The overall trend of the first half was basically under Leon's control, Carlisle took the lead, and then he was naturally led by Leon's nose. Since the two met drunken in Boston two years ago, they have been in constant contact and their relationship is also friend and foe. Carlisle is older than Leon and sometimes gives Leon tactical advice, but lately Carlisle has become more and more afraid to point to Leon, and the two teams will not communicate when they meet in the playoffs.

Leon knew that Carlisle was a coach who was good at layout, but on the contrary, he was slightly less responsive on the spot. It's not that he's slow to react, in fact, no coach in the NBA is slow to react, and experienced head coaches can immediately see what is wrong with the team. But some coaches seem to react quickly and can adjust immediately to have an immediate effect, while others feel slow, and the fans are anxious to point fingers, but the coach is indifferent.

This is actually a different way of dealing with the problem, the fast response belongs to the improvisation flow, the soldiers will block the water to cover the soil, the headache doctor head and foot pain to heal the feet, such a coach under the rule of the general soldiers are wide, and the players are experienced, the tactical adaptability is strong, and the team's tactical training is also solid. Otherwise, such a coach will become a blind commander who changes orders and becomes a mess.

Those who seem to react slowly, take the path of self-oriented, unchanged and changeable, and in the final analysis, it is the players who determine the trend on the basketball court, no matter how good the coach thinks, the players can't play or don't adapt to it. Generally speaking, coaches with a relatively young, impactful and dynamic squad will adopt this strategy, believing that their pre-match strategy is correct, and it will also take courage to carry it out in one go.

Generally speaking, the regular season is more suitable for the second type of coach, high-frequency games, different opponents, it is still very important to have a consistent tactical play; And when it comes to the playoffs, when you see the moves, you need to change on the spot, and of course, these changes can't be left of the pre-game preparation, and you can change as you want.

So, Leon speculated that Carlisle might have such a tactical option, Oku center, Wallace power forward, and then three guards, which was seen in the Pistons' regular season. After returning to the locker room at halftime, Leon took out his tactical booklet, which was densely filled with some of his tactical ideas, and he had two options for Carlisle's arrangement: First, shift the offensive focus, since Wallace began to defend Walker, then his defensive efforts would be dispersed, and the Celtics could use the firepower of Pierce, Arenas, and Reed to attack the Pistons' basket. Second, continue to insist on playing Walker, and let Walker continue to attack until the Pistons' defense is penetrated.

Leon's hesitation is that although the first option seems to be the best option, Arenas will defend Billups in this game, and once the point guard players put a lot of energy on the defensive end, it will be difficult to find a feeling on the offensive end, and Arenas only scored one three-pointer in the first half, and nothing else was gained. And whether Pierce and Reed can really step up in the second half depends on the situation.

The problem with the second option is that Walker is not Tim Duncan or O'Neal, if it were this kind of player, Leon would not hesitate to ask Walker to play to the death, but in the second quarter Walker did not do well against Wallace, he struggled when he couldn't play his footwork advantage against this kind of fast, strong defender, this is true for Kenyon Martin, this is true for Chris Webb, and the same is true for Wallace.

Is it adjustment or persistence?

"What kind of adjustments have you made compared to the last game? The team's form looks a lot better. Before heading back to the locker room, Craig Sager, a reporter for NBC TV on the sidelines, interviewed Leon.

Sagarh is also a well-known NBA reporter, known for wearing fancy suits and bright ties, most of the suits are gray or dark blue, only this guy likes to wear bright suits, such as bright yellow, pink, or a multi-color color suit, which is really easy to attract attention on the sidelines. Because of this, he has become a famous reporter in the NBA, a well-known topic figure, and I have to say that he is a master of self-marketing.

But Sagarh is by no means a person who relies only on appearances, otherwise he would not have been in the sports world for more than 30 years, his questions are concise but very to the point, seemingly repetitive, but with a different way of asking questions, and very patient.

Leon was still thinking about the second half of the question, so he said perfunctorily: "Because we are used to the Detroit air." ”

In the face of such an answer, Sagarh nodded seriously and continued to ask: "Last question, will you stick to the style of play in the first half in the second half?" “

This question is exactly in Leon's heart, and it is not the first time he has been interviewed by Sager, knowing that this guy still understands the ball, this time he thought carefully and said: "We will try to stick to the style of play in the first half, of course there will be some adjustments, because the Pistons did a good job in the second quarter." But we don't have a big problem, I believe in my players, I believe in my players and we will win this game. ”

Speaking of which, the purpose of Sager's interview has been achieved, Leon has bluntly said that he wants to win the game, and there is still half a goal before the end of the game, what could be more newsy than this?

After the interview, Leon walked back to the locker room, and by the time he had just answered, he already had the answer in his mind.

After returning to the locker room, Leon asked the team to stick to the first half of the game, and at the same time he pointed to Walker and said in front of the whole team: "Antoine, when Robinson defends you, you play like an All-Star, and when Wallace defends you, you play like an NBDL draft!" Yesterday I told you that you were going to blow up Robinson, so you had to just blow up Robinson? I'm telling you, right now, you're the demoman of the whole team, the explosives pack is on your shoulder, and in front of you is the enemy fortress, no matter how ferocious their firepower is, you have to sacrifice yourself to blow it up! I have 10,000 tactics in my book to deal with the situation on the field, but I don't need it, I want you, Antoine Walker, to chisel the opponent with offense! ”

Leon's words silenced the locker room, and all eyes were on Walker, who had lost count of how long it had been since he had taken on such responsibilities and pressures, and he felt as if he had gone back to years ago, when Pierce was his younger brother, and he led the whole team to fight.

Looking into the eyes of Leon and his teammates, Walker raised his head and licked his mouth, and only two words came out of his throat: "I-will"

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In the second half, Carlisle continued to start Robinson, while Leon continued to focus on Walker, who scored a step-back jumper from Robinson's head at the beginning of the second half, and then when Wallace came to help, he cleverly passed the ball to PJ Brown, who scored a one-handed dunk.

This time, without Carlisle's timeout, Ben Wallace began to take the initiative against Walker, and Walker did not pass the ball to Pierce or Brown to solve the problem, so she had to one-on-one Wallace.

Facing the steel-like Wallace, Walker changed the strategy of trying to shake off Wallace's jumper or throw in the first half, and instead switched to his back and used his strong hips to push Wallace away and hit the inside.

Although Wallace is strong, his lower game is not thick, and it is not enough to rely on well-developed arms and chest muscles in the inside confrontation, after all, the arms can't twist the thighs. So why are the upper half of the inner line of the lower plate relatively not so strong, but they can still wreak havoc on the inner line, and the ordinary or even slender inner line of the lower plate can only practice the humerus, humerus, three heads and shoulder muscles to make up for the congenital deficiency of the lower plate.

Once Walker started using his ass, Wallace was a bit of a struggle, his bounce and block anticipation advantage was negated, and he couldn't fully protect the backcourt rebounds, and there was a frontcourt rebounder like PJ Brown on the other side.

In the third quarter, Walker and Brown overturned the Pistons inside, Walker scored 12 points alone, and PJ Brown grabbed four frontcourt rebounds to help the Celtics open the score in the third quarter.

“Yes-you-can，I-always-believe-you-man！ (You can, Lao Tzu has always believed in you!) During the break, Leon punched Walker and yelled at him. And Walker no longer makes funny expressions, because now he is really fighting, and he is not funny when he is in battle. (To be continued.) )