basketball boulder

Chapter 234 God Can't Stop It

O'Neal got the ball in the low post and turned back.

Big Ben can resist, but the height gap is too big.

O'Neill didn't need to dig in, leaned one arm on Big Ben, and hooked directly.

Big Ben had no choice but to look up at O'Neal to make a shot.

Swish!
4: 0.

Pistons attack.

But the Heat still maintained a high morale and defended like an iron barrel.

Interferenced by Wade, Billups made a pass error and was intercepted by Li Lei halfway.

Li Lei speeded up instantly, grabbed the ball and rushed forward.

Billups and Hamilton chased desperately.

Li Lei glimpsed this scene out of the corner of his eye, and a high-throw ball hit the backboard.

Wade, who followed, rose directly from the ground, received a "pass" from the rebound in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket hard.

boom!
6: 0.

The American Airlines Center arena is boiling.

Tonight's Heat team hangs up the opponent to play.

The Pistons, unbeatable last season, now look like chicks...impossible to fight back.

Larry Brown jumped up directly, ignoring his glasses, and spitting wildly at the Pistons.

Pistons offensive round.

Billups did not rush to attack this time, and controlled the ball at the top of the arc, signaling his teammates to adjust their state.

Seconds later, Billups gestured.

It should mean adjusting tactics.

The Piston Five became active.

"Masked Man" Hamilton suddenly started, relying on the continuous cover of his teammates to run out of the open space.

Billups' pass was immediately in place.

Hamilton catches and shoots.

Swish!
Have it.

6: 2.

Hamilton finally scored a goal for the Pistons, breaking the embarrassment of "0".

The Heat attack.

Continue to give the ball to O'Neal in the low post.

This time, Rashid's defense was quick.

As soon as O'Neill turned around, Rashid pounced on him.

However, O'Neal has rich experience. As a super giant, breaking double teams is the basic operation.

He held the basketball high, evaded the Pistons' pressure on the first time, and gave the ball to Haslem on the second.

Hamilton defends Haslem.

Haslem quickly gave the ball to the old Jones in the bottom corner.

Old Jones pulled up and shot.

Swish!
There are also.

9: 2.

Pistons attack.

Hamilton ran without the ball, received the ball and then divided Rashid.

Rasheed didn't stop receiving the ball, just turned around and scored a throw over Haslem's head.

Swish!
9: 4.

The Heat attack.

O'Neal continued to get the ball in the low post, attracting the Pistons' pincers.

But the old Jones just scored a three-pointer, so the Pistons chose to short Wade.

As for Li Lei, I am afraid that no team in this league will take the initiative to let him go.

But Wade is not an ordinary person. The moment he was emptied, he secretly cut to the basket.

Seeing this scene, Li Lei passed the ball in an instant.

Wade catches the ball and rises up.

Big Ben rushed forward to cover it.

Wade dodged and moved in the air, the small lever evaded Big Ben's defense, and made a layup instead.

boom!
Swish!
11: 4.

"Tonight's Heat team is also in great shape, the Pistons can hardly defend. But the Pistons are not bad, scoring 2 goals in a row."

ESPN commentator Bill Walton said.

His gold medal partner Mike Breen smiled: "However, the foundation of the Pistons in the league is defense. When they can't defend their opponents, can they still win?"

These words really hit the nail on the head.

At the end of the first quarter, at 29:19, the Heat led by a full 10 points.

Among them, O'Neal scored 8 points, Wade 7 points, and the two teamed up to get half of the Heat's points... and more.

During the rotation stage, Li Lei and Jones continued to play with substitutes.

On the Pistons side, Billups and Hamilton did not rest.

It is worth mentioning that Larry Brown is a well-known dead man in the league.

In key games, the Pistons basically rotate with 7 players, and the five main players will play more than 40 minutes.

The difference between him and Pat Riley is that one is the main player on the field, and the other is the one who plays everyone off the field.

In the substitute stage, the Pistons' substitute center McDyess played well, and the old Mourning scored consecutive low-post singles.

However, Damon and Du Lin on the Heat's side also played a role. One hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and the other cooperated with Li Lei to make a fast break.

The two teams were tied in the rotation stage.

37: 27.

Subsequently, the main players of the two teams debuted.

Li Lei rested in the afternoon, and O'Neal and Wade led the team to continue playing.

Larry Brown made defensive adjustments, and the Pistons played a 2-2-1 zone defense.

This adjustment is very in place.

No matter how much you dislike Larry Brown, his defensive skills are commendable.

The zone defense is very restrained in singles.

Whether it's O'Neal's low post or Wade's breakthrough, they have been encircled by the Pistons one after another.

During this period, the Pistons played an 8:2 offensive wave to catch up with the point difference.

39: 35.

When Li Lei was replaced by Riley, he looked at the scoreboard.

"Your job is to break the zone and get the damn ball in there."

Riley repeatedly exhorted.

Li Lei smiled and made an "ok" gesture.

The game restarts.

The Heat attack.

Wade broke through with the ball on the left.

Relying on the cover of his teammates on the right side, Li Lei got rid of the defender and popped out of the three-point line.

The essence of zone defense is to defend the ball but not the man, and there is no man-to-man defense, which makes it very easy for Li Lei to run without the ball.

Wade's pass was immediately in place.

Li Lei catches the ball, pulls up and shoots.

Swish!
42: 35.

"At critical moments, we still have to rely on stones!"

Zhang Weiping shouted excitedly.

"After all, he is the league's top scorer."

Su Qun laughed from ear to ear.

Looking back, Li Lei's close defense caused Prince's mistake again, dribbling and walking.

The Heat got the ball and continued to attack.

Coach Larry Brown on the sidelines gritted his teeth and did not adjust, but continued to stick to the zone defense.

He is betting: Li Lei can't continue to make three-pointers!
If there is a coach in the league who dislikes three-pointers the least, it's Larry Brown.

In the small ball era, you might think that Larry Brown is a psycho.

But in that era, most coaches recognized it.

"The closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage!"

This is the "truth" of basketball.

Things like three-pointers are just a tactical need and must not be used as a regular scoring method.

Not only Larry Brown, but his disciple Popovich also hates three-pointers very much.

They feel that the three-pointer is a very unstable way to score.

And at the moment, that's what Larry Brown is betting on.

Haslem took the initiative to step up and set an off-ball screen for Li Lei, and Li Lei took the opportunity to pop out of the three-point line.

After receiving the pass from Old Jones, Li Lei pulled up and shot.

Seeing Li Lei shoot out from the three-point line, Larry Brown clenched his fists, looked nervous, and muttered: Can't go in!God forbid, no entry!
However... Swish!

Even God can't stop Li Lei tonight.

45: 35.

Li Lei scored two consecutive three-pointers and widened the point difference to double digits.

Miami fans breathed a sigh of relief.

And Larry Brown immediately adjusted his tactics and gave up the zone defense.

He is stubborn, but by no means stupid.

On the contrary, Larry Brown's attainments on the defensive end are extremely profound.

However, facing this Heat team, Larry Brown really has nothing to do.

In the low post, there is O'Neal, the league's No. [-] killer, "The Flash" Wade in the breakthrough, and a group of sharpshooters on the outside.

Even facing the Suns with the highest scoring average in the league, Larry Brown didn't have this sense of powerlessness.

At halftime, 53:42, the Heat led by 11 points.

(End of this chapter)