Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 207 Defensive Transformation
Rodman did what he said, and in the next game, he took the lead and blocked the bullet for Li Weisi.

But he will not be as honest as Ma Long, whenever he finds that the opponent wants to foul, he will foul in advance.

It's a pity that he doesn't have enough experience in fouls, not only can't severely injure his opponents, but also makes himself foul too much.

Before the end of the third quarter, he led four fouls and was replaced by Nelson.

Nelson pointed at the substituted Rodman and scolded: "What's the matter with you? Are you playing ball or hitting people?"

"Then aren't they beating people too?" Rodman snapped back.

"But they didn't foul? Look at you again!" Rodman was completely unaware of his mistake, which made Nelson very angry, and his tone became even more hostile.

"Nellie, calm down, I'll scold him!" At this moment, Frank stood up from the bench and persuaded him.

Seeing the boss come out to persuade him in person, Nelson had no choice but to swallow his anger no matter how much he felt. He ignored Rodman and focused on the court.

Frank pulled Rodman back to the bench and said, "Dennis, I know what you want to do! I thank you for West!"

"No...you're welcome!" Frank's sudden thanks made Rodman a little embarrassed.

"However, don't you think your method is wrong?" Frank said.

"Wrong? Do you want me to be like Moses, not to fight back and let them beat me?"

"Of course not! But what's the use of playing like you and getting a lot of fouls early? If you can't play, no matter how strong you are, what's the use?"

"This……"

"Listen, Dennis, I'm not telling you to do things like Mahon or Lambiel. In fact, every team needs such a person. It's just that you're too young to think that being a villain is a big deal. It's so simple! It requires smart ideas!" Frank pointed to his head.

"Wisdom?" Rodman heard for the first time that it takes wisdom to beat someone.

"Of course, look at Lambiel and Mahon. How they provoked their opponents, how they fought, and how they evaded the referee's punishment. This was all planned in advance by them, and it was by no means a product of hotheadedness. Just like last time, It took skill and experience for West to knock Mahon to the ground without calling the referee a foul!"

Frank's words seemed to have opened up a new world for Rodman. He felt as if he had realized that basketball can still be so big.

When he figured this out and looked at the field again, he found many details that he hadn't found in the past. Sure enough, as Frank said, every little move of Lambiel and every move of Mahon seemed to have a special meaning. meaning.

Suddenly, Rodman discovered that basketball could be played like this before, and that playing like this now is much more interesting than before.

Frank looked at the focused Rodman, and felt very emotional in his heart. He was very relieved that Rodman was able to walk on the right path, and that he was an unpretentious boss.

Due to Rodman's exit, the Pistons launched a strong chase in the second half of the third quarter. Fortunately, in the second half of the third quarter, they soon entered the substitute rotation stage again.

However, at the end of the third quarter, the Pistons still caught up with the score, and the two teams tied at 98.

Entering the fourth quarter, the offensive momentum of the Pistons did not stop. As soon as it came up, Joe Dumars used a mid-range jumper to overtake the score.

Fortunately, Higgins also hit a mid-range jumper and chased the score back.

I would like to add a word here. On the bench of the Warriors in this game, Higgins, who is usually unknown, stood up. By the end of the fourth quarter, Higgins had scored 14 points.

You know, at this time, only three people in the team scored in double figures. That's right, they were Li Weisi, Ma Long and Mu Lin. There was no suspense at all.

Everyone else scored in single digits, and Curry, who was traded midway, played 7 minutes, made 2 of 0 shots, and didn't score a point. This is very different from his debut in the Warriors.

Therefore, the Warriors' substitutes in this game all pointed to Higgins to score alone. Fortunately, Higgins withstood the pressure and really supported the substitute's scoring until he returned to the starting lineup.

When the Warriors started and returned to the court, the scores of the two teams were still the same.

Rodman, who led four fouls, also returned to the court again. This time, he learned to be smart and began to learn from Mahon and Lambiel how to use small moves in a subtle way and how to foul.

It has to be said that Rodman is really talented in this area. He can learn everything as soon as he learns it. It's not like practicing shooting and dribbling. It's been almost a year and he hasn't made any progress.

Dantley, the singles king, faced Rodman's defense and made a rare two-pointer.

This time, it was Dantley holding the ball again, facing Rodman's defense with his back. He took a tentative step, then turned forward, got rid of Rodman's defense, and prepared to make a jump shot.

At this moment, Rodman actually stuck out his own chin and hit Dantley's elbow.

Rodman fell to the ground in response, lying on the ground humming.

Dantley was stunned, thinking, you are acting more realistically!How could it hit me directly on the arm?

But the referee blew his whistle and called Dantley an offensive foul.

"What? He's a flop!" Dantley hurriedly tried to argue with the referee, but it was useless.

"You elbowed him, I saw it!" The referee decided that Dantley hit Rodman and did not change the penalty.

On the contrary, it was Rodman, who didn't know how to act in a complete set, and after hearing the whistle, he sat up immediately, alive and kicking.

This is very embarrassing, especially for the referee who just swore, at this time, he also has the illusion that his face hurts.

After that, it was not so easy for Rodman to make fouls again, but Rodman's defensive changes did cause some trouble for the Pistons' offense.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Weisi made a three-pointer from the outside, and after a half-time silence, he fired again, hitting three-pointers in a row, taking the opportunity to hit a wave of 10:0, and opened the gap to more than 10 points.

In this way, the point difference that was suddenly widened, no matter how hard the Pistons chased, they could not catch up with the three-pointer. Whenever the score was narrowed, Li Weisi always had a way to score and prevent the Pistons from chasing points.

In the end, 115:127, the game ended with the Warriors winning.

Li Weisi scored 33 points and 13 assists, the highest in the game in both points and assists.

Malone still performed well with 31 points and 18 rebounds.

Mullin scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, playing steadily.

What surprised the Warriors the most was that Higgins, who had been unknown for a long time, scored 19 points in this game.

As a result, Frank watched the surprises off the court, and even thought in his heart, if Higgins can play a few more games like this, then his trading value will be at least a first-round pick, right?
(End of this chapter)