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Chapter 145 Lesson to Stackhouse

On the 17th, the Warriors played an away game against the Clippers. The Clippers, who had no hope of the playoffs, felt good when they came up.

But then the Warriors' defense directly made them extremely uncomfortable. The defense of the playoffs did not give them any chance at all. 94:76, the Warriors won four consecutive victories.

On the 19th, the Warriors returned to their home court to face the Trail Blazers, who had only theoretical hope of entering the playoffs.

Payton was still close to full strength, but the Warriors won the opponent 104:99 with the key defense at the last moment.

Next, they beat the Wizards 116:99 and started the road to rebuilding, taking six consecutive victories.

On the 25th, it was still home, and they ushered in the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons have no hope for the playoffs this season, but Stackhouse still wants to strive for the scoring leader position, and he is not very happy with Zhang Chen, so they will not just go through the motions in this game.

The Pistons have a bad record this season, but the lineup is not too bad. The insider is Ben Wallace, who has shined since he came to the Pistons. He averaged 13.2 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. There is the 95th pick Joe Smith who became mediocre after his rookie season, but there is no problem with averaging 12+7 per game.

In addition to Stackhouse, the scorer on the perimeter, guard Chucky Atkins and Corliss Williams, who was just traded from the Raptors, can also score in double figures.

To put it bluntly, apart from Ben Wallace, the current Pistons are players who are weak offensively and defensively, and the other four are all of that type.

When encountering this kind of outside single-core team, Zhang Chen often goes out to mark the opponent himself, but now the Warriors often let Larry Hughes take the main defense, so he can focus on offense.

If Larry Hughes can't handle it, he can come at the critical moment, but basically he won't be marking the whole time. He is the first firepower of the Warriors, and he must not affect the last moment because he consumes too much energy in defense. decisive battle.

Dislocation defense, this situation is very common in the playoffs, and now the Warriors are preparing for the playoffs in all directions.

Therefore, it was Larry Hughes who defended Stackhouse in this game, and of course Stackhouse would not defend Zhang Chen in order to score points.

In the first offense of the Pistons, Stackhouse showed his scoring ability. After receiving the ball, he sat on Larry Hughes to complete a turnaround jumper.

Zhang Chen immediately fought back, breaking through Collis-Williams and making a throw.

But he didn't compete with the opponent to score this time. "Pass it up, don't back down, and do your own defense." To win the victory and let the team play the toughness of defense is what he should do.

In the interior, Ben Wallace has no scoring ability, so let Dampier go and consume him, and Jamison should be able to beat the prematurely aging Joe Smith.

The key is Larry Hughes. He has some disadvantages when he encounters opponents with good physical fitness, but it is not a big problem. Relying on his speed and explosive power, he can always bring some trouble to the offensive players.

With his efforts on the defensive end, Zhang Chen and Jamison can be more free in offense.

"Stackhouse's individual offense is too much, and his shooting percentage is not very good."

"Yes, the offensive efficiency of Zhang Chen and Jamison is much higher than his. One side is a playoff team and the other side is for scoring. It is completely incomparable, but Ben Wallace's rebounding ability is too good. Pistons Got a couple of second chances already."

"The shortcomings of the Warriors' weak internal rebounding ability may be infinitely magnified in the playoffs."

Due to the disadvantage of rebounding, the Warriors did not have any advantage in scoring, but Zhang Chen is not worried at all. The weakness of a single-core team is that the core of the team cannot maintain efficient offense all the time, even if he can't, after all, people's physical strength It will be consumed, and of course Stackhouse will not work.

But this guy gets all kinds of frightened after scoring a little bit, which is really unbearable.

"How about it, do you think sending a child can prevent me?"

"Damn it, watch me fuck you to death."

Larry Hughes was naturally very angry, Zhang Chen said to him very calmly: "Don't care about this kind of scum who can't even make the playoffs, just defend him calmly."

With Zhang Chen's comfort, Larry Hughes didn't mess around. He had already been fouled once just now. If he fouled too much, it would have an impact on the Warriors' tactics.

But after a while, Zhang Chen came over again, "Let's switch defenses."

"What, Zhang, I'm fine...I'll try my best..." Larry Hughes couldn't figure out what Zhang Chen meant.

"It's okay, I'm just a little uncomfortable looking at the kid. Besides, defense will degenerate without a lot of practice. Let me exercise my muscles." Zhang Chen said casually.

In fact, he just wanted to teach Stackhouse a lesson. The kid repeatedly provoked him with his eyes.

Of course, Stackhouse didn't ask Zhang Chen to defend him, but wanted to compete with Zhang Chen in scoring. As the boss this season, he is really confident in his scoring ability.

But Zhang Chen doesn't like simply comparing points with others. He always thinks that the duel between players is a contest between offense and defense, or the outcome of the game. What the hell is the score.

What's more, he is also warming up for the playoffs. If Larry Hughes can't defend in the playoffs, he will definitely play in person in order to win, so don't be unfamiliar.

"Hey, Zhang Chen stood in front of Stackhouse. He exchanged defenders with Larry Hughes. Could it be that he intends to block the opponent himself?"

"Stackhouse didn't pass the ball. As a scorer who is catching up with Iverson on the scoring list, he is still very confident in his singles."

"It's the back push that he is very good at, but Zhang Chen is obviously superior in strength. Stackhouse's back push cannot push Zhang Chen in."

"Turn over the jumper, Stackhouse decided to use the shot to solve the problem."

"Oh, it's amazing... Zhang Chen took off the ball cap firmly. Stackhouse's ball has a receding ball, but he didn't escape Zhang Chen's block. It's really amazing."

Fanning the ball, Zhang Chen yawned, "You seem to be weaker than before. With so many points at this level, it's no wonder the team's record is in a mess."

If eyes could kill, Zhang Chen would probably have been chopped off by now.

The record of the Pistons is a little bit bad, but it’s not that bad. Stackhouse still thinks that his continuous scoring can bring the team’s results to this level, otherwise it would be even worse, and now people say that .

His scoring ability is super strong, okay, but thinking of the solid hat just now, his confidence is a little weaker. He has also played against many powerful guys, including the former Zhang Chen, but he never expected to be blocked. into this.

Could it be that the gap between everyone is already so big? Thinking of the various honors Zhang Chen has won, Stackhouse feels guilty.

The team throws a throw-in, and he doesn't try to get away from the defense to catch it.

The Pistons ended up hitting the iron, and it was the Warriors' turn to attack. Zhang Chen entered the opponent's half and asked for the ball. He deliberately dribbled the ball near Stackhouse and said proudly: "Now let's You see, what is a real offense."

The sudden start and the moment of acceleration can be compared to Iverson. Zhang Chen rushed in at a high speed. Unlike Iverson, he still has a strong body. After changing direction, he directly ran over the defending player. Jumping up high, Ben Wallace jumped up to block him, but he was a step too late, allowing Zhang Chen to smash the ball into the basket heavily.

The commentator at the scene yelled excitedly, "As expected of the champion of the slam dunk contest, as expected of Zhang Chen, it is really exciting and powerful..."

Seeing this scene, Stackhouse trembled a little. Although he was a little rampant and a little funny, but when he met a real strong man, his provocative heart would subconsciously restrain himself.

Of course, he wouldn't know that Zhang Chen added special skills to this round of offense and defense.

As Zhang Chen became stronger and under absolute control, he became even more powerful.

Stackhouse, who had lost his sharpness, became a little timid in the face of Zhang Chen's defense, and he couldn't help but increase the number of passes, which gave his teammates more opportunities.

But the scoring ability of other Pistons players can only be said to be average. Without Stackhouse's restraint, it is even more difficult to create scoring space independently, and the Pistons fell behind in the score all at once.

"What did I say, you are still a bit too bad." Zhang Chen didn't mind such things as beating the dog in the water.

But seeing that the other party was about to turn into anger, Zhang Chen didn't provoke the other party anymore, otherwise it wouldn't be worthwhile to fight.

Now Stackhouse has no previous threat, and Zhang Chen and Larry Hughes have switched over. The Pistons have Ben Wallace as an inside line with strong defense capabilities, and Larry Hughes is attacking. It is a waste if it cannot play its due role in defense.

The subsequent games were very flat. After Stackhouse lost his enthusiasm, the Pistons were like the teams that have no hope of the playoffs. The players were a little listless on the court.

104:89, the Warriors also won this game.

With seven consecutive victories, the Warriors' ranking also came to fifth place, but the Jazz, which was originally ranked fourth, has dropped to sixth place. The Mavericks, who were originally ranked fifth, were attacked by Juwan Howard. He has made great progress, and has made great strides during this period of time, and has reached the fourth position in the West.

But this is all temporary. There is only a gap of two wins between the teams ranked fourth to eighth. Maybe after a few games, the ranking will change again.

Therefore, the Warriors did not dare to relax at all, and the team also set a goal, and must rush to the top four in the Western Conference to ensure that they can have home court advantage in the first game of the playoffs.

In the next game, they will face the New York Knicks at home, which is also an opponent that cannot be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)