Chapter 362
In the second round of the playoffs, the first game of the Eagles was the penultimate one.
Before the start of the second round, one of the most important but unsuspecting awards of the regular season this season was announced.
Tim Duncan of the Spurs won the first regular season MVP of his career without any surprises, with a super high rate of 105 first-place votes.
The best record in the league, even though David Robinson is old, Steve Smith has not shown his former style, Parker and Stephen Jackson are still young, Duncan is almost a single-core leader, and he still leads the Spurs for two consecutive years. Ranked first in the league for the year.
After the regular season MVP was announced, the second round of the playoffs also started
In the No. 1 series between the Nets and the Celtics, the Nets went to Boston to challenge the Celtics away.
The No. 2 Kings-Mavericks series also had no suspense, but the painting style was very different from the Eastern Conference. The Kings beat the Mavericks 116 to 99 at home. The Kings team, which is enough to move to the Lakers for two consecutive championships, finally got online!
After watching these two games, Liu Mang felt heavy and a little excited.
The heaviness is due to the Nets.
terrible!
Sometimes it's really not that if you give him a chance, he will be useful. The Nets are not something the Celtics can compete with!
In the beginning, Liu Mang had high hopes, hoping that even if the Celtics couldn't kill the Nets, they would at least put some pressure on them.
Then I found out that having home court advantage and not having home court advantage is the difference between sweeping opponents and 4-1 opponents for the Nets who have been like a devil in the East for the past two years.
Too horizontal!
The Nets' away game was not affected by Boston fans at all. In the first game of the second round, they beat the Celtics away, with a score of 84 to 67!
The Nets were already very upset because the Celtics took advantage of their second place, and they have to wait for the Eagles, so let's vent their anger on the Celtics first!
Limit the Celtics to 67 points! The huge strength crushing made people very surprised.
This is as unbelievable as the Nets had reached the Finals for two consecutive years, and the season two years ago was only the bottom of the Eastern Conference and just won the No. 1 and No. 7 picks for two consecutive years!
Judging from the performance of the regular season, the Nets are second only to the Eagles in the Eastern Conference and have a slight advantage over the Celtics. Send the Celtics to No. 2 in the East, and the Celtics have no chance at all.
But regardless of record or performance, the Nets did not lead much in the Eastern Conference playoffs except for the Eagles in the regular season.
It's hard to say in the first round, the 5-game 3-win series has been criticized, and later it was extended to 7 games 4-win.
But this is the second round! The Nets still beat their opponents helplessly!
This is also something that many fans in the future will not understand. The Nets originally only won 50 wins in the 01-02 season, and they only won 49 wins in the 02-03 season. The number one Pistons still swept melons and vegetables, without any suspense, whether it was the Celtics, the Pistons, or the gradually rising Pacers, they were all pressed and beaten without any sign of struggle!
The tyranny of the Nets made Liu Wei feel that the Eastern Conference finals on his side were full of shadows.
But there is still something to be excited about.
The Lakers are just as uncomfortable!
That damned little blacksmith, the Kings have officially launched the village netcom, and he is not the only one who suffers in the division finals! Little blacksmiths will suffer as well!
It depends on who can break through the encirclement!
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Soon, it was the game day when the Eagles played against the Detroit Pistons at home. The vicinity of Phillips Arena was quite lively, and the parking lots everywhere were full of cars. Liu Mang could only drive his car to the team's player parking area. , and only there are empty slots.
"What are you two doing!" Liu Mang looked at the schoolgirl and little loli who were fully armed, wearing masks, sunglasses, and sun hats.
"Of course!" Dinah responded forcefully, "Those reporters are so annoying, they all went outside the school to secretly take pictures!"
"That's right, I have to wear a mask at work now, the weather is fine now, it's summer... God!" Alexia also looked at Liu Mang resentfully.
"Blame me!" Liu Mang never thought that he could be so popular in this "small" city.
"Of course it's uncle! Dinah has seen a lot of Chinese reporters!" Dinah said dissatisfied.
"Eh..." Liu Mang was a little ashamed. Although there are many paparazzi in the United States, American stars are relatively more down-to-earth. You can often see them on the street, and the domestic words are a bit hurt.
"Okay, okay, let's go in, I have to warm up." Liu Mang hurriedly changed the subject and urged the two to enter the gymnasium together.
It is much more convenient to enter the arena from the player's parking area. There are people everywhere outside. The Eagles reached the second round again after 5 years. Atlanta is like Chinese New Year. The enthusiasm of the fans is high. On the first morning of the first day of roulette ticket sales, more than 17,000 tickets were sold out.
It is still more comfortable for those fans who have bought season tickets for more than a thousand regular seasons and can directly renew their fees for the playoffs, without having to queue up to buy tickets.
This also shows from the side how depressed the Eagles were before the regular season started. For the Cavaliers, Knicks, and Lakers, 30 to 40% of the ticket sales were season tickets. The proportion of season tickets for the Eagles is the lowest in the league.
But next season should be much better.
When Liu Mang came to the training ground, he first went to the locker room to change his jerseys, and all the beauties went to the commercial area in the arena to buy some drinks and snacks and wait for the game to start.
When we came to the training ground, after the start of the playoffs, the Eagles’ training ground became more crowded than the regular season. There were reporters and cameramen everywhere, especially Raheem, who was selected as the All-Star starter this year because of his popularity. During the warm-up, a bunch of cameramen were filming, and during the interval between one warm-up content and the next, there were reporters following along to interview.
When Liu Mang came in, he was immediately surrounded by a bunch of reporters.
Liu Mang was a little annoyed by the reporter's siege. Generally speaking, his personality is not as good as that of black players who like to express themselves, such as showing off their muscles. Some TV stations in Canada and the United Kingdom that want to broadcast the game live have interviewed them continuously.
But I still have to answer!
That's part of being a professional player, too.
Moreover, there were many domestic reporters who did not get the opportunity to interview on the training day. Liu Wei couldn't bear to refuse the familiarity of the same skin color.
He has been engaged in this industry before, and he learned that most reporters point to this to eat. If they finally get the right to interview and don't ask a word, then they can only rely on making up a few words, or There was no opportunity to act as front interview next time.
And most reporters... will choose to make up a few blind words...
So Liu Mang is still a little cowardly, he should be cowardly.
After a delay of nearly half an hour, Liu Mang finally escaped from the crowd of reporters and went to the locker room to change his jerseys for pre-match warm-up training.
For today's game, Liu Mang has even more confidence!
After spending a full 62,000 superstar points, Liu Mang upgraded all skills to level 5 except fancy dunks and hot pot feasts!
Step-back skill master level 5: Use excellent lateral movement ability to move in a large range to get rid of the defense, and the chance of preventing the opponent from being disturbed by shooting after being shaken is 50%.
Marksman: Level 5, there is a 50% chance of shooting ability +15 when there is a perfect shot.
Pick-and-roll Master: Level 5, Speed +10, Shooting ability +15, Strength +8, Pass the ball to teammates to catch the ball within two seconds after a successful pick-and-roll.
Pingci Master Level 5: Facing the opponent's defense and breaking through after a pick-and-roll can affect the referee's whistle-calling inertia, and the chance of fouling increases by 33%.
The King of Dry Pull Level 5: There is a 33% chance of ignoring shooting interference when shooting directly while dribbling.
Step-and-shoot skill level 5: After reaching the inside, the first step of the three steps suddenly becomes a throw. When the stepping foot is consistent with the shooting hand, the probability of immunity to shooting interference is 25%.
Sniper Level 5: There is a 33% chance of predicting the opponent's intention in advance for the next move of the player with the ball.
Solo Riding Level 5: The speed in counterattack with the ball is reduced by 40% due to the effect of holding the ball. Every time an opponent is thrown away, the speed will be +5 within two seconds. Continuous triggers within the effect time can be superimposed. After getting rid of all blocking players in front, bounce +8 .
In addition, today, Liu Mang is going to show off the strength of the team from the beginning of the series! Therefore, the cheating but still useful thing that was drawn two days ago is the best time to use it!
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After the warm-up and stretching activities before the game, Liu Mang returned to the locker room to make some preparations.
For that cheating star card, Nima still needs specific "equipment" to exert its power!
Liu Mang saw that there was no one in the locker room. Thinking about it, he was right. The player entrance ceremony was about to begin, and Liu Mang, a "willful" guy, often disappeared during the entrance ceremony.
Liu Mang breathed a sigh of relief, and took out a few things from a special backpack that he brought today in the closet. Just as he was about to put them on, a guy rushed in hastily.
Depend on!
Who is wrong, it is this guy!
"Hey, Ace, why are you still here?" Jason Terry asked strangely.
"I... have something to do, why are you still here? You are the starter!" Liu Mang asked back.
"I went to the toilet just now. I drank too much water during the previous interview and forgot to change my socks." Jason Terry quickly took out several pairs of socks from the closet after speaking.
"..."
Seeing Jason Terry wrapping layers of socks layer by layer, Liu Mang finally understood why the star card had designated equipment, and this guy really did it!
The third floor or the fourth floor?
Seeing Jason Terry, who had put on his socks and headband, looking at him, Liu Mang said angrily, "Why don't you leave?"
"I'll wait for you, Ace!" Jason Terry was a little aggrieved by the yelling.
"..."
Nima!
Liu Mang gritted his teeth, and under Jason Terry's surprised gaze, he put on three layers of socks, and then put on a headband...
Continue to ask for monthly tickets! No sense of security... Thank you everyone! There is a big chapter of at least 5,000 words after a meal. If it reaches 800 votes, I will add another chapter, thank you everyone!
By the way, I was ridiculed by my colleagues to solve an incomprehensible joke. Could it be that Xiaofeng is not only poor in math, but also owes money on IQ!
Walking with grandpa in the evening, I saw a beautiful woman not far away and couldn't help but take a second look. Grandpa turned around and asked: Do you like it? I smile. Wait, grandpa said and strode forward. A few minutes later my phone rang, and a sweet voice came from the opposite side: Hello, hello, is this XX? A grandpa got lost, and now he is near XX Park, come quickly.