Basketball Dragon

Chapter 172 The Last Counterattack
On May 5, the fourth game between the Knicks and the Pistons was played at Madison Square Garden.

At the beginning of the game, Li Hai and others felt that the Pistons were not in the right state. Even Billups and Hamilton, the two strongest Pistons, failed to fire.

Of course the Knicks will not let go of this opportunity, they took the opportunity to storm.

Li Hai, Marbury, Francis and Eddie Curry scored points one after another. No substitutions in the first quarter directly extended the score advantage to 10 points. The score at the end of the first quarter was 27:17.

In the second quarter, a somewhat annoyed Philip Sanders simply let the bench team take charge.

Now not only professionals, but even ordinary audiences feel that something is wrong with the Pistons. The media reporters who were just speculating before are also a little complacent, thinking that they have a unique vision.

The Pistons' substitute players are also quite up-to-date, especially the players who were unable to play before, came to the Eastern Conference finals, and they were also very desperate.

However, the Knicks who played against it knew very well that there was a problem with the Pistons' style of play.

They also seized the opportunity to allow the main players to adjust, especially Eddie Curry, to keep him full of physical strength and put his inside offensive ability on the cutting edge.

At halftime, the Knicks led 48:38.

It is not the first time for the Pistons to score weakly. The atmosphere before the players seemed very dull.

"Do a good job of defense. Against a team like the Pistons, if you have a score advantage, you need to strengthen your defense. If they can't attack, the result will not change."

In the middle of the game, Li Hai became addicted to being a coach again, and was teased by his teammates.

The atmosphere in their current team is much more relaxed than when they played against the Heat, but they will not mess around on the court, which can be described as the best state of the game.

The only difference is that the Knicks didn't play the kind of terrorist attack in the regular season, but this is also normal. After all, they don't rely solely on offense like the Suns. Their pursuit is to win games with both offense and defense.

By the third quarter, the Pistons players also knew that if this continues, they will lose.

The three main offensive points of the Pistons, Billups, Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace, adjusted their mentality and did their best on the offensive end.

But just like the previous game, the Knicks will not give them a chance easily.

"Li Hai and Marbury's pick-and-roll, Marbury went to the free throw line and hit a two-pointer. The pick-and-roll cooperation between the two of them is probably the most lethal group in the Knicks. Whether it is breaking in or breaking out, They're all very threatening."

"Li Hai hit Prince with his back, Li Hai's strength is really strong, and he sat directly near the three-second zone... It was passed, and Channing Frye hit two points. Although Channing Frye is not a traditional insider, he still Fits the Knicks right now."

"It's Li Hai again. He went in from the three-point line and hit a jumper. His shooting is really stable."

In the third quarter, the Pistons launched a full-scale offensive, but the Knicks responded appropriately, only allowing the opponent to score 2 more points.

In the last quarter, the Pistons languished instantly as if they had used up all their ultimate moves in the game.

Rasheed Wallace, who was a bit irritable, had already fouled five times. After Li Hai took a 3-minute break to play, he immediately strengthened his breakthrough. When the game time was nearly 5 minutes from the end, Rasheed Wallace Shi Liu committed a foul, and the Pistons fell behind by double digits again.

At 3 minutes, the Pistons saw that the score was not close at all, and with the idea of ​​a dead horse as a living horse doctor, they replaced Ben Wallace and played a purely small lineup. Everyone has outside shots The ability to shoot.

Compared with the small lineup, the Knicks will not be timid at all. They also put Li Hai in the 4th position to play a small lineup, and the Pistons are even more unable to score.

92:79, this is the final score, and Li Hai scored 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. On the stage of the playoffs, he got a triple-double again and helped the team win the match point 3:1.

On the west side, the Suns Raja-Bell came back from the fire line, and some role players came forward, and they drew 2:2 with the Mavericks.

The Pistons lost another game, and all kinds of attacks against Philip Sanders came out. After all, the Pistons players have not changed, only the coach has changed.

Flip Saunders was pushed too, publicly criticizing some players.

Still insisting that the Pistons can win, that is to say, don't be responsible for Rasheed Wallace.

Unlike the noisy situation on the Pistons side, the Knicks are now unprecedentedly united.

Li Hai also said that they don't mind ending the entire series in an away game.

At the same time, a conspiracy theory about the league emerged, that is, the league is deliberately making stars for the needs of the audience in order to increase ratings, and teams such as the Pistons and Spurs are victims.

The younger generation of star players like Li Hai, James, and Wade have enjoyed too much care, otherwise, their team would not have achieved the current results.

The author of this kind of speech also said that when the Knicks Lehi, Marbury and Francis all like to lean on the defenders when they break through, it seems unfair to call the defenders fouls.

The Knicks are ignoring all kinds of remarks now, and there will naturally be media that support them to stand up and crusade. All they have to do is to win another game and get tickets to enter the finals.

On the last day of May, the Knicks came to Detroit again.

The Pistons who stood on the edge of the cliff showed a completely different appearance from before. After all, they are a team that has won the championship. Different self-control.

They have played tougher, and when they encounter a crisis, the Pistons are used to starting from defense.

The Knicks made a rare mistake at the beginning of the game. Eddie Curry obviously underestimated the opponent's determination and was taken away from the ball. Ben Wallace broke the basketball and handed it to Billups. The Knicks hit the first goal when their footing was shaky.

In the offense, the opponent also became more determined. Eddie Curry was replaced early for two fouls in the first quarter, and the Pistons also led by 8 points.

The Knicks asked for a timeout, and Li Hai said with firm eyes: "There will be no problem, just like the third quarter last time, this is their last struggle, as long as we persevere, the victory will be ours."

"And you don't have the idea of ​​returning to the home court to win the game. Nights are long and dreams are many. We also need to save time to make adjustments. At this point, everyone must want more."

"Fight hard, if they can be tough, we can be tougher."

(End of this chapter)