God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 453 The 76ers Are A Little Annoying
Although the Pistons scored 2 points first, the 76ers didn't take this matter to heart at all. They believed in their offense more.It's no big deal to be scored first by the opponent, and Dalembert doesn't jump the ball every time!

But when they started to attack, Iverson, who was in charge of the ball, began to scratch his head. The catch position.Forget about the others, Reed, the team's best shooter, didn't miss a chance, which is quite amazing. In fact, his running, catching and shooting is a very important offensive routine for the 76ers, and this time his side Followed a tail - Prince.

The best runner in the Pistons is undoubtedly Hamilton, but the other players are actually not bad, thanks to Chang Wei's long-term intensive training for them.This season, the average running distance of several Pistons' outside players ranks among the top [-] in the league. Hamilton and Prince are even more prominent.

This is also Brown's strategy. In his opinion, Iverson, a guy who is obsessed with singles with the ball, is nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, Reed needs to be more careful. If Reed is allowed to shoot, it will not be so easy to win. up.So he decisively asked Prince, the number one perimeter defender, to face Reed. He believed that Prince could cause great trouble to his former love.

Sure enough, Reid seemed helpless under Prince's close defense. He had worked hard to find loopholes in the Pistons' defensive system, and even called Hill to make an off-ball screen for himself, but he still couldn't Get rid of the Pistons' defense.Under Brown's training, the Pistons' defensive rotation is very good. Almost everyone has a certain dislocation defensive ability. The 76ers' running can't trouble them at all. After the defense, they still failed to find a suitable position to catch the ball.

In desperation, Iverson had no choice but to attack with the ball by himself. Although his speed was fast, strength was not his strong point. He rushed in, but was blocked by Billups' close defense and couldn't accelerate. He fell into the double-teaming of the piston.Just as Iverson wanted to rely on his own ball possession to find a gap, he felt that his hands were empty and he had been directly robbed.

Daben, who came from the defense, started the attack. Although he is better at grabbing rebounds and blocking opponents' shots, it is normal to complete a steal under such circumstances.After regaining possession of the ball, Big Ben did not rush to pass the ball to the frontcourt. This is not their style, and there are no Pistons players in the frontcourt now. He still chooses to hand the ball to Billups to play steadily.

O'Brien frowned. He didn't expect the Pistons' defense to be so difficult. When the two sides played against each other in the regular season, the 76ers could still maintain their offensive rhythm.He didn't even think about it, now it's the playoffs, can the defensive strength in the playoffs be the same as in the regular season?It's understandable that the Pistons didn't do their best in the regular season. They have reached the second round of the playoffs, so they must show their real skills.

Of course, no team can completely prevent the opponent from scoring. Under the suffocating defense of the Pistons, the 76ers' players can barely score, but their points basically come from individual singles with the ball.Coordination in a small range is also possible, but it is basically impossible to gain room for easy shots by virtue of coordination.

However, the defensive strength of the Pistons is quite exhausting. Brown deliberately advanced the time for substitutions. With 4 minutes and 36 seconds left in the first quarter, he took advantage of a dead ball to replace the substitute lineup.His action made O'Brien breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't expect the Pistons' starting lineup to be so strong defensively, but now it seems that the time for the 76ers to play.

But soon he found that he was still too naive. It is true that the Pistons replaced the substitute, but the substitute is not a vegetarian on the defensive end.Although Diaw and Crawford are not very good at defense, they have been mixed in the strong defensive atmosphere of the Pistons for a season. Not to mention their skill, their defensive attitude is very good.In fact, the most important thing about defense is not talent, but attitude. Any player who has scored in the NBA has no shortage of talent. As long as he has a correct defensive attitude, he can produce good results.

Among the other three, Wade and Heywood are the defensive core of this lineup, one inside and one outside. Although the latter is used as a meat shield, his pace is not slow, and the effect of protecting the basket is not bad.Wade is stronger on the defensive end. His defense is not in the same path as the Pistons' starters. He is very oppressive and occasionally has gambling steals. But unlike Iverson, Wade De can quickly return to his position, and his blocking ability is also the top among guards.

The defense of the Pistons' substitute lineup surprised O'Brien, because the impression that the Pistons' substitutes can score well this season has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He did not expect this group of young people to have such a terrifying performance on the defensive end.Sure, their defense isn't as good as the more experienced starting five, but it's enough to cause problems for the Sixers.

This kind of pressure also made O'Brien bite the bullet and let the 76ers' starters complete the first quarter. He was afraid that he would be directly suppressed by the opponent after he replaced the substitute.Although the 76ers' benches still have giants like Arenas and Lewis, but looking at Wade's performance before, O'Brien doesn't have much confidence in his own bench gangsters.

At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers only scored a poor 22 points, most of which they grabbed when the Pistons replaced the bench.To make matters worse, their shooting percentage in the first quarter was as low as 32.1%, and they only made 6 goal in 1 shots from beyond the three-point line. It can be said that they did not play their normal offensive level at all.

The Pistons scored 35 points with ease. Although no one in the team scored in double figures, basically every player who played scored. Among them, Hamilton scored a team-high 9 points and made 4 shots and 3 hits. , The scoring efficiency is more than a bit higher than that of the 76ers.This result also made O'Brien feel very confused. Obviously, his team is one of the few offensive teams in the league. How come it seems that he has left all his shooting touch in Philadelphia when facing the Pistons?

Of course, this kind of thing is very common in the playoffs. The so-called offense wins the box office, and defense wins the championship. It is understandable for the Pistons to be directly stunned. Maybe these 12 minutes set the tone for all the next games.

(End of this chapter)