Larry Brown is grumpy right now!

Based on the Trail Blazers' performance at the beginning, he thought that with Hamilton and Ben Wallace, one offense and one defense, they could suppress the opponent in the first rotation stage.

As a result, as soon as the rookie on the opposite side came up, the opponent's strength completely changed!

It's not that the opponent is too strong for the Pistons to deal with, but that it can't be dealt with when Atkins is in charge.

Just as he was angry, Larry Brown felt an expectant look...that Serbian center!

"You little brat, look at you, then look at the other rookies, why are you so weak? Shit, I might as well trade away the draft picks and select you xxxx..."

Larry Brown pointed at Milicic and cursed angrily. The more he cursed, the more unpleasant it became... venting all his unhappy emotions.

Hamilton was about to step forward to say a few words to Milicic, but was stopped by Billups and Ben Wallace.

The two shook their heads at Hamilton, who struggled internally and had no choice but to give up.

After Larry Brown finished scolding, he made tactical arrangements. The timeout was about to end and he left the bench. Hamilton said to Billups and Ben Wallace: "The coach's scolding was too unpleasant. It got worse every time. Dakota is too young.

I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it."

Billups shook his head: "We can't care about him. The coach has brought us great changes. We may succeed this season."

Success?

Hamilton thought of the man who wore No. 33 in high school.

Ben Wallace thought of the same man, but that man had already put on the No. 8 jersey.

What Billups was thinking of was the man who was called the 'best power forward in history' after last season.

If you want to succeed, conflicts between players are not a big problem, but if there are conflicts between players and coaches... Hamilton can only sympathize with Milicic's experience.

For something, you have to give up something.

Tonight, in the opening game of the new season, Hamilton gave up something, while Billups and Ben Wallace had such determination earlier.

Because they gave up some things and made up their minds, the three of them had a deeper desire for success!

…

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace.

The Pistons sent a combination of Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Ben Wallace, and Campbell.

Randolph went to the free throw line and made two steady free throws. The game lasted 6 minutes and 52 seconds, and the score was tied at 8-8!

When the Pistons attacked, Billups received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

Liu Xiu stayed on the top arc, excited.

This is the league's No. 1 point guard who boasts that he is unrivaled in one championship... Liu Xiu does not recognize this title, but Liu Xiu admires Billups' ability after he has gone through his growth period.

"Chauncy Billups, 27 years old, 191 cm, 92 kg, pg, ability evaluation 85, offense 84, defense 88, passing ability 86, passing accuracy..."

This ability evaluation was within Liu Xiu's expectation. In the past two years, Billups has actually only secured his starting position.

Liu Xiu remembers that in the original time and space, in the 2004-05 season, the second year after winning FMVP, Billups had not yet performed at the All-Star level. In the 05-06 season, his personal ability began to take off and reached the All-Star level.

level.

Of course, there are many things that the opponent can also feel before the strength comes up.

Liu Xiu felt from Billups what it means to be calm, what it means to be steady, what it means to be... steady?

Liu Xiu looked at Billups who was controlling the ball steadily. Is this guy playing steadily?

Unstable?

Liu Xiu is a little irritable now. He usually has a hard time losing focus during a round of duel, but he has already had countless thoughts in his mind just now.

After Billups advanced past half court, Liu Xiu pressed forward to put pressure on Billups, but Billups took a step back and controlled the ball one meter outside the top arc. Liu Xiu could only step on it.

Defend at the three-point line.

Finally, when 18 seconds passed in the 24-second attack time, Billups made a move, made a sudden stop, and made a two-point shot!

Billups's singles, and even Liu Xiu's one-on-one defense, couldn't get rid of it...Liu Xiu was obviously distracted for three moments in 10 seconds, but the moment he started to make moves,

I came back to my senses!

But this can't stop Billups' determination to shoot - he can just play like Iverson!

The thrown ball hit the neck of the basket with a bang and bounced out... Randolph struggled to defend the defensive rebound.

The moment Billups shot, only Ben Wallace was rushing, and the other three Pistons retreated directly to defend.

Liu Xiu received the ball from Randolph and recovered from Billups' outrageous one-on-one singles.

Just now, Hamilton failed to get out of the gap, so Billups chose to play one-on-one.

Given 18 seconds for Hamilton to move, it seemed that only Ben Wallace was trying to figure out how to do a wing pick-and-roll, and there was no tactical support... Liu Xiu had long expected that the Pistons would be very simple after Larry Brown joined.

But I didn't expect it to be so simple.

Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt. Unlike the Pistons' outrageous procrastination on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers immediately started attacking.

Liu Xiu did not choose to launch an attack from Randolph.

No matter how hard Randolph plays in the low post, he will have to stop when he encounters the low post defense of Campbell, who is 213 centimeters tall and 127 kilograms!

This is Campbell! A rim protector who can turn O'Neal before he gained weight into an All-Star edge center!

The ball was given to Rasheed Wallace who was on the right side of the free throw line. Travis Outlaw cut in from the middle and passed the ball to Randolph on the left baseline. Randolph flexibly turned around to avoid it.

Hamilton, who was on defense, entered the basket, avoided Campbell on the second line of defense, and flew for a layup...

"Snapped"

"Bang"

Ben Wallace's pegboard hat!

Ben Wallace pressed the ball on the backboard when Randolph's floater reached its highest point and grabbed it!

After landing, he grabbed the ball with both hands and raised his elbows. His face was full of fierceness, and it just said on his face - No flying here!

The Trail Blazers had good discipline on the court and retreated quickly to prevent Billups from starting a fast break after receiving the ball.

But this attack just now left the Trail Blazers with lingering fears!

Everyone feels the changes in the Pistons - the inside is airtight!

Elden Campbell protects the frame, Ben Wallace defends in series, Billups defends Liu Xiu from the top of the arc, Prince and Ben Wallace can switch defenses infinitely, and Prince can switch to the first position...

The Pistons defense is loaded!

The only shortcoming of the Pistons' starting five - the rim protector - was filled by Campbell!

When the Pistons attacked, Hamilton had a chance this time. He caught the ball, turned around and shot... After running for 12 seconds, his shot was very stable, with a sense of rhythm, and he hit a long two-pointer!

10 to 8, the Pistons regained the lead.

When it came to the Trail Blazers' offense, the tactical coordination was really unstoppable! The ball finally returned to Liu Xiu's hands!

At this time, the defender in front of Liu Xiu was Hamilton. With a height difference of 10 centimeters, Liu Xiu chose to break through!

With a huge advantage in weight and strength, Hamilton could not prevent Liu Xiu's crushing breakthrough.

Liu Xiuqiang rushed to the basket, Campbell's defense was in place, Liu Xiu resisted and made a strong shot... but missed!

The highlight of this goal is Liu Xiu's stability under confrontation.

He was originally strong in this area, but now he has the bonus of Richardson's 'Pursuit', which is more stable, but it's a pity that he didn't score.

After two rounds, Maurice Cheeks on the sidelines had a big head!

Ben Wallace is an excellent rim protector, but due to his height, his rim protection is not top-notch. Assisting in rim protection, supplementary defense, and series defense are what he is good at.

Okur serves as a frame protector, which is okay against some opponents, but it is really not enough against twin towers like Randolph and Rasheed Wallace. As long as the Trail Blazers twin towers can perform normally, it will not be a problem.

Being dragged down by the little flying squirrel, Ben Wallace and Okur couldn't stop him at all. Even if Ben Wallace was so good on the defensive end, he couldn't stop Lan Fat + Tianzun.

Last season, the extremely mobile short twin towers of Clifford Robinson and Ben Wallace barely covered up this problem from the perspective of unlimited defense changes, but didn't Clifford Robinson leave...

Therefore, during the timeout, Maurice Cheeks strengthened his offensive tactics.

Who knew that Campbell, a 35-year-old veteran center, could actually transform the Pistons' defense!

You know, when the Pistons offered Campbell a two-year, $8.4 million contract in the summer, the media were saying that the Pistons were crazy.

But with just two goals, Maurice Cheeks felt that the Pistons had made a huge profit with this signing!

Fortunately, Campbell is already 35 years old. If he could have the ability to average 30 minutes per game when he was with the Hornets two or three years ago, then as an opponent, he would be crazy!

Maurice Cheeks shook his head. It was better not to think so much and take care of the situation at hand first.

Maurice Cheeks was thinking about expanding the advantage he had on the offensive end. He was thinking about possible solutions for the Pistons. He wanted to see how the Pistons could break the situation when the offense was unfavorable...

In the end, they didn’t think about breaking the situation!

Maurice Cheeks seems to have seen the Heat's iron-blooded defense in the mid-to-late 1990s! And it's a deluxe version!

Since the league added three seconds of defense in 2001 to limit O'Neal's ability to protect the rim, no team has been able to defend like the Pistons for two years.
To be continued...