Losing Game 1 of the series was a big blow to the Pistons as a team, and it meant they lost their home-court advantage. They also have to admit that the opponent is really tough, and it is quite difficult to win the series.

While the players were still reeling from the defeat, the coaching staff had already set their sights on the second game. In the tactical analysis session, Brown once again emphasized the importance of defense and game rhythm, and in the first game, the Pistons were clearly dragged into the rhythm of the Raptors, and although they played well defensively, almost everyone was not comfortable with it.

So in the next game, no matter how the opponent speeds up, the Pistons have to slowly grind positional battles with them, which is what they are best at. At the same time, Brown also resolutely asked the team to give up the competition for rebounds in the front court, and at least four people had to return to defense in time after a missed shot, which of course also put forward higher requirements for the players' shooting skills.

However, Brown still praised the players, after all, it is not easy to drag the game to the final decisive moment with a fast-paced attack and defense. Although Hamilton missed the final three-point shot, Brown still affirmed his performance throughout the game, and if he hadn't played against Maddie in the first quarter, the Pistons would have surrendered their guns.

The playoffs are relatively tight, with no more time for players to rest, which also requires the managers of both sides to come up with a solution to the opponent's tactics as soon as possible. After just a day's rest, Game 2 of the series is back in action, and this time the Pistons will be all gearing up to give it a try, and they won't allow their opponents to win two straight games on their own turf.

The goal of the Pistons was clear at the start of the game, they were to keep Maddie and Carter on the line, and the others would score as much as they could. Although McDyce made a few mid-range shots, it was only a small fight for the Pistons, they only needed to cut off the connection between Maddie, Carter and the others, and McDyce would score if he loved it.

In fact, after the first game, many fans questioned the defensive strength of the Pistons, they thought that this was the reputation of the Pistons on the weak team, and once they encountered a strong team, it would be a little unlucky. And this time the Pistons players undoubtedly proved themselves, Maddy and Carter scored only 9 points under their defense in the entire first quarter, and the two combined for only 3 of 13 shots, and the Pistons also led 32-25, after all, the pressure on the defensive end of the Raptors was just a piece of cake for them.

After reaching the semifinals, Brown decisively changed the point of coming on the bench. Previously, he would have his main players play the first nine to 10 minutes in the first quarter and share the rest with the bench. But in the face of the Raptors, he didn't dare to hold it up, and if nothing else, the main team would finish the first quarter, and then let the benches go up at the beginning of the second quarter.

The Pistons' bench performance in the last game was mediocre, but Brown couldn't help but send them on the court, and it was absolutely impossible to let all the main players play a full 48 minutes. However, perhaps because of the breathlessness in their hearts, the Pistons' benches showed a completely different mental outlook from the last game as soon as they came on the court, and even their performance on both offensive and defensive ends has improved to varying degrees.

Crawford, who was nominated for Sixth Man of the Year, showed his style of being a promiscuous, with backup point guard Atkins basically a decoration, only responsible for dribbling the ball across the halfcourt. But he doesn't care, Crawford is obviously developed by the manager as a sixth man, and his quality is really good, as a veteran, he naturally knows what to do and when.

Under Crawford's leadership, the Pistons' benches not only did not fall behind, but steadily suppressed their opponents. Crawford himself played well, and even came up with a four-pointer, which also made the Pistons fans in the stadium stand up and applaud him. Chang Wei sat in his seat and clapped his hands gently, for him, Crawford, the 3+1 who played the king of the quarters, did not need to be too excited, but these 4 points were very huge for the morale improvement, and it also mobilized the emotions of the fans.

By the time the main players of the two sides reappeared, the difference had been stretched to 13 points, and Crawford alone scored 10 points, and it can be said that his excellent performance is the key to the Pistons to continue to maintain the lead. Of course, the other substitutes also performed very well, and Crawford alone would definitely not be able to do the other five, which surprised Brown.

After taking a double-digit lead, the Pistons players became more and more courageous, but they did not recklessly fight the Raptors again, but resolutely implemented Brown's pre-game arrangement, grinding until almost 24 seconds per round before shooting, and resolutely covering when defending, always ensuring that there were one or two people around the ball handler to put pressure on him. In this way, although the Pistons' score rises slowly, they can at least ensure that the Raptors' scoring is more difficult, and the score between the two sides is further stretched.

The impatient Raptors also tried to chase points through fast-paced offense, but after the Pistons successfully defended and counterattacked, they didn't dare to be so reckless, and could only watch themselves struggle in the Pistons' defense. At halftime, the Pistons led by 14 points, 58-44, which also caused the audience to burst into applause.

Although the Raptors played a wave of scoring spurts and narrowed the gap to single digits after the start of the third quarter, the rock-solid Pistons still widened the gap again little by little. Their style of play makes the Raptors feel very painful, and that feeling of not being able to do it makes everyone want to vomit blood, but they can't point to the nose of the Pistons players and tell them to play faster, after all, this is the style of people, they want to play slowly, what can you do?

In the face of such a grinding disc as the Pistons, the Raptors completely lost their temper, and since then they have not been able to chase the score to within 10 points, Wilkens removed most of the starters with 5 minutes and 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and only let Carter take the bench to mix the last bit of time, apparently intending to throw in the towel. For Wilkens, it is not unacceptable to return to the home court with a big score of 1-1, and the Raptors have no chance in this game, it is better to let the main players rest for a while.

The final score was 101-89, and the Pistons comfortably claimed their first win of the series. It wasn't until the final whistle that the Pistons had a smile on their faces, and for them, the victory was a sign of atonement for Game 1.