O'Neal Jr. and Artest worked together again to cut down 60+, these two played the famous martial arts in Jin Yong's martial arts world "The Condor Heroes", the yin and yang inverted knife method, the inner line is light and cunning, the outside line is thick and simple, and the piston team is extremely unsuitable, and it is always easy to cause the opponent to be misplaced, which is really helpless.

In the first three games between the two sides, the Pacers didn't shoot 40 percent from the field, averaging just 90 points per game. And today the Pacers were imposing as soon as they came on the court, although O'Neal Jr. missed a single shot at a 45-degree angle at the opening time and was defeated by Rashid. Wallace scored from mid-range, but Arteste immediately responded with a layup.

And then, O'Neal Jr. led the team to play a 10-4 attack wave, not only that, but the Pacers' defense also allowed the Pistons to score a point in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, and the Pacers scored 6 points in a row to lead 35-27 into the second quarter. However, the Pacers also paid the price, O'Neal Jr. sprained his left knee during the game, and although he did not leave the game, he was treated conservatively with an ice pack as soon as the game ended. The Pacers shot a whopping 58 percent from the field in this quarter, while the Pistons shot a measly 33 percent.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the old Brown replaced Oku and Mirisic to test their luck with the old and new, and the two lived up to their mission, first Oku caused the opponent to foul in the penalty area and hit both free throws, and then Mirisic played the opponent a hot pot on defense. And Mike. James hit a three-pointer, Oku hit another successful single, and at 35:34, the Pistons went on a 7-0 run to stretch the score to just one point.

The Pacers immediately called a timeout, and Miller, who was off the court in the first quarter after the timeout, returned to the court, and as soon as he got on the court, he hit a three-pointer over Hamilton's head, and the Pistons fell behind again, and then O'Neal Jr. and Artest found a gap to dunk Mirisic as Carlisle instructed, destroying the kid's confidence and successfully knocking him down.

With 1:19 left in the quarter, the Pacers began their first show when Miller scored back-to-back attacks to reextend the advantage at halftime and go into the break with a 10-point lead at 69:59.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Pacers relied on two three-pointers from Artest and a mid-range shot from O'Neal Jr. to stretch the score to a 16-point lead at 78:62. The Pistons completely lost their accuracy in the third quarter, hitting only 2 of the first 15 shots in the quarter, and only Hua Ben hit 4 of the 23 shots in the quarter, and the others missed all 13 shots, and the Pacers opened the score in one fell swoop. And a few timeouts could not save the situation. The Pacers took a 90-70 lead to turn the fourth quarter into garbage time.

Despite falling behind by a large margin, the Pistons, who are playing at home, are certainly not going to lose without a fight, and they are starting to fight back. The Pacers, who had a big lead, strengthened their defense, effectively reduced their offensive firepower, and successfully slowed down the pace of the game, and the two teams scored two points each in more than three minutes, but then Huaben hit two three-pointers and scored a three-pointer, and after one scored nine points in a row, he chased the score to 79:92 with 6 minutes and 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter, only trailing by 13 points

The Pacers called an emergency timeout, and after calling a timeout, the Pistons made another error, and O'Neal Jr. hit two consecutive dollars to pull the score away again. Since then, the piston has been weak and has completely lost the confidence to turn the tables. That's it, and the Pacers snatched their second win to tie the overall score at 2-2.

The Pistons lost two games in a row, and the media reporters who had been advocating that Detroit must enter the Finals suddenly turned their guns and began to spray them.

The excited Indiana Flyers were the first to jump out, vowing that the Pacers would maintain the dignity of the Eastern Conference boss and march to the finals with a score of 4:2.

The "Sports Weekly", which has always been a big name, commented on the two games in a dissatisfied tone: "Detroit is lax, they won the first two games, and they thought they had won, which is really funny, don't they know that the 1984 Finals, even though the Lakers won two of the first three games, were eventually overturned by the Green Shirts." Detroit has a league-wide feared team, but not enough to be feared, and if they continue to play like this, they will wait to be eliminated by the Pacers. ”

TNT's Ross Barkley and Smith commented on the game more fairly: "Overall, the Pacers are stronger than the Pistons because this team hasn't made any major personnel changes all season, and their main players have been together for a long time and have played chemistry, which is very important. The Pistons have a lot of talented players, or rather, they have the most good players in the league, Ben, Rashid, Chauncey, Richard, all good guys, in addition to the Serbian and Montenegro miracle kid Mirisic, the Turkish white shark Oku, the British genius Pattin, and of course, the outside finisher Tyshawn. ”

"But there are a lot of areas in this team that haven't gotten together yet, and they need more time to get to know each other. The first game can be won, because the core of the Pacers, Jermaine, is absent, and the second game can be won, they have two aspects to thank, first of all, Jermaine has missed many games and lacks feeling; Secondly, the Pacers adapted to the absence of Jermaine, and when he suddenly appeared, he was a little caught off guard. Now in the next two games, we are looking at the real Pacers, the Pacers with the first record in the regular season. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Pacers are stronger than the Pistons. ”

This time at the press conference, it was O'Neal Jr.'s turn, and he ridiculed Wajben for lying: "God didn't stand next to him, in fact, we can win these two games, we also have to thank God, God taught us through Reggie's mouth and brought us to our senses." There is a saying in the Orientals, if there is an old man in the family, there is a treasure, right? Reggie is the baby, he helped us at the most critical time, and I want to thank him with a championship. ”

Fuck you, the championship has already engraved grandpa's name, where is your turn? If it weren't for the reporters, Hua Ben would have scolded him directly.

After losing two games in a row, the Pistons couldn't afford to lose.

Tired back in the locker room, Beamben put the battery on his phone and soon after, Bell's call came in.

It's also a knife to stretch out your head, and it's also a knife to shrink your head, so you can't avoid it anyway, so it's better to be honestly knifed. Hua Ben sighed and answered the phone, but Bell's voice was unusually calm: "Ben, what's going on lately?" Jessica and I watched your last two games, and your situation seems to be a little bit unpleasant. ”

As long as it wasn't emotional, Hua Ben breathed a sigh of relief, and he said helplessly: "I really want to suggest that the supervision department check the Indians, they seem to be taking banned drugs, why are they so excited, pressing us to fight!" ”

In these two games, Billups can't control the rhythm, O'Neal Jr., Miller, Artest, Harrington, which one is not a master of chaos? Unless Kidd's kind of super-defender comes in, no one wants to control them.

"You're the captain, Ben, you're the best guy in Detroit, and that's when you need to get up, not to get the most points, not to pick up the most rebounds, you need to share the pressure on your teammates and find a way to play their best game, that's the most important thing." Bell said with concern.

Hua Ben sighed, maybe, he really should have a good talk with these guys.

The Pistons and Pacers are in turmoil, and the future of the Eastern Conference Finals is still in the fog, but the West is almost over.

"We can already see the Finals at the dawn beckoning us, and we only need one more game to get to the Finals, yes, just one game, because we're in Minnesota, and we're not going to give the Timberwolves any breather." It's a phrase that the Lakers' current boss O'Neal keeps repeating after the game, and in fact, it has become a tacit wait in the minds of most Lakers players now.

Don't blame the Lakers' frivolity, because on the day the Pistons lost to the Pacers for the second time, the Lakers won the Timberwolves to take a 3-1 overall lead, and as long as they can pull off a smooth victory this Saturday local time, they will reach the NBA Finals for the fourth time in five years.

'Now we have to face a do-or-die situation, and any game after that could be the last.' This is the helpless status quo of Timberwolves head coach Sanders, what can he do? Cassel is injured and is currently estimated to be Game 7 before he can return to the stage, but will the Lakers give him a chance to Game 7?

Although this year's regular season record is not as invincible as in previous years, the Lakers are feeling more and more victorious heading into the playoffs.

"We're in a better place, and thankfully, the rebound came at the right time." Kobe Bryant, who made the first contribution in this game, said, "I think maybe maybe the atmosphere of the playoffs has awakened some feelings in our hearts, maybe this moment has been waiting for the whole team for a long time. People are always like this, and when their dreams are about to come true, they will burst out with extraordinary combat power. ”

Now, the Timberwolves are still repeatedly emphasizing that they will defend the final honor with the enthusiasm of returning to their home court, and even expect a miraculous comeback, but judging from the final stage of the last game, the Timberwolves' confidence has been hit to near freezing point.

"The Lakers have pushed the Timberwolves to the brink, and it only takes one more effort to bring it all to an end in Minnesota." This is the emotion of the vast majority of American media after the Lakers' victory. The biggest beneficiary of such a public opinion atmosphere is, of course, the Lakers.

"It's a signal -- I know what it means, and we're not going to let you down." In the face of public opinion, Ma Long reported with a toothy smile and such a meaningful sentence. And his other statement was more blunt, "If we have seen a chance to compete for the championship, no, or rather, we have seen the O'Brien Cup beckoning us, no matter who wins in the East, they will definitely not be as physically as good as us." And I know best how important physical strength is for the finals. ”

Seeing Ma Long smiling proudly on the TV, Hua Ben threw the remote control onto the wall-mounted LCD TV, and his nose snorted and snorted.

Rashid smashed the locker with a gloomy face, and when he came to the Pistons, he was happiest that he approached the championship with infinite possibilities. But for now, they are in danger.

"You see what the media and your opponents are saying, right?" Waben glanced at his teammates coldly, the current situation of the Pistons is really not optimistic, Mirisic and Patin, rookies have no ability to resist blows, and it seems that the sky is falling after losing two games in a row, and his face is full of despair.

That's the role of veteran players in the playoffs, and it's why Miller was able to wake up his teammates. Fortunately, the Pistons have a Campbell who is not much older than Miller.

Campbell Sr. averaged 6 minutes per game in the playoffs, and the key was that the Pistons had too many insiders, but he didn't complain, he was too old to run, and if it weren't for the Pistons getting closer to the championship than ever before this season, he would even be ready to retire.

"There are three more games, brothers, just two to win. What are your expressions? It seems that we lost four games instead of a 2-2 draw, all look up, boy, there will be such a thing in the future, who do you think our opponent is? Is it those fish belly? no！ It's the Pacers, it's the boss of our east, and it's not a shame to lose to them, so they should pay the tuition. But don't pay too much because I don't have any money. Campbell's old face showed a helpless expression, and the atmosphere eased a little.

"In the next game, I will personally attack their interior line, and I must win!" Hua Ben yelled solemnly, "Do you have the confidence to follow me to win?!" ”

Okay, the boss is going to go into battle in person, what do they little ones have to say? Just like in ancient times, Huang Yanjing drove the expedition in person, and these pawns didn't serve their lives with death?

"Victory!" Mirisic stood up and screamed.

Young people are good about this, and setbacks come and go quickly.

Brown then walked in and saw the atmosphere in the dressing room come alive again, and a relieved smile appeared on his face, the lads were doing much better than he expected.

"There's nice news for you, who can guess? There is a prize for guessing correctly. Brown smiled.

Hua Ben glanced at the old man in surprise, just after the game, the old handsome's gloomy face was raining heavily, why did he adjust his mood so quickly? Could it be that this guy Brown is a sixty-year-old body and a twenty-year-old heart, and Mirisic has a virtue?

Seeing the smile on the old handsome's face, and thinking about the recent situation of the Pistons, it seems that there is nothing good, Huaben said depressedly: "Unless that guy Jermaine has a recurrence of his old injury, I can't think of any good news." ”

The smile on the old handsome's face froze, and seeing this scene, Rashid jumped up and shouted, "Damn, isn't it? Jermaine's hapless kid is injured again? ”

In this game, no one was worse than Rashid, and O'Neill Jr. was directly opposite him. There is no need to question Xiaoao's ability at the peak, and the record of being able to lead the team to win the first place in the league is proof that he, like Hua Ben, is average in data but terrifying in ability.

"It's not that the old injury is recurring, it's that his new injury is a bit of a problem, and his knee is not optimistic." Brown smirked, "I sent the medical officer over to eavesdrop, he sprained a lot in the previous game, but he didn't get out of the car and continued to fight on the court, which aggravated the knee injury, and I'm afraid I won't be able to make a big move in five days." ”

Five days!

(To be continued)