After the two teams rested for a day, the war started again, and the Water House Center ushered in the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Rasheed Wallace, the Roaring God, returned from suspension in this game, and as Edison said before, Rasheed's comeback not only strengthened the main force of the Pistons, but also allowed all the Pistons' great players to return to their positions instantly.
The meat is re-synthesized into an organic whole.
Although Rashid rested for nearly a month, he was in good condition after returning to the game and was not rusty. He got a steal from Diaw at the beginning. He dribbled the ball from the backcourt and scored a dunk, causing Howard to foul and receive an extra penalty.
After the hit, the Pistons took a 3-0 lead. It was a good start for the Pistons in this game.
Seeing Wallace's lively performance, Edison couldn't help but chew his teeth and said, "This game is not easy to play." Then Edison rushed to the sidelines and yelled at Diaw, who had just made a mistake, to get everyone's attention.
Increase your strength.
But whatever you're afraid of comes, Nash was immediately followed by an offensive foul. After the pick-and-roll, he ran into Ben's arms. Edison was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision and complained to the referee. But when he saw the referee
When you feel a little annoyed, shut up immediately to avoid eating.
Albert, the groom in the commentary box, also took the opportunity to tease Edison, "I bet Paul must have said to the referee just now, 'Man, do you know whose territory this is? Call me an offensive foul, do you still want to mess around?'
." Cole and Kevin also laughed out loud after hearing this.
But the Magic had good luck. When the Pistons attacked, Prince missed a long shot, wasting an opportunity. Nash and Diaw took the opportunity to make up for it and scored 5 points together, and the Magic went ahead 5-3.
At this time, Rasheed Wallace, who was full of physical fitness, gradually took over the game and continuously beat Marion in low post. Rasheed was very skilled in low post skills. Whether he relied on turning over to attack or step back to jump shot, he played well.
They are both pretty cool. It can be said that Wallace's talent is definitely no worse than Duncan's. He is fully capable of becoming a top 50 player, but he has two fatal weaknesses.
First, he likes to talk nonsense, and will argue with the referee when nothing happens. He often eats t-shirts. After the zero-tolerance rule was introduced, everyone always teased him. Once a conflict occurs in the stadium, if Rashid is present, he only needs to argue with the referee.
They looked at each other. As soon as he opened his mouth, before he could make a sound, the referee's whistle had already sounded.
Secondly, he doesn’t train hard and has too much fat on his body. I remember that a reporter went to the Pistons venue to film their training, and happened to meet two Wallaces sitting on the bench to rest after training, both topless.
The reporter glanced over. It was originally a tattoo on an arm, but it was mixed with the color of the skin and you couldn't see it clearly. Rashid's tattoo was much clearer. What about a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right? Guo Degang is on the waist.
Suddenly, Yu Qian was on his chest, yes.
But this is not the point I want to talk about. There is a close-up of the abdomen of two people. Most of them are clear 6-pack abs (there are two more that are blocked by shorts, but I guess they must be there), and each one is with
It's like a donkey rolling, big and protruding. Rashid's side is a big lump. Of course, I don't rule out that he is extremely talented. He successfully made 8 pieces into one piece, but it trembles when he moves.
It is estimated that it is unlikely to be muscle.
Rasheed's fat body seriously affected his performance in the final moments. Every fourth quarter, Wallace's inside attacks were reduced, and more of them were turnaround jumpers or simply mid-range shots. As we have said countless times
, the further away from the basket, the less guaranteed the score is.
But now it has just begun. In addition, Marion is obviously not tall enough to defend him. Rasheed succeeded in consecutive strong attacks and scored 4 points in a row. Under his leadership, the Pistons launched a 6-1 offensive climax and ended with 9 points.
-6 took the lead. Edison requested a timeout....
When a timeout was called, Edison did not make any substitutions, nor did he deploy any targeted tactics. His main purpose was to interrupt the Pistons' momentum and Wallace's touch.
After returning from the timeout, Hill's mid-range shot failed. However, although Howard was stuck on the outside by Ben, with his stronger jumping speed and height, he was able to steal the frontcourt on Ben's head.
rebound, and then tip-in to score.
This ball was very visually impactful. The audience immediately burst into cheers, and a group of people also stood up on the Magic bench.
But the Pistons are the most emotionally stable team in the league, bar none. The five starting four are always serious and look like debt collectors. Rashid is also very stable, always shouting and always in a constant mood.
In a state of excitement.
Facing Howard's dunks, Hamilton hit two consecutive jump shots and scored 4 points. The Pistons had another 6-2 spurt and re-established a 5-point lead.
These two balls were played so badly that Nash once again committed the old habit of not keeping up with others. Addis once again started yelling off the court, pointing at Nash and yelling. After yelling, Addis was still mumbling in his heart.
, "I won't be able to find players to defend me too much in the future, otherwise it won't be enough for me to be on guard."
Nash felt very humiliated after being yelled at, but it was unrealistic to ask him to change his defense. Hamilton's running position is really not something you can keep up with if you want. So Nash began to show his strength on the offensive end.
First, he then screened himself to shoot from outside the three-point line, and then assisted Marion to hit a three-pointer. As a result, the Magic led by 2 points, 17-15, after scoring 7 points in a row.
At this time, there were only 2 minutes left in the first quarter. After Billups successfully scored 3 points, Diaw scored 4 points in a row. He led the team to end the quarter with a 10-3 offensive climax. The first quarter ended.
At that time, the Magic led 27-21. Rasheed performed well in this quarter, scoring 7 points and 4 rebounds.
Just as Edison and the Magic were complacent about leading by 6 points in the first quarter, and felt that if this trend continued, winning the game would not be a problem, so Edison began to rotate the substitutes as usual. But at this time, the Pistons' little prince Price was on the bench in the fourth quarter.
Easter Day 2.
He scored 6 points at the beginning of the second quarter. After a 7-0 counterattack climax, the Pistons led by 1 point 28-27.
After Martin, who came off the bench, scored 2 points, Hamilton and Ben Wallace teamed up to lead another 8-2 offensive climax. The Pistons led 36-29.
The Pistons' outburst immediately confused the Magic's bench. The defense was also in disarray, and the offense didn't know who to pass the ball to. Everyone was just playing with the ball and giving it to whoever they saw. There was no level of hierarchy.
None. When Edison saw that it was not working, he quickly called a timeout and then asked Hill and others to appear again.
Hill and other veterans really played a decisive role as soon as they came on the court. As soon as they came on, they assisted Martin in the right corner and hit a 3-pointer, stabilizing the situation.
The two sides tied at 36 at 2 minutes and 48 seconds before halftime. After the 38th tie, Nash hit a 3-pointer from the right wing 45 seconds before halftime. The Magic led 41-38, with Billups and Igo
After Dara made one of two free throws, Billups succeeded in a layup. The Pistons trailed 41-42 at halftime.
The Magic's Hill scored 10 points and 4 assists in the first half, Nash also scored 9 points, Marion scored 6 points, Howard scored 5 points and 3 rebounds, Diaw scored 4 points and made 4 turnovers.
Godala also scored 4 points. The Pistons' Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Hamilton and Billups each scored 8 points in the first half, and Ben Wallace scored 7 points and 6 rebounds.
, but sent out 5 blocks, and each of the Magic's 5 starters was evenly matched.
During the halftime break, Edison rearranged his tactical ideas in the lounge.
"Our offensive efficiency was very low in the first half, with a shooting percentage of only 41%, which was very bad, and the team made 7 turnovers. If we pick up the pace, I won't say anything if we make 7 turnovers. If we go too fast, we will naturally lose easily.
The ball, but our rhythm was slowed down by the Pistons, and there were so many mistakes, we need to reflect on it. Especially you, Boris, you were obviously not focused in the first half. People were strictly guarding you and you still followed your previous behavior.
Thoughts are passed around, and you are still so careless. If you have this kind of problem again, then you just sit back, do you hear me?”….
The Frenchman looked at Edison with his unique charming smile, and then nodded in agreement. Edison was very disgusted with this guy's attitude. If you have a problem, I don't ask you to kneel down and lick your feet to admit your mistake. At least you can't.
He couldn't smile playfully. But in front of so many people, Edison didn't burst out and suppressed his anger. He was afraid of affecting everyone's enthusiasm for the second half.
"Also, I want Hill to play in singles a few more times off the pitch. I don't think Hamilton and Prince can guard you. Grant, do you think your physical fitness can withstand it?"
"No problem, coach."
"Well, if Hamilton is guarding Grant, we will position 2-3. In addition to Hill, there will be one person in the corner on the weak side, ready to shoot a three-pointer. If Prince is guarding him, we will position 1-4.
position, everyone else goes to the strong position, leaving all the space in the half court to Hill, allowing him to let go of singles. Do you understand?"
After the start of the third quarter, Billups and Marion hit 3-pointers respectively, but Hamilton scored 6 points after that. A 10-2 offensive climax gave the Pistons a 7-point lead at 54-47.
At this time, the Magic began to let Hill play in isolation. Facing Prince's defense, Hill made two consecutive breakthrough layups. "Devil Mountain" once again proved that he is an unsolvable offensive player in this league. Nash also
After a pick-and-roll layup, the Magic closed the score to 53-54 after a 6-0 counterattack.
But after the 57-61 tie, Josh miraculously hit consecutive jump shots from the high post, which made him smile.
"Looking at Josh's expression, you will know how incredible the two goals just scored were. Facing Rashid's defense, he hit two consecutive high-throw mid-range shots. This was Nowitzki's goal.
Josh's playing style is not his. However, the height of the Magic's interior is really a problem. Howard is a bit short when playing center, and Josh and Marion are also short when playing power forward. The only one with a relatively reliable height on the team is Varejao. I
I feel this is already an Achilles heel that limits the future development of the Magic." Kevin Harlan did his duty in the commentary box.
However, under the command of Larry Brown, the Pistons suddenly launched a half-court press, using defense to continuously cause the Magic to make mistakes. They ended the quarter with a 9-2 offensive climax. After the first three quarters, the Pistons led the way.
Leading 72-65. Hamilton scored 10 points on 4 of 9 shots in this quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the final decisive battle, both sides attacked twice.
Then Billups once again beat Nash and scored 5 points in a row, which expanded the Pistons' lead to 9 points. When Billups beat Nash hard, Edison had no choice. He just hit Nash in the low post and killed him.
Nash went directly to the basket, and it was too late for anyone else to cover up. But you can't replace Nash, and the team's offense cannot be guaranteed. Edison is in a dilemma at this time.
After the official timeout, McDyess hit two consecutive jump shots. After a 6-0 offensive climax, the Pistons led 84-69 by 15 points.
The Magic were pushed to the brink. At this time, Hill stood up again, ready to save the world. He first made a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, and then rushed to the inside, and after physical contact with McDyess, he threw
The shot was successful and the 2+1 was successful.
At this time, all the home fans, led by Edison, shouted "mvp! mvp!"
But many things in this world are destined and you can't change it. For example, Hill will be injured.
When Hill once again broke into the paint, this time it was not McDyess who came to cover, but Ben Wallace, the best defensive player. Ben Wallace came over and slapped him on the head. "Brother Li Kui" understood clearly.
, it’s best if I can cover you up. If not, I’ll use my full strength and I can’t give you 2+1, and it’s best to swell your hand so that you can’t feel it.
But Hill is so awesome. As we said before, he is the player with the most aerial moves after Jordan. Only Tracy McGrady in active service can barely compare with him. Players like Kobe and Carter are far behind him...
Hill made a change of hands in the air. The ball holder avoided Big Ben's block, and then made a beautiful backhand layup. Although Hill's movement was very beautiful, he still did not completely avoid Hualai in the air.
Sergeant was hit by him and the ball bounced off the basket and missed, but the referee also blew the whistle.
But after Hill was hit, he lost his balance when he landed. His right leg was horizontal, and his left leg hit the ground first. He paused. Then he fell to the ground, holding his leg and screaming in pain.
Edison's heart "thumped" and he said, "It's broken." Although Hill is elegant, he is a very strong person, and he has been injured so many times. If it was just a general strain pain, he would not be where he is now.
Look.
At this time, the big screen also began to repeatedly play the slow motion of Hill's injury.
"Oops, the weight of his whole body was overwhelming and he injured a leg, and the ground was a little slippery. He rubbed it forward. This is a sign of a knee joint injury. It is probably quite serious. I guess he will be out of play for the rest of the playoffs.
Now we can only pray for him and hope he can recover as soon as possible." The commentators have seen similar scenes many times during the broadcast. They can't tell for a simple sprain, but for something as obvious as this, they can't tell.
It can be roughly estimated.
At this time, Hill was lying on the ground rolling around. He was not thinking about the game or the finals. There was only one thing in his mind, and that was pain, severe pain in his knee. He knew that the people around him were still in pain.
I talked to him, but he couldn't listen at all. He could only feel someone spraying cold air on his legs, and then he was carried on a stretcher.
Hill was sent off the court and then taken directly to the hospital by ambulance. While the game was still going on, Nash scored 2 free throws for Hill.
But Hamilton and Prince cold-bloodedly scored 5 points. Coupled with the psychological impact of Hill's injury, the Magic's last counterattack was extinguished. For the rest of the game, everyone including Edison was like a walking zombie.
He was obviously not at the game, as if he had just been carried out of the field with Hill.
The Magic had no hope of making a comeback, and in the end the Pistons defeated their opponents 96-79.
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Many people are worried about this book. I promise again that it will not be finished until I see the championship.
