legendary point guard

No one expected that what was meant to be a satire on a reporter would become well-known across the United States.

The Orlando media still remember the playoff scene five years ago, watching Tracy McGrady being knocked down again and again.

Otis Smith was even more worried: "Basketball is not violence. I believe the league will make the most correct decisions and protect the process of the game. We in Orlando condemn those who deliberately guided them. We believe that the Detroit Pistons players have good professional ethics."

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Stan Van Gundy was not at ease. The night before the game, he specifically told Lin Sen to pay more attention during the game.

Although the team is still strong enough without Lin Sen, it is no longer the most competitive one.

This is the same as Detroit missing Billups, but Linson is more important than Billups. Once an accident occurs, this is absolutely unacceptable to Orlando.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful if something goes wrong." Lin Sen started receiving concerned calls one after another with two hours left before meeting the Pistons.

Lin Sen, who was not worried at first, also became a little worried due to the words of concern.

After hanging up the phone with Carolina, Lin Sen watched the game video again.

Without Billups this season, Detroit's offensive mission has become more team-based. Despite Hamilton's transfer, his performance on the court was eye-catching.

His pick-and-roll cooperation with Rasheed Wallace is eye-catching, and it is also the offensive tactic that the Pistons rely on this season.

Hamilton also ran more positions, and his singles play was just like when Washington and Jordan played together.

He averaged 21 points per game for the Pistons this season and was the Pistons' main scoring point in the first two games of the playoffs.

It's just that his personal shooting percentage under the Magic's defense was far lower than in the regular season, but even so, he still scored 44 points in two games.

Linsen will be Hamilton's defender in this game. This will also be a direct dialogue between Linsen and Hamilton.

He had never tried to defend Hamilton before. But Lin Sen knew that as long as he blocked Hamilton's Pistons, he would be surrendering.

The Palace of Auburn Hills. This famous arena in NBA history.

The Palace of Auburn Hills is the only venue among the 30 NBA teams that is far from the city center. It is located in Auburn Hills, a suburb 80 kilometers away from downtown Detroit. This is also the origin of the name of the stadium.

Sitting on the bus and looking at the mountains in the distance, the Palace of Auburn Hills is getting closer and closer.

From time to time, private cars passed by the bus, and there were also fans walking to the Palace of Auburn Hills.

When he saw that it was a magic bus, he even made provocative actions.

Before coming here, Stan Van Gundy emphasized over and over again not to be provoked. At this moment, the whole team looked at the provocative fans as if they couldn't see them.

"Orlando softies! Come and lick my dick!"

"Hey, Orlando guys. You're not taking away the victory!"

"Go back to Orlando!"

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As soon as the team stepped off the bus, they were greeted by overwhelming sounds.

Everyone went straight to the locker room. Most of the people in the home and away team's locker rooms had solemn expressions on their faces.

Naturally, the home team's Pistons didn't want to lose. 0:2 already put a lot of pressure on them. Although they knew the strength gap between the two sides, losing and being swept were two different things.

Especially now that the media is exaggerating, although the Pistons are not the same Pistons as before, the blood of the original Pistons still flows in their bones, and the spiritual backbone of that Pistons can still be found.

So the expressions on their faces were very serious. This game was a must-win for them.

In the visiting team's locker room, Stan Van Gundy scanned the players.

"Remember not to be provoked, everyone pay attention today. I don't want to see anyone get hurt." Stan Van Gundy emphasized, looking at Artest randomly.

Artest was one of the absolute protagonists in the Auburn Hills Palace incident at that time. Although the other protagonist, Ben Wallace, has left Detroit, fans here will still remember Artest.

The coaching staff was also worried about Artest's temper when he arrived in Orlando this season, but it turned out that the coaching staff was overly concerned and Artest's temper was well controlled this season.

He only received three technical fouls, two of which were due to his opponent's relatively large fouls on Lin Sen.

The rest of the time, even if he was fouled, he kept his temper under control.

"Stan, you don't have to look at me. I won't be impulsive. Of course, the prerequisite is that they can't hurt our people, otherwise I won't be polite." Artest looked at Stan Van Gundy and said.

"No matter what, don't be impulsive, we are the O'Brien Cup, they are not, and we cannot ruin our efforts for a season because of conflicts.

Everything is left to the referee. I believe there will be no chaos. I heard that David Stern has also come to Detroit, so don't worry.

Come on for the next game, Wood, you are on the outside tonight and try not to break through." After Stan Van Gundy finished speaking, the staff urged the Magic players to come out.

"I smell a strong smell of gunpowder in this game. I hope that today's game will be wonderful, but nothing else will happen." Hoffman said.

"Yes, leave the victory to basketball, not anything else. David Stern is on the sidelines today. Maybe the worst will not happen. Look at the police tonight." Bill Walton added.

The Magic players came out one after another amid crazy boos. Except for Billups who got a little boo, everyone else got a lot of boos without exception, especially Artest and Lin Sen.

When the Palace of Auburn Hills' signature flames shot out, the atmosphere in the entire arena was suddenly ignited.

"This focused battle is about to begin. Whether Detroit, which is trailing 0:2, can hold on to its home court, and whether Orlando can defeat the Palace of Auburn Hills, everything will be revealed in two and a half hours.

Dwight and Jason jumped the ball, no doubt about it." Bill Walton said as he looked at the court.

Lin Sen easily got the ball from Howard. Lin Sen held the ball without rushing to attack.

Instead, he looked at Rodney Stuckey in front of him. This rookie guard was selected by the Pistons with the 15th overall pick this year. He was originally going to play as a substitute behind Billups.

Then he studied hard with Billups. As a result, Billups went to the Orlando Magic, which forced Flip Saunders to put him as the starting point guard in advance.

This season's statistics are pretty good. He was selected to the All-Rookie First Team by averaging 13 points and 4.2 assists per game.

In this game, Sanders mainly asked Prince to defend Linson. Although Stucky, a rookie, was very strong and improving quickly, Sanders did not dare to try easily.

Facing the rookie Starkey who was staring at him, Lin Sen smiled slightly and dribbled at a fast and slow pace.

With a little bit of dribbling advice, Starkey didn't dare to press forward easily, and retreated little by little while Lin Sen advanced little by little.

"Rookie, you couldn't guard me in the first two games. Do you think you can guard me this time?" Lin Sen said with a smile.

Rodney Starkey did not speak. Instead, he glared at Lin Sen.

Lin Sen raised his right hand high, and his teammates immediately knew what he was thinking.

However, Lin Sen did not choose to break through. Instead, he chose to turn around and play with his back.

Lin Sen placed his back completely against Stucky's body, and Stucky did not expect Lin Sen to attack like this.

If he is afraid of Lin Sen's breakthrough, then he is definitely not afraid of Lin Sen's forced singles.

Because his physical strength is his greatest asset, but in fact he completely underestimated Lin Sen.

The moment Lin Sen pressed against him, he felt Lin Sen's extraordinary strength.

The power was much stronger than he imagined. Starkey gritted his teeth and pressed against Lin Sen.

"Oh, Wood chose to play a post-up game. You must know that rookie Rodney relies on his body the most. And he is also very good at breaking through." Hoffman said while looking at the court.

Facing the rookie Stucky, who was slightly better than him in height and weight, Lin Sen used all his strength to knock him back. At the same time, he slapped the ball hard.

Bang!

Linsen's first impact was completely blocked by Stucky, which made the fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills yell wildly.

Lin Sen's ears seemed to be equipped with automatic blocking and soundproofing equipment, and he completely ignored the fans' provocation.

Stucky tried hard to push against Lin Sen, but Lin Sen's second impact soon came.

Under Lin Sen's two consecutive hits, Stucky took a small step back.

And this small step became the beginning of his defensive collapse, and Lin Sen's third impact followed.

Starkey immediately took a step back, just when Starkey gritted his teeth and wanted to stick to him again.

Lin Sen immediately turned around and accelerated. Seeing Lin Sen's movement, Stucky immediately moved his steps.

However, this was the moment Lin Sen was waiting for. When Stucky moved his steps, Lin Sen swatted the ball with his left hand.

The ball passed through his crotch and reached his right hand. At the same time, he took a big step back with his left foot, and his whole body exited directly outside the three-point line.

Stucky was stunned for a moment, looking at the gap between the two that widened in an instant, and immediately tried to make up for it.

But Linson didn't give him a chance and jumped up from outside the three-point line under Starkey's gaze.

"Wood, Wood, Wood's fake breakthrough after turning his back, Wood's three-pointer, is there a real step back?" Bill Walton stretched his voice and shouted loudly.

The ball jumped high over Stucky's fingers and flew to the basket. Rasheed Wallace and Jason Markhill immediately competed for position inside.

The roaring Tianzun waving his elbows made Howard frightened, but Lin Sen did not give them a chance to rebound.

The ball went into the basket steadily. Lin Sen looked at Stucky in front of him: "Sorry, I scored!"

"Wood hit a three-pointer, the first goal of the game. Wood opened the game for Orlando with a three-pointer. It seems that Wood is feeling hot. I don't know if Detroit can resist!" said Hoffman.

And soon Sanders discovered that Lin Sen did not enter the inside line at all, but kept passing the ball from the outside and looking for opportunities to take action.

This was almost the opposite of the defense he deployed before the game. Six minutes into the first quarter, Sanders called the second timeout. At this time, the Pistons, who were playing at home, were already 12 points behind and looked like they were about to collapse from the start.

Lin Sen scored 14 of the Magic's 20 points by himself, hitting three three-pointers. The Pistons' perimeter defense was almost completely defeated.

"Tyshawn, now you completely take over the task of defending Wood. I don't want to see him continue to perform such an exaggerated performance." Sanders glanced at his players and shouted loudly, "Is your defense for Orlando to see?

?Where is the defensive intensity? Only cowards will be afraid! Show intensity and listen to the shouts of the fans, intensity, intensity!" (To be continued...)