Chapter 477: The Biggest Mistake
The Pistons tied the score in the middle of the second quarter, and Chuck Daley on the bench looked calm, as if everything had been expected by him, starting from the foul at the end of the first quarter, Chuck Daley was directing the players to try their best to turn the situation on the court, so that the game slowly entered the rhythm of the Pistons, at this time, the stormy offense shown by the Trail Blazers in the first quarter has long disappeared without a trace. 2
In comparison, Adelman's face looked more anxious, Adelman carefully summarized before the game, thinking that the most important thing for the Trail Blazers to face the Pistons is to seize the opportunity, whether it is a game or the entire series, they must not enter the rhythm of the old spicy Pistons, Bellman and Adelman watched the video of the Lakers and the Pistons in 1988 more than a dozen times, as long as the Pistons enter the lead rhythm at the beginning of the finals, and it is difficult to turn over the back offense as strong as the Lakers.
Of course, there are many unstable factors in the strong fight, in 1988 the Pistons were able to beat the Lakers, and the final decision was a penalty at the last moment of the referee in the life-and-death battle, the referee blew, the Lakers won, every time the referee blew, the Pistons were the champions, this time and space, the referee did not blow the whistle in his mouth, so that the Detroit people ascended the throne a year ahead of schedule.
Adelman believes that the Pistons' deep bench, balanced roster configuration, scattered offensive points, and strong and even dirty defense ensure that they can always maintain the lead as a rock and enter a situation where the Pistons lead, which Adelman absolutely does not want to see.
"Adelman called a timeout, the two sides were tied, the warm and the cold were combined, and it was impossible to tell the winner for a while, but I still hope that this summer will be hotter." Shaunley likened the Trail Blazers to a warm current and the Pistons in blue jerseys to a cold snap, and for many teams in the league, the steel Pistons from Motor City are just that cold and unforgiving.
'We need to stop, we need to play more success, we need tactics, we need to play inside, we need some discipline. Also, give up the rush of rebounds in the frontcourt and return to defense as soon as possible, Buck, focus on defense and delay their fast break, I don't want their fast break to be so easy. Also, cheer up on defense, don't be disrupted by one or two frontcourt rebounds or fouls, persevere, persevere! ”
From the first quarter, because of the smoothness of the offense, the Trail Blazers grabbed the frontcourt rebounds fiercely, everyone's state and spirit were very good, and the continuous frontcourt rebounds also made everyone more daring to shoot, a virtuous circle. However, after the cunning Daley broke this cycle, plus the Pistons strengthened the control of the backcourt rebounds, the Trail Blazers' several rushes to the frontcourt not only did not exchange for scoring, but also caused the defense to be chased and beaten in time, so Adelman asked to retreat as soon as possible.
After finishing speaking, Adelman patted Gan Guoyang on the bench and nodded to him, Gan Guoyang also nodded, there is no need for language communication between the two people, for Gan Guoyang Adelman's trust is 100%, he knows that Gan Guoyang will know what he should do after he plays.
Gan Guoyang sat on the court and watched half a quarter of the game, he also knows the situation on the court, the biggest feature of the Pistons offensive end is stability, that is to say, the Pistons in the second quarter have not changed much on the offensive end compared with the first quarter, the problem is still in the Trailblazers themselves, their offense has some troubles, too impatient, too simple and rough, too much pursuit, at this time Gan Guoyang played, no better.
Chuck Daley also saw through the intentions of the Trail Blazers, and immediately asked Bill Lambir to take off his jacket and return to the court, not only that, but he also replaced Rick Mahon, and Gan Guoyang will face the challenge of the most evil interior group in the NBA.
"The timeout is over, Gan is back on the court, the Trail Blazers need his scoring, Ranbir is back on the court, the two guys are under the basket, and I guess it's back to bickering."
Looking at the entire league, Gan Guoyang's favorite object of bickering belongs to Ranbir, for two reasons, one is that Ranbier is very annoying, and he will not feel guilty when spraying him, like some players have a simple style of play, and the people off the field are also very good, Gan Guoyang is really embarrassed to spray others on the field, but he will not be to Gan Guoyang; The second is that although Ranbier likes to use all kinds of small actions on people, his mouth is relatively clean, as long as he doesn't fight, basically Gan Guoyang sprays him and he rarely talks back, often just laughing, or saying a few words casually.
The reason why Ranbir is like this is not that he is civilized and polite, but that he likes to provoke his opponent in this light-hearted way, always after making some hurtful actions, he puts on an innocent appearance, which makes people so angry, if the opponent is angry, emotionally fluctuating, and even fighting, the result is that he fell into his trap.
In the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals, in order to retaliate for Ranbier's violation of Bird, Parrish angrily punched Ranbier to the ground during a rebounding process. "It fully proves that this guy is looking for a purpose.
Gan Guoyang also suffered his losses, so he used all kinds of trash talk to vent his dissatisfaction with him, but he would never do it, so as not to let this guy succeed again.
"I'm going to start now, to score, score, and score on your head, and I hope you don't mind." Gan Guoyang said to Ranbier while sticking to this.
"My chrysanthemum is always open for you." Ranbier's skin is also thick enough.
But Gan Guoyang was not moved at all, and as soon as he came up, he caught the ball and hit a hook on Ranbir's head, which helped the Trail Blazers ease the situation on the court.
In the subsequent game, Gan Guoyang re-acted as the team's center, his partner with Buck Williams is still rough and strong, although Rick Mahon is constantly making small moves, he wants to block Gan Guoyang with Ranbill, but his and Lambir's biggest weakness is slowness, Rick Mahun's white players are generally physical, Rick Mahon's big ass makes his action rate affected, and Gan Guoyang has always been known for his fast and concise attacks, Rick Mahon's big ass has not had time to grind over, Gan Guoyang hit with a chic hook hand.
At the same time, Gan Guoyang's play will also ensure the backcourt rebounds of the Trail Blazers, and it is no longer easy for the Pistons to grab the frontcourt rebounds for a second offense, on the contrary, they have to guard against the fast break of the Trail Blazers.
However, the Trailblazers did not play fast offense, but relied on Gan Guoyang to play steadily, Gan Guoyang's strong offensive interior line is a tactic itself to a certain extent, with high offensive efficiency and strong defensive attraction ability, creating opportunities and space for teammates.
Therefore, the Trail Blazers began to pull the score apart little by little, although there was no stormy continuous combination punch in the first quarter, but this kind of solid offense was the most headache for the Pistons, Daley sat on the court and slowly began to get agitated, and continued to deploy troops, Thomas and Dumas returned to the court, and the two stable offensive points on the outside also began to stop the bleeding for the Pistons after they came on the court.
However, the offensive efficiency of the outside line cannot be compared with the inside line in any case, and the more the Pistons invest heavily on the inside, the more opportunities the outside Drexler, Cauchy, and Porter will have, Gan Guoyang is not an isolated Michael Jordan, as long as the Pistons lock up the others on the 23rd, they can't set off the storm, you know, even if there is no Gan Guoyang, the Trailblazers of this lineup are the same Finals-level team in history, not to mention one more historical-level center.
Slowly, the Pistons finally began to feel a little powerless, the second quarter of the game was okay, the Pistons were still able to bite hard, and in the third quarter, the fans of the Memorial Stadium finally ushered in the explosion of the "King of the Third Quarter".
"Gan received the ball on the baseline and shook off Ranbir and dunked directly!"
"Gan and Porter's pick-and-roll, mid-range jumpers."
"Gan was caught between Mahon and Ranbier, and Gan passed between the two! Layup! It also caused a foul on Rodman! ”
Gan turned inside with the ball, pushed off Ranbir, shook the feint, turned outside, hooked his right hand! The ball went in again, and the Pistons called a timeout! ”
Chuck Daley's biggest mistake tonight was not to hinder Gan Guoyang's rhythm from the beginning, just like against Michael Jordan, you have to destroy his offensive feeling from the first quarter, and in the later stages of the game, this kind of player's offensive feeling comes, and it is too late to block it.
Looking at the games lost by the Trail Blazers this season, in addition to playing intrigues like Riley, the most important thing is to make Gan Guoyang lack offensive feeling, so that Gan Guoyang's offensive role for the Trail Blazers will be greatly reduced, after all, he is not a master at this time.
It's too late to make amends, Gan Guoyang, who is smooth sailing, he scored 41 points, 19 rebounds, and did not give the Pistons any chance to turn the tables, in the cheers of more than 20,000 spectators in the Memorial Stadium, the Trail Blazers defeated the Detroit Pistons with a 1o4:91, 13-point advantage relatively easily, and the gunsmoke of the finals did not seem to be as pungent as imagined.