Duen realized that his physical strength might not be enough tonight, so when holding the ball in the first three quarters, he focused more on passing the ball out to organize the team's offense.
However, the Pistons don't know whether Duan has had a good rest.
What the Pistons know well is that Duan made 6 three-pointers in the last game, with a shooting percentage of over 40%!
The three-point ability that Duan showed in the previous playoffs was enough to make all teams in the league fearful.
And defending against three-pointers is the weakest link in the Pistons' mixed defense system.
In order to prevent Duen from shooting outside the three-point line and score efficiently, the Pistons had to be attracted by Duen's fake shot and real pass, and fake shot and real sudden attack.
Duan also happened to hit the ball out of the blue, disrupting the Pistons' defensive arrangement before the game.
The first quarter lasted more than three minutes, and the Lakers, thanks to Du En's connection, suddenly widened the point difference.
Larry Brown looked at the 4-9 scorer on the sidelines and had to call a timeout to adjust his defensive strategy.
"Ben, I know you can defend from position one to position five, and you can do better!
Therefore, as long as Du En plays pick-and-roll, it will be up to you to defend!
Others are optimistic about their players and pay attention to protecting the basket!
Do the right thing and we can win the game! "
After making defensive adjustments, Larry Brown did not curse for the first time, but chose to cheer the Pistons players.
In the past, Larry Brown would have scolded him directly!
I couldn't guard against Duen's three-pointer in the last game, and I couldn't guard against Duen's pass this time. What use are you guys to this bunch of losers?
However, Larry Brown also knows that the Lakers' lineup is much better than the Pistons. The Pistons' five starting players have already pushed his defensive system to the extreme.
The Pistons want to win despite being weak, and Larry Brown can only hope that the players on the field can step up in time and create miracles.
The timeout ends and the game resumes.
The Pistons adjusted their defense slightly, but did not change their offensive strategy.
After Fisher finished G1, under the guidance of Lakers assistant coach Tex Winter, he changed Billups' defense from frontal defense to side defense.
It's a bit like Rubio defending Harden, mainly preventing Billups from using the screen to break out from the left.
Although Billups does not frequently step back like Harden.
But if Billups is really allowed to shoot three-pointers in isolation, the Pistons will undoubtedly have a drop in offensive efficiency without Billups' organization.
Billups is not a stable point guard to begin with. Even under the guidance of Larry Brown, his bad habit of shooting three-pointers will break out from time to time.
Now that Fisher has given up the shooting space, Billups will naturally not be afraid to shoot.
On the contrary, if you follow Fisher's defensive strategy and go to the right or the middle to break through, you will be flanked by Du En and surrounded by a group of people under the basket.
In the first three minutes, Billups tried hard to connect the team, but his teammates' performance was quite satisfactory, almost the same as last game, with a shooting percentage of just over 40%.
Now, with the opportunity to shoot and chase points right in front of him, Billups decided to take the shot himself!
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Billups shot a three-pointer. Although Fisher jumped to block the shot, he turned sideways and didn't want to foul. What if he could block Billups' shot?
Although Duan also came to help defend, he swooped forward to interfere with Billups' shooting.
But the end result is still to no avail.
Billups took advantage of a semi-open shot to successfully single out Fisher and recover three points for the Pistons.
However, not long after, Du En handed over the ball from the top of the arc and used the screen to make a three-pointer. He first took the ball and feinted it.
Originally Du En wanted to make a fake pass, but found that no one else was double-teaming him.
So Duen took a step away and adjusted his touch before standing on tiptoes and shooting a three-pointer.
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"Response ball from Doon! Doon was dominating the game his way tonight!"
Lakers home commentator Bill McDonald immediately shouted excitedly after seeing Duane make a three-pointer and successfully respond to Billups.
Stu Lantz on the side also praised: "I seem to see Duan playing on the court wearing jerseys No. 32 and No. 44."
It's true that Duane's draft template is Reggie Miller. When it comes to Duen, most people will think of Reggie Miller.
However, the organizational skills Duane is now showing are undoubtedly reminiscent of Magic Johnson.
And because Du En was hand-picked by the logo man, it is not an exaggeration to say that Du En is the successor of the logo man due to his excellent shooting ability.
Who said this is the Staples Center, and who said Duan is a Lakers player?
For the next period of time, the Pistons and Lakers had a tacit understanding to let Billups and Duane fire alternately to see who lost first.
Of course, it's the finals, there's no way there's really someone who doesn't defend seriously, right?
Fisher finally got into the starting lineup, and naturally he would not fail to work hard. With the help of continuous physical confrontation with Billups, Fisher finally encountered a dead mouse.
Although there was an open space in front of Billups, under the influence of Fisher, he was still unable to continue his touch.
O'Neal protected the rebound and passed the ball to Duan on the outside.
After receiving the ball, Duan tried to play a transition attack. The Pistons' speed and discipline on defense made it impossible for Duan to help the Lakers score with a simple ball.
However, it's still the same tricks, pick-and-roll, small and large, and shooting through screens.
Du En simply decided to use up his energy and get back the points he could score first.
I originally had the idea of winning the FMVP. If I had the opportunity to increase my points, Du En couldn't miss it.
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Another score, Duen had 3 assists in front, helping the Lakers open a 5-point gap. This time he scored two consecutive three-pointers, helping the Lakers open a 3-point gap.
"Why is Du En so difficult to guard against? I've already guarded him in the face!"
Seeing the point difference approaching double digits, Larry Brown on the sidelines was naturally impatient.
Da Ben is his confidant and favorite general, so he cannot be scolded.
So Larry Brown turned to Billups and asked: "Chauncy, why don't you dare to hit it in?
Stop shooting like a wimp out there!
Use your back quickly and hit me hard! "
Hearing Larry Brown's roar, Billups no longer struggled with whether to continue to confront Duan and continued to try to respond to Duan with a three-pointer.
High post play is Billups' specialty. Three-pointers are unstable in the playoffs, but his mid-range accuracy is still very high.
Billups finally hit a half-volume layup with a backhand shot, successfully helping the Pistons recover two points.
However, Duan relied on the three-point threat of scoring two goals in a row to break through the basket, feed Malone a piece of pie, and bring the point difference back to 8 points.
The Lakers also relied on Duan's increasingly sophisticated combination of holding the ball, shooting and passing, and stabilized the score advantage step by step.
As Du En's coach, Master Jackson also noticed that in the second half of the first quarter, Du En was busy organizing work. He could shoot directly when there were opportunities, but he did not choose to attack.
Under normal circumstances, Du En feels so good, wouldn't it be a pity not to shoot?
Looking at this situation, Master Jackson could only strike preemptively. Before Larry Brown guessed that Duen was unable to do what he wanted, he called a timeout and adjusted his offensive tactics.
Ever since, with more than 2 minutes left in the first quarter, Payton got playing time.
The Lakers changed Payton to play as a dribbling guard to share the dribbling pressure. Kobe held the ball as a pivot, either attacking independently or breaking inside to activate O'Neal.
Duane and Grant played off the ball to help the Lakers open up space.
Perhaps it was because Duan played team basketball by example. Kobe, who also had thoughts on FMVP, played more reasonably.
Who would have thought that Kobe had an extremely rare shot of only 2 in the first quarter?
Although he only hit one of the goals, he got 2 assists by passing the ball to O'Neal!
At the same time, although O'Neal didn't understand what medicine Duan and Kobe were selling in the gourd, he was also very happy about this situation.
After all, who doesn’t want to be the big winner in life?
"Both Duane and Kobe were passing the ball to me, and Shaq scored 11 points in the first quarter!"
O'Neal smiled like a hook...
(End of chapter)
