Chapter 1184 1183. Want to Be Upset!

Eddy Curry is not as heavy as Yao Ming, but he is only one kilogram lighter while being more than ten centimeters shorter. His tonnage is so solid and he occupies a wide area. He is like a big black bear with enhanced mobility and weight. Even O'Neal couldn't get into him. He was the key to the Bulls' victory over the Heat in the first round of last year's playoffs, but many people didn't notice this.

Without Eddy Curry this time, Chandler, although he was a good defender, was extremely difficult to defend against O'Neal, who was at the tail end of his peak. As soon as O'Neal sat down, Chandler was squeezed away.

O'Neal was very active against the Bulls. He played 36 minutes in the game, made 16 of 25 shots, 8 of 16 free throws, scored 40 points and 17 rebounds, and played the most brutal performance in the playoffs of the Heat's career, grabbing a full 8 offensive rebounds.

Relying on O'Neal's 40+17 and Wade's comprehensive performance of 26 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, the Heat slaughtered the Bulls by 23 points with a score of 110 to 87.

The second game was the first game of the series between the Spurs and the Jazz.

The two disciplined teams played a game as ugly as the Nets vs. the Pistons. The score of the game between the Pistons and the Nets was already low enough, and the Spurs vs. the Jazz was even lower! It was completely different from the beautiful and fierce offense played by the Lakers, Mavericks, Heat and other teams.

69 to 61, the Spurs won the first home game.

69 to 61, although it was the playoffs, this score is also a very low score in the playoffs in the past 30 years.

Since the opening games of the 8 playoff series were broadcast live across the United States, Time Warner, which broadcast this game live, felt like it had eaten shit...

The game between the Suns and the Clippers was quite good. Neither team could defend the other. 117 to 109, the Suns relied on Nash to score 6 points at the critical moment to lock in the victory and win the first victory.

The most intense match was not the one where the Spurs only scored 69 points, nor was it the match between the Suns and the Clippers. Although the Spurs only won by 8 points, they crushed the Jazz throughout the game. It was just that Popovich took advantage of the Jazz's characteristics and pushed the rhythm to the extreme. In order to prevent the Jazz from playing pick-and-roll cooperation, they played like that. After all, Duncan almost abused all the super inside players, and only Malone, who played pick-and-roll, never won. Duncan and Malone played against each other twice in the playoffs, and Malone won both times. Popovich was very afraid, so no matter how ugly the game was, he just didn't let the Jazz play pick-and-roll.

The most intense game was the first game of the series between the Cavaliers and the 76ers.

Iverson and James competed!

James is very powerful in one aspect. He is better in the playoffs than in the regular season. He scored 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a single game, and was one point away from tying the historical record of 37 points in the playoff debut set by Liu Mang.

Iverson scored 30 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, but Webber couldn't defend against Big Z's mid-range shot, and Big Z scored 26 points.

James's breakthrough was too powerful. Iverson tried his best, but he couldn't win the away game.

James won his first playoff victory in his career, leading the team to beat the 76ers 101-97.

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"What's wrong, Dinah, are you still angry? Don't be angry, we will definitely win the series." Liu Mang pinched the little girl's face and said.

The little girl was pinched so hard that her mouth was pouting, and she still muttered angrily: "Dinah is going to sweep! Dinah is going to be 4-0! But uncle, you messed up, you lost! You lost against the Pacers, and Dinah's face was lost by uncle!"

"Yes, yes, yes, okay, get in the car quickly, and go back to pick up your mother and others." Liu Mang has been under a lot of pressure these two days.

The court station has blown that they may win all the playoffs and break their own record of 16 wins and 1 loss.

Well, they lost the first game of the playoffs.

Although there are basically no people who think that the Hawks will lose the first round, except for those who are too whimsical.

But in the eyes of some fans, the Hawks' three consecutive championships are over.

If even the Pacers can lose, what else can't be imagined?

The first games of all the first round series of the playoffs are all over. In seven of the series, both sides played their own characteristics and won the games that should be won. In the tense games, the better team also won the victory.

Only the Hawks have become the object of ridicule in the past two days. Even other series are ignored. Physical newspapers, TV stations, online forums, online news... are still hyping the big event of the Pacers' first game upset.

The 39-win team defeated the 73-win team. No matter how the series will develop next, this game is enough for the Pacers fans to talk about for ten years!

This is the first time in five years that a team has defeated the Hawks in the first game of a series!

The Hawks took a break on the morning of the 22nd and started preparing for the game in the afternoon.

The coaching staff remained calm and did not behave like Pat Riley, who would train himself to death after losing a game.

In the 1989 Finals, the Lakers, who had won two consecutive championships, had an 11-0 record in the Western Conference playoffs. It felt as exaggerated as the Lakers in 2001. But after losing the first game in the Finals, Pat Riley started his devilish training again. He trained Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was still selected as an All-Star substitute in the regular season at the age of 42 and played all 74 regular season playoff games, to retire due to injury after the Finals. Magic Johnson had an outstanding performance of 18 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists in the first game of the Finals, but suffered injuries and fatigue later. The Lakers still had the strength to fight back in the first game, but lost in the next three games and were swept 4-0 by the Pistons.

Using the past as a mirror can help us understand the rise and fall, and using people as a mirror can help us understand gains and losses.

With the previous experience of that Lakers team, Zen Master indulged O'Neal.

The Hawks had the experience of Pat Riley and the successful example of Zen Master's correct approach. Coach Kruger was very angry when he lost the game on the evening of the 21st, but the training on the 22nd did not break the previous plan. There were only two training sessions, a total of 90 minutes, including the rest and tactical discussion in the middle. The training was only two hours in the afternoon of the 22nd. The rest of the time was for the players to rest and watch the video of the first game to mobilize the players' enthusiasm.

On April 23, the Hawks, who had been holding back for a day and two nights, finally ushered in the second game of the series with the Pacers.

In the afternoon, Liu Mang picked up the little Lolita who had been angry after losing the game the night before and came to the stadium. Levia had already brought Liu Mang's family to the Phillips Arena.

Liu Mang and his teammates devoted themselves to the pre-match warm-up. At 7:10 pm, the Hawks and Pacers players entered the Phillips Arena. The second game of the series was about to begin.

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Feeling the Pacers' fighting spirit, Liu Mang's fighting spirit also burned.

After winning the first game, the Pacers players themselves thought it was unlikely, but what if, what if they won again next time?

The Pacers entered a state of unity unprecedented in the past two years.

Let's talk about the future later. Now they are united and want to do something big!

Artest is actively mobilizing his teammates and wants to unite them!

On the Hawks side, the Hawks players have been facing ridicule on the Internet in the past two days; seeing that the TV news and newspapers continue to talk about their loss to the Pacers, they are under great pressure.

Although they are very confident in themselves, public opinion is a knife that can kill people. The Hawks players are now holding back!

At 7:27, the lights on the scene dimmed, and Rasheed Wallace's face appeared on the big screen above the court, with an expression more ferocious than usual.

The scene was immediately detonated, and the Hawks' home fans were more irritable today.

They lost the first game, and they also ridiculed their own team.

But in the second game, the Hawks, from players to fans, can't afford to lose!

Don’t think that the Hawks fans treat the ridicule of other teams with an optimistic attitude and comfort themselves with teasing.

But deep down, the Hawks fans are angry. Now seeing the Pacers again, the anger of the Hawks fans is suddenly ignited.

Liu Mang felt the seriousness of his teammates and the irritability of the fans on the scene. He was also very excited. He actually lost the first game... Most people actually have a masochistic tendency. They always want to experience things they have not experienced.

Now this little excitement after losing the first game permeates Liu Mang’s heart.

He wants revenge!

However, for the Pacers with 39 wins... the system did not give any tasks, and Liu Mang did not ask.

This is a double "harm" for Liu Mang. The unbeaten record in the first game of the series was broken, and the system did not give a task to comfort him. It’s all the fault of the Pacers! It’s all Pan Dafu’s fault!

After Rasheed Wallace’s roar ended, Artest, who had just walked onto the court and was ready to do something big, felt the evil gaze from Liu Mang.

Artest stared back without hesitation.

Liu Mang and Artest looked at each other for two seconds. They were evenly matched. It was rare for them to meet an opponent. They felt that the other was very strong, and then they each went to their own positions and waited for the jump ball.

On the Hawks side, Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown started.

On the Pacers side, adjustments were made today, and Tinsley, Anthony Johnson, Artest, Jermaine O'Neal, and Foster started.

Stephen Jackson played very poorly on both offense and defense against Liu Mang, and he didn't defend McGrady well either. It was purely McGrady's own fault, so Coach Carlisle put Stephen Jackson on the bench and sent Anthony Johnson, a 32-year-old veteran with excellent defense, to play as the starting shooting guard. Anyway, he couldn't make a shot, so it would be better to have a more aggressive defensive player.

Although Stephen Jackson has a lot of negative news off the court, he also has a glorious history of winning a fight with fans one against six, but every time he faces Liu Mang, he is as timid as a weak chicken.

At 8:30 in the evening, the referee came to the field with the ball and the game began!