Bill Ranbir has not beat Sabonis in the finals' jump ball, and this time is no exception.

Sabonis was the first to touch the ball. In Gan Guoyang's words, "Even if Sabonis doesn't jump, Ranbir can't touch the basketball, because that guy jumps and doesn't jump are the same."

Sabonis pushed the ball towards Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang jumped and grabbed the ball into his arms. At the same time, after getting the ball, he looked at the Pistons' players vigilantly. After confirming that they would not be attacked, Gan Guoyang handed the ball firmly to Terry Porter, which was enough to show his caution.

"You are as timid as an ostrich. Why don't you stuff the ball into your butt and bring it slowly over?" Bill Lanbir said to him behind him, seeing Gan Guoyang's cautious look.

"I will twist your head off later and then put the ball on it." Of course, Gan Guoyang fought back decisively.

However, Gan Guoyang did not ask Porter for a singles. The focus of the attack Adelmann arranged at the beginning was not Gan Guoyang, but Drexler.

After halftime, Drexler directly demanded a 45-degree waist position on the right. Isiah Thomas defended him. Drexler had an advantage in height, weight and strength. Porter decisively hung the ball to Drexler. Drexler was also very straightforward. He dribbled the ball twice, turned his back and shot the ball into the basket.

Drexler's performance in the first three games of the finals was just right, not particularly bad, but not particularly outstanding, making people feel that he is the No. 2 star of this team.

Chuck Daly's eyes were full of fire. He quickly saw that there was no future in dealing with the Trail Blazers and blocking Gan Guoyang. Many teams used living examples to prove that it would only be more than worth the loss when they double-team Gan Guoyang. His playing style is too flexible and his attack power is too strong.

The second-ranked figure who really played a role in the playoffs was actually Terry Porter. His powerful shooting ability made him the most threatening point on the outside, so Daly chose to pinch Terry Porter, and the last game was a good success story.

For this reason, Daly also specially asked Joe Dumas, the defender in the team's back, to defend Porter alone, so Thomas was arranged to defend Drexler.

At the beginning of this game, Daly still maintained this arrangement, but he underestimated Drexler too much when he did this.

Although Drexler's shooting was a flaw, his breakthrough, especially his low-post offensive ability, was underestimated, because the team's low-post firepower was mainly contracted by Gan Guoyang, and his chances of playing did not mean that he did not have it.

So, Adelman put the focus of the offense on Drexler at the beginning, hoping that he could quickly open the situation.

Sure enough, Thomas suffered too much in defense of Drexler. He was hit two consecutive goals, both of which were singles from low posts. Daly knew that Dumas could not be allowed to face Portland, and Dumas had to be allowed to deal with Drexler, so that Porter would not have to be entangled by Dumas anymore, and the Trail Blazers' backcourt constraints were untied.

Drexler never made a lot of appearance in the last game. He played in the form at the beginning of today. As a result, Dumas came up to defend and it was useless. Drexler continued to score at a low post and scored the third consecutively.

In comparison, the Pistons only made one goal in the first three shots, and they also urgently needed to score.

For this piston, if one of the more obvious flaws is that they lack a strong low-post scoring point.

In 1988, they had Danteley. No matter how black hole Danteley was on the defensive end, how stingy he was, and was a time bomb in the locker room, and had a bad relationship with Daly, but as long as he came to the court, the coach needed him to score at a low post, and the 6-5 forward could score and get free throws.

Now the team's small forward is replaced by Aquili. If this were Aquili four years ago, he would not be as good as Danteley, but now, his condition is far inferior to Danteley. His weight is still above the standard. His knees are wrapped in thick knee pads. He no longer has the aggressiveness he was in the low post back then.

However, such Aquili is already the Pistons' most reliable low-post offensive point, and Daly still has to rely on Aquili to score points at the low post, because the Blazers' outside blockade at the opening game was too strong and they urgently needed to break the scoring drought.

Cauchy defended Aquili on the court. Although Aquili's ability declined, his foundation was still there. He did not choose to fight Cauchy, but suddenly ran back in the waist position and directly cut into the inside.

Thomas from the outside directly gave Aquili a lob. After receiving the ball, Aquili did not dribble and made a layup directly.

But Aquili was a little anxious about the ball, and his knee was destined to be unable to jump with all his strength. As a result, he was knocked off by Sabonis, who came forward to make up for defense behind him. The ball fell to the ground. The two sides fought for it. In the end, the referee still called Aquili to touch the ball out of the baseline and the Trail Blazers' ball.

At this time, Daly knew that the pistons should be in trouble.

In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers played very patiently, which was not like the Portland Trail Blazers this season. In the past, they always used the idea of ​​"taking advantage of relaxing defense, you can get more points", and quickly accelerated the offensive rhythm and quickly established advantages.

But after the third game, Adelman knew that the Pistons are now accustomed to the "first quarter offensive" of the Trail Blazers and are very good at destroying the Trail Blazers' offensive feeling. If the Trail Blazers are the rhythm masters of the league, then the Pistons are the rhythm destroyers masters. Are they rough defense and fouls without any consideration? In addition, the one-sided atmosphere of the Auburn Mountain Palace Arena, minutes can allow Trail Blazers players who want to easily score a fast break layup and fall on the floor to look at the ceiling.

Therefore, Adelman chose to play steadily and make full use of the Trail Blazers' advantage in low-post offense. Drexler opened up the situation, Gan Guoyang made appropriate final shots, and other players looked for opportunities to take the most stable offensive route.

The Pistons wanted to speed up. After observing for a few minutes, Daly believed that such a successful offensive rate was quite unfavorable for a team like the Pistons that rely mainly on outside scoring, so he decisively replaced Winnie Johnson, replaced Aquili and started playing three defenders, intending to score more to smooth out the score gap.

Daley's idea is also correct. The power of three shots in the backcourt is indeed powerful. Dumas, Thomas and Johnson made consecutive breakthroughs, mid-range jump shots, and repeated pick-and-rolls with Bill Ranbill. The Pistons' scoring drought was quickly broken.

But the Pistons could not keep up with the Trail Blazers in the score. The Trail Blazers maintained a lead of about 4 points until the end of the first quarter. Thomas made a three-pointer from the outside, narrowing the gap between the two sides to 1 point. The fans of the game also cheered wildly, believing that the situation had turned around, because the Trail Blazers made a final shot and Porter missed the three-point line.

But after returning to the bench, Adelman said he was very satisfied with the players' performance.

"Very good, we did a good job. The situation is under our control. The pistons have begun to disrupt their troops. We must continue to maintain this state. In this quarter, we won a point, and in every quarter, we can win."

This is Adelman's philosophy of victory. Although the Blazers are so powerful that they don't need to pay attention to the details. In the regular season, they often kill the opponent with one punch, but in the finals, the turtle punch cannot deal with the Pistons. If you are not careful, the entire series will lose all the game.

The second quarter was about to begin. Before the players took the field, Adelman patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder. Gan Guoyang put down the towel in his hand and nodded to Adelman.

According to the rotation of the first three games, Gan Guoyang had to sit off the court to rest at the beginning of the second quarter, but this time Adelman did not let Gan Guoyang rest. He asked Gan Guoyang to continue to stay on the court and provide continuous firepower. Drexler was replaced by Jim Paxson and rested. Drexler contributed 11 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter, which was his best first quarter since the beginning of the finals.

In this game, Adelman set the tone to make the game a duo of Drexler and Gan Guoyang, and continue to use their low-post offensive abilities to put pressure on the Pistons and maintain this pressure until the end of the game.
Chapter completed!