Thanos

Chapter 17 Civilian FMVP Billups
The five tigers of the Pistons, everyone's defensive ability is very strong.

And when they come together, the defense of the entire team gets a sublimation.

And the person who makes them sublime is Daben.

Whenever a teammate misses defense, Daben will arrive at the first time to block the opponent and give the teammate a chance to make up for the mistake.

They are the best defensive team in NBA history, limiting opponents to less than 90 points per game for three consecutive years, and the most brutal season was 84.3 points.

Watching the Pistons' games, I often see opponents scoring only 70, 60, or even 50 points, and single-digit scoring in a single quarter is even more normal.

Then think about the 120 and 130 in the small ball era, and you can think of the level of the Pistons' defense.

That's phenomenal, historical.

In order to target the Pistons, the league even issued a no handchecking (no hand checking defense is prohibited, hands and forearms are not allowed to defend, only the top of the chest.) rules.

The game continued, and the Pistons defense made minor adjustments.

Bryant was unable to shoot and was forced to break through.

But just as he broke through, he found himself surrounded by four people.

Big Ben blocked in front, Hamilton chased behind, and Billups and Prince flanked each other.

If ordinary people encounter such a situation, they may be scared to pee in an instant.

However, Kobe didn't care, and rushed forward to face Big Ben.

Big Ben jumped high and cooperated with his teammates to set up a net, not giving Kobe any space.

If you look carefully, you will find that Kobe has 6 hands at the same time, which shows the great defensive strength.

However, with an exaggerated lever, Kobe dodged directly from the side of Daben and smashed the buckle with one hand.

Bang!
12: 8.

Kobe was really unstoppable tonight.

"MV..."

The Motor City fans couldn't help shouting, but halfway through the shouting, they realized that the guy was an enemy.

The Lakers bench was blown up even more.

The on-site commentator exclaimed that if Kobe was in this state in the summer, the Pistons would have no chance at all.

The game continues.

Big Ben got a hint from Brown, made a ruthless move, took Kobe to the layup, and directly hugged and threw him fiercely.

Big Ben's strength can beat the sharks, and Kobe has nothing to do if he intends to target Kobe.

A first-degree technical foul.

Kobe went to the free throw line and made 2 of 1 free throws. His personal score has reached 13 points.

13:8, the Lakers lead by 5 points.

However, after that, Bryant's state began to decline.

Big Ben's foul successfully interrupted Kobe's rhythm.

Coupled with the fact that the previous offense was too difficult, Hamilton, who was not dead in defense, also consumed a lot. Kobe then made 4 of 0 shots.

The Pistons took advantage of this time to chase points little by little, and at 8 minutes, 15:15, the two teams tied.

Even a physical monster like Kobe is tired from playing like this.

Tang Shuai called a timeout and put on a rotation.

Atkins, Rush, Butler, Medvedenko, Grant.

The Pistons also started to rotate.

Billups, Delfino, Prince, McDyess, Campbell.

Both sides have two starters to lead the team, but the effect is completely different.

On the Pistons side, there is Billups' organization. Although the combat effectiveness is not as good as the starters, it is quite satisfactory.

But for the Lakers, Atkins, the offensive black hole, doesn't pass at all as long as he gets the ball.

Thinking about it, he dared not pass it when Kobe was by his side. What is a group of substitutes?
However, his strength and desire to shoot did not match at all. Facing Billups' high-pressure defense, he made repeated mistakes, and his offense and defense were completely blown.

One minute passed, and the Pistons scored a wave of 1:5.

At 15:20, the Lakers fell behind by 5 points.

Tang Shuai made an emergency substitution, and Terry Brown replaced Atkins. Brown was stronger than Atkins, but he was still not good enough in front of Billups.

Another minute passed, 1:15.

The Lakers have not scored for 2 minutes, and the No. 1 position has been blown.

At this time, the Palace of Auburn Hills was completely imposing.

The live DJ played the rhythm, and more than 1 Motown fans shouted: "MVP! MVP! MVP"

Whether in the summer or now, Billups is like a nightmare for the Lakers.

Tang Shuai replaced the fringe man Green again.

This was Green's first appearance in the first quarter, and he took a provocative look at Ye Heping before his appearance.

However, 1 minute later, Green came back with 2 turnovers and 1 foul.

15: 25.

The Lakers have not scored for 3 minutes and are behind by double digits.

Tang Shuai, who has always been elegant, began to sweat on his forehead, thinking about whether to replace Kobe again.

What Tang Shuai is best at is to play the strength of the star. He played the "big dream" Olajuwon during the Rockets period, and played Kobe during the Lakers period. However, he has always been criticized for substitutes and rotations.

Maybe it's because he was a star player when he was a player. He is familiar with how stars play, but he doesn't know how role players play.

However, Kobe played so intensely just now and just took a short break.

And the Lakers' problem is not at the 2nd position, but at the 1st position.

Even if Kobe is replaced, it will not solve the fundamental problem.

Fortunately, at this time, the Pistons' hits also dropped, and they did not continue to expand their advantage.

Butler scored a goal with difficulty, turning the score into 17:25, and the first quarter ended.

During the break, Divac found Tang Shuai to discuss tactics.

Divac is now in retirement status, and he is familiar with the team's tactics and management, and is preparing to enter the coaching staff or management. In addition, he has always had a high golf quotient, and Tang Shuai often listens to his opinions.

Divac suggested: "Coach, since Chauncey is already unstoppable, why don't you let Ye Shang try!"

Divac really valued Ye Heping and always looked for opportunities to recommend him.

"leaf?"

Tang Shuai shook his head quickly: "Veratti, are you kidding me? Ye is the 3rd and 4th positions, and his dribbling ability, how can he be qualified for the 1st position."

Tang Shuai's impression of Ye Heping's dribbling was still in the one-on-one match with Vujacic, and he made a mistake in one step.

Divac explained: "No, no, no! You forgot that Ye Ke was born in freestyle basketball, and dribbling is his housekeeping skill. Before that, his body suddenly grew taller and he couldn't get used to it. During this period of training, his dribbling has returned."

Among the Lakers, Divac is the one who knows Ye Heping best.

"Besides, Yeh's most important task is to defend Billups, not to organize, not to dribble, and not to attack."

What Divac said was valid.

However, Tang Shuai is a standard old-school coach and will not make changes easily.

"I will let Vujacic try to play the 1 position. He used to play point guard in Europe."

At the beginning of the second quarter, the main players of both sides came back one after another.

Billups played the entire first quarter, and at the beginning of the second quarter, he naturally sat on the sidelines to rest. The Pistons replaced Arroyo at No. 1.

Sure enough, Tang Shuai asked Vujacic to replace the No. 1 position, and Arroyo faced off, and Vujacic was quite satisfactory.

But soon, Billups came back.

After 30 seconds, Vujacic ended with 1 turnover and 1 foul.

Chauncey Billups is still a nightmare for the Lakers.

From the beginning to the present, the Lakers have used wheel battles, and Atkins, Brown, Green, and Vujacic have been beaten by Billups one by one.

At this moment, the score is 19:30, and the Lakers are 11 points behind.

And Billups scored 10 points and 5 assists alone, that is to say, at least 30 of the Pistons' 20 points were directly related to Billups.

Coupled with the fact that Kobe had received special care during this period of time, and he was crazily hitting the iron, Tang Shuai really had nothing to do.

Until then, his eyes shifted to No. 24 of the Lakers, Ye Heping.

(End of this chapter)