In the first round of the 2006-2007 NBA playoffs, the first game in the East vs. the eighth game is about to begin.

There was no national live broadcast, there was not a lot of attention, and even the number of media reporters in attendance was not much different from the regular season.

This game of strength and weakness has been set by most people before the game, the Pistons will win, the question is just when, in which situation to win, and how many points will be won in the end.

Although it was an away game, the reporters from the Philadelphia 76ers still followed, after all, their job is to cover every game of the 76ers. Even if it was a game that had long been thought it would lose, journalists had to be there to watch the game, record the game on video, write it down, or take photos to pass it on to the fans who couldn't watch it through a variety of media.

There aren't many Philadelphia reporters who come to Detroit with the team, and with the current situation of the 76ers, there really aren't many media outlets that will send a person to play with the 76ers all year round.

There were two of them, but they were old acquaintances.

"Mr. Jasner."

Justin sat in the first row of the media gallery on the sidelines, two seats away from his mentor Gersner.

"Oh......?"

Gersner heard the voice and slowly turned his head, and the moment he saw Justin, he was suddenly stunned, and some of his old minds were slightly dizzy, and he came back to his senses after thinking about it for a while:

Justin is no longer the intern who has been following him and holding the information!

"Very dedicated, come away too?" Jesner gave a smile and looked back at the arena.

"Well, City Daily attaches great importance to the NBA edition, although not all the away games in the regular season are covered by the team, but in the playoffs, you still need to make a statement." Justin replied.

"Statement? Come and see the jokes of the 76ers? Haha, your editor-in-chief is really poisonous. Gersner sneered and said noncommittal.

"Teacher ......"

Justin's mouth opened. In the end, he didn't say what he was thinking, and he turned his head to look at the arena, and his expression became very serious.

Watching the jokes of the 76ers?

Is this the attitude of the Daily News towards the local team?

The local media, for the local team, shouldn't have a supportive and encouraging attitude, right?

Why did Mr. Jasner become the way he is now?

Justin knew very well that the source of Justner's attitude was simple, that is, because he saw the shadow of Iverson, whom he hated the most, in the Chinese kid.

As a professional journalist, it stands to reason that you shouldn't report with such a personal grudge at work, but Jesner did just that. And once you do it, it's ten years.

Since Iverson came to Philadelphia, Gersener has never given the 76ers a good look, although the 76ers players don't care about this kind of face, but the local fans will be somewhat subtly affected.

What exactly is the purpose of Mr. Jasner? Chase away the Chinese kids? Let the team swing endlessly, fight for one champion after another, and then rise strongly?

But even so, who can guarantee that he will become a core player in Philadelphia when the time comes. Wouldn't it be unpleasant for Gersner?

With a brief combing, Justin understands the source of Justner's attitude:

He just doesn't like anyone who disagrees with him.

Thinking about this, Justin's dissatisfaction with Jackner also diminished slightly.

After all, this old man is just a stubborn old man.

Let's watch the game!

Justin doesn't think about it anymore. Begin to pay attention to the game with full attention.

Boss, you must win......!

The game begins.

Facing opponents who are familiar with each other, the two teams did not play cautiously at the beginning, and the Pistons had a clear advantage because of their strength. It's quite casual.

On the 76ers' side, although the boys were a little nervous, they generally adjusted well. still wants to use the quick attack counterattack to open up the situation.

Billups strategized and sent in a series of brilliant passes, and Hamilton took advantage of the cover to run around and hit two mid-range shots in a row.

The 76ers started to play tactics, but Iguodala missed his mid-range shot and couldn't score points.

The Pistons handed over the ball inside, Rashid continued to eat Chen Mu alone, there was still a slight advantage in strength, and his technique and height and arm span also had the upper hand, but Chen Mu's defensive skills had greatly improved, and Rashid failed to continue to play one by one.

The 76ers tried to counterattack quickly on several occasions, with Prince and Hamilton forming a defensive backing, taking advantage of the footsteps of the 76ers who were not slow to catch up and disrupt the 76ers' must-have goals many times.

Coming back, Hamilton and Billups teamed up for an unhurried wave of scoring, and the Pistons took a double-digit lead early in the opening period.

The 76ers switched defenses, with Korver targeting Prince and Iguodala targeting Hamilton, but Webber stepped up and took advantage of Durhamporter's inability to defend the restricted area to make a series of jumpers, and then sent multiple passes to assist Hamilton and Rashid to score.

After the second wave of offense, the Pistons led by 15 points at halftime.

In the second half, the 76ers actively adjusted their tactics and began to focus on Chen Mu. Chen Mu used continuous singles to score, which made the Pistons break out in a cold sweat, especially in the scoring after the confrontation under the basket, the stability was greatly enhanced, and he once led the team to close the score difference to less than 10 points.

Justin was very excited to see the 76ers' wonderful chasing points, and he also knew that the first game would undoubtedly be the best chance to win the game in this series.

However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the ambitious 76ers players and supporters such as Justin were directly beaten by the Pistons.

“RASHEED――FOR――THREEEEEEE！”

Rasheed Wallace, Billups, Hamilton, Prince, four Pistons players hit four three-pointers in a row over four sets. The 76ers' four offenses translated into two irons, one turnover, and two free throws after making a foul.

At 12-0, the difference was stretched to 20 points, and the game lost suspense.

Soon after, the whistle blew and the game was over, and in Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Pistons defeated the visiting 76ers 104-86 at home to get the playoffs off to a flying start.

"Hmph."

Watch as the players of both teams go off the field. Justner got up from his seat, glanced back at Justin, who was still sitting in place, intentionally or unintentionally, snorted coldly, and turned to walk towards the post-game press conference.

Half an hour later, the post-match press conference.

The first to be interviewed was the losing 76ers.

Cheeks, Chen Mu, Carney, and Iguodala participated, and Korver, who was tirelessly disturbed by Hamilton's marking and nuisance during the game, did not come.

There was not much suspense or turmoil in the process and outcome of the game, and the reporters' interest in interviewing the 76ers was not high. Many reporters were preparing questions to ask when the Pistons entered the venue.

However, those questions are not specific to this match, but more to the first round. What goals and adjustments will the Pistons have.

By the time the on-site staff said they could start asking questions, few of them raised their hands, and Cheeks opened their eyes to see that most of them were familiar faces.

Are all Philadelphia journalists asking questions?

We're really not getting noticed......!

With a wry smile in his heart, Cheeks casually picked up a reporter.

"Can you talk about where you lost today?"

The reporter's opening question was decent, and Cheeks also breathed a sigh of relief, the advantage of being a small transparent playoff game is that even the reporter's questions are very perfunctory. It's not going to be too tricky.

"They played very targeted, our outside hand was not good, and we couldn't give Chen enough firepower support, we will work hard in the next game."

Cheeks' answer was also decent. praised the opponent and talked about the problems on his side, which was simple and clear.

"Chen, what do you think?"

This reporter also knows. After sitting down, I don't think there will be any other problems, such an ordinary game, just hold on to this one problem to the end. Let a few players also share their opinions, and go back and make a brief report.

As a result, Chen Mu's answer stunned everyone present.

"I've never played in the playoffs, so I'm not used to it." Chen Mu said.

This answer doesn't sound like much of a problem, yes, Chen Mu has never played in the playoffs, and the first time he played in the playoffs, he is always a little unaccustomed to it.

But why does it sound like there is a sense of arrogance......?

"You mean, if you've played in the playoffs, you're going to get used to it and you're going to win?"

An old reporter got up uninvited, looked at Chen Mu with a mocking expression, and a question answered the sense of disobedience in the hearts of all reporters at once.

Yes, I'm not used to it, and the reason for losing is that I'm not used to it, so that means that as long as you get used to it, you won't lose?

This...... It's a bit arrogant!

After figuring out the principle, the expressions of many reporters changed, and they looked back at their peers around them, and saw a message in their eyes:

This post-match press conference will probably be more predictable than expected!

Chen Mu's answer was also a little unexpected by Cheeks, although Chen Mu would be arrogant on the field from time to time, but at the press conference, there had never been such a performance.

Why is Chen Mu choking like a powder keg today? Could it be ......

Cheeks inadvertently glanced back at Chen Mu, his eyes swept up and down, and he was stunned when he saw Chen Mu's hands placed under the table, and then his heart sank.

Chen Mu's hands were clenched into fists, and there was even a hint of trembling, although the expression on his face was still relatively calm, but there seemed to be a flame in his heart, which would erupt at any time.

"I didn't say that, but if you want to understand it that way, I can't stop it."

Chen Mu's eyes swept to Jackner, who looked proud, and replied calmly in the same voice: "Winning is all we pursue as professional players, and when we play, we will do our best to win, no matter who the opponent is." (To be continued......)