Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 49 49. The smell of gunpowder

On February 2, the league ushered in a much-anticipated game, and it was a highly anticipated game in the true sense.

Because today the Timberwolves will be a guest at the Palace of Auburn Hills and challenge the Pistons away.

Originally, the Pistons and Timberwolves are the strongest teams in the league. The Pistons are the defending champions, and the Timberwolves are the number one in the league. The ratings of this game are destined not to be too low.

But what really makes fans look forward to now is the entanglement between the Pistons and the Timberwolves.

In the last meeting between the two sides this season, the Pistons had an on-court conflict with the Timberwolves. quarrel.

The most important thing is that Timberwolves head coach Luke scolded Larry Brown in the press conference after the game, bluntly saying that Larry Brown is a piece of garbage.

This incident made Larry Brown very angry. Later, Larry Brown also answered this question directly, saying that Luke did not know the heights of the sky and the earth, and he uttered wild words at a young age, and even insinuated that Luke would definitely make him look good in the future.

This incident aroused heated discussions among many fans at the time, with conflicts on the field and scolding in the air. This kind of thing is already a topic of great concern in the NBA.

And when the subject of the topic is related to both Luke and Larry Brown, it makes it even more difficult for people not to pay attention.

After all, Larry Brown is a well-known "dirty bishop" in the league. He has brought out many villains throughout his coaching career, and even deliberately asked players to abolish opponents' dirty behavior.

As for Luke, needless to say, even though Luke has only been in the NBA for a short time, the name Luke is like a taboo in European basketball circles, and there are thousands of versions of news about him.

But no matter which version it is, there is one thing that is very consistent, that is Luke's violent character and his tough methods of suppressing villains.

So when there was a conflict between Luke and Larry Brown, this directly aroused the interest of the fans, and many people even supported Luke, thinking that Luke was completely killing harm for the people.

Because the Pistons' defensive methods are too rough, they often commit malicious fouls on the court, completely ignoring the health of the players.

If you really want to name a team whose defense is dirtier than the Pistons, then this team must be the Spurs. To be precise, some garbage in the Spurs directly ruined a ball. Team.

But Spurs coach Popovich is also a former student of Larry Brown. Considering this, people's feelings about the Spurs and Pistons have become even more disgusting.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. No wonder the Pistons and Spurs are the dirtiest defensive teams in the league, because the head coaches of these two teams are completely mentor-student relationships!
Before the start of the game, the entire Palace of Auburn Hills was packed, and the fans were looking forward to the start of the game with great interest, wanting to see if there would be a conflict between the two sides in this game.

After all, Larry Brown and Luke have completely stood on opposite sides. It can be said that they are tearing their faces in public, and there is no longer any secrets between each other.

And Larry Brown was called trash by Luke before. In terms of Larry Brown's stern character, Larry Brown will definitely not let it go, and there is a high probability that he will find his way back in the game.

Before the start of the game, the atmosphere of the two teams revealed a strange atmosphere. The players were all expressionless during the warm-up, and there was no usual laughter on their faces.

Even when they look at the opposing team occasionally, some players will reveal a hint of fierceness in their eyes.

It seems that these are two irreconcilable teams, the players have to fight to the death on the field, and in the end only one team can walk out of the field standing up!

"I think everyone should know that this game is very special, so special that even the league secretly pays attention to it."

"Strictly speaking, this is not a good thing. We don't take the initiative to cause trouble today. If possible, I hope that everyone can use actions to teach the opponent severely on the field."

"But although we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, we are also not afraid if we provoke each other!"

"Just a word, if the opponent wants to play, we will play with him, and if the opponent wants to fight, we will fight with him. Whoever dares to take a step back today is not worthy of playing under me!" Before the opening, Luke stood on the sidelines and said to the players. Said coldly.

Due to the last stadium conflict between the Timberwolves and the Pistons, even the league is secretly paying attention to this game, and still told the two teams without any concealment, I am watching you!

Under such circumstances, Luke naturally doesn't want to be caught by the league. If possible, Luke hopes that the team can defeat the Pistons head-on on the court, and give the Pistons a good boost in the regular season by double-killing the defending champion.

But Luke doesn't intend to take the initiative to provoke trouble, which doesn't mean that Luke is afraid of trouble. If that bastard Larry Brown doesn't intend to restrain himself, then Luke will naturally not spoil this guy.

As Luke said to the players at the end, if the Pistons want to play with the Timberwolves, they can play with him, but if the Pistons want to fight, the Timberwolves will also accompany him to the end!
After all, there are no cowards in Minnesota, and Luke has never had the habit of being a coward!
After the game started, Garnett and Rasheed Wallace jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Timberwolves got the ball first.

The Pistons' starting lineup for this game is: Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Big Ben.

The Timberwolves are: Nehbar, Hassel, Madman, Garnett, and Karl Malone.

The two sides did not make too many adjustments in the starting lineup, and the Pistons are still their old starting five.

As for the Timberwolves, Hassell was also promoted to the starting lineup, just to target the "perpetual motion machine" Hamilton's off-ball running position.

It's just that compared with the last game, the difference is that Nehbar is starting and Szczerbiak is on the bench.

After all, Nehbar's organizational ability is better. With the defensive giant Hassel already deployed in the backcourt, Nehbar's role is obviously stronger than Szczerbiak.

"You clown, I will definitely make you look good today!" Rasheed Wallace said with a glare as he passed Hassell at the beginning.

The last time they played against Rasheed Wallace, in order to prevent Hassell from scoring fast breaks, he directly attacked Hassell in the air, which led to a conflict between the Pistons and the Timberwolves.

But what made "Roaring Tianzun" angry was that last time he was not only attacked by Hassel and punched him in the face, but was also directly expelled from the field by the referee, even depriving him of the chance of revenge.

That punch made Rasheed Wallace as disgusting as eating a fly. Wallace can't remember how long it has been since he suffered such a big loss. Anyway, Hassel has been successfully planned by Wallace into the prey list.

Especially when Trenton Hassell was still talking wildly on the Internet, Rasheed felt that if he didn't do something, he would be pissed off by this guy!

"If the other side of your face is itchy, you can just tell me, I don't mind punching you twice, so that you can experience the feeling of a sandbag!" Hassel snorted at Rasheed Wallace's threat, and immediately disdainful The ground pushed back.

And Hassel's words obviously made "Raging Tianzun" even more angry. If it hadn't just started, Rasheed Wallace really wanted to beat him up right now!
"You're dead!" These four words came out of Rasheed Wallace's teeth.

"Oh, trash!" Trenton Hassell replied coldly.

The game had just started, and the gunpowder between Hassell and Wallace was already full to the extreme.

Even though other people were far away and couldn't hear what Wallace and Hassell were saying, it could be seen from the expressions on their faces that they must be mocking each other.

This scene directly made the atmosphere on the field tense, and even when the eyes of other players met each other, sparks seemed to start to burst out.

Even at this time, the entire Palace of Auburn Hills was filled with a smell, filled with the smell of gunpowder and gunpowder smoke!

(End of this chapter)