God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 470 Prove yourself
In the second quarter, Brown replaced the Pistons' bench lineup. He believed that the gangsters on the bench could cause trouble for the Lakers.In fact, it doesn't matter even if they can't stop the opponent. Now the Pistons are still in the leading position. The substitutes only need to buy enough rest time for the main players. Under the leadership of Wade, they are at least trustworthy on the offensive end.

Zen Master also put Payton and Malone on the bench, and these two veterans must now rest.Although their personal data in the first quarter were not very good, their physical exertion is real. If they want to maintain their fighting power in the next game, rest is very necessary for them. Two O'Neills are enough.

But no one thought that Wade was not the first to attack the Pistons, but Thomas, who did not return to the starting lineup out of insurance.Diaw performed very well in the first few games, which made the entire Pistons team breathe a sigh of relief, but Thomas felt a lot of pressure. If he failed to prove himself, the position of the starting power forward would inevitably be threatened.

So in the first offensive round of the Pistons in the second quarter, Thomas was very determined to ask for the ball at a high position. Chang Wei could tell from his position that this guy obviously wanted to break through with the ball.Thomas's mid-range and long-range shots are quite threatening, but in that case he mostly catches and shoots, and the biggest possibility of stopping the ball in the high post is to break through by himself.

After a long period of training, although Thomas' breakthrough is not as good as that of defenders like Kobe and Wade, he is still second to none among the big men.The power forward Walker, who came off the bench, had a mediocre defense. As soon as Thomas accelerated, he was like a tank running over him. Walker didn't dare to reach out. At this time, it would definitely be a foul if he stretched out his hand.Seeing Walker cower, Thomas pushed all the way in against him and hit a small hook shot before O'Neal pounced on him.

Seeing Thomas asking for the ball so actively, the other Pistons players present also reacted, and everyone planned to fulfill him, as long as he can guarantee the offensive efficiency.Under the helpless gaze of Zen Master, Thomas scored consecutive points from inside and outside, and gave O'Neal two blocks on the defensive end. He was the most popular player on the court. There was no player in the Lakers who could stop him.

For Lakers players, a power forward like Thomas is indeed a bug. He can play low-post singles and grab rebounds, and can also pull outside to shoot. He is also very good at high-post breakthroughs.The inside combination of Walker and O'Neal is not bad, but Walker's strength is not as good as Thomas, and O'Neal is not as flexible as Thomas, so he can only let him do whatever he wants.

When Zen Master replaced Payton and Malone, the Lakers still did not close the score. What made the Lakers feel angry was that the Pistons still did not replace their main force. They felt that this was contempt for themselves.The Lakers players who played full of anger performed very desperately. They were eager to equalize the score, and the Pistons' bench lineup suddenly felt tremendous pressure.

After missing shots for three consecutive rounds, Brown finally made the decision to make a substitution. He was still afraid that the Lakers would start off.However, he did not let Wade and Thomas off the field. These two guys are feeling hot now, and it is a bit wasteful to replace them. Besides, Thomas and Wade staying on the field will not cause the team's defense to decline significantly. Keep them. is the best choice.

Both Hamilton and Diaw, who were replaced, had no objection. Brown originally planned to replace Prince with Wade, but the latter shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending Kobe. If possible, Brown needed him to play for 48 minutes.Thomas was even more pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that he would be able to fight side by side with several other starters so soon, which made him find a familiar feeling.

However, Thomas still knows how to measure. Instead of constantly attacking with the ball like before, he tried his best to cooperate with his teammates to play conventional tactics. In the flying zone, it is difficult for the Lakers' outside players to come to the basket to score smoothly. Only O'Neal and Malone can score under their defense.

At the end of the half, the Pistons led 55 to 42 without any surprise. Thomas was undoubtedly the key to their advantage. He scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in the second quarter. Brown is very relieved to have come out of the concussion, which means that the Pistons can play against the Lakers with a complete lineup.

In the second half, the Lakers still couldn't find the feeling. Their offense was almost entirely supported by Kobe alone. He had no idea of ​​passing the ball to his teammates, even if they were open.Brown thought that Kobe was a red eye, but Chang Wei didn't think so. Reminiscent of the infighting of the Lakers in his previous life, he believed that Kobe was very dissatisfied with his teammates, so he planned to help the Lakers win by himself.Maybe it works against other teams, but not the Pistons.

Prince's defense against Kobe was very successful. Although Kobe continued to attack with the ball, he still felt nothing under his harassment.But for Kobe, who has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, he will continue to shoot even if he misses repeatedly until he finds his own touch. point.

This shocked all the experts and fans who followed this game. It stands to reason that the finals should be a peak match between the two strongest teams in the East and West, but what is going on now?The Pistons beat the Lakers directly?Is it just a joke that the west is strong and the east is weak?Fortunately, this is in Detroit. If it were changed to Los Angeles, the Lakers would definitely be booed by the home fans.

Zen Master had to replace Kobe, but the latter's waywardness basically doomed the Lakers' failure in this game. In the end, the game that was considered to be a fight between dragons and tigers before the game turned into a one-sided game. Easily defeated the Lakers and got a good start to the finals.At the end of the game, without saying a word, Kobe rushed into the player tunnel with a livid face. He was extremely competitive and obviously couldn't accept this defeat, although it was largely caused by himself.

Zen Master was very annoyed by Kobe's performance, but others also failed to play at a normal level. Except for Kobe, only O'Neal and Malone scored in double figures, which is rare for the Lakers.It stands to reason that the Lakers have a lot of experience and should not have such a problem. However, it turns out that anything can happen in a game.

(End of this chapter)