God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 449 Young People's Victory
Zen master didn't expect Wade to be so strong. In fact, he had already paid attention to Wade and asked Kobe to defend him, but he was still tied at the end of the first quarter, which made Zen master feel a little uncomfortable.But it’s okay to be unhappy, the tactics for the second quarter still have to be arranged, although it was unexpected that they didn’t take the lead in the first quarter, but it didn’t hurt.

In the first quarter, Zen master deliberately replaced Payton and Malone in advance, just hoping to give them enough rest time, and wait until the second quarter to go into battle.After five or six minutes of rest, these two veterans became fierce again. Letting them play at this time should allow the team to gain an advantage and regain the initiative on the field.

Zen Master's calculations were loud, and when he put Payton and Malone on the court, Brown had already seen his intentions.But Brown did not make targeted arrangements. Payton and Malone are indeed strong, but their early exit in the first quarter undoubtedly exposed their biggest weakness, which is lack of physical strength.Even Malone, who has been actively training to keep in shape, can't resist the invasion of the years. Although his situation is a little better than Payton's, it's not much better.

It was precisely because he saw the intention of the Zen master that Brown did not put the main players back on the field step by step, but left Wade and let him replace Prince among the starting five tigers. The three-back lineup that was familiar in the early days came.Brown's use of the three guards at the cost of weakening the defense was actually considered. Payton and Malone obviously couldn't keep up with the fast pace of the game, so the Pistons led by the three guards could just speed up and make them exhausted on the court.

Besides, replacing Prince with Wade, although the defense has dropped a lot, it is still within Brown's acceptable range.Wade's frizz is a little frizzy, but whether it is steals or blocks, he already has strength above the average level among the guards, and his speed is his big weapon.To some extent, his oppression on the defensive end is even higher than that of Prince.

Brown's judgment was very correct. The three guards of the Pistons were constantly galloping on the field, making Payton and Malone miserable.More importantly, Thomas and Big Ben are also highly mobile insiders. They only need to follow the defenders and run wildly on the court, and they will definitely get a shot, and they don't need to face the Lakers' defense. .

Seeing Payton panting in less than 5 minutes, Zen master was dumbfounded on the sidelines.In his opinion, Brown should not have such courage, but he should have forgotten that in the few seasons when Brown coached the 76ers, the three guards were completely a piece of cake for him, but this time a new trick came. It's just old wine in a bottle, and it's still a three-guard after changing players.

Payton can't keep up with the three guards of the Pistons at all, and Malone is not much better. His presence on the defensive end is close to none. Which player, the opponent has already received the ball and completed an attack.Although he himself is constantly scoring, but the inaction on the defensive end makes him feel very uncomfortable.

In fact, the three guards do not conform to the Pistons' consistent style, but now Brown has figured it out. For a team, the most tragic style is the fixed style. If they can win the game, the style will change. What does it matter?What's more, the Pistons' bench lineup can often set off a quick whirlwind this season, but now it just extends to the starting lineup.

The fast-paced offense of the Pistons forced Zen Master to replace Payton with 4 minutes and 27 seconds left in the second quarter. He was really afraid that Payton would kneel directly on the court.The veteran is no longer the point guard who won the best defensive player at the time. His offense can still vaguely see what he looked like in his peak period, but on the defensive end he is simply the target of the Pistons guards.

With this wave of fast offense, the Pistons have achieved a 9-point lead, which doesn't seem like a lot, but considering that their opponent is the Lakers, this is pretty good.Although the Lakers have been hoping to tie the score, they failed to do so until the end of the first half and allowed the Pistons to score 57 points.

The Lakers, who were determined to win, played a small climax at the beginning of the third quarter and directly overtook the score. However, the Pistons players changed their previous hurricanes and played extremely calmly, dragging each round to 20 seconds. Only after that will he make a move, directly grinding the Lakers players out of temper.So for any opponent of the Pistons, the two completely different styles they always switch back and forth are really frustrating, and people have an urge to vomit blood.

When the Lakers fell into the slow pace of the Pistons, they became very unaccustomed, and their shooting percentage naturally dropped. Coupled with Daben's frantic rebounding, they scored 2 points in the last quarter of the third quarter. In 23 seconds, there was not a single sports game score.On the other hand, the Pistons, although they played very slowly, had a very high success rate, catching up with points little by little.But this is also because it is still in the third quarter, if it comes to the final critical moment, it is inevitable that there will be hand-to-hand combat.

In the last quarter, the Pistons sacrificed their famous defense as soon as they came up, which made the two veterans feel uncomfortable.Payton and Malone were also very good defensive players at the peak of their careers, but they didn't want to face such a strong defense at this time.In addition to them, O'Neal also became exhausted from wrestling with Big Ben. The team could only rely on Kobe and Szczerbiak to score, and most of the shots were concentrated in Kobe's hands.

How could Kobe alone compete with the Pistons with so many scoring points?Originally, his offensive efficiency in this game was not high, but when he encountered Prince's entanglement, he immediately hit the iron and became the main tone of the Lakers on the offensive end.The Pistons took the opportunity to overtake the score and pulled away bit by bit, which made Zen master feel helpless, but looking at the state of Payton and Malone, he was silent again.

In the previous games, Zen Master has always been full of confidence in his four major stars, and believes that relying on them this season will definitely bring another championship trophy to the Lakers, but now it seems that the effect of F4 is not as good as expected.If it's another team, it's fine, but the Pistons' game rhythm is fast and slow for a while. For old players, this will greatly consume their physical strength, thereby further reducing their playing time in the game.

Of course this game is just a regular season, but what about the playoffs?What about the finals?If Payton and Malone can't play enough minutes every game, what's the point of recruiting them in the first place?

(End of this chapter)