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Chapter 129 The top two in the East, fight the Pacers again! (4000, please subscribe)

Wade knows that his shots are average, but he can't get in when he hits the Pistons inside, so he can only hand the ball to his teammates with good hands.

As everyone knows, it was Wade's hesitation that made the Heat miss the only possible comeback opportunity.

Playing high-end games is actually played by talent, and Wade is the most talented player in this Heat right now.

Wade doesn't even try to rely on talent to score, and letting others try their luck can only be said to be even more useless.

72 to 93, the Pistons once again achieved a remarkable victory.

After repelling the Heat, the next thing is the few strong dialogues before the Pistons playoffs.

On April 4, the Pacers came to challenge.

The Pacers are also on a winning streak recently. The Pistons are 58 wins and 18 losses, temporarily ranking first in the East, while the Pacers are second only to the Pistons, with a record of 56 wins and 20 losses.

If the Pacers can beat the Pistons in this game, it is not impossible for the Pacers to surpass the Pistons and become the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference.

But today's Pistons are no longer the original Pistons. At the beginning of the regular season, the Pacers were the Pistons' sufferers.

But the current Pistons are really strong.

Huo Song and Rasheed Wallace are the best reinforcements.

Larry Brown helped the Pistons establish a good defensive system. Coupled with the rationality of player configuration and the personal abilities of the main players, the current overall strength of the Pistons is much stronger than that of the Pacers.

To make a long story short, after a period of warm-up, the top two teams in the Eastern Conference will soon begin their dialogue competition.

The game officially started, and Rasheed Wallace beat Jeff Foster with a mid-circle jump ball.

Billups and Prince pick and roll, holding the ball into the paint.

Hamilton ran off the ball to the weakside corner but couldn't get rid of Reggie Miller.

Because Jermaine O'Neal assisted in the defense, Billups failed to hit the basket by himself, and it might not be easy to pass the ball to Hamilton, so he chose to pass the ball to the basket.

No one expected that Big Ben would receive the ball at this time.

Just in time, Jermaine O'Neal came out to help defend, and Big Ben had no one to defend.

Jeff Foster's reaction was slow, and Ben directly jumped and dunked the ball, helping the Pistons to score two points first.

The Pacers also chose to play inside in the offensive round.

First, Artest had three threats from the outside, and Prince's death entangled him and couldn't find room to shoot, so he had to force his body to push inward.

Because Artest played too hard, Prince was not ready to make an offensive foul, so he could only be quickly resisted.

Fortunately, Daben ran out from the inside and made up the defense very quickly.

Artest made a small throw, but missed.

Although the inside line grabbed two, Rasheed Wallace lived up to expectations and grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Pistons counterattacked and failed to directly convert.

After the ground battle, Billups and Rasheed Wallace picked and rolled from the sideline.

Fortunately, it was Jeff Foster who defended Rasheed Wallace. The defense was relatively average. Rasheed Wallace hit the back twice. Enter.

The point difference instantly widened to 4 points. Seeing this, the Pacers did not panic and continued to play in an orderly manner.

Kenny Anderson immediately hits the baseline and tries to play a fast break to speed up the game.

With a slow pace and high defensive intensity, the Pacers may not have a success rate against the Pistons, so what about speeding up the game?
Seeing this, the Pistons players on the field could only actively return to defense.

The Pacers' first fast break didn't have any effect, so they could only hand the ball to Artest and let him rush to the basket with the ball.

In the past two years, Artest's body has entered its peak period, and it is a typical heavy-duty small forward playing with the ball.

As a small forward known for his defense, Prince is not afraid of his opponent's fast speed and strong shooting. He is afraid of a small forward who is much heavier than him and has a ball-holding impact far beyond his tolerance.

As it happens, Artest is this type.

The Pacers allowed Artest to play with the ball more, but it was the correct response to a weak point.

However, after Artest hit the inside line, he could only be deflated when he met Da Ben.

The next scene is typical, as Artest passes Prince, and Ben has to defend from the basket.

Artest continued to rush to the basket with the ball, facing Daben's defense and wanted to force a layup, but was interfered by Daben and made a layup.

Big Ben stopped Artest, and Rasheed Wallace made another one-two inside.

However, Rasheed Wallace was able to successfully protect the defensive rebound by relying on his stature.

The Pistons counterattacked, Billups received the pass, but did not rush forward.

When the Pacers cranked up the tempo, he slowed it down.

After all, it cannot be affected by the opponent.

Seeing this, Kenny Anderson felt that he had a chance, so he stepped forward and tried to steal it.

If this wave of steals is successful, it will be an opportunity to make a surprise switch.

It's time for the Pacers to score some points, otherwise, Rick Carlisle on the sidelines will call a timeout.

Kenny Anderson reached out for the ball, and Billups made a sudden stop and turned around, dribbling the ball to pass Kenny Anderson.

Since the Pacers' outside players are still a little far away from Billups, Billups thinks this is a good opportunity, so he dribbles one step forward, and takes a super long three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.

No one is defending, it is an open shot opportunity.

The ultra-long three-point wave is a bit of a wave, but what if it enters?
"Really entered!"

"Chauncey is really a player with a big heart!"

"Incredible goal!"

"Chauncey Billups stopped the game with a [-]-pointer!"

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle didn't want to call a timeout.

Although the score is behind, the Pacers are not a weak team. Carlisle believes that his players can quickly complete the scoring through self-adjustment and narrow the point difference.

But the front offensive rebound has been unable to grab, and when Kenny Anderson returned to the defense, he felt that there was an opportunity to steal, and then the defense lost position, and no one quickly made up the defense. Billups scored a super long three Points, and the point difference opened to 7 points at the beginning, so a timeout had to be called.

What if we wait a little longer and the difference is widened by 9 points, or even 10 points?

so what should I do now?
Waiting for the Pistons to suppress the Pacers for a whole game, or even the main players to clock out in three quarters?

Using timeouts, Carlisle highlighted something to the Pacers, then drew another shot.

In the next attack, the Pacers have to fight anyway.

The point difference is around 5 points, and there are still some fights. If the point difference is stretched to 10 points before Huo Song comes on the court, it will basically be over.

Carlisle has been studying the Pistons. Recently, with the Pistons' lineup, Huo Song's half-set starters have a better effect on opening up the point difference.

After all, Huo Song's offensive ability is much stronger than Da Ben's!

Huo Song is the first offensive point of the Pistons, and he is also an inside player. He plays against most teams in the league. Handing the ball to Huo Song is basically the same as handing it to O'Neal.

The Pacers can try to let O'Neal defend Huo Song, but the question is, in the starting lineup, who will complete the inside offense, who will be the defensive core and support the defensive system?

The Pacers need other inside players to help O'Neal relieve pressure, not to add burden to O'Neal.

Perhaps, a regular season can play like this, but Carlisle believes that they will meet the Pistons in the playoffs.

So, today's game will be a rehearsal before the start of the playoffs.

Carlisle needs to find a practical way to limit Huo Song, limit the Pistons, and win the final victory in the seven-game series.

Having said that, Carlisle is still very good. Although he is not well-known now, he performed quite well on the spot.

After a timeout, the Pacers made their first attack, relying on Artest to pretend to go inside, O'Neal slipped to the bottom corner to catch the ball, and made a three-pointer to narrow the point difference to less than 5 points.

When Artest breaks inside, Big Ben will definitely defend against it, and the Pistons also know that they need to pay attention to O'Neal.

But Jermaine O'Neal slipped directly to the bottom corner, so Rasheed Wallace would not be able to follow from the basket. Even if Prince switched to the bottom corner, the height would still be lower than Jermaine O'Neal, unable to form an effective defense.

And this time O'Neal shot a three-pointer instead of the mid-range, which also made the Pistons unexpected.

While the Pacers continued to score, they also shot three-pointers with a relatively low shooting percentage. It has to be said that O'Neal was very bold and Carlisle was very bold.

Of course, the effect of this corner three-pointer is obvious.

The next time Artest kills the inside line, Daben doesn't dare to defend too much. When Artest really steps into the penalty area, Artest can reasonably fight some free throws through physical confrontation.

Jermaine O'Neal relied on a stunning three-pointer from the corner to shoot a cold arrow, helping the Pacers to open up the space under the basket, and increasing Artest's chances of success in the interior.

In fact, this is similar to Huo Song shooting one or two corner three-pointers per game.

It doesn't matter if you don't need some skills, but you must have them at critical moments.

With the Pacers able to score, the Pistons' internal and external defensive connections have become less close. It is a bit difficult for the Pistons to suppress the Pacers and widen the point difference at once.

Only 5 minutes into the first quarter, Larry Brown felt that Huo Song should be dispatched earlier to see if Huo Song could do anything.

Huo Song went to the technical stage to stand by. He was lucky. After more than ten seconds, he had the opportunity to play a free throw.

O'Neal made a strong foul at the basket and missed the first free throw. Huo Song went on the court and made the second free throw.

After Huo Song came on the court, Billups was not in a hurry to hand the ball to Huo Song.

Instead, he used sideline pick-and-rolls, used Huo Song to attract defensive attention, and took the initiative to kill the basket with the ball.

O'Neal could only make up to the basket, not wanting Billups to jump up and return to the carbine, and pass the ball to Huo Song who followed him.

Huo Song made an alley-oop, dunked with both hands, and scored the ball directly.

Jermaine O'Neal was dunked by Huo Song.

"Excellent combination!

If you haven't seen the cooperation between Chauncey and Huo Song with your own eyes, you may not be able to understand how an excellent point guard Chauncey is.

Just an assist statistic really can't fully reflect Chauncey's value to the Pistons team.

Chauncey can make the game easier! "

"That's right, the premise is that the team has a strong player like Huo Song.

Huo Song doesn't mind being used as a cover, and he doesn't mind receiving the ball when his teammates have difficulty shooting and hitting the ball into the basket.

The real effect of teamwork is that 1+1 is greater than 2. Chauncey performed well because he met teammates who were suitable for him. "

At the Pistons' home court, the on-site commentators are all their own people, and they know the abilities of the Pistons players.

This season, Billups really has a feeling of transformation and evolution. The perfect combination of golf quotient and technology has reached the pinnacle of his career.

With Huo Song to cover the bottom line, Billups can adapt to the situation and show off on the court.

The ball is in his hands, he can play it however he wants.

It is also Billups' imagination, coupled with the trust and tacit understanding between his teammates and him, the Pistons are under the control of Billups, and the game rhythm is quite comfortable.

With a ball like just now, Huo Song can completely rely on his personal ability to complete the offense.

But under the design of Billups, Huo Song easily got a chance to eat the pie, and it was effortless.

After watching the Pistons' cooperation, Carlisle finally couldn't sit still on the sidelines.

Seeing that the Pacers were in an unfavorable situation, Carlisle gestured to Kenny Anderson, asking him to hand the ball to O'Neal, and he must let O'Neal revive the team's morale.

Soon, Kenny Anderson played according to the tactics arranged in advance.

First, he reached the basket with the help of O'Neal's pick-and-roll, and when Rasheed Wallace came out of defense, he immediately distributed the ball to Artest at a 45-degree angle on the strong side.

Artest continued to drive the ball to the basket. When Rasheed Wallace turned to face Artest, Artest passed the ball to O'Neal who cut the basket from the bottom corner. .

O'Neal hit the backboard immediately after receiving the ball. Huo Song noticed that he immediately made up the defense and reached out to block the shot, but the ball had already touched the backboard first.

In the end, Huo Song patted the ball, but was sentenced to interfere with the ball.

The Pacers recovered 2 points in this regard.

After you sing, I will appear.

Huo Song came on the court to open the score, and he definitely couldn't pretend that the Pacers started to counterattack.

Since the Pacers sacrificed O'Neal and let O'Neal hit the success rate, Huo Song must not be far behind.

Soon, Huo Song and Billups screened and rolled on the sideline. Huo Song caught the ball and hit the basket, and scored the ball with a small throw.

The 2 point difference came back.

The Pacers tried to attack from the outside and tried their luck with a three-pointer, but it didn't help the team clear the siege. Instead, they gave the Pistons another wave of possession because of the iron strike.

The Pistons played steadily, relying on Huo Song to attract the defense, and the sideline pick-and-roll pretended to attack the basket again.

Billups reached the basket with the ball, made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot. The shot was made, and the point difference continued to widen.

Seeing that the Pistons have such a high shooting rate at the basket, the Pacers can only play honestly, re-playing the basket, and the success rate, so as to avoid the point difference being widened too much.

But this time Artest went to the basket, and before he could get the ball out, Huo Song, who came out of the inside before Rasheed Wallace, slapped the ball away with a big hot pot.

Huo Song's big defense kit finally has a place to use.

I have to say that this kind of opportunity is really rare.

Whether it's Big Ben or Rasheed Wallace, the awareness of these two people's defense is too good.

(End of this chapter)