Chapter 300: Two wins in a row
After taking a 1-0 lead in Game 1 of the first round, everyone's attitude towards the Philadelphia 76ers hasn't changed much.
The reason is relatively simple, the Philadelphia 76ers should have been able to overpower the Indiana Pacers, and they have home-court advantage, so it's normal to win, and it's only a problem if they lose.
And judging from the process of the game, the advantage of the 76ers is still relatively obvious, and the Pacers can only be beaten in front of them.
While the Granger 40+ saved the Pacers a bit of face, it was about it.
After the first game, 76ers leader Han Miao told reporters that the team would not be satisfied with the 1:0 record, and they would continue to win.
This made the Philadelphia media very happy, I didn't expect a bunch of playoff rookies on the team to be so fierce in the first game, and it seems that the 76ers can be expected in the Eastern Conference semifinals this year.
The Pacers are naturally dead ducks, and the core Granger said that this is just one game, don't worry too much, the Pacers will play their own basketball.
Well...... Han Miao didn't take Granger's words to heart, although Granger's 40+ looked quite scary, but Han Miao knew that this was somewhat due to the team's deliberate letting him score.
And Granger is not Kobe's kind of scoring master, he can't score 40+ every game.
Han Miao contributed 24 points and 15 assists in his playoff debut, which was the result of his basic stroke in the fourth quarter, otherwise, it should be no problem to have more than 20 assists.
"Defend the home field!"
"Let the walkers go back to the countryside and cry!"
"Sweep!"
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Philadelphia fans are more headstrong, they don't think the team will lose, so after winning the first game, a bunch of people are shouting about sweeps and stuff like that.
can only say that the fans are too powerful, what nonsense to tell the truth. It's also swept, and the walkers don't want to lose face.
However, the people's will is available, and the state of Philadelphia is very satisfied with the whole team, and the team owner even said that everyone has worked hard, if you can reach the second round, I will give you a bonus, double the bonus for reaching the East Finals, and double it for reaching the finals!
As for the champion, what kind of prize money do you talk about after winning the championship? Salary increase, all salary increase!
Of course, the boss's words also made the blood of these young people boil, what is the purpose of playing, isn't it honor and money!
Now, money and honor are in front of them, as long as they are willing to fight, they can get both! How can this not make these young lads' blood boil!
So, with the hope of the people of the city, with the pursuit of honor and wealth, the Philadelphia 76ers were ferocious in the second game, and the whole team was like a wolf cub who had been hungry for several days and saw delicious meat, his eyes were green, and the whole game did not let the Pacers lead!
Granger, who was still 40+ in the last game, was completely blocked by his old rival Iguodala this time, and there must be brave men under the heavy reward, not to mention that although Iguodala is currently the highest salary in the team, but in the whole league, he has a salary like that, in 08 he signed a 6-year contract of 80 million US dollars, of which 5 million is a bonus, Iguodala's annual salary is more than 11 million, plus his commercial value is not large, after deducting various taxes, Iguodala's annual income is only a few million.
So this time I heard that the boss was going to give out bonuses, Iguodala was also happy, although it was a bit embarrassing to say this kind of thing to subsidize the family, but it was not for nothing that a penny was difficult for a hero, so of course Iguodala also began to play with his life.
Granger only scored 22 points in the second game, although it looked like 20+ was okay, but Granger only scored 22 points on 25 shots, which is ...... Ahem, it's hard to dismantle it.
In the second game, the 76ers won 108-86, winning two consecutive games, not only holding the home court steadily, but also making the whole team feel like a rainbow!
In fact, the boss of Philadelphia is willing to take bonuses this year, also because this year's financial income has increased several times compared with previous years, because of Han Miao, Philadelphia has a lot of sponsorship from China, tickets are also sold more hotly, there are many handsome guys in the team, and the overall image is very good, which has made many local businesses put forward endorsement offers.
Philadelphia is originally a big city, and there are no top-paid players in the team at present, except for Iguodala's tens of millions, the rest of the contracts are basically rookies, veterans, and second-rounders, so their salary pressure is very small, and it can even be said that there is no pressure.
That's why the boss dared to say such a thing as a bonus.
Philadelphia is 2-0, and other games in the East are also in full swing.
The new MVP Rose, led the Bulls to also take a 2:0 lead, to be honest, the Hawks are warm, every year in the playoffs, where there is a need, there is no sign that Atlanta has the belief to win the championship.
The Magic, who are second in the East, and the Knicks, who are seventh in the East, are 1:1, and the Knicks rely on Anthony's stunner to grab the home court advantage in Orlando in the first game, but in the second game, the Magic collectively blossomed inside and outside, and after playing 1:1, they retained their advantage.
And the duel between the old and new Big Three is also very surprising, the Heat, who are aiming for the championship this season, against the old Big Three Celtics, the Heat only played 1:1 in the first two games!
Yes, 1:1, the Celtics bit a victory at the home of the Heat!
The Heat Big Three is indeed fierce, but the problem is that the Celtics Big Three refused to admit defeat, and Garnett suddenly broke out in the second game, returning to 08 overnight, cutting 25+10, and beating Bosh hard!
When Bosh was the dragon king in the Raptors, he fought against Garnett during the Timberwolves, and Bosh couldn't beat Garnett at that time.
This also exposes the biggest problem of the Heat, the inside line is really not good, there may still be outside help in the regular season, and when the defensive pressure comes up in the playoffs, there is no way for the outside line to come over to help.
For the Heat, the 1:1 score did not satisfy them, and they were also a little angry, why didn't they grab the third place in the regular season, if they grabbed the third place, where did the Heat have such trouble playing the Pacers?
However, James clearly still has faith in the team, and he said that although the Celtics are good, they will fight for more victories in North Shore Gardens!
As for James's words, everyone in the East knew that he was aiming for a championship this year, so everyone didn't say much.
Who wouldn't talk about such a thing!
Pierce, the captain of the Celtics, said, "Not everyone can be presumptuous in North Shore Gardens, although Miami is strong, but what we defend is the glory of Boston!" ”
Garnett was even simpler, throwing down the sentence "Come by ability." ”
"The Heat look like they're in trouble."
Seeing this battle report, Han Miao said so, in his opinion, if the Heat want to win the Celtics in the first round, it is estimated that it will be difficult to die.
However, before he met the Heat, these things had nothing to do with Han Miao, what he had to care about was how to solve the Pacers first......