God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 455
Before the game, no one thought that the 76ers would suffer a disastrous defeat in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Although they faced the No. It's not like a team that can lose by 76 points, but the game is over, and the fans who support them can only accept this fact helplessly.

After the game, O'Brien was in a bad mood. At the press conference, he just said a few words before leaving early, leaving Brown alone to accept the praise of the media.Similar to him, the 76ers casually dismissed reporters who wanted to dig some news from them in the locker room, took a quick shower, packed up and left the Palace of Auburn Hills.

In this game, the 76ers' proud offense could not be played at all. They were helpless against the impregnable wall of the Pistons.And O'Brien is not a tactical master like Popovich or Zen Master. With a group of outstanding players there, it is difficult for him to think of how to solve the problem.To him, the Pistons are like hedgehogs, hard to hit no matter what.

If he originally had a little extravagant hope that the 76ers could advance to the Eastern Conference finals, now he knows that this is just his unrealistic fantasy.Although he had the lineup that had won two championships in his hands, he was unable to give full play to their strengths. The disastrous defeat of more than 20 points in the first game is a good proof.

In desperation, O'Brien can only pin his hopes on Iverson. He hopes that this little man can reproduce the state that single-handedly brought the 76ers into a strong team.But if Brown and Chang Wei know what he thinks, they will laugh out loud in all likelihood. The overall strength of the Pistons lies there, and Iverson will never be able to overthrow the sky.

After a two-day break, the Eastern Conference semifinals rekindled the battle. The 76ers players were holding back their energy and wanted to win a round on the road. In this way, if they can hold the home court, it may not be impossible to counterattack the Pistons and enter the Eastern Conference finals. .

However, they soon realized that their thinking was too naive. Among other things, this is the home court of the Pistons. Even if they wanted to release water, they would not release it now.What's more, not only did the Pistons not release the water, but they played more fiercely than the first game, because they sacrificed the full-court press that they are very good at from the first second of the game.

If you want to talk about the technical content of the full-court press, that's a bit too much. This kind of defense mainly depends on the cooperation of the players, whether they follow the steps of the players they are facing.Then it's time to go up and go up, to double-team, to return to the correct defensive position immediately when you find out that nothing can be done, to prevent the opponent from taking the opportunity to make a quick attack, and basically it's over.

However, the average team rarely resorts to such a big killer at the beginning of the game. The main reason is physical strength, so the full-court press of other teams is almost always available at critical moments.But the Pistons are different. Their physical fitness can be said to be the best in the league. It is no big deal for them to play a full-court press at the beginning of the first quarter, especially after strengthening the bench lineup, they will have more confidence After doing this, there are still people who can make up for it after being tired!
This time, the full-court press at the beginning was actually instructed by Brown. He didn't know what adjustments the 76ers would make, but it was right to act first.And the full-court press can directly disrupt the opponent's game rhythm. If it lasts longer, it is normal to destroy the opponent's fighting spirit, so the Pistons gave the 76ers a big blow in this game.

Facing the high-intensity full-court press, the 76ers didn't react at all, and they were kicked off by the Pistons 9-0. If Reed and Iverson hadn't cooperated to bring the ball across the half, then Dalem Porter barely made it to the rim, and they were about to be stretched to double digits before scoring the first time.Even so, they broke the scoring drought and did not make the Pistons face the slightest wave of waves, and they still maintained a very good defensive super aggressiveness.

O'Brien had to call a timeout less than 5 minutes into the game. On the one hand, it was to interrupt the momentum of the Pistons, and on the other hand, it was to let the players take a good rest.But even if he doesn't call a timeout, Brown will still call it. Although the full-court press for more than four minutes is effective, it is also a huge test for the players' physical fitness.

Fortunately, he has a very good card in his hand now, and he can take turns to let the substitute players go up and replace the starters, allowing them to rest on the bench for a few more minutes.In about two-thirds of the first quarter, the Pistons had to press the whole court several times every minute, which also forced the 76ers players to tremble in every offensive round, for fear of making mistakes and being counterattacked.

That's right, in this game, Brown did not deliberately ask the players to suppress the rhythm of the game. If there is a chance for a fast break and counterattack, it must be seized.Under the defense of the Pistons, the 76ers only scored 24 points in this quarter. Although the shooting rate was not bad, there were already 5 turnovers, and the Pistons seized the opportunity to score 10 more points. The gap between the two sides was just right. It is 10 points.

During the intermission, most of the 76ers players sat in their positions and were out of breath. It is really not human beings to be tense for a long time.In contrast, the state of the Pistons players is much better. Their physical strength is inherently better than that of their opponents, and they are relatively active when the audience is pressing, and the physical strength consumed is at most a tie.

The rest time between the two quarters is not long, and O'Brien wants the players under his command to rest again, but time waits for no one.Seeing the exhausted faces of the 76ers, Brown smiled slightly and put the Pistons' full bench lineup on. Now it's time to take advantage of your illness to kill you. With the strength of the Pistons' bench gangsters, it is not a big problem to further open the score.

It's just that the poor 76ers players were attacked by Wade and others as soon as they came on the court, and their physical strength was consumed faster, and almost all of them were invisible on the defensive end. cut points.O'Brien looked at the main players around him who hadn't calmed down, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Now is not a good time to make substitutions, so he can only watch helplessly as the Pistons further expand the score, and they don't know how they Such a lineup was formed.

The change of rhythm is easy for the current Pistons. They have used this trick to kill many teams. The 76ers are obviously the latest victim. Chang Wei secretly thought: Maybe their management has regretted it Bar?
(End of this chapter)