From today on is the king

Chapter 531 530. Simple and Rough

It took a full 22 seconds of attack time, and the Pistons took the lead in scoring two points.

After the goal, the Pistons returned to defense quickly. Their return to defense was too fast, and the center was only [-] meters.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Eagles attack.

Liu Mang pushed forward, and Billups stepped forward immediately. Liu Mang was surprised. Isn't Billups afraid of being fouled?

Suddenly, Liu Mang saw Billups moving his hand back, and secretly sighed that he was indeed Mr. Big Scene. He learned the little trick he used before, and wanted to use his body to suppress Liu Mang from speeding up.

but!Putting his hands behind his back... Liu Mang put his left elbow on Billups' chest, trying to separate Billups, and at this moment, the iron elbow skill was triggered fortunately!Liu Mang accelerated his breakthrough to the right. Billups wanted to push up, but he felt a huge force coming from Liu Mang's left arm, and he couldn't stand it!

Giving up the hand interference, Billups could only rely on strength, but without the hand interference, it was difficult to pose a threat to Liu Mang's breakthrough.

Why at the beginning of the century, Iverson, who was almost invincible in speed, had to change direction to break through, while Westbrook's breakthrough in the future would just be accelerated?It is because you can get started at the beginning of the century!Defense against breakthroughs is all about pulling and pulling, and it is difficult to break in without shaking people away. In the future, whistles for fouls after reaching out will make outside breakthroughs so easy, unless it is Leonard and Rondo.

Liu Mang passed Billups and went inside. Billups did not feel depressed, but followed Liu Reg closely. After Liu Mang broke through, he wanted to speed up and get rid of Billups, but Clifford Robinson stepped forward!Form a double team with Billups!
The very fast and decisive double-team gave Liu Mang a great physical confrontation. Liu Mang was about to pass to Boozer and jumped up to look for Boozer. Suddenly, there was an out-of-control force from the ball in Liu Mang's hand, and the ball was taken away!

Hamilton!

When Liu Mang broke through and was blocked by Clifford Robinson, Hamilton sneaked up behind Clifford Robinson and reached out to take the ball out of Liu Mang's hand!Fortunately, the ball fell to Boozer's feet after being patted away. Boozer picked up the ball and rushed inside. Ratliff and Ben Wallace started a hand-to-hand fight. Ratliff refused to allow Ben Wallace to defend Boozer, but Ben Wallace squeezed Ratliff away. At this time, Boozer had already jumped up to release the basket.

The referee blows the whistle and the thug fouls.

This action is too big!Ratliff and Boozer got up together and headed towards Ben Wallace. Ben Wallace put his head against the heads of the two without hesitation, and the referee hurried over to separate the three.

Boozer and Ratliff are still relatively calm, they just want to express an attitude to the referee, expressing their dissatisfaction with this scale of whistleblowing.

Ben Wallace couldn't defend the ball at all, it was aimed at people, but he only fouled one thug.

Of course, Boozer and Ratliff are quite used to it. Calling fouls these days is like this, which can only put pressure on the referees and cannot be changed.

Boozer went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.

It's the Pistons offense again.

The Eagles found that Liu Mang couldn't keep up with Hamilton, and the Pistons set up a pick-and-roll for Hamilton, allowing Hamilton to catch and shoot.

The Pistons still played the same way. Billups first wasted time, and then after the time was almost exhausted, he continued to break through. At the same time, the Pistons gave Hamilton a pick-and-roll. This time, the Eagles switched defenses very quickly. , Clifford Robinson also hit a three-pointer!

5 to 1!The Pistons lead the Eagles by 4 points at the start!
Immediately after the Eagles attacked and discovered the Pistons' desperate defensive strategy, Liu Mang was not ready to hold the ball and do it himself. He directed Boozer to the right corner near the bottom corner to open up space and took Clifford Robinson away. Ratliff came outside the three-second zone on the right and waited for a response.
Fight Jason Terry with conventional tactics, fight Liu Mang with weird tactics, and when there is nothing to do, just pick Raheem!
Raheem faced Michael Curry with an obvious advantage in height and strength. At this time, Ben Wallace was afraid of Ratliff's catch and high kick, and he didn't double-team Raheem in the first place. Raheem bulldozed Michael Curry into the basket.

but!

Ben Wallace deserves to be the center with the best defense at the basket. When Raheem turned around to dunk, he suddenly rushed over with extremely fast bullet speed!And the prediction was very accurate. Seeing that Raheem was about to be blocked, fortunately, Raheem reacted quickly, and with a flick of his fingertips, he changed from a dunk to a small throw, narrowly avoiding Ben Wallace's block, and the ball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.

too difficult!
When the Pistons attacked again, Billups continued to break through, and Hamilton continued to go around the pick-and-roll to the left of the basket. After Liu Mang encountered Clifford Robinson’s pick-and-roll, he immediately switched defenses with Boozer. Boozer chased Hamilton, and Liu Mang followed Clifford Robinson.

Prince couldn't stop Billups, and Ratliff stepped over to defend. At this time, Ratliff saw that the situation at the basket was not good, and retracted back. Billups didn't pass to the empty Ben Wallace immediately. He waited for a second. Although Ben Wallace stood one step outside the three-second zone, Billups felt that it was difficult for Ben Wallace to make a shot from this position. Come back quickly, Billups made a pass at this time, from the baseline to Michael Curry in the right corner of the basket.

Michael Curry's open three-pointer!

The fans at the scene exclaimed "NO...". Fortunately, the ball was missed and Raheem defended the defensive rebound.

At this time, the Pistons' offensive routines were completely exposed. Simple and crude offensive tactics, Billups' breakthrough, Hamilton's pick-and-roll open shot, pass to the open when there is no space, and actively off the ball to form a misplaced pick-and-roll, creating opportunities for Michael Curry or Ben Wallace, mainly Billups, Hamilton, and Clifford Robinson.

Although we know that Hamilton can't kill a team by himself, the Eagles have to guard against it. If he really misses the shot and widens the point difference, it is no different from being shot by him.

This is the purpose of Billups, the on-field coach. Let Hamilton make the first shot, and then use the threat that Hamilton brings to create opportunities for others. Hamilton's passing is also very powerful, and he is selfless and has a good vision.

Billups, Hamilton, Clifford Robinson, three players who pass the ball very well form a scoring support circle. First of all, the three pass the ball before and score.

The Eagles were well prepared and used Liu Mang and Prince's transposition defense against the Pistons from the beginning, but they didn't expect the Pistons to play a completely different style of play from the original coach Carlisle!

Liu Mang is very familiar with this style of play, and he is very impressed. The future ratings killer, the style of the Pistons' Five Tigers!It’s just that Rasheed Wallace, who has a faster and more accurate shot, has become Clifford Robinson, but if you don’t consider offensive efficiency, this style of play is really powerful, because it’s too simple, and the Eagles can only defend simply and roughly. The Pistons don’t consider offensive efficiency.Into the rhythm of the Pistons!

The Pistons have strengthened their defense, moved more, and confronted more, making use of the fact that they did not take advantage of the larger scale of the playoffs in the previous three games.

The Eagles started offensively badly, and could only compete defensively with the Pistons. By the official timeout of the first quarter, the Eagles only scored 8 points, while the Pistons relied on Hamilton and Clifford Robinson's open shots. They scored 7 points in 14 minutes, leading the Eagles by more than 5 points at the start!
……

During the official timeout, Liu Mang felt the resentful eyes from his teammates and coaches, and knew that it was his own fault.

The Pistons are too strong after entering fury mode!It is indeed a team that can come back from 1 to 3. Its strength is estimated to be similar to that of the Suns in the 05-06 season, except that one is offensive and the other is defensive. But their common feature is a strong comeback when the team led by the scoring leader scores 1 to 3.

Liu Mang found the tactical board, thought about it, and got it!

Talked it over with coach Kruger and assistant Mike Woodson.

"Can it work?" Coach Kruger was so helpless with this disciple, he came up with a strange trick again!

Coach Kruger wasn't asking about Liu Mang. Liu Mang must be able to say this method because he thought it would work. He was asking about Mike Woodson.

Mike Woodson didn't think there was such a way, mainly because there had never been a team with such a single offensive strategy as the Pistons before. Even the Jagged Knicks had Alan Houston, Ewing, John Starks, Larry Johnson... and many other high scorers.

Mike Woodson said uncertainly: "It can be done..."

2 to 1, Liu Mang's strategy passed!

Liu Mang called Jason Terry, Prince, Raheem, and Ratliff together...

(End of this chapter)