Prince grabs the ball and plays a fast break.

The Heat retreated quickly this time and didn't have a chance.

Billups took the ball to stabilize the rhythm and play the position.

Big Ben came out to block and dismantle, but the effect was not good. Leaving the basket, Big Ben has no ability to score, so the Heat directly ignore Big Ben and pinch Billups.

The pick-and-roll failed, and Big Ben went to cover Hamilton again.

Hamilton used this to get rid of Butler.

Billups saw it and immediately passed the ball.

When the ball arrived, Hamilton took it and threw it.

Swish!

4：0。

Hamilton received Jordan's mid-range shooting coaching with the Wizards, and is now a league-famous mid-range shooting king.

Turning back, Odom threw a high shot into the middle range.

4：2。

The game continues.

The Pistons attacked.

Billups broke through to Prince in the bottom corner, but Prince was interfered with by Butler and missed the three-pointer.

The Heat attack.

Jones Sr.'s breakthrough was blocked by Big Ben and passed to Butler, who forced his shot and was defended by Oku.

This round also became a microcosm of the first quarter of the game.

The scoring efficiency of both teams is not high, and the scoring has to rely on grinding ball by ball, and the scene is very ugly.

But gradually, the Pistons built up an advantage and pulled away little by little.

Li Lei saw it clearly from the sidelines: the Heat team was led by the nose by the Pistons, playing with the rhythm of the Pistons, how could they not fall behind?

The Pistons' games are all such a point-by-point grind, this is their tradition.

But the Heat team is mostly young, and playing fast-paced is the characteristic of the Heat team.

Coach Dafan naturally saw it, and called a pause several times to make adjustments, but the effect was not ideal.

In this, Billups has a clear effect.

No matter how Coach Dafan adjusts, Billups, as a playmaker and the brain of the court, always controls the rhythm and guides the Pistons' offense.

On the Heat's side, there is no one who can control the rhythm.

Odom and Jones are not strong personalities, so it's okay to let them fight tough battles, but they can't lead their teammates.

Wade is too tender in front of Billups, and he is a shooting guard himself, so scoring is his characteristic, and controlling the tempo is his weakness.

As a result, the Pistons were always in order.

The Heat team was chaotic for a while, the more chaotic it was, the more points it couldn't score, the worse the mentality was, and the worse the mentality, the more chaotic it became...... The Heat are stuck in a vicious cycle.

Eight minutes into the first quarter, 17:9, the Pistons already had an eight-point lead.

Eight points is not really much, but it is too difficult to chase in such a slow-paced game.

Coach Dafan scratched his ears and cheeks, and was so anxious that he walked around the sidelines, but there was no good plan.

If this continues, he is estimated to get closer to Xiao Fan and become a "Mediterranean".

……

When it came time for regular substitutions, the coaches of both sides began to deploy their troops.

Heat: Haslem, Odom, Li Lei, Jones, Wade.

Pistons: Big Ben, Collis Williams, Prince, Hamilton, Bob Sulla.

Sura took the ball and pushed forward, got rid of Wade with Big Ben's pick-and-roll, and made it into the paint.

Odom was a step late in the change and couldn't keep out Sula.

Sula slams straight into the basket.

Haslem had to make up for it, but was firmly blocked by Big Ben's strong body.

It's an empty basket.

Sura hugged the basketball, adjusted a step, and pulled it up.

He's going to buckle up!

Just then, the Heat's No. 15 came after him and jumped high from behind Sula.

Syllable!

Li Lei slapped the ball out of the bottom line.

Li Lei, who landed on the ground, did not celebrate, but found Haslem and whispered: "Udonis, don't fight with Daben, use your footsteps to bypass him." ”

Haslem nodded.

Or the Pistons' possession of the ball, serving the sideline.

6.8 seconds left until 24 seconds.

Sula received the ball in the midfield, Li Lei pounced directly and frantically forced Sula with Wade.

Sula couldn't get out of the ball for a while, and seeing that the time was almost up, he threw it directly to the position of Ben in the front court.

Big Ben came up to catch the ball.

Haslem suddenly circled his side and poked the ball away.

Odom grabs the ball and plays a fast break himself.

Prince and Hamilton retreated quickly, stalking Odom to the death.

Odom didn't have a chance and passed the ball to Wade on the left.

Prince immediately moved sideways and entangled Wade.

There's really nothing to say about this defensive attitude and awareness.

Wade didn't see it well, and passed the ball to Li Lei behind him.

Li Lei was ready to go on his own, but when he saw that there was only one Hamilton left next to Odom, Prince pounced on him again and simply threw the ball over the basket.

"Ramal!"

Li Lei shouted at the same time.

Odom jumped straight to the ground, caught the basketball in the air, and clasped his hands hard.

Bang!

Drip!

At the same time as the ball went in, the whistle blew and Hamilton pulled a foul.

But how can Hamilton's small body pull Odom?

The result is 2+1.

Odom shook his fist and roared: "Roar! ”

This ball directly vented all the anger that Odom had been holding back for most of the quarter.

"Stone, pass beautifully!"

Odom took the initiative to find Li Lei to high-five, which shows how excited he is.

Li Lei responded with a smile: "Ramal, calm down, let's play ball by ball!" ”

Odom just got a pass from Li Lei, so he naturally agreed to everything.

By the time he made the ball, at 17:12, the Heat had narrowed the deficit to five points.

Larry Brown yelled on the sidelines: "Richard, be fierce when you foul, don't pull and pull like a." ”

"Yes, sir."

Hamilton nodded.

On the Pistons, Hamilton is an outlier. You can't tell how bad his defense is, but no one can say how good he is.

He is 198cm tall, but weighs only 84kg, and most small forwards and scoring guards are not dominant, and his defense depends on the system.

There are only two things he's good at, one is to run the opposing defender to the point of spitting, and the other is to throw the ball into the basket.

The Pistons attacked again.

Sura continued to break through with pick-and-rolls.

Odom was quick to follow up this time and blocked Sura at the free-throw line.

Wade also bypassed the pick-and-roll of Big Ben and pinched Sura with Odom.

Sulla was flanked from both sides, but did not panic. Seeing Big Ben cutting to the basket, Sula directly hoisted the ball high.

But as soon as the ball came out, Sula exclaimed: "Not good! ”

I don't know when, Li Lei killed and destroyed the pass before Big Ben received the ball.

Wade grabbed the basketball and rushed to the front court with a one-handed dunk.

Bang!

Wade, who landed on the ground, also looked up to the sky and roared: "Roar! ”

It's so cool!

The ball dispelled all the shadows that Billups had brought to him.

At this time, the score was 17:14, and the Heat were only 3 points behind.

Didi!

Larry Brown called a timeout and scolded Sulla.

"Idiot! Can't you see that damn rookie across the street? He's already eyeing you! Don't play fast, that's not our rhythm, control the rhythm, play ball by ball, that's our way of playing. Sit down on the bench and reflect on it! ”

Sura is actually a good two-way guard, but he can't adapt to the Pistons' style of play.

The Pistons demand passion on the defensive end, but Sura is an easy player on the offensive end.

Sura on the defensive end is actually very hard, but he doesn't fit in with the Pistons' team play.

Before coming to the Pistons, Sula averaged 7.3 points, 3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, and now he has fallen off a cliff to 3.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

Larry Brown pinned Sula to the bench and re-onboarded Billups.