Legend of Tomorrow

Last season, Billups finally got rid of his reputation as a parallel import prospect in the Pistons, hitting six buzzer-beaters. In addition, Billups also ranks first in the league in goals scored to equalize or help the team take the lead in the last two minutes. He earned the nickname Mr Big-Shot.

On the offensive end, Billups has a simple style of play. He is good at shooting three-pointers and post-up shots. He has a high IQ and is very stable. Although his statistics are not eye-catching, he can be regarded as a first-class defender.

On the defensive end, Billups has weaknesses. He is a player who has good and bad defense.

He defends very well against heavy guards such as Kidd and Payton. He is not afraid of dislocation when encountering pick-and-rolls, and he can also fight against swingmen. However, he generally cannot guard against short point guards and is easily escaped by his opponents because he is not fast enough and his lateral movement is even a bit slow.

In the Timberwolves, the coach often asked Billups to play shooting guard for this purpose. In the Pistons, the task of guarding the point guard was sometimes given to Hamilton.

During the timeout, two TNT commentators predicted how many points Guo Xu would score in this game. Barkley was optimistic that he would score 50+10 consecutively.

Smith is more concerned about how many three-pointers he can hit and whether he will break the record.

Jason scored 3 in the opening game today. He is currently averaging 6 three-pointers per game, far exceeding the historical record. As long as he ensures attendance and maintains an average of 5 three-pointers per game by the end of the regular season. If he scores, he will become the first player in NBA history to hit 300 or even 400 three-pointers in a single season.

Barkley smiled: Jason currently has no competition in terms of three-pointers. Others are far away from making 300 shots, and the coach will not arrange for them to take random shots from the outside. The Suns are different. Jason can play however he wants. how to spell.

The timeout ended and the game continued without any substitutions from either side.

Billups started a pick-and-roll, then hit the ground and passed the ball to the baseline. Prince cut the ball and scored with the ball. 12 to 4.

When the Suns attacked, Billups kept a distance from Guo Xu, ready to bypass the screen and pursue defense at any time. Guo Xu controlled the ball with his right hand after halftime, stretched out two fingers of his left hand, and clenched his fist to give a signal to his teammates.

Stoudemire did not pull out to cover anymore, and stood in the low post on the right side to attract defense. Bell went to the right corner, Marion and Joe Johnson opened up on the left side, and Guo Xu had a large space to hold the ball in a one-on-one.

Guo Xu dribbled under the crotch and failed to pass Billups. He took it to the right corner and dribbled the ball behind his right hand to his left hand. After taking advantage of the trend, he took the ball with his left hand and moved his right hand closer. Billups also He stopped suddenly and took a step forward.

Billups kept up with him twice in a row, which is remarkable even when his speed is at a disadvantage.

Excellent defensive awareness. But Guo Xu's retreat this time was still a fake move. He bowed to the Buddha and then changed direction to the right to escape with speed, and reached the basket at a 45-degree angle.

Ben Wallace made up the defense, and Guo Xu passed the ball to Stoudemire from close range. The latter took off and scored with a one-handed dunk, 14-4.

The Pistons played a slow positional battle, constantly looking for mismatches and open opportunities. Hamilton ran in and out, and Bell was not a vegetarian, and he ran with him regardless of his physical strength.

Before the game, the Suns coaching staff emphasized that Bell should keep up and strive to match up with Hamilton. It doesn't matter if Bell is tired, Josh Howard can take his place as a substitute. If Hamilton takes a rest, the Pistons' perimeter strength will decline.

With 24 seconds almost gone, the ball was passed back to Billups. He relied on an off-ball screen on the left to get out of the way. Facing Marion's defense, he forced a layup and missed. This is not his good way of scoring. He hit the ball under interference.

Joe Johnson grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu, and there was a mismatch on the court.

Guo Xu singled out Ben Wallace and formed a 2-on-1 with Stoudemire who was about to go down. He glanced at Stoudemire while running, changed direction and passed Ben Wallace. He was caught as soon as he took a step and was sent up. to the free throw line.

Players have many skills on the court, and the most important one for a point guard is speed. Guo Xu's current body-changing speed is often confusing, even for Ben.

The fans on the sidelines, led by the staff, uniformly shouted MVP to cheer for Guo Xu!

Guo Xu steadily made two free throws, 16-4, his 11th point.

When the Pistons attacked, Hamilton relied on a screen run to catch the ball and was blocked by wing Joe Johnson. Marion picked up the ball and launched a counterattack, and the three Suns quickly went down.

Guo Xu held the ball and glanced at Joe Johnson without passing it. He suddenly accelerated and hit Billups hard. He hit a high layup to avoid the block, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Billups picked up the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. Campbell used his height advantage to force a layup against Marion and caused a foul.

The home fans began to boo loudly again, and the fans under the basket waved fluorescent sticks to interfere with their opponents. Campbell missed both free throws, and Marion grabbed a defensive rebound.

Most fans generally believe that an athlete's performance is unlikely to be affected by external factors, whether the impact is positive or negative. The fact is that although professional players have super strong bodies, most of them are just like ordinary people on the inside. They will be nervous, afraid, and their competitive state will be affected by off-field factors.

This is why almost all teams have a higher winning percentage at home than on the road, and not just because of the referee's home whistle.

Professional leagues need professional fans. Participants in such scenes will be excited by waving light sticks to interfere with opponents' free throws, shouting wildly after the home team scores, and high-fiving in the tunnel.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu started his old routine again, first playing a pick-and-roll in the middle, and the man who changed defense finally became the boss.

Ben's actual height is only 201cm, he has good upper body strength, he doesn't suffer from positioning, and he has the flexibility of an outside player. On the defensive end, his movement range can cover beyond the three-point line, which is very useful when guarding pick-and-rolls and changing perimeters.

Guo Xu was not impatient and took a step towards the center, passing the ball to Marion who ran to the left baseline. The latter caught the ball and made a mid-range shot. Campbell was far away and could not block the ball, and the ball went in.

18 to 4. Guo Xu’s third assist.

He created an opportunity with a simple pass, because Marion is more of an outsider than Ben. With the same height of 201cm, he is obviously misplaced when playing a center like Campbell.

Barkley said: The Pistons haven't made any substitutions yet, and Campbell is useless on both offense and defense. I really don't know what Brown values ​​in him.

Smith smiled and said: Maybe it's because of age. Brown probably feels that letting veterans take advantage of their experience is more important than helping young people realize their talents. I don't think Milicic is a parallel import. He just doesn't have a chance to perform.

Brown was elected ABA Coach of the Year three times in 1973, 1975, and 1976; he led the team to win the NCAA championship twice in 1980 and 1988; he led the 76ers to the NBA Finals in 2001; in 2002, he did not win the The championship was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame; when these intuitive honors are piled in front of people, how should we evaluate this coach?

Smith gave an implicit answer. He believed that Milicic was not a parallel importer, so who was the real parallel importer of the Pistons?

The Pistons attacked. Billups ran to the right after a pick-and-roll, attracting Stoudemire to change defense. Guo Xu bypassed the defense from the inside.

Seeing that Billups was about to be double-teamed, he distributed the ball to the center. Campbell, who was open, did not shoot and chose to take the ball inside.

Guo Xu did not follow Billups and took a step laterally to stand in front of the reasonable collision area. Campbell bumped into him when he was about to force a layup with his second step. Guo Xu deliberately tilted his center of gravity slightly backward and fell to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle for a collision with the ball, and the ball was awarded to the Suns...