basketball kingdom

Chapter 378

Chapter 378

The front of the Phillips Arena, home of the Eagles, hangs huge posters of the three Lakers stars as usual.The Eagles chose the images of Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver. Compared with the Lakers, the starlight is a bit bleak.

ESPN released the pre-game news, confirming that the Lakers have four players taking turns to rest tonight's game, but this does not affect the enthusiasm of the fans in the slightest.Now they really want to watch Xu Tian perform live, even if the home team is brutal.

Kobe could have taken a flight back to Los Angeles directly, but in order to leave some unforgettable memories in the Phillips Arena, he decided to follow the team to the arena to watch this game that was not equal in strength.

The Atlanta Hawks have a long history, formerly known as the Tri-City Blackhawks, formed in 1946 and joined the NBA in 1949.It is called the Tri-Cities because the Blackhawks are shared by three cities: Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa.

In the 1949-50 season, after three years of competition, the NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA.

In 1951, Tri-City Blackhawks owner Ben Kerner relocated the team to Milwaukee and officially changed the team name to the Eagles, which is still in use today.The Hawks' four years in Milwaukee have not been smooth, and they have almost always finished last.

In 1955, Ben Corner moved the team home again and became the St. Louis Hawks.

In the summer of 1956, the Eagles held the second pick, selected Bill Russell, and then traded him to the Celtics in exchange for Ed McCauley and Cliff Hagan, which can be regarded as a fairly loss-making deal. .That season, under the leadership of Bob Pettit, the Hawks ranked first in the Western Conference in the regular season. In the end, they swept the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and tied the Celtics in the Finals. Unfortunately, they missed the championship.

The Celtics won their first championship in team history in Bill Russell's rookie year.

In the 1957-58 season, the Eagles once again achieved the No. [-] regular season record in the Western Conference and successfully joined the Celtics in the Finals.

In the finals, Bill Russell accidentally injured his ankle, which affected his performance in that round of the series.The Eagles defeated the Celtics in six fierce battles and won the first championship in team history.This championship is the Eagles' only championship.

In the 1958-59 season, Bob Pettit was elected the regular season MVP for the second time with an average of 29.2 points per game. However, the West lost to the Lakers led by Irvin Baylor and ended the season regrettably.

In the following two seasons, the Eagles reached the finals, and their opponents were the Celtics led by Bill Russell.These two matches ended with the Eagles losing.

In the 1962-63 season, the Eagles reached the Western Conference Finals again, but lost to the Lakers in the tiebreaker, failing to achieve the record of reaching the finals for three consecutive years.In the following two seasons, the Eagles were eliminated in the first round in a row.

After the end of the 1964-65 season, the legendary Hawks star Bob Pettit announced his retirement, and the most glorious period in team history ended.

In the 1968-69 season, the new owner of the Eagles moved the team again, this time to Atlanta.After the team came to Atlanta, the record has been tepid and failed to reach the finals again.

In the 1982-83 season, the Hawks sent two players from the Utah Jazz for rookie Dominique Wilkins.

Dominique Wilkins, nicknamed the essence of human movies, was the most popular dunker in the NBA before Vince Carter appeared.It's a pity that his career caught up with the yellow-green hegemony in the 80s and the Bull Dynasty in the 90s, and he has no championship in his career.In the later period, he moved to the Celtics, Spurs, Greek League and Magic. When he found that his strength was not enough to play in the NBA, he announced his retirement after the end of the 1998-99 season.

During the period of Wilkens, the most accomplished project of the Eagles was the slam dunk contest. Tudou Webb won the first slam dunk contest championship in the 1985-86 season.In the second slam dunk contest, Wilkens defeated Jordan and won the second slam dunk contest championship.Other than that, there were no big disturbances.

The Hawks haven't had an iconic star since the Wilkens era, with Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Al Horford all briefly becoming kings of the Hawks but ultimately failing to leave an indelible mark on the franchise .

Last season, under the leadership of coach Mike Budenholzer, the Eagles achieved a record of 60 wins and 22 losses in the regular season and reached the Eastern Conference finals, but they were finally swept by the Cavaliers, which seemed a bit anticlimactic.

Last summer, the Eagles changed the team logo, determined to start again with a new look.But last season's starting five tigers, two of them are already out of the lineup.

Xu Tian changed into the purple jersey for the away game, put on the purple-gold bracelet, sat on the uncomfortable chair in the locker room of the visiting team, fixed the long knee pads he was accustomed to wearing on his knees, and then put on the Lakers warm-up suit outside.Finally, tie the laces of the Angel Wings sneakers, and the whole dressing process is complete.

There are only simple and honest equipment managers Maples and Xu Tian in the locker room.Maples has already hung up the players' jerseys and prepared all kinds of equipment. He is sitting on a chair, taking a nap with his eyes closed.

Xu Tian tried his best to change his jersey and equipment without making a sound, and began to warm up before the game in the visiting team's locker room as usual to improve his physical activity and reduce the possibility of injuries.

Josh Smith left the Eagles in the summer of 2013, but he still has different emotions for this team. When passing by the locker room of the home team, he stopped for a moment.In the end, he didn't go in, not because he didn't know the players inside, but because he was no longer a member of the Eagles, and there was no need to remember the unpleasant past.

Xu Tian was surprised that Josh Smith came so early, and asked, "Josh, don't you have a rotation tonight? Why did you come to the arena so early?"

Josh Smith waved his hand and said, "I have played here for nine seasons, and I still have some feelings. This is the only time I come here to play a game this season. I want to watch it more."

After Xu Tian listened, he stopped disturbing Josh Smith, stretched himself, and made adequate preparations in advance.

While Maples was working, he heard someone talking in the locker room, woke up from a nap, and took the initiative to say hello to Josh Smith.

Josh Smith had never come to the locker room so early before, felt bored, sat on the empty chair, turned on the TV in the locker room, and watched the games of other teams that had already started.

The Clippers are playing the Rockets, and when the TV is turned on, D’Angelo Russell hits a 8-pointer.This three-pointer helped the Rockets lead by [-] points.

Coach Rivers' eyes signaled Rivers Jr. Needless to say, the tacit understanding between father and son, the latter ran over and hugged Howard.

Howard got to the free throw line and made two free throws without making a hit.

In order to prevent the Rockets from using the same tactics, Coach Rivers replaced Jordan off the court.

Bickerstaff watched the Clippers' offense blankly from the sidelines, not knowing how to respond.

(End of this chapter)