“NO……”

Inside the Auburn Hills Palace stadium, the fans had been booing for two full hours, and at this moment, it finally stopped.

Stormy winds.

The 76ers went from half-court packing, to full-court pressing, and then to using the frontcourt package as a trap to lure Billups, the core and brain of the Pistons' backcourt, to turn around and bump into Iguodala and create an offensive foul. Taking advantage of these moments, the 76ers took the Pistons by surprise.

In terms of skills and tactics, the level of the 76ers is definitely below the Pistons, and in terms of the personal strength of the players, there is a world of difference. However, the 76ers have an advantage that the Pistons can't match.

That's physical strength.

That's right, the physical strength problem that used to be one of Chen Mu's shortcomings has now become the strength of the 76ers.

Whether it's the breakfast club or the crazy training on weekdays, these exercises are subtly increasing the physical reserves of the 76ers boys. At the end of the day, the boys are much younger than the Pistons, and their physical strength has the upper hand.

In addition, the Pistons' tactical habit of sticking to a 6 to 8-man rotation and even sweeping the world with the starting five Tigers has long been known to teams across the league.

A few years ago, when the Pistons were in their prime, there was no problem with this rotation, and after a bunch of physical freaks from point guard to center, they had the ability to further improve their playing time and contribute to the team in the playoffs.

However, now, the time has come to 2007, and the biggest reliance of those eventful years in the past has become the shortcoming of the Pistons.

Age, unconsciously, the age of the Pistons players has begun to be a little older.

Prince and Hamilton, one 26 and one 28, were in the right moment. Billups, just 30 years old. Also in prime time.

But what about the inside line?

Rashid is 32 years old, Webb is 33 years old, and McDace, the main rotation interior substitute, is 32 years old, in addition to these three, Dale Davis is 37 years old.

And these age data are still left before the start of the season, and now that the regular season is over, most of the players have to add a year to their age.

Such a team with players around 30 years old as the core, and the interior players are all over 32 years old. When the game drags on to the final moments, can the stamina still keep up?

Theoretically, it can keep up.

The 6 to 8-man rotation was something that happened when the Pistons were still under the banner of Larry Brown, and now that Sanders is on the table, the regular season rotation is a little more frequent than in previous years, the playing time of the main players is well controlled, and Rashid, who has the heaviest task, only averages about 32 minutes per game.

Follow this rotation to make the playoffs. The players' physical strength will not be too much of a problem, and in the first game against the 76ers, the Pistons started with full firepower, and you go back and forth with the boys. There is no sense of exhaustion at all.

But what about this game?

"Whew...... Call...... Whew......"

The game went into timeout, and the Pistons' lead was eroded from 11 points to 2 points in an instant, all in the space of just two minutes.

The Pistons players gasped for air. Stuffing sports drinks into their mouths like crazy, but now their bodies are long gone. A drink or two will not replenish the energy that has been decreasing over time.

"At the beginning, they are setting up a game!"

Sanders finally reacted, and looked back at Cheeks with mixed emotions in his eyes.

This feels like the excitement of meeting an opponent in chess, and it is like the frustration of falling into the trap of the opponent, and the indescribable entanglement.

"In the first game, we didn't have a problem with our physical strength because we were playing with them all over the court, with a slow tempo, fewer rounds, and playing basketball, which we are best at."

Sanders sighed and analyzed: "And in this game, they have been running desperately from the beginning, even if it is a positional battle, they are also using complex and changeable tactical positions to involve our defense." When the Chinese kid was singles, the other players were not idle, and they kept running. So now, our physical strength can't keep up. ”

"It's more than that." Billups breathed a little relieved and said: "They desperately took the lead at the beginning, and before halftime, they desperately bit the score advantage, I'm afraid they are betting, betting that we will not give up this victory, and will start to defend in the third quarter!" ”

Billups's words made the players feel clear, when did their physical strength start to have problems? The frenzied rush at the beginning? Gritted teeth in the second quarter to chase points?

Neither.

The physical strength of the Pistons was exhausted little by little in the entire third quarter, plus the bucket defense in the first half of the fourth quarter.

The 76ers, who were laying out from the beginning, tried their best to seize the lead, so that the Pistons had to sacrifice an iron bucket to defend and respond. The physical drain on this kind of defense is enormous, and the physical drain on the defensive end is more severe than the free offense pursued by the Pistons today.

The Chinese kid's singles are also different from what they used to be, especially when they are fighting under the basket, and the Chinese kid has even deliberately looked for physical contact several times, consuming the physical energy of the defender.

To the surprise of the Pistons players, the Chinese kid, who had never shown a shooting target in a confrontation situation before, improved greatly in these two games, and no matter how much Webb interfered, the Chinese kid could always score points.

So, is the game laid out from the first game?

No, to be precise, the 76ers' strategy has been implemented since the first game.

In the first game, even if the 76ers were suppressed all over the court, they never had the idea of giving up, and they kept gritting their teeth to catch up. Now the Pistons players look back and realize that the boys wanted to win so much.

As a result, the strategy was laid out, the situation was controlled, and the collapse of the 76ers in the second half seemed to be a victory for the Pistons' technical and tactical skills, but it was actually a big gamble for the 76ers.

The bet is that the Pistons players are exhausted after a non-stop full court run and a quarter and a half of iron bucket defense.

In order to win this gamble and increase their winning chips, the 76ers offered new strategies and abilities in the opening game, running the offense with the Chinese kid as the axis, desperately fighting for the lead. Then in the first half of the second half, the Pistons punched back to before liberation, but also maintained the point difference to about 10 points that can be chased by about 10 points.

And what about pistons? At this time, it is inevitable. Physically, psychologically, there is a sense of relaxation.

You see, as soon as we exert our strength, they will not be able to do it!

Cheeks' anxiety and shouting timeout is not anxiety about the 76ers falling into the hands of the Pistons again, but anxiety about whether it is time to blow the horn of counterattack.

The 76ers seem to have won the bet.

"Beep"

The referee's whistle blows and the timeout ends. The game continues.

Although the Pistons have analyzed the overall strategy of the 76ers, what else can they do?

Give up on this game? The team is still two points ahead!

Keep fighting? Can you keep up with your physical strength?

Back on the court, the Pistons players have doubts in their hearts, should they give up? Giving up with the team ahead? This seems to be a bit of a negative game!

So, the Pistons missed the attack again, the 76ers launched a counterattack, Iguodala became the pioneer of the ball, dodged in the air and passed the ball behind his back, and Chen Mu followed up and scored a violent dunk.

The score is equalised.

“…… Roar!!! ”

Chen Mu and Iguodala excitedly bumped their chests in celebration. looked up to the sky and roared, and then stared at the Pistons players with fierce eyes, and the murderous aura that erupted from his eyes was compelling, making the Pistons, a group of veterans who had experienced a lot of battles, feel chills in their hearts.

There are 3 minutes to go.

Chinese kid!

Billups carefully dribbles forward this time. Not daring to be distracted in the slightest, while directing the offensive run, his eyes glanced at Chen Mu from time to time.

The 76ers' counterattack horn came after the Chinese kid's extremely tough foul. Started to blow.

Be sure to restrain the play of the Chinese kid!

"Chris!"

Weber is almost unable to run, but to target the Chinese boy, Weber's power cannot be abandoned.

He is the person who knows Chen Mu best. Chen Mu's offensive and defensive habits, and even a considerable part of them were trained by him.

Play it, Chris!

Put your experience and skills to good use!

Webb held the ball in the waist position, behind the defense of Hellam Porter, a feint shook off the center of gravity, and then made a low-handed pass, Rashid ran around the baseline to catch the ball, causing Chen Mu to catch up with the block frantically.

Consume Chen Mu's physical strength!

Weber's thoughts are very clear, in this game, of course, the Pistons players are very tired, but throughout the game, the most tired is Chen Mu.

Offense and defense are shoulder-to-shoulder, singles and follow-up strategies at critical moments require Chen Mu's strength, and now Chen Mu's physical strength must be more serious than that of the Pistons players!

Rashid opened his hands to shoot, and Chen Mu raised his hands high after arriving.

Collect the ball and turn around and then turn around, like a spinning top, a two-way spin, Rashid goes straight to the basket, and Tarzan is generally about to dunk.

"Bang!"

Chen Mu jumped up, gritted his teeth and used all his strength to block, for the 76ers, every offense and defense now is so critical, and they must not give up.

The basketball was held down by Chen Mu, and Rashid felt a powerful force suppressing from the ball.

Can't make a shot!

Rashid had no choice but to make a pass and almost made an empty jump.

The basketball flew to the perimeter, Hamilton raced to catch it, but Korver was quicker.

speed, Korver is not Hamilton's opponent at all, but at this moment, Hamilton is still hesitating in his heart, how to play this game next, whether he will do his best to win.

Korver, on the other hand, has no distractions.

"Grab the damn ball!"

I don't know if it was influenced by Chen Mu, what Korwall thought in his heart was exactly the same as Chen Mu. Stretching his hands forward, he grabbed the ball with a desperate leap, the basketball fell into the palm of his hand, and he turned around and passed out when he fell to the ground.

The 76ers are fast attacking, and the Pistons players can't catch up anymore.

94-92, the 76ers finally overtook the score again.

Is it going to be an upset?

The fans were dumbfounded, and the uneasiness in their hearts had risen to the extreme. (To be continued......)