This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 229 Being dragged into the tiebreaker

"It's okay, as long as you can score goals."

Even Capel doesn't expect Sean Williams to be the defensive gate of the Charlotte Bobcats, as long as he has a high hand in the paint, and as long as he can get other core players Feed the cake to the mouth, and that's it.

Compared with Okafor, who has gained weight this season, and veteran Mohamed, Sean Williams is undoubtedly lighter and can run with Zhou Lin and Felton.

Moreover, the Detroit Pistons are not familiar with the characteristics of Sean Williams, so Sean Williams does have the feeling of becoming a surprise player in this game.

The rhythm of the game in the second quarter also gradually moved closer to the Charlotte Bobcats.

Although Zhou Lin felt average, he scored 3 of 1 and only scored 4 points with free throws.

But the team's point guard Raymond Felton hit the basket continuously and scored continuously, and veteran Jeff McGinnis also made a three-pointer from the outside.

Helped the team find an opportunity in the middle of the second quarter to tie the score.

Immediately, on the side of the Detroit Pistons, Ronnie Stuckey began to exert his strength. First, he made a difficult two-pointer and then broke through McGinnis' defense, hitting the basket to create a two-plus-one opportunity.

The Detroit Pistons continue to hold the initiative.

And Sean Williams scored after the second rebound to help the team chase the score to 47-52 at the end of the first half, and the Charlotte Bobcats came to the second half with a 5-point disadvantage.

During the intermission, coach Capel also praised Sean Williams by name. He scored 6 points and 4 rebounds in 3 minutes of playing, which is considered an overfulfilled task.

On Zhou Lin's side, he scored 7 points and 4 assists in 11 of 3 in the half.

After losing Brandon Roy and Chris Webber, Zhou Lin not only needs to contain his opponents on the offensive end, but also needs to continue to contribute his strength on the defensive end.

He was on the court with Sean Williams at the same time. Although he played the third position, he had to help Sean Williams limit the inside line at any time, and the attitude of the other side was also very clear.

As long as Zhou Lin is switched to the inside matchup, the Detroit Pistons, whether it is McDyess, Rasheed Wallace, Mark Hill, or the newly lifted Amir Johnson, will attack Zhou Lin. Even if Zhou Lin can't be allowed to foul, it can consume Zhou Lin's physical energy.

As the team's absolute leader for the first time in the playoffs, Zhou Lin has undoubtedly become a barometer for the Charlotte Bobcats.

In the first few rounds of the third quarter, Zhou Lin recovered his hand feeling very well, and made two three-pointers from the outside.

And the Charlotte Bobcats, led by Zhou Lin, quickly reversed the score.

All trends are moving in a direction favorable to the Charlotte Bobcats.

Seeing that the Detroit Pistons have lost the momentum of the start of the game, but a penalty from the referee is somewhat intended to change the situation of the game.

At that time, the Bobcats made an effective defense, forcing Billups to make a mistake when he broke into the inside, and encountered a steal from Dunleavy. Felton broke into from the other side as soon as he got the basketball Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin held the ball and launched a fast break, but Prince appeared in Zhou Lin's path, but Zhou Lin used his turn to bypass him, but the referee still blew his whistle. Zhou Lin looked back and saw that Prince fell to the ground with his hands in his hands. Cover your face.

And the referee pointed at himself, indicating an offensive foul.

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Zhou Lin clearly remembered that he basically did not foul him.

Zhou Lin stepped forward to reason.

"Hey, this is clearly a flop. I have never touched him before." Zhou Lin chased the referee to explain, but unexpectedly, the referee immediately gave Zhou Lin another technical foul!
"This is turning black and white!"

Zhou Lin was almost pissed off. This could be called an offensive foul. Isn't your Detroit Pistons known for their tough defense?When did he change his career to become an actor?

If it wasn't for another assistant coach, Ford, who dragged Zhou Lin back to the bench, Zhou Lin might have suffered a second technical foul.

And Zhou Lin received his fourth personal foul after not playing for long in the third quarter. There is no doubt that the strategy of the Detroit Pistons has worked.

And during the slow motion playback, the CCTV broadcast screen clearly saw that Zhou Lin's elbow was about one or two centimeters away from Prince's face.

There is indeed an element of acting.

The fans at the scene started shouting 'black whistle'.

And TNT's commentator was also grinning from ear to ear.

"Tyshaun is a good defender and a good actor, and the referees are very cooperative and look the other way."

"I bet there will be a tiebreaker in this round of the series, and it may be the only tiebreaker in this round of the series."

"You mean the league wants to manipulate the game?"

"That's a very bold statement. I didn't say that. You misunderstood me."

"But that might just be the referee's personal intention, hahaha."

American media people have always been known for their daring to speak, and of course there are countless absurd remarks, and in the United States of "free speech", there are not a few scenes where media people say amazing things.

The connotation of Earl Johnson and Charles Barkley is also to the point.

"Hey, this is our home field!"

Zhou Lin walked off the field slowly and shouted loudly at the referee.

"Stop it, he can't hear you."

Capel said: "You take a rest first, and play again after the fourth quarter."

Now the Charlotte Bobcats are still leading by 66 points 64-2, and the situation can be controlled for the time being.

"Zhou, you have to accept that there are moments like this. You are the best player on the Charlotte Bobcats right now. Your every move, including your character, your temper, will be used by them. Today is against you. It’s just a normal class.”

Coach Capel patted Zhou Lin's shoulder in relief.

And losing Zhou Lin, how troublesome it is for the Charlotte Bobcats, can be seen from the chaotic situation after Zhou Lin left the field.

Raymond Felton tried to take over the game after Zhou Lin left the court, but rushed inside twice, failed to make a shot by himself once, and gave the ball to Okafor on one side once, but was judged by Prince Direct steals, and two long-range shots, also failed to hit.

Relying on Okafor's two inside shots, the Charlotte Bobcats avoided a complete scoring shortage after Zhou Lin left the field.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Bobcats were beaten 17-4.

81-70, in the third quarter, the Bobcats scored only 13 points.

With a double-digit disadvantage, Zhou Lin played again after the start of the fourth quarter.

"The game is not over yet." Zhou Lintu looked at the team and shouted loudly: "It's not that easy for the Detroit Pistons to bring the game back to the Palace of Auburn Hills."

"Control the number of fouls, Zhou!"

Capel on the side did not forget to tell Zhou Lin.

"Okay, Zhou Lin has survived most of the quarter, and finally he can continue to play. The gap of 11 points, according to the momentum of the Detroit Pistons today, is not easy to chase."

Now Zhou Lin is holding back his energy. This time he played, he immediately got the authority to eat the ball from Felton. Facing Prince's defense, Zhou Lin took a tentative step and directly chose to take a step back. With a dry pull shot, the ball fell into the basket neatly.

"This goal is decisive. It's a bit difficult for the Bobcats to score. Zhou Lin's touch today is actually good. He made 10 of 7, including 2 of 2 three-pointers. 18 points have already been recorded. If it is not restricted If it was due to the foul crisis, the current Bobcats would not be so far behind."

But the Detroit Pistons' touch has been cultivated, and Hamilton turned around and gave Zhou Lin a three-pointer in response.

Hamilton is outrageous in this campaign, currently 14 out of 11, 33 points have been recorded,
"Hey, there are still 11 minutes, there is still a lot of time!" Zhou Lin ran back and shouted loudly: "Mike, move, I will pass the ball to you later, I believe you can make a shot."

After Zhou Lin returns to the court, the pressure on the other players will drop a lot. In this campaign, Mike Dunleavy's performance can be called a letdown. Currently, he is 10 of 3 and only 9 points are accounted for. As the team's second scorer He is clearly unqualified.

Although Zhou Lin made the last step-back shot, but this time he rushed towards the inside without hesitation, hoping to use his impact to compress the opponent's defense and create more shooting opportunities for outside players. Lin knew very clearly that by himself, this game would not be able to come back.

The Charlotte Bobcats still want to win back, at least need to play a climax.

Breaking into the interior, the Detroit Pistons also chose to double-team without hesitation, because in this campaign, the Bobcats' outside shooters were not accurate.

In fact, this is also the case. Zhou Lin was assigned to Raymond Felton on the double-team side, and Felton gave it to Dunleavy. Dunleavy's shot was obviously a little crooked.

However, Sean Williams grabbed the offensive rebound and gave Zhou Lin Zhou Lin the choice to trust his teammates again. Unfortunately, Mike Dunleavy still failed to make a shot!
"Not yet! Dunleavy has missed too much since entering the playoffs."

"After all, we are facing the Detroit Pistons, and the defensive level is different."

And after he saw another missed shot, Mike Dunleavy was extremely annoyed, but the next moment, Dunleavy was stunned because the ball was passed out again.

Yes, Zhou Lin fought for the offensive rebound and gave it to Dunleavy for the third time in one round, and Hamilton gave up on Dunleavy's three-point defense.

"do not hesitate!"

Zhou Lin shouted.

There was no one within half a meter in front of Dunleavy, so Dunleavy chose to make another shot.

"The third one, ouch, finally entered." Su Qun breathed a sigh of relief over there: "This week, Lin really trusts Mike Dunleavy enough."

"Thanks to the three consecutive offensive rebounds, and relying on this kind of hard work to make three-pointers, we will see if it will improve the momentum of the Charlotte Bobcats. "

After Mike Dunleavy made the shot, he ran back and clenched his fist again and again!
"I know, you can get in!"

Zhou Lin patted Mike Dunleavy's ass and said, "Believe in yourself, you are an excellent shooter."

"Thank you!"

The Bobcats once again set off a rhythm point. The offense can drive the defense, which is also an iron law on the court.

When you make a good shot, your defensive strength will also unconsciously increase to a level.

The same is true for Mike Dunleavy. Facing Hamilton, who almost met the gods and killed the gods tonight, Mike Dunleavy sent a hot pot that blocked the sky and interrupted Hamilton's touch.

Looking back, Zhou Lin in the fast break once again provided an assist for Sean Williams, who dunked for the second time tonight.

As a player making his debut in the playoffs, he has scored 8 points tonight, even replaced Mohamed on the court at the last minute, and played more than expected 15 minutes, which is enough to prove that Sean Williams tonight Si was worthy of Zhou Lin's recommendation.

84-77.

The Charlotte Bobcats are slowly catching up with the score.

As a veteran, Rasheed Wallace made two consecutive fouls by Sean Williams in the interior, which is enough to prove that Sean Williams, a rookie in the playoffs, still has many shortcomings .

On Zhou Lin's side, he scored and assisted constantly to help the team and the opponent to a stalemate.

91-85, the game entered the final 3 minutes.

Chauncey Billups, who scored 11 points and 10 assists in this game, stepped up to take over the game. On the offensive end, he continuously broke through Felton's defense, and in a round of Zhou Lin's supplementary defense, he used fake moves to deceive Zhou Lin.

With 2 minutes and 17 seconds left, Zhou Lin's foul count came to the fifth time.

But Capel has no desire to replace Zhou Lin.

With his fifth foul on his back, Zhou Lin made a defensive foul and scored 4 points successfully.

94-89.

Zhou Lin's score broke through 30 points again, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter.

But for the Detroit Pistons, they played steadily in the last few offensive rounds, hitting the inside continuously, or hitting hard inside, causing fouls and going to the free throw line.

Although Dunleavy hit another three-pointer at the last minute, the balance of victory in the game still led to the Detroit Pistons.

92-97, with 24 seconds left, the Bobcats began to use tactical fouls.

Although during the period, Zhou Lin made another two plus one.

But Billups and Hamilton's two steady hits of 4 goals completely killed the suspense of the game.

95-101.

Relying on targeted defense against Zhou Lin, the Detroit Pistons stubbornly dragged the game back to the tiebreaker at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

此役，周林再度砍下了34分10篮板6助攻，迈克.邓利维也有18分入账，埃梅卡.奥卡福有15分9篮板入账，雷蒙德.菲尔顿14分8助攻，季后赛首次登场的希恩.威廉姆斯8分5篮板1封盖。

On the side of the Detroit Pistons, Hamilton, who finally broke out, also scored a series-high 39 points, Chauncey Billups had 17 points and 12 assists, and Rasheed Wallace had 21 points and 12 rebounds.

(End of this chapter)