As Chang Wei expected, after Ells publicly shouted at the Pistons, the first person to respond was Knicks head coach Don Cheney, who said sarcastically at the press conference after the Knicks defeated the Magic: "I think Randy should have misread the schedule, their next opponent is not the Pistons, but since he is bent on beating my old club, it makes sense that I should let my current team give them a little color to see, can the championship look down on people?" ”

Els, who knew that he had stabbed the hornet's nest, quickly apologized publicly, but unfortunately he had successfully provoked the anger of the Knicks players, and no one would have a good face when he was ignored by the other party. Although Ewing has left the Big Apple this season, the duo of Houston and Sprewell can be a threat to any team.

Cheney's response made Chang Wei in front of the TV can't help laughing, some people want to die and can't save it, Ells forcibly increased the difficulty of the next away game against the Knicks, which shows that the gap between the head coaches may be much larger than between the players, at least when Brown is in power, he will not say such brainless words.

Of course, with the 76ers' far above-average strength, they still took a win at Madison Square Garden, but it is not an exaggeration to describe the whole game as a flying spark. The 76ers, who have been wide open and unleashed, have encountered stubborn resistance from the Knicks, and the team, which has been injected with defensive genes by Van Gundy Jr., has used physical confrontation to limit the play of the 76ers players, and the 76ers' shooting percentage has not even exceeded 40% throughout the game, and if it weren't for Reed's three-pointer 1.4 seconds before the end, the 76ers would definitely have suffered their fifth defeat of the season here.

But Els couldn't be happy, because the team's number one outside striker Bell was hit in the face by Sprewell in a scramble in the third quarter, and the initial diagnosis was a facial fracture with a concussion, and he will miss at least three or four games, which means that he has no one to limit Hamilton in the next game against the Pistons.

In fact, Ells is not unavailable, Lynch, who is also a wing defender, can be seamlessly connected, but in fact, Lynch's defensive effect is completely incomparable to Bale, so he is afraid that he will be directly caught by the Pistons and beaten up. But what's the solution? Els' coaching level is as good as Brown's, and he certainly can't think of a solution.

The Pistons players who know the news are naturally very excited, although they also take defense as the foundation of their lives, but no one dares to say that their level can compare to Bell, who has the strength to compete for the best defensive player, and now that Bell is injured, the team's scorer has been liberated, and their hope of winning has further increased, which is completely a robbery for the Pistons.

Looking at their jubilant appearance, Brown and Chang Wei looked at each other, no matter how to say that Bell is also a player they once trained, Chang Wei spent a lot of effort to make him a top gate like in his previous life, although the two teams are about to play each other now, but it is impossible for them to gloat over Bale's injury, and Chang Wei is also ready to make a phone call to condole.

On the other end of the phone, Bale's voice sounded very frustrated, and he said bluntly: "Chang, I would have liked to show you how I am improving in the middle of the game, but now it looks like I can only wait until the next fight......"

If it were an ordinary person, he would feel a little ungrateful when he heard Bale say this, but Chang Wei knew that Bale was a very pure player, although his defense in the game was a little dirty, but everything he did was for the victory of the team, even if it was his former mentor who stood in front of him, he would use his actions to prove that he was doing well now.

Chang Wei naturally comforted: "It's okay, this is just the first time we have met this season, you can play in the next two games." Now you don't have to think about anything, the first priority is to heal the injury, any injury can ruin a player's career, and you especially need to remember that as a defensive gate on the outside. ”

Neither of them thought there was anything wrong with such a conversation, and in fact it was the way they communicated in Philadelphia in the first place. Although each is now in charge, Chang Wei is still concerned about Bale's injury, and Bale naturally told Chang Wei his worries that the victory or defeat in the next game did not affect the friendship they once fought side by side.

However, after hanging up the phone, Chang Wei still sighed at the team's luck, he knew that if Bale was out due to injury, Hamilton would be able to get more space to shoot, and the Pistons' hopes of winning this game suddenly increased by several percent. In fact, Chang Wei never believed that there was an invincible team, whether it was the Bulls of the year or the Warriors of later generations, they lost in the season of 70+ wins, and it is clear that they are not unbeatable, let alone the 76ers whose overall strength is inferior to them.

Soon the day of the Pistons' game against the 76ers came, and in order to prepare for this game, Brown deliberately arranged for the team to fly to Philadelphia a day in advance. As a tribute to the veteran coach, the 76ers fans didn't boo the Pistons like they did with other teams, and even heard sporadic cheers as they got out of the car in front of the hotel.

In an interview, Brown smiled and said, "The 76ers are a great team, it's an honor to coach them, and winning the O'Brien Cup for two consecutive seasons is the most glorious moment of my coaching career." I'm sorry for Raga's absence, he's the 76ers' defensive backbone on the perimeter and can cause problems for any opponent. ”

Just as the local reporter in Philadelphia was listening attentively, Brown suddenly changed his tone and continued: "To show respect for this team, we will do everything we can to win this game." I'm sure Els is a good head coach, but if he wants to erase the marks I left in Philadelphia, then all I can say is that he's still too naïve! ”

Brown knew of course how angry Els would be when he heard that, but that was his purpose, and when a person gets carried away with anger, he makes decisions that are less sensible. Indeed, the 76ers can be said to be a team that Brown has watched grow up little by little, but what Iverson and management have done has left him disheartened, and this time is a good opportunity for Brown to get revenge, even if it is to take advantage of the fire, he will win this game.