The game between the Celtics and the Pistons officially came to an end. In the end, the Pistons' foul tactics did not work. The players the Celtics sent on the field were Derek Fisher, Eddie Jones, Paul Pierce, and Nenad.
Krstic and Darko Milicic.
Milicic is probably the player with the worst serve percentage. His free throw percentage is around 75%. The Pistons were forced to foul Milicic, who had already scored 26 points.
, Milicic was not disturbed at all at this time. Even if there was any noise on the court, he could calm down because he only had one thought in his heart, which was to defeat the Pistons. He made all 4 free throws and Milicic scored.
He scored 30 points, and he also got 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Although he also made 4 turnovers under the tight defense of the Pistons, he has already shown his ability. Double Wallace
There is nothing that can stop him.
When Billups hit the last three-pointer of the Pistons, Milicic put the rebound in his hands, hugged the basketball tightly with both hands, and shouted loudly, although Milicic had previously played in the regular season
I have defeated the Pistons, but this is completely different from the playoffs. Only when you can be slapped in the face in this kind of situation can you really express yourself.
After the game, when the host asked Milicic what he thought of the game, Milicic said: "I have rehearsed this game many times in my mind, and I don't want to hypocritically say something to praise my opponent.
It’s not my character, what I want to do is to let some people understand that you are not the benchmark for measuring a person, and some people you don’t like can also play some good games.”
After the game, many fans angrily burned the Pistons' No. 31 jersey with Milicic's name on it, but more people shouted at the TV camera: "Tell Larry Brown to get out, he let Detroit
Lost the next dynasty!"
In the face of so much criticism, Larry Brown repeatedly emphasized: "I have not seen a better combination in this league than Ben and Rasheed, and I can't think of any reason to let a young player die prematurely.
To share their pressure, but I don’t know why many people regard my protection of Darko as my harm to him. I feel that I need to consider my future in this city.”
In fact, the Pistons lost the first game because they underestimated their opponent. Rivers had already begun to study ways to deal with the Pistons in the last three games against the Pacers. For a team like the Pistons, once he was in
If the score is ahead of you, then he will slow down the offensive and defensive rhythm, unless the Suns' fast-playing whirlwind can break it when the touch is particularly good, so leading the Pistons is very important. If you lead and the Pistons chase points, then
It's very difficult. Usually when other teams lead the Pistons by 10 points at halftime, if the strength of the two teams is not much different, it will be difficult for the Pistons to catch up.
It was Rivers' preparation that allowed the Celtics to narrowly win this game. It can be said that every time he called timeout was just right. Even so, the Celtics were only defeated by a weak score.
The Pistons were eliminated, which shows that there is still a certain gap in the strength of the two teams.
The Pistons were actually fully capable of beating the Spurs back then. If it weren't for the fact that someone in the Spurs didn't always perform at a super level, I'm afraid the Pistons would have defended the championship, but they were just a little unlucky. So the Celtics
The gap with the Pistons is really not even a little bit. Although they played a good offense and strong defense, the 19 turnovers and 32 fouls were all new highs since the Celtics entered the playoffs. This is also from a certain extent.
The above shows how much pressure the Pistons put on the Celtics.
If they had continued at a normal pace, I'm afraid the Celtics would have been defeated by the Pistons in seven games at most. However, it was precisely because of Larry Brown's attack and his doubts about whether to stay in this city to coach.
, even the fans who supported him in the past have begun to attack him.
Although Larry Brown has achieved great results in leading the team, it is undeniable that he made several big mistakes. The first is that Milicic, the second pick of the 2003 generation, should not have been kept on the bench. You must know that James, Anthony, Bosh
, Wade, Hinrich, and Ridnour have all produced results, but Milicic still averages a few minutes of playing time per game.
If Milicic has been underperforming, no one will say anything. Milicic actually produced All-Star-level data after being traded, but in terms of data, no one on the Pistons can reach that level.
Milicic's height.
Moreover, Milicic is also a guarantee of box office and advertising to a certain extent. For such a person with both strength and influence, being traded by Perkins and others is like giving him away for nothing.
And it can be seen from Larry Brown's attitude on the Milicic matter that he doesn't pay much attention to owner Davidson and manager Dumars. Moreover, he has frequently flirted with New York, and now this
His remarks were more like he was looking for a reason to defect to Detroit.
The players are also worried about this kind of thing. The reason why Detroit is strong is not because of any individual ability that is truly incredible, but because of unity. But if a team that relies on unity loses unity, the results will be disastrous.
In the second game, the Celtics were in great momentum, but the Detroit players didn't know what they were thinking. Larry Brown was also very competitive with the management. He didn't even call a timeout in the first half, clearly trying to make the management
Look, these are your players. Without me, they are nothing.
Affected by internal and external troubles, the team quickly collapsed. Only Ben on the court was shouting: "You all are running like crazy! Have you forgotten that we are going to defend the championship!"
Big Ben has reached the peak of his life in Detroit, and he doesn't want to slip from his throne and become the good-for-nothing blue-collar player he was.
However, the players seemed unable to wake up. Billups and Hamilton were a little absent-minded in their shooting, and when the team's big players were out of shape, Prince was even more at a loss.
In this game, the Celtics slaughtered the Detroit Pistons with a huge advantage of 31 points. In this game, because Milicic played smoothly, the team fed him the ball, and under this premise, the Pistons actually
There was no effective double defense, and Milicic scored a playoff high of 41 points.
Even the local newspaper in Detroit said: I am ashamed of the stupid behavior of the Detroit Pistons in trading Milicic away at a cheap price. (To be continued.)
