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The Pistons replaced the second team in advance, and they were already prepared for the point difference to be narrowed.

After all, if the substitute is reliable, he will not be a substitute player with peace of mind.

Playing in the NBA, who doesn't want to get a big contract?

The overall salary of the Pistons is at the upper level in the league, but this is also the reason why Rasheed Wallace has just been introduced.

The contracts of role players are generally not large.

In other words, the level of the Pistons' bench players is not particularly high, at least not at the playoff level.

However, I never expected that the effect of the Pistons after coming off the bench was surprisingly good.

With less than 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Pistons' substitutes were playing against most of the Heat's main lineup.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 19 to 36. The Pistons led by 17 points in the first quarter, almost doubling the Heat.

It is also because of the excellent performance of the substitute that Larry Brown rewarded the substitute to start the game in the second quarter.

As long as the situation does not take a turn for the worse, the substitute players can even play the entire second quarter.

After all, in the series, although the Pistons think they can sweep their opponents, they are also ready to play seven games.

Although it is G1 today, it is not a bad thing that the substitute can cover one or two quarters.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long.After the start of the second quarter, the Heat's main force regrouped and burst out with great energy.

The Heat continued to try on the offensive end. Although they failed to play out the tactics at the beginning, they gradually gained some points relying on their personal ability.

The Pistons actually did a good job of defending off the bench, but their talent was indeed a little worse.

Sometimes defensive aggressiveness alone doesn't work.

And when it comes to the offensive end, Larry Brown actually doesn't have much accomplishments in offense, let alone teach substitute players how to attack.

Because of this, only 4 minutes into the second quarter, Huo Song and other main players of the Pistons had to play early.

This time, Rasheed Wallace and Huo Song are teamed up for the Pistons inside, and Huo Song is still the main offensive point on the court.

Hamilton followed Huo Song on the court, while Billups and Prince took a short break.

The point difference is still 12 points, and the Pistons have the first half of the main lineup, and they are still playing seriously.

After the timeout ended, the game resumed. Huo Song directly hit the low post and it worked immediately, scoring 2 points.

Not only that, the Pistons not only attack and play inside, but also mainly rely on inside for defense.

Rasheed Wallace's help defense is not particularly good, but Huo Song has a help defense now. Even if Wade and others break through and shake Rasheed Wallace for a layup, Huo Song has a high chance of making up for it. Cover.

Just after halfway through the second quarter, Huo Song gave Brian Grant a big cap.

If it hadn't been for the ball being shot out of bounds by Huo Song, maybe the Pistons would use this to switch offenses and score another two points.

The Pistons are a strong defensive team. Although defense is not a one-person job, the defensive ability of the main force is obviously much better than that of the substitute.

After the substitution, the Pistons suppressed the Heat's offensive momentum not long after, and the point difference soon reached 15 points, gradually moving towards 20 points.

"The inside line of the Pistons is too strong! The Heat are not at the same level as the Pistons."

"When the Pistons scored 38 points at the rim in just one half, we didn't have to watch the game to know that it was difficult for the Heat to win this game."

"Yes, it's worth mentioning that the Heat only scored 12 points at the basket in the first half. Everyone knows that the jump shooting team may win a regular season, but they can't win a series."

The Pistons' inside line is prepared to play against the Lakers. Why should a team like the Heat not even have a regular center to play against the Pistons?
Comparing the scores of the two teams at the basket in the first half, we can clearly see the difference in scoring between the two teams, as well as their offensive and defensive strengths and weaknesses.

The Pistons can score anything they want in the paint, and prevent the Heat from scoring in the paint.

You must know that it is often easier to score inside than outside, and the hit rate is also higher.

Usually for a normal team, at least half of the inside points are scored.

Only teams with weak inside strength have no choice but to rely on mid-range, three-pointers, and free throws to make up for the difficulty of scoring inside.

The Heat felt pretty good from the outside today. Relying on more than 25% shooting from the outside, they scored [-] points in the first half.

There are still free throws left, plus inside scoring, a total of 41 points were scored in the first half.

But the Pistons have scored 63 points in the first half by focusing on playing inside.

This means that the point difference between the two teams has not been narrowed, but widened.

If this continues, the Pistons will score 100+ points without any pressure.

The Heat are likely to be limited to 80 points or less by the Pistons.

After all, offense depends on state, defense depends on attitude.Defense is much simpler than offense.

To be honest, the feel of the Heat's starting players in the first half was really good. In many cases, outside players lacked inside scoring, and their actual shooting percentage was less than 4%.

This means that once the Heat feel cold on the outside, the scoring trend will stagnate instantly, and the Pistons may complete more offenses inside by relying on rebounds and conversions.

"Don't worry, the game is not over yet, who can be sure, we are not the final winners? It's only 20 points, we still have more to chase."

Van Gundy encouraged the Heat players so much.

And Wade wanted to say: "It's 22 points, Mr. Coach."

The Heat scored a total of 41 points in the first half, averaging less than 22 points in a quarter.

Now the gap between the two teams is extremely significant, and Van Gundy will definitely still be able to play in the game, which is somewhat overwhelmed.

Heat players, as long as they have a normal mind, know that this round of the series has come to an end.

The Heat don't strengthen the inside line, even if they make the playoffs, they are giving food to others.

The fact is, as everyone thinks, it is impossible to play against a strong defensive team and fantasize about relying on offense to comeback.

In the third quarter, the Heat had some people change their minds, and the Pistons took advantage of your illness to kill you.

Huo Song continued to start the game in the third quarter, relying on Da Ben to share most of the defensive pressure. Huo Song hit the low post again at the beginning of the third quarter, which directly angered Odom.

When Huo Song was playing back with the ball, Odom directly grabbed Huo Song's shoulder and turned Huo Song to the ground.

Odom thought that the referee would be sympathetic because the Heat fell behind and would not give too heavy a penalty.

But the referees in these years are basically white, and most white referees are not interested in black players.

Odom pulled hard to destroy Huo Song's back hit. This ball is a bit intriguing.

The bottom line referee blew his whistle, and then the other two referees gathered around to discuss whether it should be upgraded to a malicious foul.

The referee also had to consider the impact of this penalty on the trend of the game. The three referees got together to discuss for a while, and even went to the technical table to watch the replay of the game.

After communicating with the officials again, it was finally upgraded to a malicious foul, but it was only a first-level foul.

First-degree offenders are fined, but not suspended.

After all, the Pistons are also one of the championship teams, and the gap between the Heat and the Pistons is indeed very large.

The league protects the Pistons and allows the Pistons to get close to the Eastern Conference Finals and even the Finals, which is what it should be.

The West has monopolized the championship these years. If the Pistons can represent the East to win this year's championship, it will definitely help the ratings.

There is suspense to watch. In the past two years, the Western team has swept the Eastern team every time, which has also affected the ratings, making the most interesting finals become cold in front of the goal.

And if this penalty favors the Heat, the Heat players might use dirty methods to abolish one or two main players of the Pistons, and the Eastern Conference will be out of play by then.

After the penalty is completed, Huo Song stands on the free throw line and executes the criminal free throw.

Although it was criminalized not long ago, the feel has not been destroyed.

Huo Song made two free throws, the Pistons served from the sideline, and the game resumed.

The criminal makes two free throws and is expected to score 4 or even 5 points in one round.

Naturally, the Pistons will not waste this opportunity to expand the point difference.

Hamilton moved aggressively, and Huo Song cut to the bottom corner, but he missed Daben at the basket.

Big Ben also ran a little bit, and finally the ball was hoisted to the basket. Big Ben took off and put the ball into the basket.

The point difference exceeded 25 points, which created a lot of pressure on the Heat.

Odom reached for the ball and wanted to hit Huo Song, obviously out of anger.

Huo Song was aware of this and wanted to take the initiative to defend Odom, but Daben also noticed and took the initiative to discuss with Huo Song about switching defenses.

Huo Song thought for a while, and there was really no need to confront Odom head-on, so he withdrew to the basket and took a rest.

Big Ben pushed behind Odom, and Odom had already received the ball. Although he had a substitution behind him, he still had to attack strongly.

Ever since, Big Ben quickly made a trip to the ground, and slid a certain distance under the basket by the way.

Daben's acting skills for making fouls are still good, although this time it is a bit exaggerated, but there are still fouls.

The penalty standard in the playoffs is stricter than that in the regular season, but Odom's offensive action is really big this time. Odom is on the top, and Big Ben has no problem with flopping after a physical confrontation.

The defensive position is definitely right.

Odom's skills are not as good as others, and he was sulking again. In the end, he moved too much and was fouled, and there was nothing to say.

Fouling is the punishment of a smart man for a fool.

Daben is also a blue-collar insider star. In the playoffs, even the referee has to give a little face.

It is precisely because of this that after the transfer of the ball, it is the turn of the Pistons to attack.

Huo Song continued to ask for the ball in the low post. The Heat were worried that Huo Song would help the Pistons score again, so they had to double-team in advance.

As a result, Hamilton received the ball and continued to punish the Heat with mid-range.

Relying on a 1-6 spurt within 0 minute, the Pistons quickly closed the point difference to 30 points.

Big Van Gundy saw the corners of his mouth bubbling in such a hurry, and quickly called a timeout to let everyone stabilize.

The Pistons took this opportunity to adjust the lineup, Billups and Prince re-entered the game, and Huo Song was replaced by Rasheed Wallace.

Seeing the Pistons put on a pure starting lineup, the Heat didn't know how to deal with it.

Maybe the Heat thought that Huo Song was off the court, and the Pistons were going to play inside instead.

The Heat misjudged the situation and targeted the outside line on the defensive end, but the Pistons continued to hand over Rasheed Wallace to play the inside line, and scored points quickly again to widen the point difference.

Before the end of the third quarter, the Pistons slowly widened the point difference by scoring inside, extending the advantage to 30 points.

In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Larry Brown took the initiative to call a timeout and put on a pure substitute lineup again.

The Heat seemed to see a chance, and had no choice but to continue to keep half of the main players on the court to chase points.

After the third quarter, the point difference was 27 points.But it was almost 2 points in 5 minutes, which is still something to look forward to.

The Pistons didn't care too much.

The defense of the Pistons' substitutes is not bad, and they score a few scattered hits, and they must have the ability to score more than ten points in a single quarter.

It's impossible for the Heat to score thirty or forty points in the fourth quarter, right?

The Pistons are not worried about going wrong, and the fact is that there is nothing wrong.

In the fourth quarter, the two teams played back and forth. At the beginning, the Pistons did have a 7-2 spurt, which almost made Larry Brown unable to hold back.

Fortunately, the feel of the Heat is not so good at last, and the outside players are no longer accurate.

The Pistons also have Okur as a substitute who can score, bully people with his height, and even defend well.

In this way, the Pistons continued to hit the basket, and after half a quarter of the fourth quarter, the Pistons continued to stabilize the point difference at about 20 points.

Seeing this, Van Gundy thought that the game was really dead, so he replaced the main players and replaced them with substitutes.

And also as a substitute, the Pistons have too much advantage.

After the game was over, 77 to 105, the Pistons almost made a 30-point difference.

After G1 won, the pressure on both teams has been reduced a lot.

The bigger the point difference, the bigger the power gap.

And the most stressful game is either capsized in the gutter and cannot catch up with the score behind, or it is evenly matched, but it is a big battle that must be won.

Now that the strength gap between the two teams is obvious, it will be clear at a glance who can win the series.

The Heat's record this season was mediocre, and it was unexpected to be able to reach the second round of the playoffs.

After all, last season was a bad one. It is reasonable to train rookies for a year or two, and then see hope, and then trade other players to build a championship team or a playoff team. This is the normal way of operating a team.

The weak situation in the Eastern Conference allowed the Heat to take advantage of it.

But when meeting a really strong team in the playoffs, you can only understand it yourself, and it really can only go so far.

Some things cannot be forced.

On May 5, the Pistons and the Heat started G8.

As the second home game in the series, the Pistons naturally cannot lose when they have the chance to win.

Before playing against the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers still had some tall insiders, but even so, they still completed the sweep.

Now playing inside is equivalent to the Heat without it, so it goes without saying that those who should win must win.

80 to 92, this game the Pistons are still playing the main force for a while, and the substitute for a while.

Because the Heat didn't feel good on the outside today, the Pistons basically laid the foundation for victory in the first half in advance.

However, the Heat suddenly broke out in a small wave at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Fortunately, the Pistons had a big enough advantage and were not reversed by the Heat.

Successfully won two consecutive victories.

On May 5, the Pistons played away against the Heat.

The state of the Heat playing at home is completely different from that of away games, and Van Gundy is not an over-the-top coach.

With the efforts of the Heat, the Heat broke out with a very violent offensive and enthusiasm in G3.

However, the Pistons still won the game.

After all, playing is not a battle of spirits, strength is the key to determining the outcome of the game.

88 to 85, the Pistons won the game with a 3-point advantage.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

If the Heat can win G3, they may still be able to fight against the Pistons, but G3 is just short of breath, but failed to win, so they can only be swept by the Pistons in the end.

106 to 71, the Pistons were not ready to kill in G4, but the Heat had no intention of fighting, and they were killed before the first half was over.

For the Pistons to play against the Nets or Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, the main players in the second half played sporadically for a while, and they didn't play in the fourth quarter.

But when the Heat collapsed, they collapsed. Even against the Pistons as a substitute, they continued to lose points in the fourth quarter.

In this way, the Pistons swept their opponents to advance in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

"What is number one in the East!"

"This is No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, and this is the atmosphere of the championship team!"

(End of this chapter)