I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 105 Only Need Two More Wins

Looking back, Prince received a pass from Billups and hit a three-pointer.

27: 21.

This Pistons team is really tenacious!Unbeatable Xiaoqiang!

Later, many people said that this Pistons team is a civilian team, but are they really civilians?

Rasheed Wallace, one of the four big frontmen at the beginning of the century.

Ben Wallace, NBA history is also the ultimate blue-collar left a lot of color.

Tyshawn Prince, the best enhanced 3D of this era.

Richard Hamilton is also a very strong scorer.

Chauncey Billups, the No. [-] hitman who beat Chris Paul.

The Pistons' bench also includes Okur, Campbell, Chris Williams, Mike James, Bob Sura and many other titans.

A civilian team may perform miracles in a certain year, but this Pistons has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for five consecutive years. How can a "civilian" explain it?
After beating the Lakers 04-4 in 1 and fighting the Spurs in seven games in 05, the fact that the Pistons can compete with the two super teams that ruled the beginning of the century proves that the Pistons are a strong team with championship strength.

It wasn't until the 06-07 season that Big Ben left the Pistons that the team that ruled the East was declared in decline.

James' fans boasted that he killed the Pistons' Five Tigers by himself. How can the Pistons without a big book be considered the Five Tigers?
……

After the first quarter, 30:26.

The Pistons were "only" four points behind.

Compared to the Lakers' opponents in the first three rounds, who are usually blown up in the first quarter, this Pistons team is indeed difficult to deal with.

The end of the first half, 59:52.

The Pistons are still only behind by single digits.

During the intermission, Liu He accepted an interview with FOX beauty reporter Lucy.

Lucy smiled and asked, "Liu, what do you think of this Pistons team?"

The whole world knows "the little thing about Liu He and the Pistons", so everyone is looking forward to Liu He's answer.

Liu He said with a smile: "The Pistons are a very strong team, and they caused us a lot of trouble tonight."

That's it?

of course not……

Liu He continued: "However, everything ends here. The Pistons have already played to their limit, but we haven't exerted our strength yet."

Liu He didn't intend to restrain himself anymore.

It's all over to the finals, and the two sides are fighting each other, so there's no need to put it away.

Come back for the second half.

Malone made the first effort. Relying on the double-team attracted by O'Neal, Malone made consecutive mid-range shots, helping the Lakers expand the point difference to double digits.

For the Pistons, Prince hit a three-pointer and is about to set off a chasing momentum...

At this moment, Liu He and Payton fired consecutive shots from outside the three-point line, which further widened the point difference.

The Pistons had to expand their defensive formation.

But Kobe seized the opportunity. Kobe first broke through and assisted O'Neal to score, and then broke through and caused a foul by the Pistons, walking to the free throw line.

Relying on this wave of offensive, the Lakers rewritten the score to 73:55, and immediately widened the point difference to 18 points.

Even so, the Pistons still did not give up, and were still chasing points, narrowing the point difference little by little.

At one point, they narrowed the point difference to single digits again.

However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Liu He made two consecutive three-pointers, which directly extinguished the momentum of the Pistons chasing points.

So far, the Pistons have never been able to narrow the point difference to single digits.

In the end, 115:93, the Lakers killed the Pistons without bloodshed in the first game of the finals, leading 1-0.

In this game, O'Neal scored a game-high 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

刘河22分6篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽。

Kobe had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steals.

Kobe didn't score much, but he limited the Pistons' leading scorer "Running Dog" Hamilton.

Malone had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

Malone's biggest role is not offense, but the restriction on Rasheed Wallace.

Payton had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steal.

In this round of duel, Payton was obviously blown away by Billups.

汉密尔顿全场14投5中，三分球3中1，只得到14分4篮板2助攻。

拉希德·华莱士也只得到14分8篮板3助攻1抢断1盖帽。

However, Billups scored the Pistons' most 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

本·华莱士6分11篮板2助攻3抢断5盖帽。

Prince had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

As for Brian Cook, who originally replaced Liu He, he did not get playing time in this game and sat on the bench for the entire game.

The Pistons' interior is indeed bloated.

Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Okur, Campbell are enough.

In addition, Larry Brown also has the attribute of being the main player, and the double Wallace occupies most of the time. Okur and Campbell are actually just drinking soup, and occasionally come up to consume O'Neal.

The little rookie Brian Cook is not even qualified to drink soup.

As we all know, Coach Larry Brown doesn't like to use rookies. He may give them a little chance in the regular season, and the finals... don't even think about it.

Rookies Cook and Milicic joined forces to become the guardians of the Pistons' drinking fountains.

At the press conference after the game, Larry Brown adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and he still looked like a grand, dignified, and connotative old-timer.

He said calmly: "The Lakers are a very strong team. They are indeed stronger than us. They have Shaq, Kobe, and Karl...Of course, in the next game, we still have the hope of tying the score .Of course, the premise is that... we will grab more rebounds, do more pick-and-roll defense, and the players will execute my tactics without compromise."

And it has to be Larry Brown, who doesn't reveal a single flaw in his words or deeds.

That is to say, he showed his confidence in leading the team to win, and gave himself an excuse to lose the second game in advance.

I won because of my good tactics.

If they lose, it's the players' fault. They don't rebound enough, they don't defend well in the pick-and-roll, they don't play well...

It's a pity that the reporters in Los Angeles didn't interrupt Larry Brown.

"Then how do you evaluate the player Liu He?"

The matter between Liu He and the Pistons has become the biggest concern of fans when the suspense of the finals is lost.

Especially since Liu He played so well in the first game, Larry Brown could already imagine how the fans would greet him and Joe Dumars kindly.

Larry Brown's face twisted for a moment, and then he squeezed out a smile and said: "He is really good...he can score, defend, rebound, and help his teammates...by the way, he How many points did you score today?"

"22 points!"

A reporter replied.

"The Pistons only lost by 22 points..."

I don't know who it is, but suddenly interjected.

The whole place was silent.

Larry Brown was speechless for a moment, and it took him a long time to adjust, forcing out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Liu He is really outstanding..."

But local reporters in Los Angeles were still reluctant to let him go.

"Mr. Larry, if...I mean, if Liu He was not traded to the Lakers but stayed with the Pistons, would the outcome be different tonight?"

Larry Brown: "..."

Hey, what did you do in Los Angeles? Questions are questions, no stabbing.

My heart hurts!
But Larry is Larry, and Chengfu is not comparable to ordinary people.

Faced with such a question, Larry Brown finally squeezed out a smile: "Mr. Reporter, trading is the job of the general manager of the team, and I am just a coach."

In a word, Larry Brown took the blame and threw the whole blame on Joe Dumars.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

Joe, I'm sorry, please hold the blame.

Larry Brown was right.

But no one in the circle knows, except for the rookie head coach, which general manager dares to ignore the head coach's opinion.

Especially for Larry Brown, who has such deep qualifications, Popovich will call him a senior teacher. Does Pistons general manager Joe Dumars dare to ignore his opinion?
Larry Brown doesn't nod, does Joe Dumars dare to trade Liu He?
So far, the reporter in Los Angeles has stopped asking questions.

They have achieved the desired effect.

Larry Brown passed the blame to Joe Dumars, can Dumars take the blame honestly?
During the finals, the team's head coach and general manager were fighting each other, how can the Pistons play?
The Los Angeles media put another safety lock on the already overwhelmed Lakers.

In order to win, do everything possible, this is the NBA.

The next day, Joe Dumars, the general manager of the Pistons in Detroit, really spoke up.

"Larry is a great coach, he has a great vision and coaching ability. So even if the transaction is not his role, I often listen to his opinions and opinions in this regard. Especially last summer, he gave me a lot A lot of help...”

Every sentence seems to be praising Larry Brown, but in fact every sentence is stabbing Larry Brown with a knife.

Last summer...wasn't it referring to Liu He's deal?
It's almost clear that Liu He's deal was confirmed, and I just followed your opinion.

Don't give me your blame!

There is no doubt that Liu He already has the potential to become a superstar.

And the more amazing Liu He is in the future, the stupider the Pistons' deal will be.

Both Joe Dumars and Larry Brown are "smart people", so they naturally want to get rid of the pot as soon as possible, and the other party naturally becomes the best candidate.

It's not that they don't know that the appearance of dumping the pot is ugly, but no matter how ugly it is, it's better than being scolded by fans for a lifetime!
Let's see what fans are saying about the two of them now.

"Congratulations to Joe and Larry, they made the best deal in the world. It's just not the Pistons, it's the Lakers."

"To use a player who has no chance to play to replace a super rookie like Liu He, I don't know if their heads are filled with water or feces... It's not brains anyway!"

"It is suggested that the owner of the Pistons strictly investigate Joe and Larry. They are likely to be spies for the Lakers. Otherwise, why are they helping the Lakers so much?"

……

And a large part of these critical fans are Detroit fans.

Once owned, but lost.

And who better than a Detroit fan to know what pain feels like?
Naturally, they're going to spit on Joe Dumars and Larry Brown.

Even their own fans don't let the two of them go, you know why the two of them are madly dumping the pot.

Mitch Kupchak smiles genuinely in the Lakers general manager's office in Los Angeles.

How these fans criticize Joe and Larry is how another group of fans praise him.

"This is a deal that will be remembered in the history of the Lakers."

"With this deal, Mitch is enough to leave his name forever in the history of the Lakers."

"This deal is comparable to the deal that Jerry West traded Divac for Kobe. And obviously, Jerry sent an All-Star, but Mitch only paid a rookie at the end of the first round... In terms of profit and loss, Mickey even surpassed Jerry."

"It can be said that this is the best deal in the history of the Lakers. Mitch kidnapped a future superstar."

"Praise L.A.! Praise the Lakers! Praise Mickey..."

……

Amid the discussion among the fans, the two sides ushered in the second battle.

The Lakers didn't give their opponents any chance.

In the end, the Pistons beat the Pistons 120:99, leading 2-0.

As Kenny Smith said, the Pistons are a team that wins on defense.If they allow their opponents to score more than 100 points, it means that their defense has failed and the Pistons will definitely not win.

Tonight, the Lakers scored 120 points, and the Pistons lost miserably.

In this game, Kobe was in excellent form, scoring a game-high 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

O'Neal had 28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Liu He performed well, scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.

The Big Three of the Lakers scored 84 points together.

After this game, fans didn't even bother to discuss the shit about Joe Dumars and Larry Brown, finally letting these two breathe a sigh of relief.

Fans are concerned about whether the Lakers can win the playoffs.

In the 2001 Finals, Allen Iverson descended from the gods in the first game of the Finals and gave the Lakers a defeat.

Therefore, the Lakers lost a game that year and failed to complete the championship.

This is a pity for all Lakers fans.

This year, the Lakers have another chance.

At present, the Lakers still maintain a record of victory in the playoffs, without losing a game.

Only need to win two more games, the Lakers can win the championship and make NBA history.

If you add the all-time best record of 73 wins and 9 losses in the regular season...

The Lakers, who hold two super records, will become the most powerful team in NBA history.

none of them!

When the media proposed this concept, no Lakers player could refuse the temptation.

Because the media said so:
This is something that the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan failed to do.

It was the age of playing, and the ambitious O'Neill was just around the corner.

Kobe, who regards Jordan as an idol, is naturally looking forward to it.

Although Payton and Malone are not so eager, it is always good to add icing on the cake, which is better than nothing.

The point is, this goal is really not difficult.

Just need two more wins!

(End of this chapter)