Wang Tiejun played the entire first quarter. This is the finals. At the last moment, there is no need to save energy.
In the first quarter, he made 6 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 1 turnover, and 1 foul. It can be said that he had a top-notch offensive and defensive performance.
At the beginning of the second quarter, he appeared again.
Stoudemire also played the entire first quarter, and now the power forward is Marion. Marion played 9 minutes in the first quarter and then took a rest and performed a rotation.
The small forward is Zhu Fangyu, the shooting guard is Josh Howard, and the point guard is backup point guard Howard Hollis. All three of them came on the court in the 9th minute of the first quarter and continued in the second quarter.
The Suns' rotation lineup in the finals is 8 people, Zhu Fangyu, Josh Howard, and Howard Ellis. These three people rotate positions one to four. Position five is based on Lao Wang's wishes. Generally, there is no rotation.
Can play the whole game.
That is to say, with four positions and seven rotation players, the average time per player is less than 28 minutes. Of course, the main players will play more time, depending on the situation of the game.
The Pistons also have a rotating lineup.
Ben took a two-minute rest in the first quarter and came on the court at the beginning of the second quarter.
Rasheed Wallace's body is not as durable as Ben. He rested for three minutes in the first quarter and is still sitting still. The fourth position is substitute forward Memet Okur.
The third position is substitute forward Collis Williams, the second position is Hamilton who took a two-minute break in the first quarter, and the first position is backup point guard Mike James.
Pistons offense.
Okurra moved to the three-point line on the right wing, and Ben was moving under the basket.
Zhang Lili immediately said: "Oku has three-pointers, and his three-point shooting rate in the playoffs is as high as 40%. He is more accurate in mid-range shots. He can be called a high fort. His style is somewhat similar to Dayao's, but his low-post offense is not as strong as Dayao's.
Yao's low-post pace is very flexible, his low-post offensive skills are very strong, and he even has unsolvable turn-around fadeaway jumpers and turn-around step-back jumpers."
"brush!"
Okur took advantage of Hamilton's pick-and-roll and hit a three-pointer.
"It's really accurate!" Su Qun said.
"He is 10 centimeters taller than Marion, but with his wingspan and bounce, Marion's defensive height will not be bad. If he forces a shot on Marion's head, the hit rate will definitely not be guaranteed. It is best to use a screen, so Marion takes the shot.
When you come down to guard Okur, you have to pay attention to guarding against pick-and-rolls." Zhang Lili said.
The Suns' substitute lineup did not have as strong a fast break ability as the main lineup, so they did not play fast break. Ellis advanced to the frontcourt and waited for the late Wang to take his position.
The other four players all opened up, allowing Lao Wang to play in the low post.
Marion is no better than Stoudemire. He has a three-pointer and is directly outside the three-point line. Okur has to follow him out, leaving Ben to carry Wang alone.
When Lao Wang caught the ball, Marion suddenly started, quickly got rid of Okur, and made a cut.
When Marion cut to the right midfielder, Lao Wang casually threw the ball over Ben's head.
"Oh ho!"
The next moment, there was a bang, an alley-oop dunk, and the Mercy Arena burst into cheers.
Zhang Lili chuckled and said: "Oku can't keep up with the rhythm of Marion's defense. If I switch to Ben, he will be almost as good as Marion."
Su Qun said with a smile: "The defense of the Pistons' substitute lineup is far inferior to that of the main force. The person closest to Marion just now was small forward Williams, but he did not cover Marion in time. The Suns can still use this tactic."
The Pistons attacked. After Hamilton ran around, he found an open space on the left wing, caught the ball and shot, and was almost blocked by Zhu Fangyu.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the basket and rose up, and Lao Wang controlled the backcourt rebound.
Arriving in the low post on the left wing, as soon as he caught the ball on the strong side, Marion immediately implemented an inward tactic on the weak side again, and Okur couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
This time, Hamilton on the right quickly changed defense and caught up with Marion.
However, this did not stop Lao Wang's attack.
He turned around and slid to the bottom. After shaking his base, he turned around again and dribbled into the paint area. After one step, he suddenly rose up and took off from the front left side of the basket in a direction of 45 degrees, with his left elbow stuck outside.
Position, dunk with the ball in his right hand.
Ben tried his best to block the shot from the wing, but was pushed away by Lao Wang's left elbow, and the height of the block was completely unable to reach Lao Wang's ball.
"Bang!"
When the basket rang, the home fans cheered again.
Larry Brown stood stunned on the sidelines, unable to come up with a solution for the time being. He did not dare to let Okur double-team Old K in advance, because Marion was no better than Stoudemire. Stoudemire's mid-range shot was average and he had no three-pointers, but if Marion got
If it's open, it will kill the Pistons.
He can only let the players on the court speed up the defense and switch, and let the backup point guard Mike James strengthen the control of the Suns' number one position.
Now he can only hold on with the substitute lineup and wait for the main lineup to come up.
The second quarter had just played 116 seconds, less than two minutes, and at 19:37, the Pistons were already 18 points behind. He couldn't hold on any longer. If it dragged on any longer, the point difference would be 20 points. He took advantage of a dead ball opportunity and quickly changed the main lineup.
Go up.
However, the Suns did not follow the Pistons' rhythm, but followed their own rotation rhythm. So in the following time, the Suns' substitute lineup faced the Pistons' main lineup and suffered a bit. Halfway through the second quarter,
At 30:43, the Pistons recovered 5 points.
At this time, the Suns replaced their main players, but not all of them were on board. Marion came down, and Zhu Fangyu was still on top, playing the third position.
Larry Brown followed his own ideas and double-teamed Old K in advance to cut him off from his teammates. At the same time, he asked Prince to guard Nash, hoping to destroy the Suns' organizational function.
"brush!"
Hamilton made a shot.
"Be careful of the masked man. He has already hit 6 goals in less than two quarters today." Zhang Lili reminded.
32:43, Suns attack.
"Oh, the Pistons double-teamed K in advance. Stoudemire was free, but Nash was entangled by Prince and the ball was not passed in time." Su Qun said quickly.
On the court, Prince's long arms entangled Nash like a spider, making Nash very uncomfortable and unable to pass the ball to his teammates who were open in time.
As Lao Wang left the penalty area, he pointed at Nash and shouted: "Pick and roll."
Stoudemire had already reacted and quickly ran to the right wing's three-point line to set up a pick-and-roll for Nash.
Nash had just gotten rid of Prince by borrowing a wall, but was entangled by Billups again.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown was applauding. He was very satisfied with this defense.
"here."
The old Dynasty moved to a high position and shouted to Nash.
Nash quickly threw the ball this way. When Lao Wang caught the ball, Ben and the trolls had already caught up with him and double-teamed him.
"Old K."
However, Zhu Fangyu was already free at this time and was quickly cutting into the paint area from the left wing three-point line while reaching for the ball.
Lao Wang passed the ball over Ben's head with a backhand. Zhu Fangyu received the ball and rushed into the paint area. Ben returned from the free throw line to defend the basket, but he was already too late.
"Bang!"
Zhu Fangyu's one-handed dunk was met with applause.
"Finally, the fight was successful. The Pistons did a good job defensively this time. Fortunately, the Suns didn't mess up." Su Qun said after heaving a sigh of relief.
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Each of the Pistons' five tigers can defend alone and assist in defense. Even if they double-team the Tiejun in advance and leave an open space, they can block the point guard and quickly attack the open space."
Complementary defense can still make up for the loopholes caused by early double-teaming.
The Suns should be careful. Success this time does not mean success next time.
However, the Suns should be able to cope with it, because in addition to Nash, there is also Tiejun, whose support and organizational capabilities can be used. The Suns' organizational function will not be completely locked. Although the Pistons' defense is strong, it certainly does not have this
ability."
On the court, Lao Wang ran to the frontcourt, leaned over and whispered to Nash: "Next time, just throw the ball to me, no matter how many people are around me."
Nash was startled and nodded quickly.
"Bang!"
Big heart Billups hit one and missed.
Lao Wang grabbed the backcourt rebound, and Ben stepped in front to interfere with his passing. He failed to complete the quick serve and switched to a positional battle.
He came to the low post on the left wing, and Ben and the troll came to him again. He looked at the outside line and saw that Prince was struggling with Nash again, so he immediately ran to the high post.
Daben and the sprayer immediately followed, but at this moment, he suddenly stopped suddenly as he reached the left elbow area, turned around and thrust diagonally downwards, forced himself between the two of them, and knocked them away arrogantly.
Cut into the paint area.
At this moment, the center of gravity of Ben and the troll were knocked off by him, and they were unable to follow him immediately.
While Nash was struggling with Prince, he was paying attention to Old K's actions. When he saw Old K suddenly stop and run back, he knew it was time. He immediately dribbled the ball and took a step back. With a push, the ball passed Prince.
Si's head flew towards the basket.
"Bang!"
The next moment, an alley-oop dunk occurred.
"brush!"
Looking back, Billups finally made a shot.
The Pistons strengthened their control over the Suns' quick starts. If the fast break failed, the Suns were not impatient, and positional warfare returned again.
Under the early double-teaming of Ben and the troll, Lao Wang made continuous moves and entered the basket again, and the two defenders quickly followed.
Ignoring the fact that Old K was double-teamed under the basket, Nash, who was two steps away from the three-point line, suddenly lobbed the ball. Before Prince could stop it, the ball flew towards the basket again.
Under the basket, three people took off at the same time, but Lao Wang relied on his talent to overpower them and grabbed the ball.
"Bang!"
The next moment, he hit the ground with a fierce back arch, and the base behind him was knocked over.
"Bang!"
The next moment, as his figure surged, the basket roared.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded at the same time.
"Oh ho!"
Excited cheers suddenly erupted, and countless Suns fans raised their arms and cheered.
"The thug fouled, two plus one, this is a strong attack! There is no way, Old K has this advantage under the basket, haha..." an on-site commentator roared excitedly.
Another commentator immediately caught up and shouted excitedly: "34:49, we are 15 points ahead again."
In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Liji smiled and said: "It seems that Tiejun wants to play hard under the basket, which is really an advantage. As long as he can catch the ball under the basket, with his dominance under the basket, the Pistons can only win through fouls."
Stop him."
Su Qun smiled and said: "In terms of dominance under the basket, in the history of the league, O'Neal was at his peak and could barely compete with Old K."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "It must be the last two championships of the Lakers' three consecutive championships. In the three years from 1999 to 2001, when O'Neal's tonnage remained at 150 kilograms, his dominance was the strongest.
But O'Neal, the strongest, could barely compete with Tie Jun. There was a big gap between the two in terms of overall ability.
Tiejun is not only strong in offense, but also strong in defense, rebounding, support, organization, and passing. O'Neal is far inferior to him in these, and his contribution to the team is also much worse. One is the offensive terminator, and the other is the offensive initiator, so Qiao Shaqiao
This combination can't beat the Lakers."
Su Qun said: "Lao K not only has strength and height under the basket, but also has skills and pace. He has a unique hook hand, a plum blossom step, and an iron mountain that can sweep away opponents."
Zhang Lili said: "I remember there was a game between the Pistons and the Lakers in the regular season. The two Wallaces worked together to cut off O'Neal's connection with the outside. Kobe was pestered to death by Prince on the outside. In the end, the Pistons defeated the Lakers.
Now the Pistons have begun to play the Suns in this way, but the Suns and the Lakers are different teams. The same players, using the same tactics, will not achieve the same effects and purposes.
Nash is different from Kobe. When Kobe has the ball in his hands, he is a shooting guard. His first purpose is to attack, not to pass. He will definitely waste a lot of passing opportunities.
On the contrary, Nash will not waste passing opportunities, so today I am not optimistic that Prince can really lock Nash's passing."
Nodding, Su Qun said: "Prince may be able to lock down Nash's offense just like he locked up Kobe. He can even destroy Nash's organizational functions, but it is impossible to lock Nash's passing. Just passing the ball is not comparable to the organization.
Much easier with offense.
In positional battles, the Suns don't need Nash's organizational skills too much. As long as they can pass the ball to Old K, Old K can solve all problems. Once he gets the ball, he can defeat Shuanghua with his strong personal strength.
Rais."
"That's it." Zhang Lili said.
Next, Nash is only responsible for pushing the ball across half court on the offensive end, and then handing the ball to Old K.
With his ability, it is really difficult for Prince to control his passing. He is just a step behind him in terms of speed. He is not responsible for organization and only concentrates on passing the ball to Old K. With the cover of his teammates, he can completely avoid Prince.
Lin Si's entanglement.
Lao Wang doesn't just stay in the low post. He often moves up to the high post to provide support, and his teammates cut in from the wing. He is responsible for passing the ball in the high post, or after the teammate who cuts in draws away the power of the double team, he goes down to attack the basket.
Yes, the tactics are very flexible.
This tactic of pulling the inside line high and getting the open outside line to cut in, makes the Pistons less likely to defend it.
After the first half, the Suns already led by 20 points, but the Pistons still couldn't stop the Suns' offense.
During the halftime break, Zhang Lili analyzed with a smile: "Double Wallace can guard O'Neal. Another big reason is that O'Neal does not have a mid-range shot. He cannot pull out and can only be passively double-teamed in the low post.
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Moreover, his support and assist abilities are far inferior to Tie Jun's. He is just a finisher, while Tie Jun is an offensive initiator.
Tiejun can be pulled out. Once he is pulled out, he can attack by himself or coordinate the attacks of his teammates. He is equally threatening. If both Wallaces follow out, the basket will be empty. Only one can follow out and he can catch the ball outside.
singles.
With only one person guarding him alone, his mid-range shooting rate can be close to 50%. The Pistons have very few low-post offenses, so the overall shooting rate will not be very high. The Tiejun's mid-range shooting rate is very terrible.
So I'm not optimistic that the Pistons can beat the Suns or the Lakers using this tactic, but they really may not be able to beat the Suns."
Su Qun smiled and said: "With a score difference of 20 points, the Pistons have to stop the double-teaming tactic in advance. This defensive tactic is obviously not working anymore."
"We must have lost today. No team can comeback when Tiejun's team leads by 20 points. From the time he entered the league until now, this has never happened." Zhang Li said with a smile.
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"Defense, I can't see your defense! Ben, you are the leader, be tougher on Old K, don't let him do whatever he wants on your head! Rashid, can you cut off Old K's receiving line? I need you
Did it, why didn't you do it? You two double-teamed him in advance and failed to stop him. Were you sleepwalking on the court?"
When the Pistons returned to the locker room, Larry Brown's roar couldn't wait to start. After spraying Double Wallace, Prince, Billups and others did not escape.
Daben and the troll looked at each other and shook their heads.
It's not that they didn't try their best, they all tried their best, but Old K is stronger than O'Neal, can jump better, and has better physical fitness. In addition, Nash's passing is very accurate, and they have no way to cut off his passing.
Not long after, the second half started.
The Pistons did not give up. From the beginning of the third quarter, they played a full-court press defense, which caused some trouble for the Suns. They made consecutive mistakes and the Pistons took the opportunity to chase the point difference to 13 points.
At this time, Lao Wang acted as the anchor. He first rushed out of the penalty area and gave Hamilton a big shot to suppress the Pistons' offense. Then he set a pick-and-roll for Nash in the high post, received the pass when he went down, and completed a dunk.
Stabilized the situation on the field.
Next, he rushed to the top of the key to block Billups, took advantage of the fast break, rushed to the frontcourt to get the ball, and completed another dunk.
Two big blocks on the defensive end, followed by a positional battle and a fast break, brought the point difference back to 17 points. The Suns stabilized and then returned to normal.
After the third quarter, the Suns led by 22 points.
In the final quarter, the physical fitness of the Pistons' top five declined, and because the Suns' main players had a good rotation and had a physical advantage, the Pistons had no choice but to give up the game.
74:102, the Suns won by 28 points.
Lao Wang scored 42 points with a shooting percentage of 66.6%. The Pistons completely failed to defend him and grabbed 19 rebounds.
After the game, Barkley also accepted an interview after the game.
"Charles, the Pistons' early double-teaming tactics against Old K should be said to have failed, and their defense against Nash was not successful either. It did not limit the connection between him and Old K. What do you think the Pistons should do?" the reporter asked.
road.
Barkley thought for a while and said: "The Pistons' defensive tactics are right, because if they don't double-team Old K in advance, they will lose more completely, and Old K will blow the team to pieces under the basket.
But the early double-teaming tactic also failed. The key reason is that the Pistons were unable to completely cut off the connection between Old K and his teammates. He could still continue to receive the ball. There are two reasons why Old K was able to receive the ball.
The first is Nash's passing. Whether it is Billups or Prince, they cannot lock Nash's passing key in single defense.
You have to know that Nash's organizational function was severely weakened in position battles, because the Suns' position battles were all about Old K, and his organizational skills were not needed much.
So what is Nash's responsibility in the Suns' positional battle? He is mainly responsible for passing the half court, and then delivering the shells to Old K and passing them in.
Let me ask, who can lock down the passing of an All-Star point guard whose speed ranks among the top ten or even top five in league history?
The second reason why Old K can catch the ball is of course his own ability.
He is much taller than Big Ben and can jump better than the troll. He can jump at least eighty or ninety centimeters. Can the troll jump fifty centimeters? The troll can't steal the ball even if he goes around.
Only if Old K can catch the ball, it means that the Pistons' defensive tactics have failed, so it is natural to lose the game.
You ask me how the Pistons beat the Suns, it's very difficult, but I have no idea."
After Buckley finished speaking, he laughed. He couldn't think of a solution even if he could. Old K would make trouble for him, but he really couldn't think of a solution.