Build a Dream Dynasty

Chapter 671: Semi-final first leg

Lopez, who is rumored to be back in the first round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, is still not on the roster, and the team's starting center is still Boban. The power forward position is still Dream Chaser Green. Against the highly mobile Josh Smith, it is clear that Green is more suitable than West.

On the perimeter, the Nets have an absolute advantage. Korver's poor performance in the playoffs was the main reason why Korver was demoted to the No. 4 pick on the flank in his second season with the Nets. In fact, Korver faced the 76ers in the last round. The perimeter threat has dropped a bit compared to the regular season. If it wasn't for Harden as the core player who also pulled his hips and made it more obvious, Korver would also be very likely to be met by his own fans.

The matchbox bouncing Boban accidentally won the jump ball with his height and long arms, and the game officially started.

All the Nets players, Leonard stands on the right bottom corner, Fernandez on the left bottom corner, Green 70 degrees on the left, Boban is in the low post, Curry holds the ball in the middle, and the opponent is not as tall as his own Jennings, With a step, the middle road ** three points. Jennings' defense is very active. For Curry, his attitude is to guard against shots but not against bursts. Drummond and Smith in the interior are both very mobile. If he is overtaken, Curry has a small attack and a big one. Opportunity, the two insiders in the team can also delay the block in time.

The basketball popped out of the basket, Drummond grabbed the rebound, and the Pistons launched a counterattack. The Nets, except Boban, quickly returned to the defense and marked the man, forcing the Pistons to fall back on the ground. Boban returned to his position and stood in the restricted area again.

In this round of defense, Curry, Fernandez, and Leonard all returned to defense in time, while Green grabbed and interfered with the opponent's ball at the first time. These are very important and also reflect Green's role in Excellent awareness of top help defenders.

The Pistons failed to make room for several strong hits. In the end, Jennings singled out Curry, missed a step-back jumper, and the rebound was taken by Leonard, passing Curry into a positional battle.

Dream Chasing Green pulled the ball to the top of the arc to hold the ball, Curry ran without the ball, used Boban's wide body to completely throw Jennings away, and faced Smith's defense with a counter-run feint that stunned the opponent. , and then easily hit a three-pointer. Hit the first pitch of the series.

Jennings once again asked for the ball to play Curry. The core point guard who led the team into the playoffs last season with an excellent performance in the Bucks has excellent singles ability. Van Gundy is also hoping to use him. The singles increase the consumption of Curry, thereby reducing the threat of Curry on the offensive end.

What should I do if the efficiency of singles is not high, the Pistons have the league's first offensive rebound rate, their inside line can really jump and jump, and they are good at rushing offensive rebounds. Sure enough, Jennings missed the shot, Drummond grabbed the rebound in front of Boban, and then passively made Boban a foul.

Drummond's free throws are still reassuring. Missing two free throws, Leonard once again steadily picked up the backcourt rebound.

Curry used the pick-and-roll to jump in and be double-teamed, and split the perimeter to Fernandez, who singled out Korver and hit a mid-range fallback jumper.

Fernandez has some nerve-knife attributes in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the Spaniard is really reliable most of the time. Whether it is fans or the media, Fernandez is still relatively optimistic about renewing his contract with the Nets. As both sides, both the team's contribution to Fernandez and Fernandez's sense of belonging to the team are very good. The only difference is one word, money.

But this is also the biggest problem between the two sides!

The striker combination of Leonard and Dream Chasing Green strangled Smith on the defensive end. In the first quarter, Smith made five shots without a hit, and only scored two points from free throws. And Drummond's attack power is also relatively mediocre, and Boban and Yi Jianlian fouled him in a timely manner. The team sent Drummond to the free throw line 4 times, and Zhuang Shen's performance was somewhat in 3 of 8 free throws. Sorry for the team, but the Pistons' internal advantage, which was widely expected before the game, was not fully reflected under Stevens' calculation. Weaknesses are fully exposed.

In desperation, under the tutelage of Pat Riley, Stan Van Gundy, who always pays attention to governing the army with an iron fist, had to replace Drummond with Monroe to enhance the team's offensive grasp.

A center like Monroe can be regarded as a player who can play the key to the Nets' current lineup. In the regular season, Monroe can average 25+ points per game against the Nets. You know, this Or did he come off the bench in three games, averaging just 32 minutes per game. In addition, just in time for the Nets' main center Lopez to be injured, the Nets' inside line is even weaker, and Monroe's request, singles are more frequent. Individual offenses are frequently successful, and Monroe can also distribute points to his teammates in a timely manner when he encounters a double-team, creating opportunities for his teammates to score. Fortunately, Dream Chasing Green is the core link in the Nets’ defensive rotation. Timely filling in positions can help the team check for leaks and fill vacancies. However, Monroe's performance has also made all fans see it~www.wuxiamtl.com~ At the same time, Monroe, Drummond and Smith are three quasi-all-star interior players for the Pistons. is a happy trouble. In the past few years, the configuration of the Jazz's big four insiders has actually suppressed the growth of Favors and Kanter, which is a negative teaching material. The best thing the team should do is to trade Monroe or Smith away for a perimeter player. Considering that a good inside line is much rarer than a good outside line in the league, even in a seller's market, the Pistons won't lose too much. However, the Pistons were constantly disrupted and suffered from the chaos. They neither gave Monroe the main position nor gave him a maximum salary contract, which directly led to the breakdown of the relationship with Monroe.

This round of series against the Nets is also the best opportunity for Monroe to perform well in front of the management of the entire league and obtain a maximum salary contract offer for himself. Therefore, Monroe's performance is also very hard, leading the Pistons in the first place. At the end of the quarter, a counterattack was launched in the first half of the second quarter, and the difference that had been widened to 13 points was reduced to 5 points under his strong output.

Monroe's killing in the team's interior has also made the fans at home begin to miss Lopez, who is still recovering. In fact, his injury has almost gotten better. For the sake of safety, the team let him take more rest, and when he needed to exert his strength, he could stand up.

Taking over the ball again and starting to dominate the team's offense, Curry used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to get past Jennings' defense and found a chance to play big. After changing direction, he swiped over, and his right hand reached the right side of the basket to make an anti-basket.

There is no ball when it should be without the ball, and he can really stand up when the team needs him to play singles with the ball. Who doesn’t love Curry like this?

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