Build a Dream Dynasty

On December 16, the Nets traveled to Philadelphia to face the 76ers. Curry, James, and Harden ranked first, third, and sixth on the MVP list this season. The direct dialogue between the three major MVP candidates has become the focus of today.

The Nets' starting lineup is point guard Curry, shooting guard Carter, small forward Aminu, power forward Chasing Dream Green, and center Lopez.

On the other side, the 76ers' starting lineup is point guard Beverly, shooting guard Harden, small forward James, power forward Mirotic, and center Asik.

The combination of Mirotic and Asik obviously has problems with the mobility on the defensive end. When encountering the Nets' pick-and-roll, it is very likely that Curry will chase and play. But Schneider still insists on his usual starting lineup, just wanting to use the regular season to test how big the gap between the lineup he built and the Nets will be.

Whether it is James, who was overtaken by Curry in a corner with great honor, or Harden, who was always suppressed by Curry in the same rookie stroke no matter how hard he tried, they all have a strong desire to fight against the Nets. In the past two seasons, in the Eastern Conference, the two players who have caused the biggest trouble for the Nets are James and Harden. Now, they have joined forces, and Curry lost Leonard, which is their best Chance.

Players from both sides jumped the ball in the middle circle, and Lopez narrowly beat Asik, ushering in the initiative for the Nets.

After halftime with the ball in hand, Curry reached out and made a gesture, calling for tactics to be executed.

Carter, who was already standing on the three-point line in the left bottom corner, immediately took action, slipped the bottom line and ran around, then came out from the other side, and ran straight to the 45-degree angle outside the three-point line next to Curry .

As soon as Carter was in place, Curry sent the ball over immediately. Carter received the ball, and a false shooting made him lose his position. He could only choose Harden, who sprinted to make up for it. He passed Harden with a low hand, and then easily made a mid-range shot.

Harden's top defense ability is not bad, but off-ball defense has always been problematic. Carter is actually not a good off-ball player. He can still use his running position to get rid of Harden and create scoring opportunities. This kind of loss of points hurts the morale of the 76ers.

In the transition between offense and defense, Harden dribbled the ball across half court, then skillfully handed the ball to James, and quickly ran to the bottom line to stretch the space.

The team's two superstars are relatively average off the ball. At this time, James, who is more experienced, must have the offensive dominance. Harden's strong shooting ability can also open up a better offensive space for the team.

Thanks to Leonard's injury, Aminu, who was originally introduced as a bench player, became the main small forward of the Nets. In training, the team trained him completely according to the 3D model. The training is all about defense and three-pointers, and he has improved significantly in these two skills. Compared with last season's 27.5% shooting rate, the three-pointer shooting rate has increased by 6 percentage points, reaching one-third one. Facing James' defense, his winding defense also interfered with the opponent. Coupled with the supplementary defense of the inside line Lopez, James was forced to send a pass. Beverly missed the shot and then returned to the defense. Beverly "unintentionally" pushed Curry down. The referee should have said something, but in the end he let Beverly go.

Green advanced halfway, stopped the ball suddenly, and faced Beverly's ball behind him, he elbowed it suddenly, and directly swung Beverly to the ground. The key point is that Green is still innocent.

The biggest advantage of Green in the Nets is that he can really protect Curry, in any way.

Technical foul, the ball was changed, Harden and Mirotic completed the cooperation, and the latter made a mid-range shot from the free throw line, tying the score for the team. Mirotic has a lot of means to score on the offensive end, and now James fans are blowing him better than Bosh.

On the Nets side, after Leonard was injured, they really lacked qualified offensive points other than Curry. This is why Stevens urgently needs JR Smith to play and reuse Porzingis. Lopez's defensive end is still very tough, but the offensive end has really developed towards the pitcher. This was originally an adjustment for the team, but after Leonard was injured, it was a bit out of date.

Curry used the pick-and-roll to find an opportunity and failed to make a shot. Looking back, Harden and James completed the connection. James ran over the Nets' defense like a tank, carried Green away, and made an easy layup.

The ball returned to the Nets, and the team still played with Carter. After using Curry's running position to open up a little gap, Carter shot from around the free throw line and hit two points.

Harden used the pick-and-roll to pass Carter's defense, and at the same time used the change of rhythm to pass Green, who was defending the defense, and rushed to the inside to make a layup.

On the Nets' side, Curry finally found a chance to shoot a three-pointer while Beverley was not stable.

James picks and rolls back to Mirotic, who takes advantage of his height and hits a mid-range jumper.

In the first half of the first quarter, the shooting percentages of both sides were very high. The 76ers came to the last two minutes with a 29:24 advantage, and the two sides entered the matchup of the rotation lineup.

So far this season, the strength of the bench that the Nets are proud of has declined significantly, while the 76ers have made considerable progress. Under the ebb and flow, the gap between the two sides has been narrowed a lot. The opening situation changed because of the explosion of one person. Kyle O'Quinn, who was introduced to the Nets as a trade addition in JR Smith's trade, suddenly exploded on the court. After scoring a basket, he repeated the same trick, grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a layup again. The excited O'Quinn became more courageous in the battle, and hit another mid-range shot at will, taking great pains to stay with the team next season.

In 2 minutes, O'Quinn made 3 of 4 shots and scored 6 points, unexpectedly helping the team to tie the score to 31 at the end of the first quarter.

Everyone is a soldier, and anyone can play is the advantage of the Nets. O'Quinn, who is considered outside the team's rotation, will play the role of a surprise player in this game. In the second quarter of the game, Porzingis propped up the Nets' offense in the opening stage. On the other hand, the 76ers also have such a bench player, the Australian Ingles. Unlike many shooters who are judged to be white, soft and slow by just looking at their faces, Ingles is not the kind of shooter who catches and shoots. Although he has a high shooting percentage, he is really not a pure shooter. On the contrary, he is an organizer with a very high basketball IQ at the small forward position. It's more like Turkoglu without a big heart.

. Both James and Harden are superstars who occupy the ball very much. When Ingles is with the two superstars, he is mainly a shooter. Only when he leads the bench can he really enjoy the opportunity to dominate the offensive end. It's not suitable to partner with James and Harden, but who makes the cards small. In addition, Schneider is Ingalls' mentor. Without Schneider, Ingalls would not have been so easily discovered.

The head coach likes him, and James also needs a shooter to help open up the space. Ingles' position in the 76ers is still stable, although he has buried his talent.

The firepower of the bench lineups of the two sides was bright for a while, and when the main lineup returned to the court, the point difference was only one point.