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Chapter 298 Sweeping the Pistons!

After a storm, Karl Malone helped the Bucks gain a two-point advantage with two free throws.

As for why two free throws?That's naturally because, the extra time was a technical foul by the master.

The captain of the Bucks is He Li. If He Li is on the court, it will be He Li who executes the technical foul free throw.Since He Li was off the court, the technical foul free throws were made by the players designated by the head coach.

Karl Malone, as a mid-range shooter, is naturally quite good at free throws.

As for facing Big Ben and fighting and retreating, but facing the audience but lighting up his muscles, this is nothing more than normal in the league.

To be reasonable, Karl Malone would be really stupid to fight with Big Ben on the field.

Doing so will only lead to a technical offender, and if it is serious, they will be expelled directly.

Did it pay off for Karl Malone?No!Even bad for him, bad for the Bucks.

After the Bucks defeated the Pistons in this game, they will go directly to the Eastern Conference Finals, and the next round will be the Finals.

Karl Malone is one of the core players of the Bucks. Although Karl Malone is not indispensable for the Bucks in the next two rounds, if there is one, it will naturally provide more protection and more strength.

So, at this time, there is no need for Karl Malone to risk being suspended, it would have been a duel between real men.

On the contrary, it was Karl Malone who used shady means to stir up Da Ben's anger. Just like this time, Da Ben paid for the last technical foul, which was profitable.

Now, the Bucks have more free throws and can win the game more easily. This is the real benefit!
Just hand-to-hand beat Ben to the ground, and the Bucks suffered instead.

If one's own team's core veteran with both offensive and defensive capabilities loses out on the opponent's blue-collar insiders, who will suffer more?Isn't this an obvious thing?

Now that Karl Malone left Daben on the field, and Daben was overshadowed by Karl Malone, he must be unconvinced and wanted to get the field back.

At that time, Karl Malone can display his best diving again.

It didn't take long before Daben was fined.

Either the number of personal fouls is full, or two technical fouls are sent off.

At that time, Karl Malone is still on the court and can bully the Pistons' rookie inside.Is not it good?

To put it bluntly, no matter what a player does on the field, the ultimate goal is to win the game.

Karl Malone has played in the league for nearly 20 years, and he has long known what to do and what not to do on the court.

So what if his style of fighting and retreating is criticized by others, anyway, on the court, he is a big winner!
Next, the Bucks are on offense again, and Karl Malone is just that, continuing to do the right thing.

Karl Malone ran to the free throw line and set a screen for Penny. The Pistons watched Penny use the screen to break through to the basket. It seemed that they wanted to make a big mistake. Prince immediately switched to defend Penny.

But at the same time, Karl Malone went down the other side after finishing the screen.

Penny saw the opportunity and made a cross pass, and the ball fell into the hands of Karl Malone.

Roaring Tianzun and Da Ben turned their heads to look at the ball. It stands to reason that Karl Malone can take advantage of this opportunity to take the next step to the basket and score a dunk.

But Karl Malone stopped the ball again and took the initiative to meet the roaring Tianzun.

Roaring Tianzun looked at Karl Malone's big elbow, he was still defending, but he was not very daring.

Karl Malone tried to hit Roaring Tianzun twice on the back, and found that the opponent was on guard, and the big Ben under the basket was also ready, and finally finished with a mid-range shot.

Karl Malone's usual style of play is like this. First rely on his great reputation to scare others' elbows, and others are afraid of being elbowed and dare not stick to defense. In this way, Karl Malone will gain a lot of space in the middle distance.

Roaring Tianzun is ready to withdraw the stool at any time, leaving Karl Malone with a lot of shooting space.

Karl Malone, who is a good shot in the middle of the field, has nothing to do. Since he has no chance to hit someone, he can only make the ball first to help the team consolidate its advantage and widen the point difference.

With the point difference coming to 6 points, the Pistons are indeed a little anxious.

In the next round, Hamilton was blocked and had no chance to catch the ball, and the ball was accidentally passed to Prince.

Prince watched Karl Malone rushing up to defend him. He didn't know whether he wanted to help the team score or was worried about being beaten by Karl Malone. At this time, it was like receiving a hot potato. He didn't make much adjustment and immediately threw the ball out.

Prince's shooting was average. Although it was an open shot this time, he failed to seize the opportunity.

Next, there were three big men standing under the Bucks basket, and Karl Malone raised his elbows again and was eager to try.

Roaring Tianzun originally wanted to find someone to elbow, but when he saw Karl Malone running back to the basket from the middle distance, if he made a shot at this time, he was afraid that something would happen.

Therefore, Roaring Tianzun finally gave up, and took the initiative to give up his position.

The Bucks have a lot of insiders, so they controlled the rebounds.

Immediately after the fast break started, Penny made a layup, and the point difference between the two teams expanded to 8 points.

"Let's stabilize first, play slowly, don't rush, there is still plenty of time!" Billups, as the brain of the Pistons, saw that the situation was not right, and took the initiative to persuade other teammates to calm down first.

The boss of this Pistons is indeed Big Ben, who is the core of the team, the core of the defensive system, and the spiritual leader of the team.

However, when it comes to the court, it is Billups who really controls the team.

As a point guard, Billups' personal strength is slightly average, and it is a bit difficult to enter the All-Star Game right now.

But in terms of commanding ability and team leadership ability, Billups is a veteran point guard who can really lead the team to victory.

It's just that Billups has a problem-shooting three-pointers in waves.

Of course, sometimes this glitch isn't such a bad thing.

Closer to home, Billups told his teammates to calm down, suppressing the rhythm of the game, Billups dribbled the ball one step beyond the three-point line, and then made a hasty shot.

Pence heard Billups himself say to let the rest of the Pistons calm down, so he subconsciously believed that the Pistons really wanted to slow down the pace of the game.

Who would have thought that Billups didn't talk about football ethics, and suddenly cast a cold arrow.

Since this is a wide open, Billups' three-point shooting is really good.

As a result, the ball was really scored by Billups!

After this attack, the difference between the two teams was immediately reduced to 5 points.

The Bucks players on the court looked at Billups with a depressed expression.

"What do you call calm down?"

The Bucks can see it clearly. Originally, the Pistons rushed to fight and cripple people, but after they sent Karl Malone on their side, the Pistons had nothing to do.

The Pistons couldn't beat them head-on, and the score was not small, so they had to find an opportunity to steal a chicken.

If the inside line has no chance to steal the chicken, then the outside line will steal the chicken.

I have to say that Billups really has such an ability.

Therefore, after suffering a loss, Penny also began to deal with Billups carefully.

Resolutely don't give Billups a chance to steal chicken.

Soon the Pistons couldn't open the outside line, and could only rely on Hamilton to play one occasionally.

The big insider has no independent offensive ability, and Roaring Tianzun is not very good against Karl Malone's defense. The Pistons' offense has encountered a major test.

The Bucks' defense against the Pistons is indeed uncomfortable, and they have to worry about the Pistons' dirty hands, and they have to play more carefully than before. The overall shooting rhythm is slower, and the shooting rate is a bit miserable.

But fortunately, the Pistons are even worse. At least they can still fight with their advantage in the paint.

As the game progressed, the Pistons were gradually opened up by the Bucks.

After more than 6 minutes into the second quarter, He Li played again, and the Pistons suddenly plummeted and were beaten by the Bucks.

Because the intermission time did not arrive, the Pistons were tense in the first quarter and a half, and their bodies were quite damaged. It was almost the most tiring time.

And Larry Brown didn't expect that George Karl would use his strength at this time.

He Li played point guard after playing. With his physical advantage, he didn't need to take off to play Billups from the outside.

Once Billups took off early to block him, He Li raised his elbow and hammered forward, and then took advantage of the situation.

In doing so, He Li not only does not foul, but occasionally earns a free throw.

As for Larry Brown asking Prince to defend He Li, He Li only needs to call Boozer to come over as a cover, and he can find Billups and Hamilton to fight casually.

After the first half, the Pistons were beaten 52 to 33 by the Bucks.

In the third quarter, the Pistons held up for half a quarter, but they still couldn't withstand the pressure. In the third quarter, Wade showed his power and combined sudden shots. None of the five Pistons could touch Wade's clothes. Wade easily scored 13 points in a single quarter.

By the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams had widened to 30 points.

The Pistons knew their own strength and couldn't recover so many points in the fourth quarter, mainly because they couldn't get so many points, so they chose to give up.

In fact, at this point in the battle, it is indeed time to stop.

Wouldn't Karl Malone send all the Pistons to the hospital for a while for a hopeless game?
The five Pistons are beginning to take shape. This season is useless. Isn't there still next season?

This is also Larry Brown's first season in the Pistons. The Pistons don't have to enter the Finals this season.

After failing to cause trouble for the Bucks and being swept away, the Pistons were indeed a little unwilling.

But the most important thing is the next few seasons!
The Bulls with Jordan Pippen also failed to achieve four consecutive championships.Even if the Bucks achieve three consecutive championships this year, it does not mean that they have a chance to win next year's championship.

All is not really lost for the Eastern Conference's failed season.

Opportunities, and, just not this season!

(End of this chapter)