No one can guarantee that every shot will go in, not even Wei Guo.
Moreover, Hamilton...
Brown didn't blame Hamilton for missing the shot; he was more concerned about whether Hamilton had been injured from the fall.
Fortunately, judging from Hamilton's tight defense on Wei Guo, he should be alright. When Wei Guo had the ball, Anthony moved towards the basket, ready to help defend Wei Guo at any time. Brown said that during the time Rasheed was not on the court, Wei Guo would definitely increase his inside offense, and we should try to limit Wei Guo's inside scoring as much as possible.
Wei Guo took a step back, creating space for a shot!
"He's going to shoot!"
All nine players on the court had the same thought, but Anthony and Ben Wallace's attention was drawn to Wei Guo.
Kenyon moved toward the basket.
suddenly...
The basketball came into Kenyon's hands, and he inexplicably caught it under the basket, paused for a moment, and then shot.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the net.
Gentry chuckled and stroked his five- or six-centimeter-long mustache, saying, "Brother Wei will always trust his teammates."
In that play just now, after Wei Guo stepped back, Kenyon had space to shoot under the basket. He made a bounce pass, passing the ball between Hamilton's legs. The pass was so subtle... If it hadn't been passed to Kenyon by chance, Kenyon definitely wouldn't have thought of catching the ball.
50:52!!
After the start of the third quarter, the Nets narrowed the gap to 2 points.
......
"Pistons request a timeout!"
Brown knew Wei Guo too well; he immediately called a timeout!
Wei Guo is eager for victory, and he is leading the Nets to gradually catch up in the score. If a timeout is not called now to adjust tactics, and the Nets catch up, then this game will be in danger!
Entering the fourth quarter trailing...
If the opponent is still the Nets, few teams are confident of winning this game again.
"Rashid, you can't go on the field yet..."
Brown first pinned Rasheed down, saying, "Once you reach five fouls, we'll be even more on the defensive."
Rasheed is irreplaceable for the Pistons. His role is not offense but defense. The Pistons have many players who can score, such as Anthony, Hamilton, Billups, Okur, and Prince. However, the Pistons need to rely on defense, not offense, to beat the Nets.
During the few minutes Rashid was absent, Okur took over Rashid's position.
Okur, standing at 2.11 meters tall, wasn't as tough on defense as Rashid, and he was barely noticeable on offense in those two possessions.
"We must do a good job of joint defense!"
Brown said, "When Wei Guo has the ball on the perimeter, defend him one-on-one. If he takes a shot, let him shoot. But once he gets inside, double-team him and prevent him from scoring under the basket!"
Defense has always been a key focus for Brown.
Wei Guo is different from Jordan and O'Neal because he can play both inside and outside. The most similar player would be Garnett, but Garnett's three-point ability is not as good as Wei Guo's, which makes Garnett's offensive threat level several levels weaker than Wei Guo's.
The State of Wei has no weaknesses...
But that doesn’t mean the Nets are without weaknesses. Basketball is a team sport, and from the start, Brown didn’t intend to control the Nets’ scoring. They focused on defense as much as possible, and as long as the Pistons’ total score was higher than the Nets’, they would ultimately be the winners.
......
The timeout is over, the game continues!
The Pistons patiently organized their offense, and Anthony found an opportunity to isolate Kenyon, using his footwork under the basket to put the ball into the hoop.
50:54!!
This goal gave the Pistons a much-needed boost.
The intensity of the confrontation is very high!
The match was so close...
Near the end of the third quarter, Scott, holding the statistics sheet, said worriedly, "Old King, Kenyon has already committed five fouls."
"oh?!"
Gentry frowned slightly.
Kenyon repeatedly defended Anthony one-on-one in the third quarter, and Anthony drew three fouls on him.
This is not good news. The Pistons are a team with relatively few inside offenses; they rely more on outside shooting for points. Therefore, the defensive focus of the Nets is on the Pistons' perimeter defense, while the Nets' interior defense mainly relies on Mourning and Kenyon. Kenyon had five fouls with less than a minute left in the third quarter, putting the Nets on the defensive.
"Should we take Kenyon out?" Scott asked.
"Um..."
Gentry nodded cautiously. "Replace Kenyon with Collins."
63:69!!
The Nets are still down by 6 points.
The Nets only scored 17 points in 11 minutes of the third quarter, which is very rare!
Gentry even had the illusion that Wei Guo was a little exhausted... This was not Gentry's illusion. Wei Guo was not actually exhausted, but his stamina was indeed greatly depleted. He still had more than a dozen stamina runes. Wei Guo just felt that the score was not far behind and that it was not worth wasting a stamina rune in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
With 51 seconds left in the third quarter, the Nets are on offense!
This is plenty of time for the Nets; they have many offensive options. If they just slow down the clock a little, they'll only leave the Pistons with one offensive opportunity.
"Hello! Hello! Hello!"
Brown shouted and made a tactical gesture.
This behavior exists in every team, and only the players on that team understand the meaning of this tactical gesture. Even Wei Guo had never seen Brown make this gesture before.
actually...
The tactical gesture was simple; Brown was just reminding the players on the court that the Nets would definitely pass the ball to Wei Guo on the last two possessions, so they had to pay attention to Wei Guo's position!
Tyronn Lue was indeed searching for Wei Guo!
Wei Guo moved from under the basket to the outside, and Collins and Hill set off off-ball screens for Wei Guo, who successfully ran to the three-point line!
Tyronn Lue passed the ball to Wei Guo!
Hamilton marked him closely, and Wei Guo held the ball with one hand... Hamilton reached out and grabbed wildly, trying to steal the ball from Wei Guo's hands.
But...
Even when holding the ball with one hand, it's just as steady as when holding it with both hands!
Wei Guo swung his arms a few times, but the basketball remained firmly in his grasp. Triple threat... fake shot... left step-back!
Rasheed lunged out from under the basket...
"Oops!!!"
Brown had a bad feeling; it seemed like the United States was waiting for Rashid!
Just as expected!
After Wei Guo stepped back to the left, his shooting rhythm was half a beat slower than normal. Due to Rashid's momentum, Wei Guo took another step forward, and the two collided.
"Holy crap..."
Wei Guo exaggeratedly threw the ball into the air!
Britney, sitting on the sidelines, smirked. After exercising last night, Britney and Wei Guo lay in bed watching a movie and even discussed acting, though Wei Guo's acting was far too exaggerated!
Wei Guo is now making movies...
Even if you film for more than ten years, you still won't win an Oscar.
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