"It looks like the Pistons are going to be swept by the Pacers as well."

"The impact of Ron's and Chauncey's suspensions on the Pistons is just too great."

"It's true, although the Pistons with Ron and Chauncey may not be able to beat the Pacers, but the Pistons with Ron and Chauncey will not at least not be like today, without the slightest ability to fight back."

At 10 p.m. on May 27, 2004, the second half of the fourth game of the Pistons and Pacers series had just begun, but the game had lost suspense, and the Pistons, who were 14 points behind in the first half, were given an 8-0 climax by the Pacers after the start of the third quarter of the game. With a crippled team lineup, there is no need for the Pistons to continue fighting.

The suspension of Ron Artest and Chauncey Billups did bring great difficulties to the Pistons, Chaki Atkins, who started to replace Chauncy Billups, made mistakes and even couldn't even dribble the ball at one point under Meng Xu's blockade, not to mention the ability to control the whole court, Chaki Atkins was not even qualified to lift Billups' shoes in this regard. And Ron Artest's absence also made the Pistons not even have a player who can lead Meng Xu, Richard Hamilton, who replaced Artest to defend Meng Xu, although he can always keep up with Meng Xu's footsteps, but Hamilton's body is much worse than Artest, Meng Xu doesn't need to deliberately collide, as long as the two have physical contact, it must be Hamilton who is squeezed away.

"What a misstep into a thousand hatreds!" Thinking of the third game of the series, and the league's punishment of both sides of the group fight yesterday, Larry Brown is a palpitation, if it weren't for that sudden brawl, maybe the Pistons would have won the third game, and today's game will not be like this, and even the outcome of the entire series may change, as soon as he thinks of this, Larry Brown keeps shaking his head, what a great opportunity, just missed it.

The group brawl between the Pistons and the Pacers in the third game of the Eastern Conference finals is the largest brawl in recent seasons, which is also the first time since the Knicks and the Heat that this kind of vicious incident has occurred in the league in recent years, and the NBA executives reacted very quickly, and the next day after the game, the punishment of the players on both sides who participated in the group brawl was announced, and the culprit who provoked the group brawl Ron Artest was banned for 5 games and fined $50,000, Chauncey Billups and James Posey, who rushed up to help the box, were each banned for 2 games and fined $15,000, as for Mutombo, who angered Artest by shaking his finger at Artest, the punishment was the lightest, and it was over with only one ban, but the league also issued a "finger shaking specification" to Mutombo, if the block is completed in the future, Mutombo can no longer shake his finger at the blocked player, because the provocation of this action is too strong, However, Mutombo can still shake his finger at the audience or at the camera at the scene, after all, how to say that Mutombo's finger shaking after the cap has become a special scenery in the NBA league, and it would be a pity if it was banned like this.

The NBA's penalties still look fair, but Larry Brown knows very well that the Pistons lost more than just two players being suspended. And the league's punishment is single, and the Pistons will inevitably be swept by the Pacers, and as for the Pistons' championship dreams, they were ruined by a brawl.

Just when Larry Brown held his head in his hands and kept rubbing his hair and didn't know what to think again, the whistle blew at the end of the game, 97-81, and the Pacers beat the Pistons again on the road to win the fourth series, thus sweeping the Pistons with a total score of 4-0, and so far, the Pacers have swept all three series of opponents.

"Congratulations, Rick." As a veteran coach who has coached the league for many years, although his team lost the series, and it was for reasons outside the game, Larry Brown still retained his due demeanor, and after the game, he took the initiative to walk to the Pacers' bench and congratulate his opponent and his predecessor Rick Carlisle.

After being swept away by the Pistons, Rick Carlisle took revenge on his old club with a sweep, it stands to reason that Rick Carlisle should be complacent at this time, but looking at the silent fans in the palace of Auburn Hills, Rick Carlisle was not happy at all, and even had a trace of melancholy, after all, in Rick Carlisle's heart, he still has deep feelings for the Pistons, who have coached the Pistons for two seasons, and the group of players who have been pulled up by themselves.

"Thank you." Rick Carlisle, with a melancholy face, also showed a polite smile after hearing Larry Brown's pun congratulations, and then shook Larry Brown's hand, then turned and walked in the direction of the players' tunnel.

"Finals, finals, here we are." Although the head coach has left, the remaining Pacers players still started to celebrate on the sidelines, after all, this is not an ordinary victory, but a Finals!

Meng Xu, Reggie Miller and others, who have participated in the finals many times, are still slightly better, and those players who have reached the finals for the first time in their careers, or even participated in the division finals for the first time, are now a little uncontrollable, especially Derek Coleman, Kendall Gill, Kenny Anderson, Steve Smith, these veterans, are quite excited, they chose to join the Pacers with a base salary last summer, isn't it this day! Isn't it just to follow the Pacers to the Finals and win the O'Brien Cup? And now, all of this is in front of us, and it is only one step away from becoming a reality.

"Reggie, we will definitely let you leave with peace of mind and a complete finish."

Looking at the teammates who were still there celebrating wildly, Meng Xu, who had already walked to the sidelines, put an arm on Reggie Miller's shoulder, originally Reggie Miller planned to retire last summer, if it weren't for Hamilton's sudden departure, and the Pacers were in a hurry, they really couldn't find a suitable No. 2 position, Reggie Miller would not choose to play for a year, but after the end of this season, the 40-year-old Reggie Miller will not renew his contract anyway, so the Pacers up and down, I want to use a triple championship to see off Reggie Miller.

"Thank you, Meng!" After listening to Meng Xu's words, Reggie Miller first got rid of Meng Xu holding his arm, said thank you to Meng Xu with a solemn face, and then took the initiative to hug Meng Xu, Reggie Miller knew in his heart that if it weren't for Meng Xu, not two, three championships, even if it was a championship, it would be very difficult for him, although his old opponent Jordan also sarcastically hugged Meng Xu's thigh, but Reggie Miller was not angry at all, compared to doing nothing, People who end their careers full of regret and wear a few championship rings on their hands are very happy and satisfied at any time.

After hugging Meng Xu, Reggie Miller walked straight towards the players' tunnel, but Reggie Miller did not walk directly into the players' tunnel, but waited at the entrance of the players' tunnel, where he was going to wait for someone, waiting for a successor who he once loved very much.