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Chapter 143 Running and bombing VS Princeton (today's second update)

The two sides deployed troops at the same time to enter the transition period of the first half, and the Kings obviously have a better bench depth.

Hedo Turkoglu and Bobby Jackson are good bench bandits, and they even have high-quality substitutes like Gerald Wallace and Martin Cliffs.

Due to the absence of Big Ben, the Pistons, Corris Williams, who has the most offensive firepower on the bench, has been mentioned as the starter. Fortunately, Atkins has returned from injury, and the second team finally has a leader.

Mickey Moore, Joan Barry and Michael Curry also appeared in sequence, and they are all the main rotation players of the Pistons this season.

Wang Dalin, Hamilton and Billups played more playing time than other starting players. First, they have better physical fitness. Second, it is because the three of them have the strongest offensive firepower.

Ever since his stamina was increased to 90, Wang Dalin has never had a lack of stamina. Unless he is required to go to the basket to fight with the opponent's muscular stick throughout the game, his physical stamina is definitely enough.

More than four minutes into the second quarter, the starting players of both sides returned to the court again. The score has come to 38:44, and the Kings lead by 6 points.

Before all the starters went off the court, the score between the two sides was tight. The second team fell behind by 6 points after just a few minutes of play.

Atkins is undoubtedly inferior to Bikoglu in terms of sorting out the team's offense. This striker from Turkey is a rookie in the same class as Wang Dalin. His performance last season was so-so, but he has made great progress this season.

As of this season, before this game, Turkoglu averaged 25 minutes per game, 11.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting 45.3% from the field and 41.7% from the three-point range.

If the name is covered up, many people will probably think that this is Wang Dalin's data before the All-Star Game last season.

As a time traveler, Wang Dalin naturally knew how powerful this guy was. After joining the Magic, he played the best performance of his career in later generations, and his substantial contribution to the team was no less than that of most All-Star players.

Turkoglu's performance under FIBA ​​rules is undoubtedly even better. In 2001, he won the runner-up of the European Championship with the Turkish men's basketball team. In 2010, he led the Turkish men's basketball team to win the runner-up of the World Championship.

If the U.S. men's basketball team didn't have Kevin Durant, the "FIBA killer", it is estimated that they might not have won the Turkish team.

You know, in that final, Durant's various jump shots completely ignored the defense. He hit a total of 7 three-pointers in the game, and scored 28 points lightly!
The Pistons fell behind for the time being. In the second half of the second quarter, Wang Dalin began to strengthen his personal offense. The players of the Kings immediately had a headache... Isn't this just ignoring defense?

Whether it is Divac, Weber or Peja, they all have nothing to do with Wang Dalin's shooting style. As long as you don't press close, he can immediately complete a pull-up jumper... Even if you are lucky and miss the ball, it can scare you into a cold sweat!
Facts have proved that Wang Dalin's hit rate of dry pull jump shots is quite impressive, basically around [-]%.

The boss of the Pistons started to show off his power. Weber, the boss of the Kings, naturally couldn't ignore it. He also began to strengthen his personal offense. For a while, the entire three-point line was his range of activities.

In terms of shooting range, Wang Dalin is definitely better than Weber, but in terms of offensive efficiency, Weber is not necessarily inferior to Wang Dalin.

Since entering the league in 1993, Webber's true shooting percentage has remained above 55% and even above 60% for many years.

In the first few seasons, this excellent power forward was quite inaccurate in free throws. Even in the 1998-1999 season, his free throw percentage was only 45.4%, which was worse than that of O'Neal in that season.

But in the last two seasons, his free throws have been practiced very well, and his shooting percentage has remained above 70%.

Don't think that 70% free throw percentage doesn't seem like much. It's pretty good among big men in this era... Duncan's free throw percentage was only 61.8% last season!
If it's just Webber fighting alone, the Pistons are worthy of relying on "mixed defense", but this guy often uses his own feints to attract defensive attention, and then passes the ball to teammates in better positions, which makes the Pistons a little helpless.

Even if Bibby and Christie's shooting ability is not good, even if Divac's mid-range shooting percentage is less than [-]%, once Peja catches the opportunity, his three-pointer can really be called "killing without blood"!
After all, Williams is not good at defense. When he has been defending against Peja, there are always omissions. Zone defense sometimes has this defect. When you limit the opponent's breakthrough, you often leave room for the opponent to shoot.

It's okay if the Kings don't have a high-quality shooter, but the Kings just have Peja, one of the best shooters in the league, which is undoubtedly very fatal to the current Pistons.

Carlisle's plan at the beginning is naturally no problem. If Daben is not injured, Wang Dalin will naturally be marking Peja. With his perimeter defensive ability, coupled with the advantages of height, wingspan and foot movement, it will be difficult for Peja to get easy shots.

It is really Carlisle's helpless move to hand over this arduous task to Williams. For this, he can only hope that the offensive firepower of the Pistons can compete with the Kings.

Whether run-and-gun or Princeton's style of play is better or worse, this question probably no one can answer, it's just who can make better use of their own advantages.

The Kings' ability to play the league's No. [-] offense this season is due to their long-term adherence to Princeton's style of play. When they become more proficient in this tactic, they have indeed exploded with great power.

Adelman can even proudly pat his chest and boast that even the Lakers, who have won two consecutive championships, cannot compete with the Kings in offensive firepower... No one in the league can do it!

Carlisle and Wang Dalin are playing the role of challengers in this game. They know that the Kings' offensive firepower is very strong, but the Pistons just want to touch them!
Li Yunlong said it very well - "Even if the opponent is the best swordsman in the world, we must dare to shine the sword... When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins... Where the sword points, we are invincible!"

Regardless of whether the Kings are the "No. [-] swordsman in the world", the Pistons may not be that weak. Wang Dalin has always maintained a strong aggressiveness, and his performance in this game is no less than anyone else.

The first half of the game finally ended, and the Pistons temporarily fell behind by 54 points at 57:3.

国王队这边韦伯半场就轰下17分8篮板5助攻，佩贾砍下13分3篮板，毕比7分3助攻，迪瓦茨6分5篮板。

The best performer on the Pistons side was naturally Wang Dalin, who scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block in the halftime... That block was given to Webber, the boss of the Kings.

In addition, Hamilton scored 10 points, Billups scored 8 points and 3 assists, Robinson scored 7 points and 4 rebounds, Williams scored 6 points and 3 rebounds, Atkins scored 4 points and 2 assists, Joan Barry scored 4 points and 1 rebound.

Facing the mighty Kings, the Pistons had no fear at all, and they showed an extraordinary will to fight.

At the beginning of the second half, Weber smiled and said to Wang Dalin, "You guys are working so hard, aren't you afraid that you won't be fit enough to face the Warriors tomorrow night?"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "We'll talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow, why are you thinking so much now?"

Weber was stunned when he heard the words, and then he laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid that you will lose this game even if you try your best? Compared with our team, it seems that the Warriors are better?"

Wang Dalin teased and said, "Even if we have the most losing streak, we will fall to the second place in the Eastern Conference. If your team loses to us, you will probably fall to the fourth in the Western Conference, right?"

Weber couldn't help but change his face. Wang Dalin's words undoubtedly reached his heart... Yes, compared to the Pistons, the Kings are the team that can't afford to lose. The competition in the West is too fierce!

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In the live broadcast room of TNT TV station, Smith saw that Barkley hadn't spoken for a long time, so he deliberately teased him: "Charles, the Kings are leading now, do you have anything to say?"

"You also said that it is temporarily leading... Besides, they only lead by 3 points. The two sides are obviously evenly matched. What are you proud of?"

"Hehe, don't forget that Peja and Chris are the type of players who perform better at critical moments. Compared with them, the players of the Pistons are obviously too young!"

"Kenny, am I forgetful or are you forgetful? Have you forgotten how good Darling Wang is at critical moments? Believe me, he is a natural big-time player, just like Michael back then!"

"Hmph... a big-time player? No one can maintain that state forever. Michael couldn't back then, and Darling-Wang is no exception!"

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In the second half, the Kings adjusted their game strategy. Divac no longer frequently appeared in the high position to support, but was more active in the low position.

On the contrary, Weber often appears in the high position to catch the ball, and he can also play in the high position, and his threat in the middle distance is obviously greater than that of Divac.

Carlisle knew Adelman's plan very well. He wanted to use Divac's containment to keep Wang Dalin in the low position, so that he would not be able to play his advantage of assisting defense.

As expected of the head coach who is best at training offenses, he can always see the opponent's defensive weaknesses. It has to be said that this move hits the Pistons' vitals. Carlisle didn't think of any countermeasures for a while.

However, Carlisle has also made corresponding adjustments on the offensive end. After Wang Dalin holds the ball at a high position, the rest of the Pistons will be more flexible in their running positions. In particular, Robinson and Williams will set up double screens for Hamilton, so that he can get rid of the opponent's pursuit more quickly.

And Hamilton will also watch six directions and listen to all directions while running, and he will set up screens for Billups at any time as long as necessary... Who said the Terminator can't play a supporting role?

And the cover of the Pistons is more than that simple. They even resorted to the "elevator door cover", which was banned by the league for the Warriors in later generations.

The power of this kind of cover is well known, so once they use this trick, they must serve Wang Dalin and Hamilton, who are the most accurate three-pointers. At this time, even if Hamilton is not used to shooting three-pointers, he must shoot from outside the three-point line... After all, using a big killer like "elevator door screen" is just to shoot a two-pointer, and the price/performance ratio is too low!

Wanting to win against a super-aggressive team like the Kings, Carlisle also thought very clearly, instead of trying to compete with the opponent's success rate, it is better to go all out and compete with them for three points!
This is a game destined to be recorded in history, because from the second half, the Pistons listed three-pointers as the first tactical choice for the first time... Looking at NBA history, this is the first time in the world!
Even the old Nelson, known as the "madman" and "madman", did not dare to list three-pointers as the team's first-choice offensive tactic during this period. It was not because he was not brave enough, nor was it because he underestimated the importance of three-pointers, but now everyone thinks so... "Shooting alone can't kill anyone!"

Carlisle naturally thought the same way, he was just giving it a go... Winning or losing is just an ordinary regular season, and the opponent is a western team, so they have no stake in each other.

But Wang Dalin didn't think so. He had a forward vision that surpassed this era, so he naturally knew the development trend of basketball...Basketball, even by shooting, can kill people!

As long as you are accurate enough!

From Wang Dalin’s point of view, the current Pistons really hope to imitate the style of play of the future Warriors. Wang Dalin can be regarded as a copycat version of Durant, Billups can barely act as Curry, and Hamilton will play a weakened version of Thompson...

Of course, because of their different styles of play, the three of them will definitely not be able to perfectly copy "Splash Brothers" and "Du Xiaoshuai", but Robinson's three-pointer is obviously much more accurate than Green's!

And compared with Durant in that Warriors team, Wang Dalin's role is undoubtedly more complicated. Obviously, Durant is not just a simple attacker, but he has to undertake the organizational tasks that belong to Green.

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The Pistons frequently fired shots from the outside. Naturally, some of these shots hit and some hit iron, but overall the hit rate is quite impressive... Originally, once the three-pointer hits 40%, it can be equivalent to the two-pointer hits 60%. What kind of terrifying offensive efficiency is this?

Adelman couldn't help but frown. Obviously, this situation has exceeded his expectations. He didn't expect that any team would dare to do this...

Compared to the fact that most of the offenses of the Kings are still two-pointers, the Pistons' scoring rate is undoubtedly much faster. They have scored 6 points in just over six minutes into the third quarter, and they only took 21 shots...all of them are three-pointers!

国王队倒是也15投7中砍下16分，其中只有一次是韦伯强杀内线打了罗宾逊一个2+1，另外佩贾还投进了一记三分。

The offensive efficiency of the Kings during this period is not low, even very high, but after half a quarter of the game, they are the one behind!
The "magic ball theory" of a certain obnoxious fat man is indeed too extreme, but it does have some truth... As long as your aim is good enough, three-pointers are indeed more efficient than two-pointers, there is no doubt about it!

In this wave of scoring, the Pistons not only recovered the 3 points behind, but also overtook the Kings by 2 points. The current score is 75:73.

Adelman called a timeout in desperation, not to adjust the defensive strategy, but to hope that the players can take this opportunity to calm down, and he himself needs to take this opportunity to calm down...Of course, he still hopes that the players of the Pistons will feel a little cooler because of this.

Contrary to the silence of the Kings' bench, the Pistons' bench was filled with jubilation, and the players all seemed extremely excited... The offensive frenzy just now was really enjoyable, can you believe it was all three-pointers?

Obviously, this wave of three-point frenzy not only shocked the Kings, but also the Pistons' own players... In this era, this style of play is too advanced and too different!

Wang Dalin didn't think it was strange. There was more than one team that played this way in later generations. Even if the Rockets led by "Big Beard II" were not mentioned, the Trail Blazers led by "Director Li" often played like this.

Still the same sentence-as long as you are accurate enough, why not shoot all three-pointers?The point of this sentence is not "three points", but "accurate enough"!
In the first half of the third quarter, the Pistons made 15 of 7 shots from beyond the three-point line.

Maybe Adelman's timeout interrupted their rhythm, maybe the first half of the third quarter was too accurate and the character was exhausted... All in all, they were suddenly not allowed!

There is no way, just like the Rockets and Trail Blazers who rely entirely on three-point shooting in later generations. They often fall into the sand in the playoffs, isn't it because the three-point shooting feeling suddenly disappeared?
As the saying goes, "the way of heaven is good for reincarnation, who will the heaven spare"!
When you cast correctly, you can completely block people from killing Buddhas, but when you cast incorrectly...anyone can teach you how to be a human being!

The Pistons suddenly lost their outside shots, and the Kings took the opportunity to play a 16:8 spurt... During this difficult time, the Pistons could only rely on Wang Dalin's personal offense to support them.

Wang Dalin was also very helpless. Carlisle and he were too naive to want to copy the style of play in the small ball era of later generations. The most important reason why no team shot so many three-pointers so recklessly during this period was not because they didn't understand that three-pointers were more efficient, but because they really didn't have this ability!
As I said before, the key to three-point tactics is "accurate enough", and the current players in the league are indeed not accurate enough... Yes, their three-point shooting percentage is good, but this era is not just looking at the three-point shooting percentage. You can directly extend your thinking!
To put it more bluntly... When you shoot 4 three-pointers per game on average, you may be able to make 2, but when you increase the number of shots to 8, you may not be able to make 4!

So when the fourth quarter started, the Pistons trailed by 83 points 89:6, and the situation in the last quarter obviously became more and more severe...

　Thanks to "Sturdy Life" for sending monthly tickets for encouragement twice, brother, thank you so much!1 words are updated every day, Lao Wang begged for a reward again!
　　
　
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