you are all star

Chapter 371

The boss's big cleanup played a vital role in consolidating the Pistons' dominance in the Eastern Conference.

After that day, the Pistons seemed to be shrouded in the light of victory by the basketball gods. They actually met the No. [-] Spurs in the Western Conference again more than halfway through the regular season.

I remember that it was a cold winter night in December, and the bitter cold wind blew Neil and his teammates mercilessly. In the cold wind, they kept poking each other's hands to keep warm. It made people feel even colder. They rushed to the Palace of Auburn Hills, talking and laughing, and decided to challenge the Western hegemony (Spurs) in front of their hometown. Good recruiting, Neil and his teammates can't imagine the game tonight, because they have lost two consecutive games against the Spurs in the regular season, and if they lose again, it will set an embarrassing record in team history. The players put pressure on them, telling them to win this game no matter what the cost, to avoid setting a record and losing the face of a team. They also repeatedly emphasized that as long as they can beat the Spurs in the regular season, it is equal to their victory. It is one step closer to the championship, because in the NBA, only the Spurs are the only team that has not won them this season. As long as they can win a game in the regular season, they will form a certain deterrent to them. After meeting in the arena, they will know that the Pistons are not easy to mess with, let alone play, and they are naturally afraid of them.

One minute before the start of the game, Duncan took the initiative to come over and hug Neil, and said something strange to him: "Neil, this night belongs to you, but this year's championship belongs to me. Don't try to fight, because You won’t be able to get past the Nets.”

"Duncan, are you encouraging me, or are you deliberately hitting me and making me give up early?"

"The reasons are all thought up by yourself. When I say encourage you, you will feel that it is a blow. Therefore, I still don't say anything. You can see everything for yourself. Whether you believe what I say or not, it will be in front of you soon."

Just as Neil seemed to let Duncan return to his former self, the referee blew his whistle, and the players on both sides went into battle in their respective uniforms.

In this game, the competition between Neil and Parker became a highlight, and at the same time, the competition between Duncan and Wallace also became a highlight. As for who will win the game tonight, the famous commentator, NBA retired The celebrities are all optimistic about the Spurs. They all feel that there is still one Popovich difference between the Pistons and the Spurs. Even if Coach Brown is extraordinary, they are still more optimistic about Popovich.

Affected by Duncan's words just now, Neil wondered: "Who is Duncan now? Who was Neil in the past? Why did he dare to speak so arrogantly? In short, no matter who he is, I will I am not afraid, I must win the championship, and be myself --- Duncan. Let the current Duncan be the old self --- Neil."

Based on the game more than a month ago, he was abused by the two guards of the Spurs and became a rookie. In today's game, as soon as it came up, Coach Brown asked Neal, Prince and Hamilton to take the initiative to attack Parker. If it can cause him to foul It is the best, if it does not cause him to foul, the ball can be scored, or it is quite cost-effective to cause fouls to Duncan and his other teammates. Breakthrough twice, and the state is hot, both breakthrough attacks were successful, the hit rate was 60.00%30.00, while the Spurs hit rate was only [-]%. Players' double-teaming, to release water for players who do not have a high three-point shooting rate or a low two-point shooting rate.

In the NBA, there are always two kinds of teams that cannot be offended. One is the team that grows in prosperity, and the other is the team that grows in adversity. The team that grows in prosperity is different from the team that grows in adversity. , Their ability to resist pressure is not strong. Once they face adversity, they will give negative hints to themselves, and they will play worse and worse until they lose the game. What they are best at is to crush and beat their opponents all the time; On the contrary, there will always be hope in adversity, and the introduction of the team out of the predicament.

And the two teams playing tonight are the kind of teams that are used to growing up in adversity, which also makes the game interesting.

Surrounded by bursts of cheering applause from the audience, the arena kept the Pistons on fire for fighting wits and courage, so that they could always see the position of the basket.

Although many viewers know that the Pistons cannot beat the Spurs this year, they are still with the Pistons, fighting side by side with the Pistons, and firmly believe that the Pistons will definitely beat the Spurs and avoid the embarrassing record of kneeling three times in a row in the regular season.

With the encouragement and support of the audience, Neil and his teammates fought more and more bravely, actively attacked and defended, and played with ease. When attacking, the offensive remained undiminished. , out of control, locked the score at 45:63, they led the Spurs by [-] points.

At the end of the first half, the commentators and celebrities who believed that the Spurs won were all one-sided, and in turn supported the Pistons to win, because from the beginning to the present of the whole game, the Spurs have been pressed and beaten by the Pistons. room to fight back.

When all the players believed that the Pistons would win tonight, the Spurs, who had grown up under the basketball culture of San Antonio, were not as easy to deal with as the outside world thought. When they came back in the second half, Duncan single-handedly overwhelmed the penalty area and stabbed the entire Pistons inside. There was a big hole, and no player could guard him. All kinds of fantastic footsteps, hooks, and throws were at his fingertips. His performance against the sky led the team to a wave of 10:2, and just seven high-efficiency and high-intensity games The offensive and defensive skills brought the score closer to 4 points, and the game time only took [-] minutes.

Coach Brown was as anxious as Popovich in the first half. He called two timeouts in a row and fouled Duncan, but it was useless because the free throws were very accurate. Once or twice he forced Wallace and Rasheed into two. Plus one, it really deserves to be No.1 in the league.

The Spurs frantically chased points, and narrowed the point difference to only four points 2 minutes before the end of the game. The ball was theirs, and it was their turn to attack. This time Duncan chose to beat Wallace again, using his usual moves. Post-up singles add the ball and turn around to hook.

As the second the ball was released, Rashid, who defended, hit his hand, and the shot was also hit, and the referee blew his whistle, sending Duncan to the free throw line again. He made a free throw, and the score was one behind the Pistons. point.

Duncan came back with two plus one, and the two sides fought iron for two consecutive rounds. It was the turn of the Pistons to organize the third attack, which was also their last attack of the game. If they failed to make this attack, they were likely to be killed by the Spurs. Attacking under tremendous pressure, all the Pistons teams still cooperate with the coach's arrangement and give you the final possession.

Neal organized the offense with the ball. When the attack time was about to run out, Duncan told the brothers to keep an eye on the others. Neal came to defend him. He just moved one step away from Neal. Neal received the ball and made a three-pointer. Duncan quickly flew to block the shot, but unfortunately it was a few tenths of a second late. The ball passed his fingertips, drew a beautiful arc in the sky where he looked back, and mercilessly flew into the basket without mercy.

After the goal was scored, the game was divided, the Pistons led by four points, and only six seconds were left for the Spurs. As long as they didn't foul, they could shoot three and two points.

In the end, the Spurs failed to make a three-pointer. Neal shot the Spurs with a three-pointer with a big heart, avoiding embarrassing history, and thus consolidating the dominance of the Pistons in the Eastern Conference. He has become a hero remembered by countless people. At the same time, he is close to the All-Star A step forward, because the three-pointer against Duncan is destined to become a classic that will be chanted forever.

After the game, Neil recalled the dream he had that time. Although it was not exactly the same, it was almost the same. It turns out that the dream and reality are synchronized, not opposite.

(End of this chapter)