24. January Walks (1st Round)
Wafben underestimated the determination of the league and the strength of the paparazzi, thinking that he was just making headlines in the entertainment newspaper scandal, when in fact what awaited him was a ban from the league.
It's not a problem to go to a nightclub, and it's not a problem to pick up girls and fight, but if you go to a nightclub and get jealous of the local hooligans and the reporter hasn't caught it properly, then it's a big problem.
Kobe called early the next morning, and Peter Pan, who was deeply hurt by the American tabloids, sympathized with Warben, and told him by the way that he summed up his trick to face the media: "You're miserable, Ben, you're miserable this time, I think David (Stern) guy won't let you go, hurry up and go to the stall to buy a sleeve hat, otherwise you won't want to go out in the open before the end of the season." ”
Other players also called in an endless stream, all conveying a message to Huaben, and the entertainment media in 51 states in the United States, including Alaska, were reporting the news that he was jealous of the hooligans, and now, he is on fire again.
This time the league moved quickly, and at the same time as Huaben got the entertainment morning post, the fax of the NBA Discipline Committee also came, and the old Brown almost cried when he saw the content: Based on the bad impact of this incident, the league ruled that Pistons player Ben Wallace was banned for 5 games, fined $1,200, and punished with 28 hours of compulsory community labor, and this judgment took effect on 1.19.2004.
The five-game ban means that the rest of the games in January have nothing to do with Huaben, and they have exactly five games left in the eleven days. In fact, the league is still merciful, because Huaben is now ranked first on the All-Star Eastern Center voting list, and if it weren't for the fear of messing up the All-Star lineup in the East, the league would have wanted to sentence Huaben to a ten-game ban.
When Old Brown informed Huaben of the news, Huaben almost demolished the Hilton Hotel: What is about Lao Tzu this time? In fact, he was the cleanest in the dancer, he didn't even drink a glass of wine, at most he sat in front of the bar and watched the beautiful women.
Even in the end, Hua Ben used his style to cover the retreat of his teammates, if he hadn't blocked the passage entrance, then it would not be just him who would have been suspended this time.
However, within the Pistons, Huaben's image is unprecedentedly high, because at present, the media has only caught Huaben's appearance, and all the reports are only his personal negative news. If Hamilton, Billups, Sura, Prince, and Campbell are all photographed, then this battle with the gangsters will become a matter of discipline for the entire Pistons, and if Brown's old figure is also photographed, then the Pistons are ready to reorganize - rotten from the beginning to the roots.
In the rest of the game, Hua Ben became a cheerleader of the team, whether at home or away, he could only wear a straight suit and sit on the bench to applaud and cheer for his teammates, but with him, the team's water cooler was safer, and the bench towel was more energetic.
On January 22, 2004, after a two-day break, the Pistons sat at home to face the Raptors, who came to challenge them in the same district.
Without Warburn to guard the basket, the Pistons' prospects are quickly downplayed, but the highlight of this game is the confrontation between the newly returned UFO Carter and Bosh and Mirisic, the highest-ranked interior picks in the Golden Generation.
The first time to watch the NBA live as a fan, Hua Ben entered the role quite quickly, and the two babies Genghis Khan and Li Dalong also came to watch the game, Hua Ben gave the two front desk tickets, and the two sat next to Hua Ben proudly. When the Raptors players came out, they shouted the loudest.
The main lineup of the Raptors in this game is: guards Jalen Rose, Alvin Williams, center Chris Bosh, and forwards Donyell Marshall and Vince Carter. The Detroit Pistons' starting five will be: guards Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, center Memet Oku, and forwards Darko Mirisic and Tayshayn Prince.
At the beginning of the game, Mirisic jumped to win Bosh to grab the ball, and seeing this, Hua Ben waved a towel and began to cheer, and under his leadership, the atmosphere on the Pistons' bench quickly heated up.
Despite not playing, Wajburn played a central role in his team, standing on the sidelines from the start of the game to threaten and scare Bosh while cheering up the new interior duo of Oku and Mirisic.
Billups always felt ashamed of Warburn, after all, in New Jersey, he caused the matter, so he performed very well in this game, and the first ball rushed directly into it and scored the goal.
The Raptors' attack was initiated by Carter, who deserved to be called the No. 1 dunk player in the game, and in the face of Prince's tight defense, he ferociously burst into the basket and scored a dunk.
Carter's dunk made Wajben angry first, and he pointed to Mirisic and Oku and asked if the two were in love, why was the box empty and there wasn't even a man?
Instructed by the boss, Mirisic was very active in the second attack, he went up to make a cover for Billups, and after receiving the ball, he feigned a layup, deceived Bosh and assisted Oku to score on the board.
Statistically, Bosh has been much better than Mirisic so far this season, averaging 18.4 points per game in Carter's absence, behind only the Emperor and Anthony. Deceived by Mirisic once, he took the initiative to ask for the ball under the basket and singled.
Seeing this, Huaben ran to the bottom line to direct Mirisic to learn low-post defense, and the Serbian blacks were also very competitive, and viciously gave Bosh a big hat, which triggered the first cheers of the fans at the scene**.
However, Marshall picked up the ball, and the 24-second offensive time was almost up, and he made a direct jump shot, but Oku's defense didn't keep up and let him shoot.
This made Oku look unlucky, and Mirisic patted the European fellow on the ass and comforted: "It's okay, Memet, let's fight back, this old man will definitely not be able to bear your footsteps and stun him." ”
Mirisic's words made Wajben laugh, and Brown laughed too, not because of the words, but because Milicic finally slowly showed confidence and began to show the strength shown in the draft.
In the first quarter, the two sides played very tangled, basically attacking each other, and neither team focused on defense: the Raptors didn't know how to defend, and the Pistons were determined to give Huaben a big victory, and they both focused on attacking.
The first quarter of the game also set the tone for the next three quarters, lacking Huaben's presence, the Pistons always lacked shortcomings on the defensive line, and did not play the third strength in the East at all.
In the last 5 minutes and 5 seconds, Hamilton scored a three-pointer, and the Pistons led 79-71, which was the biggest point difference in the game. In the next 4 minutes, the rushed Rose and Carter's shots missed in a row, and Hua was able to give Carter the biggest false voice from the fans - he heard that Carter was very soft and his psychological quality was not up to par, and deliberately stimulated him.
But Carter's play surprised Waben, listening to the boos of the audience, Carter smiled and asked Waben, "Man, how does it feel to sit on the bench?" ”
Hua Ben patted his chest and pretended not to care, "Great, Wen Si, do you want to come down and give it a try?" "He's actually suffered, and it's a bad feeling to watch his teammates sweat on top and him drink below.
Carter waved his hand and smiled: "No need, it feels like I've been experiencing it for half a season, okay, brother, the game is on." The voice fell, and Carter received a pass from Williams and hit a jumper to close the gap to five points.
Then Sula's pass was cut off by Carter, UFO held the ball and broke quickly, rushed into the three-point line and took three steps to get a tomahawk dunk, further narrowing the score. Now the Pistons fans are nervous, Hua Ben can't wait to strangle those pseudo fans who said that Carter was very watery in his previous life, haven't you seen the peak of this product?
In the next minute, Bosh and Hamilton scored respectively. With 12 seconds remaining, the Pistons still led by three points, but the ball was in the hands of the Raptors.
In the final 5.9 seconds, Carter got the ball from Williams and hit the most crucial three-pointer of the game from 12 feet away from the hoop to send the game into overtime.
Huaben was almost scared by Carter's miracle skills, but fortunately, the Pistons gangsters are not vegetarians, and in the last 1 minute and 1 second of overtime, Carter hit another three-pointer to give the Raptors a three-point lead, but Hamilton then scored one layup and two free throws to help the team lead 90-89 in the final 23 seconds.
In the last five seconds, Peterson made a strong shot under the basket, Mirisic showed his best defense so far this season, jumped up and slapped the ball to the backcourt, and when Carter ran back to pick up the ball, the game was over.
At 90:89, the Pistons avoided a losing streak and won a thrilling victory.
Praise needs to be given to Mirisic, who was stimulated by Bosh's presence and grabbed 15 rebounds to score 19 points and four blocks, while Hamilton scored 28 points, Oku had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Billups had 15 points and 11 assists.
For the Raptors, Carter scored 31 points and was a heroic performer, as this was his third game since his return, and he averaged 13 points in the previous two games, shooting just 13 of his 42 shots. Bosh also performed quite well, with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and Mirisic has its own merits.
After taking out the Raptors, the Pistons sat on Auburn Hill and prepared to teach the Memphis Grizzlies a lesson, of course, but in fact the Pistons were very unfavorable before the game, because the Grizzlies had completed a seven-game winning streak in January.
As a result, as soon as the game started, the Pistons gave everyone a hammer, and they controlled the team's rhythm from the beginning of the game, Mirisic and Oku played very handily against Gasol on the European inside, especially the former, Gasol's noodle style made him feel like he was back in the European League, and he played a passionate game.
With three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Pistons still led the Grizzlies by 11 points, but then took advantage of Mirisic's six fouls, and Gasol scored seven points in a row to lead the Grizzlies to an 11-0 lead, and 53 seconds before the end of the game, Battier chased the score to a 78-78 tie with a three-pointer. Then Billups missed a jumper, but fortunately, the Grizzlies performed even worse, and Wells, who was brave and unmatched, threw a "three-no-stick" shot in the last 6 seconds to give the Pistons a chance to win. Then Billups hit hard, although the ball was blocked by Gasol, but the Grizzlies Watson was whistled for a defensive foul, after Billups hit both free throws, Gasol made a long pass to Battier, but there was no time at this time.
Hamilton scored 14 points, Mirisic grabbed 13 rebounds and scored a terrifying 26 points, Oko had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Billups scored just nine points from a turnover. With this victory, the Pistons are on a two-game winning streak and are on their sixth straight win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
However, the Grizzlies lost well, and their main star Mike Miller missed the game due to a back injury, Gasol scored 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, Wells contributed 14 points, and Battier came off the bench to score 12 points and five rebounds.
After two home games, the Pistons are heading for the Houston Rockets again, this time targeting the Houston Rockets.
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