You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 927 The most humiliating battle in Knicks history

Chapter 929 The most humiliating battle in Knicks history

Outside of media day, it's hard to find news at the Pistons' preseason training camp.

Because apart from training, the whole team gathers in nightclubs to have parties at night, even if there is a little pornography incident, what happened in front of their own house can't be spread.

The peaceful days passed quickly, and the preseason game came in a blink of an eye.

In this year's preseason, the NBA specially invited the Bayi team, the runner-up of the Chinese CBA League, to come to Detroit to play against the defending champion Pistons.

Due to the astonishing gap in strength between the two sides, the symbolic significance of this game is greater than the training significance.

Due to the existence of Dor.Mo, most Chinese basketball fans will pay attention to the NBA and the Pistons. Wang Zhizhi and Yao Huang have entered the NBA successively, which makes basketball fans yearn for this mysterious but powerful league.

In tonight's battle, under the tacit understanding of the two sides, the Pistons finally defeated Bayi by 28 points.

On Bayi, the best performer was God of War Liu Yudong. When the defensive intensity was not high, he relied on a straight-arm jumper to amaze the Pistons fans. He scored 32 points on the defending champion, and his shooting percentage reached 60%. .

"Maybe the Pistons can try to give this Chinese player a ten-day short contract," Lambiel said.

Pistons fans also expressed their expectations for this matter, but this is just a good expectation. The Pistons have never been interested in Liu Yudong from the beginning to the end.

Only 28 points in the victory over Bayi once made people doubt the strength of the Pistons, but in the next six games, they showed their true colors, and their stable ability to beat opponents by 41 points per game proved that their strength is still strong.

2002/10/30

The opening game of the 2002-2003 NBA regular season started at Madison Garden in New York, with the Knicks and the Pistons fighting.

After a year, Penny landed in the garden again, but the teammates around him have changed.

Pippen, Dikembe Mutombo, and Steve Smith are all gone, replaced by Elton Brand, who has grown into a shot-blocking king and was abandoned by Chicago's No. [-] pick.

The 31-year-old Hardaway returned to the court. No one knows how much he has recovered. In seven preseason games, he averaged 21+5+5 per game, and his performance was quite satisfactory.

Only Penny knew how well he had recovered, and much of that was due to the man standing across from them.

If Mo Mengchen hadn't operated on him personally and made a recovery plan himself, Penny believed that he would not have recovered so quickly. They are not only old enemies in the east, but also friends in private.

He started the season with a brand new Knicks team, and the goal is still to hit the Pistons' throne.

They have dominated the league for four years. No team has dominated the league since 70 years ago. Every team wants to be the black hand of the suspect dynasty.

Greetings at the opening, warm-up before the game, the starters of both sides appeared one by one.

I thought it was a battle of the century, but after the game started, the aggressiveness shown by the Pistons, as well as the tactical literacy and the intensity of both offense and defense were beyond the opponent's imagination.

"A few years ago, we were always proud that the Knicks had the best defense in the league."

"But now, the Pistons are the team with the best defensive quality. Look at our players, they seem to be defended so that they don't know how to play!"

High-intensity defense carried through the first quarter of the game.

If it's just that, that's all. The ultimate performance on the defensive end is even more terrifying on the offensive end.

In the most typical round, the Pistons transferred the ball seven times in 18 seconds, and finally Michael Reid made a three-pointer from the outside. The penny who defended him lost his defensive target in those seven transfers.

"You have to be in awe of the Pistons, they played the most beautiful basketball game!"

"From running and bombing to Princeton, the Pistons are never satisfied as champions, they dare to change and are not afraid of failure."

"For other teams, the worst news is this-the Pistons that dominate the league are stronger than last season!"

In the first quarter, the Pistons' defense allowed the Knicks to score only 19 points, but through Princeton and Lightning's counterattack, they scored 40 points on the offensive end.

Leading the Knicks by 21 points in the first quarter.

In such a state, it turned out to be the first game of the season?
"Aren't these people on vacation? Why is there such a state at the beginning of the season?"

"What I'm most afraid of is that the Pistons are not at their best yet."

"Don't worry, their second team is about to play, we keep pennies, and we can take the opportunity to chase some points."

Indeed, as the fans said, the Pistons' second team came up, and Van Gundy left Penny and Brand, but his desire to chase points did not come true.

The Pistons' second team is Watson, Redd, Gerrard, Randolph and Magloire.

These five guys don't play Princeton, they play run and gun.

This is also the most unique point in the Pistons game. There are about seven or eight of them who can play Princeton, but ten of them can play R&H. The system can be switched freely, and opponents often collapse because they cannot adapt to the system of switching back and forth.

There are also problems with doing so. The system changes too quickly, and players will make a lot of mistakes because they cannot keep up with the changes.

Because of this last season, the Pistons made frequent mistakes, with an average of 20 turnovers per game in one season, but judging from the opening game of the new season, more than a year of running-in has allowed them to adapt to new changes. Just about to start to feel the pain of multiple systems.

Penny's injury had an impact. Mo Mengchen's surgery and recovery plan helped him recover 90% of his combat strength. This was his first game in more than a year. He was looking for form, but he met the tiger-wolf-like Pistons.

The Pistons in the second team are still brutal.

Watson increased confrontation through the offseason, no longer like last season because he couldn't stand the confrontation and made repeated mistakes, and began to reproduce the style of UCLA period.

Reed's shooting skills are still superb. Last season's Sixth Man of the Year went a step further this season, rushing to the frontcourt in turn to release three-point arrows, and the shots were difficult to parry in the end.

Gerrard's help defense and supplementary defense are a natural match with Magloire.

In other words, Gerrard's defense is a natural match for any defender. Except for single defense, his defense in other aspects is at an elite level. Together with Magloire, he has set up a defensive system for the second team.

As for Randolph, he is the one-on-one player of the second team. If the tactics can't be played out, the ball will be handed over to him.

There are too many people who can play, rich lineup changes, and the main players of the Pistons sit on the sidelines with peace of mind.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Knicks only recovered 3 points.

37 is better than 55
Such a game makes people dare not have expectations for the Knicks' prospects.

Hill returned to the game first, replacing Watson and Gerrard. The half-main and half-substitute lineup continued to run and bomb, and the Pistons' offensive firepower was greatly enhanced.

Hardaway deliberately challenged Hill to one-on-one, changed directions, switched rhythms, and finally pulled up and shot.

39 is better than 55
His scoring ability is still very strong, but the Lone Lion is still no match for the pack of dogs, let alone a penny against the star-studded Knicks?
"Grant Hill, if you have the ability, you can fight against Penny!"

The fans in the front row interfered with Hill who called for tactics.

"Mom, don't be cowardly." During the suspension, Mo Mengchen could only cheer for Hill in this way.

Hearing such a request, Hill really couldn't refuse, his heart was so soft.

Wave your palm to let people spread out.

Devil Mountain lowered its center of gravity, slowed down its rhythm, and whispered: "I heard that your injury is just right."

"You!" Before the word "dream" could be uttered, Devil Mountain took a step at an amazing speed. You can see how fast Hill is by looking at Penny's eyes in slow motion.

Penny defended with all his strength, but he was not good at defending. When he was young, he relied on speed and physical fitness to bully others. Now he is 31 years old and has just come back.

The defense collapsed in an instant, and Devil Mountain started to enter the penalty area. Brand was only 201 cm tall, but his 228 cm wingspan made him very intimidating in the penalty area.

It's a pity that what he encountered was Duke Devil Mountain who started at full speed.Even if he knows the truth that the enemy is invincible, this kind of momentum is no longer something he can resist.

The last No. [-] pick in the NBA in the [-]th century leaped into the air and tried to interfere, but the result was nothing more than adding a background to the breakthrough dunk that was about to land on today's top five balls.

boom! !

Hill scored a dunk right in front of Brand.

"One against two counts as a one-on-one match?" Hill looked at the fans in the row in front of him, and walked away.

Penny can find Mo Mengchen to fight back on the offensive end, and Brand also has the offensive ability to average 20 points per game, but the Pistons have too many sharp knives that can score.

Hill is an unsolvable point for the Knicks, and Reid is the same. Magloire and Randolph team up, not to mention suppressing Camby and Brand. .

However, there are Ginobili, Rasheed, Jerome, Curry and Gerrard sitting on the Pistons court.

The number of stars, the depth of the bench lineup, athletic ability, talent, potential, tactical literacy, pressure on both ends of the offense and defense.

The world doesn't know how strong the Pistons are now, but after this battle, the blood and tears shed by the Knicks at home will make the media who are keen on scandals and gossip react.

It seems that the Pistons, who just won four consecutive championships, are stronger in the new season than in any previous season?

The Pistons and the Knicks are mortal enemies. There is nothing to say between mortal enemies. If you can win by 60 points, you will never win by 58 points.

In the opening game of the away game, the Pistons were fully fired and scored 136 points that shocked the league.

The Knicks playing at home, the New Yorkers who had high expectations for this season, watched helplessly as the team was slaughtered by 52 points.

At the end of the game, the smell of blood filled the air, almost dyeing the championship flag and retired jerseys above Madison Garden Arena red.

"There is no doubt!" The Knicks' home commentator said through gritted teeth, "This is the most humiliating battle in the history of the Knicks!"

Note: Mo Mengchen was suspended for four games for kicking Bowen, and Curry was suspended for seven games for boxing Divac.

(End of this chapter)