Chapter 479: Hell Home Field
Although the Lakers won one game on the road, it didn't affect the big picture for the Pistons, and it would be a good thing for them to get the series back to Detroit so that they don't need to celebrate on their opponent's turf. Of course, the premise is that they have to beat the Lakers in this game, and if they lose, they don't know what will happen if they go to Los Angeles.
The league has thoughtfully put the fifth game three days later, and there are no hole cards left for any team now, and everything that should be taken out is already on the table. After returning to Detroit, Brown generously gave everyone a day off, but he still asked the players not to overeat, especially not to go to some special places to fool around, and when he came back to practice, if anyone had a weak leg, he would definitely roll that guy to the bench as soon as possible.
Chang Wei and other assistant coaches were also given time off, but Brown still gave them the task of going back and looking at the footage of the previous four games to analyze what else the team was prone to make mistakes. This is the finals, and everyone is already trying to avoid their mistakes, but when the game starts, it can only be avoided, and it is impossible to completely eliminate it.
After returning to his apartment and getting a good night's sleep, Chang Wei began to carefully browse through the video of the game. In fact, with his current ability and status, Soy Sauce Brown won't say anything if he plays for a day, but Chang Wei, who has no low requirements for himself, is still ready to watch the game video step by step. He has been working on his overall strength, lest one day the system suddenly disappear.
To be honest, Chang Wei thinks that the current Pistons want to win the championship can be said to be a no-brainer, but that doesn't mean they didn't make mistakes in the game. The biggest problem with the Pistons at the moment is that their starting lineup is not very good offensively, and they often have to wait until almost halfway through the first quarter to gradually find their touch, which is very fatal in important games.
Of course, Chang Wei is not without a solution to the problem, in his opinion, as long as Wade is put in the starting lineup. But Brown certainly won't agree with this suggestion, and it's not the Pistons' style, Wade is indeed a good team player now, but his style of play is still biased towards individual singles, and letting him start is equivalent to rebuilding the Pistons' tactical system.
In fact, as long as the players work hard, it is not a problem to show strong firepower at the beginning of the game, Prince can grasp the timing of the air cut well, Billups can also use breakthroughs and three-pointers to score while organizing the offense, not to mention Hamilton and Thomas, who are the main firepower of the starting lineup, averaging the top two points per game. As for Big Ben, he only needs to go down to the basket after the pick-and-roll or complete a second offense.
The rest of the day passed quickly, and at 8 a.m. the next morning, the entire Pistons team gathered in the training hall. Seeing the players in high spirits, Brown nodded, clearly satisfied. For this stern veteran, you may not be strong enough, but you must have enough self-discipline and abide by the discipline of the team, otherwise you will never succeed.
Today's training is still based on recovery, Brown is strictly strict, but he does not want to let the players have non-combat attrition at this critical moment, recovery training is naturally the best choice. However, Brown still arranged three training sessions, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening, and drove the players back to sleep directly after the training, for them, sleep is the best way to rest, as long as they don't overwork at night, physical strength or something can be guaranteed.
The game was scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. local time, but just after dinner time, the streets of Detroit were filled with crowds of fans wearing a variety of Pistons jerseys. It's easy to tell from their size and temperament that these are local workers, and they are the only ones who will continue to support this team despite the Pistons' previous dull and boring style of play.
This group of simple and simple fans not only wore Pistons jerseys, but also held all kinds of cheering slogans, and also shouted their own slogans. It was difficult for the working class to write a hymn to the Pistons, but shouting slogans was what they did best, shouting and waving signs to the Auburn Hills Palace Arena.
By the time the Pistons players came in to warm up, they were surprised to find that the audience was already six or seven percent full, the first time they had seen it in the last two seasons. But everyone knows why, and everyone wants them to win this game, lift the O'Brien Cup on their home turf, and regain the glory of the bad boys.
The fans in the crowd cheered excitedly as they saw the home players emerge from the tunnel one after another, and almost every player had a fan base, and it was easy for them to see the slogan with their name or nickname written on it. This made all the Pistons players feel excited, and they can't wait for the game to start now, and let themselves go on the court to fight with the Lakers.
If the Pistons players were greeted with enthusiastic cheers, when the Lakers players came out to warm up, there was an overwhelming boo, in addition to loud swearing. Most of the Pistons' fans are rough workers, and they never hide their dislike for the visiting players, and the boos and swearing are relatively mild. If it weren't for the stadium security personnel in their respective positions, they might have rushed down and caused a riot on the stadium.
Still, the huge noise has had an impact on the Lakers players, and several relatively young players feel like their hearts are going to jump out. The experienced Zen master also had a gloomy face, and he had a bad feeling that the frenzy of the Pistons fans had put a lot of pressure on him, which was rarely seen in his coaching career.
After the players from both sides were ready in the locker room and ran out of the players' tunnel, the entire Auburn Hills Palace Arena seemed to be set on fire, and everyone shouted their loudest voices at the players, all of them blushing and thick-necked, as if they wanted to give all their strength to the players of the home team, and at the same time let the away team feel the huge pressure of the devil's home stadium.
Thanks to their efforts, the Auburn Hills Palace Arena can no longer be said to be the home court of the Devils, which is an insult to them, it is simply the home court of hell, and it is not a thing to be happy about for all the Lakers players.