Chapter 212: The East Final
Detroit.
Auburn Hills Palace Arena.
Bobcats vs Pistons.
"Tick ——!"
The game begins.
The 2.21-meter-tall Sabonis and the 2.03-meter-tall Big Ben jump ball, who is famous for his physical monsters, are just a little monster in front of Sabonis.
Sure enough, Big Ben is familiar with using his body in the air to fight Sabonis, and it is undeniable that Big Ben's bounce is much better than the current old Sabonis, but the difference in net height and body size is irreparable.
Big Ben took the initiative to seek confrontation in the air, but saw old Sabonis jump lightly and meet him.
"Bang! Boom! ”
Although it was far away, Hu Qingniu could still imagine the sound of bulging muscles colliding in the air. In Hu Qingniu's view, this is a meaningless confrontation, and only a player like Big Ben, who is accustomed to taking advantage of his body and looking for confrontation, will do such a thing that has no chance of winning no matter how he looks at it.
Sure enough, the two confronted each other in the air, and Big Ben flew out directly.
"Tick! Tick!"
The referee blew the whistle.
Lao Sa looked innocent, and the referee was pointing at him. Normally, the referee will favor the thin side in the physical confrontation, but this time the situation is a bit special. Although Big Ben is a muscular man known for his body, he does look a little petite in the face of the huge size gap.
Lao Sa handed the ball to the referee with a helpless face, and he still thought about it when it was over.
"I'm just using a little bit of strength."
The legs are the parts that support the whole body, and Sabonis used to have a lot of hidden diseases in his legs, and of course he needs to lose weight to reduce the burden. But now that Lao Sa is sick, he is light, and the whole person is inevitably a little stronger than before.
Sabonis was only 292 pounds last season, but after Hu Qingniu's injury for half a year, it rose to 320 pounds, and he has not lost it until now. In contrast, Big Ben is only 250 pounds, so it's no wonder that he was so exaggerated.
The Pistons attack first.
Billups, the brains of the team, is the brains of the team, and now with the melon attack, Billups is better able to focus on organizing the team and defending.
Based on Anthony and Hamilton, the three Pistons starters Rasheed Wallace are all three-point players, and Hu Qingniu even predicted that the Pistons would hide a set of three-point tactics for rotating positions.
Larry Brown, though stubborn, is an NBA coach for more than two decades, and he has something in his stomach. His ability can be seen from the fact that he led the 76ers to the Finals, led the Pistons to win the championship, and later led the Bobcats to the playoffs for the first time. How can a coach who doesn't have goods do this.
Old man Brown is stubborn, but he is also an old fox, not so easy to deal with.
The Pistons' lineup is certainly better than the Bobcats, as Hu admits. Even if you look at it with a critical eye more than a decade later, these five starters of the Pistons are complementary to perfect.
Traditional point guard with Chauncy Billups with offensive prowess.
A model of a classical scoring guard, Hamilton, who can't run to death.
A new generation of small forwards, Anthony with both skill and physicality.
Shooting from the three-point line, a power forward who is proficient in the low post and mid-range, Rasheed Wallace.
The team's last barrier, the iron-blooded center who never fears confrontation, Ben Wallace.
With such a good hand, the Bobcats are still much weaker in the small forward and point guard positions in comparison, which is also a breakthrough for other teams. But the Bobcat has only been in the army for a year, and having the current lineup is already the limit, Wade, Dazhi, and Sabonis are all cultivated or cured by Hu Qingniu with great effort.
Although the Pistons have better cards, it also depends on who plays, and Hu Qingniu is confident that if Mr. Brown doesn't have a lot of back moves, he can't get rid of him just by relying on a few axes exposed in the previous series.
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Billups holds the ball, listens to six, sees all directions, chooses a small melon at the beginning of the season, and at the end of the season, he roars at the end of the season, and his teammates are no longer as good as last season. There are more scorers, and there are more points for Billups to focus on.
The height at which each player is accustomed to receiving the ball, and the position in which he is accustomed to receiving the ball, including the running line, requires the brain of Billups to memorize and judge.
Hu Qingniu observed off the court, his eyes were fixed, and the Pistons were different from the opponents they had encountered before. The strengths and weaknesses of the Bucks are too obvious and are destined not to go far. The Heat are two-on-two, and as long as they watch Maddie and Carter, things will be easy.
But the Pistons are different, as soon as Billups pushes up frontcourt, all the players are running, and that's good discipline and wholeness.
Four Pistons players are constantly testing the weaknesses of the Bobcats' defense. Or Hamilton, worthy of being called the strongest running master in NBA history, in addition to the characteristics of running immortal and good physical strength, he also has a lot of things in his grasp of running routes and timing.
Wade originally wanted to run to the front around the shortcut lane when he passed Big Ben's block, but Hamilton's timely reversal made it a big empty space.
The ball was passed in a timely manner, and without interference, Hamilton received the basketball with ease.
Just as he was about to shoot, an orange Bobcat No. 4 flicked in front of him from the side.
Luke Wharton? How could he be here, Hamilton wondered, but what about Anthony. Hamilton glanced over suspiciously, and saw that the orange No. 3 Wade had jammed Anthony.
From Hamilton's decision to run back to the time he received the basketball, it took less than two seconds in total, how did the Bobcats react and complete the switch defense. It was supposed to be a good open shot, and Hamilton couldn't help but think that if it was him and Anthony, this time the defensive omission would definitely be irreparable, and he could only shoot in defense.
Larry Brown on the sidelines was also really taken aback, he clearly saw that after Hamilton had a chance, the No. 3 and No. 4 players of the Bobcats did not communicate at all, not even in their eyes, but they were very decisive to give up the original defensive object, and turned their heads to the opponent's defensive object.
Such tacit cooperation is not only a matter of tactical discipline, but also requires players to fully understand each other. In other words, it is a tacit cooperation like a husband and wife.
The NBA's playoffs have reached the division finals, and there is no shortage of coaches and senior executives of each team who are watching this game, including the eliminated superstars. With their eyesight, it is not difficult to see the details just now.
Popovich was in Duncan's house on the biggest couch watching TNT live. As a coach, Bobo's income is actually not very high, compared to Duncan's annual salary of 20 million, he is simply the price of cabbage, so Bobo has developed a habit, as long as it is a holiday, he will come to Duncan's place to drink.
So today, Bobo and Duncan watched the game together, and after watching this scene, he also praised it.
"This is the battle between strong teams and strong teams, the Pistons were already a strong team last season, and with the foundation, their discipline is already very good, and they are also very easy to adjust. But Tim, if you look at the Bobcats, it's just a new team, and it's already that tacit understanding. I think Tony and Manu would have to be scrambling if they were to face this situation. No, call these two boys, I'll have to show them this. Especially Tony Parker, a little cub, has no head and no brains when it comes to the playoffs, so you must be strict with him! ”
Duncan dragged his chin and stared at the TV, not knowing if he heard it.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh......"
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