The Pistons have the toughness of the league, this team full of grassroots atmosphere, has never been afraid of strong opponents, they have hunted the Green Shirts led by Big Bird Bird, the Purple and Gold nobles led by Magic Johnson, and even stopped the Bulls Iron Division of the Flyer Jordan the Great from the Finals for eight consecutive years in the eighties and nineties of the last century.

Although the bad boys who once brought Detroit so much glory have all retired, the bloodlines of Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumas, Ranbier and Rodman have continued in Billups, and the Warriors have performed well, but the Pistons have quickly adjusted and maintained their strong fighting power.

Chamberlain knew that his teammates had consumed too much energy against the Spurs yesterday, and he wanted to destroy the Pistons' fighting spirit as soon as possible, so for the rest of the first quarter, he stepped up his attack, repeatedly hitting the inside position, and McDyes, who was beating, had to be wrapped up with Rashid.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Pistons by double digits at 30-20, but this did not cause despair and panic among the bad boys, who remained calm and fought back led by Billups at the beginning of the second quarter.

Ben Wallace is just the heart of the Pistons' defense, and if it comes to offense, as long as Billups is around, the team will still be able to maintain their firepower.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Billups forced a three-point shot from Luiz off the bench, hit a three-pointer, and then steal Luiz's pass two rounds later to make a quick break. Billups' back-to-back scoring sounded the clarion call for the Pistons to fight back, and Rashid and Hamilton took action one after another, and the Pistons blossomed in full bloom and stabilized the game.

That steady was 24 minutes, and after the first three quarters, the Warriors had a lead, but only a four-point lead at 72-68, which was still based on Ellis hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer before the end of the third quarter, otherwise their lead was only one point.

The Warriors' problems began to come to light, and that was the lack of physical strength, not only because of back-to-back games, but also because they were so desperate to pursue the first place in the West in November, and the players' physical strength dropped so badly.

The only one who is still alive is Chamberlain, who inherited Zhang Dashuai's perverted body, and his offensive firepower is relatively poor, and most of his energy is on the defensive end, so he can still maintain strong physical strength.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nelson Sr. replaced the real main force of the team, Chamberlain, Ellis, Jackson and Azubuke were all on the court, in addition to adding an Evans, this guy is also a rough man with full physical strength, who can assist Chamberlain in grabbing rebounds.

The ball was possessed by the Warriors in the fourth quarter, Evans served to Azubuuk, Billups slowly stepped back vigilantly, and the veteran also played for 36 minutes in a row, precisely because his presence on the floor ensured that the Pistons were undiminished.

Billups is experienced defensively and has a good sense of awareness, and Azubuuk has seen through several attempts and can only choose to pass the ball to Ellis, who comes up to meet him.

Looking at the strong Billups, the old Nelson kept rubbing his chin and beard, which was not his ideal small-ball point guard, because Billups was too calm and too balanced to play crazy basketball. But now that Chamberlain has it, he doesn't plan to engage in pure run-and-shoot anymore, so Billups has become the first point guard in his mind.

"I heard that the Detroiters are going to tear the team down and rebuild, and they don't want Billups anymore?" Nelson Sr. asked his son Nelson Jr. that he was not as good as his son in the league's grapevine, who was most keen to contact the uniform groups of various teams, and he would get his hands on whatever was happening in the league.

Nelson Jr. was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "That's true, someone told me that Detroit and Houston are in a dense trade, as if the Detroiters want to get Maddie's guy, they are willing to hand over any player on the team, and no one is for sale for them." ”

Ellis charged with the ball, Billups and Hamilton switched defenses, followed him all the way to the basket from behind, Ellis jumped, Billups hit him with his strong body, squeezed him into a shot that couldn't balance his shot, the ball bounced out of the basket, and Mark Hill, who came off the bench, grabbed the rebound.

Seeing this scene, old Nelson smacked his lips, and finally made up his mind and said, "Go and give them a quote and ask them if they would be interested in exchanging point guards with us." ”

Little Nelson was taken aback and whispered, "No, Daddy, you're going to send Byron away?" That guy is your trump card, as long as he recovers his health, he and Z can definitely bring the team to the championship! ”

Nelson Sr. shook his head, glancing at Byron Davis, who was sitting on the bench in a suit and was playing listlessly with his phone, as if it wasn't his brother who was fighting to the death on the field.

"Byron has always been the boss here, but now I want Z to be the boss, and he won't want to be the second, so I'll let him go to another team to be the boss and find a player who is willing to be the second boss to come to Auckland to help Z." Nelson Sr. finally made up his mind that Davis's performance had disappointed him too much since his injury.

Little Nelson hesitated a little and said in embarrassment: "Will the Detroiters be willing?" They're hell-bent on getting Maddie. ”

Old Nelson sneered and said contemptuously: "Will the Houstonians give up that cash cow of Maddie?" Naive! Go and make an offer to the Detroiters, if they are hell-bent on rebuilding, then Byron is their golden choice, knowing that Byron's contract is only five months away. ”

Nelson Jr. was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that this is Byron Davis' contract year, and indeed, if the Pistons want to rebuild, then Davis's contract can give them the best opportunity, when they can free up 20 million salaries, both to set a big fish in the free market, or to trade for high-quality draft picks.

In fact, when he was about to trade Biedrins, Nelson Sr. targeted the Pistons, and he originally planned to trade Biedrins and Byron Davis in exchange for Rashid and Billups. This trade is not a fantasy, he is younger than Delins and is a potential stock, absolutely good for money, and Davis is a contract year, and the end of his contract can help the Pistons rebuild.

Unexpectedly, just when the old Nelson just had this idea in his heart, Davis was suddenly injured, and according to NBA regulations, it is forbidden to trade players who are injured, so he had no choice but to give up. Otherwise, if this deal is done, Chamberlain + Rashid + Billups + Ellis + Jackson, a proper championship rhythm.

The two whispered off the court, the situation on the court is still the same, the two teams are still in a stalemate, no matter how hard Chamberlain tries, he can't get rid of the Pistons, he finally dunked and scored two points, Hamilton immediately followed up with a mid-range shot to catch up with two points, Ellis hit a three-point shot from a distance, and Billups broke through the basket and played a 2+1 ......

The score just reached 80:72, but soon it became 74:80, the Warriors tried their best to beat the score to 83:74, and then the Pistons immediately pulled the score to 77:83, and even then Billups planned a counterattack, chasing the score to 86:87, and Chamberlain was scared in a cold sweat.

The score was stalemate for a while, Chamberlain was obviously anxious, but when he hit Mark Hill and turned to layup, Billups, who slipped up from the baseline, seized the opportunity to steal the ball, but fortunately, Barnes entangled Hamilton, who missed the shot, and Chamberlain grabbed the rebound to make up for his mistake.

Seeing the chaos of his subordinates, the elder Nelson decisively asked for a substitute, he is too familiar with the Pistons, what this team is best at is to destroy the opponent's belief with a heavy pressure rhythm without gaps, and then seize the opportunity to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop, and easily win the most difficult victory.

According to league statistics, when the score gap between the two sides is within five points, the Pistons are the best team in the first six minutes of the final game, while the Rockets are the team most likely to collapse in the final quarter, and if they don't lead the opponent by double digits in the first three quarters, the Rockets generally lose.

Old Nelson used up the last long timeout in his hand, and he gave the players a ten-second rest before he opened his mouth to lay out the tactics: "Boys, don't worry, defend, give me the rest of the time to defend!" Z, you and Reggie are optimistic about rebounds, as long as the rebounds are not lost, this game will not be lost! ”

That's how the tactics were arranged, and so was Nelson Sr., with Barnes and Harrington, who had rested for most of the third and fourth quarters, back on the court, and Ellis being substituted.

In terms of tactical arrangement, the old Nelson broke out on Sanders' street, as everyone guessed before the game, in fact, the physical strength of the Warriors players was almost consumed when they played against the Spurs, especially Ellis.

Nelson Sr. didn't start Ellis in this game, but made him the sixth man, and Ellis did a great job of doing it, he played from the middle of the second quarter to now, playing 20 minutes and scoring 18 points, which is very efficient.

After getting the instructions of the old Nelson, Chamberlain calmed down a lot, and no longer blindly presided over the offense after he got on the court, and the Warriors' well-organized passing, it was really impossible to hand it over to Chamberlain to deal with it on the inside or let the outside players project, and Chamberlain and Evans stared at the rebounds to ensure the team's rebounding.

Originally, the Pistons were used to turning into ironclad chariots at the end of the game, forcing opponents with iron-blooded defense, but this time the Warriors also became monolithic, and they also controlled the rebounding, so the Pistons were out of line.

In the last minute, the Pistons could only gamble on fouls, but it was useless, and the initiative was in the hands of the Warriors in the last minutes, and the Warriors led by a full ten points at 94-84 one minute after the end of the game.

The Pistons fouled Chamberlain and Evans, sent them to the free-throw line, and then after the ball switched, they raced to the front court, where Billups and Hamilton took turns shooting three-pointers. But it's not so easy to hit a three-point shot, especially when they have to face an outside Iron Curtain defense of Barnes and Jackson.

At the end of the game, the referee's whistle blew, and the Warriors took the most difficult victory 98-92. Watching the rebounds turn red, Chamberlain could finally sigh out, this game was too hard, but the first five minutes of the opening game were the easiest, and the next forty-three minutes were a hard tug-of-war, which was the hardest battle Chamberlain has encountered since entering the league.

However, after this game, there is good news for the Warriors, that is, Byron Davis's injury is finally almost recovered, and the ankle, which was expected to take two months to recover, only took one month to recover, and although he cannot play with the team yet, he can participate in the team's training.