NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 237 Preparing for the battle of Tianwang Mountain

Wang Song’s return in the second quarter made Ben, who had briefly dominated the restricted area, passive again.

He finally played a little with the Pistons’ substitute lineup, but the flame was extinguished by the Knicks rookie before it could burn.

With another cap in the low post, Ben felt the feeling of lead filling his body again.

After so many attempts, although he could not fully understand the law, he could be sure that as long as Wang Song was on the court, his body would be as heavy as if it was filled with lead.

At first, he could not explain this phenomenon, but as the fatigue throughout the game made him more and more certain of this fact.

This phenomenon that cannot be explained by common sense can only be explained by metaphysics.

This is not a physical reason, but a psychological reason.

He was afraid!

This tough guy from Detroit who dominated the NBA league really couldn’t stand up in front of an Asian rookie.

Although the Pistons in 2003 won the championship trophy of the Five Tigers of Civilian in their previous life, no one knows the bitterness of this championship trophy better than the members of the Pistons.

In the absence of superstars, the Pistons under Larry Brown can only use the efficiency of team basketball to fight against superstar basketball by constantly weakening the influence of individuals on the game.

Once there is a situation of over-reliance on a certain player, it is easy to be completely targeted and cause failure, thus leading to the collapse of the entire Pistons.

Today’s G4 is a classic case!

Ben, who was powerful for less than half a quarter in the second quarter of the first half, became the key figure who led the Pistons to the destruction of the entire game.

Although Ben Wallace was already under the control of Larry Brown and tried to control his number of shots and playing style, his body filled with lead did not give him a chance to explain.

Especially the technical foul he received at the beginning of the game suppressed Ben for the whole game.

The halftime break was over and it was back to the second half.

The situation of the game did not change because of this halftime, and the Pistons were not a team that Larry Brown could pull back from the brink of life and death with a few words in the locker room.

In the case of core failure, another person needs to stand up to resist the pressure for the Pistons.

Unfortunately, the fans in the Motor City did not wait for that person to appear tonight.

Larry Brown tried to change the formation.

He asked Rasheed Wallace to fight against Wang Song, the guy who once beat Duncan to win the NCAA All-American Second Team in his sophomore year. Although he is not so-called mediocre now, if he wants to fight against the top-level center in the playoffs, he still has to put more hope on his nickname-“Roaring Heavenly Master”!

The idea of ​​roaring and yelling to boost the morale of the defense is good, but under the constant warnings of the referee, after receiving a technical foul like Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace could only start to restrain his actions.

The man who once competed with the Lakers OK in the 2000 playoffs in the dynasty period finally lowered his head after several years.

Wang Song will naturally not forget this space-type No. 4 in the early 21st century. Even for Wang Song, the impression left by “The Roaring Lord” is more profound than that of Big Ben.

This grassroots champion of the Pistons can be said to be the most unexpected champion in ten or even twenty years.

It is not easy to defeat the Lakers in 2003. Among them, Rasheed Wallace, one of the five tigers of the Pistons, is the player who left the deepest impression on Wang Song.

During the finals, “The Roaring Lord” and Ben Wallace directly exchanged words and talked directly about O’Neal’s temper with the peak Shark.

This Pistons villain will use all kinds of methods to prevent O’Neal from completing the attack, as long as he can prevent O’Neal from scoring in the restricted area. Six fouls are common for Rasheed Wallace, and one technical foul per game is common.

So in terms of game attitude and ability, Rasheed Wallace can’t find any fault.

Although the final MVP of the Pistons championship in the 2003 season was given to Chauncey Billups, countless fans also voted for “The Roaring Lord”. He is a huge help to the Pistons.

In addition to the Lakers, Rasheed Wallace has directly confronted Duncan in many series. As long as this guy, who is known as the cornerstone of the Spurs, plays against him, the average score per game in the series can drop from 29 points in the previous round to 19 points.

“The Roaring Lord” can be because of

Criticized for bad temper, criticized for chaotic life off the court…

The only thing he will not be questioned for is his ability to defend alone!

But it was in this context that Rasheed Wallace showed signs of fatigue when facing Wang Song.

The Pistons’ no-fly zone consisting of two Wallaces could only watch the other side’s aerial operations because one player received two technical fouls in a row.

The endless offensive means and rim protection ability of the Knicks rookies are a problem that cannot be solved, just as the Pistons coaching staff expected before the start of this series.

This is also the reason why Joe Dumars did not hesitate to use his connections to help the Pistons take an unconventional approach as soon as he returned to Detroit.

The final quarter!

With 8 minutes left in the game, as Prince hit a mid-range shot against Morris Taylor, the Knicks led the Pistons 78:64.

Seeing the gap widening, Larry Brown was the first to call it a day.

This game was ultimately a one-sided game. The Pistons coaching staff, who had made all the calculations, did not expect that Wang Song would come back to kill them.

Therefore, the Pistons were not fully prepared in terms of tactical arrangements or player preparations. Coupled with Ben’s lost state, the game lost suspense early.

Finally, the whistle sounded at the end of the game, accompanied by the sighs of the fans on the scene, and the Knicks won this G4 key battle.

The Knicks defeated the Pistons with a score of 98:78.

The Knicks once again broke the Pistons’ defense-first curse that the opponent could not break through 90 points.

Wang Song scored the highest score of 40 points in the game, and on this basis, he got a terrifying data of 22 rebounds and 8 blocks, just two blocks away from a triple-double.

Knicks.

Nash also benefited from the full-power king’s light, getting a large double-double of 20 points and 15 assists, and Prince and Houston scored 11 points and 13 points respectively.

On the other side.

The league’s strongest shield, the Detroit Pistons, had the highest score of Chauncey Billups, who scored 15 points on 5 of 13 shots, and Rasheed Wallace scored 13 points. No one else scored in double digits.

It is worth mentioning that Ben, who has been playing steadily since the playoffs, had a significant slowdown in this game, scoring only 5 points on 2 of 10 shots, and only got 9 rebounds in the rebounding aspect, which has always been a stable achievement.

It can be said that underestimating the enemy has become the biggest boomerang that defeated the Pistons themselves.

From the preconceived belief that Wang Song would not return in this round of the series, to playing with injuries after his return, to forming a demon in his heart.

This chain of schemes, step by step, dragged the Pistons into the abyss.

(End of this chapter)