Jack controlled the basketball, while Li Cheng began to run without the ball.

Even though Tinsley is now gone, the Pacers have really strengthened their point guard position.

With the addition of Jack and Ford, as well as the growth of Li Cheng, the Pacers' backcourt combination is now very luxurious. Li Cheng no longer has to run to the point guard position to organize the offense in regular time, and when it comes to the final moment of the game, it is another matter if he holds the ball alone.

Now Li Cheng can play without the ball in the attack, which is his favorite offensive mode and his strongest offensive mode.

The Pacers' reinforcement at the point guard position also allowed Li Chengneng to play more effortless and more efficiently.

Li Cheng and McRoberts made a no-ball run, and then he ran inside.

Hamilton is familiar with the routine of running without the ball, so Li Cheng did not run in the direction of the regular season, but ran the opposite way to the inside.

On the inside, Li Cheng and Foster made another covering cooperation.

McRoberts, who was running outside the three-point line at this time, received a pass from Jack, and then McRoberts passed the ball to Granger, who passed it with his hand. At this time, Li Cheng had already shaken off Hamilton and ran to the bottom corner on the right, Li Cheng had just run into place, and Granger's pass was just in place.

The Pacers did a very good job of the legend of the ball, and Li Cheng took the ball and threw it. Hamilton on the other side has given up rushing over to interfere with Li Cheng's shot, and he knows very well that a player like Li Cheng, as long as he doesn't stop him at the first moment of his shot, there will be no chance to stop his shot in the future.

After Li Cheng finds an opportunity to make a shot, you can only pray that he doesn't shoot, otherwise you will probably pay another foul if you rush to force up and interfere with his shot.

Li Cheng's shot hit steadily, and Li Cheng and Hamilton had already hit two goals in succession after the game began. This time, the pitcher duel had already begun in the opening stages of the game.

"Li Cheng and Hamilton are arguably the best pitchers in the league right now."

"If you just talk about the shot, the two of them are indeed the top. However, Lee Sung has developed his three-point ability this summer, and Ray Allen is now on his way to Miller's three-point shooting record. ”

"Pure pitchers in this league are very rare these days. Ray Allen didn't come out as a pure pitcher but as a dunker. Li Cheng is not a pure pitcher now, he is moving in a more abundant direction. Only Hamilton, who has been positioned as a pitcher since his debut. ”

"The dominance of pitchers is poor, and there are very few players on a team who can lead a team to a championship as a pitcher."

"Yes, pitchers are farther away from the basket after all, and their scoring has a lot to do with things like the unseen and untouchable touch."

At this time in the audience, the fans of the Pistons booed Li Cheng for this shot.

The Auburn Hills Palace is home to some of the league's most radical fans. They love their home team madly and they also frantically hate the guests who come here. And because of the Auburn Hills Palace incident, Detroit fans have countless disgusts with the Pacers. The Pacers are definitely the number one on the Detroit fan hate charts.

The boos at the scene also had some impact on Li Cheng. During the Olympics, where will Li Cheng hear boos. So suddenly hearing such a violent boo, Li Cheng was still a little unaccustomed to it.

Li Cheng was a little distracted, and Hamilton also took advantage of the moment when Li Cheng was distracted and hit the second goal. And Li Cheng made a mistake on the offensive end because of his distraction.

The Pistons countered, with Rashid Wallace hitting the basket straight from the center and then receiving a pass from Billups for a dunk.

Under the mobilization of Billups, the Pistons played very methodically whether it was a positional offense or a fast attack.

The Pistons haven't made a deal yet. But now they are still the top team in the league. After so many years of being able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, the stability of this team naturally goes without saying.

As the cornerstone of this team, Billups has the Pistons in full string. In the face of such a team, the Pacers' problems have finally been exposed.

Jack's overall run-in with the team is not enough. The Pacers made back-to-back mismatches, and the Pistons hit back-to-back counters.

In the 6th minute of the first quarter, the Pacers trailed 14-21 with the Pistons.

Of the Pacers' 14 points, Lee scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting, while Granger also scored five points.

The Hindu City Twins combined for 11 points. Obviously, the Pacers' ball can't hit anyone else.

O'Brien called a timeout, and he made a substitution.

McRoberts looked very soft in front of Rashid Wallace, and he seemed to be beaten by the Roaring Celestial Venerable and did not dare to enter the inside line. Foster, on the other hand, was influenced by his own abilities. Nor can it provide a fulcrum for the Pacers on the inside.

O'Brien frowned, and finally made the decision to replace Foster and McRoberts, "Hibbert and Ibaka, you two must fight hard enough when you go up." Don't be afraid of foul play, no one will blame you. We need to be tougher, we can't let them play so well, we need to break their rhythm. ”

Ibaka and Hibbert ripped off their training clothes and they were ready to play.

Now among these rookies of the Pacers, Ibaka and Hibbert are the two best in mentality, and both of them are players with a bit of nerves. Even if someone blows up after playing, it won't leave a shadow on their hearts.

And for the Pacers' outside line, O'Brien also made arrangements.

"Li Cheng, you don't want to shoot with Hamilton anymore, you guy has to play aggressively enough."

Li Cheng pursed his lips, then nodded. Li Cheng is by no means a man of will, he knows very well that it is game time and he needs to win, not compete with Hamilton.

If Li Cheng had been running without the ball, Hamilton would have been able to defend him, which freed up Prince's defensive strength. So he had to contain Prince, get the Pistons to switch defenses, and give Granger better offensive space.

"More blocks, more passes, let's be steady, don't make any more mistakes." O'Brien concluded.

The Pacers players nodded their heads in the know.

Soon the game resumed, and after the timeout, the inside combination of Ibaka and Hibbert really started to play their part.

Even though these two guys are just rookies, their toughness is much better than that of McRoberts and Foster. The Pacers' softer interior combination just now made Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown too comfortable.

"The Pacers have two rookies, but it looks like it's working pretty well."

"Now, the Pacers' interior combination can be considered to be able to stand on the inside. The incident of being robbed of offensive rebounds by the opponent just now should not happen again. ”

"Read on! Li Cheng should also change his style of play, if he only uses the mode of running without the ball to attack, the Pacers will waste a very strong offensive point! ”

"Li Cheng should be a very well-rounded player, and his breakthrough and back-to-back singles are very powerful offensive weapons."

'I can understand Lee Cheng's desire to compete with Hamilton on running off the ball, but now is clearly not the time.

"Hamilton has always been seen as the face of Reggie Miller, his off-ball movement is similar to Miller's, and Lee has now begun to transform into a well-rounded shooting guard."

"Li Cheng should want to prove that he is better at running off the ball than Hamilton, but such a comparison is really a bit meaningless."

"That's right, as long as Li Cheng leads the Pacers to do what Miller didn't do, it is the best proof and the best reward for Miller."

This time offensively, Li Cheng directly pulled out a three-pointer outside the three-point line.

When the team is behind and needs to chase points, Li Cheng often makes a move to force a three-point shot outside the three-point line. This has always been the favorite thing for the stars of each team to do, because such a three-point will be very popular, and their star will make such a shot will also make other players have a feeling of "the sky is falling and there is a high top", making them more daring to shoot.

Li Cheng's three-point shot went straight into the basket, and Li Cheng made a "shooting" action at the Pistons' basket, and this action also meant that Li Cheng was going to start venting all his firepower.

Hamilton then got a shot in the low post and Ibaka fanned the ball out with a big hat.

Granger and Prince fought for the ball, and eventually the referee blew the whistle and the two fought for the ball.

Granger knew he didn't have the physical advantage that Prince did, so he wisely chose to jump with the ball.

The referee threw the ball and Granger jumped up, then he flicked the ball in the direction of the Pistons' basket.

The two teams instantly grabbed together again, and Li Cheng slapped the ball to the other half in the chaos. Then he chased the ball at full speed, Li Cheng was not Hamilton's opponent in the speed competition, but he started before Hamilton, so he also touched the basketball first.

After getting the ball, Li Cheng sent the ball forward for Hamilton to run two more steps, but then he pulled the ball back. Just to the left of the free throw line, this is Li Cheng's favorite shooting position, and Li Cheng shot indifferently.

Li Cheng didn't even look at the ball that flew out, and turned around directly to prepare to go back to defense. With such a shot, he can hit 100 of 100 shots, and there is no possibility of zài shooting at all.

The strong self-confidence did not exchange for a slap in the face, and the Pacers scored four points in a row by Li Cheng, 18-21, and they have gradually recovered the score. (To be continued......)