The Golden Age of Basketball

The Detroit Pistons have always been a tenacious team. In the playoffs, at the end of the game, the player's willpower and on-the-spot performance are often more important than skills and tactics. A steal, a block or a turnover , are likely to change

The final battle.

Therefore, even if Adelman tried his best in the first three quarters, he still can't guarantee that the team will win in the fourth quarter. There are too many unstable factors.

The fourth quarter of the game is about to start, and the popular singer Tiffany's "i-think-we-are-alone-now" (I think we are alone now) echoes in the Palace of Auburn Hills. Tiffany's voice is sweet and moving , but Pistons fans are not in the mood to listen

Song, everyone is waiting, waiting for the Pistons to stage a comeback in the fourth quarter. This is not the first time the Pistons have staged such a drama.

Compared with other teams, one of the biggest advantages of the Pistons is that they have a deep lineup, so the players are generally more physically fit, and the lineup is more well-equipped. There are too many people who can play, and you don’t know which store will suddenly Explode, bring huge

Surprise.

At the beginning of the game, Daly's new lineup played a role. Sully and Thomas played a pick-and-roll on the left side. Thomas broke up and passed the ball to Sully. Sully caught the ball and made a jumper. The first goal of the game.

The lineup of the Pistons is obviously coming up to grab points, giving up height, improving speed and outside attack ability, and the three guards in the backcourt open fire together, leaving only John Sally as the last barrier. This lineup is not dangerous, Daly What you want is to start in the fourth quarter

In the first 3 minutes, the score was quickly caught up, and then the Blazers could continue to be closer. Otherwise, the longer the score difference drags on, the more unfavorable it is for the Pistons.

But if the Blazers seize the defensive loopholes of the Pistons during this period and attack them to further widen the point difference, the situation for the Pistons will be even worse.

However, Adelman was a bit conservative at this time. Gan Guoyang was put on the bench and he needed to rest for 3 minutes. Daly was sure of this point and desperately took advantage of the absence of the Blazers core.

At this time, the core of the Blazers' offense on the field is Drexler and Porter. Drexler once again turned his back to ask for the ball. This time he wanted to press Vinnie Johnson from the middle to squeeze in. But Vinnie Johnson is not tall enough, but his figure is extremely thick

, The bottom line was very stable, Drexler didn't have a good chance, so he passed a back pass to Cauchy on the left, Cauchy took the ball and broke through the baseline directly, and Thomas was marking him.

But Cosey's layup was interfered by Aguili and Sally, and he spun twice on the rim and fell out. Sally took the rebound and passed the ball to Thomas, and the Pistons counterattacked.

Thomas once again ran a pick-and-roll with Sally on the left. This time Dakovos didn't give Sally a chance. Sally got the ball and had no room to shoot. Aguilar responded, but Cauchy stepped forward to steal the ball, but he still

It was a step too late, the ball was caught by Aguilar, but Cauchy couldn't hold his feet, and directly collided with Aguilar.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew, and the referee called Cosey to call Cosey a defensive foul. As a result, Cosey began to complain to Cosey because it was his fifth foul.

Adelman had no choice but to remind Cauchy to come down quickly and stop talking, otherwise it would be more harm than good to suffer another technical foul. As a result, before Adelman finished speaking, the referee made a "t" gesture and gave Cauchy a Technical foul, the Pistons made one free throw.

"I didn't touch him at all, I didn't touch him! Damn it!" Cauchy complained after leaving the court. This penalty was very fatal. Thomas made a free throw. The gap between the two sides was only 5 points, and the Pistons still had an offensive opportunity.

At this time, the offense of both sides on the field became more and more stagnant, and it became more and more difficult for outside players to break through. However, the three defenders on Daly did not want the three to break through in turn, but to open up space and strengthen the outside line. The ability to conduct the ball paves the way for inside offense.

At this point, Aguilar is already the most reliable offensive weapon for the Pistons.

Thomas and Vinnie Johnson made two or three passes on the outside, and finally passed the ball to Aguilar under the oppressive defense of the Blazers, and Paxson, who replaced Cauchy, was defending Aguilar.

This can also be regarded as the Blazers' routine substitution thinking, because they lacked a small forward position, and Gan Guoyang went there, but the rigid Adelman made a mistake. Just on Aguilar, the three queens

Wei just feinted.

Aguiler and Dumars made a cross-position, and then Aguili misplaced to play Paxson. Buck Williams, who was supposed to defend Aguili, was blocked by Joe Dumars. After receiving the ball, Queley easily turned over and hit a jumper against Paxson.

"Focus! Keep an eye on your own people! What are you doing? What are you doing?" As soon as Aguile scored the goal, the difference between the two sides suddenly became three points!

The Blazers paid the price for 2 minutes of confusion. Facing the Pistons with a small lineup of three guards, the Blazers made a mistake in defensive alignment. The two positions of power forward and small forward were messed up, plus the referee helped , The Pistons caught up with the score in an instant.

Adelman couldn't help but want to call a timeout, but his experience in many games told him that this time might not be the best time to call a timeout. When you feel like you're going to stop us,

When the opponent is slack, a counterattack at this time may have a miraculous effect.

Therefore, Adelman did not call a timeout, and the Blazers' players understood and served the ball quickly. Drexler ran all the way to the basket and found that there was no chance to catch the ball. He came out to catch Porter's pass, and then 45-degree direct pull-up jumper.

Although Drexler's shooting posture is still so painful, and the arc is as flat as ironing, but this ball Drexler made a mid-range hit!

Adelman's heart was about to jump out, Gan Guoyang also jumped up from the bench, heaved a sigh of relief, and clenched his fists tightly.

However, the Pistons' 3-minute assault was still effective. Looking back, Thomas forced a layup from the outside and the point difference became a three-pointer again. For the Pistons, the point difference came within 5 points no matter what.

Within five points, there was a small gap, but at the end of the last quarter of the finals, it was like an insurmountable moat. The offensive efficiency of both sides was low to a certain extent, and every attack began to become difficult.

As Gan Guoyang took off his sportswear and stood on the court again, the situation for the Pistons undoubtedly became more difficult. Gan Guoyang's huge threat in the low post made the entire Palace of Auburn Hills feel like a pain in the back.

But the Pistons still gritted their teeth and held on. The competition between the two sides was fierce to the point of cruelty. Gan Guoyang's shooting percentage also began to decline. meaning, who dares

Whoever goes all out will have the upper hand.

"The last 3 minutes, the last 3 minutes! Bite, bite!" Gan Guoyang shouted loudly on the court. In the last 3 minutes, the Blazers still led the Pistons by 5 points. 5 points became the most tormenting number for all the fans on the scene.

"Come-on! Come-on!" The Pistons players on the bench shouted, but such shouts were often drowned out in the noisy stadium, and the cheering of the audience was already desperate.

Drexler held the ball on the left and played a low post. When he turned around and prepared for a jumper, Lambiel forced him up. Drexler chose to pass the ball. Paxson received the ball and made a jumper from 15 feet. middle.

At this time, Gan Guoyang jumped up among a group of Piston players and got an offensive rebound, but when he forced a layup, there were three people hanging on him, Rodman, Lambiel who defended, and Thomas who came up from behind , but the referee did not call a foul for this ball, Gan

Guoyang missed a layup, the ball fell to the ground, and there was chaos under the basket.

It was Lambir again, who caught the ball under the basket, and after being beaten by Gan Guoyang in the third quarter, he rested on the bench for 5 minutes, and he was resurrected with full blood. He didn't care how much better or better Gan Guoyang was than him, As long as you can win, it doesn't matter.

After Thomas received the ball, he advanced steadily. He was not in a hurry. He was observing carefully. He first passed the ball to Dumars on the baseline, and Dumars passed it back. The moment Thomas caught the ball, he observed Lan Bill, directly gave the racket to Lambiel.

Lambiel catches the ball at the top of the arc!

Gan Guoyang made a mistake. Instead of going to a high position to control the overall situation, he ran to the basket. As a result, Lambiel made a three-pointer after receiving the ball!

"Damn it, it's bad." Gan Guoyang knew it was bad when he saw the arc of Lambiel's shot. Just after thinking about it in his heart, the ball has been hollowed into the net! 98:96!The Blazers only lead by two points!

The Blazers had a bit of bad luck in the fourth quarter, and the referee's two free throws were actually very critical. Once they gave the Pistons a free throw and a throw, and asked an important defender to sit on the sidelines; Gave the Pistons a chance to counterattack with a three-pointer and directly let the

The Blazers' advantage was eroded.

This time, Adelman is going to call a timeout, and there is not much time left for both sides. In less than 2 minutes, both sides should have two chances to attack.

Gan Guoyang listened to Adelman's tactics, and wiped the sweat off his brow with all his strength. This time, Adelman made a dangerous move and decided not to let Gan Guoyang assist, because Gan Guoyang shot too many key shots, and the opponent's coach used his feet to think about it. Can know that Gan Guoyang will shoot key shots, so

This time Adelman wanted to take a gamble.

He put the bet on Terry Porter, the biggest outside shooter in the heart of the Blazers. Of course, Adelman also replaced Paxson, and the Pistons must not underestimate him. He was his in the Western Conference Finals The three-pointer brought the Blazers back to life.

The Pistons deployed the strongest defensive lineup, Salley, Lambiel, Rodman, Dumars, and Thomas, and the people Daly can use are like a football team, which can be replaced by the defensive team and the team at any time. Offensive group.

"I'll give you one back from outside the three-point line later." Gan Guoyang said to Lambiel who was defending him.

Gan Guoyang was interfering with Lambiel, because he had been played by Gan Guoyang before, and Lambiel immediately became nervous, and began to stare at Gan Guoyang, but he realized that the main attack point was Porter, Porter Catch the ball directly from the bottom line on the left

, and then made a layup under Sally's interference! 100:96!The Pistons' situation became critical again, and Daly called a timeout.

The Blazers' attack was quite successful, and Gan Guoyang's strategy of dividing troops was also very effective. Daly's arrangement against Gan Guoyang during the timeout was all in vain, and Porter's breakthrough was completely destroyed.

However, it is more difficult for the Blazers to defend the Pistons. Although Thomas is the best offensive finisher of the Pistons, others cannot be ignored.

"I'll take the first three-pointer later!" At this time, Bill Lambiel suddenly said to Gan Guoyang. This time it was Gan Guoyang's turn to be stunned, and Lambiel would say such a thing.

However, this time, Lambiel and Gan Guoyang seem to have switched roles. After receiving the ball from the outside line, Lambiel suddenly seized a gap and took a step forward, and then shot directly outside the three-point line!

The extremely decisive shot was beyond Gan Guoyang's expectation. This time, the ball was scored again!

"Yeah!" Lambiel yelled after the goal, as if he wanted to vent all the anger he had received from Gan Guoyang in the first three quarters.

Gan Guoyang was really careless this time, and made two mistakes in a row, allowing Lambiel's two three-pointers to push the Blazers into this situation.

When the Trail Blazers attacked, Drexler missed a layup, Gan Guoyang took the offensive rebound and passed the ball to Porter, and Porter also missed the shot, the Pistons took the backcourt rebound, and the opportunity came In front of the piston.

With a one-point gap, the Pistons have every chance to kill the Blazers at home, and the pressure is all on the Blazers.

At the last moment, the Blazers seemed to be in a mess, especially Lambiel's two three-pointers, which made the Blazers a little confused, and the defensive formation was messed up.

The Blazers' substitutes, coaches, assistant coaches, and staff all began to get nervous. It seemed that they were behind rather than their opponents, and the momentum had returned to the Pistons.

Gan Guoyang was able to score consecutively in the middle of the fourth quarter, but at the end of the quarter, he made a series of mistakes. He was in a good state in a game, but lost the chain at the last moment.

The Pistons served, and Lambiel once again came to the outside. This time Gan Guoyang must follow closely, but when Gan Guoyang came out, Thomas broke through with the ball inward!

He made a pick-and-roll with Lambir, and then went straight to the inside, and Sabonis made it up!

Thomas dodged Sabonis, flashed slightly on the baseline on the right, and made a sudden stop for a jumper!

Thomas had just raised the ball over his head to release it, but he felt a strong force on the ball, and his body began to fall back.

"Bang!" Thomas sat on the ground covered by Gan Guoyang's big hat!Thomas had no idea when Gan Guoyang followed.

But the ball is still under the control of the Pistons. Rodman on the outside picked up the ball and threw it directly to Lambiel on the outside. Lambiel received the ball and made a three-pointer.

Gan Guoyang is like a tiger coming out of the cage. He seems to have expected that Lambiel will catch the ball, because Rodman has no outside offensive ability at all, so he starts to go straight to Lambiel!

Lambiel made a three-point shot, but Gan Guoyang felt his fingertips touched the ball, so he immediately shouted "rebound!"

Sure enough, the ball hit the front of the basket. Sabonis jumped up vigorously, slapped the ball with his height advantage, but the Blazers still didn't get the ball from outside. hard!

This time, it was Gan Guoyang who blocked the hole of the gun. Gan Guoyang immediately blocked the middle, and then went to defend Dumas, forcing Dumas to the sideline. Drexler also stepped forward to help.

The Pistons are running out of time!Less than four seconds left!

Under the pressure of Gan Guoyang, Dumars couldn't make a shot at all. At this time, he saw a player in white who was vacant. He didn't care who it was, and passed the ball towards him.

It was Dennis Rodman who caught the ball!

Rodman caught the ball on the left baseline with 2 seconds left in the game. At this time, he was 19 feet from the basket. His only option was a jumper.

Rodman's 19-foot mid-range shot!

"Bang!" The ball hit the basket, missed, the buzzer sounded, and the game was over.

100:99, the Blazers in the fourth game, with a 1-point advantage, defeated the Detroit Pistons with difficulty and won the championship point.

After the game, Gan Guoyang held up his right hand and stretched out a finger, shouting to everyone: "only-one! only-one! (Only one game left, only one game left!)