Chapter 50: The Palace of Auburn Hills
Little Dunleavy didn't save face for his dad at the home of his own team, and scored 42 points crazily, giving Dunleavy Sr. a fatal blow!
Another rookie player of the Pacers, new core Danny Granger, also performed well in this game, scoring 28 points at the "Conseco Arena" and becoming one of the heroes of the team's victory.
Artest, who defended well in the first three games of the Clippers, returned to his hometown today, looking absent-minded, and the whole game was like sleepwalking!
I don't know if the beast feels ashamed of the Pacers, today Artest was blown up by two muskets from the outside of the Pacers on the defensive end, and his poor performance on the defensive end was the biggest reason for the Clippers' loss.
The two brothers have locked the paint area, but the team's outside defense is not effective, and 19 three-pointers were thrown in the whole game, and it was naturally a big rout in the end!
With a score of 108:95, the Clippers ushered in their first loss of the season on the road, and also drew an end to their three-game winning streak.
Ji Guoqiu scored 8 points in this game under Murphy's defense, but had 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
Ji Guoyi was so guarded by Foster that he only got 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the game, shooting 4 of 12 and 1 of 4 three-pointers.
The Clippers lost, the media shouted that it was normal, but don't think that this is the end, the next game is still away, and the day after tomorrow, that is, November 10, 2007, the Clippers will go to Detroit to challenge the Pistons Four in the "Auburn Hills Palace".
The Clippers did not return to Los Angeles after completing the game against the Pacers, and flew directly from Indiana to Detroit to prepare for the game the day after tomorrow.
The Detroit Pistons lost four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace last year, and the team clearly misses Big Ben's 2-2 record in the first four games of the season, which is not like a team that is looking to challenge for a championship.
The Pistons got off to a good start to the game, and the Detroiters intend to flip the small wreck to prove that they are still a team capable of winning championships.
In the pre-game press conference, Dunleavy Sr. believed that although the Pistons lost Ben Wallace, they are still the team that has always won the championship, especially on the opponent's home court, and the Clippers will do their best to win!
Philip Saunders admitted before the game that the absence of Ben Wallace, who had been with the team for six seasons, had a big impact on the team, and it would take them a long time to adjust to the days without Big Ben.
Before the game, the two teams did not smell of gunpowder with each other, and the highlights were not as cool as the last game when the son played Lao Tzu, compared to another Chinese civil war, the Rockets vs Bucks game, the Clippers did not pay much attention to this game.
Like most lottery picks, Space Easy is now being cultivated by his respective teams, and the Bucks have given him a starting spot.
At this time, if the rookie is good, then the playing time will be the same as the real main team, as is the case with the two brothers, who can play more than 30 minutes per game.
However, the table is not good, halfway through the first quarter, the coach will replace him in order to win, and more game time will be divided by the original substitute players, for example, Space Yi.
Space is easy to play half of the first quarter, and then the table is usually unsatisfactory, and the next playing time becomes the second half of the second quarter. The same was true in the second half, in the end, Space Yi's playing time was only more than 20 minutes, which looked like a fake starter.
The coach had communicated with the old cat Mobley beforehand, and he planned to make the latter play the sixth man and put James Posey in the starting line-up. However, the playing time of the two of them will not change much, Posey started to defend the opponent's main second and third positions, and he and Artest formed a backfield that not only has excellent individual defense, but also excellent help defense.
Mobley's athleticism is declining and his height deficit puts him at a disadvantage on the defensive end against many opponents, and playing the sixth man will minimize this problem and will be more conducive to unleashing his attacking ability. The 33-year-old cat is not resistant to this, and at this age he no longer cares whether he starts or not, and the playing time can be guaranteed.
This game is the best test of the Clippers' strength, and the Pistons are still championship contenders without Ben Wallace.
At the beginning of the season, the Four Tigers are getting older, so they will have a period of recovery at the beginning of the season like the Spurs, but this time will not last long, and the Clippers will have to take advantage of the beginning of the season if they want to pluck the hair in the tigers' mouths, so it is a good thing for the Clippers to meet the Pistons at this time.
Dunleavy Sr. announced the starting lineup in the locker room: Cassel, James Posey, Artest, Ji Guoyi, Ji Guoqiu.
The Pistons are already outside for the home team entry ceremony, and they are about to play.
"We are no worse than them, show your self-confidence, I don't care if this game is a victory or a defeat, but I want you to show your best, don't let me see you cowardly, let alone let me see you lazy!"
Dunleavy Sr. didn't demand a win today, but he demanded that the team have to give it their all.
"Auburn Hills Palace" is the famous home of the devils in the NBA, not only experienced the heyday of the "bad boys" led by Isiah Thomas, but also helped the new "bad boys" win the NBA championship in 2003-2004. And on November 19, 2004, a vicious group assault incident made the Auburn Hills Palace Arena famous again.
As soon as the Clippers players came out of the stadium, the long-standing boos from the Pistons fans hit their heads, and the momentum was surprisingly violent, making the two brothers feel like a tsunami was coming.
The two of them have played two away games in a row, and they have never seen fans so hostile to them, and the boos have been so strong before the game has even started!
"Hey, they're booing me!" Artest's face was grim today, different from yesterday's weakness, and today Artai's muscles seemed to be trembling, and he turned to the two of them and said.
Although three years have passed, Pistons fans still remember him, and every time Artest comes to the Obeng Palace Arena, he will be specially welcomed by Pistons.
The Pistons' starting lineup today: Chauncey Billups, Richardson Hamilton, Tyshawn Prince, Anthony McDyce, Rasheed Wallace.
Today, the Pistons' interior combination was the strongest opponent the two brothers faced in the regular season, but many media outlets still thought the brothers were lucky, because Rasheed Wallace had been on a decline since last season.
After all, Roar Tianzun is almost 34 years old, and the other McDice is the same age as Rasheed Wallace, and is a famous talent in the league who has been ruined by injury. In other words, although these two have excellent technical talents, one is old and the other is injured, which is the best stepping stone for the new star.
The boos of the "Palace of Auburn Hills" did not stop after the Clippers players entered, and the two brothers could still hear the Pistons fans invecting Artest until the jump ball, and those who didn't know the atmosphere thought that the two teams were playing in the Finals.
The referee who officiated this game was Crawford, and the league was worried that the general referee could not control the situation on the field, even if Big Ben was no longer there, such a game should be cautious.
Opening jump ball, Ji Guoyi vs Rashid Wallace.
Today, Ji Guosha deliberately asked for the scrum, not because Taylor Swift was watching the live broadcast, but because he wanted to see his own template, and there was still a few successes left.
The American media will not put the two on the template of a superstar, so the best template for Ji Guoqiu is Marcus Camby, and the worst template is Beard Lins. And the best template for Ji Guosha is Rashid Wallace, and the worst template is Wang Zhizhi.
Camby and Roaring Celestial are the best templates for the two of them to be pressed by the Americans, and it is said that most American fans think that this is already a high opinion of them.
Of course, in China, Ji Guoqiu's template is Tim Duncan, and Ji Guoyi's template is Nowitzki, and after this incident reached the United States, the American media and fans laughed at it, and the Chinese fans who insinuated it were just daydreaming!
Many low-self-confident domestic fans weakly say that it would be good if the two brothers could really live up to the two templates listed by the American media.
Ji Guoyi was the first to disagree, although jumping with 34-year-old Rashid Wallace seems to be a bit of a bully to the elderly, but since the other party is standing on the court, it should be expected that he will be surpassed by young people, and someone will always become a stepping stone for others.
When it comes to bounce, Ji's bounce is really a big step ahead of 34-year-old Rashid Wallace, especially in terms of bounce speed, he is better than many black players.
As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Ji Guo jumped up in shame, and his reaction speed could be clearly seen even with the naked eye, and he was much faster than the roaring Tianzun's jumping speed. When Ji reached his highest point, his arm was already a full palm height ahead of Rasheed Wallace, and he took the lead in basketball.
Some fans must be curious, how long is Ji Guoyi's palm?
Since the beginning of this year, the measurement of the length of the palm has been added to the NBA draft, and the two brothers have the same palm size, with a length of 26.11 cm (10.28 inches) and a width of 28.35 cm (11.2 inches), which is definitely a pair of big hands, and the benefits of a pair of big hands are countless.