Chapter 139: The Knicks' Counterattack
The current situation of the Knicks is very unfavorable, almost no way to fight back, Osborne also took the opportunity to brush up on an assist, less than two quarters, his statistics are very powerful, 13 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, if nothing else, Osborne tonight is another record night.
When Osborne saw that he had a chance to set a record, he immediately got his spirits up and set some records while he was young, let alone when.
So Osborne is more proactive in grabbing rebounds, and if he can get 20 rebounds, then it would be possible to complete three twentys today. That's a record that not many people can achieve.
Osborne's luck is sometimes enviable, although luck is also a kind of strength, but Osborne has grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds, in fact, some rebounds are not what he wants to grab, but the rebounds just fell to his position, which has to be said to be a kind of luck.
Osborne is now keeping an eye on Alan Houston and the basketball spot, and whenever he has the opportunity, he will break inside to fight for rebounds, even if it is his own defense. Therefore, Osborne actively fights for both offensive and defensive rebounds, and some teammates also see it and actively create opportunities and conditions for him.
Dacomilisic was very grateful for Osborne's help, and he couldn't repay it, so he took the initiative to use his figure to cover Osborne's defense, jamming other people who wanted to grab rebounds, and leaving Osborne empty.
Osborne didn't know at first that these rebounds were so comfortable, and it was all Milicic's secret help. Osborne at the end of the second quarter. It was easy to get a 15+15+10 triple-double data. And the Pistons already have a 22-point lead over the Knicks at 55:33.
At halftime, Osborne was surrounded by a group of reporters and asked many questions, and Osborne answered them one by one. He spoke eloquently without feeling tired.
In the second half, with Osborne and a group of main players in rotation, the situation of the Knicks began to slowly improve, first center Cott Thomas was like a fish in water in the Pistons restricted area without Ben Wallace guarding, and dunked two balls in a row, and the Knicks' Keith Van Horn also attacked Milicic, causing Milicic to have two fouls.
Larry Brown was also relieved to see Milicic's transformation. It's just that the originally shy Milicic has become more aggressive, but the defensive strength has not improved much, and he was fouled by Keith Van Horn. Larry Brown simply replaced Milicic to rest and replaced Memetoku, and the confidence that Milicic had built up in the province was hit again, in fact, Larry Brown began to pay attention to Milicic not out of attention to Milicic but because the Pistons were really short of people.
The Pistons now have all of the players on the court except Chauncey Billups. Actually, it's the bench lineup. However, because of the Pistons' team system, it is called a rotation lineup. The reason why Billups was not replaced was because Billups was able to sort out the team's offense and defense without the team's main players being on the field, so as not to collapse.
The Pistons played in the third quarter with center Elden Campbell, power forward Memetoku, small forward Serk Folski, scoring guard Darwin Ham, and point guard Chauncy Billups. This lineup has Larry Brown a little worried, but the main players do need enough time to rest, or injuries will come to the door sooner or later.
But Chauncy Billups is also very attentive. He knows that the responsibility for the team is on him now and he can't make mistakes. But even so. The head coach of the Knicks knows that the Pistons have a habit of letting the main team rest when the team is leading, which is of course a time for the main team to recuperate, but it is a good time for other teams to chase points.
The Knicks seized the opportunity to counterattack, Alan Houston did not rest and was still fighting on the court, and the Pistons player Darvin Ham who was opposite him couldn't stop it, and the offensive end was also so-so, and was quickly chased by Alan Houston for many points, playing an 11:5 small climax.
Larry Brown saw the Pistons' performance like this, and also felt that it was okay, anyway, the future is long, for the team that aims to win the championship, the health of the players comes first, and without health there is nothing.
During this time, the Knicks chased the points very highly, Alan Houston hit a pull-up jump shot, Keith Van Horn was not to be outdone, and the strong attack was successful, and Anfernee Hardaway, who came off the bench, was also motivated back then, although the strength has declined, but it is a three-point shot to the Pistons.
The Pistons also had psychological comfort for such a counterattack, first Billups was the first to find his touch, and soon hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and then gave Memetoku an assist.
Osborne looked at the performance of the Pistons on the court and felt that the current Pistons team did not have the domineering of the championship team at all, and did not dare to pull the emperor off the horse, at this time, the main players of the Pistons team except for Rasheed Wallace did not come, and the players on the bench were about to come, but the performance of the substitute players was far inferior to the strength of the championship, is there something wrong with the Pistons that led to this result?
The current situation of the Pistons is like that of the future Thunder team, not the same as the players, but the substitutes of the Pistons are the same as the substitutes of the Thunder team, they are the main players filling the holes and the substitute players digging the holes. The lead that the main players have built up with great difficulty, the bench has been lost in less than a quarter, and it is possible to dig a big hole for the main players to fill the hole.
The current state of the Pistons is like this, it is very unstable, Osborne is very uncomfortable at this time, he knows that the Pistons will win the championship this season, but the current state of the Pistons is impossible to beat the Lakers, even if they advance to the Finals, they will be abused.
The current performance of the Pistons team can't even be seen by media reporters, "I don't know how far this Pistons team can go, for now, the Pistons bench lineup may be the most pitted bench in the league, according to my observation, the Pistons will dig a small hole for the main players every game, let them fill in, see the Pistons such a bench, I really feel sorry for the main players of the Pistons, if the Pistons can strengthen the bench, I don't think there are many teams in this league that can beat the Pistons." ”
The Knicks' counterattack came so quickly that even Larry Brown didn't react, and the Pistons' 22-point advantage was about to be exhausted, and now the Knicks are still 7 points away from catching up with the Pistons. (To be continued.) )