"Whether it's the fans, our management, the coaching staff, they are very satisfied with the results you have achieved this year, but we can't be complacent, we still have 12 games left, and we have 51 wins and 19 losses, our goal is to get the first 60 wins in team history, for this, the team will provide everyone with the same bonus as the league on the basis of the league's season bonus, as a sign of encouragement, I hope everyone can work hard for 60 wins......"

Human desires are endless, and neither are the owners and coaching staff.

From only wanting to finish in the top four in the East at the beginning of the season, to looking forward to 50 wins after a month of play, to wanting to sit first in the East before the All-Star weekend, to wanting to get a record of more than 57 wins in March, and now, when Steven Price, the team's executive vice president and owner known as "the boss" in the coaching staff and logistics team, has set the ultimate goal of 60 wins for the team's final 13 games......

Double Bonus ...... Painting cakes is not only good at domestic bosses, but also the United States.

But fortunately, the owner of the Hawks did not pick to the extent of a dead man, and did not say that he would be rewarded until he got 60 wins, but had already said that he would double the team's season bonus.

Beginning in 1982, the NBA began to make money, and thanks to the huge popularity and overseas popularity that Magic and Larry Bird brought to the league, the league set up a prize pool to give money to the championships, the teams that advance to each round of the playoffs, the teams that make the playoffs, and the teams that were only six playoff teams in the East and West at the time and are now set to be in the top six of the regular season in the East and West.

The initial prize pool was only 1.7 million, the regular season champion and champion Philadelphia 76ers in the 82-83 season got a total of 470,000 US dollars, and a total of 29 people from the coaching staff, players, trainers, physical therapists, etc. received an average of more than 10,000 US dollars, which was not bad in that era, at that time, most ordinary players and players had a salary of more than 200,000 US dollars a year, and Jordan's rookie season as a flower show, the salary was only 630,000 US dollars.

Last season's prize pool was 11 million, and the Lakers got 2.45 million US dollars after winning the championship, and an average of 100,000 US dollars per person, which is still the case when the Lakers did not win the first place in the regular season division.

This year's prize pool is $11.7 million, which is based on the NBA's revenue last season, the Hawks are now the first in the division, almost locked, and the other teams in the East are hanging in the balance of 51 wins, and now it looks like only the Nets are possible, and whether the Pistons can get 50 wins is a big deal.

So the Eagles can be sure that they can get five percent of the prize pool for the first place in the division, which is close to $600,000, and the prize money for reaching the playoffs is one percent of $117,000, and it is not much of a problem to reach the second round, that is, there is still close to $170,000 in prize money.

If you count it here, the Eagles can be sure that the prize money they can get is about 880,000 US dollars, and the Eagles players, coaching staff, and logistics team add up to 30 people, with an average of about 30,000 US dollars per person, and doubling is 60,000 US dollars.

It adds a little extra motivation to the players.

Of course, if you reach the division finals, or even the finals, even if you don't win the championship, the money will have to be almost doubled, and the championship will have to be doubled, and if the Hawks win the championship with the first record in the regular season, the total prize money will be five or six hundred thousand more than last year's Lakers.

But that's a bit far, and it's pretty much certain that you're going to get a prize right now.

After all, there is no money to play in the playoffs, and after the last salary is paid on April 28, there will be no salary even if you play until June.

The additional reward of 30,000 US dollars is also a lot, and it is almost catching up with Liu Mang's weekly salary.

The boss was quite generous this time, and the players expressed their satisfaction.

It's just that it's a bit more difficult, so the management's goal is just to try to get 60 wins.

With 12 games left, it's 51 wins, which means that the next 12 games can only be lost to three games at most, which is really difficult at a time when all the teams that want to make the playoffs are playing their lives!

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It's time to fight the Timberwolves!

The Timberwolves and Mavericks are similar, desperately trying to win the playoffs.

With only 46 wins, they want to have a home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs against the Mavericks or SuperSonics, even if they are third in the West, but that is only qualifying, the home-court advantage in the playoffs is based on wins, and the West has become a Wild West after experiencing the Jordan era, so there are often third and fourth records that are not as good as fifth and sixth, and you can often see the fourth playing fifth, the home-court advantage is fifth, and the third-sixth home is a bit rare, but it is not nothing.

On the afternoon of the Hawks' "pledge meeting", the Timberwolves have arrived in Atlanta to prepare for tomorrow's game.

In the game between the Hawks and the Timberwolves, the Hawks have a personal hatred machine like Liu Mang, and Raheem, who now has the title of Garnett Jr...... In fact, the two are in the same year, Raheem is only 6 months younger than Garnett, and then Garnett is the league's top popular superstar, the two teams still have grievances before, Garnett's hostility to Liu Mang is well known to the world, and now the Hawks are in the sprint stage of locking the first place in the East, the Timberwolves are fighting for the first round of home court advantage, and both teams declare that they must not lose this game, so it has attracted a lot of fan attention.

Two television stations added national broadcasts to the game: American Cable and CBD's United Sports Channel, and ESPN HD Sports.

After Jordan's comeback this year, it did not meet people's expectations, the 76ers, the Raptors suddenly declined, and the Magic team Grant Hill was reimbursed, and the Hawks became the most watched game in the East, from only a few national live broadcasts at the beginning of the season, to now 11 games have been broadcast, which is why the league is now supporting Liu Mang, not only for the Chinese market.

Because of the increase in each live broadcast, the TV station has to give money! The state's live streaming fees are collected by the teams, and the money for live streaming in the United States is collected by the league and distributed most of it evenly to each team.

Again, every time the U.S. broadcasts live, the players who participate are excited! Being able to play in the live broadcast to let fans see how good they are can attract the attention of fans more than just seeing cold data, and it is easier to attract fans!

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After the morning "pledge meeting", in the afternoon the Hawks did tactical training for tomorrow's game against the Timberwolves.

After losing to the Mavericks, the players' hearts finally recovered, and they did not continue to stay in the state of playing the king's game, and the owner came out at the right time to give pressure and money, and the coaching staff felt that it was very good, giving the players a lot of pressure and motivation.

What is the name of the man who repaired the steam engine, he has a good saying, there is pressure to power.

Although this phrase was used to explain the physical principles of the first industrial revolution, it is also feasible to apply to people.

After the team's joint practice, Liu Mang practiced two groups of three-pointers, and this time he was in good shape, and both groups of three-pointers completed the primary three-point task training.

Looking at the primary three-point task 10/10 in the system panel, showing the status of the lottery, Liu Mang was a little excited!

"System Boss, Pump!"

"The host completes 10 primary three-point missions, and has a chance to increase the ability value by 1 point and three-point......"

"Ding...... It's a shame that the host didn't get the training mission reward, so keep up the good work! ”

“……”

The feeling of a basin of cold water pouring over your head.

you! Liu Mang has asked many times, and the system doesn't say how high the probability is, and now it definitely doesn't look high!

It's right to think about it, if you do 10 times, add a little bit, if you reach a stable level of 300 seconds and shoot 100 threes, wouldn't it take a few days to go crazy with three-point ability.

Forget it, Liu Mang didn't expect this reward, he just used this task to hone his three points, no, it has risen from the initial 75 to 79, and the three-point ability value can rise by 4 points in the season, which is very rare in the entire NBA, which requires a talent for a very soft touch.

And Liu Mang feels that he has recently been able to reach the level of 100 three-pointers in 300 seconds more and more consistently, and he is not far from the three-point ability value of 80 at the excellent level.

Liu Mang looked at the time, it was only 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and he wanted to practice for a while in the half-dead expression of his exclusive trainer Moron Willy.

That's when the call to save Moron Willy's life came.

Liu Mang's mobile phone rang, and Liu Mang looked at it, it was Billups, the future civilian champion MVP.

After playing the Timberwolves last time, Billups exchanged contact information with Liu Mang after the game.

Billups has a deep impression of Liu Mang, mainly because he has been ignored, and finally someone went to chat with him before the game, which made Billups, who basically had no friends before going to the Pistons, quite moved.

Liu Mang picked up the phone: "Hello, Changxi, what's the matter?" ”

"Hello Ace, I heard you're training? Didn't bother you, did you? Billups spoke cautiously.

"Oh, it's okay, I just finished training, why Chauncey, came to Atlanta and wanted to play with me?" Liu Mang is more like a black character who occasionally sprays.

"Oh, that's great, I'll come to you if Ace is free." Billups seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Okay, let's make an appointment, but I can't get into the bar, and they won't sell me alcohol, so let's find a restaurant for dinner?" Liu Mang was embarrassed every time he asked someone to eat and drink, and the tone of this sentence was also a little embarrassed to ask.

"It's okay, I don't like to drink either, I heard that there is a very authentic Chinese restaurant on Baifu Avenue, I think Ace should like it, where are we going to meet?" Billups clearly did his homework.

Mofaff Boulevard, a multi-ethnic settlement of Chinese and Hispanic Americans established after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, has a variety of restaurants and buildings in Asia, South America, and Africa, and is one of the favorite places for Chinese Americans who have settled in Atlanta.

"OK, I'll go take a shower first, and I'll see you in the parking lot of Momofuku Avenue Park at 7 o'clock."