i have a coaching book

Chapter 289
If you defend for a long time, you will lose. The Pistons showed their top defensive ability, and the Suns did not fall behind. The offensive firepower that can be called the number one in the league began to show off.

Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without any hesitation, directly took the ball to the inside line, took a step to the free throw line, immediately drew his bow and hit the line, displayed his housekeeping skills, rode a horse and made a small throw, and hit two points steadily, winning Score credited.

In the defense, the Suns used their strong mobility to defend against the Pistons, which were not very good in offense. Although Hamilton used his superb off-the-ball movement skills to run out of open offensive opportunities, Billups also showed his strength. Excellent vision and passing ability, passed the basketball to Hamilton's hands.

However, Hamilton's catch-and-shoot didn't achieve the miraculous efficiency that never missed a shot. Under Richardson's defense, a two-point catch-and-shoot jump shot hit the basket and bounced out.

Stoudemire was in a good position at the basket, took off the rebound smoothly, and quickly distributed the ball to Nash for a quick counterattack.

Richardson and Joe Johnson saw Nash receiving the ball without any hesitation. Like two sharp knives out of their scabbards, they rushed up and sprinted to the frontcourt, straight into the left and right wings of the Pistons.

Billups did his best, trying to gamble with steals, and even fouls, to stop Nash from counterattacking.

Nash was also difficult to deal with. He used a cross step to turn around and dribble the ball. After passing Billups, he made a long pass to watch people while running. The basketball was like a missile, and it accurately found the ball. Richardson on the left.

When the person arrives and the ball arrives, Richardson is not the least bit soft when he catches the ball. He opens his hand and throws the basketball in his hand.

7 to 5! !
Seeing that the Suns were about to gain momentum on the offensive end, Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, bullied Nash directly, played a post-up single, crushed Nash from the top arc of the three-point line, entered the free throw line, turned and pulled With a flick of the ball, he made a three-step layup and rushed to the inside.

After attracting Stoudemire's defense, he directly gave the ball to Big Ben.

A loud bang.

Ben Wallace held the ball, bounced his legs and flew up, and dunked the basketball into the basket heavily with both hands in the air.

9 to 5! !
Ben Wallace has developed a whole body of muscles, and his strength can be called top-level existence. He can carry people in the paint, but his mid-range shooting ability has been crippled. Apart from dunking under the basket, he can't come up with any other offense at all. means.

However, his physical fitness is very strong, and his offense at the basket cannot be ignored.

Fortunately, the Suns' offensive firepower opened up, Nash dribbled to the frontcourt, and played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire.

Stoudemire received Nash's point ball, misplaced the big to hit the small, and did not give up half a shot. Facing Billups' defense, he directly made a two-point jumper and hit two points steadily.

9 to 7! !
In the next round of offensive rounds, neither side's offense was completed.

Billups passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace to single Marion. Although the opportunity came out, Rasheed Wallace's mid-range shot went out of the frame.

Joe Johnson succeeded in grabbing a rebound from the basket. Nash caught the ball and wanted to counterattack, but was interrupted by the Pistons' on-the-spot counterattack. .

Facing Rasheed Wallace, who is tall, long, and fast-footed, Marion's hasty shot was also disturbed, and the two-point jumper missed the mid-range shot.

Afterwards, the two sides began to fight back and forth, and entered the stage of anxiety.

The Pistons attacked, and Billups decided that Nash's physical strength was not as good as him, so he still played back singles against Nash.

Nash was crushed into the inside again, seeing that Nash's defense was about to be overwhelmed, Richardson on the left let go of the defense, and rushed forward to join Nash in a two-person pinch against Billups.

At this time, Prince did not stand still, and directly cut without the ball. Billups turned around to dodge Richardson's steal, and passed the ball to the inside.

Prince arrived at the ball, easily caught the ball, dribbled a step, jumped up from the basket, and there was a loud bang.

Prince slammed the basketball into the basket in the air and dunked it.

11 to 7! !
Prince is not only good at defense. Although his three-point shooting is mediocre, he has top physical fitness and is full of impact. He can get to the basket and effectively kill the inside.

The Suns did not let the Pistons stand alone. In the positional battle, Nash and Stoudemire played a wonderful pick-and-roll cooperation.

Nash was double-clamped by Billups and Hamilton. Nash dribbled a step back, jumped up and passed the ball to Joe Johnson on the right.

Although Richardson's footsteps were fast and he quickly turned back to the defense, Joe Johnson's breakthrough was very sharp, and his shots were crisp and neat, scoring two points steadily.

11 to 9! !
Looking back, Billups missed a three-pointer, and Stoudemire grabbed a rebound from the backcourt and gave the Suns a fast break.

Nash hit the ground vigorously, and with a clear snap, the basketball directly passed through the entire defense line of the Pistons and fell into Marion's hands precisely.

Three steps and two steps in parallel, Marion rushed to the inner line like lightning and flint, with a flat road in front of him.

Take a step, pull the ball up, and take off under the basket.

Marion's body bloomed in the air, turned 90 degrees in the air, and poured the basketball into the basket with his back.

A quick counterattack scored 2 points. With Marion's wonderful counterattack dunk, the Suns used powerful offensive firepower to equalize the score, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

Just when the Suns were about to take off, the Pistons also showed a tenacious temperament. They took the lead in defending, using stronger defensive capabilities, actively assisting defenses, and increasing physical confrontation, even if they suffered fouls. It also didn't let the Suns easily score points.

The Pistons suddenly strengthened their defensive strength, which made the Suns' offense very uncomfortable. The offensive firepower was directly misfired, leaving only sporadic offensive firepower.

Richardson and Joe Johnson's two offensive guns from the outside were directly extinguished, and there was no easy shot at all, and the offensive efficiency dropped drastically.

Without the support of outside offensive firepower, the Suns' inside offense was also desperately besieged by the Pistons.

Stoudemire hit the basket and was almost pushed down. The mid-range shot was unstable, which directly dimmed the Suns' offense a lot.

Marion couldn't make an empty cut to attack the basket, and he couldn't find his aim in the mid-range shot.

Nash saw that his teammates were not strong enough to attack, so he could only make his own shots, showing off his efficient offense.

However, Nash's offense is only to make the Suns' score less ugly, and it cannot open up the situation and regain the disadvantage.

On the other hand, after the Pistons did a good job on the defensive end, the Pistons started to play offensive efficiency on offense.

Hamilton's catch and shot, Billups' back-up strong play, Rasheed Wallace's turnaround jumper, Prince's air cut to the basket, and even Big Ben's miss, all can send the basketball into the basket Basket, take the lead in the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the Detroit Pistons played a solid and powerful offense and defense, leading the Phoenix Suns by 29 points 20 to 9, and entered the locker room to rest.

(End of this chapter)