"Cameron awakens a sleeping lion."

So Xie Hou led the Pacers to lead the Pistons by 5 points, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists in the first half.

"He is more mature than Cameron and has caused us a lot of trouble."

In a half-time interview, Pistons head coach Larry Brown said this. Then, when the reporter asked how the Pistons would limit Xie Hou in the second half, his answer was surprising.

Generally, coaches will say something that is tougher and harder, and find ways to make him lose the ball.

But Larry Brown did not. He told the media bluntly how to limit Xie Hou in the second half: "We will not let him attack comfortably, nor will we let him move comfortably. The key is that we will never let him pass comfortably again."

Three discomforts are enough to reflect the Pistons' defensive core.

The current piston is different from the piston in the 1980s that has achieved two consecutive championships in the championship with close cooperation, iron-blooded confrontation and countless dirty movements.

They fought fairly cleanly, and the core was to put pressure on them.

Pressure is the key to Pistons' defense.

Put pressure on the off-ball player, put pressure on the shooter, put pressure on the ball holder.

Larry Brown believes that in NBA-level games, the opponent cannot pass the ball too comfortably.

Especially when you meet a player like Xie Hou, if he is able to make an attack and pass the ball as he wants, it is really difficult to limit it.

In the third quarter, Xie Hou, who planned to destroy the Pistons in one go, encountered the most stressful defense of his career.

This imperfect piston relies on oppressive defense to make the opponent's offensive feel so negligible.

In the first three minutes of the second half, the Pacers' only score came from O'Neal Jr.'s low singles.

High-intensity confrontation and slow-paced attack. As a powerful force in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers are naturally familiar with this kind of game, but Xie Hou doesn't like this kind of game very much. He wants a more unrestrained way of playing.

When he fell into the positional battle, the Pistons' iron barrel array destroyed his breakthrough, and he could not find a way to defeat the Iron Transmission Formation on the spot; if he wanted to pass the ball, the Pistons blocked the passing route by the passing route was quite amazing.

Coupled with the uninterrupted unball confrontation, Xie Hou fell into endless confrontation.

After six minutes of the third quarter, he was breathless. Claire temporarily replaced him and fought against the Pistons to defend.

The first and second half of this game are completely different in two styles.

The first half was the battlefield for young people. They showed their magical powers. Anthony had some shining points, and Xie Hou shone on the audience.

In the second half, the Pistons began to defend seriously, and the Pacers responded calmly, which in a sense brought Xie Hou and Anthony back to reality.

Their showdown is as beautiful as a fairy tale, but the real NBA cannot always have this opportunity to show themselves.

There are good people and evil people in the world.

NBA has exciting games, but few, and more games are ugly and rough. You are my life competition, especially when two opponents in the same division and have similar strength.

Xie Hou scored 19 points in the first half and only scored 4 points in 6 minutes in the third quarter.

Claire replaced him, and he didn't spend time resting, his eyes stayed in the game.

Claire asked him: "What did you see in this game?"

Xie Hou said: "Looking at the tragic future."

Claire smiled, it was indeed very miserable. For Xie Hou, the game of rhythm and intensity was like a demon, but he had to get used to it.

"I will adapt," said Xie Hou. "I will adapt tonight."

In response, Claire said: "You will have a chance to prove yourself soon."

The meat grinder battle that competes with will and strength. During the whole quarter, neither side had a clear climax. If you score, I score; if you try to kill me, I will kill you too; if you look back, I will kill you too; no one owe anyone.

After three quarters, the Pacers were still in the lead.

68 to 63

The difference between 5 points and points is still there. The Pistons look like they use all their strength but they don't get any benefits for themselves.

This view is actually very superficial, because in Xie Hou's state in the first half, if they hadn't played like this, the game would have been taken away long ago.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Xie Hou made his debut again.

However, the person he replaced was not Papalucas, but Artest.

"Three CSKA players appeared at the same time."

The piston's attack took 20 seconds, and then it was blocked by Xie Hou who flew out from the side again.

He is called the No. 6 position by Claire because he looks like the inside when defending and the outside when attacking.

This position arrangement has indeed maximized his ability to both offense and defense. If he only wants to be a single defense guy, it will be a waste of his assisted defense power of 2 blocks and 2 steals per game.

"Some people say that Arthur shouldn't be selected for the best defensive team of the year? This kind of remarks really angered me!" Leonard's butt was so tilted. "In my opinion, even the discussion of DPOY should have Arthur's place."

Seeing that the old coach was getting more and more outrageous, McGuinness quickly spoke and pulled back: "But he still has room for improvement, such as defending a short guard, which needs to be improved."

Think about it carefully, 204 cm runs fast and jumps high, attacks and strikes point guards defense and plays big games, and can defend small guards per game? Well...that's still an individual?

Xie Hou could not hear Leonard's praise, nor could he hear the pedestrians' nitpicking.

He fell into a low post and leaned against Prince. The Greeks passed the ball, and he turned over, started and shot.

70 to 63

Defense is like the inside, and offense is like the outside, which does not mean that his offense must be the outside. He can also attack like the inside, just depending on whether the team needs it. Now, this situation requires him to do so.

The Piston did not expect Xie Hou to have this trick.

Their attack was still the same, and they worked as slowly as the Japanese. This time, the attack from Xiehou and Papalucas forced Bilups to shoot the ball nervously, but was intercepted by Kirilenko.

Fortunately, someone fouled in time, otherwise the Pacers' counterattack would be completed in an instant.

It was the Pacers' turn to attack, and Xie Hou fell to the low post again.

Prinsour could not stop him from asking for the ball on his back, and the outside defense could also offset the gap in body shape by relying on his height and wingspan. When he entered the low post, the situation would be different.

Xie Hou's back hitting looks like an inside line, and it is the most brutal, least skill-conscious, and least challenging back hitting.

He was like a young bull who was ready to fight for mating rights and was hormonal, trying to use his horns to pierce the competitor's stomach.

The poor little prince did not forget his mission. He shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Pistons. Therefore, even if he was knocked over by Xie Hou, he would not complain.

When his weight and strength were crushed, the others of the Pistons tried to help defend, but King Arthur threw out the best pass in the game.

"How did he see Theo Papalucas?!!"

The commentator screamed in disbelief, and Xie Hou's ball flew past Billups' face, who was assisting in defense, and flew straight to the outside.

Papalucas received the ball and shot three-pointer.

73 to 63

The piston requests a pause.

Anthony doesn't explode, their scoring ability is very limited. Want to chase 10 points on Pacers who are equally tough as bandits? They need a miracle that is neither big nor small.

Their chances of victory are disappearing because of Xie Hou's appearance.

This comprehensive guy is hard to completely limit.

His offense, his breakthrough, his low post back hit, his pass-through vision, his counterattack instigation, his defense...

The Pacers were originally a strong Eastern Conference team that could win 60 wins, but now they have been airborne an all-around guard who is young and strong.

The shadow of failure is covering the pistons, and they must strengthen them as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!