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The score difference gradually made the Spurs players feel desperate. They were too familiar with this feeling. When they met a team they couldn't beat, they really couldn't beat it. This feeling was what they felt every other year except when the Lakers won three consecutive championships.

Last year they met the Lakers, and this year, they had this feeling for two consecutive years.

At the end of the first half, the Hawks were already 14 points ahead, 58 to 44!

If Horry hadn't made a three-pointer before the end of the first half, the score difference would have been pulled to more than 15 points by the Hawks again in the half!

During the halftime break, Popovich cursed in the visiting team's locker room for a full 20 minutes without stopping. It's true that he learned defense from Larry Brown and offense from old Nelson, but it seems that he also learned a bad temper, or a combination of the two.

It's not Larry Brown's vulgar swearing that doesn't look like a university teacher at all, but the type of swearing that old Nelson does without swearing, that is, combining old Nelson's eloquence of mocking people with Larry Brown's love of swearing.

When the Spurs system is fully developed in the future, Popovich may be the strongest head coach in NBA history. He is so powerful in all aspects...

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The Spurs' breath was completely deflated.

Just like in the original time and space, in the sixth game of the 12-13 season finals, Kawhi Leonard lost both free throws to Ray Allen, who had a key three-pointer opportunity and dragged the game into overtime, and lost the game in overtime because of the exhaustion of the veterans, the game was in a state of no energy in the whole game of the seventh game, and Popovich could not think of a solution. During the halftime break, Popovich only cursed and did not think of any good solution.

After the start of the second half, the Hawks took advantage of the victory. Although the Spurs players fought hard in the second half because of Popovich's curses, the Hawks still maintained a steady lead.

When the official timeout was called in the third quarter, the Hawks were already 15 points ahead, 74 to 59!

The Spurs scored 15 points in the first half of the third quarter, but the Hawks scored 16 points in the first half!

After the official timeout, the Hawks replaced Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Spurs still had Ginobili, Barry, Horry, Bonzi Wells, and Duncan.

The Spurs attacked, and Bonzi Wells trapped the flexible Josh Smith in the low post. Ginobili passed the ball to Bonzi Wells for a single. Liu Mang let go of Barry and double-teamed Bonzi Wells. Bonzi Wells passed the ball to Barry. Barry's three-pointer was off target. McGrady grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang pushed forward to the frontcourt. Liu Mang was outside the three-point line and was closely held by Ginobili, who constantly exerted physical confrontation. The referee did not blow the whistle this time, and Liu Mang immediately passed it to McGrady.

McGrady received the ball and felt good now. He received the ball and shot a three-pointer against Horry!

It was really exciting!

McGrady's three-pointer went in!

77 to 59, the Hawks lead by 18 points!

When the Spurs attacked, Ginobili broke into the inside line, but missed the shot under the defense of a bunch of people around him, and the ball was touched out of the baseline by Duncan.

The Hawks played the ball in the backcourt, and McGrady passed the ball to Liu Mang and ran to the frontcourt. The tacit understanding between the two made Liu Mang understand the next tactics.

After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, he was more than one meter away from Ginobili, and slapped the ball with his right hand. At the same time, he looked at McGrady who was squeezing Horry for the ball outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, and made a slapping motion to the right when the ball bounced.

Ginobili immediately rushed towards McGrady, preparing to double-team McGrady.

However, Liu Mang's right hand slapped nothing! He slapped the bounced ball forward with his left hand, breaking through the middle!

Duncan under the basket moved one step to the right side of the three-second zone, preparing to prevent McGrady from breaking through, but he didn't expect Liu Mang to play a fake move!

The nervous Ginobili was fooled by Liu Mang!

Liu Mang rushed to the basket too fast. Duncan turned around and tried to stop Liu Mang from making a layup, but it was too late. He could only take care of Kwame Brown and prepare to defend McGrady. He moved to the right position, but there was no time and space to jump up, so he could only bump into Liu Mang. Liu Mang threw the ball to the basket, but unfortunately it didn't go in. But the referee whistled and Duncan's shooting foul!

Duncan had no choice. He had done the best he could do. He could only pick up the ball and hand it to the referee.

But Popovich, who had been roaring on the sidelines throughout the second half, started to spray!

This was Duncan's fourth foul!

Duncan had one foul each in the first and second quarters. In the third minute of the third quarter, when Rasheed Wallace didn't care whether he could grab the rebound or not and was trying his best to stop Duncan from grabbing the rebound, Duncan committed a pushing foul. With this pulling foul, Duncan has committed 4 fouls!

"Is this a foul? You call a foul for this kind of ball? Are you calling a foul for a women's basketball game? This is a man's game, not a woman's game..." Popovich pointed at the referee and cursed.

Before, Popovich only complained about Duncan's many fouls. Duncan's defense in this game was more active than in the previous five games, but the tight whistle made him foul more times. Kwame Brown of the Hawks had three fouls in the first half, but the Hawks had many inside players! Popovich was pointing at Duncan's defense.

Popovich's mentality has exploded now. Before, he only yelled at his own players, but now he is scolding the referee.

The referee blew the whistle continuously, made a T gesture to Popovich twice in a row, and then confirmed the call to the technical desk.

After the league official at the technical desk confirmed the call, he notified Popovich that he was ejected by the referee for two technical fouls!

The Spurs' last glimmer of hope was shattered, Popovich, the core of the team, was ejected!

Such a bad temper! Liu Mang high-fived Popovich and McGrady for his bad temper!

Using McGrady's three-point threat, the Spurs' defensive formation was destroyed. The two did not need to talk, just a simple action, not even a tactical gesture, to understand each other's intentions. This finals brought the tacit understanding of the two to the peak!

Mike Budenholzer, the first assistant coach of the Spurs and who has been with Popovich for nine years, temporarily took over the position of head coach.

Liu Mang walked to the free throw line to take a technical foul free throw, and the referee signaled him to go away.

Because this technical foul was not called on Popovich, it was not a technical foul caused by the player's defense, offense, provocation, etc., and it was not the Hawks who decided the free throw candidate, but the Spurs could designate the opponent's free throw.

Mike Budenholzer, the interim head coach of the Spurs, designated... Kwame Brown to take the free throw.

When the referee asked Coach Kruger whether he would replace Kwame Brown, Coach Kruger decisively refused. Why? Let a guy with a free throw rate of more than 50% take free throws, and take the initiative to replace him?

Budenholzer's plan to upset the Hawks did not succeed, and he re-assigned Josh Smith to take free throws.

Josh Smith was surprised and went to the free throw line.

The Hawks were already leading by 18 points, 77 to 59. They wanted to keep the score difference within 20 points and leave a little hope. They could only expect the Hawks to miss at least three of the four free throws.

However, amid the cheers of the fans, Josh Smith, a guy with a free throw rate of more than 60%, made both free throws!

Then Liu Mang made two free throws for a shooting foul!

81 to 59, the Hawks widened the score difference to 22 points!

Completely locked the victory!

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22 points difference, Popovich was sent off, and the Spurs collapsed!

At the end of the third quarter, with Liu Mang's 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, McGrady's two three-pointers for a total of 14 points, Jason Terry's 13 points, and Rasheed Wallace's 9 points, the Hawks led by 24 points in the third quarter, 91 to 67.

In the last quarter, Mike Budenholzer replaced all the main players and announced his surrender.

Popovich had no choice. The method given by his assistant coach who provided tactics was useless for Popovich to use. He had no choice. The 24-point difference was completely suspenseful.

Coach Kruger also replaced the main players after playing for more than two minutes in the fourth quarter, letting Jason Terry take Iguodala, Korver, Josh Smith and Mourning to play, and using Jason Terry and Mourning to stabilize the situation.

Coach Kruger felt a little sorry that Calderon, a sophomore, was not included in the activation list and was not given a chance to play in the finals. Also, Persson and McCarty were not included in the activation list in the last game, especially McCarty, who did not play in the entire playoffs. Coach Kruger felt a little sorry for the veteran.

However, McCarty played more than ten games in the regular season, with a few minutes of playing time in each game, and could get a championship ring. The veteran did not expect to have a chance to play in the playoffs. He cheered for his teammates passionately in a suit.

The Spurs did not make any trouble in the final quarter. In the end, the Hawks defeated the Spurs by 116 to 90, a difference of 26 points, and won the championship 4 to 2!

The Hawks successfully defended the championship! They became the sixth team to win two consecutive championships after the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, and Rockets!

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The moment the whistle sounded at the end of the game, they were ready. The ribbons hanging above the court to celebrate the championship exploded, and the fans on the scene cheered wildly with hoarse voices.

The "win" behind the Hawks' team logo on the big screen at the scene represents that the Hawks have won the championship again!

Unlike last year's away championship, the feeling of winning the championship at home made Liu Mang feel so good!

Liu Mang didn't even care about the continuous prompts from the system. He said to the system in his heart not to disturb him now, and began to cheer and celebrate with his teammates.

During the cheering, Liu Mang thought of a picture, and couldn't help jumping on the technical table, punching the fans on the scene crazily to drive the atmosphere on the scene.

Under the leadership of Liu Mang, the fans on the scene who were ready to rest after the first wave of cheers ended began to contribute to Atlanta's throat medical cause and continue to destroy their throats.

Iguodala, Josh Smith, and Varejao, three rookies, won the championship in their rookie season, and they were very touched. This feeling is something that 90% of rookies can't understand, just like Calderon and Korver's feeling after winning the championship last year.

This feeling is very wonderful, and it feels like reaching the peak of team honors when entering the NBA.

McGrady held the ball and saw Liu Mang trying to show off. He smiled and went to chat with Coach Kruger.

Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace, Muhammad, Kwame Brown and others celebrated and cheered together.

After the game, the three veterans, Alonzo Mourning, McCarty and Persson, were the busiest. They didn't even have a chance to celebrate. They were surrounded by the media, mainly asking whether they would continue to play after winning the championship, and asking them in a tactful way how it felt to be successful in hugging someone's thigh...

The three veterans didn't care about being accused of sucking up to their bosses at this time, and were very excited to be interviewed...

Malone couldn't tell what he felt when he saw that his former opponent, Alonzo Mourning, also won the championship. The Hawks had kept a position for him before March, waiting for him to come back, but he never chose to come back. He didn't regret it. He joined the Lakers because the OK combination had never defeated him in the playoffs, while the Hawks had defeated him. His self-esteem did not allow him to join the opponent, but at this moment, seeing the tears in Alonzo Mourning's eyes during the interview, Malone was filled with mixed feelings.

Although he was the team trainer, Malone did not join the celebration in the stadium after winning the championship like other trainers, either for bonuses, or for team honors, or to complete his basketball dream in a roundabout way. Malone chose to leave and walked into the player tunnel...

After Liu Mang went crazy for a while, he came to the sidelines and hugged and greeted the celebrities.

When Jordan and Liu Mang hugged, he whispered in Liu Mang's ear: "Ace, welcome to the double club..."

After celebrating for more than ten minutes, David Stern arrived at the scene, and the staff arranged the players and reporters to stand in the corresponding positions.

David Stern, with a bright face, and Bill Russell, came to the front of the Hawks players, coaching staff, trainers, owners, etc. with a cheongsam etiquette lady.

The last two games were more exciting than David Stern had imagined. The Hawks played really well. David Stern sighed that it was good to live a long time. He had gotten used to it. Except that his heart couldn't bear it, after the first four games, he thought the league would be shrouded in the evil shadow of the Spurs again.

David Stern took the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, fans in front of the TV, I announce that the NBA champion team in the 2004-2005 season is the Atlanta Hawks!"

David Stern took the championship trophy from the American lady in cheongsam. Liu Mang motioned McGrady to take the trophy. McGrady did not refuse. He took the championship trophy, raised it up and took a photo for the reporters, and then handed it to Alonso.

After Liu Mang watched Alonso take the trophy, the tears that were originally rolling in his eyes suddenly burst out, and the tears and snot flowed onto the trophy... So disgusting!

After the trophy was circulated among teammates, coaching staff, and the boss, Liu Mang carefully took the trophy and quickly passed it to McGrady again.

Then, David Stern continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the NBA 2003-2004 season finals MVP is...liumang..."

"Hehe..." Liu Mang walked forward with a smile. There was no accident in the finals MVP, and it was unlikely to be an accident. He averaged 28.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. Jason Terry and McGrady have hope, but Liu Mang's chance is 99%, and Jason Terry and McGrady's chances added up are about 1%...

However, every time I heard David Stern say "rogue", Liu Mang wanted to ask him: Since you force yourself to call it by the Chinese name, why don't you practice it well!

David Stern still felt good about himself. After taking the Bill Russell Cup from the etiquette lady, he handed the trophy to Russell.

Russell handed the trophy to Liu Mang and hugged Liu Mang.

Liu Mang heard that sentence again. When Russell hugged Liu Mang, he said in Liu Mang's ear: "Ace, welcome to join my double club..."

Double club? That's what it is!

Liu Mang didn't understand when Jordan said that before, but now he understands.

Double Club, a club for superstars who have won FMVP repeatedly or at least twice!

Of course, for Russell, a player who has never won FMVP, whether he has FMVP or not, he can enter the double club that only exists in the small circle of a few superstars, because the FMVP trophy is named after him!

Just like what Russell said, "My Club"!

Liu Mang became the second fastest member to enter the double club among superstars who have won at least two FMVPs. If Russell, who won the championship in his rookie year and started eight consecutive championships in his third year, is not counted, only Magic Johnson, who won two championships and two FMVPs in the first three years of his career, is faster than Liu Mang!

After Liu Mang and McGrady raised the Bill Russell Cup and the O'Brien Cup and took photos with their teammates, it was time for Liu Mang to give his acceptance speech.

Last time, Liu Mang's acceptance speech was perfunctory. After all, it was an away game, and the team's press officer hadn't prepared a speech.

But this time, Liu Mang was ready.

"Two consecutive championships, this feeling is great, and it feels great to win the Bill Russell Cup. Everything this year is so good. We stumbled into the new season at the beginning, and finally we successfully brought our talents and strength together. We deserve to win the championship, and we deserve to win the championship more than anyone else...

Since it's like this, we have won two consecutive championships, and you don't need to ask, I'll say it here, our next goal is to win three consecutive championships and establish our basketball dynasty!

There is no other choice, except for the three consecutive championships, next season, except for winning the championship again, any result is a failure for us! "

When Liu Mang said this, everyone at the scene was stunned!

When the other players of the Hawks heard Liu Mang's acceptance speech, they felt really happy. They were the ones who deserved to win the championship the most. They were very satisfied with this wording, especially the veterans.

But Liu Mang's next sentence scared them! The last person who said this... seemed to be Pat Riley 20 years ago!

You are asking for death!

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