Chapter 258 [Eating dumplings]
Yu Jia smiled and said, "The Nets are now starting to arrange singles tactics for Wang Jun. ∽↗ The camera was given to Jefferson on the sidelines, and seemed a little confused. In the team's status competition, Wang Jun has already won."
The Nets took the Lakers' path today, creating opportunities for players to make them comfortable singles. Wang Jun's single-handed fight against Billups was a perfect misplacement.
The Pistons also found a misplaced opportunity. After several covers, Rashid received the ball from outside the three-point line on the right, raised the ball with both hands and swayed it over the top of his head, shaking Kitels so hard that he jumped up and blocked it. After the opponent jumped over, he shot and made a 60-degree three-pointer, 5-3.
The Nets launched an attack from the middle, and the Pistons contracted in time. Martin passed it out of the periphery, and Rodney passed it to Kidd, who missed the three-pointer.
The Pistons attacked, the Nets' joint defense contracted, and Rashid made another three-pointer missed.
The Nets attacked, Kidd passed the ball after the pick-and-roll, and the players continued to look for opportunities on the outside. Wang Jun relied on cover to get rid of Prince, and missed the jump shot from outside the three-point line.
He shot very resolutely and played four games. Everyone knew how tight the Pistons' inside defense was. No matter how they passed, it was easier to get opportunities from the outside.
The terrible thing about Double Wallace is that it breaks through the outside line, and will be turned away from the basket again and again.
This is the most terrifying remediation system in the league at present. We have been looking for opportunities on the outside to make them unable to exert their remediation characteristics.
The Pistons also create a misaligned single-handed opportunity. The goal is to fight Wang Jun and Rodney in one-handed two points.
Wang Jun is good at defending and power-oriented players, and it is very difficult to fight against a soft inside player like Rashid.
Rashid's straight-arm shooting is very famous. He is not like Wang Jun who relies on his first pursuit of confrontation, but relies on his height advantage to gain shooting space. He is rarely blocked.
It is even more difficult for Wang Jun, who is of average height and speed to bounce.
Hamilton and Billups tried to pass Rodney in the face frame. His defense breakthrough was worse than the others.
In the 7 minutes of the first quarter, Wang Jun misplaced the defense again. The latter swung the ball and changed direction in the middle, and took a big step forward, and was interfered with the layup in the middle, which was missed by Martin.
Kidd grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. Wang Jun received the transfer ball from Kitels and relied on Hamilton to make a layup and caused a foul.
He scored his 7th point in both free throws.
At 8 minutes, Wang Jun and Rodney rested, and Jefferson and Collins replaced him.
The Nets started last season with these five people, with rich experience and the strongest defense, and they didn't suffer any losses when playing the Pistons starting, ensuring the players' rotation and physical strength.
The Pistons continue to rely on five cores. They are indeed very hard-working, playing very focusedly in every round and defend hard.
In the second quarter, the Nets mainly relied on Wang Jun and Jefferson. Korver had two good shots and shots and was replaced 3 minutes after he made a shot.
Both of them are rookies, Korver and Wang Jun have a clear mentality gap. They are too nervous.
He didn't play much time in the playoffs, with only 28% of his three-point shooting percentage and averaged 1.8 points per game. He was too soft and could not gain the trust of the coaching staff.
Wang Jun relied on cover to get rid of Ham's three-pointer. He defeated Oku in the counterattack, and fouled against Hunter, and made both free throws.
Six minutes later, the Nets substitutions. Kidd and Martin appeared, and the position attack was initiated by these two. Wang Jun looked for opportunities to run. Jefferson played the No. 4 position and strengthened the fast attack.
Before the end of the half, Wang Jun made a quick attack and scored 15 points against Billups.
In this game, the Pistons players shot very high from the outside, with Billups shooting three three-pointers in the first half, and Hamilton and Rashid each scored one three-pointer.
The Nets led 46 to 45 and entered the second half.
Lawrence made adjustments, and Collins replaced Rodney in the second half. While the Nets scored more points today, their opponents also scored a lot of points, and it would not be possible to lose the defensive intensity.
As soon as Collins got on, the Nets could not pull away. His offense was too bad. As long as someone interfered, he could shoot even at the basket.
Collins was substituted in the last two minutes of the third quarter, making 0 of 4 shots, not a single point.
The Pistons' Ben Wallace is in a similar situation, making 0 of 4 shots, 1 of 4 free throws, scoring 1 point, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks in three quarters.
Wang Jun only made two shots in this quarter and did not score. He focused on defending Hamilton and misaligned defense of Rashid. He kept close to him, making Rashid unable to shoot without interference. He only scored 2 points in a single quarter, which was considered successful.
The score still did not widen, 64 to 66.
At the beginning of the last quarter, Wang Jun went down to rest. He only had 4 minutes off for the first three quarters, and Lawrence thought it was necessary to let him rest for a while.
Kidd also got out and replaced Rucios.
The storm on the court suddenly changed. Collis Williams and Mike James performed well, scoring 8 points in a row, and Oku also made a mid-range shot. The three unexpectedly led the team to widen the score.
The Nets only Kittles scored two points, 66 to 76.
Collis has strong mobility, fast turn, and attacks at low posts. Aaron Williams was not good at defending, and the attacks were all initiated from his side.
Lawrence called a timeout, and it would be better to use Morning or Scala Bryan if he regretted it.
Zhang Heli sighed: "The Nets' offense was not good in the second half, and he was 10 points behind now. Williams has scored 11 points so far, and he has a good performance and a strong misaligned defense. Oku's 9 points, including a three-pointer. Mike and James scored 6 points. In comparison, the Nets' substitute performance was too poor, and only Jefferson can grab the points."
Yu Jia said worriedly: "The Nets will lose more than good luck today. If Wang Jun hadn't joined and increased the lineup depth, their substitutes would have been worse. The Pistons' substitutes were super-level, and they had dumplings today."
This is a slightly northern dialect. Who doesn’t eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year?
Many players in the league have been unknown during the season and even their entire careers, but they have also exploded in one game, which was described as "eating dumplings". Unfortunately, this Pistons substitute broke out.
Oku and Collis made up for the lack of big attack power, but the Nets were swaying between fighting for offense and fighting for defense.
This is entirely Lawrence's responsibility. As a 34-year-old coach, he lacks courage at critical moments.
Who should I use? What tactics do I focus on? He is very hesitant.
Fortunately, there is a player in the Nets who can overstep the tactical arrangements, Kidd spoke.
"I suggest fighting for offense. We are now in the rhythm of the Pistons. Brian appears and pick-and-roll opportunities on the periphery. If he is empty, he can shoot. Wang will replace Richard on the field and the outside line must be opened. If he has the opportunity, he will make a quick attack and there is no chance to guarantee a shot."
Lawrence was undecided. "If you want to shoot, wouldn't it be better to play Alonzo?"
"Aronzo is in a bad state today. The battle is very fierce at this time. The opponent is not slow. Is this a time to test his athletic ability and recovery level?" Kidd said loudly: "Just fight like this, Brian is in good shape."
During training today, Scala Bryan made many mid-range shots and three-pointers, and his touch was great. So far, he has not played and he is very physically strong.
Chapter completed!