"Icephobia"

This new word that emerged this season once again became popular in the basketball circles around the world after the start of the series between the Hawks and the Pistons.

Just like the two generations of dragon-slaying warriors Kobe Bryant and LeBron James in history, the Pistons are now dubbed the title of "Icephobia", and it is confirmed!

They were all beaten into internal strife!

The Hawks easily defeated the Pistons in the first game of the playoffs, which was not beyond the fans' expectations and everyone thought it was normal.

Although fans had predicted that the Pistons would explode, they didn't think the Pistons could win on the road. Every home game of the Hawks this season was as stable as a weight. The fans thought the Pistons would explode, but they were just the Pistons.

It can stir up some trouble on the road and cause some trouble for the Hawks, and they won't lose as badly as they did in the playoffs in the past two years.

Liu Mang's task is to beat the Pistons by at least 15 points. The fans' expectation is that the Pistons can lose within 15 points. In the face of the Hawks' strong strength this season, losing by more than 10 points in an away game is not bad.

Well, at least it gives me the confidence to fight when I return to the home court.

But if the Hawks still beat the Pistons, fans would think it's normal. After all, the gap in strength between the two teams is not just about lineups and tactics, but mainly about confidence.

To be honest, the Pistons' real strength is not that much weaker than the Hawks, not so weak that they can't even fight back.

This season's NBA is the best of times and the worst of times. Young stars are coming up one by one or are about to come up. Except for a very few teams, most of the teams in the league are playing very balanced games.

In basketball, some role players also shine; similarly, many veterans fade away sadly.

The overall strength of the NBA this season can be said to be the strongest in the history of the NBA. As of this season, there has not been any season where there are eight teams competing for the championship, and the top four in the East and West. Overall, the record is very balanced.

The Pistons, Nets, and Pacers in the Eastern Conference are almost equal in strength. Any two of the three teams playing against each other will be a fierce battle. Although the Nets only have 44 wins, they will not be worse than the Pistons and Pacers. Even because of two consecutive games.

The experience of reaching the finals in 2016 will give me a slight advantage.

These teams are not so weak that they can't fight back against the Eagles. If all psychological factors are put aside, they can at least cause trouble for the Eagles.

For example, if the Pistons can perform as excitingly as they did against the Hornets, it is not impossible to win one or two games.

The fact that the Eagles were able to win 70 games can be said to be a stroke of luck. One-third of the season, no team would have thought that the Eagles would have any hope of winning 70 games, nor would they have thought that the Eagles would do that.

Yes, because at the beginning of the season, the strong teams discovered that the situation in the NBA this year was very short.

When Liu Mang shouted that he wanted to win 68 games, people mostly laughed at him, but when other teams really realized that the Eagles were serious about it, it was too late to stop them.

The Eagles are extremely stable at beating opponents, and they are not timid against strong teams. In addition, they are already strong. In a league where everyone thinks that the strength of strong teams is very "balanced", they have the right time, place, and people.

70 wins, it can be said that those who are prepared are lucky enough to get 70 wins naturally.

The Pistons were crushed when they met the Hawks, mainly because their confidence was shattered.

But no matter what the reason was, after the first game, although the fans were a little disappointed that they couldn't see the Pistons' revenge against the Hawks and causing some trouble for the Hawks, they didn't think it was a big surprise.

The topic that fans are most concerned about now is not the outcome of this series, but the internal strife of the Pistons!

The final exchange between Stephen Jackson and Larry Brown was broadcast live almost all over the United States because it was the first game of a playoff series. Domestically, after Yao Ming was eliminated in the first round, the live broadcast was mainly by OK and Wang Zhizhi.

The game between the Lakers and the Hawks with Liu Mang, that scene has been heard by fans in China and the United States...

Although most domestic fans couldn't understand it, the commentator did the translation.

How will the scolding incident between Larry Brown and Stephen Jackson end? This is what fans are interested in!

The altercation between the two was more difficult to end than the altercation between Larry Brown and Iverson last time. They were both directly at each other's throats and unwilling to cooperate with each other. It was like you or me.

The key is that Stephen Jackson no longer receives a salary from the Pistons. Even after the first round and advancing to the second round, bonuses have been paid. There is no salary in the playoffs, and it is impossible for Stephen Jackson to implement it.

The player option for this season and his performance this season cannot be retained by a salary of two to three million.

Therefore, it is not Stephen Jackson who is more passive. He has already made use of the overall strength of the Pistons and the lack of small forwards, and has no worries. Although his reputation will be affected by the scolding incident with the head coach,

His reputation is not that good to begin with... and he is a championship small forward. He told reporters directly after the game: "I have won a championship, what has he won?"

Now he passively becomes Larry Brown!

But Larry Brown is a very arrogant person. In his opinion, he is the head coach who led the team to the finals. The Pistons, who were cheated, will not win if they don't listen to him. They don't feel at all that they are

What is the problem.

Both of them were holding on, and no one was willing to give in.

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One day's rest is obviously not enough for the Pistons to solve their internal strife.

International Labor Day, this year Liu Mang can finally take a day off.

As a melon-eater, Liu Mang opens a small account from time to time to reply to various posts in the forums of major websites, doing all kinds of blackmail, pretending to be a Pistons fan... and seeing comments praising him,

Like it all... Some forums have a new feature, which is to add a fixed tail at the end of the reply.

Liu Mang’s little tail is: My male god Ace-Liu...

On this day, the battle between Webber and Garnett last night was ignored. In the evening, the Lakers and Spurs played at 2-0, and the Pacers and Nets played at 1-1. They were all ignored.

Except for the Bad Boys era, the Pistons have never received so much attention.

By May 2, the Pistons still couldn't find a solution. In the afternoon, Larry Brown announced to the media that Stephen Jackson had been suspended for one game because he refused to participate in yesterday's team training.

This is a big deal. When there are two games in three days on the road, there is basically very little training. Especially in the playoffs, it is all about running tactics on the day of the game. At other times, even when preparing for the game, I watch videos and study tactics.

Mainly, physical fitness is a very critical issue in the playoffs. The Pistons love to use five players to death, so they should rest.

Larry Brown's training plan has been criticized, and now he has suspended the team's strongest forward!

Of course, Stephen Jackson has also been criticized. As a professional player, refusing to participate in training, no matter what the reason is, will have a great negative impact. O'Neal is so strong that he is criticized for not loving training, let alone Stephen Jackson.

With all the farce going on, how can the Pistons players, who are in the midst of civil strife, think about playing basketball?

When it came time for the game in the evening, the Pistons players were still playing seriously and with professional ethics, but it was obviously time-consuming to go up one by one, unable to score offensively, and unable to defend defensively.

Tonight is the easiest time for Liu Mang to face the Pistons. Although he has beaten the Pistons many times and has good statistics, he has never played easily because the opponent's defensive pressure is always on him and he needs to concentrate.

Focus on watching your teammates pass the ball while continuing to maintain your own threat.

Tonight is different, Liu Mang dares to go to the low post and actually turn over and shoot a jump shot!

The Pistons' defense is so lax! Liu Mang has never had such an easy time beating the Pistons.

In the last game, he shot 24 times and scored 30 points. In this game, Liu Mang only shot 19 times and scored 33 points on 11-of-19 shots!

95 to 79, the Eagles won two consecutive home victories without any blood!

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"The mountain has no edges, the heaven and the earth are harmonious, so I dare to challenge you..." A certain evil uncle raised his head as much as possible and enlarged his nostrils as much as possible.

"The sea can wither, the stone can rot, but the relationship cannot be broken!" The little Loli opened her eyes, moved her head around as if she couldn't see anyone, and waved her hands around.

"Ziwei..."

"Erkang!"

"Ziwei..."

"Erkang!"

"Hmm...Dina is so cute...can I give her a hug?"

"I won't give him a hug! In the past, Dinah even disliked Dinah when she wanted to give him a hug. But now she can't do it...ah...the bad uncle! Dinah didn't agree to give him a hug..."

In the end, the little Loli was defeated by the evil uncle and was eaten tofu again...

I saw Liu Mang and Dinah imitating scenes from Chinese costume movies, and the two girls next to them, who now have no problem listening to Chinese, both had black lines on their heads.

"Ace, go to the airport quickly. Don't miss the plane. Dinah, don't keep pestering your uncle. It's the playoffs now. It's very important." Levia helplessly took Dinah out of Liu Mang's arms.

Take it away, "Ace, be careful on the road."

"Ziwei..." Liu Mang reluctantly reached out to Dinah again.

"Erkang..." Dinah also entered the role again...and became blind.

Seeing the two drama queens starting to act like monsters again, Levia and Alexia were speechless. Why did they find such a second-rate man?

Levia is still a little sad and angry, her lively and lovely daughter has turned into a second-rate person!

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After the two home games, on the afternoon of May 3rd, Liu Mang and the little Loli, who will no longer be able to hug, kiss, and hold each other up when they grow up, put on an inexplicable performance at the garage door, and then set off for the airport at three o'clock.

On the plane, the Eagles team headed to Detroit to prepare for the next two away games.

You have to adapt to the away atmosphere in Detroit in advance. The fans there are very down to earth, they support the team when it is strong and they are very fanatical.

Just as the Eagles expected, as soon as they arrived in Detroit and exited the airport, they saw a group of Pistons fans who came to demonstrate.

The Pistons collapsed, but their fans did not panic. The Pistons fans still held high hopes. They hoped that they could scare the Hawks, and that their team could bounce back with their support.

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However, in all things in the world, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

By May 5, when the Hawks came to the Palace of Auburn Hills away from home, the Pistons' internal strife still had not been resolved.
To be continued...