The Eagles, whether it is the players or the coaching staff, did not feel that the sky fell after losing one game, and the Eagles fans did not feel anything, they just lost the first game.

Maddy's bizarre probby shots, Liu Mang and Jason Terry's 3-pointers that shot farther and farther and then hit the iron, Iguodala's second offensive dunk was capped, and Rasheed Wallace imitated Kobe Bryant's extreme pull-up three-pointer......

Hawks fans are much more equanimated than those who trumpet the Pacers online.

While there are some people online who pretend to be Hawks fans who are "angry", real Hawks fans are much more calm, using self-deprecation to express their displeasure while encouraging Eagles players.

Of course, it is true that not many people really think that the Hawks will be blacked out, fans just love to join in the fun, and there are not many media to say that the Pacers may have such a thing as black-eight.

The Black Eight needs some very specific factors, and the key one is that there need to be some areas that are better than the opponent, such as the Knicks Black Eight, Sprewell and Larry Hughes who shot the Heat up; The Nuggets Black Eight, Mutombo averaged 12 points and 12 rebounds per game, the focus is on Mutombo's average of 6.2 blocks per game, and the supersonic speed is almost impossible to score inside;

And the Pacers, there was an upset, and the fans and the media didn't see which point the Pacers were better than the Hawks, and the only thing that was stronger was concentration.

However, the Hawks lost the first game of the playoffs, which is indeed a big deal, and many media outlets who can't interview the Hawks players and the Pacers are silent, just saying that their efforts have paid off, and they don't deliberately emphasize that they won.

So the media ran to interview players from other teams.

But no one wants to be slapped in the face, especially those teams trying to compete for a championship who want to expect the Hawks to be blackmailed in the first round of the playoffs...... It's a shame to say that.

Garnett, who didn't make the playoffs, said in an interview: "Are they the Hawks, blacked eight? What do you think! They have Ace Liu, Tracy McGrady, and Rasheed Wallace, and they can't possibly lose. You might as well write about how angry the Hawks will be next, and what will happen to the Pacers. I've experienced this before. ”

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On April 22, Garnett, who was on vacation in Los Angeles, was interviewed in the morning, and then went to a private club in Los Angeles with his agent in the afternoon to meet with the Timberwolves management, that is, Celtics legend Kevin McHale.

Garnett's words sparked a resonance among fans, except for a few whimsical, most fans are now looking forward to the next performance of the Hawks.

Just like Garnett said, the Eagles' group of players who are bound to repay themselves, especially the notoriously cautious Liu Mang, will do what they will do next, and fans are quite looking forward to it.

Garnett had already requested a trade from the Timberwolves after the regular season.

On the 19th of next month, Garnett will turn 30 years old, he has been a veteran of the league for 11 years, and now the Timberwolves have almost nothing to do with the championship, and they can't even touch the edge of the playoffs, and Garnett can't wait.

Originally, Garnett waited until he was 31 years old, that is, in the middle of the 2006-2007 season, and applied for a trade after being completely desperate, this time because there are five strong teams in the West, and the Hawks in the East seem to have a long-term dominance posture, Garnett couldn't wait, and he didn't wait until next season, and applied for a trade after this season.

McHale, for his part, discussed with the team owner and some other team management for a few days after the regular season, and today came to Los Angeles to negotiate with Garnett, who is on vacation.

"Kevin, every time I call your name, it's like I'm looking in a mirror, Kevin, are you sure you want to leave?" McHale asked.

McHale and the Timberwolves owner did not want to keep Garnett, Garnett signed a 5-year contract in 04, and it didn't expire until 09, if the Timberwolves keep Garnett, Garnett, who was 33 years old in the summer of 09, is unlikely to go to other teams, and may simply have a long-term contract, and the Timberwolves will also have a "one person, one city" superstar.

But the Timberwolves owner is quite humane, otherwise he would not have agreed to give Joe Smith the same agreement, and McHale has other purposes.

Of course, if a superstar at the age of twenty-six or seventeen is in his prime, and he applies for a trade, the management will not agree.

But the peak of the star is only a few years, Garnett is already 30 years old, it is difficult to say how many years he can maintain his form, at this time the situation is very different, the superstar wants to leave, and the team will not do anything to keep him, so the owner of the Timberwolves chose to agree very humanely, in exchange for some chips, and he can also fight for draft picks.

With Garnett here, the Timberwolves don't dare to be too deliberate, and they have to work hard to win, but without Garnett, no matter how much they lose, fans won't feel that there is a problem.

Garnett heard McHale's words and replied without hesitation: "I can't wait, I want to win the championship, but my best teammate is Ricky Davis, I don't see any hope, I want to go to a more competitive team." ”

McHale wasn't surprised, Garnett was definitely leaving, and McHale tentatively asked, "Kevin, what do you think of Paul Pearce?" You play with him, and I think you can do great things. ”

"Paul Pearce? Does he have Tracy McGrady strong? Garnett asked rhetorically.

With the 27-55 Celtics, Garnett has no interest at all.

If there were no Hawks in the East, O'Neal would have been at his peak for two years, and there would be no other superteams in the East, Garnett would have been excited about partnering with Pierce.

But now there are Hawks in the East clubbing there, although Pierce is good, he can't touch the edge of the playoffs with his team alone, and there is a clear gap with Koaimeca, it's obvious that Pierce has never proven that his team is competitive without All-Star teammates, there is Antoine Walker in the early part of his career, and after losing Antoine Walker, Pierce's statistics are good, but how bad and bad is to lead the team.

There is nothing wrong with a big heart, but it needs to be built on the team's already strong strength for Pierce's big heart to work.

And this time, the SuperSonics are still the top four teams in the West, the SuperSonics are still playing the playoffs, and the Celtics have no chance of quoting Ray Allen, only one Pierce is there to support the façade, and Garnett can't look down on it.

If the owner of the SuperSonics wants to sell the team, the team needs to have some stars in the team, and it is unlikely that the team will be dismantled before the team is sold.

McHale heard Garnett's rhetorical question, feeling a little tricky.

To trade Garnett, Garnett does not need to agree, but if Garnett is sent to the Celtics, Garnett is still not satisfied, and he still has to apply for a trade, which is to install a time bomb for his old club!

And, as Garnett asked, Pierce...... It's really not enough to see, Pierce's biggest honor now is a three-team and four All-Star substitutes, although he is the top star in the league, but the gap with those superstars is obvious, Pierce has never been the top three players in his position, and the player ranking has always been between 15 and 20, not bad, but it is still a little far from being the core to attract Garnett.

Negotiations ended early, McHale didn't have a second option, he wasn't the kind of management who was very capable, or he wouldn't have gotten that kind of contract with Joe Smith.

Timberwolves fans feel that McHale can sit in the position of Timberwolves' executive president for so many years, and it is estimated that he has blocked the bullet for the Timberwolves owner......

Garnett's first negotiations with Timberwolves management were fruitless.

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Although I don't think the Eagles will be blacked out, the other championship teams at least see that the Eagles also have weaknesses!

The Eagles have finally shown their complacency as defending champions!

It's an exciting thing for other championship contenders.

After the No. 21 Hawks game, the Nets beat the Pistons 73-69 in the other three games of the day.

It's not an upset, before the playoffs, the media predicted the series of the Nets and the Pistons, and the probability of the Nets advancing is a little higher, after all, the Nets' playoff results in the past few years are much better than the Pistons.

The Pistons lived up to expectations and proved that they had absolutely collapsed this season.

The Lakers beat the Nuggets 120-97, Kobe Bryant made 12 of 20 shots, got 35 points, 6 boards and 10 assists, Yao Ming shot 8 of 12, got 20 points, 12 boards and 6 assists and actually had three steals, all of which were steals.

Although the Mavericks are fifth in the West, they have a better record than the fourth supersonic in the West, the Mavericks have a home-court advantage, and they have launched a confrontation with the supersonic at home, the Mavericks are too restrained by the supersonic team's sudden style of play, the defense of high-speed rotation, if the three-point player of the supersonic team can't shoot the ball against the opponent's high-speed rotation defense, it is too difficult to win the Mavericks.

123-114, the Mavericks won at home against the SuperSonics.

By the 22nd, four of the other four series of the first round had also been decided.

The highlight of the day is the series between the Heat and the Bulls.

Last year, the Heat were eliminated in the first round by the Bulls, and this year there are still many fans who are expecting the Bulls to do something.

But without Eddie Curry, who weighs more than the Big White Bear and can compete with O'Neal on the offensive end, the Bulls have a good three-point defense against the Heat, but they can't limit O'Neal's singles and Wade's breakthrough crosses!

Don't look at Eddie Curry as fat, but he's better at dealing with O'Neal than Ben Wallace or even Yao Ming.