In the fourth quarter, Osborne wanted to go straight to the court, but Larry Brown felt that the game was already like this, so he didn't need Osborne to take the risk to play. And in the final quarter, the Spurs and Pistons were still fighting defensively.

If Osborne can't score points, his role will not be much better than that of other players, so Osborne will have to be a cold bench again, but Osborne still argues with reason, "Coach, the situation is far from as bad as you think, as long as we don't abandon or give up, miracles will definitely come back to us again." And I want to play in the last five minutes of the game, and the manager must promise me that if I don't fight and throw in the towel, I can't give an account to myself. ”

Larry Brown saw Osborne's insistence, so he reluctantly agreed, anyway, this game is like this, there is no need to let them have any conflict over this little thing, then the gains outweigh the losses.

After all, Osborne is his trump card, so Larry Brown said: "You want to play, no problem, but you have to be safe, there is no game, it is more important than the health of the player, the health of the player represents the length of the career, so the player does not have to risk injury to go into the game." If you're not feeling good, I'll just change someone. And if the score difference in the fourth quarter is too big, you don't have to be too obsessed. ”

Osborne also knew Larry Brown's bottom line, and said: "Don't worry, I'll be careful, and I'll try my best to win this game." ”

Larry Brown didn't care about what Osborne said about fighting for victory, he just hoped that Osborne wouldn't get hurt again.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Osborne was still sitting on the bench, but he just said to his teammates: "You must hold on to the fourth quarter of the game and not collapse, he will play again to fight with everyone." ”

Chauncibillups and others firmly believe in Osborne's words, because Osborne has done many feats to save the Pistons before, so Osborne's promise will definitely come true, which makes the Pistons players who had little confidence rebuild their confidence.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs came aggressively, and the Pistons were also full of confidence and strong against each other.

The Pistons took the lead in attack, with Chauncey Billups in possession, Richard Hamilton in the run, Tysha Amplins in the pick-and-roll screen, Ben Wallace in the peester of Tim Duncan, and Elden Campbell in the grip of Rasunest Outlaw.

After Tysa Ann Prince blocked Tony Parker, Chauncey Billups rushed straight over, and then Tim Duncan came over to make up for the defense, and then Ben Wallace also came over to cover Chauncy Billups, Chauncy Billups rushed over again, directly to the basket, and the Pistons used two double screens to send Chauncey Billups into the inside, and the inside line formed a two-on-one situation, Chauncey Billups threw directly to the shot.

However, his throwing shot was a little rushed, after all, the Spurs center had already come, and after throwing the iron, Elden Campbell directly grabbed the rebound and came to a basket to explode dunk.

The Pistons won the first game, which made the Pistons players on the court very excited, because their tactics were successful, and the Spurs were also very shocked that the Pistons players still had the spirit to resist, and the tactics were so clear, the completion was so smooth, they could be regarded as waking up like a dream, no wonder the Pistons could become the league's No. 1 record, such execution is rare in other teams.

So they all let go of the contempt in their hearts, faced up to the Pistons, and fought a high-quality battle seriously.

It was the Spurs' turn to counterattack, and they did the same, and they also used many covers, and finally the basketball was in the hands of Manuginobili, and his front was empty.

Osborne saw that the tactical literacy of the Spurs is really not covered, fighting tactics, few people can fight to win the Spurs, even a system team like the Pistons still has no way to fight tactics with the Spurs, and most of the teams that can win the Spurs will not fight tactics with them, but fight superstars, only simple and rough is the most direct way to win the Spurs.

Most of the teams that have defeated the Spurs have relied on the anti-natural play of their stars to defeat the Spurs, and the teams that fought against them have died miserably.

However, at present, the Pistons do not have any superstars, and like Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Taysha Ann Prince are just system stars, 1+1 is greater than 1, and the combined combat effectiveness of the four of them can win the team led by the superstar, but they can't win the Spurs led by the superstar.

So in the fourth quarter, the Pistons were still pressed and beaten by the Spurs, the Pistons just completed an offense, and the Spurs were able to fight back.

This made the Pistons very devastated, and it was difficult for the Pistons to do anything without Osborne, and the current situation of the two teams was that neither could stop the other.

However, the Pistons still have a mental backbone, because Osborne has already decided to play the last five minutes, and they don't want to leave a mess for Osborne to solve, they also want to make Osborne easier, so they can still rely on a single blow to hold on, if Osborne doesn't play, he may be exhausted.

As the time drew closer, Osborne was eager to save the world with the situation on the pitch, and he always wanted to play a classic game instead of a game on the cold bench.

Osborne was even praying for time to pass a little faster, and finally he heard Larry Brown's voice: "Osborne, five minutes, no more, no less, it's time for you to play, pay more attention to safety." ”

Osborne stood up directly to replace Elden Campbell, and then the Pistons' lineup for the last five minutes was, center Ben Wallace, power forward Taysha Amples, small forward Osborne, scoring guard Richard Hamilton, and point guard Chancey Billups, which was the death lineup of the Pistons.

After seeing the Pistons change lineup, the Spurs replaced Bruce Bowen on the court again to limit Osborne, which was quite good compared to him just now.

The final battle was imminent, and the Pistons still trailed the Spurs by 14 points at 64-78, with five minutes left in the game, and the Pistons still needed ten rounds to defeat the Spurs, and this was achieved when the Spurs scored only two points and the Pistons scored only three.

Of course, the Spurs can't defend a single point, while the Pistons only need five three-pointers to do it. At this time, the Pistons need to improve their defensive level more than ever, and the pace of the game must be accelerated, the faster the better, only in this way can there be enough shots, and the offensive time must be controlled to less than 8 seconds.

In this way, there is a glimmer of hope for victory, of course, the difference of 14 points in five minutes is not a very big difference, but this is the opponent is the Spurs, the Spurs are the best at kite flying tactics, giving you hope, but definitely not letting you catch up. (To be continued.) )