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Chapter 173 (170 II) The Dilemma of the Piston
After a two-day break, the two sides moved to the Palace Arena of Auburn Hills and will fight for three consecutive games.The mentality of the Pistons at this time is quite different from last year. They were high-spirited a year ago and were bound to end the Rockets at home.But at this time, they were under tremendous pressure. Before the game, the Pistons were the more optimistic side, but when they fell behind 0-2, most people thought that the Rockets would win the championship.

At this time, Larry Brown got good news and bad news. The good news is that Bodi Loga is fine, and he will be able to participate in the next finals smoothly.The bad news is exactly the opposite, Big Ben will miss the game.Ben Wallace collided with Przybilla while fighting for a rebound in the fourth quarter, and stepped on Dapu's foot when he landed.At that time, it was only a little pain, but when I returned to the locker room, my ankle quickly swelled.After a preliminary diagnosis by the team doctor, Daben will rest for at least a week, and at least three games will be missed.

In this way, Brown was forced to put McDyess on the starting lineup, leaving only the nearly 37-year-old veteran Campbell in the main rotation.As for Darko Milicic, Brown didn't take him seriously at all.And the back line is not well manned. Except for the starters Bodi Loga and Hamilton, Brown only trusts Hunter (Note: The Pistons also had backup guard Carlos Arroyo at the same time in history. In this time and space, Arroyo was traded to the Wizards before).In this way, the Pistons' lineup has been streamlined to a seven-man rotation.

Brown's idea is very simple. The strength gap between the others and these 7 players is too great. Because of the weakness of the substitutes, it is better to simply use the main force to lose the game.The Pistons have fallen behind 0-2, to the point where they can't afford to lose. At this time, there is no way out if they don't fight.

How to fear the enemy, how to fight our army.When the Rockets learned before the game that Daben could not participate, Tang Shuai decisively made arrangements to kill the inside line around Yao Ming and try to make more fouls.

The Pistons also know that the Rockets will play like this, and they can only pin all their hopes on McDyess, hoping that he can fill the vacancy of Big Ben.

In the impression of many new fans, Antonio McDyess is a calm blue-collar, with a fairly stable mid-range shot, simple, hardworking, capable of rebounding, and willing to be a substitute.But some old fans know that he was once a leading star.

In the 95-96 season, McDyess, who had just entered the league, delivered a beautiful answer sheet of 36+16 per 9 minutes, which is rare among rookies. Three years later, the 3-year-old McDyess is already a leading star with an average of 24+21.2+10.7 per game. He can run and jump, and is good at performing dunks flying above the basket, which is somewhat similar to the current Stoudemire. In 2.3, he averaged 2001+20 per game and was selected as an All-Star, but the next serious knee injury almost destroyed his career.He could no longer fly, lost his speed and explosiveness, and he was just 12 years old.

Now that he's settled in Detroit, he's getting used to his new style of play, his new position, his new life.He used to fly 60 centimeters above the basket to play, but now he stands firmly on the floor and plays.The Pistons may have taken a fancy to his characteristics, simple and strong, and he has exactly the same firmness engraved in his bones as the people of the Motown.

As the Pistons expected, the Rockets gave Yao Ming the first offense after the opening game.McDyess stepped forward decisively to double-team, and Yao Ming gave Bosh the vacancy.Bosh missed the shot.

On the Pistons side, Bodi Loga slowly held the ball to organize.Hamilton interspersed and ran, and he used McDyess' solid body as a cover to run out of the open space.Billups, who was chasing him, was too fast to avoid cover, and bumped into McDyess solidly.The impact was so severe that Chauncey almost stared at him.Hamilton caught the ball and easily made a jumper, and the home team took the lead in scoring 0:2.

"Masked man, not a bad fight!" Billups said fiercely to Hamilton.He remained calm and still lobbed the ball to Yao Ming. This time Yao Ming found an opportunity to turn around and hit the board with a hook shot.

Hamilton repeated his old trick and found Rasheed as cover.This time Chauncey comes prepared, taking advantage of his (relatively) small size to get through the screen.Hamilton pulled out to catch the ball and found that he didn't get rid of the defense. He jumped up a little impatiently and used a similar inside action. He missed a half-hook and half-throw shot.

Bosh pulled out to catch the ball outside the three-point line, and McDyess knew that Bosh's long-range shot was good, so he followed closely.Bosh saw an opportunity to pass the ball to Yao Ming in the three-second zone with a small lob. The latter easily threw the ball in and caused a foul by Rashid. There was also an additional penalty, 5:2.

Rashid singled Bosh in the low post on the left wing, and a standard turn-around straight-arm jumper went hollow into the net.It sparked applause from the fans.

Bosh was naturally unconvinced, took the initiative to participate in the offense, and stepped forward to help Billups pick and roll.Chauncey took the opportunity to break through Bodi Loga's defense, and Bosh cut down.Chauncey also got the ball in an instant with sharp eyes and quick hands, and stuffed it into Bosh's hands from the gap between McDyess and Bodi Loga.Bosh has gone deep into the enemy line and jumped up to dunk, McDyess pulled him down, foul!

Bosh made two free throws, 7:4.

Brown was a little anxious, and loudly reminded the two insiders not to foul easily.

Hamilton caught the ball and made a quick shot while running, but missed.But McDyess struggled to pull out the rebound, which happened to fall into the hands of Bodi Loga.De Young made another pass to Hamilton, shot a jumper from exactly the same position as the previous ball, and the ball scored!
After several rounds of fighting, both sides showed their special abilities and killed inextricably.But as the number of fouls increased, Brown's face became more and more ugly.Finally, halfway through the first quarter, Rashid made 2 fouls, and Brown did not hesitate to play veteran Campbell.

After all, Campbell is old and tall, and his legs and feet can no longer keep up with young players.Billups accelerated and broke through Bodi Loga and wanted to go in for a layup, but the experienced McDyess took a light sideways step and just formed a double-team with Bodi Loga.Chauncey walked the baseline and cut to the basket and found that the angle was not good. He wanted to pass to Yao Ming but Campbell broke the baseline. The Rockets' frontcourt baseline served.

The ball was given to Bosh, who missed a jumper.Bosh was very dissatisfied and signaled McDyess to beat him, but the referee ignored it.After all, this is Detroit's home game, so you have to give the home team fans some face.

Reed was a little upset. This time he was stared at by Prince, and he didn't get a chance to make a phone call.On the defensive end, he also became impatient, eager to steal the ball but was called a thug foul.

"Michael is not in shape, the last game exploded too much, this time it is impossible to be so amazing." Yuan Fei hinted that Tang Shuai made a substitution.Old Tang understood and adjusted immediately. Reid and Bosh were off, and Turkoglu and Wang Zhizhi were on.

Wang Zhizhi held back for a long time, because it was difficult for him to defend Rashid's singles, so Tang Shuai firmly pressed him on the bench.Now that Rasheed is troubled by fouls, it's time for him to play.Sure enough, Big Zhi hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up to help the team widen the point difference.

Yao Ming also played and caused Campbell's foul.After the first quarter, the Rockets ended with a 23-point lead at 18:5.The three insiders of the Pistons committed a total of 3 fouls. If this continues, their rotation in the second half will be very difficult, and the team is already in a quagmire.

(End of this chapter)