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Before Dale Ellis returns, Hornacek will appear more at the two position.

For a player like him who is destined to become a great player, as long as he is not allowed to play a role beyond his capabilities, he will not disappoint.

In the Knicks, Hornacek mainly served as Stockton's substitute most of the time. When the second position was in a hurry, he could flexibly swing with his shooting skills and smart positioning.

That's why Louis loves swingers.

The Knicks only require two things from their guards: they can dribble the ball and make plays, or they can catch the ball and shoot open three-pointers.

This is what Hornacek is good at. His debut with the Knicks allowed his three-point shooting to reach a very high level earlier than another version of him.

In the team's training games, Hornacek's open corner three-pointers from the two points on the left and right are worthy of attention and he almost never misses them.

The lineup of Stockton, Hornacek, Stevens, McHale and Oakley is a typical 4T lineup. If Oakley's shooting range can be extended beyond the free throw line, he can also enter 5T. But after all,

In the 1980s, Louis would ask players to expand their shooting range, but he would not force them to go against the trend of the times and force them to shoot three-pointers.

Just let nature take its course.

Hornacek was ignored by the Pistons' defense. He made 2 of 3 three-pointers, prompting Daly to point out: "Who the hell is guarding that white guy in the corner? Don't miss it again!"

Without Wilson on the court, the Knicks lack a ball-carrying core who can point out the opponent's defensive holes or mismatches at any time, but the core of the 45T lineup is the ultimate space.

Four or five players all stay in the high post and use the threat of shooting to draw everyone out, and then use tactics to create shooting or breakthrough opportunities.

When Stockton faced Dumars, Louis thought he would suffer a big loss, but the result was very unexpected.

Dumars didn't show much obvious advantage when facing Stockton.

Even without a pick-and-roll, it would not be easy for Dumars to prevent Stockton's breakthrough.

Stockton rarely broke through in the Knicks because Louis didn't need him to do that. Only during intra-team competitions could Louis see Stockton boldly break through with the ball.

His breakthrough has two characteristics. He does not have a super explosive starting speed, nor does he have a complicated and changeable rhythm, but every step is made solidly and steadily. Once his defensive position is taken away by his breakthrough, it will be difficult to regain it.

, this is related to his second breakthrough feature.

His breakthroughs are accompanied by a lot of hand movements, and he likes to raise his elbow and hit any part of the opponent when he is in confrontation with the defender.

Today against Dumas, his approach was to use his feet as a supplement and elbow strikes as his main approach.

He is a player with an extremely dirty style of play.

Stockton took the trouble to dribble and pass to Hornacek, and then Hornacek executed a second dribble breakthrough and passed again.

Space is constantly being pulled.

Stevens found opportunities in all kinds of chaos, cutting in, catching the ball, and dunking.

The Knicks' finisher is different in every possession, and all five players on the field may become scorers.

The same tactical core, also focusing players in the high post to force the Pistons' personnel to leave the basket and create a vacuum in the penalty area. The 45T with Wilson as the core and the 45T with Stockton as the core are two games with completely different concepts.

4 minutes after the second quarter, 45 to 30.

The situation was critical and Daley requested a timeout.

The progress of the Knicks has exceeded imagination. This team still had a sense of immaturity in every aspect last season. Although they had the best record in the league. But if they meet in the playoffs, Daly is sure

win.

However, things are different now.

The growth rate of young people is faster than he expected. Whether it is the five-man team or the second team, the Knicks have no dead ends.

At this moment, Louis began to tidy up.

He chose this lineup to play: Stockton, Hornacek, Miller, Wilson, Brad Rohaus.

You can only see this in the small ball era.

"The Knicks only have one big man on the court now, and Brad Rohaus is just a rookie, inexperienced and with a soft style of play!" Pistons home announcer Ernie Harvey said optimistically.

However, the Knicks' opponents are not optimistic at all.

Daley said to Dumars: "Give the ball to Adrian! Let him open things up!"

Dumars had his doubts: "Can D (Dantley) pass the ball?"

The Knicks actually want to use such a lineup, so when they encounter the Pistons' strong attack, double-teaming will definitely be their only way to stop the attack.

Dumars' death question: Will Dantley pass the ball?

Daly had the answer in his mind, but he didn't say it.

"Ignore this for now!" Daly said, "It's important to stabilize the situation first!"

Everyone on earth knows that Dantley cannot pass the ball.

His dedication to offense is just like some stars' dedication to the finale.

Dantley is indeed invincible in the low post, and no one in the Knicks can guard him.

Moreover, he is not as independent as Daley imagined. If the Pistons send out double teams with more than two people, he will still pass the ball.

The question no longer seems to be whether Dantley can pass the ball, but whether his teammates can grasp Dantley's pass.

In the second half of the second quarter, Dantley had several rounds where he directly found his teammates in the corners when he was flanked. If the person standing in the corner was Ilo, Daly would be very happy. But unfortunately not, the person standing there

It's Dumas.

Dumars has three-point ability, but the corner three-pointer is exactly his cold spot.

Daly looked at the Knicks' defense and felt there was some conspiracy.

Dantley always receives the ball in the same position, and in order to cover him, Dumars has to go to the corner. However, Dumars' three-pointer from the corner is not accurate, so Stockton does not hesitate when attacking.

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Daley couldn't believe that the Knicks could do this. It was just enough for Dantley to receive the ball in a special position, just enough to pin Dumas in the corner, and just enough to know that Dumas couldn't move.

The three-pointer from that position... Daly panicked. If there were so many "just coincidences", was it all a coincidence? How many rounds in a row were they exactly the same?

Dantley made mistakes one after another, and they did not appear when he was flanked. Dantley's ability to protect the ball and his basic ability to play the ball were fine. But the Knicks definitely studied the Pistons' offensive positioning. Miller and Horner

Seck is always in a damn spot to intercept the pass.

After all, Dantley is not a magician, and it is unrealistic to always expect him to pass the ball safely when he is flanked.

It's so weird.

Just like two people playing cards, one of whom is playing cards without knowing it, Daly feels that every move of the Pistons is under Louis' control.

Especially Dantley's weird offense.

The Knicks can't guard Dantley every time. Sometimes their double attack fails, and sometimes they can't even guard Dantley. This kind of round is like rewarding a child with candy.

Invisibly, they gave Dantley some hints.

Be good, just fight like this, you are the best.

By the time Daly reacted, the Pistons had lost by 20 points.

Dantley successfully inserted himself into an artificial situation.

"If I don't perform well, it's because my teammates are rubbish."

After all, he attracted so much defense on his own and created open shooting opportunities for his teammates. He also passed the ball. You all know that he doesn't like passing the ball, but so what if he passed it this time?

Are there any good results? Don't these bad results just show that he was right not to pass the ball before?

Daly asked for a timeout in a panic.

54 to 34

As for the Knicks, Hornacek admired Louis' scheduling: "Coach, as you said, they will only give Dantley singles, and Dumars will stand in the corner every time."

Louis smiled, there was nothing to be proud of.

It's just some detailed research on the Pistons, combined with the targeted defense of the opponent's lineup.

And this is not Louis' idea alone. Zhao Yuanzheng believes that the Pistons will strengthen their low-post offense. Phil Jackson provided a set of key data: Dumars' corner three-point rate is only 18%.

Louis combined the suggestions they gave and launched a bold lineup. On the surface, it seemed that he was too far ahead and got carried away. In fact, he was asking you to put yourself in the urn and let the Pistons bury themselves.

Now the Pistons are 20 points behind. It's not certain whether they will lose, but the next game will definitely be difficult.

Louis replaced Hornacek and brought on Ewing to provide rebounding and defensive protection.

At this point, there is not much room left for the piston to adjust.

Their next play was nothing more than that. After the timeout, as expected, Daly decided to use Dumars, Worthy, Mahon, Parish, Malone and one small to drown the Knicks' offense and

Defense.

This kind of lineup can only appear in the big ball era.

Because there are not many three-pointers at this time, each team does not have enough shooters to punish the Pistons' inside group. Therefore, their frontcourt lineup will bring considerable court pressure.

But this kind of unreasonable and mindless physical pressure can only be used against teams that don't have shooting or inside.

The Knicks, a team that combines sudden shots, has a mature offensive system, balanced shot distribution and a highly modern concept, is the Pistons' nemesis.

Chuck Daly and the Pistons quickly learned that focusing solely on the Celtics might not be a wise move.

In addition to the Celtics, there are also the Knicks.

They focused on dealing with the Celtics and formed an amazing frontcourt lineup. The general direction was wrong, but looking back, there was an emerging super team in the Eastern Conference.

His style of play and style of play are just right to restrain the Pistons.

Before the end of the second quarter, the Knicks' shots were raining down, and Ewing's defense and rebounding prevented the team from being blown away. At the end of the half, the Pistons trailed by 26 points.

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