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Chapter 107 Zen Master’s Hole Card—Duke’s Pick-and-Roll

"Chauncey, quicken your pace! Don't let me see that kid keep scoring goals on your head!"

As the first quarter progressed, Larry Brown couldn't help standing up from his seat after witnessing Duane making three-pointers one after another, and came to the sidelines to shout at Billups and Big Ben.

For the Pistons players, defense has never been a one-man responsibility.

The man-to-man and infinite switching parts of the Pistons' mixed defense system were cracked by Duane and O'Neal's pick-and-roll, as well as Duane's extremely fast shooting speed.

Then, in order to further limit Duane's shooting, it is necessary to strengthen the physical confrontation with Duane and speed up the double-teaming before shooting.

In the situation on the court at this time, Billups has the least defensive pressure, so he has the best chance to allocate defensive resources, let go of Fisher, and double-team Duane who uses the screen to shoot.

And the speed at which Ben can dive out after switching defenses can also become faster.

Only in this way can the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers with the luxurious lineup of the Big Four!

Duane is not deaf, Larry Brown yelled on the sidelines, Duane naturally could not fail to hear.

Now that we know that the Pistons will make some defensive adjustments to target him, Duen will naturally have to adapt accordingly.

Because the Pistons' offensive rhythm is relatively slow, they play very patiently. Basically, they will not choose to make a shot until the last 5 to 6 seconds of a round.

Therefore, in the first 4 minutes, Dunn took 3 shots and passed a ball to O'Neal and Malone each.

Dunn made 3 of 2 three-pointers, and his shooting percentage and scoring efficiency were pretty good.

O'Neal, however, was too timely because the Pistons pinched the attack, and he would rather O'Neal stand on the free throw line than relax the defense against O'Neal, so O'Neal only made 2 of 1 free throws.

Ma Long failed to grasp the middle distance well, and the first shot ended with a strike.

Overall, more than 4 minutes into the game, the score was 6-7, with the Lakers temporarily leading by 1 point.

Due to Fisher's heavy dribbling pressure, Dunn helped share some dribbling tasks, coupled with his own offense, which consumed a lot of energy.

Therefore, if you don't want to lose the game with only 8 points, you should give Kobe an extra hit.

As a minority shareholder of Nike, even if Kobe wins the Finals MVP, it will not be a loss for Duen.

Of course, Duane also needs to see if Kobe will act blindly because he gets the ball because of grabbing the FMVP, which will affect Duane's plan to win the championship and win the championship template.

As Billups suddenly passed to Hamilton near the free throw line, the latter took off and faked a pass to attract the attention of Malone and O'Neal, but passed the ball to the roaring Tianzun who slipped to the bottom of the basket.

The Pistons scored 2 points by roaring Tianzun to eat cakes, overtaking the score.

O'Neal took the ball and quickly slipped out of the baseline to grab the baseline ball. Fisher took the ball quickly and met Billups' pressure. Duane stepped forward to cover, and Fisher went to the frontcourt first around the screen.

Dunn stepped forward to get the ball, and the high position first asked for Malone's pick and roll, and then called O'Neal's left sideline pick and roll.

Seeing that Duen did not use the pick-and-roll to shoot from the top of the arc, but instead used the screen to hit the basket from the left, the Pistons' defense naturally concentrated on the left side and in front of the penalty area.

Big Ben and Billups pinched Duane up and down, but Duane suddenly jumped up and passed the ball to Fisher at the top arc.

Fisher took the ball and made a false pass, attracting Prince after the defense and Hamilton in the corner.

Fisher immediately passed the ball to Bryant after seeing Bryant's chance to get half open.

Kobe didn't hesitate, catching the ball and making a three-pointer from the corner.

However, Fisher's pass was not as comfortable as Duane's. Kobe's shot was good, but his accuracy was a bit off.

Duang followed the familiar sound of hitting the iron in the Staples Center, and seven or eight players on the court shrank to the basket and rushed for rebounds.

It is also thanks to Malone and O'Neal who immediately went straight after the pick-and-roll, and returned to the basket in time to occupy a favorable rebounding position.

Malone grabbed the ball and turned around and passed the ball to Duan who ran back to the top of the arc.

Dunn also made a fake shot to attract Ben and Prince to fly out, and then passed the ball back to Malone.

Malone received the ball near the free throw line, but because the Roaring God defended him, he did not rush to shoot a half-shot. Instead, he handed the ball to O'Neal with a ground pass defense.

Hamilton shrank to the basket to interfere with O'Neal, but O'Neal immediately stepped forward and dunked after getting the ball.

No one expected that the Lakers, who mainly play the triangle offense, would actually use the same method to fight back, playing the effect of the Pistons Princeton.

As a member of the Lakers, Malone has also been completely transformed, either passing the ball to Dunn or passing the ball to O'Neal.

This shows Ma Long's determination to win the championship!
In this way, although the Lakers lost one offensive point, they gained an extra center axis.

It just so happens that Doane's need for shooting rights is higher tonight.

Malone can help transfer the ball, and Dunn's defensive pressure is naturally lighter.

"Shaq, next you catch the ball in the low post, and the team needs you to attract the defense in the low post.

Carl, you can attack more in the mid-range after the pick-and-roll with Dunn.

Derek, Kobe, and Dunn will help you open up space on the outside! "

Because the point difference has not been widened, the Lakers, who are leading the score, took the lead in calling a timeout.

The Zen master used this to rearrange the Lakers' offensive tactics.

After playing for half a quarter, the Zen master knew very well that it was not enough to rely solely on Du En to shoot from the outside.

The Pistons' defense is so oppressive. Once Duan's shooting becomes less stable due to excessive physical exertion, the situation on the court will be unfavorable to the Lakers.

Therefore, the Lakers cannot fall into the Pistons' defensive trap. They must change their offensive strategy, use offense as defense, and break the game first.

Considering that the Pistons mainly rely on Billups and Hamilton's shots to score, Roaring God doesn't take many shots.

Therefore, the Zen master deliberately let Malone play more, in the inefficient but effective mid-range area, to help the Lakers make achievements.

Malone did not disappoint the Zen Master. Although his mid-range shooting percentage was only over 4%, he relied on the strong side to play pick-and-roll with Duan, and O'Neal was under the basket to attract the defense. After Malone opened up and made a few shots, he also attracted When the Pistons arrived, they made timely defense.

Malone didn't choose to make a strong shot, but passed the ball to Kobe after attracting the defense, or passed it back to Dunn.

Because Kobe is on the weak side and there are few defensive players around him, while Dunn is on the strong side and the defensive pressure is greater, so Malone will pass the ball to Kobe more often.

Of course, for Kobe, as long as it is one-on-one, even if it is a strong shot, it is an excellent opportunity to make a move.

Tonight, although Kobe did not perform very explosively, he at least stabilized the situation and did not perform too much.

Facing Hamilton's defense, Kobe made 5 of 2 shots in the first quarter and 1 of 1 free throw. He made 40% of his field goals and 50% of his true shooting percentage, which is not a drag on the Lakers.

In fact, against a team like the Pistons, which is not very strong offensively, with a shooting percentage of more than [-]%, there is a high chance of winning.

Although the Lakers did not directly widen the point difference like they did against the Spurs before, they have always firmly occupied the advantage of the game.

The Pistons played very patiently until the end of the third quarter and the score came to 61 to 64. The Pistons still played the same way as before.

Because Larry Brown firmly believes that as long as the defensive O'Neal can't catch the ball, the Lakers can't get more points inside. At that time, they will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory by relying on defense and shark-slashing tactics!

However, as soon as the fourth quarter started, the Lakers launched a long-hidden killer move - O'Neal pretended to catch the ball in the low post to attract the defense, and Duan and Kobe played a pick-and-roll in the high post!

From the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers played all their main players.

With the offensive threat of the iron triangle of Kobe, Duane, and O'Neal, Jackson just wanted to defeat the game before the critical moment of the fourth quarter.

Zen Master believed in Duan's ability to misplace and punish small guards. He also believed in Kobe's ability to hit the big players with small players, and even more believed in O'Neal's low-post dominance!
Although Kobe is not very willing to play pick-and-rolls, Kobe has a duty to win for the Lakers!
Even though Dunn took advantage of Kobe's screen to shoot a three-pointer from the outside and scored two three-pointers in a row, Kobe had no complaints and continued to run the tactics diligently.

Larry Brown on the sidelines was full of disbelief: "How is Duane better than Reggie Miller?"

(End of this chapter)