Build a Dream Dynasty

Lopez, who is rumored to be back in the first round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, still has not entered the roster of the game, and the team's starting center is still Boban. The power forward position is still Chasing Dream Green. To deal with Josh Smith, who is very mobile, it is obvious that Green is more suitable than West.

In the outside matchup, the Nets have an absolute advantage. The reason why Korver was relegated to the No. 4 wing in the second season of the Nets was mainly due to his poor performance in the playoffs. In fact, Korver faced the 76ers in the last round. The outside threat has dropped a bit compared to the regular season. If it weren't for Harden as a core player who also stretched his hips, and it was more obvious, Korver would also be very likely to be held by his fans.

Boban, who bounced from the matchbox, unexpectedly won the jump ball with his height and long arms, and the game officially started.

All the players of the Nets, Leonard stands in the right corner, Fernandez stands in the left corner, Green is 70 degrees to the left, Boban is in the low post, Curry holds the ball in the middle, and the opponent is Jennings, who is not as tall as himself. He took a step and made a three-pointer in the middle. Jennings' defense is very active. For Curry, his attitude is to prevent shooting and not to prevent suddenness. Drummond and Smith are both very mobile inside. If he is really passed, Curry will play big. Opportunity, the two insiders in the team can also delay blocking in time.

The basketball popped out of the basket, Drummond grabbed the rebound, and the Pistons launched a counterattack. Except for Boban, the Nets quickly returned to the defense and marked the man, forcing the Pistons to re-position. Boban returned to his position and stood in the penalty area again.

In this round of defense, Curry, Fernandez, and Leonard all returned to the defense in time at the first time, while Green rushed up and interfered with the opponent's ball. Excellent awareness from top help defenders.

The Pistons failed to make room for several strong plays. In the end, Jennings singled out Curry and missed a jumper with a step back. Leonard accepted the rebound and passed Curry into a positional battle.

Chasing Dream Green pulled the top of the arc to hold the ball, Curry ran without the ball, and used Boban's wide body to completely throw Jennings away. Facing Smith's supplementary defense, a counter-running feint made the opponent lose his mind , and then easily hit a three-pointer. Hit the first pitch of the series.

Jennings once again asked for the ball to play Curry in singles. The core point guard who performed well in the Bucks last season and led the team to the playoffs has excellent singles ability. Van Gundy also hopes to use him The singles increase the consumption of Curry, thereby reducing the threat of Curry on the offensive end.

What to do if the efficiency of singles is not high, the Pistons have the league's first offensive rebound rate, they can really jump inside, and they are good at offensive rebounds. Sure enough, Jennings missed the shot, Drummond grabbed the rebound in front of Boban, and then passively made a foul for Boban.

Drummond's free throws are still very reassuring. After missing two free throws, Leonard once again took off the backcourt rebound steadily.

Curry used the pick-and-roll to rush in and was double-teamed, and the perimeter was given to Fernandez. The latter singled out Korver and hit a mid-range fadeaway jumper.

In the regular season, Fernandez has some nerve knife attributes, but in the playoffs, the Spaniard is really reliable most of the time. Whether it's fans or the media, Fernandez's contract extension with the Nets is quite optimistic. As both sides, both the team's contribution to Fernandez and Fernandez's sense of belonging to the team are very good. The only difference is one word, money.

But this is also the biggest problem between the two parties!

The striker combination of Leonard and Dreaming Green strangled Smith on the defensive end. In the first quarter of the game, Smith made no hits in five shots and scored two points only by free throws. And Drummond's offensive power is also relatively mediocre, and Boban and Yi Jianlian fouled him very timely. The team sent Drummond to the free throw line 4 times. Zhuang Shen made 3 of 8 free throws. I'm sorry for the team, but the inside advantage of the Pistons, which was widely expected before the game, was not fully reflected in Stevens' calculations. Weaknesses are fully exposed.

In desperation, under the tutelage of Pat Riley, Stan Van Gundy, who has always been particular about running the army with an iron fist, had to replace Drummond with Monroe to enhance the team's offensive grasp.

A center like Monroe can be regarded as a key player in the current lineup of the Nets. In the regular season, Monroe can score 25+ points per game against the Nets. You know, this Still, he played three games as a substitute, averaging only 32 minutes per game. In addition, just in time for the Nets' main center Lopez to be injured, the Nets' inside line is even weaker, and Monroe's request requires more frequent singles. Individual offenses are frequently successful, and Monroe can also timely distribute points to teammates when encountering double-teams, creating opportunities for teammates to score. Fortunately, Chasing Dream Green is the core link in the Nets' defensive rotation, filling up in time can help the team check for omissions and fill vacancies. But Monroe's performance also made all the fans see it.

It is a happy trouble for the Pistons to have Monroe, Drummond, and Smith three inside players with quasi-All-star strength. In the past few years, the configuration of the Jazz's inside four King Kong has actually been very depressing. The growth of Favors and Kanter is a negative teaching material. The most important thing for the team to do is to trade Monroe or Smith away for an outside player. Considering that good insiders in the league are much rarer than good outsiders, even if it is a seller's market, the Pistons will not lose too much. However, the Pistons continued to be interrupted internally, and they were affected by it. They neither gave Monroe the main position nor gave him a maximum salary contract, which directly led to the breakdown of the relationship with Monroe.

This round of the series against the Nets is also the best opportunity for Monroe to perform well in front of the league's management and fight for a maximum salary contract offer for himself. Therefore, Monroe's performance is also very hard, leading the Pistons in the first At the end of the first quarter, a counterattack was launched in the first half of the second quarter. The point difference, which had been widened to 13 points, was narrowed to 5 points under his strong output.

Monroe made whatever he wanted inside the team and caused the fans at home to miss Lopez who was still recovering from his injury. In fact, his injury has almost healed. To be on the safe side, the team let him rest more, and when he needs to exert his strength, he can push up.

Retaking the possession of the ball and starting to dominate the team's offense, Curry used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to pass Jennings' defense and found a small chance to play big. Facing Monroe, who moved a lot slower laterally, two consecutive Changed direction and slapped, his right hand reached the right side of the basket and scored a layup.

Without the ball when he should be off the ball, he can really stand up when the team needs him to play singles with the ball. Who doesn't love Curry like this?