From today on is the king

Chapter 983 982. Welcome to my club (for subscription)
The point difference began to gradually make the Spurs players feel desperate. This feeling, they are too familiar with it. The feeling that they really can’t beat a team that they can’t beat is the feeling they have every other year except for the Lakers’ three consecutive championships.

I met the Lakers last year, and this year, I have this feeling for two consecutive years.

After halftime, the Eagles have led 58 to 44 by 14 points!

If it weren't for Horry's three-pointer before the end of the first half, the point difference would have been opened by the Eagles to more than 15 points in the halftime!
During the intermission, Popovich yelled at the visiting team's locker room for a full 20 minutes without a stoppage. It is true that he learned defense from Larry Brown and offense from Nelson, but his temper seems to have also learned, or a combination of the two.

It's not Larry Brown's vulgar language that doesn't look like a college teacher at all, but Old Nelson's type of swearing without swearing, which is to combine old Nelson's mocking eloquence with Larry Brown's love of swearing.

Popovich, who may be the strongest head coach in NBA history when the Spurs system is complete in the future, is so good in all aspects...

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The tone of the Spurs was completely vented.

Just like in the sixth game of the 12-13 season finals in the original time and space, Kawhi Leonard lost two free throws to Ray Allen's key three-pointer and dragged into overtime.

After the start of the second half, the Eagles took advantage of the victory to pursue. Although the Spurs players played hard after the start of the second half because of Popovich's scolding, the Eagles still maintained a steady lead.

By the time of the official timeout of the third quarter, the Eagles had a 74-59 lead of 15 points!

The Spurs scored 15 points in the first half of the third quarter, but the Eagles scored 16 points in the half quarter!
After the official timeout came back, the Eagles replaced the lineup of Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Spurs are still a combination of Ginobili, Barry, Horry, Bunche Wells, and Duncan.

The Spurs attacked, Bunche Wells stuck the flexible Josh Smith in the low post, Ginobili passed the ball to Bunche Wells for a single, Liu Mang let go of Barry to double-team Bunche Wells, Bunche Wells gave it to Barry, Barry made a solid three-pointer, McGrady grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang advances to the frontcourt, Liu Mang is beyond the three-point line, and Ginobili sticks to him and constantly exerts physical confrontation. The referee does not blow the whistle this time, and Liu Mang immediately passes to McGrady.

McGrady received the ball and now feels good. After receiving the ball, he made a three-pointer against Horry!

Really hi!

McGrady scored a three-pointer!
77 to 59, the Eagles lead by 18 points!
When the Spurs were attacking, Ginobili rushed to the inside and missed a shot under the defense of a bunch of people around him. The ball was knocked out of the baseline by Duncan.

The Eagles played the ball in the backcourt. McGrady sent the ball to Liu Mang and ran forward. The tacit understanding between the two made Liu Mang understand the next tactic.

After advancing to the front court, Liu Mang slapped the ball hard with his right hand more than one meter away from Ginobili. At the same time, he looked at McGrady who was squeezing Horry for the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right.

Ginobili immediately rushed towards McGrady, ready to double-team McGrady.

However, Liu Mang shot nothing with his right hand!The left hand shot the bouncing ball forward, a breakthrough in the middle!
Duncan under the basket moved a step towards the right side of the three-second zone, preparing to prevent McGrady from breaking through. Unexpectedly, Liu Mang actually played a fake move!
Nervous Ginobili was tricked by Liu Mang!

Liu Mang rushed to the basket too fast, and it was too late for Duncan to turn around and try to stop Liu Mang for a layup. It was his limit to be able to take care of Kwame Brown and prepare to defend McGrady. The movement was in place, but there was no time and space to jump up, so he could only hit Liu Mang.
Duncan had no choice. He had done the best he could and could only pick up the ball and hand it to the referee.

But Popovich, who kept roaring on the sidelines throughout the second half, started spraying!

This is Duncan's fourth foul!

Duncan fouled once in the first and second quarters. In the 3rd minute of the third quarter, when Rasheed Wallace tried his best to prevent Duncan from grabbing the rebound regardless of whether he could grab the rebound, Duncan made a push foul. In addition to the pull foul now, Duncan has committed 4 fouls!

"Is this a foul? This kind of ball calls a foul? Are you calling a women's basketball game? This is a men's game, not a women's game..." Popovich pointed at the referee's nose and cursed.

Previously, Popovich only complained about Duncan’s fouls. Duncan’s defense in this game was more active than in the previous five games, but the tight whistle made him commit more fouls. Kwame Brown committed three fouls in halftime for the Hawks, but the Hawks have a lot of insiders!Popovich pointed at Duncan for defense.

Popovich's mentality has exploded now. He used to yell at his own players, but now he yells at the referee.

The referee blew the whistle continuously, made T gestures to Popovich twice in a row, and then confirmed the whistle to the technical desk.

After confirming that the whistleblowing was confirmed, the league officials at the technical station informed Popovich that he was expelled by the referee for two technical fouls!
The last glimmer of hope for the Spurs was shattered, and Popovich, the team's true core, was sent out!

This temper!Liu Mang high-fives Popovich's temper and McGrady!
Using McGrady's three-point threat, the Spurs' defensive formation was destroyed. The two did not need to talk, just a simple movement, not even a tactical gesture, to understand the opponent's intentions. This finals, the tacit understanding between the two reached its peak!
The first assistant coach of the Spurs, Mike Budenholzer, who has been with Popovich for nine years, temporarily took the position of head coach.

Liu Mang walked up to the free throw line to make a free throw for a technical foul, when the referee signaled him to walk away.

Because this technical foul is not blown on Popovich, it is not a technical foul caused by the player's defense, offense, provocation, etc. It is not the Eagles who decide the free throw candidate, but the Spurs can designate the opposing player to make a free throw.

Spurs interim head coach Mike Budenholzer designated ... Kwame Brown free throws.

When coach Kruger asked him whether to replace Kwame Brown, coach Kruger decisively refused, why!Let a guy with a free throw percentage of more than 50.00% go to free throws, and take the initiative to replace him?

Budenholzer's plan to upset the Hawks didn't work, reassigning Josh Smith to free throws.

Josh Smith was surprised and went to the free throw line.

The Eagles have led 77 to 59 by 18 points. They want to keep the point difference within 20 points, leaving a little hope. They can only expect the Eagles to miss at least three of the four free throws.

However, amid the cheers of the fans, Josh Smith, a guy with a free throw percentage of more than 60.00%, hit all two free throws!

Immediately afterwards, Liu Mang made a free throw for a shooting foul, and he also made two free throws!
81 to 59, the Eagles widened the point difference to 22 points!
Completely sealed the victory!

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22 points difference, Popovich was sent off, the Spurs collapsed!
At the end of the three quarters, relying on Liu Mang's 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in three quarters, McGrady's two three-pointers scored a total of 14 points, Jason Terry's 13 points, Rasheed Wallace's 9 points, the Eagles led 91 to 67 in three quarters by 24 points.

In the final quarter, Mike Budenholzer replaced all the main players and announced his surrender.

Popovich has no choice. His method of providing tactical assistants can not be used by Popovich, and he has nothing to do. The 24-point difference is no suspense at all.

After playing for more than two minutes in the fourth quarter, coach Kruger also replaced the main force, letting Jason Terry take Iguodala, Korver, Josh Smith, and Mourning up, and use Jason Terry and Mourning to fill the field.

Coach Kruger is a bit regretful. Calderon, a second-year player, was not put on the active list, and he was not given a chance to play in the finals. There were also Persson and McCarty, who were not on the active list in the last game. Especially McCarty, who didn't play in the entire playoffs. Coach Kruger felt a little sorry for this veteran.

However, McCarty played more than ten games in the regular season, with a few minutes of playing time in each game, and could win the championship ring. The veteran did not expect to have the opportunity to play in the playoffs, and he was very passionate in cheering for his teammates in a suit.

The Spurs didn't do anything in the final quarter. In the end, the Eagles beat the Spurs 116 to 90, 26 points, and won the championship 4 to 2!
The Eagles successfully defended the championship!It became the sixth team to win two consecutive championships after the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, and Rockets!
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The moment the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the preparations had been made long ago. The ribbons hanging above the stadium to celebrate the championship exploded, and the fans cheered wildly with hoarse voices.

The "win" marked behind the Eagles team logo on the big screen at the scene represents that the Eagles won the championship again!
Unlike winning the away game last year, the feeling of winning the championship at home made Liu Mang feel so refreshed!

Liu Mang didn't even care about the system's continuous reminders. He told the system in his heart not to disturb him now, and started cheering and celebrating with his teammates.

Liu Mang, who was cheering, thought of a picture, couldn't help jumping on the technical stage, and punched the fans frantically to drive the atmosphere of the scene.

Driven by Liu Mang, the fans at the scene finished the first wave of cheers and prepared to rest. They began to contribute to Atlanta's throat medical cause and continued to destroy their own throats.

Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Varejao, three rookies, won the championship in their rookie season, and they were very touched. This feeling is beyond the comprehension of 90.00% of rookies, just like Calderon and Korver after winning the championship last year.

This feeling is amazing, a feeling that entering the NBA has reached the pinnacle of team honor.

McGrady held the ball, saw Liu Mang going to show off, smiled, and went to chat with Coach Kruger.

Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace, Muhammad, Kwame Brown and others celebrated and cheered together.

The three veteran players, Mourning, McCarty, and Persson, were the busiest after the game. They didn't even have a chance to celebrate, and they were surrounded by the media, mainly about whether they would continue to play after winning the championship, and euphemistically asking how it feels to be successful...

The three veterans don't care about being said to hold their thighs at this time, and are very excited to be interviewed...

Malone saw that Mourning, his former opponent, also won the championship. He couldn't tell what it was like. The Eagles had reserved a spot for him before March, waiting for him to come back, but he never chose to come back.

Although he is a team trainer, Malone did not join the court to celebrate after winning the championship like other trainers did for bonuses, team honors, or fulfilling his basketball dreams. Malone chose to leave and walked into the player channel...

After Liu Mang lost his mind for a while, he came to the sidelines and greeted the celebrities with hugs.

When Jordan and Liu Mang embraced, they whispered in Liu Mang's ear, "Ace, welcome to the double club..."

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After celebrating for more than ten minutes, David Stern came to the scene, and the staff arranged for the players and reporters to stand in the corresponding positions.

David Stern, with a happy face, and Bill Russell came to the front of the Eagles players, coaching staff, trainers, bosses, etc. together with the hostesses in cheongsams.

The last two games were beyond David Stern's imagination. The Eagles played really well offensively. David Stern lamented that it is good to live for a long time, and he is used to it. Except that his heart couldn't bear it. After the first four games, he thought that the league would be shrouded in the evil shadow of the Spurs again.

David Stern took the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, fans and friends in front of the TV, I announce that for the 2004-2005 season, the NBA championship team is the Atlanta Hawks!"

David Stern accepted the championship trophy from Miss America in a cheongsam. Liu Mang signaled McGrady to go up to get the trophy. McGrady did not refuse.

After Liu Mang watched Mourning take the trophy, the tears that were just swirling in his eyes spouted out, and the tears and snot all flowed onto the trophy... It's so disgusting!
After the trophy was circulated among teammates, the coaching staff, and the boss, Liu Mang took the trophy carefully and quickly passed it to McGrady again.

Then, David Stern continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the NBA2003-2004 Finals Most Valuable Player winner is... liumang..."

"Hehe..." Liu Mang walked forward with a smile. The MVP of the finals did not have any accidents, and it is unlikely that there will be any accidents. He averaged 28.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. Jason Terry and McGrady are hopeful, yes, but Liu Mang's probability is 90.00%, and the combined probability of Jason Terry and McGrady is about [-]%...

However, every time he heard David Stern say "rogue", Liu Mang really wanted to ask him: Since it is forced to use Chinese names, why not practice it!

David Stern also felt good about himself, handing the trophy to Russell after receiving the Bill Russell Trophy from the hostesses.

Russell handed the trophy to Liu Mang, and then hugged Liu Mang.

Liu Mang heard that sentence again, Russell and Liu Mang hugged and whispered in Liu Mang's ear: "Ace, welcome to my double club..."

double club?It turned out to be this!
When Jordan said that sentence before, Liu Mang didn't understand it, but now he understands it.

The double club is a club for superstars who have won FMVP repeatedly and at least twice!

Of course, for Russell, a player who has never won an FMVP, whether he has an FMVP or not, he can enter this double club that exists only in the small circle of superstars, because the FMVP trophy is named after him!

Just like Russell said "my club"!
Liu Mang became the second-fastest member of the double club among the superstars who won at least two FMVPs. He was faster than Liu Mang. If Russell, the rookie champion and eight consecutive championships in the third year, was not counted, only Magic Johnson, who won two championships and two FMVPs in the first three years of his career, was faster than Liu Mang!

After Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady raised the Bill Russell Cup and the O'Brien Cup and took photos with their teammates, it was time for Liu Mang to give his acceptance speech.

Last time he won the championship, Liu Mang's acceptance speech was very perfunctory. After all, it was an away game, and the team press officer was not ready for the acceptance speech.

But this time, Liu Mang prepared himself.

"Two consecutive championships, this feeling is great, and the feeling of winning the Bill Russell Cup is also great. Everything is so good this year. We stumbled at the beginning of the new season. In the end, we succeeded in bringing our talent and strength together. We deserve the championship. We deserve the championship more than anyone else...

Now that this is the case, we have already won two consecutive championships, so you don’t need to ask, I will just say it here, our next goal is to win three consecutive championships and establish our basketball dynasty!
There is no other choice, except for three consecutive championships. Next season, except for winning the championship again, any result is a failure for us! "

When Liu Mang said these words, everyone at the scene was stunned!

When the rest of the Eagles heard Liu Mang's acceptance speech earlier, they all felt really refreshed. They were the ones who were most worthy of winning the championship. They were very satisfied with this wording, especially the veterans.

But Liu Mang's last words scared them!The last person who said that...was like Pat Riley 20 years ago!

To die!
　Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket, ask for...

　　
　
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