Chapter 984
Seeing Rasheed Wallace get the ball near the free throw line, Lamar, who was closest to him, knew what they were playing, but he couldn't help but go over to the bag.
Although Dampot is the star of the Second Team of the Year Defensive Team, he can guard against players of Duncan and Garnett's level, but he can't guard against Rasheed Wallace, who has become crazy because of the temptation of the championship.
Sure enough, Rashid Wallace waited for the moment Lamar moved, and then chose to pass.
Although Lamar had predicted and quickly turned to defend, the basketball did not stay in Ben Wallace's hands for too long.
Ben Wallace received the ball without hesitation and shook his hand, and the basketball went to the left side of the three-point line. Hamilton, who was moving laterally, received the ball and threw it, and the Mask Man also showed his killer nature at this moment.
"Huh!"
Sure enough, Hamilton also began to show his fangs, and his previous low profile was just a disguise, and his desire for a championship was no worse than that of Rashid Wallace and Axel.
Looks like it's really going to pay attention!
Hamilton's two-pointer widened the gap between the two sides to seven points. The Detroit Pistons are naturally jubilant, and the Knicks are gloomy. They were really suppressed, which was unthinkable in previous games.
It's understandable if the team lineup is not complete, but the current Knicks obviously have a complete lineup and the players are in the best condition, so they can be suppressed by the Detroit Pistons, and it can only be said that the Detroit Pistons are really strong.
To be precise, it should be the strength of the five tigers working together, which is too strong.
Van Gundy tried to call a timeout, but Lamar stopped him with a look.
At this time, the Knicks must not breathe a sigh of relief first, even if the situation on the court is not favorable to them and the team is behind in the score, but at this time they must not give in first. Once the timeout is called, it will not only do nothing to the situation on the field, but also may undermine the team's morale, boost the opponent's arrogance, and make the opponent more arrogant.
Lamar is well aware that the team is now being suppressed by the Detroit Pistons, and this is not a tactical problem for the team. At the end of the day, it's just that the five guys on the Pistons are too strong!
These five guys are really outstanding in terms of strength and experience! Although they have only been together for two seasons, because of their common goals and ideals, the degree of tacit understanding between them is no worse than that of those who have fought side by side for many years.
The Wallace brothers sit on the inside, and one offense and one defense complement each other. The two men not only provide a huge help to the team in terms of offensive firepower, but also provide ample rebounding for the team.
Hamilton's movement is excellent, his shooting skills are high, and he can provide enough firepower from the outside.
Van Axel is old and strong, and as long as his form comes up, he can turn into an offensive maniac at any time, and his strength has skyrocketed.
Coupled with the ability to both inside and outside, Prince's defensive and offensive abilities are superior inside and outside.
Even if the current Detroit Pistons are casually paired with a few supporting roles on the bench, they definitely have the strength to win the championship. What's more, the Pistons' bench is not sitting on the straw chicken.
You can't call a timeout, you have to figure it out on your own. At least at the end of the first half, the opponent could not be allowed to extend the score to double digits. Because once they fall behind by double digits, the Knicks will most likely never be able to fight again.
After receiving a pass from Battier, Lamar dribbled forward. As the captain of the team, it was time for Lamar to step up.
Benlais tried to come over and defend, but Lamar didn't give him that opportunity at all, and a ground-hitting pass put the basketball into the hands of Billups. Then he ran past Ben Wallace while Big Ben was stunned.
At this time, Billups's pass also arrived, and after 5 years of cooperation, they have cultivated enough tacit understanding between them.
Lamar received the ball and passed it again before Rasheed Wallace could make up the defence and handed it directly to Dampotter behind Rasheed Wallace.
Suppressed by Rasheed Wallace for so long, Dampot really needed a chance to vent, shouting and raising the ball above his head with both hands, and slammed the ball into the basket with all his strength.
But at this moment, the mutation suddenly occurred, and Prince ran from somewhere, jumped up behind Dampot, and slapped the ball down.
The basketball was blocked, and it landed right in the hands of Ben Wallace, who was returning to the defense. Big Ben was overjoyed and was about to launch a fast break, but Billups, who rushed to the basket, jumped up and broke the ball with a palm, and then jumped up for a layup.
Rashid Wallace turned around and was anxious when he saw this, and he couldn't care about it so much, so it was a slap in the face. But it was too late, and the basketball had already rolled off the basket.
Although Rasheed Wallace's slap didn't cover the basketball, it hit Billups's eyebrow bone firmly, and blood burst out.
Rasheed Wallace's limbs look thin, but his strength is not far behind that of some muscular insiders.
Billups was hit so hard that he fell to the ground and fainted, and the floor was instantly covered with blood.
Lamar was also stunned when he saw this, at this time there were only five minutes left until the end of the first half, and at this time, he lost his main point guard, what does it mean?
No one knows the role of Billups better than Lamar. Although Billups is usually inconspicuous in the team, his role in the team is second only to Lamar. Even if Darmsport is gone, he can also be replaced by Anderson and Hilario, but Billups, who is the metronome of the team, has no one to replace.
Rasheed Wallace was talking to the referee, probably meaning that he didn't mean it, it was just an accident.
Lamar didn't say anything about this, he just saw very clearly that Rashid Wallace was indeed not going to people.
The team doctor and the ambulance personnel at the scene carried Billups out of the court, and the staff at the scene came forward to clean up the bloodstains, and finally the referee still ruled that Rasheed Wallace had deliberately committed a foul, and the Knicks made a free throw.
Salmons was substituted to take the penalty in place of Billups, who was off the court. Immediately after hitting the ball, Van Gundy replaced Salmons with Arenas.
The Knicks' midline ball, the basketball was passed to Arenas. The general took two strokes, probably because he didn't expect that he would play the game so quickly, the general looked a little excited, and saw that Axel's defense was not very tight, and rushed towards the basket with a horizontal dribble.
"Damn!" Lamar cursed, trying to warn Arenas, but it was too late.
"Smack!"
A vicious block slapped the slightly immature Arenas on the floor with the ball.
After landing, Ben Wallace, who felt that his dignity had been challenged, did not forget to show his strong biceps muscles to Arenas, declaring that his authority on the inside line was definitely not something that he, a little man, could easily provoke.
"Hurry back to defense!"
Although he wanted to kick Arenas twice, Lamar knew that now was not the time to get angry. The basketball blocked by Ben Wallace was already in the hands of Axel, and after getting the basketball, Fan Maniac was once again rejuvenated with unimaginable vitality, passing Battier at an astonishing speed and killing the Knicks' half.
Although Lamar quickly returned to defense, he was still a beat slow and was scored by Xcel's layup.
If Lamar hadn't been alert enough in the last moments, he might even have paid a foul. As he pursued to the last few paces, Lamar visibly felt that Xcel's speed had deliberately slowed down a bit. Apparently, the experienced Xcel had set a trap to capture Lamar's prey.
Lamar used to do this a lot, and he couldn't see it.
Xcel turned around and glanced at Lamar in surprise, he still admired Lamar's decision in a split second.
"Lamar! I 。。。。。。 Arenas walked over in shame, his hot-headed team had lost a great chance to chase the points, and now the score gap between the two sides was six points again.
"Focus! This is not the time to be in the limelight. 'Lamar wasn't too harsh either, and what the team needs now is unity.
But then, Lamar just couldn't get angry.
After Arenas and Darmsport worked together inside and outside, the General actually chose his worst three-point shooting. As a result, the basketball popped off the basket without incident, and the rebound was obtained by Rasheed Wallace.
The Pistons launched another fast break, and Lamar could only block Hamilton's layup with a foul in the final moments.
"What are you doing?" Lamar roared at Arenas.
The general also felt embarrassed, just now he only thought it was a good opportunity, but he forgot that the three-point shot was not his forte. So the crush four can only be speechless for Lamar's angry rebuke.
Hamilton made one of two free throws to bring the deficit back to seven. It seems that this has become a balance point, and it is not easy for the Knicks to break it.
When attacking again, Lamar chose to attack on his own. But the Detroit Pistons obviously didn't want the Knicks' morale to rise again, and when Lamar made a layup, Ben Wallace, who lost his defensive position, grabbed Lamar's arm and pulled him down.
"Smack!", Lamar fell heavily to the ground, and his shoulder ached. He could see very clearly that Ben Wallace had clearly come to his people just now.
"What do you want to do?" Dampott roared as he took a few steps and rushed in front of Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace was not afraid at all, but looked at Dampotter with a provocative expression. To Ben Wallace, who came out of the slum, the whole league was bullshit, except for Larry Brown who could make him respect.