NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 336 Common Attack Methods (5000 word chapter)

On the night of May 2004, 5, head coach Larry Brown entered a state of silence early.

Just like the regular season, once a hole is dug in the first quarter and they want to equalize the score difference, the players on the field will involuntarily start to speed up.

The most obvious change is that the offense has become impatient, no longer pursuing reasonable offense, and the core players have entered a state of just getting the ball.

Larry Brown repeatedly emphasized the need to be patient and maintain defensive intensity during halftime;

But after the start of the third quarter, as the team fell into a scoring drought, the Pistons also began to play blindly.

At this time, there were 4 minutes and 03 seconds left in the third quarter. As Rasheed Wallace rushed to the basket and dropped the ball impatiently, everyone on the Pistons bench became silent.

49:76. After most of the quarter, the Pistons only scored 10 points.

The Knicks' defense stayed close to the paint, and this reckless offense didn't have much effect.

"Wow!"

The cheers got louder and louder, the opponents pulled their hips, and the New York fans at the scene were particularly happy.

As the Knicks attacked, Li You passed the ball across half court and ran to the right corner, and the opposite defense was no longer unified.

The opponent Billups chose to mark people, and Hamilton and Williams on the line did the same, no longer insisting on zone defense.

But under the basket, Rasheed Wallace and Ben didn't move in time. Instead, they were attracted by Li You, always paying attention to the direction of the bottom corner.

A simple pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, Hamilton did squeeze through the screen and tried to defend Hill.

Gasol, who received the ball at the free throw line, was unguarded when he received the pass. The two big men inside failed to move and watched Gasol succeed in a mid-range jumper!

In the live commentary box, Bill Walton began to help the Pistons find reasons for losing in advance:

"Facing an opponent like the Knicks, they should stick to the game strategy they set before the game."

"The players on the field should be smarter, Ben Wallace should continue his performance in the first half, he should catch the ball more."

The team was left open in the first half, shooting 9 of 4 and scoring a team-high 12 points.

Compared with several other blacksmiths, Ben has become the main scorer of the Pistons.

But in the third quarter of the game, everyone was in an impatient mood, and everyone was playing blindly. The team that was left empty had very few balls, and could only focus on rebounding.

This time the Pistons attacked, right wing Collis Williams was left open again. After receiving the ball, the three-pointer hit again, and everyone was forced to turn back and run.

Nessler felt that what his partner said made sense. When he saw Li You collecting the long rebound and dribbling it leisurely across the half court, he also added:

"This is not the Pistons' game rhythm, they are playing too hastily!"

He was unable to use his strength. Although Billups, who retreated to half-court, was still shouting to his teammates, he felt helpless for a while as Li You handed over the ball after half-court.

In the right elbow area, Gasol received the pass and immediately turned sideways, pretending to pass the ball.

After the ball was handed over, Li You first swayed toward the top of the arc, then suddenly accelerated and ran counterattack, getting rid of Billups who was close to his side, and went straight to the basket from the right wing.

With his height advantage, Gasol, who turned around and attacked from behind, raised the ball above his head. The moment Li You got rid of the defense, he immediately threw the ball towards the basket.

Billups could only watch as Li You caught the ball near the paint area, jumped into the air, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and easily made a one-handed dunk!

"Oh!"

Amid the cheers, head coach Larry Brown requested a timeout, and the game was no longer in suspense.

Forced to maintain man-to-man defense, Rasheed Wallace and Ben were far away from the basket. Li You scored easily without the ball several times, indicating that the defensive strategy in the third quarter was completely ineffective.

Returning to his seat and breathing heavily, Rasheed Wallace became increasingly uncomfortable after seeing the score. He kept looking at the coach, trying to regain confidence from here.

Billups remained silent. He enjoyed special treatment tonight. Every pick-and-roll with Ben was called for a double-team.

Hamilton took off his mask and was a little frustrated. The referee took care of him, and he made 14 of 5 free throws and 8 of 7 free throws. He scored 17 points in three quarters.

The Knicks' outside perimeters took turns to defend him. Hamilton was unable to continuously score points for the team and could not keep up with the ball in response.

Realizing that the three main players were looking at him, Larry Brown was speechless but couldn't say anything. Finally, he took the tactical board and laid out the tactics as if nothing had happened:

"Don't think about winning or losing anymore, stay patient, we need to find easy scoring opportunities on the offensive end!"

With a fixed cover, Hamilton received the ball in the left and right blocks and completed the attack. The big man played with a back in the low post. Rasheed Wallace relied on his personal ability to score points for the team.

Coupled with Billups' personal ball-handling offense, most of the Pistons' offense is dominated by three people.

Larry Brown arranged some personal singles tactics for Williams. Everyone on the bench remained silent, with doubts in their eyes:

"You're behind by a big score, chasing points like this?"

On the Knicks bench, Stoudemire and several others wanted to play early, but coach D'Antoni was still very cautious and did not take the initiative to change the lineup.

In the conference finals, the coaching staff began to increase the playing time of the main lineup, which made Stoudemire somewhat dissatisfied.

Affected by knee injuries, his playing time has been compressed some.

Seeing the main lineup return to the court, there were cheers again in the stadium. Stoudemire, who was exercising, returned to the bench and covered his mouth and complained in a low voice:

"With such a big lead, we should have rotated a long time ago. I only played for 6 minutes!"

Mutombo glanced at the newbie next to him. His playing time was also reduced tonight, but he readily accepted the coaching staff's arrangements:

"There is still a game to come, and there will always be opportunities to perform!"

Looking at the situation on the court, Stoudemire shook his head slightly. He didn't like to play garbage time. It was not in line with his identity.

During the rotation of the lineup in the second quarter, the Knicks allowed their opponents to launch a counterattack. The Pistons scored 2 points in the second quarter.

Coach D'Antoni didn't like this kind of defense, so Kurt Thomas ate up Stoudemire's rotation time in the third quarter.

For New York fans, as long as Li You is present and occasionally shows off his tricks, the tickets will not be lost.

The New York media did not give Stoudemire a voice. After all, he is still young and will be destined to get the starting position in a few years.

Also on the bench was Prince. Playing at home, Artest rarely encountered foul crises.

Artest interfered with Hamilton's catch and then almost blocked the shot at the free throw line.

Seeing Artest rushing across half court after completing his defense, Prince stood up from his seat and clapped with his teammates.

Due to the competitive environment of the Knicks, Prince, who originally wanted to play quietly, had to find more work for himself. Without playing time, he could only express himself on the sidelines.

However, Prince is still not very good at doing this. Compared with professional towel expert Matt Barnes, he is still far behind.

A team with good discipline will defend hard no matter how many points they are behind.

Although Billups was frustrated, he still stayed close to guard against interference. At the top of the arc, facing Li You who was accelerating to break through with the ball in his left hand, he quickly slid to the right and back.

Relying on the defense, Li You suddenly circled the ball behind his back when he was close to the three-point line. He failed to completely shake the defense and dribbled the ball behind his back one after another.

Billups, who was familiar with Li You, realized that the dribbling speed was increasing, and he hurriedly stepped forward to interfere with the ball, trying to disrupt the offensive rhythm.

Hamilton on the right wing was a little confused. The coaching staff did not arrange a defensive strategy of double-teaming on the line. After hesitation, he still stopped where he was.

After two extremely fast behind-the-back dribbles, the moment Billups cut the ball, Li You, who switched to his right hand, suddenly leaned forward and accelerated.

Taking advantage of Billups' sliding step to the left, Li You took advantage of the situation and crossed back to pull back. The moment he switched to his left hand, he immediately moved forward to lead the ball.

Billups, who was attacked and had his supporting foot in front of the defense, had no time to intervene at this time. Li You on the three-point line reset his steps and accelerated his shoulders, squeezing past the defense in an instant.

Rasheed Wallace and Ben Ben, who were on the left and right sides of the basket, originally wanted to shrink their defense, but Li You joined the ball early when he crossed the free throw line, leaned forward after taking a step, and completed a throw with his left hand right in front of the basket.

"Whoa!" The two-point ball hit the net.

Nesler has not commented on many Knicks games this season. When he saw Li You making frequent throws at the free throw line tonight, he couldn't help but exclaimed:

"God! How many points did Lee score at this position tonight?"

“This seems to be a new offense compared to previous seasons.”

When Bill Walton looked at Li You who was no longer leading the defense, he knew that the Knicks were going to lower their intensity. When he heard his partner's exclamation, he also said:

"The Pistons' interior defense is helpless against such an attack!"

"It's a pity that God was not on their side tonight! This is Lee, he is only 26 years old and he is still perfecting his basketball skills."

"I don't like the reports in the Los Angeles media. Look at Lee's body and his rich offensive methods. Anyone who has played football knows that he must have put in a lot of effort for this!"

The crisp attack made everyone in the Knicks team celebrate wildly. Matt Barnes even pointed at Billups who was stunned, then covered his face with his hands and jumped up and down shouting.

Seeing such a "professional" celebration, Prince, who could only clap his hands, twitched his eyes slightly and curled up like this when flattering.

Rasheed Wallace only felt that tonight's game was very hot. He got into foul trouble in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, the score difference became wider and wider.

After the start of the second half, he made two low-level mistakes in catching the ball. Wallace, who was holding back his anger, finally succeeded in turning over and making a jump shot in the low post on the left side. He immediately roared excitedly. Wallace, who was pumping his fists repeatedly, soon noticed that his teammates were depressed. When they retreated to half court, he couldn't help but yelled and called on everyone to defend.

Li You came to the left wing, Kurt Thomas took the initiative to cover, and an angry Wallace immediately followed up.

Before his teammates could stand still, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly swayed to the right and then quickly changed direction.

Billups, who was on defense, instinctively slid to the left, and as a result, he instantly lost his defensive position. Kurt Thomas stood still and failed to squeeze through the screen in time.

Wallace, who lowered his body weight and raised his right arm, quickly came up and stared at Li You's movements.

The moment he was close to the three-point line, he pretended to join the ball with his right hand. When Wallace stepped forward, Li You suddenly lowered his center of gravity and accelerated with a simple and rough shoulder.

"What the hell!"

Wallace cursed and hurriedly slid towards the basket. Li You grabbed most of his body, increased his stride as he walked, and suddenly turned around quickly when he reached the left block.

Seeing Li You reach the basket with his body in an instant, Wallace instinctively jumped up to block the shot.

At the same time, Ben also rushed to the front of the basket and jumped high, trying to block the shot.

Li You, who was in the air, was surrounded by two people and suddenly curled up. While holding the ball with both hands and pulling down, he got out of the way of the defense. After gliding to the lower right side of the basket, he pulled down his right arm and threw the ball toward the backboard!

In a flash of lightning, Li You dodged the block and completed the throw. The fans at the scene first exclaimed, and then the cheers almost broke through the arena.

"Wow!"

The basketball hit the board and spun and fell into the basket. After landing, Ben and Wallace could only look at each other and made no sound.

Li You, who lost his strength and fell to the floor, was quickly pulled up by his teammates. When he returned to defense, he patted his boss:

"Good defense! You were just a little short of being able to defend me!"

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Opening his mouth, Ben Wallace didn't know what to say. The battles in the past few years seemed no different from the Knicks' intra-team training games.

Li You didn't have a good feel for the three-point shot tonight. As a result, he defeated the Pistons by pulling the lever to find the board and throwing shots in the paint.

At this time, head coach Larry Brown silently walked back to the bench, sat in his seat and waited for the game to end.

Although there is still one game left, Larry Brown knows that there is no chance tonight. The players' game state is really bad.

At the end of the third quarter, on the Pistons bench, Darwin Hamm and Elden Campbell still had fighting spirit and kept clapping their hands to encourage:

"It doesn't matter, the series has just begun!"

55:86, with a huge point difference, the Pistons' starting five couldn't cheer up when they heard the comfort from their teammates.

Back on the bench, Li You has changed into training clothes and clocks in for the third quarter tonight.

The fans behind him kept shouting his name. Everyone was still enjoying tonight's game. Li You could always come up with some new tricks.

The assistant coaches began to take over the tactical board again and reminded the rotation team not to be careless. The little Knight only played less than 3 minutes tonight and nodded repeatedly when he heard the instructions.

Ewing was very satisfied with Gasol's game tonight. Although his inside attack performance was mediocre, his iron-blooded jump shot was very accurate.

13 of 7, 8 of 6 free throws, 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Seeing the double-double data in the technical statistics, Ewing nodded. After the game started, he came to Li You and whispered:

"Why don't I remember that you like to use floaters to finish offense?"

The gorilla did not see this additional training in daily training. Seeing the curious eyes of the other party, Li You raised his eyebrows and said very naturally:

"Pat, isn't this a basic skill? Every defender masters this offensive method."

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Entering the rotation stage, he said he didn't like playing garbage time, but Stoudemire performed hard when he came on the court.

Laga Bell and Prince didn't relax either. With a strong tailwind, they naturally had to strike hard!

Hamilton stayed on the court during garbage time, seemingly trying to find some touch, but unfortunately, the presence of the main players only stimulated the fighting spirit of everyone in the Knicks.

Lynch-Hunter wanted to control the rhythm of the game, but his teammate Bang Bang struck the iron and the Knicks counterattacked continuously. Soon he completely lost control of the game.

Although Darwin Hamm was full of fighting spirit, it was difficult to score. Only Okur and Campbell were able to score some response goals.

Facing an inside combination that lacked flexibility, Stoudemire faced the frame and attacked for several consecutive rounds, fully demonstrating his physical talents.

In the commentary box, Bill Walton did not expect that the point difference would be widened again. At this time, he could only change the topic and said:

"Head coach Larry Brown should change his thinking. The Knicks will not be restricted by zone defense. They are the team with the fewest backs in the league."

"In the next game, what they urgently need to solve is the offensive problem. They rely on fouls to limit the opponent's transition offense. In the end, they can only score points through free throws."

Nessler did not notice that his partner was changing the subject, but asked very seriously:

"How should the Pistons adjust in the next few games? At present, it seems that there is a big gap between the two teams."

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This question immediately stopped Bill Walton. He subconsciously touched the white stubble on his chin, and finally he could only say dryly:

"Hit more responsive shots and I believe the Pistons will adjust in time."

The one-sided situation on the court made Nessler take a look at Li You's technical statistics:

出场33分钟，20中13，三分线外6中2，罚球7中7，35分5篮板8助攻3抢断1盖帽，没有失误。

Nesler's two-point shooting percentage, which was close to 80%, made Nessler marvel in his heart:

"Response to the ball? Who can beat the Knicks?"

The referee seldom blew the whistle, and time flew by. Amid the cheers of New York fans, the score was finally settled at 77:114, and the Knicks defeated the Pistons.

比卢普斯早早球员通道，11中3，三分线外2中0，6分1篮板3助攻3失误。

Handing over this data can be regarded as a continuation of the sluggish performance in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Rasheed Wallace also walked quickly to the tunnel with a big face. He spoke eloquently in front of the Detroit media before the game. He was very embarrassed tonight.

11中4，三分线外4中0，罚球4中4，12分5篮板3失误。

After such a performance, he could only remain silent.

活塞队这边，大本进攻端表现出色，13中6，罚球4中3，砍下15分12篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽4失误。

Arriving at Madison Square Garden, Ben Wallace was not booed by New York fans.

It's just that the fans here seem to have amnesia, and Ben feels like he has become a little transparent.

After joining the Pistons, he reaped the honors he wished for, but falling in the Eastern Conference semifinals for two consecutive years also made Ben Wallace realize how outrageous his Knicks career was:

"I don't regret making this choice."

Ben Wallace, who was walking towards the tunnel, looked at the fans on both sides celebrating happily. He secretly made up his mind and at the same time, he pulled off his hair tie and showed a determined expression.

Li You, who was being interviewed by ESPN, didn't care about the mood of the Pistons.

For him, the iron-blooded defense is not as effective as the sixth man's whistle. This is an expected victory.

"Lee, we noticed that you frequently used floaters on the offensive end tonight to complete the offense. Is this your hidden secret weapon?"

Hearing this question, Li You chuckled and said sincerely:

"No, it's just because I didn't feel good shooting from the three-point line tonight, so I chose to throw it."

"Actually, I prefer to solve the offense outside the three-point line. We all know that three points are one more than two points. This is an efficient offensive option."

"Maybe in the next game, I will choose to shoot a lot of three-pointers. I like to challenge myself!"

The surrounding staff felt that Li You was pretending, but no one could refute it. The ESPN reporter was very satisfied with this answer, and will write another short essay tomorrow:

"Congratulations, Lee! I hope to see a more exciting performance from the Knicks in the next game."

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