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Chapter 343 Offensive Instinct
After 2 minutes, Billups came on to replace Hunter.

The Timberwolves also made some adjustments. Kukoc swung to power forward, Irvin Johnson replaced Olowokandi as center, Hardaway came back, and Hassell went off.

Compared with the fine-tuning of the Pistons, the entire lineup structure of the Timberwolves has changed.

Rasheed Wallace against Kukoc.For Kukoc, the young Roaring Tianzun, who has entered the twilight of his career, can be called the "unbearable burden in life" of the live broadcast version.

Wallace's offense made Kukoc overwhelmed, and Kukoc was shaken by roaring Tianzun's fake throwing the ball.

Afterwards, Roaring Tianzun dribbled the ball into the basket, and was about to dunk, the old Johnson stood up and blocked his ball.

The ball was received by Billups, Hamilton moved quickly, pushed the opponent's lingering shot and scored, and the Pistons' leading score became 4 points.

Old Johnson served Bai Jidong the ball, "White Wolf, do you want a pick and roll?"

"No, help me open up the space, I need a little space." Bai Jidong said.

Old Johnson understood: "Understood, you can watch it."

Saying this, old Johnson moved forward, leading Big Ben around.

The purpose of the old Johnson was to cover his teammates, but Big Ben kept filling his position like a perpetual motion machine.

It is said that the old Johnson was involved in the space, but Bai Jidong did not take advantage of the opened space to break through.

Prince is under a lot of pressure to defend Bai Jidong alone.

What Larry Brown meant was to allow the Timberwolves to shoot properly, and Bai Jidong must go left when he breaks through.

Therefore, there are Piston players on Bai Jidong's right side at any time.

The right side of Bai Weidong has always been surrounded by a dull feeling of "If you dare to come in, I will double-team you".

Bai Jidong wanted to dispel this feeling, to get rid of this kind of targeted defense, he must first let his teammates have an offensive threat.

Pass the ball to Hardaway first, then Hardaway to Kukoc.

Kukoc made the appearance of post-up singles, which was just a cover for him to involve defense.

Today's Kukoc doesn't have much low-post lethality, and his post-ups are mostly used as tactical support points.

As the others moved, Kukoc threw the ball to Hardaway who ran out of the opportunity. Then, Hardaway made a mid-range jumper and scored.

Kukoc yelled: "Good shot!" "You pass better!" Pence responded.

The Timberwolves' defensive intensity has increased accordingly, and they have staged a surprisingly oppressive defense without Garnett on the court.

Just like the Doberman Pinscher defense of the Bulls Dynasty back then, oppression is the main theme, the rotation between players, and the strategic double-teaming of key players are exactly the same as that of the invincible Bulls team.

The Timberwolves and the Bulls were originally two teams that couldn't beat each other. It was Bai Jidong and Kukoc, the two witnesses of the Bulls dynasty, that made all this a reality.

Kukoc's defense is not good, but he knows how to play his best effect.

That is the so-called old enlightenment, some things that were incomprehensible when you were young, you will understand when you are old.

But by this time it was too late, no matter how good the consciousness was, the body could not keep up.

Fortunately, there is Bai Jidong, a defensive monster who can defend from the first position to the fourth position.

It can be seen from this round that Bai Weidong's defense is good and his team has been greatly improved.

It wasn't just Prince who was restricted by Bai Jidong, but also Billups and Hamilton.

Once the two of them made a move, Bai Jidong would leave Prince behind and immediately interfere with their attack.

As for Prince, he has nearby teammates to help him make up for it.

In this way, the Pistons' three shots in the backcourt were all covered by Bai Jidong.

Bai Weidong's defense was like night falling on the earth, which made the Pistons' forwards and guards feel the same way.

Billups passed the ball to Hamilton and let him handle it.

Hamilton swayed from side to side, trying to shake the defender's center of gravity.

It's not something he's good at. Hamilton's labels have always been catch-and-shoot, off-ball movement and the mask that's been with him since 2004.

It is not something he is good at making Mask Man single-handedly take difficult shots with the ball like Kobe.

Hamilton failed to make the shot. His shot was rushed and the ball didn't even touch the basket, resulting in a 24-second offensive violation.

Every turn is a war.The matchup of the ball handler is the focus of the audience.

Apart from this, the other four matchups on the field were equally thrilling.

The Pistons like this kind of confrontation, they have a wealth of hand-to-hand combat experience.

In just the first game of the series, the confrontation between Bai Weidong and Prince has reached the point where sparks hit the earth.

Whenever Bai Jidong wants to get rid of Prince, he has to be bumped by an arm coming from nowhere.

The Pistons used intense and frequent confrontation to consume Bai Jidong.They knew where the lifeblood of the Timberwolves was. Once Bai Jidong was consumed, the system of the Timberwolves would collapse.

Old Johnson wanted to help Bai Jidong get stuck, and Bai Jidong was about to follow the pick-and-roll, but Big Ben, like a devil bringing bad luck, tripped Bai Jidong.

Bai Jidong got up quickly, because he didn't hear the whistle.

The referee didn't say anything about Big Ben's stumbling.

Bai Jidong couldn't run out of place, so Hardaway could only come by himself.Dribble the ball with your left hand, lower your center of gravity, and start forward.

Billups deliberately opened a way to let Hardaway break through. When he entered, Rasheed Wallace immediately closed the door and surrounded Hardaway with Billups.

Even Penny couldn't break free from such an iron barrel siege, his ball was stolen, and it was the Pistons' turn to counterattack.

Billups picks up the ball and throws it at Prince.Prince runs fast, catches the ball fast, and his speed is as fast as anyone can achieve.

Behind him, Bai Jidong was like a non-human with an accelerator on, and the gap between him and Prince narrowed at a visible speed.

Prince pays attention to Bai Jidong who is behind him, instead of overbearing dunks, he takes a cautious backhand layup.

"boom!"

Bai Jidong still caught up, and interrupted Prince's attack with a bloody pegboard cap.

Before it was over, the masked man who followed the two picked up Prince's ball for a second attack.

Bai Jidong was as fierce as a goalkeeper, raising his hands to interfere with Hamilton's attack.

Hamilton still didn't score, Bai Jidong blocked Hamilton, jumped up to catch the rebound.

"Wow! It's amazing that only the white wolf can defend against such a fast attack!" Albert exclaimed.

Monchi said: "The speed of chasing back is amazing enough. What's scary is that he still has the strength to defend RIP (Hamilton's nickname) after running to the frontcourt to block shots at that speed. It's incredible!"

"Don't forget, he has worked with MJ for three years, and MJ has trained him as his successor for three years, and MJ's mark has been engraved on him." Wharton said.

Both fast breaks were stopped, and Prince and Hamilton looked at each other.

The murderous look on Bai Jidong's face was clearly visible. He grabbed the ball and dribbled forward step by step, as if to say, "If the two of you want to double-team me, it's okay, but are two enough?"

Hamilton was worried that Bai Jidong would make a long pass to his teammates while he was not in the backcourt, so he retreated quickly.

"I don't think you should be on the All-Defensive Team," Prince said.

Bai Jidong continued to dribble while listening to what Prince said.

"Your defense should be above everyone else," Prince said.

"I'm sorry, TD and KG's defense is better than mine." Bai Jidong said modestly.

"I don't think so." Prince stepped forward to lower his pressure.

Bai Jidong looked at the score, and it was still 2 points away.This means that as long as he scores 3 points, he can overtake.

That's all, very simple.

Bai Jidong's progress became slower and slower, he was looking for a rhythm.

Suddenly, Bai Weidong stopped to collect the ball and shoot.

"God, he shot from a position ten meters away from the basket (the farthest from the three-point line to the basket is 7.45 meters from the top of the arc)!" Prince did not expect Bai Jidong to make such a seemingly The bold Kobe Bryant and Gilbert Arenas-style shots.

What is more abnormal than this is that the arc of the ball is straight. Everyone can see that the ball will definitely hit the basket. As for whether it enters the basket or bounces out of the basket, it depends on the will of the basketball god up.

"Shh!"

"A goal to overtake the score!"

"Extraordinary long-range three-pointers, made by White Wolf!"

"Look at this ball, how confident he is, this ball is simply not like a white wolf!"

The three commentators are amazed at you and me.

They have experienced Bai Jidong's entire growth process and know what kind of player he is, so they expressed shock when he made this shot.

Ignoring his teammates and making three-pointers from a long distance, this kind of thing can never happen to Bai Jidong.

This kind of rare thing happened, it can only show that Bai Jidong has changed the way of the game.

What does his change look like?How good is his offense?

You know, Bai Jidong averaged 32 points per game in the regular season this season, which he got while focusing on teamwork (averaging 10 assists per game).

What would happen if he gave up supporting and put all his energy into attacking?
"He's been suppressing himself," Sanders thought.

Bai Jidong's offense is better than anyone on the team, as long as he wants, he can score 40 points against any team.

Saunders doesn't know who instilled the concept of team first in Bai Weidong, which makes Bai Weidong sometimes at a loss.

Both want to score, but also want to help teammates score.

He found a balance between the two in the Timberwolves, so he played an amazing average of 30+10 per game.

"Let me see how far you can go." Sanders looked forward to it.

"Tai, are you okay?" Billups was worried that this young man would be overshadowed by Bai Jidong.

"It's fine, I hope he keeps shooting like that," Prince said.

"Oh?" Billups asked, "Why?"

"This kind of ball is really hurtful, but it also tests the touch. I don't believe he can keep the touch until the end. As long as he loses the touch, it's time for us to counterattack." Prince said.

"Makes sense." Billups nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)