You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 974 No War in the East

Chapter 977 No War in the East
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With a three-round sweep, the Pistons broke out of the East.

The time seemed to go back to 1999. At that time, Jordan retired, Pippen left, Zen Master announced his retirement, and the once prosperous second Bulls Dynasty fell apart. The world was very curious about who would take over the throne left by Jordan.

It seems like a reasonable succession for the Pistons, who gave the Bulls the most difficult second dynasty, to take over the throne.

It's just that no one thought that the Pistons would sit on the throne for five years, and this year they were stronger than ever, as if they wanted to rule the alliance forever.

The Bulls couldn't stop them, the Knicks also lost at home, and the Pacers, the second in the East, tried their best to eliminate the 76ers and came to them, but they were beaten and swept away.

With 77 wins in the regular season, they can only be worthy of their achievements if they sweep all their opponents in the playoffs.

Just like the 96 Bulls, they achieved the best record in history, but because they won three games in a row in the finals, they were pulled back by the Sonics for two games, which was questioned.

The 77-win Pistons improved the record for the best record in history by 5 wins.

From now on, any team with this goal can only lose a maximum of 4 games in the regular season, otherwise it will not be able to surpass this record.

For the NBA, this will be a record that is as difficult to surpass as Chamberlain averaged 50 points per game.

"There will never, ever, ever be a better team than this year's Pistons."

"Their offense and defense, their tactics, their willpower, their intelligence, their unique leadership."

The slogan of FO-FO-FO began to sound from Detroit and gradually spread to the whole United States.

Then, the whole world heard the slogan.

This slogan originated from the Philadelphia 1982ers in 1983-76. The 76ers also had the talent to dominate the season like the Pistons. However, they chanted this slogan but failed to complete it. They lost in the playoffs up.

So far, the Pistons have not lost.

After entering the playoffs, they won 22 consecutive victories, with an average margin of [-] points per game.

Five consecutive championships seem to be at your fingertips. For the world, the only thing to be curious about is whether they will lose in the playoffs?
If they can really win five consecutive championships with four sweeps, they are undoubtedly the strongest team in history.

4 to 0 swept the Pacers night, a reporter asked this question.

"I don't want to talk about it, we live in the present and let ourselves ride every wave that hits the sea." Mo Mengchen said poetically, "We will look for eternity in the next moment, fools and losers stand between opportunities Looking from the island, they will never be able to get close to this place, we will keep moving forward, looking for new challenges, because we will never have another life except this life, and only ourselves can create miracles.”

The war situation in the west is turbulent, but the overall situation in the east has been determined.

The Pistons got tickets to the Finals and left from a press conference set up specifically for their opponents in Indiana.

This year, Indiana is heartbroken.

At the beginning, they wanted to create a miracle and pull the Pistons down. After two games in Detroit, they realized that defeating the Pistons was an unrealistic goal, so they changed the task of defeating the Pistons to: let the Pistons lose a game.

It seems that the difficulty is much less, but it is still not completed.

In four games, the Pacers lost without any temper and lost without any suspense.

Counting this round of the series, in the past three years, the Pacers have met the Pistons in the playoffs every year and have been defeated every year.

Each of these three encounters has seen the Pacers improve.

The first time they met, it was the first year that the Pacers had completed their reconstruction. The two teams fought in the first round.

The second time they met, it was the second year of the Pacers' maturity. They took advantage of Penny's season reimbursement to reach the semifinals, and then were sent home by the Pistons again.

The third time we met was this year.They went one step further and eliminated the 76ers who were at odds with the Pistons, ending the era of confrontation between the two teams. As a new force, they squeezed into the center of the power struggle in the East. The confidence they won from Philadelphia was completely lost in the Eastern Conference Finals. .

These four fiascos are enough to destroy the fighting spirit of young people.

That's how the Pistons have always been.

They always hand out the worst defeats to their rivals in the same district, and they will do so as long as they realize that the other party is a threat.

This is the best way to declare your sovereignty and show your strength.

Only by playing the other side out of the shadows, they will always remember your strength. When the two teams meet again in the new season, the young Pacers may dream about these four games on the eve of the game. Trembling during the game.

That's the response the Pistons wanted.

Mo Mengchen entered the corridor, Hill stood on the left, and Westphal stood on the right. After tonight, there will be no more wars in the east. They have reached the finals. They only need to go back to their hometown and silently pay attention to the battle situation in the west. carry on.

"Coach, who would you rather play against?" Hill asked.

Without even thinking about it, Westphal said directly, "Portland."

"why?"

Please call him Grant Never Ending Questions Hill.

"Since Portland plays the same Princeton offense as we do, I want to see who has the better Princeton offense." Isn't that obvious? Who is stronger, 77 wins or 56 wins?

Mo Mengchen didn't believe that Westphal couldn't see through such a simple question. As a result, the old guy changed his tone, "Of course, I know we are stronger. Don't look at me like that. I want to play against them, just Because the Spurs are tougher."

This is a real truth.

From record to strength, and the degree of difficulty, for the Pistons, the Spurs are more difficult to play than the Trail Blazers.

The Blazers have struggled for many years. Although they have been in the first group in the Western Conference, they have not reached the finals since 1999 because they lack the backbone and centripetal force. Adelman brought Princeton who is most suitable for them, but Webber and Brad · Miller is not a leader who responds to everyone.

A good tactical system allows them to play a good game. If the game reaches a critical moment, the Spurs rely on defense and rely on Major General Arenas to perform the task of attacking the key points. The Spurs can perform more stably.

Mo Mengchen was not very concerned about who he would fight with in the finals, anyone would do.

Right now, he has only one goal: to complete the achievement of sweeping the finals.

Sweeping the Pacers, he has swept twice in the conference finals and 11 times in the playoffs, but none of these 11 sweeps occurred in the finals.

The Pistons are currently so strong that they have every opportunity to create new achievements.

"I don't care." Mo Mengchen said, "Anyone will do."

After all, they entered the locker room together.

In the locker room, the sophomores were very excited, as if they had reached the finals for the first time.

It's normal, last year's playoffs didn't go so smoothly.

This year, they felt "how lonely it is to be invincible", and even someone as stable as Prince joined their carnival shirtless.

"FO-FO-FO-FO~~!!"

They shouted this slogan that spread all over the world.

Phillies are bound to hold a grudge, it's their catchphrase, 20 years after the "FO-FO-FO" team.

20 years is enough to make people forget the greatness of the past, not to mention that their slogan is just a slogan, and it has not been completed. The Pistons are currently undefeated in the playoffs, and it is very hopeful that the slogan will become a reality.

The next day, the Pistons returned to Detroit.

The flags and drums in the east are quiet, and the flames of war are raging on the west front.

In the past few days, in addition to training, the Pistons are studying the two opponents they may encounter in the finals.

The most repeated sentence of Westphal is: "As long as you stay focused and treat your opponents in the finals like an Eastern Conference team, you are invincible."

For young people, this sentence greatly boosted their morale.

April 5

The Tianwangshan battle between the Spurs and the Blazers started.

This is a battle between dragons and tigers, the ultimate defense of the West, and the ultimate offense of the Upper West.

Mo Mengchen sat at home and watched the match with Ephraim and Adrian.

At halftime, the Spurs steadily restricted the Blazers' offense and took a big lead.

"Sure enough, teams with good defense will take advantage in the playoffs," Adrian said.

In the third quarter, the Spurs had taken a double-digit lead. The former Pistons player Brad Miller made a three-pointer on the offensive end, and then assisted Webber to block Gasol. Sprewell ran wildly and counterattacked. 2+1, Stoudemire attacked like a whirlwind, tore Kidd's defense, and scored a layup.

The point difference narrowed to 3 points.

Gasol missed another attack, Miller ran to the frontcourt and hit a three-pointer, the score was tied, and the Spurs suspended.

Just when Adrian thought the Blazers were going to turn defeat into victory, the Spurs offered the strongest defensive lineup.

Swift on the inside teamed with Gasol, plus Kirilenko on the front line, the top three in the book, did their best when assisting in defense, and kept the Blazers in the dark clouds above their heads.

Major General Arenas opened fire with full firepower, broke through the position, chased the body for three-pointers, and made a super-long-range three-pointer at the buzzer.

The Spurs once again opened the point difference to double digits, and the game was over.

In the fourth quarter, although the Blazers tried their best to counterattack, they couldn't pierce the opponent's defense.

Kirilenko's versatility has been underestimated. Gasol's high-level all-around performance, Swift used his animal-like physical fitness to fly into the sky like a beast and sent many bloody blocks to overwhelm his simple but effective coordination. Defense, supplementary defense, double-teaming.

The defensive end had 3 steals and 4 blocks, but none of the shots were impressive.

The Spurs will win the Western Conference Finals.

After watching the game, Mo Mengchen made a judgment in his heart.

Although the Blazers played a beautiful Princeton, but the defensive end is too bad, Webber and Miller can not support the defense of the whole team, when the game hits the heat, Princeton will fail.

The war in the west continued, and the smoke in the east disappeared.

Offseason days are so boring.

(End of this chapter)