Soul of the Golden State
Chapter 499
Chapter 499
On the second day of Christmas Eve, Christmas officially arrived, and the NBA's annual Christmas game kicked off.
Faced with the arrival of the menacing Pistons, the whole of Oakland became very silent, because both players and fans knew that this would be a fierce battle.
In fact, compared to last season, the strength of the Pistons has also declined.
On the one hand, Rick Mahon, a core member of the Pistons bad boys, left the Pistons. This was mainly because of the expansion draft, and Mahon was selected by the Timberwolves.
On the other hand, it is the malicious foul rules introduced by the league this season, which has severely hit the Pistons' defensive tactics.
Just imagine, for some defensive actions in the past, the most was to pay for a foul, but now, it is very likely to be sent off, which really makes the Pistons restrained in defense.
However, even in this situation of dancing with shackles, the Pistons still rely on their strong strength and still rank first in the Eastern Conference with 18 wins and 8 losses.
And even though Mahon is gone, the Pistons' main lineup still exists, which is much better than the Warriors, a hard-hit team.
Therefore, although the Warriors sit at home in this game and wait for work, and the Warriors are in good condition during this period, there are still more people who believe that the Pistons will win.
After all, the Pistons are a team that has reached the finals twice and is in good shape!
That night, the game between the Warriors and the Pistons was in the second game. After four quarters of fierce fighting in the first game, the Cavaliers still lost to the Eagles 104:115 and lost the game.
However, this game is just an appetizer tonight. After the game, the game between the Warriors and the Pistons at West Coast time officially begins. This is the highlight of tonight.
As the referee blew his whistle, Duckworth and Lambiel took off at the same time, and this much-anticipated Christmas battle officially started.
On the jump ball, the 32-year-old Lambiel naturally cannot be the opponent of the strong Duckworth, so Duckworth easily won the jump ball.
Lewis got Duckworth's jump ball first, and then handed it to Li Weisi.
However, it was the addition of such an action that made the Pistons' players retreat when Li Weisi got the ball.
Obviously, the Pistons' tactics are very clear, that is, they are determined not to let the Warriors fight back.
The starting five for the Pistons tonight are: Thomas, Dumars, Aguirre, John Salley and Lambiel.
Due to the departure of Mahon, the Pistons are usually replaced by James Edwards as the starting fifth man. However, in order to deal with the Warriors tonight, the Pistons have changed their formation and brought up Sali, who has better defensive ability. .
Seeing that the fast break plan had gone bankrupt, Li Weisi had no choice but to dribble the ball across half court, preparing to play positional battles patiently.
The Warriors' lineup is obviously not as good as it used to be in terms of positional warfare. Therefore, facing a defensive team like the Pistons, Li Weisi decided to play the first ball from the pick-and-roll.
However, the Pistons are quite prepared for the Warriors. For this opponent who defeated them in the Finals last season, the Pistons will obviously not let go of the opportunity to make things worse.
When Duckworth blocked Thomas, Lambiel rushed forward to prevent Li Weisi from making a direct shot. At the same time, Thomas immediately squeezed past Duckworth to double-team Li Weisi.
Although Li Weisi had long thought that the Pistons would target him, what surprised him was that it was only the first round, and the Pistons double-teamed him so recklessly. How afraid of himself?
After all, the double-teaming tactic itself is a tactic with a high risk factor. Generally, if the man-to-man defense can be successful, it will not consider double-teaming the opponent's ball holder at all, because it means that in other positions, there will be 4 :3 situation.
Generally, in such a situation, one should first observe Li Weisi's state tonight at the beginning of the game. If the state is not good, even double-teaming will be avoided.
However, the Pistons will not. In their view, no matter what state Li Weisi is tonight, they must double-team him. There is a kind of momentum that the team battle can be lost and Timo must die.
Faced with this situation of front and back pinching, Li Weisi naturally knew how to deal with the ball. He hit the ground and passed the ball to Duckworth who had already slid down.
Li Weisi's pass was perfect regardless of angle, strength, and speed. After Duckworth got the ball, he didn't need to adjust it at all, and he could directly force it.
However, when Duckworth was already jumping up to attack the basket, Saili, relying on his excellent movement, just stood in front of Duckworth and stopped Duckworth's inevitable dunk.
Seeing the failure of the first attack, the Warriors players didn't think much, and immediately returned to defense.
Aguirre, who was in control of the basketball, immediately passed the ball to Thomas, who then distributed it to Dumars in the frontcourt.
Dumars chose a layup in the fast break, and was capped by Richmond, who followed him, and successfully defended the ball.
The two teams each attacked once in the opening game, and the two sides tied.
Facing the restarted offensive round, Li Weisi took possession of the ball again and came to the frontcourt. Thomas faced him, refusing to give an inch, and always stood in front of him.
Seeing Thomas close to defending himself, Li Weisi did not choose to pick and roll this time, but directly through singles, successfully breaking through Thomas' defense.
However, Thomas' personal defense is only the first step in defending Li Weisi. When Li Weisi successfully broke through Thomas' defense, Sali and Dumars all began to move towards Li Weisi, and before Li Weisi made a shot, Sali successfully covered Li Weisi.
Obviously, the strategy of the Pistons is to focus on the quadruple, intending to use the strength of the whole team to limit Li Weisi's scoring.
But Li Weisi is also a passer after all. He tricked Salley with just a feint and passed the ball behind Salley and into Rodman's hands.
When Edwards saw Rodman shooting, he immediately rushed to help defend, but this time he was a step too late, and Rodman completed the shot one step ahead.
But Rodman's goal was really disappointing, and he missed the basket. Obviously, the Pistons even considered Rodman's shooting percentage.
The rebound was accepted by Edwards, and the Pistons counterattacked again.
But the Warriors retreated very quickly this time, and did not allow the Pistons to attack fast.
After falling into position, the Pistons handed the ball to Aguirre this time, intending to let Aguirre single.
Although I have heard about Lewis in front of me for a long time, he has been very popular recently and his defensive ability is very good, but compared to the Warriors' other perimeters, Lewis is obviously the soft persimmon.
However, when Aguirre played against him, he realized that the opponent's reputation was really not blown out, and the defense was indeed good.
In his back-to-back singles, he had obviously shaken his opponent away, but when he shot, he was still interfered by the opponent. This guy's arms are really long.
In the end, the Pistons' offense ended with Aguirre's strike, the rebound was protected by Rodman, and the two sides failed again in the second round.
Clearly, both sides underestimated the other's defense tonight.
(End of this chapter)
On the second day of Christmas Eve, Christmas officially arrived, and the NBA's annual Christmas game kicked off.
Faced with the arrival of the menacing Pistons, the whole of Oakland became very silent, because both players and fans knew that this would be a fierce battle.
In fact, compared to last season, the strength of the Pistons has also declined.
On the one hand, Rick Mahon, a core member of the Pistons bad boys, left the Pistons. This was mainly because of the expansion draft, and Mahon was selected by the Timberwolves.
On the other hand, it is the malicious foul rules introduced by the league this season, which has severely hit the Pistons' defensive tactics.
Just imagine, for some defensive actions in the past, the most was to pay for a foul, but now, it is very likely to be sent off, which really makes the Pistons restrained in defense.
However, even in this situation of dancing with shackles, the Pistons still rely on their strong strength and still rank first in the Eastern Conference with 18 wins and 8 losses.
And even though Mahon is gone, the Pistons' main lineup still exists, which is much better than the Warriors, a hard-hit team.
Therefore, although the Warriors sit at home in this game and wait for work, and the Warriors are in good condition during this period, there are still more people who believe that the Pistons will win.
After all, the Pistons are a team that has reached the finals twice and is in good shape!
That night, the game between the Warriors and the Pistons was in the second game. After four quarters of fierce fighting in the first game, the Cavaliers still lost to the Eagles 104:115 and lost the game.
However, this game is just an appetizer tonight. After the game, the game between the Warriors and the Pistons at West Coast time officially begins. This is the highlight of tonight.
As the referee blew his whistle, Duckworth and Lambiel took off at the same time, and this much-anticipated Christmas battle officially started.
On the jump ball, the 32-year-old Lambiel naturally cannot be the opponent of the strong Duckworth, so Duckworth easily won the jump ball.
Lewis got Duckworth's jump ball first, and then handed it to Li Weisi.
However, it was the addition of such an action that made the Pistons' players retreat when Li Weisi got the ball.
Obviously, the Pistons' tactics are very clear, that is, they are determined not to let the Warriors fight back.
The starting five for the Pistons tonight are: Thomas, Dumars, Aguirre, John Salley and Lambiel.
Due to the departure of Mahon, the Pistons are usually replaced by James Edwards as the starting fifth man. However, in order to deal with the Warriors tonight, the Pistons have changed their formation and brought up Sali, who has better defensive ability. .
Seeing that the fast break plan had gone bankrupt, Li Weisi had no choice but to dribble the ball across half court, preparing to play positional battles patiently.
The Warriors' lineup is obviously not as good as it used to be in terms of positional warfare. Therefore, facing a defensive team like the Pistons, Li Weisi decided to play the first ball from the pick-and-roll.
However, the Pistons are quite prepared for the Warriors. For this opponent who defeated them in the Finals last season, the Pistons will obviously not let go of the opportunity to make things worse.
When Duckworth blocked Thomas, Lambiel rushed forward to prevent Li Weisi from making a direct shot. At the same time, Thomas immediately squeezed past Duckworth to double-team Li Weisi.
Although Li Weisi had long thought that the Pistons would target him, what surprised him was that it was only the first round, and the Pistons double-teamed him so recklessly. How afraid of himself?
After all, the double-teaming tactic itself is a tactic with a high risk factor. Generally, if the man-to-man defense can be successful, it will not consider double-teaming the opponent's ball holder at all, because it means that in other positions, there will be 4 :3 situation.
Generally, in such a situation, one should first observe Li Weisi's state tonight at the beginning of the game. If the state is not good, even double-teaming will be avoided.
However, the Pistons will not. In their view, no matter what state Li Weisi is tonight, they must double-team him. There is a kind of momentum that the team battle can be lost and Timo must die.
Faced with this situation of front and back pinching, Li Weisi naturally knew how to deal with the ball. He hit the ground and passed the ball to Duckworth who had already slid down.
Li Weisi's pass was perfect regardless of angle, strength, and speed. After Duckworth got the ball, he didn't need to adjust it at all, and he could directly force it.
However, when Duckworth was already jumping up to attack the basket, Saili, relying on his excellent movement, just stood in front of Duckworth and stopped Duckworth's inevitable dunk.
Seeing the failure of the first attack, the Warriors players didn't think much, and immediately returned to defense.
Aguirre, who was in control of the basketball, immediately passed the ball to Thomas, who then distributed it to Dumars in the frontcourt.
Dumars chose a layup in the fast break, and was capped by Richmond, who followed him, and successfully defended the ball.
The two teams each attacked once in the opening game, and the two sides tied.
Facing the restarted offensive round, Li Weisi took possession of the ball again and came to the frontcourt. Thomas faced him, refusing to give an inch, and always stood in front of him.
Seeing Thomas close to defending himself, Li Weisi did not choose to pick and roll this time, but directly through singles, successfully breaking through Thomas' defense.
However, Thomas' personal defense is only the first step in defending Li Weisi. When Li Weisi successfully broke through Thomas' defense, Sali and Dumars all began to move towards Li Weisi, and before Li Weisi made a shot, Sali successfully covered Li Weisi.
Obviously, the strategy of the Pistons is to focus on the quadruple, intending to use the strength of the whole team to limit Li Weisi's scoring.
But Li Weisi is also a passer after all. He tricked Salley with just a feint and passed the ball behind Salley and into Rodman's hands.
When Edwards saw Rodman shooting, he immediately rushed to help defend, but this time he was a step too late, and Rodman completed the shot one step ahead.
But Rodman's goal was really disappointing, and he missed the basket. Obviously, the Pistons even considered Rodman's shooting percentage.
The rebound was accepted by Edwards, and the Pistons counterattacked again.
But the Warriors retreated very quickly this time, and did not allow the Pistons to attack fast.
After falling into position, the Pistons handed the ball to Aguirre this time, intending to let Aguirre single.
Although I have heard about Lewis in front of me for a long time, he has been very popular recently and his defensive ability is very good, but compared to the Warriors' other perimeters, Lewis is obviously the soft persimmon.
However, when Aguirre played against him, he realized that the opponent's reputation was really not blown out, and the defense was indeed good.
In his back-to-back singles, he had obviously shaken his opponent away, but when he shot, he was still interfered by the opponent. This guy's arms are really long.
In the end, the Pistons' offense ended with Aguirre's strike, the rebound was protected by Rodman, and the two sides failed again in the second round.
Clearly, both sides underestimated the other's defense tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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