piratefiction Chapter 252
Chapter 252
Chapter 252
"Slaughter the Pistons! The Mavericks book the championship in advance?!"
"There is a huge disparity in strength, the Pistons can last for a few games!"
"40+ double-doubles! Li Xuan set a series of finals records!"
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The next day, the news reports of the Mavericks and Pistons finals G1 were wildly circulated in the streets and alleys.
The two teams in the storm of public opinion conducted closed training without being affected by external factors.
In the Mavericks training arena, Nelson called the players together in the multimedia hall to find out the problems and solve them through the video clips edited by the videographer.
"According to our videographer's clip, the most points lost in the last game were mainly concentrated on Steve. We must solve this problem."
After old Nelson finished speaking, old Nash who was sitting below blushed.
I don't want to hold everyone back, I just blame my lack of physical fitness!
"In the next game, the Pistons will definitely focus on Steve again and make targeted arrangements through discussions with the coaching staff."
"Raja, you will start the next game and help Steve defend."
"Lee, you have a heavy task. In the next game, focus on the defensive end and limit Hamilton and Prince."
"Dirk, it's up to you on the offensive end to open up the situation."
After the old Nelson made the arrangement, the players of the Mavericks nodded to express their understanding, and no one raised any doubts.
On the other hand, after the Pistons practice game, Larry Brown called the players into the conference room.
"Guys, everyone should know the purpose of this meeting."
"In the last game, if there was no Li, I don't think we would have suffered a disastrous defeat, let alone be ridiculed by the outside world. The victory belongs to us."
"If you want to wash away the shame, the next game is the time to prove your strength."
After Larry Brown finished his opening remarks, he looked at the players below and found that they seemed to agree with what he said.
Everyone on the Pistons team had anger on their faces, and they were very aggrieved.
Although the Pistons practice closed, there are no impenetrable walls.
They have basically heard the contents of today's news reports.
I learned that the outside media criticized the Pistons for nothing.
It is believed that the Pistons were only lucky to reach the finals, and their strength is not at the same level as that of the Mavericks.
The Pistons players were furious and wanted to avenge their shame.
Larry Brown was delighted to see the expressions of the players.
Yes, that's it, burn the anger in your heart!
Only by accumulating enough anger can the most powerful fighting power be unleashed!
"To defeat the Mavericks, we must first deal with that nasty little devil."
The players of the Pistons thought that the head coach wanted them to get rid of Li Xuan, and they were a little entangled.
After all, cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.
Although their defense was fierce and rough, they had no intention of hurting anyone.
Larry Brown saw what the players were thinking and opened his mouth to explain.
"I'm not asking you to disable people, but to use formal means to prevent that kid from playing.
Next game, I want you guys to be tough, use rough defense to irritate him, use vicious trash talk to stimulate him, let him get into foul crisis, you know what I mean? "
After hearing this, the Pistons players looked at each other in blank dismay, somewhat understanding what the head coach meant.
Larry Brown smiled brightly after seeing the players understand his words.
"Damn kid, let's see how arrogant you are in the next game!"
After making the arrangements, Larry Brown continued to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the next game.
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May 6, Dallas, American Airlines Center Arena.
The Mavericks and the Pistons played again in G2 of the Finals.
As soon as today's game came up, the Pistons showed a rough defense.
There are all kinds of rough defenses such as hugs, pushes, elbows, collisions, and trash talk.
Although David Stern has begun to advocate offensive basketball, he has not abandoned fierce physical confrontation. As long as it is not maliciously hurting others, the penalty scale is very large.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown frowned, feeling extremely puzzled.
"It shouldn't be! It didn't affect that little devil's mentality."
Larry Brown couldn't figure out why Li Xuan was so calm.
If other rookie players encountered such "treatment", their mentality would have collapsed long ago.
"Fuck! This little devil's psychological quality is so fucking strong!"
Larry Brown cursed secretly, feeling distressed that the plan was not realized, and rethinking the solution.
On the field, Nowitzki was double-teamed, and Big Ben and Rasheed Wallace fought fiercely, pushing the "driver" to the ground roughly.
Seeing this, the referee immediately blew his whistle and called a foul.
"Slutty, you can fall to the ground with just a light touch, as soft as a bitch!" Rasheed Wallace taunted.
At this time, Li Xuan ran over and just heard it, and immediately responded back.
"Then you try to push me to see it! Bully the weak and fear the hard bones!"
After hearing this, Rasheed Wallace clenched his fists. Thinking of the head coach's instructions, he endured it and confronted Li Xuan.
But he didn't master his trash talk, and he was almost autistic after being sprayed by Li Xuan.
"Fuck! It's so fucking embarrassing that you can't beat that stinky brat." Rasheed Wallace cursed secretly, his heart burning with anger.
At this moment, the referee stepped in and warned the two that enough was enough.
He was really afraid that Li Xuan and Wallace would fight each other.
After this little episode, Nowitzki got to the free throw line and made two solid free throws.
The ball is switched and the Pistons attack.
Billups and Hamilton played a pick-and-roll and wanted the "Mask Man" to single out Nash.
But it didn't work, and Nash went directly around the pick-and-roll to chase and defend.
Billups got an open three-pointer, but didn't take a shot.
He didn't feel good in this game, and his previous three-point shooting attempts all ended in iron strikes.
At this stage, the Pistons are behind in the score and must ensure the success rate.
So, Billups passed the ball to the low area on the right.
Rasheed Wallace received the pass and hit Nowitzki with his back, and after he pushed back a few times, a big hand suddenly appeared in front of him and destroyed his ball.
"Fuck! The nasty brat is ruining my good work again." Rasheed Wallace cursed secretly through gritted teeth.
In this game, Li Xuan was targeted and did not play much on the offensive end, but had a great impact on the Pistons on the defensive end.
Li Xuan can be seen assisting defense anytime and anywhere, which surprised the Pistons players.
They feel that Li Xuan's physical strength seems to be endless, and every time he comes back from the bench, he is full of energy.
Can Li Xuan regain his strength by pausing time? !
The Pistons players didn't believe such a statement at all, they only thought that Li Xuan was a very perverted physical monster.
In fact, the players of the Pistons were right. Li Xuan is indeed a stamina monster. With the help of skill effects and [functional drinks], his physical strength is inexhaustible.
Back on the court, Li Xuan made a successful steal, found Nash immediately, and passed the ball.
After receiving the ball, Nash advanced quickly and launched a defensive counterattack.
Li Xuan rushed quickly and cut towards the basket, attracting most of the Pistons' defensive attention.
Seeing this situation, Lao Na did not pass the ball to Li Xuan, but slammed the ball to the right outside the three-point line.
Lagabel received the pass, without any hesitation, and shot a three-pointer.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
On the sidelines, Larry Brown frowned when he saw this scene.
He didn't expect to restrict Li Xuan, but the other players of the Mavericks opened it up, which is not easy to handle.
As the game continued, the Pistons still did not have a stable source of scoring, and could only rely on piecemeal play to maintain the situation and prevent the Mavericks from pulling the score away.
In this way, the two sides played inextricably, and the point difference has been maintained at about 5 points.
When the game progressed to the second half of the third quarter.
When fighting for a rebound, Li Xuan and Da Ben got entangled and refused to give in.
Until now, Li Xuan has seen the purpose of the Pistons' rough play.
It's not just to make him lose his mental balance, make outrageous actions and be expelled from the field.
"Interesting, I want to see who gets sent off first."
Just when Li Xuan was thinking about how to make a move, Da Ben made a move ahead of time.
Da Ben was a little irritated by Li Xuan's entanglement, and wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible, so he secretly pushed his elbow back.
There was a sharp pain in Li Xuan's abdomen. Knowing that he had been tricked, a flash of light suddenly appeared in his mind, and he thought of a way.
He pretended to be knocked off the center of gravity and fell backwards.
At this time, Da Ben's arm was still entangled with Li Xuan and could not be pulled out.
When Li Xuan fell to the ground, he was brought to the ground by the way.
"Ouch!"
Da Ben didn't expect to suffer the consequences, and almost dislocated his arm, and he yelled out in pain.
Seeing that the Pistons protected the rebound and launched an offense, Li Xuan immediately stood up and returned to defense.
Big Ben, who was lying on the floor, couldn't bear the bad breath, this guy almost broke his arm, so he couldn't just let it go.
So, Da Ben reached out and grabbed Li Xuan's ankle and pulled Li Xuan down to the ground.
The referee is not blind, so he couldn't ignore such an obvious foul, and immediately blew his whistle.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown saw the scene on the field and immediately cheered up.
"Don't hold back, just let out the anger in your heart!"
On the court, after Da Ben got up from the floor, the anger in his heart did not dissipate, and he took the lead in pushing Li Xuan.
Seeing this, Li Xuan raised his hands high, showing an innocent expression, and appealed to the referee.
"Referee, you still don't care, he hit someone."
At this moment, all three referees surrounded him. They were surprised by Li Xuan's attitude and were puzzled.
Why didn't this guy go berserk and change his past?
Without much thought, the referee blew his whistle and gave Ben a technical foul.
Daben felt very wronged, it was obviously that kid who made the first move.
When he saw Li Xuan showing a smug smile, he knew that he had been bullied, and the anger in his heart broke out again, and he wanted to hit someone again.
The three referees immediately stopped Da Ben and whistled a technical offender again.
Larry Brown on the sidelines was stunned, not knowing what happened in just a few tens of seconds.
"Fuck! I told you to piss off that brat, but didn't tell you to play yourself out!"
On the field, with the assistance of the on-site security, Daben walked towards the player tunnel cursing.
The mentality of the other Pistons players was a little out of balance at this time.
It wasn't that he agreed to expel that kid from the field, but why did Da Ben send himself away.
It's fine to send yourself away, and you haven't gotten any benefits yet. It's a blood loss!
The players of the Pistons immediately felt that this rookie was not easy to mess with. He was superior in force and intelligence, and whoever faced him would suffer.
The game continued. Amidst the cheers of the fans, Li Xuan stood on the free throw line, executed the technical free throw, and made a steady hit.
Immediately afterwards, the possession of the ball was changed, and the Mavericks served a sideline ball.
The loss of Daben, the gate of the restricted area, made the Pistons' defensive system incomplete and their defensive strength greatly reduced.
Li Xuan had a chance to run without the ball and hit his first three-pointer of the game.
"Good shot! After Lee hit the three-pointer, the point difference was widened to more than 10 points. There is not much time left for the Pistons."
In the commentary seat, Barkley analyzed the situation on the field.
In his opinion, the Pistons are exhausted in this game.
In a game of this intensity, it is too difficult to play a wave of 10-0 attacks, and Daben's departure has hit the Pistons very hard.
The process of the next game was just as Barkley thought, the Pistons failed to organize an effective offense.
After losing the restricted area barrier of Daben, he was defeated by the Mavericks instead.
When there were only about 3 minutes left in the game, Nash made a three-pointer with the help of a screen, widening the point difference to 15 points.
After this three-pointer hit, the Pistons completely lost hope of chasing points.
They don't have a sharp shooter like Li Xuan in their lineup, and the Mavericks don't have a player who is extremely bad at free throws like O'Neal.
In this way, the Mavericks kept the lead to the end.
With the harsh beeping, the second game of the finals came to an end.
In the end, the Mavericks beat the Pistons 93-80, leading 2-0.
Just after the game ended, there was a sea of joy inside and outside the arena, and Dallas fans happily celebrated the victory.
At the same time, the best player of the game was displayed on the big screen at the scene.
诺维斯基获得这一殊荣，在上场的42分钟内，投篮22投14中，其中三分球4投2中，罚球4罚4中，得到34分8篮板3助攻的全面数据。
李轩表现平平，获得了18分16篮板2助攻3抢断3盖帽的全面数据。
The most outstanding player of the Pistons was Rasheed Wallace. In 44 minutes on the field, he made 16 of 9 shots, including 3 of 1 three-pointers and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 24 points and 11 rebounds. Double data.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown and Nelson shook hands symbolically, and then quickly returned to the locker room with his players.
After packing up, all members of the Pistons immediately left the arena for the airport and flew back to Detroit overnight.
Larry Brown doesn't want to stay in this sad place in Dallas.
Next, the Pistons have three home games, and he doesn't believe that they can't get back a round.
"The game is just starting now. Don't get too complacent. Winning first is not a win. The final victory belongs to the Pistons."
(End of this chapter)