bigabreads Chapter 175 Heat vs Pistons
Chapter 175 Heat vs Pistons
Chapter 175 Heat vs Pistons
Li Lei was taken aback.
Thought there was a fire in the apartment, or someone on the team got hurt again.
As a result, Haslem said again: "It's the Pacers and the Pistons, they are fighting!"
It turns out that tonight, there is a strong showdown between the Pacers and the Pistons.
Last season, the two teams fought six rounds in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pistons eliminated the Pacers 4-2. It can be said that they have old enemies.
Tonight, the Pacers wanted revenge, and they succeeded.
With 45.9 seconds left in the game, the Pacers led by 15 points.
But at this moment, Big Ben made a layup with the ball.
Artest jumped up and made a very rude foul.
Daben, who lost the game, was already in a bad mood, and it was ignited all of a sudden.
Ben, who landed on the ground, rushed over and pushed Artest violently.
The referee on duty had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and immediately stopped between the two strong men, preventing a hand-to-hand fight in the first place.
Although the players on both sides also pushed and shoved, it was not serious and subsided quickly.
Coach Carlisle then replaced Artest.
Anyway, the winner or loser of the game has already been decided, so there is no need to keep Artest. If there is a conflict, it will not be worthwhile.
But no one expected that the conflict could not be avoided in the end.
The irritable Artest was upset and lay down on the technical table to calm down.
But suddenly a Detroit fan threw a drink cup and hit Artest.
Artest couldn't bear it anymore, got up, rushed to the stands, and went straight to work.
However, Artest beat the wrong person, and the guy who was beaten was actually innocent.
In addition, Detroit people are tough, and they are not easy to mess with.
Instead, a group of Detroit fans overwhelmed Artest.
Stephen Jackson saw that his brother was suffering, and rushed up immediately.
That's how powerful Jackson is, like a wolf in a herd of sheep, one punch at a time.
The nickname "Wu Sheng" comes from this!
But there are more fans, and the two still suffer.
Subsequently, O'Neal led a group of people rushed up to support Artest and Jackson.
The scene was extremely chaotic.
Police officers finally arrived and pulled them all apart.
However, two young Detroit fans ran over to provoke Artest.
Artest, who had been irrational for a long time, rushed over and just punched him down.
The scene was chaotic again.
Subsequently, the Pacers players left the field.
The Detroit fans were unrelenting, and one fan hit O'Neal with a chair.
Little O'Neal rushed up again!
The scene became chaotic for the fourth time.
In the end, after all the Pacers players left the field, nine fans were injured and two were sent to the hospital.
……
"My goodness!"
Haslem watched the video several times, but still couldn't calm down.
Li Lei let out a long breath and sighed, "The Pacers are finished!"
Haslem: "No way, even though we fought hard, it won't be the end."
Li Lei smiled: "It doesn't matter how the players play. But when it comes to fans, it's still on a large scale, and the league will definitely be ruthless!"
Li Lei has communicated with Stern several times and knows how much Stern attaches importance to fans.
Sure enough, the league quickly made an unprecedented severe punishment.
Artest is directly suspended for the entire season!
Jackson was banned for 30 games!
Jermaine O'Neal 25 games (later reduced to 15 games)!
Johnson 5 games!
Miller 1 game!
Big Ben 6 games!
Billups, Coleman, Campbell each 1 game.
A total of 9 players were suspended for more than 140 games.
In addition, the security is not good, as many as a dozen guards at the Palace of Auburn Hills were fired.
Subsequently, the fan who hit Artest with a drink cup was also found.
His name is Green, and he has a criminal record.
Green was sentenced to 30 days in prison by the judiciary.
The league also made a decision to ban Green from watching games at the Auburn Hills Arena for life.
……
The incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills caused an uproar, which was a great impact on the NBA.
It had an extremely bad impact on the reputation of the league, and the league management, including David Stern, was devastated.
So, they killed the killer and severely sanctioned all the players, security guards, and fans involved in the incident.
Since then, the league has strictly punished malicious fouls, technical fouls, and fighting.
This is the long-term effect.
The short-term impact is that the Pacers are finished.
Artest was suspended for the entire season, and the Pacers lost the outside gate, the team's second scorer, and the team's second master.
And it's only visible.
What is invisible is that players like the Pacers will be targeted by the league.
From top to bottom, from the players to the coaching staff, the Pacers are probably going to be dismantled.
The league will not allow such a group of gangsters to continue to play in the first team, and it may happen again someday.
This team with full potential to win the championship is abolished!
……
Turn back to the Heat.
In the next three games, the Heat defeated the 76ers, Trail Blazers, and Eagles one after another.
The Heat ushered in a wave of 6 consecutive victories, with a total record of 12 wins and 1 loss. It is still the leader of the league. It can be said that it is the best, leaving all other teams behind.
11 month 26 day.
The Heat ushered in an important game.
The opponent is the defending champion Detroit Pistons.
The grievances between the Heat and the Pistons, let alone, last season, the Heat were eliminated by the Pistons 4-1.
And lost pretty badly.
Also on O'Neal's side, in last year's Finals, O'Neal's Lakers were also defeated by the Pistons 4-1.
Coupled with this season, both teams are favorites to win the championship, and both are Eastern teams.
When the two teams meet, it will definitely be sparks hitting the earth, and a big battle will be inevitable.
Many days before the game, the media was building momentum for the game.
It is a pity that because of the Auburn Hills Palace incident, Big Ben was suspended for 6 games, and the Heat faced a crippled Pistons.
But even so, the Heat are united, aiming at revenge.
The heat team in the away game played first.
O'Neal, Haslem, Li Lei, Jones, Wade.
Facing a strong enemy, Riley directly dispatched the strongest lineup.
Pistons lineup:
Center: Antonio McDyess.
Power Forward: Rasheed Wallace.
Small Forward: Prince.
Shooting guard: Hamilton.
Point guard: Billups.
Big Ben can't play, but McDyess can't be underestimated.
The former All-Star center ushered in a second spring this season.
In an average of 23 minutes per game, he can contribute 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds.
His peak season was 20.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.
Today, he is only 30 years old.
Drip!
Game start.
Jump ball.
Rashid flicks the ball back to his home half.
Billups dribbles forward.
Rasheed set a screen for McDyess, who easily cleared Haslem.
Billups' pass was immediately in place.
McDyess is in the middle distance, pulls up and shoots.
Swish!
2: 0.
McDyess's defense is definitely not as good as Big Ben's, but his hand shot is something Big Ben will never learn.
(End of this chapter)