The Pistons possessed the ball, and Billups held the ball.

Instead of rushing to attack, the veteran Billups slowed down the tempo, calmed his teammates and downplayed the impact of James' ball.

Veteran coach Larry Brown also sensed James' threat and reminded Prince to step up his defense and not give James a chance to get into the basket at will.

Of course, as a head coach who likes veterans and rarely uses newcomers, Larry Brown has strengthened his defense against James by a small level, rather than specifically targeting defense.

"After all, it's still a rookie, how good can it be?"

In addition, because of Paul Silas's previous timeout, the Cavaliers have become serious defensively.

Billups wanted to repeat his old trick and played a pick-and-roll opportunity, but was blocked by a forward line of Boozer and James.

After observing the situation on the field, Billups stretched out two fingers - the No. 2 position.

That is, the offensive tactics around Hamilton.

Ye Feng sat on the sidelines, carefully watching Billups's every move, and had to say that he was in a big suit.

As a commander on the field, Billups is undoubtedly qualified and has a very good grasp of the tempo.

The NBA once conducted a survey that asked coaches to select the playmakers they most wanted to coach. No one expected that the one who was selected by the big score advantage was Chauncey Billups, who was not well-known.

With no particularly outstanding advantages, but also no loopholes that can be used to fight, Billups is like a passerby, with a pitiful impact compared to stars of the same level.

But his selflessness, his calmness, his wisdom are no worse than anyone else's.

Larry. Brown, as an extremely stubborn coach, especially disliked the three-pointers he men, believing that it was the wrong way to score. Even the Pistons' leading scorer, Hamilton averaged just 1.7 three-point attempts per game.

But in the face of Billups, Larry. Brown allowed him to shoot unlimited three-pointers, and Brown would not stop him if he wanted to. This shows how much Larry Brown trusts Billups.

Getting back to business, the Pistons played the No. 2 position.

Hamilton immediately began to run frantically without the ball, with Big Ben and Prince providing non-stop cover for Hamilton.

The moment Hamilton ran out of space, Billups' pass arrived.

Swish!

Hamilton hits mid-range shot, 6-2!

"It's Davis' defensive misalignment again. But I would say that this goal is not Davis' responsibility. He defended very seriously this time, but Hamilton was too good to run. I think the only people in the league who can keep up with this guy who can't run die are Kobe and Francis. ”

Smith was impartial.

"That's true, everybody knows that this guy used to run his defenders until he was foaming at the mouth. Davis has to be more aggressive tonight if he doesn't want to be blown up! ”

Barkley matched up with his partner.

Switching offense and defense, James holds the ball after half-time.

In the face of Prince's tough defense, James did not intend to break through and called a block again.

After the big Z block, he immediately ran back, and then reached for the ball, exactly the same routine as the previous round.

James was also very cooperative, making a passing pose.

But the Pistons' defense has changed, and Big Ben certainly won't let the same approach beat twice.

As soon as James made a pass, Big Ben immediately beckoned Campbell to come up and change the defense.

At 211 centimeters, Campbell defends the big Z, and the height difference is acceptable. And although Campbell can't jump, he has a weight of 120 kilograms, which can easily put Big Z outside the reasonable collision zone, effectively reducing Big Z's shooting threat.

But at the moment when the Pistons' two interior lines changed defenses, James' pass that had not yet left his hand was suddenly pulled back by him, and it turned out to be a feint!

Syllable!

James strode away, smashing straight between Big Ben and Campbell and into the basket.

Big Ben, who reacted, immediately reached out to pull it, but unfortunately, it was too late.

James, who had already jumped up, smashed the basketball into the basket hard.

Honk~

At the same time, the whistle blew and Big Ben pulled a foul.

It's a 2+1.

Hush!

James had another violent dunk that drew boos from Detroit fans.

In the boos, Big Ben looked at James's back beating his chest and roaring, a little confused.

I didn't even hold this rookie?

Who is Big Ben, an iron-blooded tough guy and a reputation for toughness. Holding O'Neill with one arm and pushing Artst with one hand, he never knew what it meant to be afraid!

With James scoring a free throw, the score became 6-5.

Big Ben regretted it even more, if he hadn't been cautious just now, but had done his best, he wouldn't have let this rookie open.

The foul didn't frighten Big Ben, but strengthened his resolve. The next time you commit a foul, you must commit it thoroughly, and never give James a chance to 2+1!

"Well, it's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's important to admit that our top pick has taken advantage of the Pistons' defensive holes. Campbell is too old and slow to guard against pick-and-roll. The big book can be blocked and dismantled, but it is too short to prevent the big Z. If the Pistons don't think of a way, James will definitely continue to play inside. ”

Kenny Smith explained.

"I've said it a long time ago, Campbell is too old to dance. At this time, we should replace it with our top show, that guy can run and jump, and his height does not suffer. ”

Barkley was very proud of his "foresight" and began to encourage the showdown between the champion and the top eye again.

Larry Brown called a timeout, but instead of bringing on Milicic, he replaced Campbell with Oku.

It upset Barkley, but he couldn't do anything about Larry Brown.

"Kind of come to hit me!"

Larry Brown looked up at the live room, very dismissive.

Memet Oku, a Turkish center, is characterized by his ability to shoot three-pointers, and is definitely a good center in the small-ball era.

But under Larry Brown, his shooting range is only within the three-point line, because Brown doesn't like his players to shoot three-pointers unless tactically necessary.

Oku is not slow, and there is no problem with anti-blocking and dismantling. The inside line is not too much to defend the big Z.

It can be said that this substitution is actually in place, effectively solving the problem of the piston's inner line.

So in the next few minutes, the Cavaliers' offense was in trouble.

James and Davis kept breaking, but struggled to tear through the Pistons' defensive system.

Seeing this, the Pistons even began to shrink their defense, making it more difficult for James and Davis to break through.

The Cavaliers started five players, and in fact, only McGinnis had a good three-point shot. However, under Billups' defense, McGinnis shot 0 of 2 from three-point range, which made the Pistons' shrinking defense even more unscrupulous.

On the other hand, the Pistons, under the command of Billups, Oku's mid-range, Hamilton's catch-and-shoot shots, and Prince's fixed-point three-pointers fired one after another.

The first quarter was six minutes into it, 14-7, and the Pistons led by seven points.

Paul's face is ugly, but Larry Brown is at ease, playing a fish belly team, it's so easy.