I am the Warden Chapter 32: Auburn Hills...Rose Garden Prison Riot!
The fourth quarter began with the Trail Blazers attacking first.
Liu Xiu received the serve... and was somewhat surprised when he advanced close to the opponent's three-point line before encountering Hamilton's close defense.
Just before the intermission, on the last attack, Billups was pressing in the half court. If it was Hamilton, who is a physical freak, shouldn't he be defended more tightly and tried to steal the ball?
Liu Xiu passed the ball to Xiao Feishu and ran inside.
The Trail Blazers launched an attack, opening up space, Rasheed Wallace went to the right sideline, Liu Xiu cut in from the middle, Randolph was on the left side of the three-second zone, and Reuben Patterson was on the left mid-range, ready to move to the high post at any time.
The little flying squirrel was very satisfied with this treatment.
Putting aside all the grudges, he is now the most handsome guy on the field!
Facing Billups' tight defense, the little flying squirrel didn't consider anything else and only had the basket in his eyes!
He started to show off right from the start. His fake breakthrough turned into a real breakthrough. He suddenly jumped up one step inside the free throw line and threw the ball...and it went in!
There was loud cheering !
It has been a long time since we have seen such a flying squirrel. Last season, the flying squirrel was plagued by injuries and performed poorly. This year's preseason performance was not good either. People thought they would never see such a free and unrestrained flying squirrel again.
I didn’t expect that the Little Flying Squirrel would open low and end high tonight!
Just shooting! Playmaking? No! Not even a thought!
Unlike the beginning of the game when he was assigned more tasks, the Flying Squirrel now only has two things to do on the offensive end - to receive the ball at his best three-point shooting point when he doesn't have the ball; and to put the damn ball into the basket when he has the ball.
With his current playing style and his ability, it is difficult for him to organize the offense and score at the same time, unless he is in great form.
But he is only responsible for scoring, and all his teammates' efforts are to help him score, and he can do it!
And he is in better and better shape tonight. Now even the Pistons can't stop him!
57 to 56, the Trail Blazers overtook the Pistons by 1 point!
When the Pistons attacked, Billups pushed forward to the frontcourt at high speed and dribbled the ball outside the three-point line.
The fans at the scene immediately started booing. Billups played for a very long time tonight, and it would be really annoying for non-Pistons fans to watch.
Suddenly, Billups received the ball, jumped, and shot a three-pointer...
Billups wanted to catch the opponent off guard, but!
Liu Xiu rushed forward immediately, and Billups received the ball and jumped, but it failed to achieve the effect of a surprise attack. His jump was affected by the confrontation, and his shooting force was also affected, and he missed the three-pointer!
This ball was obviously a whirlwind shot made by Billups on his own initiative. The Pistons' inside players didn't react in time. The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced back toward the top arc. The ball flew over Ben Wallace's head quickly. When Ben Wallace reacted and reached out, Liu Xiu had already grabbed the ball in one step inside the top arc... Billups had never expected Liu Xiu's concentration to be so high! After so many rounds of time pressure, Liu Xiu was still able to react in the first time!
The little flying squirrel reacts extremely quickly, starts quickly and fights back!
Liu Xiu passed the ball at the right time, and the Little Flying Squirrel received the ball when he was close to the three-point line. Billups tried to retreat, but when he rushed back to his own top arc, the Little Flying Squirrel had already completed a series of actions, including receiving the ball, taking a step, jumping and shooting a three-pointer...
In!
60 to 56, the Trail Blazers lead the Pistons by 4 points!
This ball completely ignited the confidence of the Trail Blazers!
After scoring the goal, the little flying squirrel ran back to the backcourt like crazy, and celebrated by high-fiving or chest-bumping with Liu Xiu, Reuben Patterson, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace one by one.
At this moment, from Xiao Feishu to Liu Xiu to Randolph to Reuben Patterson... no one cared about their off-court relationships. They all had only one thought in mind - to defeat the opponent and win the opening game!
When the Pistons attacked, Billups encountered Liu Xiu's close defense when he advanced to the three-point line.
Although his defensive ability is not good, Liu Xiu is really good in terms of awareness. He knows that if the opponent's touch starts to cool, he has to defend harder and harder and not give the opponent a chance to regain his game feeling.
But to Liu Xiu's surprise, Billups seemed very impatient!
Not only that, Hamilton is also very impatient!
Liu Xiu heard Hamilton calling for the ball from behind!
Billups wanted to pass the ball, but as soon as he grabbed the ball, Liu Xiu got closer.
In an era where defense is possible, confrontation has been taken to the extreme. In the final quarter, Liu Xiu is not afraid of being called for a foul... and if he is called for a foul, then it is called.
Unexpectedly, this actually blocked Billups from catching the ball. Just as Billups grabbed the ball and was about to pass it, he was stuck by Liu Xiu. He subconsciously leaned over, held the ball with both hands and placed it on the right side of his waist to protect it!
The Trail Blazers players are now highly excited and react very quickly. They immediately adjusted their positions when they saw this.
Randolph crouches under the basket.
Rasheed Wallace and Reuben Patterson moved to both sides of the free throw line, ready to cover the wings at any time, or even directly steal the ball if it was passed to the wings.
The little flying squirrel quickly jumped to the top arc and sandwiched Billups together with Liu Xiu!
Billups couldn't move or dribble. As for passing the ball, the Trail Blazers' defense was not bad, it was definitely first-class defense. He could only choose to force a shot... "Snap"... the little flying squirrel caught the ball!
Billups reacted quickly and hugged Liu Xiu directly. The ball was knocked away by the Flying Squirrel and was in a state of no one in control. The referee blew the whistle and confirmed that it was not a foul. The Trail Blazers had the ball in the backcourt.
Billups made the right call for the tactical foul, but he looked frustrated when he retreated.
The little flying squirrel went out of bounds to wait for the serve. Liu Xiu was the one who received the serve. While waiting, he asked, "They seem to be panicking?"
Finally speaking! The little flying squirrel is feeling resentful...
"Healing value +99, from Damon Stoudemire."
The increase in healing value scared Liu Xiu!
However, the ice was broken, and the little flying squirrel immediately regained his composure and responded: "Of course, if we score one more goal, we can defeat them!"
The matter-of-fact tone made Liu Xiu a little confused. This was the Pistons' Big Five, the king of civilian basketball, the light of leadership, the strongest point guard in the forum... Chauncey Billups!
"Is it because I haven't won a championship yet and I don't have that kind of confidence and composure yet?"
The referee blew the whistle and passed the ball to the Flying Squirrel, who passed it to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu immediately regained his focus the moment the whistle blew and moved forward with the ball.
Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Xiao Feishu, then cut in from the middle.
The Flying Squirrel is now like a fish in water. He is very suitable for playing like this, which naturally puts huge pressure on the Pistons.
When Liu Xiu cut in, he clearly felt that the Pistons were different from before - impatient!
Liu Xiu now believes what the little flying squirrel said - score another goal and defeat the Pistons!
The Flying Squirrel played against Billups from outside the three-point line. In terms of scoring methods, the Flying Squirrel is really comprehensive. He can shoot from every position from outside the three-point line to the basket.
The Flying Squirrel made a feint, Billups pressed forward, and the Flying Squirrel took the opportunity to break through!
You can imagine how nervous Billups was after he fell for such a simple fake move.
This is a microcosm of the Pistons!
Before the Flying Squirrel could even get to the free throw line, Ben Wallace rushed over in a hurry.
Pass the ball?
No!
The flying mouse's passing button is broken, so he comes up to score!
The moment he saw Ben Wallace pressing towards him, he made a decision. He pressed his fingertips on the bouncing ball and dodged to the left...he made a ground pass and dribbled past the opponent!
A beautiful one-on-two fight!
Maybe he was too impulsive, but if the Flying Squirrel was definitely not going to pass the ball, then there was nothing wrong with Ben Wallace rushing to help defend.
As a European center, Reblasha under the basket naturally has a strong sense of defensive coordination. When the defensive core Ben Wallace moves, he moves with him and cooperates in defense.
This time, when the little flying squirrel broke through, he attracted the double-team of three people... and threw the ball away!
Liu Xiu!
Liu Xiu got behind Rebrasha and jumped, then lifted the ball in the air... Hamilton, who was chasing him, became anxious and pushed on the back of Liu Xiu who was jumping, and Liu Xiu was immediately knocked over.
But he was a beat too slow and failed to stop Liu Xiu from dribbling the ball. Liu Xiu and the Flying Squirrel completed the connection and made an alley-oop layup!
The referee blew the whistle, Liu Xiu's goal was valid, and a penalty was added!
Liu Xiu, who was knocked to the ground, was fine. He slapped the floor and jumped up with a somersault amid the cheers of the fans, which made the fans exclaim again. Both male and female fans were ecstatic - what a great waist!
The little flying squirrel excitedly rushed up and bumped chests with Liu Xiu to celebrate. He was so proud. This time he saw Liu Xiu enter the basket and he wanted to return the favor, otherwise he would not pass the ball and would definitely go for a one-on-three show.
62 to 56, the score difference is 6 points. If Liu Xiu makes the free throw, the score difference will reach 7 points, and it is possible to widen the score difference to 10 points within one round!
The players on the Trail Blazers are either aloof, reserved, or not good at expressing themselves... The little flying squirrel who had a bad season last season and continued to be suppressed in this preseason was completely let go tonight, laughing so evilly and crazily... And then, something happened!
Rebrasha, the Eastern European center, has a bad temper. He just got fooled by the opponent's point guard who was so arrogant... When the little flying squirrel finished celebrating and wanted to run to the outside, Rebrasha hit the little flying squirrel's head with his arm, causing the little flying squirrel to stagger!
At the same time, Liu Xiu, who turned and walked towards the free throw line, saw this scene and immediately got angry. He rushed forward and pushed Rebulasha, knocking him to the ground!
"What's the point of bullying a dwarf? Soft kick the rice!"
Liu Xiu shouted at Rebulasha the famous quote of a certain No. 24 who did not want to reveal his name.
When faced with some rough fouls, Liu Xiu would choose to endure them as long as they were within the range of basketball movements. With his sturdy physique, he is not easily injured in basketball movements, so he can just fight back with basketball movements.
But he couldn't stand Reblasha's actions! No matter if it happened to his teammates or him!
The little flying squirrel was about to get angry when Liu Xiu came to help him. He was very touched. Moreover, this rookie was really strong! Reblaxia, a big center weighing nearly 120 kilograms, was directly overturned! The angle of the push and the direction of the force were simply amazing...
But what does dwarf mean?
There was no time to refute, the conflict began!
Rebrasha was knocked over and immediately got up. While squatting and standing up, he pounced on Liu Xiu... Liu Xiu turned sideways, leaned over, hugged him around the waist... and knocked him down again, this time with a hug and throw!
Billups, Hamilton, Darwin Ham, and Ben Wallace had quickly surrounded him, and the other players from the Trail Blazers also surrounded him immediately. When Rebrax used his arm to butt the flying squirrel's head, the Trail Blazers players had already surrounded him, but they didn't expect that Rebrax would be knocked down by Liu Xiu. Not to mention the first time, the second time Rebrax took the initiative to attack, he was knocked down by Liu Xiu again!
The first time, Rebrasha was just pushed down, but the second time, he was hugged and thrown to the ground. It looked painful!
But this is not important. The conflict has already broken out. The players of the two teams gathered together and started pushing and shoving. After Rebrasha was thrown to the ground, the fight began!
The Pistons led the entire game and held the initiative for a long time.
The Pistons players are ambitious, have goals, and have confidence in themselves.
However, he suffered from the "fallen rat" Damon Stoudemire and the rookie Liu Xiu who "played with his face".
Confidence is hit, ambition looks like a joke... as far as this scene is concerned, that's the mood of the moment.
Now, emotions are erupting!
The Trail Blazers are also holding their breath. After all, they were a player in the 2000 Western Conference Finals and have won 50, 49 and 50 games in the past three seasons respectively...but the other team seems to be using them as a sacrifice.
Although the Trail Blazers have a bad reputation, when it comes to playing basketball, they are not as aggressive as the Pistons. They use some fierce moves and some small moves... but compared with the Pistons' endless intensified confrontations and rough fouls, their basketball can really be considered civilized.
Why did the Trail Blazers play so well in the second half tonight? Wasn't it because they found a way to counterattack despite the Pistons' rough play that made the game more and more exciting?
However, the accumulated negative emotions such as fierce confrontations, rough fouls, etc. are still there. They would have been relieved by time after the game, but would have become the lead to the next rough confrontation when the next match comes.
Now, the irrational actions of the Eastern European center Rebrasha have become the fuse!
The referee had no time to react before Liu Xiu knocked down the opponent's center twice and a fight began.
Liu Xiu, Randolph, and Reuben Patterson, the fighting power of these three is no joke. Even if the Pistons have Ben Wallace, it will be difficult! Randolph alone is enough to give Ben Wallace a hard time.
Although Rasheed Wallace is just pretending to be a bad guy, his fighting ability is not bad.
But the most ferocious one is still Liu Xiu!
There is a reason why his Sanda has started to focus on wrestling in the past two years - punching the opponent may not cause any substantial damage because the opponent is thick-skinned, fat, and has high muscle density, but knocking the opponent down, and knocking him down hard, will at least be very painful!
The staff and coaches of both teams reacted quickly and pinned down most of the players on the bench, but one or two players from both teams still managed to escape and rush onto the court...
In the final scene, the Trail Blazers were 6 vs. 8 and still had the upper hand!
The screams of fans, the wailing and roaring of players, the shouts of referees and coaches... the situation was completely out of control. The security personnel had already entered the court very quickly, but it still took several minutes to separate the people on both sides... The referee blew the whistle frantically as soon as the two sides were separated, and first expelled Liu Xiu, Reblasha, Ben Wallace, Randolph, Reuben Patterson, and Billups from the court.
Then after watching the replay... 3 more players from the Trail Blazers and 5 more players from the Pistons, including the previous 6, a total of 14 players were ejected from the court!
