There were already crowds of people inside and outside Phillips Arena as early as after lunch. The Eagles' playoff opener started at 3:30 pm New York time. Fans arrived early, and the warm-up started an hour before the game started.

Performance.

There is no shortage of tickets in the playoffs, so the box office statistics are based on the regular season. The teams that reach the playoffs are all strong teams. When the popularity reaches the playoffs, when the weather has begun to dry out, fans

It’s already getting dry!

Looking at the majority of the fans wearing special Eagles T-shirts, Liu Mang said he had calmed down.

He endured it for the three percent portrait fee!

The Eagles have signed agreements with the scattered manufacturers that sell "Rogue League" T-shirts, and started producing the Eagles' version of the "Rogue League" T-shirts a month ago, and Liu Mang

He was the last one to know. The boss gave him 3% of the portrait fee, which was considered a very moral way to buy Liu Mang's sense of belonging.

After all, this thing was created by the fan alliance formed by fans. Liu Mang can't win the lawsuit. The team does business with the "rogue alliance" and can bypass Liu Mang. It doesn't matter if they give 3%.

The team gave it to him, but the team "fighted" for Liu Mang.

It can be regarded as Liu Mang's endorsement. They have already registered a trademark. If they don't provide the endorsement fee, they can still sue him for using his fame to sell jerseys. But after the endorsement fee is paid, there is nothing to sue.

Didn’t you see that Jordan sued Qiaodan Sports and lost the lawsuit? Qiaodan Sports is still selling prosperously in the mid-to-low-end sneakers and sports equipment markets around the world.

Seeing how popular it was, with an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 T-shirts sold today, Liu Mang said he didn't recognize these fans!

So angry!

Fight a cartoon dragon to cool off!

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Before the game started, Adam Silver, the vice president officially sent by the NBA and the chief executive officer with a long invoice, came to present two banners to the Hawks, the division championship and the division championship. Two hours later in the Western Conference, the Spurs

The team will also usher in countless conference championships, division championships, and one more regular season championship banner. It was another vice president Tatum who presented the award to the Spurs.

If you win the playoff division championship, there will be a flag and a trophy...

Liu Mang remembered watching a documentary called Dynasty Memory. In it, the regular season flags of the Spurs, Celtics, and Lakers were already hanging all over the court, and some were still hanging on the entire wall of the president's office.

banner.

The division championship flag and the division championship flag were raised. Amidst the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, the pre-game activities were over and the game was about to begin!

As the leader of the locker room, Muhammad is doing pre-game mobilization.

"We can't be careless! The opponent is missing a superstar, so we can't be careless because of this. We must work harder to deal with them as soon as possible! Defeat them with the strongest strength! Our goal is the championship! We can't waste time here!"

A very domineering and contagious pre-game motivator.

Following the referee's urging, players from both teams came to the court.

The Eagles' lineup remains unchanged.

The Raptors fielded a lineup of Alvin Williams, Dell Curry, Maurice Peterson, Antonio Davis, and Hakeem Olajuwon.

Form a twin tower with Antonio Davis and Olajuwon, and two insiders who are strong defensively or have some strength left in the past to form a twin tower.

Obviously the Raptors did not choose to surrender because of Carter's reimbursement!

After the game started, the Raptors chose to respond defensively. Olajuwon sat at the basket and focused on protecting the basket. Antonio Davis concentrated on his hardworking power forward job, ferociously assisting everywhere inside the three-point line.

Defense, full of impact.

The Raptors just played defense, and the offense revolved around Dell Curry.

There were no superstars or very good organizers, so the famous coach Lenny Wilkens used the Pacers' classic tactics, using Dell Curry's precise running three-pointers, and the whole team gave him a pick-and-roll.

Teammates on the weak side and behind the pick-and-roll make cuts, and Alvin Williams organizes and distributes the ball.

This style of play is similar to the future Cavaliers' offensive tactics around Korver. Korver does not necessarily have to score many points. His running position and the pick-and-roll given to him are both good ways to create mismatched defenses and air-cutting opportunities.

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However, there is still a difference. It is James who passes the ball next to Korver. James breaks through and scores the ball when Korver has attracted most of the defensive attention. The effect is not that Alvin Williams passes the ball after his luck.

Comparable.

But this is the best the Raptors can do.

With this style of play and constant pick-and-rolls, the Raptors not only show a tough stance on the defensive end, but are also full of physical confrontations on the offensive end!

The Eagles really didn't expect it at first. They thought they were focused enough, but they didn't expect that the other side would become more active after losing their star player!

Even... because Carter, who has a mediocre defensive attitude, is no longer there, the defensive end becomes more energetic! The offensive end lacks a player who holds the ball for a long time, and the offensive end plays very selflessly, although it does not have Carter's shooting and shooting skills that are a level above others.

Breakthrough ability, but he does seem to be playing smoothly.

Unexpected!

According to the on-site commentary, fans didn't think the Raptors had any chance of beating the Hawks, but after a few minutes of play, the Hawks took the lead in calling a timeout.

4 to 7! The Eagles came up and played for 4 minutes and only scored 4 points!

Not too far behind, but they only scored 4 points in 4 minutes, which is unacceptable for the Eagles, who ranked third in the league in scoring during the regular season!

Obviously, although the Hawks paid attention to this game, they did not expect the Raptors' defense to be so... powerful? Or so fierce!

Lenny Wilkens, a famous NBA coach of the older generation, is almost 70 years old. He won the NBA championship as early as the 1970s and won the NBA championship with the Hawks during their last peak in the 1993-94 season.

Coach, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, these two teams have reached their peak performance so far, he is the head coach, and the coaching level is naturally very high.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He knows that the Raptors have to fight for strength, and even if Carter is here, they are no match for the Eagles.

But having coached the Hawks to the playoffs last season and nearly being swept in the first round, he is well aware of the Hawks' huge weakness.

I haven’t played in the playoffs much, so I’m not used to the further competition in the playoffs!

So he took advantage of the Hawks' weakness and sent Olajuwon, who was still a deterrent under the basket, and Antonio Davis, Reggie Miller's bodyguard back then, two twin tower guards who were good at providing a lot of physical confrontation.

Alvin Williams and Maurice Peterson were on the inside and outside, which greatly amplified the Eagles' unsuitability for playoff competition! The Eagles were caught off guard at the start.

In fact, if the Raptors had not been swept by the Hawks in the regular season, they might have been seventh in the Eastern Conference. The original historical trajectory was like this. In the first round of the playoffs, they played against the Pistons, who were supposed to be second.

They didn't lose until the fifth tiebreaker. The point difference in each game was extremely small, which brought huge trouble to the Pistons.

The strategy is the same. That Pistons team made the playoffs four times in the past decade only when Grant Hill was still around, each time getting out of the first round, and a lot of trades left most of the players with nothing.

With experience in the playoffs, rookie coach Carlisle was well educated by the old coach, especially Stackhouse, who shot less than 30% in the series.

Moreover, the Raptors only lost three points in the fifth game. If it weren't for Pistons veteran Clifford Robinson's key block and steal layup at the last moment, the Pistons would have been defeated by seven points.

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"Sharif, you did a great job, you are very tough on the defensive end, but you have to be a little tougher! Jason, you did a great job, keep following that pitcher..." Coach Kruger kept encouraging the players, and suddenly heard the scene.

Cheers.

Why are you cheering?

Could it be!

Coach Kruger turned around and saw that Liu Mang had already gone up to practice shooting.

This kid!

Coach Kruger had no intention of replacing him so early. The playoffs and the regular season are only two days apart, but from the start of today, the level of confrontation in the playoffs is completely different from the regular season! Even if the opponent is the first

Eight, don't underestimate it. Although black eight is a miracle, it will be bad if the boat capsizes in the gutter. He wants the main force to survive the opponent's main force first, so that when Liu Mang comes on the field, it will be easier to face the opponent's substitute lineup.

However... thinking of Liu Mang's aggressive style of play, Coach Kruger changed his mind when he looked at Liu Mang who was practicing shooting excitedly.

"Jason, you don't have to guard the opponent's pitcher anymore. You have to think of ways to increase pressure on the opponent's point guard and prevent him from passing the ball so easily..."

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After the timeout, the Eagles replaced Dean Grove with Liu Mang, replacing all five main players in advance.

It's not time for substitutions yet for the Raptors. In the playoffs, the main players will play a lot more minutes than in the regular season.

Liu Mang excitedly ran back and forth in the frontcourt, taking Alvin Williams everywhere.

The playoffs are here!

Playoffs!

Playoff debut!
Chapter completed!