Chapter 829 828. Ester 2
Kwame Brown's 15-game winning streak in the season was ended!
It was so unexpected. Liu Mang was ready for a fast break and immediately chased Hamilton.
Kwame Brown was also surprised. He thought that Ben Wallace was suspended and no one on the Pistons could jump with him. Who knew that Bosh, the new generation of tough guy and Detroit hammer, would jump so fast!
Kwame Brown hurried back and received the ball under the basket. Rasheed Wallace immediately went up to hold Bosh and defended him closely.
Billups pushed forward, Prince defended him, and McGrady followed Delfino to the corner to defend.
The Pistons had a psychological shadow when they met Liu Mang, especially Billups. He was abused by Liu Mang since Liu Mang's rookie season, and then swept in the playoffs for two consecutive years...
Billups was not afraid even when playing against Iverson, Kidd, and Nash, but he felt weaker when he met Liu Mang. He had only one thought in his mind - he was going to lose again.
Billups tried hard to get rid of this thought, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was destined.
Seeing Prince coming up to defend, Billups was overwhelmed. In the playoffs last year, he was defended by Prince and his hit rate was just 30%...
Seeing Hamilton running with Liu Mang, Billups would choose to play according to the tactics if it was normal, first pick and roll with Bosh, and play for stability.
But this time, he passed it directly to Bosh who was running up, and then opened up space.
Bosh received the ball and it was a bit strange, no block?
The Pistons' tactics this season have been very diversified. The pick and roll of Billups and Bosh is the main offensive means. Of course, the singles of Bosh and Pollups are also the main offensive means.
Bosh is full of confidence this season. Because of the record, he has received higher evaluations than James and Wade. When the level of performance is similar, the inside line always has more advantages.
However, when faced with Rasheed Wallace's defense... Bosh chose a fadeaway jumper for his first shot, but was interfered by Rasheed Wallace and missed the mid-range jumper!
Bosh played better under coach Sanders, but he also developed more towards the outside, mainly focusing on mid-range and long-range shots, and Rasheed Wallace was too good at defending such players who mainly shoot from mid-range and long-range. Garnett and Nowitzki both suffered under him.
In the original time and space, the Spurs had such a hard time playing against the Pistons in the 2005 Finals because Duncan's plantar fasciitis affected his ability to play inside, and he played more and more outside, and was defended by Rasheed Wallace to a hit rate of only 40%. If it weren't for Ginobili's superb performance in the finals, the Spurs might have lost.
Rasheed Wallace defended this kind of shooting player very well. Bosh ran out to receive the ball and threw it directly, and the fadeaway was useless, and was defended by Rasheed Wallace.
The main thing is that the Pistons played very anxiously!
Kwame Brown pressed down the aging McDyess, Liu Mang grabbed the defensive rebound, and immediately passed it to McGrady who ran from the bottom corner to the three-point line, and then rushed to the front court.
Hamilton and Delfino chased McGrady who was advancing. When Liu Mang came to the 45-degree angle on the left side of the basket, only Billups followed. McGrady passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace who followed in the middle. Liu Mang immediately ran to the top arc. Rasheed Wallace passed it back to Liu Mang who was at the top arc. Liu Mang received the ball, and Billups rushed over directly. Liu Mang jumped up and rubbed against Billups, and tried his best to throw the ball to the basket in the air!
"Ding... Sharpshooter level 5 triggered..."
Liu Mang felt so good when he threw the ball. After landing, he didn't even look at the flying ball. He made a sword-pointing gesture with his right hand and gave Billups a flying kiss. Billups turned his head and saw that the ball just fell into the basket!
"Beep..."
At the same time, the whistle sounded, and the ball went in for a free throw!
Billups' defense was too impulsive when he was not confident. Today, Liu Mang was full of confidence. If confidence appears in a favorable situation, it will make people show their talents better!
Liu Mang counterattacked the Pistons at the beginning and hit a 3+1!
It was so cool! Liu Mang played such a cool counterattack against the Pistons for the first time.
Without Ben Wallace, the Pistons could not control the rhythm!
Billups was also a master at controlling the rhythm, but today Liu Mang did not hear the system prompt that Billups' characteristic "Yizhong" was triggered, which means that Billups was completely out of shape today!
The reason for not being in shape is that he has lost confidence after being beaten!
Coach Sanders yelled "Chauncey" on the sidelines, his eyes widened, and his forehead wrinkles were like deep ravines.
Coach Saunders didn't expect Billups to make such a mistake. Billups himself is a player who is good at drawing fouls. This season, he averaged 6 of his 15 points per game from free throws and 6.7 free throws per game. He actually made such a low-level mistake. Moreover, his offensive choices were not good. He directly gave Bosh a singles game and didn't play any tactics at all.
Coach Saunders was very optimistic about Billups when he was in the Timberwolves. Even though Garnett and Billups had a conflicting rhythm and didn't match at all, Coach Saunders gave Billups a chance to make a name for himself. He came to the Pistons to coach mostly for Billups.
Billups looked at Coach Saunders, and he was also helpless. He felt in his heart that his team just couldn't beat Liu Mang's team...
Liu Mang's flying kiss just now was a bit coquettish. 60% of the fans watching the live broadcast on the domestic TV station Chaoting Channel cursed, 30% made fun of him, and 10% of the female fans couldn't help laughing.
The fans in the United States are used to it, but they are not used to it when this guy doesn't act cool.
The fans at the scene booed everywhere, trying to stimulate the nerves of their own players and suppress the morale of the Hawks.
Liu Mang walked to the free throw line and made the free throw steadily without being affected.
The Hawks had an absolute advantage at the beginning of the game. When Ben Wallace was there, he might be able to suppress the rhythm on the court and let the Pistons barely have a chance to fight, but when Ben Wallace was not there, the Pistons had no power to fight back.
It's not that the Pistons are not strong enough, but most of their players don't think they can win at all. Before Billups came to the Pistons, the Pistons had been crushed by the Hawks. They were swept in the playoffs for three consecutive years and had long lost confidence.
The Pistons' offensive choices were useless no matter how much Coach Sanders urged and how anxious he was.
Coach Sanders felt like he had seen a ghost! He has never encountered such a situation. In the first 15 games of the Pistons this season, except for the game against the Pacers, the Pistons had no chance to fight back against any opponent, even the Heat and the Spurs. Before the game, he felt that even if Ben Wallace was suspended, he would never have thought that such a situation would occur.
But this situation did happen. The Pistons players seemed to be in a hurry to go home. They could not help but throw the ball after passing it once or twice. They also failed to suppress the rhythm on the defensive end and were counterattacked by the Hawks.
Coach Saunders seemed to see "desperation" from the actions of the core players of the team, Billups and Bosh.
What is going on!
Coach Saunders felt that the players under the opponent lost control in this game! Substitution, scolding, gentle guidance, strict supervision... all useless!
The Hawks were already in high spirits and wanted to regain the top spot in the league. Then Kwame Brown's winning streak on the jump ball was ended, so they played more actively, flying around in the paint to interfere, grab rebounds, and position themselves actively, which boosted the defensive enthusiasm of the entire team. The high-speed rotation defense was getting better and better, forcing the Pistons to shoot faster and faster, and the rhythm on the court was getting faster and faster, which broke the Pistons from the beginning!
Coach Kruger did not hold back against the Pistons. He was also surprised that the opponent was so easy to play. The opponent seemed to be a student waiting for a holiday on Friday afternoon. He was not in the game at all. But this situation had occurred. How could he hold back? Let Liu Mang attack more and shoot more.
After the Pistons collapsed on the offensive end, they also collapsed on the defensive end. They followed the Hawks and were beaten by Liu Mang with a super high hit rate. He threw 15 three-pointers! Hit 8 times!
Liu Mang felt good today, and chose to shoot more from outside the three-point line. He played 37 minutes in the whole game, 8 of 15 three-pointers, 5 of 7 mid-range and basket shots, 13 of 22 shots, 7 of 9 free throws, and got 40+ for the third time this season!
41 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, Liu Mang played like a small forward, just got the ball, and because the Pistons had too many long-range shots and too many irons, he grabbed 9 defensive rebounds and got a double-double of 40+10!
McGrady was about to cry in this game, the kind of crying with joy, finally, Nash in the West has 5 single-game 15+ assists this season, and he finally has one, 12 points and 15 assists, McGrady's assists for the first time in his career reached 15!
The Hawks shot 106 times in the whole game, hit 46 balls, made 11 three-pointers in a single game, 13 of 17 free throws, and scored 116 points in the whole game!
Kwame Brown scored 18 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks. The Pistons had no pick-and-rolls or cuts from the outside. They made layups without thinking and were blocked by Kwame Brown. They were forced to shoot more and more from the outside.
Jason Terry scored 19 points, Josh Smith scored 14 points and 6 rebounds...
The Pistons shot more, 110 times, but only made 37 goals. The team's shooting rate was only 33%. They rarely made free throws and three-pointers, and only scored 85 points in the whole game!
Bosh, who has been performing well this season, only scored 8 points, 2 of 13...
The Hawks beat the Pistons 116 to 85, beating them by 31 points!
After the game, the entire Hawks team quickly evacuated the scene. The Pistons fans were quite scary, as they had just had a fight and were furious...
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"Esterlu" is the combination of Liu Mang's English name and the English spelling of Detroit. After the Hawks defeated the Pistons by 31 points, Liu Mang's new title spread like wildfire, and the Pistons were given a humiliating name.
Mainly because the Pistons played too abnormally against the Hawks! It was as if the Pistons were only playing Liu Mang, and they felt like they didn't want to fight back after being beaten by Liu Mang.
The game between the Pistons and the Hawks was beyond everyone's expectations from the beginning. The Pistons played so well this year that everyone thought they could fight the Hawks. Who knew that they were beaten more and more miserably, and there was no sign of struggle throughout the whole process.
It felt like DeRozan had a mental illness after being beaten by James.
But this kind of situation has never happened in this era. Maybe it happened before, but the technology was not as advanced as it is now. Now social media is becoming more and more powerful, so the fact that the Pistons were scared by Liu Mang soon became hot news.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Pistons are not playing at the level they should be. Therefore, the Pistons' "icephobia" joke has been upgraded, and the Detroit basketball community where the Pistons are located has been labeled a shame!
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Domestically, I thought the Hawks would be helpless when they met the Pistons, who had just had a fight.
I didn't expect the Eagles to come so fiercely, and the key thing is that I didn't expect the Pistons to show no signs of struggling at all!
The most important thing is that after the Pistons were beaten like that, they didn't feel angry or angry. Instead, they seemed to... accept this incident, being abused by the Eagles from beginning to end!
"The Pistons players expressed one thing very well to me. Life is like rape. Since you can't resist it, just enjoy it silently. It's not bad to follow the headlines..."
On the post-game post of the largest basketball forum in China, more than a thousand pages later, this sentence came up. It actually went viral and was listed as a hot reply!
The domestic ratings of this game exceeded 1%. In the morning game, it was amazing. Among them, 60% of the viewers wanted to watch the Eagles lose. They wanted to see Liu Mang made a fool of himself and wanted to see Liu Mang blocked by the Pistons' iron-barrel perimeter defense.
There are many fans in China who are just for the purpose of trolling. There are also fans who like Kobe and hate Liu Mang, like Iverson and hate Liu Mang, and even like McGrady and hate Liu Mang for hindering McGrady's scoring. They all want to see Liu Mang be beaten by the Pistons. To guard against death, the Pistons' defensive efficiency ranks first in the league this season. Because of the Hawks' speed increase, the defense seems to have gotten a lot worse. If the opponent takes more shots, they will always make them.
But in this game, the Pistons couldn't guard Liu Mang at all, and it was obvious that the Pistons players had given up on defense and had no motivation to guard Liu Mang. It was obvious that the Pistons' outside defense was against them. It is hopeless to guard against Liu Mang!
This feeling is so strange. Even if the battle for first place in the league is only temporary and the season has only been played for almost a month, it is still a very important game, but the Pistons actually fought like this.
In other words, the Pistons are already afraid of the Hawks and Liu Mang!
Liu Mang once again performed like this in a game that attracted much domestic attention, and also showed that the Pistons were afraid of him. He suddenly gained a large number of fans who turned fans or turned passers-by!