basketball scientist

Chapter 179 Stepping through Auburn Hills without leaving any regrets

The Pistons' defensive system restrained the Eagles' offense. In front of Billups, Paul was not enough to fight, and his breakthrough was not as destructive as James and Wade. The Eagles were not good at attacking.

Looking back, on the defensive end, Ke Yan started to play "bad tricks". Ben Wallace set up a pick-and-roll for Billups, and Diaw and Paul resolutely pinched Billups. The latter skillfully broke through to the left and then hit the ground The ball was given to Ben Wallace, who caught the ball and bombed the basket directly, and was stopped by Josh Smith from behind.

"Beep!" The referee decisively whistled for a foul.

This foul was intentional, and Josh Smith did not argue.

Ke Yan directly arranged the "cutting tactics" to target Ben Wallace, who was worse than O'Neal in free throws.Ben Wallace's career free throw percentage is basically around 40%. The peak is the 0304 season, which is the Pistons' championship season, 49%, which is still the target of the opponent.

The Eagles have a solid record this season, and they are firmly in the fourth position in the Eastern Conference for 80% of the season. Therefore, Ke Yan rarely fouls the opponent's center in the game, and even Howard doesn't cut it much.Against the Pistons, the Eagles were "difficult to move", and Ke Yan had no choice but to resort to his "ultimate move".

Fortunately, Ke Yan put down his body to attack people, and the effect was not bad. Ben Wallace missed two free throws.After Paul received the ball, Billups tentatively pulled out the ball and failed to grab it. Instead, he got a foul.

The Eagles served at halftime. Paul chose to pick and roll with Josh Smith this time. After forming a dislocation, he passed the ball to Josh Smith. basket score. (7:6)

In the last matchup of the regular season, the Eagles dragged the Pistons into overtime, relying on Paul and Josh Smith's resolute rush to the inside, which always forced the Pistons a little uncomfortable.However, in that game, Paul and Josh Smith also fell hard enough, and Ke Yan was forced to arrange a rest in the next game.

The Pistons attacked, and the Eagles still pinched the ball holder, letting go of Ben Wallace. The attitude was very clear. Wallace directly fouled when he hit the inside.Billups hesitated, and handed the ball to Rasheed Wallace, who singled Josh Smith face-to-face, took two steps to open the space and made a fadeaway jumper, hitting the iron.

Daben actively grabbed the offensive rebound but failed. His action was a little too big and he almost fouled. All the members of the Eagles complained.

The Eagles’ offense was still Paul and Josh Smith’s pick-and-roll. This time the Pistons did not choose to switch defenses. Paul’s pass timing was excellent. Josh Smith took off the ball and completed a dunk (7:8)

The team's offensive thinking is clear, but the efficiency has improved.

Looking back, Billups and Rashid played a pick-and-roll, pointing up Diaw who was defending, and leaned up to cheat a foul, which was a response to Paul's big foul at the beginning.

Billups is a thief, and many players have suffered from him.

The offensive end has become a "burden" for the team. Daben is doing his best on the defensive end. He is the inside line with the strongest switching ability in the league. He is full of mobility and defensive awareness. Rao Paul is the first-class small player in the league. A big expert, he can't take advantage of him.

Looking back, the deterrence of the Eagles' "cutting tactics" put the Pistons' offense into trouble. As long as the Pistons call a pick-and-roll, the ball holder will definitely be double-teamed. Except for Billups, the Pistons do not have a top player. On the point of holding the ball, Rasheed Wallace has the strongest singles ability on the team. He has relatively comprehensive offensive means, but there is no superstar-level ultimate move.

Both sides have done a lot of work on the defensive end, but the offensive end is relatively difficult.The Eagles mainly rely on Paul, either playing pick-and-rolls to create misplaced opportunities, or directly singles Billups; one of the relative advantages of the Pistons is the point guard position, and Billups is very uncomfortable with his big butt. A look of life or death.

From time to time, the Pistons will also give the ball to Big Ben to play a steal.However, the Eagles had a firm attitude, "team battles can be lost, but Daben must die", and fouled decisively to pull Daben down.

Compared with many blue-collars who are blindly confident in the later generations and have to get the ball for attacking blood-sucking, Daben is very aggressive. He does the dirty work on the defensive end and listens to the coach and Billups on the offensive end.

It's just that he has a bit of a temper, whether it's a pick-and-roll or a position, his movements are getting bigger and bigger.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pistons led by 26 points at 24:2.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams all changed into a transitional lineup.The main lineups on both sides are exhausted, and they lack the ball holders who can bring substitutes in the original rotation lineup, making the scene even more boring.

The Eagles met the Pistons. Neither David Lee nor Eddie House had a high shooting percentage. Without the help of Hamilton, Arroyo and McDyess also had difficulty scoring for the Pistons, and the score continued to be stalemate. .

In such a scene, it is obvious that the Pistons have an advantage. Dragging the opponent into the quagmire of "cannot score each other" to fight, and then defeating him with rich experience, this is the rhythm that the Pistons are more accustomed to.

At the critical moment, Milicic, the second-best player in parallel imports, became the surprise player of the Eagles. Facing the Pistons that almost ruined his career, Milicic vented the grievances he had accumulated for more than two years in a correct way.Having won the trust of Ke Yan, he stayed on the court and played with the main players. First, he gave Big Ben a big cap on the defensive end, and then played a high pick-and-roll with Paul on the offensive end, facing Billups Switched defenses, passed Billups with a huge change of direction, changed hands and scored a layup.

It's unbelievable that a big man at 2 meters passed Billups, who is known for his defense, with such a light movement.Mike Breen exclaimed in the commentary booth: "OMG! Friends, what did I see? What did I see! The last big man who can accomplish such a feat is KG, right?"

In other words, "Garnett when he was young" is more accurate, because in the past few years, Garnett has also reduced the violent attributes of face-to-face singles, and more use of strong bursts behind the opponent and turnaround jumpers after the back to complete the attack.

The Palace of Auburn Hills was once a sad place for Milicic.But this game has also become the beginning of Milicic's return to the road.In the next round of offense and defense, Milicic once again became an important figure for the Eagles. He first defended Rasheed Wallace's singles and protected the backcourt rebounds, and then sent a key transfer ball on the offensive end. Give Josh Smith a chance to bomb the basket. Although the latter's charge did not score the ball, it successfully caused Ben Wallace's third foul!

Seeing Big Ben being replaced by McDyess, Ke Yan stood up excitedly, and loudly encouraged the players on the field.

Although the five tigers of the Pistons are still powerful, but against the Eagles, the key to the Pistons' obvious suppression lies in Big Ben and Billups.He is off the field, and the Eagles' pick-and-roll offense is much more threatening!

With Ben Wallace off the field, the Pistons gradually became unable to suppress the Hawks' offense, but McDyess is not a vegetarian either. The former All-Star and member of the Dream Team is still at the end of his peak. Being able to play the main force and choosing to join the Pistons as the sixth man is entirely for the championship.His appearance made the Pistons' lineup more offensive and defensive, and the offenses of both teams "live".

With Ben Wallace off the field, nine players on the field can breathe normally on the offensive end. This is Ben Wallace's influence on the game!

Billups continued to control the rhythm of the game and prevented the Eagles from bringing up the speed of offensive and defensive transitions, but he alone was unable to suppress the Eagles' offensive shooting percentage, and the offensive efficiency of both sides was improving.At the end of the game, the Pistons were 53 point behind 54:1.

During the intermission, Ke Yan mainly poured chicken soup.First, I praised Milicic for his outstanding performance. The Serbian made 6 of 4 shots in the first half and scored 8 points and 3 rebounds. He was the second scoring point of the team. His sudden play of this point was the reason why the game was included in the Pistons. After the rhythm of the game, the reason why the team was able to break free;

As an encouragement, and also as a first-hand adjustment for the change, Ke Yan arranged for Milicic to serve as the starter in the second half, and Diaw was placed on the bench for standby.

Dior brought a substitute, and Ke Yan also adjusted the team's offensive thinking in the second half. Instead of allowing Paul and inside pick-and-rolls, Paul and Joe Johnson played pick-and-rolls instead.

"Ben Wallace is a problem that we can't solve. In this case, we will bypass him! Through the pick-and-roll, Paul and Joe Johnson quickly opened up the distance. Paul is facing Prince. If you have a chance, you will Go boldly. If you don't get me, give the ball to Joe and let him single Billups! The space must be opened!"

Both Paul and Joe Johnson have relatively strong shooting abilities. The Pistons can only choose to follow the defense. If they switch defenses, there may be more loopholes!

The second half started, and Ben's return immediately gave the Pistons the backbone of their defense. Some people said that Ben was a blue-collar "king of heaven", and this is not an exaggeration at all!

Fortunately, Ke Yan made adjustments in advance, and this adjustment has received miraculous effects. Sanders has no brains to trust Billups' defensive ability, but he does not know that the gap in size and strength is the most difficult to make up. To move Joe Johnson, the key is that Joe Johnson is also as stable as a dead dog. When he catches the opportunity, he can press Billups to play six times and score five goals. He abruptly helped the Eagles widen the point difference to 8 points .

Sanders immediately called a timeout to adjust, allowing Billups to return to his position after a strong delay to avoid the embarrassment of being chased by Joe Johnson.

Sanders' adjustment strategy is not a big problem, but this trick has long been figured out by Keyan.Paul has more space after the pick-and-roll. His mid-range shot is a killer move, and his three-pointer is not a shortcoming. He shot 36% this season.The Pistons shifted their defensive focus to Joe Johnson. Paul raised his hand and hit a three-pointer, successfully opening the point difference to 11 points!This is the first time that the point difference in this game has reached double digits, and it is also the first time that Ke Yan has led the Pistons by so much!

Round transition, the Pistons attacked, Rasheed Wallace made a low-post attack, turned around and hit a jumper, helping the Pistons stop the bleeding.

The Eagles attack, Paul finds Joe Johnson again, but before the pick-and-roll is completed, he suddenly sends the ball to Milicic at the corner. Catches the ball, takes position, and hits a mid-range jumper before Ben Wallace comes up on defense.

The Eagles have reached the extreme in passing the ball, and the generals will be able to create such an opportunity, which also shows the tenacity of the Pistons' defense.

Conversely, only through the tempering of such a Pistons team can the young people of the Eagles grow better!

In the rest of the third quarter, the two teams continued to stage a defensive battle. The Eagles could only rely on double guns in the backcourt to score points, trying to find opportunities to kill Big Ben but failed to find opportunities; while the Pistons, Hamilton and Rashid Hua Rice took on more offensive tasks and shared the pressure on Billups.

After three quarters, the Eagles led by 78 points 71:7. The original double-digit advantage was slowly eroded by the Pistons inadvertently!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles suddenly accelerated and ran away!Diaw, who was adjusted to the bench lineup, has become a surprise soldier. As an insider, he is the ball-holding point of the Eagles' bench lineup. He can directly advance or send long passes after grabbing rebounds, and can also sort out the team's offense in positional warfare. A fine pass inside the pass.

With the advantage in hand, the two shooters House and Kittles shot more resolutely. The Eagles played a wave of 9:2 attacks, opening the point difference to 14 points!

"Good shot!" Kittles made a three-pointer, and Zhang Lili became excited in the broadcast room of CCTV.Not to mention the special attribute of Ke Yan being one of his own, just because everyone thinks that the Eagles can't beat the Pistons, being able to bite the score first and then counterattack the opponent is enough to make people "bloody"!

The 14-point difference is a bit difficult for the Pistons, who are strong defensively and weak offensively!Returning from the timeout, the five Pistons returned to their positions, and Sanders rushed the game to a decisive battle ahead of schedule.

Ke Yan continued to fight with this bench lineup, grabbing rebounds and advancing to the frontcourt as soon as possible, whoever has the opportunity to shoot, quickly return to defense after the shot to ensure the defense, if he can't defend, he will directly cut the big cost and send him a free throw.

Rao Sanders is elegant and easy-going on weekdays, but he is almost speechless when he sees Ke Yan playing such a hooligan.You guy, you are also a "basketball scientist" and "Earl Lightning", so you just play around if you can't beat it?

If Ke Yan could hear Sanders' slander, he would definitely reply, "I'm still an apprentice of old Nelson, what's wrong with using the tactics invented by my teacher?"

The "cost-cutting tactic" effectively slowed down the Pistons' counterattack.Seeing that the team was chasing points slowly, he became the target of the Eagles' attacks frequently, and after being intentionally fouled again, Ben finally couldn't control his emotions and pushed Eddie House to the ground, which almost triggered a conflict between the two sides.

At this time, if there is a fight, it will be the Eagles' bench lineup and the Pistons' bench lineup.However, the Eagles didn't have a violent player like Artest on the court. After Eddie House symbolically rushed over and was stopped, this time the conflict failed to evolve.

Daben was sent off for a second-degree malicious foul, McDyess came off the bench, and the Pistons lost one point to be targeted.

After House hit a technical foul free throw, the Eagles' main lineup also returned to the court.

With a 10-point lead and an upper hand in terms of physical strength, the opponent's defensive backbone has self-destructed. If this cannot be won, Ke Yan may have a demon against the Pistons.

Fortunately, that didn't happen.McDyess is better offensively, but he doesn't have the game-changing ability of Big Ben.The Pistons' offense is no longer restricted by the "cost-cutting tactic", but there is one less barrier on the defensive end, and there is no way to approach the score.

The final score was fixed at 97:104. The Eagles defeated the Pistons away and led the Pistons 1:0.

After the red light came on, Mike Breen concluded:

"All of us are optimistic about the Pistons, but what I want to say is that last season in the Western Conference regular season, the Spurs swept the Lakers, 4:0. But in the Western Conference semifinals, the total score was 4:3, and the A&T Center three times Was broken by the Lakers. That was the beginning of Kimi's fame! Don't underestimate Kimi in the playoffs just because Kimi advocates offensive play. He is a coach who is very good at playing in the playoffs! I am also optimistic about his future, and he can really It is my expectation to win a championship trophy with offense."

After the game, the focus of media interviews was naturally the Eagles' "cutting tactics" and Ben Wallace's second-degree malicious foul; Back to Atlanta with a big score of :2, the psychological advantage is too great!

"I don't know why you want me to respond to foul tactics. We didn't use unsportsmanlike actions to kill Ben Wallace. This is just a game strategy. I think the best way to respond to foul tactics is to practice free throws. Duncan I was also troubled by foul tactics before, but look at the playoffs last season, we fouled Duncan, how did he respond to me?" Ke Yan asked rhetorically.

As a senior "Deng Chui", Ke Yan often cues to Duncan, if you have the ability, you can convince me like Duncan!

As for the response to malicious fouls, Ke Yan softened his attitude: "Frankly speaking, I understand that this is an act of venting passion, without too much malice, and the action itself is not very dangerous. I think what should really be penalized is stepping, elbowing, and other dangerous moves that go to people instead of the ball. With regard to Ben Wallace, I believe the league will do the right thing."

Unless the two sides really fight and things get serious, the league will not suspend Ben Wallace because of this incident. There is no need for Ke Yan to be a villain.Conversely, for the sake of viewing, the league may be more dissatisfied with the Eagles' "cost-cutting tactics". This is a real disgusting fan, so it is not a bad thing for Ke Yan to "admit counsel" appropriately.

In any case, beating the Pistons for the first time in his career is worth celebrating.In the first season of the head coach, for Ke Yan, he has no regrets.

(Thanks to the book friend "Fuck you can't have characters" for the reward of 1500 points)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like