The Zen master didn't expect Wade to be so strong, in fact, he was already very attentive to Wade, and asked Kobe to defend him, but he was still equalized at the end of the first quarter, which made the Zen master feel a little unhappy. But the tactics of the second quarter still have to be arranged, although the first quarter did not take the lead is a little unexpected, but it is not broken.

In the first quarter, the Zen master deliberately replaced Payton and Malone in advance, hoping to give them enough rest time and wait until the second quarter to put on the battle. After a five- or six-minute break, the two veterans are back on the pitch, and letting them on the pitch should give the team an advantage and regain the initiative on the pitch.

The Zen master's calculations were so loud that by the time he put Peyton and Malone on the court, Brown had already seen his intentions. But Brown didn't make a targeted setup, Payton and Malone were indeed strong, but their early exit in the first quarter undoubtedly exposed their biggest weakness, which was a lack of physical strength. Even Malone, who has been training actively to maintain his shape, can't resist the invasion of time, and although his situation is a little better than Payton's, it is not much better.

It was precisely because he saw the Zen master's intentions that Brown did not put the main players back on the court step by step, but kept Wade and let him replace Prince in the starting five, playing the three-guard lineup that he was familiar with during his time with the 76ers. Brown's three-guard at the expense of the defense was actually considered, Payton and Malone obviously couldn't keep up with the pace of the game, so the Pistons led by the three-guard could just speed up and make them tired on the court.

Moreover, with Wade replacing Prince, although the defense has dropped a lot, it is still within the acceptable range of Brown. Wade is a little frizzy, but whether it is steals or blocks, he already has the strength above the average level of the guard group, and speed is one of his big weapons. In a way, he's more pressing on the defensive end than Prince.

Brown was right, and the Pistons' three guards kept hurting the court, making Payton and Malone miserable. What's more, Thomas and Big Ben are also very mobile interior players, and they only need to follow the guards to run wildly around the court to get a chance to shoot, and they don't have to face the Lakers' defense.

Seeing Payton panting after less than 5 minutes on the court, the Zen master was stunned on the sidelines. In his opinion, Brown should not have such courage, but he should forget that in the few seasons when Brown coached the 76ers, the three-guard was a complete piece of cake for him, but at this time, there was a new bottle of old wine, and the replacement was still a three-guard.

Payton couldn't keep up with the pace of the Pistons' three guards at all, and Malone was no better, his presence on the defensive end was close to nothing, and he often couldn't take care of that side when he could take care of this side, and before he could determine which player he was going to defend, the opponent had already received the ball and completed an offense. While he's scoring himself, he's been frustrated by his inaction on the defensive end.

In fact, the three-guard does not conform to the Pistons' usual style, but now that Brown has figured it out, for a team, a fixed style is the most tragic, if you can win the game, what does it matter if the style changes? Moreover, the Pistons' bench lineup this season has often been able to set off a whirlwind of fast play, and now it just extends to the starters.

The Pistons' fast-paced offense forced Zen Master to replace Payton with 4 minutes and 27 seconds left in the second quarter, and he was really afraid that Payton would kneel directly on the court. The veteran is no longer the point guard who won the best defensive player at the beginning, and his offense can still be vaguely seen in his prime, but on the defensive end is simply a target for the Pistons guard group.

With this wave of fast offense, the Pistons have taken a nine-point lead, which doesn't look like a lot, but considering their opponent is the Lakers, it's pretty good. Although the Lakers had been hoping to tie the score, they couldn't do so until the end of the first half, and the Pistons scored 57 points.

The Lakers, who wanted to win, played a wave of small climaxes at the beginning of the third quarter and directly overtook the score, but the Pistons players changed their previous rush and played calmly, and each round had to drag on until 20 seconds before shooting, which directly grinded the Lakers players out of temper. So for any opponent of the Pistons, it's really crushing to switch to two very different styles that are always coming and going, and it makes people feel like they want to vomit blood.

When the Lakers fell into the slow pace of the Pistons, they became very unaccustomed, and the shooting percentage naturally went down, and coupled with Big Ben's frantic scramble for rebounds, they didn't score a single game in the final 2 minutes and 23 seconds of the third quarter. On the other hand, the Pistons, although they played very slowly, had a fairly high success rate, and they caught up with the score little by little. However, this is also because it is still in the third quarter, and if it comes to the last critical moment, it is inevitable that it will be short-handed.

As soon as the Pistons came up in the final quarter, they sacrificed the defense they relied on to make their reputation very uncomfortable, which made the two veterans feel uncomfortable. Payton and Malone were also great defensive players at the peak of their careers, but they didn't want to face such a tough defense at this time. In addition to them, O'Neal has also become exhausted from the wrestling with Big Ben, and the team can only rely on Kobe and Szzebiak to score, and most of those shots are concentrated in Kobe's hands.

How could Kobe Bryant alone compete with the Pistons, who had so many scoring points? Originally, his offensive efficiency in this game was not high, and when he encountered Prince's entanglement, iron suddenly became the main tone of the Lakers on the offensive end. The Pistons took the opportunity to overtake the score and pulled away little by little, which made the Zen master feel helpless, but looking at the state of Payton and Malone, he was silent again.

In previous games, Zen Master has always been full of confidence in his four stars, believing that relying on them this season will definitely bring the Lakers another championship trophy, but now it seems that the effect of F4 is not as good as imagined. If it were any other team, the Pistons' game rhythm would be fast and slow, which would greatly drain the physical strength of the veteran players, thus further reducing their playing time in the game.

Of course, this game is just a regular season game, but what about the playoffs? What about the finals? If Payton and Malone can't play enough time in every game, what's the point of recruiting them in the first place?