Chapter 172: Before the game

On December 11th, the day finally came.

Approaching 8 p.m., the normally empty Quickloan Arena was overcrowded, with people occupying almost every seat.

The fans wore yellow T-shirts, which were distributed free of charge by the home team to the fans, in order to get the fans to support the home team.

It seems that the Cavaliers also want to seize the opportunity of this game and retain the hearts of fans, after all, there are not many games that have been copied so hot.

The entrance ceremony begins.

The Pistons' five starters Campbell, Prince, Hamilton, Billups and Big Ben appeared successively.

They were greeted by a sea of yellow and the craziest boos.

"Detroit trash, welcome to Cleveland, get ready to die!"

"Aren't you the Motor City? Why don't you drive a few more cars, after all, a lot of people will be carried out after this race. ”

"Prepare for your three-game losing streak!"

.......

Subsequently, the Cavaliers made five starts.

Eric Williams, Ye Feng, Boozer, Ilgoskas, James.

James' action of sprinkling magnesium powder detonated the audience.

After that, the players of both sides take a stand. The referee routinely told the players on both sides to blow the whistle for the start of the game.

Honk~

The game officially began, and Big Ben and Ilgoskas jumped up at the same time, fiercely jumping towards the basketball, which had just reached the highest point.

Ilgoskas is 221 centimeters, Big Ben is 206 cm, and the difference is 15 centimeters, but the "short" Big Ben is like a spring compressed to the extreme, jumping up suddenly, and then catching up, touching the basketball first.

Honk~

As soon as the game began, the referee's whistle sounded.

The fans at the scene looked confused, and the players on the field were also confused, and they didn't know what was happening, after all, the game had only started for less than 1 second.

"Away No. 3, Ben Wallace made a foul and jumped before the ball reached its highest point. The ball goes to the home team! ”

The referee gestured and pronounced the verdict.

Hearing what the referee said, the fans suddenly realized that this was the case.

Immediately after, the fans cheered and applauded the referee's blow.

In any case, this is a strong one for the Cavaliers. Even if the Cavaliers can't seize the opportunity, at least let the Pistons suffer, and that's enough.

Ye Feng also suddenly understood, but he was not as happy as the fans.

Jumping ball violation, this is something that can be blown or not blown, many times the referee turns a blind eye and will not blow it.

After all, although the team that wins the jump ball can get the first ball in the first and fourth quarters, the other team can get the first ball in the second and third quarters, and the chances are equal, and there is no advantage at all.

Only when someone has a particularly obvious violation of the jumping ball, the referee will have to blow it, after all, this shows the referee's professional level.

And Big Ben just jumped the ball too early, so the referee had to blow it.

It seems to be just a simple jumping ball violation, but Ye Feng has seen a lot.

With that ball just now, Big Ben seemed to be jumping higher and faster than usual, far beyond his usual level.

It seems that this seemingly low-key, but extremely tough guy in his bones is holding his breath for a long time, waiting to vent in the game.

"It's not going to be easy!"

Ye Feng couldn't help but think.

Before he had time to think about it, the referee began to urge the Cavaliers to serve.

Ye Feng had to run over, catch the ball and bring it to the front court.

When he arrived at the front, Ye Feng began to observe the situation.

According to Paul's arrangement, the Cavaliers' strategy is still to play inside, after all, Ilgoskas has a clear advantage, especially in the last game without Boozer to blow up the combination of Campbell and Big Ben.

In this game, Boozer returned from injury, coupled with newcomers Eric Williams and Ye Feng, all three of them can shoot, which sets off the power of Ilgoskas even more.

But the Pistons clearly anticipated the Cavaliers' strategy and were restricting Big Z as soon as the game began.

Campbell stood near the reasonable collision zone and used his massive body to get stuck in the main position to keep Big Z out of the basket.

Big Ben is constantly swimming, using his speed to go around and harass, so that Big Z can't easily pass and catch the ball.

As soon as Ye Feng saw it, he knew that Paul's first strategy would not work.

Fortunately, Paul also arranged a second plan.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng raised four fingers.

Boozer immediately understood, ran out and pulled to a high position, and played blocking and dismantling tactics with Ye Feng.

Boozer just blocked Billups, and Ye Feng immediately accelerated to start with the ball, forcing the Pistons to change defense.

But at this moment, Prince on the side suddenly rushed over, delayed the activation of Ye Feng, and then retreated.

It was the moment Ye Feng was delayed, Billups successfully bypassed Boozer, squeezed over, and followed Ye Feng again.

Failure to block and dismantle!

For this move, the Pistons are still prepared, resolutely do not make substitutions, and ensure proper alignment through delays to avoid misalignment.

"Wow, even if it's only a few seconds, the Pistons have cracked two sets of offensive tactics for the Cavaliers. I have to admit that the Pistons' defensive system is really the first in the league. ”

"That's the strength of Coach Larry Brown, not to mention the offense. But only in defense, there are few people who can compete with him. ”

"Of course, let's not forget that this defensive system was created by Rick Carlisle, and Larry Brown inherited and sublimated."

The live commentary was very thorough, and he praised Larry Brown.

Larry Brown was unimpressed, sitting on the sidelines in a suit, watching the wind and grass on the court with a blank face.

Of course, this guy is not angry and happy, which shows that he is in a good mood.

On the court, Ye Feng was once again caught by Billups' tall body, and the breakthrough line was blocked again.

Billups looked at Ye Feng coldly, his face ruthless.

In the last game, he almost played the lowest shooting percentage of the season, and the performance was very poor.

It stands to reason that this is mainly due to Billups' own poor hand, not how strong Ye Feng's defense is. After all, Billups is not something that Ye Feng can defend against at all, and his strong No. 1 position is the most resistant to Ye Feng.

But Billups still decided to save face in front of Ye Feng, even if it was just to prove that he was better than a rookie, it was not that he couldn't afford to lose, but the player's self-esteem.

Ye Feng didn't have time to think about it, so he could only retreat outside the three-point line, stabilize the rhythm first, and then observe the situation.

Ilgoskas still doesn't have a good position and a chance to catch the ball; James was entangled by the "Little Prince" Prince; Although Boozer is strong, he is not worth mentioning in front of Big Ben; Eric Williams, on the other hand, has no offensive ability on his own......

Therefore, I can only rely on myself to open the situation first.

Looking at the timer, there were 8 seconds left to 24 seconds.

Ye Feng didn't have time to think about it, so he started directly and broke through Billups.

Continuously changing direction drastically, Ye Feng still couldn't get rid of Billups despite his superior speed.

I have to say, this guy's defense is really good.

Time is getting less and less, and Ye Feng is no longer allowed to try again.

Ye Feng suddenly took a step back and raised the basketball with one hand.

"Step-back jumper?"

The whole audience could guess what Ye Feng was going to do, and Billups was naturally no exception.

"But don't you think I don't exist?"

Billups sneered and pounced.

(End of chapter)