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Chapter 115 Are the Pistons so strong? (Today's first update)
Wang Dalin's blocked shots greatly boosted the morale of his teammates, especially his two "young brothers" played more excitedly.

Here, Billups just hit a three-pointer with a sudden shot on the offensive end, and then Big Ben blocked Miller's layup under the basket... After the two guys got excited, they kept spraying trash at the opponent's players, which was very different from the taciturn image in Wang Dalin's memory.

Wang Dalin was also quite speechless, he didn't expect these two guys to become what they are now after they swore.

Look at Hamilton, he can always show off his coquettish off-ball running position, always catch and shoot, and immediately retreat to his own half after a miss... Ah, no, most of the time he can still hit a hit.

Have a look at what is called "the killer of Mo De's feelings"?
Look at the two of you again, those hippie-smiling faces...how decent are you?
Facing a player like Hamilton who almost doesn't hold the ball at all, the Bulls' shooting guard Hassell is about to collapse... How can I defend against this?
Only 8 minutes into the first quarter, Hamilton scored 6 points on 4 of 8 mid-range shots, while Wang Dalin and Billups performed equally well, both scoring 7 points.

与汉密尔顿这种“刺客属性”的球员不同，王大林和比卢普斯无疑表现得更加全面。其中王大林在这8分钟还贡献了3个篮板、2次助攻、1次盖帽和1次抢断，比卢普斯则是送出了3次助攻和1次抢断。

Big Ben didn't score 8 point in 1 minutes, but he grabbed 6 rebounds and blocked 2 shots. His performance is worthy of the title of the Pistons' inside pillar.

In addition, Robinson also hit a three-pointer, fouled at the basket and made two free throws, scoring 1 points and 5 rebound.

The Pistons led the Bulls by 29 points at 18:11, and the game began to enter the rotation stage.The Bulls replaced 4 starters, and only Artest was left on the court among the starting five.

On the Pistons side, Carlisle went 5 up and 5 down, and replaced Mickey Moore, Rodney White, Corris Williams, Joan Barry and Chucky Atkins.

This lineup belongs to "four old players and one new player". White, the No. 9 pick this year, was very excited as soon as he came on the court. After receiving the ball, he began to attack the opponent's inside frequently.

The young guy is really energetic, and his running and jumping ability is really strong, but the Bulls' backup power forward Marcus Fizer is also a second-year rookie, and he is strong and can run and jump.

After a few rounds of confrontation, White was beaten to the point of collapse by Fizer.

Fizer made 3 of 3 shots, 4 of 3 free throws, and scored 9 points in one breath, while White made 3 of 0 shots, not only failed to score 1 point, but also sent two fouls... Following Fizer's outstanding performance during this period, the Bulls gradually approached the score. By the end of the first quarter, they were only 5 points behind.

The Pistons' draft vision is really not good. There are so many outstanding rookies below the 9th pick, and they didn't even pick any of them!
Take a look... Joe Johnson with the 10th pick, Richard Jefferson with the 13th pick, Zach Randolph with the 19th pick, Gerald Wallace with the 25th pick, Samuel Dalembert with the 26th pick, Tony Parker with the 28th pick...

This is only the first-round pick, and there are strong men like Gilbert Arenas among the second-round picks. No matter which one is selected, they are better than White, right?
Sitting on the bench, Wang Dalin gritted his teeth. He only hated himself for being too late in contact with the Pistons.If he had contacted earlier and casually "offered a plan" in front of Dumars, wouldn't it be possible to select a future All-Star?
"Well, we must talk to Dumars in advance next June, and we can't pick such an unreliable rookie again!" Wang Dalin made a decision while complaining in his heart.

Seeing the poor performance of the No. 9 show, Carlisle had no choice but to replace him with Alexander, and "Snake Man" Moore immediately swung to the fourth position.

Although Moore's defense is not good, but his mid-range shooting is good, he will not suffer against Fizer, and he is an old player anyway.

In the first half of the second quarter of the game, Carlisle replaced Gates and played for a while. This huge beast shocked the Bulls when it appeared on the field. Good guy, what did this guy grow up to be so tall and mighty?
They did bring in Eddie Curry, but even this future Shark was a size smaller than Gates in size.

However, the appearance of these two people is quite similar, as if they are biological brothers.

Both sides sent out slow big centers, and the pace of the game suddenly slowed down. As the two inside behemoths PKed each other for several rounds, the Pistons gradually opened the point difference to double digits.

"Little Shark"'s low-post offensive skills at this time were extremely rough. When he encountered Gates, who was stronger than him, he didn't have any temper when he was defended.

But Gates played very actively. Not only did he work diligently when covering for Atkins and others, but he also did a good job of eating cakes at the basket.

In the future, although Curry has good low-post offensive skills, he has disliked defense since his rookie days, and sometimes he didn't even bother to grab rebounds. This bad habit even continued until the day he retired.

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When Wang Dalin and his main players appeared again, the Bulls gradually showed signs of collapse. By the end of the third quarter, the score had reached 88:67, and the fourth quarter was completely garbage time.

However, during the garbage time, the Pistons' bench players also played very actively. Not only did they not let the Bulls catch up, but they even widened the point difference.

In the end, the score of the game was 114:87, and the Pistons won their first preseason game.

这场季前赛王大林总共只上场打了21分钟，他全场10投6中，其中三分球4投2中，罚球7投5中，拿到19分9篮板5助攻2盖帽1抢断，底特律首秀颇为惊艳。

But the player who performed the best in this game may not be Wang Dalin. Hamilton and the Pistons "Old Man" Da Ben also performed very well.

汉密尔顿上场29分钟，全场16投9中高效砍下25分5篮板3助攻；大本进攻端基本上没有表现，不过他在防守端表现十分优异，全场砍下4分18篮板5盖帽。

另外，比卢普斯贡献出18分4篮板7助攻，罗宾逊得到15分7篮板2助攻1盖帽1抢断。

In such a low-intensity game like the preseason, Gates performed quite well, scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks in 2 minutes of playing, both of which were given to Eddie Curry.

In the first game of the preseason, the Pistons beat the Bulls 114:87, which can be regarded as a piece of news for the media.

And with the preseason game after game, people began to gradually notice this team that was not favored by everyone before the start of the season.

In the second game, they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107:92 on the road;
In the third game, they beat the Indiana Pacers 119:88 at home;
In the fourth game as a guest at Chicago, they humiliated the Bulls again with a score of 99:76;
In the fifth game, they returned to the home court to face the Cavaliers again. They withstood the pressure and won the game 101:90, living up to the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans;
In the sixth game, they came to Indiana, known as the "Big Cornfield", and they defeated the Pacers cleanly with 105:89.

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The Pistons ended this year's preseason with an unbeaten record, and they averaged 107.5 points per game, while their opponents averaged only 87 points per game!
How powerful is this?
Although this is only a preseason game, the Pistons this season obviously gave the fans a big surprise, and also slapped those who looked down on them before the start of the season.

Immediately after the end of the preseason, ESPN released the latest team strength list.

Although the defending champion Lakers have only 2 wins and 4 losses in the preseason, no one will underestimate them because of this. After all, FMVP O'Neal did not play at all last season, so they still top the list.

Last season's "runner-up" 76ers followed closely behind.

With the combination of "Answer" and "African Mountain", no one will look down on them... Think about how they won a victory against the mighty Lakers in the Finals last season!
The Spurs ranked first in the Western Conference in the regular season last season and ranked third.

The old thief Bobo's team will never be absent from the strength list. If there is such a day, it must be because "Stone Buddha" has retired!

The Kings ranked third in the West in the regular season last season and ranked fourth.

With all-star power forward Chris Webber, and super scorer Peja Stojakovic who averaged more than 20 points per game, plus Veratti Divac, Doug Christie, Mike Bibby and many other good players, it is now generally believed that they will become the most powerful opponent of the Lakers in the Western Conference.

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These are not surprising, but the ranking of the Pistons has rushed to the ninth place without any notice... This is a bit surprising!

Are the Pistons that strong?

It is estimated that everyone can't help asking this question...ask others, and ask yourself.

Didn't they just rank 10th in the Eastern Conference and 21st in the league last year?

They sent away the team's scoring leader Stackhouse during the offseason, and then let Wang Dalin, a young second-year rookie, become the team's leader.

That's not all, let's see what deals they have made?
An old guy born in 1966, a "stab head" who bears the name of "parallel importer Tanhua" and always has conflicts with his teammates. Only the thin shooting guard is a little more reliable, but he is only a third-year player...

Just like that...they suddenly became stronger?
This seems unscientific, right?

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