Halfway through the first quarter, the Pistons led by 5 points at 15:10, and then Xie Kai was replaced by Tony Allen.

Kevin Harlan joked: "Memphis' rotation is still according to the pre-plan."

Chris Webber said seriously: "A mature team does not need to disrupt the team's normal rotation because of temporary feel problems. To rearrange the rotation, that is what should be done in the series. In the regular season

It's all an encounter, there's no need for it."

After Tony Allen came on the court, the Grizzlies' offense still showed little improvement. Originally, the Pistons were afraid of attacking him and attacking him, but now it's better. It's a waste to defend alone, let alone attacking him.

Tony Allen is the kind of player who doesn't pose much of a threat when he's not in the paint, but the problem is that you're an outside shooter, so you can't always compete with the Black and White Bears for position in the paint, right?

The Pistons still led. In the second half of the first quarter, both sides gradually began to mobilize their troops, and players from the second team came up one after another.

Xie Kai was still the last one to appear in the second lineup. When he came on, there were 2 minutes and 02 seconds left before the end of the second quarter.

At this time, the score on the court was 20:16, and the Pistons still led by 4 points.

The five players on the court for the Pistons are: Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Charlie Villanueva, Kim English, Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum.

If you don't often follow the NBA or are not a Pistons fan, you may not remember all the names of these five people.

The main force of the Pistons is young people + veterans who need to be cultivated. As for the substitute lineup, almost all of them are undrafted and leftovers. No, Stuckey is not considered undrafted, nor is he leftovers, but he is basically the same kind of stuff that the team has given up on cultivating.

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The Pistons have the ball and Will Bynum dribbles over.

This Bynum is not the little shark Bynum of the Lakers back then. This one is called Will, who is 183cm tall and plays point guard.

There seems to be a phenomenon in the NBA that many short players, unless they are really as short as Boykins or Thomas, like to report their height as 183cm.

Xie Kai also felt strange about this. Based on his visual inspection, Will Bynum was not 183cm tall. In fact, not only was this guy not tall, but neither was the famous AI.

Xie Kai reacted immediately. The reason why he reported 183cm was because in the United States, people use feet and inches, and 183 is 5 feet 11 inches. One starts with 6 and the other starts with 5, so it’s not surprising.

Similarly, in China, many men who are 169cm like to say that they are 170cm, and the same is true for women who are 159cm.

Everyone wants face. The difference between a 169cm person and a 172cm person is definitely less than that between a 170cm person and a 172cm person. This simple mathematical problem should not be difficult to understand. But it sounds like there are two levels of existence. In fact, these are both

Psychological effects.

Will Bynum was an undrafted player, so he cherished the opportunity in the NBA, played very hard, and racked the ball extra hard when dribbling, as if he had endless energy.

Rodney Stuckey comes out to catch the ball.

Stuckey was the 15th overall pick in the first round of 2007. He has been playing for the Pistons since entering the league. After the old prince left, at only 27 years old, he was already the oldest player on the team.

On December 18, 2011, the Pistons reached a contract extension agreement with Stuckey, who was a restricted free agent at the time. The new contract was worth US$25.5 million for three years.

The Pistons have always had high expectations for Stuckey. This combo guard could hold the ball and organize. He was a rare young blood in the Pistons team at that time. But his problem was that his upper limit was not high. After renewing his contract

After that, his performance seemed to decline even more.

This season, he also created an embarrassing record: In the first three games of the Pistons, in the first game against the Rockets, Stuckey played 37 minutes and made 1 of 10 shots; in the second game against the Suns, Stuckey played 22 minutes.

He made 0 of 7 shots; in Game 3 against the Lakers, Stuckey made 0 of 6 shots in 25 minutes. He became the first player in 32 years to shoot less than 10% in the first three games of the regular season.

It stands to reason that Stucky is already at his peak, but his advantages seem to be becoming more and more mediocre. His disadvantage is that he has not improved in the past few seasons and is becoming more and more useless.

Starkey holds the ball and faces Xie Kai.

He relied on the pick-and-roll to bypass the screen.

Stucky made a jump shot - Duang -

How harsh the crisp sound is in the ears of the home fans!

Arthur jumped high, collected the rebound, and handed it to Xie Kai to advance.

Xie Kai came over with the ball and gave it to the general at the top of the key.

The General was entangled by young Will Bynum and turned the ball back.

Xie Kai VS Starkey.

The impression Stucky gave Xie Kai was that he was unwilling to give up the No. 3 jersey to AI. Later, AI could only choose the No. 1 jersey.

Back then, Stuckey was still young and energetic, and the team thought he could make the All-Star team. After all, in his third grade, he had averaged 16.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game, which was very comprehensive. But who knew, until

Now, he can no longer produce such data...

The Pistons are also unlucky. Their undrafted players can be successful, but their only son is left to die and has become the laughing stock of the league.

Xie Kai faced Stucky. Stucky is a combo guard. He is 196cm tall, has strength and confrontation, and has good lateral movement. He can defend two positions in the backcourt, and he can also defend the general No. 3 position.

Arthur comes out to cover, and Stucky follows suit. Just like Xie Kai defends him, he goes around the screen and then pursues him.

The advantage of going around the screen is that you can avoid being misplaced by the opponent, but the disadvantage is that the ball holder has a certain amount of space to take action.

Xie Kai also made a jump shot. The style and position of the shot were exactly the same as Stucky's just now.

Just when the fans at the scene were expecting to see Xie Kai's jump shot also be a "Duang", what came to their ears was "Shua——"

Hollow into the frame!

Fortunately, it was a 2-point step on the line, otherwise this ball would be more lethal!

At 20:18, the point difference was reduced to 2 points, with 1 minute and 29 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

Kevin Harlan laughed: "What a stark comparison!"

Weber couldn't stop laughing: "This is a blow to Rodney's self-confidence. But maybe he has already gotten used to it..."

It’s so heartbreaking, old man!

The Pistons attacked, and the eyebrowless hero Villanueva attacked with the ball, causing Arthur to foul.

Since the foul count has expired, Villanueva will go to the free throw line.

Villanueva made one of two free throws, and at 21:18, the Pistons still led by 3 points.

The general dribbled the ball over and then broke it up.

Arthur immediately came up to cover.

Starkey continued to go around the screen, but Xie Kai didn't care about him at all. If you give me a chance, I will shoot - the ball will hit the net...

This time it was a real 3-pointer!
Chapter completed!