The day before the game, the entire Pistons arrived in Miami.

Milicic took the initiative to call Li Lei out for dinner.

The introverted Milicic took the initiative to invite guests to dinner, which is really quite rare, and Li Lei certainly won't miss it.

It's just that during the meal, Li Lei gobbled up, but Milicic was like chewing wax.

It's obvious that he has something on his mind, but he doesn't know how to speak.

Just when Milicic hesitated, Li Lei had already finished eating, wiped his mouth, and said seriously: "You have done a good job!" ”

Milicic raised his head and looked at Li Lei inexplicably.

Li Lei smiled.

Milicic doesn't say it, he understands everything.

What else could it be?

So far in the playoffs, Milicic has played 8 games, averaging 1.8 minutes per game, cutting 0.1 points, 0.4 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 0.1 steals.

If it's a second-round show, this data is fine.

But Milicic is the big year of the draft!

Not to mention James, Anthony, or Li Lei, even the Celtics' second-round pick Perkins got more opportunities than him.

Milicic couldn't feel better.

Li Lei seemed to be feasting just now, but he was actually thinking about how to comfort Milicic.

The first time he saw Milicic, Li Lei knew that Milicic was a sensitive guy.

For such a child, you should be careful when you speak, otherwise you may poke his sensitive points if you are not careful.

"Really, what you've done with the Pistons has been very, very good."

Li Lei affirmed again.

Milicic: "......"

Your comfort is too fake.

Did I do well?

Are you kidding.

Li Lei continued: "You have no problem, there is no problem with the Pistons, the only problem is that you are not suitable for the Pistons. ”

Hearing this, Milicic became serious and listened carefully.

Li Lei smiled: "The Pistons were the Eastern champions of the regular season last year, and they have a complete tactical system, and it is difficult for newcomers to integrate." On the contrary, only that kind of weak team is a paradise for rookies. For example, James's Cavaliers, Anthony's Nuggets, Wade's Heat and Me, Bosh's Raptors...... It will give rookies unlimited opportunities. ”

Milicic nodded, and he agreed.

Li Lei: "Actually, if it were me, if I went to the Pistons, I wouldn't be better than you." So, you've done a great job. ”

Li Lei's sentence is a fool.

He has the confidence that he can go to the Pistons and make it to the normal rotation.

But now it's time to comfort Milicic, and the words have to be said carefully.

Milicic nodded as expected: "Then what should I do?" ”

Li Lei thought for a while, and then said: "If I were in your current situation, the first thing I would do would be to have a good relationship with my teammates. ”

"Second, cherish every minute you play and do your best to do what the coach arranges."

"Third, if you sit on the bench, be a good towel man and cheer for your teammates."

"Fourth, and most importantly. Study hard! Larry Brown is an old-school coach who is stubborn but not bad. The Pistons still have so many good players, Billups' big heart, Hamilton's off-ball running, Prince's defense, Big Ben's tenacity, Rashid's offensive and defensive balance...... There's so much to learn. ”

Milicic nodded earnestly this time: "I see!" ”

After eating, Li Lei settled the bill before Milicic.

This is Miami after all, his turf, and can he still make guests pay?

The two were about to separate, and Li Lei suddenly asked, "I heard that Old Brown likes to scold people very much?" ”

Milicic's face suddenly turned ugly, and it was clear that he had many unfriendly memories.

Li Lei smiled: "Fortunately, he is still willing to scold you, which means that he thinks you can still be saved." If he doesn't look down on you at all, he's afraid he won't bother to scold. ”

Milicic's face still didn't improve.

Li Lei continued to comfort: "In this way, if you really can't stand it, treat him as a collection game." ”

Milicic: "??? ”

Li Lei said: "When you collect 1,000 scolds, you can get the final game reward...... A strong heart that is extremely tenacious and cannot be overwhelmed by anything! ”

Milicic: "......"

He thought Li Lei was joking.

But Li Lei suddenly became serious: "Do you know why I'm so mature?" Because I have received a thousand times as many insults and ridicules as you have before! ”

Milicic was suddenly stunned, he looked at Li Lei, and only said after a long time: "Thank you!" ”

He is not stupid, he knows that Li Lei is teaching him: how to be an optimistic person!

It's something that will benefit you for life!

What seems like a few joking words may be a method of self-comfort that Li Lei has found in countless failures.

……

It was a pre-match hiccup.

After eating, Li Lei went back to the arena and watched the video of the Pistons with the help of Spoelstra.

Looking at it, Li Lei had a thought: This Piston team has no obvious weaknesses.

The two teams met four times in the regular season with a result of 1:3.

The only time he won was when Li Lei beat the Pistons, and that was before Rashid came to the Pistons.

After Rashid came to Detroit, the Pistons conceded an average of just 78.9 points in their first 12 games.

What is the concept?

One team, 48 minutes, didn't score 80 points in front of the Pistons, and every night.

Suffocating defense!

And in the playoffs, the Pistons are even more perverted.

Looking at the matchup between the Pistons and the Pacers, the Pacers' 6-game scoring points are.

The Pacers are averaging only one point per game!

！

This is the Pacers.

No. 1 in the regular season and one of the favorites to win the championship!

Top big man O'Neal Jr. on the inside, Artest on the wing, Reggie Miller Sr. on the outside, and Al Harrington on the bench.

The Heat were swept by the Pacers in the regular season.

Thinking of this, Li Lei's mood suddenly became heavy.

……

May 22nd.

8 p.m.

American Airlines Center Arena.

Appearance ceremony.

The away team comes on first.

Pistons:

Centre: Ben Wallace "Big Ben".

Power forward: "Roaring Celestial" Rasheed Wallace.

Small forward: "The Little Prince" Tyshawn Prince.

Shooting guard: "The Mask Man" Richard Hamilton.

Defender: Chauncey Billups "Big Heart".

Appearance after the Heat:

Cato, Odom, Lei, Jones, Wade.

When the Heat five players played, the American Airlines Center arena erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.

Who would have thought that the team that lost last season would finally be able to reach the stage of the division finals.

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What is especially gratifying to Miami is that the Heat team has Wade and Li Lei, the twin stars, and they led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals in their rookie season.

This is even better than the smash hit Green Army twin stars Pierce and Walker.

In the next ten years, or even the next fifteen years, as long as the twin stars are there, the Heat will have an unlimited future.

Before the start of the game, players from both sides greeted each other.

Prince and Big Ben are expressionless.

Speaking of which, Prince and Li Lei are old rivals, having faced off in the summer league.

But Prince was particularly taciturn, and almost never spoke to Li Lei.

Big Ben is not a person who talks a lot, if you don't take the initiative to tease him, he won't open his mouth at all.

Billups, Hamilton, and Rashid smiled.

Billups also hugged Li Lei warmly: "Rookie, good job!" But it's still a little worse than us, we don't need to grab seven at all! ”

Well, as soon as you come up, you will open your mouth.

This is also a feature of the times.

No matter who you are in this era, spray first and then talk about it, create hostility, and then you can kill it.

Li Lei smiled back: "Then you have to be careful, don't be dragged into the tiebreaker by us, we haven't lost in the tiebreaker." ”

Subsequently, Rashid also exchanged words with Wade: "Rookie, Detroit does not produce airplanes, so we are forbidden to fly under our basket." ”

Wade shook his head: "I'm sorry, this is Miami, not Detroit." ”

The game has not yet begun, and the two sides are already tense.

Didi!

The game begins.

Big Ben relied on excellent bounce and speed to beat Cato and turn the ball back to his own half.

Billups dribbles forward.

When it came to the frontcourt, Wade guarded Billups and forced him to pass.

Hamilton catches the ball.

Defending him is the No. 15 player of the Heat, Li Lei.

Hamilton shook his way and started the breakout.

Li Lei was engrossed, and easily cut off Hamilton's breakthrough line with a sliding step.

Boom!

The two collided with each other, and the sound of muscles colliding was clearly audible.

Hamilton stumbled a little as the rookie was tougher than he expected, and he scrambled to pass the ball in storage.

Li Lei's long arm stretched out, robbed halfway, and directly robbed.

The audience cheered.

Li Lei made contributions at the beginning.

Subsequently, Li Lei passed it to Wade.

But no sooner had Wade received the ball than Billups got entangled.

On the other side, Prince also pestered Odom.

The Pistons effectively froze two of the Heat's engines, directly disrupting the breakout.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the rest of the Pistons quickly retreated and quickly set up a defensive formation in the backcourt.

The Heat were forced to drop ground.

Li Lei made a block for Wade at the top of the arc, and Wade got rid of Billups and entered the paint area.

But Wade had just entered the paint area, and the low-post duo Wallace (Big Ben, Rashid) pounced together, blocking all the shooting space and passing lines in front of Wade.

Wade turned around and was about to pass back to Li Lei at the top of the arc, but found that Prince and Hamilton on both sides of the free throw line had also shrunk.

The four Pistons made Wade dumplings directly.

Prince stretched out his long arm and directly broke Wade's pass.

Hamilton takes the ball and goes on a fast break.

Li Lei chased after him.

Syllable!

When he got to the frontcourt, Li Lei rose into the air and slapped Hamilton's shot on the rebound with a long arm.

Li Lei's chasing nail board hat.

Subsequently, Li Lei pressed Hamilton to collect the rebound and made a long pass to Odom.

Odom plays a fast break.

Rashid pounced on the defense.

Odom flickered in the air, evading Rashid's block with his superior waist and abdominal strength.

However, at this moment, another large hand slapped over.

Big Ben's volleyball hat!

He was in place in time.

Syllable!

Odom's shot was fanned straight out of the line.

Bounds!

In the first round, the two teams played very lively, but when you look at the scoreboard, it is still 0:0.

Li Lei took a breath.

Such a fast-paced back and forth is really unbearable.

The Heat serve.

Odom High Organization.

Li Lei started suddenly, running without the ball.

Prince followed suit.

As soon as Li Lei stepped into the three-point line, his two long arms wrapped around him and kept his body in contact.

Death Coil.

This guy's arm span is longer than Li Lei.

The key is that Li Lei is running without the ball, and Prince is on the fight.

Ruthless enough!

Li Lei exerted a force and shook off Prince's arms.

Then, with the help of Wade's cover, he managed to get rid of Prince.

Odom's pass was timely, and the ball arrived.

As soon as Li Lei received the ball, Billups had already changed his defense and pounced.

Li Lei pulled it up and threw it.

Bang dang!

Didn't go in.

When he made a move, Li Lei felt bad.

The back-to-back run of the previous round, the physical confrontation with Prince just now, and the pressure from Billups...... Together, it affected Li Lei's feel.

Big Ben resisted Cato and struggled to collect the rebound.

Handed over to Billups for a fast attack.

Wade pesters Billups.

Billups doesn't stick to the ball and goes straight to Hamilton.

Hamilton leaned on Prince's cover, accelerated away from Jones, and drove to the basket for a layup.

Bang dang!

The basketball smashes out of the frame.

It's not just the Heat players who are feeling the impact, the Pistons aren't much better.

Odom has returned to the backcourt, protecting the rebound and playing the fast break himself.

As soon as he reached the free-throw line, Rashid had already blocked Odom, who distributed the ball to Jones on one side.

Jones shoots from mid-range.

Bang dang!

Nor did it.

The two teams still played lively in the second leg, but still did not score.

It's still 0:0.

Big Ben took the rebound and handed it to Billups.

Billups takes the ball and finds that the Heat have stepped back.

Instead of organizing a fast attack, he controlled the tempo, signaled his teammates to slow down, and played ball by ball.

When it came to the front, Billups calmly commanded.

Prince started suddenly, crossed the pitch and got rid of Jones with the help of Rashid's cover.

Billups had long seen it and quickly gave the ball.

Prince catches the ball and throws it up.

Jones squeezed through the crowd and came up to interfere, but he was done.

Swish!

Prince hit a long two-point shot to open the scoring for the Pistons.

2：0。

The Heat attack.

Wade didn't dare to cut from the top of the arc this time, but from the side.

But Big Ben's defense is still very fast.

Wade had no chance and could only stuff Cato under the basket.

But Rashid had already stepped back to the basket to plug Big Ben's loophole and prevent Cato.

The Pistons have a complete defensive system, and whenever a teammate has a problem, someone immediately fills it.

It's like a machine, precise and error-free.

It's hard for opponents to find opportunities.

Cato barely took a shot against Rashid, but was interfered with by Big Ben, who was back and pinched, and his shot was missed.

Big Ben held off Cato and Rashid picked up the rebound.

The Pistons attacked again.

The Heat's retreat this time was still very fast.

Billups didn't care at all, steadied his rhythm, and slowly pushed forward while communicating with his teammates and directing them to run.

It was still Prince who crossed the half, but Jones was prepared this time and followed Prince closely.

But just then, Hamilton suddenly kicked in.

Li Lei stepped forward to catch up.

Hamilton took advantage of Prince's cover to receive a pass from Billups.

Li Lei was prepared, squeezed past Prince, and continued to follow Hamilton, not giving the mask man room to shoot.

Hamilton didn't stop the ball and passed straight into the low post.

Rashid catches the ball, without pause, and with a very spiritual turn of his back, he throws the ball into the basket.

Swish!

4：0。

Before you know it, the Heat are behind.

Didi!

Coach Dafan decisively called a timeout.

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