After the start of the second half, Billups also participated in the offense, but most of his offensive methods were layups after the break, because the Pistons' other players who could hold the ball were not very reliable in passing, he couldn't be a shooter who could catch the ball, so he could only try to find a physical confrontation under the basket, and he didn't forget to divide the ball when he broke through, both Hamilton and Thomas got a lot of shots, and even Prince scored two goals by relying on air cut sneak attacks.

But the Pistons' offensive firepower can't be compared with the Lakers, although Szczebiak's three-point shooting percentage has decreased a lot with the consumption of physical strength, but Kobe Bryant has obviously found his touch, and almost no one can prevent him and O'Neal's pick-and-roll. Although it is true that attacking the basket under Big Ben's defense does not seem very reliable, Kobe's mid-range shooting is still trustworthy, and Hamilton has the heart to defend, but he is always deceived by Kobe's feints.

In desperation, the Pistons can only work further on defense, but unfortunately at this time the Lakers have already gained momentum, Kobe and O'Neal teamed up to play a wave of 9-0 scoring climax and instantly opened the point difference, it is obvious that the Pistons players are now a little impatient. Although Big Ben was barely able to carry O'Neal on the inside, the rebounding sides were still evenly matched, and the Pistons couldn't find too good an opportunity to grab the offensive rebound to complete the second offense, so they could only choose to keep the defensive rebound first.

The Lakers went 23-17 in the third quarter, and it wasn't bad to be able to keep the Lakers, who scored 54 points in the first half, to just 23 points, and they shot just 41.2 percent from the field. It's a pity that the Pistons themselves are not competitive, and their poor offensive firepower allowed them to score only 17 points in a single quarter.

Brown didn't give up, but he found that he didn't have a lot of cards in his hand, and if he had been with the 76ers, he could have called a game-changing player from the bench at any time, but now he can't. The Pistons' main lineup has enough talent in his opinion, but the key problem is that they haven't formed a whole yet. A 4-2 preseason record wasn't enough proof of their quality, and they were immediately beaten back to form during the regular season, especially against an opponent like the Lakers.

The Pistons struggled to catch up in the final quarter, but even if they stopped the Lakers' offense, they struggled to get the ball to the basket themselves. If they are leading now, there is nothing wrong with that, but now they are the side behind and they can't score when they limit the opponent's scoring, then what's the point of closing the gap?

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Pistons players began to take turns trying to feel on the outside, but their three-point shooting rate was very average, except for Billups, the big heart, no one could continue to maintain a normal heart, Hamilton's mid-range shot was completely locked by Kobe, at the current level, Kobe's defensive ability is far more than his.

Billups' three-point shot alone obviously can't compete with the Lakers team, even if the opponent has only one reliable three-point shooter in the team, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's shooting percentage is too high. Although Billups scored 11 points in the first quarter, it was only a drop in the bucket, and the Pistons eventually lost 92-108, and it can be said that Brown did not meet both goals in this game, his team not only did not play above normal level of offense, but also allowed the opponent to score nearly 110 points, which is a complete failure for a team that relies on defense as a foundation for itself.

However, Brown couldn't get angry at the shameful faces of the players, after all, this is the first game of the season, the team has just been running together for less than two months, and it is too difficult for them to have the strength to beat such a top powerhouse as the Lakers right away. But Brown doesn't plan to lower his head, believing that this team will shine even brighter under his command, even if they were previously unknown minor players.

Not surprisingly, he was met with cynicism from the media at the post-game press conference, and many reporters even gloated and asked him if he felt too old to adapt to the league, after all, as a two-time champion head coach, it is also worth paying attention to the black start of the new season, does this show that he is not adaptable?

In the face of the verbal provocation, Brown did not have any expression on his face, he pondered for a while, and said lightly: "Thank you very much for your concern for me, but you must be clear about one thing, this is a brand new team, this is Detroit, not Philadelphia, it is normal that we failed to beat the Lakers, and our strength has not reached that level." ”

"But!" Brown suddenly raised his voice, "Any team grows from weak to strong, and it's not without teams that have become strong through trades at the beginning of NBA history, but there are more teams that have grown slowly." I know that in the eyes of many of you, we're a team that houses water cooler keepers everywhere, but I want to tell you that they all have the potential to become top-notch stars. My chief assistant is Chinese, and he told me a proverb that is very popular in their hometown, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, we don't need ten years, we can beat them by the end of the season! ”

After saying that, Brown got up and prepared to leave the venue, but he still turned back to the reporters in front of the crowd and said: "Don't underestimate any team, and never underestimate the heart of a champion, I will use practical actions to tell you what a championship-level head coach is, my team will not always be at the bottom of the league, you just wait and see!" ”

Except for the local media in Detroit, everyone else thought that Brown was just trying to save face for his loss, and when Brown walked out of the venue, they began to talk in low voices, and even let out a mocking laugh, which they all obviously thought was impossible.

Chang Wei has been sitting in the corner of the venue, coldly watching the uncrowned kings who disdain the future of the Pistons, indeed, the overall strength of the Pistons is not strong now, but Chang Wei, who is familiar with the past and present life, believes that he can definitely help this team build a new dynasty, reporters want to say let them go, when one day the Pistons successfully win the championship, their bitter words will turn into blushing touting, this is their essence.

Chapter 408