Chapter 751: The East Duel Rematch
After watching the Mavericks' game against the Spurs, Larry Brown said with a smile: "Have you seen it, this is a Finals-level game, the Spurs have played very well this season, ranking second in the league in the regular season, but they were killed by the Mavericks who are third in the league. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Chauncey Billups took the lead as the captain and said: "Coach, the game between the Mavericks and the Spurs is really exciting, but it is not good to watch, and I don't think there is a team in this league that can beat us, for example, when we played so badly against the Heat in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat team did not beat us, so the Heat team has no chance, as for the Western team who can beat us, we feel that they have no chance, after all, our strength is the best in the league." ”
Larry Brown didn't expect even Chauncey Billups, who has always been steady and mature, to be so proud, and it seems that the Pistons have to be sober.
Before Larry Brown could speak, Osborne continued: "Coach Larry, you don't have to worry about the team, we're on the highway to make history right now, and I don't think there's any team in the league that can beat the Pistons, let alone the entire series, and we won't lose even one game." ”
Larry Brown didn't expect Osborne to be more arrogant, did he really want to win 16 games in a row to win the championship, which no team in the history of the league has been able to do even the Bulls dynasty has not done, and the Lakers under O'Neal almost did this, they only lost one game in the playoffs in '01, or Allen Iverson did it in overtime.
Larry Brown was about to teach them a lesson, and the other players also spoke, Rasheed Wallace said: "Coach Larry, we all support Osborne's initiative, I don't think there is anything more domineering than Osborne, and we swear that we will never let Osborne fight alone, the first game is when we drop the chain, but I promise you, we will take out the opponent by an absolute margin to win the championship." ”
Larry Brown saw that the morale was so high now, and it was not easy to discourage everyone, so he had to say: "In this case, you have a good rest for the past two days, and I want to see a healthy team." ”
Then the Pistons players finally had a day and a half of leisurely vacation, but the leisure time was always short-lived, and the Eastern Conference Finals rematch was finally about to begin.
The second game was still played at the Pistons' home arena, Auburn Hills Palace Arena, and there were no changes to the starting lineups of the two sides.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Shaquill O'Neal was still the first to grab the basketball, Dwyane Wade still directly fast-breaked, breaking through the Pistons' defense, Osborne also signaled Ben Wallace to hurry up and serve, Chauncey Billups received the basketball, and passed directly to Osborne, Osborne was very crisp after receiving the basketball, and threw a three-point shot into a step-back jumper directly against Dwyane Wade's defense.
Osborne made a three-pointer and said, "Dwyan, we are the winners of today's game, so you have to enjoy these rare moments." ”
Dwyane Wade didn't talk to him when he heard Osborne's provocation, he just liked to talk with basketball, Dwyane Wade still used his lightning breakthrough to pass Osborne, and then scored an aerial loop layup on Rasheed Wallace's head, and also caused Rasheed Wallace's foul, such a performance stunned Osborne, he felt that today's game was not good again, maybe Dwyane Wade was going to break out, Dwyane was still able to get a high score in this game, but no matter what, he must win this game, He must make it to the finals with a winning record.
In the first quarter of the game, the Pistons made a collective effort, Chauncey Billups first scored a three-pointer by himself, and then assisted Richard Hamilton to score a two-pointer, Dwyane Wade broke through the Pistons inside to score a layup, and Osborne was not to be outdone and scored a three-pointer to fight back, Shaquek O'Neal was squeezed by Ben Wallace and couldn't resist, Shaquwig O'Neal almost didn't score much in the first quarter, after all, the Pistons wrapped him up, so he could hardly catch the basketball.
At the end of the first quarter, the Pistons led the Heat by 8 points at 33:25, while Dwyane Wade scored 18 points in the first quarter, and Osborne scored only 12 points in the first quarter.
After the start of the second quarter of the game, the Pistons' offensive momentum still did not stop, Osborne's three-point shot also began to exert its power, the first round of the Heat scored an open catch, Osborne began his three-point shooting mode, he watched Dwyane Wade come over to defend, but he still threw a difficult three-pointer against Dwyane Wade's defense, Dwyane Wade was very helpless at this time, he tried his best to block, but still did not limit Osborne.
Osborne's three-point shooting made the Heat team very desperate, they didn't expect that the Pistons would burst out with such a strong offensive ability, and they had no way to stop Osborne from scoring, after all, the Pistons players were also trying to create shooting space for Osborne, and the Heat players were around him to defend, but Osborne was still able to shoot three-point shots.
"See, as long as the Pistons play normally, the Heat have no chance to turn the tables at all, Osborne's three-point shot and the Pistons' defense, now that Osborne's three-point shot is out, the Pistons' defense will also come out to protect the Pistons' lead, so I think this game is likely to end in the third quarter."
However, when the commentator said this, the Heat slapped him in the face, and then the Heat began to step up their offense, with Shaquween O'Neal and Dwyane Wade combining to contribute 15 points. Helped the Heat bite the score, and Osborne's three-pointer didn't last.
Thankfully, the rest of the Pistons stepped up, and Richard Hamilton hit a couple of accurate two-pointers with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll screens to cement the Pistons' lead.
So the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, at halftime, the Pistons led the Heat 63:53 by ten points, such a lead is not irreparable, so the commentator who ended the battle in the third quarter slapped himself in the face, Osborne got 29 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in the half, and Dwyane Wade got 31 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, but even with such excellent statistics, the Heat team still trailed the Pistons by ten points, which made him very angry.