Enemies met, Ratliff and Ben Wallace came to the center of the court to jump the ball with red eyes.

Let’s not talk about the last time the two of them took a few punches from each other and their faces were disfigured. Let’s just say that as the favorites for the best defensive player this season, Ben Wallace, Mutombo, and Ratliff are among the three.

When two people meet each other, they both have a fight.

As early as 1998 and 1999, Ratliff was selected to the second team of the All-Defensive Team. Last season, Ratliff was the block leader. This year, Ratliff will almost also occupy this honor, ranking second in the blocks list.

It's none other than Ben Wallace. Not only are the two teams direct competitors, they are also the same in terms of personal honors!

The Eagles fielded their regular five-strong team.

The Pistons also continued to field Chucky Atkins, Michael Curry, Jerry Steckhouse, Clifford Robinson, and Ben Wallace.

The Pistons' lineup, except for Stackhouse at small forward, is all defensive warriors with poor scoring ability. Coach Carlisle likes egalitarianism. Of course, if there is peak Nowitzki or peak O'Neal who can stand out from the crowd in scoring,

He also likes his hands, but when he doesn't have them, he can still do pretty well on the offensive end.

Nearly half a season has passed. The Pistons' style of play, lineup stability, etc. have been improved this season, and the statistics have been basically finalized. They average 93 points per game and lose 90 points per game. They are pretty good offensively.

On the basis of maintaining the top three defensive efficiency in the league, only the Heat and Lakers have higher defensive efficiency than the Pistons, and even the Spurs can only rank fourth.

As the referee's whistle sounded, Ben Wallace jumped high and won the jump ball over Ratliff's head, giving the Pistons the first attack.

The field of Big Ben enveloped the field, and the rhythm of both sides decreased crazily.

The Pistons players slowly overwhelmed the entire court, and the rhythm was called a slow one.

Stackhouse pushed forward. To be honest, he didn't like this rhythm, and his data and performance were far lower than last season. But if you can win, let's play like this.

By the time Stackhouse reached the three-point line, almost ten seconds had passed.

If we follow Stackhouse's style of play last season, we would rush in and take care of him shooting 37,21 and 21 times directly, but that's not possible now. If he makes too many shots, he will be put on the bench. Last season, he averaged 42.0 points per game.

Ranked third in the league in minutes of playing time, he only averaged 34 minutes of playing time per game this season. Coach Carlisle forcibly corrected him and turned him into a player averaging 20 5 5 per game. His rebounds and assists set new career highs!

Coach Carlisle's Pistons and Larry Brown's Pistons are both defensive teams, but there is still a little difference. Larry Brown likes to defend, but he is also happy to have an Iverson or Hamilton who catches the ball and does it.

As a scorer, he said he didn't know much about the offensive end and just let the players work on it themselves.

Coach Carlisle prefers teamwork to play pick-and-rolls, which to a certain extent curbs the pace of his own center.

The Pistons started with a high-post tactic. With 10 seconds left in the attack time, the Pistons started a running attack. Stackhouse passed the ball to Michael Curry. Michael Curry held the ball at the top of the arc. Jerry

- Stackhouse quickly slid down the baseline and took advantage of Clifford Robinson's off-ball pick-and-roll to take Muhammad's defense around to a 45-degree angle to open up space. The Hawks' attention shifted to the upper line, Chucky Atkin.

Si turned around and rushed towards the basket.

Michael Curry counter-inflected and threw the ball in. Chucky Atkins took the ball and raised his hand in a fake motion, causing Ratliff to pounce on the little guy Chucky Atkins.

Killers are scary no matter what era they are. Only Chucky Atkins, who is 180, can only average 5 points per game and still stay in the position for many years. He relies on his ability to tear apart defenses.

Clifford Robinson from the outside followed up from behind, Chucky Atkins passed the ball to Clifford Robinson, and Clifford Robinson made an easy throw and scored two points.

After the Pistons scored, they retreated like a wave of defense, which was fast and balanced. Clifford Robinson, a 36-year-old veteran, and Ben Wallace, a short center, both ran extremely fast and had excellent defensive discipline. They will provide future opportunities for the future.

Larry Brown laid a solid foundation when he came to the Pistons. To say that Larry Brown can win the championship when he comes to the Pistons, the credit of Coach Carlisle, his miserable predecessor, is indispensable. He spent two years building a perfect defensive system and was directly defeated.

Others picked it up ready-made.

The Eagles got the ball over, and Jason Terry had just passed halftime. Michael Curry mentioned that Jason Terry was being pressed outside. At the same time, Chucky Atkins on this side interfered with Rahim's reception, and Jason-

Terry was unable to pass the ball to Raheem as he normally would.

The Pistons suppressed the rhythm of the court intentionally or unintentionally, using bypassing, switching defenses, and various methods to suppress the Eagles' offensive rhythm. As for their own offensive rhythm, it just takes time.

Neither the pick-and-roll nor the running position can create easy scoring for teammates or create space for Raheem to fight one-on-one. Jason Terry can only do it by himself, decisively dribbling to one side and shooting a strong three-pointer.

Missed.

All they need is to play fast! The rhythm the Hawks want is completely opposite to that of the Pistons.

The Pistons came over, Michael Curry passed the ball to Chucky Atkins, and Chucky Atkins took the ball to attack. When he looked up, Rahim was already standing in the defensive position. Chucky Atkins

Although he is short, he has strong confrontation ability and strength. Rahim went up and made physical contact with Chucky Atkins. Chucky Atkins came over and collided with Rahim. Chucky

-Atkins bumped into Rahim, but he staggered a little and lost his balance. The meat-and-egg impact of the small steel cannon was enough to hit Rahim, and the time was almost consumed, and he passed it to Stack Hao.

Si, Stackhouse took a sudden step and missed a fadeaway jumper. Ratliff got the backcourt rebound and immediately threw it to Jason Terry. Jason Terry quickly counterattacked with the ball and quickly switched offense and defense to chase.

Rushing forward with a piston that quickly returned to defense.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This time the Eagles broke through the slow-paced defensive system built in Ben Wallace's Big Ben field, but they were still a little short of it. He was alone.

He rushed to the inside of the Pistons, but there was no teammate to respond. He had no choice but to withdraw by himself and wait for his teammates to get in position and slowly take up positions.

The two teams were exhausted like this!

Most of the players on both teams are defensive. The Pistons have a double All-Defensive team combination inside. Ben Wallace is the favorite for the Best Defensive Player. Clifford Robinson, don't look at him at 36, is among the forwards.

The defensive efficiency and role are second only to Duncan and Garnett. Doug Gristi is the favorite for the best defensive second team. On the outside, except for Stackhouse, who coach Carlisle has never been very satisfied with, his defense is a bit inferior.

The short Chucky Atkins and Michael Curry are both above-average defenders, and they look very good in a defensive system built on Ben Wallace.

For the Hawks, Ratliff is the leader in blocks and one of the top three defensive centers in the league. Muhammad has excellent defensive awareness and dares to play hard. Raheem is also a small forward who is good at both offense and defense and is even good at rebounding, blocking and stealing.

He is a tall player, the inside is as good as iron, and the outside is also a little worse, but it doesn't matter, the Pistons' outside shooting is also not good, if there is Hamilton and Billups, they will take off immediately.

The interior lines of both teams were like iron barrels that no one could penetrate. Ratliff and Ben Wallace came in and blocked each other, or both sides were slowly grinding away at each other.

The Pistons fans were having a great time watching the game, and the more than 10 million fans in front of the TV began to doze off, but after spending money, most people still watched patiently.

Didn't the Eagles still have a wave? If you look at the game, Raheem can't perform inside. The highlight of the Eagles is the double wave in the backcourt!

Finally, after more than eight minutes of play and the two teams struggled to reach a score of 10-8, the referee took advantage of the dead ball and called an official timeout.

As Coach Kruger watched numbly as Liu Mang took off his training clothes and tried shooting without saying hello, the fans in front of the TV finally cried with joy. Except for the Atlanta fans, it was the first time that anyone else felt that this rookie was so
Chapter completed!