God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 226
Wilkens' coaching experience is indeed very rich, but there is no good way for this round of the series. He has some ideas to improve his team's offense, but he has no idea how to limit the opponent.

Holding McGrady and Carter, two talented offensive players, it is enough for the 76ers to drink a pot for others to open up and give them singles, but Iverson started to pass the ball to his teammates, which made him feel very headache.Now almost no one in the Raptors can defend Iverson one-on-one, unless he can really make up his mind to let McGrady devote part of his energy to the defensive end.However, McGrady is not a god, and the pressure of organizing offense and shooting at the same time is already overwhelming. Add another defense?He is not an alien.

Feeling helpless, Wilkens failed to arrange any effective tactics in the lounge, but told others time and time again to create offensive space for Tracy McGrady and Carter by constantly running.Now Wilkens can only count on the two aces in his hand. If they can't turn the situation around, then there is no hope for this game.

After the start of the second half, the Raptors quickly switched to the superstar mode. Perhaps because they knew the importance of this game, McGrady and Carter broke out their own small universe in an instant, scoring consecutive points from inside and outside.They played the pick-and-roll very smartly. Although the quality of the screen for the opponent was not high, it was enough. Bell and Lynch were confused by their constant rotation in an instant. McGrady took the opportunity to pass the ball to the inside. Davis, who used the CIC to help him get a lot of assists.

Seeing that the point difference was about to return to single digits, Iverson, who had been giving assists to his teammates before, couldn't help but stand up. His breakthrough made the two strong men Davis and Oakley look extremely clumsy.Not to mention Childs on the outside line, often Iverson can pass him directly with just a crossover change of direction, such a defense is simply useless.

For a while, the situation on the court looked like Iverson was singled out against two opponents, which made Brown a little dumbfounded. Although the effect seemed to be good, the previous arrangements were basically disrupted.However, this situation did not surprise Chang Wei at all. He knew very well what kind of character Iverson was. It was really difficult for him to shoulder the heavy responsibility of organizing offense for the team in the first half. Very happy, now McGrady and Carter are soaring points in front of him. With his character, he will never back down. Also starting the scoring mode is the best response for him.

Although both sides rely on stars to score, there is still a big difference. The role players of the 76ers are obviously of better quality than the Raptors. Carter couldn't score but could only give Davis alone, which allowed the 76ers to quickly choke their way out.

Seeing through the opponent's route of the ball on the basketball court is no different from directly choking the opponent's offense, because in this way, their routine is only singles with the ball. Stretch out a hand, steal the ball directly and complete a fast break and counterattack dunk. The Raptors can't afford to lose points like this.

Wilkens was watching helplessly from the sidelines as the points between the two sides were almost pulled apart little by little. His mind was in a mess. Can such a team really be defeated by himself?For the first time, the old man had doubts about himself.

However, Brown and his players did not intend to consider the opponent's mood. Under the leadership of Iverson, the 76ers' offense has almost no flaws. Even if there is a slight flaw on the defensive end at this time, it doesn't matter.In the end, the score between the two sides was 99 to 92. If it weren't for the 76ers' bench lineup being slightly relaxed during the garbage time of the fourth quarter, the Raptors would have been unable to recover the difference between the two sides back to single digits. This also fully demonstrated the huge strength of the two sides. strength gap.

But for the 76ers, 2-0 is just the beginning. The next two games will be held at the Raptors' home court, and their winning percentage in away games this season is indeed not as high as at home.But this is also a common problem of most teams in the NBA. Even the top teams in the league, their performance at home is much better than away most of the time. After all, facing the constant interference from the sidelines, some players still It's hard to play to the full level.

The only advantage for the 76ers is that they are in the same division as the Raptors. Although they have to go to Canada to play, the distance is not too far in general, which saves everyone from the hardship of traveling and traveling.Of course, Brown doesn't think the Raptors can come up with anything new. In the playoffs, almost no teams are holding their cards. At this time, everyone is comparing physical fitness, background and control of details. If you have a hole card, you should have used it long ago, so you still have to wait until now?

Sure enough, the gap in hard power cannot be made up for a while. In the two away games played by the 76ers, the Raptors did not make any mistakes. They lost 98 to 102 and 101 to 110. dropped the game.After the fourth game, McGrady came to the area of ​​the 76ers deliberately, and he said to Chang Wei with some confusion: "Chang, congratulations on advancing to the next round, but with you on this team, and our early days ?"

Chang Wei looked at his painful and tangled expression, shook his head and said, "Tracy, this is not like the you I met before. When did you become so unconfident? Do you not trust your teammates, or do you not believe Own?"

There was bitterness in McGrady's voice, and he said: "I don't even believe it, because you are so strong, so strong that I can't climb a mountain with all my strength, should I join a western team? ?"

"Tracey, you are wrong. In this league, competition is everywhere. Do you think that the strongest team will not suffer defeat? A team as strong as the Bulls can't guarantee that a game will not fail. Lose. Football is round, so is basketball. Strength and weakness are relative. The latter may not be able to defeat the former. Be more focused so you have a chance of winning."

"As our head coach said, your future is very bright, don't give up, Tracy, in my impression you are not a guy who chooses to escape when encountering difficulties, if you persist, the future is yours of……"

(End of this chapter)