175. Barkley is betting again
"Come back, I'll eat t!" Brown roared and also rushed into the court, technical foul? Who the cares, he just knows that this game is over for the New Jerseys, and this is the first quarter! Their momentum, it's over!
Crawford blew the whistle with a shudder of his lips, this time for the Pistons, who had more than five players on the floor during the game, which is a technical foul according to basketball rules.
For the first time, a Pistons fan didn't yell 'black whistle' after a technical foul whistle, and who was left behind? Fans held their heads and stared at the sky above the court in a daze, and the big screen was replaying the footage of Huaben's two consecutive violent dunks, and the cameramen focused their cameras on the Pistons players. Only Erin asked ESPN's cameraman to give the camera to the fans and recorded this scene in NBA history: 20,000 fans hugged their heads and lost their voices!
The Nets had Jefferson, the most consistent of the game, to shoot free throws, and the acclaimed sophomore was distraught today, missing two consecutive free throws. When the last ball was missed, he sighed in frustration. Many experts who watched the game also sighed: "Richard. Jefferson couldn't be the backbone of the Nets, he didn't have the big heart of a superstar. ”
In the following games, as expected by the old coach, with the encouragement of Hua Ben, the Pistons changed their appearance, frequently opened the formation, and attacked the basket one after another.
Mirisic's fantastic dance moves began to take shape, and when he once turned three times in a row to shake off the bag of Jefferson and Williams, Barkley slapped the table and exclaimed: "There is a successor to Hakim, I used to think that after he retired, this inside skill will be extinct, he has chosen a good apprentice, this Cypriot black man is lucky, not only has a good master, but also a good boss!" ”
Rashid's elbow fist flew on the inside, got the ball and pushed it hard, and Tianzun-style heavy dunks frequently appeared on the court.
For the Nets, except for Kidd, who can barely keep his composure, everyone else is out of par, especially Martin, who has been hit twice in a row and has lost his head.
And, there is no doubt that he will be the No. 1 background man in history, and just now Huaben knocked his violent dunk into the playoffs and called it the best dunk in the playoffs; And Huaben made a self-free penalty to complete the dunk, elevating this offense to the best dunk of the season; In the end, Huaben actually stopped in the air and then dunked wildly, so that it added up to the best dunk in history!
Seeing that the players were depressed, Scott called a timeout repeatedly, and before he knew it, the entire first half of the timeout was used up. And no matter how much he yelled or encouraged, the players were listless, especially Martin, who covered his head with a towel every time he came off the pitch and didn't say anything, like a walking corpse.
In the end, in order to protect Martin, Scott could only substitute him off the field, and anyone could see that it was torture for Martin on the court at this time, especially when Wabeen appeared in front of him.
Martin's end was a signal for the Nets to give up the game, and the fans spilled popcorn and beer into the air, applauding like thunder, and the shouts of the fans made the Palace of Auburn Hills worthy of the title of hell's home court.
Without Martin, the strength of the Nets has rapidly dropped by two notches, especially Jefferson, who has just gotten rid of his rookie reputation, has also lost his strength at this time.
The Pistons went from game to finish, and Billups even broke through Kidd's defense twice in a row to score on layups. Milicic didn't look like a 19-year-old rookie at all, he was experienced on the defensive end, assisted in defense, and repeatedly responded to teammates on the offensive end, and he was strong when he had the opportunity, and even became the focus of the court in the second quarter.
At halftime, the Pistons led by a full 24 points at 62:38, including Wahben with 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, Mirisic with 15 points, five rebounds and two blocks, and Billups with 11 points and seven assists. For the Nets, Kidd scored a team-high 12 points, but only had 4 assists, and it seems that he will have to count on his teammates to complete a triple-double today, and it is precisely because of the weakness of his teammates that he can only choose to attack on his own repeatedly.
"I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, I'm afraid of pig-like teammates." Barkley gloated in the live broadcast room, "Jason is very capable, I knew when I played with him that if someone asked me to pick the best playmaker, I would pick him, I mean active"
Smith pouted, "Less, Charles, Aaron. What about Iverson? What about Mr. Glove in Los Angeles? ”
Barkley rolled his eyes and said, "Man, what are you kidding?" I'm a fan of AI, but is he a playmaker? Fucking that kid is a shooting guard! As for Peyton, well, he's my buddy Michael. Jordan's nemesis, so I can't pick him, or Jordan will get angry. You know, Jordan was angry, and the consequences were severe. ”
"What would have happened if Jordan had met Ben this season?" Perrin, who was partnered with Smith and Barkley, said with a ghostly voice.
Smith stopped talking, but Barkley stabbed his friend in the ribs: "Ben is good, his performance in the playoffs can even be said to be very good. But he's not on the same level as Michael, certainly not, Michael can be scary, he's the best basketball player, not yet. ”
"But I think Ben is more frightening, Michael can never let a champion down, but instinctively. Charles, do you bet that I will achieve more than Michael in the future. Smith said with a smile, looking at Barkley defiantly.
Barkley smiled as well, and he shook his finger at Smith and said, "Are you serious?" Well? Are you serious? Okay, man, I'll bet with you! What is the stake? Do you still kiss the ass of a donkey? "For the last bet about Yao Ming, Barkley is still haunted, damn, he is the first person to kiss the donkey's ass in public.
Smith smiled maliciously: "No, brother, this time let's play a technical job, whoever loses, who goes to find a sow to confess, confess to it affectionately, tell the secret love, it will take more than two minutes." ”
"Okay, it's a deal!" Barkley mentally planned where to find a sow.
In his opinion, he has won, who is Jordan? He was the leader of the NBA, and his place in history is unchallenged, because it was he who introduced basketball to the world and made the NBA known to the world. It can be said that Jordan's god is famous not only because of his high ability, but also because history chose him, and then basketball, American culture, ball skills, personal charm, etc.
"But how? Who's up to say? Barkley thought about this question again, Smith is very cunning, if he finally insisted that Hua Ben was higher than Jordan, and there was no criterion, then wouldn't he have to suffer a dumb loss?
Smith thought for a moment and said, "The gambling contract is set first, and we have to think carefully about the specific standards." In this way, we can see which sport is the most popular in the United States and the world when Huaben retires. Michael didn't lead the NBA to beat the NBL and European football. ”
In fact, Smith played a cautious eye, the popularization of basketball is the strategic goal of the entire NBA, not only Huaben is working hard for this, AI, Barkley likes Kidd, Yao Ming, O'Neal, the new champion LeBron. James, these guys are pushing basketball.
Barkley didn't think much about it, he thought it was reasonable, so he slapped the table and made the final decision, "Deal, if I don't dare to make this kind of bet, my grandmother will laugh at me for being a coward." ”
By the way, Barkley was a standard hooligan as a child (just look at his size and temper) and even got involved in the drug trade at one point, but his grandmother, who grabbed him by the ear and beat him up, then shoved him on the court, saving him money and making him develop well in sports. At that time, his grandmother only hoped that 'Charles could be a decent person', but she did not expect that her persistence would cultivate one of the top 50 stars in basketball for the world's fans.
Whatever it is, when Barkley mentions the word 'grandmother', it means he's serious. For example, when he hugged O'Neill, he yelled: "Fatty, if I don't beat you today, my grandmother won't want to." ”
Afterwards, both Barkley and Smith laughed. Perrin interrupted the two and said, "Charles, you haven't finished talking about it just now. ”
"What's the topic?" Barkley asked, surprised.
Perrin reminded: "If you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates"
"Oh, this one." Barkley chuckled, "I just wanted to say that the hapless Jason has a bunch of pig-like teammates. Hey, Kenny, why don't we change the bet to whoever loses and who puts together the players in this lineup and confesses to them? ”
Smith thought for a moment and refused, "It's not good, it's too insulting." ”
After the game, Hua Ben learned about Barkley and Smith's bet from Erin's mouth, and when he heard this, he was immediately sweaty, Uncle Smith, you think too highly of me, compare me with the helper? It's not impossible, but it's more difficult. If you bet with Barkley's big ass that I or the gang leader have more offensive means, then you win, I can learn all the offensive methods, but you bet on influence, shit, it depends on whether Stern and the sports TV stations like you or not.
Regardless, it was a great night for the Pistons players and fans, who ultimately outscored the Nets 124-106. In the second half, the Pistons' starting five Tigers did not play, and the benches were training, otherwise they could have set a record.
(To be continued)