I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 293 Atmosphere of Freedom (Fifth Change)
Milicic experienced the 2005 brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills that went down in history.

When he was just 20 years old, he was at a loss in the chaos and didn't know what to do.

Go up and fight the Pacers players?why?He didn't get a minute of playing time.

To rescue those fans who were beaten?Milicic doesn't have much affection for Detroit fans.

Although they welcome themselves at first, who will always like a player on the bench.

Moreover, subsequent investigations showed that some fans were not innocent. The fan who threw a water bottle and detonated Artest was finally found by the police and brought to court and sentenced to 30 days in prison.

Another fan who threw a chair was also punished by law.

After that big brawl, the Pistons were still intact and went on to reach the finals that year.

The Pacers, who had the ability to win the championship, disintegrated because of this. Artest "betrayed" the team and made the Pacers lose the chance to win the championship.

Now, Artest has won his own championship ring with the Lakers, but the bad boy Pacers has already fallen apart.

And his arrogance and irritability on the court have not been completely extinguished because of the Auburn Hills incident.

From time to time, he uses big moves to interfere with opponents, and uses tough physical defense to cause trouble.

But Milicic was not afraid of him. He knew that that night in Auburn Hills, Artest was just a guy who only dared to hit the fans and bullied the weak and feared the hard.

In fact, if Artest had dared to fight Da Ben directly after provoking him that night, the consequences would not have been so serious.

Because it is just a conflict between players, it is a matter of performance on the court, and it will not be criticized by so much public opinion.

Playing fans is different, the nature has become completely different, and the NBA has been criticized overwhelmingly in the United States as a violent league.

This made Stern, who has been promoting the deviolence and middle classization of the NBA for more than 20 years, furious, and directly banned Artest for one season.

Life and death ruined the Pacers' championship season.

At the press conference, Stern even said mercilessly: "This is my decision alone, and one vote vetoes it."

At this moment, Stern's dictator's demeanor was fully displayed, because Artest's behavior touched the foundation of NBA survival, and he had to use thunder to kill.

Milicic's push seemed to be repeated yesterday, and the former Pistons player gave him another push.

But this time, Artest has a long memory, and he really can't beat Milicic's height, wingspan, and fists the size of sandbags.

It is said that this guy has been practicing fighting. Although Artest is as strong as a bull, he is still far behind the Great Pyrenees, so forget it.

Artest, who was pushed back a long way, was neither angry nor thimble, but turned around and went to the referee to complain, feeling very wronged.

The referee appeased the aggrieved Artest, first gave Artest a technical foul, and then gave Milicic a technical foul.

While giving a foul, the referee also had to look at Min Congda sitting on the sidelines, and Stern sitting in the middle stand-Stern came to watch the Los Angeles Derby tonight.

Milicic is really brave. He dared to take the initiative to provoke in front of President Stern. Such an action is likely to cause a fight.

Fortunately, everyone calmed down, and the technical foul free throws were executed, and the two sides continued the game.

In order to prevent Milicic and the Lakers players from continuing to conflict, Lao Deng hurriedly replaced Milicic with Xiaojia.

Min Congda gave Milicic a thumbs up, praising him for standing up for his teammates.

If a player wants to be respected in the team, besides playing well, he must also dare to stand up for his teammates.

Milicic used to be a little alienated from his teammates in various teams. His Serbian background and reputation as a parallel importer have always made him reluctant to have more in-depth contact and communication with his teammates.

After arriving in the Clippers, the relaxed and free atmosphere of the team made him more willing to express himself.

He made friends, like Bonner, who sat on the bench with him and often taught him how to use coupons.

There is also the team's little prince of gossip, Marc Gasol, who is proficient in various rumors and anecdotes of the team.

There is also Stephen Curry who taught him to shoot three-pointers, and competed for ultra-long three-pointers when he had nothing to do.

When Milicic was off the court, Curry punched him, feeling the calluses on Milicic's fist, Curry said: "You can knock my head off with this punch."

Milicic said with a smile: "If anyone fouls you maliciously in the future, I will beat that person's head off."

Now Milicic does not hit the wall at home, but hits sandbags.

Although the Clippers always lost in November, Milicic did not feel depressed.

Unlike in the Magic and Timberwolves, he has a lot of things on his back.

The fans and the management are full of expectations. Once he loses, he will be very depressed and want to vent himself by hitting the wall.

The Clippers are different. The more they lose, the less they can find Smart. He doesn't know where he went.

The atmosphere of the team has always been good, and everyone firmly believes that they can come out slowly.

As a result, the situation began to improve in December, and Mr. Smart also came back to watch the game.

Milicic is becoming more and more comfortable with his position on the defensive end. He not only needs to protect the basket, but also protects his teammates.

After Artest suffered Milicic's hit, his actions on the court restrained a lot.

Harden was not affected by the malicious foul and continued to hit the Lakers basket with his speed and impact.

The problem on the defensive end of the Lakers is that the legs and feet on the outside are not good enough. Kobe is slow, and Fisher is even slower.

Harden and Bledsoe used consecutive breakthroughs to tear apart the Lakers' defense.

The Lakers defense is stuck in a conundrum:
The reason why they used contraction defense before was because the legs and feet on the outside line were slow, and contraction defense can make up for this defect, making the interior line airtight.

But the Clippers' three-pointer in the first quarter made the Lakers' scalp numb, so they could only change to man-to-man and no longer shrink, and the defense line was naturally opened.

The line of defense was opened, and Harden, Bledsoe and others began to break through continuously, forcefully break through, and challenge the Lakers' three-second zone defense.

The Clippers' simple and crude strategy made the Lakers very uncomfortable. From the second quarter, the Clippers took the lead and suppressed.

At halftime, at 61:55, the Clippers led the Lakers by 6 points. Without Curry, the outside arrow, the Clippers played better and better.

Off the court, Curry began to worry about his position after his comeback. Bledsoe scored 8 points in the first half and Harden scored 11 points.

And Min Congda looked at the Clippers' rough talent, precise outside line, and energetic breakthrough, and thought:

"The Clippers can't be allowed to grow wildly like this again, they can attack freely, they are too powerful! I have to put shackles on them, and I must find a reverse version of the tactical routine tonight!"

(End of this chapter)