Chapter 497: The Battle to Lock Up a Playoff Spot

After the Suns, the Pistons had a respite, they didn't play for the next three days, the Pistons players finally had a chance to rest, Osborne scored 38 points against the Trail Blazers, because he only played three quarters, and when he played against the Suns, he also only played three quarters and scored 36 points, in fact, Osborne's shooting touch during this period is getting better and better, as long as he shoots, he feels that basketball can basically score, this feeling is amazing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

During the three days of rest, Osborne was still not idle, he continued to maintain his rhythm, and he still did not relax himself, because he felt that his offensive efficiency could be improved again.

Three days passed quickly, and the Pistons still ran to Seattle to challenge the SuperSonics, the predecessor of the Thunder.

The supersonic team's record is still good, but there is not much presence, probably because of the remoteness.

The starting lineup sent by the SuperSonics is center Reggie Evans, power forward Jerome James, small forward Rashad Lewis, shooting guard Ray Allen, and point point Luke Ridno.

In this game, there was a little problem with the Pistons' offense, and the SuperSonics took the lead, and in the first quarter of the game, the Pistons players felt cold, and even the always steady Osborne repeatedly hit three-point shots, while the SuperSonics played bravely, Ray Allen repeatedly broke through Richard Hamilton to score dunks, and small forward Rashad Lewis also hit three-pointers in front of Osborne many times.

After the first quarter of the game, the Pistons actually trailed the SuperSonics by 13 points at 20:33, almost didn't make Larry Brown angry, he really wanted to replace all the main players to sit on the cold bench, but he didn't do it, after all, the Pistons players are also players with identity, status, and temper, and they can't be treated in such a rough way, and a bad one may ruin the team's good atmosphere.

After the end of the first quarter, Larry Brown seemed calm and did not say anything embarrassing, he simply said that in the second quarter of the game, the Pistons' defense should be played first, and the SuperSonics could not be allowed to score unscrupulously.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the situation of the Pistons team really improved greatly, although the offensive firepower was still not solved, but the defense of the Pistons did prevent the SuperSonics, especially Osborne's many interference with Rashad Lewis's three-point shot, and Ray Allen was also blocked by the Pistons interior players many times, and in the second quarter of the game, the Pistons narrowed the score gap to only 5 points with their defense, and the Pistons only fell behind the SuperSonics 45:50.

Osborne scored 15 points in the half, which was the least Osborne scored in the half this season, and he was very dissatisfied with his performance, he gave up his vacation time and still insisted on exercising, but he got such a result, which is difficult for anyone to accept.

In the third quarter of the game, the Pistons finally began to break out, Osborne took the lead in breaking out, and made 5 three-pointers in front of Rashad Lewis, and Rashad Lewis also played against Osborne, but it was a pity that his scoring stability was too poor to keep up with Osborne's rhythm, and the other players of the Pistons team also fired at all fronts, and their defensive level did not drop, and the Pistons completed the comeback in one fell swoop, and the Pistons led the SuperSonics by 5 points at 70:65 in the third quarter.

Osborne scored 21 points in a single quarter, he made seven three-pointers, and the Pistons never gave the SuperSonics any chance in the final quarter, Osborne began to lead the Pistons' offensive frenzy again, Osborne made three more three-pointers in front of Rashad Lewis, Richard Hamilton also broke through Ray Allen's defense and threw a mid-range shot, Chauncey Billups also assisted Rasheed Wallace to hit a mid-range shot, and the Pistons defeated the SuperSonics with a wave of 18:8.

Fans and viewers originally thought that the SuperSonics would be able to counterattack the Pistons and cause an upset, but the SuperSonics still could not withstand the death shock wave of the Pistons, and the SuperSonics finally lost 98-108.

Osborne scored just 15 points in the first half, but scored 34 points in the second half, scoring 49 points in one fell swoop and crushing Rashad Lewis.

After beating the SuperSonics, the Pistons went on a rampage, defeating the Utah Jazz 103-89, narrowly beating the Kings 111-109, beating the Raptors 123-99, and beating the Cavaliers 119-109. The Pistons used their toughness to win a wave of six in a row.

Finally waiting for the home game against the Mavericks, the Pistons are going to win this game, and if they win this game, the Pistons will lock up the playoff spots in advance, and they will be able to laugh at the situation from now on.

The Mavericks were also bullish before this and won a wave of five consecutive wins, so the Mavericks were still bullish in this game, sending a luxurious lineup, center Eric Damppier, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Josh Howard, scoring guard Michael Finley, and point guard Jason Terry. Also on the bench are Jerry Starkerhouse, Keith Van Horn, Marquis Daniels, Devin Harris, no matter how you look at the Mavericks, they are a difficult master to play against.

However, the Pistons are also a team in good form, and it is at their home stadium at Auburn Hills Palace Arena, and the Pistons cannot fail, and there is no reason to fail.

The ceremony was very exciting, and the atmosphere of the Pistons was very high, and the game started in such an atmosphere.

Jumping ball, Ben Wallace took the lead to beat Eric Dampier to grab the basketball, Ben Wallace passed the basketball to Chauncey Billups, Chauncey Billups also intended to show himself against Jason Terry, Chauncy Billups did not think of passing the ball in the first round, but directly tried to accelerate the breakthrough of Jason Terry.

However, Jason Billups is very fast and has a very good sense of defense, so Chauncey Billups did not succeed in breaking through Jason Terry, but Chauncy Billups was not in a hurry, and he stepped back one by one to shoot, hit the basketball steadily, and opened the first two points for the Pistons.

The Mavericks' counterattack was also very fast, Dirk Nowitzki as the team boss was of course the first, he received Jason Terry's pass and used his trademark shooting action Golden Rooster to shoot a three-pointer independently, Rasheed Wallace was very helpless about this kind of shooting, because with his height, the bounce could not reach the basketball at all, and there was no way for the team Dirk Nowitzki to interfere.

But fortunately, Osborne stepped up and also threw a difficult three-pointer against Josh Howard, for the Pistons to pull one back, and then Michael Finley also broke through Richard Hamilton to score a two-point layup, and the two sides fought for it in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides tied at 35:35, Osborne scored 12 points in the first quarter, Chauncey Billups also had nine points and three assists, Richard Hamilton scored 10 points, Rasheed Wallace scored five points, and Ben Wallace scored one point on free throws.

And the Mavericks' side scored evenly, Dirk Nowitzki had 8 points and 3 rebounds, Michael Finley scored 10 points, Jason Terry also scored 6 points on consecutive layups, Josh Howard scored 5 points, Eric Dampier also scored 6 points, and every player in their starting lineup scored more than five points. (To be continued.) )