117. Coalition meddling
Returning to Detroit from Houston, Wahben had no free time at all, and in the evening he was at home against the Cavaliers who came to smash the court.
The Cavaliers are really here to smash the field this time, the little emperor and his good brother Melon are in exactly the same situation, Hua Benzhen doubts that the two of them have already discussed whether they have already discussed the final impact on the playoffs together, testing the heart function of the fans.
The Nuggets and Jazz are fighting to the death for the eighth place in the West, and the Cavaliers and Celtics are also fighting for the eighth place in the East.
So far, the Pistons have played 78 games in the regular season, which means that there are four games left to prepare for the playoffs. The Pistons currently have a 54-24 record and are locked into second place in the East. The Cavaliers are 34-45 and temporarily eighth in the East, while the Celtics are 34-46 and are in eighth place by half a win.
The current situation in the East is very interesting, the first of the Cavaliers' remaining three opponents is the Pistons, which is undoubtedly a strong team, the second is the Wizards, and the third is the 76ers, and the remaining two teams are not eligible for the playoffs, and the Cavaliers should win the next two games.
The Celtics' next two opponents are the Magic and the Suns, and they are also two super bad teams, and the former is even openly playing in pursuit of the top pick next season, and it seems that there is no problem in winning.
One of the coincidental things to mention is that although they are both Eastern Conference teams, the Cavaliers belong to the Central Eastern Conference and the Celtics belong to the Atlantic Division, and the two opponents play three games each season. In the battle between the two teams this season, the Green Shirts led by Pierce led the Little Emperor's Guards by a small 2:1, what does this mean?
If the two teams end up with the same record, the Celtics will win the Cavaliers and advance to the playoffs.
This is the most hateful situation in NBA history, and it often creates two enemy teams, but because the probability is too small, it rarely appears, so it is not taken seriously by the team's uniform team. But this year, this once-in-a-century scenario is likely to happen, and the Cavaliers will never be a match for the Pistons, who have met three times this season, with the Pistons winning three times, this is the fourth.
If the Cavaliers can win this game, then if nothing else, they will be able to eliminate the Celtics and make the playoffs. Once defeated, if nothing else, the Celtics will eliminate the Cavaliers. Not surprisingly, the latter will happen.
There is no feeling within the Pistons team for this game, what does it matter to them that the Celtics and the Cavaliers are fighting life or death? They booked their tickets to the playoffs anyway, and no matter who gets in, neither team is likely to meet the second-placed Pistons.
On the contrary, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers' locker room was extremely depressing, and the little emperor bit his fingers and sat quietly in the corner, his gloomy face like Detroit's dark night sky. Boozer, Big Z and a group of fierce generals also have nothing to say, they are all waiting for this fateful game.
Seeing that the disciples were full of heavy stomachs, head coach Paul Silas clapped his hands and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Guys, cheer up, although we were defeated by the Detroiters in the first three games, but today is different, we didn't run in well enough before." Now, after a season of running-in, I'm sure you've been reborn and ready to teach the Detroiters a hard lesson and surprise them! ”
Saying this, Silas didn't think so, if the Pistons were serious, then they could be killed. But will the Pistons get serious? Mr. Pearson, the team's general manager, gave him a secret phone call and told him that he didn't have to worry too much about David Stern interfering in today's game.
Despite the vague message on the phone, Silas was pleasantly surprised, as he read the subtext of Mr. General Manager: Stern instructed the Pistons hierarchy to control the players not to take it too seriously and let the water go away with the victory that had nothing to do with Detroit.
In fact, NBA executives rarely interfere in team games, except at very critical moments, such as the 2000 Western Conference Finals, in order to support the Red Lakers, they interfered with the referee to blow the whistle. Today is also a very important game, because it is related to whether James, the popular spicy chicken praised by the league, can wear the crown of the little emperor.
At first, the league planned to launch Kobe as the new NBA spokesperson, but last year's Eagle County incident ruined Kobe's image and ruined the league's plans. For the sake of sustainable development, the alliance quickly re-chose a spokesperson, and the well-behaved and physically strong champion was naturally a good choice.
If Champion can lead a team that finished last season with the league's bottom-to-bottom record to the playoffs this season, then the choice is even better, and the spokesperson's publicity can be more logical.
As for the Celtics? A declining nobleman, who cares about him? A plucked phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and it's good if the league doesn't step on two feet, how can it be possible to help this team?
As the court approached, James slowly stood up, and all eyes were on the new captain, who was their hope of winning, and at the age of 19, he had become the strongest man in Cleveland basketball history.
Taking a deep breath, James asked, "Brothers, are Detroit people strong?" Is the Pistons' defense scary? Without waiting for the player to answer, he said to himself, "They are strong, they are terrible, they are a bunch of villains, they are believers in Satan!" But is this our reason to throw in the towel? If someone says yes, I'll say he's a coward, and I'll look down on him forever! Brothers, the world thinks we will lose this battle, but I say no! I'm going to win this one! It's like at the beginning of this season, everybody thought we didn't have a chance to make the playoffs, but what about it? We are just one step away from the playoffs! If you take this step, you will be in heaven, and if you can't go through it, it will be hell! Do you want to go to heaven or to hell? Cleveland warriors, give me an answer! ”
James's roar made the players in the locker room boil, and Myers, Diop, and other people from the streets were the first to stand up and shout: "Heaven! Victory! We're going to heaven! Later, Boozer, Da Z and a group of fierce generals also jumped up and shouted: "Victory!" We want to win! Finish out Detroit!! ”
"Rush me! Shred Detroit! James slammed his fist and the players howled out of the locker room, revealing an unprecedented level of fighting spirit and cohesion in the team.
Silas nodded in satisfaction, and before the last James was about to leave, he whispered: "LeBron, relax, the league has said hello to the Detroiters, it's going to be a wonderful night." ”
"The league wants us to have a fantastic night." Standing in the locker room, Pistons' general manager Dumas said to the players, "Actually, I just got a call from somebody, and I won't say his name, but he's a big guy, and I have to admit it." He wants us not to take this game seriously because it doesn't matter the big picture, and he wants us to go up and play and it's OK at the cost of being a little bit taken care of by the referees next season. Guys, what do you guys think? ”
Although Brown was a little dissatisfied with the league's interference, what Dumas said made him also moved, and he had no intention of taking this game seriously, as Dumas said, this game has nothing to do with the overall situation. Now the league is still willing to exchange the care of the referee, and he is very willing to be honest and benevolent.
Hua Ben rubbed his face, he raised his hand to signal that he wanted to speak, then took out his mobile phone, pressed the recording play button, and a rough voice rang out: "Ben, if you treat me as a brother, please come and play this game seriously!" I know the league might make some deal with you for this game, and I can't get anything equal to the league's chips, just a brotherhood. ”
Dumas motioned for Warburn to express his opinion, and the latter shrugged his shoulders and said seemingly casually: "In the All-Star Rookie Game, Darko only scored 8 points, well, yes, 8 points." You all know why, right? I vowed to make these people pay, and that little rascal in Denver had already paid a little price, but it wasn't enough, the new emperor of Cleveland, he was also the one who started it. ”
Mirisic clasped his head in his hands and said nothing.
"Also, although I don't like Pierce's big mouth, his righteousness is very much to my liking." Hua Ben went on to say that he was under media fire last month because of the locker room issue, and few people came out to speak for him, but Pierce, AI, and Yao Ming spoke up for him.
Dumas nodded expressionlessly, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face, he patted Huaben on the shoulder and said, "It's your own choice, I just want to say, fuck him bitch!" ”
He shook his head, as if remembering something, and then sneered: "The alliance has never been fair to us, and now you want us to play for the tiger?" How can it be! The Detroit people have rebellious blood in their veins forever, and when the League asked us to let go of the bull led by Michael, Isaiah responded like this, fuck it, either step over our corpses or drag the corpses back! ”
Warben stood up, clapped his palms fiercely, and shouted in cooperation with Dumas, "Just like Joe said, fuck it, either step over our corpses or drag them back!" Slash Cleveland, use this game to sharpen our knives and use the fastest knife to chop off all hands that want to plunder the championship! ”
"Follow me!" After Hua Ben finished speaking, he took the lead and ran outside the locker room. This is where he is different from other team bosses who are the last to play, and in the Pistons locker room, the first to rush out is always Huaben.
If the captain doesn't charge ahead, how can he expect his teammates to be fearless of death?!
Amid DJ's roar with all his might, the Pistons players rushed out of the tunnel like hungry wolves. Eva and Olajuwon both came to the scene to watch the game, and when Huaben came out, Da Meng, who had been in the NBA for nearly 20 years, intuitively felt that something was wrong: "This game is watching, I haven't seen such a murderous team for a long time!" ”
Silas was also looking at the Pistons players expectantly, seeing that these people were expressionless, he was still muttering in his heart: "These Detroit guys are so good at acting, I don't know that I thought they were going to play the playoffs." ”
This guy doesn't know yet, and the Playoffs won't show such an attitude.
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