Even Iverson couldn't handle it if he was caught alone.

Tonight he made only 4 of 19 shots. The 76ers defeated the Pistons 69-85. Carter scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Billups had 15 points and 8 assists. Ben Wallace had 5 points, 22 rebounds and three assists.

Together they led the team to defeat the 76ers, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals with a big score of 4-1!

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On the next day, May 24, the Trail Blazers began their final preparations.

Today's preparation content is a team training match, which has nothing to do with the Spurs. Just play a few games to get a feel for it.

They defeated the Mavericks on the 18th to advance. In 5 days from the 19th to the 23rd, except for the first day of rest, they were actively preparing for the next 4 days with the Spurs as their imaginary opponent. All the preparations that should be done have been made. Now the coaching staff is worried

What's wrong is not lack of preparation for competition, but resting for too long and losing the competition status.

5 on 5 actual training match, Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Outlaws, Raheem, McDyess; Payton, Derek Anderson, Delfino, Randolph, Kwame

-Brown is in one group, and the others are on standby.

After the training match started, everyone could feel Liu Xiu's excitement and joy!

He attacked Payton in the low post, penetrated Derrick Anderson, and played Delfino in the pick-and-roll with McDyess... Seeing Liu Xiu taking turns tossing the three outsiders of the second team, the little flying squirrel who just complained that he was not the starter asked the leader

Huo Tu, who was having a training match with the team, said that he had a stomachache and it didn't matter if he didn't play.

That being said, the very emotional little Momonga has actually been turned on by the warden!

Not only the little flying squirrel, but also his teammates were infected by Liu Xiu. The training games were extremely fierce. The warden was rough and made small moves with his gloves. McDyess hit a mid-range shot after picking and rolling, and Kwame Brown was enthusiastic about eating cakes.

Responded with a slobbering roar...

The coaches no longer worry about the condition of the players, but worry about the players being too passionate and injuring themselves in training matches.

The Spurs have also come to the Rose Garden Arena to prepare for the game. They came to Portland yesterday afternoon.

Over in the East, at noon today, the Pistons departed from Detroit for Jersey City as soon as they were promoted... The nearby town of Rutherford, which was more than an hour's drive away, was actively engaged in preparations.

While the four conference finals teams are preparing intensively, other teams are also busy with their affairs.

Just today, the Bulls and Hornets held a joint trial in Chicago. The 2004-2005 All-American first-team center, Wooden Award winner, Naismith Player of the Year, ESPN College Student of the Year... and other honors are gathered here

Andrew Bogut, an international student from the University of Utah, participated in this trial.

As the favorite for the No. 1 pick, Bogut's performance has attracted much attention. In the trial, he defeated Channing Frye, the top five pick, and knocked Frye's draft expectations down by several picks.

The talented high school center Andrew Bynum and the rich second-generation David Lee of the University of Florida were ruthlessly crushed in their confrontation with Bogut. In this joint trial, Bogut stole the show, and

Said he would not participate in any more trials with any team except the Hornets.

In terms of trial training, Bogut leads the way.

The flow of free agents is also very lively.

This summer, many stars who signed 5- to 7-year long-term contracts from 1998 to 2000 will have their contracts expire or have player options!

These players are basically stars from the 1995 to 1998 class. For example, the Trail Blazers' Flying Squirrel and Raheem are the favorites in the eyes of each team this summer.

The contracts of Marbury, Big Z, Larry Hughes and other stars have also expired, but currently they have no clear intention to leave the team.

A star who clearly wants to leave the team and is wanted by many teams - Kurt Thomas of the 1995 class.

He issued an ultimatum to the Knicks management. If he failed to trade him to the team he wanted to go to during the draft, he would refuse to exercise the player option before the free market opened.

Nicknamed Dirty Kurt, his act of forcing a woman to be imprisoned was praised as "the most benevolent" because his contract was a 5+1 mid-level contract signed in 2000. His salary this season was only $5.58 million, but his performance was...

Played 80 games, was suspended for two games for fighting, averaged 11.7 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game. Although he has no independent offensive ability and his secondary offense is not good, he is very accurate in catching and shooting, with a comprehensive mid-range shooting percentage.

Reached 45.1%.

According to rumors, the Rockets are interested in Kurt Thomas and feel that he is very suitable to become the power forward next to Yao Ming.

But the most direct star whose contract has expired and is determined to want to leave the team is the leader of the three Musketeers of the Sonics - Ray Allen!

Ray Allen once again rejected the Sonics' contract extension and made it clear that he will not stay with the Sonics!

According to the details disclosed by the source, Ray Allen is very firm and is unwilling to stay with the Sonics, and even refused a meeting request from Sonics owner Howard Schultz.

Ray Allen didn't show any intense emotions, but it just felt like he was too ruthless and decided to leave, leaving no chance for the Sonics.

Liu Xiu was surprised when he saw the news. He remembered that Ray Allen should have stayed with the Sonics until 2007 and was finally traded to the Celtics.

I don’t know if the team can fight for it?

He thought he could try calling after the season was over, but if he was rejected, it would only cost him a small amount of money.

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At 7:46 pm on May 25, 2005, the atmosphere at the Rose Garden Arena was enthusiastic and noisy. Players from the Spurs and Trail Blazers had already entered the stadium.

After the lights came on, Liu Xiu stamped his feet and jumped a few times.

The butcher asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you, Warden? The shoes don't fit? No, haven't you gotten used to these new shoes in the past few days?"

Liu Xiu responded: "I just want to try to see if the floor of the Western Conference Finals is strong enough."

"Ah?" Randolph asked with bewildered eyes, "Is that strong?"

"It's very strong. After the game, I have to tell the security to guard the arena and don't let anyone steal the floor. This is the floor of the Western Conference Finals!"

Randolph: "????"

After testing the hardness of the Western Conference floor, Liu Xiu turned his attention to the man.

Just now, when he was stamping his feet, the task prompt came!

"Giant Killer:

Task object: Tim Duncan.

Game Type: Playoffs Western Conference Finals.

Mission keyword: The most powerful striker in history.

Goal: Defeat the Spurs and advance to the Finals.

Reward: Talent Fragment*1. Note: Since Kevin Garnett did not enter the playoffs, Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal have been eliminated, the task reward in this stage is automatically upgraded to the final reward."

Thanks Nash! Thanks for the answer!

If you really had to clear Yao Ming, Duncan, O'Neal, and Garnett in the playoffs to complete this task, Liu Xiu would choose the dog belt.

At this time, another task came.

"...The Blooming Rose Series Quests: Triggered by the first experience of the Western Conference Finals.
Chapter completed!