Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Entering the second quarter, coach Luke first sent Kawhi up, asking Kawhi to play with Sessions, Curry, and three new recruits, Arthur, Beasley, and Smith.

This lineup is not as effective as the previous rotation in the last few minutes of the first quarter.

Among them, Curry is a pure shooter. Arthur, Beasley, and Smith are just three-legged cats. And because of the new additions, whether it is with Kawhi, Curry, or each other. We haven't developed enough tacit understanding yet.

So the problem arises.

On the defensive end, there are problems with communication, tacit understanding, and the defensive level of the players themselves, making it difficult to prevent the Pacers' offense.

On the offensive end, the 76ers can only rely on Kaka's personal ability.

The other four people didn't play well. Curry hit a three-pointer, and the others just focused on making iron.

Although the Pacers' rotation cannot be called gorgeous, the advantage is that the lineup is stable. It is basically the same lineup as last year. The tactics are also ready-made and they play very well. Both on the offensive and defensive ends, they are excellent. .

For a while, the Pacers clearly had the upper hand. Even though Kawhi was very strong, the defense couldn't stop him, which was a headache.

After a few minutes, the score difference was widened again.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Luke shook his head and called another timeout.

Not far away, in the Pacers rest area, several players came to the sidelines to greet their teammates. Everyone gave high fives and the atmosphere was lively.

Head coach Frank Vogel is also smiling because the players have played very well in these few minutes and are now 8 points ahead.

"Boys, keep it up later." Coach Vogel clapped his hands and said: "The 76ers are not terrible. We can beat them and we must beat them. Come on!"

"come on!"

"Beat the 76ers."

the Pacers players shouted in unison.

Here, Qin Hao and others gathered around Coach Luke, all looking ugly.

Although everyone was mentally prepared for the current situation of the team, it was still a bit beyond their expectations to play like this.

"Okay." Coach Luke said in a deep voice, "We're just 8 points behind. There's nothing we can't beat." As he said that, he looked at the Pacers' dugout not far away, narrowed his eyes, and sneered, "It's not that easy to beat us."

"Substitute later."

"Qin Hao, Butler, Nene, you three come on." Coach Luke first made substitutions and replaced the three Qin Hao. The lineup became Nene, Qin Hao, Butler, Xiaoka, and Speights. Speights had been on the field before.

Then, he spread out his tactical board and drew tactics while saying: "On the defensive end, we focus on restricting George. We can double-team him when necessary. The opponent only has one star. As long as we restrict George, we can limit the opponent's offense." "

"Of course, the most important thing is offense."

"We need to score more points." Coach Luke had nothing to worry about and said directly, "If the defense can't prevent it, we have to rely on scoring and fighting the opponent. Qin, Jimmy, Xiaoka, you guys The three of you need to attack more fiercely and unleash your scoring ability.”

After saying that, he turned his head and glanced coldly at the Pacers dugout not far away. Really, compared to the score, the Pacers didn't have enough.

After some arrangements, the pause ended.

The two sides returned to the court. The 76ers replaced their main players, and the Pacers did the same. Hibbert, George, and Finson were all replaced. Hill was on the court before and played with the substitute lineup. Wei Wei Stern did not play and was still resting on the bench.

Because the Pacers still have Turner, who is not as good as West offensively, but he is a good player defensively.

The 76ers offense.

Qin Hao came to the frontcourt, took a look at the situation on the court, and made a gesture. Speights came up to pick and roll. Qin Hao broke through without rushing directly to the inside. He looked like he was going to pass the ball back to Speights.

The Pacers players thought the same way, so they did not leave Speights to flank Qin Hao and be wary of his passing.

But at this moment, Qin Hao suddenly jumped up.

"not good."

The person standing in front of Qin Hao was Turner. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately jumped up, flew forward, stretched out his arms, and wanted to block the shot.

However, he found that the basketball was getting farther and farther away from him. Qin Hao was making a fadeaway jumper. He leaned back, raised the basketball with his right hand and flicked his wrist.

Uh-huh!

A soft sound, a steady hit.

Nowadays, Qin Hao's mid-range is at the same level as three-pointers, and this kind of fadeaway jumper is just easy to pick up.

A moment later, Qin Hao and Butler cooperated. Qin Hao broke through and scored. Butler made an air cut. After receiving Qin Hao's pass, he found a confrontation, forcing Hibbert to be unable to jump up, and then he was stuck in the air. Hit the board and take action.

Uh-huh!

Also enter.

Immediately afterwards, Kawhi also exerted his strength. After receiving the ball from his teammate, George took a tentative step and subconsciously moved sideways. As a result, Kawhi took his foot back and pulled it out directly.

Also scored, it was still a three-pointer.

Qin Hao, Butler, and Kawhi, the Big Three of Philadelphia scored one after another, leading the 76ers to a small high tide and quickly approaching the score.

On the Pacers side, George frowned and wanted to stand up and fight back to help the team stabilize the situation. However, whenever he got the ball, in addition to facing Kawhi, he also had to face other players on the 76ers team. Assist defense, or even double-team.

Of course, George can also play without the ball, and his shooting ability is very good, but he is not a marksman like Qin Hao and Curry. When he plays without the ball, the threat is much smaller.

For a time, the Pacers were at a disadvantage.

...

Coach Vogel couldn't help but frown, called a timeout, made some adjustments, replaced West, and said to the players: "When the opponent double-teams George, you must stand up and score the goal that should be scored." Score."

"Also, you must also take the initiative to attack to contain the defense and force the opponent not to double-team George easily. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, everyone nodded in unison.

Coach Vogel understands that he can't just let George play without the ball. That would be a waste of George's ability. But to liberate George, someone else must first step up.

Here's the 76ers.

Coach Luke also made a substitution: "Lu Wei, you come up later and replace Speights." Then, he looked at Lu Wei and warned in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter if you can't guard against it. It doesn't matter if you are targeted by the opponent. Your The strength is not defense, but you have to do one thing well, and that is shooting three-pointers."

After saying that, he looked at Qin Hao and others: "Next, we still have to counterattack quickly and shoot our three-pointers. Do you understand?"

"yes."

"clear."

Qin Hao and others agreed in unison, and Lu Wei bit his lip and nodded heavily. His performance in the first quarter was very bad, it was a complete loophole. He didn't want this. He wanted to play his role and help the ball. team instead of becoming a liability.