Standing pretty old

Chapter 450
The performance of the two teams in the second quarter did not change much.

Even with the substitute lineup, the Hawks have always maintained a sufficient pressure, and Murray is the best player on the court.

Ronald Murray's nickname "FLIP" means lightness. When he was young, he was also a gymnast like Er Niu.

He is the only guy in the team who dares to compete with Er Niu in splits. This guy's flexibility is really good, and his offensive firepower is also top-notch in the substitute lineup.

This is also one of the few trades that Erniu did not intervene this summer. Billy Knight, the general manager of the Hawks, valued his combo guard skills and recruited him into the Hawks.

Well, well, cheapness is also a big factor.

Murray's highlight period was with the Sonics a few years ago.

Ronald Murray played beautiful data in the absence of the Sonics boss Ray Allen and led the team to win.

临时成为主力的穆雷平均每场比赛得分22.7分，抢篮板球4.7个，助攻4次，投篮命中率达到48.8%。他的出色发挥使得当时超音速队的战绩达到5胜2负。

In the most famous game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Murray faced Cassell, who had just transferred to the Timberwolves, and scored a career-high 29 points and 8 assists.

He hit a game-winning shot just as the game whistle sounded, giving the Sonics an 89-87 win.

After a brief brilliance in the Supersonics, he once again started his wandering journey. He has played for the Bucks, Supersonics, Cavaliers, Pistons, Pacers and Eagles in his career.

Years of wandering allowed Murray to cherish the opportunity after coming to the Eagles. Being able to play with the defending champion means that he has the opportunity to win a championship ring. This is a major turning point for his career.

Even if he can't stay in the Hawks in the future, if he can perform well in the Hawks this season, he can still get a chance to raise his value.

Under Murray's inside and outside shots, the Hawks ended the first half 65:51.

During the intermission, Van Gundy was not too irritable in the locker room.

This is no wonder, on the one hand, this is just a preseason game; on the other hand, the opponent is no longer a powerful youth army, but the defending champion, behind the league's top teams, so there is no need to be too surprised.

But this score and defensive intensity did not satisfy Star Van Gundy. He once again emphasized the importance of defense and asked the players to cheer up and fight their opponents.

"The opponent is the championship, so you have to defeat the opponent to prove yourself. We are also a strong team in the league, and we also have the opportunity to touch the highest glory!"

The second half of the game officially started. As soon as the game started, Er Niu, who had returned to the starting position, obviously felt that the opponent had strengthened his defensive strength.

Is this for real?
Ruan Erniu immediately raised his ass and arched it up, and launched a serious counterattack.

Er Niu knew it well, regardless of the excitement on his side, who knows if Woodson will take the outcome of this game to heart?
The Hawks are a team aiming to defend their title, so they don't care about the outcome of a preseason game.

Unlike last season's mentality of aiming for a breakthrough, this season, the Eagles may lose a lot of games in the preseason, because they are now thinking about how to run the lineup instead of wasting energy on irrelevant wins and losses .

Sure enough, before halfway through the third quarter, Er Niu was pressed on the bench by Woodson. Needless to say, he will not have another chance to play in this game.

Coming off the bench was Chris Anderson, who caught everyone's attention with his wild tattoos and coquettish hairstyle as soon as Birdman came on the field.

Sparks was still on the court, and seeing that Kraft Nguyen was off the court, he immediately asked Nelson for the ball, wanting to vent his emotions with two dunks inside.

Can't deal with the Great Demon King of the Celestial Dynasty, and can't deal with a clown?

Howard really thought so at that moment, to position inside, catch the ball, turn around, and dunk with one hand...

"Boom!"

Blocked!
The birdman leaped high and stifled Warcraft's dunk with an uncontroversial block.

The Eagles' bench suddenly burst into cheers, and many people stood up and threw a towel for Anderson.

The ball was in Nelson's hands, and Nelson made a false shot in front of Bibby and rushed into the inside line, facing the basket and throwing a shot...

It was Birdman again, and Anderson again, he jumped high and strangled the Magic's offense twice in a row.

The Hawks' bench has stood up collectively, cheering and roaring!
After the basketball fell, the scramble was very chaotic. After a while of scrambling, Turkoglu got the ball. After he swayed past the defender, he shot from the corner position...

It's still Birdman, his XX has appeared again!
The Magic's home DJ couldn't help but give a thumbs up to this sudden enemy!
This guy blocked the home team's offense for the third time in a row, and his ability to protect the rim is amazing.

Where did the Eagles get this baby, this guy is too fierce!

And what about the Hawks' bench?

These guys are already singing and dancing, all kinds of praises for Birdman!
Woodson said to Larry Drew next to him: "This guy is good, he is devoted enough in training, and the game is also in good condition!"

Van Exel, who has been promoted from a player to an assistant coach, said: "I said earlier, being ugly doesn't mean you have no strength!"

Woodson and Larry Drew stopped talking. They are still not sure how strong Birdman is, but in terms of appearance, it shouldn't be a problem to blow you crazy.

In any case, Ruan Erniu, as a recommender, recruited this guy into the Eagles, which fully shows that Erniu has a good vision.

Well, by the way, this product is still very cheap.

The Magic were obviously stunned as well. They were stunned by a substitute player worth 80 yuan.

Pietrus barely made a shot against the defense, and after Anderson got the rebound from the backcourt, he immediately made a long pass to the frontcourt.

Bibby rushed all the way to the basket, facing Nelson's defense, suddenly slammed the basketball hard to the ground, and then hid sideways.

The lunar eclipse inserted from the back flew into the air, just in time to catch the rebounding basketball, a frontal dunk, knocking Nelson out of the baseline by the way.

Ruan Erniu knew that he had no chance to play again, so he continued to wave the towel crazily off the court to cheer for his teammates.

Although there is still nearly one and a half quarters left in the game, since then, the defensive intensity of both sides has returned from the regular season level to the preseason level again.

The head coaches of the two sides did not intend to fight to the end, and gradually replaced each other with substitutes and drilled the lineup.

At 120:103, the Hawks won their first preseason victory away from home.

This time, they were no longer unknown players in the league, so their game videos were sent to the video analysts of each team as soon as possible.

In the face of the Hawks' style of play in the new season, any team that has ambitions for the championship must make quick feedback and countermeasures.

This blockbuster young team has not fallen, and Billy Knight, who was rated D-, is not some stupid general manager. The defending champion is definitely a team to look forward to in the new season.

Ruan Erniu said in an interview after the game: "The outcome of this game is not important. Of course our goal for the new season is to defend the championship!"

"So what is your personal goal?" A reporter asked.

Ruan Erniu laughed, and said unabashedly: "Without affecting the team's record, I long for a Podolov." (As mentioned earlier, Maurice Podolov, the first president of the NBA, Also engraved on the regular season MVP trophy.)
(End of this chapter)