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Chapter 292 Eastern Conference Semifinals

On May 5, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bucks and the Pistons kicked off at the Bradley Center.

At the beginning of the game, Kwame Brown relied on his physical talent to defeat Big Ben in the jump ball.

However, the overall reaction speed of the Pistons was very fast, and the five players rushed back to the defense. Among them, Hamilton, the most capable runner, and Prince, the core of the perimeter defense, were already standing at the top arc, preventing He Li from throwing a three-pointer without saying a word.

This is the home court of the Bucks, and He Li's territory. At the beginning of the game, He Li Xiaji scored a three-pointer with eight shots. This is a very scary thing.

It can be seen that before the Pistons came, they did a lot of homework on the Bucks.

As for the Bucks, it is naturally impossible that they have not studied the Pistons.

As soon as He Li received the ball from Penny Hardaway, he immediately passed the ball to Joe Johnson, but ran to the left corner by himself.

Seeing the situation, Prince immediately followed He Li, and by the way, Da Ben, who was standing inside, also looked in the direction of He Li.

At the same time, the singles Joe took the ball and walked 45 degrees to the right, ready to take Hamilton into his sweet spot and try a singles.

Hardaway immediately followed up and ran to the top arc.

If Joe passes the ball back to Pence in singles at this time, Pence can directly break through the middle.

Once Hamilton and Roaring Tianzun reacted a little slower, Penny drove straight in, broke into the basket and dunked successfully.

Even if Big Ben withdrew his eyes from He Li and helped defend Penny, Penny would still have a chance to make a layup.

However, Penny and Singles Joe did not communicate tactics in advance, and Singles Joe really wanted to beat Hamilton, so this attack seemed a bit sloppy.

In singles, Joe dribbled the ball low and tried to shake Hamilton away with his footsteps.

Hamilton's defense is relatively regular. Although he is good at dog skin plaster defense, his defensive effect is actually mediocre.

Especially now, singles Joe dribbled the ball with low hands, and Hamilton pressed up again. This singles Joe found an opportunity, directly backhanded a crotch, dribbled the ball behind his back to the right, and then shot directly from the middle distance.

In fact, Hamilton's reaction speed was quite fast. After shaking away for a while, he immediately jumped and swooped, but he was still thrown by the singles Joe.

But in singles, Joe hasn't reached his peak yet, and his shooting is almost perfect, but the ball still hits the iron.

Fortunately, He Li, Kwame Brown and Boozer all reacted, and the three of them immediately squeezed to the basket when Joe made a shot in singles.

Although Big Ben and Roaring Tianzun also squeezed into the basket, after all, there are many people on the Bucks side.

He Li predicted where the rebound would land, jumped ahead of time, the monkey fished for the moon, and then took advantage of the situation to make a big windmill, and dunked the ball vigorously into the basket.

Because there were many people under the basket, He Li was afraid of being stepped on, so he grabbed the basket with one hand and hung for a while.

Fortunately, the Pistons were still clean, and greeted He Li as soon as they came up.

The referee was also reasonable and did not take this opportunity to brag about his strength.

"He Li, He Li, He Li!"

"Scoring champion, scoring champion, scoring champion!"

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The Bucks fans at the scene cheered towards He Li.

"We will definitely win this game!
The Pistons aren't as strong as we thought they were, and their defense isn't airtight.

We can use long-range shots to open up space, and I will create opportunities for you, as long as you make bold shots.

Believe in me, believe in teammates!They are not high enough inside, we can try to receive more rebounds!

But I still have to say, don't take it lightly when you go!

The Pistons are also a championship team, they defeated the Pacers who were better than them in the regular season!
If we still want to fight for the championship, we still have to play hard and try to win this game and this round of the series as soon as possible! "

Although the Pistons have long-distance runners like Hamilton, they don't play fast breaks.

Therefore, when He Li returned to defense, he took the opportunity to chat with other teammates.

The Pistons are good at defense, and tight defense is easier to hit the confidence and morale of offensive players.

What the Bucks need to do now is to defeat the Pistons in one go.

"Richard Hamilton catches the ball and shoots a jumper and it goes in!"

"Pennie went through the crowd and entered the three-second zone, as if he found a space in the cracks of the rocks, and scored the ball incredible!"

"Ben Wallace shoves Kwame Brown off the hook for a dunk. It's atrocious!"

"He Li finally made a three-pointer, no matter how you shoot it, it's right to shoot like this!"

The first quarter lasted more than 6 minutes, and the two sides were coming and going, which was lively.

The Bucks didn't rely on offense to beat the Pistons at the beginning, and the Pistons didn't blindly rely on defense to limit the Bucks' scoring.

But after half a quarter, the Bucks still played as they should. The score on the court was 12 to 19, and the Bucks led by a full 5 points.

After all, in comparison, the Bucks are better at offense.

However, the Bucks have the advantage here, but it is not easy to play.

The defensive pressure of the Pistons is indeed high. The more He Li and others attack, the more physical energy they will consume.

At this point, George Karl had to call a timeout and change the lineup.

As the first offensive point of the starting lineup, He Li was replaced first, and Penny was also replaced at the same time.

The Bucks replaced Karl Malone and Payton.

The reason for not changing Wade at this time is because Wade is a rookie. George Karl is still a little worried about Wade in the playoffs, especially when he is playing against a strong team like the Pistons.

At least, Singles Joe is more experienced and mature than Wade.

Besides, Joe is still young in singles. As the second scoring point of the starting lineup, he only took three shots in the first half of the first quarter, and he has plenty of physical strength right now.

It has to be said that George Karl, as the head coach of the Bucks, especially in the past two years, has teamed up with He Li and others to win two championships. He really has a thorough understanding of the current Bucks.

Although George Karl withdrew He Li, the overall firepower of the Bucks did not drop much.

Unlike the Pistons, who were the main force, the Bucks continued to expand their advantage and widen the point difference in the remaining five minutes of the first quarter.

When the game enters the second quarter, even the stubborn Larry Brown has to let Bosh, the rookie selected by the Pistons this year, play a try.

When the Pistons need someone to score, there is no need for Big Ben to stay on the court just because he can defend the short blue-collar insider.

This season, Bosh was a bit crippled by Larry Brown, but fortunately, he is in good shape. Even if he can't attack, it is easier to protect the rebounds.

In fact, Bosh's offensive talent is not bad.

However, after Bosh played for less than 2 minutes, Larry Brown regretted it, called a timeout, replaced Bosh, and put on Big Ben again.

In fact, Bosh did well, no fouls, no turnovers, and even grabbed a rebound, but as a rookie, when the team fell behind, Larry Brown still made the decision to call a timeout for substitutions.

(End of this chapter)