From today on is the king

Chapter 1423 1422. This feels special
Indeed, Liu Mang's "Details-Dallas Series" gave the mad scientist Nelson some help.

But old Nelson himself was the head coach of the Mavericks, and he created the Mavericks' defensive system at the beginning, coupled with his understanding of the core players of the Mavericks, is the key to old Nelson's victory over the young general Johnson.

But the words of the young general Johnson made the Eagles who were preparing for the second round angry...

At the press conference where Liu Mang won the MVP of the regular season on the 29th, there were no too hot topics. At that time, all eyes were attracted by whether the Mavericks could buck the trend and come back.

Now that the Mavericks have been fished by Heiba, Liu Mang has returned to the attention of the media.

On April 4, the Mavericks were eliminated and the Warriors entered the second round.

In addition to this round of the series, other series have gradually come to a conclusion.

The Suns eliminated the Spurs 4-1 and entered the second round when they were not optimistic at the beginning.

This is the first time in the Nash era to beat the Spurs in the playoffs.

The Lakers are still much better than the Rockets, a lot of them. After being chased to 2 to 3, they stopped messing around in the sixth game, 130 to 85, and won by 45 points...

Yao Ming scored 24 points, 22 rebounds and 5 blocks. He dominated the inside line and smashed the sharks. Kobe and Claxton both scored 20 points. Gasol scored 11 points, 12 assists and 4 rebounds. Fisher had 17 points.

The Lakers advanced to the second round and will start the most interesting series with the Suns in the second round.

The Lakers and the Suns have joined hands to advance, and the happiest thing is the league officials and broadcasters.

The rematch of Yao Shark, the duel between the best point guard and the best shooting guard of the 96 generation, the contest between Gasol and Josh Smith, two power forwards with completely different styles...

The Lakers are star-studded, and the Suns are also star-studded. The confrontation between the two most powerful teams in the Western Conference has raised the fans' expectations to a boiling point.

For the Nuggets and Jazz, Iverson is still the old-fashioned one. Deron is too young. After six games, Iverson got 78 assists. Iverson had more than 10 assists in five of the six games. He averaged 19.5 points, 13 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals per game.

The Jazz are miserable this year, they are good enough, but this year the top four in the Western Conference are very strong, and the weakest Nuggets have Iverson who has changed his style of play and a star group headed by Anthony. Anthony's rookie contract played a vital role in building the deepest bench in the league for the Nuggets.

At the beginning, the Jazz and the Suns desperately wanted to compete for the fifth place, but they did not expect that the weakest of the top four in the Western Conference was the first...

The mainstream view of the fans about the Mavericks being hacked is that they were restrained by the Warriors. Of course, this is the key, but the Mavericks have reached an extremely poor state in the playoffs, and other teams can see clearly.

In the East, the Bulls eliminated the Nets 4-1. After five games, only one game scored 90 points...

The Warriors, Lakers, Suns, Nuggets; Cavaliers, Bulls, and Eagles have advanced to the second round. Only the Magic and Raptors are tied 3-3 and will have a tiebreaker on the night of May 5.

The first game of the series between the Warriors and the Nuggets will also start on the night of May 5.

The Lakers' first game against the Suns will start on May 5, and the series between the Eagles and the Bulls will start on May 2.

The winner between the Magic and the Raptors will play the first game of the second round against the Cavaliers on May 5.

There are more things to watch in the second round. Can the Warriors continue to be upset?Who will win the super-popular matchup between the Suns and the Lakers?Howard and Milicic, the new generation of top centers who are similar in age, will win the battle?

Each series in the second round has a lot to watch.

but……

On May 5st, there are obviously two games, and the thing that people pay the most attention to is in Atlanta...

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In view of the strong calls from the media for interviews, the Eagles had to hold another press conference on May 5.

The surrounding topic is still the controversy about this year's regular season MVP.

"Ace, what do you think about Johnson saying that Nowitzki is more suitable for MVP?"

"He is right. I also think Dirk is an MVP-level player. He played an MVP performance this year, but he should be able to play better. His strength can definitely play better, but I don't know why he hasn't become better. Is this the reason for the coach?"

"Ace, are you saying that Johnson's statement that Nowitzki is the MVP of this season is correct?"

"MVP, I didn't vote, nor did he vote. Tracy also got 4 percent of the votes. There were two first-place votes. Two experts thought Tracy was MVP too. LeBron had four first-place votes. There were four experts who thought LeBron should be the MVP. Coach Johnson felt that Dirk was the MVP. I can understand that, but he let the Mavericks lose. He didn't let Dirk get the MVP. I think this should be his problem."

"..."

"..."

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Resolute counterattack, Liu Mang has been annoyed for the past two days. He was very happy to win the MVP, but the little general Johnson wanted to attack him, so of course he had to fight back.

As for whether this positive doubt will cause the young general Johnson to lose his job... Liu Mang can't control that much, who told this guy to mess with him.

The reporter asked a lot of questions, and Liu Mang tried every means to get the answer to the topic of "Avery Johnson's coaching ability is problematic".

The reporters were all good people, and they quickly understood Liu Mang's thoughts.

"Too stingy! Johnson is right, the Eagles are too vengeful, but it seems that their coach is not the most stingy, but this guy is the most stingy!"

The reporters felt gross about Liu Mang's vindictive character. It's a good chance that this guy is not from his own industry, otherwise it would be too miserable to be hated.

But...

Liu Mang's response, every sentence can be on the hot news!

Liu Mang's doubts about the coaching ability of the young general Johnson, the reporters feel that as long as they add a little bit of embellishment and guide public opinion, they will definitely become popular!

Get the head coach of a team that just won 67 wins, and the fans and management of this team have a crisis of confidence in the head coach...

This kind of thing is what reporters like to do most.

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The Chicago Beach Hotel, the hotel where the Eagles stayed.

On May 5, the day before the first game of the series between the Eagles and the Bulls, Liu Mang brought his family to Chicago with the team.

The owner of the Eagles proudly booked the hotel, and Liu Mang's family lived alone in a large suite connecting two suites.

When he arrived at the hotel, Liu Mang caught up on his sleep for a while, and got up to look at the rewards he got for a while.

"Congratulations to the host for winning the regular season MVP of the 2006-2007 season, and the reward superstar value is 50000."

"Congratulations to the host for winning two consecutive regular season MVP achievements, rewarding 100000 superstar points."

All of a sudden, he got 15 superstar points, plus the career mission of "Road of the King", Liu Mang got 41 superstar points, and some superstar points rewarded by winning the four games in the first round. Liu Mang's current superstar points reached 3972.

"Boss of the system, use 139 superstar value draws."

"The host used 139 primary superstar value draws, consuming 13900 superstar points..."

Liu Mang replenished the potion reserve a little, and there were still 40 superstar points left.

"40, it's enough to squander the Bulls..." Liu Wei looked at the 40 superstar value as his last resort.

This year's playoffs are much more difficult than before. This is the first time Liu Mang has encountered a strong opponent in the second round.

In the beginning, Liu Mang saved the superstar value to collect 100 million yuan to draw attribute fruits, but at this stage, it can be used in the series against the Bulls.

There are also Kobe special star cards, Deron and Kidd optional star cards, Durant star cards...

Apart from these hole cards, Liu Mang's biggest reliance is his own strength.

The team's tactical preparation and training have been done to the best of their abilities. The coaching staff and Liu Mang have been analyzing the Bulls for several days, and they have done their best.

When Liu Mang returned home and looked at his "hole cards", he was not too nervous.

It is the first time in four years that he is under such pressure. Liu Mang seems to feel that the passion he had when he first entered the NBA has returned.

And... this is one of the rare second rounds where there is no home court advantage. Except for Liu Mang who did not have home court advantage in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference in his second year, he has had home court advantage throughout the other years. It feels quite amazing.

In addition, the rogue value has risen to more than 7441 million, which is about to exceed [-] million. When it reaches [-] million, Liu Mang is going to draw a big one for fun.

After looking at his things, Liu Mang came to the living room of the suite. Little Lolita had prepared popcorn, snacks, and drinks, and was waiting for Liu Mang to watch the live broadcast. By the way, he had to help take care of the sleeping cubs.

As for the older two girls, they rarely come to Chicago once a year to go shopping. They are very interested in the business district of the third largest city in the United States every time they come.

Tonight's game is a duel between the Lakers and the Suns.

Yesterday, the Magic defeated the Raptors in the tiebreaker and became the only team in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Milicic, Joe Johnson, and Richard Jefferson were still unable to do better than the three frontcourts of Raheem, Turkoglu, and Howard. In the tiebreaker, the Raptors lost to the Magic by 5 points.

As for the Nuggets vs. Warriors in Game [-] yesterday...

The Warriors withered in the second round. They were really only suitable for beating the Mavericks, not the Nuggets at all. The Nuggets scored 70 points with two guns, Iverson scored 34 points and 7 assists, and Anthony had 36 points and 16 rebounds.

Tonight's game is another Western Conference semifinal matchup between the Lakers and the Suns.

There were still a few minutes before the game started, and Liu Mang saw the two cubs who were asleep on the sofa, so he couldn't help pinching Bekas.

Originally, Liu Mang wanted to wake up Bekas, but he turned over and continued to sleep...

Liu Mang didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all. What he thought was that the little Lolita was there anyway, and that little Lolita would be able to lull Bekas back to sleep after being pinched awake...

Then watch the game!

Watch the pre-match scene with the little loli who is eating popcorn.

The Lakers playing the Suns is indeed too eye-catching.

The Cavaliers decided that the opponent in the next round would be the Magic, the matchup between Chandler and Howard, the matchup between Raheem and James, the encounter between Turkoglu and Peja, the old teammates and enemies who had a rivalry in the team...

The series between the Cavaliers and the Magic is very interesting.

The battle between the Eagles and the Bulls should also be very interesting.

But it’s not as good as the series between the Lakers and the Suns. The major TV stations sent most of the second-round resources to Los Angeles. OK gathered in the playoffs, but it was in the two teams.

Even Liu Mang is looking forward to it... looking forward to something from the Suns...

Thinking of the four teams in the Western Conference in the second round this year, Liu Mang felt amazing.

In addition to the Warriors, the other three teams have an iconic star of the 96 generation, and two of them have won the regular season MVP...

Watching other strong teams fight each other is always so fun. Liu Mang and Xiao Luoli watched the game while making complaints. The more intense the two teams were, the happier they were...

The Suns played really well. O'Neal may not be as strong as the top ten playoff players expected before the playoffs, but it is enough to compete against Yao Ming for a short time.

The Suns seamlessly switched between the two styles of play, which also caused huge trouble for the Lakers.

However, the Lakers did not play the same way they played against the Rockets against the Suns. They went all out. The game was very exciting and intense, and even conflicts continued.

If the strengths of the two teams are distinct, then the home field advantage is actually useless in the playoffs, but when the strengths of the two teams are relatively close, the home field advantage is very obvious.

After three quarters, the Lakers led by only two points 86 to 84. In the fourth quarter, relying on the rare fanatic atmosphere at home, they played a wave of 14 to 5, opening the point difference to double digits in one fell swoop.

最终，拿到21分5板13助攻的科比、拿到29分7板的姚明，拿到17分5板5助攻的加索尔，拿到7分19篮板的奥多姆这四大球星合力帮助湖人队以118比110主场击败太阳队，守住了第一个主场。

Although O'Neal scored 28 points, he really couldn't grab the rebounds from Odom, who is as flexible as a guard but has the height of a center.

纳什的20分12助攻也很好，约什-史密斯也拿到了17分11篮板4助攻，表现比加索尔还要出色一点。

But Bryant has done a very good job organizing the offense with a dismal 19-of-7 field goal percentage.

Facing Nash and O'Neal at the same time, Kobe played very reasonably today, mainly because of the assists for Yao Ming's mid-range shot in the fourth quarter and the three-point assists from Wang Zhizhi and Radmanovich who were on the bench.

Reasonable Kobe...unstoppable!
In addition to his own 20 points, Yao Ming scored 12 points directly from Kobe Bryant's pass. The cooperation between the two is just like the OK combination back then.

Seeing that the Suns were a little bit close to winning the first game, they were finally defeated by Kobe's performance of 4 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists in a single quarter in the fourth quarter.

"Really, what is Raja Bell thinking, pull his neck! Lock his throat! Fuck him!" Seeing that Sun had lost, Liu Mang couldn't help but rage.

"..." Little Lolita looked at Liu Mang, not knowing what to say.

so bad!
The two girls came back shortly after the game started at seven o'clock, and brought pizza back for the little loli to eat. Liu Mang's team's nutritionist brought a nutritious meal here. The game is going to be played tomorrow, so Liu Mang can't eat indiscriminately.

It doesn't matter what high-calorie food is, it will be bad if you accidentally eat a problematic food.

Seeing Liu Mang eagerly wanting the Lakers to lose, he was angry and funny.

So childish.

But I've gotten used to it, after watching the game, the shoppers are also tired, Little Lolita is a child who goes to bed early, Liu Mang has a game tomorrow, the whole family is going to bed early and get up early.

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Sitting in the bus, looking at the bronze statue of Jordan at the entrance of the United Center, and seeing the crowd of red fans pointing the middle finger at his bus, Liu Mang became more and more excited.

Why is the away game an away game?
Why is the home team defending the home team when it wins?
Does it mean that the visiting team is here to attack the city?

Anyway, Liu Mang understands it this way now.

Except for the 03-04 season, this is the first time that Liu Mang played the first game of the playoffs as a visiting team. It feels very special.

After the game between the Lakers and the Suns last night, a large number of media gathered in Chicago early this morning. Yesterday's game received a lot of attention, and today's game is not bad.

In fact, there are two games today, the second game of the series between the Nuggets and the Warriors, which is also played today, but... with the real strength of the Warriors exposed, it is too difficult to continue to be upset. They really only have the strength of the edge of the playoffs, not the strength of the top five in the league like the Eagles in the 03-04 season.

The probability of Iverson "lying" in the Western Conference Finals is very high, and it is indeed a topic, but the battle between the Eagles and the Bulls is obviously more attractive.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mang and his teammates came to the visiting team's training ground at the United Center.

The two teams have a tacit understanding, and they both refused to accept any interviews and concentrated on preparing for the game.

The Bulls already hated Liu Mang to death. They already hated Liu Mang. The Eagles even gave the Bulls a three-episode analysis, which made them feel a lot of pressure. The feeling of being calculated behind the scenes was very uncomfortable.

Don't offend the Eagles, the Bulls simply refuse to discuss any topic about Liu Mang, lest they be bitten to death by narrow-minded guys like the Mavericks.

The Eagles were actually under more pressure and did not accept interviews.

In the afternoon, a tactical meeting was held, and the tactical running position was briefly reviewed again. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Eagles began to warm up. At seven o'clock, half an hour before the game at 07:30, the Eagles entered the field...

When Liu Mang was the last player to play as the leader of the visiting team, boos exploded!

This was more than a normal booing because... the owner of the Eagles and the owner of the Bulls came out together, and a lady hostess came out behind them with the regular season MVP trophy...

Liu Mang didn't expect that the owner of the Bulls would offer to present Liu Mang with the MVP of the regular season at the United Center in such a face-saving way!

Originally, the Eagles planned to return to the home court for the third game and present the MVP to Liu Mang on the spot. The MVP has no home court advantage in the second round, so it would be embarrassing not to be able to present the MVP trophy immediately, but Liu Mang didn't care too much.

But the young owner of the Bulls, Michael Reinsdorf, took the initiative to call Price and wanted to help Liu Mang present the MVP trophy at the United Center.

Of course Liu Mang chose to accept it.

The opponent's purpose is obvious, similar to the Pistons fans, this is a small means of soliciting...

(End of this chapter)