Indeed, win or lose, this will be the final game of the season held at The Palace of Auburn Hills, and the Pistons didn't want to go down like this.
Daley still insisted on having Dennis Rodman defend Gan Guoyang, but Rodman had a mental breakdown, covering his face with his hands and sitting on the bench without moving an inch.
Bill Lambier stepped forward and slapped Rodman's face forcefully, saying, "Snap out of it! Even if we're going to die, we'll die standing! Get up!"
Rodman ultimately returned to the court with a glum face, as Lambier suggested that he would take on Ah Gan in the fourth quarter; Rodman was done for, Melvin Turpin needed to attack.
Daley had no choice but to agree, Lambier's willpower was indeed without question; he was the only one on the Pistons' court who dared to directly challenge Ah Gan.
