Chapter 166 Defensive Battle

Doug kept drawing the line diagram on the tactical board, constantly telling the key points of defense and the defensive objects that need to be paid attention to. Since the Wizards' offense cannot be opened, let the defense become fierce, and put enough pressure on the Pistons on the defensive end so that the Pistons can't get points. This way, the Wizards can compete with each other!

I tried my best to replenish my moisture. Perhaps because I was too nervous, I felt that in the first quarter, my entire throat was dry and about to get angry!

At the beginning, the Wizards replaced Sam Mitchell, and Courtney Alexander was allowed to play, and the Pistons also replaced the old monster Michael Curry with Collins Williams. The others were still fighting on the court. This is the playoffs, and no one dared to let the substitute come on the bench casually. A small mistake will ruin a game, destroy the entire series, and even make the championship missing. The starter must show the strength of the starter at this time.

Chucky Atkins slowly controlled the ball from the outside, Jerry Starkhouse gave him a pick-and-roll, Chucky Atkins quickly broke through Chauncey Billups' defense, but Richard Hamilton blocked Chucky Atkins and stuck his line to the inside. Chucky Atkins stopped in an emergency, then turned around and passed the ball back again. Jerry Starkhouse received the ball and tried to use his strong body to force Chauncey Billups, but Chauncey Billups' body was not a bamboo pole like Richard Hamilton.

Jerry Starkhouse had no chance, so he could only pass the ball again. The ball reached Clifford Robinson's hand, but behind Clifford Robinson was I pressing him firmly, not letting him turn around comfortably.

Time passed by seconds, and 24 seconds was about to end, Jerry Starkhouse had to force his shot, the ball was high and floating.

I carried both Clifford Robinson and Ben Wallace to the side, jumped high, and took the basketball into my arms.

This defense was very successful.

The Pistons retreated like a tide. I handed the basketball to Chauncey Billups and shouted: "Don't worry! Take your time, we'll score a goal in a minute!"

I have to relax my teammates' tense nerves, otherwise I will lose the game.

I caught the basketball one step inside the three-point line, feeling the power of Wallace pushing me hard behind me, and looked back at Clifford Robinson's eagerness to try on one side. I knew that the Pistons' head coach Rick Chris had taken the Wizards' lifeline. They had to double-team me firmly!

It sounds nice to say, how easy it is to break double-team, how to find an open position, how to catch the ball, and how to shoot, but when you get on the court, you will know that the empty position you should have gone out for half a second will disappear immediately.

I motioned for Christian Letterner to cover me. Christian Letterner walked forward and just blocked Ben Wallace's fat body. I swung a shot, took a step back, and jumped up. But Clifford Robinson had already run over.

My original intention was to attract Ben Wallace and Clifford Robinson's attention, and then pass the ball to the basket, Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton used the empty inside to make a cut.

But it was obvious that the Pistons head coach had an explanation for this situation. When Ben Wallace saw me jumping up, he turned around and ran away from the basket, only Clifford Robinson was defending me.

Ben Wallace cut off my pass from over his head, and he kept Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups firmly in the way.

I was in the air and had no choice but to force myself to take action.

The basketball hit the basket and jumped up. Although Christian Letterner was struggling to compete for rebounds, it was obvious that he lost to Ben Wallace.

Defensive battle! Absolute defensive battle.

The arrow characters of both teams have been blocked, so you don’t want to go in the inside line. The basketball is frequently hitting the basket, correcting the shape of the basket.

Jerry Starkhouse was kept blocking and defending, and he was not angry at all. The Pistons' second scorer Clifford Robinson made me go out as soon as he made a three-pointer inside. If he was inside the three-pointer, he would leave it to Christian Letterner to deal with it. This 3-pointer who was very accurate in three-pointers had no room for long shots.

As for the Wizards, I was locked firmly by Ben Wallace and Clifford Robinson. Not only the offense, but also the passing ball I was studied by both of them. Once I held the ball, one of the two of them was the main defense and the other assisted the defense, I would never let me go. Once I jumped up and passed the ball, Ben Wallace turned around to defend the basket as quickly as possible!

In just 12 minutes, the Wizards caused the opponent to violate the rules twice in 24 seconds, and 4 shots in a hurry at the last moment of 24 seconds, while the Pistons did not give in too much. The Wizards caused the Wizards to violate the rules three times in 24 seconds, and 2 shots in a hurry at the last moment of 24 seconds.

Once you have the possibility of directly attacking the basket, there will definitely be a big palm next to you slap your ball holding hands, making your shot or layup far away from the target.

I've never seen such a tight defense, and I never expected such a tight defense. I only scored 7 points in the whole first half, and four of them were due to fouls.

39:27

The Pistons led by 12 points into the second half. This was a very low score. The Pistons allowed the Wizards to score 15 points in the first quarter, but only allowed the Wizards to score 14 points in the second quarter, and 6 of the 14 points in the fourth quarter were obtained by foul free throws.

The Wizards only allowed the Pistons to score 12 points in the second quarter, 5 of these 12 points were obtained from free throws. The Pistons' offense was also pressed tightly by the Wizards. The targeted regional joint defense arranged by Doug Collins made the Pistons' firepower instantly silence.

"Kaome! You have already committed fouls three times in the first half. Be careful not to foul in the second half. Don't deliberately block the shots. Do you understand?" Doug Collins kept asking me.

In the first half, I sent 4 blocks, allowing the Pistons' grandsons to enjoy a hot pot banquet, but at the end of the second quarter, Jerry Starkhouse, the bastard, caused a big foul twice in a row, and that guy was completely fouling.

I wasn't bad either. I let Clifford Robinson take two fouls and Ben Wallace take two fouls.

The whole first half was spent with iron-blooded defense and constant fouls. However, if it continues, it will definitely be unfavorable for the Wizards. The Wizards must find a way to win enough points, otherwise the Wizards will undoubtedly lose in this game.


Chapter completed!