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The Pistons' defensive system restrained the Hawks' offense. In front of Billups, Paul did not have enough confrontation, and his breakthroughs did not have the destructive power of James and Wade. The Hawks' offense was disadvantageous.

Looking back, on the defensive end, Ke Yan started to play "underhanded tricks". Ben Wallace provided a pick-and-roll for Billups. Diaw and Paul resolutely flanked Billups. The latter skillfully broke through to the left and hit the ground.

The ball was handed to Ben Wallace, who received the ball and directly bombed the basket, but was blocked from behind by Josh Smith.

"Beep!" The referee decisively called a foul.

This foul was intentional, and Josh Smith did not defend it.

Ke Yan directly arranged a "cost-cutting tactic" to target Ben Wallace, who was worse at free throws than O'Neal. Ben Wallace's career free throw shooting percentage was basically around 40%, with the peak in the 0304 season, which was the Pistons' championship season.

49% is still a target for opponents.

The Hawks have a solid record this season and have been in the fourth place in the Eastern Conference for 80% of the season. Therefore, Ke Yan rarely fouls the opponent's center during the game, and he doesn't even cut Howard. Against the Pistons

Team, the Eagles were "struggling", so Ke Yan had no choice but to resort to his "killing move" again.

Fortunately, Ke Yan lowered his body to attack, and the effect was pretty good. Ben Wallace missed two free throws. After Paul caught the ball, Billups tentatively tried to grab the ball but failed to grab it, and instead got a foul.

The Hawks served at halftime. Paul chose to pick and roll with Josh Smith this time. After a mismatch, he passed the ball to Josh Smith. The latter beat Billups hard, opened the way with his elbow and pushed in, forcing the space up.

Basket score. (7:6)

In the last duel of the regular season, the Hawks dragged the Pistons into overtime. They relied on Paul and Josh Smith to resolutely rush inside, which always made the Pistons a little uncomfortable. However, in that game, Paul and Josh Smith also fell.

It was so frustrating that Ke Yan forced him to take a rest in the next game.

When the Pistons attacked, the Eagles still flanked the ball carrier and let go of Ben Wallace. Their attitude was very clear. Wallace directly fouled when he hit the inside. Billups hesitated and handed the ball to Rasheed Wallais.

Shi, the latter faced Josh Smith in isolation, took two steps to open up space and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Ben actively tried to grab offensive rebounds but failed. His movement was a bit too big and he almost fouled. Everyone on the Eagles team complained, but the referee gave Ben the face and didn't call it a foul.

The Eagles' offense was still a pick-and-roll between Paul and Josh Smith. This time the Pistons did not choose to switch defenses. Paul had an excellent timing of passing the ball. Josh Smith took off directly after receiving the ball and completed a dunk. (7:8)

The team's offensive ideas are clear and their efficiency has improved.

Looking back, Billups and Rasheed played a pick-and-roll, and activated Diaw, who was defending, and got a foul by leaning on him. This was a response to Paul's big foul in the opening game.

Billups is a thief in his game, and many players have suffered losses from him.

The offensive end has become a "liability" for the team, and Ben is doing his best on the defensive end. He is the insider with the strongest defense switching ability in the league, with full mobility and defensive awareness. Even Paul is a first-rate small hitter in the league.

Even a great expert won't have any advantage against him.

Looking back, the intimidation of the Hawks' "cost-cutting tactics" put the Pistons' offense into trouble. As long as the Pistons called the pick-and-roll, the ball carrier would be double-teamed. Except for Billups, the Pistons did not have a top player.

With the ball in hand, the team's strongest singles player is Rasheed Wallace. His offensive methods are relatively comprehensive, but he does not have a superstar-level killer move.

Both sides have worked hard on the defensive end, but the offensive end is relatively difficult. The Hawks mainly rely on Paul, or use pick-and-rolls to create mismatch opportunities, or directly single out Billups; the Pistons have a relatively advantage in the point guard position.

Billups used his big butt to push Paul very hard, with a look of death on his face.

From time to time, the Pistons would give the ball to Ben and steal the ball. However, the Hawks had a firm attitude, "You can lose a team battle, but Ben must die" and decisively fouled Ben.

Compared with many blue-collar workers in later generations who were blindly confident and insisted on gaining possession of the ball when attacking, Ben was very strong and did all the dirty work on the defensive end. On the offensive end, he listened to the coach and Billups.

It's just that his temper is a bit over the top, whether it's pick-and-roll or blocking, his movements are getting bigger and bigger.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pistons led by 2 points at 26:24.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both teams changed into rotational lineups. The main lineups of both sides were consumed a lot, and they lacked the ball handlers in the original rotation lineups who could bring substitutes, making the scene even more boring.

When the Eagles encountered the Pistons' iron-barrel formation, neither David Lee nor Eddie House had a high shooting percentage. Without Hamilton to help contain them, Arroyo and McDyess also had difficulty scoring on the Pistons' side, and the score continued to be deadlocked.

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In such a scene, the Pistons obviously have an advantage. They drag their opponents into a quagmire of "no points" and then defeat them with their rich experience. This is a rhythm that the Pistons are more accustomed to.

At the critical moment, Milicic, the "parallel import number two", became the Eagles' surprise player. Facing the Pistons, who almost ruined his career, Milicic vented the resentment he had accumulated for more than two years in the right way. Get

Ke Yan trusted him to stay on the court and play with the main players. First, he gave Big Ben a solid block on the defensive end, and then played a high pick-and-roll with Paul on the offensive end, facing Billups' defensive switch.

, passed Billups with a huge change of direction, switched hands and scored a layup.

It was unbelievable that a 2.11-meter big man passed Billups, who is known for his defense, with such a light movement. Mike Breen exclaimed in the commentary box: "omg! Friends, I see

What did I see? What did I see! The last big man who could complete a pass like this was still a kilo, right?"

In other words, "young Garnett" is more accurate, because in recent years, Garnett's violence in face-up singles has also been reduced, and he has used more strong drives after leaning on the opponent and turn-over jump shots after turning around.

to complete the attack.

The Palace of Auburn Hills was once Milicic's sad place. But this game also became the beginning of Milicic's return to the road. In the next round of offense and defense, Milicic once again became an important figure for the Eagles. He first

Prevented Rasheed Wallace's single, and protected the backcourt rebounds, and then sent a key transfer ball on the offensive end, giving Josh Smith a chance to bomb the basket. Although the latter's charge did not score the ball

, but successfully caused Ben Wallace’s third foul!

Seeing Big Ben being replaced by McDyess, Ke Yan stood up excitedly and shouted a few words of encouragement to the players on the court.

Although the Pistons are still strong without one of the five tigers, the key to the Pistons' obvious suppression against the Hawks lies in Ben and Billups. With him off the court, the Hawks' pick-and-roll offense is much more threatening.

Got it!

With Ben Wallace out, the Pistons are gradually unable to suppress the Hawks' offense, but McDyess is not a vegetarian. This former All-Star and member of the Dream Team is still at the end of his peak. Half of the teams in the league are

Being able to play as the main force, he chose to join the Pistons as the sixth man, purely for the purpose of competing for the championship. His appearance brought the Pistons' lineup closer to a balance of offense and defense, and the offenses of both teams became "alive".

When Ben Wallace comes off the field, nine people on the field can breathe normally on the offensive end. This is Ben Wallace's influence on the game!

Billups continued to control the rhythm of the game and prevented the Hawks from speeding up the transition between offense and defense, but he alone was unable to suppress the Hawks' offensive shooting percentage. The offensive efficiency of both sides was improving. At the end of the game, the Pistons turned around

1 point behind at 53:54.

During the halftime break, Ke Yan mainly drank chicken soup. First, he praised Milicic's outstanding performance. The Serbian made 4 of 6 shots in the first half and scored 8 points and 3 rebounds, ranking second on the team.

Scoring points, his sudden performance is the reason why the team can break free after the game is incorporated into the Pistons' game rhythm;

As encouragement and as a first-hand adjustment to the formation, Ke Yan arranged for Milicic to be the starting player in the second half, while Diaw was placed on the bench.

Diaw led the bench, and Ke Yan also adjusted the team's offensive approach in the second half, not letting Paul pick and roll with the inside, and instead letting Paul and Joe Johnson play pick and roll.

"Ben Wallace is a problem that we can't solve. In this case, we will avoid him! Through the pick and roll, Paul and Joe Johnson quickly distanced themselves. Paul faced Prince. If you have a chance, you can

Go boldly. If you don't pass me, give the ball to Joe and let him hit Billups alone! The space must be widened!"

Both Paul and Joe Johnson have relatively strong shooting abilities. The Pistons can only choose to follow the defense. If the defense is switched, there may be more loopholes!

At the beginning of the second half, Ben's return immediately gave the Pistons' defense a backbone. Some people say that Ben is a "king-level" blue-collar player. This is not an exaggeration at all!

Fortunately, Ke Yan made adjustments in advance, and this adjustment had a miraculous effect. Sanders trusted Billups' defensive ability without any brain, but he didn't know that the gap in size and strength was the most difficult to make up. Billups couldn't carry it.

The key to moving Joe Johnson is that Joe Johnson is as stable as a dead dog. When he gets the opportunity, he can beat Billups for six games and score five goals, helping the Eagles to open the point difference to 8 points.

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Sanders immediately called a timeout to adjust and asked Billups to return to position after a strong delay to avoid the embarrassment of being chased and beaten by Joe Johnson.

Sanders' adjustment strategy is not a big problem, but this move has long been calculated by Ke Yan. Paul gets more space after the pick-and-roll. His mid-range shot is a killer move, and his three-point shooting is not a shortcoming. His season shooting percentage is 36

%. The Pistons adjusted their defensive focus to Joe Johnson. Paul hit a three-pointer and successfully opened the point difference to 11 points! This is the first time in this game that the point difference has reached double digits, and it is also Ke Yan's first time.

Leading the Pistons by so much at once!

At the transition of the round, the Pistons attacked. Rasheed Wallace attacked in the low post and hit a turnaround jumper to help the Pistons stop the bleeding.

When the Eagles attacked, Paul found Joe Johnson again, but before the pick-and-roll was completed, he suddenly sent the ball to Milicic in the corner. Milicic sent the ball directly to the baseline without stopping, and after the fake pick-and-roll, he passed directly to Joe Johnson.

He caught the ball, occupied a favorable position, and hit a mid-range jumper before Ben Wallace came up on defense.

The Hawks went to the extreme in passing the ball, and the general was able to create such an opportunity, which also shows the tenacity of the Pistons' defense.

In turn, only after being tempered by such a Pistons team can the young people of the Eagles grow better!

In the remaining time of the third quarter, the two teams continued to engage in defensive battles. The Eagles could only rely on double shots in the backcourt to score points, trying to find opportunities to kill Ben but failed to find opportunities; on the Pistons side, Hamilton and Rashid Ward

Rice took on more offensive tasks and took the pressure off Billups.

After three quarters, the Eagles led by 7 points, 78:71. The original double-digit advantage was slowly and inadvertently eroded by the Pistons!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles suddenly accelerated their attack! Diaw, who was adjusted to the substitute lineup, became a surprise player. As an insider, he is the ball-handling point of the Eagles substitute lineup. He can directly advance after grabbing rebounds or send long passes.

, you can also sort out the team's offense in positional battles and send out exquisite passes inside and outside.

With the advantage in hand, the two shooters House and Kittles shot more resolutely. The Eagles launched a 9:2 attack wave, widening the point difference to 14 points!

"What a ball!" Kittles made a three-pointer. In the CCTV broadcast room, Zhang Lili was also excited. Not to mention the special attribute of Ke Yan being one of his own, everyone felt that the Eagles could not beat the Pistons.

Under certain circumstances, being able to bite the score first and then counterattack the opponent is enough to make people "bloody"!

The 14-point difference was a bit difficult for the Pistons, who were strong in defense and weak in offense! After the timeout, the Pistons' top five returned to their positions, and Sanders brought the game into a decisive battle ahead of schedule.

Ke Yan continued to face the challenge with this substitute lineup, grabbing rebounds and advancing to the frontcourt as quickly as possible. Whoever had the opportunity would shoot. After shooting, he quickly returned to defense to ensure defense. If he couldn't defend, he would directly cut the cost and send him free throws.

Although Sanders is usually elegant and easy-going, he was almost speechless when he saw Ke Yan playing such a gangster. You guys are both a "basketball scientist" and a "Lightning Earl", so why don't you just play dumb if you can't beat him?

If Ke Yan could hear Sanders's inner criticism, he would definitely reply to him, "I'm still a disciple of Nelson, what's wrong with using the tactics invented by my teacher?"

The "cost-cutting tactic" effectively slowed down the Pistons' counterattack. Seeing the team's slow pursuit of points, he frequently became the target of the Eagles' attacks. After being deliberately fouled again, Ben, who could not control his emotions, finally took advantage of him.

Duhous pushed him to the ground, almost triggering a conflict between the two parties.

At this time, if a fight breaks out, the Hawks' bench lineup will be swapped with the Pistons' bench lineup. Maybe the Hawks can take advantage. But the Hawks don't have a player with a bad temper like Artest on the court.

After Diehaus made a symbolic lunge and was stopped, the conflict failed to evolve this time.

Ben was sent off for a second-level flagrant foul, and McDyess came on as a substitute. The Pistons had one less target to target.

After House hit a technical foul free throw, the Eagles' main lineup also returned to the court.

With a 10-point lead and a physical advantage, the opponent's defensive backbone even blew himself up and went off the court. If he can't win again, Ke Yan may have a demon against the Pistons.

Fortunately, this situation did not happen. McDyess has a better offense, but he does not have the ability to change the game. The Pistons' offense is no longer restricted by the "cost-cutting tactic", but there is one less barrier on the defensive end.

There was no way to get closer to the score.

The final score was fixed at 97:104. The Eagles defeated the Pistons away from home, leading the Pistons 1:0.

After the red light came on, Mike Breen concluded:

"All of us are optimistic about the Pistons, but one thing I want to say is that in the Western Conference regular season last season, the Spurs swept the Lakers 4:0. But in the Western Conference semifinals, the total score was 4:3, and the A&T Center three times

Was defeated by the Lakers. That was the beginning of Kimi's fame! Don't underestimate Kimi in the playoffs just because Kimi advocates offensive play. He is a coach who is very good at playing in the playoffs! I am also optimistic about his future. He can really do it.

Winning a championship trophy with offense is my expectation."

After the game, the focus of media interviews was naturally the Eagles' "cost-cutting tactics" and Ben Wallace's second-level flagrant foul; if Ben Wallace was suspended for one game for a second-level flagrant foul, the Eagles took 2

Returning to Atlanta with a big score of :0, the psychological advantage is too great!

"I don't know why you asked me to respond to foul tactics. We didn't use unsportsmanlike actions to kill Ben Wallace. It was just a game strategy. I think the best way to respond to foul tactics is to practice free throws. Duncan

I have been troubled by foul tactics before, but look at the playoffs last season, when we fouled Duncan, how did he respond to me?" Ke Yan asked rhetorically.

As a senior "Deng Chui", Ke Yan often cuees Duncan. If you have the ability, you can convince me like Duncan!

In response to the flagrant foul, Ke Yan's attitude softened: "Frankly speaking, I understand that this is a passionate venting action, it does not contain too much malice, and the action itself is not very dangerous.

I think what really should be severely punished are foot stepping, elbow strikes, and other dangerous actions that rush people instead of rushing the ball. As for the issue of Ben Wallace, I believe the league will handle it correctly."

Unless the two sides really fight and the matter becomes big, the league will not ban Ben Wallace because of this matter. There is no need for Ke Yan to be a villain. On the other hand, for the sake of viewing, the league may impose a ban on the Hawks.

The "cost-cutting tactics" are even more dissatisfying. These are real disgusting fans, so it is not a bad thing for Ke Yan to "give in" appropriately.

In any case, defeating the Pistons for the first time in his career is worth celebrating. For Ke Yan, there are no regrets in his first season as head coach.

(Thanks to the book friend "Fuck You Can't Have Characters" for the 1,500-point reward)