Chapter 581: No One Expected
It's basically the same as what many fans at the scene thought. Iverson hits a three-pointer straight away! In this quarter of the game, the 76ers not only had problems with coordination, but also their state was loosened by the performance in the first quarter.
Some players feel that after the answer comes up, maybe they will have to change the bench after the game is played. And Brooklyn has already started to chase the score! Compared with the two, the other party is immediately at a relative disadvantage.
But there's nothing too easy about the Nets here. 52:42! There is still a 10-point gap.
"That's just the case with the other party?" After the noise in the audience had subsided a bit, Welch spoke slowly.
"No, they're still adjusting," Chen immediately responded.
"What to adjust"
"Their mentality, in short, they're different from before. Iverson was still on the court when the whole team couldn't play efficiently."
The answer is what to say to his teammates on the field after scoring this goal, and it looks a little reprimanded from a distance. It's true that their defense and lack of sense of coordination are slipping.
The two players weren't very famous, so they didn't say much. Nick glanced at Robert and the two immediately ran over.
"The head coach on the field", that's the nickname the team gives to the answer in private. They don't mean to be disrespectful too much. Maybe it's the opposite, just to give yourself and the newcomers some comfort and to be in the same group of consensus.
Among these people, they don't have a good impression of Simmons, and this kid has been in the media for a few years ago! If it's sluggish, maybe one of us will make a name for itself in Philadelphia! They watched Simmons on the court, and his instability was a conversation among the players.
Embiid will also come over to joke with them about Simmons at this time, and the thoughts behind everyone's smiles are different. In the eyes of Olajuwon II, such a situation was normal. If it weren't for his own ability, it is estimated that he would be the one who would be laughed at.
Simmons had already encountered this almost 10 times! Embiid took the initiative to make a joke about Simmons, and everyone laughed along. Then Simmons, who looked very thin at this strong Embiid, would also laugh self-deprecatingly. If there were no brothers like Embiid in school, he might have fought with them himself.
Russell held the ball to the frontcourt, and Griffin took the ball and dunked directly in front of Saric to score points! 52:44!
Now the confidence of the Brooklyn players has risen! Robert received the pass, Saric immediately got Robert's pass and jumped the basketball to smash the basket, and Embiid got the rebound and immediately made up the dunk! 54:44!
At this point, it is starting to be difficult to close the margin again with the 76ers. The final first half ended with 65:52. The excitement of the opposing players contrasted sharply with Iverson's dissatisfiedness.
"Welch, the next quarter is the key point in this game, who do you think we should send on the court better?" Chen and Welch, the defensive drill coach, were sitting on a bench at this time, and there were only two of them in the room.
However, from the beginning of tonight's game, the two of them have not stopped worrying about this game a little bit.
"It's not about defense, but I feel like Goodwin should be able to play in the next quarter."
"It's a bit of a gamble in his words, but I like the young man too. He's playing pretty well. The defense can help the team enough. ”
"And if Mike comes on, I don't think it's anything, your current lineup will only increase the offensive efficiency of the opposite side"
"I'm different from you about this, I probably know it in my heart now"
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After returning to the court, the 76ers lineup is Okafor, Johnson, Robert, Bayless, and Nick. On the Nets' side are Quincy, Hao Zhang, Jonathan, Jeremy Lin and Goodwin.
"Defensively, pay more attention to the defenders," Chen said, looking at Lin and Goodwin. The two of them immediately understood what they were going to do next.
"Also, the rest of the squad is basically attack-oriented. The opponent can still play to the end and maintain a score difference of about 10 points with us, so we have to continue to fight with them. In the next quarter, Iverson and Redick will be on the court at the same time, so we need to be ready......"
To put it harshly, the Nets are still likely to lose the game by about 5 points ahead of the opponent in this quarter!
Lin quickly came to the front court with the ball, and Jonathan immediately hit a three-point jumper after receiving the basket! 65:55!
At this time, the Nets players realized that the Philadelphia players who are currently playing against them are generally much weaker than they were in the first quarter, and the more they get to the end, the more they can realize this!
And so a flame rose in their hearts! After Nick's long-distance 2 points were missing, Lin immediately took Quincy's ball and passed a long pass to Goodwin, who went directly to the basket to score points, and the movement was very smooth! 65:57!
After Robert's three points were missing, Okafor got the basketball and was directly covered by Zhang Hao when he jumped! Jonathan picked up the basketball on one side and started to run over! Jamilin jumped up and hit a three-point shot after receiving Jonathan's pass directly! 65:60!
The other party called a timeout and replaced Nick with Redick. Facing Goodwin's defense, Redick hit a 2-point jumper straight back! 67:60!
As soon as Redick came up, he immediately stabilized the somewhat chaotic atmosphere in the team. Lin made a strong breakthrough in the case of the opponent's double bag and successfully played 2+1! 67:63! Before Johnson could come to his senses, Goodwin had already run out almost 2 meters away!
When the opponent was chasing him, Goodwin did not choose to go straight to the basket, but immediately distributed the ball to Jonathan, who had just passed halftime, and the latter took a step forward and jumped directly into the net from a long distance! 67:66!
At this time, the camera focused on the answer, and he had now changed from not being very happy to watching the game without any expression.
Redick got to the front court and immediately returned a three-pointer. Quincy also scored one after receiving Lin's ball in the front court! 70:69!
At this time, the atmosphere of the scene began to decline a little. Johnson missed a jumper after taking the basketball, and Okafor got the rebound and passed to Redick, who missed a three-pointer. Jonathan picked up a rebound and went straight past Robert, who was defending him, and then went to the front court and quickly passed the ball to Goodwin, who jumped straight up and shot! 71:70!
In the second half of the third quarter, the opposing coach had another timeout, but ended the quarter with 88-86. The Nets outscored the opponent by 2 points.
120:115! It was as if the opposing team had run out of luck in the first quarter. The game in the final quarter was not done well in many places. So in the last 3 minutes or so, the Nets tried to drag time with the opponent with fewer mistakes until the end of the game.
This kind of takeover made many people unexpected, and the audience who left the venue early is estimated to be unable to close their mouths when the news is broadcast......
In this game, Embiid got 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks! Saric had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Iverson had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Redick had 27 points, 3 assists and 1 steal, and Simmons had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists!
It's fair to say that their performance in the first quarter was a rare high-efficiency performance this season. However, some unavoidable problems began to arise in the following races.
These questions are like a leaky ship at sea in the subsequent races. At the beginning, everyone was also preparing to make up for it. But in the end, there was more and more water on board.
Answer, Redick, Embiid, these people immediately changed the appearance of the 76ers after they got off the court. The team started to make all sorts of mistakes, coordination problems, and a drop in accuracy.
Perhaps nothing too serious has happened in the last 10 games. It's an outburst tonight.
Mozgov had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Griffin had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists! Jonathan had 11 points and 4 assists, and Jeremy Lin had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists! Teague 23 points and 3 assists!
This game was a bit of a loss for the team and the coaches on the sidelines...... With this kind of intensity, it's really possible to have a good fight with the Cavaliers in the playoffs. However, the problems revealed at the end of this game may seem to be a little optimistic for Iverson.
The Nets have been maneuvering with the opponent in a relatively stable state, and as long as there is an opportunity, they will quickly attack and break through!
"I didn't expect tonight's game. We always thought that maybe at what point the game would be immediately known. However, the results also came out" After Chen finished speaking, the expression of his hands directly amused the reporters at the scene~
"Coach, aren't we going to celebrate tonight~"
"There's no place in my restaurant, let's see where to go?" ~”
In the evening, a group of players drove in the direction of their nightclub. Chen's mood is also exceptionally good! There are still 4 days left until the next game. So tomorrow is a holiday, the day after tomorrow the players come back to train, the day after tomorrow the assistant coaches go back.
The next opponent to face is the Grizzlies! What makes this team different from other teams may be that the team's competitive state is relatively stable. The spirit they showed in the game was still very good.
The Nets are not under too much pressure to win in terms of current strength, but there may be some variables in this. If Brooklyn is not in good shape, or if something goes wrong, then maybe the victory will be theirs.
There are a lot of energetic players on the other side, and they are not inefficient. The main thing for the Nets to do is to maintain the score with them and not have too many ups and downs. In the first two days of the game, Chen received a tactical drill from Borg, and after some modifications, he could use it directly.
"I don't know how this game will turn out, so we'll see. On the way to the plane, Chen said to Borg and Welch on the other side. There were also some assistant coaches around. ”
Looking at the momentum of their home court tonight, it seems like they are going to fight with the Nets. Chen stood next to the arena and did not speak, but watched it all quietly.
Chandler is now capable of 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists this season. It seems that Chen still thinks that this player's worth is around 7 million. But this year he can get a salary of $19.32 million! It can be seen that the team still has high hopes for him.
Mark Gasol, 20.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists! Both shooting and defending have shown good ability. However, many netizens still feel that the gap between him and his brother Gasol still exists.
Conley is currently averaging 23.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game! He's been doing really well in recent years. The Grizzlies can fire some players or trade some players outright, but Conley's words are undeniably worth a lot!
Strong body, has good thinking ability on the field, passing is more important, can clearly organize the game quickly on the field, and the defense is also more eye-catching! At the same time, when the team needs him to score, he can immediately complete the task of scoring quickly!
The opposing starters for tonight's game were Mark, Brandon, Chandler, Conley, Ben. On this side of the Nets are Mozgov, Egyptian Diyous, Mike, Russell and Teague.
After discussion, it was concluded that the start of the game should not be too aggressive. Look at the opponent's style of play and what the Nets can break through quickly! The second and fourth quarters are when the gap could be opened up right away.
At the beginning of the game, Mozgov took the first basketball and immediately passed the ball to Teague. The latter jumped directly and hit a 2-point shot! Conley took Brandon's pass to the frontcourt, Ben immediately got the basketball and quickly threw the ball high to Gasol Jr., who directly stepped back and shot the basketball into the net!
"This Mark is a good scorer. However, it feels like such a team still lacks a good striker! Chandler's words, I still feel almost hot," Chen and Welch chatted at this point.
It's unlikely that the Grizzlies will be able to open up with the Nets right away. Where is their overall ability? Russell jumped up and hit a three-point shot under the cover of Mike after arriving in the front court! 5:2!
When he was with the Lakers, he got a lot of nutrients and was able to grow quickly. What he didn't expect when he came to Brooklyn was how simple the management side of the team was. Also pay attention to the players' stats!
Not only did the team give enough playing time to the main team. For the substitutes, they will also be arranged accordingly. In other words, the opportunities here are still relatively fair. Like Quincy and Goodwin now, and later Dinwiddie, they all joined in with stellar performances shortly after coming to the Nets.
Coming here is more intuitive, and the feeling is more free! And the team is still more respectful of Russell's hair! This allowed him to start a new growth in the team even faster!
I thought that if I missed too many three-point shots, the coaches would have some opinions. But the current stats show that his performance is still recognized by the management and coaching staff! At the moment he has quite a bit of possession!
That's what the team wants to see, because what is needed in a team like the Nets is a player like Russell who can step up quickly and spread the pressure on his teammates in the middle of the court.