The game started at eight o'clock, and at 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineups.
Knicks: Ewing, Charles Oakley, McDaniel, Gerald Wilkins, Mark Jackson
Pistons: John Salley, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan
"The main lineups of both sides have not changed. I wonder how the Knicks will play today? If they lose both games and let the Pistons get the series match point, they will be quite passive."
Robert Guida said in the TNT commentary box.
Ringo Wilson calmly analyzed: "There is no news that Rodman has recovered from his injury, so in this game, the Knicks will most likely continue to maintain their advantage in rebounding, and it is obvious.
Due to the outbreak of the G1 game, Iron Fist may not be able to continue to perform at a hot superstar level. Once his performance is not as magical as the last game, the Pistons will be in great trouble and will most likely lose the G2 game.
In addition, the assassin's performance is also crucial. Can he stand up? "
Robert Guida shook his head and nodded again, and said: "The Assassins' performance has begun to decline since last season. In fact, it is no longer good. Otherwise, how could they be swept by Jordan in last year's Eastern Conference Finals?
After being swept away that time, I would say that the assassin's psychology was actually broken. He knew that he was not good, but he just refused to admit it, otherwise he would not have beaten Iron Fist with Ranbir in the locker room.
His injury is too serious, and he was injured in the last battle at Auburn Hills. If the Pistons expect him to stand up, it is not reliable. He can only be used as a supplement to the team now.
But Ringer, I agree with what you just said. In the G2 game, it is very likely that the Knicks will have some advantages, and they also have the ability to equalize the score. "
At this time, the substitutes came on, and the main players were still in the locker room.
In the visiting team's locker room, Pat Riley was giving instructions to the five main players.
"Rebounding, this is the most important thing. It is the biggest advantage we can get at the moment. We must maintain this advantage today."
"Patrick, Charles, when you play against Rodman, you must strengthen the confrontation. He is injured and will definitely avoid confrontation. This will allow us to get into a better position and grab more rebounds. "
"Defense in the penalty area. The day before yesterday, we stopped other people's breakthroughs, but we did not stop Iron Fist. Today I ask you to stop him."
"Pay attention to guarding against pick-and-rolls. In order to save energy and increase the chance of breakthroughs, Iron Fist will definitely use a lot of pick-and-rolls. You just need to remember that he is not good at shooting from the outside, so you only need to guard against his breakthroughs."
"Also, I have observed his passing habits and he is not good at passing to open teammates behind him. In other words, we can let go of the people behind him."
"Also, Patrick, I hope you can score tonight, increase your shooting percentage, increase your lethality, this is a must."
When Pat Riley said this, Oakley interjected: "Coach, if the situation is not favorable, do we want to cause a conflict?"
Anthony Mason in the corner was shocked when he heard this, Dasha, are you really stupid?
Iron Fist has made it clear that he also wants to use the exchange tactic. As long as Ewing is taken down, even if he goes down by himself, the Pistons are more likely to win. If he lets him take you down too, it will be a one-for-two, and the Knicks will immediately win. Kneel down, why fight?
Pat Riley thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Tactics that cause conflicts should only be used when there is no other way. We will try our best to win back this fight."
Oakley nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, he really didn't want to challenge Iron Fist, and he didn't want to experience the experience of being knocked out with one punch again.
Moreover, that bastard Iron Fist has no martial ethics at all. When he was injured off the field, he continued to beat him. Such bullshit chivalry. He is just a sinister villain. I don’t know how he became the knight that everyone praised.
Hockey executioners have the spirit of chivalry. Anyone who thinks like this is stupid. Just throw a glove and you become a knight? dumbass!
The executioners are the most shameful people. In order to win, they will try their best to deal with the opponent's main scorer, make sneak attacks, and cause conflicts head-on. These are all the executioners' jobs.
Just when Oakley was slandering Zhou Quan, Mason also breathed a sigh of relief.
If a conflict occurs, Dasha will have to step up to the plate in the end. To be honest, he has little confidence in facing Iron Fist and does not want a conflict to occur on the court.
He is an elite with a high IQ and a top academic. He came to the NBA to beat people. No, he came to play, not to be beaten. If he was beaten, then he might as well go back to Europe to play.
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At a quarter to eight o'clock, the ten starting players from the two teams gathered in the tunnel, facing each other five to five, like cockfighting. You stared at me and I stared at you, as if a war was about to begin at the next moment.
Fortunately, the host's voice soon rang out, the visiting team began to play, and the atmosphere in the players' tunnel relaxed.
"We are tenacious, tough, iron-blooded, and we are fearless!"
Before the game, the Palace of Auburn Hills once again rang with the cheers of 20,000 people, again and again, shocking the entire Detroit and countless fans watching the game.
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the G2 game of the first round series between the Pistons and the Knicks has begun." Robert Guida shouted excitedly in the TNT commentary box.
"The Knicks got the jump ball and Mark Jackson started pushing. Oh, he called the pick and roll..." Ringo Wilson said.
On the left wing, Mark Jackson used the pick-and-roll to temporarily get rid of Zhou Quan, entered the wing and broke through with the ball in the paint area. The Pistons' defensive formation immediately moved to the strong side.
On the weak side of the right wing, Wilkins got rid of Joe Dumars by running back, and quickly cut into the paint area. Oakley made an offensive screen in time, blocked Rodman, blocked Joe Dumars, and allowed his teammates to get A chance to cut to the basket.
Mark Jackson keenly saw this cut and quickly lobbed the ball to the right side of the basket.
John Salley faced Ewing and it was too late to return to the basket.
"boom!"
Little Wilkins stepped up, caught the ball in the air on the right side of the basket, and completed a dunk.
"Beautiful! Gerald Wilkins and Mark Jackson completed a wonderful alley-oop dunk." Robert Guida shouted excitedly in the TNT commentary box.
2:0, Pistons attack.
Zhou Quan went around to the left wing, controlling the ball while approaching the three-point line.
Mark Jackson defended and retreated. When he took a step back to the three-point line, he did not retreat.
But at this moment, Zhou Quan suddenly began to break through, feinting and turning around.
At present, his six breakthrough techniques are mainly practicing one-handed feint breakthrough, which has reached level 82. His feint and turn pass are still at the original level 90, but they are also at the first-class level.
Mark Jackson was shaken and his body couldn't help but tremble.
At this time, Zhou Quan successfully broke through from the left, controlled the ball with his left hand, and protected the ball with his right elbow.
After Mark Jackson reacted, he immediately retreated and stuck to Zhou Quan's right side, but he had no chance to get around to the front and could only follow and run towards the paint area.
Rushing one step outside the left waist of the paint area, Zhou Quan suddenly grabbed the ball in his hands. The next moment he completed the ball, he took a step forward and bumped into Mark Jackson.
Mark Jackson was knocked back a step, while Zhou Quan used the reaction force to offset the impact and stopped.
The next moment, he took a step back and then jumped up.
At this time, Mark Jackson's center of gravity was unstable. By the time he took a step forward to block the shot, Zhou Quan's ball had already been released.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a two-pointer.
2:2, Knicks attack.
"brush!"
McDaniel ran on the left wing. After receiving the ball, he made a fake shot and got rid of Ulrich. Then he took two steps to the oil source area, suddenly stopped for a jumper, and hit a goal.
"Defense! Improve your concentration..."
After allowing his opponent to open the game two-for-two, Chuck Daly started roaring from the sideline.
4:2, Pistons attack.
Zhou Quan came to the right wing with the ball, and Joe Dumars moved from the right wing to the top of the arc. At this time, the former started to break through with the ball, and the latter immediately ran back, moving quickly from the top of the arc to the right wing.
"boom!"
Zhou Quan pushed with his backhand and hit the ground to pass the ball.
Because the ball was passed without looking at anyone, although the ball was passed very suddenly, it was not very accurate. There were some problems with the hitting location and the rebound height was not enough.
The position of Joe Dumars receiving the ball was not very good. It was a little low. He had to adjust before taking off and shooting. At this time, Wilkins flew from the left to block the shot. At the moment the ball was released, he adjusted backwards. For a moment.
"boom!"
The ball was short and bounced off the basket.
Oakley and Rodman grabbed the rebound at the same time, but the former, who was further inside, got it.
The Knicks attacked, Mark Jackson came to the left wing, passed Zhou Quan, and lobbed the ball to McDaniel.
McDaniel was the No. 4 pick in the first round of 1985. He was drafted in the same year as Ewing. He ranked second in the Rookie of the Year award, second only to Ewing. In the past seven seasons, he averaged 20+ points per game in four seasons. However, because The number of shots is limited, and he only averaged 13.7 points per game this season.
But his scoring ability is very strong. He has the ability to attack with the ball in the hand and has a good mid-range shot. He is good at using muscle power to attack the penalty area and break through to score. When breaking through, his first step is very explosive.
Zhou Quan carefully analyzed and studied the opponent's information. When Mark Jackson passed the ball over the top, he immediately turned sideways and faced the right wing, pulling McDaniel below into his sight.
McDaniel caught the ball with his back to the basket and took a step back to face the basket.
Just when he was facing the basket and lost his vision behind him, Zhou Quan, two steps above him, quickly started and pounced down.
After McDaniel faced the basket, he immediately used a fake shot to shake Ulrich, who was not very defensive. Then he quickly started to break through the defender with a powerful first step.
"careful!"
At this moment, Mark Jackson's exclamation sounded.
"What?"
McDaniel's heart tightened.
"Snapped!"
At this moment, Zhou Quan rushed to McDaniel's side, reached out and knocked the ball out of his hand, then put his hands together to grab the ball that bounced off the floor, completing the steal.
This hit and grab, thanks to the accuracy of hitting in striking sports and the 96-level neural reaction speed, made his steal action very precise and fast, without fouling.
"here."
When Joe Dumas, who had just moved to the top of the arc, saw it, he immediately shouted and turned around quickly.
Zhou Quan turned around and dribbled forward and took a step forward. Seeing Mark Jackson blocking the front, he immediately passed the ball over the top and flew to Joe Dumars in the middle.
Joe Dumars caught the ball and went down quickly. Wilkins tried his best to catch up, but never caught up. The former made a layup and hit a goal.
4:4, Knicks attack.
Ewing entered the paint from the low post on the left wing. John Salley went around to defend. He immediately pulled out to catch the ball and suddenly turned around and shot.
"boom!"
John Salley didn't have time to block the shot, but Ewing didn't make the shot either.
"Snapped!"
Oakley rushed to the basket, stuck Rodman and grabbed the offensive rebound.
Rodman was so anxious that his eyes were bleeding, but he was still in poor condition today, and his knee injury was still affecting his mobility and confrontation ability.
"boom!"
Oakley took off again and made a layup against the block of John Salley who was returning to defense, but missed.
"Snapped!"
After the ball bounced, Ewing clicked it. Several people scrambled for it at the same time, and no one knew who hit the ball.
Zhou Quan was lucky. He was very close to the landing point and rushed over to get the ball.
He advanced quickly, and Mark Jackson ran a step ahead. After rushing into the right wing, he immediately rushed to the right elbow area. Then he repeated his old trick and actively collided with Mark Jackson, taking the opportunity to stop at the right end of the free throw line.
Also this time, when he took off to take a shot, Mark Jackson, who was knocked back, had no chance to make timely defensive actions.
"Snapped!"
Unfortunately, just after Zhou Quan threw the ball, Ewing caught up from behind and slapped the ball out of the baseline with a big shot.
"well!"
Sighs echoed through the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"This animal is so fast!"
Zhou Quan couldn't help but be secretly shocked after being hit hard.
In the next game, the two sides fell into a hard battle.
The Pistons hope to win the second home game to gain a match point, but the Knicks hope to win an away game, equalize the score and then return home to kill the Pistons, so they all go all out.
However, Rodman's condition is still sluggish, and his playing time is very sporadic. He has to take a break after playing for a few minutes, and the rebounds he grabs are comparable to those in the G1 game.
As for the assassin Isiah Thomas, his condition has improved and he is better than in the G1 game.
At the end of the first half, the two teams were tied at 48:48.
In the TNT commentary box, Robert Guida said: "Tekken played 16 minutes in the first half, making 3 of 7 shots and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 foul.
He rarely really entered the penalty area today, so his offensive efficiency was obviously not as good as the previous game. This is also his current weakness on the offensive end. He is not close to the basket and lacks scoring ability. "
Ringo Wilson said: "Joe Dumars played 20 minutes. The difference from the last game is that he added some breakthroughs with the ball today. He made 4 of 9 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 turnover. The data.
In addition, Ulrich played well. He cooperated with Zhou Quan in the pick-and-roll, making 4 of 7 shots and 2 of 4 free throws. He also scored 10 points.
Rodman did not score a point, John Salley scored 6 points, and the four main players scored 35 points. "
Robert Guida continued: “The Assassin came on as a substitute and played 12 minutes, shooting 3 of 6 from the field and scoring 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover.
Together with Mark Aguirre's 5 points and Bedford's 2 points, the Pistons' three substitutes scored 13 points, accounting for 27% of the total score in the first half. "
Ringo Wilson laughed: "As for the Knicks, Ewing made 3 of 9 shots and only hit 33.3% from the field. This is a big problem for the Knicks. Pat Riley cannot solve the problem of low offensive efficiency of their super center.
Is the Pistons' defense too strong? I don't think so. Since the last game, Rodman has actually been in poor condition. His defense is not as good as in the regular season. He does not provide enough defensive energy to the team and does not play a lot of time. "
Robert Guida laughed: "John Salley defended very hard and shot very fiercely. Ewing could not easily get close to the basket and mainly focused on jump shots. This was the reason for the low shooting rate.
In addition, Mark Jackson still has nothing to do with Iron Fist. If it weren't for the help of others, he might still be beaten by Iron Fist today.
McDaniel played well today, scoring 12 points. He is the key figure for the Knicks to bite the Pistons. "
Ringo Wilson said: "Judging from the situation in the first half, just like the G1 game, the Pistons had better organizational skills and actually played better offensively than the Knicks, with a shooting percentage of 48.6%. This is also their rebounding performance. The reason why we can still draw even after falling behind.
Limited by Ewing's performance, the Knicks' offense failed to perform, shooting only 38.5% from the field. It was obvious that Ewing was holding back.
However, the Knicks were still able to hold on to the Pistons, again thanks to their rebounding advantage. "
Robert Guida smiled and said: "At 25:19, the Knicks had 6 more rebounds. I want to remind the Knicks that your rebounding advantage is not as good as in the G1 game."
Ringo Wilson said: "But today the Pistons' perimeter defense did not seem to be as good as in the G1 game. Only Tie Fist completed two steals, and others did not steal. Of course, the Knicks only had one steal. In this data, it is better than the Pistons' performance. worse."
After 15 minutes, the second half began.
In the third quarter, the two teams still fought hard.
The two sides are too familiar with each other, and there are no hidden tactics. They just fight head-on, defending first and then attacking.
After the third quarter, 69:71, the Pistons were two points behind.
In the three quarters, the Pistons grabbed 9 fewer rebounds than the Knicks, but they did not have the same advantage as in the G1 game in other aspects. They had two steals, almost the same number of blocks, mistakes and fouls. They fell behind significantly in rebounds and shot. When they were inferior to their opponents, they relied on more efficient offense to secure the score.
"Iron Fist, we have hope of winning the last quarter. I ask you to rush in and fight." Chuck Daly squatted in front of Zhou Quan and said seriously.
"OK." Zhou Quan nodded.
Soon the final quarter started and the Knicks attacked.
"brush!"
The fake shot was a real shot. After McDaniel retreated from Ulrich, he hit a mid-range shot.
Zhou Quan went to double-team him, but he was half a beat too late.
"McDaniel's performance today was really strong. He stepped up and now has 14 points. He made 7 of 14 shots and hit 50%. If it weren't for his outstanding performance, the Knicks would be in a worse place today." TNT commentary box on, marveled Robert Guida.
(End of chapter)
