Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 164
Although you have a hundred reasons to hate the Pistons, you have to admit that this Pistons team is really strong. Even if they haven't reached their peak, they still can't be defeated by the Warriors with insufficient personnel.

When the Pistons started and returned to the court, the Warriors' smooth offense stalled again, and the Pistons took the opportunity to play a wave of 12:4, widening the point difference to double digits again in one fell swoop.

Thomas, who returned to the field in this quarter, looked as if he had healed his scars and forgot the pain. He once again showed his essence as an assassin. He scored 8 points by himself with sudden shots. He was the biggest contributor to the Pistons' opening up .

Sure enough, there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames. The smiling assassin lives up to his name.

At the end of halftime, the Warriors fell behind by as much as 47 points again at 62:15.

During the intermission, Li Weisi took off his jersey to reveal his solid muscles, then wrapped it with a thick ice pack, and lay down in the corner of the locker room to receive treatment.

The others were more or less wrapped in some ice packs. It can be said that after the half-court ball, there were five players in the starting lineup. Everyone was injured and had been punched.

Of course, Li Weisi and Ma Long are particularly serious. They are the core of the Warriors, so naturally they need to be taken care of.

However, after all, Ma Long has been playing in the NBA for more than ten years, and his body is very durable. This injury is really nothing to him.

"Defense! We have to solve the defensive problem. It is not enough to rely on offense to chase points..." Nelson was tapping the tactical board at this time, reminding everyone to defend.

In today's first half, the Warriors lost because they couldn't solve the problem of the Pistons' defense, especially Thomas, whether it was scoring or organization, he revitalized the entire team. In comparison, Li Weisi originally A good performance, even in front of him, it looks a little coquettish.

"Adrian!" Just as Nelson was frothing, Li Weisi in the corner said suddenly.

"What... what?" Nelson froze for a moment, but he didn't react.

"I mean we can use Adrian Dantley!" Li Weisi sat up from the recliner and said.

Nelson's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't speak immediately, but said, "Go ahead!"

"I found that throughout the first half, when Adrian held the ball, his singles were separated from the overall offense of the other players in the Pistons. It was completely caught in a situation where one player played and four players watched. We can use defensive strategies , pinch Thomas and Dumars, the two ball-holding points, and let Adrian play singles!"

"Then what if Adrian beats him to death? Adrian is the scoring leader after all, and his singles should not be underestimated!" At this time, Van Gundy, the assistant coach, reminded.

"Then we admit it! Rather than being beaten to death by the entire Pistons team, it is better to let Adrian be killed by one person. In the case of being 15 points behind, we are worth a bet. According to my calculations, only in this case, we win. The probability can exceed 20%.

"Only 20%?" Van Gundy's eyes widened.

"This is still to ensure that other people will not erupt, and the calculated probability under the condition that no accident occurs." Li Weisi emphasized.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Nelson. This is a decision that requires courage, and this change in tactics will directly affect the direction of the subsequent games.

In the eyes of everyone, Nelson smiled, put down the tactical board in his hand, came to everyone and said, "I won't say more, Dennis!"

"Hey? Hey! Here!" Rodman, who was picking his nails, was taken aback by Nelson, and he quickly stood up and responded, just like a primary school student who has deserted and is called by the teacher.

"The key to the team's victory in the second half falls on you, and then you have to face Adrian alone without help! Are you confident?" Nelson smiled at Rodman.

"Hey, what am I thinking about, Nellie, leave it to me! I promise to lock him up!" Rodman said confidently.

Back on the court in the second half, the Pistons suddenly found that the Warriors had changed their defensive strategy.

As long as Thomas crosses the half, he will be flanked, forcing him to split the ball. The same is true for Dumars. Only when it goes to Dantley, it will become one-on-one again.

What are the Warriors trying to do?Thomas gradually began to worry about it, but he didn't care about it. He understood the purpose of the Warriors' defensive strategy adjustment, but he believed that a rookie this year who wanted to defend the two-time scoring champion Dantley, It seems a bit far-fetched.

The person involved, Dantley, also noticed the Warriors' defense for the first time, which made him very angry, and he felt insulted.

What's the meaning?Sending a rookie boy over, can he guard against himself?This is simply an insult to myself.

So Dantley immediately decided to teach Rodman a lesson.

Leaning his back against Rodman, he tentatively pushed Rodman behind him twice, feeling that Rodman's body center of gravity had shifted, and Dantley immediately turned around and shot a fallback jumper.

He has done this set of movements countless times, and he is extremely proficient, but when he turned around, he found that the kid in front of him actually jumped in front of him.

How could he keep up with me?
Dantley was shocked, but at this moment he had already taken off and could no longer change his movements. It has to be said that Rodman's timing of catching the ball was really accurate.

From the beginning of the training camp with Li Weisi to the later study with Ma Long, Rodman has not stopped his progress. It has to be said that Rodman at this time has grown compared to when he was just selected. Not a star.

"Didi!" Just when Rodman thought he could block Dantley's shot, Dantley suddenly changed his rhythm in the air, and the shooting point of both hands was obviously forward.

The result of this was that Rodman slapped Dantley's hands squarely, and the referee was not blind, so he naturally blew his whistle.

"Ah...damn it!" Rodman beat his chest and feet angrily after landing, he was obviously on the verge of defending himself, so why was he called a foul!
On the other hand, Dantley broke out in a cold sweat. If this rookie blocks the cap in the first singles, he would be ashamed of himself.

Fortunately, in addition to being a super scorer, Dantley is also the king of fouls. Drawing fouls is as easy as drinking water for him.

How do you think he got his scoring title?That is inseparable from his explosive power.

Therefore, at the critical moment, he changed his action from shooting to fouling, which saved his face.

However, even so, Dantley still felt that he had underestimated the rookie in front of him. This guy's defense seemed to have merit!

(End of this chapter)