I just want to lie down and win

Chapter 110 Restart the winning streak and prepare for a comeback! (4000, please subscribe)

"Hawthorn, are your injuries okay? Can you play today?"

After James arrived in Detroit, he called Huo Song and took the initiative to care about Huo Song's injury.

Recently, the schedules of all teams in the league have been relatively busy, and it is impossible for James to pay attention to Huo Song's games all the time.

For example, the concern came relatively late this time, and it is possible that the media reporter reminded James after learning that Huo Song was injured.

Huo Song didn't care about this situation.

After all, if James was injured, Huo Song would only ask about the injury after he heard the news or saw James with his own eyes.

"It's okay, it just needs to be observed a little bit more. I have to control the injury and deal with it smartly. I don't want it to linger throughout the season."

NBA players still have to pay attention to injuries, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with minor injuries.

Huo Song plans to continue to lie down and win for a while, until the week before the All-Star Weekend, and then come back to find the feeling, and then show his skills in the All-Star Game.

"By the way, I haven't congratulated you on becoming an All-Star yet!

But bro, although I'm not an All-Star, I won't give you the Rookie Challenge MVP.

The best rookie of the season, I will not lose to you.

It just so happens that you are injured, I want to surpass you during this time! "

James congratulated Huo Song and was full of fighting spirit.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes!" Huo Song had no idea about the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, but was somewhat delusional about the All-Star MVP.

On the evening of February 2, the Cavaliers visited the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the Pistons naturally entertained the guests from afar in the most enthusiastic way.

At the beginning of the game, Big Z defeated Rasheed Wallace with a jump ball, but the Cavaliers' first attack by Big Z did not score.

Rasheed Wallace used to play power forward, but has the tonnage of a center.

Big Z looks like a meat shield center, but in fact he is not as heavy as Big Ben, because they are taller.

Big Z can't beat Rasheed Wallace, and the Pistons can do a good job of defending inside.

After defending the Cavaliers' first attack, the Pistons relied on defense to slowly suppress the Cavaliers.

It is worth mentioning that James is not in a very good state today.

In the first quarter, he made 4 of 1 shots, and then reduced his shots and handed the ball to Big Z and Boozer to deal with.

There is one thing to say, this season may be James' season with the most abundant inside firepower in the Cavaliers.

If the big Z can't make it, then replace Boozer.

Although the defense of the two is almost meaningless, they both performed well on the offensive end.

The Pistons' interior defense is actually very strong, but the double Wallace's interior lineup was still hit by more than 5% of the Cavaliers' interior lineup.

In the first quarter, Boozer made 6 of 4 shots, and Da Ben's scalp was numb.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers misfired outside, and the Pistons relied on the stable output of Hamilton and Billups to firmly hold the score advantage in their own hands.

From the beginning of the second quarter, the Pistons successfully grasped the rhythm of the game with a slightly advantageous second lineup.

Next, James still played a poor shooting percentage. Even with the whistle to favor him, he could barely get 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists after playing the whole game.

You must know that Huo Song waved the towel 16 times, handed 3 bottles of water, and gave up the seat 5 times when he was off the court.

After the Pistons send away the Cavaliers, they are about to restart their road trip.

Before the plane took off, Huo Song was finally allowed to participate in regular training.

After a week of recuperation and observation, the team doctor gave a diagnosis report that Huo Song's injury had recovered.

But being injured, it must be different from the general situation.

To be conservative, Huo Song still rests for one or two more rounds, observes more, and spends more time to cultivate.

But as for Huo Song, he was in a hurry to load the progress of Daben's defense package.

Seeing that the progress was about to rise to 80%, and the progress was stuck for a week because of the injury, Huo Song was really anxious.

Even if he wants to take revenge on the referee next time, Huo Song decides that he can no longer hurt both sides with the referee like this.

It's really not worth it to damage your own health because of those disgusting things.

"Huo Song, can't you be a little lighter?"

"Are you scared? You know you're scared? I've been holding back for a week!"

"I'm afraid of hurting you, okay? What if you get hurt again?"

Huo Song restarted the daily wing singles training with Da Ben, and Da Ben did not agree with Huo Song's frivolous behavior.

Huo Song couldn't hold back any longer, so he fought Da Ben for half an hour, and had a great time.

I played slowly later, not too anxious, just like playing around with Big Ben, it was a warm-up to find the state.

As Huo Song's return from injury has been scheduled, the interior of the Pistons has become more cohesive, more hopeful, and more motivated.

On February 2, the Pistons challenged the Hornets as a guest in New Orleans.

Also belonging to the Eastern Conference team, the Hornets are also a major opponent that the Pistons may encounter in the playoffs.

Recently, the Hornets have been stuck in a bottleneck, sitting at home and being beaten by strong teams from the east and west. Although the record can still be maintained, it is mainly won by stable abuse.

All in all, while the record is stable, the team is also in a state of stagnation and needs an opportunity to change.

However, in any case, the Hornets still have strength.

Now the Pistons lack Huo Song as a main player, and some veterans who can play have been traded off the bench.

Before Rasheed Wallace was not fully integrated into the team, the strength of the Pistons was not as strong as the record of No. [-] in the Eastern Conference.

It just so happened that the Hornets wanted to prove themselves by defeating a strong team, and the Pistons came to their door.

Whether it will be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, or a tiger coming to look for food, everything is unknown before the game starts.

Long story short, the game starts quickly.

Once on the field, Rasheed Wallace and Jamal Magloire missed a jumper.

The Hornets Jamal Mashburn broke through and ran into the inside with the ball, but was blocked by Big Ben.

Ever since, Mashburn quickly passed the ball to PJ Brown for an alley-oop dunk.

Big Ben missed PJ Brown behind him, and Mashburn threw the ball in the air, but the ball missed the plate and went straight to the sky.

Seeing this, Rasheed Wallace slipped in the middle and took off directly to catch the ball.

Air steals?

Well, Mashburn failed to make an assist, but instead caused a turnover.

Rasheed Wallace successfully defended the ball by relying on his excellent game reading ability.

Immediately afterwards, Billups quickly pushed back, but was stopped by Baron Davis.

Fortunately, Hamilton was on the sidelines, and Billups immediately passed the ball to Hamilton.

Hamilton was not ready to rush to the basket, but made an emergency stop and made a quick shot.

Hamilton catches and shoots very accurately, but he can find a rhythm when shooting off the dribble, and put the ball into the basket with more confidence.

This time Hamilton made a well-trained mid-range shot after dribbling.

"Perfect parabola, the ball went in!"

"Richard Hamilton is too confident, this shot is too standard!"

The on-site commentary also had to cooperate with Hamilton's mid-range shot.

It's not a bold person with a high degree of art.

But as a shooter, if you can make a layup, you can choose to shoot to solve everything, which is very good.

It is said that the Pistons scored two points first, and the Hornets did not stand stupidly here.

Watching the Pistons' inside players run back to the frontcourt, the Hornets guard immediately picked up the ball, served from the baseline and launched a fast break, allowing the Pistons' inside players to continue running, don't stand up!
The Hornets are all young, and even center Jamal Magloire can't run.

That is to say, PJ Brown is a bit disadvantaged when he is a little older.

But in this wave of offense, PJ Brown just passed the middle circle, so there is no need to turn back and run too long.

It was too late to say it, and Baron Davis, who rushed to the frontcourt, seemed to be showing off an extremely fast dunk.

But Prince was not slow to return to the defense. He rushed out and spread his long arms, like a phoenix spreading its wings, covering Davis all at once.

Davis tried a three-step layup, but the referee called a foul before he could make the shot.

Davis took the opportunity to make a hand movement and missed the shot, but the referee did not call a shooting foul, which also meant that there was no free throw.

As the Hornets served from the sideline, this wave of offense and defense became a positional battle again.

After the Hornets sent the ball again, Davis received the ball and broke through to the basket again.

However, with the integration of Rasheed Wallace, the Pistons' inside defense has become similar to before, even better than when Huo Song was there.

After all, Rasheed Wallace's defensive experience and level are far above Huo Song.

What the two Wallaces lack now is trust and tacit understanding!

When teammates can get together for a long time, work together, and win together.It is hard for everyone not to cooperate better.

Da Ben came out of the defense, and Davis had to stop suddenly.

It would have been a hasty shot, but Magloire came out from the basket and played a pick-and-roll with Davis.

After disassembling, Magloire catches the ball and takes off, ready to shoot in the air.

I don't want Rasheed Wallace to follow him like a shadow, suddenly appear behind Magloire, look back and dig out, and steal the ball.

Just when Rasheed Wallace was about to pass the ball to the outside line, Davis once again slammed into Rasheed Wallace.

You have to pay it back sooner or later, because of your height, Rasheed Wallace didn't hold the ball firmly, and Davis stretched out his hand, and the ball was intercepted again.

PJ Brown cut to the basket from a 45-degree angle on the weak side, and this time Davis was finally able to feed his teammates.

However, the referee was able to whistle. Big Ben just turned around to defend PJ Brown, and PJ Brown just touched the ball when the whistle blew.

This time it was finally a shooting foul.

After two free throws, PJ Brown made a free throw to tie the score.

In the Pistons' round, Billups was not in a hurry to make a shot, and slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, allowing the two Wallaces to breathe a little.

Soon, Billups and Prince played a pick-and-roll. After the split, Prince went to the inside. After receiving the ball, he made a layup in Europe, but was interfered by PJ Brown.

The ball missed, but the rebound was snatched back by Prince.

Prince turned around and passed the ball to Billups on the outside. Because the Hornets rushed to grab the rebound from the outside and shrunk to the basket, Billups made a three-pointer without pressure.

"Basketball hits the net and Chauncey Billups hits his first three-pointer of the game."

The Pistons lead by three points, which is easier to play.

The Hornets also wanted to fight back. Mashburn made a three-pointer from the outside and wanted to respond to Billups, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful.

Because the rebound bounced far away, the defensive rebound was grabbed by Hamilton.

With Billups advancing rapidly, the opportunity to widen the point difference in this attack fell into the hands of the Pistons again.

Coming to the frontcourt, Billups played a pick-and-roll with Prince again.

However, Billups pressed the time and used Hamilton to run from the weak side to the strong side to clear the weak side before launching the tactic.

Prince, who was supposed to hit the basket, was dismantled to the weak side at 45 degrees, near the free throw line.

And this area is Prince's shooting hotspot.

Half-stops, the vast majority of players in this era will be more confident.

Just like the small ball era, wing players will shoot 45-degree angles and three-pointers from the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, Prince made a mid-range shot, but the Hornets didn't react from the outside.

Magloire on the inside was a little slower, and PJ Brown wanted to make up the defense, but was stuck by Big Ben.

Prince made a quick release without interference, and this half-stop was just like he practiced every day, and he hit the ball firmly.

"The Pistons played very smartly in this offense, maximizing both the inside and outside offense."

"That's right, Tayshaun Prince is one of the Pistons starting lineups that is not good at offense.

And this is also a point that the Hornets are easy to ignore and let go.

Chauncey Billups used the ability of other teammates to attract the defense and pass the ball to the right person.

Even Tayshaun Prince is an NBA player anyway.

The opportunity came out, that is, being able to throw the ball in. "

The Hornets thought they would have a chance to win against the Pistons while Huo Song was away.

Unexpectedly, even without Huo Song, this piston would still be so difficult.

It can only be said that a team that has always been good at winning can make the team's players better and better.

Going up is not just about going up during the rookie period. In an environment of continuous winning, normal players will get better and better.

Billups has enjoyed more and more winning atmosphere in the Pistons in the past two years, and his whole person is slowly evolving and undergoing transformation.

Perhaps it is also the accumulation of game experience.

In short, Billups is becoming more and more aware of how to command his teammates, cooperate with his teammates, handle some simple balls, and score some points that can be scored.

After the Pistons opened the point difference to 5 points, the situation of the game gradually became clearer.

The Hornets are already in a losing streak against strong teams. There are problems and contradictions within the team.

The Pistons pressed the Hornets as soon as they came up, and it is normal for the next game to have problems.

It has to be said that this situation will happen to many teams to solve the All-Star Weekend.

After an important event passes, the team will slowly recover.

The Hornets lost the first quarter today, and then lost to the Pistons in the next three quarters, which is not a problem.

Just find a fish belly team to turn over next time.

As for the Pistons, they continue to start their winning streak.

Even if the next game is a fierce battle, the Pistons should try their best to win the game.

On February 2, the Pistons continued to go west, visiting the Dallas Mavericks, a strong team in the West.

The Pistons once again face the severe test of playing strong teams in back-to-back away games.

However, losing this game is acceptable.

Because Huo Song was about to come back, the Pistons used a back-to-back game to give Huo Song a feeling.

Huo Song hadn't played a game for more than a week, so Huo Song's physical strength must be fine.

If Huo Song is in good form as soon as he comes up, he may be able to help the Pistons continue their winning streak.

Of course, this possibility is very small.

Even for a star who recovers from an injury, there is usually a one-week adaptation period after his comeback.

And after Monday, it happens to be the All-Star Weekend.

In order to achieve some more important goals, the Pistons have actually already arranged it.

(End of this chapter)