The Point Guard is Here

Before leaving for Detroit, Fan Xi went to spend some time with Jennifer. Of course, they shared everything without hiding anything.

Then, I went to visit Cindy Crawford. Although Crawford's belly is not obviously protruding yet, she is already enjoying the feeling of becoming a mother.

Fan Xi chatted with her for a long time, and a long memory unfolded between them. Although she and Fan Xi are not as sensational as Jennifer, they do not have as many twists and turns as Kate Winslet, and they are not even as high-profile as the young girls.

But Fan Xi has always been able to get some quiet strength from her.

She was like a pool of clear water, always able to wash away Fan Xi's fatigue.

Fan Xi sometimes thinks that it is indeed the best arrangement for her first child to be born to Cindy.

I hope he is a boy, so that he can take care of his mother more instead of his father... Fan Xi said emotionally while holding Cindy's hand before leaving.

Cindy Crawford's eyes misted.

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The Palace of Auburn Hills is the most terrifying away game in the league today. The home winning percentage here ranks first in the league and is even more difficult to deal with than Salt Lake City back then.

After experiencing two consecutive losses at Madison Garden Arena, the Pistons returned to Detroit and tried their best. According to local media reports in Michigan, Larry Brown made the team start running wildly on the first day back at home, allowing them to The speed increases.

Obviously, being killed by Fan Xi in two consecutive games made this top head coach lose face.

However, he really couldn't find a good way to contain the Knicks.

Ben Wallace has no offensive ability, and Rasheed Wallace has no real ability to suppress Jackson or even Grant Hill, although he is a power forward.

The weak offensive strength inside makes them somewhat passive. The most important thing is that Fanshie can also go deep into the paint area on the offensive end to perform post-up singles, if... the Knicks' running and gunning gets stuck.

Fanci is a bug that gives Larry Brown a headache. Deep in Larry Brown's heart, he even regards Fanci as a terrifying existence like Shaquille O'Neal.

When he led the Sixers to the Finals, he was also helpless against O'Neal.

now,

He also had no effective method for Fan Xi.

Billups is already a strong representative among defenders, but when Fanshey blocked Flounder in the paint for a post-up, Billups had no chance to rebound. He was like being ridden on an elephant. The donkey under the crotch... although it is very stubborn, it has no effect.

Once the Pistons flank Fanci, Fanci will immediately pass the ball out. Although his teammates are a bit older, it really works.

On the tactical end, the Pistons were passive in the fourth quarter.

This passivity kills them.

twice.

Larry Brown is full of pathos. He mobilized and shouted before the game started, and even said that tonight is a life and death moment.

The Pistons team is filled with an atmosphere of victory.

When the game begins at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

From the first second the Knicks players came on the court, they endured overwhelming boos and curses from the audience.

But Fanxi was chatting and laughing, and the players standing with him were all experienced veterans. They will not be intimidated. If they are a rookie, they are likely to perform abnormally when seeing such a scene.

We workers still have the power.

Fancy even laughed and joked with Sprewell.

Tonight, the Knicks' lineup is: Fansheed, Sprewell, Grant Hill, Ratliff, Mutombo.

The Knicks use two centers, and both of them are shot-blocking masters and veterans on the defensive end.

Originally, the Knicks coaching staff had no plans to let Uncle Mu, but Uncle Mu said that today might be his birthday.

This may be very spiritual.

In theory, Uncle Mu could point to any day on the calendar and say it was his birthday, because even scientists can't tell the exact time a tree was planted.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

Uncle Mu relied on his height and wingspan advantage to beat the afro Ben Wallace in the jump ball, and Fan Xi got the ball.

He is still impacting as usual, and his shock wave is something that few in the league can defend today.

His strength and explosive power are no less than those of James at his peak, and although his speed is a bit worse, his ability to control the ball is not comparable to that of James. He can dribble and change direction like flying close to the ground. James' ball control is always wide open and closed.

Fan Xi quickly entered the paint area.

The Pistons adopted a new defensive method. Larry Brown is an unkind guy. He forces the players to make quick rotations, increases the physical confrontation against Fanshie, and prevents Fanshie from being in a comfortable offensive mode. Even if he dies, Fan Xi's face will be splashed with blood.

As expected, Fan Xi felt a greater degree of confrontation. Although this confrontation would not change his actions, it would increase his physical fatigue.

Fancy made a beautiful pull-up shot against Ben Wallace in the paint and put the basketball into the basket with his left hand.

This is a beautiful goal.

He staggered a little when he landed, but Ben Wallace stretched out his hand to support Fan Xi's waist.

This action shows sportsmanship.

The host on TV said he was going to give Ben Wallace an Ethics Award.

Artest in front of the TV was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. He didn't believe that Ben Wallace was a moral model. During the battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Artest was pushed ten meters away by Ben Wallace.

He is just so nice to Fan Xi.

Artest muttered in front of the TV.

This is a true statement.

This is true of Ben Wallace, who is only so good to Fancy.

The cruelty of the game has not changed at all because of Ben Wallace's support. Wallace is still fierce on the defensive end. When covering for his teammates, he will also show his elbow covertly to warn the defender not to advance rashly.

The rhythm of the first quarter was as usual.

The Pistons still controlled the advantage and relied on their home court advantage to widen the point difference to 6 points.

The same was true in the second quarter, when they established a 12-point advantage at halftime.

And successfully suppressed the Knicks' scoring to 36 points.

This is equivalent to two-thirds of usual.

However, entering the third quarter, the man who made the Palace of Auburn Hills so angry stepped forward. Reggie Miller continued to take shots after his energy slumped in the first half, and he finally found his touch.

He hit consecutive three-pointers, even if Prince stretched his hands to his face.

Reggie Miller had the Palace of Auburn Hills howling with his ruthless three-pointer.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pistons' lead was reduced to 3 points.

This plunged the Palace of Auburn Hills into a panic, and the bench was even more panicked. Larry Brown even panicked.

Because, next, the Knicks will inevitably enter run-and-gun mode.

When the Knicks enter the run and gun, what do the Pistons do? Follow and run?

Larry Brown thinks so.

Pistons players do the same thing.

However, the results were dismal.

In the first round, the Knicks allowed Miller to hit a super three-pointer from the outside to tie the score.

When the Pistons' tempo unnaturally quickened, their disadvantage became even more apparent.

The Knicks expanded their lead by 5 points in 3 minutes.

At this time, Larry Brown had to ask for a timeout, his eyes full of despair.

He was preparing for a final counterattack, and if that didn't work, then...

Tenacious Larry Brown thought about giving up.

But before giving up, he patted the tactical board and forced the players: Isn't there anyone who can stand up at this time and pat his chest to ensure that he can cause damage to the Knicks in the penalty area while running fast? Do we even have such a talent? Are they all gone?”

he is very angry.

At this time, a palm stretched out. Then someone in broken English said timidly: I want to go on the court and give it a try.

Larry Brown turned around and saw Milicic sitting at the end of the bench.

Milicic is a talented boy, a little younger than LeBron James. He has a very good reputation in Europe, and everyone thinks he will become the new roof of the world.

This is also the reason why Dumars of the Pistons gave up on Carmelo Anthony, who led the team to win the NCAA championship in his freshman season and set a historical record.

However, after a season, Milicic had only a handful of opportunities. As long as he makes the slightest mistake on the court, Larry Brown will curse him head-on.

This caused the European genius boy to become depressed and lose all confidence. He no longer expected to play, and Larry Brown no longer trusted him. They were in a stalemate.

Milicic has also gone from being the center of attention to being a lamentable parallel import.

Until the Knicks launched a run-and-gun offensive in the Eastern Conference Finals.

After the first game, Milicic wanted to talk.

He comes from Europe, he runs fast, he has offensive steps, he has defensive area, his height is a full-size center, and his flexibility makes people can't help but imagine David Robinson.

In fact, the famous head coach and fast break enthusiast Don Nelson wrote this in his scouting report: He is 2.16 meters tall, weighs about 111 kilograms, can shoot left and right, and is good at controlling the ball (this allows him to Playing the role of point guard on the court), he is very explosive inside and has also developed a unique three-point shooting skill. At that time, his template was Garnett or Nowitzki.

However, with the Pistons, he was asked to practice defense in the penalty area to adapt to the Pistons' style of play.

He was very uncomfortable with it, as if he was a genius with quality education being spoon-fed.

Larry Brown's stubbornness got him killed.

(In fact, even though Milicic spent his entire career working in blue-collar jobs that had nothing to do with his scouting report, he still spent ten years in the NBA and took away more than $50 million.)

Larry Brown glanced at Milicic in surprise. He didn't expect the rookie to step forward at this time.

His natural stubbornness made him subconsciously refuse arbitrarily. At this time, Rasheed Wallace spoke: Let this kid give it a try. This is what he did in Europe. Run-and-gun came from Europe. Style of play.”

We can't get any worse than we are now.

Rasheed Wallace’s words proved decisive.

Larry Brown agreed to play him and arranged for Rasheed Wallace to watch over him.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

There was even some uproar at Auburn's Palace Arena when Milicic took the court. Because in past games, Milicic has been affectionately called the essence of human celebration... He will only play when the victory is determined.

Now, if he comes up so early, does it mean that the Pistons are surrendering?

Fan Xi squinted at Milicic's appearance.

Milicic is a young kid, younger than James. He joined the league at the age of 18.

Fanshie has paid attention to him very early. He has become famous in Europe at a very young age. He is the hope of the entire European basketball.

However, after entering the league, the development was not satisfactory.

Rasheed Wallace is a good guy. When Billups passed the basketball to him, he feinted and passed it to Milicic.

Milicic received the basketball and quickly made a layup.

But I don't know if it was nervousness or something else, but at 216, he failed to make a layup due to the interference of Stephen Jackson.

Larry Brown cursed angrily, but before he could finish his curse, Milicic picked up the rebound and completed the attack with a dunk.

The height difference is too obvious.

Strictly speaking, Stephen Jackson and Ben Wallace are about the same height, and Ben Wallace can't attack at all, as long as he can withstand him.

Milicic has offensive ability. Moreover, now he has not been completely taught bad by Larry Brown.

(The management of foreign centers by academic head coaches in the United States is very rough. In his early years, Yao Shuan did not just stand in the penalty area and play singles. Later, Van Gundy asked him to gain weight and let him compete in the penalty area. He is a model of success. Milic is nothing short of successful. There is no doubt that he is a typical example of failure. He is also required to increase confrontation and do a good job in blue-collar work. He is not allowed to make any mistakes.)

After Milicic scored, he immediately ran towards the half court with his head down... He ran extremely fast, like a running little elk.

If it were in the past, his speed would be completely useless.

The Pistons don't need such a fast center. In Larry Brown's opinion, the center should stay in the penalty area.

It should be steady and heavy.

Now, he squinted his eyes with a strange look.

Fan Xi quickly reached the frontcourt and penetrated into the penalty area.

At this time, Milicic had already opened his arms to cause some interference.

Fan Xi hesitated a little, then passed to Jackson, hoping that Jackson would regain the field.

This is what Fan Xi has always done.

However, if you hesitate, you will miss the opportunity.

Moreover, Jackson's layup was slapped out of bounds by Milicic.

The Palace of Auburn Hills was abuzz.

Milicic's offense and defense ignited the long-awaited expectations of Pistons fans.

The second pick, who had high hopes before the draft, finally showed his due style before people were completely disappointed.

He nearly saved the Pistons.

Larry Brown was overjoyed.

He was shaking all over.

Being smart and wise, he has already figured it out.

However, he was surprised: The Knicks' run-and-gun tactics were so dismantled? This little guy Milicic actually has two brushes?

Larry Brown was filled with joy.

Ben Wallace next to him said to him: Boss, if you had taught him in accordance with his aptitude earlier, maybe we would have won three consecutive games.

In the past, Jack always taught us that we should use our talents to our advantage. Jermaine and I were both trained by him. Maybe you can let Milicic go to the New York Knicks to study with him for two years...

Ben Wallace is very upright.

But he was given a blank look by Larry Brown. Now, he is not willing to let Milicic go to New York.

At least in this round of playoffs, Milicic came in handy.

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