Forward to the basket

Rivers knows that the Pistons will counterattack, and they have no room for retreat. They play at home at their own gate. If they fall behind 0:2, it is estimated that Sanders should have no chance to continue to take charge of this team.

It is not an exaggeration to describe Sanders' situation as a last stand. Even if the management does not issue him a dismissal letter immediately, I believe those fanatical fans will let this guy go out immediately after this round of games is over.

In fact, even in the warm-up stage before the game, there were still many Pistons fans whispering about Sanders' formation, and it was obvious that they were not satisfied with this coach.

Someone even posted a banner in the stands, "Larry, we miss you, come back quickly."

This is not to disturb the morale of the army, but the fans of the Pistons are expressing their dissatisfaction. They want to let the team's management see what the fans need.

Detroit is not Phoenix, they don't need more gorgeous offense, just hope to win the game.

Larry Brown just knew what style to bring to the city, so he succeeded, and Sanders tried to add a little offensive ability to an already strong defensive Pistons.

But his transformation has brought about negative effects. His tough defense is loosening, and his offense has not been strengthened much. Therefore, the current Detroit people will definitely not have a good impression of this guy.

The Detroit Pistons are not the tough team they were a few years ago. There is not much time left for them. Similarly, there is not much time left for Sanders. If he wants to keep his coaching position, he can only try his best to win .

Two days will not change too many habits of the Pistons. On this point, Sanders is very clear, and he does not expect to use two days to reverse the tactics and players that have lasted for a long time.

But some adjustments don't necessarily require much action. Sometimes, changing people and positions, relying on the system built by the Pistons over the years, can cause some troubles for the opponent at critical moments.

After only two days of planning, Sanders couldn't guarantee that his adjustments would be effective. Before the start, he also told the starting five players over and over again that they must play at the beginning of the game!

Sanders did not forget that he was thrown into disarray by the Celtics at the beginning of the first game. What he has to do now is to return this bad situation to the opponent and let the Bostonians experience it too. a handful.

Billups' chasing three-pointer was just the beginning. When it was the Celtics' turn to advance, that was Sanders' layout for the Celtics. The method he used was really not complicated of.

Double-teaming and compressing the defense, these methods are the old skills of the Pistons. These guys definitely have experience in how to limit the opponent's scoring, but this time their target is only a first-year rookie.

Even if the Raptors faced off against the Celtics, they didn't choose to pinch Chen Feng on the defensive end, relying more on Chris Bosh's one-on-one defense, but the Pistons did it very resolutely. folder.

And this first game had a different arrangement. Last time, Rashid defended against Chen Feng, but this time it was replaced by McDyess, who was adjusted to start, a not-so-strong interior power forward.

When Rivers saw McDyess coming up, his first reaction was that this guy would be the main attacker. As an NBA veteran with a long history of injuries, Antonio McDyess' offensive ability has always been his signature.

If there is no torture from injuries, this guy will definitely be promoted to the ranks of top power forwards. Even if he is continuously seriously injured, McDyess' offensive ability can still kill most of the juniors in seconds.

McDyess is definitely one of the traditional power forward templates, with many offensive methods, flexible footwork, solid basic skills, and good post-up skills. He is not a power player, but he can still attack and score under the basket. In today's NBA, there are not many power forwards, and there are only a few who can really do it. Therefore, McDyess's personal ability does not need too much evaluation at all.

And since this guy came to the Pistons, McDyess, who was originally living on offense, is now learning to put pressure on the opponent on the defensive end. He lacks strength, but his foot movement ability takes advantage.

In particular, this guy will not be easily swayed by any offensive player to lose his defensive rhythm. He is an offensive professional insider, and he can still play his own role on the defensive end. See him in the 05 Finals when he played against the Spurs. Knowing the value of this guy, he can match up with Duncan, and the offense and defense can be undisturbed.

With a height of [-] meters and nimble footwork, when these conditions are combined, McDyess on the defensive end is a kind of existence that can cause trouble to others. Once he goes forward, he is a threat.

Going forward, when McDyess faced Chen Feng head-on, he wasn't so stupid as to use his not strong body to intercept such a fierce guy like Chen Feng. What he had to do on the defensive end was to go around and go around desperately!

"Hold!" With such a defensive guy around the front, Chen Feng must be extremely careful when catching the ball. After all, the height difference between the two is not that big. .

Just as Boston was about to counterattack, Rondo almost made a mistake. He was going to send a straight pass to Feng Chen, but McDyess suddenly flashed out, which shocked Rondo.

However, Rondo's reaction was also very fast. With a flick of his wrist, he changed from hitting the ground to a lob pass. Although there was still a McDyess in the middle, Chen Feng was still able to hold the opponent, and then grabbed the basketball from the air with one hand. .

"Damn it, hell!" But just as Chen Feng grabbed the ball and was about to turn around and attack the basket, what he saw after pushing McDyess away was not the basket, but a pair of big hands raised high.

Rasheed Wallace!The moment Chen Feng just turned around with the ball, Rashid stuck up, covering Chen Feng's path with his whole body, preventing this guy from having any room to activate.

The three of them stuck together like sandwich biscuits, except that it was Chen Feng who was caught in the middle. He just wanted to avoid Rashid's pincer attack and adjusted his whole pace when McDyess struck again!

A quick poke with the right hand!The flexibility of McDyess's footsteps was fully revealed at this moment, and Chen Feng didn't have a chance to fight out from the encirclement at all, and he directly intercepted the ball.

"Damn! Damn it!", Chen Feng's first feeling was that his hand was empty, and when he opened his mouth to growl, Rasheed Wallace had already got the basketball first, and then it was a long pass.

No one saw when Prince started it. Anyway, when everyone saw the basketball pass through the half court, this guy was already waiting for the final attack near the Celtics three-second zone.

An extremely easy counterattack, a one-handed dunk that is not gorgeous, but Prince's actions after the successful attack incited the entire Palace of Auburn Hills to start boiling!

That gibbon-like guy was waving his hands desperately, encouraging everyone around him to cheer for the quick counterattack of the Pistons, bursting out a powerful and violent energy.

While Rivers was watching this scene from the sidelines, he could only vent his anger by cursing in a low voice. He had no choice but to think that Chen Feng would become the first target of Sanders' attack.

Double teams, and it was McDyess who went forward, and then Rasheed Wallace joined forces to block. You must know that when the Pistons had the first round of confrontation with the Magic, Howard didn't have this treatment.

"Damn it, should I be happy for Chen Feng? Because Saunders values ​​this guy even more than defending Paul. Flanking is really a fucking good idea."

It's not that Chen Feng has never encountered double-team defense. Especially in the late regular season, his offense was so popular that he was once regarded as a key defensive target by many coaches. Double-teaming has become a common tactic.

But that kind of pincer defense is limited to one block, and the other is to ambush on the flanks and wait for supplementary defense.

Usually, Chen Feng can use such a little gap to quickly wipe out the first interception, and then face the second guy who fills in. He is playing singles, or creating opportunities for Pierce and Rondo who slipped the baseline.

Generally, the team will not double-team a rookie when nothing happens. Even if he is very strong, many people still target Pierce, the absolute core, to mark the top scorer of the Celtics.

At least Paul Pierce was more famous, not to mention Jefferson inside, no team would give up the other two points just to defend against a beast like Chen Feng.

Moreover, Chen Feng's swimming area is very large, and he is not as flexible as this guy who can carry his inside line normally physically. Most of the defenses are on the top defense, but this time McDyess just walked around and interfered. road.

McDyess won't fall behind if he tries to move his feet, and if he tries his experience, that guy is even more old-fashioned. Maybe his physique is not comparable to that of Chen Feng, but it is not so easy for Chen Feng to push back after thinking about it.

What's more, the place where McDyess is standing is cruising around the three-second zone, as long as Chen Feng doesn't get close to this range, he won't stick it easily, and Rashid's double-team won't attack rashly.

But as long as the Celtics want to hand the ball to Chen Feng, McDyess will definitely go around and interfere, and then not give Chen Feng the chance to turn around at the first time, so that Rasheed can push out and attack from both sides.

This kind of trick is not new, but the Pistons played the best results, not because of anything else, just because these guys have defensive genes in their blood and know when to do it.

Simple tricks have complicated changes. McDyess and Rashid's defense is not the only way. There are still Prince's little hands cruising around Chen Feng, and Hamilton's sneak attack at any time.

Moreover, the problem Rivers discovered was not limited to the siege of the inside line. On the outside line, Billups followed Rondo almost every inch of the way, blocking the direct connection between him and Chen Feng.

You can let Rondo pass the ball to the people around you, but as long as Rondo wants to deliver shells to Chen Feng, he will be constantly disturbed by Billups. That kind of close pressing always threatens Rondo's possession of the ball right.

The double-teaming against Chen Feng is no longer a contest at the basket, the Pistons' big net is covering it from every corner...

(I have a bit of a headache today, I will try my best the next time, if I can’t hold on, we will be together until tomorrow...)