Chapter 524 523. I'm Already Thinking About My Opponent in the Next Round (Extremely Sorry! Add More Chapters!)

Season rewards: 43 wins and 39 losses, reward 4300 superstar points.

For the first time in his career, he averaged 5+ assists per game and was rewarded with a superstar value of 10,000.

Mission King's Road: Enter the playoffs for two consecutive seasons. The probability of entering the playoffs every year in your career is temporarily 100%. This season is the eighth in the Eastern Conference. The reward superstar value is 1000.

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Fast forward to April 19th, Liu Mang, as a Georgia Tech student representative, returned to school to attend the graduation ceremony.

Liu Mang didn't expect that almost all of his written test scores during college were in the top ranks of majors, and he was quite coquettish. No wonder Alexia said in an envious tone that she didn't have Liu Mang's learning ability.

As a student representative, I have a sense of honor. Although I didn't get my degree certificate because I didn't participate in the thesis defense, it's not bad to have a diploma anyway.

At the awards ceremony in the morning, Liu Mang's female partner was Alexia, who used to be a man of the school, and now Liu Mang has become a man of the day, so of course he had to bring a beautiful woman to support the scene.

However, Liu Mang did not participate in the dinner in the afternoon or the dance in the evening. On April 22, the day after tomorrow, the Eagles' playoffs will begin. In the afternoon, the Eagles will leave for Detroit. The training hall and hotel there It had already been arranged, and it was supposed to leave in the morning, but for Liu Mang's sake, he waited until the afternoon.

After beating the Pacers, the Eagles first went to Miami, played a game against the Heat, and then returned to Atlanta to play another game against the Heat. They won both games with little effort, and the Heat struggled a bit. No behavior at all, the Eagles really agreed to run tactics.

Especially back at home, the combination of Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Prince, Boozer, and Mettola led the Heat by 15 points at halftime. In order to "overtake" the Clippers, the Heat Already insane.

This makes the Celtics and Bucks, who are fighting to the death for sixth in the East, not too envious. The Eagles won two victories so easily, and the final record became 43 wins and 39 losses.

The Heat also got their wish, beating the Clippers with a record of 26 wins and 56 losses, ranking third from the bottom in the league.

The regular season is on April 18. After the regular season finale between the Eagles and the Heat, it will all come to an end. The playoffs will start on April 21st.

In the west, the Spurs finally defeated the 61-21 Kings with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, and won the regular season championship again.

The third Mavericks have 59 wins and 23 losses. Unfortunately, they did not win 60 wins for the first time in team history.

The Timberwolves have been ranked fourth in the Western Conference for two consecutive years, with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses.

The Lakers' 52 wins and 30 losses were aggrieved because they were not the first in the division and ranked fifth in the West.

The Blazers ranked sixth in the West with 50 wins and 32 losses, and the Jazz ranked seventh in the West with 47 wins and 35 losses.

The battle for the eighth side in the Western Conference relied on Yao Ming getting out of the rookie wall early because of Liu Mang's suggestion, and accumulated a bit of winning advantage at the end of the season. At the end of the season, Leng advanced to the playoffs with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, beating the Suns' record of 43 wins and 39 losses!

So far, the best rookie award has gradually favored Yao Ming, who was the first to walk out of the rookie wall.

In the first half of the regular season, Yao Ming and Stoudemire played mediocrely, and they both played very well in the middle. When it was almost the All-Star weekend, they almost entered the rookie wall. Needless to say, Stoudemire's way of playing with impact was overthrown by the meat shield in various ways, and he fell into the rookie wall.

But the Suns have no famous insiders, Barkley, and the relationship is average, and their style is not the same as that of Stoudemire. There is no possibility of giving advice. Stoudemire once averaged 15+7 per game, hitting At the end of the season, the scoring dropped to 13 points per game, but the rebounding increased to 8.9.

Yao Ming walked out of the rookie wall earlier, and has not considered how to choose his career for the time being, and there is no time for him to make changes, so he tried to take advantage of his height and footwork, combined shooting and high-firing, scoring a stable 15 points Left and right, there are only 8 rebounds, and a little more blocks than Stoudemire. Yao Ming's defense can't keep up with Stoudemire.

Therefore, after the Rockets finished the penultimate game and confirmed their place in the playoffs, the media's latest predictions for the best rookie collectively favored Yao Ming.

Since the best rookie is originally voted by the media and professionals, Yao Ming has a great chance of being the best rookie.

In the East, the Pistons ranked first in the East with 51 wins and 31 losses.

The Nets ranked second in the East with 50 wins and 32 losses, and the Pacers also scored 50 wins and 32 losses, but were swept by the Nets in the regular season and could only rank third.

The fourth is the Hornets, 47 wins and 35 losses.

The fifth is the 76ers, with 49 wins and 33 losses. They almost caught up with the Nets' record, but they were only a little bit short, and the slightest loss was a thousand miles away.

The Hornets rely on the top spot in the Southeast Division, beating the 76ers and ranking fourth.

The sixth is the Bucks, 46 wins and 36 losses.

The Celtics ranked seventh with 46 wins and 36 losses. In the end, they couldn't hold on and fell to seventh, facing the Eastern Conference's kings, the Nets.

The Eagles ranked eighth with 43 wins and 39 losses.

The playoff matchup list is out!

The first-round matchups were on April 21. The No. 1 Spurs in the West played against the No. 8 Rockets in the West. There was no suspense in the series.

On the same day, there were third and sixth series games between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers in the West. The Mavericks are also more optimistic about entering the second round. The Blazers are indeed old, and the roof of the world can still maintain their dignity and win 50 wins Into the playoffs, but everyone can see that the roof of the world is only left to serve as a spiritual leader for the Trail Blazers.

In the East, on April 21st, the series will be played between the second-ranked Nets in the Eastern Conference and the seventh-ranked Celtics in the Eastern Conference. Although the difference is only 5 games, the media's predictions are almost all one-sided. For the Nets, it is true that the strength gap between the two teams cannot be reflected in the record.

Another opener of the Eastern Conference playoffs is the fourth Hornets and the fifth 76ers. Although the Hornets are fourth, they have no home court advantage. Although the 76ers are fifth, they have home court advantage. The controversial top four before a labor negotiation must have home court advantage in the first round. The top four will have home court advantage in any series as long as they face the bottom four. home field advantage.

Otherwise, the Lakers and 76ers have to point to the sky and say mulberry.

April 22nd is the opening day of the remaining 4 series. In the West, the Kings play the Jazz. The same formula and taste are exactly the same as last season. Another Western Conference series is the fifth Lakers vs. fourth Timberwolves, and the situation is the same as the 76ers and Hornets.

The Eagles' playoff opener is also on April 22, with an away game against the Detroit Pistons.

The other round of the series is the Bucks away to the Pacers.

Both the Eagles and the Bucks are calling for a gram.

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After the graduation ceremony in the morning, Liu Mang returned home in the afternoon. Alexia and Levia had already prepared his luggage for him. Liu Mang drove to the airport to meet the team. The Eagles took a chartered flight to Detroit , Get used to the atmosphere there in advance.

After entering the stratosphere, Coach Kruger gave Liu Mang the season summary handbook and the Pistons scouting report issued during the morning team meeting. The Eagles doubled the playoff bonus again. Although not much, it also boosted the morale of the Eagles players.

"Ace, how do you feel after graduating from college?" Coach Kruger sat down to chat with Liu Mang as if he was back in college.

"I really miss it, but it's a pity that I have no choice, otherwise I want to experience college life more." Liu Mang also seems to have returned to the feeling of college. The feeling gets deeper.

"Haha, when you retire, Ace, you can go back to college to continue your studies. It seems that you haven't got your degree certificate, so it's not really a college graduation." Coach Kruger laughed, talking about Kruger The coach sighed: "Ace, in the summer of 2001, I let you participate in the NBA draft because it was an opportunity. Our team happened to have no good point guards. This is a rare opportunity. We can use the second-round pick to bring you Enter the NBA, or wait until this year, I don’t know what the situation will be, but I didn’t expect you to achieve what you are today. I have coached the Jackets for 9 years. Ace, you give me the most headaches, but also the most. Satisfied."

"...Am I just such a headache?" Liu Mang said angrily.

"Yes, it's that headache." Coach Kruger nodded seriously.

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After chatting with Liu Mang about the daily life, Coach Kruger returned to the front row, put down the chair and put on a seat belt to sleep. The playoffs were about to start, and the Hawks coaching staff didn't have enough sleep time at all.

Liu Mang slandered a few words, opened the season summary manual, and directly turned to the pages of statistics, and the second page was him.

Liu Mang averaged 19 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.3 blocks per game. He shot 48 percent from the field, 41 percent from three-pointers, and 86 percent from free throws.

He averaged 6.3 hits in 13 shots per game, including 2.4 hits in 5.9 three-pointers.

In the first season, 82 games were full attendance. Although the average score per game was less than last season, the total score was a little more than last season.

The average of 2.4 three-pointers per game is also lower than last season. The total number has fallen below two hundred, and 197 three-pointers have been scored, ranking fourth in the league. Walker and Peja are lower, and the total is lower than Peja and Atowan-Walker. Ray Allen only played 66 games. Although he averaged 2.9 league firsts per game, he only made 191 three-pointers.

The main reason is that the average and total numbers have been lowered in the first two months of the season. Otherwise, it will be difficult to surpass Ray Allen, and it is not a big problem to surpass Antoine Walker and Peja.

In terms of free throws, Liu Mang has declined a lot this season. One is that the team has more scorers and can play pick-and-rolls. The other is that the opponents are more prepared for fouls against him. These years, he is not good at sports, and the average is only 4.7. He made 4 free throws, which must be very accurate, more accurate than last season. After all, he has practiced mid-range shooting for so long, and free throws are naturally the fastest-improving, but the number is much less.

The biggest improvement is assists. Last season, he averaged twice a game, and this season has increased to 5.5 assists. This is a considerable improvement, at least as a qualified ball-handling core.

Generally speaking, Liu Mang is still very satisfied with the overall data this year.

Jason Terry averaged 22 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. The 88/10 free throw percentage made Liu Mang cry when he saw it. He felt that Jason Terry might be closer to the 180 club than him...

Raheem averaged 17 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, plus 1.6 steals, and only 0.6 blocks, mainly because Ratliff was too horizontal.

After having more good teammates, Raheem sacrificed his shots. He averaged only 14 shots per game, and his 49% shooting rate was not as good as Jason Terry, which was similar to Liu Mang, but Rebounding has improved significantly, almost averaging 13 rebounds per game.

As a religious believer, although Rahim's personality is a little cold, he has a strong sense of responsibility. Facing the growth of the team's strength and the lineup getting better and better, he chose to sacrifice some of his roles and strive towards the direction of not occupying the ball. Development, assuming the responsibility of a boss.

Just as T.N.T, who did not deal with Liu Mang, said in the regular season summary of the Eagles, in order to make room for Liu Mang to grow, Rahim did not hesitate to sacrifice his own data, and had the courage to make sacrifices like the boss. Taking possession of the ball for self-interest is a completely different approach.

In addition to the three kitty eagles, Ratliff, who is the block leader in a row, also performed well. He averaged 7 points, 8 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.

Muhammad averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game. Unfortunately, his life was bad and he was born too early. Otherwise, with his offensive end, he can do nothing except for the second offense. He can be a top center. , and there is no 8+8 player that Kardashian scourges, with a proper maximum salary.

Boozer averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, Prince 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game, Kevin Willis averaged 5+3 per game after returning to the Hawks, Newbell's data declined more, averaging 7+2 per game , Others did not exceed the average of 5 points per game. Some players did not have the opportunity to play in every game, and the reference of the data was not high.

The overall situation is not bad. The Eagles averaged 101 points per game this season, and they lost 95 points per game. The offense ranked ninth, and the defense ranked 13th. The overall performance of the season looks average. Contest.

After looking at the data, Liu Mang looked through the others. There was nothing special about it, except for each player’s individual salary distribution. On the 28th, the last salary of the season will be issued, the previous distribution situation and everyone’s social security. Information etc. are listed in the respective player handbooks.

This is also the reason why Coach Kruger deliberately brought the season summary manual to Liu Mang from the arena on the plane, instead of letting Liu Mang borrow someone else's to read it. Americans especially value privacy.

Nothing to look at, this season summary manual, Liu Mang put this in his bag, and give it to Schwartz when he has a chance, Schwartz likes to study this kind of thing the most, to see if there is anything tricky about the team, although it is almost 100% There is nothing tricky, but the problem of finding a team is not what the agent loves to do.

The excitement of attending the graduation ceremony in the morning was almost over. Liu Mang took out the scouting report of the Pistons and began to study the opponent's characteristics.

Tactics are arranged by the coach, but how to execute the tactics and how to change the tactics is up to the players themselves.

Get into the playoffs! Liu Mang calmed down, put on earplugs, and studied the Pistons team that had changed a lot this year and last season.

Billups and Hamilton, these two difficult opponents joined the Pistons last summer. They gave the Eagles a lot of trouble during the regular season, but at that time the Eagles had a tight schedule and didn't have much time to study the Pistons. Now that the crucial knockout round has come, especially since the Eagles are still in the unfavorable eighth position, Liu Mang needs to prepare well.

Didn't you see that even Jason Terry, a clown, didn't make a fuss about playing cards today? The players of the Eagles are all studying individually, or forming a team to discuss how to deal with their opponents and opponents who may be misplaced .

Black eight, Black-eight, very simple two words.

But how difficult is it?

So far in the entire NBA history, there have only been two black eights!

Although they all happened in the last ten years, it doesn't mean that the Eagles can make a black eight if they want to.

And this year's competition system is also very unfavorable to the Eagles. From the original five-inning three-inning system to seven innings four-inning system, it is like the Magic that led the Pistons 3-1 before being overturned 4-3. For a good team, the chances of being kicked out become lower.

It is understandable for the league to make such a change. Like the Heat in 1999, if they reached the finals, with their healthier and more complete lineup, they would not be beaten by the Spurs like the Knicks.

Of course it's just a possibility, after all, the Heat were eliminated in the first round.

The league is just trying to reduce the more intense subsequent series that unfortunately cannot be seen due to accidents, and no team is against this new system, because it will play at least one more playoff game, even if the weaker team is 4-0 Being swept away, he also sold an extra playoff ticket.

The ticket revenue of the regular season is incomparable with that of the playoffs, and the lowest ticket price for the playoffs is at least three times that of the regular season! Like the Eagles, the regular season grandstand ticket is 7 dollars, the playoffs are 25 dollars, and more than 20 tickets for the first row have risen from 2,500 dollars to 8,600 dollars. This is the first round. If you can reach the finals , Just like last year’s Nets and Lakers, the tickets on the sidelines started at $20,000, and they made a lot of money. Therefore, the vote for restructuring was unanimously approved by all 29 teams in the league, and no team would have trouble with the money.

Although the pressure is high, all Eagles players are working hard to prepare!

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Detroit is warm, and the Eagles are feeling it again.

And even more enthusiastic than the second round of last season, the traffic jam outside the airport...

Since the Palace of Auburn Hills for the Pistons is in the suburbs, not too far from the airport, the hotel where the Eagles stayed is also on the edge of the city in the same direction. It took three hours to drive for just 40 minutes. The Eagles just arrived at the hotel.

Fortunately, this year, the owner of the Eagles took a big step and directly booked the hotel, and even rented an indoor basketball court only 15 minutes away from the hotel.

Otherwise, if, like last season, someone held a party in the hotel garden, it would be a pain if the university didn't lend them the arena.

Pistons fans are so enthusiastic, mainly because the Pistons feel the pressure.

Although they are number one in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons only have 51 wins and the Eagles have 43 wins. The difference is not that big.

In particular, the Pistons' 17 wins and 7 losses at the beginning of the season were chased by the 5 wins and 18 losses of the Eagles to only 8 wins. Pistons fans can't help but worry.

Money is king. The Eagles are able to spend so much money this year on booking hotels and renting private basketball arenas at high prices because of their high income during the regular season. The financial advantage that Liu Mang brought to the Eagles has begun to show.

The next day, April 19th, the Eagles' targeted training against the Pistons was not affected by the enthusiasm of the Detroit fans and proceeded steadily. This is a good start!

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When the Eagles were actively preparing for the first round, since the regular season ended and the playoffs were still two days away, the media had nothing to reveal, so they could only make predictions, all kinds of predictions.

The first is the prediction of the teams that advance to the first round. The Eagles, Nets, Bucks, and 76ers are predicted to advance to the second round.

In the west, the four teams of the Lakers, Horses and National Bulls are also regarded as the teams that have advanced to the second round without any suspense, and they are the kind that have no pressure.

The regular season record of Ma Guoniu's three teams is too crushing. The Lakers are the defending champions of three consecutive championships, and they are still ranked first in the probability of winning the championship.

In terms of chances of winning the championship, the Lakers rank first because they are the defending champions, the Kings rank second because they were the strongest team last year, and the Spurs rank third because they were born out of force. in the fourth.

There is no Eastern Conference team in the top four, and the Nets barely saved a little dignity for the Eastern Conference in the top five, ranking fifth in the probability of winning.

And then ... the Hawks are ranked sixth in the title odds.

After the ranking of this prediction came out, Liu Mang saw the news and felt that he had been fed a mouthful of pure milk produced by a certain milk giant. How poisonous it was, Liu Mang wrote an anonymous report letter that night and bought a $6.50 The overseas stamps, sent back to China, reported a wave of certain milk giants.

The U.S. Emperor’s privacy protection is very good, and it is anonymous. Liu Mang is not afraid of being discovered, because the surveillance is not so developed these days, and the United States is full of mailboxes. When he ran to the rented training hall in the morning, he found a The postbox on the side of the road carefully observed that there was no monitoring, and then I took it out of my purse and threw it in. The content was also written in English, and it was specially written very computerized, and it was written one by one.

Now that the US imperial media fed the Eagles with tainted milk, Liu Mang thought of this, so he wanted to fight for the health of the children in China, so Liu Mang sent it to Hong-Kong’s newspaper, not the mainland. It started to do evil, and it was not until 2008 that the Hong-Kong area began to be exposed.

There are some things that can’t be done, but Liu Mang is still willing to give it a try. As for the effect, I don’t know, but I’m sorry if I don’t do it, at least I have to try it for peace of mind.

Aside from being fed tainted milk, some of the media predicted that Liu Mang was quite happy.

MVP prediction, Duncan No. 1 suspense.

For the Most Improved Award, Reid and Arenas compete for glory, and Arenas has better and more comprehensive data and a greater advantage.

The best rookie, Yao Ming has a bit more advantage, good record and better statistics.

Defensive player of the year, Ben Wallace is finally invincible.

The best coach, Popovich, Adelman, Carlisle, Byron - Scott, the four are regarded as the best coach favorites.

There is also the best team. Except for Raheem, no one else in the Eagles is considered to have a chance to enter the best team, and only Ratliff is considered a candidate for the best defensive team.

However, in terms of the best sixth man, Liu Mang has a big advantage. This year's sixth man in the league did not perform well. Only Bobby Jackson of the Kings averaged 15+3+3 per game. Among all the substitutes in the league, except Liu Mangwai, the only player with an average of 15+ per game.

Liu Mang is considered to have an 80% chance of winning the best sixth man again.

The 20% chance is not because Bobby Jackson's performance can threaten Liu Mang, but because the best sixth man is even more difficult than the MVP!

In the past 20 years, the MVP streak, if you count Duncan who is about to win the streak MVP, there are five players with the regular season MVP streak, including Larry Bird's triple streak.

As for the best sixth man, there are only two people who can get it for two consecutive years. The strongest player before Ski, Detref Schramf, averaged 16.1+8 and 17.3+9 per game in two years.

This is put on many teams, all of which are core insiders. Only with such data can they get the best sixth man in a row.

Liu Mang has an 80% chance of being able to rely on his average of 19+3.4+5.5 per game this year. If rebounds and assists do not improve so significantly, even if he averages 19 points per game this year, he can even be the best sixth man. The odds are at best 50/50 with Bobby Jackson.

Liu Mang seemed to see another talent skill fragment beckoning to him!

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The two days of training passed quickly.

On April 21, the opening game of the playoffs came.

After the tactical training in the morning, the Eagles will give the players a holiday in the afternoon. Of course, they can either play in the hotel or go to the training hall for training. There is no other choice. The Eagles coaching staff prefers to let the players rest , All the preparations that can be done are done, and the next thing is to use the game to speak.

Most of the Eagles chose to go back to the hotel to rest, only Liu Mang was still practicing for turning around and jumping.

The playoffs are going to start!

He can no longer pretend to be a substitute. Although his offensive organization has not been affected, his personal offense has declined to a certain extent.

Although due to Liu Mang's previous performance, his threat is still there, but Liu Mang can't expect his opponent to make mistakes in judgment. After finishing the regular season, his three-point ability value has been raised to 84 with difficulty. It is basically impossible to reach 85 in a few days , The main reason is that this year's record is too miserable, and the rewards are pitifully small. Except for averaging 5+ assists and getting 10,000 superstar points, the others add up to more than 5,000 points. This year's playoffs, I can only rely on myself!

Fortunately, there are still some props that can be used, and Liu Mang also has a skill upgrade card that can be upgraded to a full skill. What he wants to upgrade is the turnaround jumper, which can be combined with low-post singles to give himself a little more offensive threat.

At the same time, if the ability value can be raised to more than 80 by upgrading skills, the bench bandit will be invalid and get a chance to draw a mid-level superstar value.

Now Liu Mang has 28,328 superstar points, and he has 2 mid-level superstar point lottery draws. He dare not use them lightly unless he has to. At least against the Pistons, Liu Mang feels that the team has the strength to beat them, so whether it is a star card or a superstar point lottery, All save flowers.

After training until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mang felt that it was almost time to rest. The body can recover its strength with physical potions, but the spirit also needs to rest well to prepare for tomorrow's opening match!

Just because it's an away game, you can't just think of one win and one loss to grab the home court advantage. Liu Mang's goal is to win both games!

At the same time, this is also the goal of the Eagles. Without pressure, there is no motivation. The Eagles have nothing to worry about now, and they can just go to the end with the Pistons!

Moreover, first of all, you have to get enough momentum. You swept the Pistons last season. So what if you do it again this year?

After returning to the hotel, Liu Mang took a bath, and then went to his teammates who had nothing to do and gambled to relax, and made two bets. He decided that there was no luck in betting, and he lost both bets. Liu Mang gave up decisively. Stand by and watch them win the bet.

At 5:30, Liu Mang returned to the room, ready to watch the league's No. 1 Spurs playoff opener! Before the game, Liu Mang called Yao Ming to cheer him on. Although it was impossible to win against the Spurs, he still gave Yao Ming some encouragement.

The time in the United States is different from that in China. The BJ time is unified in China. The east and west of the United States have their own time. Detroit uses New York time, and San Antonio uses Los Angeles time. There is a difference of three hours. Los Angeles time is 2:30 in the afternoon. The team's Texas Civil War is about to start!

Just when Liu Mang was full of anticipation of Yao Ming's performance against Duncan in the playoffs, suddenly, a system prompt came.

"Ding...the system releases the series mission: I'm already thinking about my opponent for the next round..."