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Chapter 164 Swept again and successfully defended the title (4000, please subscribe)

In the second quarter, the Spurs didn't dare to continue to play one-star quadruples, but used a normal zone defense.

In order to smooth out the point difference and try to avoid a weak situation, the Spurs had to focus on Duncan.

Previously, the Pistons' defensive strategy was mainly man-to-man tactics. Seeing Duncan continue to attack with the ball, Ben kept looking for opportunities to double-team Duncan.

Duncan played well in G1, but the Pistons didn't take advantage of the G2 Pistons today, so it is necessary to limit Duncan.

Under Huo Song and Daben's joint attack, Duncan's offense was greatly restricted. Before the second quarter was finished, including the first quarter's shooting percentage, it almost dropped below 50%.

You must know that in the regular season, Duncan's inside offensive shooting percentage is often above 55%.

This shows how terrifying the inside defense of the G2 Pistons is.

And under the targeted defense of the Pistons inside, how much pressure Duncan was under on the offensive end and how uncomfortable he was playing.

But there is no way, the Spurs lack a solid star, and Ginobili can only hit mid-range or three-pointers when encountering the Pistons' inside and outside defense, and his shooting percentage at the basket is lower than Duncan's.

No one in the Spurs can help Duncan, only Mohamed can help digest some of the ball.

While Big Ben kept double-teaming Duncan, Muhammad naturally had many opportunities to attack openly.

Relying on Duncan to attract the defense, Muhammad, who got a pass from Duncan, scored 3 points on 2 of 4 shots in the second quarter.

In the defensive battle between the Pistons and Spurs, some players can hit such a shooting percentage, which is quite efficient.

With Muhammad helping to share the scoring pressure inside, after careful calculation, the Spurs' two inside players still have a 55% shooting percentage.

But for the Pistons, missing Muhammad was worth it.

Big Ben resolutely double-teamed Duncan, and his biggest intention was to consume Duncan's physical energy through defense.

Duncan's importance to the Spurs needs no elaboration.

Once Duncan gets into a quagmire on the offensive end, the Spurs as a whole will not be able to play on the offensive end.

Even if Duncan can use his influence to help other teams score, but other people score sporadically, how can it boost morale better than Duncan scoring goals one after another?

In the finals between the Pistons and the Spurs, the inside line is king to king.

Huo Song suppressed Duncan, and it was difficult for the Spurs to gain momentum.

Now let's look at Huo Song. He didn't make many shots in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, after Marbury was liberated, Huo Song scored 4 points just by eating cakes.

Not to mention Huo Song's ability to attack independently is quite powerful.

In fact, Huo Song also faced double-teaming, but even if he was targeted by the Spurs, so what?

In the second quarter, Huo Song became more and more courageous in the battle. Relying on 8 of 6 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 1 free throws, he scored 14 points efficiently.

Before he knew it, Huo Song played 20+ in the first half.

At the same time, Marbury relied on the sharp drop in pressure on the defensive end, ignored Parker many times, scored 7 points on 4 of 8 shots in the second quarter, and relied on feeding Huo Song and scoring Hamilton. Scored 5 assists in one quarter.

This also just shows that Popovich's one-star quadruple at the beginning is still effective.

Marbury can pass the ball and create opportunities for his teammates.

Of course, if a teammate is a dominant star like Huo Song on the inside, and Hamilton is also the king of mid-range shots on the outside, as a guard who is good at breaking through, as long as he is willing to share the ball, it is not difficult to achieve 5 assists in a single quarter. matter.

Just like a ball-handler, being teammates with Curry, it is normal to average four or five assists per game.

Closer to home, the Spurs' defense in the second quarter was more conservative, but it was actually not as effective as the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the Pistons, not only Huo Song and Marbury played very well, Hamilton relied on the feed in the first quarter, and his offensive state was still hot in the second quarter.

For the Spurs, Duncan was restricted, and Ginobili and Parker could only share some of the pressure.

Bowen also made two three-pointers, but he hit the iron both times, and he could only do nothing.

With 4 minutes left before the end of the second quarter, the point difference between the two teams has rapidly expanded to about 10 points.

As a last resort, the Spurs can only continue to hand the ball to Duncan, let Duncan control the ball and transfer the ball.

Either Duncan attacks by himself, or Duncan creates opportunities for his teammates.

But in this way, Duncan's physical exertion naturally intensified.

In the rest of the second quarter, Huo Song and Duncan continued to have a strong dialogue, and both of them only scored 4 points, which is considered to be evenly matched.

But the Pistons maintained their advantage, but the Spurs couldn't narrow the score.

After the first half, the score on the field was 42 to 53. The Pistons relied on the main force to exert force one after another, as well as targeted defense, and beat the Spurs by 11 points.

Having said that, in this game, the Pistons' defense is still pretty good.

The Spurs, who are extremely good at defense, once again proved that they can't limit the Pistons' offense, and they can't limit the Pistons' leading stars to score with their personal strength.

The Pistons are blooming more, and anyone at the star level can stand up.

The Spurs rely entirely on GDP, and at this time P has not yet fully evolved. Relying on peak Duncan and Ginobili alone are not opponents of the Pistons.

In the first half of G2, the Pistons continued to lead, and the point difference was opened by 10 points, which put the Spurs under pressure.

In the finals, it is not difficult to recover such a point difference in the second half.

But don't forget, the Pistons are very good at playing downwind.

Not to mention that this is still the home court of the Pistons. The Detroit fans are crazy, and the Pistons' players are also crazy defensively.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams has officially exceeded 15 points, and Duncan's offensive threat has further declined.

Although the point difference between the two teams remained at around 15 points for a while because Marbury's breakthrough was cold, but soon Huo Song stormed inside and broke the deadlock.

Almost, just a little bit, the Pistons were able to close the point difference at 20 points before the end of the third quarter.

If the Spurs didn't want to admit defeat so easily, and didn't want to return to San Antonio with this point difference, the Spurs might really be defeated by the Pistons in three quarters.

Don't fight for steam, the Spurs are also a strong team in the Western Conference, and it is impossible to be beaten by the Pistons by 20 points in two consecutive three-point quarters.

Sometimes, though, the mood swings only last for a while.

In the fourth quarter, the Pistons still won very simply.

It was only half a quarter, and the Spurs had no choice but to raise the flag to surrender again.

There is no way, the difference is too big, and the time is too short.

The Spurs can only play Duncan to death, but these two games have proved that the Pistons have limited Duncan's defensive resources.

Facts have also proved that if the Spurs can't gain an advantage in the first three quarters, or a balance of power, if they want to win in the fourth quarter, don't even think about it.

Unfortunately, sometimes I have to admit that the overall strength of the Pistons is still higher than that of the Spurs.

Why did the Pistons beat the Lakers so simply last year? In fact, it was not because the Pistons were stronger than the Lakers.

This year's Spurs are nothing less than this situation. Against the Pistons, they are a little bit weaker.

Even if this is the Pistons that self-destruct the Great Wall, if they run into the Pistons in their heyday last year, the Spurs will never even want to win.

In other words, with the Spurs surrendering again, the Pistons easily won the home game again with 18 points.

As the next two teams moved to San Antonio, the time soon came to June 6.

G3 of the finals between the Pistons and the Spurs will also be held on this day.

Today is different from the past. The morale of the Spurs returning to the home court is greatly improved. Relying on the home court advantage and the experience and lessons learned from the previous two disastrous defeats, G3 is uncharacteristically.

Facing the highly motivated Spurs and the slightly underprepared Pistons, the Spurs stopped twice in the first quarter alone.

After the first quarter, it was the Spurs' turn to gain a big advantage this time, with a full 6-point advantage.

After the three finals, this is the first time the Spurs have gained an advantage at the beginning and actively controlled the rhythm of the game.

Fortunately, the Pistons played very resilient.

The first quarter played slowly, but the second quarter began to exert strength.

Especially Huo Song, Huo Song did not allow the team to lose so easily.

Besides, the Spurs have three consecutive home court advantages.

Although it is vigorous, it will decline again, and it will be exhausted three times.

But the problem is that if the Pistons cannot withstand the Spurs' charge, they are likely to lose three games in a row, allowing the Spurs to take the initiative.

At that time, even if they return to Detroit, the outcome will not be so easy to say.

If today's game, the Pistons can continue to win.

Maybe this year's Spurs will follow in the footsteps of the Lakers last year and be swept out by the Pistons.

Huo Song thought so, and did the same.

In the second quarter, Huo Song faced Duncan's defense strongly, making 10 of 5 shots, 4 of 3 free throws, and 13 points in a single quarter.

The shooting percentage did drop, but it was worth it for Duncan's two fouls.

That is to say, the rest of the Pistons focused more on defense and increased physical contact, which caused the touch to not be recovered for the time being, and the Pistons did not narrow the point difference.

In addition, it was also because of Ginobili's sudden outburst in the second quarter that the Spurs stabilized the situation.

It is precisely because of this that by the end of the first half, the Spurs took a further 8-point lead.

However, in the third quarter, Parker was hit by Marbury as a breakthrough, and the Pistons suddenly narrowed the point difference to less than 5 points under Marbury's sudden explosion.

After the intermission, it came to the extremely critical third quarter.

Neither team was discouraged, but instead entered the bayonet stage ahead of schedule.

As soon as the Pistons came up, relying on a three-pointer and two defensive counterattacks, they narrowed the point difference to 1 point.

The Spurs made mistakes when they shouldn't have made mistakes. Instead, the Pistons used defense to teach the Spurs how to prepare to win the Finals.

After the Pistons boosted their morale, Duncan stepped forward as the savior and stepped forward to make a strong inside.

But Huo Song didn't give in, and played even more brutal inside. Duncan had three consecutive rounds, and he had nothing to do with Huo Song.

Duncan was already very tenacious, but Huo Song also broke out unexpectedly.

The reason why superstars are superstars is that they are capable of what others cannot, and they can explode with combat effectiveness far beyond ordinary stars on the stage of the playoffs.

Not to mention that for a young superstar like Huo Song, it is not unimaginable to score 40 points in a single game in the finals.

Relying on Huo Song's strong offense in the third quarter, the Pistons' outside touch suddenly picked up.

Marbury and Hamilton each scored a three-pointer, and even Prince made an emergency stop mid-range.

If the Pistons have divine help, they almost took the Spurs away in a wave.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pistons turned the tables and took a 4-point lead.

The Spurs felt that they could still play, but after the fourth quarter, the point difference not only did not narrow, but expanded to 6 points.

Huo Song was already ready to shoot the game-winning shot, but he never expected that the Spurs' shark-slashing tactic at the end of the fourth quarter would have no effect.

Daben withstood the pressure and made 2 of 6 free throws in the last 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, which was far more accurate than before.

Originally, if the Spurs slashed at the shark, the Pistons would have to take the big bucks. At that time, both Duncan and Ginobili may even the point difference in the last minute.

But the Pistons won the championship not only because of strength, but also because of luck.

A historical superstar like Karl Malone failed to make a key free throw against the Bulls led by Jordan in the finals.

Big Ben faced Duncan, but he stabilized the last free throw and helped the Pistons through a very critical period of time.

In the finals, the first three games have been won, and the Spurs were suddenly pushed to the cliff by the Pistons.

For the current plan, if the Spurs want to turn the tables and defeat the Pistons to win this championship, they must ensure that they can win the remaining two home games.

Then with the morale of a winning streak, they suppressed the Pistons all the way until they finished the next two away games.

Among them, as long as they relax a little and are seized by the Pistons, the Pistons will easily win this year's championship.

But it doesn't matter what the Spurs think, anyway, the Pistons don't think so.

What the Pistons want is to avoid long nights and dreams, and must end the finals early.

He has won three games in a row, so could he still lose in the next game?
The Pistons wanted to underestimate the enemy, but their strength did not allow it.

Sweeping is sweeping, the Pistons played without hesitation in G4 of the finals.

Playing G3, most of the Pistons' players in the first quarter did not adapt to the rhythm of the game so quickly.

But when it comes to G4, it's a familiarity once and twice.

In the first quarter alone, Marbury attacked like a convulsion.

Marbury, who didn't even do the basic work of feeding Huo Song, seemed to feel that the first championship in his career was beckoning to him, was alone in the first quarter.
The efficiency is pretty good, 13 of 7 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 19 points in a single quarter, and 8% of the team's points scored by one person.

If it weren't for Huo Song's good performance in the first three quarters and the comprehensive statistics, Marbury continued his performance in the first quarter, and he really didn't have a chance to win the FMVP.

Fortunately, the Spurs were also stunned by Marbury's outburst.

There was nothing wrong with the Pistons, but they took a small lead in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Byron Scott first asked Marbury to rest off the court, and Huo Song also got up alone, quickly counted his hands, and stabilized the situation by scoring continuously.

The Spurs did not expect that Marbury could stimulate Huo Song and inspire Huo Song to a better state.

Just as Duncan wanted to help the team chase points, he was beaten by Huo Song, making his whole body sore.

The defensive end consumes too much energy, so naturally there is no more physical energy to vent on the offensive end.

To be honest, in the first three finals, Duncan consumed the Lions too much.

Now, it's really too much, even if it's only the second quarter of G4.

Duncan played three consecutive finals and played about 40 minutes. It is unrealistic for G4 to want to show his prime.

As for another head player of the Spurs, Manu Ginobili, the biggest problem is his physical limitations.

This is also the reason why Ginobili failed to help the Spurs to create a miracle in this round of finals and come back from a desperate situation.

"Let us congratulate the Detroit Pistons, who defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-0 and successfully defended the championship!"

(End of this chapter)