readytorunbook Chapter 132 We are ready to study the next round of opponents! (1, please subscribe)
Chapter 132 We are ready to study the next round of opponents! (1, please subscribe)
Chapter 132 We are ready to study the next round of opponents! (4000, please subscribe)
The game has entered the second quarter. Whether there is suspense in this round of the series basically depends on the performance of the two teams in this quarter.
There is no suspense, the powerful Pistons definitely want to solve the Cavaliers in the shortest possible time and advance to the second round of the playoffs.
And if the Cavaliers don't want to be swept by the Pistons, they must hold the second quarter to avoid the point difference being widened.
If the point difference in the second quarter continues to widen by more than ten points, then the second half does not start, and the Pistons will take a [-]-[-] point lead. The Pistons will be able to win the game with only the second lineup.
Faced with this situation, the Cavaliers will not be able to play the main force, nor can they be the main force.
After all, the playoffs are a protracted game. The Pistons have the opportunity to rest the main players, but the Cavaliers have to rely on the main players to win.
What the final result will be, one can imagine.
"I have to lead the team, and I have to boost everyone's morale." James led the team to the playoffs for the first time, and he had a lot of ideas in his mind.
Even though the Cavaliers are far inferior to the Pistons, this is a seven-game series.
It is not impossible for the Cavaliers to defeat the strong with the weak.
James is dreaming, but not so unrealistic.
James feels that as long as he can lead the team to defend the second quarter and avoid the point difference being widened, everyone sees hope, and maybe they can turn defeat into victory.
No matter how bad it is, there is still a chance to win the next game in the series, drag the series to Cleveland, and win a victory at home afterwards.
But it's a pity that Huo Song is obviously getting more and more experienced in playing against the wind.
As soon as Huo Song came up, he hit Desagena Diop in the low post and scored twice in a row.
After Huo Song opened up the situation, created space under the basket, and attracted the defense, Hamilton's role gradually came into play.
Soon he made 3 of 2 shots and punished the Cavaliers with mid-range.
James kept calling pick-and-rolls to break into the paint, and it would be difficult for James to break through the defenses of Huo Song and Rasheed Wallace if Daben was not there.
James, who lacked a star whistle, struggled very much. In the second half of the second quarter, he even chose to score suddenly.
After all, James plays more reasonably. If he fails to break through the inside line many times and his shooting rate is very low, he will play in another way.
Sometimes teammates can help him, and sometimes teammates will help him take part of the responsibility.
"Is this the playoffs? Haha."
The easy and difficult playoffs made Huo Song more and more comfortable playing, and his playing time in the first half was basically the same as that at the end of the regular season.
Since the pressure on the court was really not great, Huo Song was really in a good mood.
It is worth mentioning that after Huo Song left the field, the Pistons players on the field were still able to widen the point difference.
It can be seen that the Pistons are based on defense and still have a stable ability to abuse food in the playoffs.
Huo Song can just follow suit. Of course, it takes a little more effort, and it's no problem to swipe the data.
The league doesn't usually count playoff numbers, but fans do.
The accumulation of playoff data is also a major evidence of the star strength comparison.
35 to 57, after the first half, the Pistons have successfully established a 22-point lead.
It stands to reason that in the third quarter, a substitute can be sent to play a dozen, but Larry Brown still sent Huo Song, Da Ben, Collis Williams, Hamilton and Mike James.
Although there are mostly substitutes in the lineup, is Huo Song really a substitute?
In fact, the Pistons played the third quarter with the three main players. This time they played, it was to completely establish the victory of the game and win the first round of the playoffs in G1 without fail.
The game quickly resumed. After the Pistons served from the bottom line, Mike James dribbled the ball across half court and directly played a pick-and-roll with Huo Song at the top arc.
Huo Song went to the basket, attacking the basket directly as if no one was there.
Big Z couldn't stop Huo Song who exploded with impact force, so he could only step forward and make a foul to destroy Huo Song's shot.
Huo Song failed to grasp the opportunity of two plus one. Later, because he was indeed beaten, the free throw link was also a classic two free throws and one free throw.
But it doesn't matter, it's good to score.
The most fundamental thing for the Pistons to win is defense!
Next it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack, and Huo Song and Daben set up defense early. Needless to say, the cooperation between Huo Song and Daben, even though they stayed for less time recently, they didn't get tired of being together all day long like before. Wing singles training.
However, two players with similar defensive packages cooperate with each other to defend, that is really terrifying!
James pick-and-roll broke through the inside and passed the ball to Ira Newbell, who continued to hold the ball and break through the inside to try to attack.
As a result, Big Ben came out of the defense and directly reached out to block the ball, destroying the ball.
In the blink of an eye, Huo Song came out from the inside, jumped up and grabbed the ball in the air.
Mike James saw the opportunity and immediately turned around and made a fast break.
LeBron's return to defense is fast, but after all, he just broke into the inside not long ago, and after the ball was passed, he turned to the bottom corner and smoked for a while.
When LeBron returned to the defense, the other James had already received the ball and ran to the basket, took off directly, and dunked with both hands.
The Pistons once again scored 2 points in transition.
After the first half, the Cavaliers scored 2 points by relying on conversions.
Without giving a chance at all, the Pistons' defense can be said to have made no mistakes.
The Cavaliers got three conversion opportunities in this game, which started after holding the defensive rebound.
Never once did this happen, but the Pistons returned to defense very quickly.
In the end, the Cavaliers scored 2 points by switching, which was much more difficult than the Pistons just this time.
"LeBron, I will rest first, and I am looking forward to the two-day contest."
Huo Song didn't play the full third quarter, so he took the initiative to chat with James before leaving the court.
It doesn't mean to pretend, it's just to destroy James' mentality so that the team can win the game more easily.
As a Kobe fan, Huo Song naturally wouldn't be unaware that he still needs to use some psychological tactics to play.
Just like Kobe's "double-teaming players in the opponent's lineup who are in contract years, and at the same time giving those players who receive the maximum salary more opportunities, so that the opponent will have infighting."
Duncan's "the future is yours" made James stay bald and stronger, and finally won the championship.
Of course, Larry Brown and the Five Pistons in history targeted the OK combination in this way.
O'Neal was double-teamed to death, but the Pistons kept letting Kobe go, allowing Kobe to play singles. Sure enough, Kobe went undercover, and the Pistons easily won the finals.
Now, it is definitely no problem for the Pistons to win the Cavaliers.
But I'm afraid of capsizing in the gutter!
The greatest charm of sports is that it has infinite possibilities.
Don't you see that the well-known coach Doug Rivers has repeatedly led his opponents 3 to 1 in the playoffs, but he was still overturned.
And there is no shortage of black eight miracles in the league.
Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years. Huo Song used special means to ensure that he would win the series when he was competing with James for the best rookie. This is not mean.
As long as it is done, it is a hero.
The NBA is not a place where heroes are not judged by success or failure.
No matter how strong Iverson is, he is gradually forgotten by the fans because he has no championship.
And the star with the championship, no matter how bad it is, will stay on some records.
62 to 98, the Cavaliers and the Pistons ended with such a disparity in the first round of G1.
In fact, the Pistons had opened the point difference to 30 points as early as the third quarter. The Pistons with absolute defense turned the Cavaliers into a CBA team.
If it weren't for replacing the main force in advance and letting the substitute find the feeling of playing in the playoffs, it would not be surprising for the Pistons to expand the point difference to 40 points, or even 50 points.
"LeBron is a great player!
He was just a high school student when he entered the league, but he is now ready to win and play in the playoffs.
He is very versatile and can do everything, scoring, attacking, passing, and defending.
He can do anything if he wants to.
But basketball is not a one-man game, it's a team game.
So, even though LeBron has a bright future, even if he is a very good young player, he has to slowly adapt to how to win in the playoffs. "
In an interview after the game, Huo Song commented on James and said so.
In today's game, even though Huo Song clocked in three quarters, the overall statistics are still better than James.
霍嵩12投8中，罚球6投3中，砍下19分8篮板2助攻1盖帽，数据很全面。
The control of fouls and turnovers is also done very well, with only 3 fouls and only 1 turnover.
It can be said that it is very rare for Huo Song to have such a performance in the playoffs for the first time.
再看詹姆斯，21投8中，三分6投1中，罚球3投2中，19分7篮板4助攻。
If you don't look at the 5 turnovers, you can only say that the efficiency is slightly lower.
But the Cavaliers only scored 62 points, which is very inefficient. James alone scored nearly one-third of the team's points, which is actually quite rare.
But compared with Huo Song, there is no comparison.
James scored 6 points in the fourth quarter. Huo Song only used the first three quarters to score 19 points with a little effort.
As Huo Song said: "We are the No. [-] pick and the No. [-] pick. Entering the league has attracted a lot of attention.
However, we still need to better adapt to the NBA environment.
We adapted to the regular season, but the playoffs are the first time.
This is exactly what we need to learn as soon as possible.
As for the difference between me and him, I met a group of good teammates.
They help me how to adapt to the playoffs, how to play in the playoffs. "
James and Huo Song have to adapt to how to play in the playoffs.
Huo Song has a wealth of resources in the Pistons. Both teammates and coaches are experienced in the playoffs.
James is in the Cavaliers, a bit miserable.
Ricky Davis, who was originally a contender for the No. [-] pick, fantasized about becoming king all day long, but because he threatened James' status, he had to pack up and leave overnight.
James is alone and helpless, and it is not easy to lead the team to the playoffs.
Not to mention, as soon as they entered the playoffs, they encountered a championship-level team-the Eastern hegemony Pistons.
After experiencing such a disparity in strength, James has been beaten.
Huo Song thought, as a brother, he still needs to encourage (to add insult to injury).
Huo Song didn't know if James could learn this from the media reporters after the game. Anyway, Huo Song was very happy after he finished speaking.
After playing G1, the Pistons breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the main players are not injured and there are no accidents, at least there is no problem in winning the Cavaliers.
Still, it's time to train.
In order to prevent players from causing trouble, all Pistons players were locked in the hotel for closed management and training.
There is also a small training ground in the hotel. Although the space is a bit small, it is not a problem to do daily training, play training games and so on.
Time passed quickly, and 3 days passed in a flash.
On April 4, the first round of G20 between the Pistons and the Cavaliers started immediately.
It is almost a replica of G1. Although the big Z helped the Cavaliers jump to the ball, the Pistons quickly restricted the Cavaliers' offense by relying on their excellent defense.
Before Huo Song came on the field, the Pistons had already achieved a 4-point lead, and occasionally opened the gap to more than 5 points.
However, the Cavaliers played very tenaciously, and obviously did not want to be swept out by the Pistons so easily.
But after Huo Song came on the court, it was useless for the Cavaliers to be tenacious.
In the playoffs, talent is everything, and stars are everything.
Huo Song kept playing sideline pick-and-rolls with Billups on the court. If Huo Song singled out the big Z in the low post, the big Z might have to defend it, but Huo Song's athletic talent crushed the big Z, there was really no way.
Regardless of Boozer's defense or Big Z's defense, the Cavaliers can't solve Huo Song's point.
When Huo Song is tired from playing, Hamilton and Billups can take the opportunity to play again to help the team maintain the deadlock, or further open up the situation.
In the second quarter, Huo Song exerted his strength again as soon as he came up.
The Cavaliers tried to prevent Huo Song from scoring again and again, but they couldn't.
After the game, a basketball commentator made such comments: "Huo Song played in the way of Shaquille O'Neal again, and he can beat the Cavaliers so easily, in fact, he should also thank Shaquille O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal allowed many blue-collar centers who couldn't play to get big contracts, and teams with these big players didn't have the conditions to defend Huo Song. "
Big centers with autonomous offensive capabilities are usually divided into technical and strength types. If you want to restrain O'Neill's physical strength center, you need a tall meat shield to consume O'Neill's physical strength.
But to guard against centers with footwork, impact, or shooting skills, it is actually more effective to strangle them with strikers.
Because of O'Neal, the league has allowed many meat shield centers to get big contracts, and because of salary constraints, they cannot reinforce high-quality strikers.
With the Lakers still the league's number one seed, Huo Song relied on his impact and footwork to naturally feel like a duck to water in the paint, with ease.
But in two years, this situation may be about to change.
When O'Neal's peak is no longer, Huo Song is in his prime. Perhaps many inside players in the league have to count on Huo Song to eat.
Speaking of now, the Cavaliers don't have the striker conditions to defend Huo Song.
But if Huo Song can't be dealt with, he can only be attacked by Huo Song again and again, beating him to death step by step.
After the Pistons won two home games in a row, they played an away game soon.
On April 4, the Pistons and the Cavaliers G23 started.
There is no suspense. Even if the Cavaliers played at home, they still lost 21 points to the Pistons.
Like the previous two games, Huo Song and other main players of the Pistons still clocked in three quarters.
After taking a 3-0 lead, Huo Song, who finally scored 20 points in a single game in the playoffs, was also naughty in an interview after the game.
"We are ready to study our opponents in the next round!"
(End of this chapter)