NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 291 292. Powerlessness
After the start of the game, the two sides announced their starting lineups.

Bobcats:
Mo Williams, Martin, Ariza, Gerald Wallace, Okafor.

Pistons:
Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Big Ben.

In this game, Liu Rui did not deploy a three-guard lineup after the opening, because Liu Rui knew very well that after some strategies were used once, Larry Brown would definitely make adjustments.

It's hard for the Bobcats to write too much about Big Ben.

Ben's offensive ability in the interior is relatively poor, and when Jefferson meets Da Ben in the low post, his offensive efficiency is also greatly reduced.

So Liu Rui took out the regular lineup he often used in the middle of this season.

After the opening, the two sides played rather dull in the first quarter. This is the only impression the audience felt when all the teams played against the Pistons.

Because even a team with a sharp offense like the Bobcats will be dragged into their rhythm by the Pistons without knowing it after facing the Pistons.

Not to mention the fans at home, even Liu Rui off the field began to feel a little drowsy.

Sure enough, Larry Brown chose to keep Big Ben in the penalty area in this game. Once the Bobcats wanted to move Big Ben out of the penalty area through a pick-and-roll, Rasheed Wallace would directly follow the outside line and switch defenses with Big Ben.

Ensure that Ben can stay in the penalty area under the basket most of the time to prevent the Bobcats from making too many fouls by being transferred out of the penalty area.

And Daben who can always defend at the basket, his defensive experience will become very clear.

After all, this is the skill he lives on on the court.

Daben is very clear about what kind of body collision at the basket can avoid the referee's penalty as much as possible, so as to effectively defend the attacker's breakthrough.

In a dull game between the two sides, the Bobcats ended the first quarter at home with:
19:20
Only 1 point behind the Pistons.

In the first quarter, the scores of the two teams were also very low.

Because in the duel with the Pistons, even if the Bobcats wanted to speed up several times, they regained control of the rhythm in their own hands.

But once the Pistons attacked, the rhythm established by the Bobcats was immediately disrupted.

This kept the scores of the two teams very low.

After returning from the second quarter, because Stoudemire was also placed on the bench by Liu Rui in this game, the Bobcats can have an absolute upper hand in the contest between the two sides' substitutes.

This is also an effect that Liu Rui wants to achieve. After all, even if Stoudemire is in the starting lineup, he will not be able to take advantage of the complete system of the Pistons.

Therefore, Liu Rui plans to stagger this time period, and try to use the team's strongest offensive firepower during the time that can be taken advantage of.

Just back from the second quarter, under the leadership of Stoudemire and Jefferson, the Bobcats gradually began to grasp the situation on the field.

Faced with this situation, even though the head coach of the Pistons, Larry Brown, was anxious, there was really nothing he could do.

The players can only delay a little time on the field, so as to allow the main players to rest as much as possible.

Under the offensive of the second team of the Bobcats, the Pistons will soon be overwhelmed, and Larry Brown hastily called a timeout.

After the timeout, Larry Brown also directly replaced his entire main lineup.

After all, in this round of the series, the main players of the Pistons played a lot of playing time. For this, both Liu Rui and the audience have long been used to it.

Facing Larry Brown's substitution, Liu Rui didn't dare to be careless off the court.

It is also a way to choose to intersperse the main players, so that the players can get enough rest while trying to keep the strongest attacking lineup on the court.

At halftime, the Bobcats were at home with:
42:46
Four points behind the Pistons.

After halftime, the Bobcats were still behind at home. Although the point difference was not that big, Liu Rui kept frowning off the court and didn't show it.

For this situation, although Liu Rui had already made mental preparations before the game.

But when this situation really came, Liu Rui still felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

During the intermission, Liu Rui did not explain too much to the players. After all, before this round of the series, Liu Rui had already done enough homework.

The basics that can warn the players have also been told many times. The next thing to look at is the players' own competitive state on the court.

After returning from the second half, Liu Rui made another change to the starting lineup, removing Ariza who was originally assigned.

The old star Divac was replaced, and Okafor was paired with the inside line.

Because this lineup on the court is difficult to beat the Pistons, Liu Rui also kept trying in this competition.

Try which method can effectively suppress the piston.

And because of Divac's shooting ability, he can move out of Big Ben's movement range in the penalty area to the greatest extent on the offensive end.

And Liu Rui is also lucky, hoping that Divac, who has rich experience in the playoffs, can lead these passionate young players on the court to create some impossible miracles.

After returning from the second half, Divac's playing did bring some changes to the situation on the court.

Since Divac's range can extend beyond the three-point line, it also forces Big Ben to defend further outside.

And because Big Ben's threat on the offensive end is very low, Divac's footsteps at the basket on the defensive end will not be targeted.

However, Divac's playing has improved the Bobcats' offensive end, but the players are more fighting for their shooting touch on the court.

Facing the strong defensive system of the Pistons, there is still no way to show their strong side.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats played at home with:
63:69
Six points behind the Pistons.

As the time for this game dwindled, Liu Rui who was sitting on the sidelines became more and more anxious, but even if he was more anxious off the court, there was really not much Liu Rui could do at this time.

Because he explained to the players everything he could think of, and he tried many lineups on the court through many substitutions.

Cruelly, in the face of absolute strength, it is difficult for the Bobcats to break through the Pistons' defense.

After returning from the fourth quarter, Liu Rui continued to adjust the lineup on the field. Whether it was the twin towers or the three guards, Liu Ruitong sent him to the field to check the effect.

But in the end, at the end of the game, the Bobcats were at home with:

82:89
7 points lost this game.

After losing the first game back home, it also brought the total score of this round of the series to 1:2!

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