Legendary star

Chapter 653 Competition
On December 2005, 12, in the locker room of the home team at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, the Pistons had finished the game against the Warriors. They did not leave after the game, but continued to stay in the locker room, watching the TV. The ongoing Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat game.

The Detroit Pistons have experienced some turmoil this summer. First, the thorn Ron Artest was sent to the West, in exchange for the same thorn Peja Stojakovic, and then the head coach Larry -Brown took the blame and resigned. Although the Pistons reached the Finals last season, they fell into the sand. In addition, the Auburn Hills Palace gang fight incident had a bad impact on the Pistons. Therefore, as the head coach, Larry Brown I chose to resign, hoping to resolve all this with my resignation.

After Larry Brown resigned, Flip Saunders, who was dismissed from the Timberwolves, took his place. Surrender, although the gap between Peja Stojakovi and Ron Artest is very large in terms of defense, but he is obviously better than Ron Artest in terms of off-ball running, air cutting, and shooting. Tester, Peja Stojakovi, Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, three outside players who can contribute 20+ per game, let the luxury of the Pistons' outside group be astonishing. Makes your mouth water.

Philip Sanders completely retained Larry Brown's original tactics, and only made slight improvements on the offensive end. Therefore, the Pistons did not experience any discomfort after coaching changes and trades, and they broke out without any adjustments. Out of the strong combat effectiveness, the Pistons have won 25 of the 20 games so far in the new season, temporarily ranking first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 20 wins and 5 losses.

Why do you say temporarily?Because the Pacers, who are currently behind the Pistons, are already chasing after them. The game that the Pistons are watching now, that is, the Pacers' away game against the Heat, will determine whether the Pistons will continue to be number one in the Eastern Conference. Stay up and stay, or be kicked off by the Pacers.

As the overlord of the Eastern Conference in recent seasons, the Pacers lost four games in a row at the beginning of the new season. The down performance made everyone realize that the Pacers are still the Pacers.

Since the Pacers defeated the Spurs in an away game and ended their four-game losing streak, the Pacers have won 20 games in the next 19 games, a wave of 12 consecutive victories, and a wave of 7 consecutive victories, allowing the Pacers to come from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. All the way up to the second place in the Eastern Conference, if the Pacers beat the Heat in an away game today, then by virtue of their mutual win advantages, the Pacers will surpass the Pistons and once again rank first in the Eastern Conference.

So after the game, the Pistons were all waiting in the locker room, waiting for the result of the game between the Pacers and the Heat, and as the game time became less and less, the faces of the Pistons became more and more ugly.

"The Heat lost." Philip Saunders, who attended the press conference after the game, returned to the locker room immediately, but the miracle that Philip Saunders expected did not appear, 106 to 102, the Pacers won 4 He defeated the Heat by 8 points, increased his winning streak to 20 games, and also surpassed the Pistons with a record of 5 wins and [-] losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

The playoff battles for several consecutive seasons, coupled with the gang fight that broke out at the Palace of Auburn Hills, made the relationship between the Pacers and the Pistons have reached the point of endless death. The last time the Pistons played the Pacers as a guest, The two sides almost broke out in gang fights again, so the Pistons are trying their best to compete with the Pacers this season.

"Our lag is only temporary, and the following schedule will be more beneficial to us. In a few days, we will be able to regain the No. Participating in the Christmas game." Seeing that the players under his command were unhappy, Philip Saunders, the head coach, began to comfort them.

There are only two Christmas games this season, the Pistons at home against the Spurs, and the Lakers at home against the Heat. One set of matchups is the two teams that reached the finals last season, and the other set is the "OK" combination that has fallen apart. As for the Pacers , this year you can spend a Christmas at home safely.

Philip Sanders is right. The schedule for the next two weeks is very beneficial to the Pistons. Due to the Christmas game, the Pistons only have three games next week, and they are all Knicks. The Dragons and the Hornets have big belly. As for the Pacers, they have to go through two consecutive four-week games, including the Nets, Suns, and Nuggets. It still seems to be in a favorable position.

Unlike the Pistons who are staring at the Pacers closely, the Pacers are now focusing on the Spurs. After talking with the Spurs in the locker room after the game, the Pacers have regained their fighting spirit and have new pursuits and goals. goal, so the Pacers pay special attention to the defending champion, the league's No. [-] Spurs this season. After all, there are only a few teams in this league that can pose a threat to the Pacers. The strength of the Spurs is the strongest, so the Pacers have always paid attention to the situation of the Spurs.

"The Spurs won again, and they are still two games ahead of us." As soon as he walked into the locker room, Meng Xu heard the Spurs' game tonight. The Spurs beat the Raptors by 22 points in the away game. Tim Duncan After only playing 30 minutes, he scored 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 assists, and the Raptors management placed high hopes on him, and even sent Vince Carter away for him. Chris Bosh , In front of Tim Duncan, he was like a child. He made 16 of 4 shots and only scored 9 points and 7 rebounds.

"It seems that we have to work harder." The Pacers have only one goal this season, and that is the championship. One record, and the current state of the Pacers' main opponent, the Spurs, is so hot, so the Pacers naturally have to work harder, and they can't fall behind in advance.

Thanks to the boy in the black and white shirt for the reward, thank you.

(End of this chapter)