As last year's Eastern Conference runner-up, the Pistons haven't been in great shape since the start of the season.

Larry Brown seemed to be still immersed in the nightmare of Athens, with Billups and Hamilton missing their shots and the Wallace brothers not having enough impact on the game.

They need an outlet for themselves to explode.

The Bucks are just such opponents.

From the moment the bucks stepped into the palace of Auburn Hills, they felt the malice in the palace.

During the warm-up, Yu Fei saw a Pistons fan pull out a poster that scandalized him, which said, "The NBA doesn't need to be an obstructor."

Seeing this, Yu Fei just thought that in addition to not playing for the American team, his black fans couldn't find any other black spots.

In Yu Fei's opinion, the lethality of this poster is not as lethal as some disgusting black fans who write about him and Paris Hilton's royal uncle on the Internet make him uncomfortable.

Instead, the rest of the Bucks players were taunted and attacked more fiercely.

When Sprewell was shooting, a bunch of Pistons fans shouted, "Old stuff that no one wants, it's not worth renewing!" ”

And when Ray Allen got the ball, they had a new trick: "Delicate boy, Frye wants to trade you!" ”

The Bucks could sense that their opponents were in a grumpy mood.

Not only the fans at the scene, but also the Pistons players also came to the game with bitter hatred.

Hamilton didn't dare to provoke Yu Fei, but he had the courage to bully Ray Allen.

At the end of the first quarter, Ray Allen was elbowed hard by Hamilton on the stomach as he broke through with the ball.

This made him angry and he complained loudly to the referee, but was ignored.

"This is our territory, what are you expecting?" Hamilton scoffed.

Ray Allen didn't do it, it was Sprewell who did it.

Sprewell pushed Hamilton away so hard that players from both sides came together and almost got into a group fight.

Ironically, the person who used to like to cause trouble on the field the most is now the most active person in the fight.

On the Pistons' side, Rashid Wallace hugged Hamilton.

And Yu Fei grabbed Sprewell.

The Pistons want to boil frogs in warm water, after all, the game is still long, they can take their time, and the reason why Yu Fei didn't let Sprewell move rough was because the other party hadn't renewed his contract yet.

Before the contract extension, Sprewell can't make any scandals, otherwise it will be an opportunity to lower the price for the management gang.

However, although Yu Fei persuaded Sprewell, he could also feel that the smell of gunpowder in the game was getting heavier and heavier.

At that time, the score was still very anxious, and Yu Fei decided to quickly establish an advantage.

If the Pistons fall behind by a big score, they should not have the temper to make trouble.

From the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the second quarter, he repeatedly held the ball at the top of the arc, penetrated the bucket formation with his personal ability, or made a high-post jumper, or broke through the point to assist his teammates to shoot three-pointers, or challenged Ben Wallace alone, rushing into the basket to score a dunk.

Yu Fei's dazzling performance reminded Detroiters of their fear of being dominated in the Eastern Conference finals last year.

That's what it looks like!

In last year's Eastern Conference Finals, Yu Fei played like this.

This made the crowd inside the palace even more irritable, and they hurled insults at the Bucks players and mixed in with expletives to motivate the Pistons players.

An unhealthy atmosphere can affect others.

Sprewell was the one affected.

The Pistons fans hated him a lot, and last year's Eastern Conference finals were when he defended Hamilton half-dead, and always rushed to the front when there was a conflict.

Now, they have a valid reason to attack Sprewell.

The Bucks' refusal to give Sprewell a big contract has become a matter of great fuss across the United States.

So, every time Sprewell gets the ball, the boos in the audience get louder, and the front-row fans will make all sorts of taunts about the Bucks not renewing Sprewell's contract.

When Sprewell strikes the iron, he hears, "That's why you're not worth 10 million!" ”

When Sprewell makes a mistake, the ear comes up, "There's no way the Bucks are going to renew their contract with an old piece of waste like you!" ”

Then, when he missed an open chance from Yu Fei's breakaway, the fans' sarcasm drove him crazy.

"Frye Yu doesn't need a piece of waste like you!"

Sprewell's sanity was almost burned out with rage, and he turned his head and scolded the fans in anger, and was immediately whistled for a technical foul.

“！！ ￥￥”

"Look at me!" Yu Fei grabbed Sprewell's shoulder and shook it vigorously, "Don't be affected by them!" Do your own thing! ”

What messed up Sprewell was not the choreography or insults of the away fans, but the things they said pointed to the truth.

Even Sprewell himself admits that he has slipped a lot.

Last season, he averaged 15 points per game, and this season, he is currently averaging only 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

This undoubtedly gives the Bucks' management more confidence to lower the price.

At the same time, for Sprewell, who would rather go home and sleep than have an annual salary of 10 million, the public's attitude has also changed from understanding and support to questioning and ridiculing.

This is a very real public opinion.

Just like Klay Thompson's 2019 Finals injury, wouldn't Warriors fans want to be on their knees and singing praises for his amazing performance like their bosses? But when his performance declines seriously in 2023, the love of the past will also disappear.

Yu Fei temporarily stabilized Sprewell.

Subsequently, he was also a little angry, and the Pistons' various actions were obviously to find them to fight, not to play well.

This made Yu Fei determined to beat the Pistons away from home.

In the second half of the second quarter, Yu Fei made many outside shots, and the shooting rate reached an average level, while the Pistons used too much strength in the confrontation and couldn't find the basket in the positional battle.

There was a lot of shouting and shoving, and there were shovings and shovings on each turn, but the referees ignored the over-the-top gestures, as if they wanted to see how long the players could endure before they got into a fight.

At halftime, 54-39, the Bucks led the Pistons by 15 points on the road.

With the Pistons' offensive ability, the 15-point gap is a distance with no end in sight for them.

Karl sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and in the locker room, he advocated controlling the pace in the second half, "You see, Detroit is a pile of mud right now, we can't let them get their way, play on the court, kill them, and then leave, don't fight!" Don't fight! ”

Although Carl kept saying not to fight, the person he replaced was not like that.

Karl started the second half with Robert Horry and Mason's heir, Udonis Haslem.

Haslem isn't as rude as Mason, but if the Pistons want to do something about him, he's not going to be bullied.

Horry is even more typical of the "if you don't offend me, I'll offend you", and the reason why he is not as infamous as Bruce Bowen is simply because his performance in key moments of the playoffs is too dazzling to make people forget that he is actually a jerk.

From the second half onwards, the Pistons responded almost every time they made a small move.

But not all of them responded.

For example, Ray Allen, he is a person who plays in a muffled voice and does not cause trouble.

This is a dog that blends into the wolf pack, and once the other party finds that you are weak and can be bullied, then they will concentrate their fire on you.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Yu Fei shook the Princes, jumped bravely after a strong basket, and scored a dunk after knocking down Big Ben in the air.

When he landed, Yu Fei ignored the boos of the audience and stepped over Big Ben.

This caused the anger of the whole Pistons, and Big Ben lay on the ground and threw angry punches, although it hit the air, but the contradictions between the two sides have exploded.

"100 to 77." Yu Fei sarcastically reported the current score, "If your strength is half as big as your temper, there will be some fighting in this game." ”

On the other side, Karl was already ready to replace Yu Fei.

But he was still a step too late.

Fifteen seconds later, Yu Fei blocked Billups' layup, the Pistons quickly retreated, and Yu Fei passed the ball from the backcourt to Sprewell in the frontcourt.

Sprewell drew the defense and gave Ray Allen the ball.

However, Ray Allen, who was about to dunk, was knocked to the ground by someone before jumping.

Seeing that it was Big Ben, Sprewell remembered all the things that had happened since the opening, and he was angry, so he stepped forward and grabbed the other party's collar and scolded - this was the last time the Bucks tried to calm the conflict with "gentle means" - tonight's Big Ben was different, not only the disgust for the Bucks, but also the grief of his brother's death, he just wanted to find someone to fight, and since Sprewell sent it to the door, he did it directly.

Big Ben punches Sprewell in the head, which sends the scene straight out of control.

Hamilton ran behind Sprewell with intent, and Horry saw this, and knocked him into the air with all his might, causing him to crash into a billboard on the sideline.

Yu Fei rushed to the front court to pull people away, but he was pushed by a hand from where he didn't know where to go, which made him also angry and involved in the chaos in the front court.

"It's a third world war!"

"Everybody is fighting! The coaches of both sides want to play the role of peacemakers, but their strength is too weak! ”

Mike Brin's recognizable voice rang out fiercely.

No one wants to see this, but if it happens, all the spectators will be entertained except for the person involved.

The scuffle lasted for most of the minute, and it wasn't until the substitutes entered the field that the players who were beating each other were pulled away.

The two sides split into two sides, with Carl and Brown accusing each other of failing to restrain their players, and the brotherhood is now worthless.

Big Ben and Sprewell both had blue noses and swollen faces, Hamilton was uncomfortable after being knocked over, and was carried away on a stretcher, Yu Fei first helped Sprewell beat Big Ben, and then Prince.

The referee was discussing how to punish him, and the brawl seemed to subside, while Sprewell sat on the sidelines, his mind blank and unaware of what was going to happen to him.

Seconds later, the fans in the back row spotted Sprewell and threw a Coke at his head with precision.

With a snap, the glass of Coke exploded on Sprewell's head, and the carbonated drink that poured out made the madman cold, and an indescribable desire for revenge surged from his heart, like a beast that had lost its restraints and rushed towards the pile, no matter who was the perpetrator, he seemed to return to his youth, the madman who could not bear any humiliation, and would break out desperately once he was bullied.

Sprewell choked a fan by the neck, and the malice in the Palace of Auburn Hills erupted like a volcano, and it could no longer be contained.

(End of chapter)