For any strong team, how to play a good tug-of-war is a necessary course, just like the middle of the long-distance running period, it is a period of testing the team's resilience, tactical literacy and players' personal ability.

At the same time, if you exert too much force in the equilibrium period and run with all your strength in order to catch up with the opponent's footsteps, the result will be that you have more than enough strength in the later stage and will be driven by the opponent.

Therefore, playing a good tug-of-war is very important for the team, and it is also a great test of the player's willpower, because during this period of time, the offense of both sides is often not too smooth, and the intensity and physical load of the game will gradually increase as the game deepens, therefore, there are two key points in the tug-of-war, one is the depth of the bench, and the other is the tactical execution.

In the middle of the second quarter, the movements on both sides began to get bigger and bigger, Ranbir gave Gan Guoyang the elbow when grabbing the backcourt rebound, Gan Guoyang did not find the referee theory, nor did he retaliate against Ranbier, Gan Guoyang knew that this sinister guy was waiting for him to come to this play.

In response, Gan Guoyang received a pass from Drexler on the offensive end and gave Ranbir a dunk.

Subsequently, Adelman and Daley did not let the two continue to play against each other on the court, both were substituted, Adelman was afraid that Gan Guoyang couldn't help but hit Rambir, and Daley needed Lambier to rest fully and continue to consume Gan Guoyang in the second half.

So, Buck Williams came off the bench, and the Pistons replaced veteran James Edwards.

One of the manifestations of the Pistons' strength is that there are too many people who can play the ball, and there are a group of capable players inside and outside, if the Pistons choose to go up and down now, they can still wrestle with the Trail Blazers, their top scorer on the bench Winnie Johnson has scored 6 points in a row after coming on the court in the second quarter, which is the most important factor for the Pistons to be able to close the score, and Edwards is a very good basket protector on the inside. It's not easy for the Trail Blazers to score points on the inside.

In contrast, the Trail Blazers on the bench, mainly relying on Buck Williams and Jim Paxson, Buck Williams can perfectly complement the fourth and fifth positions, and Jim Paxson's several outside explosions in the playoffs, especially the magical performance in the final moments against the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, are important sieges for the Trail Blazers to advance to the finals.

It's just that compared with the Pistons' deep bench, the two benches are too thin, and Duckworth is of course a good backup, but the singleness and overlap in function make him not have many opportunities to play off the bench, and the effect is not ordinary, but the effect is not bad.

After Buck Williams came on the court, he began to play a role, he had begun to have the attributes of a microwave oven, and he was hot on the court, and as soon as he came up, he received Porter's breakthrough ball, forced a layup on the inside against Edwards, and almost caused Edwards' foul.

Then, on the defensive end, Johnson passed the ball to Edwards inside single, but Buck Williams suddenly stepped forward to make up for the defense, Edwards had a high center of gravity and a slow hand, the ball was cut off by Williams, and the Trail Blazers immediately moved a fast break.

From the end of the first quarter to the middle of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers haven't had a chance to play a hearty fast break for a long time.

Potter held the ball and pushed forward quickly, passed to Sabonis, who was following him, and Sabonis passed to Cosey on the left, and Cosey made a layup! But there was interference, the ball didn't go in, Sabonis made a basket, still didn't score, Williams made up again...... The ball is in! Williams' stoppage! ”

This ball fully reflects the nature of the Trail Blazers, even if a heavy center like Sabonis has been playing for a season, he has to fly, and the ball he passed to Cauchy is also very beautiful, but Dennis Rodman under the basket played a small trick and deliberately pushed Cauchy under the basket, and the referee did not show up, and as a result, Cauchy was unstable, missed the layup, and almost fell.

In the end, Buck Williams, who was in great form, added the ball, but Cauchy was on the bar with Rodman under the basket.

"Beep beep!" The referee immediately blew the whistle to separate the two, and Rodman looked indifferent, which he was really the same as Ranbir, learning the same thing, no matter how fierce the field was, always looking light, vowing to anger the opponent.

"A dangerous move, but the referee didn't blow for a foul...... The Pistons passed the ball to Edwards again, and Edwards received the ball, which was not very smooth...... But Sabonis fouled, pushed foul, and tonight's referee didn't seem so fair. Shaunley also began to complain about the referee's scale, and the referee didn't blow several dangerous fouls for the Pistons tonight, perhaps the Pistons players were too skilled in making these small moves, so skilled that they easily avoided the referee's eyes.

At this time, the Pistons seemed to be determined to let Edwards attack, the outside ball, the ball was still passed to Edwards, but Sabonis's body was too burly, although Edwards was 7 feet tall, his weight was much worse than Sabonis, Sabonis was in front of him like a door panel and a goalpost, and it was difficult for Edwards to turn and attack.

"Edwards passes the ball to Dumas, and the time is running out, and Dumas jumps ...... Covered by Buck Williams! But the ball went out of bounds, and it was still the Pistons' possession. ”

Buck Williams can do anything when he comes on the court, after all, this is also his first time playing in the Finals, and the veteran looks extremely excited.

Then the Pistons outside the ball, it was still Edwards who took the ball, but this time, he received a pass from his teammates at the right corner, Sabonis did not defend it, Edwards shot directly from the middle distance, and hit a two-point shot, the veteran breathed a sigh of relief as if he had completed the task, and hurried back to defend.

The Pistons' difficult offense, the final result was also two points, not as dazzling as the Trail Blazers' goals, but their tactical execution was very good, three offensive rights, and the final finisher was Edwards, and after each offensive failure, the tactics will change.

From the low post on the right baseline, to the left ribs, and then to the right horn, Edwards switches in these three outside transitions, and the Pistons' tactics will switch with the change of Edwards' position, and Edwards is just a backup center for the Pistons.

This is enough to see how strong the Pistons' tactical execution is, after all, they are the defending champions, after all, their core roster has been honed for nearly five years.

In contrast, the Trail Blazers are more open offense in the offense, they have tactics, but by no means the kind of tactical running that can be followed at a glance during the Ramsey period, Adelman in order to fully play the player's individual ability, giving players a lot of freedom on the court, Porter, a 3o pick point guard, can switch offensive and defensive transition to various emergency stop jump shots in the team led by Gan Guoyang, and Adelman's encouragement is inseparable.

This kind of tactical system makes the Trail Blazers feel like a storm when they attack, such as in the first quarter, everyone plays like an all-star, but when it comes to the stalemate stage, it is easy to drop the chain, especially when Gan Guoyang is not there, Gan Guoyang is present, this loophole can be plugged, Gan Guoyang is not there, the loophole will appear, and Gan Guoyang cannot stay on the court forever.

"Drexler breaks through, pulls up the rod and lays up! It was too difficult and missed, but Buck Williams grabbed the rebound! Williams turned around and made a jumper, but still missed! Edwards got the rebound. This time, Buck Williams couldn't continue to score, and he was so excited to play that he forgot that he was in front of a seven-foot Edwards, and he was only 6-foot-8.

Winnie Johnson unhurriedly controlled the ball, and the score was 45-43, with the Trail Blazers still leading the Pistons by two points.

One of the features of the Pistons' offensive end is the backcourt three, with Thomas, Johnson and Dumas taking turns in control, and it's microwave time.

"Winnie Johnson broke through to the inside with the help of Edwards' blocking, was trapped, passed to Edwards, Edwards transferred the ball to the baseline, and Sully received the ball on the baseline and made a jumper! Hit! 45 draws, 45 draws, the two sides returned to the same starting line. ”

The forward player's corner jumper was a common tactic for the Pistons, and they quietly tied the score.