The game started at eight o'clock, and at half past seven, the two sides announced their starting lineups.

Knicks: Ewing, Charles Oakley, McDaniel, Gerard Wilkins, Mark Jackson

Pistons: John Sely, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan

"There is no change in the main line-up of the two sides. I wonder how the Knicks will play today? If both games are lost, the Pistons will be able to get the series point in the series, which will be quite passive. ”

TNT commentator Robert Giddah said.

Ringer Wilson calmly analyzed: "There is no news that Rodman has recovered from injury, so in this game, the Knicks are likely to continue to maintain their rebounding advantage, and it is obvious."

And Iron Fist is likely to be unable to continue to play a hot superstar performance because of the outbreak of the G1 battle, and once his performance is not as magical as the last one, then the Pistons will be quite troublesome, and there is a high probability that they will lose the G2 battle.

In addition, the Assassin's performance is also crucial, will he be able to stand up? ”

Robert Giddah shook his head and nodded, and said: "The assassin's performance has been declining since last season, in fact, it is no longer good, otherwise how could last year's Eastern Conference Finals be swept by Jordan?"

After that sweep, I was asked to say that the Assassin's psychology had been broken, and he knew that he couldn't do it, but he didn't admit it, or he wouldn't have beaten the Iron Fist with Ranbir in the locker room.

His injuries are so severe, and he was added to the injury in the last Battle of Auburn Hills, and if the Pistons are counting on him to step up, he is not very reliable, and he can only be used as a supplement to the team now.

But Ringer, I agree with what you just said, in the G2 battle, it is likely that the Knicks will have some advantages, and they themselves have the strength to equalize the score. ”

At this time, he came off the bench and the main team was still in the locker room.

In the away dressing room, Pat Riley is facing the five main players.

"Rebounding, that's the most important thing, the biggest advantage we can have at the moment, and we have to keep it today."

"Patrick, Charles, when you play against Rodman, you have to strengthen the confrontation, he has an injury, he will definitely avoid the confrontation, which will allow us to get a better position and grab more rebounds."

"Defending in the penalty area, the day before yesterday we prevented the breakthrough of the others, but we didn't block the iron fist, today I ask you to block him."

"Pay attention to anti-blocking and dismantling, in order to save energy and increase the chance of breakthrough, Iron Fist will definitely have a lot of blocking and dismantling, you just need to remember one thing, he is not good at shooting outside, so you just need to prevent his breakthrough."

"Also, I've observed his passing habits and he's not good at passing the ball to open teammates behind him, which means we can let the people behind him go."

"And, Patrick, I want you to score tonight, increase your shooting percentage, increase your lethality, it's a must."

Oakley chimed in when Pat Riley said this: "Coach, if the situation is unfavorable, are we going to cause conflict?" ”

Anthony Mason in the corner listened to his scalp and exploded, Dasha, are you really stupid?

Iron Fist makes it clear that he also wants to use the redemption tactic, as long as he gets Ewing down, even if he goes down by himself, the Pistons have a greater chance of winning, if he lets him take you down too, one for two, the Knicks will kneel directly, what else to play?

Pat Riley thought for a moment at this time, shook his head and said: "The tactic that caused the conflict, that is the last way to use it, we will try to get it back this time." ”

Oakley nodded, relieved.

Seriously, he really didn't want to provoke Iron Fist, and he didn't want to experience the experience of being knocked out by a punch again.

And that bastard of Iron Fist doesn't talk about martial arts at all, and when he gets injured on the field, he continues to beat him, the chivalry of bullshit is a sinister villain, and I don't know how he became the knight that everyone praises.

Ice hockey executioners have chivalry, and those who have this kind of thinking are stupid, throw a glove and become a knight? Silly than!

The executioner is the most shameful person, and in order to win, they will try their best to deal with the opponent's main scorer, sneak attack, and cause a conflict head-on, all of which are the work of the executioner.

Just when Oakley slandered Zhou Quan, Mason also breathed a sigh of relief.

In case of a conflict, Dasha can't do it, and in the end he has to go up, to be honest, in the face of Iron Fist, he has little confidence and doesn't want a conflict on the field.

He is a high-IQ elite, a scholar, and he came to the NBA to beat people, no, he was to play, not to be beaten, if he was beaten, then he might as well go back to Europe to play.

……

At eight o'clock, ten starters from the two teams gathered in the players' tunnel, five or five opposed, like a cockfight, you stared at me, I stared at you, as if the next moment was going to war.

Fortunately, the host's voice soon sounded, and the visiting team began to play, and the atmosphere in the players' tunnel relaxed.

"We are tough, tough, iron-willed, and we are fearless!"

Before the battle, the palace of Auburn Hills once again resounded with the shouts of 20,000 people, again and again, shaking the entire Detroit and countless fans watching the game.

At eight o'clock, the game officially began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first-round series G2 game between the Pistons and the Knicks has begun." On the TNT commentary seat, Robert Giddah shouted excitedly.

"The Knicks made a jump shot and Mark Jackson started to push. Oh, he called the pick-and-roll......" Ringer Wilson said.

On the left wing, Mark Jackson temporarily got rid of Zhou Quan by blocking and dismantling, entered the wing and broke through to the paint area with the ball, and the Pistons' defensive formation immediately moved to the strong side.

On the weak right wing, Wilkins got rid of Joe Dumas on a reverse run and cut into the paint area, and Oakley made a timely offensive cover to block Rodman and Joe Dumas, allowing his teammates to get an open cut to the basket.

Mark Jackson saw the cut keenly and quickly hoisted the ball to the right side of the basket.

John Sailly was on top of Ewing, and it was too late to get back to the basket.

"Bang!"

Wilkins Jr. stepped up, caught the ball in the air on the right side of the basket, and completed a violent dunk.

"Beautiful! Gerard Wilkins and Mark Jackson complete a spectacular aerial relay dunk. On the TNT commentary seat, Robert Giddah shouted excitedly.

2:0, Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan went around to the left wing and approached the three-point line while controlling the ball.

Mark Jackson defended and stepped back, and when he stepped back to the three-point line, he didn't retreat.

But at this moment, Zhou Quan suddenly began to break through, and turned around in a false way.

At present, his six breakthrough techniques, mainly practicing one-handed virtual shaking breakthrough, have reached level 82, and the virtual shaking turning is still the original level 90, but it is also a first-class level.

Mark Jackson was shaken, and his body couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, Zhou Quan successfully burst through from the left side, controlled the ball with his left hand, and protected the ball with his right elbow out.

After Mark Jackson reacted, he immediately retreated and stuck to Zhou Quan's right side, but he had no chance to go around the front, so he could only follow and run to the paint area.

Rushing to the left waist of the paint area, Zhou Quan suddenly grabbed the ball in his hand, and the next moment he completed the ball, he took a step forward and crashed into Mark Jackson's body.

Mark Jackson was knocked back a step, while Zhou Quan counteracted the impact with the reaction force and stopped.

The next moment, take a step back, and then jump.

At this time, Mark Jackson's center of gravity was unstable, and when he grabbed a step to jump and block, Zhou Quan's ball had already been shot.

"Brush!"

The water splashed and hit a two-point shot.

2-2, the Knicks attacked.

"Brush!"

McDaniel ran on the left wing, received the ball and made a fake shot to get rid of Ulrich, then hit two steps into the oil area, and suddenly hit a jumper.

"Defend! Raise your attention ......"

Letting his opponent open the game with two shots and two hits, Chuck Daley began to rant on the sidelines.

4:2, Pistons attack.

Zhou Quan came to the right wing with the ball, and Joe Dumas moved from the right wing to the top of the arc, at which time the former began to break through with the ball, and the latter also immediately ran back, moving quickly from the top of the arc to the right wing.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan pushes with a backhand and passes the ball to the ground.

Because I don't look at the pass, although the ball is passed very suddenly, it is not very in place, there are some problems with the hitting point, and the rebound height is not enough.

Joe Dumas didn't receive the ball very well, a little low, and he had to adjust his jump shot a bit, at which point Wilkins Jr. flew from the left side to block, and the moment the ball was shot, he adjusted backwards.

"Bang!"

The ball is short, and the basket bounces.

Oakley grabbed the rebound at the same time as Rodman, and was picked up by the former, who was further on the inside.

The Knicks attacked, and Mark Jackson came to the left wing, and across Zhou Quan, hoisted the ball to McDaniel.

McDaniel was the No. 4 pick in the first round in '85, the same year as Ewing, the second rookie of the year, second only to Ewing, in seven seasons, four seasons averaged 20+ points per game, but because of the limited number of shots, only 13.7 points per game this season.

But his scoring ability is very strong, he has the ability to attack with the ball in a distance, he has a good mid-range shot, and he is good at using muscle power to impact the penalty area, break through to score points, and when he breaks through, the explosiveness of the first step is very strong.

Zhou Quan carefully analysed and studied the opponents' information, and when Mark Jackson passed the ball over the top, he immediately turned sideways, facing the right wing, and pulled McDaniel below into his field of vision.

McDaniel catches the ball with his back to the basket and takes a step back to face the basket.

Just when he was facing the basket and losing his vision behind him, Zhou Quan, who was two steps away, quickly started and pounced.

After McDaniel faced the basket, he immediately used a fake throw to shake Ulrich, who was not very good at defense, and then quickly started, and with a strong first step, he completed the breakthrough to the defender.

"Be careful!"

At this moment, Mark Jackson's exclamation rang out.

"What?"

McDaniel's heart tightened.

"Smack!"

At this moment, Zhou Quan pounced on McDaniel's side, reached out and knocked the ball out of his hand, and then put his hands together to grab the ball that bounced off the floor and complete the steal.

This hit and grab, thanks to the hitting accuracy of the percussive sport and the nerve reaction speed of 96, made his steal action very accurate and fast, and there was no foul.

"Here."

When Jo Dumas, who had just moved to the top of the arc, saw it, he immediately shouted, turned around and went down quickly.

Zhou Quan turned and dribbled forward, saw Mark Jackson blocking in front, and immediately passed the ball over the top, and the ball flew to Joe Dumas in the middle.

Joe Dumas received the ball quickly, Wilkins Jr. desperately chased after it, but never caught up, and the former hit a layup.

4-4, the Knicks attack.

Ewing went into the paint from the low post on the left wing, and John Sailly went around the front defense, and he immediately pulled out to catch the ball and suddenly turned down to make a jumper.

"Bang!"

John Sely didn't have time to block, but Ewing couldn't hit the shot either.

"Smack!"

Oakley rushed to the basket, jammed Rodman and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Rodman was so anxious that his eyes were bloody, but he was still not in good shape today, and the knee injury was still affecting his mobility and confrontation ability.

"Bang!"

Oakley jumped up again and hit a layup against John Sely's block, who was back on guard, but also missed.

"Smack!"

After the ball bounced up, Ewing lit it up, and several people scrambled at the same time, and the ball didn't know who hit it.

Zhou Quan was lucky, he was very close to the landing point, and rushed over to get the ball.

He pushed forward quickly, Mark Jackson ran one step ahead, rushed into the right wing and immediately went to the right elbow area, and then repeated the trick and took the opportunity to stop at the right end of the free throw line.

This time, again, when he jumped out, Mark Jackson, who was knocked back, had no chance to make a timely defensive move.

"Smack!"

Unfortunately, just after Zhou Quan threw the ball, Ewing caught up from behind and fanned the ball out of the bottom line with a big hat.

"Alas!"

A sigh rang out from the palace of Auburn Hills.

"This animal, it's so fast!"

After eating a big hat, Zhou Quan couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

In the next game, the two sides fell into a bitter battle.

The Pistons wanted to win a second home court to get a match point, but the Knicks wanted to win an away game, tie the score and then return to the home court to kill the Pistons, so they went all out.

However, Rodman's form is still sluggish, his playing time is very fragmented, he has to go down to rest after playing a few minutes, and the rebounds he grabs are comparable to those in G1.

The assassin Isaiah Thomas, on the other hand, has rebounded and is stronger than the G1 fight.

At the end of the first half, 48:48, the two teams were tied.

On the TNT commentary bench, Robert Giddah said: "Iron Fist played 16 minutes in the first half, made 3 of 7 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, and got 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 foul.

He rarely actually made it to the box today, so the offensive efficiency was significantly lower than in the previous game, which is also his current weakness on the offensive end, not being close to the basket, and lacking in scoring ability. ”

Ringer Wilson said: "Joe Dumas played 20 minutes, and unlike last time, he added some ball-handling breakthroughs today, shooting 4-of-9 and 2-of-3 free throws, and got 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 turnover.

In addition, Ulrich played well, he and Zhou Quan played blocking and dismantling, shooting 4 of 7, 2 of 4 free throws, and also scored 10 points.

Rodman didn't score a single point, John Sailly scored six points, and the Big Four scored 35 points. ”

Robert Giddah continued: "The Assassins came off the bench and played 12 minutes, shooting 3-of-6 and getting 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover.

In addition, Mark Aguirre scored five points, Bedford scored two points, and the Pistons' three bench players scored 13 points, accounting for 27% of the total points scored in the first half. ”

Ringer Wilson smiled: "For the Knicks, Ewing shot 3 out of 9 and shot only 33.3%, which is a big problem for the Knicks, and Pat Riley can't solve the problem of inefficient offense at his own super center."

Is the Pistons' defense too strong? I don't think so, since the last game, in fact, Rodman's form is not good, his defense is not as good as the regular season, the team is not provided with enough defensive energy, and the playing time is not very much. ”

Robert Giddah laughed: "John Celey's defense is quite hard, his shots are fierce, Ewing can't easily get close to the basket, mainly jump shots, which is the reason for the low shooting percentage."

In addition, Mark Jackson still has no way to hold the Iron Fist, and if it weren't for the help of other people, he might still be blown up by the Iron Fist today.

McDaniel played well today, scoring 12 points, and he was the key man for the Knicks to bite the Pistons. ”

"In the first half, as in G1, the Pistons were better organized, and they actually played a little bit better offensively than the Knicks, shooting 48.6 percent from the field, which is why they were able to tie even when they were behind in rebounding," Ringer Wilson said.

Limited by Ewing's performance, the Knicks' offense didn't come out, shooting only 38.5% from the field, and it was clear that Ewing was holding back.

However, the Knicks were still able to bite the Pistons, again thanks to the rebounding advantage. ”

Robert Giddah laughed: "At 25:19, the Knicks have 6 more rebounds, and I want to remind the Knicks that your rebounding advantage is not as good as in G1." ”

"But the Pistons' outside defense didn't seem to be as good as in G1 today, with only Iron Fist making two steals and no steals," Ringer Wilson said. Of course, the Knicks only had one steal, and on that count, they were worse than the Pistons. ”

Fifteen minutes later, the second half began.

In the third quarter, the two teams still fought against each other.

The two sides are too familiar, and there are no hidden tactics, just fight hard, first fight defense, and then fight offensively.

At 69:71 in the third quarter, the Pistons trailed by two points.

In the third quarter, the Pistons grabbed 9 fewer rebounds than the Knicks, and other aspects did not play an advantage like the G1 battle, with two steals, similar blocks, turnovers and fouls.

"Iron Fist, in the last quarter, we have hope to take it down, I ask you to rush in and fight." Chuck Daley squatted in front of Zhou Quan and said solemnly.

“OK。” Zhou Quan nodded.

Soon the final quarter began, and the Knicks attacked.

"Brush!"

After McDaniel shook off Ulrich, he hit a mid-range shot.

Zhou Quan went down to the bag, and it was half a beat slower.

'McDaniel was really strong today, he stepped up and now he's 14 points. He shot 7-of-14 from the field and shot 50 percent, and if it weren't for his stellar performance, the Knicks would have been worse today. On the TNT commentary seat, Robert Giddah exclaimed.

(End of chapter)