The rest is just noise

"The Knicks are... using three big men together?" Dick Stockton exclaimed, "McHale is going to play small forward?"

Chuck Daly looked at the Knicks' lineup with interest. For them, the Knicks putting up such a lineup is not unfamiliar. Because the Pistons like to stack the frontcourt lineup.

Seeing the Knicks starting the second quarter with three big men, Daly decided to go head-to-head.

"We can use the same lineup."

Assistant coach Dick Versace said expectantly: "I don't think the Knicks' three-post lineup can compete with us at all."

Daly thought so, so the Pistons' starting lineup for the second quarter was Dumars, Ilo, Worthy, Malone, and Parish.

"No, are you working so hard?" In Louis' impression, both Dumas and Ilo played the entire first quarter.

Now that Daley hasn't given them a break, he wants to continue fighting?

It seems like a lot of effort, but it's also a helpless move.

The Pistons' second lineup is not strong enough to compete with the Knicks. It is already lagging behind. If the bench comes in to dig a bigger hole, this game will be settled.

In the second quarter, Louis discovered the details of the Pistons' defense.

Daly made detailed defensive arrangements for the Knicks' system.

In the Knicks' first positional battle of the second quarter, as long as Stockton found McHale for a pick-and-roll, he mainly used the pick-and-roll and mid-to-high post blockers.

Stockton's independent offensive ability is very well controlled.

If Stockton looks for someone other than McHale to pick and roll, the Pistons' strategy is to switch defenses and switch defenses at all costs. They have the capital to switch defenses, and Dumars and Ilo are both players who can defend multiple positions.

Worthy, Malone, and Parish are the rare top three in the multifunctional frontcourt.

If Stockton didn't call for a one-on-one pick-and-roll, Dumars, who was facing him, wouldn't use a pressing defense to press forward.

Dumars is using psychological tactics to give Stockton options.

Probably that was Daley's order. Dumars would step aside when defending, giving Stockton the possibility to break through the basket.

After a few rounds, Stockton couldn't hold it back.

Sure enough, he walked into the trap prepared by the Pistons for him.

He successfully passed the side Dumas gave up, but on his dominant hand side, Worthy quickly ran over to flank him. His speed was too fast, and after completely compressing Stockton's space, except for passing

Ball, there is no other option.

Even when passing the ball, there is a huge risk of mistakes.

The Knicks' tactical literacy was demonstrated at this moment.

There is a price to pay for flanking the Knicks. Louis's purpose is to give the five people on the court something to do. Like Jordan in another timeline, one person beats four people watching Jordan, or the Cavaliers James in 18 years.

He doesn't want to see a game where nearly half of the ball is in the hands of one person and dominates everything.

No, it should be said that any ambitious coach does not want his players to play such a game.

If this happens, even if the coach is really capable, he will inevitably fall into the trap of saying, "My grandma can do this job too."

Although sometimes they just know that they can only win the game by giving the ball to a certain player. Even if that way of winning is not good-looking, as long as they win, they can maintain their reputation and lay the foundation for reversing their reputation in the future. That is

The story of Tyronn Lue.

Under Louis' urging, the Knicks began building a system starting in 1984 when Bernard King was sidelined for the season due to a stress fracture.

To this day, their system has matured.

Stockton was double-teamed, and McHale chose the best route to cut inside.

And this was a moment that showed how prepared the Pistons were for the game.

There is nothing wrong with the Knicks' style of play. This is the ideal form.

Stockton is the best pure defender in the league at finding opportunities, and the risk of double-teaming him goes without saying. The Pistons dared to do this not because they were not afraid of being exploited by him, but because they had other options.

In order to double-team, Worthy could only leave McHale open. As long as he chooses to cut inside, Parrish, who is squatting near the penalty area, can build a second line of defense in a short time.

After five rounds, the Knicks did not score a goal in any positional battle.

Miller was beaten to death by Ilo. That person's defense was very good. The person who could be put by the head coach to defend Jordan's buzzer-beater at the last moment was indeed not a parallel import.

Miller was as tender as a chicken in front of him, and it was difficult for him to use his own strength to get out of the opportunity. This was the gap between the rookie and the veteran.

Louis wasn't surprised, he was surprised by the Pistons' determination to defend the Knicks.

The Knicks were out of position to score for five consecutive rounds. The price was that in order to prevent Stockton from connecting with his teammates, Malone and Parish were unable to concentrate on protecting the basket.

They went from top rim protectors to top-notch sweepers.

This was also a change made to beat the Knicks.

The price paid for this was not low. Oakley and Selly grabbed three offensive rebounds and completed two secondary attacks.

The Pistons' offense was dominated by Dumars' sudden points and Worthy's misplaced attack on McHale.

McHale's feet are among the fastest among power forwards, but Worthy, a North Carolina freak, is nearly 2.08 meters tall and has one of the fastest speed among small forwards.

This size, this speed, and this style of play - a natural mismatch machine.

If the head coaches of this era didn't have a strong desire to find mismatches, Worthy's power would be even greater.

This is the score ratio between the two sides after three minutes of play in the second quarter.

Daly's approach of choosing to play three big men and play tough with the Knicks was successful.

In terms of the strength of the three inside players, the Pistons' Worthy, Malone, and Parish are stronger than McHale, Oakley, and Selley.

"Their style of play is quite interesting."

38 to 42.

The Knicks were only leading by 4 points. Louis and Zhao Yuanzheng said something casually and went to call a timeout.

In the commentary box, Bill Cunningham called the changes that occurred in the second quarter a "coaching gap."

"To be honest, if the lineups of the two sides were swapped, Coach Daley would have been ahead by at least 15 points. His formation, on-the-spot response, temporary command and various defensive details are not comparable to littlelu!"

Dick Stockton believed it was too early to draw conclusions and that Cunningham was too biased.

"Maybe, but the game is still very long, and llittlelu also requested a timeout to make adjustments. Let's see what happens next." Stockton explained many of Louis' games. In his memory, as long as Louis requested

Pause makes changes.

What would Cunningham say if Louie countered the Pistons after a timeout?

Stockton had no personal grudge against Cunningham, but he was looking forward to it, and it was wonderful to watch his co-worker be embarrassed and have to argue randomly.

For the Knicks, Louis decided to make a substitution.

He replaced Miller, who performed poorly against Ilo, for Ellis, and upgraded Selley to Ewing.

It is still a three-poster lineup. At the second position is Ellis, who has been in great shape after entering the playoffs, and Ewing, the core of the post.

Although Ellis is not compatible with other shooters, he and Stockton are the Knicks' best backcourt, and McHale, Oakley, and Ewing are the Knicks' best frontcourt trio.

"It seems that littlelu is determined to defeat the Pistons in the way they are good at."

"This timeout allowed us to see littlelu's arrogance. Just like when he first debuted, he never knew how to respect his opponents. In my opinion, he will suffer the consequences. Coach Daley and the lack of good players he met before

The opponents of the cards are different.”

"Although Coach Daly can't play as many cards as him, for a mature and stable poker player, as long as he has a few good cards, he can defeat the arrogant novice."

Cunningham's one-sided support of Daley made MSG fans sick of him.

If he has a grudge with Louis, just say he has a grudge. He has to pretend to be neutral and then lick Daley without thinking, black Louis.

Louis didn't care at all about the voice in the commentary box.

He reminded McHale, Oakley and Ewing: "If I were you, I would be very angry. The Pistons' defensive focus is not on you at all. If you pay attention, you will find that they regard guarding against John as their top priority. In order to

Well, they can stop blocking you and let you grab offensive rebounds without even looking at you. If I am so despised on the court, I will definitely give their shit!"

Oakley smiled and said: "Coach, I'm not as rough as you, but I don't want to be looked down upon."

Louis looked at McHale and Ewing again. Oakley had already expressed his attitude. Can they say something?

The gorilla raised his head arrogantly and said like a master: "Ewing doesn't like to be underestimated. Ewing is very angry and the consequences will be serious."

Louis walked up to Tomjanovich with a strange expression.

"What did you say to them?"

"Routine."

"Oh, what did they say?"

"Oc is as easy to fool as ever...Patrick..." Louis laughed and scolded, "This bastard is so arrogant that he refers to himself in the third person twice in one sentence."

There is a reason why Ewing called himself that. The first person to refer to himself in the third person was Chamberlain. Iceberg and Gervin carried it forward. Malone used this to save himself from the serious congenital defect of swallowing his voice, and to use the third person for all future generations.

His own players paved the way.

After the timeout, the Knicks have the ball.

Louis' requirement for the inside line is to be aggressive and take advantage of the Pistons' defensive expansion to get stuck in position and grab rebounds.

Stockton was asked to avoid turnovers.

Even if you force a shot and fail to score, it's still better than making a mistake.

The Knicks did what they did before, Stockton called a pick-and-roll.

Delayed by Worthy's high position, McHale cuts inside.

Stockton passes the ball.

Things went as both sides expected. McHale caught the ball and scored at the basket, but was affected by Malone's defense and missed the shot.

Malone's defensive habits are very good. He prevented McHale's attack just by using his defensive position and without even jumping.

Under normal circumstances, he can still protect rebounds. But the opponent finally made him lose the opportunity to block the position. Ewing is no longer the Ewing he used to be.

He bravely took away Malone's position, just like Louis begged his grandfather and grandma to pray to God in his rookie season to do what he wanted him to do.

When he faced the league's top rebounders, he got the upper hand and used his body to wrap Malone behind him and grab the offensive rebound.

Malone, who was firmly stuck by him, could no longer prevent him from completing the second attack.

Ewing jumped up with a bang and dunked the basket with both hands.

The gorilla looked at Malone with contempt and said narcissistically: "This is the reason why Ewing received the highest salary in the league during his rookie season."

"You are narcissistic about your father! I am the reason why you received the highest salary in the league during your rookie season." Louis scolded with a smile.

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