Chapter 114: A Strange Arrangement of Troops
In fact, in the Knicks' roster, the point guard position is the most popular, in addition to Ward, Nash, as well as Li Wei and Scott Brooks.
However, Li Wei is purely entertaining as a player, as for Scott Brooks, who is only 1.80 meters tall, he was not reassuring on the defensive end when he was young, and now he is old and weak, and it is impossible to use it as a regular combat force.
Yes, Herb, who is nearly forty years old, can still play some spare heat on the court, and if Brooks plays, it will be pure heartbeat!
Li Wei would rather play with Stephen Jackson in a heartbeat than play with Brooks. Because Stephen Jackson can still slowly improve, and Brooks can only regress.
When Ratliffe saw that Herb Williams was gone, he was still there swearing, and then he hit two free throws very aggressively!
Big Ben grabbed the defensive rebound and gave it to Charlie Ward.
The Knicks launched another fast break, only to be a turnover, and the ball was stealed by Grant Hill.
The Pistons organized the offense, and Bison Dele asked for the ball to play singles, and it seemed that he was very angry when he repeatedly missed singles.
As the second offensive point of the Pistons, Bison Dele is well-rounded, but his height is not very tall, only 2.06 meters. Big Ben's height is also 2.06 meters, although he lied a little, but the height of the two is between the two after all.
The 2.24-meter-24 center forward with projection in the single defense Schmitz, Daben is weak, after all, the gap of 20 centimeters is really impossible to make up. But against people of similar height, that muscle block finally came in handy.
Bison Dele couldn't squeeze in, turned around and was almost blocked, and the ball was missed after all.
Pistons head coach Doug Collins couldn't stand it anymore and gestured on the sidelines: Old Herb has gone down, don't play alone, hurry up and give me a run tactic.
In the next few rounds, the two teams played very dullly.
The Knicks are Charlie Ward and Oakley with three benches. Oakley himself is a basketball leader, in charge of defense and rebounding, he doesn't know much about offense, he can only rely on Charlie Ward to command, and the team's offensive routine is easy to guess.
Although the Pistons' record this season is not good, their defensive level is still at the forefront of the league, and under their defense, the Knicks have been unable to open the situation for a long time, and the most effective way for the team to score is the fast break.
However, the Knicks' offense couldn't be opened, and the Pistons' offense was also deflated.
Now guarding the Knicks' interior line is Oakley and Ben Wallace, a pair of master-apprentice villains, who is more ferocious. Bowen, who is blackened on the outside, Stephen Jackson, who is also getting blacker and darker under everyone's influence, and Charlie Ward, who has been influenced by the iron-blooded Knicks since he entered the league, are also a top killer!
Five players who dare to fight, plus Chuck Daley, Brandon Malone and other defensive masters to develop tactics for them, can only make the Pistons shout: "Is there still a king in this?" ”
Yes, this is Madison Square Garden, home of the New York team, and there is no such thing as their king!
In the entire NBA, Madison Garden is definitely one of the most obvious, if not the most obvious places at the home whistle!
The league can't afford to offend the nation's largest fan base!
After some actions that can be whistled for fouls have not been whistled for fouls, the smell of gunpowder on the court is stronger, and the actions of both sides are getting bigger and bigger!
At the end of the first quarter, the score was a boring 16:18, and the Knicks led by 2 points.
The eyes of Knicks fans are a little glazed, because they feel that Li Wei's routine is not quite right.
The team has lost so many games in a row, they are very familiar with Li Wei's routines, the main force in the first quarter, playing the double core of Garnett and Ward, and all the substitutes in the second quarter, Nash ran with the bench, and then in the third quarter, the players fought separately, shot three points randomly, and came to a Ni three collapses.
But now, Li Wei sent most of the substitutes in the first quarter, and the main force sat on the bench to watch the excitement, which is not scientific!
What did his brain think that would make Garnett and Houston sit on the cold bench all the time, and then watch Bowen, Stephen Jackson and the like bounce around the court?
"It's really a defensive battle, the two sides don't give in, and the score is extremely close!" Mike Brin lamented.
"Ahem." Fraser coughed lightly, "Garnett and Houston only played two minutes in the first quarter and went down at 0:4. ”
Mike Brin said: "Coach Lee's rotation is really getting more and more amazing. In the past, the substitute played about the same time as the main team, but today the substitute has been playing, and the main force is watching! ”
"yes, I think if we had been playing in the first quarter, we might have taken the lead by now," Fraser said. ”
Mike Brin said: "And then the second quarter came off the bench and the third quarter collapsed? ”
Fraser chuckled, "That's right, that's the rhythm we're familiar with!" ”
"Hahaha." The two laughed for a while, and Fraser added: "It's a good thing that it's not a familiar rhythm, it means that David is already thinking about how to win." ”
Mike Brin said: "But I can't figure out the reason why the main team can still win while sitting on the bench!" ”
Fraser said: "Then let's bet, I think the team can win today!" ”
Mike Brin said: "You are very cunning in this bet, if I say I can't win, won't the fans in New York all have to call me a crow's mouth?" ”
Fraser said, "Then you can bet that I am not right." ”
"Okay, I'm betting you're wrong, it's this year's supper!" Mike Bryndo.
The two nonsense faded for a while, and the second quarter began.
At the beginning of the subsection, Li Wei finally sent the main force for the first quarter break.
Herb Williams, Garnett, Houston, and Bo Outlaw, Jeff Hornacek.
Because of his short stature, Jeff Hornacek played playmaking guard for one season with the 76ers, and then switched back to shooting guard the following season.
However, after all, he is a professional point guard, and Li Wei thinks that letting him temporarily act as a playmaker will still be more stable than Scott Brooks.
When this lineup came on the court, the Pistons were there with Grant Hill as a bench. Garnett and Houston immediately teamed up to bully the Pistons' bench and hit a small high ten, and it only took three minutes to rewrite the score to 18:26!
"I'll just say I can win!" Fraser laughed.
Mike Brin said: "Don't be busy, don't be busy, look what Coach Lee did!" ”
Fraser's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Only three minutes later, he replaced the main force again?" ”
That's right, the Knicks performed four up and four down again, and what was even more excessive was that this time the interior line on the court was Big Ben and Bo Outlaw!
When Oakley is on the floor, he still has a mid-range shot, which can add some tricks to the Knicks' offense!
This time Big Bengabo Oterlo, what other tricks can the team play?