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Chapter 257 [Fighting wits and courage, a key battle]

Wang Jun doesn't like to use his brains in business, so Hughes only said part of it.

Wang Jun didn't know how great his business potential was. After becoming his agent, Hughes was destined to make a fortune.

Once the Nets reach the finals, his exposure rate will be amazing; if he wins the championship, as an important scorer in the team, even if he can't get MVP, he will be more concerned.

In the summer, Wang Jun’s endorsement value will only be higher. With the support of Chinese fans next season, it will not be difficult for him to be selected as an All-Star, and merchants can see through this.

In the Western Conference duel, the Timberwolves fell behind the Lakers 1-3 and stood on the edge of the cliff.

Darick Martin, who is 180cm tall, is the Wolves's only guest-playing point guard with the "madman" Spreville.

The "Madman" performed better than the regular season and took on more responsibilities, but he could not help the Timberwolves win. The series was not over yet, and everyone knew that the Wolves had to wait until next season to work harder.

On May 30, the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals was held at home at the Nets.

Even if it is critical, the appearance ceremony of the Nets players is still very simple, and they keep their usual low-key.

Boss Lewis Katz and manager Thorne will not do much for the fans, and they don’t even wear uniform shirts to cheer for the home team. It’s no wonder they are not as popular as the Knicks.

The stadium was full, and the boss Lewis thought to himself: If there were so many people in every game, he wouldn't have to consider selling the team.

No matter what the team's final record is, he plans to transfer the team after the end of the season.

In fact, he has discussed it with the buyer and has not announced it after the season is over. Speaking of such things during the season will hit the morale of the team.

Lawrence did not use tactical boards, but verbally emphasized tactics. "You must be fast when returning to defense. Don't care about the frontcourt rebounds, and the joint defense is in place. Just like on the court, you can put them on the outside to shoot and try to defend against every breakthrough. Ben Wallace fouled hard when receiving the ball at the basket, so don't let him jump up. On the offensive end, Jason and Kenyon played pick-and-roll, and others looked for opportunities on the outside."

Brown emphasized the defense against the swinger. "Tyshaun, you are the main defense of Wang Jun, Richard will shoot against Jefferson, prevent breakthroughs, and pay attention to rotation when mixing defense."

The Pistons dare not fully defend. It is impossible for Hamilton to defend Wang Jun again.

Brown is preparing to let Prince follow Wang Jun throughout the game. After covering, Wallace will not have obvious loopholes. They are good at dealing with shooting players.

He thought that defense was foolproof, at most Jefferson shot a few more shots to see how he felt.

As a result, the Nets made problems with the Pistons’ arrangement at the beginning because their lineup changed again.

Kittles replaced Jefferson into the starting lineup. Lawrence guessed that the Pistons would not allow Wang Jun to play singles, so he simply adjusted his tactics and added a three-point shooting point.

In addition, Rodney started at the fourth position, and Collins was once again substituted. In this way, including Kidd, four people in the Nets started at the start could shoot three-pointers.

The Pistons' starting lineup remains unchanged. It is still a double Wallace, Billups, Hamilton and Prince. This is the fixed lineup after the Pistons' mid-term trading.

Rashid won the jump ball and the game began.

Nets are defending in the joint defense. Wang Jun is 60 degrees on the left, and Rodney is defending the low post. Billups is taking the ball on the outside and looks for an opportunity. He passes it to Hamilton.

Hamilton took a step towards the inside line, and the Nets formed a round of all directions. He passed the ball to the right bottom corner, Prince jumped for a three-pointer, Rodney saved it and interfered slightly, and the ball bounced out.

Prince averaged 10 points per game in the playoffs, shooting 41% from the field and shooting 3-pointers only 26.5%. Even if he was open, he was not sure. He couldn't shoot without shooting. There must be someone who occupies the bottom corner.

Kidd grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Kittles to launch a fast break.

Hamilton defended Kitels, and the person who followed Wang Jun was Da Ben. Kitels led the team to protect the basketball after halftime, and waited for his teammates to get in.

This is the experience of a veteran. If you don’t have a good opportunity, you won’t be forced to fight.

The ball was passed to Kidd, Martin picked and rolled in the middle, and Kidd broke through on the left.

Wang Jun attracted Da Ben's attention at this time at the bottom corner on the right, so he could only switch to Kidd. Kidd moved horizontally to the left and opened up the space, and the ball was given to the middle.

Martin squeezed out Billups to catch the ball and took three steps.

Daben's defense was very active. His blocks were basically blocked by side defense. He rushed forward, but Martin didn't shoot, and half turned to the right bottom corner.

The Nets' opening tactical arrangement was that Wang Jun and Rodney stood at the bottom corner on one side, and Martin and Kidd passed the ball to the side of the basket on which side were to make up for defense.

When returning to defense, Prince followed Rodney on the left, and the others were far away from Wang Jun and could not make up for defense.

Wang Jun got an open position in the most accurate position of his shooting. His jump shot was as beautiful as a picture, and he entered the net with a hollow. 3 to 0.

Brown hasn't changed at all when the Pistons attacked, and the players have cooperated more details.

Hamilton slipped through the bottom line and Rashid covers, and after avoiding the defense, Martin must defend himself, otherwise the "scalpel" will get an open space. As soon as he goes out, Billups lifts the ball to the low post.

Rashid had a clear advantage in playing against Kitels in a misplaced position. Rodney immediately let go of Big Ben to form a double team in the inside. Rashid passed the ball to Big Ben on the other side. Rodney turned around and fouled without thinking, and gave Big Ben a free throw.

The Pistons' cooperation has actually been very beautiful. If this ball is Oku's catch, a mid-range shot will be done. The big book's tragedy is extremely high and you have to lead it to the basket.

Four consecutive free throws were bad, Da Ben was a little scared, and he went to the free throw line when he had nightmares at night.

He missed the basket both free throws, Martin took the rebound, and the Nets played in position.

Kidd dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and broke through with Martin. This time he dribbled the ball to the right. Rashid knew that he might pass the ball in the middle, so he still had to keep up, otherwise Kidd could jump shot directly.

No matter how bad Kidd's attack was, it was not as easy as he could be.

Kidd passed the ball to the middle, Martin took three more steps to catch the ball, and Wallace made up for defense.

Martin's ball was divided on the left, and Rodney took the ball and flicked it, attracting Hamilton to make up for defense and scored 60 degrees for Kittels. The latter attracted Rashid to make up for defense and passed it to Kittels.

On the right side, Wang Jun provided a cover for Kidd and helped him get rid of Billups.

He is not very heavy and has limited pick-and-roll power, so it is still okay to simply block it.

Kidd took the ball from outside the three-point line and stopped suddenly. Prince replaced the defense and was unable to put the opponent in an empty position to take action. The basic principle of defense is that he was not defensive.

The Pistons' turnover position is too fast, and the defensive strength is suffocating. It is precisely through this rotation that they averaged 80 points per game in the playoffs, ranking first in the league.

This data is the best data in NBA history.

But the Pistons still had weaknesses. The Nets played very patiently. Kidd passed the ball to Wang Jun, who was one step inside the three-point line on the right, and asked him to misplace the position and fight Billups one-on-one.

Billups, who is 191cm, weighs 90 kg, has an advantage in the No. 1 position and has excellent defense, but he can't stand against Wang Jun.

Wang Jun squeezed his back, leaned against Billups and turned to the left to avoid the cover. Da Ben was too far from the inside line and had no time to make up for defense.

Wang Jun scored a 50-degree mid-range shot from the right, 5-0.
Chapter completed!
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