Seattle Key Arena, where the Philadelphia 76ers played the Seattle SuperSonics away from home, has come to the middle of the second quarter.

After the start of the first quarter, under the leadership of Chen Mu, the new core of the 76ers, the visiting team marched all the way, and there was almost no one to stop on the offensive end. Whether it is Chen Mu's personal strong attack with the ball, or the cooperative score after many transmissions, or countless screens to create killing opportunities, the point guard at the top of the arc sends a lethal pass.

The 76ers' offense seems to be quite methodical, and the style of play is smooth, although it is not so hot and explosive unlike the Suns who have swept the league with a small ball storm in recent years, but in the eyes of old fans, it is better to watch, and it is simply a textbook for the offense to cover up the team's shortcomings.

"The principle used in all the coordination is very simple, it is nothing more than covering, passing and cutting, and strong singles, not to mention any complicated ingredients."

In front of the TV in an electrical appliance store in Phoenix, Boss Su, who had just gritted his teeth and spent a lot of money to buy the NBATV year-round ratings account, nodded his head slightly, and as always, he told the "new fans" around him about the knowledge on the basketball court.

"Yin'er, if you look at Philadelphia's current offense, you may feel a little lacking in passion, as if there are not too many super-fast offensive and defensive transitions, which is completely different from when you played against the Clippers."

Boss Su pointed to the picture on the screen and said, "But after watching basketball for a few more years, you will understand that it is precisely because of this that I am in awe of these young men!" ”

"The average age is amazing, only Miller is the only one in the starting lineup who can be considered a Mesozoic, and the bench is full of fledgling lads. But the basketball played on the court is as accurate and accurate as a team full of veterans. Bringing together a team that has been shattered and gone through a big deal in a short period of time, Cheeks' coaching skills have improved, and it's really not easy! ”

With Boss Su's explanation, Su Yin's thinking when watching the ball also changed.

At the beginning, I watched the basketball game, mainly because my dad liked it, Su Yin, like all new fans, just stared at the ball when watching the game, and whoever got the ball would focus on whom.

After meeting Chen Mu, although the relationship between the two was like a separation, she couldn't figure it out, but when watching the Philadelphia game, Su Yin couldn't help but focus on Chen Mu, and every time Chen Mu played something, she couldn't help but cheer.

Now after the offseason, especially after a period of immersion in the sawdust base camp, Su Yin's views on basketball have improved again.

Although the perspective was still led by Chen Mu, when watching the game, Su Yin began to pay more attention to the unnoticed corners of the court.

"Weak-side movement is always the most attractive part of a basketball game~"

Boss Su said.

After a season of grinding and use, Cheeks knows the characteristics of the Philadelphia players inside and out. Especially the iron triangle formed by Chen Mu, Iguodala, and Korver, who are the new core, what the three of them can and can't do, Cheeks knows very well in his heart.

Although these three people have immeasurable ceilings, their ball-holding skills, especially the dribble frame to create killing opportunities, are not at home, and they can even be said to be very bad. How to cover up this vulnerability? How to maximize the lethality of these three backbones?

Cheeks' answer was: back-to-back singles, and weak-side screens.

"Dad, Brother Mu's back singles level, what level is it now? I think no one can stop him on the court, is it already considered an inside killer? ”

Faced with Su Yin's question, Boss Su laughed and said, "It's still far away!" ”

"What you see is only your brother's play after holding the ball, but if you look closely, the supersonic speed has begun to change formations. Wilcox is estimated to have been severely criticized by the coach when he came off the field, and you can see his current defense, which is very targeted. ”

Su Yin blinked and looked at it with big eyes, only to see that when Philadelphia attacked, Wilcox simply used all his strength to confront Chen Mu, using a slight advantage in strength to keep Chen Mu stuck out of the low position.

"Not letting your brother fall into the low post is just the first step, the second step is to help defend on the outside, prevent your brother from shooting in the middle distance, and then it will usher in the third and most critical step......"

In the picture, Chen Mu struggled to get the basketball in the middle distance, and just remembered to shoot with his hands, but Wilcox pressed up and did not give space.

Chen Mu looked around and saw that his teammates were still in the process of running, and the vacancy had not yet appeared, so he chose to dribble horizontally, ready to go to the free throw line, and start the high-post response mode.

Just when Chen Mu was about to come to the free throw line, a pair of lightning-fast palms were everything, and the basketball in Chen Mu's hands was quickly broken.

Ray Allen, who has been repeatedly underrated throughout his career by defenders and tacklers, made well-timed steals, and then opened his hand to pass, and Ridno began to move forward quickly with the ball.

Coming to the frontcourt, Ridno made a quick stop to Miller, who rushed quickly, and then gave it back, and the basketball was just right outside the three-point line on the weak side.

Ray Allen, who took advantage of his speed to get rid of Korver, was already waiting there quietly.

"The third step is to quickly counterattack and start a cold-blooded three-point rain!"

Following Boss Su's words, Lei Allen caught the pass, did not adjust at all, and immediately jumped out of his hand.

The basketball flew high into the air, drawing a gorgeous rainbow in the air that had appeared countless times in the key arena in the previous years, and then fell heavily into the basket.

“…… Wow!! ”

Wonderful counterattack, simply and neatly chasing three points, Lei Allen clenched his right hand into a fist, stretched out his finger and pointed at Lidno to express his gratitude, and then the corners of his mouth turned down and went back to the defense.

"See his expression?"

Boss Su pointed at Lei Allen, leaned back, leaned heavily on the back of the chair, and sighed: "If your brother wants to retreat with his whole body, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort!" ”

At 39-35, the SuperSonics led by four points at home, and Cheeks rushed to call a timeout with four minutes left in the second quarter.

Su Yin's mouth pursed, shook his head and said: "Lei Alun is so powerful, he is like this, there is no way to prevent it!" ”

"Haha, there's actually a way."

Boss Su shook his head and said, "It's just that I don't know when your brother Mu will be able to react and resume his own work~?" ”

Walk through space, in the Key Arena in Seattle.

"They fought back three times in a row!"

Cheeks was a little anxious, in the first half of the second quarter, the 76ers' offense and defense did not have much problem, relying on the advantages left by the main players, although they failed to increase the score quickly, but they played well on the defensive end. In the face of the supersonic speed, which is also tight on the strength of the bench, it has not been beaten.

However, all this was completely changed after the halfway pause.

Switching back to the starting lineup, Chen Mu, who was supposed to kill a lot, began to be dumb, not because he felt bad, in fact, due to continuous hits, Chen Mu's scoring scorer badge has flashed, and now his shooting rate will go to a higher level, which is impossible to prevent.

However, the adjusted supersonic has come up with a new defensive strategy, with the outside trio putting on a sub-zone defense close to the joint defense, and the inside line maintaining a mark-to-man state, which is a variant of the 3-2 joint defense.

Wilcox began to push with his strength to prevent Chen Mu from falling into position easily, Philadelphia's offense was not working well, Miller fell to the low post and would suffer from the treatment of interior defense change, and Hunter on the same side had no reliable offensive means, and the 76ers' offense was completely cut off.

Several offenses failed, and the supersonic used backcourt rebounds or counterattacks after steals and blocks to score points quickly. Ray Allen, Lewis, and Ridno all scored, and after three counterattacks, the score was instantly overtaken, and the 76ers began to fall behind.

It's just that Ray Allen and Lewis are hot today, relying on the high shooting rate on the offensive end, the supersonic can quickly retreat. As a result, Philadelphia's best long-pass counterattack could not be played, and the offensive end was in a stalemate.

What to do?

How can we limit the supersonic counterattack and how can we open up the situation on the offensive end?

Chicks pondered, but could not find an answer.

"Coach, you want statistics."

The team staff handed over a piece of paper, and Cheeks looked back, and was instantly stunned, looking up at the panting players, as if he understood something.

"Rebounds: SuperSonic: 22; 76: 15. ”

It's rebounding!

In an instant, Cheeks' thoughts began to become clear, and all the pre-game tactics were quickly rearranged in his mind, and Cheeks' eyes changed, and he quickly rejected some of these strategies that were no longer applicable to the situation on the field.

"Next, unless it is an excellent opportunity, no longer pull the space and give Chen Luo a low single!"

Cheeks' arrangement surprised the players, but Chen Mu and Miller frowned slightly, and after glancing at each other, they both read the same information from each other's eyes.

"Coach, isn't that okay? Chen's singles is our most powerful weapon at the moment, and it is suddenly abandoned, isn't this a self-defeating way out? ”

Iguodala was quick to speak and questioned, "How would our offense be without his singles?" Do you use arctop point guard again? They're fast, I'm afraid it won't necessarily work! ”

"I didn't say I wouldn't let him play alone." Cheeks shook his head and said, "I'm just saying, when the chances are bad, don't force the singles space." ”

Beside Cheeks, Miller seemed to understand something, nodded and said: "That's right, back-to-back singles are just a means of scoring points, use them a lot when you have the opportunity, and reduce the frequency of use if you don't have the opportunity, it's not wrong at all." ”

"That's it." Chicks nodded, then looked at Chen Mu and said, "But the burden on your body will not be lightened at all, no, maybe it will be heavier." You...... See what I mean? ”

Chen Mu smiled easily, raised his eyes to look under the supersonic basket, a raging flame flashed in his eyes, and nodded: "Don't worry, that's my old job, if you don't use it, you should be beaten back by them again!" ”

While the timeout was not over, Cheeks began to lay out the tactics of attack and defense in detail, and waited until the referee urged him to stop, and said: "Okay, if you understand, just go back to the court for me and kick their ass hard!" ”

"Good!"

The team members shouted violently, shocking the audience in the near seats, and the drinks in their hands were about to spill.

"Chen, you said two days ago, in your Asia, what do you call a player like you?"

Before going on the court, Cheeks looked at Chen Mu with great interest and asked, "What basket and what idiot?" ”

"Rebounding idiot!"

Chen Mu walked to the court with high morale, looked back at Cheeks, and said with a hearty smile: "I'm a rebounding maniac......!" (To be continued.) )