The game was about to start soon, and this time Billups didn't come up to say hello to Adrian. In fact, since the quarrel in the third game, Adrian clearly felt that he and Billups were different.
The relationship between them has become cold. The fastest update is not to mention how the conflict between the Magic and the Pistons that is on the verge of a brawl will affect the relationship between the two. Even if they are only concerned about the emotions of their teammates, the two should not do it at this time.
Any gesture of familiarity will make teammates feel uncomfortable.
Adrian didn't pay too much attention to it. The basketball court is different from other places. Someone wins and someone loses. Even if there is a conflict on the court, it is difficult to bring such conflict off the court. Find a time after the series is over to follow
Billups and the others are reunited, and their relationship can naturally be repaired. Turkoglu appeared in the stands today wearing a suit. His injury was not serious, he just sprained and needed rest.
Today at the shooting guard position, Stan Van Gundy safely chose veteran Keith Bogans to start. Maurice Evans once again entered the substitute lineup after starting one game. In the fourth game, Stan Van Gundy
Evans had a lot of opportunities, but it was a pity that he didn't seize them. Then, one can't blame Van Gundy for choosing the more experienced Keith Bogans for safety reasons. Although Bogans' offense can't compete with Evans'
Vinsby, but Bogans wins because he has rich experience and rarely makes mistakes. He can suddenly burst out with performances that make you want to enshrine him as your ancestor, but he will not suddenly perform in any game that makes you want to wait.
Find a rope and strangle him.
In this fiercely competitive playoff field, every offense and defense, every game will be more important, and stable performance is more important than ability. Moreover, compared to Maurice Evans, Keith Bogans
After all, the defensive effect is better. The good and bad performance of Maurice Evans is really not reassuring.
A jump ball between the two sides. Kwame Brown won again. Today the Pistons' starting center is not Maxis, but Antonio McDyess. Antonio McDyess can play both the power forward and center positions, and he was once a
He was the league's top insider with an average of 2010 per game. Unfortunately, injuries destroyed him at his peak, when he was about to show off his talents. Starting in 2001, his knee injury worsened, and he had to undergo three surgeries, until 2002-
The entire 2003 season was reimbursed, and he only played 52 games for three consecutive seasons, and his condition declined significantly after the injury.[
However, in the finals of the 2004-05 season, Antonio McDyess returned to his former glory and showed off his top insider style in front of the league's top power forward Tim Duncan. In Rasheed Hua
When Rice was blocked by Duncan and his performance was mediocre, Antonio McDyess, who had almost been forgotten by the world, returned to the battle. Not only did he frequently ask for the ball in the low post and beat Tim Duncan successfully in isolation, but he also made consecutive big blocks on the defensive end.
Tim Duncan, the best power forward in the league for ten years, showed no temper and successfully dragged the Spurs into the final game, the tiebreaker.
This year, Antonio McDyess represented the Detroit Pistons and played in 78 of the 82 regular season games, starting 49 games. He averaged 88 points and 85 rebounds in 293 minutes of playing time per game. Although his top-notch style is not there,
But he is still a very practical inside player.
However, his height is only 205 centimeters, and he is at a comprehensive disadvantage in terms of jumping and height when jumping the ball with Kwame Brown. This allows Kwame to pass the basketball to Adrian's hands with almost no interference.
Adrian entered the frontcourt with the ball, and everyone consciously opened up the inside space for Adrian to play singles. After shaking twice, Adrian suddenly raised his hand, and the basketball thrown high flew straight to the inside.
Tate jumped up as if on a trampoline, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, faced Antonio McDyess, and dunked with one hand!
Antonio McDyess is only 205 centimeters tall, while Marcin Gortat is as tall as six feet and eleven inches. Coupled with his long arms, Gortat has this ability when facing McDyess.
He has the dual advantage of height and weight. This time the chop was also very powerful. Although McDyess did not expect that Adrian did not choose to attack himself but chose to pass the ball for the first goal, but it was doubtful.
It shows. As long as Gortat plays properly, he can gain an advantage against McDyess. Of course, more importantly, he can receive the pass and dunk it. He can be picky in his offensive choices. This shows that Marcin Gortat can
It's possible that Tate has escaped the effects of the curse.
This discovery made Adrian breathe a sigh of relief. Once one player was freed from the effects of the curse, the effects would naturally spread and help other players also be freed from the effects of the curse.
Adrian has decided that in today's game, he will organize the team more and create more open scoring opportunities for his teammates. He must adjust the state of his teammates no matter what, otherwise it will be regarded as his performance alone.
No matter how good he is, he can't defeat the Pistons alone, and he needs to put more energy on the defensive end to block the Pistons' sharpest scoring weapon, Richard Hamilton.
Basketball is, after all, a team sport.
Billups reached the three-point line with the ball, and Hamilton moved quickly around the baselines on both sides.
Hamilton's running position is very distinctive. He never seems to walk in a straight line. With his huge arc of movement and frequent sudden right-angle turns and changes of direction, he can easily throw away defensive players. In addition, the little prince Prince and
Rasheed Wallace assisted in the pick-and-roll, and Hamilton ran out of space after a while.
But he didn't catch the basketball.
Because the moment Hamilton ran out of space, Adrian chose to immediately go forward and use his strong body to fight against Billups. The purpose was not to steal the ball and cause Billups to make mistakes, but to interfere and prevent
Billups' passing, no matter how extraordinary Hamilton's running position is, how accurate his mid-range shot is, it is useless if he cannot catch the pass.
Billups failed to pass the basketball in time. By the time he got rid of Adrian's entanglement, Keith Bogans had caught up with Hamilton and started defending again. Hamilton could only continue to start running.
After a confrontation, Billups already understood Adrian's defensive strategy. This defense was not aimed at himself. It was aimed at Hamilton, which had the effect of preventing Hamilton from receiving the pass, thereby blocking the fastest Detroit Pistons.
Gun. If you want to break through, the method is very simple. As long as his offensive threat exceeds that of Hamilton, Adrian has to put more energy into himself.
Now Adrian has at least 40% of his energy on paying attention to Hamilton's movements at all times. Once he finds that Hamilton has an opportunity to catch the ball in an open position, Adrian will immediately entangle Billups. During the game,
Opportunities to catch and shoot in an open space often pass by in a flash. It is difficult for ordinary Confucius defenders to grasp this fleeting opportunity. Whether it is a moment faster or a moment slower, it will have a negative impact on Hamilton's subsequent shooting action.
Influence.
Hamilton's ability to exert such power under the Pistons' system is largely due to Billups' passing. Although Billups' passing is hardly brilliant, it is absolutely solid and instant. But the problem now
Yes, Billups was purposefully entangled by Adrian, and the result was that Hamilton, a powerful cannon, often did not receive the "medicine" delivered by Billups at the best moment to fire.
Unlike ordinary shooting guards, Hamilton lacks the ability to create offensive opportunities on his own. His catch-and-shoot shooting is so famous largely because he is the most confident in this offensive method. If the basketball is handed over to
When Hamilton plays alone, his offensive success rate will drop rapidly.
This will first contain the Pistons' offense. When playing against the Pistons, it is always easier to find ways to contain their offense than to find ways to break their defense.
Billups began to choose more individual offenses when the pass was blocked. Although Billups' offense is far less famous than his defense and passing, Chauncey's offensive ability is actually pretty good.
Even on par with his defensive ability, his offensive methods are very comprehensive and can send the basketball into the basket in various ways.[
But Adrian did not suffer a disadvantage in defending Billups. He is taller and stronger than Billups. In terms of speed, he is also as good as Billups. The physical suppression makes Adrian
It was much easier for An to defend Billups. After several consecutive singles, Billups's singles efficiency was not very high. He made 1 of 4 shots. He only caused Adrian a hitter foul but did not get a free throw.
After being hindered from cooperating with Hamilton, and his own singles efficiency was not high enough, Billups began to change the offensive strategy of the game. He would pass the basketball to the inside players. He hoped that the combination of Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess could open up some opportunities.
situation. But the effect is still not very good. Facing the steel inside line composed of Kwame Brown and Marcin Gortat, the combination of Antonio McDyess and Rasheed Wallace cannot take much advantage.
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However, the Magic's offensive efficiency is not very good. Adrian frequently passes good balls, but unfortunately his teammates' touch is not good. Adrian's wonderful balls are converted by Lewis, Bogans and Kwame Brown.
Forged again and again.
The drowsy sound of forging echoed throughout the Amway Center.
"Ed, this won't work. Everyone's touch is not good. You should attack more at this time." After the first quarter, during the break, Stan Van Gundy squatted in front of Adrian with a tactical board.
He said with a serious face: "You must take on this responsibility."
Putting down the Gatorade in his hand, Adrian hesitated: "Wait a minute."
"I believe in them, I believe in Rashad, I believe in Keith, I believe in Marcin, I believe that their touch will get better soon. Then we will naturally open up the situation."
Adrian is unwilling to enter his personal singles rhythm at this time. This is not because Adrian does not have such ability or thinks that this will cause him to make a fool of himself. It is just that he knows that the current offensive situation of the Magic team is unfavorable. Part of it is because
Curse, the legend of the curse makes the Magic team seem helpless. And part of it is because... the Pistons' defensive intensity is really too strong. Such strict defense, or continuous battles, this kind of game is what this Magic has never done before
Very rarely experienced.
Adrian can indeed take up the offensive banner at this time, attack like crazy, use points to open up the current anxious situation, and open the way for the Magic to win. But it can be like this in one game, and it can be like this in two games.
But he can't do this in every game. Even if he does, when he is double-teamed, his teammates must be able to step up and take over the game immediately.
Otherwise, once Adrian is double-teamed, the Magic can only slide towards the abyss of failure. This way of playing is not what Adrian hopes for, nor is it what he is willing to accept. His ideal team, his ideal team
The tactics in the game are those that can open up the situation and gain the initiative in the game no matter what tactics are targeted.
For this reason, teammates must restore their confidence and feel. Even if they may pay some price for this, Adrian believes that the price is worth it. Because their opponent in the Eastern Conference finals is the Celtics, the team of kings.
The defense of the Celtics and Detroit Pistons has always been suffocating, but if this year's Detroit Pistons' defense is compared to this year's Celtics, it is still 20% behind.
The Detroit Pistons' defense is enough to make people feel suffocated, while the Celtics' defense can make people feel desperate. If even the Detroit Pistons' defense can't pass, then how will the Magic go in the Eastern Conference finals?
Against the Celtics defense?
Although it seems a bit foolish and unfounded to think about the Eastern Conference finals when we are still competing in the Eastern Conference semifinals. But Adrian feels that if the Magic eliminate the Pistons, as long as they are not affected by the curse, there won't be much of a problem.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Adrian and Bogans stayed off the court together, and Lewis led a group of substitutes to play on the court. For the Detroit Pistons, Rasheed Wallace led the substitutes to fight hard. The main players played closely
In 10 minutes, the score was 24:25 in the first quarter. After coming on as a substitute, he showed some fearless driving, especially Van Weaver, who immediately and resolutely broke through inside after getting the basketball.
Although Van Weaver's playing style has various problems, its impact is indeed very strong, especially once it goes smoothly, he is simply a crazy killer who is not afraid to compete with any superstar. Today. Van Weaver
It was obvious that he was playing very smoothly and was very excited. Several breakthrough dunks aroused exclamations from the audience. Thanks to Weaver's outstanding performance, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Magic team, which came on the bench, took the lead.
, the fourth minute of the second quarter. As the Pistons took the initiative to change into the main lineup, Stan Van Gundy also replaced most of the main players on the field. Rashard Lewis took a rest, and Maurice E.
Vince came off the bench at small forward. Kwame Brown was replaced at power forward by Paul Millsap.
Adrian broke through the bottom with the ball and then turned around and flicked the basketball back, flying into the hands of Maurice Evans, who had just appeared. Maurice Evans, who had just appeared, took a careful look at the basket.
, seriously shot the basketball in his hand.
Uh-huh...
Then, Maurice Evans hit another mid-range shot and a three-pointer. After coming on in the second quarter, he made three of three shots, with a shooting percentage of 100%.
The touch is contagious.
A bad touch is contagious, and so is a hot touch.
Morris' three-for-three shot seemed to be a signal that the Magic's goal gate was opening. Then Keith Bogans hit a layup, and Paul Millsap followed up with the ball and made a half-interception.
The jump shot was hit. However, the Magic were not able to open the score in one fell swoop, because at this time, Hamilton, who had always struggled to get good passes due to Adrian's strong supervision, also ignited his offensive artillery and scored three consecutive three-pointers.
One step inside the line, he hit a mid-range shot. After Rasheed Wallace passed Paul Millsap, he not only scored the basketball but also caused a foul on Marcin Gortat, successfully scoring 21.
The two teams simultaneously reversed the rhythm of the first quarter and started an offensive battle. The scores were like a sapling that had been fully fertilized. After Rashad Lewis came on as a substitute,
The Magic's offense has become more powerful and more difficult to defend.[
By the end of the second quarter, the Orlando Magic temporarily led the Detroit Pistons by six points, 59:53.
After the middle-class break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
During the halftime break, Pistons head coach Saunders obviously adjusted the team's defense. The Pistons' defensive intensity was once again improved, hoping to rely on defense to suppress the Magic's shooting percentage.
He did indeed do it. Under the high-intensity defense of the Pistons, the Magic's shooting percentage began to decline, but not by much. Instead, Sanders' adjustment disrupted the team's offensive system, resulting in
The Pistons' offensive tactics were a mess. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Magic opened up the score in one fell swoop and expanded the point difference to more than ten points.
This result was something Sanders did not expect. Seeing the Pistons' situation on the court becoming more and more unfavorable, Sanders began to frequently deploy troops. However, as the Magic's hand was completely ignited, he wanted to stop the Magic.
The team's offense is not that easy. (To be continued...
