The Point Guard is Here

Fan Xi simply didn't want a good basketball prospect to perish because of this.

He had no idea what his words would do to Milicic.

Even...Fan Xi doesn't know his current status in the minds of the new generation of players.

Fanshi is only over 26 years old this year, but he has played in the NBA for almost 10 years. In these ten years...many new generation players have grown up watching him play. He inspired so many children invisibly.

Therefore, this is why many stars will show a highly respected attitude after entering the second half of their careers... This is the result of time.

Although Fan Xi is young, his qualifications are solid.

After Milicic went off, Ben Wallace came up.

The two sides entered a familiar half-court position.

However, tonight, Fanci did not forcefully take charge of the ball. He let Sprewell control the ball. He did more running without the ball, and even lurked in the bottom corner.

This saves energy.

Especially after Grant Hill came on the court, the Knicks simply let Hill act as a point forward.

Larry Brown called Fanci a scoundrel on the sidelines...

Now, the pressure is on Detroit's side. Being behind 0:3 leaves them with no way out.

The home fans cheered and encouraged the Pistons from the beginning.

However, the Pistons played very nervously. Although they were particularly active under high pressure, their offensive efficiency was very low under the Knicks' super one-on-one defense...

It's the lack of superstars, Charles Barkley said on television.

The playoffs are the stage for superstars.

The NBA has always had this saying.

Because under ultra-high-intensity defense, you can often only rely on superstars to tear apart the defense and win with their personal abilities.

Therefore, after the first half, even Fan Xi was walking.

However, the Pistons still only had a 2-point lead.

38:36.

The scores of both teams hit a record low.

The Pistons are not efficient offensively.

The Knicks are because of the strong defense of the Pistons. Fanshie does not participate in the attack, and Grant Hill and Sprewell dominate the ball most of the time.

In this way, Fan Xi achieved the effect of using war to support war.

Back in the locker room, Fan Xi was indeed much more relaxed than in the previous game.

Seeing Fan Xi walking towards the tunnel with a smile on his face, the Pistons seemed to be scratching their heads.

Larry Brown's mentality is on the verge of collapse.

If the Knicks can't win this game, all their dreams will be shattered. All the preparations they have made for the Lakers will disappear, and the harsh words they said before will become a passing thing.

Are the Knicks really that powerful?

Larry Brown reflects on tonight's game, and the past three games.

To be honest, he has always felt that the Knicks are loose, their style of play lacks structure, and it is not the logic of a strong team at all.

In the two games with the Knicks, he felt it was because he failed to spot the Knicks' last-minute run and gun.

In the third game, Fan Xi went berserk. He was amazing... This is something beyond the scope of basketball and cannot be commented on.

But tonight, why can't we defeat them even though they are so determined?

Larry Brown is sad and regretful.

He regretted why he didn't do his best to study the Knicks' style of play before, but focused all his energy on the Lakers.

Since the Pacers fell apart, the Pistons have believed that there is no longer any opponent in the Eastern Conference. Even if the Knicks are playing so hotly and have been winning consecutively, they also feel that the Knicks lack structural things and are not a real strong team. It will be current.

Even if the Knicks swept their opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs, they thought it was because their opponents were too weak.

But now, when they handed over.

Larry Brown always feels that he can't get enough energy, the Pistons can't perform normally, and the Knicks always perform beyond their normal performance.

It's like a game of animal chess. The elephant can eat everything, but it can't do anything to the smallest mouse and is always killed.

Is this the strength of the alliance's new outside ruler?

The Pistons could stop Jordan for six years.

Are we now unable to stop Fan Xi even for a year?

Larry Brown is depressed.

Michael Jordan in front of the TV was also very depressed.

Throughout the past season, the New York media has been churning out rumors that Jake Fan will become the league's new perimeter ruler and the new basketball god. At that time, no one took it seriously, even Jordan thought it was a fantasy.

But now, Fan Xi has actually reached the top, and he is only one step away from the finals. He and his group of old, weak, sick and disabled were actually going to sweep the Pistons.

Jordan can no longer imagine Fanci's historical status after reaching the finals this year.

He even believes that Fanci's leadership of New York to the Finals this time will be more significant than when Allen Iverson led the team to the Finals in 2001.

Iverson was close to becoming a god that year.

He won a series of super scoring battles, killing super scorers such as Ray Allen, Pierce, and Vince Carter.

Fan Xi is even more fierce this year.

His statistics are also strong.

The performance is also fierce.

If he leads his team to victory tonight, he will become the only player in the history of the Eastern Conference to lead his team to the Finals...even Michael Jordan failed to do it.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, if the Knicks enter the finals, their opponent will be the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers also swept into the Finals that year, and then lost a victory to Iverson in the first game.

This year, will the legend play out in reverse?

In the Pistons locker room, Larry Brown has calmed down.

He has always been popular among people for his irritable, domineering, stubborn and tough demeanor. He was the man behind the scenes who helped Iverson become a god in 2001.

Now, he can no longer be strong.

He stood in the center of the locker room, looking at the elite team he had managed with one hand.

In 2001, he could say that Iverson was not so cooperative with him.

But now, the players are following his tactics.

These are the elites he carefully selected to integrate tactics.

But why...

Are my tactics outdated?

Is my idea really wrong?

Is it true that, as Iverson said, modern basketball has become a matter of giving the ball to the superstar and then providing him with helpers according to his style?

Tactics actually don’t have much effect?

For the first time in his career, Larry Brown doubted his coaching philosophy.

Back then, when he and Iverson were fighting fiercely and almost never had contact with each other, he never doubted himself.

But now, he was really shaken.

He paced back and forth in the middle of the locker room, turning around repeatedly.

He looked at the dull team members around him.

The players all thought he would get angry next, and Milicic even subconsciously shrank his body into the locker, which was a protective posture.

Eventually, however, Larry Brown sighed.

well!

This old and long voice lingered in the dull locker room. Everyone looked up and what they saw was an old face.

This face no longer had the paranoid, irritable look it had before.

This gives a huge contrast.

At the same time, there was also a huge sense of sadness in the hearts of the players.

Is this really the only way to go?

Do the Pistons really want to stop here?

Everyone is asking themselves questions.

Everyone take the time to have a good rest. In the second half, we will be in the best mental state to face New York.

That was all Larry Brown said in the end.

He has no more tactics to deploy.

The Knicks didn't play creatively tonight, and they didn't play as well as expected. They just unleashed Fanci's physical ability.

After three games of confrontation, the coaching staff of both sides have a deep understanding of each other.

According to the analysis of book strength, the Pistons still have advantages and are in a proactive position tactically.

But just can't win.

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The visiting team's locker room is not as spacious as the home team's locker room. This is the current situation in most NBA arenas.

It's also part of the game.

Some bad arenas don't even provide air conditioning or bathrooms for the visiting team's locker room.

The Knicks huddled in this familiar space.

The players were not happy because they were only 2 points behind in the first half. They did not have the atmosphere of a desperate victory like the Pistons. Instead, they had a kind of calmness that was sad but not happy.

But behind the calm, there is a crazy surging heart.

The Knicks have the exception of Fansheed, Anthony Mason, and Stephen Jackson.

No other player has ever won a championship.

Veterans such as Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, Juwan Howard, Mutombo, and Ratliff all regard this playoff trip as the last time in their careers to compete for the championship.

They need the glory, they make enough money.

Therefore, at this time, their hearts were filled with excitement.

What motivates mankind to move forward is either glory or shame.

Tonight, what spurred the Pistons forward was humiliation.

For the Knicks, it's glory. Glory is my life.

In the second half, the Pistons are going to fight hard.

Fan Xi said quietly and calmly: Don't expect the Pistons' shooting percentage to always be so low. If we can withstand the pressure and win this game, we can go to the finals. If we lose this game, the Pistons may Find momentum.”

We don't yet have the capability to kill a piston openly and openly in a total war.

What Vansh said is very true.

He had no intention of getting into trouble in the locker room.

We are all NBA veterans who have played for many years. If Chicken Soup for the Soul is effective, why would we need Lloyd?

People knew exactly what Vansh wanted to say.

So, the locker room was quiet.

Even quieter than the Pistons' locker room.

Because here, at least there is no old man sighing.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

The second half of the game started quickly.

The final battle has arrived.

Charles Barkley said.

Although Kenny Smith was trying to reason on the sidelines, saying that the Pistons would never lose their second home game and that this could not be the final battle, his concentrated expression still proved that he thought so deep down.

Ratings are also on the rise.

Although the first half was extremely boring.

But this boring game determines whether the Knicks can create a miracle and enter the finals, so the audience is particularly large.

Uh-huh!

The Knicks hit the first shot of the game.

Fanshey dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, made a beautiful change of direction, and broke through Billups' defense with a body that looked like he was falling. He went deep into the free throw line to attract a double attack and quickly passed the ball. Reggie Miller circled the baseline and ran to the bottom corner. , Fan Xi passed the ball.

Reggie Miller hit a 3-pointer.

Old Miller's touch was terrible in the first half, but in the second half, he found his touch.

Easy side to fight again.

Uh-huh!

The Pistons also hit 3 points.

It was Prince who used the screen to run to the corner, almost in the same position. Prince's shooting posture was not as good-looking as Reggie Miller, but the goal was effective.

Looking back, Sprewell made a strong move into the penalty area and hit the throw.

Hamilton ran out of the open space and hit a shot after receiving a pass from Billups.

Fanxi passed the ball to Howard in the penalty area, and Howard made a layup.

Billups hit a high jumper.

Fan Xi entered the penalty area and succeeded in a layup from the flank.

Rasheed Wallace shook Howard off and got to the basket for a dunk.

Fan Xi passed the ball to the madman, and the madman passed it back to Fan Xi, who made an emergency stop for a jumper.

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The two sides actually entered into a dizzying confrontation.

The Pistons players seemed to have suddenly found a shooting spree and continued to complete attacks.

The Knicks were also very efficient here. They suddenly ran like a precision machine and kept hitting shots under the Pistons' tenacious defense.

The playing style of both sides became brilliant.

The home fans were overwhelmed.

TV viewers also felt a strong visual impact, and the dazzling array of attacks made their senses take off.

Charles Barkley said directly: This is the highest level of competition.

Played 6 minutes in the third quarter.

The two sides ended in a draw.

Neither team called a timeout at this time, nor did they make any personnel adjustments. It was like two sharpshooters frantically slashing at each other with knives to see who could last until the end.

As the saying goes, I will not move if the enemy does not move.

However, in the seventh minute of the game, Sprewell entered the penalty area and was shot hard by Ben Wallace. The madman is very crazy. Even if he loses his center of gravity, he still insists on throwing the basketball... so his head hits the ground first.

boom!

He hit the ground hard, and the referee next to him saw his facial features distorted.

Quickly request a timeout.

The madman twitched twice on the ground.

Everyone was very worried.

At this time, the madman actually stood up on his own.

The referee stopped the game long ago.

But he walked towards the referee: I'm fine! I'm fine!

However, his steps did not go out in a straight line, and he staggered a little, like a boxer who had been hit hard.

He also patted his head: My head is made of iron, he repeatedly emphasized.

The more he stressed, the less likely the referee was to let him play.

Everyone knows, the whole world knows, that madmen have bad minds.

He may be sick.

A concussion is more likely.

Judging from the rapidly bulging bump on the back of his head, he was seriously injured, and maybe there was fluid in his head.

The referee quickly asked the Knicks team doctor to come up.

The team doctor's face looked very ugly.

He wasn't sure whether the madman could still fight.

The madman himself said that there was nothing wrong with him at all, not even any skin injuries, and he kept hitting himself on the head.

But the referee did not dare to take risks.

After the last game, some human rights organizations criticized the league for forcing Fan Xi, who was exhausted, to play the game.

Now, the madman is more or less concussed. If something happens, the NBA will not be able to handle it.

Therefore, he directly prohibited Sprewell from playing next.

This time, things are not going well for the Knicks.

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