Standing pretty old

Chapter 522 The phoenix that fluffs is not as good as a chicken

In the past 07-08 season, if you have to say a team that made the people of Atlanta the most unhappy, then neither their opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals - the Celtics, nor their turn Finals opponent - the Los Angeles Lakers.

After all, these two teams didn't pay much attention to the Hawks last season. They only had the championship and their predestined opponents in their eyes.

The Detroit Pistons are different. This veteran team has been on the fence with the Hawks since the beginning of the season, and has continued the hatred until the playoffs.

One is a veteran team that refuses to admit defeat, and the other is a young team that vows to usher in a new era. Both teams know in their bones that the other side is an obstacle that must be cleared.

Sure enough, there were several fierce regular season games, and in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the two teams escalated even more violently. Er Niu was suspended for the first time in his career because of a cross. on the way.

At the beginning of the 08-09 season, the Pistons made a shocking deal with the Nuggets. The Nuggets acquired Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheek Sambu from the Pistons. The Pistons got Allen Iverson.Then the Nuggets subsequently bought out Maxes, and the Pistons renewed the veteran.

After Ruan Erniu learned of the deal, he immediately said to Woodson: "The enemy has finally destroyed itself!"

Of course, this enemy is not the Nuggets, but the Detroit Pistons, the powerful Eastern team.

Without Billups' control of the field, Iverson, who is focused on offense and not defense, will definitely collapse the Pistons' offensive and defensive system.

The Jagged Pistons had lost their glory after losing Ben Wallace, and now they were on the verge of collapse.

Before the Hawks, the Pistons were 14-10, well within the playoff range, but expecting them to be as competitive as they were last season would be foolish.

On December 2008, 12, US time, the Pistons came to the Philips Center Arena and were booed wildly by the fans of the home team.

In a sense, they are even more unpopular with Atlanta fans than the Celtics.

However, Erniu took this game very lightly. In his opinion, this is just an ordinary regular season, not to mention that the Detroiters can't make any tricks now.

They have entered the reconstruction process, and whether they can reach the playoffs at the end of the season is a question.

Sure enough, when Er Niu saw the Pistons' starting lineup, he almost burst out laughing:

C Rasheed Wallace

PF Tyshawn Prince

SF Richard Hamilton
SG Ronnie Starkey

PG Allen Iverson

Are these old arms and old legs going to play run and gun with the Eagles?

Ruan Erniu and Rasheed Wallace stood in the middle circle, and Erniu easily won the jump ball, shouting that Tianzun is really old.

Bibby dribbled the ball across half court, and with the cover of the lunar eclipse, he shot a three-pointer directly and made it!
The Eagles opened the scoring first and played quite calmly.

Iverson took possession of the ball for halftime, a crossover, threw off Bibby's defense and entered the inside line, Wallace pulled the ball and delayed his defense, Prince also squeezed with the eclipse lump.

AI took advantage of the situation for a layup, succeeded in picking the basket and scored two points.

Iverson played quite resolutely, but the Eagles had no choice but to score with such a personal ability MAX.

Ruan Erniu was not polite either, and immediately held the ball in a low position. After forcing Wallace, he turned around and hit the board to score.

After all, Rashid is not Ben, he can't support Ruan Erniu who is in full swing in terms of strength, but in the first quarter of the game, roaring Tianzun also did not mean to show weakness.

After a beautiful three-pointer from the top arc, Wallace hit 2 more difficult straight-armed shots with a straight back.

Pistons head coach Michael Curry put Hamilton, Stuckey and Iverson in the backcourt at the same time. Of course, it was an extremely stupid move, because it would only make it difficult to distribute the ball, and the standard three monks had no water to drink .

But there is one thing to say, let Wallace and Prince take the 5th and 4th positions, and use their shooting ability to open the inside line, it might not be a smart approach.

Rasheed Wallace also knew that he could not stop Ruan Erniu on the defensive end, so he simply became more active on the offensive end, and actually completed a mutual explosion with Erniu for quite a long time, which shocked many human eyeball.

However, as the game progressed, Ruan Erniu's low-post advantage became more obvious. After hitting the basket a few times, Wallace quickly got 2 fouls and had to leave the game early to rest.

Even so, Wallace still made 5 of 3 shots and 2 of 1 three-pointers in half a quarter. He scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist.

You know, this season, Wallace has degenerated into a veteran with an average of 12.0+7.4+1.4 per game. No one can ask him to do more if he can score such data in half a quarter in front of the Great Devil.

"You old, unwanted thing is back!"

To the enemy, Erniu has always been as cruel as the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves. He will not be polite to McDyess, the guy who tried to destroy his career. Even this former All-Star has not had two good years.

"Shut up, you yellow-skinned monkey, why don't you go back to your country?" Maxesh immediately launched a counterattack.

However, he was just lip service, Ruan Erniu hit the old guy effortlessly, trying to get past him was no different than passing a wooden stake.

McDyess can only use fouls to stop Erniu, and pay for the fouls, sending Tianchaoren to the free throw line, which is not much different from directly sending points.

Ruan Erniu performed well in the first quarter, scoring 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 assist in a single quarter, but the Eagles did not open the score.

Because the Pistons performed equally well on the offensive end in the first quarter, Hamilton, Wallace, and Iverson teamed up and scored 8 points, 7 points, and 6 points respectively, and miraculously withstood the Hawks' offensive in the first quarter.

At 25:30, the Eagles led their opponents by only 5 points.

Dominique Wilkins in the commentary said calmly: "The Pistons are just fighting in a corner. Their offense is not systematic, and they play entirely by the player's touch.

We have to work harder on the defensive end, and we will win this game.

Joe, MB and Jon should be more active, especially Jon. He has a huge advantage in matchups and should take more responsibility on the offensive end. "

Bystanders can see that Hamilton was the player with the most points in the first quarter of the Pistons, but at the 3rd position, this thin masked man is also an obvious defensive loophole.

The Hawks should activate Salmons and let Salmon give the Pistons the deadliest shot.

Essence of Human Cinema is right, and Woodson does exactly that.

"Try to open up the space and give Jon more shots! Hamilton is not much better than Iverson on the defensive end. We need to increase shots on the 1st and 3rd positions. Do you understand?"

Even Woodson, a stubborn coach who doesn't care about offense, has seen the big loopholes and directly directed the team's offense. The Pistons' defensive loopholes are so big that they can't be covered up.

(End of this chapter)