Chapter 301: Will the army of the underdog win?
10:4, Pistons attack.

Zhang Heli said: "The Pistons' offensive tactics are just a few moves, Billups' pick-and-roll, Hamilton's off-ball movement, catch-and-shoot, Prince's open shots, and cuts, plus Rasheed Wallace's jump shots and low-post offense."

Yu Jia said: "It seems that all four of them can attack, but in fact none of them has strong individual offensive and singles abilities."

"Yes! A typical team-based team. There are no superstars. No one in the Pistons averaged 20+ points per game in the regular season."

Zhang Heli nodded and said, "So now the offense is blocked and the Pistons are at a loss. They can only rely on defense to limit the opponent's offense and win the game."

Yu Jia said: "But now they can't limit the Knicks' offense, Zhongqiu is too strong, haha!"

The game continues.

The Pistons' offense was very stable and they could score a goal from time to time, but they couldn't launch a devastating offensive wave.

But on the defensive end, they couldn't stop He Zhongqiu, nor could they lock down Nash's pass.

Larry Brown had a look of worry on his face, as the Wolverines didn't even go to the low post to take up position, which made the double-team tactics he had arranged in advance useless.

In the 7th minute of the first quarter, when the Pistons were trailing by 18 points at 8:10, he called the second timeout.

"Everyone, raise your defensive intensity to the highest level. Use your fiercest defense to intimidate them."

"Remember, this is our home turf."

"Don't worry about Wolverine, because we can't afford to lose!"

"If you need to foul, do it decisively!"

Larry Brown had no other choice but to continue emphasizing defense.

But, in fact, he didn't need to say it, the Pistons' defense was at its strongest from the beginning today, and everyone knew that if they lost Game 3, they would have no chance.

For the Knicks, they replaced the Postman with Varejao, but did not replace anyone else.

The timeout ends and the Pistons attack.

Billups and Prince played a pick-and-roll tactic on the left wing, which attracted a double-team from Battier in the high position. Hamilton took the opportunity to run to the top of the arc and found an open space.

At this time, He Zhongqiu quickly moved upwards and implemented backup defense.

The next moment, Billups threw the ball under the basket.

Because of Battier's double-teaming and blockade, he had no angle to pass the ball in a straight line and could only lob the ball.

"squeak!"

He Zhongqiu, who had just crossed the free throw line, immediately stepped on the brakes, turned around and rushed to the basket. Billups passed the ball to him in a lob, giving him time to return to defense.

Under the basket, rookie Varejao defends two players at once.

Rasheed Wallace pushed Varejao with his right elbow, got in front of him and prepared to catch the ball.

"what!"

Vallejo cried out in pain, his upper body suddenly flipped backwards, and he rolled on the floor, covering his face.

"Elbow strike!" Zhang Heli shouted.

"Little guy, I elbowed you in the chest, why are you covering your face?" The referee took a look and complained in his heart, but did not blow the whistle.

At this time, Rasheed Wallace received the ball, turned around and dunked with one hand.

"Snapped!"

He Zhongqiu arrived at this time and slapped the ball away.

The ball flew into the air, and when it fell, the three people under the basket jumped up at the same time to grab the ball.

But He Zhongqiu was a head taller and had the advantage of jumping, so he grabbed the ball over the heads of the two Wallaces.

Yu Jia smiled and said, "No foul was called, probably because this is the Pistons' home court. The Pistons are trailing by a lot now."

"Home advantage." Zhang Heli nodded.

In a positional battle, He Zhongqiu leaned against Rasheed Wallace two meters away from the left waist and asked for the ball. Nash immediately passed the ball. After receiving the ball, he immediately turned left and broke through.

Rasheed Wallace immediately stepped back, preparing to slow down the Wolverines while retreating to the penalty area to double-team Big Ben.

But at this time He Zhongqiu braked, retracted his right foot, then stood up and grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it upwards.

"Take action? Forget it!"

Rasheed Wallace rushed forward again.

But at this moment, He Zhongqiu lowered his body, leaned over and dribbled past Rasheed Wallace who was rushing towards him.

"Oops!"

Rasheed Wallace braked and turned around, only to see Wolverine striding into the penalty area and flying towards the basket.

"here we go again!"

Under the basket, Ben Wallace trapped Varejao behind him, and when he saw Wolverine flying towards the basket, his eyes twitched instantly.

In order to play an iron-blooded defensive style, he has to jump to block the shot.

Without this personality, how can he get a big contract and lead the Pistons in the future? Does he still want a million-dollar annual salary?

But, I’m not as tall as others, I can’t jump as high as others, and I’m not as strong as others. I really can’t stop him!

How to do?
At this moment, Ben Wallace felt a little frustrated.

He Zhongqiu, who was flying in the sky, was very confused. Why was Ben Wallace standing there motionless?
You either jump up to block the shot or get out of the way, or stand there and act cool, and ask for a blocking foul?

"shit!"

A strong wind blew in his face, and Ben Wallace suddenly found that he was distracted at this moment. He quickly put his elbows in front of his chest to protect himself.

"boom!"

The next moment, with a loud bang, he was knocked flying.

"Oh!"

"squeak!"

Ben Wallace flew at least one meter in the air, fell to the ground, and then slid another two meters on the floor.

"Oh!"

At the Palace of Auburn Hills, the fans' exclamations were heard again.

"Shit! Ben, are you sleepwalking?"

Larry Brown could no longer control himself and lashed out at Ben Wallace.

"Cough cough..."

Ben Wallace had a stitch in the side and kept coughing, as if his chest was about to break.

He felt very ashamed that as the leader of the Pistons, he acted like a fool when defending the leader of the Knicks.

Zhang Heli shook his head and said, "No matter how strong your muscles are, they can't withstand Zhongqiu's impact. If you keep fighting like this, Ben Wallace's ribs will be broken sooner or later."

"The ribs are actually not very durable. Ben Wallace's pectoralis major muscles are really strong, as strong as iron," said Yu Jia.

"He just elbowed me, otherwise it might have been broken." Zhang Heli said with a smile.

Yu Jia said: "Zhongqiu is too strong. The Pistons have no way to defend him unless they double-team him in advance no matter where he is in position."

Zhang Heli smiled and said, "There is really no other way. We cannot lose this game again. If things get desperate, maybe Coach Larry Brown will really give it a try."

20:8, Pistons attack.

"brush!"

Hamilton ran to the right wing three-point line to receive the ball and hit a three-pointer.

20:11, Knicks attack.

"Defense!"

Ben Wallace, who knew shame and then became brave, clenched his fists and roared with all his might.

"Defend! Defend! Defend..."

His sharp roar rang out in the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, stirring up the cheers of countless Pistons fans, and the Pistons' morale began to rise.

"Then I'll use my attack to blast you!"

He Zhongqiu knew he should stand up.

When the opponent's morale is high, as the leader of the team, you should hit them hard and completely destroy their morale instead of just sitting back and watching their morale soar.

He ran to the front court, stopped at the high post, then bypassed Rasheed Wallace and rushed to the basket. The two Wallaces saw him and immediately rushed over, one in front and one behind, double-teaming him in advance.

"This is the first time that Zhongqiu has entered the basket to take position. We are going to force an attack." Zhang Heli said excitedly.

"Pass the ball! Give them a good show." Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Nash didn't hesitate. When he saw Wolverine raise his right hand under the basket, he immediately lobbed the ball in.

Under the basket, facing the right wing, He Zhongqiu burst out with all his strength.

He used his left elbow to push against Ben Wallace at the bottom line, and used his right elbow to push against Rasheed Wallace at the top, thus creating space for him to receive the ball under the basket.

The next moment, he suddenly retracted his arms, stood up, and grabbed the basketball with both hands.

At the same time, Rasheed Wallace on the upper side also jumped up, raising his left hand as high as possible, trying to steal the basketball.

Unfortunately, Nash's pass had already taken his jumping height into account, and it almost fell short.

"Snapped!"

He Zhongqiu's head was at least twenty centimeters beyond the basket. After grabbing the basketball with both hands, he smashed it towards the left side of the basket.

At this time, Ben Wallace under the basket on the lower side also tried his best to jump up and block the shot.

However, the difference between He Zhongqiu's attack height and Ben Wallace's defensive height is about two feet.

"boom!"

With a slam of his hands, the ball burst into the basket with a loud bang.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew, pointing to Ben Wallace, calling a hand foul and awarding an extra free throw.

"Oh ho!"

On the Knicks bench, hundreds of Knicks fans who came with the team suddenly raised their arms and cheered.

"Ow!"

He Zhongqiu also excitedly pumped his fist and roared, casually pushed aside the two Wallaces, and strode to the free throw line.

The two Wallaces were pushed away rudely by him, and anger flashed in their eyes, but they lowered their heads again out of fear of his reputation.

"The attack was successful, two plus one!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Zhang Heli said excitedly: "Will double-teaming in advance be useful? It's useless. Zhongqiu is not O'Neal. O'Neal can't jump or run, but Zhongqiu can jump and run."

The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit was silent. The Pistons' morale, which had just been raised, was shattered by He Zhongqiu's attack.

Two rounds later, He Zhongqiu once again forcefully squeezed into the basket and was double-teamed again.

He still used his great strength to gain space under the basket, and then received the pass with his terrifying jumping ability.

But this time he had no chance to complete the aerial relay and was surrounded by two Wallaces after landing.

Both Wallace elbows came up and held him down.

At this time, Prince also rushed over, and three people double-teamed him under the basket.

But at this moment, he suddenly turned left and right, gained a little space, and immediately burst out with all his strength, soaring into the sky like a giant dragon.

This was the first time he burst out with all his strength, unleashing every bit of strength in his muscles, bones and fascia.

The explosive power of level 100 is like a flood or a beast, irresistible and extremely terrifying.

Ben Wallace alone can't stop this monster, and neither can Rasheed Wallace, and neither can Prince.

The moment He Zhongqiu soared into the sky, the three people who were sticking to him were blown away by an extremely powerful explosive force.

"boom!"

With a slam dunk with both hands, the huge basketball hoop was smashed down three feet and seemed to be about to collapse.

"Oh!"

From the huge Palace of Auburn Hills came an exclamation as loud as a hurricane.

At this time, Ben Wallace staggered back, while Rasheed Wallace and Prince were knocked to the ground by He Zhongqiu's explosive power.

After the screams died down, the entire Auburn Hills Palace fell into dead silence.

All the fans' eyes were focused on the giant hanging high on the basket. At this moment, they had no intention of resisting.

Zhang Heli said excitedly: "Zhongqiu's basket attack is like that of the Great Shark. His dominance under the basket is comparable to that of the Great Shark in his prime."

"He's too strong! Even three-on-one defense is not enough to stop him." Yu Jia said excitedly.

Larry Brown's heart sank. If the Wolverines only had the same dominance under the basket as the Shaq, he still had a way.

Let the two Wallaces consume O'Neal's physical energy and defend his receiving the ball. He believes that he can defend against the Big Shark O'Neal.

But the Wolverines not only have the Sharks' basket offense, but also have mid-range shots that the Sharks don't have.

Wolverine will not just attack at the basket or in the low post. Once he pulls out, there is no way to consume his energy.

Given the Pistons' poor offensive ability, Wolverine's mid-range shots are enough to win the game. If they can't defend Wolverine's attack under the basket, they will be dead, but if they can't defend his mid-range shots, they will still lose.

In the following games, He Zhongqiu sometimes actively attracted double-teaming in the low post and launched a strong low-post attack, and sometimes pulled outside to get into position, and then made a mid-range shot or cut in for a slam dunk.

He distributed his physical energy very well between low-post and mid-range offense, seized the initiative, and made the Pistons exhausted.

Facing him in the low post, even if the two Wallaces double-teamed him in advance, his athleticism was too strong. He used his sudden strength to stand in the low post, and the front defense was unable to cut off his reception of the ball, forcing the two Wallaces to use fouls to stop his attack.

And his mid-range shot or slam dunk are also extremely threatening. When double-teaming is impossible, the two Wallaces are separated and it is even more impossible to defend him.

In the tenth minute of the first quarter, 28:13, the Knicks attacked.

The last time was a low-post attack. He was fouled when he received the ball and made two free throws. This time, He Zhongqiu chose to move out to get into position.

He suddenly ran from the low post on the left wing to the high post, and Rasheed Wallace immediately followed.

Just as he ran past the left end of the free throw line, he saw Nash dribbling back a step outside the arc under the pressure of Billups.

At this moment, out of a tacit understanding between the two, he suddenly turned around and looked down.

Almost at the same time, Nash pulled up the ball, flicked it with his right hand, and the basketball flew past Billups' ear.

The pass was so breakthrough that Billups had no time to react.

The basketball flew over his head. He Zhongqiu stretched out his right arm, grabbed the basketball with his backhand, and then took a step forward and jumped up.

"what!"

Under the basket, the ferocious Ben Wallace roared angrily, as if to encourage himself, and then jumped with all his strength to block the shot.

At this time, he had thought it through clearly. Even if he couldn't block the shot, he had to play the toughest and most iron-blooded defense.

Because losing doesn’t matter, it’s because the opponent is too strong and he is not as strong as others, it’s not his fault.

But you cannot give up, giving up means the degradation of your will.

At this moment, seeing the short figure standing still like a mountain under the basket, and seeing Ben Wallace jump again and play suicidal defense, countless Pistons fans' eyes turned red.

"Oh!"

"boom!"

As Ben Wallace was knocked away, the sound of a violent rim-bursting rim rang out in the silent Palace of Auburn Hills.

Looking at Ben Wallace being knocked down again, countless Pistons fans felt like crying, and many female fans had already shed tears.

At this moment, the image of Ben Wallace was magnified in their hearts and became a hero in their hearts, a tragic hero.

"Oh oh oh……"

The next moment, a huge shout rang out in the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Countless Pistons fans roared in grief and anger, using their voices to cheer for Ben Wallace and the team.

He Zhongqiu raised his head under the basket and looked around, somewhat surprised. The Pistons' morale unexpectedly reached its peak when it should have been the lowest?

"Humph, my absolute strength will crush you all."

An extremely strong desire to fight arose in his heart.

"It seems to be, a pitiful soldier?" Zhang Heli said in surprise.

"The army of mourning will surely win?"

For some unknown reason, Yu Jia felt a little uneasy.

(End of this chapter)