Chapter 238: The End of Reason
The third quarter was a quarter in which the Bucks' overall hand was beaten.
At the beginning, Yu Fei hoped to seize the opportunity of the bottom corner and the corner of the paint area to break the joint defense.
But teammates were 1-of-7 from the corner three-point quarter, which made it more comfortable for the Pistons to focus their defensive resources on the area covered by the 1-3-1 team.
There was a real chance in the corner of the paint area, but Ben Wallace's ability to protect the basket was clear and didn't go beyond his defensive coverage.
Yu Fei passed a lot of balls, and it was not until the Pistons equalized the score that he chose to break the game with his personal attack.
As a result, his touch was also lost in the passing process, and with the tight control of the 1-3-1 joint defense at the top of the arc and the free-throw line area, he did not find a comfortable offensive opportunity.
The Pistons proved that their defense is open-ended, and even though this was their first time using a joint defense, they still played a powerful joint defense.
The Bucks are still lucky, although the Pistons have the ability to suffocate everything, their own offensive firepower is also limited, and the Bucks only need to stick to the bucket formation to limit the opponent's offense to a low level.
In the last three minutes of the third quarter, the Bucks replaced Yu Fei.
George Carr saw Yu Fei's exhaustion.
Since the opening, except for a few minutes of rest at the beginning of the second quarter, Yu Fei has always controlled the game process with high ball possession.
Now that the Pistons are using joint defensive variations, Yu Fei failed to regain dominance of the game through passing and individual offense.
This shows that his form needs to be adjusted.
Karl replaced Yu Fei at the point where the Pistons tied the score.
"Unless we're down by double digits, I'm going to let you rest off the court until the fourth quarter."
Yu Fei just sat down.
After scoring 25 points in the first half, he scored only five points in the third quarter, which is both a testament to the Pistons' defensive work, and a sign that his touch has deteriorated.
"Fry." Lawson brought Yu Fei a bottle of Gatorade, "Adjust it, you're fine." ”
Yu Fei smiled, "Of course, how could I have a problem?" ”
In Yu Fei's absence, the Bucks lost their backbone, and the offense began to revolve around Sprewell and Ray Allen.
But tonight, both of them are ice shooters, and now they need to digest the ball left by Yu Fei.
Ray Allen's flaws in being too Sven and lacking in determination in hand-to-hand combat are exposed at this moment.
The Bucks needed someone to charge with the ball, and Ray Allen opted to pass the ball and stay on the perimeter to open up space for Sprewell.
He has the ability, and even if he can't shoot, the Pistons can't let him go.
But that's not what the Bucks need most, Ray Allen.
Sprewell has no regrets, and since he returned to Milwaukee last year, he has known what his mission is.
Passing on experience as a veteran and leading the team when necessary.
Now it's time for him to lead the team.
In the final minutes of the third quarter, the Bucks scored only 5 points, and Sprewell alone scored 4 points, all from breakaways, one layup scored, and one broke through to cause a foul and then made two free throws.
The only point that had nothing to do with him was when the Pistons defended a three-second foul and gave the Bucks a free throw.
At the end of the third quarter, 75-77, the Pistons outscored the Bucks by 2 points.
Caught up again, what a dog that can't be killed.
Yu Fei grabbed the towel around his neck.
George Carlben wanted Yu Fei to rest for a few more minutes, but Yu Fei stood up.
"Fry, you can rest for a few more minutes."
"Nope."
Yu Fei refused and said to Karl: "I don't want to fight the last minute with the reckless guys on the other side, to decide the winner, right now, this game should be decided in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter." ”
If they want to win in the first six minutes, the Bucks will need to play an offense that is significantly stronger than the Pistons' defense.
Carl, who watched the third quarter, had no confidence in this matter.
Karl asked, "Fry, what are you going to do?" ”
"Give me four teammates who can shoot and I'll take care of the rest."
Going round and round, the Bucks are back in the 5 OUT lineup to break everything mode.
The success of the plan depends on whether the Bucks' five-out lineup can hit three-pointers, and after the blow in the third quarter, Karl had doubts.
But Yu Fei insisted on fighting, and Carl could only trust him.
Joining Yu Fei were Sprewell, Ray Allen, Devon George and Robert Horry.
In this lineup, Horry plays the No. 5 position, and Yu Fei and George take turns to play the No. 4 position.
At the beginning, Horry asked after passing the ball to Yu Fei: "How to play?" ”
Yu Fei said: "The left side is 45 degrees angle, and then you are free." ”
The Pistons were wary of the Bucks' 5-OUT lineup, and they certainly knew that the Bucks chose this lineup to play now.
But why, why did he dare to do this?
The Bucks' outside shot in the third quarter was a piece of shit, so why would they dare to bet on the outside in the fourth quarter?
Prince saw Yu Fei dribbling to the left, was this to avoid the offense being affected by the 1-3-1 defense?
The third quarter gave the Detroits a glimpse of the light of day, something they've never done in the playoffs so far.
Then, Yu Fei came.
Before Prince could decide how to defend, Horry's block was in front of him, and Big Ben followed and decided to block Yu Fei's breakthrough along the way.
They didn't expect that Yu Fei would shoot directly outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left side after Horry blocked Prince.
Too fast, too casual!
"Huh!"
Yu Fei said smugly: "It's still useful to take a break." ”
78 to 77
"Where do you want to go?"
Yu Fei actually stayed in the front court to challenge Billups.
If it weren't for Billups' experience, he might have been ambushed.
The Pistons stumbled and dribbled past half court, and Billups had a whim, calling for a pick-and-roll to play the wrong position.
Yu Fei was blocked, but Billups's misplaced offense was not rigorous enough and failed to play to the advantages of the small man, and he shot iron after being interfered with by Horry.
George took the rebound and threw it to Yu Fei.
Yu Fei turned around and moved forward quickly.
On the Pistons' side, Hamilton wanted a tactical foul and was shaken by Yu Fei.
Seeing that the opponent's foothold was unstable, Yu Fei wanted to complete the fast break directly, and then saw Rashid Wallace under the basket.
Seeing this villain who had locked Mason's throat on the field, and the person with the evil aura of persuasion to retreat, Yu Fei did not slow down and went straight to the other party.
That's what he's targeting!
Rashid Wallace glared angrily, indignant at Fly's disregard for his defenses.
He sat in the penalty area and jumped with all his might.
As a power forward, Rasheed Wallace has the face of a tough guy, and in fact, he has not weighed much in order to maintain flexibility and athleticism.
This season, Rashid reported a weight of only 225 pounds (102KG), how can such a relatively light interior stop Yu Fei who rushes in at full speed to dunk under the basket?
His 109KG body is not long in vain!
The moment the two made contact, Rashid Wallace was knocked out of the way, which was a testament to Yu Fei's victory in the aerial duel, and as he lifted the ball above his head, no one cared what kind of attitude Roaring Tianzun would land on, the only thing of interest was how Frye Yu would complete the attack?
It's simple, a simple and crude dunk.
What was terrifying was Yu Fei's dunk strength, the basketball pierced through the net like a bullet and hit the floor hard, and Rashid Wallace fell to the ground with a big word.
"Don't think you're over lying here like a dead Bichi." Yu Fei coldly threatened, "You don't want to leave Bradley Center safely tonight!" ”
Rashid wanted to scold loudly, but he couldn't say it for a while.
The silence of his teammates reflected the fact that everyone was a little afraid of Frye.
80 to 77
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Pistons had not scored.
They were eager to score in this round, however, Rashid Wallace's turnaround straight-arm jumper missed.
Yu Fei took the rebound, and this time, his opponents became smarter.
The Pistons no longer compete for offensive rebounds and retreat at full speed.
Yu Fei slowly came to the front court, this time at the top of the arc, and he raised his hand to call the fourth position to block and dismantle.
It's Rashid Wallace again, isn't his revenge over yet?
How many times will Roaring Tianzun be hit for that malicious foul?
Yu Fei walked to the direction of blocking and dismantling, ushering in Rashid's change of defense, and the Pistons are not pinching now, nor are they not pinching, because Yu Fei is still half a meter away from the three-point line, which is a low-threat area.
But if he doesn't flank the attack, Yu Fei will name Rashid Wallace.
With a single thought, Rashid was forced to defend Yu Fei in a misplaced position on the outside, his center of gravity lowered as the attacker lowered, but he could not find a balance in the back and forth of direction.
Yu Fei's cross-change of hands succeeded in slipping Rashid Wallace's feet, making the controversial figure who was like fire and his self-esteem so strong that he refused to bow to the referee make another ugly appearance.
Rashid sat in front of Yu Fei like a child blown down by the wind.
Yu Fei collected the ball, raised his hand, and scored another three points.
The Pistons' joint defense was useless, and Yu Fei scored 8 points in a row with the ball to block a three-point jumper and counterattack, giving the Bucks a six-point lead in less than two minutes.
83 to 77
Rashid Wallace is disgraced, but who cares about him?
The Pistons called a timeout, but couldn't target Yu further in defensive details.
Their only hope was to pray that Yu Fei's hand would drop after the timeout ended.
Brown didn't know why it was only a few minutes later, and Yu Fei's state had such a big fluctuation.
Is there really anything to say about the 5 OUT lineup?
After the timeout, Brown shook his head in rejection of the idea.
He didn't see the effect of the 5 OUT lineup, so far only Yu Fei's personal ability, not so much that the 5 OUT lineup liberated him, but that this lineup gave him an unlimited chance to play singles.
Concerns about the full flowering of the Bucks' five-outside lineup are unnecessary, because only Yu Fei can really use this to make a big splash.
Just when Brown thought he had seen the truth and was about to let the players pack Fly at a high frequency, Yu Fei Xie blocked Prince's layup, pushed the counterattack and assisted Horry to hit another three-pointer.
86 to 77
The Bucks already led by nine points, but only two minutes passed in the fourth quarter.
The scoring explosion of this lineup is frightening, and the Pistons still haven't found an offensive plan that suits them.
A two-minute scoring drought was a small thing for the Pistons in the past, but now they can't afford to wait any longer against an opponent who scores 11 points in two minutes.
You have to score now, otherwise the game has a tendency to be harvested in one go.
The last man to step up was Richard Hamilton, who broke the Pistons' scoring drought with a mid-range shot.
86 to 79
Now, Yu Fei is going to trouble Richard Hamilton.
Because he had destroyed Rashid Wallace, and now it was Hamilton's turn, and all those with whom he did not like, or with whom he had old grudges, were to be liquidated.
His demeanor didn't look strange to the Pistons.
The Pistons' in-depth study of over-flying showed that as an opponent, he was inhumane, and there was not a single moral principle on the court that matched the basic human perception of a good person. He is the kind of bastard who attacks his opponent's shortcomings, insults his opponent's personality, and makes fun of his opponent's flaws.
Steve White, a reporter for The Washington Post, has publicly stated that Yu Fei on the court has an antisocial personality.
Now, he's just showing the worst of himself to his opponents.
Hamilton's defense was ruthlessly crushed, and although the Pistons' package was fast enough, Yu Fei made a shot before the package was completed.
Hit again, this time with a jump shot against a lot of defense.
He's unstoppable!
The Pistons' all-night effort became ironic in his devastating solo performance, as if the effort was pointless.
The Detroit people were distracted, their offense was out of order, and Hamilton couldn't get up to speed in the face of the defense.
The Pistons were quick to get back on the back, and they still remembered not to grab offensive rebounds in exchange for the speed of the defense.
It's just that the fast attack under the five-outside lineup is not the fast attack in the traditional concept.
For the Bucks, the fast break is not just about hitting the basket, if the defender's retreat communication is not in place, and the defense is not timely, even in the face of the opponent's five-man retreat, you can find offensive opportunities.
This round is like this, Yu Fei, who has scored consecutive points, began to have defensive gravity on his body, attracting the attention of two or three Pistons wherever he went.
Ray Allen decided to let the Detroiters know what despair is.
He received a pass from Yu Fei after following up, and jumped up one step outside the three-point line.
A guy who didn't score much tonight and suddenly shoots a three-pointer from an unconventional distance?
The Detroit man hesitated for a second, then saw the basketball hollow into the basket.
That "boom" was desperate.
91 to 79
Three and a half minutes passed, and the difference between the two sides reached 12 points.
The piston asked for a timeout again.
The Bucks' only change of lineup was to replace Devin George with Christian Leitner, which reduced the athleticism of the lineup, but would have a more layered pick-and-roll offense in positional battles.
The Pistons were beaten to the point of breath, but Carl's substitution was still rigorous.
At the end of the timeout, the Pistons scored by making a foul under the basket and going to the free throw line.
However, Rasheed Wallace missed both free throws.
"Good, good!" Horry grabbed the rebound and quipped, "Basketball doesn't lie!" ”
A person who is dominated by frustration will not respond to trash talk.
The Pistons' joint defense, which was shrouded in the shadow of failure, also lost its due effect, Yu Fei scored one by one, broke through Prince at the top of the arc, and then played the opposing three at the free throw line to score a basket in front of Big Ben.
No matter how much Larry Brown yells, how he curses, how he provokes the players on the field, it is unlikely to have any effect.
Billups desperately tried a three-point shot after an unsuccessful offensive attack.
Miss!
Yu Feifei grabbed a long rebound — his 15th rebound of the night.
He dribbled happily and there were ten eyes on him up front.
At this point, the Pistons players still fantasize about guarding him.
Why do they have this fantasy? Yu Fei didn't know that he dribbled across the half court and found that the Pistons players were all guarding the three-point line, and this group of mad dog-like bastards still didn't know how they died when they got to this point.
Facing the ten vigilant eyes, Yu Fei stopped one step in front of the middle circle.
The entire audience at Bradley Center held their breath.
LeBron James stood up: "Big brother, isn't it?" ”
That position to collect the ball, is it.?
Not to mention the audience and opponents, even Yu Fei's teammates looked at him like hell.
Are you crazy?
George Carr opened his mouth, and finally watched without saying a word as Yu Fei jumped up in the center circle.
What kind of moment was this?
This is the moment when the prejudice is confirmed, Frye is a madman, he has always been a madman, and only a madman will choose that position to shoot at the regular time!
This is the moment when belief is concretized, Yu Fei is a butcher, he wants to kill his opponent, and he does not defeat the opponent lightly, but peels the opponent and tears it apart, even the soul that cannot be seen or touched is torn apart.
The only thing that both prejudice and belief have in common is that when it appears in the world in a shocking way, it is greeted by the end of reason.
The ABC announcer roared hysterically: "Frye Yu shot a three-pointer from 108,000 miles from the basket!!!!"
"Whoop!!!!!!",
“OMG~!!!!!!”
The footage of the big screen on the scene was given to Yu Fei first, then to his teammates, and then to the head coaches of both sides.
Larry Brown's eyes were moist, and he knew that his dream of leading the Pistons to a championship had been killed.
And George Carr, as if he had seen Jesus crucified in front of him, held his head in his hands and said, "Where am I?" Expression.
It's over, this time it's really over!
The Pistons' last fighting spirit was extinguished after that shot.
After that, Robert Horry broke out and took over the game from Yu Fei, scoring 11 points in a row to completely turn the battle of Tianwang Mountain into garbage time.
In the end, 115-89, the Bucks played a wave in the fourth quarter and buried the Pistons directly.
Post-match interview
'We've done our best and there are no regrets in this game.' - Larry Brown talking feebly about the game.
"Don't say it's carnival basketball anymore, if it's carnival basketball, we're circus defense." — Ben Wallace justifying the Bucks' offense.
"No personal vendettas, I repeat, I have no personal vendetta with Fry!" - Richard Hamilton denied that he had an old grudge against Yu Fei.
"52 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists?" George Carr, who learned of Yu Fei's data, sighed, "Who can stop Frye Yu from earthlings? ”
"Without further ado, I'm going to buy Fry a pork chop meal right now and ask for his forgiveness, or he'll have the team trade me." - Anthony Mason on receiving a second-degree foul and being ejected.
"You know, Frye Yu has always been my big brother, he played one of the greatest fights I've ever seen, and I really have so much to learn from him!" - LeBron James in a live interview after the game.
"Fry, what do you think of this game?"
"It's good to win, and I'm sure the loser should have more to say."
"Rip has denied having a personal vendetta with you, what do you think?"
"He didn't dare to shake my hand before the start of the game and didn't want to congratulate me after the game, so I can't say anything."
"Coach Brown has always complained about your non-participation in the Dream Team training camp, is this game your response to him?"
"What do I have to respond? His words are worthless to me! ”
"So you're angry at his words?"
"I'm angry? What do I have to be angry about? I'll just hahahahaha! ”
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