Rashid and the others pouted disdainfully, and Wabben stopped their complaints and continued: "Do you think that old fellow underestimates us? Or is he just flattering us? No, brothers, not flattery, because a coach with nine championship rings does not need to flatter any opponent at all! Is it underestimating us? No, folks, no one thought we qualified for the finals, and the old man had the insight to tell the truth. I say this to tell you, put away the contempt and disdain in your heart, that old man has been preparing for the finals since the beginning of the season, and he has been preparing for a whole season! ”

"What's the use of preparing more? Except for Shaq and Kobe, everyone else is an old man! Besides, we weren't favored back then because we didn't have Rashid, and now it's different. Mirisic said with a big grin, and Rashid raised his head proudly and gave Mirisic an appreciative look, boy, good.

Waben smiled: "Yes, we didn't have Rashid at the time, and I wasn't an MVP, but now it's really different." But do you think you can win a championship by stacking up stars? When did the NBA get this simple?! Huaben's tone began to harden.

"How much did it cost our team to meet Rashid? How many of our friends have left here? Bob. Sula, Rebraca, a lot of people have come, a lot of people have left. We had some people here, some people left, and in the end, we were left behind, and it turned out that we were the best! You think the Lakers are old and underestimate them, yes, we have a lot of young people here, some young people think they are going to win six or seven championships anyway, but you have to look at the harsh reality! The reality is that some people have played for more than ten years and have never even made it to the finals! ”

Waben slowly closed his eyes and said in a tone of body taste: "If you hadn't tried it yourself, you would never have known how exciting the finals were, and now, your fingers are on the edge of the O'Brien Cup, but many years later, you may also be embarrassed to say, 'I think I was only one step away from the championship'." Do you want that?! ”

"No!" Rashid, as the second brother of the team, jumped up and yelled, and the others followed suit. The old coach Brown looked at the performance of the players seriously at the door, and felt a little relieved, with Hua Ben here, his work was much easier, and he had never seen someone who did a better job than Hua Ben before the war.

"Play and tear up the Los Angeles !!"

On TNT's live stream, Barkley and Smith were in full swing analyzing the trend of the finals.

"I'm not saying how strong Los Angeles are, in fact, the Pistons really don't have a big winning percentage. You see, the current Pistons team is full of capable young men, who among them has Finals experience? Not a single one! Let's take another look at the commander of the two armies, Larry. Brown was a famous coach, but the only time he won a championship was in the 1988 NCAA League! On the other hand, Phil. What about Jackson? Although I am very unhappy with this old guy, I have to admit that he is a powerful guy with nine championship head rings. Barkley gushed, only to find Ranbir pouting at him as he spoke, looking down on you.

"Do you want to fight, Bill? What's that damn look on your face? Did you eat shit? "Barkley thinks of whatever he wants, this fat man who once had the classic remark that 'back injury, back injury, knee injury is nothing, as long as the mouth is not injured, it is fine', often uses words to make opponents lose their minds.

But his opponent is Rambir, and if you rank trash talk players in NBA history, there must be two people in the top three, Miller and Ranbill. He glanced at Barkley with disdain, and said in a strange manner, "Mr. Sir, have you been stuffed with shit in your head?" Lindsey. Hunter and Campbell's Finals experience was eaten by you? ”

Smith hurriedly showed his partner the materials prepared by the TV station, Barkley looked at it, and was immediately embarrassed, it clearly showed that two of the Pistons had played in the Finals and won the championship, "Who is Campbell?" And who is Hunter? Will they get a chance to play? Look, they still played in the Finals when they were with the Lakers, and now the Lakers are their opponents! ”

There are many people who agree with Barkley, after all, the Lakers have been regular visitors to the Finals since the 1999-2000 season, while the Pistons are returning to the Finals for the first time in 14 years.

Speaking of the Pistons and the Lakers, there are really a lot of connections in them. Fifteen years ago in the Finals, the Lakers created a glorious 80s Lakers dynasty under the leadership of Magic Johnson. As a result, that year, the Pistons came to the Lakers 4:0, and simply swept the Lakers dynasty at that time in the Finals, and Johnson watched the myth he created shattered in the hands of a group of "bad boys".

The Pistons swept the Lakers in the first year, successfully defended the title in the second year, and if they continue to win the championship in the third year, it will create the first dynasty in Pistons history. But in the third year, Joe led the Bulls to stage a counterattack and taught the Detroiters a hard lesson in the Eastern Conference Finals, and at that time, the head coach of the Bulls was the current head coach of the Lakers, Phil. Jackson.

Coincidentally, when the Pistons swept the Lakers, the Lakers also carried out a dual-core strategy, and the team's two leading big brothers were Magic Johnson and Cobra Worthy, and now Shaq. O'Neal and Kobe. Bryant. However, the relationship between the first two people is iron, and the relationship between the two people in the back is known to everyone on earth to be worse than the relationship between Israel and Palestine.

But the current Lakers also have a unique advantage, not to mention that O'Neal and Kobe's singles ability is stronger than that of the Magic and Cobras in 89 (not the peak, but in 89), they also have Payton and Malone, two giants destined to enter the Hall of Fame.

Looking at the lineup, the Lakers are really not afraid of anyone, provided that these players are united. Throughout the regular season, the squabbles within the Lakers have not stopped. First, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal fought for the position of the boss, and then Payton complained about his reduced playing time, Malone was quiet, but he sat on the bench longer than the previous 19 years combined.

What about the Pistons? Wajburn is the MVP and best defensive player of the season, Rashid is known as the No. 1 forward in the East, Pattin's talent on the offensive end is astounding, Billups is needless to say one of the best five playmaking guards in the league, Hamilton inherited Miller's killer bloodline, and Mirisic's performance in the playoffs has made fans look sideways, many people think that this season's rookie of the season should be awarded to the Serbians, even if they can't, they have to share it with the little emperor. After Huaben's efforts, NBA history has finally deviated, and the 03 golden generation has a dazzling interior line, and Mirisic has been awarded the title of 'future interior ruler'.

So, no one dares to say who will win the championship this season, Barkley and Ranbier are foaming at the mouth for this, Smith temporarily changed positions and inserted between the two, because the two began to slap the table and stare at each other, and the next step was to swing their fists and elbows.

The live broadcast table is lively, and the stadium is not idle.

The NBA is not only the O'Brien Cup, which represents the overall championship, but also the division championship trophy in the East and West. The Lakers' advance to the Finals was done at home, so the Western Conference Championship trophy was awarded after the game. The Pistons were at the Consec Center, and the Eastern Conference championship trophy was awarded at the first home court, according to the rules.

Everything in the world is the first and the second and third are unattended, such as the famous question: What is the world's highest peak? Everyone knows the answer. What about the second highest peak in the world? How many people know? Similarly, fans know that NBA champions will pick up the O'Brien Cup, and who cares about what the trophy for the division championship is called?

In fact, the divisional championship trophies have no name, they are the Eastern Champions Cup and the Western Champions Cup

The Western Champions Cup is a gold-plated basketball inlaid on the base, and the Eastern Champions Cup is a base that supports four pillars.

All Pistons players and team members took the stage and gathered around the center circle to receive the awards. It's also not the same as the Finals, where the O'Brien Cup is hosted by NBA commissioner David Brown. Stern awards the trophy, while the divisional trophy is awarded at the discretion of the team.

Not long ago, the Western Conference Championship was awarded by Magic Johnson, and the Pistons' Eastern Conference Championship was awarded by Joe Johnson. Awarded by Dumas.

I don't know how many people know about Joe. Dumas is a genius, if the prince of logos, West, is the godfather of the Lakers, then Dumas is the well-deserved pope of the Pistons. Dumas spent his career with the Pistons, and it was he who teamed up with the Smiling Assassins to contribute two championships to the Pistons. After retiring, Dumas chose to enter the Pistons' uniform group, and he made outstanding achievements, and now the Pistons' starting five tigers are all selected by him.

Dumas, who was dressed in a crisp suit, was tall and looked good, and he stood in front of the podium and said: "I am here today to thank the fans for their support and secondly to the players behind me. However, we still have a lot to do and we have to keep working on it. Finally, I would like to thank our opponents in the East for playing such a great series with us. These young men behind me have gone through all kinds of trials to win the Eastern Conference championship, and you deserve this trophy."

According to the rules, it was Huaben who went to take the Eastern Conference championship trophy for the Pistons, but he didn't move, but pushed Mirisic up to get the glory.

As Dumas handed the trophy to Milicic, the audience roared with cheers, and the sounds of 'MVP' and 'FMVP' resounded in the sky.

The Lakers players have already played, and they are watching from the sidelines.

"What a bag-scratching." Peyton said sourly, "It's just a division championship, is it so grand?" It's as if they've won the championship. ”

Peyton was qualified to say this, when he and Sean. Camp has also won this kind of trophy, in fact, the Lakers' starters are qualified to say this: Malone won the Western Conference Championship Cup that year, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant won three times in a row, and O'Neal also won it before in the Magic.

", a waste of time." O'Neal said dissatisfied, "Hurry up the game, hurry up and kill them, are the Detroit people afraid?" Enjoying their last supper? ”

In fact, because it was a pre-game award, the ceremony was shortened as much as possible, because the start of the competition could not be delayed.

In the hope of the Lakers looking forward to the stars and the moon, the NBA 2003-04 season Finals finally began.

On the bench, the coaches of both sides made the final arrangement, and the old coach frowned and asked Hua Ben: "Ben, how about you defend Kobe?" "One person can't guard O'Neal, he's going to send three inside players to play, Mirisic and Rashid are watching the Sharks.

Hua Ben instantly understood what the old man meant, he shook his head and said: "Let Tyshawn go and look at Kobe, Tyshawn can definitely surprise us." ”

Hearing this, the old coach nodded, and Prince was happy, since Mirisic is playing better and better, and Huaben has performed well at the small forward position, his starting position has been greatly challenged. Before the game, he was worried that he would not be able to sit in the starting lineup.

In this way, the starting lineup of the Pistons is: small forward Prince, power forward Rashid. Wallace, center Warben, shooting guard Hamilton, playmaking guard Billups.

The Lakers' starting lineup has been going on for a season: center O'Neal, power forward Karl. Malone, small forward George, offensive guard Kobe. Bryant, playmaking guard Gary. Peyton.

After reporting the starting lineup, the list of substitutes for both sides appeared on the big screen above the stadium.

The Pistons bench is: Hunter, Williamson, Campbell, Pattin, Oko, James, Milicic Lakers bench players are: Russell, Fisher, Fox, Medvidenko, Rush, Cook, Wharton Rashid is bouncing around in the midcourt ready to jump the ball, and he is opposite the steady O'Neal. Seeing Tianzun's excited look, O'Neill lazily rolled his eyelids and said, "Hey, Rashid, are you smoking marijuana again?" What's bouncing? ”

Peyton giggled and laughed, "I think this kid is excited, he's wearing a jersey embroidered with a championship trophy for the first time, right?" What a naïve little guy, don't you know that the league has already booked that trophy on the jersey for us? ”

"Maybe he can keep this shirt away and at least have an O'Brien Cup on it." Malone also spoke.

Rashid glared at him and was about to retort, but the referee would not wait for him to finish his personal business before starting the game, and just as Tianzun was about to speak, the orange ball flew into the air.

The ball flew into the air, and O'Neal, who didn't look awake, jumped up like a hungry tiger that preyed on it, and slapped the ball to Peyton. Rashid was dumbfounded, only then did he realize that he had been tricked, and that people were deliberately diverting his attention.

That's the experience!

"Sample, you're jumping again." O'Neal and Peyton laughed.

However, the Lakers players didn't need to be too nervous, because referee Crawford immediately blew the whistle: "Jump ball violation!" ”

"Shit!" This time it was O'Neill's turn to be dumbfounded, and through the replay of the big screen above the court, it was true that the ball was filmed by him before it rose to the highest point.

Rashid served to Billups, bouncing and shouting, "What's wrong with me just jumping?" ”

(To be continued)