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Chapter 150 Jedi Counterattack (Today's first update)
With Van Horn hitting a three-pointer, the Nets finally tied the score, and the score between the two sides has come to 35:35.

There are less than 3 minutes left in the second quarter. With the current defensive strength and offensive efficiency of the two teams, Wang Dalin estimates that the two sides can score more than 40 points at the end of the half, which is not bad.

The Nets did play a suffocating defense, but after the Pistons' big Ben came on the court, the defensive intensity was also extraordinary, not a bit worse than the Nets.

So after the players of the two teams contributed three strikes, they finally scored a goal each.

Kidd singled out Billups for the Nets and managed to score a goal. The Pistons were a little more relaxed. After all, as long as Wang Dalin regained his touch occasionally, he might be able to score a pull-up jumper.

After scoring this goal, the two sides fell into the embarrassing situation of being unable to score in a sports game. They could only rely on fouls to get to the free throw line to continue to increase points... I have to say that Kidd's free throws are really accurate, even more accurate than Wang Dalin!
In the last attack of the first half, Wang Dalin went to the basket and distributed the ball to the outside. Billups hit a three-pointer after receiving the ball, but Kidd also made a three-pointer from the outside, which actually scored!

At the end of the first half, the score was 42:41, and the Pistons trailed by 1 point... Probably because Kidd made two free throws, while Wang Dalin only made one of two free throws!

Back in the locker room, Da Ben excitedly said to Wang Dalin and Billups: "Second brother, third brother, you must shoot more in the second half. Don't worry about not making shots. I will grab rebounds at the basket!"

That's right, this guy already grabbed 9 rebounds in the first half, including 4 offensive rebounds... Everyone's shooting is so good, he grabbed it!
Don't look at Daben's real height may not necessarily be 2 meters, but this guy's rebounding ability is the league's top.Considering that he has won the rebounding title twice, his ability to grab rebounds is not weaker than that of Charles Barkley back then.

Perhaps because he just came back from injury, Daben played very excitedly tonight. He must have been holding back for too long, and he wanted to vent after playing.

Carlisle was very satisfied with the performance of his disciples. In this high-intensity confrontation, the players all withstood the pressure. Although their shooting percentage was very low, wasn't the opponent's shooting percentage also very low?

Anyway, tonight is a defensive battle, so let's see who has better defense, who has better shooting, and whose star has the ability to make the final decision!

Didn't the Bulls often play games like this when they faced the Jazz in the Finals twice?Who is not a blacksmith?

Would the Bulls really be stronger than the Jazz if there were no "old hooligans" who frequently played wonderful performances at critical moments?

On this point, Carlisle has never doubted Wang Dalin. When it comes to his ability to play key shots, Wang Dalin is well-known in the entire league.

Of course, Kidd's outstanding performance still left Carlisle with nothing to do. Don't look at "Ki Bugong"'s shooting in the first half seems to be very strong. This guy has already sent 7 assists... At present, Billups, the core point guard of the Pistons, has an average of less than 7 assists per game!

It is estimated that the home fans of the "Palace of Auburn Hills" did not realize that Kidd's performance tonight is so good, so sometimes the performance of the players on the court is often very confusing. In the words of "Heizi's Basketball", it is... There is no sense of existence!

As the main player of the Nets, Kidd should have a high sense of presence, right?
But the fact is that, at least tonight his sense of presence is very low, even Wang Dalin didn't notice it, this guy actually sent out 7 assists in halftime!
It may be related to this guy's increasingly unpretentious style of play. Kidd played extremely coolly during the Suns period, and he even dyed his hair blond.

At that time, Kidd had a bit of the "white chocolate" demeanor of later generations on the court, but as he got older, this guy became less and less fond of playing tricks.

As the saying goes, "When you get close to the vermilion, you get red; when you get close to ink, you get black." Kidd actually appreciates the simple John Stockton more than the gorgeous "Magic" Irvin Johnson, so his style of play is gradually approaching the "leader of assists" and "leader of steals" in NBA history.

For example, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, no one will disagree with the historical status of these two, but Garnett earns more than Duncan, and it is much more!

Is it because of strength?

Of course not. Compared with Duncan's extremely low-key playing style, Garnett's performance on the court is undoubtedly a lot more publicized, and sometimes he can even be called "arrogant". Therefore, his popularity is much higher than Duncan's, and he is naturally more favored by major brand merchants.

Garnett's income from commercial endorsements is beyond Duncan, and he can beat Duncan by a few blocks in player salary income... This is the benefit of a high sense of presence!
If Wang Dalin hadn't hit consecutive critical hits in the playoffs last season, how could the Pistons give him a maximum salary contract based on him, a rookie who has just played for a season?

Carlisle just emphasized the execution of defensive tactics, asking the players not to hesitate when it is time to help defend, even if the opponent is Jason Kidd who is holding the ball.

The intermission ended, and the players from both sides returned to the court again. The Nets actually changed their lineup... Scott removed the "pseudo-starting center" McCloch and replaced him with Richard Jefferson at small forward.

Carlisle was undoubtedly a little surprised. He didn't expect Scott to be so courageous and dare to play a small lineup in such an important game?
However, Wang Dalin guessed something. It is estimated that this was not Scott's idea. It was either suggested by an assistant coach of the Nets, or... Kidd!
Compared with the slow half-court battle in the first half, Kidd certainly prefers everyone to run. Only in the high-speed game rhythm can he fully demonstrate his advantages.

In terms of the overall view of the court and the rationality of handling the ball quickly, Kidd will not be weaker than any point guard in the league. During this period, he is even better than Stockton.

If you only look at the height and movement speed of the players, the Pistons can actually be considered a small lineup... Didn't you see that our main center is only 201cm tall?
(Big Ben: I am 206CM, who the hell is 201CM?)

The Nets sacrificed a certain amount of defensive strength, and achieved more than just the effect of speeding up.

As Kidd and the Nets players brought up the rhythm of the game, the Pistons also played their usual running and bombing in recent games, so...the two sides fought more times!
But the Nets have Kidd, a passing master, in control of the overall situation. Even in this fast-paced game, they can still frequently play extremely threatening offenses, and the players are still resolute in their shots.After the Pistons players hit the iron several times in a row, they all became a little submissive and afraid to shoot.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Carlisle called a timeout and rearranged the offensive tactics, hoping that the players could slow down the pace of the game... Although the game was slow and the scene was not good, they were still evenly matched. The speed-up Pistons were completely at a disadvantage.

Billups took on the heavy responsibility of controlling the rhythm. In contrast, Carlisle could only choose to trust him.

However, Billups has not yet evolved into the "full body" of the future. His ability to control the rhythm cannot be compared with that of Kidd, who is already in full swing, so the game situation has gradually become severe, and the Nets have begun to gain the upper hand.

Of course Wang Dalin was the most unwilling person, so he took the ball and began to swing it by himself, but tonight his hand feeling has not improved, and his offensive efficiency is not high.

In this way, the three quarters ended, and the Nets led the Pistons by 66 points at 59:7.

If it was the last game against the Sonics, it would not be a problem for the Pistons to fall behind by 7 points. As long as they run and bomb, they can overtake the score in at most two or three minutes.

But tonight everyone's offensive performance was very hip. Even if there is a whole quarter left in the game, they have no confidence in catching up with the score.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kidd made another three-pointer, which was his second three-pointer in this game.

Billups couldn't help blaming himself secretly. He would always deliberately stay away from Kidd when defending, and wanted to bet on his bad touch, but tonight "Kidd does not attack" obviously did not stretch his hips outside the three-point line. His defensive choice was undoubtedly quite a failure.

The point difference has reached double digits, and Carlisle can only worry off the court. Although he is a very good head coach, what can he do when all the players have no touch?
No matter how strong a tactician is, if none of his players have a shooting touch, what's the use of those crazy tactics?

Basketball... In the final analysis, you still have to throw the ball into the basket, otherwise, no matter how good your tactical coordination is, it is meaningless!

The next 7 offenses of the Pistons all ended in iron strikes. Although Daben struggled to grab 2 offensive rebounds, the Pistons still failed to score the second offense...During this period, the Pistons were really on the back foot. They even missed the kind of shots that were close at hand!
The Nets scored 6 goals in 2 offenses. Although the offensive efficiency was very low, they scored 2+1 twice. The score has reached 75:59, and the Pistons are 16 points behind.

Carlisle had no choice but to call a timeout again. There were 6 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game, and the point difference reached as much as 16 points. It stands to reason that this game should have entered garbage time.

But there is still one person who does not want to give up, and that is Wang Dalin!
"Damn it, I vowed to win this game, so what if I'm behind by 16 points?" Wang Dalin thought to himself, "No matter what, I can't let these guys take away a victory from Detroit!"

Maybe it's because the referee didn't call Kidd's dribble, maybe Wang Dalin subconsciously thinks that the Nets are the Pistons' biggest opponent in the Eastern Conference this season, maybe...he doesn't want to lose to any team at all!
"Ding... The host's strong desire to win has been detected, and the system has released a temporary mission 'Jedi Counterattack'!"

Hearing the long-lost notification sound, Wang Dalin couldn't help but be overjoyed. Regardless of the noisy scene, he quickly clicked on the system page in his mind to check it.

"The Jedi counterattack: The host needs to lead the Pistons to complete the reversal and defeat the Nets! Reward for completing the task: The system randomly selects 2 of the host's ability values ​​to increase to the current upper limit."

The mission description this time is very simple, but the mission rewards are very generous, and a bright light flashed in Wang Dalin's eyes... "This time, I have to fight for everything!"

Carlisle was about to replace all the main players. Seeing that the substitute players had started to warm up, Wang Dalin suddenly said, "Coach Rick, let us try harder, please!"

Carlisle was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Wang, are you serious? Tomorrow night we will go to Orlando to play back-to-back games. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to try our best tonight?"

Considering the upcoming back-to-back games against the same Eastern Conference team, Carlisle is not unreasonable to think so.

Instead of going all out to fight the Nets, it's better to save their strength and try to win the Magic tomorrow night... Besides, in the current situation, even if the Pistons go all out to fight to the death, it is already very difficult to turn the tide and win.

Wang Dalin said seriously: "Coach, I know what you think, but in the future we will definitely encounter this situation again, do we give up so easily every time?"

Carlisle said earnestly: "Wang, you have to know that we have to play 82 regular season games every season, not every game we have to do our best!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said: "Of course I know, but tonight... I really don't want to give up! I'm very sorry, coach, can you let me be self-willed for once?"

Da Ben suddenly interrupted: "That's right! Coach, just let me play, I don't want to give up yet!"

Billups also said: "I don't want to give up either!"

Hamilton stood up and said softly: "Don't replace me, my physical fitness is still good!"

Robinson smiled wryly and said, "You can count me as an old guy, just let me go crazy with you youngsters tonight!"

Carlisle bowed his head in silence for a long time, finally raised his head and smiled: "Okay, everyone is ready to play!"

Considering that Robinson is too old, he already had a lot of playing time in the first three quarters, so Carlisle put him on the bench and replaced him with the young and strong Williams.

The main players of the Nets have all rested, and they couldn't help being surprised when they saw that the Pistons still sent their main players to play.

"What is the Pistons trying to do?" Scott turned his head and asked with a puzzled face, "Are they still trying to get the score back?"

Assistant coach Lawrence Frank was also puzzled and said, "Based on their performance tonight, it's impossible to get back the score, isn't it?"

The players of the Nets looked at each other in blank dismay, none of them understood why the Pistons were doing such useless work.

Naturally, there have been many reversals in the history of the NBA, but it is undoubtedly a fantasy to reverse 6 points with 16 minutes left in the game!
Not to mention that in this era, even in the era of small balls in later generations, it is difficult to stage such a shocking reversal.

Wang Dalin didn't doubt the difficulty of this task at all. If it wasn't difficult, how could the system give such a generous reward?
You can randomly increase the value of 2 abilities to the current upper limit... Wang Dalin's current upper limit of jumping and mid-range shooting has reached 99 full values. If this is directly improved, wouldn't it take off immediately?

Of course, this kind of situation can only be thought about in his heart. Even if he can lead the Pistons to complete this shocking reversal, how can he be so lucky and happen to be drawn by the system to these two abilities?
However, this reward is already very rich, and Wang Dalin must go all out to win it. Taking advantage of the fact that the main players of the Nets are not on the court, they must first give them a wave of offensive climax.

Just like "Tian Ji's horse race", the current situation is that the Pistons have sent out "top horses", but the Nets are fighting with "lower horses". What suspense is there?
As soon as he played, Wang Dalin and Hamilton played an exquisite pick-and-roll cooperation. After Hamilton received the ball, he completed a one-handed dunk.

This guy has played more than [-] games since he joined the Pistons, and this is the first time he has dunked in a game... Obviously, "Masked Man" will also fight tonight!
The Nets' backup forward Aaron Williams missed a mid-range shot. Da Ben took off the rebound and handed it to Billups for a fast break.

Nets substitute center Jason Collins also fouled him once, and Wang Dalin made an extra free throw to complete 2+1.

In just 35 seconds, the Pistons had already caught up with 5 points. Kidd was terrified off the court, and hurriedly said to Scott: "Byron, it seems that the Pistons are going to start, so call a timeout and replace us?"

Scott smiled slightly, waved his hand lightly and said: "Jason, you are too impatient. The Pistons' shooting percentage is only about 37%. How can they come back? You can rest assured and watch. Let's celebrate together at the end of the game!"

Kidd's face sank, and he said, "Byron, I'm really not kidding, you should put us on the court quickly, this game is not over yet!"

Scott showed disapproval: "Do you really think they can come back?"

Kidd said anxiously: "Please see the situation on the court clearly, okay? The momentum of the Pistons is completely different now!"

The smile on Scott's face gradually faded, but he said in his mouth: "Jason, I hope you can see clearly who is in charge of this team... You are just a player, and I am the head coach of the Nets!"

Kidd was speechless for a while, probably feeling as sick as a dog beeping.

I kindly remind you, how the hell are you putting on coach airs with me?If you lose this game, let me see where you put your old face!

While Kidd was talking with Scott, Big Ben completed another block, and the Pistons played a fast break again. This time, it was Billups who shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line... He was relieved after making the ball. He didn't make a single three-pointer in the first three and a half quarters!

When it was the Nets' turn to attack, Collins failed to make a single play in the paint, and the Pistons launched a fast break again. Wang Dalin received a pass from Billups in the frontcourt, and directly pulled out from outside the three-point line... "Shua", it went in again!
The score came to 75:70, with 4 minutes and 39 seconds left in the game, Scott finally couldn't help calling a timeout...

(End of this chapter)