God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 230

The Bucks are not a team that is good at defense, or their outside line is not good at defense. The inside line composed of Thomas and Johnson is still very deterrent to the small men of the 76ers, let alone Thomas himself. Can pull out to the three-point line to defend.But now their outside line is in trouble. Bell, Snow and Lynch's outside defense group has carried out a brutal siege to them. Ray Allen can't remember how long it was before he took a calm shot last time.

Although the 76ers' outside players did not take blocking shots as their first choice, they often used physical contact to destroy the center of gravity of the Bucks players. Even if the center of gravity cannot be stabilized, what is the point of shooting?Maybe Ray Allen, the future top shooter in history, can still shoot and score in such an environment, and Cassell and Robinson can only sigh.

After the start of the second quarter, the game entered a rhythm that others could not understand at all. Some fans even thought they saw the iron-blooded defensive battle between the Knicks and the Heat.Of course, the intensity of the game is not strong, but the offense on both sides is not smooth, especially the Bucks, they give the fans the impression of elegance, but facing the 76ers' stalking defense, no matter how elegant the player It's not elegant anymore, but it's true that he is in a mess.

The 76ers' own offense has also been limited, which is the price they have to pay.After Iverson was removed, Lewis was the only scoring point in the lineup, but he happened to meet Thomas, a wonderful power forward who was also trained by Chang Wei, unless Mutombola moved to a high position to cover him Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to find a chance to make a shot under Thomas' harassment.The main scoring method for both sides is to force shots. This is not only a test of the players' shooting foundation, but also a test of their luck. If you are lucky, you can score any magic ball.

Neither side is willing to let the opponent score, but the difference is that the Bucks' defense is passive, while the 76ers' defense is active. They have already considered this situation, so at least psychologically, the 76ers' players are prepared of.And they also have an advantage that has not been shown for the time being-their bench players are much better than the Bucks.

With more than 6 minutes left in the second quarter, Brown directly replaced Iverson and Reed to replace Snow and Lynch, and Bell took the third position.The previous physical confrontation completely disrupted the rhythm of the Bucks players, and also greatly consumed their physical strength. Although Carl also wanted to replace the substitute player, he also knew that the gap between the two sides was quite large in this regard, so he directly sent the substitute It's good if you don't get abused. Did you just put Iverson on the field without seeing it?

But without a substitute, the main players are already exhausted.The Bucks players have always been able to run, but in this game they spent more energy in every offensive round than before, and now their shooting percentage has dropped as proof.Karl was pacing back and forth on the sidelines, like an ant on a hot pot. He didn't know whether to keep the main players on the court or let them come down to rest. These two paths looked like a dead end!

Brown's substitution became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Iverson and Reid showed strong offensive firepower as soon as they came up, and quickly overtook the score.If Ray Allen hadn't gritted his teeth and insisted on scoring, the Bucks would have collapsed now.When Chang Wei just started watching football in his previous life, Ray Allen had already formed a pair of guns with Lewis in the Sonics, and his scoring method was mainly shooting, but in fact he was also a guy who could fly and dunk well when he was young. Like now.

Although he is a key player for the 76ers to mark, Ray Allen is still scoring tenaciously. He knows that it is impossible for the opponent to let him shoot from the outside, so directly breaking through and scoring has become the only option.The backcourt combination of Reid and Iverson can't stop him. After all, the two are not defensive fighters themselves, so they can only watch him go to the inside.Originally Mutombo wanted to come up to block the shot, but Ray Allen used the most uneconomical way to score in the face of his big hand-a mid-range jumper, instead letting the basketball wipe off Mutombo's fingertips However, it fell directly into the basket.

Bell slapped his thigh hard, annoyed that he couldn't go up to stop Ray Allen just now.In fact, he has nothing to worry about. He directly broke through Reed without calling a pick-and-roll, and he couldn't even switch defenses. Besides, if he defended Ray Allen, wouldn't Robinson be left empty?Better to lose two points than lose three, right?

Because Ray Allen hit consecutive mid-range jumpers, the Bucks will not be quickly opened up by the 76ers, but they are indeed having a hard time. Now the 76ers have a lot more scoring points than before, and the scoring efficiency is also higher. .In many cases, as long as Lewis pulls to the outside to make a screen, whether it is Iverson or Reed can get an open shot, no matter how bad it is, they can attract the defense and pass the ball to other teammates. This is Ray who is fighting alone. ·The treatment that Allen can't enjoy.

Now Brown is too lazy to care about Ray Allen. If you like to score, go score. Anyway, you are the only one in the whole team who can score. As long as the others can't score, no matter how tough you are, you can't win the game.

In the second quarter, Ray Allen scored 15 points in a single quarter. This is the second highest score in a single quarter since he joined the NBA in 1996. However, the total score of the Bucks in this quarter is... 20 points, In other words, the others only contributed 5 points in total.So what about the 76ers?None of them scored in double digits in this quarter. However, eight players in the team scored in 12 minutes of this quarter, scoring 32 points in one fell swoop, forcing the difference between the two sides to two. digits.

The whistle at the end of halftime undoubtedly saved the Bucks who were in a dilemma. Both the players on the field and the players sitting on the field all heaved a sigh of relief, and then quickly returned through the player channel under the supervision of the coaching staff. into the locker room.In the first half, they had a certain advantage at the beginning, but they were quickly lost in the physical confrontation of the 76ers. They never expected to meet such a familiar but unfamiliar team.

Between the clash of muscles and the splash of sweat, who can still maintain the elegance that has always been there?So some people say that the playoffs are a meat grinder, which makes sense. The intensity of the game is indeed not comparable to that of the regular season.

(End of this chapter)