Chapter 241 The finals begin

Author: Dong Wangyi

Chapter 241 The finals begin

The next morning, on the 16th, the Pistons held a tactical meeting.

Zhou Quan rushed to the headquarters with his luggage in the morning. After the meeting, the Pistons will set off.

They finished the Eastern Conference Finals on the 7th. Starting from the 8th, the team then took a five-day holiday and resumed training on the 13th. The current physical recovery is generally good. They have resumed training for three days and have already entered the state.

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It can be said that the Eastern Conference Finals ended 4-1, and the Western Conference Finals reached the tiebreaker, which gave the Pistons a very large physical advantage.

Not to mention Zhou Quan, even the assassin recovered well.

Although he plays the main role, he does not take on many tasks on the court. His physical exertion is not that great, and he can still persist.

Assistant coach Rick Musk first introduced the Suns' lineup and said: "The main lineup, center Mark West, is a role player with limited abilities, but he is just a pseudo-starter.

Their backup center is rookie Oliver Miller, the No. 22 pick in the first round last year. He is 206 centimeters tall, and his tonnage should be over 130 kilograms now. He is very dense and average in strength. The fifth position is a weak position for the Suns."

"Who among us will carry him?" Rodman asked, shaking his head.

"Dennis, I suggest you don't push him hard. After pushing him, you can use your experience to influence his shooting. He doesn't have the right to shoot. The Suns would rather let outside players shoot three-pointers than hand the ball to a rookie.

Yes." Musk said.

Rodman laughed and said: "Perhaps it is because the fifth position is not good that they shoot so many three-pointers? If Ewing is in it, he must be the Suns' first choice, just like the Knicks."

"That makes sense." Zhou Quan nodded and smiled.

Musk continued: "No. 4, Barkley, a flying pig that flies into the sky and escapes from the ground. I won't go into details about this. No one understands his strength."

Everyone nodded, and he continued: "He averaged 37.6 minutes per game in the regular season, and his playing time increased to 43 minutes in the playoffs, so I won't introduce him as a substitute power forward.

At the third position, Richard and Ceballos started in rotation during the regular season. In the playoffs, Richard started more and played more minutes.

Let's mainly talk about Richard. He averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 28 minutes per game in the regular season. In the playoffs, he averaged 11 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 22 minutes. His performance was not as good as in the regular season.

He doesn't have a three-pointer, he has a mid-range shot, and he has a strong ability to hit the basket. By the way, Ceballos has a similar playing style to him, and he also doesn't have a three-pointer.

The third position happens to be our weak position, so we have to pay attention to these two players. Of course, it is more beneficial for our defense that they do not have three-pointers, and we can narrow the defensive scope to cope with their breakthrough."

Zhou Quan said: "We don't have anyone at the third position, should Qiao play?"

Max nodded and said, "We'll talk about this later."

Zhou Quan nodded without saying anything, and Musk continued: "Guard combination, Thunder Dan Marley, Lightning Kevin Johnson.

Musk continued: "The Lightning was seriously injured in the regular season, but performed well in the playoffs. No matter who guards him, they cannot be careless.

Dan Malley's talent is average, but his defense is fierce. He and the Lightning both had 1.7 steals in the regular season and 1.5 each in the playoffs. He also has a very good three-pointer.

His ability to break through with the ball is not as good as the Lightning, but the Lightning does not have three-pointers, so his defense is no less difficult than the Lightning."

"Isiah guard him?" Zhou Quan frowned.

What the magician said last night is quite reasonable. He doesn't think assassins can protect against lightning and thunder.

The assassin himself shook his head. He was only 185 centimeters tall, while Lei Gong was 198 centimeters tall. He had lost speed again. He would be blocked on the offensive end and blown away on the defensive end. If he was blocked by lightning, he would be smashed into pieces.

After the introduction, Chuck Daly stood up and after everyone's attention came over, he said: "Now I will announce the starting lineup for the G1 game."

Mark Aguirre's eyes fluctuated, and he felt that he might be in the starting lineup.

He was not excited, because Rodman's starting position was given up by him on his own initiative two seasons ago. Before that, he was the unbeatable main small forward.

"Ronnie Seikaly, Rodman, Mark Aguirre..."

"Congratulations, Mark."

"Thanks!"

Mark Aguirre smiled and high-fived the assassin next to him who extended his hand.

Being able to start in the finals is a kind of recognition for him. The head coach thinks that he still has some gas, which is also very happy for him.

"... Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan."

Chuck Daly finished reading the starting lineup and then began to explain the tactics.

"Our lineup is somewhat similar to that of the Suns. Their back line bears a lot of offensive tasks, and our back line has even heavier offensive tasks. They have Barkley inside, and our Seikali can also score, so if we want to win

The Suns, first of all, must strengthen their defense."

Chuck Daly was the first to emphasize defense, saying: "Barkley handed it to Rodman. When he pulled Rodman out, Sekali had to control the rebounds.

Hand over the lightning to Iron Fist and suppress his fast break. We beat the Knicks with fast break, but we can't fall into the Suns' fast break.

Dan Malley is handled by Joe Dumars, be careful with his three-pointers, but also be careful with his breakthroughs, especially after Barkley pulls Rodman out, our inside defense can't help the outside."

Seikali is a bit embarrassed, my defense is not that bad, I averaged 1.5 blocks and 0.5 steals per game in the playoffs.

Chuck Daly continued: "The Suns' offense is Barkley, who can go inside and outside, and takes a lot of three-pointers. He averages 2.3 times per game in the Western Conference Finals. Rodman must keep up with him.

Except for Barkley, Lightning is mainly focused on breaking through and distributing the ball with the ball, so the key to our defense is this point, Tie Fist must keep up with him."

"Leave it to me." Zhou Quan said confidently.

His speed is just a little bit slower. Taking into account the physical advantage, he is not even worse. He may be a little slower at the beginning, but as the game progresses, Lightning's speed advantage will definitely not be maintained.

And the basketball court is not a 100-meter track. Sometimes explosive power is very important. His tonnage is 8 kilograms heavier than Lightning, and his explosive power is definitely stronger than Lightning. The powerful explosive power allows him to increase his speed in a shorter time.

Chuck Daly continued: "By limiting the Lightning, we succeeded in defending one-third of the Suns. The remaining one-third was our defense against Barkley, and the last third was our defense against their distance."

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Even if we can't guard Barkley, we still have to guard against the Lightning and their three-pointers. This is very important to us and is the key to defense.

But for Barkley, we must not let him go crazy or let him perform 40+20 in the tiebreaker. Dennis, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, dad." Rodman said with a smile.

Chuck Daly began to explain the offensive tactics again, saying: "On the offensive end, we are actually similar to the Suns. We mainly rely on Tekken to break through and distribute the ball with the ball. They will also definitely strengthen their defense against Tekken and even double-team.

Zhou, when it comes to the two choices of personal shooting and passing, I hope you will do better and be more reasonable. Take the shot when you should take the shot, and pass the ball when you should pass the ball."

"clear."

Zhou Quan nodded.

Of course he can't do it alone. Jordan is so strong, let alone him. Physical fitness alone limits personal offense. The whole team must work together to defeat the opponent.

After the meeting, at 10:30 a.m., the Pistons set off for Phoenix to begin their journey to the Finals.

The flight distance is 3,300 kilometers. The plane took off at 11:40 and flew for 4 hours. When I got on the bus at the airport, it was already close to 5 o'clock. After I arrived at the hotel and settled down, it was a quarter past six o'clock, so there was no news scheduled.

After the press conference, we had a quick dinner and then took a rest.

Zhou Quan called Zhang Lili to turn off the phone, and then he called after a few minutes.

"Brother Zhang, you're here, aren't you staying in a motel?"

"I just arrived and stayed in a family hotel in a community. The conditions are not bad and the safety should be no problem, haha."

"Okay, you haven't had dinner yet, I'll order a takeaway for you. How about pizza?"

"No, no, we can just go out and have a burger by ourselves."

"Okay, you guys can rest."

"Xiao Zhou, take a good rest and try to get off to a good start tomorrow."

"Ha ha……"

After chatting for a few words, he hung up the phone.

The next morning, after breakfast, the Pistons arranged a brief press conference at the request of the media.

Many media came, including CCTV, reporters from Xiangcheng ATV, and some reporters from Japan and South Korea.

The first person to be flipped was a reporter from the New York Times, but his words had nothing to do with the finals. He said: "Iron Fist, have you seen the news from the Salt Lake City media? It's the news this morning. It is said that the postman has applied to California Boxing

license."

"Oh, good news! This is a surprise for me." Zhou Quan smiled.

"Have you contacted your agent?" the reporter asked.

"Not yet, but I'm looking forward to fighting the postman in the ring, and I'll let my agent follow up on it," he said.

He actually contacted Philip immediately after the press conference. Philip said: "The postman has already contacted me, Zhou. It seems that the postman really wants to be beaten by you again."

Zhou Quan laughed loudly, and Philip added: "I'm talking to WBC here. You shouldn't have any difficulty in dealing with the postman. With his explosive power and sensitivity, you can give him a hundred punches in the ring."

Above all, he is a target for you, so I want to arrange your boxing match with him after the finals and before you return to China, what do you think?"

"Can."

"Besides, Zhou, your real opponent has already been identified."

"Oh, who is it?"
To be continued...