NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 258 259. Stumbling (29)

The Bobcats' defensive ability on the court is pretty good, but due to the current physical fitness of the two guns in the backcourt, they still suffer a lot in single defense.

So most of the time, Gerald Wallace's help is also needed.

But in this game, fortunately, Hamilton's offensive methods are mostly through non-stop running, so as to make mid-range shots.

Although facing Hamilton's non-stop running, Martin once felt very difficult on the defensive end.

But players who face this kind of attack are better than the kind of guards who use their bodies to force them.

And Billups is a very smart player. Seeing that Mo Williams was facing him, he took the initiative to call a pick-and-roll to Big Ben.

After this pick-and-roll, Billups will definitely have a better line of action no matter what defensive style the Bobcats choose.

Next, you can rely on the situation on the court to consider whether to attack yourself or distribute the ball to your teammates.

This is also the style of play that the Pistons have continued this season. Most of the shots are from the hands of Billups.

Hamilton is through non-stop running, try to create shooting opportunities.

Prince landed in the corner, waiting for a pass from his teammate.

Rashid stands in a high position, and the choice of attack depends on the situation.

The two sides played on the court for a while, and as the game progressed, the situation on the court was for the Bobcats.It is also gradually starting to be unfavorable.

As the Bobcats' offenses increased, the Pistons also had some understanding of the Bobcats' offense.

This makes the Bobcats less and less opportunities on the offensive end.

Although the Pistons' offense is not very smooth, it can be considered steady.

The Bobcats, whose offense has been restricted, are like a tiger whose teeth have been broken off.

With more than four minutes left in the first quarter, they were already eight points behind the Pistons.

Seeing that the score was about to rise to double digits, out of helplessness, Liu Rui called a timeout from the sidelines.

After the timeout, Liu Rui replaced his rotation in advance.

Because it has been proved on the field that facing the Pistons' defense, it is difficult for the starters of the Bobcats to have a chance to crack.

He was completely betting on his outside touch. Even if Martin broke into the inside and faced Ben Wallace's help defense, he was forced to lose the ball several times.

Let the entire Bobcats' offense look like a mess.

Instead of continuing to struggle on the court, Liu Rui chose to take the lead in making changes to see if they could bring some improvement to the Bobcats.

Although this probability is still low, because the Bobcats are currently on the entire bench, with Damon Stoudemire as the absolute main attack point.

Coupled with the support of Divac on the inside and the defense of Ariza on the wing, two outside shooters are finally matched.

This is the mainstream offensive method of the Bobcats bench.

Although from the lineup on paper, you can see through the entire Bobcats bench play at a glance.

But after arriving on the field, it is because of the existence of Divac that the Bobcats have too many offensive options on the offensive end.

Whether it is the three-point fort standing on the outside or Stoudemire's point, there will be too many changes.

Maybe an inadvertent omission can make the Bobcats score once.

This is also one of the reasons why the Bobcats were invincible in the previous road trip in the West.

After returning from the timeout, the Pistons' lineup still hasn't made any adjustments.

This is obviously Larry Brown's coaching style.

As long as the main lineup can still play and run on the field, they will never be replaced by substitutes.

After the Bobcats made changes, Stoudemire faced Billups' defense and was also restricted on the offensive end.

Fortunately, after cooperating with Divac on the bench for so long, one movement is very agile, and the other experience is very sophisticated.

Having these two on the bench can be said to be a mutual achievement.

With the help of Divac's several screens, Momonga also struggled to find a chance to make a shot.

It's just that the hand feeling is not very good, and this opportunity cannot be completely converted into points.

Until the end of the first quarter, with the help of the Pistons' defensive absence, Divac accurately handed the ball to Ariza and Karim in two offensive rounds.

And faced with such a rare opportunity, the two of them threw the ball very competitively and successfully converted it into a score.

It was also with the help of these two goals that at the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats played at home with:

20:21
Trailing Pistons by just one point to end first quarter
The 20 points in a single quarter also proved how successful the Pistons were in restricting the Bobcats on the defensive end.

If it weren't for the last two goals, I am afraid that the Bobcats' scoring in the first quarter would be limited to about 15 points.

After returning from the second half, he faced the substitutes interspersed by the Pistons.

Therefore, there will inevitably be more loopholes on the defensive end. Instead, Liu Rui made a time difference, allowing the main lineup who had a rest time in the first quarter to return to the court.

I want to take advantage of this opportunity to try to open the score for the Bobcats.

Sure enough, facing the Pistons with most of the main players resting, the Pistons' solid defensive system has been greatly disintegrated.

The Bobcats generals also took advantage of this opportunity and quickly played a wave of 8:0 spurts.

This opportunity also directly stopped the Pistons, forcing Pistons head coach Larry Brown to call a timeout.
And after the timeout, Larry Brown also brought most of the main players back to the court.

With the return of the main lineup of the Pistons, the offensive momentum of the Bobcats has also been extinguished.

In this duel of sharp spears and hard shields, at halftime, the Bobcats ended with:

42:46
Four points behind the Pistons, ending the first half of the contest.

Although the score between the two sides was very low, at the end of the half, Liu Rui was quite satisfied with the performance of the players in this game.

After all, in the halftime game, except for the period when the Pistons' main players were resting, the Bobcats have been in a state of being suppressed.

It was in this state that at the end of the half, the Bobcats were still only 4 points behind.

From here, we can also see the players' desire to win.

If the Bobcats can enter the playoffs, it will definitely be a good thing for all the players on the team.

Whether the contract is about to expire or not, it can be said that it has benefited a lot.

Although only four points behind at halftime, Liu Rui frowned at this time.

After being reborn, for the first time, I felt that things had become a little tricky.

Although in his memory, there are many ways to beat the Pistons.

However, the current state of the players under his hand is difficult to pose a real threat to the Pistons.

After all, the potential of a player also takes time to gradually realize...

(End of this chapter)