From today on is the king

Chapter 963. 962. The Final Moment
The Eagles have self-confidence and want to see the tricks, while the Pistons, as the underdog, keep fighting back and forth, and the two sides are evenly matched!

After the start of the second quarter, Jason Terry started the main attack, Liu Mang was the deputy, Korver and Person alternated as pitchers, and the Pistons relied on steady defense to split the Eagles' teamwork, allowing Liu Mang, Jason Terry and Tracy McGrady who came up in the second half of the second quarter to enter the singles mode. The ability was brought into play.

Billups' stability and stability in the waves; Hamilton's precise mid-range shooting skills, even catch-and-turn mid-range shots; Bosh's mid-range and long-range shots; Delfino's air cuts and three-pointers;

After halftime, the two teams played an unexpected high-scoring game. The Eagles made 42 of 23 shots, 13 of 6 three-pointers, and 13 of 11 free throws to score 63 points.

活塞队那边44投27中，三分10中3，罚球13中7，拿到了64分！
The two teams played evenly!And the Eagles are still slightly weaker!

Liu Mang scored 25 points in the half, McGrady scored 11 points, Jason Terry scored 9 points, Kwame Brown scored 4 points, Mourning scored 2 points, Iguodala scored 4 points, Prince scored 2 points, Rasheed Wallace and Persson each scored a three-pointer.

活塞队那边汉密尔顿半场20分，波什16分，比卢普斯13分5助攻, 其他人加起来拿到15分, 三个箭头球员合力拿到49分！
The Hawks also trailed by one point heading into halftime.

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Liu Mang scored 14 points on 8 of 25 shots in the half.

Liu Mang felt the improvement of this Pistons team!

Although this Pistons team does not have the oppressive defensive intensity of the Pistons team in the original time and space, the offensive end is much better.

Liu Mang felt that this lineup was more suitable for Billups than the iron-blooded lineup built by Larry Brown.

Bosh is younger and more impactful than Rasheed Wallace who originally came to the Pistons. Rasheed Wallace's offensive performance at his peak was not as good as Bosh this season. Rasheed Wallace had a higher shooting percentage during the Trail Blazers and was more willing to go inside.

The original Pistons, Rasheed Wallace completely degenerated on the offensive end of the Pistons. The Pistons' two defensive champions are very powerful, but they have more than enough defense and not enough offense. Bosh is different. He is only in the second grade.

Delfino's defense is a bit worse, and he is more passionate than Prince. Ben Wallace and Hamilton are at their peak, and they are one year younger than the original coach Sanders took over in the 05-06 season.

原本的05-06赛季，活塞队的本-华莱士防守端严重滑坡，防守端从03-04赛季和04-05赛季历史上数一数二的9.6和9.1的防守效率下滑到了05-06赛季的6.4的防守效率，就是靠着新的桑德斯教练重用比卢普斯的组织进攻和节奏带动，打出了64胜18负的当赛季联盟第一的战绩，比卢普斯也因此差点抢走了纳什的第二个MVP。

In the original time and space, the Pistons had 04 wins in the 05-54 season. When the records of other teams declined in the 05-06 season, the Pistons bucked the trend and won 64 wins, but the lineup did not change. The improvement brought by Coach Sanders is obvious.

Tactics are difficult to play. Both Liu Mang and McGrady have tried to organize the offense and score the ball, but the Pistons' defense is very good. The Eagles can also play the offense and score more scattered than the Pistons. Two of the Pistons' seven players did not score a point, and the scoring efficiency of the Eagles' offense is not as high as that of singles...

Looking at Bosh's 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the halftime, he looked like a defensive and rebounding poor version of Garnett in the Eastern Conference with enhanced scoring. Liu Mang felt that he had poached Rasheed Wallace, but he seemed to have dug a hole!

Poaching away Rasheed Wallace made the Pistons have to choose a power forward, but instead helped the current coach Sanders find the most suitable player.

Last season, Larry Brown didn't pay much attention to Bosh. Bosh was born in a strong team. This season, when he met coach Sanders, he took off all of a sudden. His evaluation for reaching the Eastern Conference Finals was higher than that of James, Wade, Milicic, and Anthony!

I dug a hole for myself, so let’s dig it, I don’t want to dance, let others do it, Liu Mang feels more and more motivated, more oppressive than imagined, this kind of oppressive feeling Liu Mang only experienced when he played against the Lakers in the Finals last season, and he felt this oppressive feeling again in the playoffs this season, and he was even more excited.

A little hungry, Liu Mang yelled: "Andre, bring me some bread and Gatorade, I'm hungry!"

"Okay..." Iguodala hurriedly went to the staff to get bread and energy drinks.

The coaching staff of the Eagles started to lose their hair again, it was too difficult to play!

Coach Kruger is in a hurry here!

At halftime, the opponents played more and more fiercely. Billups' offensive mobilization was easy. It seemed that 5 assists in the halftime were not many, but a player of his type didn't pass the ball directly to his teammates to score, but controlled the rhythm.

This is very similar to Kidd and Payton, they are in the same line.

Coach Kruger is having a headache, and he still wants to eat when he hears that it's time for Liu Mang!The fire came in a flash: "Ace! Come here and find a way!"

Liu Mang immediately ran over and responded, "How about coaching?"

"Do you have any solution to deal with the Pistons?" Coach Kruger said, glaring at Liu Mang.

"Uh..." Liu Mang leaned into Coach Kruger's ear and said something.

When Coach Kruger heard this, he suddenly felt so stupid that he ignored the simplest things...

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Back from the intermission, the Eagles sent a combination of Liu Mang, Iguodala, Tracy McGrady, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown.

For the Pistons, Billups and Hamilton continued to play, the undrafted second-year pick Ronald Dudley played at small forward, and the inside combination of Derek Coleman and Ben Wallace debuted.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Pistons took the lead.

Billups came up and tried to shoot a three-pointer to make out his threat first, but unfortunately he didn't make it.

The Pistons retreated quickly. After grabbing the defensive rebound, Liu Mang was not in a hurry. He held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

Hamilton felt terrified following McGrady, fearing that Liu Mang would pass the ball to McGrady.

Dudley, who averaged 10 minutes per game in the regular season, was okay with catching and shooting in 03, and his defense was really bad. Otherwise, he wouldn't have averaged 10 minutes per game in his rookie year and scored 6.2 points and was given up by the Bulls.

Billups was also very nervous, ready to pinch McGrady at any time. Of course, it would be best for Liu Mang to play singles.

Liu Mang crossed the center line, advanced to a distance of more than one or two meters from the free throw line, and suddenly started to accelerate!
"Ding... the strongest first step is triggered at level 5, burst speed +5..."

The space required for the strongest first step to use outside lines is at least one more step. Now at this time, it is the critical moment that Liu Wei thinks has come!

Liu Mang accelerated suddenly, Billupsla didn't even have time, Liu Mang rushed into the inside line from the left!

The Pistons' defensive discipline was better than that of the Bulls, and they immediately shrank. Although Dudley's defensive ability was not good, he was still able to stay in the NBA because of his enthusiasm. It was not easy to lose the draft. He came up to block Liu Mang, who was eight centimeters shorter but much stronger than him, and Billups also chased him up from behind.

Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to Iguodala on the left sideline. After receiving the ball, Iguodala didn't shoot a three-pointer and also chose to rush inside.

Hamilton quickly let go of McGrady and moved towards Iguodala, blocked Iguodala in the middle distance on the left, Iguodala then passed the ball to McGrady, McGrady still chose to rush inside after receiving the ball...

Ben Wallace was attracted to the right side of the three-second zone when Liu Mang came in. Coleman was attracted to the left three-second zone when Iguodala broke through. McGrady got a big gap and rushed directly to the basket!

Coleman turned around and came back and could only hug McGrady. McGrady grabbed the ball with one hand and threw it to the basket. Unfortunately, he didn't score, but got two free throws!

McGrady walked to the free throw line and made one of two free throws... But it also tied the score, 64 tie!
Seeing the Eagles' style of play, Coach Saunders' heart jumped on the Pistons' bench!
The coaching staff of the Eagles once had a headache, and the Pistons had even more headaches!
Coach Sanders has done his best to adjust the team's offense quite effectively. He even scored one point more than the Hawks at halftime. However, their starting lineup, Billups, Hamilton, and Ben Wallace all played the entire halftime in the first half. Only the young Bosh and Delfino took a 4-minute rest. Physical fitness is a big problem.

After the start of the second half, the Eagles adopted Liu Mang's idea, more than anyone else!
Since the Pistons did not win the championship in 04, there were a lot less thighs, and their bench lineup was quite miserable. Even Coleman was an important part of their inside bench.

The Eagles replaced five players with strong impact and rushed inside one by one, just to cause damage!
Then, just like the most feared situation when Coach Sanders' heart beat suddenly, the Eagles began to rush to the basket!

Let’s not talk about offensive efficiency, the main thing is to play the slow pace of the inside defense when Bosh is not around!

Three minutes into the third quarter, although the score was not overtaken by the Eagles, the Pistons and the Eagles tied at 3, but Ben Wallace was forced to commit a foul!
And in only 3 minutes, the Pistons have already fouled four times!Next, in addition to offensive fouls by the Pistons, the Eagles can make free throws for any fouls on the defensive end!Coach Sanders was forced to call a timeout.

When encountering a rogue team like the Eagles, Coach Saunders' face, which looked as sinister as a gangster godfather, became even more gloomy, and he scolded the opposite coach for shamelessness!With such despicable means.

No way, there are people, coach Sanders can only replace his five best players, Billups, Hamilton, Delfino, Bosh, and Ben Wallace.

The Eagles started a regular rotation again. Liu Mang continued to be on the court, McGrady, Persson, Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown played, and the Pistons starting lineup recklessly.

The team that can win 63 wins by starting is the Pistons. The Hawks also have Jason Terry, Mourning, Persson, and Muhammad as Mesozoic players and veterans on the bench. The young players can also perform well in the regular season.

Really put it together, when the Pistons played a new cooperation, the Eagles did not have the advantage here, and finished the third quarter anxiously with the Pistons.

After three quarters, the Eagles were 92 point behind the Pistons 93 to 1.

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"We have to hold on! The opponent's physical fitness is not as good as ours. We just need to hold on. When the opponent's physical fitness declines, we can take away the game in one wave! Ace, you and Tracy's defense should be more oppressive..." Mike Woodson yelled to arrange the defense.

After three quarters, beyond Liu Mang's expectation, the opponent played really well!
Liu Mang scored 38 points in three quarters, but he still couldn't open the score. He even moved God because of Hamilton's open three-pointer, and his hit rate was one point behind with a three-pointer at the buzzer!
Billups scored 26 points and 9 assists in three quarters, Hamilton scored 31 points in three quarters, Delfino's nine points in the third quarter played a key role, Bosh was targeted but attracted to the defense...

The Pistons are so difficult to play!
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After the intermission, the Eagles changed back to the starting lineup. It was time for the decisive victory. Liu Mang brought Jason Terry, Tracy McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, and Mourning, the teammates who played the best today, to the field.

Kwame Brown was put on the bench at a critical moment, a bit depressed, but the biggest gain from his two-year Wizards career is "good at waiting". He sat on the bench honestly and watched Mourning play.

Mourning has 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks today, and he contributed a lot to limiting Bosh in the third energy saving.

The Pistons continued to send in the starting lineup, Billups, Hamilton, Delfino, Bosh, and Ben Wallace continued to play.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles took the lead.

After Jason Terry came up, he singled Delfino and broke into the three-point line with his speed, forcing the Pistons to make up the defense.

At this time, Liu Mang and McGrady ran to the left three-point line at the fastest speed after a high pick-and-roll. Jason Terry made a pass and received a pass from Jason Terry. Liu Mang caught the ball and shot a three-pointer!

"Ding... Quick shot master triggers at level 5, this shot ignores running interference..."

When Liu Mang took the shot, the discomfort of shooting immediately after the [-]-meter sprint speed disappeared, and the open three-point shot was hit steadily!

95 to 92, the Eagles continued to tie the score with the Pistons.

41 points!As soon as Liu Mang came up in the fourth quarter, he scored a three-pointer and won the 40+ playoffs for the sixth time in his career!

However, immediately after the Pistons attacked, Billups came up and scored another three-pointer, and his personal score reached 29 points!
The Pistons launched a fierce counterattack, it was the wave!

The key is that the Pistons shot really accurately today. Hamilton and Billups combined for 57 points in three quarters, while Liu Mang and McGrady combined for 56 points!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two continued today's good touch and scored consecutively.

Liu Mang, Jason Terry, and McGrady worked together to fight against the Pistons' fierce and abnormal offensive performance today. Because they did not expect the opponent's tactics to change so much, even Mike Woodson, a defensive master who is regarded as the best defensive assistant in the league, could not think of a good solution and could only hold on.

In fact, the physical gap between the two teams has begun to show at this time. It is not that the physical fitness of the Pistons has begun to decline at this time, but that Coach Sanders has to start fighting!The extreme change in style of play shows from the side the fact that the Pistons are as physically fit as the Eagles!

It's not that the Pistons players can't all start and play the whole game, but this is a series!Pull and start the whole body!Playing exhausted from the first game, that will work.

Therefore, the Pistons played a wave of onslaught in the fourth quarter, and the defensive end became much easier, and the two teams scored back and forth to lead.

In the 6th minute of the fourth quarter, the Eagles led the Pistons by 104 point 103 to 1. Seeing that the official timeout was about to be entered, Coach Kruger waited for the Pistons to call a timeout, but at this time, Billups went crazy!
Billups faced Liu Mang's defense continuously and forced two three-pointers!
It's not that Liu Mang didn't defend well, but that Billups was stuck with two three-pointers without any rhythm. He personally scored a wave of 6-0. The Pistons scored 109-104, and suddenly opened the gap to the biggest 5-point gap in the game!
Coach Kruger hurriedly called a timeout. Unexpectedly, they were beaten to call a timeout at this time!
Liu Mang saw that he had 5 points in more than 46 minutes of the game, but Billups caught up, surpassed Hamilton's 37 points, and scored 40 points. Billups scored 14 points in the half quarter, which was even more fierce than his 8 points in the half quarter!

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"Don't worry! Don't panic!" Coach Kruger said loudly. The scene was too noisy. Just now, after Billups made the first three-pointer, Jason Terry rushed to make a three-pointer.

Coach Kruger looked at the players and decided to let the restless kid solve the problem: "Ace, go up and throw the ball in!"

Liu Mang was thinking about how to defend against Billups, when he suddenly heard such a simple and crude tactical arrangement, he was stunned and figured it out.

The opponent is attacking violently today, so why don't you just go back here?

Coach Kruger's simple and direct tactical arrangement also made other players stunned. The opponent led by 5 points, and his side is still in trouble?

Even the old players have doubts, is the Pistons really that strong?Can you beat them to this point?Although they belittled the Pistons, the preparation time and concentration for this round of the series were no worse than the Pistons!

Are the Pistons really on the rise?
The reason why Coach Sanders desperately wanted to win the first game was to completely establish their psychological advantage and make the Eagles have self-doubt.

Seeing that his teammates were confused by Billups' two three-pointers, Liu Mang obviously felt that the morale of his teammates was a bit low, so Liu Mang clapped his hands to attract the attention of his teammates.

Seeing his teammates looking at him, Liu Mang activated his power of leadership: "Okay, it's time to win, have you forgotten that you have the strongest scorer who is so invincible that you have no friends?"

Liu Mang's voice seemed to have magical powers, and immediately amused his teammates, you deserve to have no friends if you are so pretentious!

　Don't rush, it won't look good if it is written in 2000 words to take away a key battle, isn't it? Xiaofeng's key competition details are all [-] words.

　　The final decisive moment is here. Continue to write for a while. You can read it tomorrow morning. After finishing writing tonight, Xiaofeng will update it tonight. If you haven’t finished writing it, you will update it tomorrow at noon. I still want to sleep until I wake up naturally on Sunday.

　　
　
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