NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 347 He Must Be Taking Drugs
After the Bobcats won the No. [-] lottery, several families were happy and others were sad.

Of course the happiest is the Bobcats. This No. [-] pick is priceless, enough to make the Bobcats' lineup next season a complete makeover, at least the depth of the lineup will be greatly improved.

The other teams holding lottery picks are also very happy.

Although they didn't get the No. [-] pick, but the Bobcats have Ao Pang, they may not need this No. [-] pick, which means that they have the opportunity to trade this priceless draft pick from the Bobcats.

The most unhappy team must be the Magic.

Rivers was so angry that he didn't fall asleep all night, and what he hated for Combe was gnashing his teeth.

In the military expansion draft, Rivers never dreamed that the draft pick he took out would be the No. [-] pick.

Before the expansion draft, McGrady led the Magic to the playoffs. Although the record was only fifth or sixth in the Eastern Conference, it was still a playoff team.

Rivers wants to get rid of the big burden of Grant Hill. They have plenty of salary space to reinforce, and the overall combat power is better than last season. At that time, the pick that Comb can get will definitely be the [-]th pick bit out.

The day failed, McGrady was reimbursed for the season, and the Magic failed to sign up, so they got a Nene Hilario.

During the All-Star Weekend, Rivers was still thinking about using a dead horse as a living horse doctor, trading Tracy McGrady to improve the Magic's immediate combat power, but seeing the deal that was about to be negotiated, the Rockets suddenly stopped negotiating. Rivers is half dead.

In this way, the Magic successfully won the first No. [-] pick in team history for the Bobcats with the last record.

What's more terrible is that McGrady is almost back from injury now, and his recovery is not bad. He is chilled by the Magic and has already submitted a trade application, hoping that the Magic will trade him out.

After Rivers learned the news, before he could make another move, the boss fired him directly.

Rivers' first season of coaching the Magic was indeed a success. Four undrafted picks in the starting lineup made it to the playoffs, which is enough to be proud of.

But looking at his subsequent operations, it feels like his first coaching season is a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

Originally, the Magic had a good chance to win Duncan, and it was almost a certainty, but it was destroyed by Rivers.

Although the Magic's lineup has a burden like Hill in the past few years, it is better than the four undrafted starters that year. Rivers did not play anything decent in such a lineup.

Especially this time, the Bobcats got the No. [-] lottery for nothing, and the boss was so angry that he fired Rivers directly.

However, Rivers is not worried about his job. After all, he has proved his coaching ability, and it is not a problem to find some weak teams as coaches.

On the evening of the second day, at the home court of the Bobcats, they played the tiebreaker of this round of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Players from both sides entered the field, and when Pippen showed up, the fans at the scene began to spray wildly.

"cancer!"

"Get out of Charlotte!"

"You're not even as good as Sley's one."

"The Bobcats failed to win the championship this year, you are the biggest sinner."

"Get out of Charlotte next year, we never want to see you again."

The fans were excited, and they were really annoyed by Pippen's performance in the last two games.

To be honest, the biggest culprit in this matter is Comb, because Comb was the one who held Pippen on the court. If Comb didn't nod, how could Pippen play for so long.

But how dare Charlotte fans spray hole cloth, to be precise, how they are willing to spray hole cloth.

The Bobcats are a new team. Under the leadership of Comb, they have reached the Eastern Conference semifinals. The last Charlotte team, the Hornets, played here for more than ten seasons, let alone the Eastern Conference semifinals. Didn't even make the playoffs.

Under such circumstances, the fans are not willing to give Konbu a face, for fear that Konbu will be unhappy in Charlotte, and then pat his ass and run away.

No one doubts whether Comb can do this kind of thing, because he has such a precedent before.

He did a good job in the Raptors, but suddenly ran away. Until now, Toronto fans have not understood the reason.

……

Hearing the scolding voices all over the sky, Pippen's old face flushed, and it seemed that he was really lost at the end of the year in the hands of Combe.

When he was in the Portland Trail Blazers or the Rockets, although the fans didn't like him very much, at least they wouldn't be angry at him like they are now.

"Dudududu!"

With the sound of the referee's whistle, the deciding game officially began.

Pippen was still placed in the starting lineup. Even if he was 1 unwilling, he could only bite the bullet and play at this moment.

After stepping on the court with his left foot, Pippen noticed some inexplicable changes in his body.

The originally dark and sallow pupils became clear.

The footsteps became lighter, and there seemed to be inexhaustible power in the body.

Pippen felt weird in his heart, and then he became happy. He really is Batman. In his competitive state tonight, he can definitely perform on par with his peak performance.

In the first offensive round, Da Zhi succeeded in jumping the ball. Ao Pang sighed helplessly. His own jumping talent is actually not bad, but compared with Da Zhi, it is almost meaningless.

Payton held the ball and advanced towards the frontcourt, and when he reached the frontcourt, he was about to pass the ball to Duron Davis.

In the first three games, Duron Davis became the superstar of the Knicks. He faced the old Pippen and played a superstar-level performance with an average of 26 points and 51% shooting.

Among other things, just the performance of this round of the series, Duron Davis can win a high contract for himself.

Before the game started tonight, Thomas Sr. specifically ordered that if Pippen still starts the game, then he will focus on Davis, the dragon.

Payton passed the ball, and in the next second, his face changed, and Pippen stretched out his long arms and grabbed the ball abruptly with an extremely fast stride.

After the steal was successful, Pippen didn't dare to control the ball and fight back alone, but passed the ball to Hill, and rushed towards the frontcourt without the ball.

The Knicks generals looked shocked, did Pippen take drugs?How come he was almost unable to move two days ago, but tonight's speed is so fast!
Hill advances with the ball and follows Pippen.

After arriving near the free throw line in the frontcourt, Pippen raised his arms without looking back.

Even if the two sides didn't communicate, Hill still knew what Pippen wanted to do, and he threw the ball directly towards the backboard.

The basketball bounced off the backboard, and Pippen jumped high, caught the ball in midair, and then completed a powerful split dunk.

The scene gasped. They couldn't believe that the lively old man on the field was Pippen, who was as slow as an old scalper in the previous two games.

"Nice job, Scottie!"

Hill praised loudly, this ball has both skill, beauty and difficulty, even in the slam dunk contest, it can get a good score.

In the opening game, Pippen scored 2 points and 1 steal, and directly gave Duron Davis a blow.

When the Knicks played in the second round, because the old Thomas didn't make any tactical adjustments, Payton honestly passed the ball to Davis, letting him single Pippen.

Three seconds later, Pippen jumped up and rewarded Davis with a big hat, and then caught up with the basketball. He rushed to the frontcourt alone and completed another super long-distance dunk.

Kumbu was dumbfounded. Can Pippen really be this strong at his peak?It was as if no one was on the court, slamming the opposing Dragon Davis.

In fact, there are many reasons why Pippen is so strong on the court.

On the one hand, Davis underestimated the enemy. He beat Pippen in the first two games. Like the shot that was capped by Pippen just now, he made at least [-] shots in the previous two games, and Pippen missed none of them. .

This made Duron Davis not take Pippen's block seriously.

On the other hand, there is also the reason why Pippen is suffocating in his heart. He has been too aggrieved in the past week.

If Kongbu didn't give him an appearance, that's all right. He could still comfort himself, not because he was not strong enough, but because Kongbu didn't give him a chance.

Now Kongbu has given him enough opportunities, and he has played enough in one game, but he is getting worse and worse, and he is naturally aggrieved.

There was an abnormality in his body tonight, and he felt like he had returned to his peak, so he was naturally ruthless. His original combat effectiveness of 100 points can now be 120 points.

At his peak, Pippen is definitely considered a super giant, especially on the defensive end, full of oppression, and even if Duron Davis is at his peak now, he is still a quasi-All-Star player, not an All-Star.

There are several pick-and-roll gaps between the two, and Pippen's athletic ability is stronger than that of Dulong, and his height and wingspan are much stronger. It is easy to suppress Dulong at the beginning.

The Knicks' offensive possessions have already been disrupted by Pippen twice in a row.

Payton, an experienced veteran, noticed Pippen's abnormality. He didn't dare to pass the ball to Dulong in the third offensive round, but found an opportunity to pass it to Big Zhi.

Fortunately, Dazhi is strong enough to score in the CIC, which can be regarded as helping the Knicks to stabilize the morale of the army.

It's a pity that the morale of the army was only stabilized for one round, and Pippen's next offensive round made the Knicks mess up again.

After Pippen reached the frontcourt, he took the initiative to reach out for the ball. After Hill passed the ball, Pippen made a tentative attack, forcing the opposing Dulong, and then jumped up and made a mid-range shot. hit.

In the three offensive rounds of the Bobcats, the old Pippen scored three goals in a row and scored six points in a row.

Old Thomas' complexion changed drastically, he knew that things were a little troublesome.

What was the reason why the Knicks were able to take the Bobcats lightly in the first three games?Isn't it the absolute advantage in the second position?
Even if Comb didn't play Pippen for as long, the old Gill was no match for Davis on the court.

The inside line was almost tied, and Marion in the third position disrupted Hill's offense and organization with his tough defense.

In position [-], although Hinrich is not weak, but Payton has more than ten years of experience in the playoffs, so it is impossible for Hinrich to have the advantage.

Hinrich's offensive ability with the ball is not strong. What Payton has to do is to follow Hinrich and not give him the opportunity to shoot without the ball. This is simply too easy for the old Payton.

The strength gap at the second position is the key to the Knicks' victory.

But now Pippen has suddenly emerged, directly pressing down on the poisonous dragon Davis, and beating the poisonous dragon into a cauliflower snake.

"He is 38 years old, and this state can only last for 15 minutes at most."

"We held on for 15 minutes, and the winners in the end must be us."

"Brothers, as long as we win this game, we are only one step away from the championship."

"The Philadelphia 76ers are not our opponents. We won three games against them in the regular season, and they only won one game."

"Kill the Philadelphia 76ers and reach the finals. Any team in the West will be swept away by us."

"Hold on, you must hold on, Kumbu will be killed in this game, and he must not be given a chance to stand up."

Old Thomas called a timeout and began to pour chicken soup for the Knicks.

The Knicks nodded repeatedly. Pippen was in a strange state just a few minutes ago, but considering his age, this state could not last for too long, at most it was 15 minutes.

Once the physical fitness can't keep up, the players can play [-]% even if they have superb skills.

Those NBA all-star veterans are not strong enough. In fact, it is entirely due to physical factors. Their game experience has a greater advantage over young people, and their strength is not much worse than when they were young. A 35-year-old man is sometimes stronger than a [-]-year-old man. Be stronger next year.

In terms of speed, it is definitely not as good as young people, but there are many slow but powerful stars in the league.

So what really restricts these veterans is physical fitness. This is a natural law and cannot be changed by manpower.

The Knicks generals, especially Payton, who is also a veteran, knew very well that he would not last long with Pippen's indiscriminate bombing style of play.

5 minutes.

10 minutes.

首节皮蓬打了10分钟，完全不见疲态，他砍下了13分4篮板3助攻2抢断2盖帽，帮助山猫建立了6分的优势。

15 minutes.

Two 10 minutes.

In the second quarter, Pippen played another 10 minutes. In this quarter, he scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Peng's attack.

Old Thomas became more and more flustered as he watched, something was too wrong.

Pippen played a full 10 to [-] minutes on the court, and he didn't see a trace of fatigue at all. His state seemed to be the same as when he first came on the court.

This guy is definitely on drugs!

Thomas Sr. quickly determined that Pippen must have eaten something he shouldn't have eaten, otherwise his physical fitness could not be explained at all.

If the Bobcats win this game tonight, he'll be fine.

If he loses to the Bobcats tonight, Lao Deng will definitely go to the league to file a complaint and give Pippen a drug test.

He and Kumbu have been close friends for many years, but in front of the championship, he did not allow Konbu to eliminate himself by such an unappealing means.

(End of this chapter)