The day after the Raptors were eliminated 4-1, Brown gave the players a holiday after the season summary meeting, repeatedly telling them to maintain a good diet and increase their workouts during the offseason.

At the same time, Brown asked the coaching staff to stay for the time being and watch the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals and Finals together via live streaming. Of course, they don't just watch the game, these teams will be the roadblocks on their way in the future, it's always good to know more, he doesn't believe that there is a manager who dares to hide in such a crucial game.

Within a few days, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was played, and the entire Pistons coaching staff was in the conference room on time to watch TNT's live broadcast on the big screen. But since it's a game, eating, drinking and chatting is always inevitable, and everyone has a few cans of beer in front of them, as well as some snacks, which Brown specially prepared for them, just to create a relaxed atmosphere.

Basically, everyone's chat focused on which team would advance to the Finals, and many assistant coaches believed that the two-time champion 76ers could still reach the Finals for the third consecutive year, but Chang Wei was smiling and silent. Now Brown is the coach of the Pistons, although he still has feelings for the 76ers, but it is not his team after all, seeing Chang Wei's playful smile, he knocked on the table and said: "Chang, don't stand aside and don't express your opinion, I want to hear your opinion." ”

Chang Wei spread his hands and said, "Me? I don't think so, the probability of the 76ers reaching the Finals is still very high, after all, they have a lot of depth in their roster, but Ford's coaching ability is much worse than Wilkens. And the Raptors aren't weak, the twin stars of Maddy and Carter are a huge threat to any team, and if nothing else, their matchup is certainly interesting, and I can already have a hunch that this is a head-to-head battle, and it's just a matter of who can make it to the end. ”

There was nothing wrong with that, but when someone wanted to raise the bar, an assistant coach named Bruce retorted: "What does it mean to have a high probability?" In my opinion, the 76ers' entry into the Finals is a sure thing, although the Raptors eliminated us, they are not to the point where they can wrestle with the 76ers. Often, I feel like you're thinking too highly of them......"

"Bruce, don't be upset to see them beat us and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, right?" Chang Wei laughed, "We have all seen the strength of the Raptors, and although the 76ers are well-staffed in every position, it is not a defensive team like us, it is really hard to say what happens in the case of a big attack, the Raptors twin stars can kill the game in an instant." ”

Seeing that Bruce was unconvinced and wanted to refute, Brown hurriedly said to the mud: "No matter who can make it to the finals, it doesn't matter much to us, I think we better watch the game well, and let the facts decide who is right and who is wrong." ”

As a result, Bruce was slapped in the face in the first game, and Maddy and Carter were in a no-man's land in the face of the 76ers' decent defense after experiencing the Pistons' defense. In the first game, both of them scored 30+, of which Maddy also cut a big triple-double of 36 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists, and easily defeated the 76ers 113-100 to usher in a good start.

However, Chang Wei did not take the opportunity to mock Bruce, in fact, the two have similar views, except that Chang Wei believes that the Raptors are not something that the 76ers can easily eliminate, while Bruce insists that the 76ers can beat the Raptors. In fact, Chang Wei has confidence in the Raptors rather than in Maddy and Carter, he believes that the enhanced version of Maddy he trained will definitely make the 76ers suffer, not to mention that he has Carter by his side, so it doesn't matter if the Raptors' role players are more average.

Sure enough, Chang Wei's prediction was verified, no one expected before the game that the 76ers and the Raptors would actually fight a tie-break, you must know that as the defending champions, the 76ers were swept in the first two rounds of the playoffs, but they encountered stubborn resistance from the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals. And the seventh decisive battle was also beaten by them, and the two sides did not decide the winner until the last minute. Although Maddy hit a mid-range shot with 3.6 seconds before the end to help the Raptors overtake the score, Reed seized the last bit of time to hit a difficult three-pointer against the defender in the bottom corner and directly countered the Raptors.

In his post-match interview, Maddie couldn't stop crying, he said with red eyes: "We've made a lot of progress this season, I thought we could make it to the finals, but now we're losing. But that's not the end, we already know where our weaknesses are, and we will definitely come back next season, you guys wait and see! ”

Looking at Maddie's heartbroken appearance, Chang Wei was a little uncomfortable and a little helpless, but he didn't expect that the 76ers he built were still a nightmare for all Eastern teams at this time. However, Chang Wei is also full of confidence in the Pistons, although they stopped in the semifinals this season, the probability of winning the championship next season will undoubtedly be greatly improved. And the 76ers are not invincible, the team that advances in the West is the Spurs whose strength is not inferior to them at all, and the 76ers will definitely face a severe test.

Chang Wei's prediction has once again been verified, and the Spurs, whose GDP has been combined, are not something that the 76ers under Ford can bring down, not to mention that there is actually an undercurrent in the 76ers now. Reed, the team's No. 2 scorer and starting scoring guard this season, did not choose to renew his contract with the team in advance, he couldn't stand Iverson's single-handed situation in the team, and the team had already handed him an olive branch, and the position of the team's boss was reserved for him.

And Popovich is worthy of being Brown's proud disciple, he has built the Spurs into a top team that values teamwork very similar to the Pistons, and he still has Duncan, Parker and even Ginobili to rely on when the team can't solve the problem, in fact, compared with the Spurs, the Pistons lack this confidence, they don't have anyone who can attack the city at a critical moment.

As a result, the 76ers, who were full of confidence and wanted to win the third championship and build a dynasty, were stunned by the Spurs in the Finals, especially on the inside, they were almost completely abused. In the end, the Spurs easily defeated the 76ers 4-1 to win the championship, and Duncan was elected Finals MVP with an overall average of 27.8 points, 14.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.3 blocks per game. This failure also directly led to the 76ers falling apart in the next two seasons, which is a story for another time.