Chapter 123 Wallace's Provocation
"Lin Yu! He succeeded in singles against Rasheed Wallace again! The Pistons' defense seems to have no effect on Lin Yu!"

In the Staples Center, Lakers general manager Kupchak heard Barkley's voice coming from the TV.

His eyes were also full of surprise.

Old Bass's face was also full of surprise at this time.

"Are these really the defending champions? Why can't they defend a rookie at this point?"

Larry Brown on the sidelines saw Lin Yu hit the target again and his face suddenly turned darker.

"Rashid! What are you doing!? Where's your defense?"

Rasheed Wallace: …

Do you think I want Lin Yu to score?
The problem is that this hovering is really outrageous!

Hamilton continued to run without the ball, but this time, Hamilton could no longer run out of open space.

Because of Lin Yu, he started to assist Hamilton in defense early.

Although Hamilton is excellent at running without the ball, his shooting is also very accurate.

But relatively speaking, he is a player who is easier to limit.

The main reason is range.

Hamilton's shooting range is concentrated in the mid-range, and his three-point shooting percentage this season is only 30.5%.

Facing Lin Yu, the defensive help monster, Hamilton had no chance to catch the ball at this time.

When Billups saw that his teammates had no chance, he simply chose to go up himself.

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He used his strong body to push Coach Lu away and shot directly from outside the three-point line.

Billups' three-point shooting this season is very accurate.

The three-pointer can be hit with a hit rate of 42.6%, averaging 2.1 three-pointers per game.

Swish!
Billups made a three-pointer.

"A beautiful three-pointer! Chauncey Billups showed no mercy against his old team, the Celtics!"

"With the help of Mehmet Okur's pick-and-roll, Paul Pierce broke into the basket and made a layup."

"Lin Yu's defense is excellent! Hamilton couldn't catch the ball in an open position at this time, and Billups encountered Lin Yu's help defense when he broke through, so he had to pass the ball."

"Rashid Wallace received the ball, and Lin Yu returned to defense in time. Rashid Wallace didn't have a good chance to shoot, so he passed it to his teammate Prince."

"Prince saw that time was running out and had to force his move."

As Barkley's voice continued to ring out, the two teams started a defensive battle.

The Pistons' offense is actually their biggest problem.

Offense wins spectators, defense wins championships.

Although defense is important, when facing high-intensity defense, a player who can hold the ball and play one-on-one is particularly important.

The Pistons don't!
Fans often fall into a misunderstanding: Can't Billups play one-on-one with the ball?
In fact, not only Billups, but even Rasheed Wallace can play one-on-one with the ball.

But that's the problem.

There are also different levels for singles with the ball.

At the very least, Billups' ball handling is definitely not good enough in the finals.

When it comes to the top ball-holding one-on-one players in the NBA, the best are naturally the likes of Kobe and Kevin Durant.

Next is Pierce and Social Melon.

Not to mention Kobe, the Pistons can't even find a ball-handling one-on-one player of Pierce's level.

Although the Pistons are good at three-point shooting, it has been a long time since Larry Brown disliked his players shooting three-pointers.

It is impossible in this era for Billups to take eight or ten three-pointers per game from outside the three-point line.

The entire Pistons average only 12.8 three-point shots per game.

A large number of shots were concentrated in the mid-range and at the basket, which gave the Celtics opportunities.

The Celtics' tactics were simple: they didn't give their opponents any chances to shoot three-pointers from the outside. Lin Yu continuously assisted in defense from mid-range to the restricted area, while O'Neal protected the basket in the low post.

Such tactics clearly restrain the Pistons.

But the Pistons are a championship-level team after all, and they used their excellent defense to keep the Celtics from missing shots.

Bang!

Bang!

……

The crisp sound of iron hitting the target is the main theme of this game.

After the first quarter, the Pistons tied with the Celtics 19:19.

When Rivers saw this situation, he immediately started making substitutions.

"Tony, once you go against Billups, make sure you don't give him an easy shot."

"Delonte, if Hamilton doesn't go down to rest, you should chase Hamilton and don't let him get away from you."

Rivers was also helpless as the Celtics were indeed short of people in the backcourt.

Either they are too old or they are rookies, so he can only let West and Tony play.

Pierce was also replaced by Rivers for a rest and was replaced by Dio.

Larry Brown also replaced Big Ben and Hamilton with Antonio, McDyess and Carlos Delfino.

Antonio McDyess was the second pick in the 95 draft. He was selected to the All-Star team and the Third Team in his career. He has excellent defense and accurate shooting.

Due to age and injuries, his competitive state has declined and he has become a substitute.

This season, he has supported the Pistons' inside defense together with Big Ben and Rasheed.

Carlos Delfino is an Argentine small forward who played against Lin Yu in the Olympics.

A typical 3D player with excellent defense, but his 3 in the Olympics is just a long two points in the NBA.

The game resumed and Lin Yu received the ball in the low post.

Antonio McDyess was pulled outside the three-point line, and Lin Yu held the ball in the low post and prepared to play one-on-one against Rashid.

"Come on, rookie! Let me see how good you are at posting up! Do you want me to teach you how to post up?"

Rashid looked at Lin Yu with disdain on his face.

Larry Brown on the sidelines saw this scene and his face was full of confidence.

"Lin Yu's back-to-the-basket attack shouldn't be that strong, so it should be enough to deal with ordinary inside players, but against Rashid..."

Although Lin Yu got Duncan's low-post back-up, he basically did not use it during the game.

Because for him, facing the basket is enough to deal with any opponent he encounters.

Now facing Rashid, Lin Yu directly used his back to play one-on-one.

[Low Post: When facing the opponent with the ball in your back, your back-to-the-basket power will increase by 30%, your breakthrough speed will increase by 30%, and your shooting stability will increase by 30%! ]

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Accompanied by the sound of muscles colliding, the Pistons fans and Larry Brown looked on in disbelief.

Rasheed Wallace was pushed back half a step by Lin Yu.

"This power..."

Rasheed Wallace's face was also full of disbelief at this time.

Although he is tall enough to play center, his ability to defend in the low post is a small flaw, which is why he plays the power forward position.

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Another huge force came, and Rashid was pushed back step by step by Lin Yu. After pushing Rashid away, he turned back and attacked directly.

Swish!
The basketball goes hollow into the net.

"Oh my god! Lin Yu scored over Rasheed Wallace with an excellent back-to-the-basket singles shot!"

"Lin Yu's draft report said that Lin Yu needs to spend time training his low-post skills. This excellent post-up singles does not require any training at all!"

"I can only say that Lin Yu is worthy of being my successor!"

After hearing what Barkley said, Smith was speechless.

You'd better have some shame!

Lin Yu is Jordan's successor, but he will not be Ning's successor!
(End of this chapter)