Chapter 780: Pursue excitement and follow through

On June 3, 2001, this was the second tiebreaker suffered by the Pistons in the post-Bad Boys era.
The Pistons won Game6 in a shocking way. They played impeccably. Some people were still dissatisfied with their performance, and boldly asserted that they will be defeated in the seventh game.
The reason is simple: they have never won the battle of life and death.
What is a battle of life and death? The game of winning a ball or going home fishing is called a life-and-death battle.
In the past two years, the Pistons have dominated the league. Because of their strength, no team can drag them into the tiebreaker. Before they won the championship, they experienced two life and death battles.
The first round of Game5 in 1996 and the Eastern Conference Final of Game7 in 1998.
The answer given by history is that they lost these two series.
Therefore, the logical reasoning for the Pistons' defeat is that they will be defeated by the 76ers.
"The Pistons have never won such a game. Their chances of winning tonight are slim. This is the home of the 76ers. They are familiar with the venue and a group of fans who are willing to cheer for them."
The media that wrote this article came from Detroit, and this media has a close relationship with the Red Wings, called "Detroit Good Night News."
As soon as this argument came out, the major media were competing to quote, some spoke for the Pistons, some expressed their approval, but the Pistons did not respond.
They continued their completely closed training and did not accept interviews when they arrived away. They left the scene proudly, went to the booked hotel, and began training.
Until this evening, the night of the game.
The player channel is usually Hill's training for the big guy, but tonight, everyone surrounds Mo Mengchen.
Dor.Mo glanced at his teammates, "The media said that we will not play the tiebreaker."
"Damn stink!" Jerome Williams scolded.
Dor.Mo smiled playfully, not knowing if he recognized the words of the garbage dog, or what, "They also said that we will be defeated tonight."
Houston said fiercely: "I know who will be defeated after the fight!"
"You have played stinking in the past five games, so, seriously, I agree with the media's words, although they have always been unreliable." Dor.Mo reached out and his teammates' hands came over one by one, "but we I have been fighting side by side for so long, I don’t want to end here, so I still have hope for you, we have only one sentence for the words of this group of media."
"Rashid, what is the answer?" Dor. Mo asked.
Tianzun roared with a scream: "Offense is the answer!"
"Offense must be the answer!" Mo Mengchen shouted, "123!"
"DET!!!"
The Pistons entered the Wells Fargo Center Arena. This is the sixth time they have come here this season, and it will be the last, regardless of the outcome.
The core players on both sides should have greeted each other before the game started, but tonight, Mo Mengchen did not want to shake hands, Hill had to take Houston to show up.
"Why didn't that guy come?" Iverson asked.
Hill said embarrassedly: "He is in a bad mood."
Houston is not as kind as Devil's Hill: "I'll be enough!"
Iverson sneered: "I hope you will get something in the fishing season!"
"Thank you." Hill responded politely, then took away Houston who wanted to fight Iverson.
The starting players of both sides are on the field and the game is about to start.
Duncan won the jumper for the 76ers this time, making the Pistons unable to grasp the rhythm of the opening game.
In the first round tonight, Iverson dribble the ball on the side and want to advance one goal by personal ability.
His abacus played very well, but he didn't expect that Mo Mengchen's defense would be so violent. It seems that he simply doesn't exist as a side referee. With such defensive strength, the referee will keep his eyes on him.
At present, Mo Mengchen has no extra movements, only the movements are strong, the referee will not blow his body hair to his hot chick, but as long as the game continues, his movements will definitely be disordered, and then the referee will show his power .
Iverson missed the ball with this defensive intensity.
Mo Mengchen returned to the paint area and took the ball from Rashid's hand. The 76ers' defense was in place.
This is the most familiar defense of the Pistons. It is a stressful confrontation. In addition to the ball holder, the ball-free movement of other people is very difficult. No matter what they do, they will be responded with higher intensity.
This is a natural advantage of sitting at home. The high defensive strength gives the home team more opportunities to oppress its opponents.
"A scalpel again!"
This tactic was clearly cracked by the 76ers, but the Pistons did not give up, and once again played this routine in a manner familiar to their opponents.
The same routines are different from the hearts of the people.
Houston became the decoy, deceived the opponent's attention, but backhanded the ball to Hill in the distance.
At the corner, Hill tried to throw the first goal tonight.
3 to 0
The smooth offense makes one believe that this was the Pistons who had been defended by the 76ers and could only play star ball.
"Defense failed, why?"
"Wait a minute!" Brown got up and looked at the stadium with wide eyes—pressing the audience?
This was his first reaction, but soon realized that it was not a real full-court press, two people in the front court, one in the middle circle, and two in the back court.
This has been proven to be unsuitable for the NBA's defensive tactics. Rick Pitino's 212 frontcourt is tight, and the Pistons' players in the frontcourt are Mo Mengchen and Hill.
"The crazy Pistons showed horrible aggressiveness from the beginning!"
"They want to win!" Morris Cheeks exclaimed in surprise. "These words are written on their faces!"
Superstars as strong as Iverson, under the tacit understanding of Momon Chen and the Twins of Hill, were forced to the corner of the sideline and could not move forward.
Two swingers with a length of two meters hindered his vision. He could only judge the direction of his teammates by his voice.
"Damn!" Iverson passed the ball angrily.
The wailing of the fans let him know that the ball was passed to his opponent.
Houston cut off Iverson's pass and counterattacked to score.
5 to 0
"Continue." Mo Mengchen said.
Hill laughed: "It turns out that defense is the answer."
However, Houston returned from the counterattack and yelled: "Offense is the answer!"
Then, Mo Mengchen and Hill again defended 212 and pressed the frontcourt.
At the beginning, Iverson was accidentally coupled with inexperience, and suffered a loss. This time I was honest, and I saw the piston wanting to get the ball out immediately.
The problem of the 212 full-court press is here. Once the ball is scored, the person who comes over and has to go back immediately, and the defensive intensity cannot drop for a second.
No matter how good your physical strength is, you can't afford this kind of strength.
Frause was stunned by the start. He was obviously the core member of the coaching staff. Why didn't he know they wanted to fight like this?
Westphal said: "Mo still likes to make decisions without permission."
Froth's face changed: "You mean..."
Westphal said: "I don't know about it at all."
"However, this is indeed a solution." This is not the first time Mo Mengchen has surprised Westphal. After three years of working together, the coach is used to it.
Why did Mo Mengchen come to the 76ers? The reason is simple. They play fewer people, while the Pistons play more.
Since entering the playoffs, the 76ers have changed from the original eight-man rotation to a seven-man rotation. After the Eastern Conference finals began, Larry Brown played an exaggerated six-man rotation.
Iverson, Duncan, Raja Bell, and Ratliff averaged more than 44 minutes per game.
This kind of gameplay can ensure that the offensive and defensive quality on the field is always high, but conversely, once the Pistons actively improve the strength and hardness of the game, and continue the whole game, the 76ers can't stand it.
Even if the 76ers were forced to this point, the Pistons still maintained at least nine rotations.
This is the difference.
This round, Duncan scored a low back-of-the-centre shot from Ratliff.
2 to 5
"Run!" Mo Mengchen roared, picked up the ball on the ground and rushed out of bounds.
"Have these people gunshots?"
It was terrible, the 76ers had just scored the offense, and in less than two seconds, the Pistons ball had reached the frontcourt.
Hill scored three points for Houston, he rushed into the basket and rushed to the offensive rebound.
Houston, who has won five games in a row, has finally opened tonight. This is a three-pointer hit against the 76ers' unsteady pursuit.
7 to 2
Houston turned and punched: "This is the answer!"
Due to the position of Houston and Hill in the frontcourt, Mo Mengchen failed to move forward in order to serve, so this round of 212 was matched by Hill and Houston.
Houston was not as fast as Mo Mengchen, and the confrontation was not enough. He and Hill could not cooperate with each other. He was almost forcibly broken by Iverson. He took the initiative to pull people down.
This almost brought conflict between the two sides.
The game only lasted less than two minutes, and the outside of both teams began to sweat. In this way, the consumption of the outside was much greater than that of the inside.
"But consumption is relative."
Westphal turned his head to look at Ginobili and Davis, and said, "You'll play the same defense later."
To maintain this level of defense, rotations must be frequent~EbookFREE.me~ Replace people with poor strength to ensure that the opponent can be given the most defensive power at all times.
Although Westphal likes to win unexpectedly, this method is really not like his style.
The loophole of the 212 frontcourt pressing is that the NBA-level sports ability is beyond the scope of the college league. Unless it is the top star, it is difficult to prevent the defensive quality of the champion division under Rick Pitino.
Existing outside players of the Pistons, except for Rolle, the defensive quality of others is good. It is indeed possible to try it, but it is too risky. After all, they only play casually during training and never really put it on the battlefield. .
"Paul, wouldn't it be too risky?" Frasses didn't expect Westphal to be crazy with Mo Mengchen.
The handsome man put his hands around his chest, and his face was overwhelmed: "Since we want to pursue stimulation, we will carry it through."
I hope that guy will say hello to me next time.
Westphle thought distressedly.