The Pistons' inability to prevent the start of the game was not a good sign, and it reminded head coach Sanders of the loss against the Bucks.The Bulls attack in a similar way to the Bucks, with stronger players.Sanders did not make substitutions, arranged a joint defense, gave up grabbing the rebounds in the frontcourt, and ensured the defensive formation.The only thing that hasn't changed is Prince and Wang Jun, and the two guards will have an accident on the periphery.After the timeout, the Pistons immediately blocked two offenses, but their offense couldn't be opened, and they always shot when someone interfered.Once the shot missed, there would be an immediate misalignment on the court, Wang Jun singled out Billups and Hamilton to score two mid-range shots, and broke through on the counterattack to make Ben Wallace a foul and hit both free throws.In the first quarter, the Bulls led 25-18, and Wang Jun had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.In the second quarter, Wang Jun did not rest, and came on the court with substitutes, and his teammates were Duhon, Nocioni, Sangueira, and Chandler.The Pistons fielded Lynch Hunter, Tony Deck, Morris Evans, Ben Wallace, and McDyce.When he played the Bulls, James used to play the whole game to make up for the team's lack of offensive power, Wang Jun's physical strength was on par with James, and the coaching staff did not let him rest, and it was not too late to make substitutions when there were too many fouls.Sanders didn't expect Wang Jun to continue playing, and sent veterans Decker and Hunter to form a double back, and the defense had obvious holes.Wang Jun attracted Evans to defend, the inside double cover opened up the space, and Nocioni singled out Hunter in the middle.This is another strange way of playing.How can the two-way guard prevent Nocioni from holding the ball and hitting the basket and scoring consecutive points.Chandler cut through the air after the pick-and-roll and also scored twice from misplaced baskets.The Pistons didn't arrange to wrap the others, and they were blinded, and the score difference quickly widened to double digits.Ben Wallace can only be responsible for one person.The doppelganger lacks skills.Sanders replaced Prince to strengthen the defense, and the Bulls stepped up their confrontation.Du Hong misplaced and didn't care about anything else to Daben, and directly pulled it to prevent the opponent from going to the basket.Big Ben began to abuse the nerves of the home team and the home team's fans again, referred to as "abusing the owner".Only 1 of 4 free throws.Wang Jun doesn't play soy sauce all the time.Wait for the counterattack to stagger Prince before making a move.In the second half, he caught the ball on a fast break and scored in the face of Hamilton's step-back jumper.In the face of Big Ben, he took the front court to make a quick stop and stepped back to score a three-point goal.14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the half.Wang Jun only made seven shots, hitting five of them and hitting three free throws, one of which was a three-second violation by Rashid, who executed a technical foul.The Bulls led by 15 points, 56-41.All those who support the Bulls are thrilled.Just win one away game.The advantage is on the side of the Bulls.Zhang Li smiled: "The Bulls' main attack today is not Wang Jun, and the Pistons were caught off guard.Nocioni rushed so hard, and he and Lore Deng both played very well. ”Yu Jia sighed: "Hayes and Chandler shared playing time and completed the defensive task well, these four people ensure physical strength and can play efficiently."
Wang Jun is more of a deterrent on the field, he doesn't run all the time, and he won't have any problems with his physical strength when he plays the whole game. ”Zhang Li smiled: "I think he may cut three doubles today."
As long as the teammates can keep playing so well. ”In the dressing room, Skels praised the players.In the second half, we were ready to make a trick.The Bulls can use the "slashing shark tactic", and although they don't have superstars on the inside, they have six players.Skels didn't plan to let Malrick Allen and Brian Grant sit on the bench and watch the excitement all the time, and the two played together in the third quarter.They didn't play in the first half and they were very physical.Hayes and David Lee didn't play much in the second quarter, and after a little rest, their strength was almost recovered.It seems that this is a good time for the Pistons to chase points, but it turned out to be different, the two came up to foul, and when they encountered the blocking guard, they couldn't break through and immediately pulled people, and the counterattack was misplaced and the guard was also fouled, and one person committed two fouls in less than 2 minutes.The Bulls began to scramble for rebounds in the frontcourt, but once the shot missed, the rebound was not grabbed, and the Pistons couldn't fight back, so they immediately grabbed Ben Wallace and sent him to the free throw.Big Ben made 2 of 4 free throws, a total of 4 of 12 free throws, Sanders couldn't stand it, and only played four minutes in the third quarter before replacing Big Ben and replacing McDice.Big Ben, the Pistons' defense is not so tight.After Wang Jun blocked and dismantled, he singled McDeis and scored a layup.Soon Wang Jun received the ball in the counterattack, turned around and broke through to make Hamilton foul, and hit both free throws.The Pistons' offense was a little better, but compared to when Big Ben was on the floor, the Bulls were adamant about man-to-man, allowing opponents to shoot as far away from the basket as possible when there was interference.The Bulls no longer grab the rebounds in the frontcourt, and the players immediately return to the defense after shooting to ensure the integrity of the defensive system.If the Pistons return to defense quickly, the Bulls will also play slowly, looking for opportunities on the perimeter and trying to use up 24 seconds.Usually the opponent will be happy to play the piston like this, which is equivalent to falling into their rhythm.But when the score is behind and the offensive efficiency is not as high as the Bulls, it is too torturous to play like this.In the last round of the series, Prince played against Bobby Simmons, averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game, but this time he was unable to find a shot by Lore Deng, and only scored 5 points after the third quarter.Rashid also scored just seven points, shooting 3-of-10 from the field and 1-of-4 from three-point range.Hayes can resist him outside the penalty area, receive the ball after covering on the perimeter, and he has not made easy shots, Wang Jun, Hinrich and others can interfere closely.Zhang was happy and commented: "A Rasheed Wallace who doesn't go to the basket has little difference from Wang Zhizhi."
The Bulls' defense was too successful today. ”In the final quarter, the Pistons' offense still didn't open.Their tactics are too simple, just rely on blocking and pick-and-roll.Prince has a similar style to Lore Deng, who can be good at misaligning to the low post to bully opponents' swing men, and it is difficult to be blocked by his height and reach.But Lorre Deng is 206 like him, stronger, and Prince is dumb on offense.In the positional offense, Prince went to defend Wang Jun, but Lore Deng could rely on his height advantage to play Hamilton in the low post, which became the key to winning, and the Pistons have not been able to defend well.Replacing Hamilton, Nocioni started to play again, attacking the basket with the ball, and Rashid was a little unable to keep up with the speed.As long as the small-ball tactics are played, the Bulls don't play tactics at all, but rely on heads-up scoring.Nocioni and Lore Deng played directly singles, David Lee and Wang Jun misplaced singles, and the four of them ensured the offensive firepower, and then the whole team defended desperately to limit the opponent.With three minutes left in the game, the Bulls led by 19 points at 95-76 and went into garbage time.Wang Jun was replaced, and the five people on the field were Chandler, Hayes, Lore Deng, Joan Barry, and Du Hong.The Bulls players did not relax in the slightest and defended until the end, not giving the Pistons any chance to turn the tables.They are very aggressive in switching defenses, fouling opponents to make free throws when they break through, and don't think about shooting three-pointers.Billups shot Duhon from beyond the three-point line and hit three irons in a row to announce that the Pistons had lost their home-court advantage.101-83, the Bulls won by 18 points.Wang Jun played 45 minutes, shooting 10 of 16, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, which is still the best performance on the court.s: