"Coach, what if we come here so early and the Bucks win?"

"Didn't I ask you that night? You said the Nets would win."

"...I'm just talking casually..."

"It's okay. The reporters already know that because of your suggestion, we are here to wait for the Nets."

After Coach Kruger finished speaking, he hummed a tune and got on the bus.

Liu Mang is so sad. The older Coach Kruger gets, the more naughty he becomes! Well, this time the Bucks hate him again!

Liu Mang had no choice but to carry this hatred on his back. There were so many people who hated him that he couldn't bear the burden anymore.

On May 23, which was the sixth game between the Nets and Bucks, when the Bucks faced the Nets at home, the Eagles left Philadelphia and came to New Jersey in advance, living in Rutherford Elementary School, where the Nets play home.

The nearest town is Jersey City.

As soon as this news came out, it overshadowed the pre-game news about the Nets and Bucks. After investigation by the media, it was Liu Mang who felt that the Nets could definitely eliminate the Bucks, so the Hawks came to New Jersey in advance.

Whether this matter will affect the fighting spirit of the Bucks, whether the Bucks will work hard or suffer a setback, whether the Nets will benefit from this or whether the angry Bucks will kill them, is beyond the control of the Hawks.

In fact, Coach Kruger didn't want to come to New Jersey so early. Philadelphia is also very good, but Jersey City can book the Harbor Center Hotel in Jersey City for 20,000 US dollars a night, while the Hilton Hotel in Philadelphia costs 45,000. Although the boss is generous

However, Price couldn’t be stingy in front of the players and finally managed to show his generous impression. Price also wanted to save face, so he only discussed with Coach Kruger which place to go to in advance.

Cities, whether it is Milwaukee or Jersey City, are much cheaper than Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the United States. Especially Jersey City, which has a poor tourism market, is not as famous as Milwaukee. The hotel industry is in a bleak state, and it is also a five-star hotel.

Home prices in Jersey City are more than half cheaper than in Philadelphia.

Of course, if there is a slap in the face and the Bucks work hard to defeat the Nets, someone must take the blame, and that person is of course Liu Mang.

Moreover, it is a stumbling block for opponents anyway. The sad thing is that there are two potential opponents, and even if they are not stumbling block, they can still be friendly to the Eagles. Payton has tried his best to be the last one.

To win the championship with the core in mind, if he can reach the Eastern Conference Finals, he will definitely have to work hard, and the relationship between him and Liu Mang is not good to begin with.

Needless to say about Kidd, the hostility between the Hawks and the Nets started last season.

However, the hotel industry in New Jersey is really sad. Compared with when the Eagles played the 76ers, because of the relationship between Iverson and Liu Mang, some fans were not fans of the Eagles and 76ers, but simply fans of Iverson and Liu Mang.

The hotels in Atlanta and Philadelphia were packed to the brim, but the hotel here in New Jersey was completely empty. Except for the Eagles fans and the simple Liu Mang fans, a few hundred people had made reservations in advance, and they were unguaranteed reservations, the kind that occupied a hotel room.

If the room is not available, you can cancel the reservation for free, because the Hawks' next opponent may be the Bucks.

Not many people come to New Jersey to watch games. Even New Jersey locals have a weak sense of belonging to the Nets. In the 2009-2010 season, that is, the season when Yi Jianlian reached his peak in the NBA with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block.

The Nets set a record for the lowest home attendance in the NBA since the merger of the NBA and ABA in 1976. The attendance rate was just over 50%, which directly caused the Nets owner to declare the Nets club bankrupt, carrying a large amount of debt.

Sold to Russian owner Prokhorov.

This is the most important reason why the Nets are not taken seriously by the New Jersey government, and it is also the main reason why the Nets can't wait to move out after changing to a rich owner who is trying to make money.

It is too difficult to attract stars to New Jersey. It is an industrial port city with a per capita GDP of US$60,000 and a per capita annual income of nearly US$40,000. However, the environment is terrible and there is no Manhattan Beach or New Orleans Beach in Los Angeles.

Miami Beach is so attractive that the stars don't want to play here.

Especially the town of Rutherford. Even though it was playing a series with the Bucks, during the fifth game, few hotels in Rutherford town were full of people. Most people would rather stay in Jersey City.

I'm willing to drive for two hours.

The Nets can't bring much revenue to New Jersey, and they can't even bring much revenue to the small town of Rutherford. So after the Russian tycoon bought the Nets, he immediately went to New York to apply to buy land to build an arena.

Of course, even if they moved to New York, there was little improvement. The management was so bad that the Nets eventually became a team owned by a Chinese owner. Boss Ma’s brother Cai Chongxin bought half of the Nets’ shares.

Another reason why the Eagles' management and coaching staff decided to come to New Jersey first is that it's close to Philadelphia, quite close. It's only a half-hour flight away, which is convenient.

Liu Mang sadly took the blame again and took the bus to the Harbor Hotel in Jersey City.

After arriving at the hotel and resting for a while, the Eagles players didn’t know what to do. Jersey City, the second largest port city in New Jersey, has only over 200,000 people. In addition to working people, there are also working people. It’s hard to find entertainment facilities.

Well, the four well-known places here are Greenville Industrial Park, Claremont Industrial Park, Montgomery Industrial Park and Liberty Industrial Park... all of them are industrial parks.

Teammates got together to play blackjack, some played blackjack, some played table tennis, and some bought computers to play games.

Liu Mang and Prince went to the gym together and ran for half an hour and did some equipment exercises. Liu Mang preferred training to gambling. First of all, of course, it was to save money...

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The night the Hawks came to New Jersey, the Nets challenged the Bucks in Milwaukee.

This time, the entire Eagles team gathered together to watch the live broadcast of the game. Although there was no national live broadcast, which was also sad, at least there were regional live broadcasts in New Jersey and Wisconsin by Time Warner Cable, a specialist in regional live broadcasts, so the Eagles had the opportunity to watch the game.

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This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This game is definitely the favorite type of game for technical and tactical enthusiasts. The two teams played a very beautiful offensive and defensive organization. Payton organized with the ball.

On offense, Kidd connected the team with a pass.

The Bucks responded with eight players, and the lineup has undergone major changes. The defensive pillar-type center with the same name as Magic, Alvin Johnson, who once averaged 11 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, mentioned the need to increase positional warfare.

The success rate, using the dual point guard style of Payton and Cassell, with long-range shooting expert Tim Thomas and the physically strong 2000 No. 7 pick Desmond Mason to play in position, the main focus is success.

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The Nets' defensive lineup of Kidd, Kittles, Jefferson, Kenyon Martin, and Jason Collins came on, with Jefferson and Kenyon Martin flying on both wings, Jason Collins and Kittle

Si used a pick-and-roll inside and outside, and when he fell into a positional battle, he wanted to rely on quick passing and cutting to start the fast break.

The Bucks, who used Ray Allen in exchange for the SuperSonics half and a large number of substitutes, are really getting better and better. With the experience of winning the last game, this time they used Desmond Mason and substitute Anthony Jr.

Mason took turns to put pressure on Kenyon Martin, attacking hard inside on the offensive end, and preventing Kenyon Martin from getting close to the basket on the defensive end, which achieved pretty good results. Jason Collins watched Kenyon Martin being targeted but was unable to help.

He provides too much help. He has slow steps, is good in the low post, has a lot of small moves, and uses his hands up and down. He performs well when defending Duncan and O'Neal, so he can sit firmly in the Nets.

But Jason Collins couldn't stop him when faced with the impact of Anthony Mason Jr. and Desmond Mason. Martin also found it difficult to deal with these two truly capable forwards. The two ran away.

Kenyon Martin couldn't stop him as he drove under the basket. Jason Collins was slow but active in his defense and soon fell into a foul crisis.

At this time, no one expected that Mutombo, who had just come back and had only played less than 10 minutes in the first few games, would step forward and become a key turning point in the game.

Mutombo came on the field in the second half of the third quarter when Jason Collins had four fouls on his back. He started wagging his fingers in the away game, and came up with three hats for Anthony Mason Jr., who came on as a substitute, scaring the little kid.

Anthony Mason was frightened and forgot about the coach George Karl's repeated instructions to catch the ball and hit the basket. He went to the outside to attack with the ball, killing Payton and Cassell, two point guards with strong organizational skills.

Set aside!

Although Mutombo's decline this year has surprised people, his deterrence is still there, especially when he blocked three shots in a row, as if he had returned to his peak in a dream, and suddenly became the dominant player in the paint! It scared the Bucks to make continuous shots from the outside.

The shooting percentage was average, but the Nets caught him and fought back several times. After the third quarter, he took the lead in one fell swoop.

The momentum came to the Nets. Originally, the Nets were stronger and did not give the Bucks a chance to come back. The Nets finally reversed the Bucks 109-100 away from home and eliminated the Bucks with a big score of 4-2.

, the Nets advance to the Eastern Conference Finals!

After the game, Bucks fans didn't hate the Nets who defeated them. Payton and Kidd have a good relationship as everyone knows. They hated the Eagles, especially the Eagles, who looked down on them and went to New Jersey early to wait.

The Ace-Liu…

Although the media and fans generally believe that the Nets can beat the Bucks, Liu Mang directly asks the team to go to New Jersey to wait for the Nets to beat the Bucks. This is the first time in NBA history that he has chosen an opponent like this!

When Liu Mang was reading the forum before going to bed at night, he saw abusive comments from Bucks fans and comments from other teams ridiculing him for having a poisonous mouth. He felt that if the Great Wall fell next time, he would not have to go to Meng Jiangnu.

Just go and catch him. He was definitely the one who cried. He felt that he was worse than Meng Jiangnu, and that he was wronged more than Dou E...

The Nets defeated the Bucks to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks and Nets met in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year. This attracted much more attention than which team the Spurs would play in the Western Conference Finals next. Lu

Many Eagles fans are coming to Jersey City one after another, but not many are willing to come to watch the game. However, after the schedule was released, the sales of live broadcasts of the games between the two teams became more popular than last season.

After the series between the Nets and the Bucks ended, in the Western Conference, the Mavericks and the Kings reached the tiebreaker. The Kings had already won the battle at Tianwangshan, but before the start of the sixth game, Webber's old knee injury recurred and he was unable to participate.

For the remaining games, the core of the Kings became Peja, who was highly expected because he led the Kings to an impressive record of 15 wins and 5 losses during the regular season when Weber missed 20 games.

However, sometimes the expectations are too high, and the final outcome is really ugly. Peja was too weak at critical moments. He made 12 of 40 shots in the last two games. Then Nowitzki on the opposite side did not have the restriction of Webber.

With 30 games and a 60% shooting percentage, the Mavericks won two games in a row, reversed the Kings 4-3, and advanced to the conference finals for the first time in team history!

When the Mavericks tied the score in Game 6, the schedule for the Eastern and Western Conference finals had been released.

May 25th is the tiebreaker between the Mavericks and Kings, May 27th, the Eastern Conference Finals between the Nets and Hawks will begin in New Jersey, and May 28th, the Western Conference Finals will begin in San Antonio.
Chapter completed!