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Chapter 289 290. The Egg Hit the Stone (8000 characters ask for a monthly ticket!)
April 5

The second game of the Eastern Conference semifinals officially started. In this game, the Bobcats also visited the Palace of Auburn Hills to challenge the defending champion Pistons.

At present, the big score of the two teams is that the Bobcats are 0:1 behind the Pistons.

Before the start of this round of the series, in the eyes of everyone, there was no suspense.

Even though the Bobcats upset the Celtics in the first round, no one can ever think that the Bobcats can be the opponent of the Pistons.

The result of the first game also fully proved this fact.

But in the first game, the Pistons did not win the game easily as people thought.

It was a lot of twists and turns with the Bobcats, and finally won the game.

This also makes more and more people look forward to the Bobcats.

Even if the Pistons still have a high probability of being promoted in the end, the spectators will always be the spectators who are not afraid of big things.

Everyone hopes that in this round of the series, the Bobcats can bring more trouble to the Pistons.

It is best to drag the game into a tie-break, although the chances of this are very small.

But the fiercely competitive playoffs are what the fans want to see the most. If every game is a suspenseless sling, it will be boring to the fans.

The reason why the playoffs are more exciting than the regular season is because in the playoffs, all teams will show their ability to press the bottom of the box.

With 120% energy invested, the two teams played super high-quality duels one after another.

Although the Pistons' defense made the game a bit ugly, the stalemate between the two teams on the field still made the fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills feel excited.

The most excited, of course, is none other than the Bobcats fans, because judging from the process of the last game, the Bobcats were not crushed by the Pistons.

In other words, the Bobcats still have hope of defeating the Pistons.

This makes the fans of the Bobcats raise great hopes in their hearts.

Before the game started, some players were doing warm-up training on the field, while Liu Rui called several main players by his side and kept telling him something.

At this time, Liu Rui was also very anxious. Yesterday, Liu Rui locked himself in the room all day.

Based on his own memories and the information available today, Liu Rui compiled a big data analysis table.

Although it is said that theory is not as good as practice, but when you have a good theory, you can find a breakthrough point in actual combat.

And this point, Liu Rui thought it over again in the middle of the night last night, and felt that it really worked.

So early this morning, I repeatedly told the players many times.

In this game, Liu Rui's goal is very obvious. The Pistons are a team that doesn't like zone defense very much.

They resolutely maintained a man-to-man defensive strategy on the court, so Liu Rui moved Daben out of the penalty area.

No matter who faces Daben, they will take the initiative to engage in physical confrontation with Daben, trying to make Daben's number of fouls soar.

On the defensive end, Liu Rui also gave Okafor some key points on the position of Daben at the basket. When necessary, he can use his acting skills to gain the referee's attention.

After all, life is like a play, all depends on acting skills.

And once Big Ben faces foul trouble on the court, this is definitely good news for the Bobcats.

After Liu Rui's careful analysis, coupled with some vague impressions from his previous life memory.

At this time, it has been completely determined that Ben Wallace is the absolute core of this Pistons team.

Because after Big Ben left the Pistons, the defensive efficiency of the Pistons plummeted.

The Cavaliers who were directly led by James were beaten into a sieve, and they were repeatedly beaten by the Cavaliers.

Combined with the current data situation, the key to the Pistons' victory lies with Ben.

But because this Pistons really doesn't have a very popular star.

This also led to everyone's view that this Pistons team is a civilian team, and everyone's division of labor on the court should be relatively equal.

But putting aside this concept, from another perspective, you will find that this piston is different.

Liu Rui's current thinking is crazy, because all the teams that are playing against the Pistons will try to avoid the big money on the defensive end.

After all, Da Ben himself is the best defensive player, definitely the best defensive point on the field, but at this time Liu Rui is going in the opposite direction, taking the initiative to target Da Ben on the field, specifically targeting the most important part of the Pistons.

This was something Liu Rui had never thought about before.

But at this time, the Bobcats had no way out. Instead of blindly retreating and defending, Liu Rui decided to take the initiative.

Because through the first matchup of the playoffs, Liu Rui has already determined that the Bobcats will hardly be the opponent of the Pistons in regular matches.

Because the Bobcats' players are generally younger and their experience in the playoffs is still too poor, facing the Pistons, who have already won the championship, they are at a psychological disadvantage first.

Coupled with the restraint of the team's style, this makes it even more uncomfortable for the Bobcats' young players to play on the court.

Even though Liu Rui has been constantly enlightening young people, it still makes people feel anxious if he can't play his strong offensive options on the court.

This also led to the continuous outside shots missed by Bobcats players in the end, which completely ruined the victory of the last game.

As the players on both sides warmed up, the referee at the Pistons' home court also blew the whistle to start the game.

As the game kicked off, both sides announced their starting lineups.

Bobcats:
Damon Stoudemire, Mo Williams, Martin, Gerald Wallace, Okafor.

Pistons:
Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Big Ben.

In this game, the starting lineups of the two teams did not make any special adjustments.

The reason why Liu Rui still uses a three-back lineup is because, if it comes to the ability to draw fouls, then a defender with the ability to hold the ball and attack on his own is definitely the best candidate.

Now that there is a goal, of course people with strong foul-making ability must be used.

At least Liu Rui is very fortunate that the team has Kevin Martin, a player with the best foul-making ability in the league.

Even though he is still immature now, his ability to draw fouls is already beginning to show.

At this moment, for some reason, Liu Rui missed Harden so much...

After the start of the game, the two sides made a jump ball. When the Pistons jumped the ball in the middle circle, Rasheed Wallace was always used to make the jump ball.

Because compared to Big Ben, Rashid's height and wingspan can make it easier for the Pistons to get the jump ball.

After the jump ball, the ball was first obtained by the Pistons.

The Pistons' offense still hasn't changed in any way, and Liu Rui hasn't made too many adjustments to the Pistons' defense.

Just let Okafor and Daben get stuck in the basket, and try to cause Daben's rebounding foul as much as possible.

But Liu Rui also knew that for this kind of foul, the referee couldn't blow many fouls in the whole game.

So the real killer move is still on the offensive end.

As for the Pistons' offensive style of play, it can be said that it will remain unchanged for thousands of years. Regarding this point, Liu Rui is not worried at all.

Although the Bobcats' defensive ability is far from the top in the league, they can still have very good results in the face of the offensively constipated Pistons.

If it wasn't for the Bobcats' three-guard lineup, I believe the scores of the two teams would have been even lower in the first game.

On the offensive end of the Pistons, Hamilton used the cover of his teammates to keep running.

The entire Pistons played very slowly on the offensive end, and basically each attack took about 24 seconds.

It will take more than 18 seconds at the fastest to complete an attack.

This is why the teams that played against the Pistons this season scored very low in a game.

It is precisely because of this situation that the Bobcats played very uncomfortable in the first game.

Because by the end of the regular season, the average number of offenses per [-] rounds of the Bobcats was as high as the second in the league, second only to the bombarded Suns.

It's such a team, and it was really uncomfortable to play against the Pistons, whose offense was basically delayed to 24 seconds.

The most irritating thing is that the Pistons' movement speed on the field is still very good. Even if they are playing a defensive counterattack, the Bobcats don't have a good chance. This is the most irritating point.

The Pistons are constantly passing the ball on the offensive end, while Mo Williams has been following the Pistons perpetual motion Hamilton, running on the court non-stop.

One is a tireless perpetual motion machine, and the other is an inspirational rookie full of enthusiasm.

The two seem to be competing just off the ball, which makes people look quite interesting.

With the running time of the game, Billups also took advantage of his height, facing Damon Stoudemire, and chose a dry mid-range jumper.

sigh~
0:2
With Billups' jumper, the Pistons also scored the first goal of the game at home.

And if Big Ben is the axis of this Pistons team, then Billups is definitely the captain of this ship.

Maybe his scoring ability is not explosive, and his ability to connect the court is not top-notch, but the really scary thing about Billups is that he is both offensive and defensive.

Although the whole person can't find obvious shining points, the whole person definitely has no shortcomings on the court.

Most importantly, Billups is a big heart.

This is the most important thing for the Pistons, because it is already difficult for the Pistons to score on the offensive end, so once the game enters a stalemate, Billups' role can be reflected.

In terms of key ball handling ability, Billups is definitely top-notch in this league.

However, Liu Rui off the field didn't panic at all when Billups made the goal.

After all, putting Damon Stoudemire in the starting lineup means that on the defensive end, there will definitely be some targets.

The way the Bobcats can become a dark horse in this league has never been defense, but sharp offense.

The Bobcats attacked, and Stoudemire dribbled the ball slowly through halftime. In this game, the Pistons' defensive strategy has obviously changed.

Even though Stoudemire just dribbled the ball across half court, Billups' defense against Stoudemire was still very close.

Although it is not close to the body, but it is a step away from the previous game, which is definitely a big improvement.

It was also because the Bobcats made several ultra-long-range shots in the last game that Larry Brown felt a great threat.

While that position is in the entire league, no team other than maybe this season's Bobcats will use it as a regular offensive tool.

But in the playoffs, Larry Brown did not allow the team to make a little mistake on the defensive end.

Because even a little mistake may cause a direct change in this round of the series.

The reason why Billups dared to stick so close to Stoudemire was because, on the defensive end, Larry Brown always wanted offensive players to break into the interior and then Wallace blocked the shot.

Instead, it is the other team's shots that are resolutely defended.

Unlike the last game, the Bobcats did not use two guards for pick-and-rolls on the offensive end this time.

Instead, Okafor mentioned the high post and ran the pick-and-roll for Stoudemire.

Seeing Okafor's mention, Ben Wallace followed directly.

After all, maybe other centers are afraid of the offensive team playing pick-and-rolls in the high post, but for Big Ben, he has never been afraid of this.

As Okafor raised Big Ben to a high position, after the pick-and-roll, the Pistons resolutely did not switch defenses.

But obviously, facing the defensive style of the Pistons, Liu Rui had expected it before the game.

After the dismantling, Okafor directly chose to go down, but he didn't plunge under the basket, but stood about one step inside the free throw line.

Stoudemire also took advantage of the situation and gave the ball to Okafor who was facing Big Ben.

After Okafor got the ball in this position, facing Da Ben, he actually chose to directly use his personal ability to single out Da Ben! !
This scene on the field also surprised the fans at home and the audience in front of the TV.

After all, in the last game, the Bobcats' style of play has always been to avoid Big Ben as much as possible, so as to shoot from a farther position.

And Okafor is more like a transfer station for the Bobcats team.

Even Jefferson, the team's low-post killer, was basically abandoned because he was facing a big Ben, and his playing time became very limited.

As soon as this game came up, the Bobcats actually took the initiative to let Okafor play the big ben.

What is this for? !Eggs hitting rocks? !
After receiving Stoudemire's return ball, Okafor played very resolutely. He put his body against Daben, without too many fancy movements, and took the initiative to tap Daben's wrist.

After the ball was shot, under the strong interference of Da Ben, the basketball went out of the basket, and the rebound was also accepted by the roaring Tianzun Wallace from the flank.

The goal was not scored, and Okafor spread his hands on the field, complaining to the referee at the bottom line:

"This ball is fouled! He hit my hand, he really hit my wrist!"

Even though he complained to the referee, Okafor's footsteps did not stop.

Quickly returned to defense, and the referee ignored Okafor's complaints.

All of this was of course arranged by Liu Rui before the game.

Because regardless of whether Wallace committed a foul or not, as long as the two have physical contact and fail to score, Okafor will directly complain to the referee.

As the number of such subconscious behaviors increases, the referee's next call will be affected to some extent.

After all, in this game, Liu Rui is already ready to dig holes in the first three quarters.

If Daben fails to be sent off by the six fouls as expected, it means that Liu Rui's tactics in this game have completely failed.

But no matter what, Liu Rui still chose to give it a try.

After all, if they let go and play normally, the chances of the Bobcats winning the game are still very low.

As for why Jefferson, who is better on the offensive end, was not replaced, it is because in this round of the series, Ben Wallace is bound to play more time under Larry Brown.

Therefore, Liu Rui wanted Jefferson to face a big Ben whose physical strength had been exhausted, that is, the second quarter, which was Jefferson's stage.

With the way the two teams played on the court, the audience in front of the TV became less and less able to understand the game.

Not to mention the fans, even the commentator of the Pistons game began to feel a little confused.

Commentator Ting: "I think I'm getting more and more confused about the Bobcats. As soon as this game came up, they actually chose to let Okafor single out Big Ben."

"Liu Rui is currently called a genius coach in this league, because he has a lot of ghost ideas on the court, and he often comes up with some incredible things."

"I don't believe that Liu Rui doesn't know Daben's personal defensive ability, so I really don't understand how he arranged this game."

"Although the defensive efficiency of the entire Pistons team is very high, it is not without weaknesses. For example, Hamilton, who is very good on the offensive end, everyone knows that this is the worst defensive player among the five Pistons players."

"But Liu Rui did not choose to seize this point to attack, but challenged Daben head-on. This is really crazy."

Ting, the commentator of the Pistons at home, is really puzzled at this time. How is Liu Rui's style of play different from suicide? !
Commentator Cage: "Yes, what you said is exactly what I want to say. When this game came up, I was really looking forward to the Bobcats giving us a surprise in this game."

"After all, in the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats' tenacious will caused a lot of trouble for the Pistons, so many people are optimistic about the Bobcats, and they may really be able to win the next game."

"But after this game came up, Liu Rui's arrangement was really unbelievable."

"I even wonder now, did Liu Rui suffer any threats before the game, or did he buy the team himself and lose in this round of the series??"

It was also because the Rockets led by Yao Ming were eliminated by the Mavericks in the last round.

So this also led to the attention of the Chinese fans, which basically focused on the Bobcats.

Because among the remaining teams, only the Bobcats still have Chinese.

And there is not one, because the Bobcats not only have coach Liu Rui, but also have a Chinese player Wang Zhizhi.

The outstanding performance of the Lynx team in the last game made more and more Chinese fans feel excited.

I think the Bobcats may really have a chance to beat the Pistons in this round of the series, at least it has given people hope.

It is also because Wang Zhizhi still has a stable playing time in this round of the series.

So Chinese fans all hope that the Bobcats can go further, but when this game comes up, the Bobcats' style of play, not to mention professionals, even the fans seem a little unbelievable.

What kind of play is it to take the initiative to find the strongest defensive point of the Pistons for singles? !

This made many Chinese fans begin to think that Liu Rui must have received black money, so he planned to act in this round of the series.

As for why they acted, the Pistons must have felt threatened in the last game, so they contacted Liu Rui in private and reached some kind of agreement.

And this kind of rumor makers even picked up a lot of Liu Rui's personal information, such as the Bobcats only signed a one-year contract with Liu Rui.

With Liu Rui's performance in leading the team this season, he will definitely be favored by more teams next season.

So Liu Rui doesn't care whether the Bobcats can get better this season.

Of course, Liu Rui never knew about these conspiracy theories from the outside world.

And there is no time at all to see those messy things.

Sitting off the court, ignoring other people's doubts, Liu Rui bit the straw in his hand, staring at the game on the court intently, wondering what was going on in his mind...

As the game continued on the court, the Bobcats still continued their previous style of play.

By calling the pick-and-roll, Daben was transferred out of the penalty area.

Then after the pick-and-roll, try to choose a defense that allows defenders to attract Big Ben.

Even if Daben doesn't help defend, no matter who is facing Daben in the end, he will hit the ball into his hands and actively find this point for physical contact so as to get a foul.

Because the five players currently on the field of the Bobcats all have the ability to attack independently on the offensive end.

So in the face of this arrangement, there is no problem.

It wasn't until more than two minutes into the game that Okafor received Stoudemire's return ball again, and finally caused a foul by Da Ben in the low post, and scored with Da Ben on his back.

2+1! !
The excited Okafor high-fived with his teammates one by one, and the smile on his face was visible to the naked eye.

While causing a big foul, he also scored the goal and added a penalty. Obviously, this has exceeded expectations and completed the task assigned by Liu Rui before the game.

And as Big Ben was whistled for a foul by the referee, this can already be regarded as a good start.

In the next, the two sides fell into a boring battle again.

Because of this game, the Bobcats completely gave up their previous style of play. They didn't have a particularly good chance and basically didn't choose to shoot from the outside.

Instead, he chose the same offense as the Pistons, which is to use the body to make contact with Big Ben.

This made many fans feel bored, and began to call Liu Rui that it was match-fixing! !

Until there were more than six minutes left in the first quarter, Gerald Wallace rushed to the basket.

It caused a foul that came to defend and block Da Ben.

In the air, Gerald Wallace had a violent body collision with Big Ben, and Wallace lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.

But Gerald Wallace, who fell on the ground, instead of lying on the ground and pretending to be in pain, sat up and roared excitedly at the audience.

Regardless of the personal relationship between Gerald Wallace and Big Ben off the court, on the court at this time, both of them are fighting for their own sake, and there will never be any mercy.

As Daben received another foul, this was Daben's second foul in the first quarter, which made Daben complain to the referee non-stop.

The head coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown, also became anxious on the sidelines at this time.

Because this also means that Big Ben received two fouls with half a quarter left in the first quarter.

In this game, the Bobcats were still targeting Big Ben so much, which made Larry Brown very irritable.

If Big Ben is replaced, then the Pistons' defensive system on the court will definitely not be as perfect as it is now.

If you don't replace Daben and commit two fouls during this period of time, it will definitely be a devastating blow.

Larry Brown kept yelling at the referee, obviously not satisfied with the penalty on the field.

Even though there were no problems with the two whistleblowers, Larry Brown still couldn't accept this result.

In stark contrast to Larry Brown is Liu Rui.

Liu Rui was sitting on the Bobcats coach's bench at this time, with a sneer on his lips.

Picking up the thermos cup beside him, he took a sip of wolfberry water.

Mmm...sweet!

During Wallace's free throw phase, even though Larry Brown really didn't want to replace Ben, but at present, if he puts Ben on the court with two fouls, the risk he needs to take is too great.

With more than six minutes left in the first quarter, the Pistons replaced Da Ben on the field, which obviously exceeded Liu Rui's expectations.

During the free throw phase, Liu Rui also signaled to the referee to call a timeout when Daben was replaced.

"Haha, well done guys, you have completed the task beyond expectations. Next, Big Ben will face the end, so this half of the quarter is very important to us."

"The Pistons don't have many people available as substitutes in the interior. After Ben is off the court, they will definitely replace McDyess, but the role of the two on the defensive end is simply very different."

"So next, take out the style of play we are best at this season, and teach the Pistons a lesson."

"Remember, we only have half a quarter at the moment. If we can't grasp this opportunity when Daben is off the court, it means that all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

At this time, not to mention the players, even Liu Rui was standing on the sidelines, feeling very excited.

After the timeout, the Pistons really replaced McDyess in the paint. With the big book of two fouls, they had no choice but to sit on the sidelines and rest.

The Bobcats still continued the previous lineup on the field. After all, at this time, Liu Rui didn't need to pretend to rotate the lineup.

After returning to the field, the situation on both sides gradually reversed as the game progressed.

The Bobcats turned over in an instant from the originally weak side and suppressed the Pistons.

It is also because after the Bobcats came back from a timeout, they suddenly changed a lot from their previous style of play.

If before, the Bobcats still kept using the personal ability of the players to hit the basket.

Then after returning from the timeout, the entire Bobcats team suddenly began to exert force on the outside.

Facing the simple tactic of the Bobcats again, the pick-and-roll that pulls out the inside line, the gap between McDyess and Big Ben is directly reflected.

Looking at the situation on the court, the head coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown, was jumping anxiously off the court.

But he really has nothing to do, because the current lineup on the court is already the strongest lineup he can come up with.

Faced with this kind of opportunity, the Bobcats players on the field seemed very excited, and went completely crazy in this half of the quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats were on the road, but instead:

26:20
Leading the defending champion Pistons by 6 points, it ended the first quarter.

And with the end of the first quarter, more and more fans began to scream and be surprised.

Bobcats actually after the end of the first quarter, leading the defending champion Pistons, this is simply explosive news.

Because this may also mean that this round of the series will change from the original no suspense to everything is possible! !

"Excellent!! Haha, this is the rhythm that the game should have. It's really cool to play in this half of the quarter."

As soon as the first quarter ended, Stoudemire laughed out loud after the break.

After all, in the last game, he played very aggrieved.

But in the half of the game just now, he regained his previous confidence, and he played very happily.

"After the second quarter, I'm afraid Big Ben will return to the court. Jefferson, you follow what I told you before the game, and the second quarter depends on your performance."

Ben, who took an unprecedented 6-minute break in the first quarter, is bound to play the entire second quarter.

So at this moment, the key figure in the entire second quarter depends on Jefferson's personal performance.

Because Jefferson's goal in the second quarter was not to score many points against Ben, but to cause more foul troubles for Ben as much as possible.

This is obviously a very difficult task, but the young players who have already seen the hope of winning at this time are very excited.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

At this time, Jefferson's mood was also a little nervous, and there was still some pressure.

Because in the first quarter, the teammates have already completed the task assigned by Liu Rui very well.

It also successfully helped the Bobcats take the lead at the end of the first quarter.

But throughout the second quarter, all the heavy responsibilities fell on Jefferson's shoulders, which made Jefferson feel a little pressure.

After returning from the second quarter, Ben Wallace returned to the court directly. After all, he had rested for too long in the first quarter.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ben took a break of more than six minutes in the first quarter, which is almost equivalent to the rest time of the whole game in the last game.

As soon as the second quarter came up, Jefferson directly chose to hold Big Ben with his back in the low post, and asked House on the outside for the ball.

This style of play does not require any running-in at all, because throughout the season, before Stoudemire came, the Bobcats' bench lineup had always maintained this style of play.

All the shooters were pulled away, and Jefferson took the ball and played in the low post.

As for passing the ball or personal offense, it is determined by the situation Jefferson faces.

Seeing that the Bobcats chose to target themselves again as soon as the second quarter came up, this made the Pistons' big Ben also angry.

The clay figurine still has three points of anger, not to mention that Big Ben is the winner of the best defensive player.

Faced with repeated provocations by the Bobcats, Ben on the court seemed to have been angered...

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