God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 466 Finals
After the game, Brown immediately asked the team doctor about Thomas' injury. Fortunately, apart from the concussion, his teeth were a little loose.But this also means that Diaw will continue to serve as the starting power forward next. In Brown's view, if Artest is suspended, it will be easy.

But obviously the league officials will not let the division finals become one-sided. The overall strength of the Pistons itself is stronger than that of the Pacers. If Artest is suspended, will they still be able to play?In the end, the league officials made a fine decision, which can be regarded as merciful. Although Brown was a little regretful, he quickly accepted this fact and began to prepare for the fourth game.

Now that the Pacers are standing on the edge of a cliff, Brown believes that they will show the courage to break the boat in the next game, because if they don't fight, they will be eliminated.Of course, the Pacers were desperate in the third game, but Artest's restlessness made them have no chance at all. This is their own death.But at the juncture of life and death, Carlisle should not let such a thing happen again, otherwise they would have no chance at all.

In this case, Dior will be under a lot of pressure in the starting lineup, and the backup power forward Manning can't last much time on the court. Giving him more opportunities is basically equivalent to letting him play soy sauce.When Brown told Dior his request, the latter agreed without hesitation, which is undoubtedly a good opportunity for him.Although Dior doesn't expect to be able to directly replace Thomas as the Pistons' Zhengyin power forward, it is also very good to be able to improve his status.

In fact, Dior has a lot of experience. Although this is only the first season of his NBA career, he assisted the French youth team to win the European Youth Championship before that, and then won almost all the honors in the French league, so He is already a veteran in a way, and taking the pressure is not a big problem for him.

Brown was very satisfied when he saw Dior agree. He likes such a player who has the courage to take responsibility.Indeed, under normal circumstances, he is not very interested in rookies, but can Dior be considered a rookie with his strength and experience?
As Brown expected, the Pacers broke out with a strong combat power in the 0-3 situation, and played the highest level so far in this round of the series on both ends of the offense and defense.Especially Artest, whenever he scores or completes a successful defense, he will always yell at the Pistons in front of him, and even spray trash, hoping to anger the opponent.

But this is of no use to the Pistons. Whether it is the oldest Billups and Big Ben, or the relatively young Prince and Diaw, they have controlled their emotions well.Although they have won the match point now, if something happens to them, they will continue to push back the promotion, so the variables will be much greater than now.

And now the Spurs and the Lakers in the West are playing inextricably. The two sides have already fought to a 2-2 tie. Judging from this posture, it is entirely possible to play the seventh game.In this way, if the Pistons can advance first, they can get more rest time and wait for work in Detroit. This can also increase the chances of the Pistons to win the championship to a certain extent, and there is also a difference in momentum.

Although the Pacers were full of momentum after the start, the Pistons players remained calm. Their performance was actually not bad, but because of the slower rhythm and fewer rounds, they fell behind in the score.They are full of confidence in themselves. As long as they survive this wave of Pacers' attack, they may not be able to quickly reverse the situation on the court, and it's okay to fall behind temporarily.

Sure enough, after about 5 minutes, the Pacers' offensive finally slowed down, which was also expected by Brown. Not every team can maintain such an offensive and defensive intensity for a long time. , must take a break, this is the opportunity for the Pistons, and in these 5 minutes, they are only 7 points behind their opponents.

Billups was keenly aware of the changes in the Pacers, and with his order, the Pistons instantly accelerated their pace of the game.After Chang Wei's special training, the Pistons' grasp of the rhythm has become quite good. They can speed up or slow down according to the opponent's state. Now it is obviously time for them to speed up.

Originally, the Pacers thought they could solve the problem on the defensive end, but they were disappointed. The Pistons' offensive fluidity was very strong. Under the instigation of Billups and Diaw, everyone rarely stopped the ball and received passes. After that, either continue to pass it out, or just shoot the ball directly.Although the Pistons' offense is very smooth, they also play very patiently. They usually don't shoot if they are not absolutely open, and they are not afraid even when the countdown is reached. Billups' big heart allows him to complete strong shots. There is also Big Ben who can fight for offensive rebounds inside, scoring is not difficult for the Pistons.

The 7-point difference was quickly smoothed out by the Pistons. With Billups hitting a three-pointer on Diaw's return pass at the top of the arc, they took the lead for the first time in this game, and now they are still close to the end of the first quarter. More than 4 minutes left.However, the fast-paced offense and defense also caused the physical strength of the Pistons players to decline rapidly. Brown replaced the substitute lineup with 3 minutes and 27 seconds left.

As a result, Wade scored consecutive points from inside and outside as soon as he came up, and opened the point difference to double digits at the end of the first quarter.Carlisle hadn't reacted yet, and the Pistons' bench lineup continued to score at the beginning of the second quarter. This is what Brown told them to use offense to overwhelm their opponents as soon as possible.Under the continuous impact of the Pistons, the Pacers' defense was completely overwhelmed, and they lost another 9 points in the second quarter. At the end of the half, the point difference between the two sides had widened to more than 20 points. This is a big challenge for them. Bad news.

The Pacers, with one foot on the outside of the cliff, launched a counterattack in the third quarter and once narrowed the point difference to 12 points, but the steady and steady Pistons still withstood the wave of offensive, which caused the Pacers' morale to plummet. No desire to fight.In the end, the Pistons easily defeated the Pacers 100-88 and swept their opponents 4-0 to advance.

Three consecutive 4-0s once again proved the strength of the Pistons. They no longer have any opponents in the East. Now it depends on whether the teams in the West can prevent them from winning the championship, but judging from the current situation, this is still quite difficult.

(End of this chapter)