Chapter 486: Only-one
The Detroit Pistons have always been a resilient team, and in the playoffs, in the final period of the game, the player's mental quality and on-court play are often more important than technical tactics, and a steal, a block or a turnover, can change
The final battle.
Therefore, even if Adelman did everything in the first three quarters, he did not dare to guarantee that the team would win in the fourth quarter, and there were too many factors of instability.
The fourth quarter was about to begin, and the Auburn Hills Palace Arena reverberated with Tiffany's "I-think-we-are-alone-now" (I think we're lonely right now), Tiffany's voice was sweet and moving, but the Pistons fans didn't have the heart to listen
Song, everyone is waiting, waiting for the Pistons to stage a comeback in the fourth quarter, and 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 active, and the deployment of the lineup is more generous
Surprise.
At the beginning of the game, Daley's new lineup worked, Sully and Thomas played a block on the left side, Thomas split and passed to Sully, Sully received the ball and hit a jumper, scoring the first goal of the fourth quarter of the game.
The Pistons' lineup is obviously up to grab points, give up height, improve speed and outside attack ability, and fire at the back three guards together, leaving only one John Sully as the last barrier, such a lineup is not dangerous, Daley wants to open in the fourth quarter
In the first three minutes, the score was quickly chased closer, and then the Trail Blazers could continue to get closer, otherwise the longer the point difference dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for the Pistons.
But if the Trail Blazers take advantage of the Pistons' defensive loopholes during this period to attack and further widen the point difference, then the Pistons' situation will be even worse.
However, Adelman was a little conservative at this time, Gan Guoyang was put on the bench, and he needed to rest for three minutes.
At this time, the offensive core of the Trail Blazers on the court was Drexler and Porter, Drexler once again asked for the ball with his back, this time he wanted to press Winnie Johnson in the middle, but Pooh Johnson was not tall enough, but his figure was extremely thick
, the next set is very stable, Drexler has no good chance, so a back pass is handed to Cauchy on the left, Cauchy takes the ball and breaks through directly from the bottom line, and it is Thomas who is guarding him.
But Cauthy's layup was interfered with by Aquili and Sully, and he spun twice on the rim and fell out, Sarri took the rebound, passed to Thomas, and the Pistons counterattacked.
Thomas once again blocked with Sarri on the left side, this time Dakoworth did not give Sarri a chance, Sarri had no space to shoot after taking the ball, under the pressure of Darkovs, passed the ball to Aquili who stepped forward to answer, but Corsi stepped forward to break the ball, but he still did
It was a step too slow, and the ball was picked up by Aquili, but Cauchy couldn't hold his feet and collided directly with Aquili.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew and the referee called Caucy blew for a defensive foul on Cauthy, only to start complaining to Cauchy because it was his fifth foul.
Adelman had to remind Cauchy to hurry up and stop being verbose, otherwise another technical foul would be worth the loss, but before Adelman's words were finished, the referee made a "T" gesture and shot directly, giving Cauchy a technical foul, and the Pistons made a free throw
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"I didn't run into him at all, I didn't! Damn it! Cauchy came off the court and complained, this penalty was very deadly, Thomas hit a free throw, the gap between the two sides was only 5 points, and the Pistons still had an offensive chance.
At this time, the offense of both sides on the court is becoming more and more sticky, and the breakthrough of outside players is becoming more and more difficult, and Daley's three defenders do not want the three to break through in turn, but to open up space, enhance the ability to transmit the ball on the outside, and pave the way for the inside attack.
At this point, Aquili was already the Pistons' most reliable offensive weapon.
Thomas and Vinnie Johnson made two or three passes from the outside, and finally passed the ball to Aquili under the Trail Blazers' pressing defense, and it was Paxson who replaced Cauchy who defended Aquille.
This can also be regarded as the Trail Blazers' regular substitution idea, because they are short of people at the small forward position, and Gan Guoyang has been on top, but the rigid Adelman made a mistake, he did not expect that the Pistons' lineup, the offensive focus is actually on Aquili, three backs
Wei was just a false shot.
Aquili and Dumas did a cross switch, and then Aquili misplaced to play Paxson, Buck Williams, who was supposed to defend Aquili, was blocked by Joe Dumas, and Aquili received the ball and hit an easy turnover jumper in the face of Paxson.
"Marking! Keep an eye on your own people! What are you doing? What are you doing? As soon as Aquili scored this goal, the difference between the two sides suddenly became three points!
The Trail Blazers paid the price for the two-minute chaos, facing the Pistons with a small lineup of three guards, the Trail Blazers made mistakes in defensive alignment, the two positions of power forward and small forward were messed up, and with the help of the referee, the Pistons chased the score in an instant.
Adelman couldn't help but want to call a timeout, but the experience of many games told him that this time may not be the best opportunity to call a timeout, which is the inspiration given to him by Gan Guoyang's approach, when the opponent played a wave of climaxes and felt that he wanted to stop us
When the opponent is slack, a wave of counterattacks can work wonders.
So, Adelman did not call a timeout, and the Trail Blazers players also understood it, served quickly, Drexler ran all the way, hit the basket and found no chance to catch the ball, went around to receive Porter's pass, and then went straight to the 45-degree dry jump shot.
Although Drexler's shooting posture is still so painful, and the arc is flat like an iron, this ball Drexler hit from a mid-range distance!
Adelman's heart was about to jump out, and Gan Guoyang also jumped up from the bench, greatly relieved, and clenched his hands into fists.
However, the Pistons' three-minute assault was still effective, and in retrospect, Thomas forced a layup from the outside, and the margin became three points again, and for the Pistons, the margin came to within 5 points anyway.
Within five points, a small gap, but at the last moment of the final quarter of the finals, it was like an insurmountable moat, and the offensive efficiency of both sides was low to a certain point, and every attack began to become difficult.
As Gan Guoyang took off his sportswear and stood on the court again, the situation of the Pistons was undoubtedly more difficult, and Gan Guoyang's huge threat in the low post made the entire Auburn Hills Palace Arena feel like a man.
But the Pistons still gritted their teeth and held on, the game between the two sides was fierce to the point of cruelty, Gan Guoyang's shooting rate also began to decline, the two sides were constantly playing iron, constantly competing for rebounds, fighting on every inch of the floor, many times the tactics began to lose meaning, who dares
Whoever gets out of the way will have an advantage.
"The last three minutes, the last three minutes! Bite it, bite it! Gan Guoyang shouted loudly on the court, and in the last three minutes, the Trail Blazers still led the Pistons by 5 points, 5 points, becoming the most tormenting number for all fans on the scene.
“Come-on! Come-on!” The Pistons players on the bench were shouting, but such shouts were often drowned out in the noisy stadiums, and the cheers of the spectators were desperate.
Drexler singled the ball low on the left side, and when he turned to make a jumper, Ranbier pressed up, Drexler opted for a pass, and Paxson received the ball and missed a jumper from 15 feet.
At this time, Gan Guoyang jumped up and down in a group of Pistons players and got the frontcourt rebound, but when he made a strong layup, there were three people hanging on him, Rodman, Ranbier who made up the defense, and Thomas who came up from behind, but the referee didn't blow a foul, Gan
Guoyang missed the layup, the ball fell to the ground, and there was chaos under the basket.
It's Rambier again, he caught the ball under the basket, after being beaten by Gan Guoyang in the third quarter, he rested on the bench for five minutes, and he was resurrected with full blood, he didn't care how much Gan Guoyang was better than him, how much better than him, as long as he could win, everything didn't matter.
Thomas received the ball and advanced steadily, he was not in a hurry, he was carefully observing, he first passed the ball to Dumas on the bottom line, Dumas passed back, Thomas observed the moment he received the ball, and directly gave the racket to Ranbir.
Ranbir catches the ball at the top of the arc!
Gan Guoyang made a mistake, he didn't go to the high post to control the overall situation, but ran to the basket, and as a result, Ranbir made a three-point shot after receiving the ball!
"Fuck, shit." Gan Guoyang knew that it was bad as soon as he saw Ranbir's shot arc, and he just finished thinking in his heart, the ball had already hollowed into the net! 98:96! The Trail Blazers are only two points ahead!
The Trail Blazers had some bad luck in the fourth quarter, and the referee's two free throws were actually crucial, one gave the Pistons a free throw and a throw, and made important defenders sit off the court; Instead of giving the Trail Blazers a free throw, he gave the Pistons a chance to fight back with three points, and let it directly
The Trailblazers' advantage is eroded.
This time, Adelman is about to call a timeout, leaving little time for both sides, and in less than two minutes, both sides should have two more chances to attack.
Gan Guoyang listened to Adelman's tactics and wiped the sweat on his head with all his might, this time Adelman made a dangerous move and decided not to let Gan Guoyang assist, because Gan Guoyang threw too many key balls, and the opposing coach could know that Gan Guoyang would shoot key balls with his feet, so
This time, Adelman wanted to take a gamble.
He bet on Terry Porter, the Trail Blazers' biggest outside shooter, and of course, Adelman was replaced by Paxson, and the Pistons couldn't underestimate him, and it was his three-pointer who brought the Trail Blazers back to life in the Western Conference Finals.
The Pistons have the strongest defensive lineup, Sully, Ranbill, Rodman, Dumas and Thomas, and Daley has the people at his disposal, just like a football team, and can switch to the defensive and offensive groups at any time.
"I'll give you one back from beyond the three-point line later." Gan Guoyang said to Ranbir, who was defending him.
Gan Guoyang is interfering with Ranbir, because he has been played by Gan Guoyang like this before, Ranbir's nerves immediately tensed up, and he began to stare at Gan Guoyang, but as soon as the Trailblazers sent a throw-in, he found that the main attack point was Porter, and Porter received the ball and broke through directly from the bottom line on the left side
, and then get a layup with Sully's interference! 100:96! The Pistons' situation was critical again, and Daley called a timeout.
The Trail Blazers' attack was quite successful, and Gan's division strategy was also effective, Daley's arrangements for Gan Guoyang during the timeout were all lost, and Porter's breakthrough was completely destroyed.
However, it is more difficult for the Trail Blazers to defend the Pistons, and while Thomas is the Pistons' best offensive finisher, others should not be overlooked.
"I'll have my first three points later!" At this time, Bill Lambier suddenly said to Gan Guoyang, this time it was Gan Guoyang's turn to be stunned for a moment, and Ranbier would say such things.
However, this time, Ranbir's role seems to have been swapped with Gan Guoyang, and after receiving the ball from the outside, Ranbir suddenly grabbed a gap and took a step forward, and then shot directly outside the three-point line!
The unusually decisive shot surprised Gan Guoyang, this time, the ball went in again!
"Yay!" After the goal, Lambier yelled, as if he wanted to vent all the anger he suffered in Gan Guoyang in the first three quarters.
Gan Guoyang was really careless this time, and he made two mistakes in a row, allowing Ranbir's two three-pointers to force the Trail Blazers into this situation.
When the Trail Blazers attacked, Drexler's layup missed, Gan Guoyang took the frontcourt rebound and passed to Porter, and after Porter also missed, the Pistons won the backcourt rebound, and the opportunity came to the Pistons.
With a one-point gap, the Pistons have every chance to beat the Trail Blazers at home, and the pressure is all on the Trail Blazers.
At the last moment, the Trail Blazers seemed to be a little messed up, especially Ranbier's two three-pointers, which made the Trail Blazers a little confused, and the defensive formation was messed up.
The Trail Blazers' bench, coaches, assistant coaches, and staff are all starting to get nervous, as if it's them and not their opponents who are behind, and the momentum has returned to the Pistons.
Gan Guoyang was able to score continuously in the middle of the fourth quarter, but at the end of the quarter, he made a series of mistakes, and the good state of a game fell off the chain at the last moment.
The Pistons served, and Ranbir came to the outside again, this time Gan Guoyang must follow closely, but when Gan Guoyang came out, Thomas broke through with the ball inside!
He made a block with Ranbier, and then went straight to the inside, and Sabonis made up for it!
Thomas dodged Sabonis, flashed slightly on the right baseline, and directly made a stop-and-go jumper!
Thomas had just raised the ball above his head to make a shot, but he felt a strong force from the ball, and his body began to fall backwards.
"Bang!" Thomas was sat on the ground by Gan Guoyang with a big hat! Thomas didn't know when Gan Guoyang would follow.
But the ball was still under the control of the Pistons, and Rodman on the outside picked up the ball and threw it directly to Ranbir on the outside, who received the ball and wanted to make a three-point shot.
Gan Guoyang is like a tiger out of the cage, he seems to have expected Lambir to receive the ball, because Rodman has no outside offensive ability at all, so he started to shoot at Lambier first!
Ranbir made a three-point shot, but Gan Guoyang felt his fingertips touch the ball, so he immediately shouted "Rebound!" after he landed. ”
Sure enough, the ball smashed in front of the basket, Sabonis jumped hard, spliced the height advantage and slapped the ball out, but the Trail Blazers still didn't get the ball on the outside, Joe Dumas grabbed the ball, and the Pistons' life was too hard!
This time it was Gan Guoyang who blocked the gun's eye, Gan Guoyang immediately blocked the middle lane, and then went to follow Dumas, forcing Dumas to the sideline, and Drexler also came forward to help.
The piston is running out of time! There are less than four seconds left!
Dumas couldn't make a move at all under Gan Guoyang's pressure, and at this time, he saw a player in white who was vacant, and he didn't care who it was, and passed the ball towards him.
It was Dennis Rodman who caught the ball!
Rodman received the ball on the left sideline with two seconds left in the game, and when he was 19 feet from the basket, his only option was a jumper.
Rodman's 19-foot mid-range shot!
"Bang!" The ball hits the basket, misses, the buzzer sounds, and the game is over.
At 100:99, the Trail Blazers defeated the Detroit Pistons by 1 point in Game 4 and won the championship point.
After the match, Gan Guoyang raised his right hand and stretched out a finger, shouting to everyone: "Only-one! Only-one! (There's only one left, there's only one left!) )