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Chapter 166 Averaged 40+ per game and beat the Pistons with 42. Is this going to go to heaven?

With the help of the referee, the Pistons' defensive intensity against Wang Chong dropped significantly. They had no choice but to drop it, because in the entire game, Wang Chongguang had already made 21 free throws. As a player who entered the 180 club during the regular season , Wang Chong's free throw shooting percentage is one of the highest in the league. He made 21 of 19 free throws. His free throws alone have exceeded the scores of the rest of the two teams in the entire game.

With a super high free throw score, Wang Chong once again scored 40+ points in this game, scoring 46 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and his shooting percentage was as high as 61%.

After three games, the Bulls still hold the lead with a score of 2:1.

As a result, the next fourth game is almost a point of no return for the Pistons.

If they lose the game again, the score between the two teams will reach 3:1. The Bulls will win the match point in advance, and it will be extremely difficult for the Pistons to reverse the comeback.

Everyone understands this truth, but understanding it does not mean that it can be done.

May 5, Game 15 of the second round series.

This game can be called the most difficult game in the four-game series.

Both sides understood the importance of the outcome of this game, and they fought fiercely on the field. The two strong defensive teams used their best defense to the fullest, so that the shooting percentages of both teams were ridiculously low.

18:16 of the first quarter and 19:20 of the second quarter.

At halftime, the scores of the two teams were 37:36 respectively. The scores were extremely close and so low that fans who did not watch the game almost mistakenly thought it was the score of a quarter.

In the third quarter, the situation remained unchanged. The Pistons scored 21 points in a single quarter, while the Bulls scored 17 points.

This brought the Pistons' score to 58 points after three quarters, 53 points ahead of the Bulls who had 5 points.

In a game with such a low score, having a 5-point lead can be considered a huge lead. As long as the two teams continue to maintain the status quo in the fourth quarter, the Pistons can basically win this game... If The Bulls do not have Wang Chong, a top scorer.

Like the previous games, the Bulls' scoring in the first three quarters was basically supported by Wang Chong. The team scored 53 points in the three quarters. Wang Chong alone scored 27 of them, scoring more than the rest of the team combined. .

Players from both teams and even fans have become accustomed to Wang Chong's scoring ability.

After all, in the first three games against the Pistons, Wang Chong had two 40+ games and one 30+ game, almost single-handedly destroying the Pistons' defense.

This game is no exception.

In the fourth quarter of the game, with his team trailing by 5 points, Wang Chong launched a fierce attack on the Pistons' defense as soon as he came on the court.

The Pistons also know that Wang Chong will definitely counterattack, but again, knowing does not mean that they can prevent it.

The two teams had four fierce battles. Prince and Rasheed Wallace of the Pistons had changed defenses many times in an attempt to interfere with Wang Chong's offensive rhythm, but they still could not stop Wang Chong's fierce offensive.

Facing Prince's defense, Wang Chong hit two consecutive mid-range shots, narrowing the 5-point gap to only 1 point in the blink of an eye.

The Pistons fans looked at this scene in despair and were helpless.

At 5 minutes and 27 seconds into the fourth quarter, the scores of the two teams reversed, and the Bulls took the lead for the first time in the game.

Unwilling to suffer such a defeat, the Pistons launched a ferocious counterattack under the leadership of Hamilton.

Hamilton had a good touch in this game, scoring 18 points in three quarters, and was the Pistons' most stable scoring point.

In the final quarter, Hamilton continued his efficient offensive rhythm, carrying the Pistons' offense on his shoulders.

The situation turned into a battle between Wang Chong and Hamilton.

Hamilton is indeed a very good scorer with unique offensive methods. Even in the future, when mentioning the top scorers in the league without the ball, Hamilton's name cannot be avoided.

But if Hamilton and Wang Chong were competing for scoring ability, no one thought Hamilton had a chance to win.

After all, as a shooting guard, Hamilton's career-high scoring average is just over 20 points per game. Although he is a very good scorer, his upper limit is there.

Wang Chong is different, let alone compared with Hamilton. Even if we look at the current and retired players in the league, it is difficult to pick out a few players who can dominate Wang Chong in the scoring field.

In other words, before this season, there may be many people whose names are above Wang Chong.

However, as Wang Chong was crowned the league's scoring king with an average of 35.6 points per game in the regular season this season, except for Michael Jordan, it is difficult for other players to say that he can stabilize Wang Chong.

You must know that Wang Chong is only 21 years old now. His career has just started and he has already reached such a high level. No one can estimate what achievements he will have in the future.

The same goes for performance on the field.

In the fourth quarter, Hamilton made 12 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 12 points in a single quarter and just reached 30 points in the game. His performance was indeed very good.

But Wang Chong made 9 of 6 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 2 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws, scoring 17 points. The most important thing is that in the last minute of the game, the difference between the two teams was still 1 point. Alternate up and down.

Wang Chong made a decisive three-point pull-up from outside the three-point line. The key three-pointer directly broke the balance of the game. Then he steadily hit a free throw under the Pistons' foul tactics, ending the Pistons' last hope of a comeback.

78: 75.

The Bulls won this crucial fourth game at their home court with great difficulty, rewriting the total score to 3:1, taking the lead in winning the match point, and completely pushed the Pistons to the edge of the cliff, with no retreat.

In this game, Wang Chong scored 44 points, accounting for 56% of the team's scoring. Once again, he almost single-handedly led the team to defeat the Pistons, who were unbeatable during the regular season.

After four games, Wang Chong scored 40+ points in three games and 30+ points in one game. His average score in the series was as high as 41.5 points. His offensive performance was almost exaggerated. Everyone was full of praise for Wang Chong's performance.

"Wang Chong allowed me to see the greatest individual performance since the 20th century. He used his ultimate offensive and scoring ability to help the team win one game after another that seemed unwinnable. It even made me see the Michael Michael Of course, Jordan and Wang Chong are players with very different playing styles, but it is undeniable that both of them are definitely the most representative top scorers in recent decades."

"Regardless of other aspects, purely from the perspective of scoring, Wang Chong is even stronger than his former big brother O'Neal! At his peak, Shaq was indeed unstoppable at the basket and almost invincible. Yes, but even Shaq has weaknesses, such as free throws, but Wang Chong, at least so far, has not seen any shortcomings or weaknesses in the two rounds of playoffs against the Cavaliers and Pistons. "

<divclass="contentadv"> There must be some exaggeration in the above evaluation, but in the league, the winner is the winner after all, especially Wang Chong's personal data performance, no one can question it.

The Bulls' opponent is the Detroit Pistons, who have made it to the Finals in the past two seasons and are known as the strongest defensive team in the league.

Even the best defensive Pistons couldn't guard Wang Chong. They were beaten by the opponent by averaging 41.5 points per game in four games, leading the team to a 3:1 lead. Which team in the league dares to say that they are facing Wang Chong? When you can use defense to contain the opponent's scoring?

Even last year's championship San Antonio Spurs didn't dare to say that.

However, being unable to guard against Wang Chong does not mean that the Bulls cannot be defeated. The Spurs and Pistons have an essential difference, that is, there are still superstars in the team.

Two-time regular season MVP winner Tim Duncan is not someone to be trifled with. He is completely different from the Pistons' core leader Ben Wallace. Not only does he have as much strategic value as Ben Wallace on the defensive end, but he is even more capable on the offensive end. He has made great contributions to the Spurs, including attacking at critical moments. His stable 45-degree angle shot is extremely lethal.

Having said that, Wang Chong once had the opportunity to learn Duncan's 45-degree angle hitting skills, but after careful consideration, he chose Odom's left-hand ball control skills.

The reason for this choice is that Wang Chong feels that Durant's mid-range jumper is no weaker than Duncan's 45-degree angle shot in terms of attack ability. There is no need to waste precious opportunities to learn functionally repetitive moves.

In contrast, although Odom's left-hand ball-handling skills are mediocre, they can greatly improve Wang Chong's dribbling skills and left-hand breakthroughs, and are more cost-effective.

As for the Spurs, in addition to Duncan, the strength of the other two generals in GDP cannot be underestimated at all.

The outside partnership of Parker + Ginobili is not inferior to Billups and Hamilton of the Pistons in terms of strength and reputation.

With the current strength of the Bulls, if they meet the Spurs, it will never be as easy as playing the Pistons. There is a high probability that they will be defeated by the Spurs by a big score.

In fact, Wang Chong couldn't figure out why the Spurs were so strong and lost to the Mavericks in the second round.

In terms of data comparison between the two sides, Duncan averaged 7 points, 32.3 rebounds and 11.7 blocks per game in 2.6 games. While dominating both ends of the offense and defense, he also suppressed Dirk Nowitzki, who averaged 27.1 points, 13.3 rebounds per game, and made shots. The rate is also lower than Duncan's.

In addition, Ginobili and Parker both averaged 20+ points per game in the series, and their shooting percentages were all online.

But the Mavericks just won. Although the process was extremely thrilling and the two sides fought for seven games, a win is a win. Nowitzki did defeat Duncan on the court.

Wang Chong doesn’t know whether the butterfly effect caused by his presence will change the classic cow-horse battle in Texas. If the Spurs can get past the Mavericks, it’s still unclear who will win the championship. It can be known.

Duncan and the Spurs are O'Neal's old rivals. They know the characteristics of O'Neal's style of play and know how to deal with it. More importantly, with Duncan guarding the basket, can Wade perform like a god in the Finals against the Mavericks? It’s hard to say.

Before that, what Wang Chong has to do is to lead the Bulls to do the final work, defeat the Pistons and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Even if he feels that it is difficult to win against the Heat with the current strength of the Bulls, he will not surrender his gun in advance because of this. Surrender, if you don't even have the courage to take a chance, how can you compete for the championship? ——

The score of 3:1 has basically determined the Pistons' upset exit.

But that doesn't mean the game is over.

On May 5, Game 17 of the series returned to the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit. The Pistons once again played a very aggressive defense. Two main guards, Billups and Hamilton, both scored 20+ points, leading the team to 92: 88 defeated the Bulls and tenaciously chased the score to 3:2.

Now Bulls fans are beginning to feel uneasy again.

Although there are very few cases, it is true that the league has come back after falling behind 1:3, not to mention that the opponent is the powerful Pistons in the Eastern Conference.

The current score is 3:2. If the Pistons win another game in the next G6, the score will become 3:3. The two sides will have a tiebreaker, and the game venue will still be the Pistons' home court.

By then, the Pistons will have the home court advantage, plus they have won two games in a row, and have much more experience in playoff tie-breakers than the Bulls. It can be said that the time is right, the place is right, and the Bulls are in a tie-breaker. It is difficult for the team to win.

Wang Chong also knows this. He is very sure that if the Pistons win the next sixth game, no matter how hard he works in the tiebreaker, it will be difficult to win.

Therefore, the home court advantage in Game 6 must be fully utilized, and the ultimate trump card against the Pistons will be launched in advance.

On May 2006, 5, in the sixth game of the second round series, the Pistons failed to create a miracle after all. They lost to the Bulls 19:85 and lost the game with a big score of 94:2. They stopped in the second round and were upset.

Although at 1:3, most people already knew that the Pistons had no hope of qualifying, when this moment came, many people still felt incredible.

Wang Chong actually led the Bulls to defeat the Pistons, who had been runners-up for the past two consecutive years, and reach the Eastern Conference finals?

The Pistons lost this game unjustly.

Allowing the Bulls to score 94 points in the game has proven that there is a problem with the Pistons' defensive system, which failed to contain the Bulls' scoring rhythm.

It is true that the main reason for the Pistons' failure in this game was defensive problems, but the problems on the defensive end were not problems they wanted to have. It was really helpless.

This game of the Bulls was also crazy enough. They immediately used the shark-cutting tactic at the beginning of the game and stared at Ben Wallace's terrible foul.

In the first quarter of the game alone, Daben took as many as 8 free throws. He was indeed up to par, making 8 of 2 free throws, with a shooting percentage of only 25%.

The poor free throw shooting rate seriously hindered the team's offensive rhythm and made head coach Flip Saunders extremely dissatisfied. Therefore, in order to avoid being targeted by the shark-shark tactics in the following games, he had to be replaced and temporarily evaded. .

As the core pillar of the Pistons' interior defense, as soon as Ben Wallace came off the court, the Pistons' defensive intensity instantly dropped by more than one level, and the Bulls' offensive efficiency began to rise sharply.

What lies before the Pistons is a very difficult choice.

Let Ben play, and the Pistons' offense will face endless free throws.

Ben Wallace and O'Neal are different. Although both of them are bad at free throws, the Sharks will not be soft on free throws at critical moments. They can at least make 2 of 1 free throws and will not let their opponents easily get what they want.

But Ben is different. Standing on the free throw line, Ben has no defensive domineering power at all, and his mental endurance is extremely weak. The huge pressure will deform his free throw posture, making things worse.