God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 533 The Days Without Roy
The reason why Chang Wei suggested to let Allen replace Roy is not only because he is a substitute at the second position, but also because Allen was the team's starting shooting guard when he played against the Cavaliers in the playoffs last season. James was restricted in one game, but overall his performance is still remarkable, and it is logical to be promoted to the starting lineup.

The day after the loss to the Kings, the Bobcats will face the Wizards back-to-back. The only good news is that this is still a home game. They don't need to take a flight to Washington, which also allows the players to conserve more energy.

In order to maintain the offensive firepower of the starting lineup to the greatest extent, Jackson did not let Jack start the game, but simply chose to let the backcourt combination of the bench lineup start, and continue to partner Allen with Ellis.Jack has no objection to this arrangement. He has averaged only 10.2 points per game so far this season, but Ellis has averaged 14.1 points per game.

The Wizards are more difficult opponents to deal with than foreign opponents, especially their head star Arenas. Since he left Philadelphia and switched to the Wizards, he has been used by the management and the head coach as the foundation of the team, and a set has been built around him. Quite a competitive lineup.Unlike the previous life, Haywood was still happily playing in Detroit instead of going to Washington, but the Wizards were still able to play the starting lineup of Daniels, Arenas, Butler, Jamison and Blatche.

Relatively speaking, Heywood may be a better choice as a tank, but Blatche is also good. Although he is not as defensive as Heywood, his offensive performance is even better than him, which further improves the Wizards' offensive firepower.

Before the start of the game, although the Bobcats ranked third in the Eastern Conference, they were only 3 games ahead of the Wizards. Wizards coach Eddie Jordan confidently hoped to narrow the gap between the two teams through this game.His instruction to the players is to attack with all their strength, and try to use the attack to destroy the opponent in the shortest time, instead of falling into the quagmire of the tug-of-war.

After the players from both sides warmed up, Arenas came over to say hello to Chang Wei.Chang Wei smiled and said to him: "Congratulations, Gilbert, you have got the team status you want. If you are still in the 76ers, you will definitely not be able to do it."

Arenas nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for your encouragement, Chang, but I will not hold back this game. If you lose the game, you will be overtaken by the Celtics. I hope you Mentally prepared."

Chang Wei shook his head, and said with a half-smile: "Don't talk so full, you have to believe that we will have someone to deal with you."

Back in the locker room, Chang Wei called Allen and carefully told him some of Arenas' technical characteristics.This kind of thing is too common in the NBA, and Chang Wei has no sense of guilt. It is the most important thing for Allen to perform well on the court and help the team win. Besides, it is not necessary to reveal the characteristics of Arenas It doesn't mean that he will be guarded to death by Allen.

It has to be said that Allen is indeed a natural perimeter defensive gate. Although Arenas directly held the ball to break through and score a layup at the beginning of the game, he then blocked Arenas' breakthrough very well and forced the He chose to pass the ball to his teammates.

Not only that, but Allen also showed a strong sense of smell on the offensive end.Whenever Gasol Jr. and Ellis attracted the attention of Wizards players in the high post, Allen could quietly cut to the basket without marking.After receiving the ball, he either directly scored a layup, or disrupted the Wizards' defense, and after they all shrank, he passed the ball to the outside.

Of course, Allen's scoring ability is still lacking, but he has worked hard to make up for it, and his value on the defensive end makes up for the shortcomings on the offensive end.Under his strict defense, Arenas played his hands in the first quarter. Although he still scored 12 points, he got it with 22 shots. In other words, the rest of the Wizards didn't get many opportunities.This also led to the Wizards scoring only 23 points in the first quarter, while the Bobcats easily scored 35 points.

Allen's data is as inconspicuous as ever. He scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, but his role cannot be reflected in the data.In the vast majority of the first quarter, Allen was playing against Arenas. You can see the importance of Allen just by looking at Arenas' poor field goal percentage.His plus-minus value is an excellent +17, which means that when he is on the court, the team outscores the opponent by 17 points. This performance temporarily ranks second in the team, second only to Gasol's +18.

Eddie Jordan tried to use the taller Butler and even Jamison to single Allen with the ball in the second quarter, but Allen gritted his teeth and withstood their back singles. No matter how much power the opponent exerted, Ah Len remained motionless.

But the Bobcats' own shooting percentage dropped significantly in the second quarter, which also allowed them to "only" lead the Wizards by 14 points at halftime.Even so, Jackson was satisfied. Ellis and Allen played well when they led the bench, but for the first time Jackson found that they could compete with opponents' starters.

Without Jack sharing the shot, Ellis scored 21 points and 4 assists in the first half. For a point guard, such assists are a bit small, but considering Ellis' habitual Play style, that's not so strange.

In the third quarter, the Wizards rallied to catch up. Butler and Jamison scored consecutive points, which once helped the Wizards narrow the point difference to single digits.This has nothing to do with Arenas, he still hasn't gotten rid of Allen's entanglement, and most of the few shots are hit, and finally become the rebound in the hands of Milicic and Gasol Jr., Blatche is relatively Said it was too soft.

Without Arenas, the Wizards' climax came to an abrupt end, and the Bobcats beat them back.Ellis' breakthrough and Gasol's high-post support created many opportunities for others. When the players feel warmer, the team will naturally take the lead in the score.After the Bobcats opened the point difference to 15 points again, they never gave the Wizards any chance.

In the end, the Bobcats easily won the game 101 to 90, and did not allow the Wizards to narrow the gap.More importantly, Jackson finally found a replacement for Roy after his injury. Although Allen's scoring was completely unable to compare with Roy's, his defensive strength was also beyond Roy's.Relatively speaking, the combination of him and Ellis is more suitable for starting.

But Chang Wei felt that they didn't need to last too long, Roy should be able to come back soon.

(End of this chapter)