Chapter 040: Battle Piston (5)

The ball kept tumbling towards the basket.

"Oh, three, how did this guy run to the bottom corner, wasn't he still at the top of the arc just now? It seems that today the Pistons did not think of this variable of the Knicks at all. Bill Wharton was also surprised by Liang Xiao's erratic movement.

The ball went in, the three-pointers worked, 28-27, and now the Knicks are only one point behind.

"I think the Pistons are going to bring in Hamilton and Billups so that they can suppress the Knicks' skyrocketing momentum. Liang Xiao has scored five points in a row in this minute, and there is also a block, which is still a big blow to the momentum of the Pistons. Mike Brin looked at the Pistons and said with dismay.

"There are still two minutes to go, I don't see Carlisle coming, it seems that you can't change positions so often, otherwise the next few quarters of the game will not be carried out, which requires the players on the field to bear more pressure!" Bill Wharton looked serious, not as relaxed as he had just been.

"I see that Liang Xiao's hand is hot, and it is estimated that in the next two minutes, if the Pistons have a way to let these substitutes contain him, the Pistons may still be stable, otherwise the momentum accumulated in front will be lost." Mike Brin analyzed.

Now the Pistons' defense can neither be too tight nor too loose, Liang Xiao has a basket from a long distance, and can break through at the same time, which is a variable that the Pistons did not expect before the game. Liang Xiao's level can't be compared with those first-class players now, but there is no problem at all with the average substitute.

For Liang Xiao, Joan Barry didn't have much physical strength to spend on the chase, so he had to switch with Williams and let the best sixth man defend, physical fitness, height will not be worse than Liang Xiao, and he is also more experienced.

For Williams, he can play both the small forward position and the power forward, and the weight of 110 kilograms is really a bit unbearable for Liang Xiao.

On the defensive end, Liang Xiao still played against Joanbari, and his active running and close defense made the opponent have no chance to shoot. The Pistons chose to develop inside, Williams is not the best sixth man, and Anderson is very good at the opposite position, which is also a small forward, and the low post card position asks for the ball, and the strong play makes Anderson unable to parry, and the ball is wiped into the frame.

When it was his turn to attack, Williams followed Liang Xiao, and Joan Barry defended Anderson, so that Liang Xiao had no chance to break through, but when he chose to break in, he saw Williams standing in front of him, waving his big hand in the sky above Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao had to transfer Thomas to the inside line to catch the ball, Thomas's low-post singles skills were also a little irresistible against Big Ben, Big Ben's mushroom cloud explosion hairstyle seemed to cover the sky above the Knicks, but fortunately, Thomas's little hook hand was also a guy who ate by himself, and the ball went in.

"Now it's Williams to defend Liang Xiao, it seems to be stable! I think it's hard for Liang Xiao, a Chinese kid, to make achievements! Bill Wharton breathed a sigh of relief as if he had gone into battle himself.

As Bill Wharton said, in the last two minutes, Liang Xiao didn't have much to show off, only giving assists to Anderson and Thomas respectively, and only two points.

The two sides played 35-34 in the first quarter, and Mike Brin, who was still ridiculing the dull game, did not expect the two sides to score about 35 points in the first quarter, which is not much in the NBA. Basically, both teams did not make any mistakes, and they kept staging a big battle.

Liang Xiao looked depressed, three minutes didn't have much effect at all, and he was expecting to get more than ten points, but he only got 7 points, 3 assists and 1 block, and the rebounds were Thomas and Big Ben, and there was nowhere to claw.

But to get such data in three minutes, whether it is for Van Gundy or for the Pistons, he is a guy with a good threat coefficient and high efficiency.

After a short timeout of 130 seconds, Liang Xiao continued to sit on the bench. It didn't feel interesting to watch those guys on the court running around, and Sprewell wasn't on the bench, otherwise the two of them could still talk and laugh, and they clicked on the talent training ground for shooting training by themselves, so it's great to have a training ground with them.

"Bill, have you seen it, this Chinese young man doesn't seem to have changed his mood at all, I think he will be a superstar in the future!" Mike Brin said to Bill Wharton.

"Hehe, I think you're thinking too much about this little guy's progress, just a rookie, and you can only put it away by yourself if you have any emotions."

"Look at the court, oh, Big Ben's rebound grabbing is really unreasonable, I don't know why his guarding area is so large, I think now the only one who can have such a large area of defense is Big Shark O'Neal! Grabbing the frontcourt rebound, Hamilton was there to point guard, and Sprewell was careless. "Watching Big Ben grab the rebound and hand it to Hamilton. as well as two points valid.

The second quarter was not as good as the first, and the players on both sides consciously conserved their physical strength, and the scores were low.

Liang Xiao sat on the bench throughout the quarter, watching the score keep changing.

Domestic fans watched Liang Xiao being pressed on the bench by Van Gundy throughout the quarter, and began to complain about Liang Xiao again, feeling that Liang Xiao scored seven points in three minutes, and he should be allowed to play more.

In the dressing room, at half-time, Van Gundy laid out his tactics for the second half.

"Liang Xiao, if you wait to play, you have to remember to use the breakthrough ball more, I know that you don't have an advantage against a body like Chris Williams, you have to use your speed"

Sprewell, who was sitting next to Liang Xiao, looked at Liang Xiao not as open as usual, "Hey, what's wrong?" I don't seem to be happy today, you got seven points on the first game, isn't there still a second half? He also thought that Liang Xiao was dissatisfied with himself, "I can tell you that my first time on the court is not as much as you!" Don't think so much! ”

"Ratriel, do you think I have to have some means of my own?"

"Means, what means? You've done a great job today! ”

"Like Chauncey Billups, you, and Houston, they all have their own set of scoring methods, and I'm like a wild cat with no opinions."

"Well, you're right, you should have a specialty, otherwise when everything else loses its effect, you can save yourself by means! But your performance today is very good, and it deserves to be celebrated, or let's celebrate your broken show today! Sprewell looked at Liang with a sly smile.

"What do you want to pay attention to, you didn't ask you for a fine last time, and today you want to take me badly, tell you that I am a good citizen! And now the game is not over, and it is not known who wins or loses! Liang smiled and said to Sprewell.

Seeing Liang Xiaoxiao, he smiled, "That's right, let's go, the second half is about to start!" ”