The Phillips Arena was already packed after lunch, and the Hawks' playoff opener began at 3:30 p.m. New York time, and fans arrived early, and the stadium had already begun to warm up an hour before the game began.

There is no situation where tickets cannot be sold out in the playoffs, so the box office statistics are all statistics of the regular season, and those who play in the playoffs are all strong teams.

Looking at most of the fans wearing special Hawks T-shirts at the scene, Liu Mang said that he had calmed down.

For the sake of three percent of the portrait fee, he endured!

The Eagles have signed an agreement with the manufacturers of the "Rogue League" T-shirts that were scattered before, and they have begun to produce the Eagles version of the "Rogue League" T-shirts a month ago, and Liu Mang is the last one to know, and the boss gave him a three-percent portrait fee, which is very moral to buy Liu Mang's sense of belonging.

After all, this thing was made up by the fan alliance composed of fans, Liu Mang couldn't win the lawsuit, the team and the "Rogue League" did business together, and it was okay to bypass Liu Mang, and it was not the team that gave three percent, but the team "for" Liu Mang.

It can be regarded as Liu Mang's endorsement, everyone has already registered trademarks, if you don't provide endorsement fees, you can sue him for using his fame to sell jerseys, but the endorsement fees are given, and there is nothing to sue.

Don't you see Jordan sue Jordan Sports, but lost the lawsuit, Jordan Sports is still selling well in the low-end sneakers and sports equipment markets around the world.

Seeing that the sales are so hot, it is estimated that 10,000 or 20,000 T-shirts were sold a day today, Liu Mang said that he didn't recognize these fans!

So angry!

Play a cartoon dragon to dispel your anger!

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Before the start of the game, the NBA's official vice president and CEO Adam Silva came to present two flags to the Hawks, the division champion and the division champion, and in two hours in the West, the Spurs will also usher in the division championship, the division championship, and one more regular season championship banner that they have not known how many times, and it is Tatum who is another vice president to present the award to the Spurs.

If you win the playoffs, you will have flags and trophies......

Liu Mang remembers watching a documentary called What Dynasty Memories used to be, in which the flag courts of the regular season of the Spurs, Celtics, and Lakers were already hung over, and some flags were still hung on the entire wall of the president's office.

The Division Champion Flag and the Division Champion Flag were raised, and in the midst of the tsunami, the pre-race activities were over and the competition was about to begin!

Mohammed, as the leader of the dressing room, mobilised before the game.

"We can't be careless! The other side has one less superstar, we can't be careless because of this, we have to work harder and solve them as soon as possible! Defeat them with the strongest strength! Our goal is the overall championship! Can't waste time here! ”

Very domineering and infectious pre-game mobilization.

At the urging of the referee, the starters of both teams came to the field.

The Eagles' starting lineup remains the same.

The Raptors fielded a starting lineup of Alvin Williams, Dale Curry, Maurice Peterson, Antonio Davis, and Hakeem Olajuwon.

Twin towers of Antonio Davis and Olajuwon and two interior players who are tough defensively or who have been tough and have a bit of spare power.

Obviously, the Raptors didn't choose to surrender because of Carter's reimbursement!

After the game began, the Raptors chose to defend the game, Olajuwon sat under the basket, focusing on guarding the basket, and Antonio Davis concentrated on his work as a coolie power forward, ferociously helping defense everywhere inside the three-point line, full of impact.

The Raptors are stuck defensively, and the offensive end revolves around Dell Curry.

There are no superstars, no too good playmakers, so the famous coach Lenny Wilkens used the classic tactics of the Pacers, using Dale Curry's accurate three-point running, the whole team blocked him, and at the same time, his teammates on the weak side and after the pick-and-roll cut into the air, and Alvin Williams organized the ball.

This style of play is similar to the offensive tactics of the future Cavaliers around Korver, who doesn't necessarily have to score many points, and his running and the pick-and-roll are good ways to create misaligned defenses and open cuts.

However, there is still a difference, Korver is passing the ball next to James, and James breaks through the ball when Korver has already attracted most of the defensive attention, and the effect is not comparable to Alvin Williams' passing after dribbling.

But that's the best the Raptors can do.

This style of play, constantly blocking and dismantling, the Raptors not only give a tough posture on the defensive end, but also full of physical confrontation on the offensive end!

The Eagles really didn't expect it at first, they felt that they were focused enough, but they didn't expect the other party to lose their star and become more positive!

Even...... Because Carter, who has an average defensive attitude, is not there, the defensive end has become more dynamic! On the offensive end, there is one less player who has been holding the ball for a long time, and the offensive end is very selfless, and although it does not have Carter's projection and breakthrough ability that is a notch above the others, it does seem to be playing smoothly.

Against all odds!

The commentary on the scene and the fans didn't think that the Raptors had the slightest chance to win against the Hawks, but after a few minutes of play, the Hawks took the lead in calling a timeout.

4 to 7! The Eagles came up and played 4 minutes and scored just 4 points!

Not too far behind, but it took four minutes to score four points, which is unacceptable for the Hawks, who ranked third in the league in scoring in the regular season!

Obviously, although the Hawks took this game seriously, they didn't expect the Raptors' defense to be so ...... Strong? Or so ferocious!

Lenny Wilkens, the famous coach of the older generation of the NBA, is almost seventy years old, won the NBA championship as early as the seventies, and won the best coach in the last peak of the Hawks in the 93-94 season, Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers, these two teams have performed at the peak so far, and he is the head coach, and the coaching level is naturally very high.

He knows that the Raptors have to fight for strength, and even if Carter is there, he is no match for the Hawks.

But having coached the Hawks to the playoffs last season and nearly being swept in the first round, he knows well a huge weakness of the Hawks.

I haven't played much in the playoffs, and I'm not used to the playoffs for further confrontation!

So he seized the weakness of the Hawks and sent Olajuwon, who still had a certain deterrent under the basket, and Antonio Davis, the bodyguard of Reggie Miller back then, two twin towers who were good at giving a lot of physical confrontation, to guard the inside line, and Alvin Williams and Morris Peterson on the outside, infinitely magnifying the weakness of the Hawks who are not suitable for playoff confrontation! The opening game caught the Eagles off guard.

In fact, if the Raptors had not been swept by the Hawks in the regular season, they might have been seventh in the East, and the original historical trajectory was like this, in the first round of the playoffs, they played against the Pistons, who were supposed to be second, and the Pistons fought until they tied for five before losing, and the point difference in each game was very small, which brought huge trouble to the Pistons.

The strategy is the same, the Pistons have made four playoff games in the last decade only while Grant Hill was still around, each time in the first round, and the large number of trades has resulted in most of the players having little playoff experience, and rookie coach Carlisle has been well educated by the old coaches, especially Stackhouse, who shot less than 30% in the series.

And the Raptors only lost by three points, and if it weren't for the Pistons veteran Clifford Robinson's key block and steal layup, the Pistons would have been blacked out in the final moments.

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"Sheriff you've done a good job, you're tough defensively, but you've got to be tougher! Jason, you're doing a great job, keep following the pitcher......" Coach Kruger kept encouraging his players when he suddenly heard cheers from the crowd.

Why are you cheering?

Don't!

Coach Kruger turned his head and saw that Liu Mang had already gone up to practice shooting.

This kid!

Coach Krueger didn't plan to replace him so early, the playoffs and the regular season were only two days apart, but the level of confrontation in the playoffs from today's start looks like it is not at the same level as the regular season! Even if the other party is the eighth, it can't be underestimated, although the black eight is a miracle, but it will not be good if the boat overturns in the gutter, he wants the main force to boil the opponent's main force first, so that Liu Mang can face the opponent's substitute lineup better when he plays.

But...... Thinking of Liu Mang's unrelenting style of play, Coach Kruger looked at Liu Mang who was excitedly practicing shooting, and changed his mind again.

"Jason, you don't have to defend the opposing pitcher, you go and find a way to put pressure on the opposing point guard and not let him pass the ball so easily......"

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After the timeout, the Hawks replaced Dean Grove with Liu Mang, replacing all five main forces in advance.

The Raptors haven't made substitutions yet, and in the playoffs, the main players will play a lot more time than in the regular season.

Liu Mang excitedly ran back and forth in the front court, running around with Alvin Williams.

The playoffs are coming!

Playoffs!

Playoff debut!

How can you not be excited!