one-handed ball

Chapter 91 Fighting Pistons

After entering April, the Eastern and Western records of the league have begun to emerge. There is no doubt that the Celtics, who swept the league, will definitely get the best record of the season, and the Miami Heat, which is full of injuries, will become the team of this season. The last place in the season is already a certainty.

Compared with the Nuggets, the Warriors and the Trail Blazers, the three hard-fought babies who fought for a playoff spot, the Timberwolves, who have already lost their chances for the playoffs, seem to be at ease. The players will not relax, but the ball The leaders of the team gave themselves a holiday early, all they have to do now is wait for the final record to come out, and then participate in the lottery draw.
This long regular season is like a long-distance race. April is the last sprint time. Some people fell out of the team early and gave up the game. People who are far-sighted and start accumulating energy for the finals later
In this year's playoffs, the majority of Chinese fans are still quite disappointed. Among the active players in the NBA, there are three Chinese players, namely Yao Ming, Zheng Ke and Yi Jianlian. However, Yao Ming is injured, Yi Jianlian and Zheng Jianlian Kedu was unable to participate in the playoffs due to the record of their respective teams, so many fans who wanted to see Chinese players perform on the bigger stage of the playoffs were a little disappointed. Leave a message on the Internet, bluntly hope to see the three major Chinese players competing in the NBA playoffs in the playoffs next year.
The Timberwolves' first game in April was an away game against the Pistons.

Although the Pistons lost their inside defensive gate-Ben Wallace, their strength is still the top four in the Eastern Conference. The current head coach of the Pistons is Philip Sanders. The 53-year-old head coach graduated from University of Minnesota, he was the head coach of the Timberwolves in the 90s of last century, and also the general manager of the Timberwolves. He has cooperated with the wolf king Garnett for ten seasons, so he is very familiar with the Timberwolves, of course, the former Timberwolves.

This Timberwolves team is completely different from the Timberwolves in his impression, but what he knows is that this Timberwolves team is just one of the many weak teams in the league. worth mentioning.Although he had heard that the Timberwolves often defeated strong teams in upsets, he didn't take it seriously. You know, this is Detroit, and this is the Palace of Auburn Hills!
"Wow, the attendance rate here is really low!" Zheng Ke warmed up and said to Jarich on the side.

"Yes!"

Jaric threw a ball, then turned his head and said to Zheng Ke: "The Palace of Auburn Hills has always been one of the arenas with a relatively low attendance rate in the league. Generally, not many people come to watch if it is not a major game."

Zheng Ke raised his arm, pulled out a ball, and smiled softly: "Then the game against us is considered an unimportant game?"

"Maybe." Jaric smiled wryly, and then pulled out a basketball again.

"Hmph!" Although Zheng Ke was upset, he was helpless. After all, in the eyes of others, the Timberwolves were indeed not a strong enemy, and their appeal in the football market was very mediocre.

"Catch the ball!" The staff at the baseline threw a basketball towards Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke caught it with his right hand, jumped up with his right hand, his eyes were firm, his hands straightened, and he gently pushed the basketball out. The basketball spun rapidly in the air, drawing a beautiful arc
"Shh!"

"Yeah!" Zheng Ke secretly encouraged himself.

"Come again!"

"Shh!"

"Come again!"

"Shh!"

The Pistons' style of play is very ugly. The finals with the Spurs once created the lowest ratings in the NBA Finals, which made league president Stern quite displeased. After the Auburn Hills Palace incident, it made the ruling The overlord of the NBA for 30 years hates the Pistons deeply. Compared with the league's more and more gorgeous offense and faster and faster advancing style of play, the Pistons have no three-pointers, press the rhythm, and fight for defense. The team is really impressive. do not like
Whether you are happy or not, the defense of the Pistons is nothing to say. After the first quarter of the two teams, the Pistons led the Timberwolves by 22 points 18 to 4 at home.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Corey Brewer broke through to the inside and caused a foul by the Pistons inside Mark Hill. Brewer made two free throws.

Then on the defensive side, Brewer stole the ball from Hunter to the inside, and then the Timberwolves launched a fast break. Randy Foye ambushed in the bottom corner and hit a three-pointer!

The Timberwolves lead the Pistons 23 to 22!
Although the Timberwolves' substitutes performed well, Sanders just frowned. He didn't think that these weak substitutes would cause trouble to his love generals. The Pistons should be able to adjust themselves immediately.
But he forgot one thing, the league's bombarding teams are terrible when they are crazy, they will play wave after wave of shock waves, and the Timberwolves' bench is like this.
In the second quarter, the Timberwolves substitutes ran wildly. You often see Randy Foye dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, pretending to call his teammates to come out for pick-and-rolls, but he immediately throws a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, and can Hit!The Timberwolves' offensive and defensive rotation rhythm is very fast, and they often hit the Pistons in a rotation. Get up quickly, you come and go on the court for a while, playing very chaotic and fast, Max Hill also completed a slam dunk that shocked everyone inside, detonating the sparsely populated Palace of Auburn Hills.
But the Pistons requested a timeout.

Sanders was very angry. He didn't understand how the team he built would be led by others. He pointed to the noses of the players who came down from the field and shouted: "What's the matter with you? Who told you Speeding up the pace? Do you want to brush data? This is the Palace of Auburn Hills!"

Unknowingly, the Timberwolves led the Pistons by 34 points 28 to 6. The Pistons' substitutes played lively, but lost the tradition of the Pistons itself. This is not what Sanders wants to see
The players shrank their necks from being scolded by Sanders, and looked quite frustrated.
"Okay," Sanders also gradually calmed down. He replaced Chauncey Billups, Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace with a big wave of his hand, and said, "Chauncey, stabilize the rhythm and play us. Own defensive style!"

"Well." Billups nodded solemnly, indicating that he knew.

With Billups' response, Sanders' complexion gradually improved. No matter when and where, Billups is indeed a convincing player.
Zheng Ke carefully controlled the ball in the frontcourt.

Guarding him is Prince nicknamed "The Little Prince". Prince has a pair of terrifying long arms. It may be that his body is too thin, so that his long arms are particularly prominent, which makes people feel very strange. like a great ape
Of course, with Zheng Ke's shrewdness, he wouldn't say it in person, so he just glanced at Prince's open arms, and then turned his head nonchalantly, observing the players' running positions on the field
Suddenly, Zheng Ke saw that McCants ran out of space by Jefferson's off-ball screen near the top of the free throw line. He shook his hand and passed the ball.
McCants catches the ball and makes a hit!

His touch in this game is also quite good. He scored 6 points in the first quarter, and with this three-pointer, he has already scored 9 points in this game!
Offensive and defensive rotation, the Pistons began to attack.

Billups took control of the ball unhurriedly through the half court, and it took him six or seven seconds to pass the half court, which made Zheng Ke's teeth ache watching
Billups greeted his teammates and began to direct his teammates' running positions.

It was McCantz who was defending Hamilton, and now he lost his direction after being commanded by Hamilton inside for two laps, allowing Hamilton to easily receive a pass from Billups on the baseline, compared to Zheng Ke who waited until his teammates were open and passed it out The pass is faster and more accurate than Lupus' pass!
Hamilton made a shot after receiving the ball and hit two points!
Zheng Ke made a fast break, and Randy Foye made a long pass.
Zheng Ke barely received the pass and was almost cut off by Prince.
Jefferson received a breakthrough from Zheng Ke, and he made a strong shot at the basket and caused a foul by Wallace
Jefferson made one of two free throws.
Wallace played hard inside, shook Jefferson and then rose again, easily hit the board and hit two points
Zheng Ke borrowed Qianning Frye's cover, rushed to the inside line and made a layup.
Billups made a cold arrow from the outside and hit a three-pointer!

Zheng Ke received a point from Jefferson and hit a three-pointer from the outside!

Although Billups suppressed the rhythm, the fiery touch of the Timberwolves' substitutes seemed to be passed on to the main players. Whitman didn't even replace Jaric, and directly used Zheng Ke, Randy Foye, The lineup of McCants, Channing Frye and Jefferson is inseparable from the second-ranked Pistons in the Eastern Conference!

After halftime, the Pistons trailed by 41 points 48 to 7 at home!
This is rare for the Pistons, which have always been known for their defense. Sanders couldn't believe his eyes. He rubbed it again and again, and he was sure that he was not fighting against the three monsters in Boston?It's really crazy. You know, before the game, he still looked down on the Timberwolves, thinking that their upset was just a moment of luck. At the Pistons' own home court, he didn't believe that the Timberwolves would lead his team at halftime
(End of this chapter)