God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 430

This season, the strength of the eight teams in the top four in the East and West is not weak, but the only team that has taken a 3-0 lead is the 76ers. Their overall strength is still much stronger than that of the Nets. Although none of the victories was an all-round crush, it was enough for them to win the game, and the final point difference did not need to be too concerned.

Even so, many experts said that the 76ers did not have the same dominance as last season, which also made the 76ers feel a lot of pressure.However, head coach Ford behaved calmly in an interview. He told reporters: "People who say we are not dominant probably forget that we are leading 3-0 and are likely to sweep our opponents. Of course, we have every time We haven't won too many opponents, and the Nets are also a very strong team, and I don't think everyone should be too demanding of us."

The speaker is not interested in the listener. After seeing Ford's interview video, Brown felt a little helpless.Although the West is also playing inextricably, the top two Spurs and Kings are still in the lead. The Pistons are the only team with a higher ranking but behind their opponents. Look at the big score of the 76ers VS Nets, It would be a lie to say that I am not ashamed.

Brown's mood also affected the Pistons' players. In the fourth game, they seemed to be very slow, and the Raptors quickly grabbed the advantage at the beginning.The state of the players made Brown very angry. He called the first timeout less than 4 minutes into the game, and the coach did not arrange any tactics, but just scolded everyone. pause.

In the face of Brown's roar, the Pistons players showed shame on their faces. Their poor performance really needs to be severely criticized.In 3 minutes and 47 seconds, they only hit one open game goal, but they allowed their opponents to get 15 points. Of course, this is not the first time they have trailed by double digits in the start, but this time they are in normal form. .

The head coach's criticism seems to have played a role. After the game restarted, the Pistons played a wave of 8-0 to chase the point difference to single digits.In this wave of 8-0, except for Prince, everyone else scored and fully demonstrated their team spirit.But Wilkens did not call a timeout, he did not believe that the Pistons could continue to chase.

But Wilkens guessed wrong this time. With Hamilton and Thomas hitting consecutive three-pointers, the Pistons quickly tied the score in two or three offensive rounds, forcing Wilkens to call a timeout.In order to regain the advantage, Wilkens asked others to give McGrady and Carter more cover. He believed that the twin stars could lead the team to victory.

However, while the Raptors increased their offensive firepower, they did not expend too much energy on the defensive end, which also made them unable to open the score for a long time.So it makes sense to say that defensive teams are more advantageous in the playoffs, and teams with a balanced offense and defense are more popular, because they can limit your offense without delaying their continuous scoring on the offensive end.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides unexpectedly drew a tie, with a score of 32, which is acceptable for both the Pistons and the Raptors.Although the fans at the scene were not satisfied with the Raptors' failure to gain an advantage, they also knew that the Raptors had done a good job. They did not score more than their opponents just because they were not very good at defense.

Unexpectedly, the two sides also fought inextricably in the second quarter. Whenever one side played a small climax, the other side would always fight back. They didn't want to lose the game.For the higher-ranked Pistons, 1-2 is shameful enough. Wouldn't 1-3 slap the face again?The Raptors hope to get match points, which is undoubtedly a good way for them to improve morale, and they never think that they are worse than other teams.

The result of the two sides not giving in to each other was that the Raptors only led by 2 points at the end of the half, and they relied on Carter's mid-range shot at the buzzer at the last moment, otherwise the two sides would stand on the same starting line at the beginning of the second half .

After Brown and Wilkens strategized at halftime, the two sides fought again in the third quarter.The Pistons were completely unaware of an away game. They quickly resorted to a full-court press that was extremely exhausting and caught the Raptors by surprise. After three consecutive mistakes, the Pistons relied on a counter-attack layup to directly overtake the score.

The Raptors reacted quickly after a short period of ignorance. McGrady took the lead and scored consecutive points. While attracting the defense, he also created many opportunities for his teammates.The two sides are almost chasing after each other. Often McGrady hits a three-pointer here, and Hamilton responds with a mid-range shot over there. Everyone wants to suppress the other side on the scene.Perhaps the only beneficiaries are the fans, and such a game of non-concession can be said to be quite exciting.

But what gave Brown a big headache was that the Raptors broke out suddenly in the middle of the fourth quarter. To be precise, it was McGrady. pull away.What made him frown even more was that the Raptors players seemed to think that it was the decisive moment, and they suddenly became desperate on the defensive end, not afraid of the personal fouls on their backs, as long as the Pistons players received the ball, they had to face them Mad dog defense.

The Raptors' defense has always been weak. I didn't expect them to have such a vigorous side, and they panicked.The Raptors took the opportunity to hit consecutive three-pointers to open the score, and never allowed the Pistons to save the situation.In the end, the Pistons could only reluctantly accept the fact that they lost the second game away, and the big score became 1 to 3.

Of course, in the history of the NBA, there are many teams that fell behind 1-3 in the playoffs but eventually reversed and advanced in three consecutive games. Zhen, although the next fifth game will be moved to the Palace of Auburn Hills, but the Pistons are not sure enough to beat the Raptors and continue their hope of advancing.

Chang Wei felt a little helpless. This was the first time he felt this way after entering the NBA. You must know that since the season he joined the 76ers, he has helped the team win the championship for two consecutive years, but this time it seems that even the Eastern Conference Finals If they can't even get in, they have to go back home. From Chang Wei's personal point of view, he is still a little uncomfortable.But this is also something that can't be helped. Who makes the overall strength of the Pistons not enough to compete with their opponents?

(End of this chapter)