Forward to the basket

The rhythm of the playoffs, if you don't experience it yourself, I'm afraid there is no way to describe the Detroit Pistons' game style in words, especially the tough temperament they showed in the playoffs.

Rivers has a very accurate evaluation of the Pistons, that is, these guys are a group of lions napping in the sun during the regular season, but in the playoffs, they all showed their animal teeth.

"This is how the Magic were torn apart. If you don't want to repeat the bad luck of Orlando, then cheer up. When you meet a team like the Pistons in the playoffs, you can only be stronger than them! "

This is the tactical thinking that Rivers and Thibodeau instilled in the players during training. Yes, these wild boys in Boston are notoriously crazy during the regular season, and they are also ranked in the league. Number.

But the playoffs are another level of battlefield. It doesn’t mean that your madness can handle everything. Sometimes, toughness and pressure resistance are the ultimate criteria to measure how far a team can go.

Everyone knows that the team bred by these blue-collar workers in Detroit is simple and rough, but when it comes to the playoffs, before simple and rough, you have to add vicious, sturdy, and tough!

This is a kind of temperament inherited from the bottom of the heart. Those who can survive under the Pistons system are extremely sturdy animals, such as the old hooligan Bill Laimbeer, Rodman, or the old Daly.

Only these beasts dare to defy all order and challenge any opponent, even a high god.

People like Thomas and Dumars are think tanks. They don't need them to charge forward, and it's their job to yin people behind. It's this kind of team that dares to overthrow a master like Gang Leader Joe to the ground.

With this kind of spiritual leader passed down, the Pistons can rely on a blue-collar lineup to kill the Lakers' All-Star team. They never expected that they could become gorgeous, practical, fierce and tough is their label, this is Detroit. One of the imprints cannot be erased, it can only become deeper and deeper with time.

More than 20 years have passed now, and the imprint left by that rogue army is still affecting this generation of Pistons players, no matter who they are facing, the upstart?Strong team?They will still fight to the end.

This is very similar to Boston, with Auerbach's 50 years of indoctrination, Boston's tough style may be even more fierce, but Detroit's blue-collar temperament makes them brutal in their fierceness.

And Boston's fierce temperament is more like a kind of conquest. As long as you dare to block the way, they will trample you to death. The foundation of the dynasty created by Auerbach has allowed the Celtics to continue to this day.

Eight consecutive championships are not only based on good luck, if you don't have the ability to control to the end, the nba championship ring will not just fall into your pocket every time, it requires fighting and conquering.

In the face of any opponent, you dare to knock him to the ground, and then step on a foot so that he can never turn over.

But in general, this is a collision between two tough teams. It is still unknown who will win.

The Pistons have their own advantages, but whether this advantage can be converted into a victory, even the Detroiters themselves dare not let it go easily. Anything in the playoffs may happen, and they are not invulnerable.

Especially after Ben Wallace left the team, the Great Wall of Steel of the Pistons also began to loosen.

What Rivers intends to do is to attack the solid defense of the Pistons in the opening stage, so that the gang of slow-moving guys get nervous, can't play according to the opponent's rhythm, and want everything to be centered on themselves.

But the old guys on the Pistons are already smart, and Sanders is guarding against the Celtics' violent charge, so the Pistons have already made preparations, and they are considering Stand your ground.

However, from the jump ball to the violent offensive wave after the opening, the Celtics still made Saunders's nerves tense. As long as those Boston lunatics attack with all their strength, their destructive power will be amazing. !

This is completely different from when they swept the Raptors. In the first round, these guys controlled the rhythm and then slowly shattered the opponent's confidence, but this time their charge was sharper!

The jump ball was played between Chen Feng and Rasheed Wallace, and Sanders didn't expect anyone to be able to jump better than Chen Feng's beast, so in the jump ball, the Pistons were still interfering more. .

This kind of interference is not to expect "Roaring Heavenly Venerable" to put any pressure on Chen Feng, but after the Celtics gain control, he can't immediately launch a fast attack to kill the opponent's first fast advance.

The Celtics' opening fast break has become one of the signs of this group of guys. Sanders didn't want to come up and suffer like this, so after Chen Feng took the first step to flick away the basketball, Rondo, who was in charge of the ball, was the first to be intercepted.

Originally, Rondo had the ball in his hand and wanted to find Pierce or Jefferson, who had already advanced at high speed, but Billups' old fritters on the court would never give him this easy opportunity.

Close body, interference, Billups's body that can be regarded as strong among point guards, when encountering a little guy like Rondo who is not nutritious, he can always gain the upper hand steadily.

There is no gorgeous style of play, but Billups can win the finals mvp because of his defense and stability, and his defensive skills at the back line are definitely the foundation for this guy to settle down in the NBA.

Compared to offense, he is definitely not as flashy as Nash, and he is not as aggressive as Wade, but in terms of contributions at both ends of the offense and defense, it is estimated that few people like to play against such a tough guy.

Billups' style is steady, and it is unrealistic to expect him to play Nash's fast break, but it is estimated that no one is more suitable for defense or personal interference. He is an expert in this kind of destruction.

Although after Rondo emerged this season, many people said that this guy did not enter the top few picks in the draft because the managers of those teams had problems with their eyes, but it is undeniable that he still has a lot to improve. Such as the rhythm of propulsion and organization, or the small body that is not very strong.

When facing a tough opponent like Billups, Rondo's weakness will be magnified. This level of interference from the opponent has disrupted his rhythm, and the pass line for Pierce has also been firmly stuck by the Pistons.

On the sidelines, Sanders originally thought that the interference of Billups could contain the opponent's rapid advance, but he obviously underestimated the creativity of the wild boys of the Celtics.

Rondo was blocked head-on, but this guy's reaction was really fast enough. The pass line for Pierce was just blocked, and he turned around without pausing at all, and slammed the ball to the other side.

There is no way to create a fast break for Pierce, but remember, there are three other guys who can pass the ball.

An old monster like Sprewell would never leave Rondo alone there to be besieged. He was already cruising around, serving as the accompanying wingman, waiting for Rondo to pass the ball at any time.

The person Rondo was looking for was the old monster, and Sprewell was facing Hamilton, that guy who was a bit thin, and there was really no good way to take such an old monster.

After playing in the NBA for so long, his playing style is already very aggressive, so when Sprewell faced Hamilton, he didn't have too many scruples, and he started pressing forward almost as soon as he caught the ball.

With the ball in hand, he walked forward against Hamilton's harassment. Sprewell relied on his rich experience in the game to pass the ball accurately while preventing the opponent from stealing the ball.

It can be said that when Rondo passed the ball, the Celtics' advancement speed has not slowed down. Even with Hamilton's harassment, Sprewell's advancement and transfer of the ball are also very fast.

These guys pass the ball in a fast and straight way. Hamilton has no chance to steal the ball, and he has no chance to block Sprewell's pass. He can only watch the ball pass by. .

Speed ​​up, Rivers once said before coming to Detroit, playing at the Pistons' home game, you should go at your own pace, and fast advancement is a good way to break the opponent's defensive barriers.

These guys also faithfully implemented this request. Sprewell's pass was fast and risky. He passed the ball directly to the vicinity of the three-second zone. Pierce, who advanced at high speed, was a little to the right He received the ball from the center, and then with a feint, he lowered his shoulders and squeezed Prince's defense, and went straight in!

"Damn it!", Prince was a little unprepared for Pierce's breakthrough, and it was more because the Celtics' advancing speed was a bit too fast, and he didn't have time to get stuck in the defensive position.

Attempting to get stuck, he had to make up the defense. After Prince was broken by Pierce, Dale Davis, who had just retreated into place, could only go straight out from the basket, and rushed towards Pierce with his teeth and claws. He wanted to All he had to do was to keep the other party behind, so as not to let this guy make a successful move, at least to give the other party some visual interference.

But Pierce has been battle-tested no matter what. When Davis started, he just squeezed through a channel, but he didn't choose to go further, and directly threw the ball up, and threw it towards the basket.

Although Davis is [-] meters tall, when encountering this kind of pass, he can only watch the basketball fly across his fingertips and fly to the back of his head, and what follows, Davis can feel There was a strong wind behind him.

Precise delivery, but what made the Pistons fans gasp the most was the pair of big hands that pulled the basketball out of the air and smashed it viciously into the basket. That sturdy force made the basketball stand unstoppable trembling.

For that guy who committed crimes, most of the Pistons' diehard fans will not easily forget that just a few months ago, he once wreaked havoc here, but today, his aggressiveness is even more violent!

In less than six seconds of the opening, the Celtics' first assault had already taken the lead, and it was very domineering.

The squeak and creak of the basket being pulled by those big hands made the Pistons fans, who were mostly rough men, twitch their lips a little meanly. The scene just now was really too violent.

The atmosphere of the arena, which was still extremely noisy just now, has calmed down a little after such a high-altitude bombing.

Rasheed Wallace may be a very lazy guy in the regular season. He has nothing to do and only likes to shoot at mid-to-long distances. In the confrontation at the basket, he is always a bit perfunctory. Most of the dirty work is done by Davis. .

But entering the playoffs, this guy is obviously much more diligent. In the last round of sweeping the Magic, he and Davis frequently pinched Howard, which often caused the opponent to lose shooting opportunities very awkwardly.

This time, his retreat speed was not slow. Although the Celtics were advancing more violently, he followed Chen Feng almost every step of the way, but even so, he couldn't pull that kid down.

During the last confrontation in Auburn Hills, this guy said that that kid Chen Feng was very strong. As for how strong he was, Rasheed Wallace knew in his own mind, but the growth rate of that kid was really surprising.

Just like the assault just now, Rasheed Wallace had been following, but in the last two steps, Pierce hadn't passed the ball, but Chen Feng suddenly accelerated while running, and then kicked off the ground suddenly.

Originally, there was Jefferson in front of this guy who was entangled with Dale Davis, but as soon as Davis jumped out, Jefferson stepped into another position to respond, but Chen Feng killed him at this moment.

There was almost no pause in the attack, and when the ball arrived from Pierce, this guy's strong hands had already grabbed the basketball that was wandering near the basket. The timing of this attack was flawless.

If this is not a pre-rehearsed offensive routine, then Rasheed Wallace can only say that the kid's ability to catch fighters has surpassed that at the beginning of the season and has become more acute.

In addition to these, Rasheed Wallace had to say, "That kid, it has become even more hateful!"

Because after the attack was successful, Chen Feng shrugged his shoulders towards the loudest yelling stand, and the yelling that had just been suppressed was ignited again, and it was even more violent than what was coming just now.

"Bastard! Don't think that being able to dunk a basket is a big deal! The only way to wait for you is to get out!"

"Ma's fuck! Arrogant guy! This is Detroit, it's not your turn to act wild! Did you hear me!"

"Beat him! Beat this bastard! You guys, hurry up and beat that bastard!"

Just this kind of sound filled the entire Palace of Auburn Hills almost instantly, and even the roof felt like it was lifted. It is estimated that no one has dared to act so recklessly here for a long time.

It's not a big deal, when Chen Feng brushed past Rasheed Wallace, he shook his head deliberately, that really looked like he deserved a beating, at least many people thought so.

Facing Chen Feng's actions, Rasheed Wallace didn't say much at all. Although this guy's nickname was "Roaring Tianzun", he didn't raise his big fist just because of such a provocation.

But the subsequent actions of the Celtics made the old guys of the Pistons a little surprised. Originally, Billups was just about to throw the ball to Davis who was responding from the baseline, but Rondo flashed in an instant. come out.

No matter how you say it, Billups is an old fritter who has played in the finals. He will not make any mistakes easily in this kind of game, but this time, he really did not expect such a change.

Only the audience in the stands and Sanders standing on the sidelines saw clearly what was going on. Chen Feng shook his head with Rasheed Wallace again, but he was always standing between Wallace and Davis. between.

His expression and actions also attracted the attention of most people, including the two big guys beside him. As a result, as soon as Billups served the ball over there, Rondo flashed out from somewhere, and no one noticed at all. .

In fact, Sanders, who was on the sidelines, saw it clearly, but all this happened too fast, and he hadn't had time to remind Billups loudly, and that dazed Davis.

The place where Rondo was cruising just now was beside Chen Feng, but Chen Feng's actions happened to cover his figure, and as a result, as soon as Billups passed the ball, he just flashed out and intercepted the ball.

Davis didn't even understand what happened, but he saw that the basketball he had just grasped was picked out directly, and then a shadow passed by at high speed and rushed directly to the basket.

Billups reacted quickly. Almost at the same time that Davis was stealing the ball, this guy had already started from the baseline, blocking Rondo who had succeeded in stealing the ball, preventing this guy from having a chance to layup calmly.

Rondo's inaccurate shooting is a weakness that many people know. What Billups has to do now is to force this guy to stay away from the basket. He can let you shoot, but breakthroughs are absolutely impossible!

But when Billups opened his hands to block Rondo, the guy didn't seem to care about the existence of such a person in front of him at all. He still lowered his head and charged forward, as if he was going to push his opponent away and go straight to the basket.

"Whimsical choice!", Sanders really wanted to give Rondo such an evaluation, but after a second, he realized that he should swallow this sentence back, because that kid is definitely not a mindless rush.

Someone intercepted, but Rondo was still running towards the basket. When Billups really planned to completely seal the guy in front of him, he realized that Rondo did not intend to attack directly.

I have seen the crotch pass, but during the high-speed start process, there are not many guys who can play the nolookpass crotch pass with the opponent's breakthrough.

Maybe anyone who has seen Rondo's pass will think of "White Chocolate" Williams, because only that guy has such a way of thinking and passing.

Bold, and makes the opponent defenseless, it has already been posted so deadly, don't expect Billups to create any miracles from such a short distance, Rondo's passing has never existed for the sake of looking good.

It is extremely practical, this is how Rondo assists, but with such a gorgeous performance, it will definitely have a more shocking ending.

For example, a shiny bald boy flashed out behind Rondo, holding the basketball with both hands, soaring into the air in front of Billups, stepping over Rondo who bowed his head in front of him to protect himself, in the heavy While blasting the basketball into the hoop, he knocked away any guy in front of him, even if he was the finals mvp.

At this moment, Sanders' only feeling on the sidelines is definitely not the score of 4:0, but a kind of momentum to challenge the strong, which is erupting on the Bostonians.

A wild feeling is driving these Celtic animals to launch the most powerful attack!

(Well, I was scared to death today. It’s okay to check the rankings in the East, and suddenly found out, ah! Joe’s team is actually third! I’m going, is this against the sky?)