In addition to the coaching staff, Eagles owner Price is also there.

"Ace, look at this." Price pointed to the projection screen of the projector on the wall.

Only then did Liu Mang notice this and looked at the projection screen. The content above was the current record rankings of each team with almost two games left.

Price introduced the current performance rankings.

By this time, the general rankings of the East and West have been determined. In the East, the Heat are currently ranked second in the East with 57 wins and 23 losses, the Pistons are ranked third in the East with 53 wins and 27 losses, and the 76ers are 46 wins and 34 losses.

Ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with 50 wins and 30 losses, the Nets ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference with 44 wins and 36 losses, the Bulls ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference with 41 wins and 39 losses, and the Pacers ranked 39 wins and 41 losses.

Ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference.

After being beaten by the Hawks by 40 points, the Bucks were beaten by the 76ers by another 30 points. They suddenly fell behind, with 36 wins and 44 losses, and lost the possibility of the playoffs. The top eight in the Eastern Conference have been determined.

And since the 76ers are already two games ahead of the Nets, and have basically locked in the first place in the division, which means they have basically locked in the fourth place in the Eastern Conference, the playoff matchups in the Eastern Conference have also been released early.

The Hawks played the Pacers in the first round, and the Heat didn't know whether they were unlucky or had a chance to prove themselves. The league's playoff ranking rules have changed. They still met the Bulls in the first round and couldn't get around it.

The Pistons played the Nets. This matchup had a sense of ritual and seemed to tell the story of the rise and fall of the Eastern Conference. Both teams were defeated by the Hawks led by Liu Mang and fell into decline.

On the other hand, the series between the fourth and fifth Cavaliers against the 76ers is very interesting. Although the Cavaliers are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, their record is better than that of the fourth 76ers, so the home court advantage belongs to the Cavaliers.

There is Iverson on one side and James on the other, two All-Stars, and both of them have played or are currently playing point guard. The playoffs are more concerned than the combination of Carter and Kidd, who have passed their peak popularity.

The attention will be higher in the first round.

In the West, the Spurs secured the Western Conference regular season championship with 60 wins and 20 losses, and they have rested Duncan since the last game.

The second team is the Lakers, with 57 wins and 23 losses. Yao Ming also started taking a rest after playing the game against the Hawks.

Third was the Suns with 55 wins and 25 losses, fourth was the SuperSonics with 50 wins and 30 losses, fifth was the Mavericks with 54 wins and 26 losses, sixth was the Clippers with 48 wins and 32 losses, and seventh was the Nuggets with 45 wins and 35 losses.

The focus is on eighth and ninth. The Grizzlies are currently ranked eighth in the Western Conference with 41 wins and 40 losses and have one game left to play. The Jazz are ranked ninth in the Western Conference with 40 wins and 40 losses and have two games left to play.

The Bears lead the Jazz by 0.5 games, but the two teams have the same number of losses.

"...Ace, there is one very important thing now. If the Jazz reaches the playoffs, we will get the Jazz pick in this year's draft. The Jazz swept the Grizzlies in four regular season games this season.

If the records of the two teams are the same, the Jazz will squeeze the Grizzlies out of the playoffs, and we will get this year's draft picks. If the Jazz do not enter the playoffs, according to the guarantee terms we reached with them when we traded, the draft will be

The rights will become two second-round picks next year and in 2009."

After listening to Price's explanation, Liu Mang knew what the current situation was.

The team wants to give up this game!

This problem is a bit serious!

When the team's morale is very high now, do you want the team to lose a game on purpose?

The key is that our team can really afford to lose one game. Even if they lose to the Jazz, if they win the next game against the Knicks, they can still break the historical record.

If playing the Jazz is the last game of the season, and the team needs this victory to break the historical record, the team would rather give up on this pick, but there are still two games left.

That's why the coaching staff and the boss discussed this matter and called Liu Mang, the core of the team, to discuss the matter.

A pick in the middle of the first round is not comparable to two second-round picks. A pick in the 25th or 6th pick of the first round can be exchanged for two very early second-round picks, let alone the middle of the first round.

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Moreover, the Jazz have just acquired Deron Williams and already have playoff strength. They will definitely be stronger in the next two years. By then, the two second rounds are estimated to be draft picks in the 50s, so basically

It's almost useless, and Liu Mang can't pick any good picks. At that pick, there are basically no left picks to speak of. Gasol and Danny Green are both in their 40s.

Liu Mang nodded, indicating that he understood, and then said nothing.

Both the coaching staff and the boss need to seek the opinions of the players, and Liu Mang is the absolute leader, so the main thing is to seek Liu Mang's opinions.

Obviously, if a game is strategically abandoned at this time, the players will definitely have opinions, and everyone is eager to break the historical record immediately.

The coaching staff and boss are waiting for Liu Mang to think.

Liu Mang opened the task section of the system and took a look...

"The first game of the Master of Control Revenge: The host needs to have more assists than Jason Kidd in this game and lead the team to victory. Complete

Game 2 of the Revenge of the Master of Control: The host needs to crush Deron Williams in the next home game against the Jazz. The three statistics of points, assists, and rebounds must be Deron Williams.

At least twice the points, assists, and rebounds data.

Mission reward: Deron Williams or Jason Kidd can choose a top star card."

Liu Mang saw this task requirement and asked the system: "System boss, if I lose the game against the Jazz and my data is better than Williams', will the task be considered completed or failed?"

Liu Mang needs to confirm this. It is true that a pick in the middle of the first round is very good, but the star card of Kidd or Deron is still the top star card that can be actively selected. It is very important to Liu Mang's summer plan.

Probability comes in handy.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Ding... In the game against the Jazz, the host surpassed Deron Williams in points, rebounds, and assists, and the master of court control took revenge.

The mission objective of the second battle is deemed completed."

After hearing this, Liu Mang felt confident and said to the people in the office: "I think we can do this. We don't have a first-round pick this year. The Jazz must get this pick, but I have to go.

Let others rest."

"Why? We all think Ace, you can take a break. You've been playing for too long." Coach Kruger also had the purpose of allowing Liu Mang to take a break.

How can this be possible! If you don’t play this game, your mission will be a direct failure. Liu Mang thought about it and said: "When we play the Jazz, it will be broadcast live all over the United States. My country will definitely broadcast this game, and the same will happen in Europe. If I

If I don’t fight, the broadcasters will definitely be dissatisfied, so just let me go up and fight as I please, and other people must find reasonable reasons for taking a break.”

That's right... there's really nothing wrong with it...

However, others were a little confused: "What reasonable reason?"

Liu Mang thought of the weird reasons commonly used by a certain band, and asked the coaches and bosses in the office to get together and start plotting in a low voice...

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McGrady, Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace, Prince, and Josh Smith looked at the news in the newspaper speechlessly.

What does this mean?

They saw that they were suddenly "hurt"!

The Atlanta Journal wrote this: "According to intelligence sources, due to the tight schedule from January to March, the Hawks suffered many injuries. After Tracy McGrady joined the Hawks, he was injured due to the amount of training and

There are too many games, and my hip muscles are often injured. I have been fighting with the injury for a long time. Now that the injury has worsened, I may not play in the next game.

Rasheed Wallace suffered crotch muscle soreness after playing against the Raptors and may face reimbursement for the regular season.

Jason Terry strained his knee and groin due to contact between his knee and the ground. Fortunately, the injury is not serious and he will be placed on the daily observation list. His participation in the next two games is doubtful.

Tayshaun Prince sprained his thigh muscle during dance practice and will miss one game.

Josh Smith got into an altercation with Ace Liu during training and was suspended for one game with pay from the Eagles."

These five players received instructions from Coach Kruger last night, asking them to come to the arena at eight o'clock this morning. If they had something to say to them, before they could say anything, they first saw a copy of the Atlanta Journal in the locker room.

, the newspaper actually wrote that they suffered these strange injuries!

None of them are in the mood to change into training clothes!

The five men in the locker room started chattering, not knowing what was going on.

After a while, Coach Kruger and others arrived at the arena, called them into the office to explain the situation, and emphasized that it was Liu Mang who came up with the idea and that he was able to take the blame.

The five major stars exploded at that time!

Jason Terry asked directly: "How did that shameless bastard figure out the cause of these injuries?"

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"Ah Zhi...who is praising me for being handsome?"

Liu Mang turned around and sneezed.

Not only the Atlanta Journal, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, the Los Angeles Times and other news media received this news this morning and published the news.

Liu Mang had breakfast with his little girl at home, reading the newspaper while eating. Thinking of the wonderful expressions on the coaching staff and the boss's faces when they heard the "reasons for injury" he mentioned yesterday afternoon.

But the boss and coach Kruger finally used the injury reasons he put forward!

Liu Mang kept Kwame Brown in order to have a best pie-eating teammate to help him get assists and help him get rebounds.
Chapter completed!