"——! Toot"

The electronic whistle echoed through the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the fans, who had been noisy since the players entered, shouted again as if they had been injected with a stimulant.

In the first round, the tie-break battle begins.

“TIPOFF！”

With Smith shouting, the basketball was tossed high and the game began!

“MYBALL！！！”

Bowler, the silent center who almost never says a word on the court, although he has long thought about leaving Philadelphia and seeking new development, as a professional player, if he has not been enthusiastic at this moment, he is too sorry for his big contract.

Contact!

When the basketball fell, Daim Porter jumped up and down, actually shouted, stretched out his right hand, and plucked the ball down in mid-air, heading straight for Lowry.

76ers ball possession!

Pistons fans weren't too frustrated, and McDyce's athleticism declined significantly after the injury. Although Bowler has barely improved in recent years, it is still the year of play, and it is not strange to grab the ball.

Billups, however, did not give up.

“MOV……？！！”

Lowry received the ball, took advantage of the momentum and began to accelerate, wanting to start the game with a quick combination to score points. It's the 76ers' pre-game strategy, and it's what they're used to play against teams that don't have a lot of speed on the inside.

This technique was seen through by Billups.

Intercept!

Before Lowry could finish his tactical command, Billups was already sprinting like a gust of wind, slashing down with his left hand and almost touching the ball.

It's dangerous......!

Lowry dribbled behind a quick stop, and the general avoided Billups' steal, his heart was in a cold sweat, and his heart was beating as fast as a steam engine.

They wanted to break me at the beginning, and they really saw through our tactical ......!

Lowry was shocked. Knowing that the Pistons have mastered all the offensive tricks they can use, it is just a momentary acceleration, but Billups has already judged his own movements, and this kind of judgment is the most important reason why Billups has been able to stand in the All-Star point guard position for many years.

But that's not all.

Again!

Billups couldn't make a steal with his left hand, but he didn't lose his position, and his right hand stretched out to block Lowry's way, blocking the latter's path.

It's so difficult......!

Lowry quickly dribbled once under the crotch to change direction, and when the speed was obviously superior, he was judged by Billups to be in place. Can't find a breakthrough gap.

This opponent is really too difficult......!

Billups in front of him had a burst of fire in his eyes, not a tall body, but at this time, it was full of oppression in Lowry's eyes.

For a moment, Lowry even felt that it was not a player defending him in front of him, but a mountain.

A silent, but oppressive mountain!

After a series of attempts to change direction, Lowry has never been able to get rid of Billups's entanglement. However, after a few seconds of delay, the Pistons inside line has returned to the three-point line, and the 76ers' opening fast break cannot be played.

What the hell!

Lori hates. I only hate that I don't have the amazing dribbling skills of Paul and Nash, and I can quickly pass people one-on-one and create defensive chaos. Billups has already made a mess of himself with just one defender, and Lowry has had this experience for nothing. But generally speaking, the opposing team's star-level defensive titan will always be so powerful in the latter part of the game. Playing such a pressing defense.

But the piston, but it was used at the beginning.

If it goes on like this, don't say anything about tactical deployment, it's hard to say whether you can control the ball steadily!

The more anxious Lowry became, the more he wanted to break through Billups' blockade, and the more he wanted to break through, the more he couldn't find space.

It's not as fast as his opponent, he doesn't have Kidd's size and strength, he doesn't have Paul's dexterity and steals, but in the opening moments, he's tougher than those two superstars.

Billups' goal is not to make a spectacular defense, not to limit Lowry's individual offense, but his pressing defense is most important to keep Lowry from having the energy to organize the offense.

The Pistons want to start from the No. 1 position and completely destroy the 76ers' offense!

Not again!

Left-handed, Billups' left hand constantly interfered with Lowry's possession, leaving Lowry embarrassed. Not far away, teammates were already aware of the odds and were about to respond, but the Pistons' overall defensive stretch was so good that they blocked almost all of Lowry's passing lanes. Unless an individual breaks through the attack, then there will be a lot of trouble.

Then force it!

Lowry's heart was horizontal, he simply lowered his center of gravity and suddenly accelerated, and sprinted inside with Billups' body.

I have to say that Lowry, as a small steel cannon, is indeed quite good in strength, with a stocky body and powerful explosive power, and he accelerated in an instant and rushed out of half of his body.

Break out on the left!

Lowry hit the inside line, Billups tried his best to catch up, the small disadvantage in speed, and the small gap in explosiveness made Billups a little uncomfortable.

Lowry's left side is Billups' right side, and Lowry can see that Billups is constantly interfering with the dribble with his left hand, so he simply breaks through from the other side to look for opportunities.

Heh, a breakthrough on the left?

Young man, don't underestimate me!

Billups sneered in his heart, and made a decision at the moment when Lowry completely accelerated past him, and with a turn of his right foot, he simply let Lowry go.

W-What ......?!

Lowry himself was also stunned, Billups actually let himself go directly? What does that mean? Is it unstable to bully yourself in a stop? Or is it better to rely on the overall defense of the Pistons, directly change the defense or create a trap?

In the next moment, Billups gave him the answer.

"Smack!"

With a turn, Billups' body instantly surrounded Lowry like an octopus, and his right hand symbolically moved at Lowry's side, attracting Lowry's attention, allowing him to hand the ball to his left hand and ......

"Left-handed steal!"

Barkley shouted, Lowry was stabbed off from behind by Billups in his hand, and the moment the basketball hit the ground, Prince came out of nowhere, grabbed the ball with his long arm, and then didn't look at it as a long throw.

In front, after Billups turned and stabbed the ball, he directly began to accelerate the sprint.

Fast break, catch, layup, scoring.

Chauncy Billups, who scored the first point of the opening game.

“CHAUNCEY——BBBBBB——BILLUPS！！！”

“…… YEAAAAAAAAH！！！！ ”

The DJ's signature celebratory shout, the Pistons fans were all in high spirits.

"Yes, it's a left-handed steal! It's a left-handed steal! HOHOHO！ ”

Seeing Billups' performance of personal entanglement and turnover, Barkley suddenly remembered a difficult opponent he had played on the court.

"Hah, wonderful performance!" Smith and Barkley are basically contemporaries, so they naturally understood what Barkley was thinking, and smiled: "You mean gloves? ”

"That's right, it's a glove!" Barkley excitedly shouted: "Most of the steals are done with the left hand, so that you can make sure that you don't lose your position when you steal as much as possible." On the one hand, you can maintain the pressing pressure on the ball carrier, and on the other hand, you can also wait for the opportunity to create a counterattack! ”

What Barkley is talking about is the defensive stunt that Glove Payton is known for, and this super backcourt, who always grins and chews gum, loves this kind of defensive routine a lot. Although there are many factors, it cannot be said that Payton alone is the culmination. But Payton and his SuperSonics did once make the old hooligan Jordan also play the worst Finals shooting percentage of his career.

Today, it is not the same line, but it has been inherited.

Chauncy Billups, although not a perimeter gate-level defensive core, faced the inexperienced and overly nervous Lowry, made a wonderful defensive performance to win the initiative for the Pistons.

In the next round, Lowry once again controlled the ball and advanced, steadily looking for opportunities, leaning on the ball half-sideways, for fear of being stolen by Billups again.

However, although the half-back ball protection is in place for basketball, it will make your vision blocked. When it comes to making a pass, unless you have master-level anticipation and passing skills, most of the time, it's not necessarily good for the team's offensive function.

"Lowry is a little out of order."

Seeing that Lowry used a lot of tricks that only old players dared to use, Barkley saw that the young man's mentality was a little unbalanced, and shook his head and said: "This choice is not smart!" He was already weak in his heart, and he still controlled the ball with his back, but now he must be thinking in his heart, 'I can't make mistakes, I can't make mistakes, I can't make mistakes', if I continue like this, I won't dare to pass the ball that I don't ...... sure of."

"Beep ——!"

The referee's whistle blows, and the 24-second violation.

“DAMN……！”

Lowry smacked his head hard, looking frustrated.

Echoing with it is the shouts of the tsunami in the palace of Auburn Hills.

Lowry half-backed to control the ball, Chen Mu and Iguodala until the young man was a little weak, and hurriedly wanted to step forward to respond, and he used as the offensive initiation point to coordinate the organization. But the Pistons' defensive pertinence is quite in place, and even this seems to be expected, saying nothing to let Chen Mu and Iguodal pull out of the three-point line.

As a result, it wasn't until there were five seconds left in the offensive time limit that Korver managed to get to the outside through two screens to receive the ball. But the moment the ball was in hand, Hamilton posted it. Under the interference, Korver, who was not good at attacking with the ball, was in chaos, staggered a few steps and then opened his hands to shoot, and there was actually a three-point non-stick.

“BOOOOOOOO——！”

The fans' boos were half for Lowry and half for Korver, and the two most emotionally susceptible players in the 76ers' starting lineup were both pale and very disappointed at this time.

Emotions influence choices, choices bring consequences, and consequences create one mistake after another, and these mistakes add up and push the Philadelphia 76ers into the abyss of terror.

The game continued, and by halftime, the 76ers were trailing by as many as 15 points, 40-55 on the road.

The shadow of defeat hangs like a sword of Damoris over the Philadelphia 76ers. (To be continued.) )