When the enemy met, Ratliffe and Ben Wallace came to the center of the court with red eyes and jumped the ball.

Let's not talk about the last time the two of them were punched by each other, and their faces were broken, let's just say that as the favorites for this season's best defensive player, Ben Wallace, Mutombo, and Ratliff, when two of the three meet each other, they all have to fight each other.

As early as 1998 and 1999, Ratliff was selected for the second team of the best defensive team, last season Ratliff was the king of blocks, and this year Latliff is almost going to occupy this honor, and the second place in the block list is Ben Wallace, in addition to the team is a direct competitor, the two teams are also the same in terms of individual honors!

The Eagles fielded their regular starting five.

The Pistons likewise continue to field lineups of Chakey Atkins, Michael Curry, Jerry Sterhouse, Clifford Robinson, Ben Wallace.

The Pistons' lineup, except for small forward Stackhouse, is full of defensive stalwarts with poor scoring ability, Coach Carlisle likes egalitarianism, of course, if there is a scorer like the peak Nowitzki or the peak O'Neal Jr., he also likes it, but when he doesn't, he can also make the offensive end good.

Nearly half a season has passed, the Pistons' style of play this season, lineup stability, etc. have been improved, and the data is basically fixed, scoring an average of 93 points per game, conceding an average of 90 points per game, and maintaining the top three defensive efficiency in the league on the basis of offense, only the Heat and Lakers have higher defensive efficiency than the Pistons, and even the Spurs can only rank fourth.

As the referee's whistle blew, Ben Wallace leaped high to win the jump ball over Latliff's head, and the Pistons took the lead.

Big Ben's field enveloped the field, and the tempo of both sides dropped wildly.

The Pistons players slowly pressed the whole court, and the rhythm was called slow.

Stackhouse pushed in, and to be honest he didn't like the pace, and his stats and performances were far lower than last season, but if he could win, so be it.

By the time Stackhouse got to beyond the three-point line, the clock had run out of about ten seconds.

If you follow the style of play of Stackhouse last season, he will shoot directly at 3721, but not now, if he throws in waves, he will be pressed on the bench, last season he averaged 42 minutes per game in the league, and this season he only averaged 34 minutes per game, and was forcibly corrected by Coach Carlisle, becoming a player with an average of 20+5+5 per game, rebounds and assists set a new career high!

Coach Carlisle's Pistons and Larry Brown's Pistons are both defensive teams, but there is still a little difference, Larry Brown likes to defend, but he is also happy to have a scorer like Iverson or Hamilton who catches the ball and does it, and he said he doesn't understand it on the offensive end, so he lets the players fight for it themselves.

Coach Carlisle, on the other hand, prefers teamwork to block and dismantle, which to a certain extent curbs the rhythm suppression of his own center.

The Pistons opened with a high post tactic, and with 10 seconds left on the offensive time, the Pistons began to run and attack, Stackhouse passed the ball to Michael Curry, Michael Curry held the ball at the top of the arc, Jerry Starhouse quickly slipped to the baseline and borrowed Clifford Robinson's off-ball blocking to take away Muhammad's switch defense to a 45-degree angle to open up space, the Hawks' attention shifted to the line, and Chaki Atkins turned and rushed towards the basket.

Michael Curry threw the ball in a reversal, Chaggie Atkins raised his hand under the basket and made a feint, which made Ratliff pounce on the little man Chaggie Atkins, a killer is very scary no matter what era, only the 180 Chaggie Atkins can average only 5 points per game and sit firmly in the starting position for many years, relying on his ability to tear up the defense.

Clifford Robinson on the outside followed up from behind, Chaggy Atkins passed the ball to Clifford Robinson, and Clifford Robinson scored two points with an easy throw.

The Pistons retreated like a tide after scoring a goal, fast and balanced, Clifford Robinson, a 36-year-old veteran, and Ben Wallace, a short center, both ran fast, and had good defensive discipline, laying a solid foundation for Larry Brown to become the owner in the future.

The Hawks came over with the ball, Jason Terry was only half-time, Michael Curry mentioned that Jason Terry was pressed from the outside, and at the same time, Chaggie Atkins on this side interfered with Raheem receiving the ball, and Jason Terry couldn't pass the ball to Raheem as he was used to.

The Pistons consciously or unintentionally suppressed the rhythm of the court, using around the front, changing defenses, and various ways to suppress the offensive rhythm of the Hawks, as for their own offensive rhythm, it can take time.

Neither pick-and-roll nor running could create easy scoring for teammates or space for Raheem to go one-on-one, so Jason Terry had to come on his own and decisively dribble to the side and miss a three-point shot.

All you want is to play fast! The Hawks wanted the exact opposite of the pace and the Pistons pair.

The Pistons came over, Michael Curry passed the ball to Chaki Atkins, Chaki Atkins took the ball and attacked, looked up, Raheem was already standing in a defensive position, although Chaki Atkins was short, but he had a strong confrontation ability and was very powerful, Raheem pasted it and made physical contact with Chaki Atkins, Chaki Atkins came over and collided with Rahim, Chaki Atkins bumped into Rahim's body, but he stumbled a little under his feet and lost his balance, and the meat and egg impact of the small steel cannon was still enough to choke Rahim, Time was almost exhausted, passed to Stackhouse, Stackhouse forced a step back and missed a jumper, Ratliff took the backcourt rebound, and immediately threw it to Jason Terry, Jason Terry held the ball and quickly counterattacked and quickly played the offensive and defensive transition, chasing the Pistons who quickly returned to the defense.

This time, the Hawks broke through the slow-paced defensive system built by Ben Wallace's Big Ben field, but it was still a little bit worse, he rushed to the Pistons interior by himself, but there was no teammates who answered, so he had no choice but to withdraw by himself, waiting for his teammates to be in place and slowly play the position.

The two teams are consumed like this!

Most of the players on both teams are defensive, the Pistons' interior double best defensive team combination, Ben Wallace is the first favorite for the best defensive player, Clifford Robinson don't look at him 36, the defensive efficiency and role in the forward are second only to Duncan and Garnett, Doug Gristie, is the favorite for the best defensive second team, except for Coach Carlisle, who has not been very satisfied with the Stackhouse defense, the short Chaki Atkins and Michael Curry are above average in defense, He looks great in a defensive system built on Ben Wallace.

On the Hawks' side, Ratliff is the king of blocks, the top three defensive centers in the league, Muhammad has excellent defensive awareness and dares to fight, Raheem is also a tall player who is good at offense and defense at the small forward position and even rebounds, blocks, and steals.

Both teams are like buckets on the inside, no one can cut through, Ratliffe and Ben Wallace come in one cap at a time, or both sides are slowly grinding and playing.

The Pistons fans watched lively, and more than 10 million fans in front of the TV began to doze off, but after spending money, most of them still watched patiently.

Isn't there still a wave in the Eagles, if you watch the game, Raheem can't play inside, and the highlight of the Eagles is the double wave in the backcourt!

Finally, after playing for more than eight minutes and the two teams had a score of 10-8, the referee took advantage of a dead ball that finally came and called an official timeout.

In the picture of Coach Kruger numbly watching Liu Mang take off his training clothes and go up to shoot to test his hand without saying hello, the fans in front of the TV finally cried with joy, except for the Atlanta fans, everyone else felt that this rookie was so pleasing to the eye for the first time!