The Point Guard is Here

The Detroit Pistons played tougher than expected. The Wallace brothers used their tenacious and bloody attitude to easily protect the rebound and pass it to Billups.

The Flounders passed halftime at a slow pace. The entire Pistons team gave fans the intuitive feeling like a giant bulldozer, slow but arriving.

The Knicks' smart tactics met their opponents.

The most unconventional team in the league met the most academic and stubborn team in the league.

Billups was not disturbed by Fanci's defense. He protected the basketball steadily. When Fanci pressed further, he turned slightly to the side, used Rasheed Wallace's help to avoid it, and then passed the ball. To Prince.

Prince feinted a shot and passed it to Hamilton. Hamilton feinted again, causing a mismatch and then passed it to Rasheed Wallace at the top of the key.

Rasheed used his classic straight-arm shot... Wow!

It took the Pistons 21 seconds to put the basketball into the basket, and they played meticulously.

Wallace roared passionately after scoring a goal. His nickname in China is Roaring Heavenly Lord, which sounds extremely intimidating.

His name is often included in the discussion list of the top four forwards, but in fact he has not entered any list. As we all know, there will always be five or even six people in the top four forwards.

Anthony Mason was very brave when he was young. He was a true organizational power forward. He started out as a blue-collar player and later became the boss of the Hornets. He was the kind of guy who charged with the ball. He was also elected to the All-Stars and went to Miami to work with Riley. .

Overall, there is no doubt that Anthony Mason is an elite power forward.

But he is getting old after all.

When people grow old, they no longer rely on their muscles and bones. Although his strength is still strong and has increased compared to the past, his movement speed has been greatly reduced. He used to be a nimble force, but now he has a stupid strength.

Rasheed Wallace's style of play is both tough and cunning, and cannot be limited by him.

In general, among the five players on the Pistons, except for Ben Wallace, who has a more upright style of play, the other players are tough and cunning.

Fanshie was still linking up with his teammates in the second round. He broke through Billups' defense, entered the penalty area during the double attack, and then passed the ball calmly to the bottom corner of the three-point line.

Reggie Miller catches the ball and takes a shot... BAM!

The iron is not hit.

Fan Xi fought desperately for the rebound, but was knocked away by Ben Wallace.

In today's league, there are not many players who can knock Fanshie away, and unfortunately Wallace is one of them.

Fanshi's strength comes from Wallace, and the efficiency of strength is consistent with the talent level, but Ben Wallace's muscle mass and body tonnage are ultimately much higher.

The Knicks started the game with two offensive misfires.

And completely fell into the Pistons' defensive swamp.

This made the atmosphere in Madison Garden Arena dull since the beginning of the game.

The Knicks got a heads-up for the first time since the playoffs. They played too smoothly before.

Charles Barkley said it bluntly on television.

It is not difficult to see from the TV footage of the broadcast that all the Knicks players' faces lacked the relaxation and smiles they had in the past.

boom!

The Knicks finally completed a beautiful defense. Billups and Hamilton made a beautiful cross screen. Then Billups passed the ball to Hamilton. Hamilton's shot was directly interfered by Fanshie.

Blacksmithing.

In terms of individual player quality, the Knicks' perimeter group is stronger than the Pistons.

Ratliff protected the rebound and passed to Fanshie.

Fan Xi quickly counterattacked.

He rushed into the frontcourt and scored 2+1 under Prince's defense. Prince tried to pull Fan Xi down for a layup, but his thin body failed to stop Fan Xi's impact. Fan Xi's powerful explosiveness and The strength allowed him to break away from the foul and hit a layup.

Going to the free throw line, Fan Xi made another free throw.

Nix breathed a sigh of relief.

The game continues.

The Pistons were not in a hurry at all. They played meticulously and followed tactics strictly.

After experiencing confusion at the beginning, the Knicks gradually regained their consciousness, and their individual defensive strength was reflected. Fanshie and Madman swept the defenders from the outside.

Effectively restricts the Pistons' offensive fluency.

Returning to the offensive end, the Knicks also gradually found some accuracy.

The two sides fell into a stalemate.

The game just goes on.

The first quarter is over.

22:25.

The Detroit Pistons lead by 3 points.

Halftime is over.

45:46.

The Pistons lead by 1 point.

This was a game without passion. In the entire first half, the only highlight that could be played during the intermission was Fanshie's 2+1 layup.

If it were normal, the Knicks' players would have been in high gear and performing all kinds of wonderful things.

Tonight's game was always at the Pistons' pace. The Pistons forced the New York Knicks into their own trap. The Knicks' feet were like being tied with sandbags. They could no longer be the same as before. Just like Michael back then. Jordan, Jordan was also tied up by the Bad Boys. It wasn't until Pippen grew up, until the Bad Boys fell apart and each of them grew old, that he emerged from the East.

Kenny Smith was making the analogy at halftime.

He said: We can deduce from tonight's game. It is known that the five Tigers of today's Pistons are far inferior to the Bad Boys of that year, but the teammates around Jack Fan are worse than those of the Bulls. So...Jack Fan is not as good as Too many Michael Jordans.”

Kenny Smith’s derivation sounds very reasonable.

Even players like Charles Barkley, who advocated for Fancy, couldn't find anything to refute for a while.

It seems...that is indeed the case.

Fans in front of the TV are also thinking whether the previous claims that Jack Fan wants to dominate the league are too frivolous. Jack Fan is still far from being truly dominant.

People's thoughts are moved.

Fan Xi returned to the locker room, he also had a headache.

The current situation is... the Pistons have always remained unchanged in response to all changes, while the Knicks have changed tactics in various ways, with frequent personnel transfers and tactical changes. Relying on the players' desire for a championship, they have dealt with the Pistons with their tenacious willpower.

But willpower will always be worn away.

Everything needs to be based on strength.

Jack, I'm going to charge in the second half. Grant Hill came to Fan Xi. He patted Fan Xi's knee. This elegant gentleman said very strong words: Prince can't stop me. You are here. If you observe them for a while, you will definitely be able to see their flaws.

Mutombo also came over. He said that he wanted to make a final effort for the championship. He wanted to compete with the Wallace brothers... He did not believe that the Wallace brothers were better than O'Neal back then.

Fanxi looked at the old Mutombo.

Uncle Mu didn't guard O'Neal back then, not to mention that his physical condition is far worse than it was in 2003. Mutombo's official age is 1966. But in fact...even he himself doesn't know how old he is. Not to mention that he is already over 40, after all, forty is almost the same.

Basketball players rarely remain in good shape at the age of 40. This is a high-intensity sport.

Especially inside players, those who can play until the age of 40 are rare.

Reggie Miller is also old, but he has a strong desire to share the team's worries.

Fan Xi lowered his head. He had an inexplicable feeling of guilt. He always felt that he should lead these lovely old men to win the championship instead of being led by these old men to compete for the championship.

However, in the end, he agreed with Grant Hill's suggestion. He planned to take a break at the beginning of the third quarter and stand on the sidelines to observe the Pistons' play at close range.

Beep!

The game begins.

The second half of the game began.

The Knicks point guard becomes Norris.

Sprewell and Grant Hill as well as Juwan Howard and Uncle Mu appeared.

The Pistons obviously didn't expect the Knicks to replace Fanshie, and they were still in the first half.

In the playoffs, most teams will not make frequent substitutions. The number of players on the field in each game is basically about 8, and they will be rotated repeatedly. Because every minute and every second counts, the playoffs are not the place to train new faces.

Grant Hill really kept his promise. Hill was with the Pistons when he first debuted. At that time, he was the hope of the Pistons.

Nowadays, the world has changed greatly, and it is no longer what it was back then.

Grant Hill quickly attacked from the wing on the first ball. His talent was greatly diminished, but his pace was still determined and his experience was richer than when he was young. Therefore, he passed Prince in the first step.

The Pistons' defense quickly shrank.

Hill was blocked by Ben Wallace quickly outside the reasonable collision area, and Prince also quickly stepped up to attack.

Hill has good passing vision.

But this time, he chose to force the shot.

boom!

Uh-huh!

It was a rebound goal.

Fan Xi frowned as he watched from the sidelines, as if he had caught some inspiration.

Looking back, the Pistons still cut like a machine.

The Pistons do not have a super scorer, which means they must rely on the operation of the team.

Therefore, they cannot fight quickly.

Because Fanshie was not there, Billups launched an attack from the top of the three-point arc. He reached the free throw line and settled the battle with a floater.

The Knicks did not arrange a block at the free throw line, and the Knicks' defense was mobilized by Hamilton and Prince.

The game continues.

The battle changed sides again, this time it was the madman Sprewell who attacked. The madman had a strong body and a stupid mind rarely seen in the world. He hit the Wallace brothers head-on and was blocked by Ben Wallace when he shot. Press the brain down.

The referee gave Ben Wallace a foul.

He walked to the free throw line and slapped his head hard, as if to show off to the Wallace brothers: Damn it, I have a bad mind.

That's true of Sprewell, who is never threatened by fear.

The no-fly zone constructed by the Wallace brothers is a terrifying no-go zone for other outsiders. But the 'stupid' Sprewell is always eager to try.

Uh-huh!

Uh-huh!

Two free throws were made and the game continued.

The Pistons didn't step up their offense because of Fanci's absence. In fact, they couldn't step up either.

After Larry Brown collaborated with Allen Iverson, he was like a man who had experienced super beauty, lost interest in pursuing beauty, and just wanted to find a woman to live a stable life.

There are pros and cons to doing this.

The good thing is that he finally has a group of players who strictly follow his ideas and carry forward his tactical ideas.

The disadvantage is that this group of players rarely have explosive scoring. They play against strong teams and weak teams, and their scores are about the same.

Vansh gets respite.

He sat on the bench and watched the players play the Pistons on the court.

Replace Juwan Howard with Stephen Jackson, replace Uncle Mu with Ratliff, and replace Norris with Anthony Mason.

He sat here and said nothing.

So much so that Charles Barkley worriedly asked on TV: Is Jack injured? There is no reason for him to watch the players wear down like this.

Kenny Smith mocked from the side: Who knows? Maybe he has given up on the so-called ruling alliance.

Smith was a little sour.

This was something he had been holding back for a long time before saying it, because before that, the Knicks had been winning wildly, and he had no chance to feel sour, so he could only hold it in.

When he finally encountered the Knicks being frustrated, of course he had to breathe a sigh of relief.

The third quarter ended quickly.

71:75.

The Pistons had a 4-point lead in this quarter.

During the timeout between quarters, Smith said that if it weren't for the Knicks' home-court advantage and the benefit of some penalties, the Pistons would be leading by double digits now.

He said he didn't think it was possible for the Knicks to counterattack. Because the Knicks have used all means, and the Pistons only need to remain unchanged in response to changes, which is enough to take away the victory.

Larry Brown is also somewhat optimistic. He feels that the Knicks have little possibility.

Although Fan Xi did not play in the third quarter, which surprised him a little, he had a vague suspicion that Fan Xi might have new tricks.

But what the hell.

Larry Brown was very happy. He made the decision to let Ben Wallace take a break. Hamilton also stayed on the sidelines. Although Hamilton is an iron man, he still deserves a break.

At the same time, Fan Xi on the Knicks side finally stood up.

He thought about it for a whole section.

He finally figured something out. He asked his teammates: Remember what the media said before the game? They said this is a war between the strongest spear and the strongest shield.

But in this game, we played timidly. We have been adapting to the Pistons' rhythm. We hope to seize their weaknesses and then kill them.

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Why?

Why can't they catch us?

Fanci asked his teammates on the bench.

This sounds like an angry rhetorical question from an elementary school student.

However, his teammates were shocked.

It's time for us to show off our strongest spear.

Fan Xi said. Then he advised the two coaches: Let's run.

Of course, the two head coaches readily accepted Fan Xi's suggestion and asked Fan Xi for his opinion on personnel scheduling.

Fan Xi said, just rush up.

As a result, the Knicks put together an unprecedented lineup: Stephen Jackson, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Sprewell, and Fanci.

Isiah Thomas was stunned.

Unheard of, his expression was shocked.

But Fan Xi said: Brothers, there is no other way to play next, it is just one word, rush!

Just rush and that's it.

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0404: Just rush and it’s over