(89) A battle against the odds
On June 15th, Auburn Hills Palace Arena, the fifth game of the finals began!
"Look, that's not Erwin. Johnson? The sharp-eyed Bosh said. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I'm a fan of him, but it's not good news for him to be here at the moment." Maddie smiled wryly.
As Maddie said, many of the Rockets' players have ugly faces, and many of Detroit's celebrities have occupied front-row seats, looking ready to celebrate the end of the team's 13-year championship-free history. Even the unrelated Magic Johnson came from afar to watch the game, and it seems that he also thinks that the finals are going to end on this day, right?
"The less favored you are, the more valuable you are to win." The calm Billups encouraged everyone.
Tang Shuai nodded secretly, this is the value of Changxi. Maddie doesn't like to talk, Yao Ming is not particularly fluent in English, and neither of them is good at encouraging teammates. And Billups as the No. 3 star has always played a role in stabilizing the overall situation.
"There must have been a lot of pressure on the players in today's game. And they're all so young, it's really worrying. "Smith's assistant is very pessimistic.
"It's good if you can stay ahead of the curve. But if the score is deadlocked, the pressure will be on our Rocket's side, alas! Curry sighed.
"The Pistons could have their first championship in 14 years today." The future ESPN sports celebrity is currently still at ABC's Stuart. Scott spoke into the microphone: "This championship means a lot to the city. Wang Yuanfei was very impressed with this old man, he had a successful career in the future, and after signing with ESPN, he served as a host at the award ceremony of the NBA Finals many times. He died of cancer in 2015 at the age of 49.
It's game on! The Rockets get possession first. But Gerrard came up with a pass error, and Bodiloga made a steal and went straight to the basket. Maddie barely catches up and pulls it down, fouled.
Bodilloga made 2 of 2 free throws to give the Pistons the lead.
Gerrard. Wallace was annoyed. In such a crucial game, everyone has to fight hard in one go. But he lost 2 points first with a mistake, which demoralized.
Chauncy looked at Gerald, already having a plan in his mind. He gestured for Gerrard to step forward to cover, broke through Bodiloga's defense, and then crossed the ball to Rashid's assistant defense, and passed through the gap to Gerrard, who met Ben. Wallace slammed the dunk! The referee's whistle blows, Ben blocks the foul, 2+1.
Gerrard also hit a free throw, and the Rockets overtook 3:2.
"This goal is despite Gerrard. Wallace did a great job, but more importantly, the Rockets' brain, Billups, was very well controlled. It was he who controlled the timing of the pass just right, attracting the Pistons' full attention, before handing the ball over. Smith explained.
The Pistons were as solid as ever in terms of tactical execution, and after a few passes it was handed to Bodiloga. The White Magician's trick came up, and he hung it lightly to Rashid. Oku jumped up to break the ball, but missed the touch and lost his defensive position. Rashid catches the ball with ease and hits. Tianzun, who scored the goal, did not forget to give a thumbs up to his teammates.
Billups' pinpoint through ball tore through the Pistons' defense to Yao Ming under the basket. But Da Yao's shooting action was a little stiff when he received the ball, and the ball hit the front of the basket and missed. Big Ben protects to the rebound.
"Chauncy passed very well, this ball Yao should be able to hit." Old Tang couldn't help frowning.
Yao looked a little nervous, and he was too anxious. There was no interference from other Pistons players on that ball just now, and he could play the big game calmly. Yuan Fei also frowned.
A shout from Assistant Smith interrupted the conversation between the two - "What a European step! "Bodiloga is arguably the only privileged player on the Pistons team with the ability and power to play beyond the system. This time, he saw that the Rockets' formation was a little loose, and he was itching to show his skills, and two feints shook Gerrard to the ground, and Billups, who came to fill the position, was also deceived by his feints, and he was about to go to the basket.
Maddie hit the ball diagonally, and the ball stalemate in the hands of the two for a while, and was finally cut off by Maddie.
"The weakness of the European step is that the pace, hands, and even the eyes are full of feints to deceive the opposing player, so it will be weaker in the protection of the ball than the ordinary breakthrough layup. Old fritters like Ginobili and Bodi Loga know that it's hard to fool some of the best defenders with their feet alone, and they always add the feints of the ball carriers. And this feint will also give the help defender who is out of his field of vision a chance to break the ball. Yuanfei's comments hit the nail on the head.
Maddy broke the ball and went straight to the front, and in the face of Prince, who was in place, he did not hesitate to throw it to Billups, who ran to the bottom left corner.
If you have a three-point chance in a fast-break situation, do you want to throw it? The answer from the vast majority of coaches is no. In traditional basketball, the transition between offense and defense either ends with a breakaway layup (or dunk), or a slowdown to reorganize a positional battle.
And Wang Yuanfei's answer is yes. As long as the ball carrier is an above-average long-range shooter, he should be bold when no one is guarding, whether it's in positional battles or fast breaks. The Rockets have always implemented this tactical philosophy in their daily training, and the players have become convinced of this philosophy.
The Pistons players subconsciously thought that Billups would not make a shot, and they did not press close to the three-point line when they stepped back. Chauncey calmly shot a three-point shot.
We are determined to fight against the odds! Chauncy silently retreated, but his eyes were staring directly at Bodi Loga with the ball. He learned a lot from this unprecedented opponent, and Chauncey finally started to think like a world-class defender from a full-court perspective.
Hamilton found it increasingly difficult to run without the ball, with Billups not only following him, but also always blocking in front of him to cut off Bodiloga's passing lanes. And Prince is not strong offensively, and in the face of Maddy's defense, there is almost no other means of scoring except for catch-and-shoot jumpers.
Bodi Loga saw that he had no chance, but still chose to break through on his own, and the rocket crowd suddenly contracted, and the three of them surrounded him tightly. Bodiloga was unhurried and still feintmed to shake off the two of them, using the small space to try to shoot. But the mountain-like Yao Ming was already close in front of him, and the little giant reached out to easily stop his shot and cut the ball off.
Kill back to the outside of the rocket line and pull away, Maddie broke through to the three-point line to find Chaunxi, and Chauncy sent a wonderful pass to Yao Ming. Yao Ming won the ball in a comfortable low position, turned and dunked. The CTM combination had a beautiful three-man combination, and the 8:4 Rockets started well to maintain the lead.