I'm really good at shooting.

Now, when he meets a strong defensive team like the Pistons, it's time for him to touch his ceiling.

The biggest change in the Pistons lineup this summer is the departure of Okur and the arrival of veteran McDyess.

McDyess is no weaker than Okur and has more experience.

Of course, compared to this, the tacit understanding of the lineup is where their strength has improved this season.

That largely makes up for the conflicts the new rules have for them.

Especially as the season progresses, this becomes more apparent.

If you really want to compare, the current Pistons must be stronger than at the beginning of the season.

But still the same sentence: the one who fights is the strongest!

After the pre-match warm-up, both sides started to play one after another.

For the Pistons, Billups and Prince on the outside, Anthony and Rasheed Wallace on the front, and Ben Wallace at the center.

After winning the championship last season, many people regarded this team as a representative of civilians winning the championship, and dubbed it the "Pistons Five Tigers".

Now their reputation has increased a lot.

"Did Phil get drunk last night?"

On the Lakers side, when the starting lineup came out, Barkley quickly complained.

Outside Sun Hao and Finley, forward Ariza and Karl Malone, center Chris Anderson!

Except for the two outside partners who have not changed, the Lakers have a brand new starting lineup!

It would be a big taboo to change in the middle of the battle, let alone change so many at once.

"Phil has been under a lot of pressure this season, and he's a little panicked."

Kenny Smith analyzes Phil Jackson's psychology "very well".

"But I have a sixth sense. The probability of Sun's explosion in this game is 100%. Yes, he will definitely explode."

Barkley is Barkley, that is, with a big mouth, and he does not forget his current identity as Sun Chui.

This also caused Kenny Smith on the side to shake his head and laugh.

Although Sun Hao brought surprises at the beginning of the season, it proved that the combination of him and O'Neal is a natural match.

But after O'Neal was injured, his ability to lead the team was not very good.

Now they are facing the Pistons, which can be said to be the league's No. [-] defensive team. It is a bit difficult for Sun Hao to break out.

Barkley, on the other hand, seemed confident.

He Barkley doesn't actually brag about others, he just has a reason.

This has to mention the season he spent with Sun Hao in Dallas. He knows that Sun Hao is the kind of person who performs better in key games.

"beep!"

While the two were talking, a short whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the game officially started!

Anderson showed his bouncing talent, jumped high and turned the ball back to the Lakers half, giving the home team the opportunity to attack first!

The Lakers' first offense.

Sun Hao took the ball to the frontcourt, signaling the team to play a triangle offensive tactic.

Malone was holding the basket, Sun Hao held the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, and Finley fell to the bottom corner on the right.

The Pistons assisted in the defensive rotation at the first time. Ben Wallace, who was defending Anderson, shrank to the basket, and Rasheed Wallace on the other side directly jumped out to double-team Sun Hao.

Although Larry Brown has not played against Sun Hao in the playoffs, he has already played against Sun Hao in the game that made Iverson say "I don't respect anyone or fear anyone" a few years ago. The memory is deep.

So he gave Sun Hao the VIP treatment he deserved at the beginning.

Sun Hao, give the ball to Ma Long.

Malone got the ball with his long arm and directly started the low singles mode.

Malone belongs to the superstar of the last century. The new team may have an impression of him, thinking that he is the kind of insider who relies on pick-and-rolls, or even if he is inside singles, he is like O'Neal. kind of.

But in fact... all wrong.

You may not believe it, Malone's method of playing low singles is quite retro.

The two singles styles he is best at, one is the back-and-turn and fadeaway jumper, and the other is the back-and-turn hook.

Now facing Big Ben, he turned around and hooked on the move. Gif.

Daben is the kind of powerful defensive center who relies on absolute strength to block the opponent and prevent him from jumping, but even the strength of old Malone does not boo him.

Not to mention his singles defense, which made Big Ben feel like he couldn't do his best.

"Shh!"

And the point is, the ball fell into the basket very softly.

Karl Malone, a bit "not a human sky hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The Lakers, take the lead.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene, and Malone's opening performance after his first start was gratifying.

Facing Daben, the best defensive player who has been awarded three times in four years, this is a "Your uncle or your uncle" staged.

Anthony made a wave of catches and shots in the frontcourt, but he underestimated Ariza's wingspan and enthusiasm a bit, and the shot was blocked by interference.

Anderson leaps high for the defensive rebound.

The Lakers' lineup has changed a lot this time, but everyone who entered the starting lineup played their own performance at the beginning.

Sun Hao held the ball in the frontcourt again, and the Pistons did not come up to help defend immediately.

The basketball game is like this. A ball cannot explain many things, but a person can affect many things.

Malone can easily score the first one, who can guarantee that he will not easily score the second?

Sun Hao, the outside line got a one-on-one chance.

Of course, the reason why Brown changed his defense so quickly is also because of the existence of Prince.

Last season, Pulis was mentioned as a starter and entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and his performance was as "brilliant" as in history.

In particular, the Kobe he defended in the finals became the Black Mamba, which made him famous.

Losing weight and gaining muscle did not reduce his confrontation much. Coupled with his excellent wingspan and defensive awareness, his defensive ability has been underestimated by many people.

Sun Hao didn't feel very good either.

His successive attempts failed to shake Prince away.

After Ma Long saw it, he didn't wait for Sun Hao to continue to try, and immediately raised it to help defend.

Sun Hao...Of course he didn't say "Go away, I'm going to fight Jordan one-on-one" like Kobe did.

He does have other ways to get rid of Prince, but the game is just getting started, and that would take a toll on him.

Now that Malone takes the initiative to come up for the pick-and-roll, it couldn't be better.

Pulis hid immediately, but unfortunately he didn't dodge.

If Malone has a badge, then his "pick and roll master" must be Hall of Fame.

Sun Hao's reaction was also very fast in the solid pick-and-roll, and it was immediately a step-back jumper pulled to the right.

Rasheed Wallace obviously didn't expect Prince to be blocked so thoroughly, and it was a bit late to pounce on him.

Sun Hao made a quick mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

The basketball was steadily sent to the basket by Sun Hao!

He also scored the first goal of the game!

And he, like Kobe, has the same arsenal for a year, and now he is also an "offensive half-pipe".

Looking back, Anthony shook Ariza after receiving the ball again.

Although Ariza was very active in defense, Anthony's fake moves were too realistic, and he still struggled due to his lack of experience.

Anthony pulled up the mid-range shot again.

"Shh!"

This melon is very sweet!

The Lakers' offense, Sun Hao, is still Prince's single defense.

This time Ma Long directly mentioned the three-point line in advance to play a pick-and-roll for Sun Hao.

As a superstar of the last century, what Malone did was even a bit "humble".

However, this is completely understandable.

On the one hand, Malone is a player who likes to play pick-and-roll extremely, and he is definitely happy to be able to do what he is best at.

On the other hand, Kobe's departure affected not only O'Neal, but also him. The conflict between him and Kobe also intensified last season.

So, like O'Neal, he's pretty much proving he wants to win.

And Malone is really experienced. After this pick-and-roll, he found Rasheed Wallace's intention to double-team again, and he immediately cut in.

Sun Hao... a false pass tricked Prince back.

The individual defensive awareness and ability of the Pistons players are excellent, which is a good thing, and sometimes it is not entirely a good thing.

Because defense is a split-second judgment, when Prince thought that Sun Hao would pass the ball, he made a judgment, and then Sun Hao got a chance to misplace.

Moreover, Sun Hao knew the defensive ability of the Pistons, so he didn't give the Pistons any chance to correct the misalignment.

Facing Rasheed Wallace, he pulled back with a signature breakthrough crotch, followed by a long-range three-pointer half a meter away from the three-point line.

Wallace showed his top defensive ability, and rushed out abruptly to interfere.

But still not covered.

Sun Hao's ball flew over his head and flew towards the basket.

"Shh!"

In the eyes of the fans, Sun Hao's three-pointer went into the net!

Sun Hao scored 1 points in less than 5 minute!

Time to start acting!

ps: Tomorrow 2 update, put in an eye.

Chapter 367 The sky is his limit! (first update)

Anthony, receiving the ball in the frontcourt, was defended by Ariza.

Although the new rules stipulate that you can no longer use your hands to defend the players, but his wingspan is excellent, and it is also a big net when he opens it.

Maybe many people will realize that the new rules have less impact on people with excellent wingspan.

Anthony, didn't get rid of it.

There was cheers at the scene.

The team selected this first-round pick, which is giving them a surprise!

In fact, some fans also see that there is a problem with the Lakers' defense. After all, the Lakers have averaged 100+ points per game since the start of the game!

Although the Lakers are not a team that focuses on defense, this loss is a bit too much in this era.

Now that the team suddenly has someone who is so good at defense, wouldn't that make people happy?

However, Ariza's experience is still a bit poor. Anthony turned around and shot after a feint, causing his thugs to foul.

But he didn't look depressed, on the contrary, his eyes were shining.

This kind of reaction, the fans on the sidelines looked forward to it even more.

Ariza has the potential to become a top defender like Bell!