God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 338
As long as any head coach sees Davis' averages of 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists this season, he will not think that he is the main offensive point of the Hornets. After all, averaging nearly 9 assists per game is not easy. It came out, and Mashburn's data seems to prove this point. With an average of 21.5 points per game, he is undoubtedly the Hornets' leading scorer.

But Silas seems to have made arrangements in advance. During the period when the starting lineup was on the court, Davis had a lot of shots, and Mashburn, who was originally the team's leading scorer, was more of a check point. .Of course, if he needs to play singles, he will never give up. After all, he is a good player in singles with the ball, and he is quite good at tough battles.

Thanks to Davis' strong performance, the Hornets had a slight lead of 27 to 24 when the main lineup of the two sides was off, but then they tasted the bitter fruit of the weak substitute lineup.Magloire did build a barrier in the interior, but Arenas is no longer the stubborn bull who hit the south wall and didn't look back when he first joined. Pass it to Snow and let him shoot the three.Moreover, Magloir's defense is not particularly strong, at least not as good as Mutombo, or even Dalembert. Arenas can occasionally break through the defense of these two during training. Gloyer was even more unable to stop him, and could only watch Arenas score a layup, or catch another foul.

For the rest of the first quarter, Arenas' breakthrough became a nightmare for the Hornets. Magloire had already committed two personal fouls by the end of the first quarter, both on Arenas. You must know that Magloire averaged only 2.5 fouls per game this season, so you can imagine how powerful Arenas is.

The firepower of the 76ers' bench lineup is indeed far behind that of the main lineup, but this does not mean that they cannot score. Go-ahead score.When they opened up the situation, Tyron Hill and Mutombo also got a chance at the basket. They still did it very smoothly, especially Hill, which was originally his best way of scoring. The pick-and-roll roll is pretty sharp.

So at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers took a 37-32 lead by 5 points and limited the Hornets' shooting percentage to 37.3%. Among them, Lynch, Hill and Mutombo made great contributions. contribute.It is precisely because they compete with the Hornets' bench players on the defensive end that Snow and Arenas can score points on the offensive end without any scruples.

This allowed Silas to fully appreciate the strength of the 76ers' bench gangsters in the playoff mode. He had to further reduce the rest time of the main lineup, and let Mashburn and Davis re-dress at the beginning of the second quarter. go to battle.Brown leisurely continued to let the substitute lineup play on the court. Although Davis was a great threat to the defenders, Arenas was not a vegetarian either. The points Davis scored on Snow's head basically made it worse. Arenas got it back on Wesley.

Looking at the situation on the field, Silas's face was so dark that it was about to drip water. Although he didn't have much confidence in the team's entry into the second round of the playoffs at the beginning, he still had some extravagant hopes after all. However, the 76ers used their absolute advantage to tell him, don't think too much, go back and sleep early!Silas did count on Davis to cause trouble for the Sixers, and he succeeded, but what good is Davis' advantage over the Sixers guard group basically being wasted on the defensive end?

Campbell and Brown are also good inside players. Two guys over 2 meters tall have built a no-fly zone under the basket, but they don't play with you inside. What's the use of setting up a no-fly zone? The routine of the 10ers' main lineup is actually very simple and rough. Dalembert first grabs the second in the paint, and makes a second attack by the way. When they are in the tower, it means that they can only maintain a three-on-four situation in the middle distance and beyond the three-point line, which makes them keep missing people who are not very defensive.

In this game, the 76ers' outside shooters feel so hot that as long as they are given space to shoot, their shooting percentage is still very high.Especially Lewis, with a height of 2 meters, he is simply a giant in front of the Hornets' outside players. Basically, no one can make effective interference when he shoots. It was stretched to double digits, and this performance naturally made the home fans breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that the strength of the visiting team in the first quarter was just an illusion.

Silas was also very helpless. Davis was still trying to hit Iverson back, but the 76ers were obviously prepared. Dalembert was ready to come to the basket to defend at any time, no matter whether Davis turned around or broke through. He can make correct responses to shots, which makes Davis' offensive efficiency drop a lot, at least the shooting rate is not as abnormal as in the first quarter.

This made Brown breathe a sigh of relief. With the help of Dalembert, Iverson should not be as sad as before.In fact, everyone was sweating for this small point guard in the first quarter. Iverson is good at speed, but he is a scumbag in terms of strength. Facing a weird point guard with a powerful play style like Davis, If it is not sad, then it is not him.

After solving the Davis problem, the Hornets are basically no threat.Bell has grown into a reliable wing gate. Mashburn, an offensive kaleidoscope, can't make waves in front of him. After all, even Kobe is going to be deflated. He didn't have such a great ability to kill Bell.

Since the second quarter, the 76ers have been in control of the situation on the court. The Hornets' strong performance in the opening game is like a drop of water falling into the ocean, without even a ripple.They even turned the entire fourth quarter into garbage time, and finally beat the Hornets 112 to 90, making a good start to the first round of the playoffs.To be honest, except for a few point guards, the 76ers played very easily in this game.

Chang Wei also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although Davis's advantage over Iverson was not discovered in time, it was not his fault, but in his opinion, Davis is also a player he is familiar with, and it is his fault if he did not find out in time wrong.Fortunately, the 76ers still achieved a big victory. If they lose to Davis, he really doesn't know how to face the identity of the reborn.

(End of this chapter)