"Jason, I heard that your wife caught you and beat you for prostitution?"

"When did I go to whoring? Ace, don't talk nonsense. The coach heard that my playing time was gone. I finally met a weaker opponent... Wait, who was beaten by his wife?"

"If you still don't admit it, look at the bump on your forehead and the hairband can't stop it. You must have been beaten by your sister-in-law when you went to whore."

"I just said I didn't go to whoring... No! I wasn't beaten by my wife! Yesterday when we came to Philadelphia together, I didn't have a bandage on my forehead. I bumped into the door this morning! If you don't believe me, call your sister-in-law!"

"I understand, isn't it just a prostitute? It's normal for my sister-in-law to get caught and get beaten up. My sister-in-law will definitely not admit it..."

"I just said I didn't go whoring... No, I wasn't beaten by your sister-in-law! I'll get my cell phone and call your sister-in-law. You can ask her yourself!"

Jason Terry said and rushed into the tunnel.

Muhammad on the side couldn't stand it anymore and said to Liu Mang speechlessly: "Ace, stop teasing Jason."

"Isn't this boring!" Liu Mang said with a smile, "It's fun to tease Jason."

Muhammad was so speechless. Recently, the coaching staff strictly prohibited this kid from accepting interviews, especially after leading the 76ers 3-1. Before and after the game, the coaching staff, trainers, and teammates tried to prevent him from accepting interviews.

During the interview, I was afraid that he would provoke his opponent again, irritate his opponent, and increase the difficulty of advancement in vain.

So Liu Mang is really boring.

Today is May 21st, a wonderful and perfect day, but unfortunately there is no one to express my feelings to, and this kind of "pseudo-holiday" is not popular these days.

On May 10th, the Eagles started their first game of the second round. The Eagles played very focused in the first game and had a big explosion on the road. Raheem was the main attacker and dug inside, dragging the rhythm of the game into a positional battle.

The Eagles emphasize defense in this series and don't let the 76ers lead them into an offensive battle.

When the coaching staff announced the general direction of this series, Liu Mang felt strange. When did he play the 76ers, he actually had to think about not being dragged into a battle by his opponent?

But seeing the 76ers' current lineup and the fact that they averaged 104 points per game in the first round, Liu Mang didn't find it strange. If the 76ers let them get into their rhythm, it might be really dangerous.

Got it!

That's how the Hornets got themselves into it.

In the playoffs, the 76ers completely transformed into an offensive team. McCulloch, the only seven-foot center, was relegated to the sidelines by the 76ers. He was not in line with the team's rhythm. They sent out Iverson, Eric

-A pure offensive lineup of Snow, Kenny Thomas, Van Horn, and Derrick Coleman.

With this 76ers lineup, all we have to do is drag them into a positional battle. With Coleman and Van Horn only capable of mid-range and long-range shooting, all we have to do is guard Iverson, defend the basket, double-team Iverson, and guard Kenny-

Thomas and Eric Snow guard Van Horn's three-pointer, and Coleman can selectively leave him open, mainly flanking Iverson and guarding the basket.

This defensive strategy of the Eagles was the best defensive method seen in the several games the Hornets defeated the 76ers. It mainly focused on forcing Iverson not to organize the team's offense.

If the 76ers want to attack, they must use Iverson's organizational offense. The 76ers only have Iverson with real organizational ability. Although Snow averaged 6 assists per game this season, his assists

, almost always Iverson attracted the double team, passed the ball to him, the opponent filled his position, and he passed it to the shooter. Snow himself did not have the ability to attract double teams, and his shooting was not accurate.

The 76ers only have one person who organizes the offense, Iverson, who averages 44 minutes per game. If Iverson has no chance to organize the offense, the 76ers' offense will return to its original state, and the 76ers' defense has collapsed now.

Became an offensive team.

So the Hornets lost to the 76ers in the first two games, and they also found a way to deal with the 76ers. They know who the 76ers can let go and who they must guard. This is the most difficult part of the playoffs. The series is too long.

, weaker opponents can also find ways to win.

After the Hornets returned home, they defeated the 76ers twice at home, proving that this defensive method is feasible.

Home field advantage is very useful, as is advancing first. With home field advantage, the visiting team will be less prepared, but if they advance first, they can see the weaknesses exposed by the next opponent in the previous game, and the 76ers only have a short period of time.

It takes two days to prepare, not that much time to study.

During the six-day break, the Hawks studied the series between the 76ers and the Hornets, and watched the live broadcast. They brought back the Hornets' defensive strategy. This defensive strategy was applied to the Hawks, whose defense was much better than the Hornets.

, the effect was very good. In the first game between the two teams, the Eagles easily defeated the 76ers 99-87, directly regaining the home court advantage.

In the second game, the Eagles wanted to do the same, but Iverson went wild, scoring 51 points and 7 assists. In the fourth quarter, he scored 24 points, only 1 point less than the entire Eagles team scored. His wild performance allowed him to defend a home court.

, the Eagles reversed the game with 11 points in the final quarter and defended a home court 102-99.

But Iverson couldn't go berserk every game. After returning to the home court, the Eagles defended Iverson even more strictly. At the same time, Rahim saw Iverson, his opponent in the same class, break out in a reversal in the last game. Rahim

It also broke out when I returned to the home court. I scored 48 points in the third game and almost scored 50 points in the playoffs for the first time. Liu Mang was just delivering the ammunition and just handed the ball to Rahim. I was so happy.

With 13 points and 10 assists, the Eagles beat the 76ers by 25 points 110-85 at home. The strength gap was clearly demonstrated in this game.

By the fourth game, Iverson knew that his teammates were unreliable. These guys were old and weak. The only one, Snow, was still the type to defend the strong and attack the weak. Iverson could only fight on his own. At the beginning, he was really weak.

It gave the Eagles some pressure and got off to a 12-6 start.

At this time, Coach Kruger quickly replaced Muhammad with Jason Terry. The double point guard combination of Liu Mang and Jason Terry came on. Rahim moved to the power forward position. Liu Mang and Jia Mang

Terry and Terry made a sudden jump and I shot another, which brought out the tacit cooperation between the two and suppressed Iverson's explosive momentum.

The fourth game was the time for the Eagles' double wave in the backcourt. The two played the rest of the first quarter and the second and third quarters. Although Iverson scored 35 points in the three quarters, Liu Mang and Jason -

Terry scored 44 points and 10 assists in three quarters, leading the team to overtake the score. After three quarters, the Eagles led the 76ers 76-54 by 22 points. The 76ers surrendered in the final quarter. Iverson's 35 points in the three quarters were indeed amazing, but he is now

My teammates are really bad.

After the first four games, the Eagles led 3-1, continuing their strong performance.

In the fifth game, we came to Philadelphia again. The Eagles lost for the first time in this year's playoffs in this city. After coming here, Raheem went berserk again. Deep down, he was still very unhappy with Philadelphia and with the 76ers.

Although many years have passed, the resentment still exists.

In the summer of 1996, Raheem was also one of the favorites to be the No. 1 pick. Originally, Duncan was the first favorite, but Duncan decided to study for another year in college after his junior year, so Iverson, Marbury, Raheem, and Camby

The four of them became the favorites for the No. 1 pick, and maybe Little Blacksmith also counted. He performed best among all the players in the trial, but he promised that he would only go to big cities like Los Angeles, Boston, and Philadelphia, so except for the Lakers, they traded to the 13th pick.

No team dared to pick him, and the 76ers said they would be laughed at if they drafted a high school student instead of Iverson, Marbury, or Raheem, and they didn't pick Kobe either.

When Rahim heard the 76ers say this, he was looking forward to becoming the No. 1 pick, but the 76ers did not select him. He fell to the third pick. He has always been full of resentment towards the 76ers, but the 76ers were better than him in the past.

The team he is in is much better, and he has no chance to retaliate against the 76ers. This time the opportunity has come!

Rahim decided to deal with the 76ers in the fifth away game. He didn't want to take the game back to Atlanta, so he went crazy inside and caused damage.

Raheem went crazy, had a strong body similar to Garnett's and was willing to play in the paint. He beat Van Horn, a thin pitcher, to no avail. He scored 22 points in the first quarter, and Liu Mang could only stand aside.

Waving the flag to cheer, the boss wants the ball, so he can only give it to him! And he played well. Not only was he good on offense, but his defense against Iverson also made Liu Mang much easier on the defensive end. Iverson was blocked in the first quarter.

After scoring 1 of 8, the Eagles led 29-13 by 16 points in the first quarter, establishing an advantage in one fell swoop.

In the second quarter, Rahim continued to go berserk, but began to pass the ball, because the 76ers began to shrink. Liu Mang, Jason Terry and Prince came off the bench. The three of them shot swish from the outside.

The Chinese made a total of 10 three-pointers in the second and third quarters, defeating the 76ers.

After three quarters, the Eagles lead 85 to 55, leading by 30 points. Now only Raheem is left on the court, with Dean Grove, Prince, Boozer and Kevin Willis on the court.

, because Iverson on the 76ers refused to admit defeat and came up after being 30 points behind to narrow the point difference to 20 points. However, after Rahim came up, the point difference stabilized and hovered around 20 points. The Eagles

The team has no intention of sending its main players to continue to expand the score. It just needs to stabilize the score difference.

Liu Mang watched as he rushed into Rahim and Prince again and again, and fell down in the defensive circle surrounded by Kevin Wesley. He struggled to get a foul, but then Rahim rushed to the basket and

He was able to score easily or pass the ball and assist to open up the score that Iverson had finally recovered. Liu Mang was a little regretful that he could not have a real duel with Iverson who had strong teammates. Now the strength gap between the two teams is too big.

Got it!

The fans at the scene couldn't bear to see their stars struggling like this. The scene was very quiet, and many fans had already left one after another.

This year's regular season has the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference and ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference. 76ers fans are already very satisfied. They have reached the second round and could not be more satisfied. No one blames Iverson for leading such a group of people.

Old, old, weak teammates, what else can you do? The opponent has strong troops and horses. They just swept the Pistons and are in full swing. It is already a miracle that they can get a victory. Sometimes there are no playoffs all year long.

A 50-point miracle...

In the end, Iverson played the entire game and scored 45 points on 18-for-44 shooting. However, he lost to Raheem's comprehensive triple-double performance of 36 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. The Hawks defeated the 76ers 112-90, 4

The 76ers were eliminated with a big score of 1.

After being eliminated, Iverson walked to the player tunnel alone again, paying no attention to anyone.

Liu Mang didn't go to comfort Iverson or anything. First of all, the two were opponents, and then the opponent was Iverson. At this time, it was better to let Iverson lick his wounds. Liu Mang could only look forward to having a stronger player next season.

With a better team, Iverson can compete with a better Iverson.

Although Iverson is great personally now, the team is too inferior. Liu Mang feels that playing against the 76ers is too uncomfortable. He does not have the feeling of truly competing with Iverson. Liu Mang averaged 17 4 6 in 5 games.

In normal performance, although Iverson averaged 37 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, he failed to pose much of a threat to Liu Mang's team. Except for his strong 51 points in the second game, which reversed the Hawks once, it was a reversal in the final quarter, which was routine.

The 76ers led by Allen Iverson didn't even have a chance to resist.

Liu Mang didn't know when he had the mentality to compete with these superstars. He really wanted to stand in the same position to compete with superstars, just like Carmelo Anthony. He only wanted to compete with James, Kobe, and Wade.

He has the most fighting spirit. Although Liu Mang is not like Anthony who only picks a few superstars to explode. Liu Mang is more energetic when he abuses food. But I don’t know when he will start. Liu Mang also wants to compete with Iverson and Kobe.

A good showdown.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But now, Liu Mang knows that he is not strong enough to lead the team to sweep away opponents like Rahim. He can only be qualified to deliver ammunition and open up space.

Point guard, and Iverson didn't have Liu Mang's teammates, and he didn't even have a few high-quality teammates.

Liu Mang could only comfort himself. Regret is also a kind of beauty...

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The Eagles advance to the conference finals first in the East!
To be continued...