Chapter 1156
After Wade left the court, the Knicks no longer had a star on the court who could take charge of himself. Everyone thought that Coach K should put Lamar on at this time, but what they didn't expect at the time was that Coach K would make another puzzling substitution.
Anderson and Sean Battier replaced Wade and Billups, and the Knicks actually put Anderson, Mourning, and Milicic on the court at the same time, and Battier and Prince on the outside are also more than 2 meters tall.
What the hell is this inside line tactic?
"Crazy! Crazy! What is Coach K doing? Do you want Tessian to play point guard?" Reggie Miller was a little annoyed by Coach K's whimsical, unconventional substitution strategy.
"I can't think of any other reason than Lamar being isolated. While I appreciate Coach K's approach, I still have to say that if this continues, the Knicks will definitely lose this game, and even the entire series. Even if they're already 2-0 ahead. ”
"Hey, Rashid, here's your chance, get on the offense and take out the Knicks!" Kenny Anderson was a little excited. He's so cool now, and he's happy to see Lamar unlucky and the Knicks unlucky.
While the two were discussing from their respective standpoints, a surprising scene happened on the court.
Coach K's bizarre tactics seem to be working.
Battier and Prince are tall and long-armed, flexible and maneuverable, and the most important thing is that both of them are excellent defensive players with extremely high IQs, and the two of them relied on tacit defense to successfully suppress the Pistons' outside line.
With no choice, the Pistons can only rely on their seemingly formidable interior line. It's a pity that the Pistons' two interior lines are now facing the Knicks' three long-term players, among which Birdman Anderson and veteran Mourning are still defensive giants.
So whenever Rasheed Wallace or Kenyon Martin breaks through the opposing player's defense, there is always a big man on the Knicks side who will run over in time to help the defense, and even take vicious foul tactics when the defense is too late.
For such a rogue defensive strategy adopted by the Knicks inside, although the Detroit fans at the scene booed like a tide, it still couldn't stop the wild foul heart of the Knicks interior players!
Defensively, Coach K used the abilities of Prince and Battier to contain the Pistons' weak perimeter, and used the rogue tactics of the three interior lines to stop Rasheed Wallace and Kenyon Martin.
On the offensive end, Coach K also used two very rogue tactics, one is to let Milicic, Anderson and Mourning pull out at the same time to block for Prince, and the other is to let Alonzo Mourning or Milicic smash the defenders hard.
Although this tactic is a bit fucked up, it is undeniable that the effect is really good.
Sean Battier was hot tonight, and his open three-point shot was nothing short of a bug. No, Battier made 4 of 7 three-pointers in just six minutes.
And at the end of the first half, the Knicks' lead crept to 14 points. This difference has to be surprising, even if the means to achieve it are not very clever.
But despite this, no one was optimistic that the Knicks would win the game, because the Knicks' lead was achieved with a suicidal strategy.
You must know that the five guys on the court are now almost exhausted, and as their fitness declines, Battier's three-point shooting is no longer as accurate as before. So in the second half, as long as the Pistons can stick to the positional battle, then the victory will undoubtedly belong to the Detroiters.
"The first half was over, and the score was unimaginable. Because Lamar didn't play half a minute in the entire first half, but the New York Knicks had a fourteen-point lead!
"I have a hunch that the Knicks will eventually collapse in the second half!" Kenny Anderson is clearly not going to give in easily, even if he is still tough in the face of reality.
"Kenny, I have to remind you that you've said things like this many times, and your predictions have made the audience aesthetically tired. I have a hunch that Lamar will come on in the second half and take over the game!"
"No! That's absolutely impossible! Judging by the situation in the first half, Lamar this bastard has been completely isolated. Until now, I've never seen a single Knicks player greet him, let alone give him a high-five. ”
"That's right, I'm not wrong! Even when his teammates scored, this bastard sat with a stinky face, and didn't even stand up and wave a towel, which was completely different from his previous performance!"
"Reggie, I can understand how you want to see Lamar play, but the truth is, it's really hard for him to get a chance to play in this game!"
Kenny Anderson analyzed everything in a straightforward way, and in the end, even he really believed it.
"Oh my God! Ever since Lamar joined the NBA, everyone knows that your analysis has never been correct! Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to lose to Barkley's fat pig in a row, not only kissing the donkey's buttocks, but also becoming husband and wife with the Mexican wild ass! To be honest, I'm really curious, what does it feel like to be married to a donkey?" Reggie Miller laughed uncontrollably.
"Bastard! Say no more, that's in the past! Why don't we make a bet? If Lamar bastard can play and get more than 10 points, how about I kiss your ass?"
"Kiss my ass? Oh my God, I'm not gay! Why don't you change someone?" Reggie Miller laughed, "How's the skunk?"
"Okay! Skunk is skunk! Do you dare bet?" Kenny Anderson didn't dwell on it, and straight down the line.
"Of course I'm willing to bet!" Reggie Miller snapped.
A cautious Reggie Miller finally took a risk, because he thought he would win the bet, especially since the person he bet with was an unlucky man who had never won in Lamar's curse.
While the two were making a bet, the visiting locker room at the Auburn Hills Palace Arena was in trouble.
"Chris, you have to score five minutes in the second half because I can't wait to play. Lamar laughed.
"Hey, Lamar, you did a great job today, even I'm starting to believe that there was really infighting between us!" Wade laughed loudly, causing others to laugh.
"Brothers, I really want to know how Detroiters look when they learn the truth! confused or angry?" Lamar said with a shrug of his shoulders.
There was another burst of laughter in the dressing room, and everyone thought Lamar was too bad. Of course, Coach K, who paid attention to this, was also regarded by them as a complete bad seed.
"To make it a little more fun, I decided that no one could take the initiative to pass the ball to Lamar in the second half!" Coach K seemed to play hidden, not at all worried about his house in New York being smashed by angry fans.
"Agreed, though, we can pass the ball to Lamar in a way that we have to pass the basketball to Lamar. Also, let's not high-five Lamar after the goal, and we don't want to celebrate with him!" said Dhampot, who was also a bad guy, and continued to add terms and conditions.
The dressing room was full of laughter, and at this moment, it was clear that they wanted to deceive the whole world in the dark. It's a very bad thing, but there's no denying that every one of them has an evil soul in their heart, so they have a lot of fun.
"Lamar, in the second half you have to hold the ball more and don't pass the ball to your teammates. Even if you pass it to your teammates, you have to make the illusion that you can't play anymore. We're going to use this incident to deceive our next adversary. Whether it's the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Phoenix Suns, they're our main opponents!" Coach K instructed.
At first, Coach K just wanted to use this way to relax the players and play with the Detroit Pistons head coach who he had been looking at unpleasantly. But now he finds that this infighting tactic seems to be able to paralyze their opponents in the finals.
For Coach K, this is the real surprise! Although he was a little worried about his image, in order to win this season's championship and make history, Coach K decided to play this game.
"No problem, I'll notice. Lamar had a faint smile on his face and a playful nod.
Next, the Knicks discussed some details.
After listening to Coach K's arrangement of tactics for the second half, the Knicks players walked out of the locker room early and ran to the basketball court to practice shooting.
When Lamar was practicing shooting, he deliberately carried the basketball to a corner, and was alone in shooting training.
And this scene once again confused the Pistons fans at the scene, Lamar is really out of place with other players in New York, it seems that we are going to enter the finals this year!
What an ignorant and naïve person!
In the midst of the complacent Pistons fans, the game started again.
Lamar still sits on the bench, and at the end of the bench, commonly known as the patron saint of the water fountain!
"Looks like I've won this gamble!" Kenny Anderson looked at Reggie Miller smugly and smiled widely: "Lamar, this bastard has been refrigerated, and he can't play at all!" Although I don't know what happened, he must be in big trouble now." Reggie, are you ready? You're in big trouble, skunk!