NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The Knicks are not the 96-year-old Bulls who are creating their own dynasty!

They are just a weak team in the Eastern Conference that entered the playoffs for the first time in decades. Now they are standing on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals. A defeat has brought them back to square one.

Madison Garden.

The silence of 20,000 fans is deafening.

The fans did not mean to blame the home team players, and even wanted to say something to comfort the young Knicks.

That’s right, there was no abuse!

For a team that went from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to the Eastern Conference Finals in less than a year, you can’t ask too much. It can even be said that every time a new round of playoffs comes, Knicks fans are already ready to stop here.

Game scene.

The lonely fans in the stands left one after another. They wanted to teach the Pistons a lesson, but when they thought of the negative impact it would have on the Knicks, the fanatical New York fans gave up.

As for comforting the Knicks?

It’s not that far yet. They will do so only when the Knicks are really out.

Looking at the fans who left one after another, the two beautiful figures in the stadium were also ready to get up and leave.

In the loose crowd, the woman’s terrifying sixth sense took effect, and Scarlett and Paris looked at each other across the crowd.

“Is that guy a Knicks fan?”

Kim Kardashian followed Paris Hilton’s gaze and looked over. Scarlett Johansson, who was wearing a white shirt, stood out in the crowd.

“Are you talking about Angelina Jolie?”

Kim Kardashian knew a thing or two about Angelina Jolie, the Oscar-winning actress. She said to herself, “That guy seems to be a Lakers fan. She has publicly expressed her admiration for the Lakers many times.”

The Hilton daughter shook her head and pointed to another person.

“Ms. Paris, are you talking about Scarlett Johansson? She debuted as a child star and is quite famous… But I haven’t heard that she is a fan!”

“Maybe she came to watch the game with the guy next to her on a whim. After all, wasn’t Angelina Jolie previously reported by New York Entertainment for having a scandal with Wang Song?”

Scandal?

Paris stared at Kim Kardashian and was slightly moved. Her serious look scared Kim Kardashian enough, and the latter quickly explained: “Yes, it’s a rumor!”

“That old woman just got divorced, how could a top athlete like her.”

Kim Kardashian breathed a sigh of relief, as if she was glad that her explanation was timely, but she didn’t notice the anger on Hilton’s daughter’s face.

She seemed to have forgotten that Paris Hilton had just broken up with her boyfriend.

If the newly divorced one doesn’t like her…then the newly broken up Hilton has to wait in line.

However, Paris Hilton didn’t care about her. Given the information revealed before, Hilton’s daughter had already grasped the general information.

Compared with Scarlett Johansson, the rising star in the film and television industry, the Oscar-winning actress is the supporting role today.

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For the Pistons!

The Pistons are partying with the fans from the Motor City, bringing some different colors to this originally quiet stadium.

Ben Wallace patted his chest in the post-match interview and vowed: “I said, we will beat them!”

“The playoffs are the final chapter to test the team’s strength.”

The New York media did not like Ben Wallace’s attitude, but the prepared speech before the game was unable to speak under the score on the technical statistics panel.

Larry Brown was also interviewed. He put on a long-lost smile to the camera: “The Knicks are excellent. They have many rookies and young people, but the playoffs are not about qualifications, and experienced players in the playoffs will magnify their advantages. Maybe this is why we won the game.”

It seems to be an objective and fair analysis, but there is a hint of arrogance in the words.

Larry Brown was even a little glad that he sent Prince away before the trading market closed, so that the Pistons could complete the reinforcement before the official start of the playoffs.

On the other side.

D’Antoni looked up and glanced at the slightly scorching scoreboard.

Defeat is always unforgettable.

91:97!

The Knicks lost by 6 points in the whole game, among which the starting five of the Pistons scored 75 points, accounting for most of the Pistons’ points.

Compared with the Pistons, the Knicks were slightly bleak.

First of all, there was the problem of physical strength. Except for Wang Song and Prince who played for 40 minutes, the playing time of the other three starters was controlled at about 35 minutes.

It’s not that D’Antoni was unwilling to play them all, but the poor physical performance made the Knicks coaching staff have to arrange rotations.

The starting lineup that was focused on chasing points did not have ideal results when they insisted on playing.

Nash made 5 of 15 shots and got 13 points and 11 assists, which was barely a double-double. Houston made 2 of 9 shots and got 6 points, and Kurt Thomas performed mediocrely from the match against the Heat to the sudden increase in intensity of the Pistons, and only scored 8 points.

In this game, the Pistons strengthened their supervision of the Knicks’ backcourt double guns, resulting in a significant decline in the number of shots and the quality of shots of Nash and Houston.

The saying that had been circulating before the game was well reflected in this game.

The Pistons’ defensive efficiency ranks first in the league, and no team has ever scored more than 100 points against the Pistons since the start of this playoffs, even the Knicks are no exception.

The strongest spear and shield seem to be revealed!

Nash sat on the bench with his head down in frustration and said nothing. Just like in most teams, he has never been a leader.

Not passing negative emotions to teammates is his best restraint.

Houston looked at the technical statistics panel with a lonely look.

A little dazed!

In the whole game, he, the top shooter of the Knicks, made 2 of 9 shots and barely scored 6 points.

As one of the few veterans of the Knicks, he should have brought rich game experience to these young people, but his poor touch and bottomed-out physical fitness were not enough to support him to do so.

This may be his last chance to enter the finals in his career, but the dismal performance seems to show that his efforts are not worthy of this honor.

The same is true for Kurt.

As a team hitter, he finally made his comeback, but got such a dismal result.

Kurt could already imagine that in the forum after the game, there would be voices everywhere, such as “Kurt Thomas might as well not come back” and “He lost as soon as he came back”.

Post-match press conference.

When asked about the final direction of the series, the coaches of both sides said that the real series had just begun.

D’Antoni, who lost the home game, was in a more positive mood, and accepted the interview as restrained as usual.

Larry Brown, who won the away game, was not as inflated as the media imagined. Facing the camera, he said bluntly: “A single away game victory will not bring the entire series to an end. In other words, the Knicks’ regular season record helped them to return to the same starting line as us even if they lost the away game. There is still a long way to go to enter the finals.”

(End of this chapter)