NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 118

The Bobcats attack, because the current lineup on the court is that House, Kapono and Ariza are present at the same time.

The entire formation was stretched very wide.

Three people stood outside the three-point line, forcing the Pistons' defense to expand even bigger.

And this offensive method is also the most annoying existence of the Pistons.

After all, as an iron-blooded team, the Pistons prefer to fight with people in the paint.

The Bobcats' House and Kapono, even if they were one step away from the three-point line, the Pistons did not dare to relax.

Especially Kapono, but his range can be extended to 27 feet.

Although Kapono's hands have been terrible in the last few games, so far, he still ranks No.1 in the league's three-point shooting percentage list this season.

Due to Billups' suspension, the Pistons used Hunter at the No. [-] position. Hunter is a veteran who has played in the league for many years.

The performance is quite satisfactory, but the movement speed of the feet is indeed not as good as before.

Since Milicic was selected by the Pistons, although his physical test data at the time were amazing, he basically didn't have much playing time.

So in this game, he was directly pushed to the starting lineup, which made Milicic a little uncomfortable.

After the opening, Duhon and Okafor played pick and roll near the free throw line.

After the pick-and-roll, Okafor quickly opened the downswing, while Duhon fell back outside the three-point line.

Facing Milicic's defense, Okafor swayed to the left with his left foot as the axis.

Milicic saw Okafor's movement, thought that Okafor was about to dunk, and immediately jumped up to block the shot.

But Okafor suddenly turned to the right, facing an empty basket, and easily scored the ball.

2:0
After scoring the goal, Okafor, who returned to defense, also smiled and gave Du Hong a high-five.

On the side of the Pistons, the head coach Larry Brown off the court was yelling loudly, obviously very dissatisfied with Milicic's defense this time.

Since it was so easy to be picked up by Okafor, sure enough, love to dance has always been a common problem among young people.

Hearing Larry Brown's roar, Milicic also sullenly did not speak.

He lowered his head, picked up the ball on the ground, and passed it to his teammates. The whole person was like a stuffy gourd, and he couldn't see a trace of agility.

After all, in the draft of the 03 generation, Milicic entered the NBA with such a high pick.

Before entering the NBA, he was favored by many people.

But the reality is that after arriving at the Pistons, there was no chance to perform at all.

So in the face of this rare starting game, Milicic also wants to perform well, but sometimes, the more he wants to perform, the worse it will be.

And because of the lack of Billups, the Pistons are equivalent to missing a brain starting point on the offensive end.

But this does not affect the tactical execution of the Pistons in the slightest. Hamilton is like a tireless robot, using his teammates' pick-and-rolls to run continuously on the field, without any intention of stopping.

And Duhon followed Hamilton closely, no matter where Hamilton ran, he immediately stuck to him.

So there was an interesting scene on the court. Hunter stood at the top of the three-point line to get the ball, and House concentrated in front of Hunter.

On the other hand, Prince and Rasheed Wallace stood on the left and right, standing at the horns on both sides.

Milicic kept getting stuck with Okafor at the basket.

And only Hamilton kept running on the court, and the Pistons would make a pick-and-roll for Hamilton wherever he passed.

Trying to create shooting opportunities for Hamilton, but Duhon stuck to Hamilton's side very well, bypassing the Pistons' pick-and-roll accurately every time.

Therefore, all the other people in the field were settled by old monks, waiting for opportunities.

On the court, only Duhon and Hamilton were seen running non-stop, like a cat catching a mouse.

This interesting and boring scene also ushered in the boos of many audiences off the court.

"Appreciate~"

Following Duhon, he clung to Hamilton like a dog's skin plaster.

The Pistons also failed to run out of tactics very well. Hunter chose to hang the ball to Rasheed Wallace on the right.

Then he pulled away to the left, intending to let Wallace singles Ariza at the corner.

Rashid has excellent height and length, and his pull-up jumper is basically difficult to block.

Facing the emaciated Ariza, Wallace is still going to play with his back and use his body to force Ariza.

Squeezed twice with his back. Although he had an advantage in strength, Wallace found that Ariza's steals were very oppressive.

This made him almost lose the ball after several adjustments. As a last resort, he directly chose his good turnaround jumper.

Although Ariza's wingspan is also good enough, the timely take-off interferes with Wallace.

But both are players with excellent wingspan, and Wallace ignored Ariza's interference and threw the ball.

Bang!
The ball hit the neck of the basket, and the ball bounced out of the basket. Okafor, who was stuck under the basket with Milicic, firmly accepted the rebound.

Facing the Pistons' strike, Okafor received the rebound and immediately found Duhon and passed the ball to him.

But Du Hong found that House and Kapono had already run quickly forward, so Du Hong also quickly dribbled across the half court.

Taking advantage of the Pistons' defense not being able to settle down, they found the right opportunity and made a breakthrough into the inside.

And the little prince Prince, who had retreated back, saw Du Hong go straight to the basket, and had already taken three steps to prepare for a layup.

Immediately come over to help defend, ready to block Du Hong's layup.

But Du Hong's real purpose was fully exposed at this moment.

In the air, the ball was given to Kapono who had already ambushed in the right corner.

Faced with such a rare opportunity to open a seat, Kapono will not be soft in the slightest.

sigh~
With a knife in his hand, he hit a three-pointer steadily.

5:0
After the opening, it is clear that the Bobcats have made great preparations on the offensive end.

And on the defensive end, the tactics against Hamilton also have great prevention.

Especially Du Hong, facing Hamilton who kept running on the field, he was able to follow behind him without losing a step.

Use your defensive IQ to bypass the Pistons' pick-and-rolls and make sure you don't let Hamilton get easy shots.

The offensive efficiency of the Pistons has not been high in the league.

Even if they won the NBA championship, they relied on the team's iron-blooded defense, which complemented the attributes of the starting five.

But with the suspension of Ben Wallace and Billups, on the defensive end, the Pistons' ability to protect the penalty area has greatly declined.

Once the offensive end is caught in a positional battle, if the two teams are very anxious, Billups can still have a big heart to open the situation in normal times.

It is precisely because of Billups' restraint that Hamilton can concentrate on running on the offensive end, so as to create as many shooting opportunities as possible.

Liu Rui knew very well that after Billups and Da Ben were suspended in the previous life, the Pistons played very badly.

As long as someone can limit Hamilton, the Pistons' weaknesses are obvious.

And Du Hong's defense was Liu Rui's real killing move.

So with this game, Big Ben and Billups were unable to play, coupled with Duhon's plaster-like defensive methods, the Pistons, who underestimated the enemy, completely exposed their offensive deficiencies.

Even if the Pistons are the defending champions, once he fails to score a goal and protects the Bobcats on the backcourt rebounds, he can completely bring the Pistons into their own rhythm.

Defensive counterattack has always been the tactic that the Bobcats have focused on practicing since the preseason.

Because for a young team that hasn't gotten used to it too much, chaotic battles are the biggest advantage! !
　Thanks to the four brothers of Chaosai for their rewards! !

　　Thank you Brother Suifengyouyou for your reward! !

　　Thank you for your continued support and encouragement, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)