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Anthony was also very sensible. He did not let his big brother Lin Tian do it himself. Instead, he hugged Billups the moment the Pistons sent the ball from the baseline, putting the game into a dead ball state. At the same time, old Nelson also started to make substitutions on time.

Five up, five down!

Five absolute main players sat on the bench at the same time.

Two minutes, a 15-point advantage. Unless the Pistons suddenly have the offensive firepower of the Knicks, they have no chance of a reversal!

Brown on the opposite side obviously didn't think the game could be won back, and he and old Nelson took advantage of this dead ball to replace all their main players.

The last 2 minutes of the game officially became garbage time!
"The Knicks showed their unparalleled offensive firepower tonight! They were indeed held down by the Pistons for most of the game! They failed to control the rhythm of the game for most of the time."

Seeing that the game entered garbage time, Barkley also began to analyze the game in advance.

"But they always manage to seize a wave of opportunities to launch an offensive frenzy! They are unstoppable for 1-2 minutes in every quarter, and they have a period of time in every quarter to seize the Pistons' flaws and widen the score!"

"Honestly, the Pistons are just as good! Their resilience and defensive ability deserve an A+ from everyone. They tried their best! I even believe that if there was a fifth quarter, the Pistons could still catch up!"

Kenny followed up, "This is the best defensive team in the league, but they still can't completely defend the Knicks. I can only say that the Knicks' offensive level is really scary!"

"Even I, who firmly believes that defense is supreme, have to admit that we can never beat the Knicks by relying on defense alone!"

"If you want to beat them, if you want to beat them in the series, in addition to having Pistons-level defense, you also have to have excellent offense! Otherwise, you'll be like the Pistons, trying desperately to catch up, but then being easily pulled away."

"So Kenny." Barkley looked at Kenny and said with a smile: "If it were you, how would you adjust in the second game to beat the Knicks?"

"I don't know." Kenny spread his hands and said, "Maybe trading Kobe to replace Artest? That might work! But with the current lineup, I really don't see any hope."

"Of course, I believe that the Pistons can completely suppress the Knicks' offense in a certain game and prevent the Knicks from having any offensive climaxes throughout the entire game, but that's too difficult! Really too difficult!"

"They might be able to do it in one or two games, but four? That's too hard."

With the two commentators chatting away, the last 2 minutes of the game passed quickly.

The Knicks finally defeated the Pistons with a score of 96:110 and won their first game in the Eastern Conference Finals!
It is worth mentioning that in the last 4 minutes of this game, the Knicks scored 19 points and only allowed the Pistons to score 8 points.

It was this offensive wave with a net score of 11 points that secured the Knicks' victory!

Although it seemed that the Knicks won a big victory over the Pistons in this game and it seemed that they played quite easily, in fact, they definitely tried their best tonight!
Lin Tian, ​​Stoudemire and Anthony all played for more than 40 minutes! Throughout their entire playoff journey this year, there was only one game in which all three played for more than 40 minutes at the same time.

It’s Game 3 against the Wizards.

The interesting thing is that although that game went into overtime, if you only look at the score, the Knicks still won that game by a large margin!

Apart from that one game, the Knicks did not encounter any major challenges or troubles in the eight games in the first two rounds, and almost every game was brought into garbage time early.

The Knicks showed absolute dominance!
That night, Lin Tian scored 38 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, recording a triple-double for the ninth consecutive playoff game, an achievement that no one has ever achieved in the entire history of the NBA!
Now countless fans have begun to expect that Lin Tian can end this series by getting a triple-double in all the games!
His triple-double ability once again became one of the most hotly discussed topics among fans across the United States.

Even this time, Oscar Robertson, who had not been in the spotlight for a long time after his retirement, stood up and said: "Lin is better than me! I never thought that anyone could perform like this in the playoffs!"

“He’s so crazy and fascinating!”

Robertson's statement undoubtedly makes Lin Tian's data even more valuable!

What kind of affirmation can make people happier than the recognition from senior predecessors?

That night, except for Lin Tian, ​​the performance of the rest of the Knicks players was mediocre. Anthony scored 17 points on 7 of 21 shots, and Stoudemire scored 15 points and 6 rebounds on 17 of 7 shots. It was obvious that they were still restricted by the Pistons' terrifying defense.

But compared to last year when the two of them were at a loss as to what to do against the Pistons, could only keep missing shots and making mistakes, were completely unable to match the strength of the Pistons, and were completely unable to help Lin Tian, ​​their progress this year is really quite obvious!

The Pistons can still hold them down and contain them.

But they are no longer afraid of the Pistons!
They already have the strength to match their talents!

They dare to go head-to-head with the Pistons!
This is also an important reason why the Knicks were able to win tonight!
Lin Tian is no longer fighting alone!
On the Pistons side, Billups played like an undercover tonight. He made 17 of 5 shots and only got 14 points and 6 assists. He also had 5 turnovers. He was completely beaten in the matchup with Lin Tian!

In addition, Hamilton played well. He made 25 of 13 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 6 free throws to score a team-high 5 points. It was Hamilton's extremely accurate shooting that allowed the Pistons to save the game time and time again and hold on to the game without being thrown away.

But obviously, Hamilton's outburst alone is not enough for the Pistons to win!

Just like the second game of the series later.

In the second game of the series, Hamilton's condition and touch obviously declined. Although he still took 22 shots, he only made 8 of them. He only scored 24 points that night.

The player who broke out in the second game was Rashid. That night, Rashid turned into a god of war and scored an oversized double-double of 37 points and 14 rebounds!

But the Pistons still lost.

他们输球的原因有很多，林天仍旧稳定发挥拿下29分16篮板12助攻是他们输球的原因，比卢普斯再次被打爆，14投4中，只拿到12分5篮板5助攻5失误的数据也是他们失败的原因。

But the biggest reason for their loss was Anthony's outbreak!
Anthony made all of his first 7 shots that night, and he scored 17 points in the first quarter!

Although his shooting percentage dropped significantly afterwards, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Lin Tian and Stoudemire were resting, Anthony completely beat Artest one-on-one!
He made two consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and also passed Artest twice to score at the basket!
In 4 minutes, he scored 10 points in a row! It was thanks to his crazy 10 consecutive points that the Knicks completely dominated and never let the Pistons get closer.

In the end, Anthony scored a team-high 33 points, Lin Tian scored a triple-double for the tenth consecutive game, and the Knicks won the home court again with a score of 3:91!
2: 0!

They had a dream start at home!

Next they will travel to Detroit to play the third and fourth games of the series!
As long as the Knicks can win one of these two games, the suspense of this round of the series will basically disappear.

The Pistons have been pushed to the brink of the cliff. They must win these two games and keep their home court, otherwise their dream of defending the title will be shattered ahead of schedule.

Auburn Hills must be defended!
"This is our last chance." Brown sat in the Pistons' tactical meeting room, looking at his players and said, "They are stronger than last year, they are more balanced than last year! Each of them is more terrifying than last year!"

"But are we weaker than last year? We are the defending champions! Shouldn't we show the f*cking spirit of the defending champions and beat those Knicks bastards into running away?"

"should!!!"

The Pistons players roared at the same time.

"Kill them, blow them up, use what we do best! I want you to raise the intensity of the game to the highest level from the start! I want you to give it your all from the first second of the game! Give me everything you can!"

"Lin is very strong? That's right! He is very strong! He is stronger than any of you! We cannot deny this! But what you have to do tomorrow night is to let Lin know that they are not as strong as us!"

"We, our team, are the best!"

"If Lin wants to break through? Great! Ben, I don't care what your relationship with Lin is, and no matter how close you are, if he rushes in, I want him to bleed! Do you understand?! The same goes for everyone else! I want you to show your fighting spirit on the battlefield, I want you to treat this place as a battlefield!"

"Give everything you have! And remember who you are and where you are!"

"This is Detroit, we are the Pistons! We are the villains of the league! We are the most hated bad guys! We are the graveyard of superstars in the league!" "We were able to beat them last year, and we can do the same this year!"

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

……

Larry Brown's speech made all the Pistons players excited. They were full of fighting spirit and they wanted to win the third game of the series!

This time, even Big Ben, Artest and others stopped playing tricks. They shouted louder than anyone else. The determination they made was more thorough than anyone else.

Win! Defend the title!
Seeing the players' momentum, Brown nodded with satisfaction, then he took out a disc and put it into the machine behind him: "Tonight, we won't watch our own game or the Knicks' highlights. There's no need for that. We already know each other well enough."

"So the game I prepared for you today is highlights from the Eastern Conference Finals in 89 and 90."

While Brown was speaking, the game footage was already appearing on TV.

Jordan, Pippen, Dumars, Thomas, Chuck Daly...

These familiar faces appeared one by one.

Obviously, this is Brown's trick to boost morale.

This is also what he is telling his players: Your predecessors were able to crush Jordan three times, and you can also crush Lin Tian three times!

Go do it!
"The Pistons don't have any hidden tricks anymore." Nelson led his players in the final pre-game mobilization: "They only have three tricks, which they have already used in the first two games. They can only use one trick in the third game."

"They increase the intensity, increase the size, use almost criminal moves to block your shots and offenses, and use knocking you down again and again to gain benefits and advantages for themselves. Apart from this, they don't have any other tricks."

"The question now is, are you afraid of this?"

"Someone still dares to challenge us." Anthony was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Tian and said, "Haven't they seen Lin's game footage from the past few years?"

"Charlie, can you introduce yourself?" Houston patted Ward's shoulder with a wicked smile and said, "You are most familiar with this matter. You were beaten by Lin in the past."

"If they dare to attack us, we will beat them to death! Isn't this what Lin taught us? If I have to be suspended for five games, then my opponent will have to lie in bed for 10 games! It's a sure win." Stoudemire also joined in the fun.

"If I wanted you to fight, there would be no need for today's meeting." Old Nelson looked at his players and said, "If we fight with the Pistons, the only team that will benefit in the end will be the Lakers or the Suns. They will face an incomplete opponent."

"Don't forget, our ultimate goal is to win the championship! ! ! Win the championship!!!"

Old Nelson cleared his throat and said, "So, even if you can't help it and you are hurt by the excessive movements, you have to hold it in. If you really can't help it, you have to hold it in for a while."

"Coach, are we just going to endure it forever? What's the point of playing basketball then?" Anthony, a guy who came from the streets, couldn't help but open his hands in protest.

"I haven't finished talking yet, who told you to interrupt?" Nelson cursed, then continued to look at everyone and said: "I've already said, just be patient. I will observe the game. If I find that the Pistons' actions exceed my bottom line."

"I'll call a timeout right away, and then..."

"Matt, Trevor, Josh, Gerrard, the four of you go on the field at that time, don't care what they say or do, just beat them! Beat them to death!"

"And don't worry about those rubbish players who come up to you, just beat up their five starters! Beat them so that none of them can get on the court! You want to play dirty with me? I never play dirty, I always hit straight!"

"Oh, and you, Alonzo. I need you to come on the field and direct the battle strategy, arrange the tactics, and take charge of the overall situation. You can tell them who to beat, how to advance and retreat, and how to maintain their formation. Is that okay?"

"This is a huge problem." Mo Ning, who had been quiet the whole time, couldn't help but curse, "I'm not a fucking professional killer! You want me to go on the field just to fight?"

"Of course not! I just need your rich experience to command the battle."

"What the hell is the difference!" Mo Ning rolled his eyes, but then he couldn't help but say, "It's not impossible."

Mourning's change of subject caused the entire office to burst into laughter. Everyone felt that Mourning and Nelson's show was great and it successfully eliminated all tension.

"Okay, we can put those backup plans aside for now. Fighting is just the last step. What I'm going to tell you now is my real plan next!"

After hearing what old Nelson said, everyone knew that tonight's meeting was about to officially begin, and the scene immediately became completely quiet.

"They will definitely seize the start. They will raise their intensity to the highest level from the beginning of the game. They will go all out to confuse us at the beginning of the game, then widen the score and control the game."

"So, our response is very simple, and it's my favorite way: we also seize the opening! But the difference is that we speed up the game and increase our scoring rhythm at the beginning!"

"I'm going to defeat them right at the start of the game!"

"Everyone remember, the most important thing at the beginning of the game is speed and rebounding! No matter who it is, get in position for me and fight for rebounds for me! As usual, it's okay to miss people and it's okay to be shot at by open shots."

"But don't lose any rebounds! Keep a close eye on the backcourt rebounds! I don't want the Pistons to get a single frontcourt rebound!"

"Second, no matter if they score or not, no matter where the ball is, as long as their offensive round is over, everyone run to the front court! Charge! Run!"

"I never said anything like 7 seconds or less, 9 seconds or less, I never asked for it, but this game, I asked for it."

"First, it's 3 seconds or less! Within 3 seconds after their offense ends, I require everyone to cross half court!"

"Second, it's 5 seconds or less! I require the first shooting opportunity to appear within 5 seconds! No matter if I'm forcing a shot or it's an open shot, you must do this for me."

"Third, there is no third. The third is to blow up their lungs! Break up their livers!"

"Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"Very good. Then Lin, you should be able to hear how heavy your task is. In tomorrow's game, put away your trash talk and lazy start. From the first second, I want you to open up your firepower completely."

"In the first stage, you will be the main attacker! You will be the one to attack and completely destroy their position. Make them shrink, double-team, and assist in defense, and make their rotation tense! After that, I don't need to teach you anymore, right?"

"Then I'll do what I do in every game." Lin Tian said easily: "After the next game, the score will definitely be 3:0!"

"That's right, sweep them!" Anthony shouted!

"Revenge! Kill them!" Xiao Si followed closely behind.

Then all the players in the entire meeting room burst into crazy cheers.

They are as ready as the Pistons! (End of this chapter)