Chapter 958 957. Four Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals!

They fought hard and didn't decline.

This is the Bulls. They were hit too hard in the first game. They wanted to beat the Hawks with full confidence, but they were beaten by more than 30 points.

The key is that Eddy Curry is a magical man. He gave up when he said he would. In order to get a big contract, he didn't pass the ball when he was double-teamed. He shot without any effort and didn't save his energy. He took as many points as he could and rested when he was tired.

The Bulls began to lock Liu Mang on the outside. McGrady easily organized the offense and quickly defeated the Bulls.

Although Liu Mang played for 29 minutes and only scored 18 points, McGrady scored 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the Hawks to easily beat the Bulls 101-86 and win two consecutive games.

On May 7, the Hawks came to the United Center in Chicago to play. It was okay that the Bulls didn't cheer when they were away, but when they were at home, the cheers were from the opponent.

Bulls fans had Jordan, and it has not been many years since the last three consecutive championships. In their impression, the Bulls should be like when Jordan won three consecutive championships. Although the current Bulls are very good, the fans are still not satisfied.

In contrast, they prefer Liu Mang, the "direct disciple" of Boss Joe. After Liu Mang beat them by 58 points, they began to cheer for Liu Mang.

It is quite powerful for the Bulls to gather a group of quasi-first-class stars together, but the cruel reality is that such a team of quasi-first-class stars can only be exchanged for one superstar.

And as long as there is a team offering a superstar, the Bulls will definitely change it immediately without hesitation.

Bulls fans are looking forward to the day when Liu Mang will come to Chicago to play. Liu Mang appears in the United Center with McGrady next to him. At this time, Bulls fans are getting more and more dissatisfied with their own players.

The Bulls players were upset at first because the fans at the scene turned against them. After a fight, they still couldn't win. Although they restricted Liu Mang like in the second game, the Hawks still had McGrady and Jason Terry, one of whom could break through and pass, and the other soared in the playoffs. They took advantage of Liu Mang's defense to play beautiful series data.

Seeing the two shameless guys brushing data happily, Liu Mang hated it! How could there be such teammates.

After four games, except for the first game where he unexpectedly beat the opponent and got a 30+ triple-double, Liu Mang scored more than ten points in each game. After the Bulls' morale withered, they blocked Liu Mang's scoring and didn't care about anything else.

There was not much suspense in this round of the series. In the third game, the Hawks narrowly defeated the Bulls 97 to 89, and in the fourth game, the Hawks defeated the Bulls 114 to 90.

Liu Mang averaged 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game, McGrady averaged 25 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists per game, and Jason Terry averaged 18 points and 3 assists per game. The Hawks swept the Bulls 4 to 0!

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The Hawks have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for four consecutive years, which is not unexpected.

Originally, even if the Heat advanced to the second round, it would at most put some pressure on the Hawks, and they might win one or two games, breaking Anthony's record of winning over Liu Mang once in the 03 generation. When it came to the Bulls, people only expected the dark horse to bring a different feeling.

But the dark horse was not dark enough. After the first game, people were not very interested in the series between the Hawks and the Bulls.

The focus was on the series between the Suns and the Mavericks.

Two offensive teams with completely different playing styles played a beautiful series.

Nash was so excited to win the MVP and his opponent was the Mavericks who humiliated him. He was in very good shape and led his teammates to fight an offensive war with the Mavericks.

After the first four games, both teams scored more than 110 points in all four games, which were all high scores.

After four big games, the Suns and Mavericks tied 3-1. The Mavericks failed to defend their second home court. In the fourth game of the series, Nash gave Mavericks fans a big surprise at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, scoring 48 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. When the Mavericks tried to cut off Nash's connection with others, Nash made 19 of 33 shots and scored 48 points, helping the Suns win an away game 128-117 and take a 3-1 lead.

The Spurs swept the Supersonics...

Before Stoudemire developed his mid-range shot and Duncan's condition declined significantly due to a foot injury, the Suns' three-point team was beaten by the Spurs. In the original time and space in 2006, the Mavericks were able to beat the Spurs because Nowitzki bullied Duncan and made him unable to jump. In the series, he averaged 13 rebounds per game, and the score was only 3-4. If Ginobili hadn't committed a mistake in the decisive battle, it would be hard to say who would play against the Heat in 2006.

The Spurs are very good at dealing with this type of opponent. The Supersonics, who mainly use outside shooting and space cuts to score, encountered the most prosperous year of the three horses now, and were swept.

In the other semifinal of the East, Rahim failed to continue his "dominance" over the Pistons. The Pistons beat him 3-0 at the beginning of the series. In the fourth game, Rahim struggled for a while. He scored 27 points and 22 rebounds in a single game to help the Magic defend a home court with a score of 98-95, but it was just a survival. A comeback from a 0-3 deficit has never happened in NBA history.

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On May 8, the Hawks returned to Atlanta and began to prepare for the next Eastern Conference Finals.

It is almost certain that the opponent is the Pistons. The Magic have no chance of a comeback at 1-3. The Hawks coaching staff can finally prepare for the series with peace of mind.

This year's playoffs were really tough for the Hawks coaching staff. They didn't decide whether to play the Wizards or the 76ers until the last game. They were ready to play the Heat in the second round, but the Bulls were upset. Now they can finally prepare for the game against the Pistons with peace of mind.

We've made it to the Eastern Conference Finals!

Returning to the Phillips Arena at noon on the 8th, owner Price gave a long speech to encourage morale. Seeing that the players were yawning and about to fall asleep, he knew what to do.

As a boss, you always like to brag about the company's "performance", otherwise you don't feel like a boss, so even though you know the players don't like to hear it, you still talk about it every time you advance.

"... We have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for four consecutive years. This year, like in previous years, the club will double our bonus. When we make it to the finals, I will double it from my account!" Price said something that the players loved to hear.

Sure enough, Liu Mang and others who were dozing off with their arms on the table and their heads propped up woke up immediately.

"The boss is so generous! We want to win the championship!"

"The boss is awesome..."

"The boss is generous..."

Enjoying the flattery of his own players, Price nodded with satisfaction. Being a boss is the most enjoyable thing...

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After the meeting, Liu Mang was going to go home to catch up on his sleep. After advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals last night, the locker room interview was open. Liu Mang didn't go back to the hotel to sleep until after 2 o'clock. He got up early in the morning to take a chartered flight back to Atlanta. Now he is sleepy.

But a guy next to him suddenly became very talkative, asking the Pistons what they need to pay attention to, asking non-stop.

"Tracy, what's wrong with you today? It seems very active!" Liu Mang complained, not wanting to send this guy back.

"We are going to play in the Eastern Conference Finals, how can we not be excited!" McGrady entered the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, and he was a little nervous. He was considering whether to change his hairstyle? Or buy new clothes? But would it not seem too unstable, would it be seen that this was the first time to play in the Eastern Conference Finals... It seemed that people knew this without even looking...

"Eastern Conference Finals... You are talking about the Pistons, what's so exciting about playing against the Pistons, just play like that." Liu Mang responded casually, "Get in the car quickly."

"Ace, the Pistons have 63 wins! A very strong opponent!" McGrady emphasized, "I have to be fully prepared!"

"Uh... What preparations do you want to make?" Liu Mang didn't know what to say, so he asked perfunctorily.

"Ace, you have a lot of experience playing against the Pistons, can you tell me how you beat them before? I'll study it carefully." McGrady asked very seriously, even wearing glasses, and taking out paper and pen.

Seeing McGrady so serious, Liu Mang was a little overwhelmed...

This first-rounder who has never seen the world, it's too troublesome to play with him!

"Ahem," Liu Mang cleared his throat: "Hold the pen, I'll tell you the key points."

McGrady nodded, very seriously preparing to listen to every word Liu Mang said.

"Next, I'm going to tell you the ultimate tactic to deal with the Pistons. It's the hidden secret that has helped us beat the Pistons for three consecutive years... Give the ball to Ace, win, and go home!"