Leaving Atlanta, the Pistons flew non-stop to Memphis for their final game of the season against the Grizzlies at General Motorsplace.

The last time the Grizzlies and Pistons collided in the last 20 seconds, they admitted that they lost unjustly, especially Gasol, who played well in the fourth quarter, and was even more unconvinced. Moreover, Michael Miller, the core of the Grizzlies in the last game, was injured and stopped playing, so Grizzlies fans are hopeful for this game, after all, the last time was an away game, and the defeat was excusable, and today their team is at home.

Although the Pistons have won a magnificent seven-game winning streak and have not swallowed the bitter pill of defeat since the start of the season in March, the Grizzlies are still aggressive, and they must give the Pistons some color to see the gap between East and West.

The Grizzlies have had a good season, and with Miller and Gasol on the inside and outside, the team has a good chance of making the playoffs, and Memphis fans haven't tasted the playoffs yet. As some fans complained in an ESPN interview, "We have enough money to buy playoff tickets, but we don't have the place to buy them." ”

This season, Memphis fans finally have a place to buy tickets.

This is not blind optimism, you know, the 2003-04 season was indeed a magnificent season of transformation for the Grizzlies. At the start of the season, the team started the season with a magnificent 7-1 record that no one expected, and this magnificent start would not have ended in the slightest. Since March '04, the two NBA teams have been the most anticipated, one is the undefeated Pistons, and the other is the Grizzlies, and like the Pistons, this team has not lost so far. And, historically, they'll be the hottest team in the league in March with a 13-2 record (and that's a fact).

The key to the Grizzlies' breakthrough is that they turned the Pyramids arena into the league's most terrifying home court, and Hubby Brown's 10-man rotation system became as much of a buzz of discussion as Adelman's Princeton when his team kept winning.

Hua Ben didn't understand where the confidence of these people came from, Miller was injured in the last game, so wasn't he also suspended? What's more, now they have absorbed Rashid, an inside killer.

At the beginning of the game, Miller, who had returned from injury, did perform well, and he scored the first goal of the Grizzlies' opening game. But that's all there is to it, Gasol, who played well in the last game, was pinned into the box by Rashid with elbows and small movements, and Miller began to charge again, with Prince eyeing him.

Now Prince has a nickname called the Jackal on the outside, as a sign of how aggressive and difficult he is to get rid of defensively. In the perimeter defense, Prince only has two holes: one is an Iverson-style speed guard, and the other is a Pierce James-style strong perimeter, and unfortunately, Miller is neither a speed guard nor a strong perimeter, so he was unlucky against Prince.

What's more, even if Miller can get rid of Prince, there is still a terrifying Wabeen with side-shifting ability waiting with a sneer.

The first quarter was still a show between Wahben and Rashid, who dominated the game on both ends of the floor. Memphis fans were disappointed to see that their nimble Spanish big man wilted today - in the face of the double Wallace's service, even Garnett also wilted, not to mention Gasol, who was known for his soft eggs in the early days.

But Memphis fans didn't lose faith, and even when they trailed by double digits at halftime, 50-62, the mood was still high, as the Grizzlies now have a nickname, "The Comeback Boys." So far, the Grizzlies have won 14 of their 44 wins, coming from trailing at the end of the third quarter. These competitive Grizzlies lads have astounded the league, and based on win percentage and game estimates, they will have a 50-win record this season, compared to 50 last season.

Turning the tables is a technical job, not only to study the skills of your own players, but also to test the tenacity of the opponent, this kind of victory requires the cooperation of the opponent.

The Pistons never did that, and Memphis fans should be sensible to the fact that the Pistons are the toughest team in the league today.

The reason why the Grizzlies can play so many comebacks is also related to Hubby Brown's ten-man rotation strategy, the Grizzlies have a fairly high bench depth, so when they are all bench matches, they can make up for the score hole caused by the main team. It is their bench that the Pistons are being criticized for now, and they traded almost all of last season's main bench in order to get Rashid, leaving only a few small soldiers.

But Mirisic's rapid growth and Pattin's comet-like rise have silenced the mouths of league commentators, and relying on these two rising stars, combined with Oku and James, Detroit's bench lineup has also been perfected.

From the first quarter to the final quarter, the Pistons held the lead, so they deservedly won the game, extending their winning streak to eight. The Grizzlies, on the other hand, suffered their first defeat of the month on their home court.

The Grizzlies' vulnerability to the Pistons has made it clear to fans that their team may not be far in the playoffs this season.

An eight-game winning streak wasn't the end, and the Pistons went on to beat the Bucks, Green Shirts, and Vengeful Cavaliers to a lavish 11-game winning streak. As they prepared for their twelfth victory, they suffered a 108-114 loss to their old rivals, the Nets, ending their winning streak.

The Pistons lost the game on the guard, and Billups found an upset stomach before the game, only played 9 minutes, and did not perform well and lacked defensive strength. Padding, who came off the bench, finally hit the rookie wall in the face of Kidd, who had amazing offensive and defensive ability.

In the end, Huaben was unable to turn the tide, he couldn't always misplace to defend Kidd, and the two were still a lot worse in terms of flexible surnames. Neither Billups nor Patin could prevent Kidd, just like a leisurely stroll, the let Kidd organized the game in an orderly manner, Martin made various aerial relays and open dunks, and used the passionate game to tell the fans why he was able to make it to the All-Star this season.

Pattin, who had been playing well before, regained his rookie posture in front of the old bird Kidd, and against Kidd, who was stronger, faster and more experienced than himself, Padding was at a loss when attacking, and handed out 8 assists in 24 minutes of play, which looked good, but in addition to 9 turnovers, including 4 steals by Kidd!

In desperation, the old coach had to replace the dazed Patin and put Mike James on the organizational guard, and today Kidd is considered to have played 25% bravery, who will organize Lao Tzu to blow up whom.

Under Kidd's command, the Nets took out the Pistons, the most favored team before the game, and ended their winning streak. The Pistons lost the game unjustly, Kidd had a horrific 18 assists, in addition to 16 points and 12 rebounds, which means that he had a triple-double against the Pistons, who are known for their defense.

This game exposed the biggest loophole of the Pistons, that is, they lacked people on the outside, whether Billups or Hamilton was off, they immediately became vacant in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, without an effective playmaker, Huaben and Rashid could not play a delicate match, and could only play their own singles.

Fortunately, this hole is not too big, and the Pistons did not meet a strong team in the next few games, and after losing to the Nets, the Pistons won consecutive games again, so that they played 15 games throughout March, with a 14-1 record, which made the whole league sideways. Meanwhile, they are right behind the 57-18 Pacers with a 54-20 overall record and second in the East.

Hua Ben averaged 24.5 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 3.8 blocks per game throughout March, accumulating a total of 2,800 points, plus the remaining 480 points from before, that is, 3,280 points, which is enough to redeem a master-level skill and a magic skill.

Huaben didn't waste points throughout March, one of which was that they didn't meet an opponent that could scare him, even if it was a loss to the Nets, it was a total collapse. The second is that he has to accumulate points for the playoffs and the upcoming offseason, and in the past two months, he has suddenly mastered so many skills that fans have wondered, and various speculations have been popular in the newspapers, and many people have even speculated whether Huaben has received some help from aliens.

Hua Ben decided that he had to be more cautious in the future, and when he was going to absorb any skills in the future, especially divine skills, he must find a teacher and learn this skill in a high-sounding manner, so that the media could only guess that he was a genius - as for why he did not manifest this genius in the first twenty-four years of his life, then you have to ask God.

According to the current situation of the Pistons, Huaben estimates that it is a certainty to enter the Finals, the general lineup of the Pistons is no different from the championship season, and now he is stronger than Big Ben, of course, in defense is worse than the original Big Ben. What's more, now they have found a quality point guard, except for facing Kidd, Padding's performance can be regarded as super dazzling, in the best rookie rankings, he has broken into the top ten, you know, he only appeared in the NBA after the All-Star.

After a six-game winning streak, the Pistons entered April 2004 with joy.

When the last day of March ended, the 2003-04 NBA season was largely over, and the playoffs were scheduled to start on April 16, 2004, with most teams left with only eight games left. Except for the Celtics, Cavaliers and Raptors who are fighting for the eighth place in the East, the fate of the other teams has been sealed.

It's a bit absolute, the Pistons still have a little bit of a threat to the Pacers' position as the leader in the East, although the two sides are separated by as many as two and a half wins, but there are still eight games left in the game (the Pacers have seven games left), and no one can say what will happen in the future.

The Timberwolves are still leading the way in the Western Conference standings, with the Lakers not far behind: this season's Lakers are not quite the same as Wahben knows, and Kobe Bryant and O'Neal have been in the locker room for a while, but on the court, the two of them have come together again. It's all about the championship, that's the Lakers' slogan so far.

ps: I won't push the book today, hehe, no one will reward or thank you in the afternoon, throw a wink and a kiss to everyone to attract firepower.