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Four and a half minutes into the game, with the Wizards leading 15-4, Scott finally requested a timeout and replaced Aaron Williams, who was performing poorly, with heavy inside lineman, "Baby Shark" Eddie Curry.

Curry performed well as soon as he came on the court, running a high pick-and-roll with Kidd, and faced Wesley in a misplaced position to score a mid-range shot, 15-6.

Another weakness of zone defense is that it is difficult to guard against big men who can shoot. Boozer only cares about the basket area. If Curry shoots from mid-range, it will definitely cause mismatch.

When the Wizards attacked, Boozer took the ball from the high post and passed it to Maggette. The latter singled out Martin. He failed to break through and passed the ball to Wesley. He made a mistake and was successfully intercepted by Kidd.

Kidd was not fast and could not get out of the fast break safely, and was fouled by Wesley.

Yang Rui immediately requested a substitution. Stoudemire and Alston came on, Boozer and Maggette came off. He played a double guard, and Hamilton was a small forward to continue to increase mobility.

Yang Rui had already thought of a trump card to deal with Curry before the game. He asked Stoudemire to face Curry. He was at a disadvantage in terms of weight, but Stoudemire is the fastest center. There is no one. One-on-one Curry will definitely Can't guard against it.

Jordan was the power forward at this time, and no matter who guarded him, Martin or Curry, would be out of position. It's even worse for Martin to defend the Wizards' three perimeter players. They're all misplaced.

Scott had just called a timeout, and the Wizards used their mobility to attack Curry. Yang Rui wanted to see how the Nets broke through.

Alston dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Jordan. Jackson was still the main defender. The players did not react for a while. Scott arranged for man-to-man marking. Hamilton and Wesley moved without the ball together, and Alston stood in the right corner.

Martin fainted directly near the penalty area.

Damn it, what's going on? Maggette rested, why wasn't there a second big man on the court?

Martin hesitated for nearly two seconds before he figured out that under the man-to-man tactic, when Jackson defended Jordan and Kittles chased Hamilton, the person he had to deal with was actually the 185cm tall David West.

The pace of NBA games is very fast. If you are slow for one second on the court, you may be left open. West ran 70 degrees to the left side and opened a large open space. He caught the ball and shot a three-pointer. The rhythm was perfect, and the ball hit the net hollowly. 18 to 6.

When the Nets attack, the Wizards certainly won't let West guard Martin. They still use zone defense tactics. West follows Kidd on the outside and the other four shrink into the penalty area.

Jackson ran to Alston's side to catch the ball.

In the outside pull-up three-pointer, his height advantage of 203cm is more obvious, but the touch is still terrible and the ball bounces out of the frame. Jordan and Martin got stuck, helping Stoudemire easily grab the backcourt rebound.

Curry's old problems haven't changed this season. He has a terrifying body, but he doesn't like to rebound and just goes back to defense.

In the Wizards position battle, Kidd arranged for his teammates to switch defenses, Martin went to follow Jordan, and Jackson followed Wesley.

Alston passed the ball to Jordan. Jordan turned 60 degrees on the right side to face the frame, held the ball in a triple-threat posture, took a step to the right and failed to pass.

Jordan leaned back against Martin, swaying his right shoulder, pivoting with his left foot, taking a slight step toward the center with his right foot and feinting with the ball in his right hand. His pivot foot remained unchanged, and he quickly took a big step toward the baseline with his right foot. Step, turn around and face the frame, feint with the ball in both hands.

Martin took the first fake move and used his amazing physical fitness to forcefully turn around. He jumped to block the shot before he had time to think. He made another fake move and was knocked away. Jordan shrank back and jumped forward, avoiding Martin. He picked up the basket with his right hand and hit the board lightly to score. 20 to 6.

Barkley shouted: "Beautiful steps, the Wizards went crazy in the opening game, Jordan hit Martin out of position, he should have taken this kind of ball himself."

Smith couldn't believe it: "After only one day, the Wizards were completely different from the first game. They turned away and suppressed the Nets. Many people on the Internet were optimistic about the Nets sweeping the Wizards. After this game, I don't know if they will do this again. explain."

Barkley laughed: "I think Scott should call another timeout. They obviously have a problem on the defensive end. If they continue to play like this, the Nets will probably lose their home court advantage."

Kidd brought the frontcourt organization. He could see the defensive weakness and distributed the ball to Jackson.

Jackson has obvious physical advantages, but he is a typical face-to-frame attacker. He tried to pass Hamilton with the ball but was blocked. He had been shooting continuously before, but he no longer dared to use a simple offensive method like a pull-up jump shot, and passed the ball to Kittles on the left.

Kittles and Martin used off-ball screens to get rid of Alston. After receiving the ball, Jordan switched defenses quickly, preventing him from taking a direct shot. Kittles passes the ball to Martin, and if the latter shoots directly, it will be an opportunity. But Martin's mid-range shot is not particularly stable. He is okay in the middle, but inaccurate from the side.

He squeezed Alston away and drove the ball to the basket. Stoudemire covered the defense. Martin passed the ball to the middle. Curry caught the ball and scored with two-handed dunks. 20 to 8.

This was an extremely powerful dunk. The rim was bent by Curry, but no matter how domineering it was, it was only a two-pointer. Yang Rui is very satisfied with the team's overall defense. Stoudemire's defense is not good enough and he is already motivated. I'm just afraid of the kind of people who just watch the excitement and don't fix the loopholes.

The Wizards' offensive routine is much simpler. Alston brings it to the frontcourt and passes it to Jordan. The latter once again gets the opportunity to challenge Martin on the right, facing a three-threat in the frame.

At this time, Alston ran to the bottom corner. Stoudemire covered Wesley in the middle, helped him get rid of Jackson, and suddenly made an air cut. Jackson's pursuit speed was much worse than that of the small defender, and Jordan passed the ball to Wesley from close range.

Wesley received the ball and broke through the middle. He passed Curry with his speed and flexibility, and scored easily with a three-step layup, adding another assist to Jordan.

The three big men of the Nets all gathered in the high post and turned around too slowly. As soon as Martin turned around, Wesley had already taken action. He was positioned relatively outside and had no time to defend and block shots.

Jordan's timing of passing the ball is very good. Although he is not tall enough, he is a standard inside support routine.

Scott frowned on the sidelines and still crossed his arms, but he lost the confident momentum he had at the beginning. He saw the Wizards' offensive routine, evacuating the basket inside, the defender running to catch the ball and attacking, and resolutely playing behind the big man. If the Nets change defense slowly inside, they will have opportunities.

Throughout Jordan's career, no one thought he was suitable to play power forward, and he never played power forward. He has always been a swingman and a shooting guard most of the time. Therefore, he is labeled as the strongest shooting guard in history.

Now, all basketball experts watching this game are stunned, because Jordan played very well as a power forward, and his efficiency was much higher than in the first two rounds of the playoffs. He is the core of the team, no longer a soy saucer.

No one expected that Jordan would be able to play new tricks at the end of his career and prove that he could do it.

Yang Rui was very proud on the sidelines. It was entirely his own idea to use Jordan in this way. In the memory of his previous life, no one had ever done this.

Although he had won three championship rings before, he just followed the old path of his predecessors in arranging tactics and always felt that his ability was not enough. After arriving with the Wizards, he became more and more daring to innovate and firmly believed that he was a top coach.

Online fans started a discussion. Many people believed that Jordan once again broke through his limits at the end of his career. It is so rare for a player who has long been established to achieve this step!

This series will forever remain in people's memories.