God of NBA point guards

Chapter 233 Tactical Error?

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Zhou Quan sent 3 steals in a single quarter, and he teamed up with Joe Dumars, which can almost be said to have driven the Knicks crazy."

Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "From a tactical point of view, the Pistons should have an absolute advantage."

Nodding, Zhang Lili said: "The Pistons' defensive strategy is to break the surface, the most defensive three points, suppress the opponent's outside line, destroy the Knicks' passing and organizational functions, and then play fast breaks and defensive counterattacks. So as to overwhelm the opponent's strong defense."

"Director Zhang, I heard that Pat Riley is also a coach at the same level as Chuck Daly. Why is there such a big gap in level?" Sun Zhenping asked.

Zhang Lili smiled and explained: "Pat Riley created the Showtime era with the Lakers, won four championships as a coach, and won one championship with the Lakers as a player. His coaching ability is one of the best in the league. Definitely not worse than Chuck Daly.

Moreover, in the selection of the head coach of the Dream Team, he and Nelson Sr., Chuck Daly, Phil Jackson, and Larry Brown were five candidates.

Phil Jackson was the first to be brushed off, followed by Larry Brown who had no achievements, and old Nelson was the third to be brushed off, and finally he and Chuck Daly were left to PK.

In the 89 Finals, Chuck Daly led the Bad Boys to sweep Pat Riley's Lakers, and then Chuck Daly became more popular. Even Michael Jordan, who had been tortured by the Bad Boys for several years, respected Chuck Daly very much. Ke Daly.

Moreover, Chuck Daly not only coached the NBA, but also coached high school and college before. He has more coaching experience than Pat Riley and has a wider network. The US Olympic selection committee is very extensive, so the final selection committee chose Chuck Daly . "

Sun Zhenping nodded. He didn't understand Jordan's thoughts. He was tortured to death by the bad boys, and he still respected Chuck Daly?You must know that Chuck Daly yelled to make Jordan see blood.

That's when Pat Riley brought in backup small forward Anthony Mason and replaced starting power forward Charles Smith.

He also warned: "From now on, anyone who is facing Iron Fist will play off the ball. We can no longer give him a chance to steal us."

The outsiders were relieved to hear that, no matter who they were, they didn't want to face the iron fist with the ball. The feeling of being intercepted at any time really tortured their nerves and psychology.

On the Pistons side, Chuck Daly also made adjustments, let Rodman defend Mason, let Polynice defend Ewing, and Sekali defend Oakley.

The game restarted. As soon as Mason, a violent guy, went up, he played a pick-and-roll with Greg Anthony, then went down, got rid of Rodman after receiving the ball, went to the basket, and completed a shot on the head of Polynes He dunked and won a full house.

The Knicks still used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Zhou Quan's defense. Mason, John Starks, and Ewing took turns to attack and beat the Knicks' offense.

Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars were pinned on the two wings, unable to produce a pinching effect, and the defensive effect of the Pistons outside began to decline.

The defensive end is not as good as before, and the defensive counterattack and fast break are naturally unable to play. The Pistons are also caught in a positional battle. Under the overall defense of the Knicks, the offensive efficiency has also begun to decline.

However, on the offensive end, Zhou Quan is still strong, constantly pulling away John Starks in singles, making 4 of 2 shots in the half quarter, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and 9 points on the opponent's head .

He scored 19 points in a single quarter, breaking his career and playoff scoring records in a single quarter. It can be said that he completely beat John Starks, who was just selected to the defensive second team.

After the first quarter, 30:20, the Pistons led by 10 points, and the Knicks pulled back a point in the second half.

During the break, Zhang reasonably analyzed: "The situation in the second half was not very good. Mason's impact on the basket is not comparable to Smith's. Except for Rodman, neither Sekaly nor Polynes can guard against him. The Pistons' defense declined, and they couldn't make counterattacks, and fell into the Knicks' strong positional defense. It was a bit difficult to rely solely on Zhou Quan's personal offense to carry it!"

Nodding, Sun Zhenping said, "The Pistons should make changes."

At this time, Pat Riley was in a better mood on the Knicks bench.

Losing by 11 points in the first half and winning by 1 point in the second half shows that the team is adapting to the Pistons' strong perimeter defense and has found a way to deal with the Pistons' perimeter defense.

But even so, Zhou Quan was also in the defense and sent another steal.

So he emphasized Zhou Quan's defense again to the players, telling them to try their best to get rid of Zhou Quan at all costs.

4 steals in a single quarter, in fact, he doesn't need to emphasize it, all the Knicks players holding the ball, that is, the back line, there is no one who is not frightened.

In front of the Pistons bench, Chuck Daly made another adjustment. Rodman's defense against Mason was not very effective, but only Rodman was available inside. He could only let Rodman return to the low post and let Sekali go. Anti-Mason.

The reason for this is that Mason's offense in the paint area accounted for 66%, and the two-pointer accounted for 26%. Long-range shots and three-pointers are almost nothing. To defend against Mason, you don't have to follow too far, just on the edge of the paint area.

And Mason's shooting rate is very high, especially for nearly two points. Jordan is only in his early 47s. He can reach 41%, and his two-point shooting rate is as high as [-]%, so the defense of the penalty area is particularly important.

"Zhou, Joe, the two of you are responsible for helping defend Mason. No matter where he is, you must make timely help defenses and prevent him from hitting our basket wantonly. And don't forget John Star Kicks, Joe, watch him, he's the Knicks' No. [-] scorer," he urged.

In the TNT commentary seat, Robert Guida said: "The Pistons should be careful not to be careless. Mason is the Knicks' No. [-] scoring point, and he is also the No. [-] rebounder. As long as he plays enough time, he can reach the level of ten rebounds in a single game.

At the same time, he is the person with the highest offensive efficiency in the Knicks, surpassing Ewing. Ewing shot 51.3% in the regular season, and he shot 59%. He has a very strong scoring ability in the penalty area. "

In the second quarter, Zhou Quan did not play at the beginning, and the lead was still large. Chuck Daly asked him to rest first, and he was going to play in rotation with Joe Dumars.

In fact, after a few days of sufficient rest, his physical recovery is quite good, and the fatigue of the second round has passed.

On the Pistons side, Joe Dumars and the Assassins teamed up on the back line, Terry Mills and Polynes on the inside, and Mark Aguirre at the small forward.

The Knicks don't have as many substitutions as the Pistons. Ewing and Oakley are on the court, and Mason is on the back line. Blackman and Greg Anthony.

Three minutes after the start of the second quarter, the Pistons called the first timeout of the day. At this time, the score was 3:30. The Knicks played a wave of 26-4 attacks, narrowing the point difference to [-] points in one fell swoop.

Mason used his impact to continuously attack the penalty area, destroying the Pistons' not-so-strong interior defense, and created a good opportunity for Ewing. Ewing made 3 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in 2 minutes. Scored 6 points and stopped the Pistons.

At the same time, the Pistons' offense was not good. The Assassins missed 1 shot. Joe Dumars broke through with the ball and was blocked by Oakley. Terry Mills attacked in the low post and also missed 1 shot.

Chuck Daly replaced Joe Dumars and Polynice with Zhou Quan and Seikali.

Over there, Pat Riley also replaced John Starks. Although Zhou Quan blasted him to pieces in the first quarter, he was still the Knicks' best outside defender, so he could only be used to defend Zhou Quan.

In addition, he replaced Ewing and let him rest first.

He put Mason and Oakley on the inside, replaced Doc Rivers, played three-pointers, and the field was full of small men.

"Speed ​​up."

After playing, he said firmly.

The timeout ends and the Pistons attack.

The Assassin advanced with the ball and handed it to Zhou Quan over the center line.

On the left wing, Zhou Quan singled John Starks with the ball, forcibly crushing an 82-kilogram opponent, and reached one step outside the paint area, forcing Oakley in the low post to come up to help defend.

At this time, Zhou Quan passed the ball to Terry Mills, who took the opportunity to cut inside. Mills caught the ball and made a layup. Mason rushed up aggressively, and his fierce defensive action scared Mills. Transformed in one move.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the basket. Fortunately, Sekali's rebound was really strong. Taking advantage of Mason's defense, he grabbed the offensive rebound, and then made a second attack and scored a goal.

Robert Jeddah laughed and said: "Although Mason is only 201 cm, he can be called one of the most comprehensive power forwards in the league. His defensive statistics are not very good, but his defensive effect is quite good. Big Dream has a headache for him. "

Ringo Wilson said with a smile: "As strong as a bear, with a fierce aura, being targeted by such a person, the aggressor's aura will be weakened by three points first, and the offensive effect will be compromised.

Moreover, he is too strong. If the attacker has physical contact with him, his technical movements will be absolutely deformed, just like Mills. "

On the court, the Knicks attacked.

The speed was very fast, the three defenders went forward at the same time, Zhou Quan followed up with John Starks, just about to press down and slow down the Knicks, Starks immediately transferred the ball.

Greg Anthony took the ball quickly from the right wing to the frontcourt and went straight to the basket.

"Oops, the assassin didn't keep up." Zhang Lili said in surprise.

At this time, Anthony made another breakthrough to Secali, attracted the defense and passed back to Mason. Mason made a nearly two-point jumper and the ball flew to the basket.

"Snapped!"

At the critical moment, Zhou Quan returned to the penalty area in time and slapped him off.

"The opportunity came out, but it's a pity that Iron Fist's defense is too strong." Robert Guida laughed.

Seikali just received the ball and the Pistons attacked.

Zhou Quan also played a fast break, John Starks did not dare to block him head-on, he only chased to one side, trying to slow him down.

But his tonnage, explosive power, and speed are over, and the impact is so great that John Starks didn't hold back, and he was killed by him into the penalty area.

"Snapped!"

Oakley and Mason returned to the basket at the same time, surrounded by four big hands, and it was unknown who hit Zhou Quan's arm and prevented him from dunking.

The referee blew the whistle, the two raised their hands at the same time, and the referee gave Mason a thug foul.

Ringo Wilson said with a smile: "Oakley and Mason form an inside line. One is 203 cm and the other is 201 cm. The height is seriously not enough. The two of them can't complete the block."

"Iron Fist jumps high and has excellent wingspan. It's normal for them to miss the ball. They can only use fouls to stop the attack."

When Robert Jeddah said this, he couldn't help laughing again: "And the defense of the two of them can't be too much, and they can't be as fierce as defending others. If they really hit the iron fist and provoke him, I'm afraid they will suffer on the spot Beaten."

"Ha ha……"

Ringo Wilson couldn't help laughing, but after laughing, he said: "Maybe they can consider using this method to get Iron Fist down."

"Get the boss of the Pistons down, and the ratings of this series will drop by at least [-]%. I'm sure some people will be dissatisfied with them. Even if the Knicks reach the finals, there will be no good results. I bet, less than At the last moment, the Knicks will not make this choice." Robert Guida laughed.

Speaking of this, he laughed and said: "Just now, I was just joking. With the control of Iron Fist, he is very calm in the playoffs and will not be violent. Of course, I am talking about the field."

Ringo Wilson laughed: "So they're actually worried about the off-court?"

"Ha ha……"

Robert Guida couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Zhou Quan made two free throws, 34:26, the Pistons led by 8 points, and the Knicks attacked.

It is still fast-paced, and John Starks, defended by Zhou Quan, does not hold the ball, and Greg Anthony and Blackman are responsible for advancing to the frontcourt.

However, the Pistons returned to the defense this time, so as soon as they got to the frontcourt, the Knicks played a pick-and-roll from the outside. John Starks took the ball from Anthony and took the ball from the left wing to the left elbow.

However, Zhou Quan didn't switch defenses with the assassin. The assassin couldn't defend against John Starks. He caught up with Starks, but he was half a step behind.

"Kill in."

Pat Riley's stern voice sounded from the sidelines.

From the left elbow, John Starks headed into the lane, forcing Sekali to help out and Mason getting an open shot at the rim.

At this time, John Starks hit the ground pass, Mason caught the ball and made a layup and hit a ball.

"This is bullying the Pistons without inside defense!" Zhang Li sighed.

Sun Zhenping shook his head and said: "The inside line occupies an absolute height. Sekali and Mills are 211 cm and Mills are 208 cm, but they can't guard Mason who is 201 cm and Oakley who is 203 cm."

Zhang Lili said: "Zhou Quan missed the ball, he failed to defend the pick-and-roll, and Starks went in.

The Pistons originally pointed to the outside line to defend, the outside line could not be blocked, and the inside line was a colander, so there was no hope. "

After 4 minutes, 38:32, the Pistons still led by 6 points, and the Knicks called a timeout.

Pat Riley replaced Ewing and replaced Oakley with Mason at power forward.

The outside line is still dead fuck John Starks, plus Blackman and Doc Rivers.

For the Pistons, Rodman played, teamed up with Mills on the inside, and replaced Joe Dumars on the outside, plus Zhou Quan and Mark Aguirre.

Chuck Daly asked Zhou Quan to strengthen his breakthrough with the ball, causing damage to the Knicks inside.

"Zhou, I want to see their foul numbers continue to rise, and I need to see their inside defense weakened." He exhorted.

After the second quarter, 55:49, the Pistons still lead by 6 points.

周权单节4投2中，6罚6中，分别造成梅森和奥克利、尤因各一次犯规，单节拿到10分3助攻1抢断1盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

After the start of the second half, Chuck Daly still let Zhou Quan continue to attack with the ball to cause damage.

After the third quarter, 78:74, the Pistons led by 4 points.

周权单节3投1中，8罚7中，单节9分3助攻，三节已经轰下38分4篮板8助攻5抢断2盖帽1失误2犯规的数据。

After three quarters, he has already made 18 free throws. Being able to get so many free throws in the away game shows how threatening his breakthrough with the ball is.

In this quarter, he made four fouls, Ewing made two fouls in three quarters, Oakley made four fouls in three quarters, and Mason also committed four fouls in three quarters.

But with so many fouls inside, it doesn't seem to affect the Knicks' defense of the penalty area, which is still very tough.

The continuous breakthrough and strong attack consumes a lot of his physical energy, and his shooting touch also declines.

Not only him, but his teammates in the second and third quarters didn't feel very good. Otherwise, with his performance, it would be impossible to lead by only 4 points.

Chuck Daly seems to realize that he made a mistake. Now this Knicks team seems to be the original bad boy army. The trick of killing and killing is of no use to them.

(End of this chapter)