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Chapter 520 Are you narcissistic about your father?
"The Knicks are ... using three inside partners?" Dick Stockton exclaimed. "McHale is going to play small forward?"

Chuck Daly looked at the Knicks lineup playfully, for them, the Knicks put out such a lineup is no stranger.Because the Pistons like to pile up the frontcourt lineup the most.

Seeing the Knicks start the second quarter with three insiders, Daly decided to go head-to-head.

"We can play the same lineup."

Assistant coach Dick Versace said expectantly: "I don't think at all that the Knicks' three-man lineup can compete with us."

That's exactly what Daly thinks, so the Pistons' starting lineup for the second quarter is Dumars, Iloh, Worthy, Malone, and Parish.

"Isn't it, is it so hard?" In Louis' impression, both Dumas and Yiluo played the first quarter.

Now Daly didn't let them rest, so they want to continue playing?
It looks like a lot of effort, but it is also a helpless move.

The strength of the Pistons' second lineup is not strong enough to fight against the Knicks.

In the second quarter, Louis discovered the details of the Pistons' defense.

Daly made detailed defensive arrangements against the Knicks' N.UCLA system.

In the Knicks' first positional battle in the second quarter, as long as Stockton finds McHale for a pick-and-roll, they will focus on going around the pick-and-roll and blocking in the mid-to-high position.

Stockton's autonomous offensive ability is well handled.

If Stockton finds someone other than McHale for a pick-and-roll, the Pistons' strategy is to switch defenses, switching defenses desperately.They have the capital to switch defenses, and Dumars and Illo are both players who can defend multiple positions.

Worthy, Malone, and Parish are rare multifunctional frontcourt giants.

If Stockton didn't call the pick-and-roll one-on-one, Dumars, who was facing him, would not adopt oppressive defense to press forward.

Dumars is using psychological tactics, giving Stockton options.

Probably that's what Daly ordered. Dumars will defend one side of the defense and give Stockton the possibility to break through the basket.

After a few rounds, Stockton didn't hold back.

Sure enough, he walked into the trap the Pistons had prepared for him.

He made it past the side Dumars vacated, but, on his dominant side, Worthy came running quickly to pinch.His speed is too fast, and after completely compressing Stockton's space, there is no other choice but to pass the ball.

Even with passing, there is a high risk of turnover.

The Knicks' tactical quality is shown at this moment.

There is a price to be paid to pinch the Knicks, and Louie's goal is to give all five players something to do.He doesn't want to see Jordan in another timeline like Jordan who played alone with four people watching, or the Cavaliers James in 18 years in which nearly half of the ball is in the hands of one person and dominates everything.

No, it should be said that any aspiring coach does not want his players to play such a game.

If this happens, even if the coach is really capable, he will inevitably fall into the reputation of "my grandma can do this job".

Although sometimes they just know that the only way to win the game is to give the ball to a certain player.Even if that kind of winning method is not good-looking, as long as you win, you can keep your reputation and lay the foundation for reversing your reputation in the future.That's what happened to Tyronn Lue.

Under Louie's spur, the Knicks began to build the system since Bernard King was reimbursed for the season due to a stress fracture in 1984.

Until today, their system has matured.

Stockton was double-teamed, and McHale chose the best route to cut inside.

And that was the moment that showed how much the Pistons were prepared for the game.

There's nothing wrong with the Knicks' style of play, which is ideal for N.UCLA.

Stockton is the best pure guard in the league who is good at finding opportunities, and the risk of double-teaming him is needless to say.The Pistons dared to do this not because they were not afraid of being breached by him finding a loophole, but because they had a back move.

In order to double-team, Worthy can only empty McHale.As long as he chooses to cut inside, Parish, who is squatting near the penalty area, can build a second line of defense in a short time.

After five rounds, the Knicks did not score a goal in a positional battle.

Miller was stuck to death by Ilo. That person's defense was very good. The person who could be put by the head coach to defend Jordan's lore at the last moment is indeed not a parallel importer.

Miller is as tender as a chicken in front of him, and it is difficult to run out of opportunities with his own strength. This is the gap between rookies and veterans.

Louis was not surprised, what surprised him was the determination of the Pistons to defend against the Knicks.

The Knicks didn't score in positional battles for five consecutive rounds. The price was that in order to prevent Stockton from connecting with his teammates, Malone and Parish couldn't concentrate on protecting the basket.

They went from top rim protectors to top sweepers.

It's also the change that was made to beat the Knicks.

The price paid for this was not low, as Oakley and Sely grabbed three offensive rebounds and completed two second offenses.

The Pistons' offense was dominated by Dumars' breakthrough points and Worthy's misplaced attack on McHale.

McHale's footsteps are the fastest among power forwards, but Worthy, a North Carolina freak, has a height of nearly 2 meters, and his speed is also one of the fastest among small forwards.

This size, this speed, and this style of play -- a natural mismatch machine.

If it weren't for the head coaches of this era not having a strong desire to find misplacements, Worthy's power would be even greater.

This is the score ratio between the two sides after playing for 3 minutes in the second quarter.

Daly's choice of the three insiders and the Knicks' tough approach was successful.

In terms of the strength of the three insiders, the Pistons' Worthy, Malone, and Parish are stronger than McHale, Oakley, and Sely.

"The way they play is quite interesting."

38:42.

The Knicks only led by 4 points. Louis and Zhao Yuanzheng said something casually and called a timeout.

In the commentary booth, Bill Cunningham called the change in the second quarter the "coach gap."

"To be honest, if the lineups of the two sides were exchanged, Coach Daly would have led by at least 15 points. His formation, on-the-spot response, temporary command and various defensive details are not comparable to Little Lu!"

Dick Stockton believes it is too early to draw conclusions, and Cunningham is too biased.

"Maybe, but the game time is still very long. Illittle Lu also requested a timeout to make adjustments. Let's see what happens next." Stockton explained Louie's many games. In his memory, as long as Louie asked for a timeout, he would make changes.

What would Cunningham say if Louie countered the Pistons after the timeout?
Stockton has no personal vendetta against Cunningham, but he looks forward to it, and it's a wonderful feeling to watch a co-worker feel embarrassed and forced to make random arguments.

For the Knicks, Louie decided to make a substitution.

He replaced Miller, who had underperformed against Ilo, in exchange for Ellis, and promoted Sely to Ewing.

It is still a lineup of three insiders. The second position is Ellis, who has been in a good state after entering the playoffs, and Ewing, the core insider.

Although Ellis is not compatible with other shooters, he and Stockton are the Knicks' most tacit backcourt, and McHale Oakley Ewing is the Knicks' best frontcourt Big Three.

"It seems that little lu is determined to beat them the way the Pistons are good at."

"This timeout allowed us to see Little Lu's arrogance. Just like when he just debuted, he never knew how to respect his opponents. In my opinion, he will suffer the consequences. Coach Daly is different from the opponents he met before who lacked good cards."

"Coach Daly can't play as many cards as he does, but for a mature and stable player, as long as he has a few good cards, he can beat the arrogant novice."

Cunningham's one-sided support for Daly made MSG fans sick of him.

If there is any grievance with Louis, just say that there is grievance. He has to pretend to be neutral and then lick Daly without thinking, black Louis.

Louis didn't care at all about the voice of the commentary booth.

He reminded McHale, Oakley and Ewing: "If I were you, I would be very angry. The Pistons' defense focus is not on you at all. If you pay attention, you will find that they put John's defense as the top priority. For this, they can not block you, let you grab offensive rebounds, and don't even look at you. If I am so underestimated on the court, I will definitely give their shit out!"

Oakley smiled and said, "Coach, I'm not as rough as you, but I don't want to be looked down upon."

Louis looked at McHale and Ewing again, and Oakley had expressed his attitude, so they should have something to say?

The gorilla raised its head arrogantly and said like a master: "Ewing doesn't like to be underestimated. Ewing is very angry and the consequences are serious."

Louis walked to Tomjanovich with a strange expression.

"What did you tell them?"

"Routine."

"Oh, what did they say?"

"Oak is as easy to fool as ever...Patrick..." Louis scolded with a smile, "This bastard is so arrogant that he uses the third person to refer to himself twice in a sentence."

There is a reason why Ewing called himself that. The first person to call himself in the third person was Chamberlain, and Iceman Gervin carried it forward. Malone used this to save his serious congenital defect of speech swallowing, and paved the way for all future players to call themselves in the third person.

Back from the timeout, the Knicks have the ball in hand.

Louie's requirement for the inside line is to play aggressively, and when the Pistons' defense expands, they get stuck in position to grab rebounds.

Stockton was asked to avoid turnovers.

Even if it is forced to strike the iron and fail, it is better than making a mistake.

The Knicks were just like before, and Stockton called the pick-and-roll.

Delayed high by Worthy, McHale cuts inside.

Stockton passes the ball.

Things went according to the expectations of both sides. McHale caught the ball and scored under the basket. He was affected by Malone's defense and missed the shot.

Malone's defensive habits are very good. He defended against McHale's offense just by defending his position and without jumping.

According to the general situation, he can also protect the rebound.But the opponent finally let him lose the opportunity in the card position. Ewing is no longer the Ewing of the year.

He's valiantly taking Malone's place, just as Louie begged his grandpa to tell his grandma to ask God to pray for him to do it in his rookie season.

When he faced the league's top rebounder, he got the upper hand in the position, using his body to wrap Malone behind him and grab the offensive rebound.

Malone, who was firmly stuck by him, could no longer prevent him from completing the second attack.

Ewing jumped up suddenly and dunked the basket with both hands.

The gorilla looked at Malone with contempt, and said narcissistically, "This is why Ewing received the highest salary in the league in his rookie season."

"You are narcissistic about your father! I am the reason why you received the highest salary in the league in your rookie season." Louis scolded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)