The Pistons attacked.

Billups slowly advanced to the front court and saw Ray Allen being stuck to Li Ao, who was brutally blocked by Matt Harprin after borrowing Ben Wallace's cover, and Li Ao chased back in front of Ray Allen in time around the block...... This big four small anti-ball blocking and dismantling ability is simply amazing!

He looked at Artest and Gerard Wallace on the other side of the hand-to-hand fight...... Is New Century Angel City really offensive and defensive? The Clippers are also very good!

The Clippers, a sophomore, is not only strong, but also fast, and has excellent flexibility, although he is slightly inferior to the 108-kilogram Artest, but he has good defensive awareness and high enthusiasm.

Ray Allen was restrained by Rio, which Billups expected, Artest was entangled by Gerard Wallace, which greatly surprised him.

Billups gestured to his teammates and began to single.

Bibby's one-on-one defense was not too aggressive.

His basic defensive skills are actually quite good, his attitude is correct, but his speed is average, his explosive speed is poor, and his lateral movement is also relatively poor, and he is very energetic in his first year in the NBA, but he is sparsely defensive, not so active, and honestly defensive, and the effect is better, at least most of the time he does not lag behind.

He is not very active in defense now, and he actively chooses to defend this way.

Billups was surprised that he didn't shake off this mediocre opponent!

Anyway, Billups pulled up a three-point shot against Bibby's pounce...... The goal wasn't in the rhythm, but it was scored!

When the Clippers attacked, Bibby continued to block and attack with O'Neal Jr., taking advantage of O'Neal Jr.'s cutting threat to send the ball to Li Ao again.

Ben Wallace showed that he was even better than Garnett's ability to help defend and make up for the defense, Li Ao was stuck as soon as he turned around after receiving the ball, and the rough confrontation made Li Ao have no room to shoot.

Li Ao decisively gave up the second throw of the 'perfect warm-up', lifted the ball up, and stretched his hand straight.

Ben Wallace reaches out...... I started swearing in my heart.

He's an inside lineman, and he can't reach the other party's wrist when he reaches out on tiptoe, but he doesn't dare to jump, and he is definitely passed by jumping up.

The ball was protected, Li Ao seized the opportunity, flicked his wrist, and the ball passed to the middle.

Matt Harprin cut in the middle after going around the top arc, Oku pressed up to carry it, but Li Ao passed the ball to Matt Harprin, the ball was a thrown pass, and after crossing an arc, O'Neal Jr. caught the ball with the cut.

Oku turned around and pressed it just in time...... O'Neal Jr. scored on a layup on Oku.

Carlisle, who was on the sidelines, sighed that the Turkish centre-forward was too inexperienced.

Oku has shown great talent in the summer league and preseason for low-post defense, mid-range shooting, and even passing and controlling.

But it's all just potential, that is, the combat power is too poor, and at this stage, Oku is weak except for his height and reach, blocking and interfering with the awareness of shooting, and his weight is not enough, and his defensive options are also inexperienced......

Carlisle felt sorry for Ben Wallace, just now, Ben Wallace first delayed Bibe's breakthrough, interfered with Matt Harprin's running, and finally blocked Li Ao, but his efforts were in vain.

The Clippers' five young starters under the age of 25 also made Carlisle egg pain, without Jordan, the Clippers' starting scoring stability has declined, but they are more able to run and have richer tactics.

And these 5 people are very tacit and bold, if Oku's defensive choice is right, Li Ao will most likely make a mistake in this pass, but people just dare to pass!

He also did a good job of using the advantage of the inside line, not stupidly using O'Neal Jr. to attack on the inside, but making good use of O'Neal Jr.'s threat to attack the frame, and making good use of Bibby's ability to distribute the ball, Li Ao's ability to respond, and Matt Halprin's ability to intersperse and run, and glued the inside and outside together......

The Pistons' interior line is so weak that they can't defend it, just because they met O'Neal, and against other teams, Ben Wallace can still single-handedly make the Pistons have an excellent level of interior defense.

Giving Carlisle a qualified frame-protected starting center could have prevented the Clippers from attacking tonight, but he didn't.

In that case, let's attack!

Billups and Carlisle on the field were on the same page.

Billups was still slow to advance, but he was quick when he attacked.

Bibi did what he had to do, the opponent thrown, he just got closer, and when he was passed, he made up for the opponent who was vacated by his teammates who made up for the defense, and handed over the rest to his teammates.

O'Neal Jr. covered the basket, Li Ao helped defend in place, and Matt Harprin did a good job of changing defenses.

But Billups had excellent vision and found the gap to pass the ball to Ray Allen.

Ray Allen received the ball and borrowed Ben Wallace to block and dismantle, and in the face of Gerard Wallace's change of defensive feints, he broke through and shook off the opponent, jumped, and hit the shot!

The corners of Li Ao's mouth twitched, the Pistons and offense, these two words are actually linked!

Li Ao didn't go to the scene alone to watch the game last night, his father, Vivian, and the team's Gentry, Jordan, and Odom also went.

When they went to the coffee shop to discuss the game after watching the game, the most talked about was not how strong the Pistons were on the outside, but how the Pistons had become an offensive team!

It's not that the Pistons don't do well enough defensively and don't pay attention to defense, but that when they encounter problems, they prioritize using offense to solve problems.

And the style of play changed quickly and well!

Some coaches need a lineup that fits his tactics very well in order to coach well.

Some coaches adjust their tactics according to the actual lineup, or even change the entire system, and they can still coach well.

Carlisle clearly falls into the latter category.

Several people are glad that the three-way trade between the Pistons, Bucks, and Magic has dragged on long enough, and it was only completed in August, and the interior of high-quality role players has already been stolen by then.

Otherwise, with Joe Dumas's popularity, it is not a problem to get a few good interior substitutes.

When the Pistons got Ray Allen, the teams with the meat shield center opened their mouths in the face of the Pistons, and the Pistons' interior reinforcements were not completed with the introduction of Ray Allen.

After two rounds of probing, Li Ao learned how Kobe Bryant felt last night.

The Pistons' outside line, Artest cut into the compression defense, Ray Allen responded, Billups attacked, the playing style is adaptable, the ability is outstanding, and with Ben Wallace's cover, there is no way to defend at all!

Then go for it!

As the game progressed, the fans both live and in front of the TV were shocked.

The Clippers and the Pistons, these two team names are put together, and the fans' first reaction is - can the total score of the game exceed 150 points?

I didn't expect the two teams to fight an offensive battle!

It's not that both teams don't have defense, on the contrary, both teams are trying their best to defend, but they can't defend it.

After playing a few more times and getting familiar with the opponent's style of play, the situation may be different.

The Pistons rebuilt their core lineup, their style of play changed suddenly, and they only played two more games in the new season, and the Clippers had no reference objects on the defensive end, so it was very difficult to defend; The Pistons didn't have a lot of trouble defending, either, and the Clippers took advantage of the Pistons' flaws on the defensive end very well.

Both teams defended aggressively and played a role in making the opponent's attack more varied...... The game has become more pretty, purely by coincidence.

Halfway through the first quarter, the score of the two teams was 19-18, and the Pistons led the Clippers by one point into the official timeout.

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In the first half of the quarter, the Clippers' five young players played numbly, and the Pistons' outside stars were also uncomfortable.

Li Ao singled Artest to maintain the stability of the offensive movement, and Carlisle was numb when he thought of that picture.

Artest is shorter than Li Ao, weighs more than Li Ao, and is still a strange man, but he doesn't have much upper hand in terms of strength!

It was also the wild physicality of Gerald Wallace, who came from the Trojans, that also impressed Carlisle.

However, Artest couldn't prevent Li Ao from playing singles, which was also expected by Carlisle.

Artest is still young, with 10 days to turn 23, and according to team doctors and trainers, Artest still has more than 10 pounds of room to gain weight without compromising mobility and flexibility, and has a lot of potential on the defensive end.

Gerard Wallace's ability to stick Artest to the rim is not the reason why the Pistons didn't play the advantage.

Carlisle's eyes were on the point guard on the opposite side - this player is the guarantee of the Clippers' firepower continuity in the first half of the quarter.

He noticed Bibe's performance in the playoffs last season, and this player, playing the Jazz, Lakers, Kings, and Magic, did not have much fluctuation in performance!

Tonight was the same, Billups' defense was much better than the point guards of those teams, but Bibby's performance was still solid.

It's easy to do your job well and don't do superfluous things, and there are only a handful of players who can do it!

At the end of the offseason, the Clippers renewed Bibby's contract with 5 years and 50 million US dollars, which was questioned a lot, because Bibi only averaged 12 points and 6 assists per game in the regular season last season, and in the playoffs, he only averaged 15 points and 5 assists per game.

It is true that the Jazz first gave a high price to raise Bibby's market price, but the media and fans felt that it was because the Jazz management wanted to respond to the Clippers after another loss to Jordan and did not approve of this price.

Carlisle felt that Bibby deserved the salary, and if he hadn't been able to bring in Billups, he would definitely have suggested that Joe Dumas add more money to steal people.

Retracting his gaze, Carlisle's expression became solemn, he originally thought that their team's outside bench lineup was the strongest in the league.

With the introduction of Billups and Ray Allen, their two starting guards from last season, Atkins and Michael Curry, were both off the bench, along with Collis Williams, Joan Barry, Hubert Davis...... To attack there is offense, to defend there is defense, who else!

Carlisle swapped for a combination of Billups, Michael Curry, Artest, Ben Wallace and Danny Manning.

The four cores of the Pistons, after entering the rotation lineup, should have been on the court to lead the team in pairs, and this is the case when playing the Lakers.

But Carlisle didn't dare to make that substitution tonight, leaving at least 3 of him to be at ease.

Looking at the opposite Jarric, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and Jeron Collins...... The Clippers actually let Jordan go to play on the bench!

Fortunately, Billups, Ray Allen, and Ben Wallace are all in their prime, and Artest is young and strong, and back-to-back has little impact on their physical strength, so Carlisle dares to rotate like this against a Clippers with terrible depth of lineup.

The timeout came back and the game continued.

As Carlisle thought, Jordan played as a substitute, even if he was almost 40 years old, it was a dimensionality reduction blow.

Jordan is the main offense, Odom instigates the triangle offense, Yaric is the transfer, plus Li Ao and Jeron Collins eat cakes, the Clippers' triangle offense is stronger than last season!

Carlisle: Who knows, family, a rookie from the Clippers who played Ron Harper in the triangle offense.

Good defense, accurate passing, outstanding tactical literacy, and confidence......

Looking at Yaric's brilliant performance in the team's offense, Carlisle had the same feeling as the Zen master the other day - the Clippers are also too good.

In 2000, a random player was selected in the second round, and it was really a random selection, and after the first round of the first round that year, the teams didn't know who to choose in the second round, and most of the teams were selected in order of ranking on the draft prediction list given by the media...... The Clippers drafted the World Champion.

The best sixth man of the year is a player who averages 10 to 15 points per game, and is strong off the bench, but still on the bench.

When Jordan has enough physical strength, his scoring ability is the top among the starters and even stars.

Carlisle has taken it very seriously, the big four stars are left, and the Pistons still haven't been able to beat the Clippers in this half quarter.

In terms of offensive firepower, the Clippers' lineup is even stronger than the starting lineup!

As for the Pistons, Ray Allen was replaced, and although the offensive firepower is still strong, it is not as strong as the starting lineup that faces the Clippers with a stronger defense.

The Clippers blasted out a score of 20-16 in the first quarter, and after the first quarter, the Clippers overtook the Pistons by 3 points 38-35 and entered the intermission!

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The Clippers and Pistons combined for more than 70 points after the first quarter, not to mention that the fans shouted incredible, and the veteran players of the two teams were also a little dazed when they saw the score after entering the intermission.

They played each other last season and it would be nice to have that in the half-time combined.

Billups and Ray Allen didn't think there was anything wrong with it, they couldn't prevent it, and the scores were naturally high.

Billups was the Super Sixth Man when the Timberwolves went crazy to score points and played at the top last season, and Ray Allen was always playing offensive basketball with the Bucks.

Ray Allen is the Pistons' leading scorer and Billups is the second-leading scorer, and if they don't mess up, their teammates won't mess up their offense.

After the Clippers' championship journey last season, the young players of the Clippers have learned to be calm no matter what the situation encounters, and the more games they play, they will inevitably encounter situations that exceed expectations, and what to do at this time is to follow the current game situation and make the most of the advantages.

After the break, the Clippers and Pistons continued to fight each other.

The Clippers rode on the win and went on a 10-7 run to extend their lead to six points and a 48-42 lead at the start of the second quarter.

At this time, Ray Allen stepped up and broke through to hit O'Neill Jr. a 2+1 to stabilize the situation.

In the middle of the second quarter, the two teams entered the scorching phase, with Billups scoring 6 points and Bibby scoring 7 points, neither allowing the other team to lead the team to play in the scorching phase.

At 8 minutes and 22 seconds in the second quarter, Li Ao hit a backward jumper against Artest's defense, starting a wave of soaring points, scoring 4 goals in a row, scoring 9 points alone, and playing a wave of 9-4, re-opening the Clippers' lead of only 1 point to 6 points.

Seeing that the Clippers were going to play a clear lead at halftime, Ray Allen stepped up and threw two three-pointers, and Billups took advantage of the containment played by Ray Allen and fed Ben Wallace two pies in a row, beating the Clippers 10-5......

The score was 34-36 in the second quarter, and the Clippers ended the first half with a one-point lead over the Pistons at 72-71.

After the break, Carlisle walked out of the tunnel with a solemn face.

In the second quarter, he had a slight advantage, but he didn't feel the advantage was on me.

The same goes for Billups and Ray Allen, who are on the pitch with Collis Williams, Oku, Rebraxia.

Artest and Ben Wallace played the entire first half and were key to their second-quarter advantage, even more so than a backcourt double-shot, but it's time to rest.

And opposite...... The combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Harplin, and O'Neal Jr. played.

This is the Clippers' championship lineup last season!

The Clippers had two main lineups in the first half, and in the opinion of Billups and Ray Allen, those two lineups were not as good as this one!

At the beginning of the third quarter, Billups singled Bibby and hit a pull-up shot from the free throw line.

Switching offense and defense, Li Ao received the ball in a high position and turned around to run over Corlis-Williams to rush into the interior and jump high, smashing the ball into the basket through Rebraxia!

The attack continues!

(End of chapter)