Chapter 169: Eastern Conference Finals

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At 89:88, with Marbury's quasi-kill, the Knicks successfully entered the Eastern Conference Finals.

All the players on the Knicks bench rushed in, and a group of big men hugged each other excitedly.

They did it, they really did, and just a few seconds ago, they couldn't have imagined the scene.

Both Marbury and Francis had tears in their eyes, they had more feelings than young players, but the Eastern Conference Finals, just revenge for the Heat, but let that real confidence come back.

This tie-break victory has allowed them to truly sublimate, and this sublimation is something that neither training nor determination can do, and only when they have truly experienced victory can they understand.

It's like a team and a player who has won a championship will be sublimated, it's all the same thing.

Marbury and Francis went through this victory, so to speak, and it can be said that they are really back to the top in their hearts.

When it comes to the Eastern Conference Finals, the strongest Knicks are finally about to appear.

The battle between the Knicks and the Heat can be counted as a showdown between Lehi and Wade, two new generations.

Even if James scored 27 points and 8 rebounds under the Pistons' strict defense, it couldn't prevent the team from scoring only 61 points, the lowest score in NBA history.

The Pistons have emphasized offense this season, but it's also ironic that defense ultimately saves them.

The Mesozoic showdown between the Western Nuo Tianwang and Shi Buddha was the last laugh of the Mavericks, and Duncan's god data of 45 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists was not able to help the team get it, of course, Nowitzki also cut 37 points and 15 rebounds.

The Suns, on the other hand, were three-pointers, sinking the Clippers with 15 three-point shots, and Captain Brand had 36 points and 9 rebounds.

This season is the fourth year in a row that the Pistons have reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and there is plenty to talk about no matter which team becomes their opponent, let alone last year, when it was the team led by Pistons head coach Larry Brown.

Larry Brown was also annoyed by the reporters, but Lehi simply said that they would be the winners.

His words were not accidentally countered, and Rashid Wallace was not afraid of being slapped in the face, and his big mouth immediately said it, which made the media so unhappy.

After all, off-the-field topics are off-the-field topics, and the real victory or defeat can only be determined by the kung fu on the field.

Like the previous semifinals, the Knicks don't have home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, but they don't care now, the Heat are their most difficult pit, and the Pistons are actually very comfortable with that style of play.

Just a day off, the Eastern Conference Finals can't wait to start.

The two teams also know the roots, the Pistons are stronger inside, but their strength is different from the Heat, the Knicks don't need to be too nervous about the two Wallaces on the defensive end, maybe the Pistons are stronger on the inside, but they are inferior to O'Neal offensively.

Hamilton and Billups are the ones the Knicks need to pay attention to, but their threat is not as strong as Wade when it comes to team strength and individual individual ability.

Prince's offense is slightly weaker, and Lehi can also switch to Hamilton at critical moments without scruples, and the Pistons are still different from the Heat on the defensive end, and Lehi also has to face the most troublesome defense since the playoffs.

The first game between the two sides was played at Auburn Hills Palace, and the Knicks also skipped the tentative part and went straight to the state, and the first shot they gave to Eddie Curry, who hit the first shot in front of Ben Wallace.

Compared to the height-limited individual defensive ability, Ben Wallace is actually stronger in helping to defend, and Eddie Curry is not afraid of the best defensive player on the offensive end.

And Prince's defense can't completely limit Lehi, what they need to focus on is the Pistons' overall defense and team offensive ability.

Under Billups' mobilization, the Pistons' offense was like a machine, running without the ball and covering without the ball, the most obvious of which was Hamilton, who was constantly running on the court.

They went unscreened twice on their first shot, leaving the Knicks' defense in a small mess before Rasheed Wallace hit a mid-range shot.

The Knicks' offense is much simpler, a cover, Lehi directly hits, crisp and neat.

The Knicks are better than their opponents because of their ability to hold the ball alone, and there is no taboo about that.

Billups, Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace all played well on the offensive end, while the Knicks Lehi, Marbury, Francis and Eddie Curry also scored in quick succession.

When it comes to coming off the bench, the Knicks have an advantage, the original Pistons bench lineup is also good, and there are big players like Antonio McDyce, but after the playoffs are getting more and more intense, the Pistons' bench players have less and less time to play.

All five of the Pistons' starters were in good shape and barely needed to rest, but that also prevented their bench players from playing to help the team.

It is true that when rotating the lineup, the opponent's main players have more time on the court and it is easy to form a certain advantage, but the main players of the Knicks have rested for a while to better adjust their physical strength, and in the end, it is really hard to say who takes advantage and who suffers, especially after the previous seven wars.

In the second half of the second quarter, after all the Knicks came back, they immediately played a small climax of 10:2.

Lehi was always able to break through Prince and make mid-range shots in gaps when the Pistons' help came up.

Or get the ball out in time to give your teammates a good chance to attack.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks had a four-point lead at 48:44.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides strengthened their investment on the defensive end, and the defensive ability of the two Wallaces radiated, coupled with Prince's adjustment, even if Lehi broke through Prince, it was difficult to get a shot.

However, after the Pistons put a lot of effort into the defensive end, they also had trouble on the offensive end.

The Pistons also have some Larry Brown stuff left behind, and new coach Philip Saunders is also academic, and teams that favor the whole to the point of being too big will bump the offense as long as they get stuck in some key points.

So in the playoffs, it's easier and more efficient for stars to tear through the opposing defense than to use team cooperation to tear up the defense, and the rules of the NBA are, after all, to protect the existence of heroes.

So after a tough defensive battle, the Knicks led by five points at 66:61.

The Pistons were suddenly a little embarrassed, because the attack was not strong enough, and the result was that the Knicks didn't seem to be afraid of them, whether it was an offensive or defensive competition. (To be continued.) )