Chapter Ninety-Five: You Sing and I'll Go on Stage! (22,000 words per day, kneeling for monthly passes, subscriptions, and recommended tickets)
On the evening of the 4th, Detroit, Auburn Hills Palace.
This year, the NbA Finals once again hit a new high.
On the one hand, Stern's globalization strategy has achieved initial results.
But more importantly, before the start of this round of the finals, many experts and media believe that this round of matchup between the Pistons and the Suns will become the round of finals with the highest technical and tactical gold content in NbA in recent years.
As the saying goes, when you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent.
Because the tactical game between the two teams in the regular season is already quite exciting, many professional basketball fans are full of expectations for this year's round of finals.
On stage, the Suns and Pistons are about to join forces to kick off the Finals.
And off the stage, in June of this year, it can be described as a turbulent undercurrent.
If it was usual, Wang Shuo would definitely notice the extraordinary "liveliness" of the Auburn Hills Palace tonight.
Unfortunately, as he was busy discussing the upcoming finals with his assistants, he didn't have time to pay attention to what was going on off the court.
At the scene, on the sidelines of the seats, I saw that this side was to accumulate experience, the Janguave brothers sat in a row, and that side was to learn tactics, Garnett, Maddy, and Pierce lined up.
In the stands, Pat Riley and Mitch Kupchak were busy whispering.
On the commentary seat, Van Gundy and Rivers, who were invited to temporarily appear as commentators for this year's finals, have already quarreled so much that Smith, who was sitting between them, had a numb scalp.
If someone had strayed in tonight, he would have wondered if he had come to the scene of the Celebrity Weekend.
But what is obvious is ......
Of the celebrities who came to the scene tonight to watch the finals, only the three Janguave brothers had the purest purpose.
This year, after the playoff games of Anthony and Wade......
Through comparison, it is found that James, who is not very strong in the overall strength of the East, is full of confidence in his future at the moment.
In his opinion, as long as the Cavaliers can replace an experienced head coach next season and recruit some helpers for him, then he will definitely lead the Cavaliers to the playoffs next season.
Therefore, James wants to understand what kind of finals this round of finals that has been blown by experts and can represent the NbA ceiling by watching the game live.
Similar to James, Wade and Anthony are also learning tonight, wanting to know how far they are from the NbA Finals.
As for the three brothers, Garnett, Pierce, and Maddie......
is obviously discussing future plans on the pretext of watching the finals.
The same goes for Riley and Kupchak.
Of course, Riley came to the live OB finals this time for another purpose.
That is, he wanted to find a chance to find out what Spoelstra had learned from Wang Shuo in the past year.
On the court, as the players of the two teams finished their warm-ups, the Palace of Auburn Hills also ushered in the first climax of the night!
With their deafening cheers, the home fans made the audience in front of the TV fully feel the atmosphere of the Grand Final and other competitions.
At the same time, on the big screen at the scene, the two teams will be announced tonight:
Suns: Small, Marion, Dior, Bale, Iverson.
Pistons: Big Ben, Wallace, Prince, Ray Allen, Billups.
tNt TV, temporarily holding Van Gundy and Rivers who are still bickering, Smith broadcast a report to fans across the United States: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 03/04 NbA Finals brought to you by tNt TV......
As for CCTV, Director Zhang said after seeing the starting lineup of the Suns and Pistons tonight: "Tonight is really as I expected!" Because the Pistons lacked attackers, the Suns decisively put out their strongest offensive lineup! ”
In the center of the court, when preparing to jump the ball, Xiao Si also deliberately compared his height with his hand with a mischievous face.
As a result, after the comparison, Xiao Si complained: "Do you really have 206 cm?" ”
Big Ben: "......"
After a pause, Xiao Si added, "Then don't I have to be 226 centimeters?" ”
Big Ben: Are you finished?
On the court, after jumping the ball, the Suns got the first opportunity to attack without any suspense.
After Iverson dribbled past half-court, the Suns' offensive formation quickly unfolded into a 1-3-1 formation.
This is a high-level position in the Spanish pick-and-roll strategy.
The purpose is to confuse the opponent's defense through the cross-rotation between the 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions.
At the same time, set up a card for your No. 2 player at the bottom line to lay the groundwork in advance.
But tonight, Carlisle and Stotts did not disappoint Wang Shuo, facing the Suns' 1-3-1 offensive formation, Prince quickly switched defenses with Wallace and successfully maintained the Pistons' defensive formation.
In addition, Ray Allen also covered Bell at the first time and did not give Bell a chance to set up a card.
"The No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 players in the Pistons starters are all close in height, and they often switch defenses to stop the opposition's play.
And, if necessary, Ray Allen and Billups can also switch to the front line.
So, that's why I've concluded that our pick-and-roll and off-ball screens are being targeted by the Pistons in this series. On the bench of the Suns, Wang Shuo looked at his assistants and said.
On the court, the Suns' Spanish block failed to hit, and Marion quickly pulled to the side, leaving space for Smalls and Iverson.
After glancing up at the timer, Iverson immediately launched an attack through the crossover and took advantage of the cover of Xiaosi to kill the heart of the Pistons' defense.
In this ball, Billups was delayed by Xiaosi's blocking and dismantling and couldn't keep up in time, but fortunately, Big Ben blocked in front of Iverson with a sliding step.
But at this moment, Iverson suddenly broke through Big Ben with a hit pass, and under the basket, under the pursuit of Prince, Marion received the ball and hit a strong layup!
On the sidelines, Barkley noticed that when Marion was making a layup, Wang Shuo subconsciously bit his right thumb.
Through his recent observations of Wang Shuo, Barkley knows that this is a subconscious action that only Wang Shuo will have when he is in trouble.
And this action, it is likely that even Wang Shuo himself does not know!
On the court, come back, the Pistons attack.
Tonight, the Suns didn't keep a four-pronged defense as soon as they came up, but planned to guard a man-to-man defense first to observe the Pistons' offensive tactics.
After Billups dribbled past halfcourt, the Pistons' offensive formation spread out in a 1-2-2 position.
On the left, Billups holds the ball high on the left side, Ray Allen responds at a 45-degree angle, and Ben is raised to near the free throw line.
On the right, Wallace Station is at a 45-degree angle to the right, and Prince is smoking in the bottom corner.
On the court, Iverson, who knew that Billups, the sixth man, could pull out a gun at any time, did not choose to grab when defending, but always maintained a high degree of concentration.
Billups, on the other hand, dribbled unhurriedly and ran to a 45-degree angle to make a block with Ray Allen.
On the Sun bench, seeing this, Wang Shuo hurriedly reminded: "Aaron, quickly return to the top arc!" ”
However, Wang Shuo's voice was a beat slower.
On the court, at the moment when Ray Allen and Billups completed the hand-to-hand pass, Ray Allen suddenly accelerated, dribbling directly to the top of the arc, and at the same time, I saw Big Ben suddenly cross between Xiaosi and Iverson, completing a delicate one-block two!
Hmmm——!
2 to 3!
In front of the technical table, Wang Shuo directly took a pause.
CCTV, Director Zhang explained: "Huh! It's been too early for the sun to pause! Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen Wang Shuo call a timeout so early in the game. ”
So, what is the reason why Wang Shuo has to call a pause so early?
The answer, of course, is ......
The Detroit Pistons have shown their first hole card of the night!
During the pause, holding the tactical board, Wang Shuo explained to the players: "You see, this is the position where they just launched an attack.
It looked like their No.1 and No.2 players were just hand-to-hand after a simple off-ball screen.
But in fact, the real key point is in the middle lane.
Since the Pistons' No. 1 position, Chauncey Billups and their No. 2 No. 2 spot Ray Allen both have pretty good three-point shooting percentages, so our No. 1 and No. 2 positions will inevitably be attracted to their pick-and-rolls after the pick-and-roll at the No. 1 position.
And at this time, their No. 5 position, Ben Wallace, can take the opportunity to set up a card in advance, stuck in the route of our No. 1 and No. 2 players.
So, no matter which of our No.1 and No.2 players is following the player who is responsible for dribbling back to the top arc, he will be blocked along with the No.5 player who is ready to help his teammates help the defense. ”
If there are future James Harden fans in front of the TV at this moment, then they will not be unfamiliar with the tactics played by the Detroit Pistons just now.
Because of the tactics that the Detroit Pistons executed just now, after Harden and Gordon carried it forward, the future was incorporated into the game by 2K games called "21-Rub-Stagger".
It is a set of tactics that gamers love to use to score points for point guards and scoring guards who have three-point ability.
In NbA matches, there are many tactics like "21-Rub-Stagger".
If Wang Shuo was just dissatisfied with the Suns' defense just now, he would never call a timeout.
But through the Pistons' tactics tonight, Wang Shuo knew that Carlisle and Stotts had found the key to how to use Iverson's defensive weaknesses to complete the resource exchange with the Suns despite Billups' lack of critical damage.
That's ......
Design a lot of "21-Rub-Stagger" tactics for Ray Allen and Billups, and use Ray Allen and Billups to replace Iverson's scores.
On the sidelines, listening to Wang Shuo's tactical explanation, Iverson, who knew that he had been holding everyone back by defending just now, immediately lowered his head.
"Aaron, don't be frustrated, it's just a defense. You're the leader of our team! On the Suns bench, after patting Iverson on the shoulder, Wang Shuo also gave his own response at the same time.
"Sean, next, you and Amare switch defenses, and you will play the center!" Wang Shuo turned to Marion and said.
Wang Shuo knows very well that the key to all tactics similar to "21-Rub-Stagger" is not to mark the opponent's first block, but to ensure that your mid-lane defender can timely detect the opponent's interior players who are ready to block and two, and complete the defense for your own defenders.
Otherwise, even if Kobe Bryant is replaced, as long as O'Neal refuses to make up for him, he can only watch the opponent recklessly shoot three points in front of his own defense.
After the timeout came back, the Suns had the ball.
At this time, on the bench of the Pistons, Carlisle was also discussing with Stotts how the Suns would respond to the first card they played tonight.
"Rick, all I can think of is to remind the players to pay attention to their teammates' positions and dismantle our tactics by shouting loudly." Stotts said, touching his head.
Carlisle also felt that in a short timeout, Wang Shuo could only respond to the Pistons' offense in this way.
But on the court, after Iverson assisted Smalls to the Pistons basket for another game, Carlisle and Stotts found out......
Wang Shuo actually stuck the first hole card of the Pistons tonight from the source.
"Hey, Marion is playing center again?" CCTV, looking at Marion, who took the initiative to counter Big Ben, Director Zhang explained with a surprised face.
On the left side of the high post on the court, Billups, who is responsible for holding the ball, also noticed this personnel alignment adjustment on the Suns.
But this ball, he still followed the idea just now and implemented the tactics arranged by Carlisle before the game.
However, at the moment when Big Ben was about to draw a gourd in the same way, Marion suddenly grabbed it and pounced directly on Ray Allen on the outside.
Seeing this, Ray Allen did not choose to shoot, but passed the ball back to Billups.
On the Pistons' bench, Carlisle and Stotts looked at each other and said, "We haven't used this tactic in the game before, have we?" ”
Stotts nodded, "Absolutely not!" ”
Carlisle exclaimed with an exclamation on his face: "One round! Just one round! He saw through the crux of our tactics? ”
At this moment, Carlisle was surprised that it was not only Wang Shuo who cracked the tactics he had carefully designed for the Pistons in just one round.
Instead, Carlisle knew that this meant that Wang Shuo had roughly guessed the Pistons' strategic intentions to use Ray Allen to attack Iverson tonight.
Tactics to be cracked are small.
Can be strategically intended......
From the beginning of the pause to the end of the pause......
What kind of genius brain does it take to do this?
On the court, the Pistons' attack failed due to the failure of the first tactical launch, and the second Billups failed to create offensive opportunities for his teammates, and in the end Billups had to execute the single.
Looking at Billups, who took the initiative to stick to him, Iverson, who knew that he was going to make a foul, deliberately dodged and successfully forced Billups to throw the ball to the basket in an extremely awkward position.
When, in the restricted area, Xiao Si picked up the rebound for the Suns.
"Terry, go to the tech desk, we're going to have to call a timeout!" On the Pistons' bench, Carlisle, who had already begun to break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, said to Stotts.
Suns' offensive round.
Xiao Si rose to the top and received the ball, ready to play a hand-to-hand match with Iverson.
However, at the moment when Big Ben was ready to pounce on Iverson for Billups' delay, Xiao Si suddenly mentally completed the dribble and turned in the opposite direction.
This is a classic high post ball-carrying back cover tactic.
As a ball carrier, Xiao Si can choose whether or not to pass the ball to Iverson while holding the ball.
Because Iverson's rush was so fast, the ball managed to attract Big Ben's attention, and it also provided plenty of space for Smalls to turn and smash into the Pistons box.
Big Ben turned and couldn't catch up, and could only disrupt the Suns' offense by fouling.
On the sidelines, the Pistons applied for a timeout due to dead ball.
CCTV, Director Zhang smiled: "Today's game is interesting!" Less than two minutes into the opening period, the Suns and Pistons had already called a timeout each! ”
In the audience, Wade and Anthony, who have experienced college basketball, are already numb at the moment.
Because these two guys know very well what kind of game the two sides played in this short two minutes!
Anthony on the pitch may only have two threats.
But that doesn't mean that he can't understand basketball games when he led the team to the NcAA championship in his freshman year.
The same goes for Wade.
"Why are you two so nervous?" On the side, James, who didn't quite understand why Anthony and Wade suddenly had ugly expressions, asked happily.
On the Sun bench, during this timeout, because it was the side that took over, Wang Shuo did not give any special tasks to the players, but just stood aside quietly and patiently waited for the end of the timeout.
"What do you think the Pistons will do next?" Barkley asked, curious.
Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "Charles, I'm really not as godly as you think. ”
Wang Shuo doesn't know how this Pistons will move, mainly because this Pistons coached by Carlisle is a team with infinite possibilities.
Carlisle puts more emphasis on offensive and defensive balance.
Therefore, in terms of tactics, Wang Shuo is naturally not so easy to understand.
On the court, after returning from a timeout, Xiao Si hit one of two free throws.
Come back, the Pistons attack.
Billups held the ball high and Ray Allen and Prince sank into the left and right corners, respectively.
At the same time, two Wallaces also rose to the top of the list.
CCTV, Director Zhang explained: "The sun should be careful, the piston is ready to play high double cover!" ”
On the basketball court, there are also a variety of high-end versions of the high double screen.
But this ball, after noticing Big Ben's movement.......
Wang Shuo thought this game was really interesting.
Because it's clear that the purpose of the Pistons' high-post double screen is not to create opportunities for Billups.
But at the moment when Big Ben and Billups blocked and dismantled, the attention of the Suns defense line was attracted, and Big Ben pulled to the other side of the top arc again to create a shooting opportunity for Roaring Tianzun!
At this moment, on the sidelines, Wang Shuo smiled: "An improved version of double-drag?" ”
And on the field......
Swish!
Roaring Tianzun quickly bounced out and received a pass from Billups, and hit a three-point shot!
On the Suns bench, Barkley, who was ready to rush to the technical desk, asked, "Are we going to call a timeout?" ”
Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "No need, I'll explain to the players how to defend it when the ball is dead later." ”
After a pause, Wang Shuo said to the three Barkleys: "The Pistons have shown their second hole card tonight. ”
Hearing this, Brown and Spoelstra immediately took out their small notebooks.
"Although Amare has improved a lot on the defensive end this season, defensive awareness is not something that can be developed overnight.
Therefore, the Pistons' second hole card of the night is ...... Staring at Amaré and Arun on our side. Wang Shuo said.
Brown said: "Wang, you mean, they are going to play a 'roll call tactic'? ”
Wang Shuo nodded and said, "That's the case." ”
Spoelstra said: "So do we need to change Tyson? ”
Wang Shuo said: "No, we are not afraid of them." ”
Although Wang Shuo has seen through the Pistons' strategic intention to consume Iverson and Stoudemire through offense.
But tonight, Wang Shuo, who had already received the report on Iverson's physical examination from the Phoenix "repair shop" a few days ago, was not worried about it at all.
Because compared to the "roll call tactic" of "hitting the only weakness of the opponent's defense" on the point list......
The "roll call tactic" of "taking turns to hit the opponent's two defensive weaknesses", theoretically speaking, the latter is destined to be unable to consume the opponent's core players like the former.
To put it simply......
In the case where you want both fish and bear's paws, there's a good chance you'll end up with neither.
Since so far this season, Wang Shuo has kept Iverson's playing time at an average of about 36 minutes per game.
So this also interferes with Rick Carlisle's judgment on this round of the finals to some extent.
Especially with the Suns touting that Iverson has been playing with injuries for a season.
In Carlisle's opinion, even if Iverson can hold on a little longer in the finals, he will not play more than 40 minutes.
But tonight, Carlisle may not believe it.
Phoenix Repair Shop suggested to Wang Shuo before the finals:
Although they have limited ability, there is no guarantee that Iverson will be able to play 48 minutes in each game in this round of the finals.
But with a little effort and a little more treatment for Iverson after the game, in their opinion, they can still do it for 45 minutes per game.
Of course, if Wang Shuo trusts them enough, it is not impossible for Iverson to play an average of 48 minutes per game.
In fact, when he got this conclusion report, Wang Shuo was also shocked.
Because he really couldn't understand why, with such excellent medical protection, the old cannon in his memory would become the only accident in the history of Phoenix's "repair shop".
However, when thinking of the five words Chris Paul, Wang Shuo immediately figured it out, after all, five words, no.
On the court, the score of the two teams was 12-12 when the G1 game of the Finals, which was extremely high-quality, entered the first quarter.
After the official timeout, both the Pistons and the Suns made substitution adjustments.
The Pistons replaced Big Ben with Oku.
The Suns replaced Dio with Chandler.
CCTV, Director Zhang, who saw this scene, said with a smile: "The Suns replaced Chandler to strengthen the defense, while the Pistons replaced Oku to strengthen the offense."
In the regular season, one of these two teams was better at offense and the other was better at defense, and now it's the other way around! ”
On the court, the Suns have the ball.
Chandler took the initiative to rise to the top and made an inside block for Xiao Si.
Oku's footsteps were slow, and he couldn't slide around in time, and after glancing at Wallace, the two immediately changed their defenses, and Oku defended Xiao Si.
Seeing this, Xiao Si was not polite to Oku, picked up the ball and rushed to the inside of the Pistons.
Bang Dang——!
Auburn Hills Palace, Stoudemire's stunning solo smash after breaking through Huashan instantly attracted bursts of exclamations from the Suns' bench.
His teammates were all waving towels at Stoudemire.
Back to it, the Pistons have the ball.
Wang Shuo noticed that the double-drag of the piston had changed again.
With both Oku and Rasheed Wallace capable of firing from the outside, the Suns' defense was noticeably disorganized this time around as the duo covered Billups.
On the sidelines, Barkley asked again: "Do you need to call a timeout?" ”
Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "If you want to completely crack this double-drag with range in the 4th and 5th positions, there is not enough time for a pause. ”
On the court, Billups took advantage of the chaos to burst inside, distributed the ball to the bottom left corner, and "Little Prince" Prince hit a three-point shot after receiving the ball.
14 to 15.
In fact, Wang Shuo lied to Buckley just now.
Because the range of this piston can completely open the Suns' defense, therefore, in the case that Xiao Si and Iverson are not good at defense, once the local formation of three to three, it will be difficult for the Suns to crack this Piston's double-drag strategy.
Not to mention a pause, even if it is added to the halftime period, Wang Shuo will not be able to completely crack this set of tactics.
But if you can't crack it, it doesn't mean that the sun can't deal with it.
Of course, you only need to hit four of the ten three-point shots, and its efficiency is equal to more than 60% of the two-point shooting rate.
But what if I can finish off the offense with a two-point shooting percentage of more than 60 percent?
But......
More than 60 percent of the two-point shooting percentage......
Can this sun really do it?
On the court, "Little Overlord" Stoudemire quickly gave the world an answer.
Top arc, after relying on Chandler again to change Oku in front of him, Xiao Si once again rode alone to break through!
Bang Dang——!
CCTV, Director Zhang said with emotion: "Previously, many people were discussing whether the player Stoudemire was a superstar, and I think he told us with his performance tonight." ”
On the sidelines, looking at Xiao Si, who has been growing rapidly under his nose for most of the past six months, at this moment, Garnett feels as wise as he is to choose to escape this summer.
Not to mention what Lakers and Spurs are in the West......
Just this Suns, the Timberwolves take the head?
On the Pistons bench, Carlisle asked Yu Stotts with a solemn face: "Do we have a way to limit Amare Stoudemire while keeping Memet on the court?" ”
Stotts thought for a moment and said, "We can switch to the defense and try it." ”
At this time, on the bench of the Suns, Wang Shuo was already preparing Hardaway to warm up.
"Anfernee, through the previous Western Conference semifinals, I think you have a lot of experience in breaking the joint defense." Patting Hardaway on the shoulder, Wang Shuo said.
Hearing this, although it was another ordinary sentence, it was extremely warm in Hardaway's heart.
On the court, after the Pistons' offense was disrupted, the Suns traded for Hardaway through the dead ball and Bell went down.
Coming back, the Suns attacked.
Facing the Pistons' 1-2-2 defense, Hardaway formed a corner with Iverson after landing in the bottom right corner.
On the sidelines, seeing this, Carlisle smiled bitterly: "Tonight's game is definitely the most difficult game I have ever experienced in my life." ”
On the side, Stotts was also smiling wryly at the moment.
Because it is clear that they have been studying this sun constantly during the abuse of vegetables in the east, and have made a lot of preparations for this G1 battle......
But can you believe that in tonight's game, they can only complete the resource exchange with the Suns?
"The essence of tactics is the exchange of resources.
Just say, in the process of swapping, see if you can make a bargain.
All we need to do tonight is find a way to swap them in a game where they are better prepared than we are. On the Suns bench, Wang Shuo turned to the three Barkley and said.
Hearing this, Barkley smiled: "Then, let's see who on both sides has the stronger ability to fight a tough battle, right?" ”
Wang Shuo nodded and said, "This is our only way to win." ”
Auburn Hills Palace, in the first quarter of the game, after the two teams went back and forth to change players, the scoreboard was 27-27.
tNt TV, when it came to the intermission, Rivers, who had been arguing with Van Gundy for a whole session, chose to shut up obediently.
Because compared to a master tactician of Van Gundy's level......
What can he Rivers be able to review at such a time?
"Tonight, the Suns managed to get the game into the rhythm they wanted.
But in my opinion, this may not be enough, because their second lineup is absolutely impossible to beat this Pistons. Van Gundy analyzed.
Smith sensed that Van Gundy had a point, and after glancing at Firth, he asked, "Doug, what do you think?" ”
Rivers, who wanted to paddle through this interlude, didn't expect Smith to be so emotionally inintelligent, and after a pause, he said: "If it were me, I would choose to continue to keep Allen Iverson on the court." ”
On the side, Van Gundy immediately retorted: "But in this way, Allen can't break out in the third quarter by playing poor fitness like in the previous game." ”
Rivers, who was red-faced by Van Gundy, chose to remain silent at this moment.
However, what the "tNt trio" never expected was ......
Rivers really guessed it this time!
In the second quarter of the game, I saw the Suns, and Iverson did not stop.
So, on the commentary seat, Rivers's voice suddenly became louder, "Look, I know this is the only way for the Sun to deal with it tonight!" As I said a long time ago, there is a tacit understanding between top coaches! ”
Van Gundy, Smith: How dare you put gold on your face!
On the court, the second lineup of the Suns in the second quarter game was Xiao Si, Old Horry, Dio, Hardaway, and Iverson.
The Pistons' second lineup is Big Ben, Clifford Robinson, Collis Williams, Ray Allen, and Mike James.
In the first quarter of tonight, Big Ben only played half a quarter.
Ray Allen was also replaced by Carlisle with about three minutes left in the first quarter and rested for a while.
As for the Suns, in addition to Iverson tonight, Xiao Si, who also only rested for 2 minutes in the first quarter, also increased his playing time.
Wang Shuo knows very well that in order to defeat this Pistons, the Suns must increase the playing time of their main players.
And that's why he had to find a way to quickly clear customs from the west.
Because only sufficient physical fitness can support the Suns to fight the Pistons in this round of the series!
In the second quarter, the Pistons attacked first.
Due to Carlisle's retention, the veteran Robinson, who was not traded by the Pistons, hit a three-pointer for the Pistons in the bottom right corner as soon as he came up.
Robinson, who is 38 years old this year, will not retire until 2007 if Wang Shuo remembers correctly.
The veteran has hit a total of 1,253 three-pointers in Wang Shuo's memory, and at the same time, he is 208 cm tall, and because of his excellent static talent, even in the later years of his career, he has a certain defensive ability.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, because Larry Brown didn't like three-point shots, after he took office, Robinson was immediately "stabbed" to Golden State.
In addition, a backup like Mike James, who has a strong ability to fire from the outside, is also not used under him.
But under Carlisle, with two of the Pistons' new five tigers......
Tonight, even if the Suns sent a "tyrant" combination at the beginning of the second quarter, in Wang Shuo's eyes, the situation is not optimistic.
Fortunately, when the Pistons once widened the difference between the two teams to eight points, the elder Horry stepped up.
There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure.
On the court, because the second team of the Pistons does not have the defensive ability of the starting lineup.
Therefore, the elder Horry also took the opportunity of two Spanish blockades to score two golden three-pointers for the Suns in a row.
In the stands, as Horry Sr. was on the pitch, Riley complained about Kupchak and said, "How nice it would have been if you had kept Robert last year? ”
Hearing this, Kupchak smiled bitterly and said, "Pat, don't be sarcastic about me, I'm already anxious enough." ”
In the second quarter of the game, when Wang Shuo took a timeout to give Iverson a break, the score of the two teams on the court was 38-40.
On the Pistons bench, after glancing at the technical statistics of the two teams tonight, Carlisle said: "Terry, have you noticed that the Suns seem to have changed their previous offensive focus tonight? ”
Stotts replied: "It seems that this is the case, Amare has obviously more shots tonight than Aaron. ”
In order to cope with this round of finals, Wang Shuo did adjust the direction of the Suns' attack in the game.
Because no matter how good Iverson is, he can't go 48 minutes in the game.
Tonight, in the first and second quarters, Iverson's main task was to feint.
The aim is to give him as much time difference as possible in this way.
Although he kept running on the field to make the ball for his teammates, it was also a drain on Iverson's physical fitness.
But when the cards in his hand are far inferior to the opponent, this is the only choice Wang Shuo can make.
Wang Shuo knows very well that once Iverson is gone, even if the Suns' bench can play no matter how efficient the data is, it will be difficult to provide a comfortable output environment for Xiao Si like Iverson.
In NbA, role players are destined to only play a supporting role.
If you're expecting a role player to be able to smash the opponent to death......
Unless you have to be a super sixth like Crawford, it's possible.
However, even so, in the second quarter, Wang Shuo still bought Iverson a 3-minute precious rest.
Because Hardaway was in good shape tonight, Wang Shuo decisively took Iverson with 5 minutes and 25 seconds left in the second quarter and sent Bell to partner Hardaway.
CCTV, when seeing Wang Shuo's substitution adjustment, even Director Zhang exclaimed: "Wang Shuo's guts are also fat!" How dare he remove his star at such a tense moment? ”
In fact, in NbA, at this time, the head coach's choice of substitution is also a gamble.
If you win the bet, then everyone will definitely praise you afterwards.
As for losing the bet......
Then you will inevitably get a sentence of "what do you change for blindness"?
Fortunately, Wang Shuo won the bet tonight.
Of course, a large part of the reason why he was able to win the bet was mainly because he had done the right thing to Hardaway before.
As long as you don't give up on yourself.
Then why don't I let you in the car?
On the court, a single from the top of the arc from "Penny" Hardaway.
After cleverly tricking Billups with a tempo change, Hardaway immediately made a jumper.
Swish!
On the sidelines, Maddie, who saw this scene, also jumped up excitedly.
As Maddie's idol and in a sense the leader of Maddy's basketball career, Hardaway, who is not good at words, trotted all the way back to the Suns bench after scoring and said to Iverson: "Rest! I'm here to give you a break! ”
At this moment.
There was no resentment about being substituted tonight.
Perhaps Hardaway's career in Wang Shuo's memory is indescribable.
But at this moment, the "successor of Jordan" in the early years has only one thing on his mind:
Use your old arms and legs to give Aaron Iverson that precious break!
That's all.
On the bench of the Suns, thinking back to the Suns that were like scattered sand a year ago, Barkley couldn't believe that just one year later, Wang Shuo really brought each of them together!
Lo and behold, even Mark Madsen, who missed the team's playoff squad, is cheering hoarsely for his teammates on the court at the moment.
Barkley vowed that when he returns to the tNt commentary booth in the future, he will share the stories of his time as an assistant coach with the Suns.
In his opinion, Wang Shuo is far more worthy of worship than the so-called god of basketball!
Auburn Hills Palace.
Three minutes later, Iverson was back in action.
Tonight, the Suns successfully withstood the most difficult second quarter of their battle plan!
At the end of the almost suffocating first half, the scoreboard was 52-53.
Looking at Wang Shuo, whose sweat was already soaking through his shirt, at halftime, Barkley hurriedly found a clean shirt for Wang Shuo from the Suns staff.
"In the future, whoever tells me again that you don't need excellent physical strength to be a head coach, I will be anxious with him!" As Wang Shuo changed his shirt, Barkley thought to himself silently.
"In the second half, let's switch to a quadruple!
Although this may cost us some points.
But that's the only way we'll survive until the end of the night. In the locker room, before explaining the tactics to the players, Wang Shuo said to the three Barkleys.
Barkley noticed that when Wang Shuo was discussing tactics with everyone tonight, the frequency of the word "unique" was a bit too high.
You know, on the basketball court.
The only one stands for ......
You can't afford to miss every step on the field.
At this moment, Barkley suddenly began to feel sorry for Wang Shuo in his heart.
Because he knows very well what kind of way this man is supporting the sun and the pistons in this game!
But not before Barkley could give him a good squeeze on the shoulder......
After the intermission......
Auburn Hills Palace, the game continues!
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