Before the start of the second round, Barkley's talk show also specially invited Milicic and Ben Wallace. Barkley said that Milicic and Ben Wallace are the representative figures of the current league centers, and they are like a kaleidoscope.
A general offensive genius, an alternative defensive center who relies on tenacious defense to change the direction of the game. Such a matchup must be interesting.
But all this is without discussing O'Neal. O'Neal has completely surpassed this league. If the dominance of the center position is alone, Zhang Dashuai, King of the Ring, Sky Hook, and Da Meng are the only ones with him. It can be said that he is 20
A rare super center in this year, and this is to respect the historical status of the first three ancient beasts. The only person who can really suppress Shaquille O'Neal in a duel is Olajuwon.
The atmosphere was tense due to Barkley, who was just there to make fun of him, but Ben Wallace and Milicic seemed to want to make this show like Charlie Sheen's talk show, full of vile words.
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Ben Wallace said to Milicic: "European boy, what championship do you want to win? Didn't you pick one up from behind my ass?"
Milicic didn't even look at Ben Wallace and said: "It seems that you have also been to Europe. If Europe hadn't taken you in, I don't know if you would go to China to play ball now."
Ben Wallace curled his lips and said: "You are just like Larry said, you are a pure waste. Do you know why the Pistons selected you in the first place? It's because the model of our sparring team is not high enough."
Although it was a recording of a program, Milicic didn't want to take it seriously at first, but Ben Wallace's words went too far, and Milicic really got angry, even though Milicic usually seemed to be indifferent to the world.
But the humiliation in the Pistons was his reversal. Even after being reborn for so long, Milicic could still feel his body's instinctive disgust for the Pistons and Larry Brown, so Milicic said to Ben contemptuously
: "Then what can you do?"
Big Ben laughed and said: "I defeated O'Neal and Kobe and won the championship!"
Milicic smiled and said: "Really? I didn't expect O'Neal to be defeated by a person who scored less than double digits. What I want to tell you is that it was not you who defeated O'Neal but Kobe. The one who defeated Kobe was also
It's not you but O'Neal. If the two of them can cooperate, I'm afraid you won't even win a single victory."
Big Ben has been boasting about his performance in last year's finals, and thinks it is the best series he has played in his life. Unexpectedly, Milicic said so badly, he also became angry. He said: "Boy,
Don't talk too much. If you have the skills, we will show you on the basketball court. I must let you know that meeting the Pistons in the playoffs is definitely your biggest mistake. You will regret not being eliminated by the Pacers. In that case, maybe you
We can walk a little more gloriously."
Milicic said: "That's best. I don't like people like you who talk nonsense. It's best if you can perform on the court and try to get 5 points. I doubt how far you can do it."
, you said that you are so small, your skills are so poor, and you are not good at free throws. You are not young anymore. If I were you, I would be embarrassed to be invited by Charles today. If you want to beat me, Milicic
Then I want to tell you, this is your last chance, because in the future I will get stronger and stronger, and you will also decline. You are not even qualified to play against me. If I were you, go back and do it well.
Do your homework and see if it will lower my shooting percentage a little, which can be considered as your contribution to the Pistons."
After Barkley saw that the two people were really angry, he joked there: "I didn't expect that the arrangement of this program would also include advertising for this series. I think these two teams have to pay extra advertising fees.
Well, I, Sir Charles, do not advertise for others casually."
Kenny Smith also said: "I didn't expect that great centers are different. Not only do they perform well on the field, but they are always in a fighting state off the field."
The ratings of this episode of Barkley's talk show are very high, and the hatred between Milicic and the Pistons. The upcoming showdown between Milicic and Big Ben, and the battle for the best center in the post-O'Neal era will also be in the next series.
The puzzles are revealed in the game, which is very interesting.
Rivers also made preparations for the team before facing the Pistons. Rivers told everyone that this series is rare. The Celtics and Pistons had two wins and two losses in the regular season, but that was just
It's just the regular season. During the regular season, the Grizzlies were able to show their tough defense, but in the playoffs, they were beaten by the Phoenix Suns.
The Celtics can only be regarded as a regular season team now, because they did not encounter a real opponent in the first round of the playoffs, and after passing the second team of the Pacers, they directly met the Pistons.
This is something Rivers doesn't want to see. After all, the Pistons are now the strongest team in the league. Meeting the Pistons directly is really not a particularly ideal thing.
The entire defensive chain of the Pistons cannot be broken at all. From Billups on the outside, they are very good at pressing the opponent. Prince's height and wingspan will further compress the space, and the double Wallace inside is not to mention.
Well, the two of them are extremely capable of defending or assisting in defense, and they are also very flexible and can even defend from a long distance. It is not easy for such a team to fight in positional battles.
Fast break seems to be the only chance for the Celtics. If the fast break cannot be played, then the Celtics' youth and speed advantages cannot be reflected. When the second team competes, they will also be defended by the Pistons who are more courageous.
The bench has to be guarded. The Pistons' bench also includes a sharp thief like Lindsay Hunter and a big meat shield like Perkins. It is also not that easy to deal with.
However, Pierce said that the Pistons are not that scary, and he will definitely lead the team to transcend the past. Pierce has now reached the golden age of his career. If he cannot transcend now, it will be difficult to do so when he is thirty years old.
Milicic also said that he must beat the Pistons. Regardless of whether he can win the championship, defeating the Pistons first is the first priority. Milicic also wants to use this to prove that the Pistons' original choice was wrong.
The Celtics now have only one goal - to defeat the Pistons!
