God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 431 Completely Exited
On the flight to Detroit, the Pistons players were all silent. They never thought that they would be cornered by their opponents.Although it is not that no team has successfully reversed and advanced before this, but this time their confidence is not very high. If they lose another game and will be completely eliminated, each of them is under extremely heavy pressure.

However, it is Brown who is under more pressure than them. As the former head coach of the 76ers, he can only watch helplessly as the team he is currently coaching is on the verge of being eliminated by his opponents, while the team he coached before has already broken into the Eastern Conference. finals.Of course, this is largely due to the strength gap between the two lineups, but the test in his heart is very difficult to pass.

Relatively speaking, Chang Wei's mentality is much better. At the beginning, he was indeed disappointed with the team's performance this season, and even hated iron for being weak, but soon his mood calmed down.Even great gods like Russell, Chamberlain or Jordan will lose. Jordan won the championship for the first time in the seventh season of his career.In fact, with the current strength of the Pistons, it is not bad to be able to reach this step. After all, Chang Wei's rebirth has changed many things.

Of course, this does not mean that he will let go of the Piston players. In the training session on the second day, Chang Wei still trained these guys strictly according to the training plan, and by the way, he gave each of them a bottle of magic drink. Reduce fatigue.Chang Wei knew that sharpening the gun in front of the battle would not be of much use, but if you can improve by two points, don't be lazy to only one point.

The last-ditch Pistons had an advantage at the beginning of the fifth game. Everyone played very hard. They all knew that if they lost this game, then their journey would come to an end. The championship is not like them. There will be a relationship of half a dime.Although they are not sure whether they can win the championship after reaching the finals, it is much better than being eliminated here.

The fans at the scene also blushed and cheered for the home team. I have to say that they really love the Pistons, a blue-collar team, even if their game style is not good-looking, even if their roster has no real meaning The superstars on the Internet, this group of local blue-collar workers from Detroit still devote all their love to them.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Pistons completely suppressed the Raptors in the first quarter. Although McGrady continued to help the team score, the others only scored 7 points in total, and the team only scored 21 points in a single quarter. , while the opposite Pistons scored 32 points in one fell swoop, so it was hard to imagine in the previous few games that they gained an advantage in the early stage.

But Wilkens made adjustments in time. He did not replace all the substitutes step by step in the second quarter, but continued to keep McGrady and Carter on the court, supplemented by Alston, Hunter and Ndiaye, forming a Formed a lineup of one big and four small.Brown didn't expect that the opponent would give it a go now for the victory of this game, but now the main force of the Pistons was too hard in the first quarter and needed enough rest time. Brown could only watch the rotation lineup being ravaged by the opponent.

Seeing that the Raptors were about to tie the score, Brown couldn't care less. He replaced the starting five tigers just after 3 minutes and 27 seconds of the second quarter, which was about 2 minutes earlier than usual. This is also a last resort.But at this time, the momentum of the Raptors has risen, and the Pistons' main lineup can't change the fact that the score was equalized by the opponent.

Fortunately, the Pistons still have Hamilton. Although it is difficult for him to replicate the state of confrontation with McGrady, he has always been the most stable scoring point for the Pistons. Thanks to his continuous catch and shoot, the Pistons have not been taken by the opponent. The score opened.Even so, the Pistons trailed 55-60 at halftime, leaving Brown feeling helpless.

Compared with the first half, the second half of the game seemed a bit dull, and both sides played poorly.The Raptors don't care, they are leading now anyway, and they can win the game if they keep doing this, but it's hard to understand the Pistons' sluggishness. Their performance made Brown walk to the sidelines and roar loudly, hoping they can seize the time to cheer up stand up.

By the time they cheered up, time was running out, and at this time the difference between the two sides had reached a level that was difficult to reverse.But Brown didn't replace the starting lineup. Many head coaches will do this, because this can basically be said to be their last game of the season, and they can play as long as they can, and there is no need to consider physical issues.

Seeing that the home team has no hope of winning, the fans at the scene are unwilling to leave. They want to accompany the team to the last game.When the final whistle sounded, all the fans stood up and applauded their home team, thanking them for playing a relatively successful season, and the Pistons players also lined up to bow to them.

In fact, for the Pistons, this year can't be regarded as a successful season. They didn't even make it to the Eastern Conference finals, and at most they were on par with last season.But Brown quickly packed up his lost mood, walked over and hugged Wilkens, and wished the Raptors better results in the Eastern Conference Finals, and it would be even better if they could reach the Finals.

Chang Wei went to talk to McGrady as usual, and this time he brought Carter along.Looking at the excited McGrady, Chang Wei smiled and said: "Tracey, it seems that you have listened to my advice, the Raptors are a very talented team, if you and Vince don't If it is disbanded, it is very likely to become the top duo in the history of the league. I hope you can continue to go on. Because of my identity, I will not say who should enter the finals between you and the 76ers. But you have to pay attention , no matter who advances in the West, it cannot be easily defeated, you two must put in [-]% of your efforts."

McGrady nodded and said: "I see, thank you, Chang, this is the first time I have reached the Eastern Conference finals, and I will not let you down. If we can reach the finals or even win the championship, you will also be part of it." A credit."

Chang Wei couldn't help laughing, but he didn't speak. McGrady really had a heart higher than the sky. He admitted that the Raptors are very strong, but facing the 76ers with many soldiers, they may not be able to pass the Eastern Conference Finals.Even if they can make it to the finals, it is very likely that the veteran Spurs will advance to the Western Conference. The chances of winning against the silver and black Raptors are not as great as McGrady imagined.

But there is no need to say it now, let this guy go to the Eastern Conference Finals with overwhelming confidence!

(End of this chapter)