You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 821 A day destined to be recorded in history

Empire Axis Arena
The history belonging to the Palace of Auburn Hills has become a thing of the past. It took a year and a half. This new arena, which cost $4 million to build, debuted in the opening game of the new NBA season in 2001-2002.

The Empire Axis Arena is located in the center of Detroit. From now on, fans don’t need to set aside an hour in advance to rush to the Palace of Auburn Hills on the outskirts, because the new home of the Pistons is in the city center.

Any resident living within the urban area can get here within half an hour.

Most of the season ticket holders are residents living in the city center.

The Palace of Auburn Hills can only accommodate 22000 fans, while the Empire Axis Arena has 33300 regular seats and 4000 temporary seats, not counting VIP box seats.

The arena has the world's most advanced speakers, large screens on four sides, massage seats, and a comprehensive business center on the second floor dedicated to tipping fans.

For a long time, Detroit was dominated by the Red Wings.

Until they entered the Dor.Mo era, the Pistons rose rapidly, and gradually formed a rivalry with the Red Wings. After the finals last season, the Pistons achieved three consecutive championships. Detroit’s support for the Pistons surpassed the Red Wings for the first time, reaching 64%. .

That's why the Pistons had to move their game arena downtown.

How can the No. [-] Sports Club of Dadi City arrange their home court outside the city center?

"Beginning tonight, a new chapter in the history of the Pistons begins. Let us remember this day."

"On October 2001, 10, the Pistons played at the Empire Axis Arena for the first time in history. Their opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers!"

"Fox Sports will broadcast every game of the Pistons live, so please look forward to it!"

Vinier Johnson, a Pistons stalwart who jumped from NBC to Fox Sports, has now changed his job card, but happily, he is still the Pistons' home commentator.

Unfortunately for the fans, Kenny Smith was bewitched by Barkley and went to TNT to form a trio with Ernie Johnson and Barkley.

However, Pistons fans didn't grieve for long because Fox Sports soon announced the name of another resident commentator at the Empire Axis Arena.

"Hi everyone, I'm your dear Bill Laimbeer." The most notorious villain in the history of the Pistons has now become a commentator sitting on the sidelines.

They are not the protagonists tonight. Before the start of the game, there will be a flag-raising ceremony for the championship flag and an awarding ceremony for the championship ring at the Empire Axis Arena.

The first is the ceremony of presenting the ring.

In order to claim his third ring, Barkley came to the scene specially, and the fans laughed out loud after seeing his fat belly.

"You really can't control your mouth." Mo Mengchen said.

"I'm not allowed to eat whatever I want after I've retired," Barkley muttered, "Do you want people to live?"

After all, he glanced at Curry from the corner of his eyes, "However, that young man has enough work for you."

"It's not enough to keep me busy." Mo Mengchen sighed softly, "It's enough to make me exhausted."

Afterwards, last season's champions stood in a row.

David Stern walked past them one by one, putting the extraordinary championship rings in their palms.

"Congratulations, Mo." When Stern came in front of Mo Mengchen, he felt like a family member.

It's a pity that his kindness can't bring a lot of home calls to the Pistons.

Mo Mengchen took over his third ring.

"Sooner or later we will have one!" Randolph was eager to see, and made great wishes on the spot.

Ewing's eyes are hot enough to burn everything, that's what he's here for, his career is coming to an end, and this is his last chance for a ring.

Curry stands next to Ewing. They are the same height, but the former has a longer wingspan than the latter. He entered the NBA at a younger age. Looking at the flag of glory raised, he still can't fully understand What does that symbolize.

But he knew that this was what the Detroit media wanted him to inherit.

This is what they call "Do you have the capacity to carry a dynasty?"

After the flag-raising ceremony, 33000 people stood up at the same time and looked at the championship flag.

This scene is both serious and solemn, and even the Trail Blazers who are guests here dare not act rashly.

This is a glorious moment for Detroit, and no one wants to offend 3 people in one go.

In the end, the flag symbolizing the 2000-2001 championship was raised over the Empire Axis Arena.

"At this moment, the newcomers beat the old ones. The Pistons under Dor.Mo and Grant Hill surpassed the Bad Boys led by Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars." As one of the members of the Bad Boys One, Johnson was relieved.

Lambiel said narcissistically: "I usually bring good luck, so I think, good things for the Pistons will continue to happen."

After that, the Pistons and Trail Blazers each started.

For the Blazers, their starters are Stoudemire, Derek Anderson, Bunch Wells, Webber and Mutombo.

This lineup has both speed, shooting and defense, plus a striker group composed of Kemp, Patterson, Dale Davis and others, their lineup depth is comparable to that of the Pistons.

To make up such a lineup, the Blazers need to spend close to 5000 million in salary every year, and at the same time pay [-] million in luxury taxes to the league.

In other words, to support this team, Paul Allen needs an annual expenditure of 1.5 million.

There are too many big names, and there are a lot of problem players. The average coach can't move them. Mike Dunleavy was kicked out last year. The current person in office is Maurice Cheeks, a meritorious player of the "FOFOFO" 76ers. Unfortunately, he is also He has a good temper, does not dare to get angry with big names, and pays attention to egalitarianism. The consequences of doing so seem to offend no one, but in fact offend everyone thoroughly.

The ball was slowly swung into the air, and Rashid lost to the African mountains, and the ball fell into the hands of the little flying insects.

Stoudemire accelerated, but he was facing Mo Mengchen. Soon, his surprise attack was intercepted. If he didn't stop, he would not only lose control of his center of gravity, but also lose the ball under such a collision.

"You're still so rough!" Stoudemire gritted his teeth and glared at the accomplished student of the same grade.

"It's easier than your cleverness of challenging airport security." Mo Mengchen whispered in Stoudemire's ear, and then launched a high-intensity oppression.

This season is Cheeks' first season in charge, so he may have heard of Dor.Mo being called the No. 1 killer, but he doesn't know what that means.

He knew it right away.

"Damon Stoudemire was killed by Dor.Mo!"

Hill chased up, Mo Mengchen was not greedy for the ball, and lured Stoudemire to follow him, but hit the ball to the backboard.

Hill followed, jumped up, almost rode Stoudemire's body, straddled his head, grabbed the ball with one hand, and smashed it hard to the basket.

"That's why they're popular!"

"A thing that can be done with a layup has to be so fancy!" Lambiel laughed excitedly, "I'm so fucking convinced by these two guys!"

Microwave wanted to remind his old buddy not to be rude during the live broadcast.

Because there are thousands of American families unable to watch the game live, they can only watch the game in front of the TV.

Although the United States does not have the existence of suppression of everything like the Communist Party, if it is complained about it, it will be very troublesome to deal with.

Then, the Blazers let the basketball reach the frontcourt smoothly through the cover of the three.

However.
"What is this?" Lambiel had never seen this thing.

Johnson murmured, "Zone defense?"

"European things?"

"It's a thing called a softie!"

In the 2001-2002 season, the NBA issued two regulations for killing traditional centers.

Legalization of zone defense and three seconds of defense.

The former makes the center's post-up play lose the favorable one-on-one space in the past, and the latter makes it impossible for the slow big center to stay under the basket for a long time and wait for the opponent to send a cap.

Due to the existence of three seconds of defense, the NBA's zone defense is just a shell. A zone defense without a big devil who protects the basket for a long time is not an authentic zone defense, but the athletic ability of NBA players can make the zone defense operate to the extreme.

However, NBA coaches don't like zone defense.

Popovich and Pat Riley protested one after another, but the momentum of league reform is extremely firm. Even if they rejected this new rule, they still did not prevent the emergence of zone defense.

Unexpectedly, the defending champion Pistons were the first team to take advantage of the new rules.

Bunch Wells, who made only about 35% of his three-pointers, was emptied. He made a three-pointer and hit the iron.

Miller grabbed the rebound and passed it to Mo Mengchen.

"here we go again!"

Cheeks yelled, "These bastards! They use European stuff!"

The Pistons' counterattack hit the Blazers like lightning.

4 is better than 0
Soon, the Blazers found a way to crack the zone defense.

Webber scored a jumper from the free throw line.

But that was after the Pistons scored 8 points in a row.

2 is better than 8
"First of all, we need to know that this is the first time the Blazers scored in a positional battle tonight."

"This means that the 8 points the Pistons have so far all come from counterattacks."

The five members of the Pistons crossed the half at the same time. Mo Mengchen was at the top of the arc and suddenly passed in front of Stoudemire without giving a chance to react. His strong body easily smashed the defense of the little flying mouse and disintegrated the Blazers The defense line, the ball to the high Miller.

Miller is open, no longer needs to move the ball, high jumper.

10 is better than 2
"The Blazers request a timeout!"

"The defending champion seems stronger than last year?"

"We've been knocked out!" Cheeks yelled at the team, "Defend harder! If they want to play the tricks of the Europeans, let them play. Americans have the American way of playing, let them see! "

The Trail Blazers gathered together and shouted that the Northwest will never dry up.

(End of this chapter)