Atlanta Hilton Hotel.

In the conference room rented by the Pistons, coach Carlisle was away, and the three core players Billups, Hamilton, and Ben Wallace were having a small meeting in private.

"Chauncy, Richard, have you seen Liu's interview?" Ben Wallace's low tone was filled with anger.

"I know." Billups' expression didn't change much.

Hamilton remained silent and did not speak.

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

"Liu is so arrogant! This bastard of a bitch is so abominable! I will definitely crush him..." Ben Wallace angrily spat out obscenities.

Originally, the Hawks' eight-digit loss was just that. If the Pistons lost to the Hawks, it would leave a black history on the eight-digit list that can never be erased.

But this time the Eagles were very different from the previous Nuggets and Knicks teams. The SuperSonics were defeated with a huge record advantage of 21 wins, while the Heat were temporarily formed after the suspension.

The Knicks are eight, so the two teams will be nailed on the list that will always be ridiculed.

As for the Hawks this time, they were number one in the Eastern Conference last season. In the second half of this year, they have become one of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Only the Nets can dare to say they can compete with them. The key is that the Hawks swept all three teams 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 Eastern Conference.

One of the two strongest teams.

If the Eagles are in trouble, they will be in trouble.

But Liu Mang actually came out at this time and said that he was already thinking about the next round. If this rubbish talk succeeds, he will be punished forever just like Pippen's postman not working on weekends and Big Bird's victory here.

Fans remember it!

The Pistons will always be on the list of shame!

Looking at Ben Wallace who kept cursing, Hamilton remained silent. This is just his character, but it doesn't mean he has no emotions.

After Billups waited for Ben Wallace to finish scolding him, he thought about it and said to his two teammates: "I don't want to admit defeat like this. Ben, gather your teammates together 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 very good impression of Liu Mang. Liu Mang was the first person to treat Billups before he came to the Pistons.

Before joining the team, he was an opponent who valued him very much.

This is very different for Billups. After he came to the Pistons, he led the Pistons to the first place in the Eastern Conference. Of course he was happy when his opponents recognized his strength.

But Billups had a different impression of Liu Mang, who took the initiative to chat with him before the game and treated him as a real opponent before he became famous.

We must not forget the friendship between the rich and the lowly. At that time, Billups still held the title of the third overall draft pick, and Liu Mang was only a rookie who had just entered the NBA for two months. In the NBA, we attach great importance to our opponents and guard against them to the death.

, it is possible that not only will he not be hated, but his opponent will feel respected. Billups has this kind of mentality. He doesn’t know what status he has in Liu Mang’s heart, but Liu Mang is the first to give him

A respected opponent, this rivalry is hard for Billups to forget.

So even though he was beaten 3-0 by Liu Mang, Billups was more dissatisfied with his lack of strength and the lack of a truly suitable system for his team than with how much he hated Liu Mang.

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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 homeless man who knows how to deal with the world, knows very well, otherwise his dignity will be ruthlessly crushed.

Under pressure, his hard-fought foothold in the Pistons would be shaken. He was able to gain a foothold in the Pistons mainly due to the support of Ben Wallace.

If that's the case, let's fight!

Seeing Billups regaining his fighting spirit, Ben Wallace was ecstatic and immediately responded.

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

"If he had a way, we wouldn't have been unable to beat the Hawks in the playoffs for two consecutive years!" Ben Wallace was a little angry when he said this.

Unlike Hamilton, a catcher and pitcher who doesn't need the ball and plays unselfishly, and can be integrated into any system, if Ben Wallace wants to take advantage of his own advantages, he can only fall into positional warfare, but Coach Carlisle has always wanted to

To build the Pistons into a fast-paced team that integrates offense and defense, it's not that Coach Carlisle has wrong ideas. As a new generation head coach, Coach Carlisle has a very good vision.

But this is completely incompatible with Ben Wallace, one of the last few dinosaur-like centers in the league. The first year was okay. It was rare for Ben Wallace to play in such a strong team, and his record was good.

In the honeymoon period.

This regular season is okay. The Pistons are first in the Eastern Conference, so there is nothing to complain about.

But in the playoffs, the shortcomings were immediately exposed. There was no truly perfect defensive system for the Pistons. Ben Wallace's dissatisfaction with coach Carlisle completely exploded.

Hamilton saw that Billups was noncommittal to Ben Wallace's words, which could also be seen as tacit approval. He didn't say much. He just felt that Coach Carlisle was indeed capable, but it didn't make much difference who he played under.

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After this interview in which Liu Mang was considering his opponents for the next round was exposed, basketball fans around the world were stunned!

Too arrogant and crazy!

Moreover, what Liu Mang said about considering the opponents in the next round is different from what McGrady originally said about considering the opponents in the next round.

McGrady's original words were: If it were according to the rules of last season, I would already be thinking about my opponents 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 were reversed, several years later, McGrady still didn't break through to the first round. Most media fans in the United States

It seems that McGrady's words are full of tragedy.

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

But this time, Liu Mang went as crazy as possible, which shocked many fans.

Especially the local fans in Atlanta, who were used to and helpless with Liu Mang's operations. When they saw the news, they couldn't help but cover their foreheads and look at the ceiling.

Like Coach Kruger, their thinking is: Can't we just eliminate the opponent easily like this, instead of stimulating the opponent!

But what can be done? If a child is spoiled by his own family, he will have 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 could not watch the game with smiles like in the third game. The opponents must have been angered by Liu Mang, and they must be beaten

The momentum was suppressed.

The Eagles fans can only do this, what else can they do? Are they going to point their fingers at Liu Mang’s nose and tell him to keep a low profile?

He played so well in the first three games. What's there to criticize? Isn't he just a little arrogant? This is something fans like me are used to.

and……

The Eagles fans are still a little excited. Not to mention Liu Mang's arrogant promotion declaration, the Eagles fans are helpless and even more excited!

There has never been a star in the history of the Eagles who was so domineering after entering the NBA. Even Wilkins back then was just a good-looking player. In terms of domineering, he was far from Liu Mang, and Wilkins was a member of the Eagles at the time.

The strength is also incomparable with the current Hawks. The Hawks brought by Wilkins had their strongest year in the second round. The Hawks already made the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

Wilkins is great, but greatness is great. His achievements are almost certain now. The young people of the Eagles will soon surpass Wilkins' achievements.

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

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

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The Eagles' fourth game is on 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 was so accurate in predicting that the Hawks would sweep the Pistons, or if it was just such a coincidence that the fourth game between the Hawks and the Pistons was the last of the eight series in the first round to be played in the fourth game.

The first four games of the other series were played on April 29, leaving only the Eagles game on April 30.

The league must have some considerations when arranging the schedule. For example, there may be a possible sweep, and the start of the second round must be postponed to May. Otherwise, finishing the playoffs too early will not be a good thing for the league.

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

When the Eagles players saw the news, they had very similar thoughts to the fans. They were helpless and a little excited. This brat pretends to be cool every day, but if he succeeds in pretending, he will become a famous trash in NBA history.

With words, they will be remembered forever!

It was exciting to think about it, so the Hawks players rekindled their fighting spirit to compete with the Pistons, wanting to kill the Pistons in two or three blows and achieve the title of "the strongest bad guy in history" in the media's mouth.

During the two days of rest, 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 he had already boasted about in Haikou.

This is because the Eagles have a good team atmosphere now, and they are used to Liu Mang causing trouble from time to time. If Liu Mang doesn't cause trouble at this time, they are not used to it. If Liu Mang makes trouble, they will wipe their butts.

a natural reaction.

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

Over in the West, after the Spurs lost a game at home, Popovich poured a bucket of poisonous milk into the Rockets, praising the young Rockets to the point where they were so excited, and then the Spurs came to Houston and released "A No.

"Emotional Killer" - Tim Duncan. In the third game, Duncan expressionlessly beat Yao Ming on the road, a near-quadruple-double of 24 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 blocks. The Spurs were 87 to 59 points behind.

The Rockets were beaten to only 58 points.

The entire Rockets team was beaten to the point of collapse, angering the emotionless Stone Buddha and the strongest player in the league in the past two years. The Rockets exploded on the spot.

In the fourth game, Duncan continued his rampage with 32, 20, 6, 6, 82 to 70. The Spurs won two consecutive away games, easily regaining the home court advantage that had been taken away, and by the way, the score was 3 to 1.
To be continued...