The Hawks coaching staff did not dare to relax at the moment before the end of the game. Fortunately, they defended in the end. The Spurs relied on Ginobili to score 25 points in a single quarter in the final quarter. It was too scary.

Ginobili scored 28 points, and Duncan scored 20 points and 11 rebounds. They almost made a comeback, but they were able to hold on.

Ginobili is a monster, but a monster is still a monster. When the Hawks are in better shape, Ginobili has no choice. Let him score consecutive points at critical moments. He can do it against the superstar, but let him

If you score 40 or 50 points in a game or a triple-double or something to defeat your opponent, you are making things difficult for him.

The Eagles won the victory. Liu Mang had a triple-double. He still had a triple-double in the finals, but he was not the best player in the game.

The best player of the game is Jason Terry!

Liu Mang's 20, 10, and 12 were excellent. McGrady's 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists were also good, but Jason Terry made 12 of 22 shots, 6 of 13 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 31 points and won this game.

The key is that when Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady used their own threats to contain the defense, Jason Terry took on the important task of throwing the ball steadily, which was the key!

If Jason Terry can't score at this point, all tactics will be in vain.

But Jason Terry was so violent in the finals, scoring 31 points in 22 shots!

In the past, Liu Mang won a triple-double, always shocking the world, but this time he got it quietly.

Mainly because five of Liu Mang's assists were passed to Jason Terry, who made a shot. Jason Terry received Liu Mang's pass from deep.

Pot ball, surprisingly, he made 5 shots! Every time when the Spurs guarded everyone else and Liu Mang, Jason Terry could make the shot after receiving the ball, continuing the Eagles' tactical plan.

In addition, two of McGrady's 19 points were scored directly after receiving passes from Liu Mang without opening up the defense. Liu Mang had 7 assists that were not scored, and only 4 assists were passed to the ball.

His teammates inside and in the corners really provided assists, so Liu Mang didn't have a strong presence in organizing the offense. The fans watching the ball were focused on Jason Terry's strong shot and didn't notice Liu Mang.

There were so many assists.

As for Liu Mang's rebounding, Liu Mang had a total of 22 double-digit rebounds in the regular season this season, averaging 7.0 rebounds per game. He also had double-digit rebounds several times in the playoffs, which is no longer a big deal.

At the end of the game, the TV station's analysis also mentioned that Liu Mang's triple-double was a bit watery. The TV station's MVP for this game was also Jason Terry, which was generally fair.

However, although he did not become the MVP of this game and did not get to be interviewed by the three major American TV stations and the Imperial TV station after the game, Liu Mang was still very happy.

No matter how he got the triple-double, he got it anyway!

Among the players who will get a triple-double in the future finals, Liu will be among them!

Liu Mang is even more happy to have Jason Terry as the sixth man, which is really great!

Jason Terry's long-range shot in this game made Liu Mang seem to see the 34-year-old veteran who killed the Lakers and Heat in 2011. It was so accurate, and there were only two free throws, and he only made one.

I scored 30 points just by shooting! Six of them hit the field goal!

In the final analysis, no matter how the tactics change, the key scoring position is still the mid-range!

It's just that the Hawks made a move that Popovich didn't expect. It wasn't Liu Mang or McGrady, but Jason Terry took on this role.

Leading 2-0, this time the situation was really stabilized.

It is guaranteed that they will be invincible in the next three away games. As a result, the Eagles' coaching staff breathed a sigh of relief and began to prepare for away games.

If they can win one of the three consecutive away games, the Eagles will have a huge advantage, the last two at home!

Now the pressure is on Popovich's side.

…

The day after the second game was noon on June 1st. After lunch, Liu Mang said goodbye to San Niu and drove to the airport with a light suitcase.

Liu Mang was a little regretful. It was already summer, and his suitcase had become smaller. Except for a suit that might be used in the press conference after winning the championship, the rest were razors, short-sleeved shorts, sneakers, etc.

Things, Liu Mang felt really regretful when he thought that he couldn't let Iguodala move more things to exercise his muscles.

On the afternoon of the 1st, Liu Mang followed the Eagles to the Coca Tree Villa Hotel in San Antonio, about three kilometers away from the University of Texas at San Antonio Business School.

Iguodala directly put Liu Mang's suitcase on his back, and walked briskly with Liu Mang into the villa building where they lived.

"Boss, this hotel is no worse than last year's hotel! The rooms are much bigger! The owner of this hotel is much grander than the owner of the hotel in Los Angeles." Iguodala took Liu Mang's suitcase into Liu Mang's room and looked at it.

He said after looking at the layout of the room.

"There are fewer people here, the land is much cheaper, the houses are cheaper, and the cost of the hotel is even cheaper." Liu Mang replied casually.

"Boss, you know so much!" Iguodala said with admiration.

"...I say Andre, if you have nothing to do, read more books, otherwise you won't be able to get your college diploma." Liu Mang really disliked this guy who didn't even understand basic common sense.

But it seems that most people in the NBA are like this.

"Hehe... I can do it. My mother also asked me to get my diploma as soon as possible." Iguodala scratched his head and laughed.

"..." Liu Mang didn't know what to say. Do these black people understand that it's what my mother asked me to do, what my mother did...or else it was what my grandma asked me to do...

Liu Mang thought about it, and it seemed that many of these black people were raised by single mothers or even grandmothers. The Spurs player with facial paralysis seemed to be in the same situation.

Put this matter aside, there are some things that you can figure out if you think about them carefully, but they are too far from your own life experience, so it is better not to communicate too much about such things.

Liu Mang followed Iguodala out to take a look at the villa where they lived. It was just him and Iguodala. There were only two bedrooms in total, but there were 6 rooms and 9 bathrooms, a small bar, a cinema, and a sauna.

Room, large bath, swimming pool and small garden, the area is larger than last year's four-room villa.

Last year we booked a villa hotel in Beverly Hills, and this year we booked the largest villa hotel in San Antonio. We may stay here for up to nine days.

Liu Mang feels that the stingy boss has done a good job in treating the players, and the bonuses are large. Normally, the hotel is booked on one floor and two floors. Now, the hotel is booked directly for the finals, probably because he has relied on it in the past few years.

This group of people made a lot of money.

After hanging out with Iguodala for a while, Liu Mang found the coaching staff and went to the University of Texas at San Antonio Business School to see the arena and other things.

McGrady, Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace, Korver, and Persson also went there and made an appointment to practice shooting for a while.

When we arrived at the University of Texas, there were not many people there except for a few students staying on campus. Most schools in the United States were on holiday yesterday, including the University of Texas.

"Jason, do you think Popovich will be mad to death?" Liu Mang couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the empty arena with no one to disturb him.

"Ace, you are so bad." Jason Terry suddenly thought of what happened to the Spurs in Atlanta.

The owner of the Spurs team was reluctant to spend money to stay in the hotel and only rented one floor, so sometimes there would be summer singing and dancing in the middle of the night. It would not stop until 12 o'clock when the police were on duty.

There have been constant incidents in the school's gymnasium. Although it has not affected their normal training, there are always some things that affect their mood.

But when the Eagles arrived in San Antonio, they directly booked a villa hotel and hired security patrols. As for the college arena, most students left school on the same day during the holiday. Who would think of tossing their opponents during the holiday?

After teasing Popovich, Liu Mang and Jason Terry started training.

Everything is in order, the players' shooting practice, technical practice, team's tactical training and team meetings to study the Spurs' style of play.

The Spurs are also fully engaged in preparing for the game. Now it is the Spurs' turn and they cannot lose a game. Their mentality suddenly changes.

…

While the two teams were preparing for the match, there was already an undercurrent surging in the league.

By June, it was not long before the end of the season. After the finals, some transactions in the league could already be carried out. At this time, some teams had already begun to contact them.

Or it's about draft picks, or about preparations for bad situations, or preparations for reinforcements.

Some veterans or powerful players whose contracts have expired also want to join some competitive teams and compete for the championship.

The Hawks and Spurs are naturally the first choice teams in the East and West. They are both teams with complete core lineups that will definitely need reinforcements after this season.

In addition, there are some players who are not satisfied with the status quo and still have contracts. When they enter the last year of their contracts, they can take some initiative and start discussing things with the team management, or with them.

My agent started planning something.

There are also some rumors in the news, such as Payton wants to get involved again and is choosing his next club. Mutombo performed well in the playoffs this year and wants a better contract or join a championship-level team.

Team, interested in the Eagles, etc.

But the focus is still on the finals. The Hawks lead the Spurs 2-0. Can they win the championship on the road?

This seems unreliable. In the online voting, the number of people who voted for the Eagles to win the championship 4-0 or 4-1 together exceeded 90% of the total voters.

Just as people were expecting, the time came on June 3, Liu Mang and the team came to the ATT Center together, and the third game of the finals was about to begin.
Chapter completed!