Chapter 498 [Big Ben Miracle, Sweep to Win the Championship]

The two sides gave the fans a different kind of game, only the first quarter was normal, the two sides played back and forth, and then most of the time it was an offensive performance by the Suns.

The Pistons defended the next offense, and sometimes before the defender could receive the ball, Ben Wallace was sent to the free-throw line, and then showed people his extremely poor free-throw technique, giving the ball to the Suns and continuing to defend.

Ben Wallace made 34 free throws in a single game, hitting 10 of them, a 29.4 percent shooting percentage. In the late game, when Ben went to the free throw line, his hands were a little trembling, and he looked at the bulging expression as if he wanted to explode on the spot.

The Suns coaching staff arranged extreme tactics in the face of the "iron bucket formation", Guo Xu and Joe Johnson were responsible for single shooting on the periphery, and the other three rushed to grab the rebounds in the front court, grabbed the second offense, and couldn't grab it to give Big Ben a hug nearby.

Big Ben's free throws were rotten like, and the offensive end was worse than a pig, and Larry Brown still gave him 40 minutes of playing time. He shot 2-of-4 from the field and 10-of-34 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, nine rebounds, one steal and one block.

Everyone could see that Big Ben's free-throw mentality collapsed, but Brown firmly believed that the Pistons couldn't do without him, and Oku played 8 minutes and really made him feel very panicked.

If you don't go to Daben for a while, he is uncomfortable, and Daben has a miracle.

The Pistons' offense, which was not very strong, became intermittent, and the outside players also missed their shots.

The Suns beat the Pistons by 32 points 103-71 in the first game and got off to a good start.

After the game, Larry Brown expressed his strong displeasure at a press conference, believing that the Suns' style of play made the game ugly.

D'Antoni just praised the Suns players and ignored Brown.

Guo Xu commented on the opponent, and Brown, who was speechless. "Are we uglier than teams that average 90 points per game in the playoffs and defend against 85 points?"

Guo Xu said with a smile: "It's rare to see a person with a shooting rate of less than 40%, why don't we give him free throws?" Since they knew he couldn't make free throws, why didn't the Pistons replace him? Mr. Brown left such an obvious weakness on the field and did not allow the opponent to grasp it? Why should your opponent listen to you? ”

The overall defense of the Pistons is really powerful, and the double Wallace can prevent both the restricted area and the pick-and-roll, and the efficiency of Nene and Xiaosi has dropped significantly. However, Guo Xu's single-handedness against Billups is an opportunity, and this piston has no good way, so he can only arrange people to wrap up and assist in defense.

Guo Xu scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, leading the team to score double-doubles.

In the second game, the Suns continued to use the "shark slashing tactic" against Big Ben and intensified the fight for rebounds in the frontcourt.

There are a lot of people in the Suns' interior rotation, and they are not afraid of fouls at all, and everyone, including Diop, is good at grabbing rebounds and giving full play to their physical advantages.

This game was slightly better, shooting 8 of 18 free throws and shooting 44 percent, exceeding his personal playoff average, but for the Pistons, he was still a bad guy on the offensive end.

Brown trusted Big Ben even more this time, allowing him to play 43 minutes, with 12 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

The Suns' 122 defensive system was effective against the Pistons, with four players shrinking the defensive restricted area and allowing the Pistons players to shoot far away from the basket, and Guo Xu alone entangled Billups, who was the most accurate three-pointer.

Brown has always had no good way to attack, except for the basic pick-and-roll is Hamilton's off-ball running, and the "scalpel" is still mainly shooting two-point shots, and the Suns players are not much higher than the interference of his shooting percentage in their respective areas.

The Pistons' long-range shooting was actually not bad, shooting 6-of-12 from the field, with a shooting rate of 50%, but Brown didn't let him shoot more. After leaving the 76ers, his habits have not changed, whoever dares to shoot more three-pointers is his father's killer, and the shooting rate is higher when he is closer to the basket, that is the right way to play, and it is the way to win!

In the end, the Pistons relied on the "right way of playing" to shoot 39.5% from the field and 50% from three-point range, playing magical statistics.

In his previous life, Billups became a grassroots FMVP, which was directly related to his position Payton and Fisher, and he had obvious advantages, and he was very sharp in the face of the Lakers' guards, not only scoring but also making free throws with high efficiency.

In the face of Guo Xu, Billups couldn't get rid of it, and he couldn't get rid of the frame, and after being entangled closely, he could only turn around and shoot like Kassel. His shooting percentage is not as good as Kassel's, and he can't do it if he doesn't play, and the Pistons mainly rely on three scoring points to score.

In the No. 1 position competition, Guo Xu made 11 of 20 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, and scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists; Billups finished with 17 points, four rebounds and six assists on 6-of-15 shooting, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.

The Suns went on a 94-76 run to take a 2-0 overall lead.

The Pistons did rely on the bucket formation to reduce the Suns' scoring efficiency, but in the absence of super scorers, the Pistons have a slow offensive rhythm and a low shooting percentage, and it is hellish that they can beat the Suns in this way.

Back in Detroit, Brown arranged for Ben Wallace to practice free throws.

As a result, in the third game, the Suns did not use the shark slashing tactics, and the defense was serious, and Big Ben's free throws were practiced in vain.

Brown: "Why don't you play by the rules?" ”

In fact, most teams deal with the Pistons in this way, and any person can resist Big Ben, unless he gets into the basket and shoots before he fouls, and his discus-throwing hook and resigned shooting can be completely ignored.

The Suns' good interior player was Haslem, who finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.

Also a non-draft player entering the NBA, also a short interior player, this Haslem proved himself, playing only 30 minutes to be more beautiful than Big Ben.

Big Ben played 38 minutes, shooting 3-of-9 from the field and 1-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with seven points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Since the Suns' offense is mainly players shooting from the perimeter and pulling out to cover inside, he didn't even get a block.

95-88, the Suns led 3-0.

The two teams played in stark contrast, with the Pistons shooting 5-of-15 from three-point range at a 33.3 percent percentage. The Suns shot 16-of-39 from three-point range, a 41 percent percentage.

Guo Xu shot 10-of-22, 7-of-15 three-pointers, and did not make free throws, scoring 27 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals.

The league didn't want a sweep in the finals, and this time gave the Pistons some preferential treatment on the defensive end, Guo Xu, as the player who made the most free throws in the league in the regular season, didn't even make a single free throw in the whole game.

Unfortunately, the Pistons' offense was even worse, and they were trapped by the low shooting percentage of the joint defense, and the players continued to share the ball every round according to the coach's arrangement, playing as a team, but the overall shooting rate was only 40.8%.

Nene, Smalls, and Marion are flyers, Haslem and Diop started on defense, the Pistons relied on double Wallace and Oku who couldn't play 10 minutes per game, how could blue-collar veteran Elden Campbell take advantage of the inside?

In the fourth game, the Pistons' tactics did not change, continuing to attack the restricted area, and Brown's adjustment method was to let Oku not play for a minute, and resolutely use the blue-collar and Suns to fight.

The Suns started to cut Ben Wallace again, and he played 35 minutes, shooting 2-of-5 from the field and 4-of-14 from the free-throw line, finishing with 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

The Pistons couldn't pull off the battle at all, and Rashid Wallace and Billups, who were good on the court, also became blacksmiths, making 2-of-13 three-pointers for the team.

After a clanging iron, the Suns won 101-72 and swept Detroit to win the championship without much effort.

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