As the saying goes, rebounders win the world. Relying on their dominance in rebounding, the Hawks counterattacked and won two consecutive games, 2-0, without home court advantage in the first two games of the series, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

With eight status, he leads the Pistons by a big score.

The Nets, 76ers, and Hornets saw that the Pistons couldn't even struggle. They were so disappointed with the Pistons!

Not only the players of the three teams, there are also endless complaints about the Pistons on the Internet.

A fan whose IP is from New Jersey posted a complaint on the official NBA forum: "At least it will cause some trouble for the Hawks! At least you are number one in the Eastern Conference! Why are you so useless!"

"The poster is right! After all, we are No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, how could we be so miserable by No. 8?" The IP on the second floor comes from North Carolina. Although the Hornets have moved away from Charlotte, the fans here are still paying attention.

Wasp.

"The Pistons' first place is too low, entirely because the Hawks were ranked eighth, and the Nets and Pacers gave way." The 3rd floor IP comes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Declaration of Independence.

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Fans of the three teams gathered together to complain about the Pistons.

After the Pistons fell behind 0-2, Pistons fans did not dare to speak online. The news was all one-sided in favor of the Hawks, and all news was unfavorable to the Pistons. The steel workers had no shame in posting and could only stay silent.

However, after seeing the cynicism from fans of the three teams, some Pistons fans finally couldn't help it anymore.

"We have tried our best, our players have worked very hard, how about you give it a try in the next round?" On the 128th floor, an IP from Detroit finally said this.

Sadness and anger mixed with helplessness, this sentence shows the mood of Pistons fans.

Seeing this reply, fans of the three teams didn't know what to answer.

Then……

Someone is a Pistons fan. He is an IP from Los Angeles.

"Come on, Piston! We support you!"

Someone took the lead, and the style of the post suddenly changed.

"Come on, piston..."

"Support the Pistons..."

"Kill the Eagles..."

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On April 25, after playing two away games, the Hawks took a long nap after the second game and flew back to Atlanta at 11:30 noon.

Two consecutive away wins, Eagles players shouldn't be too happy!

The perfect start to the playoffs allowed the Eagles to finally relax from their tense mentality.

At this time, something inexplicable happened to the Eagles.

Since the Eagles finished their game yesterday at 10:30, and it was already close to 1 o'clock when they returned to the hotel, most people didn't wake up until after 9 o'clock this morning. They got up, packed their things, and rushed to the airport to catch a chartered flight back to Atlanta. There was no time to watch.

News and attention network.

After returning to Atlanta, the Hawks players saw some inexplicable news.

Basketball fans across the United States have a common slogan - "Go Pistons."

Of course, most people are joking. In this era when the Internet is becoming more and more popular, the United States, the country with the most developed Internet, has taken the lead in the social change of using the Internet to guide public opinion. At first, it was initiated by a fan in Los Angeles, and then countless people

It started to follow the trend, and eventually it became popular online across the United States, and also extended to physical media!

Liu Mang saw that this slogan actually made the headlines of newspapers. Even the Atlanta Times followed suit and published a headline about the Pistons cheering. He was not too worried about the Pistons working hard due to the "support of fans across the country". If he encountered

In this situation, after being defeated 0-2 at home and hearing the cries of sympathy from fans across the United States, it is impossible to work hard. I may feel even deeper about finding a hole in the ground to crawl into...

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The "support" of the fans not only didn't make the Pistons feel good about it, but actually made them even less confident. People began to sympathize with them.

On April 27, after two days of rest, the Eagles ushered in the third game of the series at home.

Billups lost his position in this game. He played too badly in the first two games and was put on the bench by coach Carlisle. However, he didn't play much well as a substitute. He took 11 shots and 11 shots in 18 minutes.

After scoring 7 points on 3 shots, the Pistons returned to last season's style of play and still lost to the Hawks.

103 to 92, the Eagles won three consecutive games and took a 3-0 lead!

The three Hawks scored 70 points together, Liu Mang scored 22 points and 8 assists, Jason Terry came off the bench and scored 31 points and 5 assists, and Raheem scored a stable 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to win a big game.

Win!

Back at home, the Hawks finally scored over 100 points. After the Pistons played Billups and Ben Wallace separately, the court control was not so strong, the pace was not so slow, and the Pistons' offense was better.

, but the Eagles benefited more from this, played better on the offensive end, and easily won the third game.

The Pistons players are now in a collective state of mind and are desperate.

There has never been an example of a 0-3 comeback, and the next one is the home court of the Eagles. The Pistons players have no hope at all, and they even seem to see themselves on the same humiliating list as the SuperSonics and Knicks...

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After the game, in the preparation time before the press conference, Coach Kruger was reading the interview script prepared by the team after winning the game. After a while, a reporter who discussed with the team what questions to ask after winning the game asked, that is,

The legendary "trust".

"Mike, the Hornets and the 76ers, who do you think will be our opponent in the next round?" Coach Kruger asked.

"It's hard to say. Their regular season records are similar. They each defended their home court. I think they may reach the tiebreaker." Mike Woodson was conservative and gave the safest guess.

Who says Americans are all straight-tempered? Mike Woodson is also worried. He is more optimistic about the 76ers with the former MVP advancing, but what if he said that he is optimistic about the 76ers advancing, and then Coach Kruger chooses to trust his judgment?

He started preparing for the game against the 76ers, and in the end the Hornets advanced, so he had to take the blame for wasting time.

Coach Kruger didn't pay much attention to this, he just asked.

"It's not good to advance too early. You don't know who your opponent will be in the next round, so it's hard to prepare." Coach Kruger couldn't help but pretend to be cool when there were no outsiders.

After taking a big 3-0 lead, the Eagles felt that promotion would be a matter of time, and they were indeed considering who their opponents would be in the next round, but they would definitely not tell them openly, even to their own players.

Coach Kruger did not show too much joy, but told his players not to get carried away and not cause trouble for themselves. Eliminating the opponent early can prepare for the next round of competition earlier.

Although it is troublesome to secretly pretend not to know who the next opponent is, if they can sweep their opponents, who is willing to go to the tiebreaker? Ending the series one game earlier is an advantage for any team.

Just when Coach Kruger couldn't help but show off in private, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Coach Kruger regained his somewhat proud expression when he was reviewing drafts with Mike Woodson.

The door was pushed open and it was Moron Willie, the current vice president in charge of logistics for the team.

Seeing Moron-Willi hurriedly walk in, Coach Kruger felt a thump in his heart and had a bad premonition.

Coach Kruger suppressed the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart and asked: "What's the matter, Moron? Are you so anxious?"

Moron-Willy said with a strange expression: "Lang, Ace went to be interviewed in advance!"

"What happened to Ace? Did he conflict with reporters or fight with Pistons players?" Coach Kruger asked anxiously, feeling increasingly uneasy.

Moron-Willi realized that Coach Kruger seemed to have misunderstood, and quickly explained: "No, no, no, it's not that serious. There was no fight or conflict, and it's not a big deal..."

Isn't it a big deal? Coach Kruger was very confused about the meaning of Moron-Willi's expression as if he had eaten Xiang just now.

Realizing his gaffe, Coach Kruger calmed down and asked, "What's going on?"

"It's not a big deal. When Ace was interviewed just now, he said that he was already thinking about his opponents in the second round. He asked the media to tell the 76ers and Hornets to play faster. He wanted to play the second round as soon as possible. Don't

Let him wait too long..." Moron-Willy tried to make the matter as easy as possible. After all, he had a good relationship with Liu Mang.

But no matter how you downplay this kind of thing, Coach Kruger was also frightened!

Actually...Liu Mang didn't go to the interview in advance on purpose. He was just waiting anxiously and wanted to quickly complete the triggering conditions of the task, so he waited outside the interview hall of Phillips Arena and came out just after being interviewed by the Pistons.

The first wave of interview transcripts were circulated and reported to reporters from agencies or TV stations, so they were interviewed in advance.

Coach Kruger looked at the ceiling speechlessly, pretending to be cool and being struck by lightning! He was just pretending to be cool secretly, but that kid actually went directly to the media to show off. Is this retribution?
Chapter completed!