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In the final moment, with Crawford's three points, the Knicks narrowly defeated the opponent 98-97.

The game also reminded them that they should not be taken lightly because of the improvement in strength, even the weakest teams in the league can beat them, not to mention the strong teams in the east and west that they have not yet passed the test.

Head coach Larry Brown also taught them a good lesson, telling them that it is not enough to rely on talent to attack, and to go far in the playoffs, the defense must be in place, and the offense cannot be free.

As a result, the Knicks have become more strict in their defensive drills, and the players are miserable and happy, and the training is very tiring, but it is too cool to be able to win, and it will increase the value of the players.

In the NBA, winning is money, and who can't get along with money.

On March 17, the Knicks hosted the Pistons, and the Pistons' record was still the first in the league, which was also a test they had to face.

Whether it is a real strong team or a pseudo-strong team needs to be known after playing against the league's first-class strong team.

The Pistons have had a great season, but their style is already different from when Larry Brown was coaching.

Several of the main players are more ferocious in attack, but the role players play less.

In the first quarter of the game, Billups also had an unexpectedly strong offense, and with the Pistons' regular weapon, Hamilton, the Pistons showed a strong offensive power.

On the Knicks' side, they are still trying to combine inside and outside, even if Larry Brown reminds them from time to time, the Knicks' players also have strong personal characteristics on the offensive end, so their style is still different from other teams coached by Larry Brown, and it is already progress to be able to honestly play the combination of inside and outside.

Although the Pistons are stronger inside, Eddie Curry is not afraid of a short interior like Ben Wallace, and he also performed well on the offensive end in the previous big defeat to the Pistons.

At the beginning of this game, Eddie Curry also attacked Ben Wallace a few times in a row, and then Lehi, Marbury, and Francis assisted each other a few.

This is also what the team is trying to do well, if the playmaking ability of the three starters in the backcourt can be stacked head-on, the Knicks will be difficult to defend, after all, all three are capable, whether it is a single or passing is very threatening.

The two sides fought almost to the end of the first quarter, and the game against the Pistons was not only cheered up by the players, but also by the head coaches of both sides, who wanted to prove that their coaching philosophy can make the team stronger.

Finally, Hamilton's three-pointer helped the Pistons end the first quarter with a 3-point lead at 29:26, the biggest difference between the two teams and the beginning of the season is that the offense is better, but overall, the Knicks have grown more, they have grown both offensively and defensively, while the Pistons have focused on improving the offense, but as a result, some defense has been weakened, to the point that I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

The bench lineups on both sides are obviously more likely for the Knicks to score, but the Pistons' interior bench, Antonio McDyce, is more threatening.

After he came up, Channing Frye couldn't stand it at all, allowing the opponent to score a double-double easily.

Rasheed Wallace also hit two three-pointers, which are hard things to guard against.

Lehi didn't play for a long time in the second quarter, but after he came up, he beat McDies a 2+1, McDéce can't jump at all now, and after Lehi breaks through, he can basically only sigh with joy.

By halftime, the Knicks were trailing by six points.

When it came to the locker room at halftime, head coach Larry Brown demanded a lot of defensive detail, and the Pistons had basically no personnel changes when he coached, and he knew them all too well.

High-post blocking and cross-covering from the bottom line are the most used routines by the Pistons, because their stars don't have many times to play alone, and Hamilton, the first scorer, also runs without the ball too often, so the defense of the Pistons requires more team defense.

Lehi could have restricted Hamilton, but the other backcourt teams are far from Prince's height, and if Lehi marks people, he won't make substitutions when he encounters the cover of opposing players, and the Knicks' overall defense will have problems, after all, not everyone can mark people like Lehi.

So when playing against a team like the Pistons, unlike when playing against other teams, even if you want Lehi to keep an eye on the opponent's arrowheads, it will often only be at the last critical moment.

When the head coach explained the defense of the first half and then asked for the details of the defense, most of the Knicks team still understood.

Because he was facing the Pistons, Larry Brown went into more detail.

In the second half, the Knicks' defense was very good at the beginning, and the Pistons were useless several times in a row, and the 6-point gap quickly turned over.

But as the game progressed, that tight defense wasn't so easy to maintain.

After all, people are not machines, and the Pistons are constantly making adjustments, and this season's Pistons are still different from last season.

However, the Knicks' goal has been achieved, and they caught up behind the game in the third quarter, and the two sides are on the same starting line again.

And in the fourth quarter, this is the time to test the team's stars even more, and in many cases, advocating a reasonable team play is not as good as the star's singles, so there will be people in this league who will get a base salary and someone who will get a contract of tens of millions.

When Li Hai played, because of Crawford's unreasonable convulsions a few times, the Knicks had a 5-point lead, and to maintain the lead, the Knicks' main lineup was still guaranteed.

The Knicks directly asked Lehi to get the ball at the top of the arc, and Lehi didn't kill the basket at this time, after all, there are two strong interior lines in the Pistons, and the possibility of rushing in and being interfered with is too great.

He just took advantage of his strength and carried Prince to sit inside, if the Pistons didn't pinch the shot, it would be almost nine out of ten to be hit by Lehi sitting near the three-second zone, but as long as the pinch shot, the Knicks' shooting rate using open positions is not vegetarian, especially when Crawford feels good, as long as there is a little opportunity, he can be fatal with one shot.

At this time, the Pistons didn't have any way to solve it, and the five people on the Knicks court were not only able to score, but all of them had the ability to play alone, which was the only one in the entire league.

In desperation, the Pistons and Knicks fought offensively, and they also began to try star singles, and Billups tried several times to shoot three-pointers against the defense.

With only 38 seconds left in the game, Lehi assisted Crawford to hit a shot, and the Knicks led by eight points, and the situation was already obvious. (To be continued.) )