basketball kingdom

Chapter 102 Against the Pistons
The one-on-one match between Xu Tian and Paul George in the morning will definitely become a media story, but as long as Kobe, Xu Tian and George don't talk about the results to the outside world, fans will never know the outcome of this one-on-one match.

The media reporters were looking forward to tonight's game. They interviewed Scott at noon and wanted to learn about the training situation of the new Lakers from him.

Scott understood that Xu Tian had a tough heart under his gentle appearance, so he didn't dare to tell the story of Xu Tian and George's bullfighting. He just said that the team's joint training effect exceeded expectations, and he would surprise the fans in the evening.

Media reporters were dissatisfied with Scott's unsalty answer, but Scott rejected the reporter's questioning on the pretext of needing to prepare for the evening game.

Magician and Pelinka were also interviewed. The two told the media reporters with formatted answers that they are very satisfied with the new Lakers lineup, but the final result depends on the specific practice of the game.

The Pistons flew to Los Angeles this morning, and the whole team visited Beverly Hills at noon. Brandon Jennings, who had a relatively high salary, treated guests to a luxurious lunch at Spago.

The Detroit Pistons are an old team, established in 1941 before the NBA was established, and belonged to Detroit, Michigan.In the long history of the team, there have been two periods of glory and three championships.

Most of Jordan's fans don't like the Pistons very much. The reason is very simple, that is, this bad boy army once used the crude "Jordan Law" to bully Jordan who was not a god.In fact, not only the Bulls fans have little affection for the Pistons, but even Jordan himself had a bad relationship with the boss of the Pistons, "Smiling Assassin" Isiah Thomas, and refused Thomas to join the dream team led by him.

Having said that, Isiah Thomas is a well-known star of the Pistons.He participated in the draft in 1981, joined the Pistons as the second pick, and spent his entire career with the Pistons. During this period, he won two championships and won one of the Finals MVPs.

The other MVP of the Pistons' first two championships in the finals was Joe Dumars. His career starting point was similar to Xu Tian's. His backcourt partner is Thomas the Smiling Assassin.

That Pistons team was called the Bad Boys, largely because of the league's biggest villain, the notorious Bill Laimbeer.

Lambiel's draft pick was very low. He was the 1979th pick in the third round in 65. He averaged 12.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in his career. Just looking at the statistics alone is a good blue-collar insider.But he is really remembered by the fans because of the defensive way that always tries to get people reimbursed.

Lambiel is one of the worst villains in the history of the league. If he is not humble, he can even be called the most jerk player.After all, his retirement made the players in the league cheer at that time, and there is no other branch of this achievement.

The most interesting player of the Bad Boys is Dennis Rodman. Although he is also one of the Big Three after the Bulls, his career in the Pistons is commendable.

Rodman is rumored to be the prototype of the protagonist Sakuragi Hanamichi in "Slam Dunk".He has a perverse personality, and he was disobedient throughout his life, but he admired the Pistons coach Chuck Daly at the time, and he also called Daley "Daddy" in normal times.

Rodman is the number one lunatic in the NBA. Whether it is a peculiar hairstyle or avant-garde jewelry, he has a very different style from other players.The same is true of his playing style. His ability to grab rebounds is superb, but he doesn't like the characteristics of scoring. He is also the only one in the league.

With the departure of Chuck Daly and Dennis Rodman, the Bad Boys announced their disintegration. In the following years, the NBA entered the era of Jordan and Olajuwon's joint rule, and it was no longer brilliant.

In 04, the Pistons ushered in their glory again.That year, the Pistons formed a new bad boy army consisting mainly of Billups, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Hamilton, and Prince. Under the leadership of coach Larry Brown, they won The championship of the year.

Domestic fans always like to call the Pistons that year a civilian team. The reason is that there are no superstars in their lineup. Even Billups, his greatest honor is only the MVP of the finals that year.

In 05, the Pistons made it to the Finals again and teamed up with the Spurs to contribute the ugliest defensive series. In the end, they lost to the Spurs in odd-numbered years. It was a pity that they lost. Lost to the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals in 06 and failed to enter the finals.

In the following years, the Pistons once again entered a low period.

The Pistons are now led by the potential center "Zhuang Shen" Andre Drummond, and the outside line is led by Brandon Jennings, who is dubbed "King James" by fans. The strength is not strong, but there is always a battle. force.

Stan Van Gundy took over as coach of the Pistons in 2014, looking to lead the team out of the quagmire and back into championship contention.

The trade ratings of the Lakers and Pacers were released by ESPN reporters shortly before the start of the game. The Lakers traded Paul George to get an A, and the Pacers got Randall and Louis Williams and were rated B+.

The Lakers tickets rose wildly after the Paul George deal was reached, but it still didn't stop the enthusiasm of the Los Angeles people for the team, and the home tickets were once again swept away.Tonight's home game will still be full.

The most famous NBA sideline reporter is Craig Sager. He was diagnosed with leukemia in April 14 and has been absent from TNT's sideline reporter work for a long time.But today he wanted to interview the Lakers and insisted on coming to the Staples Center.

Xu Tian also accepted an interview with reporters before the game, talking about his views on Paul George coming to the Lakers, and the Lakers' season goals.

The magician and Pelinka came to Staples' home locker room ahead of time in order to understand the work of the coaching staff. Therefore, when Xu Tian entered the locker room after the interview, there were already coaching staff and management personnel inside.

Maples was also the hardest worker, getting the players' gear ready long in advance, answering questions from management.

Xu Tian didn't disturb the work of the management, and looked around the locker room, and saw that the lockers that originally belonged to Randall, Louis Williams, Ci Shiping, and Brandon Bass were empty, and the lockers above were empty. The LED lights were not on either, adding a bit of sadness to my heart.

Kobe's locker has jersey No. 24 hanging, and there is an empty cabinet next to the hanging ball locker, which is also Kobe's locker.To the right of the empty locker is Paul George's locker.

There are only three lockers in this row, which belong to the C position in the locker room.

Xu Tian originally owned the locker used by Paul George, but in order to take care of George's emotions, he notified the team before the game to give up the locker.

The fluorescent light above Paul George's locker is on, showing the name of its current owner, and the No. 5 jersey hanging in it is waiting for the owner to arrive.

(End of this chapter)