Chapter 467 Next Opponent

For the Celtics, winning the Cavaliers is only a matter of time. Neither the Little Emperor nor Mike Brown has the ability to let the Cleveland Cavaliers be reborn in a short time.

Cleveland fans were also awakened by three defeats. Now they have seen the situation clearly. Their little emperor has no chance to reach the finals again this time. It is lucky not to be swept in the second round.

If you want to win the championship, it depends on how the team can change this summer. As for this season, except for a sigh, the Clevelanders can no longer find a suitable way to express their emotions.

However, unlike this round of confrontation between the Celtics and the Cavaliers, another duel in the East has made Orlando and Detroit fans crazy, and the whole game process is absolutely ups and downs.

The Pistons, which have begun to decline, directly beat the magic that is gradually rising. Such an arrangement may be more like the normal metabolism of the league, but the declining Detroit is still the most threatening opponent.

However, the Orlando people did not understand this so thoroughly, especially after they took the lead in the first game away from home, which made many media comment that the rise of Orlando will completely defeat the Pistons.

Orlandians forgot one thing. The Pistons are the second in the East, and the Magic can only rank seventh in the East. They only win away from home, which is a little paralyzed their thinking and think they have a chance.

As a result, the Detroiters let them remember this lesson in a very simple and direct way, underestimating the price of a championship team, which is to be pressed on the floor by them, beaten, and kicked twice.

"Never underestimate the heart of a champion." When Rudy Tomjanovic said this, many people may think it is a self-praise and forget what the Rockets have done.

At the beginning, those Houstonians launched a fierce counterattack in several desperate situations. They all thought that they had fallen opponents, but in the end, they became the souls of their subordinates.

So, don't underestimate that the champion team can do something crazy, even if he is a former champion.

The Detroit Pistons perfectly interpreted Rudy Tomjanovic's words. What does it mean? They first equalized the total score with a smooth victory at home.

As a result, when these Detroiters arrived in Orlando, in front of the cheers of the nearly 20,000 magic team at the Amway Center, they went down to two cities in a row and rewrite the total score to three to one, and the Pistons took the lead in grabbing the match point.

With just one more game, they can step on the young Magic team to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Before the start of this round, many people did not expect such a result, especially after they lost the first game.

When such a fierce result is in front of the Orlando people, they clearly understand one thing. No matter whether Detroit is going downhill or not, these guys can still kill you if they are fierce.

Because they have stood on the highest podium in the NBA, they are not a tough role that everyone can easily handle. Even if Orlando's momentum is very strong now, it is still too young compared with these old guys.

Maybe Howard's bounce can make him take off the rebounds continuously, but in front of Rashid Wallace, the waving slap will not affect the stability of his shooting at all.

In these four confrontations, Rashid Wallace rebounded with Howard, but in terms of scoring, it is completely a state of killing "Warcraft" in seconds.

With an average of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game, Rashid Wallace taught Howard a good lesson in the inside battle with statistics far beyond the regular season.

Howard's toughness doesn't need to say much. Everyone knows that this guy can run, jump, jump and grab. However, in the experience of the playoffs, he is obviously not a good match for Rashid Wallace.

However, it has to be said that this bad luck was definitely made by the Orlando fans. After the Detroit Pistons were killed in the first game, these crazy fans were already shouting to sweep the opponent.

What's the difference between this and death? Even if the Pistons have begun to decline, they still have strong competitiveness in the East, and their experience still works on the playoff stage.

It doesn't mean that anyone who wants to kill them can kill them. Even if they lose the first game to the Magic, it's because the feel of these guys has not been adjusted, which makes Tekoglu and Lewis crazy with three-pointers.

The result is that the post-match news and hustle-offs completely angered the Detroiters, especially Billups and Rashid Wallace, who are the core of the team. They don't want to be seen as a group of cowardice.

Counterattack, extremely fierce counterattack. When Rashid Wallace and Billups raised their defensive strength by one level, the Magic's pitchers really couldn't find a suitable vacancy.

Especially Lewis, this guy's confrontation ability was average, but Prince's big octopus-like guy took the initiative to come to the door, followed Lewis step by step, and continued to defend desperately.

When he meets such a clingy defender, Lewis has always had no good choice, and he is not the kind of person with strong confidence. Otherwise, why has he always been a second-in-command in the Supersonic team?

Ray Allen is no longer the kind of tough guy. Lewis can't usurp the throne in front of the "gentleman's sword", so he is destined to have such a personality and can only be a supporting role all his life.

If it hadn't been for his personality defects, there might not have been so many people who criticized him for holding the top salary, but not showing the temperament of a superstar on the court.

It can only be said that if Lewis is smooth on the court, he is definitely a first-class scorer, but if he meets a defensive expert like Prince, his feel is basically negligible.

This is also the case when Howard meets Rashid Wallace. Originally, this guy had few scoring methods, but he met such an old opponent. Once he was stuck in the position, he immediately couldn't play.

Just like a strong Howard who will rest once he meets YAO Mingming, as long as he can withstand this guy's crushing to the inside line, then you can let this guy take action at a medium distance.

Howard's shooting rate at that distance can only be described as miserable, especially this guy's extremely unreliable hook. Damn, that's really a shame for the center. He doesn't get in at all!

Many Orlando media also talked about this problem after the game, thinking that Howard should enrich his arsenal, otherwise it is really easy to be killed by his opponents.

You can't expect to kill a bloody road with your strong back muscles in every game. After all, not everyone in the league can be crushed by you.

Maybe Rashid Wallace is no longer in his peak state, but in the face of a child like Howard, he still has a lot of tricks to use.

Some people also say that Chen Feng was also a novice last season, but Rashid Wallace knows very well that the bald boy and Howard are two kinds of people. The boy's grinding on the street is absolutely perverted.

After a novice enters this league, he can wrestle with a group of old people! Copy, Rashid Wallace even thinks that he is not as sophisticated as that bastard in his little movements under the basket!

But there is only one such freak, otherwise Rashid Wallace will have to collapse, but in the face of Howard, that guy will not make the hot "Roaring God" feel melancholy.

The main reason is that Howard is not at a loss in the attack. He is also very upset in defense. Originally, it was his task to keep the three-second zone, but Rashid Wallace really dares to run out and throw a three-pointer!

And the old guy's three-point hit rate, as if he had beaten chicken blood, suddenly became very accurate!

Especially Howard's defense was a little hesitant. This guy dared to fire outside the three-point line, which made Howard dare not relax his defense at all.

But "Warcraft" does not wander around the three-second zone, which gives the Pistons more opportunities to cut into the basket. Like Billups and McDance, they all have the ability to hold the ball and fight against their opponents.

Does Nelson want to get stuck with Billups? It's better to make less of this kind of joke. Whether it's weight or height, what does Nelson take to prevent it? His opponent was the MVP of the finals, a famous big heart.

In four games, he averaged 25 points, 9 assists and 3 steals per game. In the face of such an efficient opponent, Stan Van Gundy may not be able to turn Nelson into a defensive player.

As for Hamilton's crazy man who walks empty-handed and gives you a fatal blow, what can you do with him? Unless you can find someone to stare at him and don't give him any mobile phone calls.

But the Magic team itself is not the kind of team with strong defense. They hit their opponents more by relying on their own offensive firepower. Now when they meet the Pistons, it is like falling into the quagmire of attack.

Tekoglu may be the only one who can play normally, but the Turks averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, which can't help the Magic. They are still behind in the total score.

Big Van Gundy's roar on the sidelines can't help the team. Although Sanders is not a master, his men are all veteran old guys. With just his experience, he will definitely beat the Magic team.

And now looking at this situation, if we can't find the right way to crack it, the Magic team's dream of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals is likely to fail. When the Detroiters lead the score, they rarely make mistakes.

If the Green Shirts and the Pistons meet in the East, someone may subconsciously think that last season, the Pistons killed the Celtics after seven hard games.

At that time, they also used their rich playoff experience to complete the counterattack against the Green Shirts when they got to the last game.

But if the Pistons bump into the Celtics like this, can these old guys in Detroit still take advantage of their experience?

Don't forget that this season's Green Shirts, Garnett, Kassel, and Hardaway, who also reached the finals, their most lacking playoff experience last season is no longer their weakness.

Perhaps the only thing the Pistons can rely on is its championship experience. In other aspects, they no longer have any advantage.

And now the Celtics are far more terrible than the Detroiters expected...