On the evening of the 4th, Detroit, Palace of Auburn Hills.
This year, the attention of the NBA Finals has once again reached a new high.
On the one hand, Stern's globalization strategy has achieved initial results.
But more importantly, before the start of this round of finals, many experts and media believed that the showdown between the Pistons and the Suns would become the NBA finals with the highest technical and tactical content in recent years.
As the saying goes, when you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent.
Since the tactical game between the two teams in the regular season was already quite exciting, many professional basketball fans are looking forward to this year's finals.
On the stage, the Suns and Pistons are about to join forces to kick off the finals.
Off the stage, June of this year was full of undercurrents.
Normally, Wang Shuo would have noticed the unusual "liveliness" at the Auburn Hills Palace tonight.
But unfortunately, because he was busy discussing the upcoming finals with his assistants at the moment, he had no time to pay attention to things off the court.
At the scene, in the courtside seats, I saw the three Gianguave brothers sitting in a row here to accumulate experience, and there were Garnett, McGrady, and Pierce lined up in order to learn tactics.
In the stands, Pat Riley and Mitch Kupchak were busy whispering.
In the commentary box, Van Gundy and Rivers, who were invited to be temporary guest commentators in this year's finals, were already arguing so hard that Smith, who was sitting between them, felt numb.
If someone accidentally enters here tonight, he will definitely wonder if he has arrived at the celebrity weekend.
But what is obvious is...
Of the celebrities who came to watch the finals tonight, only the three Gianguave brothers had the purest purpose.
This year, after defeating Anthony and Wade in the playoffs...
Through comparison, it is found that James, who is far from strong as a whole in the Eastern Conference, is full of confidence in his future at this moment.
In his opinion, as long as the Cavaliers can replace an experienced head coach next season and recruit some helpers for him, he will definitely be able to lead the Cavaliers into the playoffs next season.
Therefore, James wants to understand by watching the game live what kind of finals this round of finals is, which has been praised by experts as amazing and can represent the NBA ceiling.
Similar to James, Wade and Anthony also have a learning attitude tonight and want to know how far they are from the NBA Finals.
As for the three brothers Garnett, Pierce, and McGrady...
It is obvious that they are using watching the finals as an excuse to discuss future plans.
The same goes for Riley and Kupchak.
Of course, Riley's visit to the ob finals had another purpose.
That is because he wanted to find an opportunity to find out what Spoelstra had learned from Wang Shuo in the past year.
On the court, as the players from both teams finished their warm-up, the Palace of Auburn Hills immediately ushered in the first climax of the night!
The home fans used their deafening cheers to make the audience in front of the TV fully feel the completely different atmosphere between the finals and other games.
At the same time, on the big screen at the scene, the starting lineup of the two teams tonight was announced:
Suns: Stoudemire, Marion, Diaw, Bell, Iverson.
Pistons: Ben, Wallace, Prince, Ray Allen, Billups.
tNt TV station temporarily suppressed Van Gundy and Rivers who were still bickering, and Smith reported to fans across the United States: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2003\/04 NBA Finals brought to you by tNt TV station... ....”
On CCTV, after seeing the starting lineups of the Suns and Pistons tonight, Director Zhang said: "Tonight was exactly as I expected! Because the Pistons lacked attackers, the Suns decisively lined up their strongest offensive lineup! "
In the center of the field, when preparing to jump the ball, Stoudemire deliberately compared his and Big Ben's height with his hands with a mischievous look.
After the comparison, Stoudemire complained: "Are you really 206 centimeters tall?"
Daben: "..."
After a pause, Stoudemire added: "Then don't I have to be 226 centimeters?"
Daben: Are you done yet?
On the court, after the jump ball, the Suns got the first opportunity to attack without any suspense.
After Iverson dribbled the ball through half court, the Suns' offensive formation quickly unfolded into a 1-3-1 formation.
This is an advanced position in Spain's pick-and-roll tactics.
The purpose is to confuse the opponent's defense through cross-positioning between positions 3, 4, and 5.
At the same time, set up a card on the bottom line for your No. 2 player to lay the groundwork in advance.
But tonight, Carlisle and Stotts did not disappoint Wang Shuo. Facing the Suns' 1-3-1 offensive formation, Prince quickly switched defenses with Wallace and successfully maintained the Pistons' defensive formation.
In addition, Ray Allen also covered Bell immediately and did not give Bell a chance to set up a trap.
"The players at positions 3, 4, and 5 in the Pistons' starting lineup are all relatively close in height, and they often switch defenses to prevent the opponent's tactics from starting.
Moreover, if necessary, Ray Allen and Billups can also switch to the front line.
Therefore, this is also the reason why I concluded before that in this series, our off-ball pick-and-roll and off-ball screening tactics will be targeted by the Pistons. "Wang Shuo looked at his assistants on the Suns' bench and said.
On the court, the Suns' Spanish pick-and-roll failed, and Marion quickly pulled to one side, leaving space for Stoudemire and Iverson.
After looking up at the timer, Iverson immediately launched an attack through crossover, and using Stoudemire's cover, he headed towards the core of the Pistons' defense.
On this ball, Billups was delayed by Stoudemire's pick-and-roll and was unable to catch up in time. Fortunately, Ben made a sliding step to stop Iverson.
But at this moment, Iverson suddenly passed through the base with a ground-breaking pass. Under the basket, under the pursuit of Prince, Marion caught the ball and hit a layup!
On the sidelines, Barkley noticed that when Marion was making a layup, Wang Shuo subconsciously bit his right thumb.
Through his recent observation of Wang Shuo, Buckley knew that this was a subconscious action that only Wang Shuo would make when he was in trouble.
And this action is probably not even known to Wang Shuo himself!
On the court, come back, the Pistons attack.
Tonight, the Suns did not start with one-and-four defense. Instead, they planned to guard a period of man-to-man defense to observe the Pistons' offensive tactics.
After Billups dribbled the ball past half court, the Pistons' offensive formation spread out in a 1-2-2 position.
On the left, Billups is holding the ball in a high position on the left side. Ray Allen is standing at a 45-degree angle to respond, and the base is raised to near the free throw line.
On the right, there is a 45-degree angle to the right of where Wallace is standing, and Prince is smoking in the bottom corner.
On the court, Iverson, knowing that Billups, the sixth man, could draw his gun at any time, did not choose to rush when defending, but always maintained a high degree of concentration.
Billups also dribbled the ball unhurriedly to a 45-degree angle and started a pick-and-roll with Ray Allen.
Seeing this on the Suns bench, Wang Shuo hurriedly reminded: "Allen, return to the top arc quickly!"
However, Wang Shuo's voice was a beat too slow.
On the court, the moment Ray Allen and Billups completed the hand-to-hand pass, Ray Allen suddenly accelerated and dribbled directly to the top of the arc. At the same time, Ben suddenly went sideways. Between Stoudemire and Iverson, he completed an exquisite one-two!
Swish——!
2 to 3!
In front of the technical stage, Wang Shuo immediately paused.
CCTV, Coach Zhang explained: "Oh! The Suns called a timeout really early today! Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen Wang Shuo call a timeout so early in a game."
So, what was the reason why Wang Shuo had to call a timeout so early?
The answer is of course...
The Detroit Pistons have revealed their first trump card tonight!
During the timeout, holding the tactical board, Wang Shuo explained to the players: "Look, this is the position where they just launched the attack.
It seems that their No. 1 and No. 2 players are just cooperating hand-to-hand after a simple off-ball screen.
But in fact, the real key point lies in the middle.
Since the Pistons' No. 1, Chauncey Billups, and their No. 2, Ray Allen, both have pretty good three-point shooting percentages, so after the pick-and-roll at No. 1, our No. 1 and No. 2 You will definitely be attracted to their pick-and-roll.
At this time, their No. 5 position, Ben Wallace, can take the opportunity to set up a jam in advance and get stuck on the retreat route of our No. 1 and 2 players.
Therefore, no matter which of our No. 1 and No. 2 players is following their player who is responsible for dribbling back to the top arc, he will be blocked together with our No. 5 player who is preparing to help his teammates defend the position. "
If there are fans of future James Harden in front of the TV at this moment, they will definitely not be unfamiliar with the tactics played by the Detroit Pistons just now.
Because the tactics implemented by the Detroit Pistons just now, after Harden and Gordon carried them forward, were incorporated into the game by 2K Games in the future, named "21-Rub-Stagger".
It is a set of tactics that gamers like to use to score points for their own point guards and shooting guards with three-point capabilities.
In NBA games, there are many tactics similar to "21-Rub-Stagger".
If Wang Shuo was just dissatisfied with the Suns players' defense just now, he would never call a timeout.
But through the Pistons' tactics tonight, Wang Shuo knew that Carlisle and Stotts had figured out how to take advantage of Iverson's defensive weaknesses when Billups lacked critical damage. The sun is the key to complete resource exchange.
That is......
Design a large number of tactics similar to "21-Rub-Stagger" for Ray Allen and Billups, and use Ray Allen and Billups to replace Iverson's scoring.
On the sidelines, listening to Wang Shuo's tactical explanation, Iverson, who knew that his defense just held everyone back, immediately lowered his head.
"Allen, don't be frustrated, it's just a defense. You are the leader of our team!" On the Suns bench, after patting Iverson on the shoulder, Wang Shuo also gave his own response. Policy.
"Sean, next, you and Amare switch defenses, and you will play center!" Wang Shuo turned to Marion and said.
Wang Shuo knows very well that for all tactics similar to "21-Rub-Stagger", the key to defense is not to mark the opponent's first pick-and-roll. The key is that your center defender can promptly discover the opponent's inside line preparing to block one and two. players and complete the assist defense for their own defenders.
Otherwise, even if Kobe is replaced, as long as O'Neal refuses to make up for him, he can only watch the opponent take three-pointers unscrupulously in front of his own defense.
After returning from the timeout, the Suns took possession of the ball.
At this time, on the Pistons bench, Carlisle and Stotts were also discussing how the Suns would deal with the first card they played tonight.
"Rick, all I can think of is to remind the players to pay attention to the position of their teammates and shout loudly to dismantle our tactics." Stotts said, touching his head.
Carlisle also felt that Wang Shuo could only deal with the Pistons' attack in this way during a short timeout.
But on the court, after Iverson assisted Stoudemire to score another victory under the Pistons basket, Carlisle and Stotts discovered...
Wang Shuo actually blocked the Pistons' first trump card tonight from the source.
"Hey, is Marion going to play center again?" Director Zhang explained with surprise as he watched Marion take the initiative to face off against Ben on CCTV.
On the high left side of the court, Billups, who is responsible for holding the ball, also discovered this alignment adjustment on the Sunshine Field.
But for this ball, he followed the same idea just now and implemented the tactics Carlisle arranged before the game.
However, just when Ben was about to follow suit, Marion suddenly grabbed the ball and pounced directly on Ray Allen on the outside.
Seeing this, Ray Allen did not choose to take action, but passed the ball back to Billups.
On the Pistons bench, Carlisle and Stotts looked at each other and said, "We haven't used this tactic in a game before, have we?"
Stotts nodded: "Absolutely not!"
Carlisle exclaimed in amazement: "One round! Only one round! Did he see through the key point of our tactics?"
At this moment, Carlisle was surprised that it wasn't just Wang Shuo who cracked the tactic he had carefully designed for the Pistons in just one round.
Rather, Carlisle knew that this meant that Wang Shuo had roughly guessed the Pistons' strategic intention to use Ray Allen to attack Iverson tonight.
The tactics being cracked are small.
But strategic intention...
Starting from the pause, ending with the pause...
What kind of genius brain does this have to be?
On the court, the Pistons' attack failed due to the first tactical launch, and the second time Billups failed to create offensive opportunities for his teammates. In the end, Billups could only execute the singles.
Seeing Billups taking the initiative to stick to him, Iverson, knowing that he was definitely going to cause a foul, deliberately dodged and successfully forced Billups to throw the ball towards the basket in an extremely awkward posture.
Of course, in the penalty area, Stoudemire picked off a rebound for the Suns.
"Terry, go to the technical table, we have to call a timeout!" Carlisle, who was already sweating on his forehead, said to Stotts on the Pistons' bench.
Suns offensive possession.
Stoudemire raised the ball to a high position and then caught the ball, preparing to play hand-to-hand with Iverson.
However, at the moment when Ben was ready to pounce on Iverson to delay Billups, Stoudemire suddenly and spiritually completed the dribble turn in the opposite direction.
This is a classic back-screen tactic with the ball in the high post.
As the ball holder, Stoudemire can choose whether to pass the ball to Iverson while holding the ball.
Because Iverson's breakout speed was too fast, the ball successfully attracted Ben's attention and also provided ample space for Stoudemire to turn and break into the Pistons penalty area.
Ben turned around and was unable to catch up, so he could only foul the Suns' offense.
On the sidelines, the Pistons applied for a timeout due to a dead ball.
On CCTV, Director Zhang smiled and said: "This game today is interesting! Less than two minutes into the game, the Suns and Pistons have already called a timeout each!"
In the audience, Wade and Anthony, who had experienced college basketball, were already numb at the moment.
Because the two brothers knew very well what kind of game the two sides played in these short two minutes!
Anthony on the court may only have two threats.
But this does not mean that he, who led his team to win the NCAA championship in his freshman year, cannot understand the game of basketball.
The same goes for Wade.
"Why are you two so nervous?" On the side, James, who didn't understand why Anthony and Wade suddenly looked ugly, asked happily.
On the Suns bench, during this timeout, since he was the one receiving the call, Wang Shuo did not give any special tasks to the players. He just stood quietly aside and patiently waited for the timeout to end.
"What do you think the Pistons will do next?" Barkley asked curiously.
Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "Charles, I'm really not as awesome as you think."
Wang Shuo didn't know how the Pistons would act, mainly because the Pistons, coached by Carlisle, were a team with unlimited possibilities.
Carlisle puts more emphasis on offensive and defensive balance.
Therefore, in terms of tactics, Wang Shuo is naturally not that easy to figure out.
On the court, after returning from the timeout, Stoudemire made one of two free throws.
Come back and the Pistons attack.
Billups stood high with the ball, while Ray Allen and Prince sank into the left and right corners respectively.
At the same time, the two Wallaces were also raised to high positions.
On CCTV, Coach Zhang explained: "The Suns should be careful, the Pistons are preparing to play high double screens!"
On the basketball court, there are also various advanced versions of high double screens.
But this ball, after noticing Ben’s movement...
Wang Shuo felt that this game was really interesting.
Because obviously, the purpose of the Pistons launching a high double screen on this ball was not to create opportunities for Billups.
But at the moment when Ben and Billups completed the pick-and-roll, the attention of the Suns' defense was attracted, and Ben was once again pulled to the other side of the top arc to create a shooting opportunity for the Roaring God!
At this moment, on the sidelines, Wang Shuo smiled and said: "Is it an improved version of double-drag?"
And on the field...
Uh-huh!
Roaring Tianzun quickly bounced out and received a pass from Billups, hitting a three-pointer!
On the Suns bench, Barkley, who was already preparing to rush to the technical table, asked: "Are we going to call a timeout?"
Wang Shuo shook his head and said: "No need, I will explain to the players how to defend against the ball later when the ball is dead."
After a pause, Wang Shuo said to the Barkley trio: "The Pistons have shown their second trump card tonight."
Upon hearing this, Brown and Spoelstra immediately took out their notebooks.
“Although Amare has made great progress on the defensive end this season, defensive awareness cannot be developed overnight.
Therefore, the Pistons' second trump card tonight is... to focus on Amare and Allen on our side. "Wang Shuo said.
Brown said: "Wang, you mean, they are going to use 'roll call tactics'?"
Wang Shuo nodded and said, "That's right."
Spoelstra said: "Do we need to replace Tyson?"
Wang Shuo said: "No need, we are not afraid of them."
Although Wang Shuo has seen through the Pistons' strategic intention to consume Iverson and Stoudemire through offense.
But tonight, Wang Shuo, who had received the Phoenix "repair shop" report on Iverson's physical examination a few days ago, was not worried at all.
Because compared to the "roll call tactic" of "calling out the only weakness of the opponent's defense"...
Theoretically speaking, the "roll call tactic" of "hitting the opponent's two defensive weaknesses in turn" is destined to be impossible to consume the opponent's core players like the former.
To put it simply...
If you want both, you may end up getting neither.
So far this season, Wang Shuo has been controlling Iverson's playing time to an average of about 36 minutes per game.
So this also interfered with Rick Carlisle's judgment of this round of the finals to some extent.
Especially when the Suns advocated that Iverson has been playing through injuries all season.
In Carlisle's view, even if Iverson could last a little longer in the Finals, his playing time would not exceed 40 minutes.
But tonight, Carlisle might not believe it.
The advice given to Wang Shuo by the Phoenix "Repair Shop" before the finals is:
Although their abilities are limited, there is no guarantee that Iverson will be able to play 48 minutes in each game in this round of finals.
But with a little effort and more physical therapy for Iverson after the game, in their opinion, they can still do it with 45 minutes per game.
Of course, if Wang Shuo trusts them enough, it is not impossible to let Iverson play 48 minutes per game.
In fact, Wang Shuo was also shocked when he received this conclusion report.
Because he really couldn't understand why, with such excellent medical protection, the old cannon in his memory would become the only accident in the history of Phoenix's "repair shop."
However, when he thought of the five words Chris Paul, Wang Shuo immediately figured it out. After all, five words would not work.
On the court, when this extremely high-quality finals G1 game entered the official timeout of the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 12 to 12.
After the official timeout, both the Pistons and Suns made substitution adjustments.
The Pistons replaced Ben with Okur.
The Suns replaced Diaw with Chandler.
Director Zhang, who saw this scene on CCTV, laughed and said: "The Suns brought in Chandler to strengthen their defense, while the Pistons brought in Okur to strengthen their offense.
In the regular season, one of the two teams is better at offense and the other is better at defense. Today, it's just the other way around! "
On the court, the Suns have the ball.
Chandler took the initiative to move up to the high position and gave Stoudemire an inside block.
Okur's pace was too slow and he couldn't slide around in time. After looking at each other with Wallace, the two immediately switched defenses, with Okur guarding Stoudemire.
Seeing this, Stoudemire was not polite to Okur, picked up the ball and rushed inside the Pistons.
Bang-dang——!
In the Palace of Auburn Hills, Stoudemire's shocking solo breakthrough and a powerful split of Huashan instantly attracted exclamations from the Suns bench.
Teammates were waving towels at Stoudemire hard.
Come back, the Pistons have the ball.
Wang Shuo noticed that the piston's double-drag had changed again.
Since both Okur and Rasheed Wallace have the ability to fire from the outside, this time, when these two people provided Billups with a screen, the Suns' defense was obviously in chaos.
On the sidelines, Barkley asked again: "Do I need to call a timeout?"
Wang Shuo shook his head and said: "If you want to completely crack this double-drag that has range at positions 4 and 5, one pause is not enough."
On the court, Billups took advantage of the chaos and broke into the paint, passing the ball to the left corner. "Little Prince" Prince received the ball and hit a three-pointer.
14 to 15.
In fact, Wang Shuo just lied to Buckley.
Because the Pistons' shooting range can completely stretch the Suns' defense, when Stoudemire and Iverson are not good at defense, once a local three-on-three is formed, it will be difficult for the Suns to break the Pistons' double -drag tactics.
Not to mention a timeout, even with the intermission time, Wang Shuo would not be able to completely crack this tactic.
But being unable to crack it does not mean that the sun has no way to deal with it.
Of course, you only need to hit four out of ten three-pointers, and the efficiency is equivalent to a two-point shooting rate of more than 60%.
But, what if I can complete the offense with a two-point shooting rate of more than 60%?
but......
A two-point shooting percentage of more than 60%...
Can this sun really do that?
On the court, "Little Bully" Stoudemire quickly gave the world the answer.
In the top arc, after relying on Chandler again to switch Okur in front of him, Stoudemire once again broke through alone!
Bang-dang——!
On CCTV, Coach Zhang said with emotion: "Previously, many people were discussing whether Stoudemire is a superstar. I think he has told us tonight with his performance."
On the sidelines, watching Stoudemire, who has been growing rapidly under his nose for the past six months, at this moment, Garnett felt that his choice to escape east this summer was as wise as he could be.
Not to mention the Lakers and Spurs in the West...
Just this Sun, the Timberwolves will take the lead?
On the Pistons bench, Carlisle asked Ji Stotts with a solemn face: "Is there any way we can limit Amare Stoudemire's performance while ensuring Memet's playing?"
Stotts thought for a while and said: "We can try to switch to zone defense."
At this time, on the Suns' bench, Wang Shuo was already asking Hardaway to warm up.
"Anfernee, through the previous Western Conference semifinals, I think you have already learned a lot about breaking zone defense." Wang Shuo said, patting Hardaway on the shoulder.
Hearing this, even though it was an ordinary sentence, it felt extremely warm in Hardaway's heart.
On the court, after the Pistons' offense was destroyed, the Suns replaced Hardaway through a dead ball and Bell came off.
Come back and the Suns attack.
Facing the Pistons' 1-2-2 zone defense, Hardaway formed a corner situation with Iverson after falling to the right corner.
Seeing this on the sidelines, Carlisle smiled bitterly and said: "Tonight's game is definitely the most difficult game I have ever experienced in my life."
On the side, Stotts was also smiling bitterly at this moment.
Because obviously, they kept studying the Suns while they were in the Eastern Conference and made a lot of preparations for this G1 game...
But do you dare to believe that in tonight's game, they can still only complete resource exchange with the Suns?
“The essence of tactics is the exchange of resources.
Just saying, see if you can make a bargain during the swap process.
All we had to do tonight was find a way to keep trading with them in a game where the other team was better prepared than we were. "On the Suns bench, Wang Shuo turned to the three Barkleys and said.
Hearing this, Buckley smiled and said: "Then let's see who is more capable of fighting tough battles, right?"
Wang Shuo nodded and said, "This is our only way to win."
At the Palace of Auburn Hills, in the first quarter of the game, after the two teams changed players back and forth, the scoreboard was 27 to 27.
On tNt TV station, when entering the intermission, Rivers, who had been arguing with Van Gundy for a whole quarter, chose to shut up.
Because compared to a tactician of Van Gundy's level...
What can Rivers do in his review at this time?
"Tonight, the Suns succeeded in getting the game into the rhythm they wanted.
But in my opinion, this may not be enough, because their second team is absolutely impossible to compare with this Pistons. "Van Gundy analyzed.
Smith felt that what Van Gundy said made sense, and after looking at Rivers, he asked: "Doug, what do you think?"
Rivers, who wanted to paddle through the break, didn't expect Smith to be so unemotional. After a pause, he said: "If it were me, I would choose to continue to treat Allen Iverson." Stay on the field.”
On the sidelines, Van Gundy immediately retorted: "But in this way, Allen will not be able to explode in the third quarter through poor physical fitness like in previous games."
Rivers, who was blushing at Van Gundy's refutation, chose to remain silent at this moment.
However, what the "tNt trio" never expected was...
Rivers actually guessed it right this time!
In the second quarter of the game, only the sun was visible, and Iverson didn't rest.
So, in the commentary box, Rivers' voice suddenly became louder, "Look, I knew this was the Suns' only response tonight! I've said it a long time ago, there is a tacit understanding between top coaches. !”
Van Gundy, Smith: How dare you put gold in your face!
On the court, the Suns' second team for the second quarter was Stoudemire, Horry Sr., Diaw, Hardaway, and Iverson.
The Pistons' second team is Ben, Clifford Robinson, Collis Williams, Ray Allen, and Mike James.
In the first quarter tonight, Ben only played half of the quarter.
Ray Allen was also replaced by Carlisle with about 3 minutes left in the first quarter and took a rest.
As for the Suns, in addition to Iverson not resting tonight, Stoudemire, who also only rested for 2 minutes in the first quarter, has also increased his playing time.
Wang Shuo knows very well that if they want to defeat this Pistons, the Suns must increase the playing time of their main players.
And this is why he had to find a way to quickly pass the customs from the west.
Because only sufficient physical fitness can support the Suns to fight with the Pistons in this series!
In the second quarter, the Pistons took the lead.
Due to Carlisle's retention, veteran Robinson, who was not traded away by the Pistons, scored a three-pointer from the right corner for the Pistons as soon as he came up.
If Wang Shuo remembers Robinson, who is 38 years old this year, he will play until 2007 before retiring.
This veteran has hit a total of 1,253 three-pointers in Wang Shuo's memory. At the same time, at a height of 208 centimeters, he also has certain defensive abilities even in the later years of his career because of his excellent static talent.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, because Larry Brown didn't like three-pointers, Robinson was immediately "assigned" to Golden State after he took office.
In addition, substitutes like Mike James who have strong outside shooting capabilities are not reused under him.
But under Carlisle, paired with two of the Pistons' new five tigers...
Tonight, even if the Suns sent a "domineering" combination at the beginning of the second quarter, in Wang Shuo's eyes, the situation was not optimistic.
Fortunately, when the Pistons once widened the point difference between the two teams to eight points, Old Horry stepped forward.
An old house where a treasure.
On the court, because the Pistons' second lineup does not have the defensive capabilities of the starting lineup.
Therefore, Old Horry also took advantage of two Spanish pick-and-rolls to score two golden three-pointers for the Suns.
In the stands, when Horry was showing off his power on the court, Riley complained about Kupchak and said: "How great would it be if you kept Robert last year?"
Hearing this, Kupchak smiled bitterly and said, "Pat, please stop making fun of me. I'm already very stressed out."
In the second quarter of the game, when Wang Shuo took a timeout to give Iverson a rest, the score between the two teams was 38 to 40.
On the Pistons bench, after taking a look at the technical statistics of the two teams tonight, Carlisle said: "Terry, have you noticed that tonight the Suns seem to have changed their previous focus of attack?"
Stotts replied: "It seems like this. Amare obviously took more shots than Allen tonight."
In order to cope with this round of the finals, Wang Shuo did adjust the direction of the Sun's attack in the game.
Because no matter how good Iverson's physical fitness is, he can't play wildly for 48 minutes in the game.
Tonight, in the first and second quarters, Iverson's main tasks were feints.
The purpose is to create a physical time gap for him as much as possible in this way.
Although he has been running on the court to help his teammates, it is also a drain on Iverson's physical fitness.
But when the cards in his hand are far inferior to the opponent's, this is the only choice Wang Shuo can make.
Wang Shuo knows very well that once Iverson comes off the court, no matter how efficient the Suns' bench is, it will be difficult to provide Stoudemire with a comfortable output environment like Iverson.
In the NBA, role players are destined to only play a role in assisting the main force.
If you expect role players to kill each other...
That's only possible if you have a super sixth man like Crawford.
However, even so, Wang Shuo still bought Iverson 3 minutes of precious rest time in the second quarter.
Because Hardaway was in good form tonight, Wang Shuo decisively took down Iverson with 5 minutes and 25 seconds left in the second quarter and sent Bell to partner with Hardaway.
When CCTV saw Wang Shuo's substitution adjustment, even Director Zhang exclaimed: "Wang Shuo is so courageous! How dare he remove the star player at such a tense moment?"
In fact, in NbA, at this time, the head coach's choice to make substitutions is also a gamble.
If you win the bet, everyone will definitely praise you afterwards.
As for losing the bet...
Then you will inevitably get the sentence "What can I exchange for being blind?"?
Fortunately, Wang Shuo won his bet tonight.
Of course, a large part of the reason why he won the bet was mainly because he had wronged Hardaway before.
As long as you don't give up on yourself.
Then why don't I let you get in the car?
On the court, a top-of-the-arb single from "Penny" Hardaway.
After using the rhythm change to cleverly deceive Billups, Hardaway immediately made a jump shot.
Uh-huh!
On the sidelines, McGrady jumped up with excitement when he saw this scene.
As McGrady's idol, and in a sense the leader of McGrady's basketball career, Hardaway, who is not good at words, jogged back to the Suns bench after scoring the goal and said to Iverson: "Have a good rest! I'll give it to you." Hit the break!”
at this moment.
There is no dissatisfaction with having to be the substitute tonight.
Perhaps Hardaway's career in Wang Shuo's memory is hard to describe.
But at this moment, this early "Jordan successor" only has one thing on his mind:
Use your old arms and legs to give Allen Iverson that precious rest time!
That's all.
On the bench of the Suns, thinking back to the Suns that were as scattered as sand a year ago, Barkley couldn't believe that just one year later, Wang Shuo really brought everyone of them together!
Look, even Mark Madsen, who missed the team's playoff roster, is cheering for his teammates on the field at the top of his lungs.
Barkley vowed to share these stories from his time as an assistant coach with the Suns when he returns to the commentary box on tNt TV in the future.
In his opinion, Wang Shuo is far more worthy of people's worship than the so-called God of Basketball!
The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Three minutes later, Iverson went into battle again.
Tonight, the Suns successfully withstood the most difficult second quarter in their battle plan!
At the end of this almost suffocating first half, the scoreboard read 52 to 53.
Seeing Wang Shuo's shirt soaked with sweat, during halftime, Barkley quickly found Wang Shuo a clean shirt from the Suns staff.
"In the future, if anyone tells me that you don't need excellent physical strength to be a head coach, I will tell him!" Barkley thought to himself silently while Wang Shuo was changing his shirt.
“In the second half, let’s switch to one-and-four defense!
Although this may cost us some points.
But it's the only way we can survive until the end tonight. "In the locker room, Wang Shuo said to the three Barkleys before explaining the tactics to the players.
Buckley noticed that when Wang Shuo was discussing tactics with everyone tonight, the frequency of the word "only" was a bit too high.
You know, the basketball court.
The only thing it means is...
You can't make any mistakes every step of the way on the court.
At this moment, Buckley suddenly began to feel sorry for Wang Shuo in his heart.
Because he knew very well how this man was supporting the Suns and Pistons in this game!
But before Barkley can give him a good squeeze...
After the intermission...
The Palace of Auburn Hills, the game continues!
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