The two consecutive wins made the Pistons a little relieved, but Brown did not relax, and instead rushed to Indianapolis with his assistant coach and players a day early to prepare for the first road of the series.

In Chang Wei's view, with the strength of the Pacers, it is completely impossible to compete with the Pistons, and if nothing else, the Pistons will have no problem winning four games in a row. In fact, even if there is an accident, Chang Wei will not take it into account if he has systematic support, and it has always been his job to let the players have no worries, even if they are injured, he is sure that they will recover in a short time.

Although the atmosphere at the Pistons' home court is very hot, the fact is that the Pacers are not far behind, of course, mainly because they have a player with a hot style on their roster, and that is Artest. Artest is still very young, but he has faintly revealed the style of the iron-blooded warrior in his previous life, but it still seems to be a little too beautified with the word iron-blooded......

In fact, in the two games in Detroit, Artest was very tough, not only on the defensive end, but also when he attacked with the ball, he also made people feel pressured, rampage was commonplace, and he also received several offensive fouls as a result. However, perhaps because it was an away game, Artest was more or less restrained, and there were only two technical fouls. Two technical fouls are a bit of a lot for a normal person, but it's Artest...... Chang Wei felt that it was too little.

However, what Chang Wei didn't expect was that Artest, who returned to his home stadium, became unscrupulous, which made him feel a little uneasy. In fact, there will be a so-called home whistle in any game, and the referee will always take more care of the team fighting at home, coupled with Artest's small actions are relatively hidden, his two secret calculations in the first quarter actually escaped the referee's eyes, which made Chang Wei, who could see clearly on the side, feel very helpless, after all, he could not stand up and negotiate with the referee.

However, the referee's intentional or unintentional indulgence finally led to an accident, and with 3:19 left in the first quarter, Artest pushed him hard when he was stuck with Hamilton, who stumbled and fell directly to the ground. Fortunately, Hamilton didn't make any moves at this time, otherwise Artest's push would likely have caused him to suffer a serious injury. Still, the referee blew Artest for a common push foul, and Hamilton stepped to the free throw line to score two points.

Brown didn't take it to heart, and in his opinion, pushing and shoving on the court was inevitable, and there weren't a few outside bars who would move as clean as Prince. Regardless of Prince, this is because he is not experienced enough, and when he plays in the league for a few more seasons, it is estimated that small moves can be self-taught, and defenders who don't know how to use small moves at all are not very qualified.

Chang Wei was also relieved to see that Hamilton seemed to be fine, but he always felt that this was just the beginning. Artest's movements were rough, and the rest of the Pacers players weren't much better, and he played basically on a rampage with everyone except the aging Miller, a style that made the Pistons feel uncomfortable, trailing by six points at 25-31 at the end of the first quarter. What made Chang Wei wary was that the Pacers had 7 fouls in this quarter, which was not a good sign, and it was clear that they wanted to drag the game into the quagmire of physical confrontation and even injure the Pistons players.

Chang Wei's worst fears finally happened in the middle of the second quarter, when Artest got tangled with Thomas while grabbing the rebound, and just as the referee was about to step forward to separate the two, he suddenly punched Thomas in the face. Before everyone could react, he added another kick to Thomas, who had already fallen to the ground.

This can poke a hornet's nest, although the other players on the court of the Pistons are usually mild-mannered, but there is also a big Ben who dares to carry O'Neal under the basket, and his temper is not very good. Although Thomas was a little unaccustomed to when he first joined the team, the relationship between the two was much more harmonious after being designated by Brown as the starting interior combination, and now seeing his partner being attacked by his opponent, how could Big Ben stay out of the situation? He lunged up between the two of them, glaring at Artest.

Just as Big Ben was about to step forward to have a live-action boxing with Artest, Billups and Hamilton hugged him from behind. Now it's just Artest doing it alone, and if Big Ben does it, then it's likely that both of them will be expelled from the game, as an inside barrier for the Pistons, Big Ben is something they can't afford to lose.

However, Big Ben won't stop just because he is being held by his teammates, and he spews a barrage of trash talk at Artest in an attempt to achieve a verbal victory. And the big book is thick and detailed, he doesn't have any swear words to come out, especially no swear words such as racism jump out, otherwise the expulsion from the field will be light, and he will be overwhelmed by the overwhelming public opinion after the game.

In the end, the referee gave Artest a foul and ejected him, but the Pistons also paid a price for Thomas. Artest's punch was indeed a bit heavy, and when Thomas was helped up by his teammates, he was obviously dizzy and vomiting, and if nothing else, Artest's punch directly hit him into a concussion, which was no joke.

When the team doctor told Brown about the diagnosis, Chang Wei scolded fiercely next to him, he could handle other injuries, but not a concussion. Of course, this is not to say that concussion is troublesome to deal with, the main reason is that the league has clear rules on the concussion recovery mechanism, and it is necessary to go through multiple inspections to confirm that it is completely unharmed before you can play again, and the time difference between each and every two inspections is regulated. Chang Wei can certainly make Thomas better tomorrow, but if he wants to officially play, he must follow the relevant rules of the league, otherwise the league will probably ban him from playing.

Although Artest was ejected from the game, Brown was still unhappy because the Pistons lost a key player and Thomas is likely to miss the next two or three games. Brown is not without manpower at the power forward position, but Dior, the chief backup at the No. 4 position, is technically just a small forward, and he may be better than Thomas in terms of high post strategy, but whether it is outside shooting or inside card to grab rebounds, he and Thomas have a certain gap.

However, Brown also didn't want Haywood and Big Ben to play the twin towers together, which would slow down the Pistons, and now he had to let Dior go up to the top. Since Wade, who is in the same class, is so good, I hope he will not let himself down......