Coach Lee

Chapter 220 New Starting Lineup

After Christmas, the NBA officially announced that the 1998th All-Star voting in 47 officially opened!
The All-Star candidate list was also announced immediately, with 60 people from the east and the west.

There are old faces like Jordan Pippen, new stars like Iverson Li Nan, and this year's rookies, Tim Duncan of the Mavericks, Keith Van Horn of the Spurs, and Wang Dazhi of the Nuggets.

When the All-Star voting is in full swing, many star players have also begun to show their strength.

On this day, the 76ers ushered in another opponent, the Toronto Raptors, the last in the East.

In this game, because the Raptors starting shooting guard Doug Christie was injured,

The Raptors' starting lineup also had to be replaced with an unconventional lineup.

Damon Stoudemire, Walter Williams, Oliver Miller, Marcus Camby, Zayn Tabak

In addition to Damon Stoudemire's height of 178, the shortest is Walter Williams' height of 203, Miller's height of 208, Camby's height of 213, and Tabak's height of 211.

The Raptors' starting lineup is already surprising, but the 76ers' starting lineup is even more surprising.
Eric Snow, Allen Iverson, Li Nan, Derek Coleman, Ben Wallace!
Snow, who is 191 tall, replaced Iverson at the No. 183 position. Iverson, who was 199 tall, was at the shooting guard position. Li Nan, who was 206 tall, was at the small forward position. Ben Wallace, who was 208 tall, was the starting center. position, the tallest on the field is Coleman with a height of [-].

Compared with the height of the Raptors, the 76ers' lineup seems a bit too short.

Off the court, with short hair, black-rimmed glasses, a suit and leather shoes, and a white handkerchief in his left breast pocket, Larry Brown sat majesticly, looking at the court lightly, as if everything was under his control.

However, these are superficial phenomena.

In fact, Larry Brown is a little worried now.

He was worried about whether Coleman would shoot a three-pointer with a sudden brain cramp, he was worried about whether Ben Wallace could withstand the impact of the No. 5 position, and he was more worried about whether Snow could be a good No. [-] bit role.

The two guys in positions two and three are so talented.Can Snow have the desired effect?
Larry Brown watched quietly.

This is a game, but also a Larry Brown test.

On the field, Snow was a little trembling today.

When he was in the Supersonics before, he had never played next to "The Glove" Payton and "Rain Man" Kemp. However, today, in the starting position of the 76ers, Snow was a little nervous.

One is because of excitement, the first time in my life to start!
Another reason is that this game is too important.

The coach said before the game that this is his chance.It's done, let's continue to start in the future.If you don't play well, it's very likely that you will GG, and it's over.

However, Snow's task is somewhat difficult.Assist Iverson and Li Nan, coordinate their possession of the ball.

"Gudu~"

Snow swallowed his saliva, and then took a deep breath "heh~huh~", just as he was about to cheer himself up in his heart~
"Eric, you can do it!"

Snow turned his head to look at Li Nan who was resting on his shoulders, and smiled slightly.

"Well, I'll try my best."

It's just that it's useless to say that hard work
After the game started,

"Eric!"

Iverson from outside the three-point line asked for the ball directly.

But at this time, Li Nan, who was running inside, ran out of the opportunity.

As soon as Snow hesitated, Li Nan's chance disappeared. In the end, Snow had to give the ball to Iverson.

The next time, Snow felt a little guilty and thought about passing the ball to Li Nan.However, he passed the ball, but Li Nan's chance this time was not good. There were many big men around him, and it was very difficult to shoot.

The next time, as soon as Snow came over, Iverson was already standing in front of Snow.Snow had no choice but to give the ball out.

Iverson broke through and was double-teamed, and passed back to Snow.

With no one to guard, Snow made a three-pointer.

bang~
Did not enter!

With the sound of "kuang", Snow felt that it hit his heart.cold, broken
Snow struggled a lot.He felt like he was superfluous on the court.His appearance completely destroyed the 76ers' offensive system.

At this moment, Snow saw Larry Brown stand up and greet Witherspoon and Ratliff.

"Is this going to replace me? The coach is really dissatisfied with me."

This is the first period of the game, and we have played for 5 minutes.

The score between the two sides is 18-12.

The 76ers were actually overwhelmed by the Raptors, who are the last in the league with a current record of only 2-25.

Snow lowered his head slightly and walked slowly to the sidelines.

However, at this moment, someone gave him a hand.

"Eric, it's not you!"

Eric glanced at Li Nan who was holding him back.

"Ah? Didn't you replace me?"

Seeing Li Nan walking away slowly, Snow was a little confused.

"Huh? What's going on? Why is Li replaced?"

At this time, Witherspoon came over and whispered in Snow's ear, "Eric, the coach said to play freely, don't be burdened, and he will lose if he loses."

Snow looked at Larry Brown who was crossing his arms off the court, and his heart suddenly became clear.

Witherspoon on the side also smiled unnaturally, thinking to himself, "Coach, if this kid messes up, it's all Li's fault."

In the next match, Snow was more active.Although there will be some mistakes, but in general, it is still possible.He acted as a very good assistant to Iverson.Defense, open shots.

At the end of the first quarter, 30-25, the 76ers trailed by 5 points.

Snow scored 4 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Snow partnered with Li Nan.

Li Nan played more off the ball, and Snow played more roles as the organizer.

Li Nan ran without the ball, and Snow had to ensure that he could pass the ball to him properly.

What Snow has been able to do in training, he can also do in competitions.He completed several assists to Li Nan.

In the middle of the second quarter, 40-45, the 76ers overtook the score.

At this time, Larry Brown replaced the starting lineup.

Then, the 76ers' offense was not very good-looking again, a bit messy.

At halftime, 56-54, the Raptors led by 2 points.

In the second half, Larry Brown let this starter play again in the third quarter.

As a result, he found that this lineup still didn't work.

Snow has a lot of problems.

The ability to judge the situation is not good!

No vision!

Can't shoot!

Can't pass the ball!

Whether to guide and then pass, or pass the ball directly, Snow can't make a good judgment
After the third quarter, the score of the two sides became 77-70, and the 76ers fell behind by 7 points.

By the fourth quarter, Snow was on the bench.

Seeing Iverson and Li Nan on the court with full firepower, crushing the Raptors, Snow was very frustrated off the court,

"Hey~~ They are a natural pair, and I am just redundant."

(End of this chapter)