I’m Really Playing Basketball

For Larry Brown, this season became extraordinary after the New Jersey Nets were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Larry Brown wanted to succeed, badly.

This season, the whole world is staring at the group of mentors and disciples of Kobe, O'Neal and Phil Jackson who parted ways to see who is the most successful after the three part ways.

However, this season, the grievances of the NBA are not limited to Kobe, O'Neal and Phil Jackson.

He and Iverson and the 76ers, he and Carlisle and the Pistons.

To be honest, if you really want to get to the bottom of it, his pressure may even be much greater than that of Phil Jackson.

After he left, the 76ers did not get worse this season, but got better.

With Iverson resting and missing a lot in the regular season, the 76ers entered the playoffs as the sixth seed in the craziest Eastern Conference this season, and already led the Pacers 3-2 in the playoffs. Promotion is in sight.

Iverson and the 76ers are proving to the world that without him, that's it.

As for Carlisle, after leaving the Pistons, he led the young team Cavaliers to finally complete a black eight miracle against the Nets, and actually became the first team in the Eastern Conference to advance.

What Carlisle has done with the Cavaliers is proof that the Pistons have him, and just like that, Carlisle can lead a young team better than he can lead an original Eastern Conference Finals team.

It can be said that the night when the Cavaliers eliminated the Nets gave him a chance to realize his ambitions, but also gave him tremendous pressure.

If he cannot defeat the Heat and eventually advance, and the 76ers and Cavaliers finally advance, then he will become the laughing stock of the entire NBA after O'Neal and Phil Jackson.

Larry Brown, who has always been majestic, seemed to have nothing to say about this, but to be honest, he was quite anxious and angry.

Therefore, before the start of the game with the Heat, Larry Brown emphasized iron and blood for a longer time than usual.

It's not just talking about it, it's really teaching the Pistons players how to become iron and how to make the opponent bleed.

There is no doubt that Rasheed Wallace has a good understanding.

In the second half of the home game between the Pistons and the Heat, at the last moment of the third quarter, when Wade made a European step to the basket and completed a layup at the buzzer, he never expected that Rasheed Wallace would be there when he was already After putting the net into the basket, he still elbowed him.

After Wade stepped onto the court, Wade, who was already a little off-balance, lost his balance under that elbow and crashed into the basket.

If it weren't for Wade's physical talent, then this time it would not be a broken left hand, but a bloody head.

Bang!

Chen Xiao did not see the scene where Wade broke his left hand, but Chen Xiao saw Rasheed Wallace standing in front of Wade and yelling condescendingly at Wade after Wade was injured.

It's as if Wade's injury has nothing to do with him. It's all Wade's own fault. It's because his body isn't strong enough, because his elbow skills aren't good enough. He deserves to have his hand cut off!

Watching the conflict at the Palace of Auburn Hills on the court, watching the Heat players attack Rasheed Wallace under the leadership of Yao Ming, watching Wade grit his teeth and walk into the tunnel, the unwilling back made Chen Xiao grit his teeth. .

If Ron Howard was deliberately targeted by the Pistons last year, it can be said that it is passable, then what the Pistons did to Wade this time was intentional harm!

As an NBA player and a professional player, you will not know the difference between elbowing during a layup and elbowing after the layup. The former is a confrontation, while the latter is an injury caused by taking advantage of one's unpreparedness.

After Wade was injured, Rasheed Wallace, who was roaring like crazy and without any guilt, told Chen Xiao that there are a group of players in the current NBA who are such bad people.

Chen Xiao also knew before that there is indeed a group of such bad people in the NBA.

Wade is not the first to be hurt by these people, nor is Wade the most hurt by these people.

However, Wade is his man!

This bad guy, what he hurt this time was his own people!

Chen Xiao never thought that he would be so angry.

The conflict between the two players on the court was quickly subsided with the intervention of the referee.

Both sides had three technical fouls each and Rasheed Wallace was ejected.

This is already the biggest punishment the rules can give Rasheed Wallace and the Pistons.

However, this is not enough. Such punishment is still far from enough to calm Chen Xiao's anger!

Wade returned to the locker room and watched Yao Ming, who had always been a good guy, leading the Heat players to attack Rasheed Wallace on TV. This made the very ugly look on Wade's face look much better.

Reason told him that it was unwise for his teammates to act like this at this time, but no player wanted to see his teammates being rational after he was injured by his opponent.

Now, Wade's face is still very angry, angry that Rasheed Wallace is too dark, and angry that he relaxed his concentration after a successful layup.

Although he clearly knew that the Cavaliers eliminated the Nets, he still felt that the current Pistons were the previous Pistons.

Just as Wade was regretfully thinking about what had just happened on the court, a familiar name and number appeared on the phone on his right that had been ringing crazily for a long time.

Looking at this name, and looking at the Heat who were completely at a disadvantage on TV at this time, Wade gritted his teeth.

This time, he did not choose to refuse.

"Chen, I'm sorry."

After Wade finished speaking, there was a silence on the other end of the phone.

Feeling the silence on the other end of the phone, Wade looked bitter.

Our agreement...

After the team doctor confirmed that his left hand was broken, he knew that he and Chen Xiao had agreed this year, and he was going to miss the appointment again.

Obviously, in order to keep the appointment, Chen even killed the strongest Nets in history.

But he fell to the front again.

As the core of the Heat's outside offense, organization and defense, Wade is well aware of the impact his absence will have on the Heat.

Now, he didn't want to hear words of comfort.

Therefore, before Chen Xiao opened his mouth to comfort him, Wade opened everything first and blocked Chen Xiao's mouth to comfort him.

"We'll talk about the agreed things later, Xiaotai, don't worry, I'll let them accompany you!"

After silence, Chen Xiao still spoke, but what Chen Xiao said made Wade moved and worried at the same time.

That firm tone, that suppressed anger to the extreme.

After fighting with the Pistons for six games, he knew all too well how powerful and dark the Pistons were!

Chen wants to die with the Pistons for him? !

Wade subconsciously wanted to stop it.

Even elbow masters like him have mastered this time. How could Chen Xiao, a rookie who learned elbow skills from him, win over those elbow masters from the Pistons? !

If you can't fight your elbows, do you need hard power to suppress them? That's even more impossible!

Although the Cavaliers beat the Nets, is it because the Cavaliers' defense really restrained the Nets, and at the same time, Chen Xiaotian came down to earth to beat the Pistons. Will the Cavaliers take the lead and continue to beat the Pistons?

However, just when Wade was about to persuade Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao had already hung up the phone.

"Xiao Tai, if you don't want me to comfort you, I don't have to. Jordan can become a god with a broken leg, but you just have a broken leg. I believe in your strength."

but!

"Xiao Tai, don't stop me from avenging you. This time, I'm really angry!"

After hanging up the phone with Wade, Chen Xiao felt that he was still furious. He kept taking deep breaths and his chest kept rising and falling.

Of course, Xiao Zhan next to Chen Xiao heard everything about Chen Xiao's conversation with Wade just now.

Not only James heard it, but also the Cavaliers players next to him, including Cavaliers head coach Carlisle.

"I'm very happy that everyone can accompany me to defeat the Nets and advance to the next round. Originally, I didn't want to put pressure on everyone, but now, I really can't hide my feelings. Now, I just want to defeat the Pistons. !”

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, before the other Cavaliers players could recover from their daze, Xiao Zhan next to him excitedly shouted slogans along with Chen Xiao's words: "Chen's mood is the mood of all of us. Defeat the Pistons." !”

"Beat the Pistons!"

For a time, the entire Cavaliers locker room rang with the slogan brought by James.

On TV, after Wade left the game, the Heat players worked very hard and played very, very hard under the leadership of Yao Ming.

However, although both teams are missing an offensive and defensive core at the same time, it is obvious that Wade's role is much greater.

The Pistons were leading before Wade came off the court.

After Wade left the game, the Pistons' lead could not be shaken at all.

86 to 77, the Pistons finally won this crucial G6 game at home. In the end, the Pistons brought the series lead back to 3-3.

Judging from the combat effectiveness shown by the Pistons in this game, they actually have a high probability of winning without taking advantage of Wade.

But in the end they still hacked Wade.

This is certainly not for this game, but for the next one.

It can be said that the Heat's playoffs this year were over the moment Wade left the game early.

Therefore, at the post-game press conference, Heat chairman Pat Riley angrily shouted: "This is not a game, this is murder!"

Chen Xiao doesn't want to worry about whether what the Pistons did to Wade is murder.

Saying these words doesn't make any sense.

Now Chen Xiao just wants to avenge Wade and Brother Luo. He will never allow the person who steps on Wade's body to succeed.

"Xiao Zhan, thank you just now."

After leaving the Gund Arena, Chen Xiao's mood became slightly calmer.

Seeing Chen Xiao regaining his composure, Xiao Zhan was relieved in his heart.

"Xiao Chen, don't forget, we are the 'God King Group' where 'justice must prevail'. Our mission is to fight against the evil in the NBA. Does Xiao Chen think that the only evil in the NBA is the crazy team like the Nets?" ?"

"..."

"Teams like the Pistons, who play dirty tricks during games, dive, deliberately anger their opponents, and try to insult their opponents by stepping over Wade's head are also evil that need to be eradicated!"

"So Xiao Chen, don't thank me. I, LeBron James, the NBA's messenger of justice, hate them as much as you do."

After James finished speaking with a smile, Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, but finally looked at Xiao Zhan, smiled and said thank you.

"Xiao Chen, do you think we can beat the Pistons?"

"Yes, justice must prevail!"

Yes, although the Pistons may be more difficult for the Cavaliers, justice will prevail!

Little Zhan's eyes were shining.

Now, having just defeated the Nets, he believes this sentence extremely!

On May 1, 2004, the day after the Cavaliers defeated the Nets at home to advance to the next round, people all over the United States were crazy about the Cavaliers defeating the Nets, Phil Jackson resigning, Malone retiring, and the Nets were about to collapse. when.

On this day, the other two duels in the Eastern Conference also had winners and losers.

In the end, the Philadelphia 76ers, sixth in the Eastern Conference, led by Iverson, successfully defeated the Pacers 89-80 at home.

This series between the 76ers and the Pacers was also a very frenzied defensive battle.

The Pacers' defense is very strong, everyone knows this.

The 76ers also have a strong defense. Chen Xiao experienced it in the playoffs last season. Now Chen Xiao’s scalp is numb just thinking about the 76ers’ defense. In last year’s playoffs, the 76ers’ defense was the best in defending Chen Xiao. of.

In such a defensive battle, with both teams playing so well defensively, it is very important for a team to have a scoring point with an absolute advantage.

The Pacers' offense is very average. O'Neill and Artest are all good offensive players, but when they need to attack at critical moments, these two people are almost useless.

As for the 76ers, there is no doubt that Iverson is doing this.

After taking half a season off from the regular season, Iverson was in very good shape in the playoffs.

In this series, like Chen Xiao, he also averaged 30 points per game in the series.

Of course, it's not as crazy as Chen Xiao's average of 36.5 per game, but he still averaged 31 points per game with a 43% shooting rate.

The Pacers and the 76ers are very close in every game, so the 76ers have a very advantageous position with a point like Iverson.

In fact, the Pacers also had someone like Iverson before, and that was Reggie Miller.

But Reggie Miller never recovered after being knocked off a cliff by Ray Allen last season.

In the playoffs this season, Reggie Miller still performed poorly.

After all, he is already 39 years old. No matter how powerful a person is, he is really old at this time.

Although the 10 points per game in the playoffs this season are better than the 9 points per game last season, it is not enough for him to lead the Pacers to defeat the 76ers.

In fact, the Pacers are a team with a very good foundation, they just lack an offensive superstar.

If the current Reggie Miller is the peak Reggie Miller, then the Pacers will be very, very strong.

The guy who could compete with Jordan is now disappearing.

Once again losing the third versus sixth battle, the Pacers became the first team in NBA history to be blacklisted for two consecutive years.

For a time, the Pacers' new coach Van Gundy was under great pressure.

On this day, in addition to the 76ers defeating the Pacers 4-2 to advance, on the other side, the Magic also easily defeated the Raptors 111-103 on the road to advance to the second round.

In this game, Duncan is still maintaining his health.

It can be seen that the magic is still not doing its best.

But the Raptors led by Nash have gone all out.

Although the Raptors were ultimately unable to defeat the Magic under the leadership of Nash, or even force the Magic to use their full strength, there is no doubt that this season, under the leadership of Nash, the Raptors were very successful.

As a team considered to be the last and most popular team in the league, under the leadership of Nash, it made it to the playoffs as seventh in the Eastern Conference, and reached the sixth game with the Magic, the second strongest team in the league.

This is so shocking.

As a result, many people in the league now feel that Nash is the most underestimated point guard in the league in the past N years.

Many experts believe that Nash is likely to lead this team to achieve Carter's achievements in the Raptors.

Obviously, these experts are still too conservative.

At the very least, Nash doesn't think that beating Carter's achievements will allow him to beat Cuban and the Mavericks in the face.

"Darko, next season, we will make a comeback!"

Although they lost the series, Nash and Milicic gained full confidence!

Nash saw his future.

Milicic, who was coached by his idol Duncan for six games, also saw his future.

By the way, Milicic has four idols, Garnett, Duncan, Divac and Peja.

The number one idol is Garnett. He has been taught by Garnett during this year's regular season. The Wolf King's two regular seasons have made Milicic's admiration for him even more solid.

It has to be said that the two strongest power forwards in the league are both good seniors who "care for the younger generations", which is really a blessing for the younger generation of inside players in the league.

The day after the 76ers and Magic advanced, on May 2, 2004, the matchup between the Pistons and the Heat ended.

Amid the boos from Heat fans, the Pistons finally defeated the Heat 88-76 on the road. In the end, the Pistons defeated the Heat with a score of 4-3 and entered the next round, becoming the Xiti Cavaliers. Spree' of the team.

After the game, Larry Brown didn't answer any reporters' questions about the boos.

But when it comes to mentioning the big gift package from the Cavaliers, Larry Brown seems to be very talkative.

"The Cavaliers are a team that can beat the Nets, the best team in history. We usually shouldn't call such a team a 'gift package.'"

After Larry Brown "justified" the Cavaliers' name with a smile, he continued to smile and said: "Although, compared with the Nets, we definitely want to play the Cavaliers more. We are indeed the one with the advantage."

At the same time, the feud between Larry Brown and Carlisle was once again brought up.

Especially during the regular season, Larry Brown said that as long as he was still with the Pistons, Carlisle and the Cavaliers would not be able to win the championship.

"I really didn't expect to be in the second round with Rick and the Cavaliers in this year's playoffs, but I won't take back what I said in the regular season. The Cavaliers performed very well in the playoffs this season, but , I think the Pistons and I are definitely the more successful team."

"And I don't think my accomplishments with the Pistons will be downgraded by Rick."

"You don't need to remind me, of course I know that he led the Pistons to the Eastern Conference Finals last season. The Pistons' goal this season is the championship. I think we can do it."

To be honest, he almost capsized when playing against a Heat team dominated by young players. Now he has to play against another team composed of young players. Larry Brown feels that it will be difficult for him to capsize again.

The Pistons are different from other teams. The Pistons are getting stronger and stronger.

The better Rasheed Wallace fits into the team, the better the Pistons will be.

Let me ask, which team in the entire NBA is like the Pistons?

knight?

Sorry, it's not that he looks down on young people. In fact, it's okay for young people to go crazy once, but it's impossible to make them go crazy again and again.

Therefore, he really looks down on young people!

Just like Pat Riley looks down on civilian players.

Therefore, when the Heat played the Pistons in the last round, Pat Riley and Larry Brown felt that each other was a loser.

"Larry, when the Cavaliers were conducting routine training yesterday, Wonder Boy said when asked by reporters that he was now thinking about the opponents in the next round and studying the game between the Magic and the 76ers. What do you think about this? look?"

Hearing this question, the high-spirited Larry Brown raised his eyebrows.

"I know what Wonder Boy means, and I also know what you mean. Wonder Boy is ignoring the piston. I have nothing to say about this. If you really want me to say something, I hope you can let Wonder Boy ask. Ask McGrady what will happen if you underestimate the Pistons."

Good guy, even Tracy McGrady has entered the battle circle. It seems that Larry Brown is not as calm and careless as his face.

This is big news!

After finishing the post-game press conference, thinking about the reporters' last question, Larry Brown's face never looked very good.

He knew that this was Wonder Boy trying to avenge Wade.

But, young man, that's not how revenge is done.

If your words are useful, who would use your hands?

"No matter how powerful your mouth is, in the end it's just your mouth that's powerful."

Regarding Chen Xiao's statement during Cavaliers training that he was thinking about the game between the Magic and the 76ers, Larry Brown felt that this was Chen Xiao's incompetent rage.

Of course, he was still angry.

Now, he is desperate for recognition!

After coming to the NBA for so many years, he wants a championship!

His disciple Popovich has already won the championship, and each of his disciples has become a big player in the NBA, but he has not succeeded yet.

This put him under a lot of pressure.

Therefore, he is actually very sensitive to Chen Xiao's words now.

"It doesn't matter that after this season is over, I will succeed!"

Larry Brown thought secretly in his heart.

On the other side, with the end of the first round of the league's playoffs, the league's major regular season awards have also begun to be awarded.

The first to be released is the award for the best rookie.

Although Anthony and James both won the Rookie of the Month in their respective divisions.

But in the end, James beat Anthony to become the Rookie of the Year with a unanimous vote.

James was very happy to win the Rookie of the Year award. What made James even more happy was that he received unanimous votes!

what does that mean?

"Xiao Chen, I feel that this year I have gained more than just Best Rookie!"

Chen Xiao thinks it makes sense. With the American media's love for Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Zhan's 20+10 assists leader in the playoffs during his rookie season, I'm afraid...

Just when Chen Xiao was thinking about how much Xiao Zhan would be pampered.

The most improved player award announced by the league shook Chen Xiao.

Originally, Chen Xiao thought that this award belonged to Brother Luo.

But in the end this award was awarded to him!

A player who averaged 27+ points per game last season actually won the Most Improved Player award this season.

Moreover, after the awards were announced, no one was surprised, which is surprising!

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