manynovel Chapter 253 Reaching the Top of the Alliance
Chapter 253 Reaching the Top of the Alliance
Chapter 253 Reaching the Top of the Alliance
On June 6, G8 of the finals will start again at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.
Ben, who was expelled in the last game, appeared on the Pistons' roster.
His technical fouls did not accumulate to the standard of suspension, and the league did not impose additional penalties after the game.
Therefore, Big Ben can still play in this game.
After the game started, the Pistons changed their offensive strategy and played hard inside.
In addition to the defensive black hole of Nash, the Mavericks are also weak inside.
Nowitzki's defensive ability is quite satisfactory, not as good as Duncan, Garnett and others.
Although Uncle Mu once won the best defensive player, he is already 38 years old and there is not much fuel in the fuel tank. It is not bad to be able to play at his best for more than ten minutes.
Even if the Mavericks are weak inside defense, it is not easy for the Pistons to make a fuss inside.
Big Ben doesn't have the ability to attack independently, and a typical blue-collar player has little ability to cause damage inside.
Rasheed Wallace's offensive ability is not bad, and he can go back and forth with Nowitzki.
But from time to time, he encounters Li Xuan's defense interference, which disrupts his offensive rhythm, and his offensive efficiency is not ideal.
Seeing that the effect was not good, Larry Brown immediately adjusted his tactics.
I have to say that the old Brown still has two brushes to be selected into the Hall of Fame. After adjusting his tactics, the effect is very good.
In this game, "Mask Man" Hamilton felt hot and hit mid-range jumpers many times against Lagabel's defense.
Seeing this situation, Old Nelson quickly made adjustments, let Li Xuan defend Hamilton, and quickly achieved results, limiting the "Masked Man" from scoring.
When the Pistons fell into a scoring drought, Prince, who played soy sauce in the first two games, stood up.
He succeeded in cutting to the basket many times, and he also had a sight for mid-range jumpers.
Relying on the excellent performance of "Little Prince", the Pistons overtook the score and suppressed the Mavericks.
The fans of the Pistons were extremely crazy when they saw this scene.
They saw the hope of defeating the Mavericks, and believed that the team they supported would equalize the big score, even overtake, and finally win the championship.
The subsequent game was extremely intense and anxious, and the points were not widened, and the two sides entered the decisive moment.
When the game progressed to the last 30 seconds, the Pistons led by 6 points.
The Mavericks requested a timeout to set up the offense.
"Break it all out, create chances for Lee, give him the ball."
Old Nelson's tactic is very simple, that is, to hand the ball to the player with the highest three-point shooting percentage.
The Mavericks players had no objection and nodded their heads to get ready.
The timeout ends, the game continues, and the Mavericks serve the frontcourt sideline.
Nowitzki served the sideline ball, and Nash ran quickly, making the appearance of stepping forward to catch the ball, which was used to confuse the public.
Seeing that the defensive attention of the Pistons was attracted by Nash, Li Xuan immediately started and quickly ran towards the top of the arc from the low area on the right.
Jamison, who was running near the free throw line, immediately set up an off-ball screen to block the chasing players after seeing Li Xuan running past.
Li Xuan ran beyond the three-point line, received a pass from Nowitzki, and immediately jumped sideways, triggering the [Catch and Shooter] effect, glanced at the basket in the air, and threw the ball.
Seeing this situation, Da Ben, who came to make up defense, could only extend his arms as a symbol of interference, and did not rush to block the shot.
He was worried that he would be beaten into three plus one, and his intestines would regret it at that time.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
Seeing this, Larry Brown immediately used the last short timeout to recall the players to arrange offensive tactics.
At this time, with the last 28 seconds left in the game, the Pistons led by 3 points.
At this time, a system prompt sounded in Li Xuan's mind, and the skill [Fatal Strike] was activated.
"I hope it can be used at the last moment."
Li Xuan muttered something in a low voice and walked to the bench.
After a while, the timeout ended and the game continued.
After the timeout, the Mavericks made personnel adjustments, replacing Nash with the energetic Uncle Mu.
The Pistons sent the baseline ball, Billups received the pass smoothly, and dribbled forward without rushing.
Hamilton and Prince were entangled by Li Xuan and Lagabel and failed to escape the opportunity.
Seeing this, Billups looked towards the penalty area, but there was no chance, so he could only press the time and wait until the last moment to attack.
As time passed, the audience watching the game became more and more nervous.
Such a high-quality game can be regarded as the finals.
Back on the court, with little shot clock left, the Pistons went on the offensive.
Big Ben ran out quickly to cover for Hamilton.
With the help of cover, "Masked Man" ran to the middle distance area on the right, received the pass, and jumped directly to shoot.
"how is this possible?!"
The moment Hamilton shot, a long arm suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was very shocked.
Li Xuan was not blocked by Da Ben, but turned around with a spinning top, bypassing Da Ben and quickly pursued him.
Seriously disturbed, Hamilton voted a three-way shot.
The basketball was grabbed by Rasheed Wallace, but the Mavericks got the ball due to a 24-second offensive violation.
At this time, there are about 4 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Mavericks requested a final timeout.
After a while, the timeout ended and the game continued.
The Mavericks sent the frontcourt throw-in, and Nash stood on the sideline for a throw-in.
Li Xuan was frantically double-teamed by Hamilton and Da Ben, and had no chance to catch the ball at all.
Seeing that the time was running out, Nash could only pass the ball to Nowitzki, who was unguarded inside.
The "driver" received the pass, waited a moment, went up to meet the man, made physical contact with Rasheed Wallace, who was defending, and threw the ball out.
"Beep! Pistons player number blocked foul."
For such an obvious foul, the referee had to blow it.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown jumped angrily when he saw this scene.
"Fuck! What's the matter with Rashid, it's fine to just score the German, why do you have to foul!"
He suspected that Rasheed Wallace was an undercover agent sent by the Mavericks.
Seeing the basketball bounce out of the frame, Larry Brown breathed a sigh of relief, it was fine if he didn't score, and the Pistons still took the absolute initiative.
At this time, there were still 1.4 seconds before the end of the game, and the Pistons led by 3 points.
The Pistons fans at the scene were overjoyed and had already celebrated the victory in advance.
They thought the Mavericks couldn't go ahead and the Pistons would win.
When Nowitzki walked to the free throw line, Li Xuan ran forward and whispered something.
"Okay, I see." Nowitzki nodded, approving Li Xuan's suggestion.
Amid the boos of the fans, Nowitzki took the referee's pass, withstood the pressure, and steadily scored the first free throw.
When making the second free throw, Nowitzki took a deep breath, hit the front of the basket accurately, bounced it into his hand, and immediately passed it to the designated position. He trusted Li Xuan very much.
Li Xuan, who was on the move, received the pass, jumped up immediately, faced Hamilton who was jumping up to interfere, activated the [Fatal Blow] active effect, and threw the ball.
The moment the basketball was shot, a buzzer sounded, heralding the end of the game.
The audience held their breath, watching the three-pointer in the air that decided the game.
The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
"Oh my god! Lee beat the Pistons!"
In the live commentary seat, Barkley stood up excitedly and roared loudly.
There was no sound in the auditorium, and some fans covered their faces and cried, unable to accept such a result.
On the field, Li Xuan got up from the floor, raised his hands high, and let the rushing teammates ravage him.
On the other hand, the Pistons players were extremely frustrated.
With a total score of 3 to 0, the Pistons have been sentenced to death. No team in history has completed a reversal.
Watching the players of the Mavericks celebrate the victory, the players of the Pistons felt very bitter and left the game very lonely.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown stared blankly at the front. This result was really unexpected.
He knew that the Pistons were getting farther and farther away from the championship, and the chances were very slim.
Larry Brown came back to his senses, feeling very bitter in his heart, and walked towards the player tunnel in a trance.
He has given up hope for the next game.
In the center of the court, after the Mavericks players celebrated wildly, they shifted the battlefield and quickly returned to the locker room to continue celebrating.
Celebrating in front of others is not good. After all, this is the territory of the Pistons, so it can't be too publicized.
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The next day, the streets and alleys were full of news reports about G3 of the finals.
"The Miracle of Auburn Hills Palace! Li Xuan's lore again!"
"The total score is 3 to 0! The Mavericks won the championship ahead of schedule!"
"Who will win the Finals FMVP? Li Xuan or Nowitzki?!"
"..."
In the vortex of public opinion, the protagonist, the Mavericks, conducted closed training and fought hard for the next game, and did not slack off because of the big lead.
Time flies, and two days later, the Finals G4 continued at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
David Stern came to the scene to watch the game in person, and he had a premonition that this would be the last game of the season.
He also wanted to play a few more games in the finals, but with the state of the Pistons, they couldn't withstand the offense of the Mavericks at all.
Because it was a match point game, the staff of the league also began to prepare for the possible award ceremony.
At the same time, the 11 media representatives participating in the FMVP selection and the old man Bill Russell who presented the trophy also came to the scene.
After the start of the game, as everyone thought, the Pistons were in a very poor state and were unable to enter the state for a long time. Even if there were referees to help, it would not help.
When the game progressed to the second half of the third quarter.
Li Xuan hit a three-pointer from the outside, widening the point difference to 15 points.
At the same time, Li Xuan remembered the system's prompt voice.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating the temporary skill [Buddha Light]."
After Li Xuan heard it, he felt very happy.
"It seems that the FMVP is stable!"
Li Xuan reserved the trophy in advance, and quickly ran back to his defensive area with a happy mood.
In the next round, with the help of Big Ben's cover, Billups' mid-range jumper was interfered and ended with a strike.
The Mavericks protected the rebound and launched an offense.
Li Xuan ran without the ball, received a pass from Nash, faced Prince's defense, and hit a mid-range jumper.
Looking back, the Pistons broke the scoring shortage, and Rasheed Wallace hit the inside and scored 2 points.
Before the Pistons players could breathe a sigh of relief, the Mavericks' offense struck.
Li Xuan was half a meter away from the three-point line, pulled up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
There were sporadic applause in the auditorium, and the Mavericks fans didn't dare to be too public, after all, they were surrounded by Pistons fans.
Seeing this situation, Larry Brown requested a timeout. He knew that it was meaningless to do so, and he performed his duties without hesitation.
After returning from the timeout, the Pistons' offense improved somewhat and they were able to score continuously, but they still couldn't narrow the point difference, mainly because they couldn't prevent the Mavericks' offense.
"Good shot! Li hit a three-pointer against the Pistons. He opened up completely and turned on the killing mode again. No one can guard him!"
As soon as Barkley's words fell, Li Xuan completed the steal, took the lead, stopped outside the three-point line, and hit a chasing three-pointer.
"I think we're ready to present the O'Brien Cup. The Mavericks have already led by 20 points, and the time left for the Pistons is running out." Barkley said in a teasing tone.
In the next few rounds, the Pistons' shooting percentage dropped and they hit iron frequently.
The Mavericks seized the opportunity to further expand the score.
"The Pistons still couldn't find the crosshairs, and the Mavericks launched a fast break...Oh! It's Lee again, hitting a three-pointer again!"
Barkley was extremely excited. In just a few minutes, Li Xuan scored 20 points, widening the point difference to about 30 points.
In this way, with Li Xuan's explosion in the second half of the third quarter, a wave took away the Pistons and established the victory for the Mavericks.
At the end of the third quarter, the score on the big screen was 54 to 82. The Mavericks led by 28 points and entered the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides played for a few minutes before being replaced one after another.
When the five-star Mavericks walked to the bench, they shook hands and hugged each other, and the excitement in their hearts was beyond words.
The five Pistons were quite lonely. They did not expect that after fighting for a season, they got such a result.
Everyone had a dejected look on their faces, and they were very unwilling, and returned to the bench as losers.
Back to the game, the head coaches of both sides did not request a timeout during the garbage time. The game process was very smooth, the time passed quickly, and the game came to an end in a short time.
With the sound of harsh beeps, the finals came to an end.
In the end, the Mavericks beat the Pistons 116-84.
"It's over, it's over! The Mavericks swept the Pistons 4-0 and won the 2003-2004 NBA championship!"
"This is also the first time in the history of the Mavericks to win the championship!"
"Let's congratulate the Mavericks!"
When the ear-piercing buzz sounded throughout the arena, Barkley stood up excitedly and yelled crazily.
On the field, countless colored ribbons fell from the sky.
The Mavericks players celebrated wildly in the center of the field, and some players even cried with joy.
They worked hard for a season and finally achieved their goal.
Not long after, the awards stage was set up, and the Mavericks players put on championship caps and uniforms, and stood in the center of the stage waiting for the awards.
Another team with a championship was born in the league.
(End of this chapter)