i am legend

Chapter 265
After entering April, the playoff places in the East and West are gradually scheduled, and some are just crazy competition for the 7th and 8th places!

This season, I don't know if it's Pippen's injury or the team's own problems. The Trail Blazers, who belonged to the first group last season, are struggling extremely this season!

Although the performance of the Timberwolves is still not bad, but with the Warriors' intrusion, they should have entered the playoffs, but gradually lost the final sprint opportunity! !
"Damn it, why??? Why do we come close every time? Can anyone tell me why??" Garnett looked fiercely at his teammates in the locker room as if he wanted to eat someone!

There were several whys in a row, and all the players mentioned lowered their heads, and all of them bowed their heads with changing expressions!

"Two years, two full years!" Garnett gritted his teeth and looked at these guys one by one, and said slowly, "Every time we were rejected by the playoffs, why did we do this???"

For a moment, only the roar of "Wolf King" was left in the locker room, while the rest of them bowed their heads and remained silent with complicated expressions.

On April [-]st, Bruce followed the players to Detroit by plane, where a team that seemed to be struggling this season was waiting for them!

The Detroit Pistons, since losing Grant Hill this season, although the team still has Jerry Stackhouse and the newly joined Joe Smith, they still bid farewell to this season ahead of schedule!
Bruce and the Warriors players took the bus to enter the Pistons' home court. Looking at the strong people passing by from time to time, they all felt the toughness of this city!
"Boss, the atmosphere here is something I never want to experience in my life!" Nowitzki said with a frown as everyone walked along the corridor to the locker room.

Hearing Nowitzki's words, Bruce shook his head with a smile: "Dirk, this arena is the most depressing home stadium in the league, because most of them are people from the lowest level of the automobile manufacturing industry, so the people here The atmosphere is very strong!"

"I understand your thoughts very well, why don't I feel this way?" Bruce patted Nowitzki on the shoulder and shrugged helplessly!

Although Hill is missing this season, the fanatical fans here have not changed at all, and they are still full of toughness cheering for this team!

Entering the locker room, Wilkens first waited for the players to sit down one after another, and then pointed to the tactical board and explained the tactics to the players non-stop!

Looking at the players listening intently to the tactical arrangements, Bruce couldn't help showing a playful smile on his face when he thought of the pattern in the West!

As the regular season is coming to an end, if the Kings can get some victories in the following games, then they will definitely firmly secure their third position.

However, as the Warriors gradually establish their sixth status, the game against the Kings in the playoffs will definitely become an amazing coincidence for everyone, and they are looking forward to the contest between the two sides!
With the start of the game against the Pistons, the Warriors suddenly exploded with powerful attack power. Even though Stackhouse scored points on Marshall's head again and again, the performance of the rest of the Pistons was really disappointing!
In the first quarter, the Warriors returned to the field with a 35-point advantage after using their strong offensive power and defensive end to exert constant pressure at 25:[-]!

In this quarter alone, Carter and Nowitzki jointly contributed as many as 20 points for the team. Coupled with Marshall's hits, their offensive and defensive ends gradually got rid of the chaos of losing Dampier!
"Damn it, why did Grant leave us??" A tough young man said angrily to his friend beside him. He didn't understand Hill's decision at that time!

"Hehe, Grant? Don't you forget how much that damn guy is struggling in Orlando now?"

Listening to the discussions of the fans around, Bruce couldn't help but feel very regretful about what happened to Hill: "Is this considered God's jealousy?"

In the second quarter, as both sides dispatched substitutes, the Pistons were further forced to an embarrassing situation!

After the two sides came off the bench, under the organization of Mullin and Billups, the Warriors used efficient offenses to attack the Pistons' defense.

Mullin fired shots from outside the three-point line again and again, and Billups also used his gradually mature organizational skills to organize the team's offense and defense in an orderly manner.

With the Warriors in order, the Pistons seemed to be struggling a bit. Even though Martin Cliffs and Krone David made people shine with efficient assists and rebounds, the low performance of the rest of the players really made them The fans shouted more and more angrily!
The clamor in the arena disappeared, replaced by all kinds of crazy abuse, everyone seemed to be crazy, and they were extremely disappointed in their team!

Feeling the overwhelming abuse around him, even though he was familiar with it in the previous seasons, it still made Bruce frown from time to time!

While the audience was cursing, the Pistons players on the court seemed to be lost. They used repeated mistakes to make the abuse in the arena more intense!

"This team wants to change, and Joe Dumars seems to have a long way to go!" Bruce frowned, looking at the court, and muttered involuntarily!
In the box on the second floor of the Palace of Auburn Hills, Dumars looked at the players whose performance on the court had disappointed him with a livid face. Thinking of Hill's departure this summer, his face became more and more gloomy!
"Joe, we have to make changes!!" As the owner of the Pistons, Bill Davidson raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose solemnly.

"Sorry, Bill, it's all because of my problem that the team has become like this!" Dumars' face softened a little, and he shook his head in frustration.

"This is not your problem, but we must look forward!" Davidson shook his head helplessly, thinking of the glory of the "Bad Boys Legion" before, he couldn't help feeling nostalgic for a while!
"Yes, the glory is just the past. We can't live in the past, but bring back the past glory in this new century!" Dumas looked at the flag flying in the middle of the stadium in a daze, and couldn't help feeling nostalgic on his face. !

On the court, Jerry Stackhouse and Joe Smith suddenly burst out with powerful energy after being scolded by all the fans in the arena!
In the second half of the second quarter, the two of them narrowed the 15-point difference between the two sides a little by virtue of their super high shooting percentage.

And seeing the fiery touch between the two, Wilkens immediately called a timeout!
"Children, you must keep your focus. If you slack off, this game may end in failure!" Wilkens has always gently guided these players, unlike those coaches who see players Shoutout after slack!
"Sorry, Lanny, we just want to take a nap!" Carter grinned, glanced at his teammates, and suddenly stretched out his right hand: "Warriors!!"

"warrior!!!"

Hearing the actions and shouts of the players, Bruce is really proud of this extremely cohesive team!

With the end of the second quarter under the explosion of Stackhouse and Smith, although the Pistons have approached the point difference within 5 points, it is still difficult for them to further regain some points!
In the second half, as Carter said, it was as if they were replenished with sleep and full of energy, and launched a powerful impact on the Pistons' defense!

After Carter received the pass from Cassel, he rushed to the inside resolutely without stopping.

Even though Collis Williams, who was following him, tried his best to block it, Carter, who had already rushed towards him, was obviously not that easy to block!

At the moment of entering the penalty area, when Joe Smith was about to block, he made a clever ground pass and passed the basketball to Wallace who was already stuck in the three-second zone.

After receiving Carter's pass, Wallace quickly turned around against the defender, and then threw the ball with a slightly stiff hook!
"Bang, swish!!"

After growing up this season, Wallace has been able to hit some hooks with contact.

But when he saw Wallace in the Warriors uniform, Bruce couldn't help feeling weird!

As the Warriors' combination of internal and external play gradually showed strong offensive power, the Pistons finally lost their fighting spirit!

Throughout the second half of the third quarter, the Pistons players seemed to be sleepwalking and disappointing. Under the defense of Wallace and outside Bowen, the defense that the Pistons were famous for disappeared, replaced by chaos and no rules. !

Entering the fourth quarter, although the Pistons showed strong scoring ability again and again under the impact of Stackhouse, he was the only one who struggled, which obviously made their situation not change much. With the responses of Carter and Nowitzki, the gap between the two sides has further widened!

Bruce looked up at the score of 85:70 on the big screen, the game had obviously lost its suspense!
"Lanny, next we need to further consolidate our No.6 position. I don't want to meet the Lakers and Spurs!" Bruce relaxed on the back of Wilkens' chair, thinking of what happened, he couldn't help but Headache!
"Of course, they are a very nervous team!" Wilkens nodded with a smile, and then the two chatted!

The suspense was lost in the subsequent game. After the Warriors replaced the substitutes one after another, the entire fourth quarter was like an exhibition game. The Warriors kept suppressing the Pistons' counterattack with wonderful goals again and again!

When the Warriors finally won the Pistons 120:108, they did not stay, but flew back to Oakland directly!

(End of this chapter)