Chapter 314: Restrain yourself
The Detroit Pistons were one of the first teams in the NBA. Even before it was established in the NBA, the Pistons were built in 1941. Of course, they were still at Fort Wayne at that time.
The Pistons' team name comes from its creator, the automotive Pistons manufacturing giant Zorner. From its inception to joining the BAA (the predecessor of the NBA), the Pistons have always been the strong team at that time. Although they failed to win the championship, they reached the finals in 55 and 56, but they were both defeated by the Lakers who were still in Minneapolis at the time.
In 1957, the Pistons moved to the industrial city of Detroit. This migration was the same as the Rockets moved from San Diego to Houston. It has to be said to be a "combination of heaven". Houston is a space city, while Detroit is an absolute city of automobiles. The name of the Pistons is really suitable.
But after coming to Detroit, the Pistons' performance has not improved. Neither Detroit's future mayor Dave Bing or powerful center Bob Lanier, they can lead the Pistons even closer to the championship throne.
It was not until 1981 that the Pistons obtained the first stone among the cornerstones of the team-building - Isiah Thomas, that this inconspicuous little man began to become the soul of the Pistons.
In the following seasons, the Pistons began various magical operations in the draft and trading market. In November 1981, they traded from Seattle and had sufficient firepower on the bench; in 1982, they traded from the Cavaliers to Ranbill, and had a meat shield and shameless defender in the interior; in 1983, they replaced the coach with Chuck Daly, and the team had a brain and spiritual leader; in 1985, they won Joe Dumas in the draft, and had an excellent defender and a stable scorer in the backcourt; in 1985, the Pistons got the "beef man" Rick Mahon, and the power forward had a defensive coolie, forming the second player of Hum and Ha with Ranbill.
A relatively complete starting lineup and coaching combination has been formed. What the Pistons are currently missing is the all-around substitute on the bench, a powerful attacking small forward and an X factor.
Among them, the lack of attacking small forwards made the Pistons unable to seize the opponent's weakest link in the game against the Trail Blazers in the home game Joe Louis Arena (the original home silver stadium was temporarily unavailable due to damage) on February 22, which greatly reduced the pressure from the Trail Blazers.
Since Drexler was also affected by a cold in this game (80% infected by Gan Guoyang) absent, Paxson was mentioned as the starting point guard, Terry Porter continued to serve as the starting point guard, Valentine has been reimbursed this season, and he will not be able to participate in the remaining games, including the playoffs.
After the opening, the Pistons, who played at home, got into the state quickly. First, Thomas used a fake move near the free throw line to pass Porter, and then made a forward jump shot, opening the team's first record.
Afterwards, the Pistons' power forward Kent Benson made another difficult left-hand hook shot, which also caused Mitchell Sampson to make a foul, and the extra free throws were also made, and the Pistons started 5:0.
But the Trail Blazers have already had a strong team style. Although Porter is a rookie player, he has already gained the essence of the team in the offense for most of the season in the Trail Blazers. That is, Ramsey's three words "Run, Run, Run", which highlights the word "fast".
After serving, he quickly dribbled through the half-court, and then, before the Pistons' defense was still in place, he relied on a pick-and-roll from Gan Guoyang to directly enter the basket and switch hands and layup. At this time, Lan Bill was still at the free throw line and didn't have time to land.
The Pistons were also very fast. Although Daley began to make defensive changes to the team this season, in the league environment at that time, the fast style in the regular season offense was always more efficient than the slow-moving position. The Pistons, who had just lost points, immediately handed a long pass to Thomas.
Thomas killed the frontcourt like the wind, and the Trail Blazers players also rushed back to defend, but Joe Dumas had already landed on the left baseline at this time. Thomas passed the ball accurately to Dumas. Dumas took a knife and made a jump shot from the 15-foot baseline, 7:2.
"As a whirlwind as fast as an offense, it has to be admitted that these two teams have many similarities in the offense, such as rapid advancement, accurate wing shooting, and timely follow-up from the inside, they are simply carved out of the same mold." The commentator of a local TV station in Detroit said.
He is right. In terms of offensive style, the Trail Blazers and the Pistons do have many similarities, especially since Drexler did not play in this game, and the Trail Blazers started with Parkerson, so there are more similarities between the two.
The two wings in the fast attack were quickly opened, and the middle lane was strong and the inside line followed up. It was certain that the offensive routines they practiced during training must be similar.
This is also the legacy left by the two teams' "offensive basketball" in the previous seasons. The concept of fast attack and easy scoring has been deeply imprinted into the players' game habits.
So from the first quarter, both sides began a battle against the attack. The shooting percentages of both sides were extremely high and the offense and defense conversion speed was also very fast. As the center, Gan Guoyang had almost no chance to play singles with the ball, but instead scored two points in a quick attack by relying on tip-offs.
Because of this, he and Ranbir were still in peace. Their physical confrontation was not fierce. Ranbir also looked confused and pretending to be pure. With his good face, he really felt harmless.
It should be said that they played calmly in the first quarter. The Trail Blazers were behind the game and rushed back one by one. In the last attack before the end of the first quarter, Van dervic threw one randomly outside the three-point line, and the ball naturally bounced out of the basket. However, Gan Guoyang was quick-witted and jumped before the point to press over Lan Bill, and gently pointed the ball into the basket with his left hand!
Since this ball was a three-point long shot, the bounce was particularly high. Gan Guoyang jumped with all his strength. After getting the ball in the air, he seemed to have dipped the ball in, but there was not enough time, so he could only touch the ball and try to point the ball in.
The ball was scored, and the Trail Blazers overtook the score and ended the first quarter with a lead of 35:34. However, Lan Bill was pushed by a Taishan Mountain in Gan Guoyang and scored a goal. The Dark Prince, who had been silent for a quarter, began to make a bad move.
Compared to the bounce, he was basically 0 in front of Gan Guoyang, a yellow man, so he naturally could not jump to Gan Guoyang, but others were below, Gan Guoyang was in the air, and as soon as Gan Guoyang fell, this guy rose up and arched his back, wanting Gan Guoyang to fall directly over his back.
Gan Guoyang was pushed by his big butt in the air, and suddenly he lost his balance. When he was about to fall over his shoulder and was turned over by Ranbir, he subconsciously hugged Ranbir, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time.
"Beebeep!" The referee's whistle sounded. At the end of the first quarter, the two men had a wrestling performance. Not only did they fall to the ground, they stood up very quickly, and immediately started spraying each other face to face.
The players on both sides quickly pulled the two apart. Although the Pistons had many bad boys, Gan Guoyang was definitely not a bully. The players in the league were all won by themselves. Gan Guoyang was able to gradually rise in this black and white league as a yellow-skinned player. Most of them depended on his skills and the half of them relying on his unyielding strength on the court.
Unlike the Americans who have an impression of Chinese, Gan Guoyang is extremely tough on the court. Although he plays cleanly and neatly and rarely has dirty moves, his trash talks are endless, and secondly, he always revenges, but he just uses basketball. Moreover, Gan Guoyang is the best in the league, and no one is his opponent.
In many games this season, Gan Guoyang has also had conflicts with others. Generally, after fierce quarrels and slight physical contact, Gan Guoyang will immediately slap the opponent in the face with his performance. If he is a player facing him, Gan Guoyang will definitely beat him up.
"Go-to-the-bench, you-sun-of-bitch!Go-to-the-bench,Go-to-the-bench!" Facing the Pistons bench players surrounding him, Gan Guoyang stood under the basket and first pushed away the approaching Lan Bill, then pointed at the Pistons players and cursed, asking them to return to the bench.
Gan Guoyang's roar was simply more useful than the referee's whistle. As he spoke, he squeezed out the crowd and returned to the bench by himself. The Piston bench players who came up and wanted to find trouble suddenly felt bored, and they didn't dare to come forward to find trouble for Gan Guoyang. The boss Lan Bill was so arrogant, so what else did they do?
A conflict that is very likely to break out is gone invisible.
"You're so sweet, don't be impulsive, focus on the game." Ramsey also praised Gan Guoyang for his behavior of restraining himself and intimidating his opponents.
Gan Guoyang knew that Lan Bill wanted to make him angry and act impulsively. Even if both of them were sent off, the Trail Blazers would still suffer.
Of course, the current league dare not ban Gan Guoyang from the game at will.
After a small episode, the game quickly started again. The two sides, which were difficult to solve in the first quarter, competed more fiercely in the second quarter. At this time, the changes that occurred in the two original offensive teams were seen. Their defense could be quite outstanding when necessary.
After the start of the second quarter, both sides missed consecutive shots, and the score remained at the first quarter of 35:34.
At this time, Gan Guoyang was still standing on the court, while Ranbir's defense was getting tighter and tighter, and Rick Mahong was surrounded at any time. Gan Guoyang would definitely be double-teamed as soon as he received the ball.
"Give me the ball!" Gan Guoyang shouted at Corte, who was on the bench. He had already stood in the waist position.
Corte did not hesitate and immediately gave Gan Guoyang a lob, while Ma Hong also did not come from the line to double-team.
But Gan Guoyang reacted very quickly. Since Ma Hong came online, Gan Guoyang quickly turned from the bottom line. He used 120% of the force to squeeze the 260-pound Lanbier away, grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it hard towards the basket!
"Bang!"
Chapter completed!