Zhiba NBA

Chapter 86 (85) Solid Victory
让火箭球迷欣喜的不只是赢了球，理查德.杰弗森的适时爆发为球队的排兵轮换减小了不少压力，姚麦的稳定发挥也很关键。全场姚明20投10中加上14罚13中得到了33分8篮板，麦迪也贡献了27+5+7，杰弗森贡献了16分。

But then they have an away game against one of the toughest away games in the league-the Palace of Auburn Hills.The Pistons have 31 wins and 10 losses at home in the regular season this season. Most of the losses come from the running-in period at the beginning of the season.At the end of the regular season, their home game ended with an astonishing 11-game winning streak.

"Everyone knows that we are going to play three consecutive away games here. Only by winning at least 2 games can we maintain our record advantage and go back to Texas. This is a difficult problem for any team. It is extremely difficult to win 2 games against the Pistons in Auburn Hills." Assistant coach Smith introduced.

"And I still need to pour cold water on it. We almost lost two games in a row at home. The second game was won by Jefferson's sharp shot and a little bit of luck. The process was dangerous. I hope the players can show their best performance and play a solid victory." Yuan Fei said.

"The Pistons are really strong. We must admit that we underestimated our opponents before the finals." Tang Shuai gave an objective evaluation: "But we are also very strong. We are the regular season champions and the Western Conference champions. Don't forget that the Western Conference has won five consecutive finals after Jordan retired. We can't stop here. So boys, come on, like Jason said, play a solid victory."

"Yes!" The rocket generals replied loudly, seemingly full of energy.

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The mental state off the court and the mental state on the court are indeed two different things.

Even Yao Ming, who was the most stable in the first two games, made low-level mistakes. He came up to jump the ball and violated the law, and the ball was taken by the Pistons.Bodi Loga dribbled a big circle, seeing that there was no chance from the outside line, so he passed to Ben.Ben took the lead with a direct jumper at a 45-degree angle.

"I found that they seem to like to let Ben play first?" McGrady whispered to Yao Ming: "You should pay attention at the beginning of the next quarter."

"The first two contests were very intense, and I believe the third contest will be a wonderful one." Doug Rivers explained to the camera frothing.He is not only an NBA coach, but also a star. In the 80s, Rivers was once the main point guard of the Eagles, and partnered with the superstar "Human Movie Essence" Dominique Wilkins to lead the team to the playoffs for 8 consecutive years. In 88, Rivers was also selected to the All-Star team.

"The Pistons took almost 24 seconds for the first ball. This is because they are determined to fight with us to delay the rhythm." As the saying goes, "Outsiders watch the fun, and insiders watch the way." Flying far away, the problem was discovered.

The Rockets came up to give McGrady the ball. This is also Lao Tang's arrangement. The Rockets hope that Billups will consume more of Bodi Loga's physical energy by actively running without the ball.The Rockets' ability to comeback at the last moment in the last game is also related to the lack of physical fitness of the main players of the Pistons.

McGrady saw that Billups ran out of the opportunity and passed the ball decisively.Billups caught the ball from the bottom corner and made a three-pointer, but unfortunately he missed it by a slight margin.

Rashid stepped up to help Bodi Loga pick and roll, Bodi Loga pretended to use the cover to break through, but suddenly shifted to Hamilton on the other side in a wide range, the Rockets' defensive formation was chaotic, and Yao Ming followed Da Ben out of the three-second zone.Hamilton went under the long hanging basket, and Rashid, who quickly returned to the three-second zone after covering, was unmarked and succeeded in an alley-oop dunk!Cheers erupted at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Yao Ming used his footwork to shake Daben away, revealing the gap and it was a small throw, but the bullet missed.

"If even Yao can't gain the upper hand in singles, the Rockets will be very dangerous. In the first two games, Yao is the best player for the Rockets, because he has a clear advantage over the two Wallaces in height." Rivers explained.

Prince missed a jumper, but the ball bounced to Hamilton.The latter catches the ball and shoots, adding another 2 points, 0-6.

Yao Ming dribbled twice with the ball in the low post, pretending to play singles, and passed it lightly to Jefferson, who came up from an air cut.
"Is the Pistons' rim covered in this half!" Bosh couldn't help but start complaining.

Bodi Loga caused a foul on Jefferson and made 2 of 2 free throws.

McGrady used Okur to screen a jumper, still missed!The Rockets bench almost started swearing.

Hamilton hit a long mid-range shot over Billups, and the Pistons started off with a double-digit lead.

Lao Tang finally called a timeout, but his scolding failed to wake up the players' touch.Basketball is so unreasonable. Sometimes there is no problem with tactical execution, but a little bit of bad touch, that is, you can't shoot a goal.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets fell behind their opponents by a big score of 14:28.

Halfway through the second quarter, Tang Shuai couldn't help pushing Jefferson to the bench.Jefferson seemed to have exhausted all his shooting touch in the last game, failing to score on 15-of-5 shots in 0 minutes.

McGrady's shooting didn't feel good either, but he made some shots here and there.After all, you can make more breakthroughs if you miss a jumper, and you can make free throws if you miss a layup. This is what makes a superstar with all-round skills good. You can always play in another way.

Yao Ming also started to hit some shots, continuing a little hope for the Rockets.

The score in the second quarter was 18:20, and the Pistons still had the advantage.The Rockets only scored a scary 32 points in the first half. Is this still the Rockets team with smooth offense and accurate three-pointers?
At the beginning of the second half, Billups sent an assist for Yao Ming, which was a good start.

"Okay, let's play like this!" The players on the bench applauded.

In the next round, the Rockets played high-quality defense again. The Pistons had no good offensive opportunities and finally threw it to Ben.

Even this rough guy can shoot a fadeaway jumper, it really feels like nothing can stop him.Yao Ming burst into tears.

McGrady rushed to the bottom line and gave Yao Ming in the three-second zone.Yao Ming catches the ball and dunks!
"Strike!" Bosh and others are still cheering for their teammates.

"It's not a good shot at all!" Yuan Fei shook his head.The ball was dangerous, the pass was almost cut off, and McGrady was almost surrounded and killed.The Pistons' defense is too tough.

The Pistons still handed over to Yao Ming for singles, and Ben still missed a jumper, but Rasheed made a tip-up.

The spirit of the Rockets players was consumed in this offense and defense.As time passed, they lost the confidence to make a comeback.

And this moment when confidence is shaken and attention is distracted is the moment when the Pistons switch from defensive iron army mode to superstar mode.

Bodi Loga shook Wallace with a fake move, made a throw with an irregular move, and scored 2+1.He made two free throws at 40:60, and the point difference was finally widened to 20 points.

Facing the Pistons' defense, chasing 20 points is almost impossible.Soon Tang Shuai replaced the substitute players, Parker, Johnson, Wang Zhizhi, Bosh appeared one after another.In the last quarter, because the Pistons were not strong as a substitute, the Rockets played a good offense and narrowed the point difference.

At 76:89, the Rockets lost in an away game.Contrary to Yuan Fei's expectations, the Pistons won a solid victory.

　Durant joins the Warriors. . . . . .I am really disappointed.Didn't Adu become the second master?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)