At the end of the half, the Pacers still returned to the locker room with a 6-point advantage.

Larry Brown was very dissatisfied with the players' performance at half-time, not because they were 6 points behind, but because...

"You didn't even give Wei a technical foul!"

Old Brown yelled in the locker room, his hands shaking with anger.

Is this all I ask of you and you can’t do it?

"You have never fought against that guy, so of course you think this is easy." At this time, Billups spoke.

Brown was stunned for a moment. Did I just get dismantled by my core point guard?

Everyone also looked at Billups, a little surprised.

Since the Timberwolves days, Billups has been a core point guard who works well with coaches.

Let alone arguing with the coach, there was no disagreement.

Therefore, everyone did not expect Billups to suddenly criticize Brown.

"You, you, you...it's your job to fight against Wei. If I can do it, what else do I need from you!?"

Brown certainly knows why Billups is hostile to him. He must be very dissatisfied with his contract negotiations with the Knicks during the playoffs.

"So, shut your mouth, do your job, and we will do ours!"

Silence, the entire visiting team's locker room was silent.

This is tantamount to Billups jumping directly in reverse.

No one knows what happened between them. They were discussing countermeasures a few days ago. Why do they just fall out today?

So, is it so easy for on-court coaches and off-court coaches to conflict?

Ben secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I didn't play as a defender at the beginning!"

He said it as if someone dared him to hit him.

Everyone is afraid to speak and doesn’t know who to help. It’s not good to help anyone in this situation.

In this way, during the halftime break, the Pistons spent most of their time in silence.

It wasn't until the game was about to start that Larry Brown took the time to talk about a few tactics.

But... these tactics all require Billups to execute.

This is very embarrassing.

You say you can.

Whether I listen or not is another matter.

Larry Brown has never been a coach who gets along well with his players, never in the NBA anyway.

It had only been a few years since Iverson and Iverson turned against each other.

Most of the praise Larry Brown received came from the media and peers.

But few players sided with Larry Brown.

Have you ever heard a player say anything good about Brown?

Really very few.

Even AI started to praise Brown only after he retired.

But it’s unclear how much of this is commercial flattery.

They're all retired anyway, so there's no need to break out.

This speaks volumes about Brown's problems getting along with his players.

Just like that, the second half of the game officially started.

At this time, the psychology of the Pistons players had changed.

How much impact does a broken locker room atmosphere have on a team?

The Pistons know best because they defeated a team with a broken locker room atmosphere in the Finals last season.

Now everyone is wondering what happened between Billups and Larry Brown. They don't know whether they should listen to the point guard on the court or the coach off the court.

Attention is somewhat distracted.

Within two rounds of the game, the Pistons discovered that they were in more trouble than just that.

"Dudu!"

When Wayne was double-teamed by Wallace again and passed the ball to O'Brien again.

Big Ben rushed to the inside as always and gave Ou a very rough physical confrontation.

Sure enough, under the interference of Big Ben, Xiao'ao missed the layup.

As long as they are not low-level nuclear weapons like O'Neal and Yao Ming, it is really difficult to pass the big Ben level.

According to the standards of the previous game and today's first half, this was undoubtedly a successful defense.

But this time, everything has changed.

When Ben completed his defense and prepared to take off twice to grab the rebound, the referee's whistle sounded throughout the court.

"Watt!?" Ben was confused. He thought Wayne and Tianzun had fallen again and was about to help.

As a result, he turned around and realized that everyone was staring at him.

"Did I commit a foul?"

The referee told him with a firm look: "Who else could it be if it wasn't you!? You knocked everyone away!"

Then, Wayne's damn, always timely applause sounded again.

"Okay, okay, you're playing really well!"

Old Brown's face turned pale.

He didn't know why the referee's whistle suddenly became tighter.

If the Pistons' defense doesn't have a fierce physical presence, what soul does it have?

A tight whistle is not a good thing for the Pistons.

Last season, the Pistons played against the Pacers and Lakers. Although the confrontation was fierce, how many free throws could the Pacers and Lakers make in one game?

But now...

"If you brag like this, you are pushing my Hall of Fame coach to the edge of the cliff!" Larry Brown shouted in his heart.

The referee looked at the dissatisfied expressions of the Pistons players and shook his head.

You guys are still too young.

You have no idea of ​​my good intentions.

I am really protecting you!

If you don’t satisfy King Wei Bat, one of you will be elbowed later!

Don’t laugh, that guy on the bench. Did you forget what happened to Popovich? Think you’re safe just by hiding on the bench?

In Indianapolis, Webster has plenty of tricks up his sleeve.

If I don't control the situation, King Wei Bat won't be able to control his elbow.

If King Wei Bat cannot control his elbow, you will suffer, and so will I.

Therefore, you should thank me!

Really physical field control.

The referee was really controlled by Wayne.

I think back then, when Michael Jordan was with the Wizards, he could use his influence to influence the referee's decisions.

At that time, during a game between the Wizards and the 76ers, Wizards center No. 55, Jaxidi White, nicknamed "The Buffalo", slapped the opponent in the face while blocking a shot.

As a result, the referee thought it was a natural reaction and did not call a foul.

Then Jordan walked up and said leisurely: "No, he fouled."

So the referee immediately said: "Do you really think so, Michael? OK, No. 55, defensive foul!"

Well, although no one knows yet why Jordan wanted to water his teammates who escaped foul penalties...

But, the introduction is the influence of Michael Jordan!

The referee has to weigh his words carefully. It is not impossible to change the penalty because of Jordan.

Now, Wayne has used his elbow to inherit this magical skill from Jordan.

Of course, what's even more awesome is that Wayne didn't let his teammates back the foul, but asked his opponent to back the foul.

According to Webster's rounding method...Wayne completely beat Jordan!
To be continued...