I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 104 What you can't get is the best
And the leading Lakers will naturally not change their tactics.

O'Neal and Kobe hit the restricted area consecutively.

The Pistons relied on their super defense to limit the OK combination, but the defensive formation was torn apart again.

The basketball moved to the outside line, and Liu He caught and shot.

Swish!
8: 0.

Larry Brown covered his heart.

It seemed that what Liu He shot was not the basket, but his heart.

"If Liu He is my disciple..."

Larry Brown couldn't help but think.

But he forgot that he was the first to shake his head when Joe Dumas chose Liu He.

He also forgot that the Pistons selected Darko Milicic, the second overall pick, and he has not had a chance to play so far.If Liu He had stayed with the Pistons, he might not have been able to play well.

He also forgot that Liu He likes to shoot three-pointers, which is Larry Brown's least favorite offensive method.

……

In short, what you can't get is the best.

Only when you get it and lose it can you know how to cherish it.

If Liu He had been with the Pistons, maybe Larry Brown would have killed Liu He long ago.

Regardless, Larry Brown called a timeout and made tactical adjustments.

After returning from the timeout, Hamilton ran without the ball, caught and shot, and missed the shot under Kobe's interference.

Bang!

At this moment, Da Ben jumped up high, grabbed the offensive rebound, smashed the basket and shot successfully.

8: 2.

The Pistons are finally opening.

However, Larry Brown is not happy at all. Can he still expect Big Ben to fight for offensive rebounds every round?

Lakers offense.

The Pistons have finally expanded their defensive formation, but that doesn't mean Larry Brown has relaxed his pressure on the inside.

As soon as O'Neal got the ball, Big Ben rushed in again and cooperated with Rasheed to pinch O'Neal.

O'Neal distributed the ball, and Big Ben rushed out like a rabbit.

Larry Brown is using women as men and men as animals, and he won't give up until he uses up the big money!

However, the sudden change of the Pistons still limited the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers passed the ball several times and failed to get a chance.

Kobe took over and failed to make the final forced shot.

Big Ben protected the rebound and found Billups immediately.

Billups advanced quickly, and a pass to Prince on the flank.

Prince got up and dunked.

boom!
8: 4.

The Pistons caught up. This team is quite tenacious and cannot be killed all at once.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal continued to attract double-teams inside, and then assigned to the outside.

Daben is like a firefighter, fighting fires everywhere, vividly showing his ability to assist in defense.

But the Lakers played smarter this time.

After Big Ben made a save, Kobe suddenly jumped up and gave the ball to the inside again.

O'Neal finally found a chance to single Rasheed Wallace one-on-one.

This kind of continuous large-scale transfer of the ball inside and outside, unless the boss is equipped with scuds on his legs, it will be too late even if the boss runs up to smoke with both feet.

O'Neal pushed Rasheed away suddenly and completed a heavy dunk with both arms.

boom!
10: 4.

Pistons attack.

Rasheed Wallace gets the ball in the low post, leaning on Malone.

I saw Hamilton leading Kobe, running from left to right for a while, and running from right to left for a while.

And this kind of irregular running has started from the beginning to now.What's even more desperate is that Hamilton will still run from now to the end of the entire race.

Of all the off-ball shooters in the NBA, Hamilton is the most special.

Peja, Lewis, Liu He... all rely on starting rhythm and running skills to get rid of their opponents.

Hamilton is not, he wins by quantity, that is, he keeps running until his opponent vomits... It is a real physical vomiting.

No way, Hamilton just has this talent, his parents are both track and field athletes.His father is a long-distance runner and his mother is a sprinter. "Run" is capitalized in Hamilton's genes.

Waking up every morning, Hamilton has the habit of going for a morning run, and taking a walk with his dog along the way.

So, every morning, the dog excitedly followed Hamilton out.When he came back, the dog was already foaming at the mouth.

So there are also some fans who don't call Hamilton the mask man, but call him a dead dog.

In the finals of that year, Kobe wanted to tear the Pistons' defense on the offensive end, and he had to follow Hamilton on the defensive end. Even a monster with "unlimited physical strength" like Kobe was abruptly vomited by Hamilton, and then played a professional career. The least efficient finals.

But this time, the Lakers still have Liu He on the outside, and Malone is not injured. Kobe can devote more energy to the entanglement with Hamilton.

Of course, it is unrealistic to want to completely limit Hamilton.

Hamilton made his way past Rasheed Wallace again.

Rasheed made an exquisite ground-up pass to the baseline, and Hamilton caught it for a layup.

Swish!
10: 6.

Lakers offense.

Payton continued to lob the ball to O'Neal, insisting on the Lakers' own style of play.

Did not change tactics because of Daben's defense.

You can run, right?
It depends on how long you can run. After the whole game, if you don't kneel down, the Lakers will lose.

Not every player is "running dead dog" Hamilton.

After attracting the double-team, O'Neal quickly sent the ball to the outside.

Kobe passed the ball to Payton, Payton passed to Liu He again, and Liu He fired Hamilton with a shot fake and went straight into the penalty area.

The rest of the Pistons can only switch defenses against Liu He.

Liu He penetrated the defense with a pass, caught O'Neal at the basket and hit the rebound.

12: 6.

Looking back, the Pistons' offensive rounds failed to make a chance for continuous conduction of the ball.

As the time approached 24 seconds, Billups forcibly missed a shot.

"Compared to the strong offensive ability of the Lakers, the offensive ability of the Pistons is really not enough. They must find a way to break the game."

Barkley analyzed.

On the court, the Lakers seized the opportunity and played a wave of defensive counterattacks.Kobe made a quick layup on a fast break.

14: 6.

next round.

Billups shouldered the burden of being a field commander, holding down the rhythm, advancing slowly, and giving his teammates a chance to breathe.

Billups then gestured to summon Rashidra to a high pick-and-roll.

Payton failed to squeeze through, and the Lakers could only choose to switch defenses.

Billups singled Malone, this is a standard small play big, Billups used the speed advantage to get rid of Malone, went into the penalty area, and scored a layup.

14: 8.

In this era, there are many No. [-] positions like Billups, who can connect the team in normal times, and can stand up and score in critical moments.

Mike Bibby, Andre Miller, Steve Nash…

Billups is critical.

Seeing that the Lakers were about to widen the point difference, Billups helped the Pistons bite the score.

The Pistons really played extremely tenaciously.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal and Kobe's continuous impact created opportunities for his teammates, and Malone hit a mid-range jumper.

Swish!
16: 8.

But then, Billups and Rasheed made another pick and roll.

After the split, Billups continued to single Malone.

Liu He rushed forward and helped Ma Long pinch Billups.

Billups took his time and passed the ball from the wing to Rasheed who went down the middle.

Rashid faced Payton, relied on his absolute height advantage to pull up directly, and shot a mid-range jumper.

Swish!
16: 10.

Joe Dumars' operation in February can indeed be said to be a stroke of genius. Rasheed Wallace is too important to the Pistons lineup.

Let’s not talk about the defensive end. On the offensive end, Rasheed brings more possibilities to the offensively tired Pistons.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal took the ball in the low post, attracted double-teams, and distributed the ball to the outside.

Daben's defense is full this time.

Payton made a three-point shot.

Swish!
19: 10.

Larry Brown shook his head helplessly. His demands on Big Ben were indeed too much.

If you continue to let Da Ben fight like this, Da Ben will be abolished.

After a little hesitation, Larry Brown made an adjustment.

Replaced Ben, replaced Campbell.

It has to be said that the Pistons have plenty of inside players.

Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Campbell, Okur, Brian Cook, Milicic... There is no more solid inside group in the league than the Pistons.

Campbell is a black and tough type of player. Although he is old, he is very strong in confrontation. He can just use it to consume O'Neal in a wheel battle. It can also allow Rasheed to switch to Malone and take a break. After all, defending against O'Neal is too exhausting.

Rasheed defended against O'Neal while participating in the offense, and Rasheed couldn't stand it!

Pistons attack.

Rasheed continued to provide Billups with the pick-and-roll.

The Lakers relied on double-teaming to limit Billups, but Billups passed the ball to Prince in the bottom corner.

Prince made a three-pointer.

Swish!
19: 13.

Lakers offense.

Campbell, who just played, defended O'Neal one-on-one.

This black one is so strong that even O'Neill finds it strenuous. It takes a long time to fight hand-to-hand for the position, and it is extremely difficult to chisel it.

Prince took a slight step closer and disrupted O'Neal's offensive.

O'Neal defended against the two men and forced a throw, but missed.

Boom!

Campbell receives the rebound.

Billups launched a fast break, proactively looking for physical confrontation as he advanced, knocked Payton away, and scored a layup.

19: 15.

"Punching is afraid of the young", "Punching the old master to death", Payton and Billups are completely at a disadvantage in the one-on-one duel.

Payton has rich experience and strong skills, but unfortunately his body has begun to decline and is not enough to support him to deal with the No. [-] position of Billups.

In fact, in the first three rounds, Payton had already shown signs of fatigue in the face of Miller, Bibby, and Cassel.

It's just that this round, facing Billups, Payton's weakness is more obvious.

To be honest, Payton's decline this year is particularly serious, especially in terms of footwork. Now Payton is too slow.

Had it not been for Liu He's defense, Payton would have been "one-step" by Billups many times.

But it is impossible for Liu He to wipe Peyton's ass all the time.

Phil shook his head helplessly, and then made adjustments, replacing Payton with Fisher.

"Gary, take a break, you need to take on greater responsibilities later on."

Phil can talk.

It's just that Payton is not stupid, and knows all this well.But since Phil didn't expose it, Peyton was naturally happy.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal continued to hold the ball in the low post.

Liu He ran out of space with the help of Ma Long's cover.

O'Neal immediately passed the ball over.

But the Pistons reacted really quickly. As soon as Liu He received the ball, Billups made up for it, and Hamilton also caught up.

Liu He didn't stick to the ball. Relying on his height of 205cm, he was one class taller than Billups and Hamilton. His vision was excellent, and he found Fisher who was emptied immediately.

Fisher caught and shot.

Swish!
22: 15.

Among other things, Fisher is still trustworthy for open three-pointers.

In this year's playoffs, Fisher made 41.8% of his three-pointers, making him the most accurate shooter of the Lakers except for Liu He.

It's just that Fisher's output is too low,

2.5 shots per game, 1 hit...

As soon as tonight came up, Fisher's production was on target.

Looking back, Billups attacked with the ball. Facing Fisher, Billups suddenly shot a cold arrow and shot from outside the three-point line.

Swish!
22: 18.

It seems that Fisher can't guard Billups.

No problem, Billups is actually the FMVP of this round of finals, this is the brightest moment of Billups' life.

In the CCTV live broadcast room, director Zhang Weiping sighed: "This Pistons team is too tenacious, and once again chased the point difference to 4 points, the Lakers can't pull away at all."

Sun Zhengping nodded again and again: "Director Zhang is right! For a basketball game, a 4-point lead is not enough to guarantee victory. The Lakers have to find a way."

In the TNT studio, Smith and Barkley also praised the Pistons.

"Tough, iron-blooded, unyielding... These spirits are fully integrated into the blood of the Pistons."

"So what about being as strong as the Galacticos? The Pistons will not admit defeat, they will only fight until the last moment."

"Not a slogan, but a real fight to the last moment!"

Garnett: "..."

I think you are blackmailing me, but unfortunately I have no proof.

Barkley: "Does this still need evidence?"

I will not let go of any power forward who endangers my historical status.

But at this moment, Cole raised objections.

"The Pistons have been scoring well during this period. But have you forgotten? The Pistons are a team that wins on defense. Playing like this now is not the way the Pistons are familiar with the game."

"This only shows that the Pistons can't defend the Lakers! They can only rely on offense to fight the Lakers!"

"But...compared to offense, how does the Pistons compare with the Lakers?"

Cole just finished speaking.

On the field, Liu He and Fisher made a cross-run, and they passed the ball hand in hand.

At the moment of passing the ball, "Old Fish" blocked Hamilton with a body that could resist James.

Billups can only choose to switch to Liu He.

Liu He didn't hesitate at all. Facing Billups, who was a little shorter than him, he pulled up and shot.

The basketball crossed a long parabola and drilled into the basket with precision.

Swish!
25: 18.

In the next round, the Pistons made a pass error. Kobe cut off Hamilton's pass, rushed to the frontcourt, and scored a dunk.

boom!
27: 18.

In an instant, the Lakers once again expanded the point difference to nearly double digits.

(End of this chapter)