From the statistics of Hamilton, he is not a pure shooter. His assists per game have always been very high, averaging 3.1 per game, which is extremely high among pure scorers.

But his assists are different from others. Others are either breaking points, passing and assisting, or picking and rolling.

Hamilton's assist is very special, connecting the entire Pistons' offense.

Hamilton needs to rely on his own running position to get rid of the first defender, and then after receiving the pass from Billups, if no one from the opponent comes to cover him, he will shoot. If someone comes to cover him, then the opponent's defense will be

Once torn, he can pass to teammates who are vacated due to the opponent's defense.

The Pistons' record is improving year by year. Hamilton is crucial. This season is good. Stephen Jackson and Bosh are there. In the first two seasons, the Pistons' offensive end pointed to Hamilton. But all this is based on Hamilton's ability to run out.

On the basis of vacancies.

For example, Bosh's air cuts and open mid-range shots, and Stephen Jackson's two-wing three-point catch-and-shoot shots, many of them were only possible when Hamilton tore apart the defense.

But when playing against the Eagles, Hamilton was almost desperate every time.

Pursued by Liu Mang, who was as active as usual but with an expression on his face like a rabid dog, Hamilton became more and more sad as he ran. Finally, he got an open space to receive the pass under continuous pick-and-rolls by his teammates, but almost missed a three-pointer.

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The ball thrown by Hamilton will hit the front of the basket, miss the basket and fly directly out of the baseline!

In transition, the Eagles attack.

Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt and continued to rush to the inside. Hamilton was passed by Liu Mang again.

Liu Mang had just taken one step outside the free throw line and already grabbed the ball and started to take off. When he took the first step of the three steps, Ben Wallace immediately rushed towards Liu Mang and Liu Mang took the first step.

, before landing, he swung the ball behind Ben Wallace with his right hand. Ben Wallace saw Liu Mang's action and immediately changed direction and rushed towards Ratliff.

He is worthy of being the strongest defensive center in the league. His mobility cannot be compared to Ratliff's, and his physical fitness is the only thing that beats him.

When Ben Wallace pounced in front of Ratliff, he discovered that Ratliff didn't have the ball in his hand at all and was retreating toward the baseline.

Ben Wallace also saw the fans outside the baseline standing up and screaming, and the cameraman on the baseline also moved the camera up.

not good!

Ben Wallace screamed in his heart and reacted very quickly. He understood what was happening in an instant and without turning around to look, he continued to rush towards Ratliff, as if he didn't notice that he was chasing Ratliff out of bounds.

Just when Ben Wallace pounced on Ratliff, as if he didn't hold back his feet and rushed over Ratliff, a "clang" followed by a creaking sound came from behind. Ben Wallace

Turning around to look at Liu Mang who had just fallen off the basket, he secretly gave himself a thumbs up, feeling that his on-the-spot reaction was so clever.

With such a mentality, it is obvious that Ben Wallace did not focus on the game, but to avoid embarrassing himself.

Normally, even if he couldn't defend himself, Ben Wallace would turn around and press towards Liu Mang. He didn't dare to commit too many fouls. He had already received a foul, but he would never give up trying to block the shot.

Some of Ben Wallace's blocks are the ones that look like he, his height, and the opponent are close to perfect timing for dunking, blocks that are impossible to complete. Those blocks look so amazing and can make a huge difference every time.

Improve the Pistons' defensive enthusiasm.

Of course, it also made Ben Wallace a frequent member of the background wall.

But today, Ben Wallace completely lost his enthusiasm to defend until death. After blocking Liu Mang's first attack, when he saw the danger of being detained, his acting skills broke out and he saved the baseline.

This is the most intuitive display of the Pistons' current fighting spirit.

It's time for the Pistons' offense again. Most of the Pistons' offense was started by Hamilton, but today, Hamilton is going crazy.

Although Liu Mang has a half chance of catching a three-pointer and ignores the influence of the rhythm of large-scale running, other shots like Hamilton's are completely useless. There is no other Hamilton in the league who can run and shoot like that.

He was accurate, but Liu Mang didn't have these problems on the defensive end. He just had to run. When he got tired, he followed Hamilton closely until he regained his breath. He looked like a mad dog, and his expression was even more ferocious than usual.

And because Liu Mang's physical fitness will not be affected after he is relieved, he will use a physical potion when he is tired, and Hamilton will have a nervous breakdown after chasing him!

The Pistons were not good at attacking. This time, Hamilton was chased by Liu Mang at the beginning and made 1 of 5 shots. He really couldn't make a shot. It was relatively fine before, but today, Liu Mang had no energy to run even if he was picked and rolled.

With a positive attitude of squeezing past or going around and continuing to chase desperately, Hamilton already had no fighting spirit, and now his shots are soft.

The Pistons had no choice but to switch to Billups, Stephen Jackson, and Bosh taking turns playing singles.

The defender Billups encountered was Prince, Stephen Jackson encountered Raheem...

Prince almost perfectly suppressed volleyball shooters like Billups, and Prince was not afraid of Billups' ability to draw fouls. Most of the time his team trained to guard a certain No. 1, and that one

No. 1, even when the training is intense, he will play shamelessly.

Stephen Jackson, he is not fast, he mainly relies on his height, rhythm and strength to play. As long as he is not a fast opponent, Raheem can defend well. He devotes himself to the defensive end, and he matches up with Stephen Jackson.

Locked up a key single point for the Pistons.

Ben Wallace can just ignore it. The Hawks are eager for the Pistons to pass the ball to him.

Therefore, the Pistons' most efficient player in isolation is Bosh...

3 of 7 in the first quarter, Bosh's single against Rasheed Wallace was the Pistons' best performance.

This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! However, in addition to Bosh's 3-for-7 scoring 6 points, Hamilton's 1-for-5 scoring 2 points, Billups scored a three-pointer, Stephen Jackson

As a result, Rahim scored two points with a foul, and no one else on the Pistons scored!

For the Hawks, Liu Mang scored 12 points and 4 assists in the first quarter. He kept shooting when there was a chance, and when there was no chance, he waited until the Pistons formed an iron barrel formation in the paint.

Liu Mang just started passing the ball, and his score was outrageous.

But even so, the Eagles were 25-13, leading the Pistons by 12 points in the first quarter!

Larry Brown was already furious. He called several timeouts in the first quarter, pointing at the players' noses and scolding them every time.

Neither team made any substitutions in the first quarter. The Pistons kept playing hard, which is a characteristic of Larry Brown's coaching. The Hawks didn't make any substitutions either. They had to use their strongest lineup to defend the opponent.

Leading by 12 points in a single quarter and limiting the opponent to only 13 points, the Eagles completely locked up the Pistons at the start.

What surprised the fans the most was Liu Mang's style of play. Breakthroughs were breakthroughs, and he hit the basket with high frequency. It was completely different from his usual style of play. His usual breakthroughs were not so sharp. The Pistons' inside defense was the best in their entire defense.

Strong, with Ben Wallace on guard, but Liu Mang just wants to break through. When Stephen Jackson and Bosh are just watching the show, Ben Wallace can't even use a player like this to rush in directly.

What a way!

When Ben Wallace stepped in, Liu Mang passed the ball, and what was even more outrageous in Ben Wallace's opinion was that Liu Mang faked the pass.

In Ben Wallace's impression, there is no other active player who plays this way!

Sharp breakthroughs are the characteristics that Liu Mang relied on Kobe's star card. Similar to McGrady's passing fakes, it is because of his big hands. On the basis of Kobe's style of play, he also added passing fakes and shooting fakes, allowing

The opponent is hard to guard against!

After the first quarter, Liu Mang heard the cheers that were more fervent than before, and finally understood why the blacksmith brother didn't deliberately do anything, didn't deliberately protect his idol image, and even went to the Colorado Court.

There are actually so many fans.

This style of play is really attractive to fans!

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During the break, the Hawks began to make substitutions. Stockton and Jason Terry came up, bringing Prince, Boozer, and Kwame Brown onto the court.

Liu Mang drank Gatorade crazily on the sidelines to replenish water and electrolytes. His scoring efficiency in the first quarter was not particularly high, 4 of 9, and his teammates' shooting efficiency was average. The Eagles' scoring efficiency was not very high. The Pistons

Although there is no fighting spirit, at least the defense still has the first or even the second line of defense, but it is not as powerful as the usual layers of defense against other teams. They scored 25 points in 12 minutes. The Eagles'

The offensive efficiency can only be said to be average. Of course, this is relative to the Eagles' own offensive efficiency.

Liu Mang also consumed a lot of energy. He took two shots of physical potions after the first quarter. He usually chases Hamilton. While maintaining offensive efficiency, he rarely uses physical potions in a game, usually only in the second half of the game.

In this way, two stamina potions are used in one section, but today there are continuous breakthroughs, with an average of one breakthrough per minute, the consumption is really high!

Stockton brought Boozer and Jason Terry up, and the defense was indeed weaker by many levels. The Pistons' offense at least returned to normal, scoring 13 points in more than half a quarter.

However, through Stockton and Boozer's pick-and-roll offense, the Hawks were not blocked by the Pistons and scored 13 points. When the official timeout came in the second quarter, the Hawks still led by 12 points, maintaining a 38-26 lead.

Taking the lead.

Seeing that Liu Mang was going to drain the team, coach Kruger quickly replaced Liu Mang, hoping to build a bigger lead before halftime.

Coach Kruger shouldn't be too satisfied with Liu Mang. Liu Mang's style of play today was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Who would have expected that he would use such a sharp breakthrough as his first offensive option? Such a radical style of play,

The Pistons didn't expect it at all, and their defensive confidence collapsed today, so the Hawks would still lead the Pistons by 12 points despite a very large defensive scale today.

The two teams have been playing for a quarter and a half, and there are very few free throws. Except for Liu Mang's 5 free throws in the first quarter, the rest of the Eagles have made 7 free throws in 19 minutes of game time, especially the Pistons.

Only 4 free throws.

Coach Kruger predicted the opponent's defense and kept Stockton on the court...

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On the other side, on the Pistons bench, Larry Brown was cursing again, and the Pistons players were holding back their anger.

Why did Larry Brown lead the team to the Finals for two consecutive years and win a game when he was so in sync with Billups and Ben Wallace, the two Pistons' internal and external cores, in terms of play style?

If he wins the championship, he will be fired. The reason is very simple. Even Ben Wallace and Billups don't like him, and even hate him.

It's just that the Pistons have been winning, winning the championship, and reaching the Finals in 2005. They have been winning for nearly two seasons, but once they didn't win and lost the Finals, he was immediately fired.

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Larry Brown's entire coaching career is very characteristic, that is, he can only maintain his position as coach when he is still winning. Once he starts losing, his position will be unstable.

The Pistons players can still swallow their anger now because they really are not playing well.

Usually Larry Brown's curses will stimulate the defensive fighting capacity of the Pistons players, but Larry Brown's various curses this time did not stimulate the players, but only generated hatred, because the Pistons players themselves
To be continued...