God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 427
After the Pistons' starting lineup reappeared, they tried hard to equalize the score immediately, but in the process of going from 2 points behind to 10 points ahead, the Raptors' momentum has risen.And Wilkens also lost no time to replace McGrady and McDyess. The excellent performance of the Raptors' core trio has allowed the team to always occupy a moderate lead.

Rao was mentally prepared before Brown, and he couldn't help sighing when he saw Hamilton's shooting percentage dropped significantly.Chang Wei at the side had a panoramic view of the old man's expression, but he had no good way to solve this problem.In fact, it was a wrong choice for the Pistons to fight against their opponents. Their strength lies in their strong defense, but then again, this is also forced by McGrady. Maybe he used his own strengths to attack the opponent's strengths, and was abruptly dragged into the rhythm of the game they are most familiar with by the Raptors.

However, this situation should be significantly improved next season. The high-ranking rookies in the 2003 class are basically good offensive players. If they get one of them, the Pistons will not bother with the offensive firepower.With the current lineup of the Pistons, it is purely brain-dead to fight against the opponent, but Chang Wei will not point out Brown's mistakes, and the old coach has no choice.

When a defensive team has to score against an offensive team, they are always behind the opponent's embarrassment can be expected.Fortunately, the Pistons' control of rebounds is not bad. Not to mention Thomas, who averages 9.3 rebounds per game, Ben can control most of the defensive rebounds by himself, which also reduces the number of shots taken by the Raptors to a certain extent.

Although Thomas hit a few three-pointers after his debut in the second quarter, it was a drop in the bucket for the Pistons.McGrady still continued his fiery touch, Carter also began to use his super athletic ability to score frequently, and other Raptors players were willing to give them green leaves. Of course, this is what Wilkens has always emphasized.

For the performance of the home team, the Pistons fans who came to the Palace of Auburn Hills to watch the game seemed very dissatisfied. They vented their anger on the Raptors.Most of the Pistons fans are blue-collar workers, so don’t expect them to be of high quality. It’s just a piece of cake for them to swear at the Raptors and point the middle finger. Even the Pistons’ coaching staff and substitute players It was unbearable to hear the loud shouting from behind, even if the fans were not targeting them.

Chang Wei, who was attacked by noise, felt a little helpless. He suddenly knew why the most serious brawl between players and fans in NBA history happened here in his previous life.Although Artest's temper is indeed very violent, judging from the performance of the Pistons fans defending the home court, it seems normal to arouse Artest's anger and develop into a large-scale brawl.

In fact, the boos and curses of the Pistons fans did not have the expected effect. The Raptors players on the field showed a strong psychological quality. Although they did not play better in the noise, they at least played at a normal level .At the end of the half, the Raptors still led by 62 points 53 to 9. It is a shame for the Pistons to be scored 62 points in the half by the opponent. This means that the Raptors are likely to break the hundred in this game. The Pistons' winning percentage in [-] games is not high.

In the locker room at halftime, Brown was in a state of urgency that he rarely showed, but this time it was because he felt the danger of losing.When everyone focused on him, he said seriously: "Unfortunately, in the first half, we didn't play a good defense and allowed the opponent to score 62 points. Of course, this has a lot to do with my poor command." Relationship. But here I still hope that each of you can concentrate on defense in the second half and let the opponent see our strength. If I see who is not working hard on the court, then don’t blame me for replacing you down."

The tactics arranged by Brown achieved good results in the third quarter. The Pistons players stepped up their running under his instructions. As long as someone holds the ball, if they are a little slower, they will be double-teamed and have to pass the ball again.And this time the Pistons played a very oppressive defense, forcing the Raptors to make 5 turnovers in a single quarter, which allowed them to score 14 more points.

Throughout the third quarter, the Pistons limited the Raptors to 19 points. Although they only scored 25 points and failed to tie the score, their defensive performance improved a lot compared to the first half. , It also made Brown's face look a lot better.

However, the Raptors are also a strong side, they will never sit still, and they attacked frantically under the leadership of Tracy McGrady and Carter at the beginning of the fourth quarter.Especially McGrady, as the leading scorer in the Raptors, he used his personal ability to score fairy goals continuously, which was a great blow to the morale of the Pistons.Faced with such a violent storm, the Pistons players could only grit their teeth and hold on. Fortunately, Billups with a big heart made consecutive shots, which prevented the Raptors from pulling the score away again.

It was not until the last 35.1 seconds of the fourth quarter that the Pistons tied the score with Thomas' mid-range shot.But the Raptors didn't seem to care. McGrady was still dribbling the ball at the top of the arc after dribbling the ball through half court, obviously planning to press time.This shot is very important to the Raptors, and McGrady didn't dare to push it too hard. Seeing that the attack time was coming, he asked McDyess to come up to cover himself, and after a little space, he pulled up and shot.

This is his privilege, but unfortunately the basketball hit the hoop, just as Big Ben and Thomas stepped forward to grab the rebound, a figure jumped up faster than them, and slammed the ball into the hoop, It was Carter, who had been ambushing on the weak side, who succeeded in the dunk. While helping the Raptors lead by 2 points again, he only left the Pistons with 10.7 seconds.

Brown quickly called a timeout to set up tactics. After the game restarted, Thomas served near the center line. Billups returned to his own half to receive the ball and was caught in a double-team.He could only jump up and pass the ball to Thomas, who was the tallest on the Pistons field, and the latter gave the ball to Prince, who was waiting for him at the top of the key, before being double-teamed.

At this time, the offensive time is running out. Prince's three-pointer has always been weak, and McGrady is only preventing him from breaking through. If you want to shoot, please feel free.Prince hesitated for a moment, and then handed the ball to Hamilton who ran over. The latter made no adjustments at all, jumped up and shot behind Prince.However, Hamilton, who made 6 of 3 three-pointers in this game, missed the most critical long-range shot. As the basketball "bang" hit the front of the basket, the Pistons lost the game 92-94. The first game of the series.

(End of this chapter)