The opening game between the Wizards and Pistons was a classic defensive battle of this year's playoffs, and it was a reflection of how tough the two teams are in the series.

Doug Collins received high praise as head coach in this game. He had the upper hand in his first bout with Carlisle.

Using defense against the Pistons, it has to be said that this decision took everyone by surprise, and in the end, the Wizards were able to win a game on the road.

As the protagonist, Jordan's performance in this year's playoffs is very ordinary, and as of the end of the first game, Jordan has averaged only 18 points per game in the entire playoffs, which is a bit low for a legend-level player. However, given Jordan's age, his performance can still be praised.

In addition to Jordan, the most amazing performance of the Wizards is Wu Di, as a rookie player who played the playoffs for the first time, Wu Di's performance has exceeded everyone's imagination, and more importantly, he is still a Chinese.

Wu Di's best rookie Yao Ming in the same year has been out of the first round with the Rockets, and Yao Ming's personal performance is only 8.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.

The Chinese guard has had a lot of success in his first season in the NBA, and many media outlets in the world have started to pay attention to it.

Or because of the influence of Wu Di, the draft prospects of Chinese players in the NBA have begun to be slowly optimistic.

Many teams have slowly changed their prejudices against Chinese players, and the most direct manifestation is that the head coach of the Clippers said in an interview that he would give Wang Zhizhi more playing time.

Needless to say, Yao Ming's personal situation is no longer necessary, the Rockets have made it clear that as long as Yao Ming is better in the future, they will build a team with Yao Ming as the core.

Although I don't know whether what the Rockets said is true or not, I have to say that the situation of Chinese players in the NBA is obviously much better.

It is said that Xu Yidong, the only Chinese defender participating in this year's draft, is already rushing to the United States, which makes Wu Di more or less surprised, this guy who he thought was hype before really dared to come to the United States to participate in the trial?

For this reason, Wu Di can't help but wonder, is the Chinese guard line really about to start rising?

According to media reports, it is said that many teams have expressed interest in Xu Yidong.

Obviously, considering Wu Di's scoring performance in the first round of the playoffs, everyone wants to get a second Wu Di for their team. But it is still unknown whether Xu Yidong can become the second Wu Di.

According to the new issue of media statistics, many Chinese have recently begun to study in the United States, and it can be said that Wu Di's success has set off the first wave of study abroad in China.

The influence of Wu Dilai is already obvious, but as everyone knows, he has not had a good life these days. Stackhouse began to slowly become hostile to him, which made Wu Di, who wanted to play with peace of mind, a little annoyed.

But Jordan just turned a blind eye, and Doug Collins couldn't say what he wanted to say.

As a result, everything had to rely on Wu Di's own ability to change his situation.

But fortunately, Kwame Brown, Haywood, Oakley, Tyronn Lue and others are clearly on Wu Di's side, so in the face of Stark House, who is a little lonely, Wu Di did not worry too much in his heart.

Wu Di felt that Stackhouse could not affect him, let alone the Wizards.

However, it turned out that Wu Di was completely wrong to think so.

In the second game, it was still Auburn Hills Palace, and the Wizards lost the game 83-86 because they didn't work together enough.

After the game, Wu Di and Stackhouse had an argument, and he thought that Stackhouse chose to make a reluctant shot at the last moment without passing the ball to him, which made Wu Di extremely disappointed.

At that time, in the last attack of the game, the Wizards had a chance to equalize the score and drag the game into overtime, but Stackhouse chose a three-point step-back jumper in the face of a two-man package, which was tantamount to ruining the Wizards' hope of a last-ditch fight for his own three-point shooting.

Wu Di felt he was in an open position, and if Stackhouse could give him the ball, then the team would have plenty of chances to equalise. But Stackhouse didn't do that, and in the end the Wizards lost the game and the series became 1-1.

Wu Di, who only contributed 10 points in the whole game, is naturally not qualified to attend the press conference with Doug Collins.

At the press conference, the media naturally praised Starkerhouse, who scored 23 points on 22 shots, but when asked why he still insisted on shooting the last shot.

Stackhouse laughed and said that Wu Di was not trustworthy.

Such words immediately became a lot of news information in the media, and many media said that after the end of the season, because he could not get along with the team's future boss, Wu Di is likely to face the situation of being traded.

Doug Collins didn't say anything about Stackhouse's remarks, and the entire press conference became a one-man show for Stackhouse.

When the team lost, the joy of Stackhouse and the gloomy atmosphere of the whole team seemed a little incompatible.

As a result, the entire Wizards team began to slowly pour out a wave of rhetoric that was not very popular with Stackhouse.

The game was undoubtedly a wake-up call for the Wizards, and Jordan was gloomy as a whole, and he didn't want anyone to ruin his last playoff trip.

After the press conference, Jordan and Stackhouse talked alone for a long time, but judging by the way Stackhouse came out of the room, the conversation was not as pleasant as expected.

Subsequently, Jordan personally gave a speech to cheer for the team, during which Jordan repeatedly mentioned that as a team, we must unite and trust each other, as long as we can defeat strong opponents.

This statement is clearly an allusion to Starkhouse, but it seems that Starhouse is not very convinced.

The delicate situation of the team is worrying, and the team's coaching staff has also talked to Wu Di.

Wu Di answered his thoughts truthfully: I just want the team to go further in the playoffs, and if the team needs me to do anything, then I am willing to do it.

With Wu Di's statement, things are much easier. Doug Collins arranged for Wu Di and Stackhouse to have a face-to-face conversation.

But what annoyed Wu Di was that Stackhouse was not very happy to accept his compromise.

So, under this haze, the Wizards lost the home game of Game 3.

From 1:0 to 1:2, Jordan couldn't help but get angry, and the temperament of the basketball god made people feel afraid.

Although Stackhouse was unhappy, he also had to speak in public, saying that he and Wu Di had no troubles.

And Wu Di's response afterwards also made Jordan satisfied.

Wu Di invited Stark House to a meal, although this was made for the outside media to see, but I have to say that the relationship between the two has indeed eased a little.

Even without the internal conflicts of the team, the Wizards' troubles are not over.

The Wizards face a turning point in the series.

If they lose the fourth game, then they face an extremely high probability of going out.

And for the Pistons, of course, they understand this, so when the game really starts, it's bound to be a big fight.

Starhouse temporarily suppressed his displeasure with Wu Di, and after the relationship between the two was eased, the most intuitive manifestation was in the offense.

Stackhouse used his breakaway and back-to-back jumper to attract the pack, and then created some opportunities for Wu Di to make a move.

In this way, the Wizards' offense is indeed much simpler.

Coupled with Michael Jordan's play, the Wizards finally pulled back a game without blood.

In this game, the Wizards won by 13 points, which was the largest margin of the entire series. And the Wizards' defense is even more eye-catching.

Wu Di played 26 minutes in this game, and hit 5 of 13 shots may not seem so high, but his fit with stars like Jordan and Stark House is extremely feared by opponents.

After the game, Doug Collins said that playing next to players with singles containment like Jordan and Stackhouse, Wu Di as a shooter is extremely easy, and they are the most suitable partners.