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On March 8, the day before the match against San Antonio, an unfavorable news came to the ears of the Pistons' senior executives.

Greg Monroe suffered an ankle injury during training with the team that day, and the injury was serious.

The news that Greg Monroe was injured quickly occupied the front page of major American media. When the Pistons were winning steadily, countless fans were paying attention to the Pistons' every move. Greg Monroe's injury is undoubtedly the biggest difficulty for the Pistons at present.

Although Greg Monroe is not the leader of the team, his average of 15 7 points, 10 2 rebounds and 1 9 blocks per game has brought absolute help to the Pistons. His presence has basically made the Pistons' inside line restless, and Greg Monroe has not lost the advantage in the competition with top power forwards such as Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan and others. His role in the team is irreplaceable. As a strong player in the inside line, he has become the strongest guarantee for the Pistons' inside line.

The results of the hospital examination came out soon. Greg Monroe's injury was not very serious. However, it was not suitable for playing in a week. In the next week, the Pistons will have three games, all away games, and there are two games back-to-back. The three more deadly opponents are not one of the weak, the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets.

Greg Monroe's injury made Detroit fans clearly feel lack of confidence.

Dark clouds over Detroit, and many experts have made suggestions for the three games below the Pistons, but for these three games, they are not optimistic that the Pistons can escape unscathed, especially away against the Spurs.

The Pistons have played against the Spurs once this season, but their advantage is not obvious. Greg Monroe performed very well in that game, but his injury left such a big pit. Who can fill it in?

The San Antonio media are full of confidence in the next game. They compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two teams in all aspects. In the end, the Spurs have the most advantage in the inside.

The Pistons players put all their energy into training, and Greg Monroe's injury did not affect the team's morale.

On the contrary, at this critical moment, the atmosphere in the team was unprecedentedly high. The Pistons can be regarded as one of the most united teams in the league. The team's huge cohesion is that the team has a stable lineup. The Pistons' starting lineup is the most stable in the league. It is really not easy for substitutes to make a comeback. Among the current substitutes of the Pistons, there are indeed many young players with great potential, especially this year's Taylor Hansblu, and Greg Monroe was absent, which gave them hope to make a comeback.

John Custer was also very motivated on the surface, but he was also frightened and uneasy in his heart. Greg Monroe has always been one of the unacceptable pawns in his hands. All his tactics were based on Greg Monroe and Zhou Yi.

The Spurs have not had a good time this season. The Lakers have been on top of their heads for the second consecutive year, ranking second in the West. The Mavericks and Thunder, who are following closely behind, have won only two and a half games. As long as the Spurs are not careful, they will probably slide to fourth place.

On March 10th, Beijing time, the Pistons challenged the Spurs away.

The Spurs are a slow-heating team. The regular season record has not been very ideal in recent years. However, they have always been one of the most popular candidates for the championship and have always been considered the biggest rival of the Pistons. With Greg Monroe absent, the Spurs naturally have a sharp increase in their winning rate. The outside world's debate over the victory or defeat of the two teams is difficult to see.

The Pistons finally let Taylor Hansblu temporarily take Greg Monroe's position. Taylor Hansblu is a player with strong offense and weak defense. Defense is only at the average mid-level in the league. There is basically no problem with ordinary inside lines with ordinary defense, but once you encounter a star inside line, you will only be exposed.

However, the Pistons' luck is such a back, or Taylor Hansblu is such a back. When the Pistons' first start, they encountered such a strong opponent. "Stone Buddha" Tim Duncan, the best power forward among the league's active players, is also one of the most outstanding power forwards in history. His super confrontational ability, both strength and flexibility, and for ordinary players, his stable psychology is the key to success. He is serious and always creates invisible pressure on his opponent on the court, and he is weaker in momentum. The reason why the Pistons defeated the Spurs this season was that Greg Monroe restricted Tim Duncan's performance in the inside and made the Spurs lose the base.

John Custer has always had a headache about the candidate for power forward. Taylor Hansblu is absolutely unable to compete with Tim Duncan in the interior, but the Pistons who can play in this position are obviously not competent.

In the eyes of many experts, the biggest variable of the Pistons has achieved such a good record this season is that it appears on Zhou Yi, with exquisite passing, excellent defense, and stable shooting. This is what everyone thinks of Zhou Yi.

The Spurs' starting lineup is: center Dejuan Blair, power forward Tim Tim Duncan, small forward Richard Jefferson, shooting guard Manu Ginobili, and organizational defender Tony Tony Parker.

The Pistons' starting lineup is: center Ben Wallace, power forward Taylor Hansblu, small forward Andre Iguodala, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, and organization guard Zhou Yi.

While John Custer was arranging the tactics, Greg Monroe also walked gently to the periphery and hugged several teammates on the shoulders, making them feel that they were always standing by their side and fighting side by side with them.

The militarized Spurs are always one of the most rigorous teams in the game. Even if the media outside now opposes the Spurs, once the game really comes, they still seem so calm, and they are not slacking off at all because of Greg Monroe's absence. The players are preparing for the event seriously, and Popovich's cold eyes swept over the Pistons' members from time to time.

The game started on time. The old Ben Wallace, obviously not as strong as Dejuan Blair, was easily slapped the ball from his head by his opponent. Tony Parker caught the ball steadily near the center line.

"Bang", without any stagnation, just a crisp sound of hitting, Tony Parker's figure floated out like water, and the entire offensive system of the Spurs has quickly entered the state of facing the enemy. The Spurs' two backcourt double guns quickly penetrated from both sides into the Pistons' half-court, and the entire offense was orderly.

Looking at Zhou Yi near the free throw line, Tony Parker felt a little nervous. However, his hands and feet were not panicked. His left hand trembled gently, and the ball trickled into the hand of Manu Ginobili on the other side.

In the flash of lightning, Manu Ginobili's figure became in a daze. With just one step, he easily passed McGrady. At this moment, only Ben Wallace, who was guarding the basket.

Ben Wallace was nervous and watched Manu Ginobili's steps cross the free throw line, and his steady pace became irresistible.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV exclaimed in unison. Manu Ginobili's unique skill in becoming famous, and his seemingly staggering steps can always incredibly send the ball into the basket.

"Swish", a lightweight basket-picking hit, while Ben Wallace didn't even have a defensive move.

John Custer sighed helplessly. Ben Wallace is indeed old and is quite qualified to be a substitute, but it is indeed a bit reluctant to let him play first.

Especially when his opponent is such an outstanding inside player, his slow pace becomes a fatal weakness. He was stuck in the position so easily and watched his opponent take the lead at the basket.

Zhou Yi looked at Tony Parker with a solemn expression, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his whole body rushed out like lightning, and he instantly appeared on Tony Parker's left.

The multiple battles made Tony Parker feel prepared and focused enough. He moved with Zhou Yi's body and stepped out of the ground with his left foot, staggering his way to Zhou Yi's breakthrough.

Ignoring Tony Parker's existence, Zhou Yi's body suddenly twisted, and his whole body turned around in the air. The center of gravity of his body had appeared on the other side, and he quickly retracted his left foot.

He gently tapped the ground with his right toe. In Tony Parker's surprised eyes, Zhou Yi soared into the air and flew backwards obliquely.

"Swish", gently shake your wrist, the ball flew out quickly from Zhou Yidi's hand, drew a beautiful rainbow in the air, and returned to where he should have gone.

The at&t center suddenly cheered everywhere, which was definitely a wonderful goal. What made the fans even more excited was the momentum that Zhou Yi showed in his shooting. His confident shooting completely infected all the fans. It seemed that at that moment, everyone felt his confidence.

Although this is the home court of the Spurs, fans of the Pistons can be seen everywhere, and many Spurs fans cheered Zhou Yi's name. It can be seen that McGrady has attracted many fans throughout the league.

"Bang", an easy way to wipe the board into the basket, Tim Duncan's unique skill, in front of Taylor Hansblu, Tim Duncan didn't even need some fake moves, and after receiving the ball, he could wipe the cricket.

Zhou Yi did not get too entangled with Tony Parker, and quickly handed the ball to Andre Iguodala, made a pick-and-roll with his teammates, and ran back towards the right bottom line.

Andre Iguodala suddenly stepped forward with her left foot, and after a realistic fake move tricked the opponent away, she hung her hands high, and the ball flew over Richard Jefferson's head.

After Zhou Yi received the ball from the baseline, he made a jump shot with a backward jump shot.

The basketball was beating happily between his fingers, but Zhou Yidi's eyes were gathering on Tim Duncan. This time he was the most dangerous figure in the Spurs. The two inside players of the Pistons did have a lot of experience in playing games, but having these alone is far from enough in front of Tim Duncan.

Just after just a little pair of clamps against him, his ball was quickly passed. Tim Duncan's organizational ability is not outstanding among power forwards, but years of experience always allows him to keenly observe everything on the court. His simple passes often receive miraculous effects. In just four minutes, he contributed four points, two rebounds, and two assists. The Spurs' offense seemed to be revolving around him.

"You can't let him continue to perform like this anymore." Zhou Yi made a secret decision in his heart, but he was not having a good time himself. Popovich obviously focused on his defense.

Since the beginning of the game, Richard Jefferson has been following him. With two quick guns that can be removed from his defense at any time, Zhou Yi's use space was once compressed, and two forced breakthroughs were all failed in the middle.

Fortunately, McGrady felt very good, and he hit all two shots to help the team tightly bit the score. However, everyone knows that the situation on the field is facing the Spurs. The Spurs' offense seems so smooth, combining the inside and the outside, and playing alternately. The score has risen steadily, and every attack by the Pistons seems very difficult.

John Custer called a timeout helplessly. He felt that he should bear a large part of the responsibility for the situation on the field. The main problem of the Pistons playing so difficult is that they are in the inside line. They are slow in defense and always slow down their opponents by half a beat, but they appear weak in offense and do not pose an effective threat to the Spurs, allowing the opponents to double-team the outside line more calmly.

"For the current situation on the field, it should be said that many people expect that the Spurs rely on the advantages of the inside to restrain the overall performance of the Pistons. The Pistons are currently facing a dilemma." The commentators on the scene also seemed quite helpless in the current situation on the field.

Looking at the veteran Ben Wallace's self-blame expression, John Custer patted Ben Wallace helplessly on the shoulder. This was obviously not entirely his responsibility. After all, the huge gap in strength between the two has long been destined to be such a situation. Moreover, Ben Wallace has worked very hard in the game, but it is difficult to achieve results.

After several thoughts, the Pistons chose an alternative lineup and replaced Ben Wallace with Samuel Durhamport.
Chapter completed!