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Chapter 397 He Has Only Played Three Finals
The Suns won with a jump ball. Nash dribbled the ball across the half court and found Richardson who was covered by Lu Yu. He passed the ball and Richardson took the ball and made a three-pointer.

I like to mention a piece of iron.

The Pistons attacked, Ben Wallace caught the ball in the middle, and Lu Yu took two steps. The players were all pulled away, and the Suns were man-to-man defense.

Almost all teams use this strategy to defend against Daben. He has no offensive ability, and receiving the ball at a high position is equivalent to a waste, not to mention Lu Yu defending him without any pressure.

Ben Wallace passes to Larry Hughes.

Larry Hughes' personal ability is very good, because his scoring data is always 20+, and it is expected that if he takes more shots, he can hit super data. Many Pistons fans say that he is just selfless.

To put it bluntly, if he takes more shots, his shooting percentage may drop, and he may score 20+ points, because he doesn't have super super scoring personal ability.

However, in this Pistons team, Hughes is perfectly integrated and has become the new thigh of the Pistons. Although the core of the Pistons is Big Ben, the average score of 20+ points per game generally accounts for a quarter of the Pistons' points. Precious enough.

Hughes didn't want to choose to shoot a three-pointer in the first round. He forced a breakthrough and was double-teamed by Richardson and Haslem, and gave Big Ben a close-range shot.Daben took the ball and didn't shoot directly. He dribbled a step inside. Under the interference of Lu Yu's turning around, the shot missed and the rebound was grabbed by Marion.

Everyone thinks that Daben is a superstar, but Daben’s offensive level has always been rough. He has practiced defense in the past few years in the Pistons, but his offense has made no progress. Moreover, he doesn’t like to pull out to cover for his teammates, and he doesn’t like it. Run, just stand.

The offensive end eats cakes, the defensive end occupies the inside line, grabs rebounds and blocks shots. It seems that the defense is very good, but in fact it cannot be defended at all.

It is also popular in this era of insider attacks.

He was unlucky to meet Lu Yu.

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu played a pick-and-roll with Haslem as soon as halftime passed.The pick-and-roll effect of the big players was very good. Wallace was blocked and couldn't get close. Lu Yu got rid of it and went to the inside at full speed, which attracted Rasheed to switch defenses.

He didn't have any pauses, so it was difficult for Daben to catch up and defend in place. He brought 45 degrees to the right and attracted Prince to retreat.

Lu Yu jumped up and turned around and passed the ball to the middle of the three-point line. Richardson received the pass and it was empty.

Jumping up and passing the ball is supposed to be a taboo, but Lu Yu knew that Richardson would be in the middle, and he could still support the offense without a mobile phone opportunity.Behind him is Big Ben. As long as the speed of the ball is fast enough, even if the opponent is on the passing route, he can pass the ball over Big Ben's head.

His seemingly unreasonable choice is actually the best choice.Ben turned to interfere with Richardson's shot, but it was too slow to block.Richardson had a good pace, making catch-and-shoot jump shots. 3 to 0.

The Pistons attacked, Richardson let Hughes take another two steps, Hughes still forced a breakthrough, and made an emergency stop jump shot within the three-point line. 3 to 2.

Hughes has made great progress this year, and being able to integrate into the Pistons really surprised Lu Yu.

The Suns attacked, Lu Yu attracted double-teams and then passed Richardson to support him. He slipped the bottom line and ran from the left to the right, receiving a 70-degree pass from Nash on the right.

He feinted with the ball, and after Da Ben chased it out, he jumped up to block the shot and made a misjudgment.Before Lu Yu jumped up to make a foul, he just made a gesture, and Da Ben jumped on top of him, and the two fell to the ground together.

All the fans booed, the foul looked like it was aimed at people.Fortunately, Lu Yu's protection action was very good. He threw the ball and supported it with his hands.

Daben, a player who defends against the inside line with a tough style of play is not bad, but against Lu Yu's style of play, he is simply blind.

Lu Yu went to the free throw line, patted the ball to find the rhythm, and made three free throws steadily, 6 to 2.

Offensively, Rasheed ran without the ball under the cover of Daben to catch the ball. Lu Yu deliberately put a little distance to give him room to shoot, bypassing the cover and jumping to interfere.

Rashid chose to catch and shoot, and the interference went down.

Even though the Suns had an obvious advantage, Lu Yu carefully studied the opponent's data before the finals, even Rashid's high-end data.In this year's playoffs, his catch-and-shoot shooting percentage was pitifully low, and his spot-up shooting was not bad.

Lu Yu deliberately gave him a chance to make a move. I don't believe that he can suddenly become accurate after three rounds.

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu formed a triangle on the right side with the same running position as before. He took the ball and took a step to the left, attracting Daben to move laterally and then dribbled the ball behind his right hand to make a jump shot with his right hand. 8 to 2.

Just after a foul, he didn't believe that Da Ben dared to jump casually, but it turned out that the opponent just stretched out his hand and jumped slowly.

The offense of the Pistons has always been initiated by Billups, but Larry Hughes occasionally dribbles the ball across the halfcourt. I don't know how a staid coach like Brown would think of double point guards.

The Suns are too lazy to press Hughes in the midfield. This opponent is not qualified enough for the Suns to take it seriously.In the finals, the Suns can be lazy on the defensive end. The coach will not arrange the characteristic offensive tactics for Hughes in the half court. He is more of a terminator when Billups initiates the offense.

Hughes broke through with the ball, and Richardson failed to defend with a single defense, but he had a helper double-teaming near the penalty area.Hughes did not use his mobile phone to send the ball out of the perimeter to find Prince, without creating an open space.

The little prince Prince should have been a strong point of the Pistons, but he has no possession of the ball in the Pistons' offensive system. His task is to be a pitcher, plus desperate defense.Facing Marion, he didn't try to break through. Seeing that Hughes was closely followed by Richardson, he passed to Ben Wallace who wanted the ball in the low post on the left.

Wallace leaned back against Lu Yu twice without squeezing, turned around and "threw a discus", the ball bounced out of the hoop, and Marion grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Lu Yu played a pick-and-roll with Haslem as soon as halftime passed, and Rasheed was the one who switched defenses.

The Pistons' tactic is good. Let the little prince Prince defend Marion from the bottom line, and he can put it a little farther. Lu Yu easily passed by.

But Rashid can only block it on the outside. Lu Yu can't follow when he runs without the ball. He can't keep Haslem empty. The latter's mid-range shots are more sure than him.

Lu Yu ran to the left side at 50 degrees to catch the ball and took a step. The bottom line hit Daben.

Da Ben likes to be close to him, while Lu Yu likes to play against him.You don't have the strength advantage to be close to the body, isn't this courting death?
Hearing this, O'Neill just wanted to cry and faint in the toilet.

Lu Yu actually said that Da Ben has no strength advantage?
Facts have proved that it depends on who Big Ben is defending against.

The center of gravity of Daben was pushed back, and it was too late to jump forward to block the shot, and Lu Yu made a mid-range shot. 10 to 2, the 7th individual point.

Zhang Weiping said: "The Pistons had a problem with their defense at the beginning, and they dared to let Lu Yu play alone?"

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Ben Wallace was once selected to the best defensive team. His nickname is Big Ben and he is known for his defense. But let him defend Lu Yu alone. I'm afraid he can only beat the dog in the water."

Of course the Pistons don't want to let Lu Yu play singles, but they are also afraid of the Suns' three-pointers.The Suns' three-pointers are too fierce, and their shooting percentage in the entire playoffs is 48.4%. Can this kind of team shoot?

The Pistons attacked, and Hughes forced a breakthrough to the basketball. 10 to 4.

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu attracted double-teams and split the ball from the outside. He did not give Rasheed a chance to show his ability to assist in defense. If you have the ability, you keep running.

This time he slid to the bottom line first, and then relied on Haslem to cover a large circle on the side to 70 degrees to the right. Chadson formed a triangle.

Haslem reached the left corner. Rasheed did not dare to let go of him to double-team. Lu Yu passed the ball along the trend. Haslem's open mid-range shooting rate in this position is by no means 50%.

Daben failed to get close after chasing and defending, Lu Yu calmly made moves on the outside, dribbled the ball under his crotch, then stepped back to face Daben and hit a three-pointer with a jumper. 13 to 4, personal 10th point.

When returning to defense, Lu Yu didn't have any celebrations. He only had a big defense. The goal is taken for granted. If the Pistons don't double-team, he will shoot endlessly.Big Ben is afraid of this kind of shooting player. When facing the star insider, he likes to fight against a muscular man like O'Neal. He can defend everyone in the league with only his strength.

Brown was discussing with the assistant coach how to defend on the sidelines. It is obviously impossible to defend against O'Neal alone like the Heat, but it is obviously impossible to strictly guard against others.

The Pistons attacked, Hughes broke through again and fought fiercely with Richardson, reached the basket and jumped up and had physical contact with Haslem in the air, pulling the bar and missed the layup.

Haslem grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lu Yu for a counterattack.

Daben only has a tough defensive method, sticking close to Lu Yu in the midfield, trying to make him make mistakes when he dribbles back to the court.As a result, Lu Yu didn't have the idea of ​​slowing down or bringing it back at all. He broke through with the ball tank and directly hit Daben, then changed direction and accelerated to get rid of it.

Lu Yu's ball-handling speed is the best in the basketball world, not only because of his fast speed, but also because of his strong strength, even Da Ben can be knocked away directly, without complicated fake moves.

Hughes followed Richardson to the bottom corner, and Lu Yu made an emergency stop one meter from the three-point line to make a quick shot. The ball drew a perfect arc and entered the net hollowly. 16 to 4, personal 13th point.

Brown asked for a timeout and planned to adjust his defensive tactics, otherwise he would be blown up at halftime, and even if he counterattacked, he would have to double-team Lu Yu.

Fans who watched the live broadcast on the Internet began to post and discuss the game. Many local Pistons fans shouted black whistle, thinking that Richardson was too defensive when he encountered Hughes, and the referee didn't blow the foul just now.

In the Eastern Conference finals, Coach Brown expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's penalty scale.

"Larry's never going to get the whistle. I mean, he's making an impact. Outside of Dwyane Wade, he's driving the most lanes every night, and I don't think he's been getting his fair share of the time." Just because he is not a star player, so he does not get the same penalty as a star player, and the referee seldom gives him a whistle. But those are indeed fouls, and we have not been able to get a fair penalty. What we have to do is in this kind of Continue to fight under the penalty."

Hughes, who averaged 6 free throws per game in the playoffs, seemed to have been treated unfairly, and the Pistons fans were outraged.Some Pistons lamented: "Looking at the foul on Hughes, I feel that the league has returned to the violent basketball of the 90s and [-]s."

In fact, the scale of whistleblowing in the playoffs has always been looser than in the regular season, and the confrontation is fierce.
There are also Pistons fans giving advice to the Pistons coaching staff. "Brown is a waste, he doesn't understand tactics at all. The Pistons will definitely be able to defend against Lu Yu by using Jordan's rules!"

Lu Mi left a message below. "Is the first rule of Jordan's rule to let Jordan shoot three-pointers on the perimeter? Ask the Pistons if they dare to do so?"

The game continued, and the Pistons didn't make any substitutions. Brown just emphasized double-teaming Lu Yu and letting others shoot. Big Ben should be tighter.

Da Ben thought to himself: I also want to be tighter, the problem is that I can't fit, this guy is too strong!
He discovered this during the regular season. The skills he is good at are useless to Lu Yu, let alone Lu Yu, and they are useless to Nowitzki.

As long as it is this kind of player who likes to shoot outside, he will have a headache.

It's just that others are not as disgusting as Lu Yu.

Richardson put Hughes two steps away again, preventing the breakthrough and not preventing the shot.Hughes caught the ball in the middle and chose to make a three-pointer. Richardson immediately threw out and stretched out his hand for slight interference, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

In the Suns battle, Lu Yu was double-teamed to score the ball after halftime, slipped to the bottom line and formed a triangle with his teammates on the right side.At this time, Richardson was in the left corner, and Haslem moved the ball to Marion and then went to the left, and the formation was completely opened.

The biggest feature of the triangle offense is that the position is very clear. As long as the player's IQ is not a problem, he will know how to handle the ball.If Lu Yu does not shoot the pass after attracting double-teams, Marion can dribble the ball to the center and form a triangle with the two on the left after attracting the supplementary defense.

The key to this tactic lies in the star, who must be able to attract double-teams and distribute the ball.

Lu Yu attracted Big Ben and Prince to double-team at 45 degrees, and gave it to Marion, who caught the ball and made another three-pointer quickly. 19 to 4, Lu Yu's second assist.

The Suns stunned the Pistons at the start.

Mike Brown just called a timeout, and he couldn't call a second immediately. The Pistons depended on Hughes' performance.

Hughes broke through with the ball and squeezed Richardson to the basket. After attracting Haslem to supplement the defense, he passed the ball to Rasheed. Rasheed took the shot immediately without taking a step. Two points from close range on the right. 19 to 6.

The Suns attacked, and the Pistons began to resolutely double-team Lu Yu. Others can make shots as long as they can, and Lu Yu can't score anymore.None of them wanted to see Lu Yu breaking his personal scoring record in a single game in the finals.

The 1961 points scored by Elgin Baylor in 62-61 is an NBA historical record. Lu Yu has already broken the scoring record in a single game in the playoffs, but he did not break it in the finals.

It's not that Lu Yu doesn't have the ability, but that he doesn't have the time.

Lu Yu has just entered the league for the fourth year, and he has only played in the finals three times.

(End of this chapter)