NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The new season is coming.

Chapter 175 The instability of the Knicks locker room

Detroit!

Pistons home stadium.

Since trading away Prince, the Pistons, who have strengthened Morris Taylor, have maintained good competitiveness this season.

Currently ranked in the top four in the Eastern Conference, they are in the upper half.

When Larry Brown learned that he had a chance to stop the Knicks from creating a historical record at the end of the regular season, his heart, which had been dormant for a long time, was ignited.

This coach, who is not very generous, still feels aggrieved about the fact that the Knicks snatched Wang Song, the best rookie, from the draft.

And thanks to the Pistons’ good record this season, Larry Brown still maintains his competitiveness as the best coach.

If we can defeat the Knicks head-on, it will undoubtedly add an extra layer of protection to this honor that has not been touched for a long time.

In addition to the head coach, the Pistons are also full of fighting spirit for this game.

In the locker room of the training hall.

After today’s training, many players are still reluctant to leave. Although the Pistons did not maintain a 14-game lead in the Eastern Conference this season like last season, they can still enter the playoffs in the top four.

But the Pistons are still a little dissatisfied!

“Ben, I think you are the DPOY this season.”

“Yes, Ben, you averaged 2.5 blocks per game this season, and our defensive efficiency is the best in the Eastern Conference. You may become the first player in the league to win three consecutive DPOYs!”

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Faced with the flattery of his teammates, Ben Wallace did not get carried away.

After a season of tempering, this counterattack second-round pick has undergone a new round of growth, and his mentality is much more stable than at the beginning of the season.

In addition, there is another more important reason that makes Ben more stable: the Pistons have not won any games against the Knicks this season.

0 wins and 3 losses!

This dismal record has always made Ben feel a little uncomfortable. The most important thing is that every time he plays against the Knicks, his performance is very worrying.

As a power center who eats cakes, it is difficult to get benefits from the Asian rookie in the Knicks’ restricted area.

So with this obsession, Ben decided to do his best to overcome the nightmare in the last game against the Knicks in the regular season.

“Brothers, are you ready to play against the Knicks in two days?”

Ben suddenly asked, thinking that his teammates would be a little confused.

But he didn’t expect to get a united answer.

Masked man Hamilton spoke first: “Big Ben, do it boldly! We will always be behind you to provide you with firepower support.”

Bilu also echoed: “It’s time to climb over that insurmountable mountain, I’m ready!”

Even the new aid Morris Taylor clenched his fists: “Guys, believe me, I will never lose to that second-year rookie.”

Taylor’s final closing remarks caused laughter from the Pistons.

As the starter of the Rockets, it is indeed a bit unreasonable to lose to a second-year rookie, but in the previous game against the Knicks, Taylor’s performance was very stable.

“Relax Morris, we believe in you!”

“If it’s a garbage like Prince, I believe the starter of any team in the league can suppress him.”

Ben Wallace has already completed the comparison between Taylor and Prince in his mind. As a combat power, Taylor is obviously more mature.

The most important thing is that he and the second-year rookie chosen by the team are extremely at odds with each other.

Even if the Pistons brought in other forwards, he would applaud.

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Game day.

Madison Square Garden’s attendance rate today is as high as 99%!

If the long-running Knicks have made fans feel a little dull, then witnessing history is something that no fan will miss.

What’s more, the group of bad boys in Detroit is one of the few Eastern teams that don’t get along well with the Knicks. With such a sense of belief, Knicks fans came to the scene to support the home team, creating this amazing attendance rate.

As a key battle for the Knicks, this game was broadcast live by ESPN across the United States, and the online viewing volume even broke the ratings record.

Pre-match interview.

Both coaches and stars expressed their views on the game.

Larry Brown’s speech pushed the conflict between the two teams to the peak.

“Feel proud to be the fourth in the East

Arrogant? Come on, man, I’m not the rookie coach of the Knicks who will be complacent because of a little achievement. ”

“Before D’Antoni took over the Knicks left by Don Cheney, they were the first in the East. If my father, who only has an elementary school education, came, he could also lead the Knicks to the first in the East.”

“What’s more, D’Antoni doesn’t seem to do a good job in handling the atmosphere in the locker room. They seem to have difficult to solve locker room problems! ”

Larry Brown’s contempt for D’Antoni embarrassed the New York media who were interviewing him.

The New York media knew that the “Knicks locker room” issue that Larry Brown was talking about was the rest at the end of the season. It was rumored that the locker room conflicts led to the rest.

The New York media thought that no one would believe this kind of street report, but they still overestimated the cognition of these old-school coaches.

When the media on the scene wanted to continue to throw more tricky questions to Larry Brown, the Pistons coach wisely left the camera.

On the other side.

D’Antoni did not respond to the old predecessor’s targeting.

In front of a predecessor without a championship, no matter how much you say, it is pale and useless.

Only results are the most powerful response in the arena.

The game started, and the starting five of both sides appeared.

Pistons players: Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, Maurice Taylor, Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace.

Knicks starting lineup: Steve Nash, Alan Houston, Tayshaun Prince, Kurt Thomas, Wang Song.

Still familiar faces, but compared to the previous matchup between the two teams, the buzz cut youth named Tayshaun Prince is already wearing a white and orange jersey.

As Prince’s former team, the Detroit Pistons is a topic that Knicks fans can’t avoid.

In the last game against the Pistons, Prince played mediocrely.

This once caused this guy who has been performing brilliantly since joining the Knicks to be questioned, and some fans once thought that Prince intended to show mercy.

With such a background of fans, Prince gave all the seniors a lot of encouragement before he came on the court.

“Brothers, please leave this game to me, I will definitely go all out! ”

Faced with such earnest eyes, even Nash was moved.

As a rookie, Wang Song knew that Prince’s “brothers” also had his share, so he was not ambiguous.

After the game started, he passed the offensive rebounds to Prince several times, letting the Knicks new player have a good time.

This move also directly dispelled Larry Brown’s rumors about the Knicks locker room before the game.

(End of this chapter)