Hamilton went to argue with the referee, but there was nothing the referee could do. The rules were like this. It was so tight and it violated the shooting cylinder when the opponent was shooting.

They all used the rules. Hamilton wanted to use the rules to press against Liu Mang, but Liu Mang took advantage of the rules and committed a foul.

In fact, it's not like no one else discovered Liu Mang's use of the rules. It's just that Liu Mang is used to playing like this. When other players attack, the first thing they think about is getting space to shoot. They don't want to think about drawing fouls.

How many fouls can be committed in one game? On the contrary, they may disrupt their shooting rhythm because they are thinking about drawing fouls, because that is not their habit.

Moreover, drawing fouls also requires skills. Because of Liu Mang's appearance, drawing fouls has become more difficult. Many people have begun to guard against fouls from outside. Liu Mang unknowingly gave himself "respected" Mr. Xiao Dengdeng, the future king of Jingdezhen.

Digging a hole...

Liu Mang stepped to the free throw line, felt very good at the start, and made all three free throws steadily.

When Liu Mang made a free throw, coach Kruger replaced Ratliff with Kwame Brown. The substitution was so early that the Pistons didn't expect it at all.

To defend against a team like the Pistons, which has a bad interior offense, it doesn't really need an interior optimus like Ratliff. It's a complete waste to use him and Ben Wallace, a muscular man, to squeeze inside. Ratliff is

It is used to deal with Kenyon Martin, O'Neal, Duncan and others, but it is not used at all when dealing with Ben Wallace.

Offense and defense transition, the Pistons attack.

Seeing Kwame Brown coming up, Liu Mang knew that the defense prepared before the game against Hamilton was about to begin! The Eagles' plan before the game was that if Liu Mang could defend Hamilton, he would use a regular one-on-one defense.

If you don’t stay, you will come as planned!

After seeing Hamilton coming, Liu Mang continued to run after Hamilton.

Billups advanced and continued to choose to break through, and the Pistons also began to use an off-ball pick-and-roll offensive style for Hamilton. Liu Mang followed Hamilton to a 45-degree position on the left side of the basket. Sure enough, he was once again beaten by Stephen

Jackson blocked it, and Liu Mang did not continue to pursue Hamilton, but immediately switched defenses with Rahim!

Rahim immediately followed Hamilton and did not give Hamilton any openings. Hamilton did not expect the Eagles to switch defenses directly! However, he continued to run and ran to the inside. Ben Wallace helped Hamilton block Rahim.

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At this time, the Eagles changed defense again! Kwame Brown immediately switched defense with Raheem and chased Hamilton!

Raheem and Ben Wallace were pushing each other inside. Although Raheem couldn't push Ben Wallace, Billups, who suddenly rushed to the right, did not dare to pass to Ben Wallace because Raheem

It looks like Mu is actually taller than Ben Wallace!

Ben Wallace's offense is terrible. With his physical fitness, if he has some offensive skills, he mainly plays inside. Even if he is a little shorter, he can still get out of the space and dunk, but the key is his offensive skills.

None. If you catch the ball, you may be cut off. If you turn around and push away the opponent, you may get an offensive foul. Otherwise, your physical fitness will not be so good. There will be few opportunities to eat cake in a game.

The Eagles changed defense for the second time and did not give Hamilton any space. Kwame Brown's physical fitness is really good! And his defensive awareness is so good. When changing defense on the outside, he did not want to be so close, but kept it in a position that could interfere with Hamilton.

Just keep the distance and maintain the defensive threat.

Hamilton's running position was very difficult. He felt that someone was always covering his head, so he could only seek a pick-and-roll again, and pick-and-roll with Bosh.

But after just having a lesson, Rasheed Wallace, who had discussed with Kwame Brown how to defend the big man and the small man, switched to him and used the same defensive strategy as Kwame Brown!

And it's not just pick-and-roll defense. When Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown really couldn't keep up, Liu Mang immediately let go of his defender to double-team Hamilton, while Billups was on the right.

Because Hamilton couldn't get out of the way, Billups had been forced into the bottom corner by Prince! Stephen Jackson, who was floating outside the left three-point line, was in a position where Billups didn't dare to pass the ball.

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Moreover, except for Hamilton's running position and Bosh's running position, the Pistons actually have no other positional team offense. They are the same as the 76ers in 2001 and 2002. Larry Brown only has one offensive tactic, and their goal is

It's to defend against the opponent's death. It doesn't matter if you can't make a shot. It's to defend against death.

Billups is not a particularly good offensive organizer, but he controls the rhythm very well. Under Larry Brown, he can play his greatest role, which is to slow down the rhythm together, but this time Hamilton

After running for so long, he still couldn't get a shot, and Billups' rhythm was disrupted!

Seeing that there were 5 seconds left, Hamilton had no chance at all. Billups had no choice but to do it by himself. Then he turned around and tried to make a lateral three-pointer. His offense was no worse than Liu Mang's.

This super prodigal shooting king whose career shooting percentage has not yet reached 40%, when he has no other choice, he just dares to shoot!

but!

As soon as Billups turned around and the ball was heading towards the basket, Prince cut it off with a palm!

Prince steals Billups!

After securing the ball, Prince immediately looked for Liu Mang to pass the ball. However, the Pistons' defensive attitude was really good. Billups was intercepted. His first reaction was to interfere with Prince's pass. The rest of the Pistons were also there.

When Billups was intercepted, he immediately used rough moves to prevent the Hawks from starting a fast break.

Liu Mang clapped his hands to indicate not to be anxious and to proceed steadily.

The Pistons retreated quickly. Liu Mang received the ball from Prince, pushed forward steadily, and continued to play singles.

Liu Mang came outside the three-point line and saw that Hamilton was still on the defense. With the lesson learned from the last time, Hamilton did not dare to rush forward rashly anymore. Instead, he stayed inside the three-point line and prepared to rely on it honestly.

If he can outrun the opponent's physical strength and energy, he can just follow Liu Mang to death. He no longer expects to put much pressure on Liu Mang and force Liu Mang to make mistakes. He is still very self-aware.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Mang came to the three-point line and saw that Hamilton was not too close or too far. As soon as Liu Mang reached the three-point line, he moved towards the left.

sudden!

Liu Mang knew that his attack on the left side still had no big effect, but others were different! Others had the impression of him as a super scorer with 65 points. Liu Mang just took two strong steps to the left, and Hamilton immediately headed towards

He pressed up with the left side, and did not crush him. He used the kind of movement that wanted to press Liu Mang off the line, similar to Prince's defense against Billups. The difference is that the Pistons' interior defense, the basket

Stephen Jackson and others, who were marking Raheem on the left side of the basket, were all ready to flank and cover. At the same time, Hamilton was also ready to prevent Liu Mang from passing the ball to the right side of the basket, and Ben Wallace was also ready.

In preparation to block Liu Mang's pass to Kwame Brown inside!

The Pistons' isolation defense strategy!

Let's change the defensive name that people are familiar with, it is the Jordan Rules! The Pistons have put the strategy of blocking the opponent's offensive players with the ball in the Jordan Rules into this era where they can start to defend and double-team in advance!

but!

When Liu Mang took two steps forward, he suddenly withdrew from the three-point line and faced Hamilton who rushed back to take a three-pointer!

There was no chance to take an open shot. Hamilton had good physical strength and jumped back to interfere with Liu Mang's shot. Liu Mang failed to make a three-pointer!

but!

Because the Pistons wanted to isolate Liu Mang, Ben Wallace went to the edge of the three-second zone and went around Kwame Brown to prevent Liu Mang from passing in. Stephen Jackson also let go of his defense against Raheem, and Kwame Brown

Instead, Brown turned around and blocked Ben Wallace. Raheem rushed inside and grabbed the ball from Liu Mang. He easily scored two points with a layup on the second attack!

The most critical point for the success of the Jordan Rules is that Jordan did not have three-pointers. The original Five Tigers of the Pistons were able to use the essence of this tactic to designate a team with super scorers on defense in this era, and they were able to defeat the Lakers in the Finals.

, it was so successful because of the conflicts between Kobe and his teammates and Kobe's desire to put up good numbers and win Finals MVP.

The Hawks are different. For the Hawks, Liu Mang's three-pointer is the first offensive method. The Pistons failed half the time with this strategy. However, for the Hawks, the team has a good atmosphere and the same goal. Liu Mang shoots for others.

Just grab rebounds. The purpose is very clear. In addition, Stephen Jackson's defensive awareness and defensive ability are far different from Prince, who was originally a member of the Pistons' five members!

From the beginning, the Pistons' tactical strategy failed!

5 to 2! The Eagles quickly took the lead.

The Hawks seized the Pistons' lifeline at the beginning, and then the Pistons attacked. Hamilton, who was originally confident that he was the best mid-range shooter in the league, wanted to challenge Liu Mang, now fell into an unprecedented situation.

In such a desperate situation, there is no chance to take action! Not at all!

The Hawks would rather leave Bosh and Stephen Jackson open than give Hamilton a chance. Billups of the Pistons controls the rhythm, but Hamilton is the core of the offense. He can't open this point. The Pistons are inherently

The poor attack was paralyzed!

Although Billups began to look for shooting opportunities for Bosh and Stephen Jackson, and the two shot well, the stability of their mid-range shots was much worse than that of Hamilton, and it was difficult to attack the basket.

, the Hawks only have two goals here. Prince defended Billups' three-pointer, the whole team blocked Hamilton, and there were Kwame Brown or Rasheed Wallace inside the basket at any time. The most critical thing

What's wrong is that Ben Wallace can't attract the inside defense, and if anyone else cuts in, it's like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!

On the other hand, when the Eagles were attacking, Liu Mang faked a sudden move and stepped back to start making wild shots. The Pistons didn't dare to guard against Liu Mang's fake sudden breakthrough. They tried, but Liu Mang rushed into the paint and caused Ben Hua's shot.

After Raishi committed a foul, they could only watch as Liu Mang continued to attract step-back shots from behind the defense. The rest of the Hawks team frantically attacked the rebounds and tried their best to fight for offensive rebounds, allowing Liu Mang to shoot with confidence.

The Eagles totally have the upper hand!

By the time the first quarter was over, the Eagles were 28-14, scoring twice as many points as the Pistons!

Neither team made any substitutions, and both teams played the entire quarter with the lineup they had after Liu Mang committed his first foul!

After just the first quarter, the Pistons felt the same despair as in the playoffs of the previous two years.

It's not that they were desperate that they couldn't guard, or that they couldn't make a shot, but they were desperate that Liu Mang's three-point shot was just like Hamilton's running mid-range shot. Why didn't he get tired!

In the first quarter, Liu Mang made 3 of 8 shots from beyond the three-point line and took 12 shots in the entire quarter. However, by the end of the first quarter, he still looked like he had unlimited energy. On the other hand, Hamilton just wanted to get out of the gap.

Fatigue started to appear! This was completely unimaginable for Hamilton. He never thought that he would be tired after running!

In the second quarter, the two teams began to rotate.

The Pistons' high-intensity offense and defense consumes a lot of physical energy. The overall playing time of the Pistons this season is less than when Carlisle was coaching. The main reason is that the system brought by Larry Brown consumes too much.

They don't have a physical maniac like Iverson. Hamilton's endless runs are longer and longer than last season, and of course more tiring. His playing time dropped from 38 minutes last season to 34 minutes. Billups, Ben

-Wallace's playing time also dropped to 35 minutes. Although he was not very defensive in the first quarter, physical exhaustion was unavoidable.

In the second quarter, Stockton came on the court with a rotating lineup for the Eagles. Jason Terry, Barnes, Boozer, and Ratliff came on the court to sharpen the position and attack!

The combination of Atkins, Bob Sura, Chris Williams, Campbell, and Okur sent by the Pistons was no match for the gangsters on the bench of the Hawks led by Stockton.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The main thing is that Bob Sura completely regards himself as a player. As a member of the Pistons, in addition to Hamilton, Bosh, and Stephen Jackson,
To be continued...