you are all star

Chapter 479

Last year, they stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals. This year, they must eliminate the Indiana Pacers and enter the finals, and then eliminate one of the Lakers or Timberwolves to win the O'Brien Cup after more than ten years.

This is the next goal of the Pistons, and at the same time, it is also the goal of Neal.

Although the goal is set, but there is no goal without preparation and action, and success will be far away.

The coach who deeply understands this and the players who will play in the first game start another round of hard training. Their posture seems to be to make themselves into steel.

Two days later, Coach Brown organized Neil and the players to go to Indiana with the support team to face the Pacers. Even though Brown and the players did not think of a countermeasure for both, the battle was imminent, and what had to be faced had to be faced after all. , I have to bite the bullet and deal with it. As for the final result, don't think so much for the time being. As long as you do your best, even if you lose, you will lose, and if you win, you will win big. If you are half-hearted, there is no standard for winning. In the same amount of time, there will be a disastrous loss, which will make people feel discouraged and doubt their own skills and abilities.

Coach Brown brought his disciples to Indiana. The people of Indiana liked them very much and treated them with great enthusiasm. Blurred.

Because there are too many people in the same company, it is inevitable that there will be people who think too much and suspect sinister hearts.

"Their smiles give me goosebumps. It's like hiding a knife in a smile. You must be careful!" Accompanied by Coach Brown, Neal and his teammates, a less conspicuous substitute player came out of the crowd.

Except for Coach Brown and Neil, the rest of the team members didn't take it seriously after hearing this, and instead attacked the player as if they were targeted: "The hostility comes from the hatred in your heart. Your words are like a bamboo pole. It can be said that a bamboo pole kills a group of people. No matter how much hatred you have with the Pacers, remember: they are innocent, the mission of basketball is to make people happy, as for the victory or defeat, you only need to do your best, and the rest will be left to God."

After the player finished speaking, Coach Brown and Neil applauded the player and other teammates: "Actually, what you said is reasonable, but the words of both sides are a bit extreme. It should be summed up. We have come from afar, and the Indiana people can be enthusiastic. Welcome us, we should be grateful. As for the competition, we should have our own brains to think. It cannot be said that the people here like us. We are soft-hearted and hand over the victory to others. That is exactly the trick. We are not far away Coming here, the biggest mission is to win."

The substitute and the other brothers readily nodded and admitted that what they said was right. It was reasonable to handle the current matter according to the thinking of Coach Brown and Neil.

In order to alleviate the fatigue of the journey, Brown deliberately organized the team to go to Indiana one day in advance to take turns training with the Pacers training hall.

During the training period, friends from the media, like the paparazzi, stayed close and kept vigilant. They always took pictures of the core training shots, breakthrough shots, and three-point shots of the two teams. Analyze them at a certain speed, and finally, publish the results of the analysis, so that they can know themselves and the enemy, and know what they are doing, so that they will not be helpless when they really fight, and there will be offensive and defensive loopholes.

Although the media friend's approach ensures the fairness of the game, it is extremely detrimental to the strong team, because the biggest difference between a strong team and a weak team lies in the stability of individual core players. They determine the trend of the game and the division of victory and defeat.

Therefore, the transparency of training is very detrimental to the stronger side, but the Pistons have no other way at present, no place to train, and can only play a battle of adaptability under transparent training and tactics.

The Indiana people recalled that the Pacers eliminated the Heat [-]-[-] this year and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Although their goal is the same as that of the Pistons, they don't know whether they can overcome the mountain of the Pistons.

Before the start of the game, with the help of friends from the media, they used the tactical layout of the Pistons, as well as the shooting point, offensive point, defensive point, and the point of protecting the basket and grabbing the rebound. , Whoever switches offense and defense, moves at an amazing speed... With a preliminary understanding and understanding, it can be said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you don't know if you can win every battle.

In order to win, the Pistons also conducted a detailed analysis and understanding of each Pacers player through training videos.

After the two teams made all preparations, after a burst of loud and loud cheers and applause, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals proceeded as scheduled.

Basketball is a fair 5V5 competitive game. The first wave of ball possession between the two sides still follow the provisions of the provisions and compete for the jump ball.

Whether a team can win a battle often depends on the overall momentum at the beginning and the state of the soldiers who are about to go out.

The difference between this game and previous games is extremely obvious. The previous Pistons had home court advantage, but this round of the Eastern Conference Finals is a game with no home court advantage at all.

For them, there are more things to overcome, but as true warriors, even if they lose everything, they have to fight with their heads held high.

Wallace is recognized as the league's rebounding leader. In the past, no matter how strong his opponent was, he could call the wind and rain and crush his opponent. But this time, facing the majestic Pacers, he missed the first jump ball. After the miss, he had an ominous premonition that the game was very likely to be lost.

The Pacers jumped off the first wave of possession and, led by Reggie Miller, launched a fierce attack on the Pistons.

But the Pistons are not a fuel-efficient lamp. Facing the menacing Pacers, they always remain calm, do not get confused, and orderly switch between offense and defense, and do not easily let go of every opportunity or give up every defense.

They are so calm, the final effect is obvious.

Let them end the first quarter with a four-point lead in the away game after the first quarter. During the break in the first quarter, the Pacers coach emphasized an important principle to the players-grasp the offense and defense with one hand, and come back in the second quarter. Strengthen the offense when they have the ball, and strengthen the defense when they do not have the ball. The fast-paced offense and high-intensity defense allowed them to recover the score behind the first quarter in just one quarter, and even led by seven points. halftime.

Back in the second half, the Pistons found a countermeasure and deliberately slowed down the offensive and defensive rhythm. Such an offensive and defensive mode made the Pacers find it difficult to deal with. After the Pacers lost frequently, they had no choice but to learn from the Pistons.

However, what the Pacers didn't expect was that they imitated and learned from the Pistons, and were successfully led by the Pistons. Walking and walking, at the end of the third quarter, the Pistons unknowingly narrowed the point difference by another four points, keeping the point difference. On a ball with great suspense.

In the fourth quarter, as the physical strength of the players on both sides declined, the two teams played more motivated and could not speed up. They could only solve the problem by reducing the speed of offensive and defensive transitions. Under the low shooting percentage and high-intensity defense, the scores of the two teams remained unchanged. Leading alternately, the Pistons have been chasing points since they fell behind in the second quarter. Now that the fourth quarter is coming to an end, they still can't recover the trailing score. If you don't score, you can't score the key overtake ball.

The opponent gave the opportunity, but he couldn't make the shot. If you get tired of waiting, the opportunity becomes a sunk cost.

In the fourth quarter, the Pistons actively mobilized personnel and arranged tactics to turn the tide, but unfortunately it didn’t work. They were still out of shape and couldn’t make shots. Although they grabbed a few more rebounds than the opponent, they didn’t use them well, which led to them losing to Indiana. Swallowed the first defeat in the Eastern Conference finals with great pain.

(End of this chapter)