Although the 76ers have a guy like Iverson who likes to break through with the ball to play the No. 1 position, but in fact they have a lot of running, even if O'Brien uses Hill to start for Lewis, the two big men on the inside have a clear division of labor, one guards the basket, and the other is cruising near the restricted area, and it is no problem to cover the opponent's small man.

However, O'Brien's judgment before the game was actually very correct, Brown knows the 76ers too well, not to mention that he remembers every tactical run, but at least he knows the personal style of the 76ers players well. Brown knew after leaving the 76ers to coach the Pistons that if they want to win the championship, the 76ers are an opponent that the Pistons can never ignore, and if they want to break out of the East, they must have the strength to beat the 76ers.

Because Brown has been building the team's defensive system for the 76ers' style, and that defensive system is actually one-size-fits-all. Of course, Chang Wei's opinion was also sought, otherwise it would only be a new trick.

The defensive system or defensive concept that the two of them created for the Pistons is actually very simple, that is, infinite switching, but this kind of defense is easy to say, but very difficult to do. Players must have a lot of physical strength, but also have the ability to defend in a misplaced position, and more importantly, they must not hesitate when changing defenses, and must make substitutions at the first time.

Since Brown has this idea, Chang Wei wants to turn this idea into reality. Under his training, the Pistons' starting lineup basically has the ability to change defenses infinitely, and the bench, that is, Haywood, is a little tougher, but this is not the big picture.

Facing such a Pistons that can change defenses indefinitely, the 76ers players have a headache, and they really haven't encountered such a situation where they can not have the upper hand in any position. While that doesn't mean they can't score, it's definitely not as hearty as the regular season, and it's definitely not a good thing for an offensive team to stumble on the offensive end, after all, they don't have a second way to win, and Bale can't defend that many people alone.

The 76ers are ready to do something on the defensive end, and in O'Brien's opinion, being able to stop the Pistons' top scorer Hamilton is half the battle. However, when he instructed Bale to defend Hamilton, the latter was also blocked, but his running greatly affected the 76ers' defense, creating a lot of open space for his teammates.

Thomas decisively took the gun from Hamilton's hand, and after he frequently pulled to the high post and Billups to cover, he continued to pop out of the three-point line to prepare to receive the ball, which made Hill very entangled. He defends out, and there is only Durham Porter left on the inside, and if he doesn't defend himself, Thomas can easily catch the ball and shoot in the open position, and there seems to be some problems with how to do it.

O'Brien naturally spotted the problem, but he didn't plan to send a similarly styled Lewis, but instead asked Hill to shrink to protect the basket. This is also his consistent style, otherwise how could Lewis fall out of favor at his hands?

But Thomas quickly told him with practical actions that the inside big man who can shoot three-pointers is a terrifying existence. On three consecutive rounds, Thomas received Billups' breakaway shots from nearly exactly the same position, hitting two of his three shots, and with them putting the 76ers on the defensive end with a lot of iron, the margin stretched to 11 points after those two three-pointers.

The team's performance on both the offensive and defensive ends made O'Brien frown, but before he could give the order, the 76ers players who are accustomed to using offense to decide the winner began to focus more on the offensive end, and they hit the Pistons' defense wave after wave like a tide, hoping to quickly open the situation with shots and regain the initiative on the court.

It's a pity that their offensive frenzy slapped on the Pistons' iron wall, and the team's slow score rise basically came from forced shooting, which of course can reflect the individual strength of the players, but it is not good for the team as a whole. O'Brien is now very glad that Brown has left the team with so many singles, otherwise the team would have been in a scoring drought.

Even so, the difference between the two sides has always remained around 12 points, of course, not because the Pistons suddenly relented and wanted to let the opponent go, mainly because they focused most of their energy on the defensive end, and played more healthy on the offensive end, if there is no suitable shot, they can grind to the last 1 second of offensive time, which also makes the 76ers players feel helpless.

They've always liked to pick up the tempo and take their opponents straight away, but the Pistons are clearly an exception. They consciously hold down the tempo with each attack, as slow as they play, because this is their style of play, and because they can reduce the speed of physical exertion as much as possible in the slow attack, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Under such a strange rhythm, the 76ers were completely out of temper, and they trailed by 13 points at 42-55 at the end of the first half, and 42 points at half time was also the 76ers' lowest halftime score so far in this year's playoffs. When they went to the players' tunnel, the 76ers players didn't look good, although they were facing the former coach, but this was too embarrassing.

It's a pity that Brown doesn't care if they don't hold back, maybe he will go over and hug Reed after the game, but in the game he will definitely make the Pistons players do their best to beat their opponents. Although O'Brien told his players in the visiting dressing room at half-time and gave them a kick in the way, the style restraint was irreversible for at least one game. At the start of the second half, the 76ers were like a drowning man, and after a few bubbles popping up on the surface of the water to prove their presence, they quickly fell silent again.

The 76ers did play very aggrieved in this game, and in the end they only scored 76 points in the whole game, shooting as low as 32.5%, and the three-point shooting was even more miserable, hitting only 3 of 18 shots. As for the Pistons, although the top scorer Hamilton only scored 12 points under the entanglement of Bell, in addition to him, there were six players on the team who scored double-doubles, and the team scored a total of 97 points, with a big win to make a good start to this round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and also proved his strength.

After the game, although Brown also hugged his former disciple in the past, Chang Wei could see it clearly on the side, this old man still had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that it was still very meaningful for him to be able to defeat the 76ers.