November 29th.

Li Lei went abroad, met Battle, and beat Battle's Raptors team with his teammates.

Carter was injured and out of shape, and the Raptors turned into a Bugs.

Bosh Jr. couldn't take any advantage in the duel with Odom and was blown up.

Li Lei punched in the third quarter again and scored 18 points.

Su Qun, as a reporter accompanying the team, was anxious.

A personal record of 20 points, just one goal short, just no chance.

The opponent is always too weak, and the three knots are disarmed.

Su Qun still remembers one thing, Morey told reporters in the summer league: A person like Li Lei who can only shoot three-pointers can never score 20 points like James and Wade.

Su Qun was still waiting to slap Morey in the face.

One day later, the November tournament was over.

The Heat went 0-6 and then went on to run a 9-2 record.

With an overall record of 9 wins and 8 losses, the Heat finished in the top eight as they wished.

This month's Eastern and Western Player of the Month was also announced.

Byron Davis averaged 24.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game for his Hornets 11-6 and was named the best player in the East.

Peja Stojakovic averaged 23.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for his Kings 12-4 and was named the best player in the West.

In addition, the results of the first month of the rookie in 2003 were also on display.

James had 17.5 points, 7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.2 steals.

Milicic had 0.4 rebounds, 0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks.

Anthony had 17.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals.

Bosh had 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.

Wade had 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals.

Carman had 5.2 points and 4.4 rebounds.

Hinrich had 6.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists.

TJ Ford had 6.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists.

……

Li Lei had 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.8 steals and 2.1 blocks.

James and Anthony won the Eastern and Western Rookie of the Month awards, respectively.

……

In the first game of December, the Heat went to Detroit, the "Motor City", to play the Pistons.

This is the second time the two teams have collided this season.

Last time, the Heat lost without any suspense.

The Pistons are still strong this season, currently 13-6, ranking third in the East, behind the Pacers and Hornets.

After arriving in Detroit, Li Lei took the initiative to meet with Darko Milicic.

Otherwise, when this guy asks himself, I'm afraid that he will wait until the flowers are gone.

The two walked down the streets of downtown Detroit, which was already in decay.

With the rise of Japanese car companies, the competitiveness of Detroit's three major auto giants, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, has decreased, and the city is in great trouble.

There has been a massive loss of population, many streets are empty, and houses are dilapidated and uninhabited for a long time.

"Stone!"

Milicic actually took the initiative to speak.

"What should I do if Larry Brown doesn't let me play, even if it's garbage time, and doesn't give me a chance?"

He looked distressed.

Li Lei didn't know what to say.

Larry Brown, the whole league knows he doesn't like rookies.

What's more, the Pistons already have a complete system, Big Ben, Prince, Billups, and Hamilton occupy an important tactical position, and it is impossible for newcomers to squeeze them down.

But garbage time is not allowed to play, which is too much.

Li Lei asked, "Have you tried to communicate with him?" ”

"Hmm."

Milicic nodded.

can make Milicic, a stuffy gourd, take the initiative to find someone to communicate, which shows how depressed he is.

Li Lei asked: "What did he say?" ”

"He said I'm young and not good enough to fit in the NBA," Milicic said. ”

Milicic is indeed young, the youngest rookie of the '03 generation, half a year younger than James.

But even so, it won't be a waste of time.

You just let him watch from the sidelines, and he can grow?

Li Lei couldn't understand Larry Brown's brain circuit, and he actually pressed the big year of the draft on the bench, and didn't give garbage time.

"You ......"

Li Lei didn't even know how to comfort Milicic.

Because even if Li Lei encounters such a situation himself, he is helpless.

"No matter what, you have to keep training and keep growing. As long as you're good enough, there's always a day to get ahead. ”

Li Lei stubbornly explained.

Milicic nodded, then fell silent for a long time.

8 p.m.

Auburn Hills Palace.

Both sides started the game.

Heat: Cato, Odom, Butler, Jones, Wade.

Pistons:

Centre-forward: Memet Oku.

Power forward: Ben Wallace.

Small forward: "The Little Prince" Tyshawn Prince.

Shooting guard: "The Mask Man" Richard Hamilton.

Defender: Chauncey Billups "Big Heart".

With Shield center Elden Campbell out injured and sidelined, Oku stepped on as the starting center.

Coupled with the Heat's recent impressive record, Coach Dafan is confident and ready to steal a win from Detroit.

Jump ball.

Cato pressed Big Ben to turn the ball back into his own half.

Wade accelerated when he got the ball, and he wanted to hit the Pistons by surprise.

Billups immediately pestered.

After some entanglement, the Pistons have retreated into place, set up a position, and invite you into the urn.

Wade's attempt failed, and he had to move forward slowly.

When it came to the frontcourt, Wade was going to break through, but he couldn't get rid of Billups' marking.

Not only does Billups play both offense and defense, but he also has no obvious weaknesses on the defensive end.

Stature, strength, speed, skill, experience...... There is no shortage of 191cm and 92kg Billups.

Seeing this, Odom brought it up to Wade to block it.

Wade took the opportunity to get rid of Billups and accelerate the breakthrough.

But he had just started, and Big Ben was already standing in front of him.

Wade was caught off guard and crashed into it, like he had hit a stone wall.

He was embarrassed to defend the ball.

Unexpectedly, Billups chased after him from behind, reached out, and stealed.

Billups made his own fast break, and Wade chased desperately, trying to make up for it.

Unfazed, Billups watched and listened in all directions on the fast break, jammed Wade with a solid back, and then slotted the ball to the side.

Keeping up with Prince, he catches the ball and dunks.

Bang!

2：0。

In one round, Wade was brutalized by Billups, and he had all the strength but couldn't use it.

And Billups didn't care, just high-fived Prince, and calmly returned to the defense.

Li Lei watched silently and had to applaud Billups' heart.

Of course, it's not innate.

As a flower show in '97, Billups had a high starting point. But he got off to a bad start, changed four teams in five years, was regarded as a problem player by the whole league, had a cancer in the locker room, and had almost no ball to play at one point.

It is this kind of ups and downs that sublimates Billups's heart, and the big heart comes from this.

Later, Joe Dumas saw Billups as the next smiling assassin and trained him with all his might.

That's when there was a newborn Billups.

The Heat attack again.

Wade still couldn't get rid of Billups and passed the ball to Butler.

Butler took advantage of his body and forced Hamilton.

But Big Ben's help was quick, and Butler was forced to rush into action.

Bang dang!

The ball didn't go in, grabbed the rebound.

Oku and Cato were entangled under the basket, Oku was a lap smaller than Cato, but he was not afraid of confrontation at all, and the two elbows were thrown together, and neither of them benefited.

This is the big man produced by the Pistons, and the defense is known for being tough.

Odom took advantage of the fisherman, grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and made a second shot.

Syllable!

It's Big Ben again.

Big Ben rushed over, like playing volleyball, and slapped the ball away.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

The Auburn Hills palace boiled directly.

Ben Wallace, the spiritual leader of the Pistons.

If the Pistons are an iron-blooded army, Big Ben is iron-blooded.

One lost the draft, but counterattacked into a second team, a first defense, the best defensive player, an All-Star starting center, a block king, and a rebounding king.

The strongest draft loss in history.