Chapter 300: Super Treatment, Double Team in Advance

On the 26th, it is the game day of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Originally the Knicks suspected that the Pistons were spreading fake news, but it turned out to be true, Ben Wallace was out.

Without Ben Wallace, the Pistons only resisted for two quarters, trailing by 25 points at halftime, and then gave up the game.

The Knicks won another game, winning two consecutive home games.

On the 27th, the Knicks and Pistons arrived in Detroit one after another.

That night, Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals began, with the Supersonics facing the Spurs at home.

With the efforts of everyone, the Supersonics narrowly defeated the Spurs by 91 point, 92:1, and won the game, making it -.

The Sonics' overall shooting percentage was worse than that of the Spurs, and their three-point shooting percentage was a pitiful 12.5%. They made only 16 of 2 shots. Lewis made 3 of 0 three-pointers, while the Spurs made 19 of 8 three-pointers.

But the Supersonics have two advantages: one is that they have 11 more rebounds, and the other is the free throw rate.

马刺34罚19中，只有55.9%的命中率，托尼帕克6罚2中，吉诺比利10罚6中。

The Supersonics made 33 of 28 free throws, with a hit rate of 84.8%.

Losing the game by one point, even Tim Duncan was very disappointed, and was particularly disappointed with his side's rebounding and free throws.

On the evening of the 28th, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Palace of Auburn Hills, the stars are dim.

No, it should be said that there is no star power at all. Not only are there no Hollywood stars, there are not even many NBA stars like Jordan.

David Stern, who is far away in New York, doesn't want a team like the Pistons to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. The ratings won't be bad thanks to the Wolverines, but the tickets are too cheap. If it were the Heat, it would be much better.

But the league cannot do without these small teams. After so many years of hard work, he finally expanded the league to 30 teams.

Detroit Pistons: Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Prince, Hamilton, Billups

Knicks: He Zhongqiu, Karl Malone, Shane Battier, Josh Howard, Nash
At eight o'clock, both sides announced their starting lineups.

"Big Ben is back and it's the Pistons' home court, so the Knicks still can't be careless," said Zhang Heli.

"Yes, the Spurs also lost away from home." Yu Jia nodded.

"In Game 2, Zhongqiu's playing style was not as violent as in Game 1. His mid-range shots accounted for as much as 50%, making him the king of mid-range shots." Zhang Heli said with a smile.

"In the absence of Ben Wallace, he should have increased his low-post offense, but he increased his mid-range shots instead," Yu Jia said with a smile.

"This shows confidence in mid-range shooting," Zhang Heli said.

The game starts at half past eight.

After the jump ball, the Knicks attacked.

"Oh my, what a great treatment! The Pistons double-teamed Zhongqiu from the very beginning, and used three-on-four defenses on other positions." Zhang Heli said in surprise.

"Zhongqiu moved from the low position to the high position, Rasheed Wallace followed him to defend, and the double-team tactic was broken in advance." Yu Jia said loudly.

When He Zhongqiu moved to the high position, Ben Wallace followed Larry Brown's tactical arrangement, gave up the early double-team, and immediately ran to the low position on the right wing.

At this time, Nash broke through the wall from the top of the arc and entered the penalty area with the ball.

Rasheed Wallace ignored Nash. Ben Wallace was in charge. He was only responsible for holding off He Zhongqiu.

He raised his elbows, wrapped his arms around He Zhongqiu, and pressed his knees against He Zhongqiu's legs. This was the Pistons' home court, and the defense was tough at its highest level from the beginning.

Nash broke into the restricted area and attracted Ben Wallace to return to the basket from the low post on the right wing. Suddenly, he flicked his hand and the basketball flew to the Postman in the right blocking area.

With Nash's pass, the Pistons' outside defense quickly began.

Hamilton immediately turned around to defend the Postman, while Prince on the left wing had already moved towards the top of the arc, and now he quickly rushed to the right wing to defend Josh Howard.

When the Postman received the ball, he not only faced Hamilton's interfering defense, but also the Pistons fans.

"Shh!"

There was a huge booing.

The Postman paused, but his teammates didn't have a better chance, so he chose to shoot.

Hamilton arrived and jumped from the side to block the shot. Although he did not touch the ball, it affected the Postman's shot.

"I hesitated." Zhang Heli shook his head.

"Bang!"

The basketball missed the basket and bounced out, and was grabbed by Ben Wallace.

"Shet!"

The postman cursed in annoyance.

He cares too much about the championship, and even though it's just the Eastern Conference Finals now, he's still a little nervous.

And he himself knows that at critical moments, his psychological quality is not up to par, just like what happened in the finals against the Bulls that year.

"The Postman is not as good as before. We can't rely on him on the offensive end. Just let him be responsible for defense." Yu Jia said.

Zhang Heli said: "But we still have to make use of his open space, otherwise the Pistons will be more unscrupulous in their early double-teaming of Zhongqiu."

The Pistons attack.

Hamilton received the ball and shot one step inside the 35-degree angle on the right wing, and deliberately chose Nash's defensive area, close to the sideline.

Here, the Postman who is responsible for defending the low post on the right wing cannot provide assisting defense, and Nash's defense can be ignored, making it the best shooting position.

He made the wrong choice in G1, repeatedly choosing Wolverine's defensive area and suffering a great loss.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and a long two-point shot was made.

0:2, Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu still moved to the high position to set a screen for Nash, and by the way broke the Pistons' early double-team tactics.

Last time he stood behind Billups as a wall, this time, he stood on the right side of Billups.

Rasheed Wallace was still standing underneath He Zhongqiu, without switching defense, and didn't even intend to stop Nash.

The next moment, Nash dribbled one step to the top of the left arc, and then immediately shot a three-pointer.

Billups was blocked by He Zhongqiu and had no time to stop it.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and a three-pointer was made.

"Three points? Beautiful! Nash's shooting is very accurate, especially this kind of open ball." Zhang Heli said happily.

"If Rasheed Wallace doesn't switch defense, Nash can take more three-pointers like this," said Yu Jia.

"But if he switches defense, Zhongqiu can immediately turn around and cut into the basket, and Ben Wallace will have no chance to defend the basket." Zhang Heli said.

3:2, Pistons attack.

Billups took the ball to the right wing, pushed Nash aside to break through, and made a quick stop and jump shot from the position where Hamilton had just shot.

Neither the Postman nor Battier could assist in defense near the right sideline.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, the opportunity came but he missed the shot.

He Zhongqiu grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Knicks attacked.

"Rick, the Pistons took two shots there. We need to strengthen the defense there." Ewing said to Rick Carlisle on the sidelines.

Carlisle nodded thoughtfully.

One step inside the arc, Billups defends Nash.

He was also distracted by listening to the movements behind him because he had to be careful of Wolverine's high pick-and-roll.

"Squeak..."

The next moment, the sound of sneakers rubbing against each other was heard from behind.

"Wolverine is here again!"

Billups' nerves immediately tensed up, and he took a step forward and suddenly pressed Nash, breaking the opponent's pick-and-roll tactics. Nash was pressed and had to retreat and dribble away from the top of the arc.

"The pick-and-roll tactic is broken." Yu Jia shouted.

He Zhongqiu ran to the free throw line, saw Nash leaving, and immediately reached out for the ball.

Nash passed the ball immediately, He Zhongqiu used his left elbow to hold Rasheed Wallace, received the ball, turned right, and prepared to break into the penalty area.

Rasheed Wallace's defensive intensity had reached its highest level. When He Zhongqiu turned around, he deliberately used his arm to entangle He Zhongqiu's left arm.

He Zhongqiu's dribbling breakthrough was immediately slowed down, and Rasheed Wallace took the opportunity to move sideways and block in front of him.

But this couldn't stop him from shooting. The two men's arms were entangled, and he used his left elbow to push Rasheed Wallace, jumped, and the moment after jumping, he threw the ball towards the basket with his right hand.

Rasheed Wallace was blocked and couldn't get close to He Zhongqiu. His left hand failed to reach He Zhongqiu's ball and hit his right forearm, causing the ball to be thrown out.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew.

This shot was not a straight line, but a high toss. Ben Wallace, who was defending the basket from the low post on the right wing, jumped with all his strength but did not touch the ball.

"Bang! Swoosh!"

The basketball hit the top of the backboard, bounced slightly, and fell into the basket.

"Pretty!"

Zhang Heli praised excitedly: "The free throw line high throw hit the backboard, two plus one."

On the sidelines, Larry Brown yelled, "Rashid, don't let him get a two-plus-one, make the foul tougher."

Next, He Zhongqiu made the free throw, 6:2, and the Pistons attacked.

"brush!"

Billups shot again, still near the right sideline, and this time he hit it.

"Nash tried his best to defend, but was easily knocked away," said Zhang Heli.

"The Pistons took three shots there and made two," said Yu Jia.

Zhang Heli said: "The coaching staff should have noticed that although Rick Carlisle is young, he has strong observation skills and good on-the-spot command ability. Ewing also has rich game experience."

6:4, the Knicks attacked and called a timeout after serving the ball.

Rick Carlisle said: "The three times Hamilton and Billups took shots here, Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace were both in the paint, while Billups and Hamilton were sitting at the top of the key.

Their tactical intention is not to let the Mailman and Battier help defend their shooting positions, so we have to solve this problem. "

At this point, he looked at Battier who was responsible for defending the high position and said:
"Sean, if Billups has the ball at the top of the key, you have to control his pass, and if it goes out, you have to quickly help defend Nash.

When helping defend, try to cut off the angle between the ball handler and Billups."

"OK." Battier nodded quickly.

Rick Carlisle glanced at Josh Howard who was responsible for defending the left lane, thought for a moment and said to He Zhongqiu:

"Wolverine, you will fill in for Battier."

He Zhongqiu didn't ask any more questions and just nodded and said OK.

Rick Carlisle said to the Mailman, "Carl, you defend two guys under the basket. If they dare to pass the ball to the basket, the Wolverines will come back to defend."

Karl Malone nodded heavily. He was not good at offense, but he was okay at defense. His pair of iron elbows were not to be trifled with.

The timeout ends and the Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu was in a high position again, and the Pistons had no way to double-team him in advance.

Nash took the ball to the top of the arc first, and without waiting for Billups to get close, he immediately pulled to the left wing. Billups followed.

At this time, on the left wing three-point line, Josh Howard set a screen, and Nash used the wall to get rid of Billups and broke through to the inside.

Prince immediately switched to defend Nash. At this time, He Zhongqiu came along the free throw line and made a second pick-and-roll in the left elbow area, blocking Prince. Nash took the opportunity to break into the penalty area.

Rashid, who followed He Zhongqiu, had to switch defense and follow Nash on the right side.

After opening the ball, He Zhongqiu immediately turned around and followed closely behind Nash and Rasheed Wallace.

In the low post on the right wing, Ben Wallace quickly returned to the basket, and the Mailman in the right blocking area also moved towards the restricted area.

When Nash took two steps to the outside of the reasonable collision zone, Ben Wallace returned to the basket for defense. He suddenly passed the ball to He Zhongqiu from behind, then rushed in front of Ben Wallace and used his body to provide offensive screen.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu jumped up immediately after receiving the ball and quickly completed the shot before Rasheed Wallace could react.

"Bang! Swoosh!"

The ball hit the backboard and bounced off, falling into the basket.

"Beautiful! The shot hit the backboard very close to the basket, less than two meters away, very close." Zhang Heli said with a smile.

"Now let's see how the Knicks defend?" Yu Jia said.

8:4, the Pistons attack, still using the same old tricks,

Two Wallaces entered the penalty area and pinned He Zhongqiu and the Postman in the penalty area.

Hamilton made continuous counter-runs on the right wing, and after attracting Nash's defense in the right elbow area, he suddenly ran back and ran towards the right sideline.

At this time, Billups passed the ball at the top of the arc, but Battier suddenly pressed and delayed his pass. At this time, Nash took the opportunity to catch up with Hamilton and the open space disappeared.

Billups immediately dribbled to the right wing and got a chance to single out Nash through a pick-and-roll with Hamilton.

After the break, Hamilton quickly ran to the top of the arc to contain Battier, while also making a move to ask for the ball.

But Battier ignored Hamilton and double-teamed Billups.

Of course, he also cut off the passing angle between the two and double-teamed Billups from the left.

But Billups is a first-class point guard after all. He dribbled back quickly and passed the ball to Hamilton.

When Battier double-teamed Billups, according to tactical requirements, He Zhongqiu began to move from the basket to the free throw line, near the right elbow area.

He was already at the free throw line when Billups passed the ball.

In this position, even if Billups passes the ball to the basket, with his current speed, he can return to the basket in time.

Rick Carlisle arranged for him to defend the space left by Battier because of this, his defense speed is fast enough.

"Oops!"

Billups had a very good vision and saw the Wolverine moving towards the top of the arc. He knew he was in trouble, but it was too late and the ball was passed.

As soon as Hamilton received the ball, he stopped suddenly at the top of the right arc, turned around, jumped, and his technical movements of catching the ball and shooting were very smooth.

However, just as he jumped and his hands were still kicking the ball upwards, a huge figure completely enveloped him.

"Snapped!"

A big hand pressed on his ball, and the huge force pushed him down from the air with the ball, and he sat down on the floor.

"Oh!"

There was a cry of surprise at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

He Zhongqiu picked up the ball from the floor and immediately strode to the front court.

He made a defensive counterattack fast break outside the arc, and no one in the Pistons could catch up. Two seconds later, he jumped from the free throw line in the frontcourt.

He held the ball high with his right arm, turned 360 degrees in the air, and then made a windmill slam dunk.

"boom!"

The sound of explosive baskets rang out at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"Crack, click, click..."

In the media seats behind the baseline, flash lights lit up everywhere.

"That's great! A one-on-one fast break slam dunk after a steal..." Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"The defense was good, Nash tried his best, Battier's double-team was also good, and the best thing was Zhongqiu's backup defense." Zhang Heli said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)