In the middle of the 2005-2006 season, the Pistons traded Milicic and Arroyo to the Magic and exchanged them for Kevin Cato, just to be able to clear salary space and renew Big Ben, Cato is in the last year of his contract with an annual salary of $8 million, but Big Ben spoke out in advance, and this season he did not consider renewing his contract with the Pistons in advance, the Pistons are where Big Ben made his career, and Big Ben, as a person in temperament, is naturally grateful to the Pistons, so why did he do this?

The reason is in head coach Philip Saunders.

In Sanders's tactics, the interior offense occupies a large part of the weight, and he is also good at playing the interior offense, Kevin Garnett is a very good example, but as we all know, although Big Ben is a top presence on the defensive end, but it is really lackluster on the offensive end, Sanders not only spoke out in public again, complaining that the team's interior offense is unfavorable, but also named Big Ben as dragging down the team's offensive system, which makes the self-esteem so strong that Big Ben can't accept it, This incompatible seed was planted when Sanders first came to the Pistons, and finally broke out on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals this year

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This season, the Pistons finished with a record of 64 wins and 18 losses, and reached the playoffs as the first in the league.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons faced the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Pistons easily eliminated the Bucks 4:1, but the contradiction between Big Ben and Sanders' system was vividly demonstrated in the first round. Big Ben averaged 31.2 minutes per game, but averaged only 2.4 points per game and only 3.2 chances per game, while Tianzun, who had a full range of offensive skills, averaged 12.6 shots per game and scored 17.2 points, and McDeyes averaged only 25.4 minutes per game and scored 11.4 points in 7.6 minutes.

In the second round, the Pistons met a fierce rival, that is, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James, who is only a third-year but already a star of hope in the league.

Compared with the third-year freshmen, James's data is explosive, averaging 31.4 points per game in the regular season, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists, shooting rate as high as 48%, three-point shooting rate of 33.5%, and entering the first round of the playoffs to play the Wizards, James is like a god, averaging 35.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 51.0% from the field, and 38.2% from three-point range, almost single-handedly crushing the Wizards. But unfortunately, in the second round, he ran into -

Tyshawn - Whenever you touch me, your offensive skills automatically drop by 20% - Prince.

As strong as James, it's no exception.

In seven battles, the Pistons had the last laugh 4:3.

In the regular season, the Cavaliers are still very good offensively, averaging 97.6 points per game, but in the playoffs -

Detroit - As soon as I met my offensive skills automatically dropped by 20% - after the Pistons, they averaged only 81 points per game in seven games, James averaged 26.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.4 turnovers per game, shooting 44.2% from the field, and only 27.6% from three-point range, which is almost 10 points per game compared to the first round!

That's how strong the Pistons are defensively!

In this round of the series, in addition to Hamilton's steady contribution of 19.4 points per game, Prince can be called the highest player in the series! He averaged 18.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 45.4% from the field and 60% from three-point range!

The first scene

James: This king does not kill unknown generals, and the head of the thief is named.

Prince: The younger brother's name is Prince.

The second scene

James: Kid, that's good.

Prince: So-so.

The third scene

James: Looks like you still have two brushes.

Prince: So-so.

Scene 4

James: Can you stay away from me, what are you doing so close to me?

Prince: I don't dare go far.

Scene 5

James: How long are your arms?

Prince: For your sake, I made a special trip to South Korea last year to pick up a piece.

Scene 6

James: I was wrong, let me go.

Prince:......

Scene 7

James: Brother, please abuse ......

Prince: OK......

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons met last year's old rival, the Miami Heat.

This year's Heat, the protagonists are still Wade and O'Neal, but Wade has matured for another year, and he is healthier than last year, in addition, the Heat has also added three capable players.

On August 3, 2005, just the first day of the free market, the Heat, Grizzlies, Celtics, Hornets and Jazz teamed up to make the largest trade in NBA history, involving a total of 12 players, not to mention the cumbersome process, in general, the Heat used an Eddie Jones to get the price, from the Celtics in exchange for one of the former twin stars Anthony Walker and White Chocolate Williams, and from the Grizzlies got the ring lucky god James Posey.

At that time, Deposey was in the final third year of his career, and although his ability had declined, he was more than enough as a sixth man who averaged only 26 minutes per game, and Posey, who could defend three-point accuracy, was the team's starting small forward, and Jason Williams was the team's starting guard.

None of the above is the point, the point is that this year, the Pistons met Dwyane Wade, who was at the peak of his career! This year, Wade was affectionately called "Michael Jordan five centimeters shorter" by Riley.

Wade averaged 27.2 points per game this season, shooting 49% from the field, was selected as an All-Star for the second year in a row and was selected as a starter in his first year, averaging 24.7 points per game in the first round, easily tying Chicago, and averaging 27.6 points per game in the second round, tearing apart the New Jersey Nets, and finally meeting the Detroiters in the playoffs for the second year in a row.

That year, Wade's play was really superb, and it is estimated that he can be ranked on the top of the historical level, and in the entire playoffs, whether it is Chicago, New Jersey, or the Pistons or the Mavericks behind, they have not found a way to limit Wade, in fact, the Pistons are the most optimistic team that can limit Wade, but unfortunately, the head coach is no longer the old coach Larry Brown, although the old Brown is a bit stereotyped, but the team defense is absolutely not allowed to have any flaws, and Sanders can revitalize the team on the offensive end, But his defensive coaching ability is really more than a star and a half away from Brown Sr.

On May 23, 2006, the first game of the Eastern Conference finals officially started, in the home of the Pistons, Auburn Hills Palace, Wade came up with a slap of Ma Wei, the first quarter of 6 shots scored 13 points to beat the Pistons, and then O'Neal, Walker, and white chocolate took turns to make the Pistons suffer their first defeat at home 86:91, Wade scored 25 points between 11 shots and 9 of them, and Hamilton also scored 22 points, but the shooting rate was dismal, only 9 of 22 shots, worse than Lups, Those who love 19 points and 7 rebounds on 6-of-19 shooting, and the team's shooting percentage is only 37.8%, such a performance is really difficult to win.

In the second game, Wade hid the flashpoint in the second quarter, and scored 14 points again in a single quarter on 6-of-9 shooting, but Hamilton on the Pistons' side responded, shooting 6-of-12 in the first half and shooting 20 points, trying to keep the city from losing, and Wade almost saved the Heat in the second half. 9.9 seconds before the end, Wade hit a difficult three-pointer to chase the score to only 2 points, but Prince and Billups' steady free throws made the Heat completely lose hope, Wade scored 32 points again on 11-of-20 shooting in the whole game, in addition to 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and 9 turnovers, O'Neal scored 21 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, the Pistons side Prince made 10 of 20 shots and loved 24 points and 11 rebounds, Hamilton scored 20 points in the first half and only scored 2 points in the second half, while Billups did not score a point on 0-of-5 shooting in the first half, and scored 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the second half, smoothly connecting Hamilton's firepower。 In this game, Ben also contributed a lot, scoring 9 points and 12 rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting.

In the first two games, the two teams reached a 1:1 draw.

The third game was played at the American Airlines Center, the home of the Heat, and this game completely became a scoring battle between Billups and Wade, the former scored 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting, and the latter scored 35 points on 13-of-17 shooting, but unfortunately no one on the Pistons team could stand up, Hamilton hit 6 of 15 shots and scored 20 points, Rasheed Wallace scored 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Big Ben only got a pitiful 2 points and 6 rebounds on 0-of-1 shooting, Prince, who had an infinite scenery in the last game, fell to the bottom in this game, scoring only 3 points on 1-of-7 shooting, such a dismal performance, even if Billups is superb, O'Neal broke Big Ben, 11-of-15 shooting and scored 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Walker and Haslem also scored double-doubles.

In the fourth game, Wade was once again a god, scoring 31 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 12 points in the crucial fourth quarter, and the Pistons suffered another loss, 78:89, Prince scored 15 points, which was already the highest score on the team, and Billups failed to keep up with Wade's footsteps, scoring only 14 points in the game.

In four games, the Pistons fell behind by a score of 1:3, and everyone thought that the Pistons might lose, but the water would not think that the always tenacious Detroit people would give up, and in the fifth game, back to their home court, the Pistons were like a rainbow and defeated the Heat 91-78, Wade played "slightly" out of 10, but 23 points on 11-of-20 shooting was good enough, O'Neal scored 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting, and the rest of the people played poorly, Walker only hit 4 of 12 shots and scored 10 points, Haslem scored 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting, while the Pistons' Prince exploded again, scoring 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting to blow up Walker, and McDyce scored 12 points and six rebounds on 5-of-5 shooting off the bench.

Although the Pistons struggled to get one back on their home court, the Heat never gave the Pistons any chance after returning to their home court, facing O'Neal, who played well, the Pistons were behind throughout the game, and finally the Pistons were eliminated by the Heat 78:95, although Hamilton shot down 33 points, but the efficiency was not high 28 shots only 12 shots, Wallace, Prince and Billups three major firepower points combined 35 shots 10 shots, only 29 points, The Heat's O'Neal scored 28 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks on 12-of-14 shooting, completely blowing up Big Ben, and White Chocolate played exceptionally well in the last game, scoring 21 points and 6 assists on 10-of-12 shooting, and Wade scoring 14 points and 10 assists on 6-of-15 shooting.

Again, the Pistons debated that the series did not find a way to limit Wade, averaging 26.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in the series, shooting 61.7% from the field.

Wade: Brother, I heard your name is Tyshawn - when you meet my opponent, your offensive ability automatically drops by 20% - Prince? Do you know who I am?

Prince: Who are you?

Wade: My name is Dwayne - no matter who you meet, your offensive ability will automatically increase by 30% - Wade.

In addition to Wade, O'Neal is also the most stable point in the Heat team, averaging 21.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in the series, and shooting 65.5%, while Hamilton, who scored the most points on the Pistons, averaged 20.7 points per game and shot only 37.8% from the field, and Billups averaged 18 points per game with a shooting rate of 39.1%.

It's a pity that the Pistons failed to defend the championship, but this may not be the most regrettable thing, the most regrettable thing happened in the summer of 2006, Big Ben rejected the Pistons' contract extension, abandoned the brothers on the team who shared their weal and woe, and switched to the arms of Chicago, what happened?