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Detroit Pistons, 11 wins and 23 losses, tenth in the Eastern Conference. If you look at this alone, the Pistons are no match for the Mavericks. In terms of record and ranking, the two teams are not at the same level at all.

But today's game has attracted the attention of everyone in the league. Pistons and Mavericks, this is obviously a very "unequal" matchup, so why is this situation happening?

Because before this, the Pistons had experienced 6 consecutive victories! They have only won 11 games so far this season, but they had experienced 6 consecutive wins before! The qualitative changes and miracles that have happened to the Pistons are unique in the history of this league!

Pacers, Cavaliers, Magic, Kings, Knicks, and the Spurs in the last game! The Pistons swept all their opponents and came to Dallas as kings. 6 consecutive victories, this is the first time in 6 years that the Pistons have won 6 consecutive games.

However, the Pistons' qualitative change was not because they traded for a certain star, nor was it because one of their players broke out.

The reason for the qualitative change in the Pistons is simple. It's just because Van Gundy went all out and laid off Josh Smith, the team's leading forward who still had a contract worth at least 26 million for two years after this season. He was in his prime!

There must be some magic in this world that cannot be explained by science, creating a series of miracles that defy logic and transcend convention. And these miracles are precisely the charm of the NBA!

Just before December 22, 2014, the Detroit Pistons were an out-and-out bad team in the NBA. They had lost 17 of their previous 19 games. Compared with their record, the sluggishness, rust and sluggishness they displayed on the offensive end made Motor City fans even more desperate. Because in these 19 games, they only averaged 94.8 points per game!

But overnight, the Pistons changed. They used very extreme means to terminate Josh Smith's contract. Such courage and courage shocked the league. But a bigger shock soon hit the entire basketball world in the next 12 days. The Pistons, who waived Josh Smith, won 6 of 6 games in these 12 days, beating their opponents by an average of 15 points per game and averaging 107.9 points per game. , becoming the second player in the league's longest winning streak this season. The first place is the Mavericks who started with 22 consecutive wins!

This small winning streak is partly attributable to other factors and not entirely to Smith's departure. But the difference after Smith left was incredible. When people look at the last 6 games of all teams in the league, they find that the Pistons rank second in the league in efficiency on both ends of the court, and rank first in the league in net efficiency! This even surpasses the Mavericks.

As the representative of all-around forwards in the league, Josh Smith has played 28 games for the Pistons this season, averaging 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game. But there's also a definite dark side to his game. This season, his shooting percentages for shooting, three-pointers, and free throws are only 39.1%, 24.3%, and 46.8% respectively. The efficiency is appallingly low.

After Van Gundy cut him, the Pistons rose from the ashes. They have now become one of the most talked about teams in the league, and even the St. Anthony Spurs were defeated by them. And Josh Smith himself became popular throughout the league because of this embarrassing method!

People say that the top spot in the MVP rankings this season should be given to Josh Smith. Because it is very likely that not even Yiyang can make such a qualitative change happen to the Pistons, but Josh Smith did it. He did something that no one had ever done before and probably would never do again. He transformed a weak team into a team that has hope of entering the playoffs. Although the reason why he made the Pistons do all this is to leave.

Josh Smith has become the laughing stock of the entire league. Even the Spurs fans who lost the last game were particularly happy.

Then join everyone in making jokes about Josh Smith on the Internet.

Josh Smith definitely wants to blow up the Palace Stadium in Auburn Hills now. The popularity of the Josh effect is even comparable to the "Linsanity" of the year.

However, Shelvin Mark was not in the mood to care about this farce. Mark had been teammates with Josh for a period of time, and he knew very well that Smith was not the clown people made fun of him. There are other reasons why the Pistons can win.

Brandon Jennings and D.J. Augustin, the two Pistons guards' outstanding performances in the last six games, are the key to the Pistons' ability to create miracles. Jennings, Yiyang can take care of him, there is no doubt about it. Four or five years ago, people would still compare Yiyang and Jennings, but this will never happen now. Because time has proven that Jennings and Yiyang are not players of the same level at all.

Jennings has no problem with this, but when Yiyang takes a break, D.J. Augustine will have to be left to Mark.

"Hey, Shelvin, don't be nervous. Just treat this as an ordinary game. Don't worry, I believe you can quickly integrate into the rhythm of the Mavericks." Before the game started, Carlisle also patted Mark. Shoulder.

Just this morning, major media introduced Shervin to Cuban. This is how the outside world evaluated this signing.

Everyone believes that the addition of Shelvin Mark will not affect the strength of the Mavericks at all. They don't get weaker, but equally, they don't get stronger because of it. To put it bluntly, I am still not optimistic that Mark can replace Barea.

A C rating is good or bad, this is everyone’s perception.

Mark naturally saw the news, but he didn't agree with the rating. Although his salary is not high, Cuban may not care about the hundreds of thousands of dollars at all. But after last night, Mark has decided that he will make every penny spent by Cuban worth it!

After Carlisle laid out all the tactics, as always, Yiyang led everyone into the arena.

Sherwin Mark is eager to try. He followed in Yiyang's footsteps and won the NCAA championship. Now continue to follow him, and maybe the NBA championship is within reach!

Due to the Pistons' recent phenomenal performance, this originally unsuspicious game has become a live broadcast across the United States.

Yiyang has long been accustomed to such big scenes. As the Mavericks get stronger, they play more and more nationally televised games each season.

The opponent just lost Josh's piston. As long as he is careful, he should have no problem winning it!

The game started soon, and everyone wanted to see whether the magical Detroit Pistons could overturn the Mavericks' dominance of the league!

At the beginning of the game, the aggressive Drummond won the first offensive ball for the Pistons. Drummond has always been a very promising center and has been carefully cultivated by the Pistons. This season, he averaged a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds per game, which has put him into the ranks of the league's top insiders.

After getting the ball, Jennings was not polite to Yiyang and accelerated directly to prepare for a surprise attack! Jennings' usage rate has soared to 29% since Smith left, and his 67.8 true shooting percentage has been a key factor in the Pistons' recent winning streak.

People say that Jennings, who once had great potential, is finally realizing his talent. But as soon as he came up, Zhan Nings' talent was ruthlessly pressed to the ground and rubbed by Yiyang.

"The nailboard hat, as soon as the game started, he gave Brandon Jennings a nailboard hat! God, he showed no mercy! He was fast, accurate and ruthless, and he didn't give Jennings a nailboard hat at all. Any chance to score!"

Just when Mike Breen opened his mouth to shout, Yiyang made a long pass from the backcourt. Wade served as the vanguard to launch a fast break, and the Mavericks' offensive and defensive transition was formed in an instant!

On the bench, Mark, who was participating in the Mavericks game for the first time, was stunned! Such a smooth offensive and defensive transition rhythm is something he has never seen in previous teams!

Drummond didn't make Wade's fast break too easy. The speed of this big guy's movement is amazing. He took three steps and two steps back to his own half and bit behind Wade. As long as Wade dares to lay up rashly, Drummond will definitely give the "Flash" a big risk!

Jennings had just been cheated by Yiyang, and Drummond was very happy to help Jennings get this face back.

Wade glanced behind him and threw the basketball high toward the backboard. Drummond jumped up suddenly, but couldn't reach the basketball at all! Wade threw the ball too high and too hard. With this force and angle, it was impossible for the basketball to be refracted into the frame!

Who said Wade wanted the basketball to be refracted into the frame?

The orange Spalding basketball bounced back violently after hitting the backboard. Behind Drummond, Yiyang came from behind and caught the rebounding basketball in the air!

Under Drummond's astonished gaze, Yiyang stuffed the ball into the frame with one hand!

"Beautiful coordination! Smashing alley-oops! Wow, Wade seems to be able to connect seamlessly with all superstars! It was the same with LeBron before, and it's the same with Kazuya now!"

"Boom!" The whole audience became restless. This attack fully demonstrated Yiyang's abilities!

After completing the block, he made a long pass from the backcourt, caught up with incredible speed to participate in the fast break, and finally ended everything with a ground-breaking dunk.

Not only the fans, but the Mavericks bench was also in high spirits. Sherwin Mark couldn't help but stand up and waved the towel in his hand. Playing on the same team as Yiyang will never be boring!

With a block and a dunk, Yiyang gave Jennings and the Pistons a disastrous start. You guys have been amazing lately, but we have been amazing for a season already!

Van Gundy shook his head. If Jennings alone was relied on to attack this game, he would not be able to beat Yiyang. Fortunately, the Pistons now don't just have Jennings as an offensive point.

In the subsequent games, Greg Monroe began to show off his talents. He used his more flexible footsteps to break through Dirk repeatedly. But Monroe's soft touch allowed him to avoid a head-on confrontation with Gobert.

As a result, there were often scenes on the court of Monroe turning his back and passing Dirk, and then stopping to score a jumper from close range.

Monroe's outstanding performance allowed the Pistons to temporarily stabilize the situation. In the ninth minute of the game, Carlisle began to rotate the lineup.

He did not rush to let Mark play, but took the lead in sending Devin Harris who was more familiar with the team.

As expected, D.J. Augustin completely controlled the game, leading the Pistons' second team to gradually close the point difference.

In this situation in the past, Carlisle's only option was to replace Yiyang back and increase his playing time to suppress the opponent's offense.

But today, he doesn't have to do this, and Yiyang can also have a good rest.

"Shervin!" Seeing Augustin score another goal on Harris, Carlisle stood up and shouted at Mark.

Mark jumped up, took off his training clothes, and tore off his disposable training pants.

"Go on the court, I don't want to see Augustin score again!" Carlisle's instructions were simple and clear.

"Yes!" Mark didn't talk nonsense.

"Come on, brother." Yiyang sat on the bench and patted Mark's butt.

Mark smiled slightly and walked to the technical platform. Although he is not great, although he is just a nobody. But it is his mission to let Yiyang rest peacefully!

Sit tight, too. After you've had enough rest, go out and make some noise!

Now? Now, just watch me quietly!

Cinderella and the fairy tale of the Magic Piston will end here!

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