At the start of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats had a five-point lead, and the opening ball belonged to the Pistons.

They played a wave of fast offense from the outside, and Steve Francis cooperated with Rasheed Wallace, and after blocking the dismantling, Rasheed Wallace directly flew a three-pointer.

Bang, didn't go in.

The basketball bounced high, and Ben and Perkins, who were stuck in each other's positions under the basket, couldn't get the rebound, but Andre Iguodala near the free throw line jumped up and grabbed the rebound.

"Quick! Counterattack! ”

The Bobcats quickly formed a counter-attack, and the opportunity was too good because the rebound bounced high and Iguodala grabbed its position from the outside.

Once the fast break is formed, the Pistons' interior line can't keep up, and the Bobcats' offensive players have been concentrated on the outside, so in the frontcourt, the Bobcats quickly formed a four-on-three advantage.

Only Perkins failed to step back in time for the Bobcats, and the Wallace brothers of the Pistons were still behind everyone.

It was a great opportunity for Paul to receive a pass from Andre Iguodala down the middle, followed immediately by a behind-the-back dribble that shook off Steve Francis, who was trying to delay him.

Then an acceleration came, and he rushed straight to the basket.

James Posey stepped in diagonally to make up for the defense, but Paul found the right time and made a direct pass to Andre Iguodala, who had already rushed to the bottom corner.

"An absolute big vacancy, Andre Iguodala is two or three meters around the position of no defenders at all, the closest to him is James Posey, who has just made up for the basket!"

The breath in the Time Warner Center was suddenly suffocated, everyone knows that this ball is very important, if the three-point shot, the difference will be stretched to 8 points, for a defensive battle, the difference of 8 points is already very large!

But the key question is, can this goal be scored?

Andrea Iguodala is in a key position, his three-point is very average, strictly speaking, he can only be regarded as a wing player with three points, not a wing player with good threes, even if it is an absolute vacant opportunity, he is not 100% sure!

But this one, he glanced at the basket, and then raised his hand to shoot this three-pointer before Big Ben at the top of the arc pounced!

With a bang, the Time Warner Center shuddered.

"Didn't enter!"

But in the next second, there was a loud bang, and the cheers sounded like an explosion, and suddenly swept the entire Time Warner Center!

"Josh Smith's dunk, the ball goes in!"

"68:61, the Bobcats are seven points ahead!"

On the sidelines, Qiao Hai waved his arms, showing some excitement.

On the court, the Pistons served in the backcourt, and Steve Francis advanced to the frontcourt with a very serious expression.

"The Pistons have to score, and now they're seven points behind, and if they don't score right away, the Bobcats will have a chance to stretch the margin to double digits."

A double-digit margin is definitely not something the Pistons want to see, and it's a defensive battle, and a double-digit margin means that they will have a hard time recovering this disadvantage in just half a quarter, and they will lose the first game of the Eastern Conference finals.

So this ball, Steve Francis made a gesture and chose a solid offensive tactic.

The outside found Rashid Wallace to block alone, then rushed to the mid-range position, and suddenly another sideways came to the side to match the running Richard Hamilton with a small screen.

After the cover, Richard Hamilton received the ball with his hand, and Michael Reed, who was defending him, had been left far behind, and Iguodala was immediately facing a one-two-defense crisis.

"Andre Iguodala defended two, and he couldn't shoot a big open three-point shot in the last round, and he has to test this ball again!"

Iguodala was faced with a choice, and at the critical moment, he directly switched defenses, headed in front of Richard Hamilton, who received the ball, and then cut the ball directly.

Syllable!

After a crisp slap on a basketball, the Time Warner Center erupted in a tidal wave of cheers.

Reggie Miller in the commentary box also shouted: "Andre Iguodala cut the ball successfully......"

But before the words fell, there was a string of whistles that beeped, and the referee pointed directly at Iguodala.

"Foul on the thug!"

"A foul on the thug?"

The Time Warner Center was in an uproar and booed.

"The referee signaled for a foul on the hitter, and the ball still belonged to the Pistons." Magic Johnson gave the final decision on the court.

On the court, Qiao Hai protested, but the referee ignored it and still awarded the ball to the Pistons.

At this time, TNT TV gave a slow-motion replay of the ball, which showed that Andre Iguodala was a completely clean cutaway without any fouls!

But the referee's wrong decision has already been made, they just did what they wanted to do, and obviously they won't change the decision.

The Pistons re-issued the sideline ball, still playing an outside three-man cooperation, and finally it was Richard Hamilton who received the ball, but the difference was that this ball, Richard Hamilton completely threw off the defense and raised his hand in the middle range to shoot.

Bang, the ball goes in!

The margin was chased back to 5 points.

In the next few offensive and defensive rounds, there was a wave of iron on both sides, the Pistons scored first, and Richard Hamilton again, and the mid-range king stood up at the critical moment, and this ball he threw another mid-range shot that shook off the defense and hit again.

The difference was narrowed to 3 points.

"With a 3-point difference, the gap between the two teams is almost equal to zero, and with 8 minutes and 41 seconds left in the game, the two teams are almost back to the unified starting line!"

After this goal, Qiao Hai on the sidelines thought for a while, and after Paul controlled the ball for half of the court, he directly raised his hand and called a timeout.

"Qiao Hai called a timeout, a timeout at a critical moment, and I don't know what kind of adjustment he will make."

The main players left the field, Qiao Hai directly made a substitution: "Danny, you play, replace Kendrick, we play a five-small lineup, the shooters on both sides open the formation, Chris and Andre pass and cut the attack, attract the defense to the strong side, and finally the ball is divided to the sides, and the shooter shoots in the open position......"

……

The timeout ended, and both teams restarted.

When Reggie Miller saw the Bobcats' lineup in the final moments, he was a little surprised: "The Bobcats actually got on their five-man lineup at the last minute?!" ”

"In this game against the Pistons, Qiao Hai has not played the ultimate five-small card, and everyone thought that he would give up this card, and at the critical moment, he played this five-small lineup!"

The five-small lineup ended the game, Qiao Hai's assistants were not surprised, with Richard Hamilton scoring in a row, this game was obviously dead, and in the next game, as long as the Pistons continued to play the three-man cooperation on the outside at any cost, the Bobcats would not be able to extend the lead.

If the Bobcats don't have a breaking point, the suspense of this game will last until the end.

Then, the two teams are going to bet on their key ball ability at critical moments, although Qiao Hai is not afraid of the competition of key balls, but if he can end the game early, he will still make adjustments one step ahead.

……

The game restarted, the Bobcats' offense, after the adjustment, their changes were quite noticeable.

The new Danny Granger pulled straight to the bottom corner, and at the top of the arc, Iguodala and Paul kept passing and cutting together, Michael Reed also ran wildly off the ball, and Josh Smith was ambushed on the side of the basket to protect the offensive rebounds on the one hand, and on the other hand it was also a threat.

Big Ben didn't dare to leave the basket at all, and at this critical moment, the defense under the basket is the most important.

So, after Paul and Iguodala coordinated with the outside pass, Paul accelerated with the ball and went inside, and the Pistons had to help defend.

And once the defense is assisted, it is equivalent to the strong side with more defense and less defense, and the weak side is destined to leak people.

The Pistons obviously knew this, and they just let go of Danny Granger in the bottom right corner, which was also something that couldn't be helped, and Michael Reed was still too much of a threat in comparison.

So, Paul split the ball directly to the right side, and Danny Granger received the ball and shot without hesitation.

Swish!

There was a crisp sound of wiping the net, and Danny Granger had just come on the court and immediately hit a crucial three-pointer! The Time Warner Center cheered, and after that goal, the Bobcats' lead extended to six points.

"The ball went in, Danny Granger completed his mission, Joe Hai let him play, that is, let him shoot three points!"

Reggie Miller apparently saw Joeha's adjustment from this goal, and after Andre Iguodala dropped a big open three-pointer in the bottom corner, Joehi was replaced by Danny Granger, which was simply too risky.

Of course, after this goal, Qiao Hai's timeout adjustment also showed his effect.

In the next game, the Pistons played iron again on the offensive end, and the replacement of the five-small Bobcats has improved their defensive intensity, the outside line does not give a chance at all, and the inside line is also completely incapable of attacking.

The Pistons' offense was dumb, the Bobcats grabbed the rebound, and it was another wave of counterattacks.

The Pistons gritted their teeth and chased, they had already formed a retreat, but in the frontcourt, Paul still forced the basket and made a layup.

"The difference of 8 points is 8 points, and the game is out of control!"

The Pistons' offense, they desperately need to score, and Steve Francis chose to force the basket.

"Steve Francis rushed in and raised his hand to make a layup......"

With a bang, a big black hand suddenly stretched out from under the rebound, slamming the basketball that was still on the rise to the rebound.

Time Warner Center exclaimed, and Reggie Miller also slapped the table: "The big hat on the inside line is too critical!" ”

"Josh Smith has done a meritorious service!"

"Rebound!"

Andre Iguodala snatched the basketball straight from the basket, the Bobcats played another wave of fast breaks, and Michael Reed hit a mid-range shot on the fast break.

At 75:65, the margin finally stretched to double digits.

With six minutes left in the game, the Pistons were still holding on, and Steve Francis finally broke through the Bobcats' defense with a breakaway and scored a layup to pull back two points.

But then, the Bobcats also played a wave of successful offense, this ball, the Pistons did not dare to put Danny Granger in the bottom corner, and finally let go of a one-on-one single Paul, Paul hit the inside, made a layup, and the Bobcats continued to maintain a 10-point lead.

After another wave of the two teams playing each other, the Pistons scored first and Rasheed Wallace hit a mid-range shot.

But in turn, Michael Reed returned a three-pointer, and the margin was stretched to 11 points......

With the time remaining in the game, the Pistons gradually lost the opportunity to turn the tables.

In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Pistons 96-86, a difference of ten points, and won the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals!