I just want to lie down and win

Chapter 69 Introspection, abuse of food, end of the four-way trip to the west (for further reading)
"To be honest, I am still very disappointed with everyone's performance today.

If it is the fourth quarter that cannot withstand the Lakers' offense, I can accept it.

We don't have superstars, and we really can't compete with the Lakers' luxurious lineup at critical moments.

However, we, who are good at defense, showed signs of collapse as early as the third quarter.

Hi, that's enough to say something is wrong with the state of our game.

Everyone knows the reason, so I won't emphasize it.

I just hope this doesn't happen again in the future.

I can understand what you are doing, but our goal is the championship, and the Lakers are the opponents we must overcome.

Therefore, the next home game against the Lakers, I hope everyone can show their best competitive state and play a game that satisfies us. "

After the game against the Lakers, John Hammond did not rush to participate in the post-game interview, but called the players together in the locker room.

Immediately afterwards, he directly blamed the reason for the loss of the game to the players and indulged before the game.

Losing the game makes everyone feel bad, especially before the game everyone still has expectations for this game.

As the No. [-] Pistons in the East, even if they can't beat the Lakers who are No. [-] in the West, it won't be a one-sided game.

However, after touching the Lakers, the Pistons players realized that they were hitting the Lakers with a pebble.

"It's broken, it's broken, so we are a pseudo-strong team!" Some pessimistic players have already had such thoughts in their hearts.

Hamilton, Big Ben, and Billups have nothing to say about the three leading stars. They did do some things to make themselves happy before the game, which in turn affected the state of the game and did not adjust to the best state.

Losing the game due to their own reasons, they were not only convinced of the Lakers' loss, but also accepted the accusations and criticisms of John Hammond.

Fortunately, the post-match interview is about to begin, and John Hammond didn't stay in the locker room too long, so he went over early to prepare.

Daben and others did not continue to accept criticism, which further spoiled the mood.

"Is Huo Song okay? We are the ones who dragged you down today!"

When taking a shower together, Hamilton took the initiative to walk towards Huo Song, which made Huo Song very nervous.

After Huo Song explained clearly that he was not sullen because of the empty cut of 20+10, he contacted him after misunderstanding.

Others did not come here to care about Huo Song like Hamilton did, but this made Huo Song breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, as a rookie, especially a high-ranking rookie, scoring high points and losing games is the most common situation.

In the first three seasons of many rookies, they didn't even reach a 50% winning rate. Many people lost after losing or losing, and then started to mess around and lie down.

Huo Song was fortunate to be selected by a championship team like the Pistons. It is very rare to accept the winning culture and feel the winning atmosphere from the very beginning.

The others didn't think about it. Huo Song performed very well, but he was still very unwilling to lose the game. Everyone wanted to come and enlighten Huo Song, a rookie, so that Huo Song should not think too much.

Of course, for Huo Song, this also saves some trouble.

The loss of the game will indeed have some impact on Huo Song, but for rookies, winning all the time is not necessarily a good thing.

Having seen the power of a strong team and the situation where the team is helpless in the face of a strong opponent, Huo Song seems to know better how to play the ball next.

As for the improvement in real strength and a certain increase in competition experience, this must be combined with daily training.

Experience and hard work are inseparable.

Closer to home, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening in Los Angeles time. When the person interviewed after the game came back, the Pistons and their team drove to the airport together and flew to Phoenix.

There is one thing to say, the Pistons' four-game Western Conference schedule is a bit bad.

It's the second straight away game that's back-to-back.

The Pistons had just been abused by the Lakers, and then they were about to go to Phoenix to fight the Suns.

Fortunately, the Suns have not been a strong team in the Western Conference in recent years. They were eighth in the Western Conference last season, and entering the playoffs is at the level of a round trip.

This means that the Pistons have the opportunity to make up for the face they just lost from the Lakers with the Suns.

When the Pistons arrived in Phoenix, it was almost noon.

There was no time for lunch, so the Pistons and their team decided to catch up on sleep as soon as they arrived at the hotel, trying to accumulate energy as much as possible.

Although I can sleep on the plane, I don't sleep well enough.

And a battle with the Lakers is not a matter of simply dozing off for a few hours on the plane to quickly make up for the physical exhaustion.

Of course, there are exceptions. For a young man like Huo Song, the problem is not very big.

It was close to three o'clock in the afternoon, Huo Song ate something in the hotel, stuffed his belly, and went to the training ground to find his feelings.

Ben was not there, and the other teammates did not come. The Suns players were not training in an indoor arena. If Huo Song wanted to sweat, he could only warm up with the assistant coach.

Time soon came to night, and Huo Song continued to come off the bench.

The Pistons did not play well in the first quarter. They fell behind by 4 points in the first half.

In this case, Huo Song, who has been performing well recently, was reused by John Hammond and got playing time in advance.

Huo Song's efficiency was half after he played, but the performance of the Suns was not very good.

靠着霍嵩4投2中，罚球2投2中的稳定表现，活塞将分差追到了只剩1分。

Entering the second quarter, Huo Song continued to play with the second team of the Pistons.

Okur's touch suddenly exploded. As soon as he entered the court, he scored a corner three-pointer and the Pistons reversed the score.

It didn't take long for Huo Song to pick and roll from the sideline, catch the ball down the line and easily score a two-plus-one layup.

After the extra penalty hit, the Pistons took a big lead.

Immediately afterwards, Williams made a sudden shot to Okur, and Okur made another precise mid-range shot, directly stopping the sun.

After returning from the timeout, the Suns made new progress in scoring by relying on Marbury to rush inside and make fouls.

However, once Marbury is allowed to attack with the ball, it will be difficult for others to touch the ball.

Don't look at Marbury's average of six or seven assists per game, but basically they are all out of the ball after a few times of deflation.

Because most of the balls are inside and shooters, Marbury still has a certain assist data.

However, as the core point guard, Marbury is not good at sorting out the offense and connecting the teams at the point where the team holds the ball.

If he can't score consecutively, he will suddenly score half of the unpredictable points. It is precisely because of this kind of passing that does not care about the offensive opportunity and only depends on his personal mood, Marbury often makes passing mistakes.

It is also because of this that Marbury, as a point guard, has a low assist rate and an outrageous turnover rate.

In fact, Marbury was born in the street, dribbling and protecting the ball are some of the best star point guards at the same time, if not for playing too street, Marbury's personal evaluation and NBA record will definitely be even higher one floor.

However, Marbury's physical speed is strong enough, and he can still play star data in the NBA, but the team's record cannot be mentioned.

Two years ago, Marbury and Kidd swapped clubs. Originally, the Nets didn't even have a chance to play in the playoffs in the East, but after Kidd became the master of the Nets, he led the Nets to dominate the East.

When Marbury arrived in the Suns, the Suns changed from a playoff team to a fringe team in the playoffs. Whether they can make the playoffs depends entirely on the strength of their teammates.

Marbury did not have the ability to connect with his teammates, and he played with the ball indiscriminately, which provided a lot of help to the Pistons.

It is precisely because of this that Hamilton, Da Ben and other starters can sit on the court and watch Huo Song play with peace of mind.

霍嵩上半场9投6中，罚球4投3中，刷了15分7篮板。

The entire third quarter of the second half was a rest period. In the fourth quarter, he played for 4 minutes and scored 21 points and 10 rebounds. This turned the game into garbage time, and he left work early.

(End of this chapter)