Chapter 107: Fast and Slow (I)
Ginobili, who completed the dunk at the beginning, looked very excited, and he had been struggling on the bench since the beginning of the finals, and after landing on the ground, he and Chamberlain bumped their shoulders excitedly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The Spurs' first attack of the opening game made Larry Brown, who was sitting in his chair, frown.
Speed has always been a weakness for the Pistons, and they don't have any great attackers, making it difficult for them to make a good fast break. Moreover, the excessive pursuit of defense makes them simply not have the physical strength to support their full length. If you look at the Pistons' game statistics in this year's playoffs, you will find that their main players rarely play more than 42 minutes, except for Hamilton, who has no defensive role.
Turning his head to look at Popovich, who was a little worried, Larry Brown, who was a little worried, told the court again: "Chauncey, pay attention to the rhythm, our rhythm!"
Although the Spurs' attack has changed a lot, their defense is as rigorous as ever. The Pistons, who didn't find a good offensive opportunity at this time, continued their running.
Billups, who was slowly dribbling outside the three-point line and waiting for the opportunity to pass, turned his head like a reflex when he heard the coach's instructions. It was a scam, but Parker, who thought it was a good opportunity, reached out and saw Billups dribble and take two steps to the left in quick succession.
These two steps were not fast, but they were amplitude, and they squeezed Parker near the free-throw line at once. This is not the end, Billups, who already has a chance to shoot, rotates his body continuously, and when the panicked Parker loses his rhythm, he suddenly turns over and jumps, and at the moment of turning over, Billups also made a physical contact with Parker.
This kind of power-to-power contact immediately made Parker feel the pain of being hit in the chest, and he not only lost his defensive position in a continuous backwards, but also blocked Duncan who wanted to make up for the defense!
Completely relying on his own ability, Billups, who tossed the Spurs' interior line on his back, shot this shot that was almost like a free throw under the helpless gaze of Parker and Duncan!
Seeing Billups playing Parker like this, the atmosphere of the Detroit blue-collar workers at the scene was even more high.
In this piece of laughter, the Pistons players have no intention of celebrating. Seeing the result of this shot, they hurried back to their own half. Obviously, this is guarding against the Spurs' fast break!
Seeing that the opponent was like this, Parker made a gesture after receiving the ball from the baseline. Then push forward with the ball.
As soon as he arrived at the Pistons' half, Ginobili slipped from the side and ran out through Bowen's baseline cover to catch the ball from Parker.
In front of Prince, who finally made up the defense, Ginobili, who pulled away from the breakthrough position, suddenly raised his hand and stuffed the ball into the hands of Duncan on the inside.
Duncan dribbled the ball to catch Wallace's attention, then passed to the other side of the basket and ran out of Chamberlain's hands with a little room to move.
Seeing this, many people who understand basketball at the scene or in front of the TV couldn't help but sigh.
This sigh has two meanings: one is to praise the rigor of the Spurs' usual tactical training. The Spurs' series of actions is very complicated, the whole process seems to be the whole team is running, covering in the run, and the ball is also passed in the run, and at the same time with a strong sense of rhythm, and there is no mistake in the combination of inside and outside!
The other is distressed, such a perfect cooperation, if it is in any other team, it can already be easy to score at this time. But the Spurs just can't, they don't have a three-point shooter, not even a shooter in the strict sense! Bowen's bias can not be mentioned, their league's fastest outside combination, Parker and Ginobili, one is hesitant to even open the spot, and the other is also a tragedy!
In the midst of these people's powerful resentment, Chamberlain shifted the ball back to Ginobili. Without the ball, he and Duncan quickly made a cover under the basket, and at the moment when their bodies staggered, Ginobili's ball went into Duncan's hand, and Duncan hit an easy jumper.
Well! In the words of the Chinese, it is to draw a snake to add a foot, but for the spurs, there will be no gain if you don't add this foot! The tattered is so easy to choose, if there are no considerable shortcomings, how can it be abandoned by others!
Although it successfully tore through the Pistons' tight defense, this lineup also did a lot of damage to the Spurs' defense. Ginobili in '04 has not settled down like later generations, he is just a second-year rookie, and he has a lot of love for gambling defense.
A little bit of a broken surface, which made the Pistons' offense begin to unfold smoothly. In this way, for the next ten minutes, neither side could stop the other. By the end of the first quarter, the two teams had the highest single-quarter score in the series, 21:22, and the Spurs temporarily led by one point!
After a short break, the game restarted, and it was clear from the pictures passed on the field that during the break, the managers of both sides did not make any adjustments!
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides played hard as they did in the first quarter. However, there were some problems with the Spurs' hand in this quarter, and at the end, the "twin towers" combination of Chamberlain and Duncan played a harmonious one-man iron.
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the Pistons played a small climax of 6:0 and led by three points at 20:17, ending the battle in this quarter!
Back in the locker room, the situation on the field was not bad, which kept the Spurs players in a good mood. Having drunk and fought together is an important way for men to increase their friendship! Chamberlain and Duncan, who originally had a deep estrangement, suddenly became much closer because of the last incident, and the gradual increase in cooperation between them also allowed them to have a lot more topics for communication.
While they were talking in a whisper, Popovich walked in from outside. His arrival made the scene quiet all of a sudden, and the eyes of all the Spurs players were aimed at Popovich, who had no expression on his face!
Popovich, who returned to the locker room, did not stop, walked directly to the center, habitually glanced at the serious players for a week, and then said: "You played very well in the first half, and tactically you executed very well, but I want you to be faster, I mean the movement of the ball." All right, gentlemen, I'm done with that, and I beg you to continue with what you just said!"
Popovich's last waving face of chrysanthemum failed to restore the atmosphere just now, his image of a tyrant is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if he says so, no one in the Spurs players dares to talk presumptuously.
In the silence, the half-time break passed, and the game was about to begin!