After winning Game 2, the Pistons didn't have time to celebrate, and everyone took a short break to rush to Toronto, Canada, where Game 3 will be played at the Canada Route Center Arena, and the Raptors have the second-best home record in the East this season, so any team will have to be careful when they come here, let alone the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Pistons who played on the road were also treated unkindly by Raptors fans, but fortunately, they were all mentally strong and did not suffer too much, which made Brown very satisfied. Such a team that has collapsed and not changed its color, even if the overall strength is not very outstanding, can definitely achieve a lot of achievements, not to mention that Brown has high hopes for them now.

However, Brown also has to admit that the Pistons are still much worse than the Raptors in terms of talent alone, and the talents of Maddy and Carter are almost worth most of the Pistons. Brown has never denied the importance of talent, but he values the unity and tactical execution of his players more, and he believes that as long as the players under his command have such qualities, it doesn't matter if they are not talented.

But Maddie and Carter soon show him that people with strong talents can do whatever they want. At the start of Game 3, the Raptors were determined to only hit them on these two points, whether they were defended or not. In fact, the Pistons will only wrap up the one with the ball, and the other one without the ball will be defended alone.

This time their packs seemed to be out of effect, and both Maddie and Carter responded in completely different ways when faced with the packs, but the results were the same – they both got the ball in the basket and occasionally drew fouls. Their sudden outburst was a blow to the Pistons, and anyone who sees their efforts to do their best defense is bound to have self-doubt and may even lead to the collapse of the team's defensive system.

Watching Maddie kill all sides on the court, Chang Wei was a little helpless, but a little relieved, after all, Maddie is a genius he trained, although now the team he led has an advantage on the court, and he personally beats the Pistons players to the north, but his success also means Chang Wei's success, even if it comes at the cost of the Pistons' backwardness or even failure.

Maddie and Carter teamed up to show the Pistons the importance of talent, and their offense drove firepower from their teammates. For a team like the Raptors, defense only needs to get by, and offense is what they stand for. So even though the Pistons are also scoring, Wilkens is still firmly in the Diaoyu Tai, and there is no intention of letting the players strengthen their defense at all.

The Pistons players are actually very helpless, their defense can no longer be better, but Maddie and Carter are still scoring, which makes the team not only unable to close the gap, but also has a tendency to grow. If it's only Carter, the Pistons aren't very scared, after all, Carter's three-point shooting is more average, and he is personally more inclined to score inside. But Maddie is different, his long-range shot is very lethal, and the sudden pull-up jumper makes every player who plays against him frown.

The two men combined for 24 points in the first quarter, and that was after the bench played the final two minutes. Driven by them, the Raptors scored 37 points in the first quarter, and although the Pistons also scored 32 points, they spent too much physical strength to defend the Raptors' twin stars, and the 32 points were completely piled up with fighting for offensive rebounds in exchange for more shots.

At the break, Brown wanted to criticize his players' defense in the first quarter, but he snorted a few times without speaking. They can't be blamed for allowing the opponent to score 37 points in a single quarter, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Pistons' defensive intensity has hardly decreased compared to the previous game, but the opponent can score under such a tight defense, what does this mean?

Brown has always valued the talent of his players but has not put it at the forefront, but this time he began to have a slight doubt about his philosophy. Many times the Pistons players are obviously in place, but Maddie can always make all kinds of unbelievable moves and score the ball in unbelievable ways, which is completely a reflection of their individual ability.

Brown vaguely knew the relationship between Chang Wei and Maddie, he turned his head and asked a little lonely: "Chang, do you say that talent can really determine the ceiling of a team?" If that's the case, is the piston doomed to fail? ”

Chang Wei was stunned, the game is still going on now, right? What kind of fuss is your old man trying to make when he suddenly asks such a deep question? However, looking at the performance of the players on the field, Chang Wei also guessed a little bit, and he sighed secretly in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, Chang Wei said to Brown: "Coach, Tracy is indeed a very talented guy, I even believe that his talent can be ranked among the best in NBA history, but the reason why he is where he is today is only part of the reason, more is that he is willing to devote himself to training with all his body and mind, and has a strong desire to win." ”

"As a professional trainer, I have never denied the importance of talent, but not everyone can convert talent into strength. Coach, the Pistons are a team with the potential to build a dynasty, Chauncey they are not as talented as Tracy, but they are not mediocre, as long as they train well, they can go a new way in the direction they are now. ”

Brown looked at Chang Wei steadily, sighed and said, "I hope so......"

That being said, Maddy proved the importance of talent in this game, facing the Pistons' strict defense, he played 42 minutes and scored a big triple-double of 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, while also scored 3 steals and 2 blocks, while Carter, another star of the Raptors, also had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. There have been a lot of stars who have suffered big losses against the Pistons this season, and the Raptors duo can do this enough to make them proud.

Rao is so, the final score of this game is only 101-97, and the Raptors narrowly won by 4 points, which also means that the Pistons also have the strength to match them. What Chang Wei said to Brown before was not all to comfort him, it is true that talent is quite important for professional players, but it is also very reasonable to be diligent and make up for shortcomings, players who can make it to the NBA will have some talent, as long as they can give full play to their characteristics, they can compete with top stars together. And although this game was lost, the Pistons once again proved that the strength of the grassroots army is also not to be underestimated.