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Chapter 474 Stevens Everywhere
The defensive strength of the Pistons is surprising, especially after Dantley goes down, there are not many weaknesses to be found from the defensive matchup.

Dumars, the most uncomfortable defender that Jordan personally certified.This may be more valuable than Kobe's own certification that Tracy McGrady is his strongest opponent.

Because Dumars and Jordan fought many times in the playoffs, McGrady and Kobe only talked in the regular season.

Craig Illo, forever God's background, he is like a white version of Danny Green, one of the best 3D of our time.

Then, Worthy, Parish, Malone, and Rick Mahon sitting off the court, these people have a common characteristic, that is, they don't have much problem with single defense and assisted defense.

They can switch defenses if necessary.

With their size and physicality, they can switch defenses in any era.

They are excellent from basket protection to rotation discipline, and they are one of the rare teams that can protect the basket and the three-point line at the same time.

After a few minutes, Miller's trash talk set them ablaze like dry wood.

Certain penalties brought about by the home court advantage, as well as Malone's abuse of the board and Worthy's misplacement and strong attack, allowed the Pistons to stabilize the situation and play an 11-5 start.

After a Stockton pass was destroyed and a turnover was made, Louie called for a timeout.

"Rudy, any ideas?" Louie asked with a smile.

Tomjanovich thought for a while and said: "The Pistons are different from the opponents we have encountered before. Other opponents will always avoid switching defenses because it will lead to dislocations, but the Pistons don't care about dislocations...Maybe, we can use this to deal with them."

"That's right." Louis smiled, "That's exactly what I mean."

Louis said to the players: "In fact, you all performed well, but based on the changes in the game situation on the court, I decided to make some personnel adjustments."

"John, Kevin, you two come down."

Louis then looked at Rodman and Brad Rohaus.

"Dennis, 'Larry Bird,' enter you two."

Louie dubbed Rohaus Larry Bird because of his obsession with taking long-range shots.This is of course a joke. Rohaus' style of play is also not tolerated by the mainstream media. Louis chose him in the first place, in addition to having a Bonner-style mascot for the team, he also had a little thought.

If they meet a team like the Pistons in the playoffs or finals in the future, they can switch defenses infinitely without suffering losses, and they can also use their size to blow them up and limit the operation of the N. UCLA system. It is bound to use 4 OUT or 5 OUT lineups to name and train the opponent's defensive weak points.

The most critical point of this tactic lies in Wilson.

"From now on, you hold the ball and let Reggie perform a dynamic offense on the weak side. You only need to play pick-and-roll with Brad. If they switch defenses, you use your size and speed to break through the defense. If they pinch, pass the ball to our Larry Bird." Louie finally said with a joke.

Wilson nodded and said, "Yes, coach."

Luo Haosi was nervous. He didn't expect that he, a deviant space-type insider, would get a chance in the first game of his career.

Moreover, his opponents are famous star insiders such as Moses Malone and Robert Parish.

The Knicks changed, and the Pistons also changed.

They traded Parish for Rick Mahon, making the interior duo a true killer.

Looking at the Pistons, who are determined to carry out the rough guy lineup to the end, Louis is a little worried about Wilson's ability to call names.

First the Pistons attacked and was blocked by Ewing.

His defensive power feels better than last year.

Basically, all the Pistons' offenses close to the penalty area will be affected, and all offenses that come into the paint area have a high probability of being blocked or interfered.

The biggest hidden danger of the Pistons' lineup is here, and it is also the reason why they are destined to be impossible to challenge the Celtics.

Their team building ideas were influenced by the times, and they went astray from the beginning.

Sampson is not alone, which is a consensus in the industry.

The Pistons' approach is "wheel battle", so they frantically piled up the frontcourt, trying to dispel Sampson's influence with numbers.

As a result, in the semifinals, Sampson beat the inside line alone.

Where is this wrong path?The mistake is that they only think about head-to-head. If their inside can shoot from the outside, they can subtly solve Sampson's inside threat.At least, on the defensive end, he can be taken away from the penalty area.

However, the lineup of the Pistons, at first glance, is actually full of dead hob meat.

Wilson holds the ball at the top of the arc, Ewing screens on the weak side, Miller is ready to run, Rohaus's pick-and-roll quality is not high, and Louie's requirement for him is that if he hangs a little bit, he will be successful.

Wilson broke through from the left, Worthy's defense was held back by Rohaus, but Malone chose to shrink the defense and let Wilson shoot.

This is tantamount to giving him a chance to score in vain.

Wilson made a decisive shot.

7 is better than 11
This is what Louis can see at a glance. The problem with the Pistons' lineup is that although the Pistons' overall defense is top in the league, it is still highly dependent on the center's defensive system, and its ability to make mistakes is the lowest in the league.

Therefore, from the future, in the era of three-second defense, the 5-OUT lineup, which was born specifically for the ultimate space and calling players in the pit, is undoubtedly the most effective means to deal with the Pistons.

That's why they're doomed not to beat the Celtics.

For the Knicks, only Rohaus can cooperate with Wilson in the roll call.

As for the Celtics, the players who can cooperate with Thomas' roll call include Bird, Sampson, Lambiel... a desperate gap.

After a few rounds, Wilson scored 6 points in a row, allowing the Knicks to complete the lead.

12 is better than 11
The Pistons couldn't defend themselves, and the offense was a mess.

Daly couldn't stand it anymore, and also requested a timeout, wanting to seek a change.

It can be seen that Daly is indeed very good. Even though Louis has cards he doesn't like, after the timeout, the Pistons still showed a guaranteed performance on both ends of the offense and defense.

Offensively, they brought in Dantley and let him hold the ball in the low post.

Dantley has a historical level of offensive efficiency and very strong offensive means. Although the defensive end is a pit, he is protected by the overall high-quality defense of the Pistons.

Malone and Worthy have far more mobility than players of the same size, as well as top/good defensive sense, combined with single defense quality and rotation discipline, and helped them keep their defense.

In other words, because the Knicks have the ability to restrain the lineup, the Pistons have no way to absolutely kill the Knicks, but the quality of the Pistons team makes it impossible for the Knicks to use lineup restraint to kill the Pistons with a hammer.

This means two things.

After the tactical execution and main force of the Knicks and Pistons are finished, it's time to compete for the strength of the bench.

The Knicks will have an advantage in any game where the depth of the roster is contested.

Wilson's performance at the point guard position is surprising, and he does a good job.

Last season he always felt shaky when he handled the ball.

This feeling is not because of technical flaws, but because of the inability to resist.

The defender gave him a few confrontations at random, and he was like a grass in the wind, ready to be brought down at any time.

Since the strength in his body can't support such a high-intensity confrontation, his technical advantage is out of the question.

After gaining 10 pounds in the offseason, he still has many problems, but he is no longer as worrying as he was in his rookie period.

It is not difficult at all to lead the other four teammates to use the N.UCLA system to launch a 5 OUT tactic by playing as a guest point guard.

Wilson made a lot of one-on-one misplaced singles shots with the ball, as well as three-pointers with screens.

Miller unexpectedly stood up and contributed to the small play big, it was a wonderful round.

He received Ewing's cover from the outside to get an offensive opportunity, feinted Malone, and then dribbled in.

Also known as a catch-and-shoot marksman, Miller's ability to handle the ball is better than Klay Thompson.

Even Brad Rohaus, who had never been favored, took a three-pointer on Worthy.

For rookies, shooting confidence is crucial.

After one quarter, 32 to 22.

The Pistons trailed the Knicks by 10 points.

As long as the Knicks insist on playing 5 OUT tactics, the Pistons have no countermeasures.

Because 5 OUT itself is not a clever strategy, but a luxurious tactic that is very dependent on the team's configuration.

You have to have five players who can do things in the high post or on the perimeter to play 5 OUT.

If there is one Wilson with four Ben Wallaces, then if you play well in a high position, people may not be able to look at you more.

Therefore, what the Pistons need to do is to stabilize the situation and use Dumars' personal ability and Dantley's offensive ability in the low post to break the deadlock.

For the Knicks, they replaced Wilson, Ewing and others in the second quarter and put on another lineup.

Stockton, Hornacek, Stevens, Oakley, McHale.

Louie foresaw what the Pistons might do.

He knew that Daly would get Dumars fired up and that Dantley would play more post-ups.

So in the matchup, he used Stevens to defend Dantley, and Stockton only defended Dumars from shooting, and let him make an emergency stop jumper.

This series of arrangements became very obvious in the next few rounds.

Stevens was underrated by many, including Louie.

He sure looks too much like KC Jones.

In previous years, he was just a mad dog type figure, inspiring Louie to create a murder tight lineup.

In the 1986 draft, the Knicks introduced Wilson, Rodman and Saley's three major wings, and Stevens' chances were greatly reduced.

He still gives his best every game.But much worse than the other three.

This year's offseason, he trained with Wilson, and his defense has improved to a higher level, especially the three areas of assist defense, switch defense, and supplementary defense have made great progress.

In the first game of this year, he played against Dantley when he came up. He didn't mention his performance in single defense, but in assisting defense, Dumars was stunned.

Joe Dumars just felt like the court was full of Stevens.

(End of this chapter)