The Pistons launched a strong attack in the last two and a half minutes of the first half, but were blocked by the Pacers.
They only narrowed the point difference to 3 points in the end.
46:43.
The Indiana Pacers walked into the locker room with a lead.
This result is exciting for Pacers fans. Suhi's performance on the court makes them infinitely happy. They see the value of the transaction. Suhi is not only here to add to the cake, but also to fight a tough battle.
Larry Bird's good intentions are fully understood at this moment.
Charles Barkley said: "Sushi's value is not reflected in the previous winning streak, but in the fact that he crazily disturbed the Pistons' defense in the first half, but the Pistons were always unable to do anything."
Kenny Smith didn't want to get involved with the jackass's right hip. He said tit for tat: "I think you are happy too early. Larry Brown is not a cat or a dog, and the Detroit Pistons are not the kind of small team that will be conquered at will. If in the second half The little sheep Su Xi is completely locked up, what words should you use?"
"Don't get mad at me Kenny, I'll buy you some pink lipstick in advance." Buckley chuckled.
"Get ready to put on purple lipstick and kiss that stupid jackass...this is your second time, you'll get better at it!"
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In the Pacers' locker room, everyone already knew about this unique gamble. The jackass became the focus of discussion among the players, who all wanted to see a pink lip mark on the jackass' butt. In another locker room, people wanted Barkley to kiss the donkey again.
This extra gamble makes both teams even more hungry for victory.
Artest approached Su Xi for the first time, and Su Xi's personal bodyguard Tony Barty looked over warily.
He has a high sense of locker room politics, and he knows that the only player in the Pacers camp who can threaten and be jealous of Susi's core position on the outside is Ron Artest. He won't allow what happened in Cleveland to happen again.
Artest frowned. He felt that Barty was not polite: I have invited you to my house to play with young models, why can't you just follow me?
But Batty is a person with high political sensitivity in the locker room. He knows that once you stand on a team, you should never change it.
Moreover, after a full meal, Tony Barty can carry it clearly.
Artest was very polite in his words. This was one of the few times when he took the initiative to talk to Su Xi.
In fact, the first half of the game has convinced Artest a lot. He respects and admires the strong. In particular, Su Xi's aura of not only confronting her head-on, but also spouting trash talk to the point where the other party dared not raise his head impressed him.
He also understood that Su Xi could not do many things that he could do.
"Aren't you worried about fighting with Ben Wallace?" Artest asked Su Xi.
"This is something he should worry about." Su Xi smiled, and then he asked Artest: "How is your father?"
Artest smiled, he smiled very happily.
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"I'm going to kill him, coach, give me a plan, I'm going to brutally ravage him!! I have to kill him! Larry, I can't stand it anymore!!"
Ben Wallace repeatedly stressed to Larry Brown in another locker room that he was furious and angry.
Larry Brown looked at Ben Wallace who was so restless. He had some surprises. In his memory, Ben Wallace had never been so emotionally out of control. What did Suzy the Sheep do to him?
Brown signaled Ben Wallace to calm down first, and then asked him: "Ben, tell me, do you want to kill him, or do you want to win him?"
"I want them all!" Ben Wallace made a fist-clenching gesture and said angrily.
"If you want to kill him, there's nothing I can do here. But if you want to beat him, you have to calm down first. You weren't like this before, Ben. Listen, take a deep breath, and I'll talk to you in three minutes. "
Larry Brown told Ben Wallace, who then stepped aside to discuss with the coaching staff how to adjust the defensive strategy for the second half.
Ben Wallace tried hard to adjust his breathing for a while, but he still couldn't calm down. The trash talk Su Xi said to him left a lump in his throat.
Prince on the side also said: "Now do you know how hateful that little sheep Susie is? He is like a stone in the toilet, smelly and hard. You can't crush him, and you can't kick him. He's all over the place. My whole body is dirty.”
"I'm going to blow it up," Ben Wallace said angrily.
Prince murmured to himself: Wouldn’t it make us all dirty?
Larry Brown and the coaching team quickly discussed a new plan. In the second half, they adopted an isolation policy to separate Su Xi and the team. The overall principle was to allow shooting but not sudden attacks, and allow sudden attacks but not passes.
This strategy is equivalent to admitting that they are temporarily unable to control Su Xi's attack. This is actually the method they used to deal with Iverson last week.
For Pistons players, when they heard this plan, they were a little frustrated.
But apart from this, there is no other better way.
Larry Brown thought more than once, how great would it be if the Pistons had another inside man who could defend from the bottom up and form a connection with Ben Wallace who was everywhere to help defend?
Not to mention Su Xi, even Iverson couldn't get in.
After laying out the tactics, Larry Brown asked Ben Wallace emphatically: "Do you understand?"
"Understood." Ben Wallace nodded, and he asked at the same time: "If he goes deep alone, can I pursue him with all my strength?"
"Okay." Larry Brown gave him a privilege.
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Beep!
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Su Xi started the game. The half-time break gave him a full rest, and his physical fitness was charged to 80-90%.
Su Xi stared closely at Billups. Billups was very surprised. It was clear that this kid's footsteps were stagnant before the end of the first half and his energy was exhausted. How could he recover immediately after taking a short break? What kind of monster is this?
He changed directions carefully, trying not to come into physical contact with Su Xi. He knew how strong Su Xi was, and once he got stuck on him, it would be extremely difficult to break this guy's entangled defense.
Billups was hiding and unable to use some tactics. Okur came to cover him. He found a little space and took a quick shot... But the moment he took action, Susie had already bypassed Okur and pounced on him. Su Xi's ability to break pick-and-rolls is top-notch in the league.
boom!
Billups missed the first attack.
O'Neal Jr. protected the rebound and handed it to Su Xi.
Su Xi dribbled the ball across half court and immediately realized that the Pistons had changed their defensive strategy.
Billups is clearly shrinking his defense.
This is betting on Susie's shot.
Su Xi did not hesitate, he quickly waved for O'Neal to come out to cover.
When O'Neal Jr. ran outside, Billups subconsciously retreated. He wanted to break the screen in advance.
But at this moment, Su Xi jumped up and took action. He was very decisive.
Shoots the basketball with his left hand.
Uh-huh!
Arrested immediately.
After Suhi scored, he turned sideways and faced the Pistons bench. He looked directly at Larry Brown with sharp eyes and shook his hand with three fingers.
"Domineering exposed!"
Larry Brown took a slight breath.
Su Xi's toughness caught him by surprise, and he couldn't help but think of Iverson. He felt that Su Xi acted in the same way as Iverson, that is: if you want to hit my weakness, I will show you hard.
Larry Brown did not adjust his tactics after working with Iverson for many years.
He hoped that Su Xi would continue to invest like this.
But Su Xi is different from Iverson. Su Xi "hits away with one punch, lest ten punches come", turning passivity into initiative.
Turning around, the Pistons cooperated and Hamilton hit the shot.
Then, Su Xi passed the screen of O'Neal Jr. and continued to take shots from outside the three-point line... Whoops!
hit.
Scored two three-pointers in a row.
Su Xi herself felt that tonight's touch was a bit scary.
But he still turned sideways coldly and showed three fingers to Larry Brown. "Thanks for the defensive strategy."
Su Xi's tone was sharp.
Larry Brown senses why Ben Wallace is so angry.
Even with such rich experience, he could not hold back his rising anger, let alone the young and energetic Ben Wallace.
"You don't even have the courage to defend me now? Aben."
On the way back to half-time, Susie did not forget to poke Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace ignored him and quickly ran into the penalty area.
This time for the Pistons, Okur hit a 3-pointer from the outside to stabilize the decline.
Looking back, although the Pistons' tactics have not changed, the executors have.
Billups' defensive position couldn't help but move forward. When Su Xi called the pick-and-roll, Ben Wallace's pace also expanded further.
At this moment, Su Xi threw the basketball directly to the free throw line. Reggie Miller ran over to catch the basketball and took the shot... Whoops!
Pierce the net.
Only then did Larry Brown discover the horror of Susie.
Su Xi's offensive strength is far inferior to that of Allen Iverson. Iverson can enter the penalty area under any defensive situation and complete the kill single-handedly.
However, Iverson is easily fooled. Between trusting his teammates and trusting himself, he always chooses the latter.
Su Xi is different. Su Xi doesn't take the lead himself and easily lets his opponents take the lead. Moreover, as long as his teammates have a chance, he is very decisive: there is nothing commendable about his passing skills, but he is decisive.
Decisiveness is enough!
The game continues to advance.
The two sides went back and forth, and the Pacers, under the control of Su Xi, maintained their lead and increased their lead slightly.
Kenny Smith is getting anxious on TV.
But Barkley kept talking: "Who dares to say that Jack is hiding under the wings of the Pacers? Su Xi is here to lead the Pacers, and he is here to turn the Pacers into a championship team."
Larry Bird was highly praised by Barkley: "Larry Bird is worthy of being the number one small forward in history. Not only does he play well, he also manages the team better after he retires. He is not like the best shooting guard in history..."
Bird also spoke highly of Barkley in front of the TV: Charles still knows the game.
Su Xi played until the 8th minute of the third quarter and left the game. At this time, the Pacers led by 9 points.
Carlisle relieved Su Xi and took him off the field. It was about to be rotation time, and both sides had to replace players with substitute players.
However, Larry Brown did the opposite at this time and did not replace all the main players. Instead, keep the starters on the court.
In the last four minutes of the fourth quarter, they recovered 4 points and narrowed the point difference to 5 points.
Carlisle was unaware of the problem.
During the timeout between sections, he made personnel adjustments according to established strategies. He replaced Foster, O'Neal Jr. and Reggie Miller, allowing Artest to play with Pollard, Tony Barty, Crohill and Fred Jones.
The whistle sounded.
The Pistons have all their starters.
As soon as the whistle sounded, the Pistons showed a very aggressive defense. Fred Jones was intercepted before halftime. Billups entered the penalty area, scored the basketball and created Artest at the same time. Fourth foul.
Almost at this moment, the Pacers fell into a disadvantage.
The Palace of Auburn Hills was full of momentum, shouting and killing, and the atmosphere at home was instantly ignited.
Carlisle was caught off guard. He didn't expect Larry Brown to play out of the box. Could it be that all five of the Pistons' starters didn't need a break?
He quickly replaced O'Neal and replaced Pollard.
Billups made an extra free throw and the point difference further narrowed.
Fred crossed half court under the cover of O'Neal Jr., and then handed the basketball to Ron Artest. Artest got the basketball, and Prince quickly wrapped around him. His defense was very active, and Artest used his strength to Go hit him.
However, as soon as I lowered my shoulders and exerted my strength... Bang!
Prince fell in response.
The referee blew the whistle and Artest received his fifth foul of the game.
Artest has a bad temper. He rushed up and argued with the referee. He angrily claimed that he was just acting normally, that Prince was diving, that he was a softie, and that you were an accomplice.
Beep!
The referee gave him a technical foul without hesitation.
When Artest heard this decision, he was extremely punished. He rushed towards the referee with a fierce look. Fredella didn't even stop him. He stared at the referee and made some roaring sounds.
The referee did not coddle him.
Blow the whistle and give him another technical foul.
He was punished directly.
The situation took a turn for the worse.
Before Su Xi came off the court, the Pacers were almost certain to win, but as the Pistons continued to counterattack, Artest was so uncool at critical moments.
The Pacers instantly fell into an absolute disadvantage.
Everyone in the Palace of Auburn Hills celebrated. They cheered, screamed and whistled to see Artest off.
In fact, Artest's two technical fouls were somewhat unreasonable. In 2003, Artest's roaring and roaring were nothing at all, and the league had not yet announced zero tolerance. The two technical fouls were combined into one.
But the game is like this. It changes rapidly. If you make a mistake, you will lose everything.
"The poor jackass is going to have someone's lip print on his butt again." Kenny Smith immediately became proud on TV.
Barkley said nothing. He was very sad. He hated the referee and Artest.
This is obviously a tailwind situation, why is it a headwind situation?
Carlisle took a look at the bench from the court and he brought Reggie Miller on the court, along with Eric Williams.
He pinned his hopes on the two scorers to stabilize their position.
He asked Su Xi to rest for a while.
At this moment, Ben Wallace suddenly approached the bench. He said to Su Xi: "Hey, aren't you very brave? Why are you hiding here and not moving? Now your chance has come. If you kill us tonight, you will be on the headlines tomorrow, and the All-Stars will be stable. .Come on, fuck me."
snort.
Su Xi sneered: "I will fulfill your request."
cut!
Stinky pretense.
Ben Wallace was unimpressed and walked away.
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[There are two foreshadowings for Artest’s end. One is of course the personal hero that highlights the protagonist, and the other one, guess what? 】
Today I spent a little time with my mother-in-law to see a doctor during the day, which was a little delayed. Code one more chapter in the middle of the night.
By the way, I would like to ask if there is any specific medicine for synovitis.
(End of chapter)
