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Chapter 34 The Offensive Dilemma (Two Updates)
The Pistons have the ball, and Billups has the ball.

The seasoned Billups did not rush to attack, but slowed down the pace to calm his teammates and downplay the impact of James' ball.

Old coach Larry Brown also felt the threat of James and reminded Prince to strengthen his defense and stop giving James the opportunity to enter the basket at will.

Of course, as a head coach who likes veterans and rarely uses newcomers, Larry Brown's defense against James has also been strengthened by a small level, without specific targeted defense.

"After all, he is still a rookie, how good can he be?"

In addition, because of Paul Silas' previous timeout, the Cavaliers' defense became serious.

Billups wanted to repeat the old tricks, relying on pick-and-roll opportunities, but was blocked by the forward line composed of Boozer and James.

Observing the situation on the field, Billups stretched out two fingers - the No. 2 tactics.

That is, the offensive tactics around Hamilton.

Ye Feng sat on the sidelines, carefully watching Billups' every move, and had to say a big congratulations.

As the commander on the field, Billups is undoubtedly qualified and has a good grasp of the rhythm.

The NBA once conducted a survey to allow coaches to select the point guards they most hope to coach.No one expected that Chauncey Billups, who was not well-known, was selected by overwhelming everyone and with a big advantage.

There are no particularly outstanding advantages, but there are no loopholes that can be used to attack. Billups is like a passerby, with little influence compared with stars of the same level.

But his selflessness, his calmness, and his wisdom are no worse than anyone else.

Larry Brown, as an extremely stubborn coach, especially dislikes his players shooting three-pointers, thinking that it is the wrong way to score.Even Hamilton, the Pistons' leading scorer, averaged only 1.7 three-pointers per game.

But facing Billups, Larry Brown allowed him to shoot unlimited three-pointers. As long as he wanted, Brown would never stop him.This shows how much Larry Brown trusts Billups.

Closer to home, the Pistons play the second position tactics.

Hamilton immediately began to run wildly without the ball, and Ben and Prince kept providing screens for Hamilton.

The moment Hamilton ran out of space, Billups' pass also arrived.

Swish!
Hamilton made a mid-range shot, 6:2!

"Another defensive miss from Davis. But I would say, this one wasn't Davis' fault. He defended really hard this time, it's just that Hamilton ran too well. I think the whole league can keep up with this run." The only immortal guys are Kobe and Francis."

Smith's words are fair.

"It's true, everyone knows this guy used to run his defenders to the point of foaming at the mouth. Davis has to be more active tonight if he doesn't want to be blown up!"

Barkley cooperated with his partner.

Offensive and defensive transition, James holds the ball after halftime.

Facing Prince's tough defense, James didn't intend to rush, and called a pick-and-roll again.

Big Z ran back immediately after the pick-and-roll, and then reached out for the ball, exactly the same routine as the previous round.

James also cooperated very well and made a passing posture.

But the Pistons' defense has changed. Of course, Big Ben won't let the same method beat him twice.

As soon as James made a pass, Big Ben immediately called Campbell to come up and change defense.

The 211cm Campbell defends the big Z, and the height difference is acceptable.And although Campbell can't jump, but with a weight of 120 kg, he can easily push the big Z out of the reasonable collision zone, effectively reducing the shooting threat of the big Z.

But at the moment when the Pistons' two major insiders switched defenses, James suddenly pulled back the pass that hadn't left his hand, which turned out to be a fake move!
Snapped!
James strode forward, directly between Big Ben and Campbell, and rushed to the basket.

Daben, who had reacted, immediately stretched out his hand to pull it, but unfortunately, it was too late.

James, who had already jumped up, slammed the basketball into the hoop.

beep~
At the same time, the whistle sounded and Big Ben pulled a foul.

This is a 2+1.

Shhh!
James made another violent dunk, which caused boos from Detroit fans.

Amidst the booing, Big Ben looked at the back of James beating his chest and roaring, feeling a little dazed.

Didn't he stop this rookie?

Who is Da Ben, an iron-blooded tough guy, known for his toughness.Hugging O'Neal with one arm, pushing Artest with one hand, I never know what it means to be afraid!
With James scoring a free throw, the score became 6:5.

Big Ben regretted it even more. If he had not been cautious just now, but had tried his best, he would not have let this rookie open.

The foul did not scare Big Ben, but strengthened his determination.The next foul must be committed thoroughly, and James will never be given a 2+1 chance!
"Well, although this is a bit of an exaggeration, we must admit that our No. [-] pick caught the Pistons' defensive loopholes. Campbell is too old and slow to guard against pick-and-rolls. Big Ben can guard against pick-and-rolls, but he is too short to defend against pick-and-rolls. Can't live with Big Z. If the Pistons don't want to do something, James will definitely continue to play inside."

Kenny Smith explained.

"I've said it a long time ago, Campbell is too old to dance. At this time, it should be our No. [-] pick. That guy can run and jump, and he doesn't suffer from his height."

Barkley was very proud of his "foresight", and began to encourage the showdown between the No. [-] pick and the No. [-] pick again.

Larry Brown really called a timeout, but instead of Milicic, Campbell was replaced with Okur.

This made Barkley yell, but he couldn't do anything about Larry Brown.

"Someone come and hit me!"

Larry Brown looked up at the live broadcast room, very disdainful.

Mehmet Okur, a Turkish center, is characterized by being able to shoot three-pointers. He is definitely a good center in the small ball era.

But under Larry Brown, his shooting range is only within the three-point line, because Brown doesn't like his players to shoot three-pointers unless the tactics require it.

Okur's pace is not slow, and he has no problem defending against pick-and-rolls.It's not too bad for the inside line to defend against the big Z.

It can be said that this substitution is actually very in place, effectively solving the problem of the Pistons inside.

So for the next few minutes, the Cavaliers' offense struggled.

James and Davis kept breaking through, but it was difficult to tear apart the Pistons' defensive system.

Seeing this, the Pistons even began to shrink their defense, making it more difficult for James and Davis to break through.

The Cavaliers started with five players. In fact, only McInnis has a good three-pointer.However, under the defense of Billups, McGinnis made 2 of 0 three-pointers, which made the Pistons' shrinking defense even more unscrupulous.

On the other hand, the Pistons, under the command of Billups, Okur's mid-range, Hamilton's catch and shoot, and Prince's fixed-point three-pointers fired one after another.

Six minutes into the first quarter, 6:14, the Pistons led by 7 points.

Paul's face was ugly, but Larry Brown looked at ease. Playing a big team is so easy.

(End of this chapter)