comes.
Playing the Pacers, the Pacers almost empty gloves White Wolves, got Ron Artest, they were originally choked in the playoffs, and now they have Ron Artest, a tough guy who has brought qualitative changes to the team's defense, and the strength may not be obvious in the short term, but they also have the strength of the playoffs! The most important thing is that there is unprecedented blood!
The most improved players of the season, Jermaine O'Neal, Reggie Miller, and Ron Artest, are the core of the Pacers' next rise to the Eastern Conference championship in 2000.
When people mention those famous combinations, they are always willing to give the evaluation of "match made in heaven" to those champions, at least the groups that have won a lot of honors together, such as OK group, Splash Brothers, Miami 361, blacksmith couple, etc., or Utah Twins, and it is rare for a combination that did not win the championship to be remembered.
But to put it mildly, Reggie Miller in his twilight years, plus Artest and O'Neal Jr., can really be called a match made in heaven, and the call came immediately, and at the beginning of the game, the Hawks, who were already tired and did not pay much attention to the opponent who was tenth in the East, were beaten even away.
Big forward O'Neal Jr.'s defense is too strong, he can resist the low post, especially the defense is very good, he has slapped several big hats in a row, Artest's defense on the outside line is simply amazing, not Kirilenko's level of having a chance to get the best defensive player, especially the best defensive player!
The Bulls don't value him defensively and treat him like grass, but Pacers general manager Larry Bird and head coach Isaiah Thomas treat him like a baby!
The two big villains of the eighties began to educate Artest in the direction of the little villains......
The Eagles were stunned as soon as they came up, and the opponent seemed to have changed into a team!
The offensive end is still like that, just like last season, Reggie Miller on the outside, O'Neal Jr. on the inside, is a mid-range shot, anyway, it's a shot, and there is one more Artest to chisel in, and now the Artest, who has not learned much from Bird, is not a big threat on the offensive end.
But!
There has been a qualitative change on the defensive end of the Pacers!
Artest is on the outside, O'Neal Jr. is on the inside, and the two form a terrifying inside and outside defensive gate! With the addition of coolie center Jeff Fortes, the Pacers' defense feels too fierce!
And it's not just the feeling that the Hawks, who are not in shape, are completely powerless!
Liu Mang originally wanted to play against Reggie Miller today, but after playing more than four minutes, the team was beaten 9-1 and only relied on Raheem to score one point with two free throws, he was replaced early, and then began to play against Artest......
In fact, if Raheem and Jason Terry could play normally, Liu Mang would still have to play by using the containment power of the two, but in this game, both of them were pitted, and Liu Mang dealt with each other alone......
As a result, the entire Hawks collectively slumped in this game, and were defeated by the Pacers 91-80 without resistance.
Although the Pacers didn't lose much, the scene looked really miserable, and after the tragic loss to the Pacers, before the Hawks could calm down, the Pistons came over with great momentum.
As the saying goes, enemies are very red when they meet, and the Pistons will not be polite, and the Hawks will not be polite when they are exhausted after four consecutive games, and with the whistle of Rasheed Wallace, who roared blindly on the court, received a technical foul, the Hawks suffered another heavy defeat against the Pistons for the second time this season.
The big wins of the Eastern team are generally not large, the score is extremely low, 75-83, and the Hawks suffered two consecutive defeats after three consecutive wins!
With 18 wins and 9 losses, the Hawks, who were originally going to overtake the Pistons, suddenly "sat firmly" in fourth place in the East.
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After suffering two consecutive defeats, the coaching staff found out that their players were fatigued and hurried to take a holiday, Christmas Eve on the 24th and Christmas Day on the 25th, and resumed training on the 26th and 27th.
The league has never been sympathetic to non-popular teams like the Eagles, and giving a light schedule at the beginning is considered to give face, obviously there are only two games left in December, and the 24th and 31st are full eight days, just two games.
No human rights!
There are no games on Christmas Eve, the whole NBA is on holiday, and the Christmas game and the Hawks have nothing to do with it, so the coaching staff has given the players a holiday, have a good New Year, rest, and the New Year is coming soon.
Before this back-to-back, Liu Mang was quite satisfied with himself, and the goal of the rookie year was approaching step by step.
But after opposing Artest, Liu Mang felt his own shortcomings.
Yes, this year's goal is to be the best rookie and the best sixth man, both of which are now big favorites, but they are still not enough!
If the people who encounter this kind of situation where their teammates are tired are Kobe, James, Wade, etc., they will definitely throw off their arms and do it!
And he doesn't have that kind of strength.
Very melancholy, very sad, Liu Mang felt that he had to work harder!
complained to the system, Liu Mang tried to calm down his mentality, Kobe Bryant also played as a substitute for two years, James was only selected as an All-Star in the second year, and only entered the playoffs in the third year, everyone has to go through this.
If you don't try to despair, how do you know how much you have to lose?