One side of the first quarter, and soon entered the tug-of-war in the second quarter. For any strong team, how to play a tug-of-war is a necessary course. Just like the middle-level uniform running period in a long-distance running period, it is a period for testing the team's resilience, tactical literacy and the players' personal abilities. A team with insufficient resilience, insufficient tactical literacy or lack of talent is often slowly thrown away during the tug-of-war period, resulting in the sprint in the last period being too far away and unable to exert force.

At the same time, if you use too much force during the constant speed period, you run with all your strength to catch up with your opponent's steps. The result is that you have the will but lack the strength in the later stage and are overtaken by your opponent.

Therefore, fighting a tug-of-war is crucial to the team, and it is also a great test for the players' willpower, because during this period, both sides will often not have a smooth attack, and the intensity and physical load of the game will gradually increase as the game goes deeper. Therefore, there are two key points in the tug-of-war, one is the depth of the substitute and the other is the tactical execution.

In the middle of the second quarter, the movements on both sides began to grow bigger and bigger. When Lan Bill grabbed the backcourt rebound, Gan Guoyang did not ask the referee to argue, nor did he hit Lan Bill with revenge. Gan Guoyang knew that this insidious guy was waiting for him to come.

In response, Gan Guoyang received Drexler's pass on the offensive end and gave Lan Bill a buckle.

Afterwards, neither Adelman nor Daly allowed the two to continue to play on the court. Both of them were replaced. Adelman was afraid that Gan Guoyang could not help but attack Lan Bill, while Daly needed Lan Bill to rest and continued to consume Gan Guoyang in the second half.

So, Buck Williams came on as a substitute, while the Pistons replaced veteran James Edwards.

One manifestation of the strength of the Pistons is that there are too many people who can play, and there are a group of strong players on the inside and outside. If the Pistons choose to go up and down now, they can still compete with the Trail Blazers. Their top scorer Winnie Johnson on the bench has scored 6 points in a row after playing in the second quarter, which is the main factor that the Pistons can close the score. Edwards is a very good basket protector in the inside. Although Ranbill has gone out, with Edwards, it is not easy for the Trail Blazers to score points in the inside.

In comparison, the Trail Blazers mainly rely on the bench, Buck Williams and Jim Paxson, inside and outside. Buck Williams can perfectly supplement the fourth and fifth positions. Jim Paxson's several outside outbreaks in the playoffs, especially the magical performance in the final moments of the Western Conference Finals against the Lakers, which is an important siege for the Trail Blazers to advance to the finals.

However, compared with the Pistons' deep bench, the two substitutes are too thin. Of course, Duckworth is also a good backup, but the single and overlapping functions give him few opportunities to play on the bench and the effect is not ordinary, but the starting effect is not bad.

After Buck Williams came on the court, he left and started to play a role. He had already begun to have the attributes of a microwave and was hot when he came on the court. As soon as he got a breakthrough pass from Porter, he forced a layup against Edwards in the inside, almost causing Edwards to foul.

Then, on the defensive end, Johnson passed the ball to Edwards to play singles in the interior. As a result, Buck Williams suddenly stepped forward to make up for defense. Edwards had a high center of gravity and was slow in his hand. The ball was cut by Williams, and the Trail Blazers immediately launched a fast break.

From the end of the first quarter to the middle of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers have not had the opportunity to launch a refreshing fast attack for a long time.

"Potter rushed forward quickly with the ball, and passed the ball to Sabonis who followed. Sabonis passed it to Cauchy on the left. Cauchy made a layup! But after being disturbed, the ball did not go in. Sabonis made a tip-in, but still didn't go in. Williams made another move... The ball went in! Williams' tip-in!"

This goal fully reflects the nature of the Trail Blazers. Even a heavy center like Sabonis will fly after playing for a season. The ball he passed to Cauchy is also very beautiful. However, Dennis Rodman at the basket used a small trick and deliberately pushed Cauchy at the basket. The referee did not notice. As a result, Cauchy was unstable in the center of gravity, missed a layup, and almost fell.

In the end, Buck Williams, who was in good shape, made up the ball, but Cauchy made a squad with Rodman at the basket.

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"A somewhat dangerous action, but the referee did not call the foul... The Pistons passed the ball to Edwards again. Edwards received the ball, which was not very smooth... But Sabonis made a foul and pushed the person for a foul. The referee tonight seemed not so fair." Seanley also began to complain about the referee's standards. The referee of the Pistons did not call the referee's dangerous foul tonight. Perhaps the Pistons players were too skilled in making these small moves, so skillful that they easily avoided the referee's eyes.

At this time, the Pistons seemed to be determined to let Edwards attack. The ball was still passed to Edwards from the outside, but Sabonis was too burly. Although Edwards was 7 feet tall, his weight was much worse than Sabonis. Sabonis stood in front of him like a goal panel and a post, and it was difficult for Edwards to turn around and attack.

"Edwards passed the ball to Dumas. Time is coming, Dumas jumped... blocked by Buck Williams! But the ball is out of bounds, and the Pistons' ball rights are still the right to go."

Buck Williams can do everything after he comes on the court. After all, this is his first time in the finals, and the veteran seems extremely excited.

Then the Pistons served from the outside, and Edwards still got the ball, but this time, he received a pass from his teammate in the right horn position. Sabonis did not defend. Edwards made a direct mid-range shot and made two points. The veteran breathed a sigh of relief as if he had completed the task and rushed back to defend.

The Pistons' difficult attack was also two points in the final result, which was not as dazzling as the Trail Blazers' goal, but their tactics were very well executed, with three offensive power, and the final ending was Edwards. After each attack failed, the tactics would change.

From the low position on the right bottom line, to the rib on the left, and then to the bull horn on the right, Edwards's tactics will switch with the change of Edwards' position. Edwards is just a substitute center for the Pistons.

This shows how powerful the Pistons' tactical execution is. After all, they are the defending champions. After all, their core lineup has been tempered for nearly five years.

In comparison, the Trail Blazers are more open-ended offense in their offense. They have tactics, but they are definitely not the tactical running that Ramsey's era that is rigid and traceable. In order to fully utilize the players' personal abilities, Adelman gave the players a lot of freedom on the court. Porter, a point guard with a 30-pick goal, can switch off attacks and defenses in Gan Guoyang's team, and make various emergency stop jump shots, which is inseparable from Adelman's encouragement.

This tactical system makes the Trail Blazers feel like a storm when attacking. For example, in the first quarter, everyone plays like an All-Star, but when it reaches the stalemate stage, it is easy to lose its chain. Especially when Gan Guoyang is not present, Gan Guoyang is present, and this loophole can be blocked. If Gan Guoyang is not present, the loophole will appear, and Gan Guoyang cannot stay on the court forever.

"Drexler broke through and made a layup! This ball was too difficult, but Buck Williams grabbed the frontcourt rebound! Williams turned and jumped, but still missed! Edwards got the rebound." This time, Buck Williams couldn't continue scoring the goal. He was so excited that he forgot that the seven-foot Edwards in front of him, and he was only 6-8.

Winnie Johnson slowly controlled the ball. At this time, the score between the two sides was 45:43, and the Trail Blazers were two points ahead of the Pistons.

One of the major features of the Pistons' offensive end is that the three defenders in the backcourt, Thomas, Johnson and Dumas take turns to control the situation, and it is time for the microwave.

"Winnie Johnson broke through to the inside with the help of Edwards' pick-and-roll, and was double-teamed and passed the ball to Edwards. Edwards transferred the ball to the bottom line, and Sally received the ball at the bottom line! Hit! 45 tied, 45 tied, and both sides returned to the starting line of the same type."
Chapter completed!