This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 230 Three Points of Rain
'Charlotte Bobcats lost the best chance, the old-fashioned Detroit Pistons will be 4-3 to get through'.

The Charlotte Bobcats in G6 lost a precious chance to win at home and were dragged into the tiebreaker. Whether it was in the United States or domestic media people, they all bad-mouthed the Charlotte Bobcats.

The well-known domestic media Basketball Pioneer also analyzed the game. Several key referee calls changed the trend of the game. However, Zhou Lin, who was trapped in a foul crisis, only played 36 minutes, 7 minutes less than the average time. Minutes, and Zhou Lin in G6 is in good condition. If there are a few more minutes, the Bobcats may have advanced 4-2.

But now, the Pistons, which are stronger on paper, have regained the home court advantage. For the Bobcats, the difficulty of the game has soared from one star to five stars in an instant.

"Does it need to be said? I am a supporter of Charlotte. Unfortunately, they lost their best chance. Next, when they return to the battlefield of the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Detroit Pistons will most likely use their extremely terrifying defense. And experience, send out the Charlotte Bobcats who persisted until the seventh game, of course, now I am still a supporter of the Charlotte Bobcats, the Bobcats, get rid of the Pistons."

Interestingly, Sharad Lewis, one of the core players of the Orlando Magic, who will be the opponent of the winner in the next round of the Pistons and Bobcats, also watched the game at home, and faced questions from local reporters in Orlando. answer.

Sima Zhao's heart!

The Detroit Pistons are a team that almost every team is unwilling to touch. The rock-like defense will become a nightmare for many teams.

Although the strength of the Orlando Magic this year has greatly improved, if they have a choice, they don't want to play the second round with the best defensive team in the league.

You must know that last year's Orlando Magic were swept out by the Detroit Pistons 0-4 in the first round of last year's playoffs. Once they meet the Detroit Pistons, the core of the team, Dwight Howard, will suddenly be crushed inside. Lower, just like dealing with Shaquille O'Neal back then.

Sharad. Lewis' support is to hope that the Bobcats will become their next opponent.

Well, can the current Charlotte Bobcats come up with a post player who can limit Dwight Howard?
Emeka Okafor, Nazr Mohammad, I'm afraid they will all be crushed by the fast-growing monsters.

Hehe, if the league allows it now, I am afraid that the Orlando Magic would like to support an insider for the Charlotte Bobcats to play Game [-] against the Detroit Pistons.

But the Charlotte Bobcats still walked into the Palace of Auburn Hills, which was not willing to come again.

In the Palace of Auburn Hills, fans could be seen everywhere holding up the signs of 'the series is over', putting pressure on the visiting team all the time.

The front waves who don't want to be beaten to death on the beach by the back waves still have to defend their last dignity.

Before the game, the Charlotte Bobcats practiced three-pointers.

You must know that during the regular season of this season, the Charlotte Bobcats have a 39% three-point shooting percentage. The league's three-point accuracy ranks in the top five, and the number of hits per game ranks third.

Zhou Lin and Mike Dunleavy averaged nearly 4 three-pointers per game.

But the Charlotte Bobcats have only made 32% of their three-pointers since the playoffs. The top shooter in the team, Dunleavy, who had a 42% three-pointer in the regular season, only shot 30 in the first round of the playoffs. Less than [-]% of the three-pointers.

It can be said that he is one of the most stretched players in the first round of the playoffs.

Of course, this is not his fault, because most of him have to face Hamilton, one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, a physical monster who can't run to death. bit.

Before the start of the game, Coach Capel gave the final psychological encouragement to all the players in the locker room.

"Guys, we've proved our success by pushing the mighty Detroit Pistons to this point. Maybe this is the last game of the season, but it could be the next starting point. Putting in the game, I don't want everyone to be burdened with Play under pressure, open your heart, release the pressure, we need a new rhythm and a new look to face a powerful enemy, but whether you win or not, you have done your best."

"Come on, Charlotte Bobcats!"

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BJ时间的5月4日早上8点半，CCTV-5现场直播这场G7的生死大战。

"The Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills still have a solid starting lineup: Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Tyshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio... McDyess, except for McDyess, the other four players are all the main players of the championship in 04."

"The Charlotte Bobcats, who lost in the previous game, also maintained the lineup of the previous game: Redmond Felton, Mike Dunleavy, Chinese player Zhou Lin, Emeka Okafor, Naz Al Muhammad."

Rasheed Wallace helped the team get the ball in the first wave.

While Chauncey Billups and Rasheed Wallace were running the pick-and-roll, Hamilton came out of the baseline around Prince's off-ball screen, and after receiving the ball, he quickly shot and hit the game 's first goal.

It can be seen that Hamilton's feel and state have continued the excellent state of the previous game.

"Pay attention to changing defenses."

Coach Capel didn't plan to sit down in this game, but stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly.

"Move, move!"

"Over there, Mike!"

Zhou Lin also came up to make a cross screen with Mike Dunleavy. After Raymond Felton passed the ball in Okafor's hands, he rushed into the penalty area after Billups relaxed a little bit, but the Pistons The team's inside line was made up in time, and a cross pass was made to Zhou Lin, who was cutting inside.

Zhou Lin didn't choose to make a shot under pressure. Instead, he took two steps inside and gave it to Mike Dunleavy who moved to the top of the arc from the outside. Dunleavy didn't hesitate.

Direct three-point shot!

This time, the rim of the Palace of Auburn Hills did not deny Dunleavy's invasion and made a three-pointer!
"This is a good sign. If Mike Dunleavy's outside gun can be raised, the Pistons' tight defense will more or less fluctuate."

"Beautiful pass!"

Mike Dunleavy turned around and waited for Zhou Lin for a while, then took the initiative to clap his hands.

Looking back, Billups crossed Raymond Felton, but Mike Dunleavy appeared in time to help Raymond Felton make up. Billups wanted to give Hamilton who was open, but The ball was caught by Raymond Felton, Hamilton and Felton scrambled together, and finally the referee had no choice but to call a scrimmage.

"This offensive and defensive rhythm, detailed to every ball, really makes people feel a sense of suffocation."

"Both sides are very focused and want to find open shots, but it's really not easy to get this kind of opportunity."

Although Raymond Felton lost to Hamilton in the jump ball stage, there were only 10 seconds left in the round, and the ball was given to McDyess inside, but was slapped away by Mohamed up.

And back to Charlotte's offensive round time, the Bobcats also tried to give the ball to Emeka Okafor, who was inside, but Okafor hit the ball and was caught. Prince, who was on the sidelines, snatched away with his long arms.

Now, both sides are really good at guarding the inside lanes, and the difficulty of scoring inside lanes has almost doubled.

In the next round, Chauncey Billups began to try to make a choice on the outside, a running shot with horseback archery, which added points for the Detroit Pistons.

4-3.

Looking back, Mike Dunleavy just borrowed a single block to cover, received the ball from Raymond Felton, and directly shot a three-pointer.

Originally letting Dunleavy shoot a three-pointer was a scene that Detroit fans would like to see, but after Dunleavy made two three-pointers in the opening game, the Detroit Pistons fans were all holding their heads and a little speechless.

6-4.

Mike Dunleavy raised his right hand high, and at the same time made a gesture of three with his hand.

"That's fine. Mike Dunleavy already made two three-pointers. He made two three-pointers in the opening game. It's amazing." Zhang Weiping said.

He also completely forgot what he said just now, "Give it to Zhou Lin, you score this ball", and the rescue was indeed timely.

Su Qun said: "Mike Dunleavy is still accurate. He has a shooting percentage of more than [-]% in the regular season, and it's not a display. In this game, his state is completely thought out, and he doesn't hesitate anymore. I went to shoot, I think before the start of the game, the coaches and teammates of the Bobcats also communicated with Dunleavy."

Su Qun guessed right. Before coming to Detroit, Zhou Lin found Mike Dunleavy, invited him to a Chinese meal, and discussed the team's issues with him alone.

During the madness of March, Charlotte shot the three-pointer well.

Defense, three-pointers, and Zhou Lin's indiscriminate singles in positional battles are the three tricks that the Charlotte Bobcats are best at.

It is even indispensable.

The offensive team has switched to the Detroit Pistons, and Billups has begun to pay attention to passing the ball inside. The combination of Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess, after all, has a slight advantage in terms of skill and height. got the upper hand.

Rasheed Wallace's inside footsteps directly caused Emeka Okafor to pay a foul, and at the same time watched Rasheed Wallace send the ball into the basket.

从常规赛的数据上来看，拉希德.华莱士的12.7分+6.6篮板+1.7次盖帽的数据甚至要比场均13.2分+9.8篮板+2.1次封盖的埃梅卡.奥卡福逊色一些。

But in this round of the series, although Emeka Okafor did not lack shining moments, in terms of matchups, except for Rasheed Wallace who was sent off early in the first game, the other few games , Emeka Okafor is almost always the one who gets the class.

Well, as long as Rasheed Wallace can control his emotions well.

Moreover, the home court of this game is still at the Palace of Auburn Hills. After a short-term test, the Detroit Pistons still choose to play from the inside out,
But the first quarter belonged to the Charlotte Bobcats.

Mike Dunleavy exploded.

In the first six games, Mike Dunleavy, who only scored 9 three-pointers into the frame, hit two consecutive three-pointers in the next 3 minutes.

4 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 12 points.

It was as if he had left all the bullets in the most crucial seventh game.

And Zhou Lin is also very willing to retreat to the second line, constantly using his singles to attract defenders to open up space for Mike Dunleavy on the other side.

Two of Zhou Lin's three assists in this quarter were given to Mike Dunleavy's three-pointer.

The most frightening thing is that Dunleavy just made a good start for Charlotte. When Mike Dunleavy caught the attention of the Pistons, Zhou Lin also hit a cold arrow three-pointer from the sweet spot in the bottom corner.

It's like a virtuous cycle.

The other two guards of the team, Raymond Felton and Jeff McGinnis, both scored three-pointers in the first quarter.

In the first quarter of the game, the Charlotte Bobcats made 7 three-pointers and scored 21 points in a single quarter with three-pointers, while the Pistons only scored 21 points in a single quarter. is 0.

At the end of the first quarter, the Charlotte Bobcats led the Detroit Pistons by 29 points 21-8.

The most dangerous part of the game was the transition between the first quarter and the second quarter. Anyway, Zhou Lin didn't plan to rest. As long as the suspense in this game was not over, he would play the entire game.

Muhammad was replaced by Sean Williams and Mike Dunleavy was replaced by McGinnis to rest.

And here, they dispatched a new force, Ronnie Starkey, Max Hill, and Amir Johnson.

As for the Detroit Pistons, it is also very clear that the current weakness of the Charlotte Bobcats is that the inside line is not thick enough, and the connection between the game will be highlighted infinitely.

Amir Johnson had just lifted the ban in this game, and his appearance also injected new vitality into the old Pistons inside lineup.

In the early part of the second quarter, the young combination of Amir Johnson and Ronnie Starkey, one inside and one outside, did show some characteristics.

The two staged an alley-oop cooperation as soon as they came up. Amir Johnson resisted the same thin Sean Williams and smashed the ball into the basket.

As for Ronnie Stuckey, facing the old guard McGinnis, he was not soft at all. He directly used his speed and strong physique to tear apart the Charlotte Bobcats' defense. Zhou Lin could only be gambling. to block the gun.

Zhou Lin was forced to pay for a foul.

In the aging Detroit Pistons, Ronnie Stuckey is indeed the most worthy rising star to cultivate.

A tall backcourt who can pass the ball, break through, and be a guest at the 1st and 2nd positions does have a natural advantage against the regular [-]st position, but Stuckey's shooting is indeed a weak link.

Of course, according to the normal order of history, the behavior of sending away FMVP Chauncey Billups and helping the second-year Ronnie Stuckey to the No. [-] position felt unacceptable to many later NBA reporters reviewing this transaction. understand.

(End of this chapter)