Countercurrent and become a superstar

"Kobe, cover for me!"

"Kobe, give me the damn basketball and run around faster..."

In his dream, Qin Yang exercised his tactical command of traffic on the stage of the 05 finals, and no one dared to disobey.

Qin Yang turned over.

Bang-!
After falling off the bed, Qin Yang gritted his teeth and rubbed the painful parts of his body.

Ugh!
"Pity!

If this is reality, it will be easy to play against the Pistons..."

Think about it every day and dream about it at night!
After successfully advancing to the Western Conference Finals Game 7, the Lakers also worked hard during the few days of rest and studied the Pistons, their finals opponent.

Especially in the situation where the coach is weak and the stars are strong, Qin Yang, as the core point guard of the Lakers, naturally has to think carefully about the opponents and work hard in order to lead the Lakers to defeat the Pistons on the tactical level.

Fight on defense?
In front of the Pistons, they are just younger brothers, so this tactic is not advisable.

Looking for offense is too thin. Although Kobe has an absolute advantage in shooting guard, in this era of "offense wins popularity, defense wins championships", only relying on offensive firepower is not stable enough!
So, the remaining choice is naturally to have both.

Attack and defense, both hands must be grasped, both must be strong! !

After the big policy and strategy are set, the next step is naturally to make small adjustments...

Qin Yang proposed the strategy of "following the Pistons' path and leaving the Pistons with nowhere to go", which is to let Kobe copy Hamilton's off-ball play, disrupt the Pistons' defense, and then connect the Lakers' offensive system.

No matter how many times he simulates it, Kobe can always crush Hamilton on offense with this tactic, and it's a deadly way to kill him.

Only by reducing the amount of time Kobe spends holding the ball can Qin Yang have a chance to compete with Kobe for the Finals MVP, well, a chance for both of them.

Let Kobe hold the ball and play one-on-one. Qin Yang wanted to fight for the ball, but he only had eight points left.

嗏

too difficult!
He can't do it!
……

Time flies and night falls in the blink of an eye.

June 6, Staples Center Arena.

At this time, in the 04/05 season, the first game of the NBA Finals was about to be held at the Lakers' home court. The opponent was the Pistons with the Big Five. The lights were bright and the crowds were huge.

During the warm-up, Kobe chatted with Hamilton and Ben Wallace.

Once upon a time, Kobe and Hamilton slept together, oh, they slept in the same dormitory in training camp. Hamilton even taught Kobe how to run on the basketball court!
As for Ben Wallace!
He also participated in the 96 Golden Generation draft with Kobe!
Of course, Ben was an undrafted player!

Now Big Ben has grown into the core of the Pistons' inside line. In Larry Brown's tactical system, it is not an exaggeration to call him the boss. He is indeed qualified to attend a meeting with Kobe.

Although Ben's annual salary is only 700 million dollars, Kobe's is twice as much as 1418 million dollars...

Qin Yang did not chat with 03 No. pick Milicic, who couldn't even make the roster, but instead greeted Hamilton, who is also a main point guard.

Jamison naturally had to chat with his senior Rasheed Wallace. Once upon a time, Jamison took over Rasheed Wallace's class in North Carolina.

Then Okur met up with his old team, the Pistons, again, and they had endless things to talk about.

For example, Rasheed Wallace took his starting power forward position.

Anyway, there are many things to talk about!!
At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were also displayed on the big screen in the arena.

The Pistons' starting five are Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Prince, Hamilton, and Billups.

The Lakers' starting five are Chandler, Okur, Jamison, Kobe, and Qin Yang.

This game was broadcast live by TNT Radio, with Barkley teaming up with Kenny Smith, Mike Breen and Marv Albert to form a four-man team to commentate on the game.

“There’s nothing good to harbor!

The Lakers defeated the Spurs and advanced, and they are already qualified to win the championship.

In a situation where the West is strong and the East is weak, if I had to guess the odds, I would hope it's 70:30.

Lakers seven, Pistons three.

And this, giving the Pistons a 30% chance of winning, is still afraid that the Lakers will be too proud. "

“That’s right, from 99 to now, 05!
It has been 6 years since the Eastern Conference was broken up during the Jordan era, and its championship potential has improved slightly, but the finals will be a best-of-seven format.

With the Pistons' current bench depth and main lineup, it is too difficult to win 4 games against the Lakers.

This is the reality..."

In Qin Yang's previous life, if there hadn't been the subversion in 04, the grouping in 07, and the copycat grouping of the Big Three of the Heat in 11...

The fight for the championship in the East is so shabby!

It is common sense that they are not favored before the game, and this is not surprising.

The game started.

Beep——!
The whistle blew and the referee threw the basketball high up. The 2-meter-tall Ben Wallace immediately turned around and went back to defend, looking for a jump ball with the 06-meter-tall Chandler, just looking for discomfort.

"Chandler passed the ball to Qin Yang without hesitation! The Lakers fired the first shot of the 05 Finals..."

Bringing the ball to the frontcourt, Qin Yang acted as a tool man. While passing the basketball to Kobe, he also brought Billups in front of Kobe, and then cut to the left side outside the 45-degree three-point line without the ball.

Prince did not keep up with the defensive switching channel, and chose to press forward with Billups to double-team Kobe.

Dribble between legs!

Step back!
Pull the ball up!!
“Kobe is going to shoot?

Oh no, he didn't attempt a long three-pointer. Instead, he retreated, created distance between himself and the defender, and then jumped up to pass the ball.

Throw the basketball into the hands of Qin Yang outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left.

Catch the ball, lift it up, Qin Yang pulls it up, raises his hand and shoots a three-point jump shot..."

The action was very decisive!

This is the unified thinking before the game!

The Pistons were busy blocking Kobe, but were destined to ignore the defense outside the three-point line.

Moreover, in Larry Brown's "correct basketball" philosophy, three-point shots can be allowed. The bet is that Qin Yang's three-pointer can be used, but to that extent, it cannot kill the game.

Bang-dang——!
“It’s actually ironwork!!
Qin Yang's three-pointer failed to test the Pistons' basket.

Hey, Jamison rushed into the restricted area early and formed a rebounding triangle under the basket with Okur and Chandler.

Beautiful, the Lakers' offense is not over yet.

With his height of 2 meters, Chandler got the basketball back that Qin Yang had lost, and then passed the ball back to Qin Yang.

My goodness, it’s basically defenseless!!
Qin Yang stood outside the three-point line to receive the ball. Three meters away, there was no defense at all.

He pulled it out, raised his hand and shot another three-point jump shot..."

At this time, Prince rushed over to block the shot.

But, all I could hear was the gunshot.

Swish-!
Knife dropped, goal scored.

“Finally, finally got in!!
Qin Yang's three-pointer hit the basket accurately.

The Pistons still haven't learned their lesson. Qin Yang, who was a treasure player last season, played for the Mavericks, but he made a famous three-point shot to defeat the Pistons.

Now the Pistons' defense still has no intention of expanding to the three-point line..."

This is the defensive concept of "correct basketball"!

The Pistons lost this game because they failed to attack once, but only on the second try...

In theory, there was nothing wrong with the Pistons' defense.

If there was any mistake, it was only in rebounding.

On the sidelines, Larry Brown shouted to the ball to let them know, "Wake up, the finals have begun."

0 to 3! !
The Lakers still took the lead with Qin Yang's three-point shooting.

The offense and defense switched, and the Pistons attacked.

Billups brought the ball to the frontcourt and Qin Yang led the defense.

At this point, Hamilton had already taken Kobe for a run.

“No chance of running out!
Kobe Bryant is so hardworking on defense!

Hamilton used screens, counter-runs, and various penetrations to create space, but Kobe would catch up with him in an instant.

Moreover, Qin Yang pressed Billups from the outside who was holding the ball, making it impossible for Billups to organize the pass properly.

Billups and Hamilton's passing and cutting tactics were unable to break through the Lakers' defense.

Next, let’s see how the Pistons play?
Oh no, Rasheed Wallace moved to the high post and set a screen for Billups.

Blocking Qin Yang’s defense, what the hell?

Billups pulled up and shot a three-pointer..."

Don't talk about martial arts!

In a two-on-one situation, no matter how good Qin Yang is at defense, he can only bet that Billups has no bullets in his three-point gun.

Bang-dang——!
The opportunity came, but Billups' three-pointer was useless. There was no bullet in his pistol and the shot went wide.

"Billups' three-pointer in response missed!
Three-point duel, Qin Yang won half the battle!!

Okur didn't defend and easily grabbed the rebound. Then, the Lakers' offensive round..."

...(End of chapter)