來自:http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2006/insider/columns/ story?id=2461800 Scouting report: Pistons vs Heat Game 4 Insider Carroll By John Carroll Scouts Inc. Heat Offense: Shaquille O'Neal said, "Stick to the script." He thought his team took way too many jumpers in Game 2 and he demanded that they bring him the ball. Shaq delivered in Game 3 with energy, deep post ups, and lift and explosion on his post moves. His teammates heeded his request and threw him the ball early and often. Shaq is correct about the offense going to him. He is a high percentage option. When he gets the ball and he delivers the Heat win. The question is can Shaq repeat this type of performance every game? If he does the Heat will win this series. The Heat used a few different looks to get O'Neal the ball in Game 3. They ran misdirection pick-and-rolls both on the side and middle that were designed to get the Pistons moving and roll Shaq deeper into the paint. This offensive strategy made it much more difficult for Ben Wallace to stop Shaq because of where he was catching the ball. Antoine Walker vs. Tayshaun Prince is a big matchup in this series and Walker needs to continue to step up for the Heat. Pat Riley put Walker in pick-and-pop situations and he drove the closeouts instead of settling for 3s. Antoine attacked the rim and forced the Pistons to rotate to him leaving Shaq alone for the lob dunks. In addition he has a size and strength mismatch on Prince and he used it with deep drives to the paint where he was able to finish over Prince. The Heat have a turnover problem. They made a big emphasis to cut down their turnovers for Game 3 and failed. They had 18 turnovers in Game 3 and Dwyane Wade, Shaq and Walker each had four apiece. Although it did not come back to bite them in Game 3 they cannot continue to turn the ball over and expect to win this series. Heat Defense: The Heat's defense looked similar to their effort in Game 1. They were active with their feet and hands. They had a high number of deflections, they cut off driving lanes and stopped the Pistons from getting to the paint. The Heat worked hard all game to front the post no matter who it was and their effort combined with the Pistons inability to make better passes proved beneficial. It has helped the Heat that Shaq has not had to guard anybody in this series, stays out of foul trouble and can remain on the floor. Pat Riley and his staff put way more attention on the Prince matchup and it paid dividends. Prince had torched them in the playoffs scoring 17 points and 5 rebounds, but in Game 3 a combination of the Heat forwards defense, better team defense (the Heat zoned up more and brought bigs over to support), and Prince not getting a lot of touches limited his effectiveness. Riley went to fouling Ben Wallace late in the game again. Wallace's foul shooting is so poor that he is forcing Riley to utilize this strategy. If Wallace is only going to make 1-4 free throws the Heat will continue to use this tactic to minimize the Pistons ability to go on late runs. Pistons Offense: The Pistons scored only 83 points in Game 3 and this will not be enough for them to win this series. They need a more balanced and diversified offense to beat the Heat. They need three or four players to have a good game at the same time. They cannot have such a disparity with their backcourt scoring 51 points and the frontcourt 16. This is not how they were built to win championships. The Pistons got crushed in Game 3 in the paint, Miami scored 50 points to their 16. One of the ways would be to go to Rasheed Wallace from the beginning of Game 4. They need to get him deep post ups and touches so that they can develop some sort of inside game. Chauncey Billups must be in attack mode offensively from the start of Game 4. The Heat do not have anyone to match him and he needs to abuse Jason Williams, attack Gary Payton and get all of his teammates involved early in the game. Billups is a very smart player and he knows that the stat sheet did not lie after Game 3, 16 turnovers and 11 assists gets you beat. Chauncey needs to make sure the Pistons do not settle for jumpers but find ways to get to the basket. Pistons Defense: The Pistons built their championship reputation on defense. Their defensive effort in Game 3 was unacceptable and all their players and coaches know it. Allowing your opponent to shoot almost 60 percent at this time of the year is embarrassing. Shaq and Wade are great players but they are scoring at will. Flip Saunders and his staff must get their team ready to give the defensive performance of the year in Game 4, similar to effort they had versus Cleveland in Game 7. The Pistons must swallow their pride and double Shaq. Ben Wallace is making a valiant effort to guard Shaq one-on-one but he cannot stop him from scoring effectively enough for the Pistons to win. From the beginning of Game 4 they must commit to coming any time he catches the ball on the box. They must come on Shaq's first dribble and get the ball out of his hands. When he is doubled he cannot make the deep post moves and he loses the leverage and power to finish. The Pistons utilized the double of Wade at times in Game 3. They ran at him as he came over half court and forced him to give the ball up. This is an excellent strategy and I would mix this up with picking up the Heat full court and pressuring the Miami guards throughout the game. Pick: The Pistons are a tough-minded group. Look for them to regroup and win Game 4 to tie this series at 2-2. -- "I've got a busted lip and a black eye. But you do what you have to do." -- Ben Wallace --

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