Under Budenholzer's coaching, the Hawks have grown into a powerhouse in the East in recent seasons, and Budenholzer has also won the honor of best coach. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, after the rise, the Hawks always can't get rid of the fate of being swept by the Cavaliers every time they go to the playoffs, even if they topped the Eastern Conference in the 2014-2015 season and have home-court advantage, they were still swept out by the remnants of the Cavaliers.

As a result, the Hawks have been labeled as a "regular-season team" and a "pseudo-powerhouse", a far cry from the "Eastern Spurs" in the regular season.

In order to change the fate of winning against James, the management of the Hawks decided to tear down the original lineup in the offseason, abandon Horford and Teague, and sign Howard with a large amount of money to start a new journey.

The Hawks performed well in the regular season, ending the Cavaliers' winning streak in the middle of the season, and overturning the Warriors, the top of the Western Conference, and catching up with the Knicks, who set a team record.

However, the embarrassing situation that made the Hawks feel appeared again, although the Hornets were eliminated in the first round, but faced the Knicks in the second round, once again fell into a desperate situation of 0-3, facing the fate of being swept out.

In the history of the NBA, no team has ever changed its fate in a 0-3 situation, and the Hawks are no exception, destined to stop in the Eastern Conference semifinals again, Budenholzer and the Hawks just want to break the fate of being swept out of the playoffs, even if it is a win, just one game.

If the next game is lost to the Knicks, it means that the Hawks have been swept out of the playoffs for the third year in a row, and no matter how dazzling the regular season performance, such a record is destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, which is not what Hawks and Atlanta fans want to see.

"No matter what, we have to win, and the Eagles will never admit defeat, and even if they lose, they will lose with their heads held high."

After losing Game 3, Budenholzer repeated the phrase in the locker room, reminding the Eagles players not to be discouraged and revealing his determination to hold on to his home court and break his fate.

"If you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent, not for anything else, just because I am an Atlantan."

Howard was the first to set an example, even taking an oath as an Atlanta, proving his determination to win, because the Hawks had no way back and could not afford to lose.

Millsap then made it clear that he supported Budenholzer and Howard, because of all the players present, Millsap was the only player who had suffered two sweeps with Budenholzer, and Budenholzer's words made Millsap feel the same way.

"If you want to save more physical strength to deal with the Cavaliers, deal with James, and avenge last year's Eastern Conference Finals, you must solve the opponent in the next game, and you must not give the Hawks the slightest chance to turn over."

Different from Budenholzer's pain motivation method, Wang Zhuo uses the revenge incentive method, using the opponent in the next round to stimulate the team members to complete the current task faster and better, and meet the enemy in a better state.

Game 4 of the second round of the playoffs was played on May 3 at Phillips Arena, home of the Hawks, and both sides went all out without reservations.

On April 31, after the two sides played the third game, ushered in the May Day holiday, but the Knicks did not enjoy the holiday they deserved, and all the players went to Atlanta to prepare for the exciting Eastern Conference semifinals, which made some people have some complaints, but fortunately, the promotion is in sight, and everyone is happy.

"4-0, 4-0, 4-0, 4-0."

Before the game, the Knicks' players shouted out their goals in the locker room in a high-pitched voice, concise and powerful 4-0, arrogantly expressing their confidence in winning and their desire for the championship.

Wang Zhuo knew that the Eagles would never admit defeat easily, on the contrary, they would definitely fight back and fight back, so this game may be the most difficult one in this series.

Sure enough, as Wang Zhuo expected, at the beginning of the game, Howard was like playing chicken blood, and he frequently dunked under the basket, and dealing with Noah was completely like an eagle catching a chicken

Not only that, Millsap also stepped up, with a wealth of offensive means, repeatedly shook off Porzingis, hit the center of the basket, and exposed Porzingis's immaturity.

The Hawks started with a rainbow of momentum, with the two main interior lines working together, and at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles had a nearly double-digit lead.

Compared with the Hawks, the Knicks seem to be slow to heat up, the firepower has not been turned on for a long time, Porzingis is at a loss in the face of Millsap, Anthony is limited by the defensive knife Sefrosa and feels cold, Rose has not yet found the front sight of the outside, Noah was blown up by Howard, but Grant's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, took over the offensive responsibility, hit two difficult chasing balls, and stabilized the situation for the Knicks a little.

Reluctant resistance is not a long-term solution after all, if you want to reverse the situation, you must start from the offense, you must change the formation, Wang Zhuo sat on the sidelines, his brain was running rapidly, thinking about how to break through the Eagles' defensive line.

"Howard and Millsap are already on fire, and it is impossible to completely kill them, only to put pressure on them on the offensive end, forcing them to devote more energy to defense, and excessive physical exertion will inevitably reduce their threat on the offensive end, and finally reach a situation where it is difficult to balance offense and defense."

At this time, I'm afraid it's useless to send anyone on the field, and I can't get rid of the end of being blown up by Howard, Wang Zhuo thinks about it, he can only use offense to press defense, and then use defense to drive offense.

Wang Zhuo removed Noah, no longer limited Howard on the defensive end, and let him do whatever he wanted under the basket, replaced by Ray Allen, and replaced Grant by Jennings in the backcourt, a lineup of one big and four small, and the Hawks went shopping.

The Hawks relied on Korver's strategy, with Howard and Millsap leading the offense, but the Knicks started from the outside with long-range shots to suppress the Hawks in speed.

Ray Allen came on the pitch and made a comeback with a three-pointer at the top of the circle, at which point Anthony also woke up from a dream, stealing Millsap and going straight to the front court, hitting a mid-range shot from 20 feet on the left.

After Howard scored another dunk, Rose broke through and Porzingis also pulled outside the three-point line and hit a long-range shot to leave the margin of just three points.

Porzingis obeyed Wang Zhuo's command, no longer too entangled with Millsap on the defensive end, and put his energy into the offensive end, expanding the offensive range and spreading the Eagles' defensive range.

After Korver's outside three-point miss, Porzingis grabbed the rebound, Jennings dribbled from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and broke through to the layup, Howard raised his arms to block, Jennings cleverly avoided it, and threw the ball into the basket with a left-handed throw, leaving only 1 point behind.

Budenholzer realized the crisis and hurriedly called a timeout, but this still did not change the fate of the Eagles. (To be continued.) )