God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 483
The Lakers played very aggrieved in the first three quarters, not because they were behind in the score, but because they were always at a disadvantage on the scene, and it can even be said that they were always being beaten by the Pistons.If you switch to other teams, you may not have so much resentment, but the Lakers are a luxurious team that has gathered four superstars, and the feeling of being helpless makes them very uncomfortable.

The uncomfortable result is that it is easier for stars to perform at a super level.They all know that if they don't fight now, they can only wait until next season, so the Lakers started to attack aggressively at the beginning of the fourth quarter. They no longer expect to defend the Pistons' offense. Points can also win the game.

The sudden outburst of the Lakers also surprised the entire Pistons team. They were completely unprepared for an 8-0 spurt by their opponents.With Kobe hitting a three-pointer, the difference between the two sides returned to 9 points, and less than 2 minutes had passed in the fourth quarter.This is very dangerous for the Pistons. Now that the momentum of the Lakers has risen, if they don't respond, it is not impossible to be tied or even surpassed by the opponent. What the Pistons need most now is to score quickly.

Of course, Brown also saw this, so taking advantage of a dead ball, he directly replaced Prince with Wade, offering the most lethal three-guard lineup.But now Wade is replaced mainly in the hope that he will become the first assaulter, creating opportunities for teammates while disrupting the Lakers' defense. After all, Billups is also a good three-point shooter, and his firepower cannot be wasted.

In terms of field command and sorting out the offense, the young Wade obviously still has a big gap with Billups, but now the team does not need him to do this work.Wade's main task after he came on the court was to break through, attract the defense and then pass the ball to the open teammates. This is undoubtedly a piece of cake for him.

The Pistons' three-point shooting obviously couldn't return to the magical feel of the first half, but it was much better than the 6-for-1 in the third quarter, which is their normal level.Even at a normal level, it was enough for the Lakers to drink a pot. They didn't dare to let the Pistons shoot from the outside, but this also gave Wade more room to break through.With Flash's assault ability and the courage of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, it is not difficult for him to score at the basket, and even caused Malone's consecutive fouls.

Seeing that Malone was fouled again for blocking Wade's breakthrough, Brown couldn't help but waved his fist on the sidelines.Wade did a great job. Under his deliberate targeting, Malone has now committed five fouls. This posed a difficult problem for the Zen master. Should he continue to keep Malone on the court, or replace Walker to make up the number? At the last moment Let Malone play again?
Unsurprisingly, the decisive Zen master chose to make a substitution. He is confident that he will drag the Pistons into the decisive moment. If Malone is not replaced now, the team will lack a general inside at the critical moment.Moreover, it is not a good thing to keep Malone on the court. He will become a loophole on the team's defensive end, and the Pistons will definitely arrange for him.

Since being relegated to the bench, Walker's statistics have improved a lot, which may also be related to his increased chances of making calls.However, as soon as he came up now, he exposed his frustrating nature. Of course, Wade was too lazy to rush him, but handed the ball to Thomas, who was already stuck in the position. The latter easily ran over Walker. Hook hit before making up defense.

The Zen master's face turned black, but he had no choice but to put all the water dispenser guards up.One of the main costs for the Lakers to gather the four major stars is that their bench is not very good, not to mention the players who often sit at the end of the bench for a whole game. Zen Master is not even interested in letting them warm up. Forget about playing.

It is indeed unexpected that Walker is so unbearable on the defensive end, but Zen Master still has a little expectation, hoping that Walker can make contributions on the offensive end.However, he was soon disappointed. Walker did get a very good position at the basket, but when he received a pass from Payton, the ball slipped out of his hand inexplicably and turned into a turnover.

If it weren't for the lack of people on the bench, Zen Master really wanted to drive Walker off the field, but he saw that there were more than 7 minutes left on the timer and he endured it. I hope the other Lakers players perform well. some!

However, as the Lakers' fourth position on the court, Walker's poor performance did affect the whole team, and others wiped his ass very hard.On the contrary, the pressure on both ends of the offense and defense of the Pistons has been greatly reduced, which also makes them play more relaxed, and the shooting rate has naturally further improved.In less than 3 minutes, the Pistons once again expanded the point difference to double digits. Among them, Walker had to take the blame for the Lakers. He hadn't scored a point during this period and made 3 turnovers.

Seeing that the Pistons were about to widen the point difference to 20 points, Zen Master couldn't bear it anymore. He simply replaced Malone. If he couldn't hit the critical moment, it would be useless to save the last foul (the critical moment refers to the last 5 minutes within 5 points).However, Malone was powerless to save the Lakers. Even if he scored 8 points from inside and outside, it was useless. The lead of the Pistons was too big, and the Lakers couldn't prevent their ubiquitous offense at all. Just keep pulling.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the fans in the auditorium had all stood up, with smiles on everyone's faces, and some old fans with gray hair even shed tears of excitement.The last time the Pistons won the championship dates back to the 1989-90 season. At that time, the Pistons were still wearing the famous "Bad Boys". Joe Dumars, the main shooting guard at the time, was the current general manager of the Pistons.Sitting in the box, he seemed to see himself holding the O'Brien Cup with Thomas, Lambiel, and Rodman, and now the Pistons are only a few minutes away from the third championship in team history!

When the number on the timer finally returned to zero, the entire Palace of Auburn Hills erupted into cheers like a tsunami, and the entire Pistons team rushed to the court, wantonly celebrating the hard-won championship trophy.No one paid any attention to saying goodbye to the Lakers. This night belonged to the Detroiters and the Pistons who dreamed of returning to the top. Their 16 wins and 1 loss playoff record also set a historical record. Their championship is undisputed!

(End of this chapter)