204 The Rockets' Counterattack
275 The first battle after the transaction
On the day of the trade, the Pistons challenged the New Jersey Nets away, three players including Techelon Prince appeared at the Auburn Hills Palace Arena. They came to pack their luggage in the locker room and to say goodbye to their former teammates.
Zhou Yi and others hugged Techelon Prince one by one and sent their most sincere blessings. The same is true for Techelon Prince.
After sending away three old teammates of Techelian Prince, Zhou Yi and others welcomed new teammates. Andre Iguodala and the other three appeared in front of Zhou Yi and others under the leadership of John Custer.
Iguodala and the other two introduced themselves and then had a cordial exchange with Zhou Yi and others. Obviously, Iguodala and the other two were quite satisfied with this deal.
After the exchange, Andre Iguodala and Zhou Yi and others participated in the training camp for the team. Iguodala will also play in the game against the Nets tonight, and Iguodala is likely to play as the starter.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Pistons and their group officially boarded a special plane and flew to New Jersey to fight their first battle after the trade!
At seven o'clock in the evening, this unusual game for the Pistons began.
Andre Iguodala did not play as the starter. The Pistons' starting lineup is: center Ben Wallace, power forward Greg Monroe, small forward James Percy, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, and organizational defender Zhou Yi;
The Nets' starting lineup is: Devin Harris in the first position, Anthony Morrow in the second position, Stephen Graham in the third position, Derek Feworth in the fourth position, and Brooke Lopez in the fifth position.
Brooke Lopez and Ben Wallace jumped the ball, and the game officially began!
Brooke Lopez had a very obvious height advantage, jumped high and pushed the ball into his own players. Anthony Morrow received the ball and passed it to Devin Harris.
After receiving the ball, Devin Harris quickly advanced towards the Pistons' halftime. As soon as he reached the outside of the three-point line, Zhou Yi posted it up.
Devin Harris made a strong breakthrough in Zhou Yi, then made a quick stop and jump shot. Ben Wallace grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it over to Zhou Yi.
After Zhou Yi got the ball, he organized the Pistons' offense.
Zhou Yi kept his crotch and handed the ball to James Popesy. James Popesy quickly got down and passed the ball to Ben Wallace, who singled Brooke Lopez in low post and turned around and hooked, but missed. Greg Monroe put the ball into the basket on Brooke Lopez's head.
"Good ball." Zhou Yi murmured to himself excitedly.
Devin Harris dribbled very quickly and arrived at the frontcourt in a blink of an eye. Facing Zhou Yi's close defense, Devin Harris did not dare to be careless at all.
He dribbled the ball under his crotch continuously, then changed direction and threw Zhou Yi's defense away, and made a quick stop and jump shot, but still missed. James Percy grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Zhou Yi, allowing him to organize the offense.
Zhou Yi adjusted his pace and steadily. His speed was similar to Devin Harris, and it might be a little worse than him, because Devin Harris is a pure speed point guard.
Just after halftime, Zhou Yi handed the ball to McGrady. McGrady broke through and passed the ball to James Percy at the bottom line. James Percy jumped high and scored, 4:0.
Brooke Lopez played Samuel Durhamport single, turned around and missed a jump shot, and Greg Monroe scored a backcourt rebound.
After receiving the ball, Zhou Yi passed it directly to McGrady, and started running and seeking offensive opportunities. Although Devin Harris was very fast, Zhou Yi's speed was not inferior to Harris.
Therefore, Zhou Yi quickly ran out of the open position. McGrady was quick-eyed and handed the ball to Zhou Yi's hand. The latter made a jump shot. With a bang, Zhou Yi's jump shot was also solid, and Chris Humphries grabbed the backcourt rebound.
The Pistons substituted, Ben Gordon replaced McGrady.
Devin Harris broke through Zhou Yi at the bottom line, and then stopped and jumped on the jump shot. Zhou Yi did not follow up, so he watched the basketball fall into the basket.
After Zhou Yi took over the baseline ball from Taylor Hansblu, he organized the team's offense.
Andre Iguodala stepped forward to make a pick-and-roll for Zhou Yi, and then ran to the Nets' basket by himself, receiving Zhou Yi's wonderful pass and dunk.
Seeing this, John Custer immediately smiled.
Devin Harris passed the ball and was intercepted by Zhou Yi, but the fast break was not made because the opponent's center Brooke Lopez and power forward Chris Humphries were still standing in the Nets' half!
After Samuel Durhamport received Zhou Yi's wonderful pass, he singled Brooke Lopez in the low post and turned around and hit the board.
John Custer was very satisfied with Andre Iguodala's performance on the court, and he was very excited on the coach's seat and discussed the game on the court from time to time with several assistant coaches.
After Devin Harris passed the ball into the inside, he cut from the middle and received Brooke Lopez's return pass and then rode a horse and scored an archery.
"He is really fast!" Zhou Yi said helplessly.
Zhou Yi made a disguised breakthrough and threw Devin Harris aside, but Terrence Williams quickly ran over to assist in defense. Zhou Yi looked normal and gave the ball to Andre Iguodala, who was in the open position. The latter opened his hand and sent it with three points, and Zhou Yi received another assist.
Seeing that Brook Lopez was exhausted, the young general "Johnson" hurriedly substituted Brook Lopez out of the court for a break. The replacement Brook Lopez was Johan Petro, and Devin Harris was also replaced by Jordan Famal to rest.
The Pistons also made substitutions, Greg Monroe was replaced by Taylor Hansblu, while Zhou Yi was replaced by Will Bynum.
The game continues, the Nets' ball rights.
After several consecutive vicious moves, Jordan Famal took advantage of Will Bynum's defense and rushed into the inside and passed the ball to Chris Humphries, who easily licked the basket and made a hit.
Will Bynum organized the offense and handed over the ball to Andre Iguodala after halftime. Andre Iguodala directly jumped and made a jump shot, with a "swish" sound.
Jordan Famal gave another assist, and Sasha Vujasic received a pass from Jordan Famal from the 45-degree angle three-point line from the right wing, and made a jump shot and three-pointer.
Will Bynum broke through and passed the ball to Andre Iguodala, who made a sudden pass and then gave Ben Gordon a jump shot from the three-point line, and the ball was also in.
The Pistons' shooting percentage is too high. In a blink of an eye, the score became 27:17, and the Pistons led the Nets by 10 points.
Seeing this, "Little General" Johnson quickly called for a timeout to stabilize the situation.
Chapter completed!