107, semi-finished tactics
The first half of the Eastern Conference tiebreaker is over, with the Washington Wizards leading by five points at 50-45, and the two sides will play the second half later. The Wizards' Michael Jordan has contributed 15 points so far, Stackhouse has contributed 11 points, Wu Di has 7 points, and Arenas has 7 points. It's not hard to see that the effect of these four starting at the same time is fantastic...... On the home team's Pistons, Wallace continued his good form after his crazy performance in the last game, contributing 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks in the half. —Bleachers Sports Report.
The Wizards used a small lineup to thrash the Detroit Pistons in the first half, and the starting four outside linemen dominated 80% of the points in the first half, and it has to be said that it was a successful trial. In time, when this tactic matures, such a tactic can completely form a new tactical system. —A new discovery in USA Today.
The game is in full swing, and the whole United States is talking about Doug Collins' big four lineups in this game, the strong outside attack power can't help but make people shine, and the final temporary lead is even more thought-provoking, whether this will become a new tactical play.
Through the first half of the game, it is not difficult to see that the sudden change before the game of the Wizards made the Pistons a little uncomfortable, and the mobility of the defense appeared extremely jerky.
On the Wizards' side, in this new tactical play, the whole team's offense seems to be extremely smooth, which makes people wonder if the Wizards have practiced such a tactic in their daily training many times this season.
In fact, this is the most helpless part of Doug Collins, and they are very prepared for this playoffs.
A variety of tactics and a variety of ways to deal with it are all in order to go further in this playoffs.
According to Doug Collins' plan, he was going to take out the contents of the bottom of the box little by little. However, when he reached the tie-break in the semi-finals, Doug Collins did not dare to make a big difference, and he chose to adopt this big four small tactic, which is very good in daily practice, but has no practical experience - this tactic that he temporarily named the small ball tactic.
It's a set of tactics that he has been working on this season, and he's been refining it with his coaching experience and ideas.
Of course, he is sure that only by constantly practicing in the game will there be a better effect, and he can truly perfect this tactic. And in this game, when he took out this tactic, the big stone in his heart fell, and he could rest assured that he would study this small ball tactic that he thought was good.
In fact, Doug Collins was originally prepared to wait for the small-ball tactics to be thoroughly perfected before using it, which would become a greater reliance on his coaching career.
But in Game 6, when everyone was expecting the Wizards to advance, they suffered a Waterloo and lost to the Pistons.
In that game, Ben Wallace's performance was really impressive, with a super triple-double of 13 points, 24 rebounds and 11 blocks, under his anti-sky performance, the Wizards' interior line was almost completely blown up, and the Wizards lost the game 88-95 in the end.
From the day the game ended, Doug Collins was thinking about the tiebreaker.
However, he couldn't think of it more securely.
After six games, both sides have a deep understanding.
If you look at the regular style of play, the Wizards and Pistons are only 50% chance of winning each, and Doug Collins feels that it is better to take a gamble than take such a risk. In the end, Doug Collins decided to use the small-ball tactics, which can be said to be not even half-finished, to play the big seven.
The result of the half-time game really surprised him, and seeing such a performance made him even more determined to make the small ball tactics more perfect.
After the fifth war, he completely took the initiative, but after the sixth battle, he became extremely passive.
As an NBA rookie, Wu Di has thoroughly experienced the rapidly changing situation in the playoffs.
The half-time result was enough to satisfy everyone on the Wizards for a while, and in the locker room, it allowed them to take a breather.
The temporary lead threw the tension to the Pistons, and the Wizards players were confident because of the effectiveness of their small-ball tactics, and no one now thought the Pistons would be able to snatch the victory away from them.
And in the locker room, everyone is not only relaxed, but also extremely confident. Of course, morale is also extremely high.
Morale determines the height of a team, and Jordan is pleased with the current state of the Wizards, and for the first time, he feels that this playoff game is different.
As he said in an interview before Game 7: "It's really indescribable to be able to lead a team to this level in the playoffs at the age of 40, and this series is going to have the most special meaning in my career." ”
On other teams, maybe this year's playoffs are really average.
But for the Wizards, this year's playoffs mean just too much. Aside from the special significance he was given to Jordan, this playoff was the first time in more than two decades that the Wizards were able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
Therefore, its significance is that every step is a historic leap for the Wizards.
Amid the constant shouting of the live DJ, the game finally entered a more intense level.
After the start of the third quarter, Jordan made a series of offensive successes, and under his containment, the rest of the Wizards' offense was quite easy. So, at the end of the half, the Wizards extended the advantage of the score to 10 points.
At this point, the Pistons playing at home finally started to get nervous, and Carlisle, as the head coach, yelled that he was angry, but then he still made arrangements as much as he could observe.
And the most fierce is the fans of the Palace of Auburn Hills, the battle of seven to this point, for the home fans, they are very dissatisfied.
As for all they can do, all they can do is use the boos to put a little pressure on the Wizards' side.
"Doug, I think we can play a dozen inside ......"
On the side of the venue, Wu Di said while wiping his sweat.
None of the others thought that Wu Di would help the "old man" with advice at this time, but they still gathered around and did not move.
At the signal of Doug Collins, Wu Di continued:
"I think after coming back from a timeout, the Pistons have definitely focused on defense, because their offense has always been like that. And the fundamental way they solve the game is to defend, and when they want to defend against our offense, they will definitely start from our perimeter...... After all, we have always insisted on playing outside and fast break in this game, how will they arrange the defense? It's very simple. ”
Wu Di's words make sense, this is a very simple cognition, and it is also a cognition that exists on the surface.
However, to Wu Di's disappointment, Doug Collins did not take his advice after listening.
Sitting on the sidelines of the live broadcast, Barkley saw the first leg between the two sides after the pause, and he thought for a moment not to understand what was going on.
I saw him chuckle and said, "This game is really interesting, Doug Collins insists on the same tactics, and the Pistons are starting to focus on the interior?" Attacking the inside? It's not even about strengthening the defense! ”
This is also where Wu Di was surprised, he felt that he really couldn't keep up with the thinking of the managers, and Carlisle and Doug Collins thought very differently from what he thought.
And Carlisle's choice to attack the inside made Wu Di wonder why Carlisle didn't work on defense and make some effective changes as he thought.
In fact, this is exactly where Wu Di's heart is immature.
Although the small-ball tactics adopted by Doug Collins are half-finished, the offensive methods based on fast breaks, strong cuts, and shots, as well as the skills of moving and transposing, are not something that can be figured out and found a way to deal with it in a short period of time.
In addition, the Pistons' defense is good enough, and in Carlisle's lack of a good defensive approach, making changes will have little effect, so it is better to start from the offense, and maybe it will be very effective.
As a result, this playoff game began to be filled with elements of the game between the two head coaches...... And the fans are also full of doubts and puzzlement.