Chapter 51 Billups
Kassel got the basketball, Ji Guoqiu stopped at the top of the arc, waiting to provide cover for the aliens.
The Clippers' tactics that play the most now are pick-and-roll and interspersed running. The axis of both tactics is Ji Guoqiu, especially the latter, which must have his ability to respond to it to be threatened.
The Pistons point guard is the famous Billups. He has strong strength, fast speed, and good explosive power. He has all the qualities that an excellent point guard should have. Therefore, even with Ji Guoqiu's cover, the elderly Kassel cannot break through to the opponent.
Ji Guoqiu received a pass at the free throw line, and the Clippers failed to hit the pick-and-roll, so they began to play the No. 2 tactic around Ji Guoqiu. Artest stopped on both wings, and the other three began to run...
The Clippers' first attack choice is that Ji Guomomoto runs out of the open space, and Kassel and Percy can also have an open space. If none of the three can run out of the open space, just like now, when encountering the Pistons with the best defensive system in the league, then implement a backup plan, Artest fights on both wings, relying on his strong body and using his personal ability to score points.
If Artest's forced play wouldn't work, Ji Guoqiu's own central shot is the last choice. Old Dunleavy has set up enough offensive choices for the team, and the priority during execution can be clearly distinguished.
Puslin, the youngest Pistons, defended Artest. The Pistons Prince, who defended Kobe's depression during the Pistons' championship in 2004, was most afraid of a power player like Artest. This is exactly what one thing defeated one thing.
When Artest received a basketball and forced himself to eat Prince, Ji Guomeng had not given up on his position and was still looking for opportunities. At this time, all three except him stopped.
Artest planned to do the first ball by himself, and the Pistons fans hated him, so why didn't he hate them?
However, the Pistons' defensive system will not allow Artest to bully Prince like this. Artest was soon double-teamed by McDyce and fell into a double blockade.
Ji Guomeng's unremitting running position received a reward, and his running had a gap in the rotation of the piston. Artest knew that he would not be able to get it right after one or two, so he could only pass the basketball to Ji Guomeng unwillingly.
Rashid Wallace made up for defense, but he emptied Ji Guoqiu at the basket. At this time, if Ji Guohuo passed it to the basket, the chance of the latter would have a dunk if he received the ball.
However, the two had already agreed that he would get the data during this period. As for the reason, of course, someone is in a storm...
Ji Guomo ignored the backup defense, Rashid Wallace still jumped from the middle distance to shoot a basketball. He roared Tianzun's defense was one step slower. He had the chance to shoot and had the confidence to shoot.
"Swish!"
Rashid Wallace's slow blocking did not work any effect. The basketball entered the net and the Clippers took the lead in two points.
The Pistons turned to the offense, and Billups broke through Cassel directly at the top of the arc, which was bullying the aliens in their old age and weak body. Ji Guomo had to come forward to make up for defense.
Mike Dyce received the basketball and Ji Guoqiu rotated. The All-Star Power Forward, who was destroyed by injuries, did not play with Ji Guoqiu, but used his flexible steps to shake a shooting space, and then gently shot the basketball with a hook...
Ji Guochou straightened his arm, but McDace's shooting timing was very good. In addition, he used his body reasonably as a barrier, which made it very difficult for Ji Guochou to block it, and the basketball was playing the board and drilled into the basket.
"This guy's skills are really good, which makes my defense feel awkward." Ji Guoqiu caught the basketball under the basket and sent the backcourt ball helplessly.
"They have been fighting for so many years and are experienced, but we can bully them with our bodies." Ji Guomori responded in his heart.
Kassel received the serve and transported the ball to the frontcourt. This time he did not try to break through and passed it directly to Ji Guochou, who was at the high position, and he came to the weak side to act as a fixed-point shooter.
Ji Guoqiu turned his back to the basket, Ji Guoqiu ran over and took the basketball with his hands. After Ji Guoqiu handed over the basketball, he turned around and quickly inserted it into the basket.
At this time, telepathy came in handy. The basketball was passed from a very small gap into the penalty area. Ji Guoqiu caught the basketball without turning around, and then quickly jumped and dunked with one hand, easily getting two points.
The Pistons fans at "Auben Hill Palace" found it incredible. The two brothers cooperated too quickly just now. Not only did the players on the Pistons unable to react, but the fans also saw the cooperation between the two through slow motion replay.
"How is that possible? How could he see the basketball coming if he doesn't look back?"
"Maybe it was practiced in advance?"
"But when the ball was passed, it was obvious that in order to avoid interception, it was obvious that the passing height was temporarily changed. How could the Chinese who dunk did not look back and know where the basketball was located?"
The Pistons fans discussed the Clippers' attack, but in the end they couldn't figure it out. They could only be classified as twins, and cooperation was tacit understanding.
Old Dunleavy always had such doubts in private. The cooperation between the two brothers has occurred more than once, and he had no explanation. He also regarded it as a special cooperation technique for twins.
"These two little guys are really difficult." Rashid Wallace shook his head and stood at the bottom line to serve.
"This pass is a bit weird, these two little guys are hard to deal with." Billups just saw it clearly from the outside, and the point guard, who ranked in the top five in the league, was also wondering that the pass just now was so terrifying.
"Some of them even treat me as a template." Rashid Wallace sometimes has a bad temper as the legendary temper. Perhaps this is the case with a really bad temper. Usually, it looks easy to talk, but I don't know when it suddenly goes crazy. This is terrible.
After half a quarter, the Pistons took the lead in calling a timeout with a score of 12:8 and they were four points behind.
During this period, the Pistons have few points in positional battles. The Clippers' starting lineup, their defensive ability after they landed, looks no worse than the Pistons who are most familiar with this. Especially in the middle distance and the defense in the paint area, it can be said that it is a wall of iron. The Pistons have not found a way to break through the Clippers' defense after half a quarter. The scoring efficiency is extremely low. If it weren't for Bloops' three-pointer, the Pistons would have scored fewer points.
Charles Barkley admired the Clippers' defense. During the suspension period, he said excitedly: "Kenny, do you know how long it took for me to see a team that can make me so excited by defense alone? Apart from the Spurs and the Pistons in the past few years, no team has made me feel like this, but now the Clippers make me feel excited. They don't defend based on tactical systems. It can be seen that their defensive system is not mature enough, but their personal defense has greatly increased my adrenaline, just like eating Viagra."
Kenny Smith wisely did not ask what Viagra was, his eyes twitched slightly, and he asked with a cough: "The Houston Rockets are also a strong defensive team, as well as the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz. These teams did not make you feel happy... Bah! Did I mean they didn't make you excited?"
Charles Barkley ignored the opponent's face and replied to himself: "The Rockets' defense gives people a rigid and rigid feeling. It does not have the Pistons and Spurs' freedom to switch and release, and looks like they have urinary system diseases. Although the Clippers' system is not mature enough, their personal defense ability is beyond ordinary players, and their defensive consciousness is obviously all talented guys. Look at them spontaneously filling up positions, assisting defense, and rotating on the court, especially the two little guys in the inside. They constitute the axis of the Clippers' defensive system. It's hard to imagine that this is a pair of rookies inside. The Clippers are really lucky."
The Pistons' Philip Sanders is an excellent coach. The Clippers' defense exceeded his expectations, but in his eyes, there are also weaknesses. For example, the defense outside the three-point line and the defense of about 15 feet are not stable, and there are many opportunities to take advantage of.
In the NBA, no team has no solution to the defense. The Clippers' defensive tendency is to both the inside and the middle distance, so they cannot do both the outside line. However, what makes the Pistons embarrassed is that their outside line attack ability is not good. Only by letting Billups try to break the formation, Kassel is the biggest loophole in the Clippers' defense.
But what Sanders didn't expect was that after the timeout, Old Dunleavy replaced Cassel with Black Parker. Instead of using Brevin Knight, he sent Black Parker with better defense.
Old Dunleavy is also a cunning guy. He knew that the opponent would definitely make a big fuss about their point guard weaknesses. Brevin Knight, who was too short, would probably not be able to escape the fate of being shot by Brevin Knight after he came on the court. But when he met Chris Paul, he would beat the young master with all kinds of face shots. Even the queen bee met Brevin Knight, let alone Brevin Knight, who was shorter?
Billups has a very high ball quotient. After he came on the court, he saw that he was defending himself. He immediately changed the coach's original intention and prepared to use breakthroughs to deal with this guy.
Within three minutes, Black Parker had two offenses on the court, and Old Dunleavy turned black off the court.
Chapter completed!