The Indiana Pacers are a tough team, and no matter who the opponent is, you're out of luck to run into him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This team has become a giant team since joining ABA in 1967, winning the ABA championship three times in 1970, 1972 and 1973, and after merging with ABA in 1976, the Pacers became a member of the NBA, but unfortunately after that, the Indiana Pacers seemed to be cursed, and did not enter the playoffs for many years. And Reggie Miller has also made the Pacers a regular in the playoffs with his own efforts.

And reached the Finals in 2000, but unfortunately lost to the surging Lakers 2-4, and the Eastern Conference championship is also the highest honor for the Indiana Pacers, at this time they must have missed the time in ABA.

So the Indiana Pacers give the impression that they are not high or low, basically they can enter the playoffs every season, and they can often break through the second round, but every time they accompany the prince to study, only once they enter the Finals, and they also lose under the OK combination of the Lakers.

And the Pistons and the Pacers often meet in the playoffs, and they are old rivals, but the hatred value between the Pistons and the Pacers is not very large, basically not as big as the hatred between the Pistons and the Nets, which is also the objective reason why the Pistons players are willing to play against the Nets.

However, against the Pacers, it is also really what happened in the world, it seems that the exclusion of this world is really powerful, and the power of the world forcibly pulls everything here back to the original fact.

In fact, in this case, Osborne can not worry, because the Pistons will also be the championship according to historical inertia. However, Osborne always had some reluctance, he felt that he had to break the shackles and create a new world by himself, but unfortunately he did not have this opportunity.

Osborne was very worried about his future situation, but even if he was safe, he didn't need to worry too much and dissipate his energy and will.

In the past two days, the online TV news media have also reported on the lineup comparison of the East and West finals, the history of the battle, and the state of the team, anyway, it is to find a basis for their wild speculation from all aspects, and the news media like to engage in this kind of chasing after the wind and shadows, and they can also talk about their own set of theories in a matter-of-fact manner, and want his audience to listen to him.

In the face of the flying fake news, all the Pistons can do is turn a blind eye to what's going on outside the window and focus on training.

Osborne has not slackened in the past two days, and from now on, the Pistons' real first test has officially kicked off, and although they will also pass the test, Osborne cannot think that victory will come to him naturally.

After a two-day break, the two teams in the Western Conference Finals were also freshly released, the Lakers vs. the Timberwolves, which Osborne already knew.

After another two days, the Pistons officially began to practice together, increasing each other's tacit understanding and cooperation, these are very important training, even if you have no personal ability, but when you encounter the strength of the team, you still have to kneel.

The Pistons have been in this way for five days since they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Eastern Conference Finals are finally about to start, this time against many people are optimistic about the Pistons and sing the Pacers, which is also a matter of no choice, the Pistons have been rising since Osbourne joined, and the regular season record is also high.

Although there were occasional twists and turns in the playoffs, they all advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals without danger, and the Pacers had almost no stars on their side except Reggie Miller and Jermaine O'Neal, which is why the Pacers paid less attention.

The game had not yet begun, the shadow of war had already covered the hearts of many people, and the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger, and Larry Brown knew that this was the time to unite and not be as careless as before.

Larry Brown stood up with the players, and Larry Brown made a simple explanation: "I won't say more nonsense, we are going to play against another Eastern Conference Finals team, the Indiana Pacers, you don't underestimate them, although they don't have any superstars, and they don't have many superstars with individual ability." But they have a steely will, efficient execution, and a suffocating defense, and these team characteristics are like our Pistons, but I want to tell you, your basketball style is really similar, but what we lack is efficient execution, so you have to think about it when you go back. ”

In fact, there is nothing to ponder, the Pacers have some obvious flaws, Larry Brown did not say it, but Osborne also knows that this flaw is easy to find, and everyone must know it.

The next day, Osborne went straight to the meeting place at the Pistons' Auburn Hills Palace.

Osborne saw that the Pistons players were all high-spirited, and his heart was full of confidence, saying that basketball is a team sport, not bad at all, in which the player's fighting spirit will affect the fighting spirit of his teammates, and will also give his opponent a shock, if the core players have no fighting spirit, then this team will end here, role players can save the team once, but not many times.

The Pacers also came to the Auburn Hills Palace Arena early to familiarize themselves with the environment and their opponents, in fact, they also met four times in the regular season, basically the Pistons won, but the regular season wins and losses are not counted, it depends on whose playoff preparation is sufficient, whose playoff state comes out.

The Pacers and Pistons were already ready to go, and after a brief warm-up, the referees announced the start of the game, and both sides fielded their best players to take the lead in Game 1.

The Pacers fielded center Jermaine O'Neal, power forward Al Harrington, small forward Metawald Pain, shooting guard Reggie Miller, and point guard Jamar Tinsley.

The Pistons fielded their own league-spanning lineup of death, with center Ben Wallace, power forward Rasheed Wallace, small forward Osborne Michael Jean, scoring guard Richard Hamilton, and point guard Chancey Billups. On the surface, it seems that the Pistons' lineup is more intimidating, but since it can stand out from many giants, it must be outstanding, and it is not simply here.

The two sides stood in a good position, the referee was ready to kick off, the Pistons center Ben Wallace and the Pacers center Jermaine O'Neal went toe-to-toe, both showed a kind of resolute temperament, in fact, Jermaine O'Neal didn't want to play the center position, but unfortunately if he didn't play, the Pacers really had no one inside, so Jermaine O'Neal was also quite helpless. (To be continued.) )