God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 465

Although Brown asked Dior to focus on the offensive end, Dior didn't think so. He kept echoing in his mind what Chang Wei said to him at the time: "If you can't achieve the ultimate in offense or defense, Then being a two-way player is the easiest way to become a star, and the Pistons need to defend."

In fact, Chang Wei has said this sentence to every newly joined player, no matter whether they are a capable player who already has enough experience or a rookie who has just entered the league, Chang Wei hopes that they can become players who can contribute to both offense and defense. player of.Before that, Diaw had always been an offensive player, but the atmosphere of the Pistons also made him start to pay attention to his defense.

So even if the head coach opened the mouth so that he could play soy sauce on the defensive end, he didn't intend to follow the coach's instructions.When the Pacers were on offense, he still worked very hard to get in the post with O'Neal and didn't budge when the latter got the ball.O'Neal was very surprised. In the first half, Dior was obviously not so tough in the low post. Why did he look like a different person after the halftime break?Could it be that this guy secretly doped in the locker room?
His brain hole is obviously too big, and there is no such thing as stimulants. This is just because Dior played with confidence. Besides, Brown has inadvertently improved his status in the team's tactical system. How can he be worthy of not playing hard? What about the trust of the coach and teammates in him?Hanging out with opponents in the low post is just a trivial aspect.

When Diaw no longer became a defensive loophole for the Pistons, their entire system gradually got on the right track.The Pacers suddenly felt a lot of pressure. After all, Artest, who had been sent off, was not only the backbone of their perimeter defense, but also a very important scoring point for the team.After he left the field, the Pacers' offense basically had to rely on O'Neal.

No way, Miller is tightly entangled on the outside. In Brown's view, he is much more threatening than Tinsley. Instead of letting Miller shoot, it is better to let Tinsley score. He does not believe this. A guy who hasn't averaged in double figures this season can kill his team abruptly, which also makes the Pacers' offensive rhythm significantly drop a lot.

Jermaine O'Neal deserves to be an excellent center rising in the new generation of the league. Under the attack of Diaw and Daben, he can still score with his feet and shots under the basket, but his scoring efficiency is still too low, and he is still defeated by the Pistons. Danger of the player cutting the ball.It stands to reason that the Pacers should use three-point shooting to help him open up space, but they didn't feel good in this game, and the most trustworthy Miller was marked to death again. O'Neal had to guard against the three who would come from time to time Flank.

Of course, defense is very important to the Pistons, but now that Diaw is on the court, he and Billups can directly revitalize the offense. At first glance, their offensive performance is actually better than defense.The Pacers can only make sudden shots, try to let the opponent go to the basket to attack, and then hand it over to O'Neal to solve the problem.

But their defense against the Pistons' shooting didn't have any effect. The Pistons don't play one-on-one with you. When the ball arrived, the Pacers couldn't keep up at this time, so they could only watch their opponents easily aim at the basket and hit the shot.

Although Diaw only played 9 minutes in the third quarter, he scored 5 points and 3 assists.It looks a bit shabby, but many of his passes made his teammates pass one more time, so the assists are naturally not counted on his head.But for Diaw, it would be great to be able to help the team. The Pistons continued to expand their score in this quarter. If Miller hadn’t hit a miraculous halftime super long three-pointer at the last moment, the Pistons would have led the opponent by 15 points , Now I can only helplessly watch the point difference return to 12 points.

Reluctant to helpless, this three-pointer did not boost the morale of the Pistons. For the shooters of this era, the ultra-long three-pointer in the half is purely luck. It may be a little more sure than other players, but it can be ignored. It can't be that Miller's every shot in the last quarter is so far away, right?Moreover, the Pistons still have the advantage in the score.

Brown didn't take this three-pointer to heart either, but seized the time to let the players rest, and arranged the tactics for the fourth quarter by the way.This time Brown is going to let Diaw play all 12 minutes. He doesn't want to see any twists and turns in the game.

As a result, Dior hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc as soon as he came up. This was also his first shot from outside the three-point line in this game. Not much better.In this era when power forwards are usually on the inside, Thomas and Diaw's style of play makes them very confused. Is this what power forwards look like?

Carlisle believed that Dior's three-pointer was just a flash in the pan, so he didn't specially arrange defensive tactics to restrict him, but he didn't expect that after Dior tasted the sweetness, he would consciously pull it out every offensive round. Sturt felt embarrassed, and it didn't seem good whether they guarded or not, which also made them hesitate.

With just such a hesitation, Diaw made another three-pointer from the outside. Carlisle had to let the faster-moving O'Neal to defend, and he also took a fancy to his moving speed.But as soon as Jermaine O'Neal went out, Foster couldn't stop the impact of the Pistons guard at the basket. No matter how fast Jermaine O'Neal recovered, it couldn't match the speed of passing the ball. The Pacers' defense was immediately riddled with holes.

The Pistons were not in a hurry either. They continued to play their half-court battle slowly, opening up the point difference little by little.Without Artest, the Pacers don't have much capital to come back, so they can only accept the ending of losing at home.In this game, Dior is undoubtedly the brightest player in the game. Although he only scored 17 points, he sent a team-high 10 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds. It seems that he is completely a guard. data.

Brown is very pleased with Dior's performance, and his worries about Thomas have been diluted a bit. If he can continue to perform like this in the next game, the Pistons will have no problem reaching the finals. The only thing to pay attention to is , After the veteran Manning came off the bench, he was basically playing soy sauce, and Dior may need to take on more responsibilities on the court.

(End of this chapter)