basketball never sleeps

Chapter 142 It's Still That Taste!

The successive introduction of various honors has pushed the heat of the playoffs to the peak.

Compared with "boring" competitions, the majority of people who eat melons still prefer to discuss these tangible honors.

The news media from all over the world are also well versed in what traffic codes are, and they find various "objective" angles to complain about players who are not on the list or are ranked lower on the list.

Especially those teams that reached the second round of the playoffs, but the players on the team have won very few.

Among the four teams in the second round of the Eastern Conference, except for the Heat who won the championship, only Daben has entered the best team among the remaining three teams, and it is only a third team.

Don't think that it is enough to be selected by the Pistons. On the contrary, the media in Detroit are the most noisy ones.

When the Pistons won the championship last year, grassroots was still a commendatory word, but after grassroots proved its strength, it would be impolite to be called grassroots.

In addition, Mo Wen, the sixth man who went out of the original team, has entered the second team. They are still the favorites to win this year and only have a third team. Is this reasonable?

"I don't think the selection of awards can only be based on data. Data can't really quantify the strength of players. If you don't believe it, we will win the championship again this year to prove it." Billups said confidently in front of the camera.

He was going to find Dumas to find out what this bastard old man was thinking, to engage in such nonsense at this time.

Jackson won't be as black-footed as Bowen, but defensive actions other than crippling people are not a problem for him.

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Taking three deep breaths, Carlisle was calming down his restless heart.

Artest dribbled the ball and bumped into Mo Wen's body before he could pick up the speed.

Moreover, Miller himself is well aware of how unpopular he is.

With two O'Neal jump balls, O'Neal, who weighs only 3/4 of O'Neill's weight, hit the basketball first without any suspense.

There is no such thing as attending an opponent's party or wedding after the game.

But before the Pacers coaching staff made a move, Miller rejected it on behalf of the Pacers without even thinking about it.

Under normal circumstances, he would definitely not make such a thankless suggestion, but the next round of the Heat is really not so stable.

Unlike the Heat, where the main attacker and the tool man are distinct, the Pacers are not so divided. Everyone may be the initiator of the offense every round.

This old guy, no, an old bastard... How dare he!
If it's during the offseason, it doesn't matter what Larry Brown does. It's his freedom to go wherever he likes. Some people may be reluctant, but in the final analysis, the impact on the team will not be particularly large.

Miller, who is still playing basketball in the old days, does not have the concept of harmony like hello, hello, hello, everyone.

"Hey, you, I said a total of 7 points just now, which ones do you remember?"

Mo Wen, who was closest to Artest, chose to switch defenses without hesitation.

"We don't doubt that the Pistons can break through to the second round, but are you really confident that you can beat the Heat? You only won one of the four regular season games. Do you think you have any advantage? asked the reporter holding the microphone.

Forget it, anyway, this idiot is willing to sit down and listen to him, and it's not like there is no progress.

However, when this kind of thing came out of the media, the reporter's tone was still so positive, which means... this thing is probably true!

The tactics currently implemented by the Pacers seem to be running around in disorder, but in fact they are doing a lot of off-ball screen pick-and-rolls.

It's like a college student who sits in the middle of a high math class - he doesn't want to be bad, but his ability is limited.

Without a large-scale suspension due to the Auburn Hills Palace War, the Pacers, who only lost one Artest, averaged only 90.5 points per game this season, ranking third in the league, second only to the Spurs and Pistons.

On the court, and off the court.

Carlisle, who thought he was speaking very thoroughly, swallowed to moisten his dry throat, and turned to look at Artest.

The game kicked off amidst the cheers and cheers of the Heat fans.

On the sidelines, Mo Wen sincerely suggested to him after snatching the basketball that Ao Pang smashed into the frame.

Jermaine stopped at the elbow and held the ball with his back, feeling Haslem's top defense behind him. He didn't choose to attack by himself, but turned around and scanned the Pacers players who were running around.

Looking at the position one step inside the three-point line, Xiao Ao hesitated for half a second before passing the ball.

But now is the critical period of the playoffs, everyone is fighting hard in front of the stage, but you are privately contacting other teams to prepare for the job-hopping, no matter whether it is intentional or unintentional, no matter how you explain it, this is An act of betrayal.

Disdain is disdain, he is still very active and quickly presses forward with the team.

Surprisingly, Artest turned out to be the first one to run out of space.

Right now, the returning Artest may still need to get in touch with the team on offense, but on the defensive end, his skills are not too unfamiliar.

hiss--

Because of his mania, he also has a lot of top moments, but in a sober state, when the offense cannot be opened, he will put most of his energy on defense.

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Before the game, Oban called Miller and asked if the Pacers fans would come out to play together before the game. He arranged a full set of treats and had no other ideas. He just wanted to take the Pacers brothers to experience the customs of Miami.

It was not until the warm-up stage of the game on May 5 that the players of the two teams completed their first offline meeting.

The Heat are having a headache on how to break through the Pacers' defense, and the Pacers are also having a headache on how to limit the Trident. Oh no, it's called the "Big Three" now.

Hearing the news, the smile on Billups' face suddenly froze.

With the strongest internal and external offense in active service, coupled with an excellent forward defense, even the most confident Larry Bird can only dare to declare that the two teams are split [-]-[-].

With the dungeon experience and previous life information, he knows exactly what kind of person Artest is.

Ao Pang's intention to absorb their yang energy was too obvious, not only failed to call them out, but also aroused the vigilance of the Pacers team.

Some time ago there had been rumors that the old man would leave after this season, but everyone just listened to the rumors for fun.

hiss--

Heat starters: O'Pang, Haslem, Rasul, Wade, Mo Wen;
Pacers starters: Foster, Jermaine O'Neill, Artest, Jackson, Tinsley;

He only hit 30 of 13 shots from the free throw line. Mo Wen gave up one hand and tied two fingers together, but he couldn't make such a poor shooting percentage.

However, Artest was not affected by the outside eyes and still practiced shooting on his own.

Other Heat players may let their guard down on Artest because of his poor shooting form, but Mo Wen will not.

In his more than ten years of professional career, almost every coach and trainer will give him this kind of advice, but he always goes in one ear and out the other.

With his big mouth, not to mention friends, in the next life, the virtues of the next life will be almost overdrawn by him.

As you can see, the reporter who interviewed Billups didn't act according to common sense, and took out news that he didn't know where he got it, and stabbed him in the heart unexpectedly.

Most of the dozens of shots hit the basket. The basket must be recalibrated before the game.

"This is false news. Coach Brown is not in good health and may consider taking a break, but he will never abandon Detroit. Well, that's it."

It is not a good idea to continue to use Wade as the main attacker. Jackson, who is facing him, did not get the title of "Warrior Saint" like in his previous life, but this does not affect his nature as a ruthless person. In the league, the offensive efficiency was mediocre, and it was appreciated by Popovich and Larry Bird successively because of its fierce and decisive defense.

At least in Miller's eyes, an opponent is an opponent, an enemy.

On the bright side, Billups could still keep smiling and thinking, but under the camera, he clenched his fists.

The Pacers are very strong. They won 62 wins last year when Reggie Miller and Tinsley both had defensive loopholes in their outside starts. This year, after introducing Stephen Jackson, who has a better defense, their defensive ability is even better. up a notch.

Both Bird and Carlisle are good at coaching teams without superstars.

After a short contact, the two took half a step back.

It's different from an allin-type player who calls himself "Black Mamba" but is actually "Mangshan Iron Head".

Without waiting for the reporter to ask any more questions, he turned to look at the press officer, indicating that today's interview could be over.

I didn't expect to see it this year, but it still smells like that!

Only drink mineral water for drinking, and only eat meals at the hotel that signed the agreement.

Wade hasn't been injured much so far, but it doesn't mean that there is no risk of injury. Mo Wen remembers that in the original history, it was because of Wade's injury that the Heat lost this year's Eastern Conference Finals.

Before going to Miami, Carlisle was still working overtime for Artest, telling Artest on the tactical board the points that Artest needs to pay attention to in defending Mowen.

A little analysis shows that this round of the series will not be easy.

Although the beast Artest looks silly, it is not stupid in essence.

But, compared to the data, Ao Pang, who is already in his 30s, still values ​​face more.

With the presence of Mo Wen, Wade's offensive pressure will not be as great as before, but averaging 27 points per game is not something he can score just by walking around the street.

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Artest scratched his scalp and bit his lips, trying to use various small movements to force himself to cheer up. He worked hard, but for some reason, no matter how much he concentrated, it was difficult to imprint Carlisle's speech in his mind.

The low-handed shot is also the legendary "piss pot", which has long been tested and can indeed greatly increase the free throw percentage. In the season when Zhang Dashuai averaged 50 points per game, he used the "piss pot" free throw to hit it. Kebari's teammate George Johnson even doubled his free throw percentage by throwing the potty.

Ao Pang, who was practicing free throws on the other side, laughed. He really didn't expect that besides Da Ben, there would be someone stronger than him in the league.

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"Shaq, are you sure you don't want to try that free throw stance? It's a bit ugly and a bit of a motherfucker, but it works. If your free throw percentage can be increased by 20%, the Pacers' ass will definitely be kicked by you. of."

Ao Pang rolled his eyes and pursed his lips. Even if he was dead, he made 9 of 1 free throws, and he would not use that legendary shooting posture to make a free throw.

Artest scratched his face, thought for a long time, and gave Carlisle an awkward yet polite smile.

At the end of his peak, Ao Pang still had almost unsolvable inside problems, and the outside combination of Mo Wen and Wade was also rated by the major media as the strongest outside combination in the league after sweeping the Nets troika in the first round.

Unlike Jim Carrey, who lives on exaggerated and nonsensical expressions, Carlisle has a poker face all year round and rarely sees him with other expressions, but he still feels a little embarrassed to see the crystal at the corner of Artest's mouth.

　It’s really not that I’m lazy and don’t want to write more. You may not believe me if I tell you. Now I can’t code a thousand words in an hour. I can also use water. Write faster, put the data, count the honors, describe the psychology, in one sentence Stir-frying three times, but I don’t know why I can’t write it so I feel like I’m not writing a novel.

But what the Heat players didn't expect was that Artest gave them a meeting gift just after they met.

duang~duang~duang~
There is no specific number of people, but many people think he did it on purpose.

Seeing that the advance was blocked, Tinsley decisively took the ball and passed it to Xiao Ao on the flank behind him.

"But as far as I know, the Knicks management team contacted coach Larry Brown in private some time ago. From other insiders of the Pistons, we also heard that Coach Brown will no longer coach the Pistons next season. When the most important head coach intends to leave, do you think you will still be as united as before?"

"Uh...do you want to work hard to prevent death?"

With a naive smile, he looked like a harmless older child.

Ao Pang: If you don't listen, you don't listen to the scriptures.

Artest curled his lips when he saw this scene, and it was only at this time that Xiao Ao could have a sense of presence.

You really can't relax your vigilance against him just because he is stubborn.

After the introduction of the NH rules, Stern was crying when he could maintain this defensive strength even though he let a dpoy go.

"Look here, Mo likes to make false screens at 45 degrees outside the three-point line, inducing defenders to chase or switch defenses. If you give up follow-up defense in order to predict the defense, he will seize the opportunity Step-back threes..."

For the Heat to face the Pacers, the only one with an absolute advantage is O'Pang, but the risk of letting O'Pang, who has just recovered from his injury, be the main attack point is high.

Billups answered without much pause: "Unity and tenacity are our strengths. Believe me, no team in the entire league is more united than the Pistons. We won the Lakers last year, and we can win the Heat this year." , there is no problem."

It wasn't until Mo Wen passed by him that he stopped and turned to look at Mo Wen.

Mo Wen looked at Ao Pang's firm appearance, smiled, and stopped persuading him.

The tactics they design are generally not very complicated, let alone subtle, but the victory lies in stability.

In just a few minutes, his eyes experienced three changes:
Tangle - Pain - Sluggishness (wisdom)

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Billups still spoke in front of the camera to defend Larry Brown, not because he trusted Larry Brown so much, but the team's apparent unity must be maintained.

Then, before the press officer could speak, he got up and left, heading towards the general manager's office of the Pistons.

Stern: You are amazing, you are noble!

"Did you understand what I said and remember?"

Mo Wen politely responded with a smile and nodded. After walking the distance, he let go of his smile and turned his brows together.

After the Pacers point guard Tinsley got the ball, he didn't advance very far before being stopped by Wade.

Hearing the word "understand", Artest's spirit of soaring in the sky was pulled back at once, and he nodded hurriedly in response:
"Understand, understand, understand, remember."

In Artest's record in the previous life, there were many overlaps in his single-game iron list and steals list in his career.

Carlisle pursed his lips in silence for two seconds, looked up at Artest and said quietly:
"Speaking of which, which place do you prefer, Minnesota or Toronto?"

　　From the very beginning, I wanted to imitate the style of the rabbit, and write a book in a refreshing manner.

　　But this book has good grades, I don't want to be too watery and sorry for everyone's subscription money.

　　As you can see, after it was put on the shelves, I have never displayed the data of the protagonist with a lot of words (if necessary, I will post pictures later). Before writing songs, I only reported the title of the song and did not include the lyrics. Many places that can be used are not estimated. It's also the reason why I often carve.

　　Speaking of which, my own problems are also very big. The early planning is not in place, many plot arrangements are relatively rough, and there are relatively few foreshadowings.This is also an important reason why I am writing slowly now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)