basketball boulder

Chapter 273 We Were Once World Champions
5 month 23 day.

The Eastern Conference finals start.

Pistons vs Heat.

The two teams have met in the Eastern Conference finals for the third consecutive year, and they are already familiar with each other.

For the Pistons, the main lineup has not changed.

Still five tigers, plus the sixth man, Antonio McDyess.

Then the head coach changed from Larry Brown to Philip Saunders.

For the Heat, the three cores have not changed, but the role players have changed a lot.

In the regular season, both teams performed very well.

The Heat have 67 wins and 15 losses.

The Pistons are 64-18.

The gap is not too big.

But recently, TNT organized a vote by taking advantage of the east wind of the conference finals.

About the two Western Conference finals.

Heat vs. Pistons.

The Heat's support rate is 8%, and the Pistons' support rate is 2%.

Mavericks vs. Suns.

The Mavericks' approval rating is 7%, and the Suns' approval rating is 3%.

What is this concept?
The main center of the Suns "Small Overlord" Stoudemire will definitely miss the Western Conference Finals. Fans still believe that the Mavericks' winning percentage is only 7%.

On the Pistons side, the lineup is neat.But 8% of fans think the Heat can win.

Only 2% of the fans support the Pistons.

And you have to know that half of the 2% of the fans are from Motown Detroit.

It can be seen from this that the strength of the Heat's super battleship and giant is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In view of this, Billups and Big Ben, the soul of the Pistons, spoke successively, expressing their determination in front of the media.

"We all know how strong they are, but this season we are also improving, you will see, we will not give up easily."

"I'm going to grab every rebound and protect the team's rim, that's my job!"

Rather than encouraging teammates, the words of these two people are more like "last words."

If you won't admit defeat easily, you've already lost your momentum.

Look at what the Heat players have to say.

O'Neill: "Our goal is only one, and it has always been, and that is the O'Brien Cup!"

Mourning: "The final winner must be us!"

Posey: "I believe that we are the strongest contenders for the championship!"

……

What, you said that arrogant soldiers must be defeated?

The Heat really don't have pride, it's just self-confidence.

A capable person can certainly be confident.

7pm that night.

American Airlines Center.

The Pistons played first as the visiting team, and the starting lineup was the unshakable Five Tigers:
Big Ben, Rasheed, Prince, Hamilton, Billups.

The Heat, as the home team, played last.

When they walked out of the player tunnel, the American Airlines Center arena has been caught in a sea of ​​cheers.

The game has not yet started, but in the hearts of the fans, the Heat have won.

O'Neal, Haslem, Li Lei, Posey, Wade.

With the appearance of the Heat players, the Miami people cheered wave after wave.

They shouted:

"We are the champions!"

"Dynasty, here we come!"

"We are the strongest team in history!"

"Swept four rounds in the playoffs, let's do it again!"

……

The minds of these Miami people have crossed the Pistons and given it to the Finals.

Pistons players felt a deep malice.

They are slighted, no!

It is ignoring!
Big Ben gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and called all the players together.

Pistons players form a circle.

Big Ben yelled: "Guys, don't forget, we were once world champions, just two years ago!"

The NBA has always called the champion of the finals the world champion, and this is how it is engraved on the championship ring.

"And now, we are underestimated by others!"

Under the stimulation of Big Ben, all the Pistons players were suffocating their anger.

"So, I'm going to give them some color! So, who wants to follow me?"

"I!"

"I!"

"us!"

Da Ben, who has always been not good at words, aroused the fighting spirit of all his teammates through some words.

Soon, the game will begin.

Players from both sides stand in the logo area.

Just standing, the players on both sides came into contact, and Rashid pushed Haslem directly.

Haslem didn't hesitate at all, and bumped back with his chest out.

Bang!
The sound of muscles colliding exploded in the arena.

Fortunately, the referee stopped in time: "If you don't want to be expelled before the game starts, please calm down!"

Only then did the drums die down on both sides.

Of course, only physically.

The vicious eyes of both sides are still intertwined, and it seems that they are going to do it at any time.

In the commentary seat, Barkley sniffled and said with a satisfied face: "I already smell the smell of war, very good, I like this kind of game."

Reggie Miller shook his head: "Charles, do you mean the era of fighting with a ball? I don't like it!"

Barkley looked at the old Miller who was still very thin in a suit: "But basketball is a man's sport, and there must be fights when it's time to fight!"

On the other side, Kenny Smith warned: "Charles, continue to talk about this topic, you will be fined by the boss."

Barkley opened his mouth, but finally chose to shut up.

Drip!

The game officially begins.

In the jump ball session, O'Neill and Big Ben exploded at the same time.

A tall, born with the advantage of height and wingspan.

Although the other is short, his explosive power and bounce are amazing.

But in the end, O'Neal was slightly better and turned the ball back to his home half.

Wade advances with the ball.

Without Wade reaching out to signal, Li Lei covered Wade while running.

Wade got rid of Billups and accelerated his breakthrough.

However, Prince's defense was decisive and blocked Wade in time.

Wade didn't stick to the ball either, so he immediately turned back and passed to Li Lei.

Li Lei faltered.

Billups was so short in height that he had to jump up to defend.

Li Lei took the opportunity to pass Billups, forcing Prince to switch back again.

Li Lei also didn't stick to the ball, and passed the ball back to Wade.

This is the tacit understanding between the "Li De" combination. Their continuous passing broke the Pistons' defense in an instant.

Prince defended very hard, but no matter how fast a man runs, he is not as fast as the ball.

Wade took the ball and went straight into the penalty area.

Snapped!
However, Big Ben suddenly came and slapped Wade's shot away.

"Roar!"

Big Ben who landed raised his head to the sky and roared.

"Motor City" Detroit doesn't build planes, so the Pistons' basket is a no-fly zone!
It doesn't matter if you're Wade or whoever.

But O'Neal picked up the basketball and made a second tip-up.

Snapped!
It's Big Ben again, the chasing hat behind.

This continuous bounce ability is against the sky!
He blocked Wade and O'Neal's shots consecutively.

The American Airlines Center arena was restless, and the Miami fans were slightly uneasy.

Big Ben's performance at the beginning was too explosive.

This guy doesn't talk much, but when he says it, he does it.

Sure enough, just at the beginning of the game, he gave the Heat a big blow.

(End of this chapter)