Tuesday, October 31, 2000, evening.

Today is the opening match of the 2000-2001 NBA new season, and it is also the opening match that the Pistons will participate in at home after two years of separation.

In the previous preseason, the Pistons represented the NBA to visit major European teams, won all six games, and averaged 30 points per game.

The gap between the world and the NBA is still huge. Although the level of European countries has improved, it is still a world of difference from the NBA.

In this year's opening match, as the defending champion, the Pistons can hold the opening match at home, which means a lot to them.

In the first game of the season, they can witness the fourth championship flag in team history being raised to the roof of Auburn Hill at home.

In the first game of the season, they were able to take over the second championship ring from David Stern.

In order to arrange an opponent of equal strength for them, the league also took great pains to do so.

In the opening game of a strong team, the league usually selects deadly enemies as its opponents in order to attract as much attention as possible.

Before the schedule was announced, most people predicted that the league would allow the Pistons and the Lakers to play the opening game, because the two teams had just fought in the finals, and the new and old hatreds between them would be slightly promoted and the gimmicks were stunt.

But the Pistons have formed too many mortal enemies in recent years. Not to mention the old enemy of the Bulls, the Celtics are also their mortal enemies, the Trail Blazers are also their mortal enemies, and the Knicks are basically about to become their mortal enemies.

Therefore, it is not impossible for the Lakers.

The Bulls were excluded, and the league did not want the second tragedy of slaughtering opponents at the opening match to 70 points.

The Celtics were also excluded. They could not compete with the Pistons without Duncan. If they forced themselves to match each other, they might lead to another tragedy. The Pistons are the NBA version of the Bad Boys Lions League. What they are best at is bullying the weak and treating the weak teams so cruelly.

So, there are actually only a few options left.

Trail Blazers, Knicks or Lakers.

These three teams have the same characteristics, that is, the previous generation had grudges with the Pistons, and then the grudges continued to this generation, and in the past two years it has become a stumbling block on the rise of the Pistons.

They are definitely qualified as stumbling blocks and have jointly dedicated many classic battles to the audience.

The only possible exception is the Philadelphia 76ers, who recruited Duncan in the offseason, making them a world-renowned tycoon.

Iverson Duncan is equal to strong championship competitiveness.

Due to the existence of the 76ers, three championship-level teams appeared in the East, while the West is currently only able to compete with the Lakers.

After thinking about it, the league finally chose the Knicks as the opponent of the Pistons' opening match.

The ties between the Pistons and the Knicks in the 1980s were not formed in the playoffs, and they can also form grudges in the regular season.

The barbaric style of the Bad Kids Legion made them make countless enemies, and Newx, who is in the east, is one of them. At that time, the Knicks had not yet evolved into a New York gangster, and their fighting style was gentle. When they fought with the Pistons, the problem soon arose.

The two sides have experienced violent stadiums many times, and the bonds are getting deeper and deeper. After the Knicks rose in the 1990s, they came to the playoffs with a butcher knife, but happened to encounter the trough of the Pistons. They could only spill their resentment on the Bulls and become the footstone on the road to becoming the king of Bulls.

As for the new era, there is no need to say much about the feud between the Knicks and the Pistons last season.

The comparison between penny and dor.mo is one of the most passionate topics for New Yorkers.

Last season, Mo Mengchen had a squad and MVP, and the momentum was far better than the penny with only one squad. Of course, the New Yorkers were not convinced. Even if they lost the playoffs, they were not convinced. They belittled Dor.mo on major platforms, raised penny, and tried every means to instill in the world that penny was "a better player".

When they met at the opening match, the Knicks had to watch the other party raise the glorious championship flag in front of him.

Although the Knicks are the number one sports city in the United States (the city with the most championships in the four major leagues), the NBA's championships are only two in the 1970s. The Pistons were originally on par with them, but it took only two years to surpass them.

The high bgm was played on the spot, amid everyone's cheers, symbolizing the supreme glory of last season, and since then it has been hung high on the top of Auburn Mountain Palace.

Penns and others were standing opposite the field in their appearance uniforms. Watching the Pistons stand in a row, the President came to them and awarded the championship rings one by one.

"Damn it, it's really shit!"

Marcus Camby was jealous. They had the opportunity to compete for the ring, but they were a little short of last season.

Pipen stood aside indifferently, chewing gum in his mouth, and said in his heart that he didn't want to see the Pistons win the championship, but they did win and make people say nothing.

After an offseason adjustment, the Knicks became more tacit. He thought he still had the power to fight, so they were more competitive than last season.

Only Hardaway knew what he thought. He just kept looking at the opposite side without saying a word.

Stern awarded the championship ring one after another, and the new rookies and liberos who joined the team this year could only watch and could not do anything.

When Stern came to Mo Mengchen, he gave the ring to Mo Mengchen and said, "Still work hard, Mo."

Stern never expected that the bad boys' legion that once gave him a headache has become his help in further pushing the NBA to the world.

Jordan's retirement should have brought the NBA to a low point for a period of time, because to create such a perfect external image, it not only requires the strength of the players, but also has some luck.

Jordan is unique and difficult to replicate.

Although the league has been looking for Jordan's successor, suddenly, Dor.mo and the Pistons emerged after Jordan retired and became the new facade of the league.

Their style of play and their image are simply indistinguishable from each other.

And they are so young that they can be a new facade for the next ten years, so Stern needs this team to stay on the front line.

To the president's encouragement, Mo Mengchen just replied: "Everyone in Detroit will do his duty."

Stern just smiled, said nothing more, and continued to distribute the ring.

In one round, there were only three people without rings. They were rookies and liberos who just joined the team this year. All other players got the rings of Jin Shanshan.

Rashid treated him like a divine object. After the ceremony, he specially brought the ring to the sidelines and handed it over to his family, so that they could take care of him.

The ceremony was over and the fans were happy. The opening match was about to begin.

Because this opening game is very special, many big names came to the scene, the retired mayor, the popular candidate for the next mayor, and also the Pistons' legend Dave Bin, the team boss, shareholders, sponsors, businessmen who have business dealings with Mo Mengchen or have friendship with Mo Mengchen. Even some entrepreneurs who are not incompatible with him came to the scene.

Watching the Pistons' game, having the first row of seats for the Pistons began to become a symbol of Detroit's status. Only by sitting in the first row of Auburn Hills Palace is the most prominent figure in Detroit.

Such a large pomp made many players feel nervous.

"Even if New York and Los Angeles are the case, isn't this the case?" Hill said while warming up.

Mo Mengchen patted the ball gently and did not reply to his words.

Ricky Davis showed various dunks to attract the attention of the scene. As he made three consecutive 360-degree turn dunks in different positions, the cheers on the scene were higher than the other.

The eldest son of the Gaole Company even stood up and applauded and shouted: "Ricky, have another ball!"

Davis is the spokesperson of Gaulle. Hearing this, he asked Ginobili to pass the ball, showing off his free 360 ​​and turned around to catch the ball and dunk.

After Davis finished squeezing, he turned around and saw Mo Mengchenchen's face. He hurriedly said, "Dad, I just want to liven up the atmosphere."

That's what the idiot who almost burst the Auburn Hills Palace said.

"No need to explain," Mo Mengchen said, "If you deduct this in the game, everyone will be very happy."

Davis couldn't understand because everyone was happy with his fancy dunk through the reaction on the spot.

Except dor.mo...

The scene gradually became quiet and the warm-up time was over.

Players from both sides came out one after another, starting the game took off their clothes and prepared to appear.

“It should be the saddest thing in the world to meet New York in the opener,” Westfal said half-jokingly, “but we beat them in the playoffs, and this game tonight is of great significance.”

Not only the opening match, the championship flag and ring awarded, many big names came to the scene.

This is a must-win game.

Subsequently, the Pistons started: Dor.mo, Hill, Houston, Rashid, Wallace.

On the Knicks' side, the lineup is exactly the same as last season: Penns, Steve Smith, Pipen, Camby, and Mutombo.

It should be said that the lineups of the two teams are no different from last season, just like a penny.

At the beginning of the jump ball, Mutombo jumped up and helped the Knicks grab the ball.

Hardaway dribbled through half the game, and as soon as he met, he pulled up and shot, headed with three-pointers, attacking like a killer.

3 to 0

"It seems you are not ready yet." Penny squirted a trash talk at Mo Mengchen.

It turns out that it is not that the pistons are not ready, but that their opponents are too ready.

Mo Mengchen did not personally drive the ball through the half-court, and he handed the ball to Hill, which was a mistake.

When he chose to do this, the Knicks immediately took a close-knit defense against him without any gaps. It was difficult for Hill to pass the ball to him.

With super high strength and airtight defensive rotation, the Pistons' only singles chance is Rashid's low post-playing back against Camby.

As he played, he felt uncomfortable and passed the ball out.

Mo Mengchen finally received the ball, but there was not enough time. Even if his attack speed was as fast as lightning, it would be difficult to take action before the attack time was exhausted.

"Beep!"

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