NBA: This Center Is So Stable

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Chapter 218 Pistons’ Changes

The Knicks attacked first.

Facing the Pistons’ defensive arrangement, D’Antoni saw the clues at a glance.

This is the Pistons’ best defensive strategy throughout the playoffs – pressing!

This oppressive defense seems to tear the opponent apart, using abundant physical strength to exchange with the opponent and force the opponent to make mistakes.

If it weren’t for the familiar face standing on the sidelines, D’Antoni would even suspect that the coach of this Pistons is named Thibodeau.

Trying to influence the opponent’s ball selection through a positive attitude at the beginning and a biting defense.

I have to admit that their method worked!

The Pistons’ relentless attack prevented the Knicks’ classic fast break from happening. Their attitude at the start caught the Knicks off guard.

“It was a mistake. The Pistons’ pressing worked. The returning Kurt Thomas’ pass was intercepted. The Pistons had a two-on-one opportunity in the frontcourt, and Rasheed Wallace finished with a dunk.”

“It’s unbelievable. This highly anticipated game had many accidents at the start. I’m afraid that the fans dare not determine the winner until the last moment of this game.”

As the howling sound from the CCTV studio fell, the ball possession on the court changed.

Knicks attack!

D’Antoni signaled the Knicks players on the court to slow down the pace a little bit. He needed to think about countermeasures against the Pistons.

But before Nash, the organizer, could think, the second wave of pressing came one after another.

Billups seemed to be tireless, constantly harassing Nash’s offense, and Hamilton on the side was also eyeing him.

The two of them, or even the entire Pistons team, did not put controlling their physical strength first.

The tight situation in the first half clearly showed that they wanted to show momentum at the beginning!

As for physical strength?

That thing will be discussed after they win the game, not to mention that the players in the Motor City are not short of it.

There is no way, the Knicks players on the field can only adapt to the situation.

Nash retreated quickly.

He is not Dirty Kurt, and the ball in his hand will be easily intercepted by the opponent.

But facing double-teaming, there is still a lot of offensive pressure. Positional warfare itself is not the best part of the Knicks. Facing such defense, Nash passed it out at the first time, but it was not passed to the best position.

Wang Song cut to the basket early and tried to put defensive pressure on the opponent!

Houston and Prince in the double bottom corners were also on standby, and it was Dirty Kurt who received the ball.

Maybe the loss in the last round made him very cautious in passing the ball this round, and he did not receive the pass either at the basket or in the bottom corners on both sides.

He chose to shoot himself.

A clang explained the result of this ball.

Unfortunately, the timing was just when Wang Song was about to attack and had given up the best rebounding position in three seconds.

The Pistons launched a counterattack under the protection of the defensive rebound!

Wang Song’s speed advantage was there, and the first time he realized that there was no hope for a rebound was to retreat to the backcourt.

But two hands could not beat four punches, and his defensive range was very limited when he shrank under the basket.

The “Roaring God” on the wing received a pass from Billu across half court and made a decisive three-pointer.

Swish!

A steady hit.

This is the result of the Pistons strengthening the wing forward line. Rasheed Wallace, who has the ability to shoot three-pointers, and Big Ben can be said to be a perfect match.

The 5:0 start made the Pistons raise their hands. This wave of lead means that they have broken the regular season curse.

The Knicks in front of them are no longer an invincible enemy!

Facing such an efficient Pistons, even Larry Brown’s eyes sparkled.

This is much better than he expected!

When a team that focuses on defense opens up on the offensive end, Larry Brown really can’t think of any other reason to beat them.

Knicks attack.

Nash turned sideways and passed half court steadily.

Just after half court, when Billu retreated, he wanted to seize the opportunity and directly make a super long three-pointer.

The truth is only within the range!

But seeing the duck egg on the scoreboard, he resisted this crazy idea.

Now the Knicks urgently need to break the scoring drought in a stable way. If this attack fails, he has no doubt that the Knicks will be beaten 7:0.

This will also be the most humiliating start for the Knicks since the playoffs.

Thinking of this, the Knicks’ brain knows that this attack must be cautious.

He raised his hand and made a 1, indicating Wang Song to come up for a pick and roll.

After thinking again and again, Nash still considered playing the most stable tactic first.

Single block!

The basketball concept of pick and roll

The most basic concept in the game, combined with Wang Song’s high mobility, the Knicks duo can always get what they want no matter what kind of inside-outside combination they face.

This time is no exception.

The Pistons’ defense line, which was unable to switch defense in time, was torn to pieces.

But Ben Wallace, who was under the basket, faced the encirclement of Nash and Wang Song, as if he knew what his opponent was thinking, and stood still under the basket with both feet.

This posture clearly showed that if Nash chose a mid-range shot, he would accept it.

Basketball has never been a simple physical collision, there are also many psychological games of offense and defense.

It has to be said that this time Ben guessed Nash’s idea.

The ball was given to Wang Song who cut into the basket!

Giving it to Wang Song in the restricted area is the most stable way for the Knicks to score, but Ben Wallace seemed to have realized this long ago.

Looking at Wang Song who was getting up quickly, he directly pulled the Knicks rookie down fiercely.

Facing this man who ranked first in the NBA bench press, it is difficult for anyone to finish with this bull-like body.

Even the peak James is no exception!

Big Ben paid for the shooting foul, and he raised his hand lightly.

The referee did not care too much, considering the opponent’s attitude of admitting mistakes, he just verbally reminded the opponent to pay attention to his movements.

Wang Song, who was helped up by his teammates, stood on the free throw line.

Perhaps it was affected by the foul just now.

One of two free throws!

1:7!

No matter what, the Knicks opened the game.

On the sidelines.

Larry Brown looked at Big Ben with approval and gave a thumbs up.

Joe Dumars’s mouth was curved with satisfaction.

On the other side.

D’Antoni looked at the game with a slightly tense expression.

Herb Sendek clenched his fists.

This was somewhat different from the scenes expected by the coaching staff of both sides before the game.

Whether it was the Pistons’ bravery or the Knicks’ silence, it was like a new chapter in the entire Eastern Conference Finals.

The game continued.

Hamilton didn’t seize the opportunity from the outside, and their scoring streak ended at 7.

On the other hand, Ben Wallace can’t enforce the law violently in every round.

The price of having two fouls in less than 3 minutes after the start was too heavy. Facing the Knicks’ invincible downswing, he could only watch Wang Song score over his head.

However, for Ben Wallace, who has made psychological expectations after four encounters, as long as he can bring enough pressure to the opponent, two points are just a number.

As long as he can bring the victory back to Detroit in the end and step onto the coveted finals floor.

Everything is worth it!

(End of this chapter)