Chapter 78 New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets are arguably the Pistons' bitter hosts, as the Finals team that has reached the Finals for two consecutive years, the Nets are even more of a threat to the Pistons than the Indiana Pacers, and last season the New Jersey Nets swept the Pistons in a humiliating way, shattering the Pistons' dream of the second round of the playoffs.

In recent seasons, the Nets have risen rapidly, and they have quickly taken over an indissoluble feud with the Pistons, which is about to become a feud. And all of this started with Jason Kidd being traded to the team.

Jason Kidd was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks as the No. 2 pick in the '94 division and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Grant Hill in his debut all-round performance.

Jason Kidd, who was traded to the Nets, ushered in the highest peak of his career, and the Nets entered the NBA Finals for two consecutive years under his leadership, although they did not win a championship, but the Nets have grown into a dominant team in the East, and it is also a team that the Pistons must beat, otherwise they will not be able to avenge the sweep by the Nets last season.

The Pistons have to be very careful as a challenger, and it's easy to be caught off guard when playing on the road. So the head coach of the Pistons is very careful to prepare for the pre-game internal training, but Larry Brown is now very worried about Osborne's state, although the Nets have never been a team known for offense, but the Nets have Richard Jefferson, Kenyon Martin, Jason Kidd These three generals, these three points are the main offensive scoring points of the Nets.

Richard Jefferson is the shooting guard and Richard Hamilton, there will be a big battle between the two Richards, and Kenyon Martin is in his prime, he is a violent power forward, the Pistons have no one to defend Kenyon Martin at the power forward position, Jason Kidd is opposite Chauncey Billups, and Jason Kidd has a slight upper hand.

From the perspective of the lineup, the Pistons only have an advantage in small forwards, Ben Wallace temporarily comes down from the center position to dislocate Kenyon Martin to defend Kenyon Martin, and other positions are not very dominant, and the Pistons small forward only has Osborne's offensive firepower to break down the Nets, and Taysa Amplins is good at defense, and the offense is not as explosive as Osborne, so only Osborne's point to blow up the opponent Nets has a great chance of victory.

Larry Brown thought so and then decided on the Pistons' starting lineup: center: Daco Milicic; Power Forward: Ben Wallace; Small forward: Osborne; Shooting guards: Richard Hamilton; Point guard: Chauncey Billups.

Let Taysa Ann Prince temporarily substitute for a game, Larry Brown is ready to let Osborne establish a score advantage and let Prince hold the advantage, which not only gives full play to Osborne's strong offensive ability, but also solves the defensive problems in the second half of the game, and gives full play to Taysa Imprune's defensive characteristics.

"Welcome to Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey, where the Pistons and Nets will be entertained tonight. The Pistons take on the Nets on the road, and the Pistons Five Tigers play against the Nets troika. "A stadium DJ crazy rendering the atmosphere of the scene.

Then the court also prepared some extremely dazzling fireworks to heat up the atmosphere, and then the players of both sides played, the Pistons as an away challenge team of course did not enjoy the roll call by the stadium DJ, and the Nets every player played the game to get DJ's strong shouts, but also got the fans cheered, after all, the Nets are a Finals-level team has gained a large number of loyal fans.

Nets starters: Center: Jason Collins; Power Forward: Kenyon Martin; Small forward: Richard Jefferson; Shooting Guard: Kerry Kittels; Point guard: Jason Kidd.

Especially when Jason Kidd played, the fans and the audience immediately began to cheer, and the scene was boiling. They all know Jason Kidd's role and influence, and they all want him to bring a championship trophy to the Nets. After all, the Nets haven't won a championship trophy since joining the NBA? And the Nets' performance in the previous two seasons has opened fans' eyes to the possibility of winning the championship trophy.

They all expect the Nets to make history, and they witness it. After all, Americans have no history, and they all want to create miracles, create history, or witness history.

Then the two sides were on their feet, and the game was about to begin, with the Pistons' Daco Milicic and the Nets' center Jason Collins playing the jump ball. The referee blew the whistle on the court, and the game began with Daco Milicic being a little nervous and inexperienced as a starter for the first time, and then the jump ball was grabbed by Nets center Jason Collins. Then the basketball was moved to the side of the Nets, and Larry Brown was furious when he saw Dacomilisic's poor performance.

"This list is really unworthy of the name, even a player with the 25th pick like Osborne can burst out with such amazing strength, and in contrast, although Daco Milicic has some skills, his personality is a big problem, and he is a little shy and afraid to fight. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a big deal in the future. Larry Brown mentally qualified Dacomilisic.

The basketball was picked up by Kenyon Martin and handed over to Jason Kidd to handle, and Kenyon Martin was more focused on speed than a power player like Ben Wallace, and his agility was higher than Wallace's, so he picked up the ball first.

Jason Kidd is not only a playmaker point guard, his three-point shooting is also extremely powerful, but the defense is also the top presence among point guards, and his template is a bit like Gary Payton. He dribbled the ball across half court without a hurry, and then began to direct the Nets players' movements, and he watched the situation and found opportunities to pass the ball to the person who should pass it.

His so-called people who should pass are players in the vacant position, Kidd, as the current triple-double king of the future league, passes more pragmatic and smart, eclectic, but it is not the kind of flashy or even exaggerated passing.

Kidd saw Richard Jefferson run out of a very advantageous position, and Kidd's pass came as promised, and a wide transfer ball got the ball into the hands of Richard Jefferson.

Richard Jefferson's personal offensive ability is still very strong, he did not catch the ball and shoot, but made a feint, instantly broke through to the inside line and caught Osborne off guard, and then Daco Milicic made up the defense and viciously blocked in front of Richard Jefferson. And Jefferson didn't care about this seemingly fierce leader, and directly stopped and hit the ball with a step-back jumper, but Milicic had already jumped up and hit Richard Jefferson's arm, and then the referee signaled 2+1. Milicic, on the other hand, was very annoyed, neither succeeding in jumping the ball nor successfully defending Jefferson.

Then Richard Jefferson scored the ball steadily and successfully hit a three-point shot, and the score was 3:0.

At the beginning of the game, the Nets' leading small forward Richard Jefferson gave the Pistons a dismissal, and he chose to be extremely smart, he chose Osborne and Milicic, who had just entered the league, not only passed the league's super rookie Osborne, but also made a foul. Milicic's awareness of the defense is still good, but due to his lack of experience, he was beaten by the experienced Richard Jefferson for a 2+1. Jefferson easily played Pistons small forward Osborne and center Milicic, and today's game was interesting, and the Pistons will definitely fight back. ”

Osborne looked at Richard Jefferson's performance just now, "I really didn't expect that this Jefferson is really 666, and it is really a little angry to play the Pistons 03 double heroes easily." ”