196. The period falls
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Rashid, who made a comeback, turned around and forced a two-pointer at the basket. West became more and more brave. His passion began to boil. With DJ's yelling "crazy-show", West began to show his Warriors' style. Facing Davis' tough defense, he was not ruthless and hit a difficult ball.
Pitrus, who came on as a substitute, added two more points, and the Warriors led 35-30. Davis was furious and began to show his ability as a top defender. After breaking through West, he scored a 2+1 on Evans to catch up with the score.
It is obviously not enough for the Warriors to rely solely on an inappropriate center in the interior. Old Nelson waved his hand and threw O'Brient, the rookie on the court. Pistons head coach Sanders also changed the lineup accordingly, and he replaced the veteran McDyce again.
McDyce used O'Brient's immaturity to hit a 2+1 under the basket, first shook the latter and then hit it with O'Brient's body. West immediately completed revenge for O'Brient. He cut Rashid's ball, and the Warriors scored two more points in the fast break. Evans actively fought for rebounds. Louis organized the attack but he made a three-pointer and attacked a cold arrow. The ball passed through the net. The Warriors firmly controlled the initiative in the game 41-35.
The Pistons continued to make substitution adjustments. Stark took a foul on Louis' head as soon as he came up, and then was double-teamed by West. Jackson scored 4 points in a row. The Warriors expanded the results 46-37. Starki was furious. The young man had a bad mentality and tried to break through and dunk to take revenge. As a result, he was worried. Evans mercilessly rewarded him with a big hat.
At this critical moment of the Pistons, Billups stood up without saying a word. He cooperated with Starkey and then scored two points to stop the Pistons' decline. Then he grabbed the rebound and made a fast attack one-stop layup, carrying Evans backhand to hit the board.
But the entire rhythm was under the control of the Warriors. Jackson's mid-range shot gave the Warriors' lead to 10 points. West and Jackson broke Starkey in a row, and Evans immediately grabbed an offensive rebound. The Warriors widened the advantage to 12 points and stopped the Pistons 53-41.
Sanders was extremely dissatisfied with Starkey's performance, but he could not replace him with the court, because according to the Pistons' uniform group, Starkey is the future of the Pistons' point guard. Although Davis played well, his contract expired this season and he obviously wanted a big contract, but the Pistons didn't want to give him a big contract, so training was in vain.
Evans strengthened his defense and forced Rashid to make a mistake in his steps. West and McDyce missed the shooting one after another. Hamilton's three-pointer narrowed the gap to 10 points. Evans and Rashid competed on the free throw line. As a result, the two violent guys were very savage and finally punched each other directly.
In fact, Evans is just facing viciousness. Although the defense is tough, he does not use any small moves. However, Rashid is really old now and has not succeeded in several attacks, so he is anxious. When he breaks through again, he hits Evans' jaw with an elbow, knocking the latter to the ground, and then takes the opportunity to layup.
The referee did not whistle. Evans was very dissatisfied and began to mumble. Rashid took the opportunity to ridicule him and mocked: "This is the NBA, the place where men fight. If you don't dare to fight, go back to your bird's nest to find your mother to have breastfeed..."
Evans's face turned black and West was immediately angry.
West is the kind of person who has few friends but will definitely be heart-to-heart whenever he has friends. In addition to Chamberlain, Evans, the Warriors who helped him the most, even lend him his beloved sports car to play. So now that he sees his brother being defeated, he has to go up and seek justice for him.
Rashid was still chattering, and West rushed forward and shouted, "Shut up your dog's mouth, old man, go back and hit your ball, otherwise don't blame me for killing you!"
Seeing a rookie howl at him, Rashid was so angry that he was so embarrassed that he was a ball-good guy. He didn't do it directly. Instead, he pretended to push West casually when passing by and knocked him to the ground. Rashid often used this trick. Generally speaking, the rookie would only knock down his teeth and swallow it in a mixed blood after being defeated. Unfortunately, he met West today and the Golden State Mad Dog, who even Jackson and Barnes had to give in to three points.
After getting up, West rushed to Rashid without hesitation and pulled him by the back and pulled him. Then he tripped up quickly, knocked him to the ground, rode on him and punched him twice.
Rashid had not encountered such a situation yet. He was stunned for a moment. He took West two old punches and then started to fight back. He pushed West away and was about to tear it up.
Fortunately, Evans reacted quickly and pulled West behind him. Rashid's fist hit Evans. However, Evans did not resist, but just kept holding West who was about to stand out for him and shouted: "Calm down, man, don't you want to play in the playoffs anymore. Tomorrow is the playoffs. Don't you want to get your daughter a championship ring?"
The three referees also rushed up and pulled away the players who gathered together. Jackson and others were eager to try, but they also heard Evans' words and knew that if it was the playoffs soon, they would never do anything randomly now, and could only resist the desire to fight in their hearts.
The grumpy Jackson pointed at Rashid's nose and yelled: "The playoffs saved your life, a bitch, if it were a month ago, I promise God that you will die today!"
Seeing the brothers taking action, Chamberlain couldn't sit still, but Billups had always been calm. He suppressed Chamberlain in time, and Old Nelson also spoke.
The conflict ended with Rashid's technical foul and West's direct send-off, but the latter became a hero in the Oracle Arena. When he walked towards the player's passage accompanied by assistant coach Nelson Jr., fans on both sides of the passage reached out to him, screaming one after another:
"What a great job, Mr. Mad Dog, I'm your fan, I'll buy your jersey tomorrow..."
"No brothers, no basketball, mad dogs are good, and the Warriors are so lucky to have a tough guy like you..."
"Don't go, mad dog, come here to watch the game with us, the Warriors need you on the court..."
West did not expect that his irrational behavior would have won the praise of the fans. He raised his head to thank the fans for their support, but he was not good at speaking and was used to indifference. So when he raised his head, he could only look at the fans around him expressionlessly. However, although he couldn't speak, he greeted the fans with a Patton-like military salute.
The screams of female fans and the whistles of male fans were suddenly stirred up in the Oracle Arena. The large screen above the court spread West's last image. He glanced around with expressionless face, his eyes were cold but sharp, and his salute posture was filled with indescribable arrogance, which directly conquered the hearts of the fans on the scene.
The Warriors executed the free throw, and Old Nelson took the opportunity to adjust the team's lineup. Chamberlain and Billups both appeared. Before they came on the court, he warned the two: "Damn, it's the playoffs soon. I don't want to see any guy being suspended, so you all take some time, fight quickly, and leave your energy to the finals!"
Old Nelson was ambitious this time, and Chamberlain and Billups allowed him to see the dawn of the championship.
After Billups made two free throws, the Warriors will undoubtedly focus on Chamberlain for the rest of the time, while the Pistons still hit Hamilton. But Hamilton only made one three long shots. On the Warriors, Chamberlain first made a savage impact to complete the dunk, and then Billups got the pick-and-roll and made a mid-range shot after receiving the ball.
Later, Jackson and Chamberlain missed shots one after another, Billups personally participated in the offense. He broke through and made two points with a layup. Jackson's long shot added two more points. The Warriors dominated the attack in the next few minutes of the second quarter. Then Pitrus' mid-range shot was putting salt on the Pistons' wound, and ended the first half with a 16-65-49 advantage in the scoreboard.
After making his debut in the third quarter, the Pistons chased after him. Seeing Chamberlain performing well, Davis was extremely jealous. He raised his strength and first cut Jackson's breakthrough and organized a fast break and finally made two points. Then Chamberlain blocked Hamilton's breakthrough pass Billups, who also made a fast break and made a layup.
McDace encountered Chamberlain's big hat in a layup. He thought the ball was the hitter, but the referee didn't care at all, which made him lose his temper. As a result, the Pistons suddenly felt. First, Rashid made a three-pointer, and then Davis scored two 2+1 in a row, hitting a 9-0 Little Gaoqiong, chasing the score to 58-65.
Chamberlain played 2+1 at the basket and re-established a 10-point lead for the Warriors. McDyce blocked Billups' layup with a hot pot. Chamberlain picked up the ball and dunked it back. The Warriors' advantage came to 12 points again. The Pistons' offense could not find a clearance in the Warriors' defense. Hamilton failed to make any success in three-pointers, and Davis's three-pointer was also rejected by the basket. Billups took the opportunity to attack the basket. The Warriors responded with a wave of 8-0 Xiao Gaoqiong, and left the Pistons behind again 73-57.
Davis' personal attack power could not compete with the Warriors' overall combat power. Then Chamberlain turned around and flicked the double team of Rashid and McDyce, and then dunked to push the Warriors' attack to Gao Fei. The Warriors established a 17-point advantage. Davis personally supported the overall situation and couldn't reverse the Pistons' disadvantage. After three quarters, the Warriors led 82-66.
In the fourth quarter, Old Nelson replaced Chamberlain again. There was no suspense in this game, and they had already won the match point.
However, Davis refused to admit defeat. He continued to carry the Pistons' offense at a high position, but the scores of Pitrus and Bellinelli suppressed the Pistons' pursuit momentum. Jackson broke through to the basket and responded to Hamilton's three-pointer, and the Warriors maintained the lead 88-73.
Evans replaced O'Brient, and the Warriors held down Rashid and the Pistons' outside firepower in the defense. Evans caused McDace to foul and made one of two free throws. The Pistons' inside, who was eager to chase points, collectively stopped the engine. Davis could only use his personal ability to score points, so the Warriors were far ahead 92-75.
Mark Hill came on the court again, and his slam dunk made it difficult for the Pistons to catch up with two points. Evans caused the opponent to foul. Although he missed both free throws, he blocked Mark Hill's layup to make up for his mistakes. Louis picked up the racket and rushed into the three-point line and pulled out a long shot. The gap became bigger and bigger. The Pistons' offense could not find North at all. He was already behind the Warriors 77-94 in less than 6 minutes of the game.
McDyce's continuous scores in the inside line could not shake the Warriors' big score lead. Pitrus and Jackson made two punches, destroying the Pistons' hope of turning the tables and entering the timeout with 98-81. Davis also became the last fight at the last moment. Hamilton's three-point shooting and mid-range shooting were meaningless. The Warriors firmly grasped the advantage of the big score and finally won the last game of their regular season 101-90, putting a perfect end to their regular season of the 2007-08 season...
Chapter completed!