You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 983

Chapter 986 One Game Left

The evening of July 2003, 6
The second game of the finals will continue at the Empire Axis Arena.

Some people thought that the fiasco in the first game might break the morale of the Spurs, but that didn't happen.

The start of the second game was like a replica of the first game. The Spurs were as firm as ever. Although there was a gap in strength, there was no turning back when they opened the bow. They vowed to fight the Pistons to the end.

The biggest change tonight was that Kidd made an open shot that he missed in the previous game.

In the Spurs' first offensive round, Kidd let the players pull away, lobbed the ball to Gasol, and stood alone outside the three-point line.

Mo Mengchen still attacked decisively, the Spaniard turned around and passed the ball, and Kidd hit a three-pointer.

At first, the Pistons took it for granted.

With Kidd hitting three emptied three-pointers in the first quarter, they can no longer take Kidd's good touch as a coincidence.

Due to Kidd's precision, the Pistons couldn't flank as unscrupulously as in the first game, and Gasol got a comfortable singles space.

"The Spurs are not here to go through the motions." Vinier Johnson spoke highly of the opponent, "They are not intimidated by the Pistons, they are pursuing victory, every team that hits here should have the determination to win, no Teams are here to lose."

Kidd hit an open three-pointer, and Gasol made consecutive low-post singles by Rasheed.

The Pistons' defense is not as calm as before, but there is no difference on the offensive end.

The Spurs have many defensive champions on the defensive end. They can play modern infinite switches and are rarely misplaced, because their starting five are all-rounders who can defend multiple positions except Arenas.

Therefore, the Pistons rarely defended against their opponents, while the Spurs continued the momentum of the first game and prevented the Pistons' offense.

27 is better than 25
After the first quarter, the Spurs still led by 2 points.

Pistons response?Rather old-fashioned.

Kidd made an open shot?It doesn't matter, another person continues to play.

This time it was the Russian Kirilenko who was shorted.

Kirilenko, whose three-point shooting rate has increased to 32% this season, has interpreted comprehensively. His comprehensive abilities are difficult to reflect in statistics.

Even if his data is already very beautiful.

With a hit rate of only 32%, he became another short target for the Pistons.The Spurs made another pass when Ginobili shrunk decisively to leave the Russian behind the three-point line.

The Russian made a three-pointer.

In terms of hit rate, the hit rate of this ball is one-third. The Pistons seem to bet right. He didn't find the touch for the first ball.

Kirilenko's problem is not the same as that of Kidd.

If Kidd can't find the touch at the beginning, then he may continue to hit the iron all night. As for Kirilenko, he will adjust, the touch is unstable, he can make shots, and he can miss shots.

Throughout the second quarter, the Pistons frantically opened up seven wide open spots. Kirilenko made 7 of 3 shots.

Although there is Arenas who hasn't missed a pass, his shooting skills don't need to be proved by a pass. The major general must never let him go. If he is allowed to open from the outside, the Pistons will be very difficult to play.

If the defense can't be defended, then attack against attack.

Five minutes before the end of the first half, Mo Mengchen singled out Kidd and scored a jumper.

With this as a start, the Pistons took turns to single out the Spurs, hitting shots again and again, giving people the feeling that they suddenly changed the game mode.

The Spurs rely on defense alone, and it is difficult to effectively prevent the Pistons' star heads-up.

Mo Mengchen and Hill, these two people are a headache for the Spurs.

Kidd has a comprehensive defense, but his footsteps are slow. When Mo Mengchen hits him, he will not rely on his body to make trouble for nothing. All of them are strong with speed and height.

Kidd got close, he broke through;
Kidd is far away, he shoots a jumper.

No matter what Kidd did, Mo Mengchen always had a way to defuse his defense.

Hill on the wing will take over the ball when Mo Mengchen doesn't want to play and continue to play. Although Kirilenko's defense is strong, Spider-Man, who averages 2 caps and 1.5 steals per game, stands in front of him. It's a bit scary to think about it. Human, but as long as he uses his starting speed to surpass him in one step, his defense will be helpless.

The singles of Mo Mengchen and Hill dominated the second half of the second quarter.

It was originally a situation of confrontation, but due to their sudden effort, the Pistons led the Spurs by 7 points before halftime.

"From the statistics, Grant Hill's three-pointers are not very stable." At the end of the half, Kirilenko said in an interview with reporters, "We will let him shoot more three-pointers in the second half."

I want to mention here that Hill's three-pointers are unstable, so it depends on who he compares with.

Compared with Mo Mengchen, who averaged 4 three-pointers per game and a 50% shooting rate, of course it couldn't compare.

Compared with others at the position, Hill can be regarded as a good shooter.

He averaged 5.4 shots per game, hit 2.2 goals, and his shooting percentage was 38%. He is no longer the three-meter devil mountain that was placed outside the three-point line.

Fighting side by side with Mo Mengchen these years, from no three-point threat to gradually practicing three-pointers, only he knows how much sweat he has put in in private. Now he has practiced three-pointers just to wait until this moment. Will be soft.

In the second half, the Spurs fought tit-for-tat, also using double-team tactics against the Pistons, and selectively emptied Hill.

Mo Mengchen didn't expect them to do this. For two consecutive rounds, at a 45-degree angle on the left and a 45-degree angle on the right, Hill scored two three-pointers in a row.

The status is up.

And Devil Mountain has a bad problem. As long as Hill hits two consecutive three-pointers, the next time he catches the ball, he will throw the ball no matter where he stands.

The euphemistic name is: Don't waste a good feel.

In the next round, the Spurs double-teamed without labor, and Hill caught the ball two meters from the top of the arc and shot a three-pointer, making another hit.

The point difference widened to 15 points, and the Spurs requested a timeout.

It's too late to call a timeout now.

Hill opened the shot, Mo Mengchen simply gave up the attack and focused on feeding Hill the ball.

Throughout the second half, Hill made 16 of 9 three-pointers. Seven minutes before the end of the fourth quarter, the score was stretched to 7 points.

希尔全场30投19中，轰下52分7篮板3助攻，带领球队主场将马刺打得人仰马翻，大比分2比0领先。

As for Mo Mengchen, he relied on Hill alone to collect assists, scoring an astonishing stat of 21 points and 20 assists.

After the game, when the media asked about it, Mo Mengchen taunted the Spurs: "Honestly, I don't know why they gave Grant an open space. Is it because the 38% three-point shooting rate is not high?"

The Spurs, who were directly beaten due to tactical errors, could not escape the fate of being made things difficult by reporters.

A reporter asked Kidd: "Back at home, how do you decide to limit Grant Hill?"

Kidd rolled his eyes on the spot and said angrily: "The way to restrict Grant? I will find a way to keep him in the Empire Axis Arena, so that we won't see him when we return to the SBC Arena to play."

Some angry words, but the fact that the Spurs lost 20+ again.

2 is better than 0
The cries of FO-FO-FO came again.

Because so far, no team has shown the strength to beat the Pistons.

The Spurs are the last team that may defeat the Pistons, but in these two games, they have no chance of winning. Back at home, with the home bonus, can they beat the Pistons?
Careful people have discovered that from the 26-game winning streak in the regular season to the present, including the playoffs, the Pistons have won [-] consecutive victories.

"From the beginning of March until now, the Pistons haven't lost a game."

The touts from the outside world did not disturb the mood of the Pistons, and their goal is still to chase the historical record.

They have created many historical records, and the only record now is to win the playoffs. Nothing is more important than this.

April 6

San Antonio, SBC Arena.

The Spurs have no way out, they have to win this game, and they have to work hard to win.

However, from the very beginning, Mo Mengchen showed the Pistons' determination not to lose a game with a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Naismith no longer cared about Kidd, and his open three-pointer missed again.

And Mo Mengchen is like his opposite.

Don't talk about open shots, he can't get an open shot at all. The Spurs know how good he is, and they are most concerned about his defense.

Therefore, every three-pointer Mo Mengchen made was a strong shot under serious interference, or a super long shot several meters away from the three-point line.

"He just can make shots." Elliott, the famous Spurs, said weakly.

The accurate three-pointer broke the hearts of the fans, and the dominance of the rebounds was the key reason why the Pistons beat the Spurs in the half.

After a few tough games, Gasol had an advantage over Curry, but tonight, Curry robbed the Spurs of rebounds.

Relying on offensive rebounds and second offense, Curry scored 23 points and 16 rebounds, including 9 offensive rebounds.

Curry's brave offensive rebound performance made Mo Mengchen full of confidence in his outside shooting. He didn't worry about missing because Curry was grabbing rebounds.

One inside and one outside, the two of them went crazy at the same time.

Curry played the masterpiece of his playoff career.

Mo Mengchen played 32 minutes and scored a triple-double of 44 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists like thunder, leading the team to win the match point in the away game.

One game left!
(End of this chapter)