God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 373 Entering the Finals Again

In fact, the bench of the 76ers is still very strong. This is due to the memory of Chang Wei in his previous life. Needless to say, Arenas, Okur was also the main center of the powerful Jazz in the Western Conference in his previous life. He made countless opponents cry with a three-pointer. snot.

So when the 76ers' bench lineup suppressed the Celtics, Chang Wei was not surprised, because their strength was already strong enough, and they didn't play in the last game just because they wanted to win and were afraid of losing.As long as they can let go of the burden in their hearts, it is completely fine to blow up the opposing bench lineup, even if there are main players among them.

By the time Brown switched to the main lineup, the 76ers had already led 52 to 34, which was a huge advantage they had hardly played in previous games.And now there are 6 minutes and 21 seconds before the end of the first half. It is not a dream to widen the point difference to more than 20 points by then. This may directly turn the next game into garbage time.

The Celtics were naturally unwilling to raise their hands to surrender. They tried to counterattack under the leadership of Pierce. Unfortunately, Brown replaced Lewis with Tyron Hill to guard the inside while he replaced the main force. He and Dalembert held the basket. The downcast created a no-fly zone.Of course, the Celtics players also tried to go inside to score, but after being capped by Hill and Dalembert once, they lost their determination to score at the basket and had to choose to score from the basket. Jump shot from farther away.

Obviously, they forgot their shooting touch in the locker room in this game. Except for Walker and Pierce, almost all of their shots were ironed, and they couldn't play the more blooming state of the previous game.The Celtics in dual-core mode are easy to deal with. Bell and Hill faced Pierce and Walker respectively. Even if they want to score, they will not feel easy.

As expected, by the time the whistle blew at the end of the first half, the 76ers had already led by 21 points. This can be said to be the easiest half of their entire series.Brown was naturally pleasantly surprised. Although in his opinion it is normal for the players to lead by 20+ in their current state, it did far exceed his pre-match expectations.

During the intermission, he spared no effort in the locker room to praise several players who performed very well in the first half. Well, according to his standards, he directly praised all the players who played in the team.However, Brown did not intend to explore why they can perform exceptionally well. For the head coach, as long as the players perform well, it is enough.

Chang Wei stood aside and smiled without saying a word. He knew that this had a lot to do with the players he had chatted with before. The players he named before all played well in the first half.Needless to say, Reid was the team's leading scorer in the first half. He made 6 of 4 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored a total of 17 points. He was the biggest contributor to the team's big lead over the opponent.

Although Bell only scored 4 points and 2 rebounds, he also contributed 2 steals and 1 block. Under his full defense, Pierce made only 13 of 4 shots in the first half, including all 4 three-pointers. lose.Without Bell's restrictions on Pierce, the 76ers may need more people to double-team when Pierce is playing singles with the ball.

The performance of the three rookies is also satisfying. Arenasri scored 10 points from outside shots and is the chief scorer on the bench. Under his leadership, the 76ers' benches can firmly suppress the opponent; Ku also contributed 2 three-pointers from outside the three-point line. Although the points were not many, it made the Celtics dare not ignore such a heavy artillery from the outside; Taking up the important task of protecting the basket, he scored 4 points on 3 of 6 shots and also grabbed 8 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds, and formed an absolute suppression of the Celtics center inside.

Of course, it is not to say that the other players of the 76ers are rubbish, but the performance of these guys has changed a lot compared to the last game, and they have also brought great help to the team.If it is replaced by the level they have shown before, then the 76ers, let alone leading by a big score, can not lag behind even if the other players have played [-]% of the output.

In the second half, O'Brien's continuous deployment of troops failed to make the team recover from the disadvantage. The hole they dug for themselves was too big. Not to mention the 76ers players played very calmly, even if they waved, there was enough. The capital is coming, not to mention that their mentality is unprecedentedly relaxed now, so they will naturally be able to play even more desperate performances for the Celtics.

Although the two sides fought to a tie in the third quarter, the Celtics could not accept this fact, because it meant that they did useless work for a full 12 minutes in the third quarter.Now they are still more than 20 points behind, but there is only one last quarter left for them to tie or even overtake.However, it has reached this point, how can the 76ers give them another chance?The goal of eliminating opponents and reaching the finals is just around the corner, as long as you hold on to the last 12 minutes.

In order to express his determination to completely defeat the opponent, Brown not only did not replace the substitute lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but instead used the team's strongest offensive lineup, and even removed Bell to maximize the team's strength. offensive firepower.After a big lead, the 76ers players were in good condition. After a bombardment, they completely destroyed the morale of the Celtics. At the same time, they also opened up the point difference to nearly 30 points, turning this supposedly evenly matched battle into a victory. There was a massacre!

More and more Celtics fans got up and left the field, and those who stayed behind also shed unwilling tears. They thought that the team they supported this season had completed the revival, but the 76ers used the massacre to tell them that they thought too much .Chang Wei knew that the rise of the Celtics this season was nothing more than a coincidence, and they would soon fall into a trough again. Only the giants can complete the short-lived revival.

But now, they are just the stepping stones for the 76ers to reach the Finals for two consecutive seasons. The ultimate significance of this round of the series is to prove how powerful the 76ers are.The final score of the two sides was 107 to 89. The 76ers replaced the bench at the last moment and allowed the Celtics to recover a little point, but it was not enough for them to change the outcome of the game.As the defending champions, the 76ers finally returned to the Finals in the second season to compete for the O'Brien Cup. However, the Lakers and Spurs are currently fighting fiercely, and they don't know who their opponents are for the time being.

(End of this chapter)