NBA: This Center Is So Stable

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Chapter 99: Positional Warfare

“Huo, today’s game is worth watching!”

“The styles of the two teams can be said to be extreme cases of offense and defense. I believe that the collision of such teams will bring us a visual feast.”

“Similarly, the extreme defense of the Iron-Blooded Pistons also happens to limit the Knicks’ counterattack strategy, which is the part of the game that the Knicks are best at in previous games. Now it is not easy to cut off the defensive counterattack and start a positional war again!”

The voice coming from the studio made many fans agree.

——【Yes! Although the Knicks’ current record is the best in the league, their actual positional warfare strength still needs to be improved, and the Pistons are not the traditional star team. 】

——【Although this Detroit Pistons team has no superstars, they have no obvious weaknesses. Except for the weak forward position, the players in other positions are definitely starting level in any team! 】

——【To put it bluntly, the Knicks’ game today still depends more on the outside touch. With Ben Wallace protecting the rim in the interior, the Pistons’ rim protection ability can be said to be unbreakable. 】

——【I hope Wang Song can find a way to break the deadlock. Ben Wallace’s rim protection ability is unquestionable. This big Ben, who has put all his offensive talents on defense, has eaten up many inside superstars. 】

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Back to the game.

Just as the major commentators and fans expected!

With the last defensive experience, the Pistons strengthened the screen defense against the Knicks’ off-ball end.

This made the Knicks’ positional offense not very easy to carry out. After a lot of twists and turns, Kurt Thomas made a mid-range shot from the high position.

Bang!

The Pistons counterattacked with a crisp sound of iron.

Hamilton’s attack on the inside caused a foul!

Standing on the free throw line and hitting two free throws, the Pistons ended the attack and achieved the score reversal.

4:3!

Then Alan Houston tried a long-distance three-pointer from the outside, and missed again under the interference of Billups, a defensive stalwart.

The Pistons protected the defensive rebound, counterattacked and pushed Billups to pass the ball to Hamilton on the right baseline, and the Pistons made a three-pointer.

7:3!

Fortunately, Nash took advantage of Wang Song’s cover to make a mid-range shot to help the Knicks stop the bleeding.

But this did not help the Knicks slow down. The Pistons immediately tried to shoot again, and Big Ben grabbed the offensive rebound from Kurt’s head and scored a tip-in.

Although this is not the game rhythm that the Pistons are good at, this fast-paced offense and defense allows the Pistons to firmly grasp the initiative.

11:4!

This season, the Knicks rarely paused the game in Madison Square Garden with a backward attitude.

Although the fans of Madison Square Garden never gave up on the home team, it is not difficult to see from their nervous expressions that they are still a little worried about the result of this game.

On the sidelines.

Larry Brown in front of the Pistons’ bench was laughing and high-fiving the Pistons’ starters. From his expression, it is not difficult to see that he seemed to have expected this result.

This Detroit iron bucket formation gave him enough confidence!

Even to some extent, the players performed much better than he expected.

On the other side.

D’Antoni did not implement the strategy of beating and scolding. Although the Knicks started very badly, he was just a new coach and could not be too radical before he had enough familiarity and prestige.

Objectively analyzing the situation on the court, and occasionally asking Herb Sendek for advice.

Being asked for advice by an NBA-level coach gave Herb Sendek, the coach of the Wolf Pack, great satisfaction.

Even the way they addressed D’Antoni became polite.

“Mr. Mike, I think if we want to break the Pistons’ iron barrel formation, we must use our personal abilities to tear open the defense for the team!”

“How about trying the positional warfare tactics we practiced before?”

D’Antoni was thoughtful.

The day before the game, the Knicks also made corresponding tactical responses to face the Pistons.

These included a series of tactics such as run-and-gun, triangle offense, etc.!

The run-and-gun had little effect when the Pistons completely gave up the second offense.

As for positional warfare, the triangle offense was pretty good.

The so-called triangle refers to the superstar, the organizational pillar, and the terminator.

That was once a customized battle plan that Phil Jackson made for Michael Jordan.

Technique!

This tactic is really effective in breaking the double team defense, but where can they find a Jordan to implement the strategy now?

Although this tactic has been practiced, it is difficult to implement it in practice.

When D’Antoni looked at Herb Sendek in confusion, he found that the other party’s eyes were fixed on the Chinese boy.

Herb Sendek looked at D’Antoni with a relaxed look as if he was saying:

“Jordan, we already have it!”

D’Antoni himself is a crazy person. There is no reason not to give it a try if the assistant coaching team has such a crazy idea.

Although before this timeout, he thought about speeding up the Knicks’ game rhythm and constantly switching offenses to wear down the physical strength of the old guys in the Pistons and completely give up the positional battle.

But Herb Sendek’s proposal made him feel that this strategy of hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting himself by eight hundred should be slowly considered.

After explaining it to the players, he returned to the game.

The Knicks players who returned to the game were a little nervous.

After all, this strategy is also very new to them. In the current lineup of the Knicks, there is no outside player like Kobe and Jordan.

Houston is just a pure shooter. Letting him hold the ball under Hamilton’s defense is tantamount to actively stealing the ball to the opponent.

Worrying is worrying, the positional battle must continue. This is the problem that the Knicks must overcome now.

The Pistons who reappeared on the court are vigorous and high-spirited!

Each of them held their heads high and refused to bow, looking proudly at Madison Square Garden and New York fans.

They are obviously more reliable than the fans in the stands in defending the Knicks’ positional battle.

“Nash dribbles the ball across half court, then passes it to Houston on the right!”

“Wang Song is on the right… Is he preparing to give the ball to Wang Song for a low-post single?”

“No! He is covering for Nash. His huge body holds Billups in front of him. Nash suddenly runs back from the outside, shakes off the defender and rushes to the right corner.”

“After receiving the ball, he adjusts his posture and shoots a three-pointer!”

The game scene.

The ball draws a beautiful arc in the air!

Everyone knows that Alan Houston of the New York Knicks is an unparalleled top shooter in the world, with a career hit rate of 40%.

But how many people noticed that in the 7-year career of new guard Steve Nash, on the basis of an average of 3 shots per game, only one year was lower than 40%!

Swish!

At the moment when Nash shot out and raised his hand!

Houston had already raised his hands high, ready to celebrate.

This is the mutual appreciation and trust between shooters!

(End of this chapter)