You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 891 We Are Not Without Chances (5 reward plus 25 more)

Iverson's injury was finally officially confirmed by the 76ers.

The leaked news vaguely mentioned: "AI is very likely to miss the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals."

In the West, the grievances between the Kings and the Spurs continued.

The second game of the Western Conference Finals continued in San Antonio. Arenas, who was stepped on by Bowen, missed the game.

The Spurs played with emotion and fell right into the trap of the Kings.

Divac on the inside, Bowen on the outside, and Anthony Mason off the court vividly demonstrated how the old ball wins.

Although Kidd is mature and calm, he alone cannot take care of the emotions of all his teammates.

The absence of Arenas caused the Spurs to lose a powerful outside offensive point, and the offensive firepower of Kidd and Gasol alone was obviously insufficient.

Moreover, Kidd's touch is simply fueling the fire.

That night, Kidd was emptied many times by the Kings. He made 7 three-pointers from the outside and only hit 1 of them. The Kings made them feel the horror of running and bombing.

It was obviously a high-intensity playoffs, but the Spurs wanted to turn the game into a meat grinder, but the Kings scored 128 points.

Kidd was 18 of 2 and his offensive efficiency was miserable. Gasol scored 20+7 to no avail. The best player for the Spurs was Kirilenko.

这位全能战士挺身而出，十八般武艺样样皆能，砍下17分7篮板5助攻5抢断和4次封盖，险些就完成了季后赛的15+5+5+5+5。

It's a pity that the Spurs still failed to hold the home court.

Being scored 128 points by a running and bombing team usually means a disastrous defeat. No one thought that the Spurs, the number one in the West, would lose two home games in a row.

The battlefield will be transferred to Sacramento, which is familiar to the Kings. The Spurs have been cornered. As long as they lose another game, the Kings will be able to grasp the match point.

"I'm proud of my players." Doug Collins said after the game, "They played the essence of the NBA game. I think this game can be edited into an NBA external advertisement."

As an opponent, Popovich hated Bowen to the core, and found that Collins was not ashamed but proud. He was so angry that he pulled the Pistons who were watching from the other side to end: "I don't believe that Coach Collins would say such a self-righteous statement." Big words, if this game can be used as an external advertisement for the NBA, then I think every game of the Pistons in the past few seasons has this potential, after all, they won three consecutive championships with running and bombing."

Originally, I was eating melons to watch a show, but I didn't expect Popovich's words to pull the Pistons into it.

The Pistons were actively preparing for the second game, but the reporter came to them with Popovich's words and wanted to hear their opinions.

It's just that the Pistons have already started closed training. It doesn't matter what they think or not. They only value the game and are not interested in the talk of the West.

Rumors about Iverson's possible absence for Game [-] have grown increasingly elusive, almost indistinguishable.

"In any case, let's take this as a smokescreen."

"Yes, regardless of whether the news is true or not, we must prepare for the next game on the premise that all 76ers will play."

The Pistons are not affected, do not comment on the turmoil in the West, and do not care about the situation of the 76ers. As a team that has dominated the league for three years, their composure is surprising. Like a champion.

The whole team is up and down, ready to fight.

The game that night revealed the answer. Iverson went into battle. Mo Mengchen guessed that he was injured, but the situation was difficult and he didn't care about it.

With a thick bandage on his right foot, his speed was not as fast as usual during the game.

The Pistons will never be merciful because of the opponent's situation. If Eddie Curry has a divine help, he has a pair of long arms and slams the offensive rebounds. Larry Brown on the sidelines is extremely eager and constantly dispatches troops. Range of rotation, except for Duncan, everyone else has been replaced to defend the rebound.

The Pistons launched the Princeton offense skillfully. Rashid, Curry or Hill often asked for the ball with their backs in the ribs. Mo Mengchen at the top of the arc and Gino at the bottom corner often cut the basket to open the back door, or moved to catch the ball A mid-range jumper, or rushing to the basket after taking the ball, has a clear tactical intention.

Compared with the 76ers, the Pistons' perimeter is obviously taller and quicker than theirs. Whether it is anticipating the opponent's offense, intercepting the pass, reading the defense, and disintegrating the system, they are all doing it with ease.

The situation in the first half fell to the Pistons in a blink of an eye. Tim Duncan, the core insider of the 76ers, had to carry the team on his shoulders at this time. Iverson was affected by the injury and lacked strength, so it was difficult to help The team, now he is the only one left.

Offense, rely on Duncan; defense, rely on Duncan; Duncan only has one person, but the Pistons are continuous, and the power of one person is limited. The 76ers were cut to pieces by the tight and aggressive defense of the Pistons. Playing and robbing is a physical labor job with little technical content.

Seeing that the game is about to end with a complete victory for the Pistons.

Iverson raised his head coldly, his eyes were cold and murderous, and now he was no threat to the Pistons, and the Pistons began to let him go.

Duncan saw Iverson fall to the open, and he passed the ball out of exhaustion.

He needs help.

Iverson helped, firing from beyond the arc and making the shot.

This is the beginning of the 76ers' counterattack, and they started.

In the second and third quarters, the fire of the 76ers' counterattack was like dry wood lighting the grassland, and the 16-point lead slowly turned into nothingness.

On the first shot at the opening of the fourth quarter, Iverson changed direction continuously. Regardless of the ankle injury, he pulled up a strong shot and hit a three-pointer above Mo Mengchen's head to reverse the game.

"I'll kill you all here!" Iverson roared.

Over the past three years, the Pistons have seen a lot of great individual performances, but they always have someone who can stand up and give a great response.

Mo Mengchen, who was facing off against Iverson, patted the ball, came to the frontcourt, changed direction, used the pick-and-roll to get rid of the defense, pulled up from the left three-point line, and returned a strong ball.

The game enters the fairy war.

Iverson and Mo Mengchen, Duncan and Hill.

Duncan played hard inside, and Hill asked for the ball from the wing to single Matt Halperin to six fouls.

In order to resist Hill, Brown urgently replaced the aging Derek McKay. The shortage of the rotation lineup is the biggest drawback of the 76ers.

Although they have two super giants, Duncan and Iverson, the second lineup is too weak, and the gap between the main force and the substitute is quite huge.

This is why Brown kept Iverson and Duncan on the court for a long time. Without them, the 76ers' bench can only be slaughtered.

As the game progressed, the advantage of Mo Mengchen in his prime over Iverson with an injured upper ankle became more and more obvious.

Iverson's offensive was contained, and the Pistons blocked Duncan with all their strength.

The frequency of double-teaming Duncan has reached the point where other 76ers players are not treated as human beings.

"The range of double-teaming is too great!"

Duncan gave the ball to unmarked teammates many times, and they also used good touch to support them. They opened one after another from outside the three-point line, turning their heads and eroding the advantage of the defending champion.

The suspense of the game dragged on to the last minute, and Duncan's war-like performance hit Curry's sixth foul.

Two free throws were made, and the 76ers took the lead.

Stone Buddha supports Philadelphia, as long as he is still standing, the team will not fall.

So Duncan made Brown feel that there was a big problem with their team building strategy. With Duncan's strength, if there were a bunch of sharpshooters on the outside, how could the Pistons dare to double-team?
At this time, Brad Miller, who came off the bench, pulled a three-point jumper and once again helped the Pistons overtake.

With half a minute left, the ball was in Iverson's hands.

The elf of Philadelphia, the leading player of the 76ers, and the spiritual totem of the whole team, Allen Iverson, with his bravery, made the whole team open a one-on-one match against Mo Mengchen for him.

"In the last 25 seconds, the 76ers have 14 seconds to attack, AI vs Dor.Mo, One oh Ooe!"

"I killed you!"

Iverson's eyes were bloodshot, and his signature body changed direction, passing Mo Mengchen's center of gravity, stepping on the arc top three-point line, and pulling up a strong shot.

"Hit!" Lambiel exclaimed in amazement. "My God, he did it!"

Johnson shouted: "AI is like a dwarf on the basketball court, but he has the courage and ambition of a giant!"

The Pistons have 16 seconds to end the game, otherwise, they have to play overtime.

Westphal clearly drew the person who executes the lore. There is no doubt that this person is the leader of the team and the most popular MVP this season-Dor.Mo.

Through the cover, Mo Mengchen easily received the serve.

Iverson stepped forward to defend and was proactive.

Mo Mengchen slowly raised his hand and let Miller come up to pick and roll.

"With the last ten seconds left, the Pistons attack through the pick-and-roll, Dor.Mo!"

Mo Mengchen took advantage of Iverson's ankle injury and suddenly accelerated, and the pick-and-roll wasn't even in place, so it didn't matter anymore.

Iverson's injury made it difficult for him to keep up with Mo Mengchen's stormy step. Duncan didn't expect this kind of thing to happen. He wanted to double-team Mo Mengchen with Iverson, but now...
They watched desperately as the Pistons' No. 9 dribble went straight to the basket, and there was nothing they could do.

They can only watch.

5 seconds before the end of the game, Mo Mengchen made a layup to kill the 76ers and scored his 40th point.

In 5 seconds, it stands to reason that there is still a chance to change the result. Unfortunately, the 76ers made a mistake in the last attack and were intercepted by Hill. They counterattacked and scored. The point difference was opened to 4 points, and the time was only 0.6 seconds.

ended.

108 is better than 104
The Pistons defeated the 76ers again and successfully defended their home court, leading the series 2-0.

"It's not that we don't have a chance." At the end of the game, Larry Brown said unwillingly to the media one after another, "It's not that we don't have a chance."

(End of this chapter)