Chapter 529 528. Can't Wait!

Hilton Atlanta.

In the conference room rented by the Pistons, coach Carlisle was not there, and the three core players Billups, Hamilton, and Ben Wallace were having a small meeting in private.

"Chauncey, Richard, have you seen Liu's interview?" Ben Wallace said in a low tone with anger.

"I know." Billups expression did not change much.

Hamilton was silent and did not speak.

"I don't want to give up!" Ben Wallace punched the table angrily, and the ashtray fell to the ground.

"Liu is too arrogant! This son of a bitch is so hateful! I must crush him..." Ben Wallace swears angrily.

Originally, the Eagles' black eight would be black eight, and the Pistons lost to the Eagles, although it will leave a black history on the black eight list that will never be erased.

But this time the Eagles Black Eight is very different from the previous Nuggets and Knicks Black Eights. The Sonics had a huge record of 21 wins and were blacked out. The Heat were temporarily formed after being suspended. The Knicks have a black eight, so the two teams will be nailed to the list that will always be ridiculed.

And this time the Eagles, they were the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference last season. In the second half of this season, they have already played the strength of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Only the Nets dare to say that they can compete with them. The key point is that the Eagles have already swept away last season. After the Pistons, this year the Eagles still have two important reinforcements and the core lineup continues to improve. Even if the Pistons are hacked, it is not a big deal. People are more willing to marvel at the strength of the Eagles. Indeed, they are really the East One of the two strongest teams.

It should be said that if the Eagles are black eight, they will be black if they are black.

But Liu Mang actually came out at this time and said that he was already thinking about the next round. If this trash talk is successful, it will be forever condemned like Pippen's postman who does not work on weekends and Big Bird's lore here. Fans remember!

The Pistons will forever be nailed to the list of shame!

Looking at Ben Wallace who kept cursing, Hamilton remained silent. His character is like this, which doesn't mean he has no emotions.

After Billups waited for Ben Wallace to finish scolding, he thought about it too, and said to his two teammates: "I don't want to admit defeat like this, Ben, you gather your teammates and let's start a team." Meeting."

Although Billups was beaten 3-0 by Liu Mang and was targeted by Liu Mang in three games, Billups still had a good impression of Liu Mang. Before the team, the opponent who valued him very much.

This is very different for Billups. After he came to the Pistons, he led the Pistons to No. 1 in the Eastern Conference. Of course, he is very happy to have his opponents recognize his strength.

But Liu Mang, the person who took the initiative to chat with him before the game and treated him as a real opponent before he made his fortune, Billups has a different affection.

The poor and humble friends should not be forgotten. At that time, Billups was still wearing the title of the No. 3 pick of parallel importers, and Liu Mang was only a rookie who had just entered the NBA for two months. , it is possible that not only will not be hated, but it will make the opponent feel respected. Billups has this kind of mentality. He doesn't know what status he has in Liu Mang's heart, but in his heart, Liu Mang is the first one to give him Respected opponent, Billups will never forget this rivalry.

So despite being abused by Liu Mang 3-0, Billups is more dissatisfied with his lack of strength and dissatisfaction with his team not having a truly suitable system, rather than how much hatred he has for Liu Mang .

But now, the issue of dignity has been involved. At the same time, if Ben Wallace's anger is not channeled away, Billups, a veteran tramp who knows the world, knows very well, otherwise his dignity will be ruthlessly crushed If he is under pressure, his firm foothold in the Pistons will also be shaken. He can gain a firm foothold in the Pistons mainly because of the support of Ben Wallace.

That being the case, let's fight!

Seeing that Billups was full of fighting spirit again, Ben Wallace was ecstatic and immediately responded.

Just when Ben Wallace was in a hurry to call his teammates, Hamilton heard something and asked suspiciously: "Chauncey, Ben, don't we call the coach when we have a meeting?"

"He has a way so we won't lose the Eagles in the playoffs for two consecutive years!" Ben Wallace was a little annoyed when he said this.

Unlike Hamilton, a catch-and-shooter who doesn't need the ball and plays selflessly, he can be integrated into any system of opportunities. If Ben Wallace wants to play his own advantages, he can only fall into positional warfare, but Coach Carlisle has always wanted to Turning the Pistons into a fast-paced team that combines offense and defense does not mean that Coach Carlisle is wrong. As a new-generation head coach, Coach Carlisle has a good vision.

But this doesn't fit well with Ben Wallace, the last few dinosaur-like centers in the league. During the honeymoon period.

The regular season this season is not bad, the Pistons are number one in the Eastern Conference, so there is nothing to complain about.

But in the playoffs, the flaws were immediately exposed, and there was no perfect defensive system for the Pistons. Ben Wallace's dissatisfaction with Coach Carlisle completely broke out.

Hamilton saw that Billups was noncommittal to Ben Wallace's words, which can also be regarded as acquiescence, and he didn't say much. He just thought that Coach Carlisle did have the ability, but it didn't make much difference who he played under. .

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After Liu Mang's interview about his opponent in the next round was exposed, basketball fans all over the world were stunned!

Too arrogant and crazy!

Moreover, what Liu Wei said about considering the opponent in the next round is different from what McGrady said about considering the opponent in the next round.

McGrady's original words are: If it is according to the rules of last season, I am already thinking about my opponent in the next round.

McGrady’s words only made the Pistons go berserk. The media didn’t think there was anything wrong at the time. After the Magic was reversed, several years later, McGrady still failed to break through the first round. Most of the media fans in the United States It seems that McGrady's words are full of sadness.

It was only later that the old fans at the beginning of the century began to fade out of the fan circle, and the new generation of fans found this news without knowing why, and then took it out of context, McGrady was hacked.

But Liu Mang this time, just wanted to be as crazy as possible, which shocked many fans.

Especially the local fans in Atlanta, who are used to Liu Mang's actions and are helpless. When they saw the news, they couldn't help covering their foreheads and looking at the ceiling.

Like Coach Kruger, their idea is: Can't we just easily eliminate the opponent like this, and let's stimulate the opponent!

But what can be done, the child who is used to by the family has to bear his strange problems.

The Eagles fans kept comforting themselves, and then began to organize the fans to cheer for the team in the fourth game. They couldn't watch the game with a smile like the third game. The opponent must have been irritated by Liu Mang. The momentum is suppressed.

Eagles fans can only do this, what else can they do? Could it be pointing at Liu Mang's nose and scolding him to keep a low profile?

He played so well in the first three games, what is there to scold, isn't it just a little arrogant, or the fans like himself are used to it.

and……

The Eagles fans were still a little excited, not to mention Liu Mang's arrogant declaration of promotion, the Eagles fans were helpless, and even more excited!

There has never been a star in the history of the Eagles who was so domineering when he entered the NBA. Even Wilkins was just a good-looking player. The strength is also incomparable with the current Eagles. The Eagles brought by Wilkins, the strongest year is the second round. The Eagles have already reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

Wilkins is great, but greatness belongs to greatness. His achievements are almost certain now, and the group of young people in the Eagles will soon surpass what Wilkins has achieved.

Liu Mang's arrogance stimulated the G-spot of his fans.

It's already arrogant, and the fans are also thinking about it. Wouldn't it be better to achieve this arrogant declaration of promotion?

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Gameday for the Hawks' Game 4 is April 30.

The first game on the 22nd, the second game on the 24th, the third game on the 27th, and the fourth game on the 30th.

I don't know if the league is so accurate in predicting that the Eagles will sweep the Pistons, or it is just such a coincidence that the fourth game between the Eagles and the Pistons is the last of the eight series in the first round to play the fourth game. The first four games of the other series were played on April 29, and only the Eagles were left on April 30.

The alliance must have their own thinking in arranging the schedule. For example, if there is a possibility of a sweep, the start of the second round must be postponed to May. Otherwise, it will not be a good thing for the alliance to finish the playoffs too early. .

Because of Liu Mang's declaration, the Eagles' relaxed team atmosphere became tense again.

When the Eagles players saw the news, they thought very similarly to the fans. They were helpless and a little excited. This brat pretends to be aggressive every day, but if the pretending is successful, he will become the famous trash talker in NBA history. Here, they will be remembered forever!

Thinking about it is still very exciting, so the Eagles players rekindled their fighting spirit to play against the Pistons, wanting to kill the Pistons in twos and threes, and achieve the title of "the strongest black eight in history" in the media's mouth.

During the two-day break, the Eagles were all preparing for the game, in order to win the title of the strongest black eight in history, and to help Liu Mang complete the pretense that had already been boasted.

This means that the Eagles have a good team atmosphere now, and they are used to Liu Mang doing things from time to time. If Liu Mang doesn't do something at this time, they are not used to it. natural reaction.

By 9:30 p.m. on April 29, the first four games of the other seven series had all been played.

In the west, after the Spurs lost a game at home, Popovich poured a bucket of poisonous milk into the Rockets, boasting that the young Rockets were floating, and then the Spurs came to Houston and released "a no one Emotional killer”——Tim Duncan, in the third game, Duncan beat Yao Ming expressionlessly in the away game with a quasi-quadruple-double data of 24 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 blocks. One point abused the Rockets to only 58 points.

The Rockets were beaten to the brink of collapse. They angered the emotionless Shi Buddha and the strongest player in the league in the past two years. The Rockets exploded on the spot.

In the fourth game, Duncan 32+20+6+6, continued to run wild, 82 to 70, the Spurs won two consecutive away games, easily took back the stolen home court advantage, and incidentally scored a big score of 3 To 1, get the series match point.

Yao Ming was like meeting Liu Mang's Billups. He paid a large amount of tuition for his first trip to the playoffs. He saw what is the number one power forward in NBA history, who can dominate a position and be the number one player in history. How scary is a human guy.

At the same time, the Spurs were also hated by the fans in China. The reason is very simple, because Duncan rubbed Yao Ming on the ground, and the friction was so great that he couldn't do it.

In addition, the current game of the Spurs is really ugly. Duncan scored 4 doubles and scored 32 points. The Spurs only scored more than 80 points and still won a big victory. How could the game be good?

Except for a very few fans who like to watch defensive tactics, most fans don't appreciate the Spurs' style of play at all.

Liu Mang saw that Yao Ming was miserably abused by Duncan, so he could only mourn for Yao Ming. Who told him to be in the West? In addition to Shaquille O'Neal, the most ferocious center in history, the four major power forwards are also in the West, making it to the playoffs. One hundred percent will meet one of them. No matter who it is, Yao Ming can't deal with it now. They will all end up being abused. We can only mourn for Yao Ming.

But the long experience of being abused is better than not making it to the playoffs, so Liu Mang mourned for Yao Ming for three seconds, and didn't take this matter to heart.

Similar to the crushing strength of the Spurs, the king's strength advantage over the Jazz is also obvious. Although Shuangsha worked hard, it didn't cause much trouble for the Kings. Except for the first game back in Salt Lake City, the Jazz held With one win and three losses in the first four games, the Kings lead the Jazz 3-1.

After the Lakers were abused for 28 points in the first game, they started to get angry in the second game. The little blacksmith and the big shark couldn't do anything else. It's rookie. Although the peak time has passed, the main reason is that the role players are old, and the two are still tyrannical.

After losing 28 points in the first game, in the next three games, Kobe averaged 35 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, and O'Neal averaged 28 points and 16 rebounds per game. For three consecutive games, the point difference was 16 points, 19 points, and 30 points. , in the final fourth game, the Lakers 120 to 90. After three hard work, they successfully retaliated against the Timberwolves with a larger point difference than the first game. The petty eyes of the little blacksmith and the big shark were fully displayed! The two put aside their conflicts, with the same petty mind and the same target of revenge, they caught Garnett and beat him up...

There are three rounds of series in the west, and there is basically no possibility of a comeback. They will not be idle and have nothing to do to taunt a wave of opponents. Basically, there is no suspense. The series may end in the first two days of next month. .

And the series between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers was wonderful. The defensive battle between you and me was very enjoyable. Old Nelson also started as a defensive player back then, but his head was too crazy and his prediction of basketball was too good. Twenty years later, basketball has been predicted. It led a wave of running and bombing in the early 1990s, but the rules are not conducive to small balls these days, and it still lost to Pat Riley's iron-blooded way.

But if you really want to play defense, the old Nelson is not afraid of anyone, and the former 76ers star, the 5th All-Defensive Team and the 4th All-Defensive First Team defensive master Maurice Cheeks led the Trail Blazers to fight to the end in every game , After the first four games, the two teams played evenly. They both relied on the home court advantage to hold on to the victory, and the tie was 2-2. The battle of Tianwangshan is about to begin. It is hard to say who can advance to the two teams. The odds are 1.8 to 1, and anyone who buys must be mentally prepared to lose. It’s not like the Rockets, Timberwolves, and Jazz who have advanced odds as high as 5 to 1. The Spurs, Kings, and Lakers have three teams that advance The rate has risen to 1 to 1.05, that is, if you buy a hundred dollars, you can only earn 5 dollars, and there is a tax of 1 dollar.

The situation in the first round of the Western Conference is already clear. In the Eastern Conference, apart from the Hawks leading 3-0, the Nets have already swept the Celtics out and become the first team to advance to the second round. The Bucks have a 3-1 lead. , After returning to the home court, the Bucks did not give the Pacers a chance, and they defended both home courts.

The only thing that seems to be in suspense is that the 76ers and the Hornets are evenly matched opponents. The four games were tied 2-2. Iverson, one of Jordan's successors, and the first generation of Jordan's successor, Mashburn, started a fight. In a fierce battle, Iverson averaged 26+4+9 per game, and Marsh averaged 31+3+4 per game, leading the teams to defend their home court. Next, the 76ers' home court will be the battle of Tianwangshan!

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After Liu Mang's shooting practice at home in the morning, he returned to his room and took a shower. He just came out and was about to go to the arena when Dinah ran over.

"Uncle, Uncle, come and see, there is news about you again." Dinah stuffed the newspaper into Liu Mang's hand.

Liu Mang looked at it, well, the Pistons are indeed furious.

The Pistons went to the Phillips Arena early this morning, trained early, and accepted interviews. They expressed in a passionate and indignant tone that they would never give up and would return to Detroit with a victory.

And Ben Wallace said that Liu Mang disrespected them too much, and wanted Liu Mang to shut up and take back his previous words.

And because of the Pistons' indignant performance, the media also launched a round of criticism against Liu Mang, saying that Liu Mang was too proud and angered the Pistons, making the series more difficult for nothing.

"Dinna, someone murdered your uncle!" Liu Mang said aggrievedly as he held Dinah in his arms.

What can Liu Mang do? The "Detroit Fury" special card of the Pistons is too tempting, the team series buff, who wouldn't want it?

Liu Mang has been afraid to accept interviews for the past few days, except that the local media in Atlanta prefer their own stars, and the Eagles fans prefer their own players. Most of the public opinion is criticizing him, which makes him really... He couldn't help but wanted to shoot, since he had already fired, if he was interviewed, he would have to comment on the entire playoffs and win everyone's hatred, so he held back.

Forcibly holding back his own nature, Liu Mang is so wronged now, holding the little Lolita and eating tofu to suppress his shock.

Dinah didn't know whether she was a child or her uncle was a child, so she comforted: "It doesn't matter uncle, kill them! We can win!"

"Um……"

Levia on the side silently picked up a piece of pizza that Dinah ordered. After thinking about it, she put the pizza down and decided to eat fruit. She has gained a little weight recently, so it’s better to lose weight. The weather is getting hotter and the weather is coming It's summer, and people are getting lazy. Seeing that Alexia started swimming and exercising in the swimming pool of the villa, Levia was so envious. It's good to be young, and it's too easy to gain weight after giving birth...

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After the reverse operation, Liu Mang set off to his home arena, the Phillips Center, after teasing the little Lolita.

The manifesto has been declared, and the Pistons have also entered a state of rage. The Pistons team that can come back after falling behind 1 to 3 has appeared. Although Liu Mang is confident that his team can beat the opponent, Liu Mang does not I didn't despise the Pistons because of this. If he was turned over like McGrady, God, he would be ridiculed and ridiculed by the fans for the rest of his life.

And Liu Mang wants to win the game at home, not to bring the game to Detroit, and not to give the Pistons any chance to comeback!

For Liu Mang, the most advantageous point is that this is his own home court, and his teammates are very focused on creating the strongest Black Eight miracle in history. Although the Pistons are in a state of rage, the Eagles are also fighting high!

At 11:00 noon, when Liu Mang entered the Phillips Arena, the Pistons had just finished their morning training and left the Phillips Arena for lunch. Everyone was acquainted. They had played 15 games in the past two seasons. But like strangers, they didn't say hello to each other when they met, including Billups, who now focused on the team and his own career prospects, as if he didn't see Liu Mang.

Liu Mang also ignored the other party, parked the car and walked directly to the training ground.

Now that Liang Zi has already tied the knot, why bother to greet each other hypocritically! It's not playing brother basketball...

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Liu Mang came to the training ground. There was no team training this morning. The coaching staff had already emphasized enough on the rest days of the previous two days. The team must have an absolute advantage. The only worry for the Eagles coaching staff is that the Pistons are going to die, and their players play loose and then get upset.

The team meeting was held at 11:30, and then it was lunch time. Liu Mang arrived at 11:00, which was a bit early. He happened to be wearing casual short sleeves, shorts and sneakers. Liu Mang practiced shooting for a while. Come one after another.

After Jason Terry came, he immediately ran to Liu Mang's side, and said in an unhappy tone: "Ace, you must call me for the next time you are in the limelight! You are too treacherous, you always show off yourself, today you again It’s in the headlines! What a blessing, it’s rare for me to make the headlines a few times a year!”

Liu Mang knew that Jason Terry was talking about the fact that the Pistons angered him in the morning, and his name was once again on the headlines of major media.

Liu Mang is so speechless, does he really think he likes being on the headlines?

"Okay, okay, Jason, I'll let you come next time, but first we have to win today's game, if we lose, then we will really be in the limelight." Liu Mang reminded.

"Of course! We are all ready! Get rid of the Pistons! But Ace, don't forget that you said you should bring the limelight! Don't lie to me!" Jason Terry emphasized this.

"Yes yes yes! I will definitely bring you!" Liu Mang said helplessly.

"Cough cough."

At this moment, there was a coughing sound coming from behind Liu Mang, and Liu Mang turned his head to see that it was Rahim, a sullen bastard, and said speechlessly, "Sharif, I'll call you when the time comes!"

After hearing this satisfactory reply, Rahim seemed as if nothing had happened, as if he had just passed by, turned and walked towards the meeting room...

Not to mention, with Jason Terry and Raheem making a fuss, Liu Mang's nervousness has eased a lot. The game starts at 6:30 pm, and there are still seven hours to go. Liu Mang's worry about the Pistons' reversal is reduced. Quite a few, the idea of ​​looking forward to the start of the game has deepened, and some can't wait to fight the furious Pistons!

How strong is this team that can reverse the peak McGrady 1 to 3?

Liu Mang felt that his big eagle... no, it was the big knife that was already hungry and thirsty!