98-95, the third game of the first round of the playoffs between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls, ended in a narrow victory for Philadelphia.

In the final moments, with only a minute and a half left, the Philadelphia 76ers trailed by as many as seven points on the road. But after that, Philadelphia coach Carlisle made a stunning decision.

Send the death lineup, Chen Mu, the main point guard.

This choice, after many years, is still considered to be the most distinctive stroke on Carlisle's road to becoming a historical coach.

"Daring!"

After the game, some media gave such an evaluation, which was deeply recognized by many people.

Carlisle's last-minute tactical arrangement was really bold.

And the Philadelphia players are also powerful enough, especially Chen Mu's personal performance, which makes the fans breathtaking.

It turns out that big players play point guards, isn't it really impossible to ......!

"Unlike Magic, people play point guard from the beginning, but Chen is different, he is an orthodox interior liner, and he went to play point guard at critical moments. This is inherently different, orders of magnitude more difficult! ”

In the special program of the T runway, among the guests invited, today's key person is a veteran who doesn't talk much when he participates in the show on weekdays.

"But didn't the Magic also play center in the Finals? Abdul-Jabbar was injured, Magic was at center, and finally scored a key point with a small hook. ”

Smith said from the side.

"Let's just say you don't know how to watch the game carefully!"

Bill Simmons shook his head proudly and said, "In terms of position, Magic did play center at that time. But in the game, it's still he's pushing the attack, he's in possession. In terms of interior defense, the Lakers are basically marking the opponent's interior scoring points, and the Magic has not really played against the interior too many times. ”

"That small hook was also carried out on the premise of a breakthrough, but in the end it was scored under the basket. In fact, from a tactical point of view, Magic is not really a center. ”

"I agree with that."

Webb, the key guest of this special program, spoke: "The Magic was really just a pseudo-center in that game, and what he was really doing was the job of a point guard." ”

"Looking forward to it, right? Envy, right? I wish it was me, right? ”

Barkley shook his fat face next to him and smiled: "It's a pity it's not you~~Hahahahahaha~!" Belch...... Why are you slapping my dry hair?! ”

"That cough-cough-cough......"

The host was also speechless, and when this group of people got together, they didn't have a serious time, so they hurriedly pulled back the topic and said: "Chris, we all know that when you first entered the league for the first two years, you had many disputes with the head coach. At that time, you have repeatedly proposed that you want to try to play point guard yourself, but the coach's thinking does not seem to have kept up with your advanced thinking. ”

"That's true, although now that I think about it, I'm sorry for the coach. But at that time, I really thought in my heart, ball control, passing, vision, mid-range offensive ability, face frame ability, I am not inferior to many point guards in the league. And my height and strength are all here, and I already have the magician Zhuyu in front of me, so why can't I try it?? ”

Webb's eyes flashed with a glint of the past, and he recalled: "I have thought about it carefully, yes, Charles is right, I am a little regretful. If I could have been a point guard for a while, maybe a lot of things would have changed. ”

"At that time, Coach Nelson wanted to build you into a player like Ma Long, but in the end, it turned out that your career path was very different from Ma Long."

The host said: "Now that Chen has embarked on this path, although it is only a few minutes, from your point of view, is there any hope for him?" Create a new kind of history? ”

"You're talking about playing interior early in your career and then suddenly transitioning to point guard?"

Weber shook his head with a smile and said, "It's impossible, it's impossible!" ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Simmons retorted: "Chen's passing and assist ability, playmaking skills, vision skills, and dribbling ability are enough to be the offensive initiator. Even if you say that his speed is not comparable to that of the outside, his dribbling strength is not up to the level of running with the ball all over the court. But in the third game against the Bulls, didn't he rely on his back to dribble and launch several successful individual raids? ”

And if this period of time continues a little longer, the Bulls will be able to trap him a little bit on the defensive end, and Chen will be able to really instigate the offense and organize, isn't this what the guards do? Why do we have to stick to the old ideas, the old position concepts? ”

"I think so."

Weber felt that he still had a lot of say in this point, and Zhengse said: "That's right, Chen can do a good job as a point guard a lot of the time." But that's not how to get the most out of him, and that's not what he's supposed to do. ”

"What is his strongest point? Grab rebounds. Grabbing rebounds and then launching a quick counterattack is something that many all-around point guards like to do. The most distinctive ones, such as Magic and Kidd, are rebounding maniacs among point guards, and after getting the ball, they can break through and launch a fast break, which is very enjoyable to watch. ”

But Chen's pace and style of play meant he couldn't push like Kidd. It's better to let him dribble to the front court and choose who to pass to, or let him pick up the rebound in the backcourt and then use his trademark one-handed long pass to cut the ball straight through the court. ”

On the screen, Chen Mu's wonderful performance at the last moment of the game appeared.

"You see, why Chen has worked so well in these few rounds as a point guard. The reason is that whether Chen is facing Gibson or Rose, he has the absolute strength to crush the score in a one-on-one situation. He is strong as a point guard, not because of how good his organization is, but because his individual attack is so terrifying. ”

Webb continued: "When you have the offensive strength to take out all the opponents in the league, any pass you make can be fatal. ”

"That's why Jordan and Kobe Bryant are very good passers, but no one thinks about what would happen if they played point guards. Because if they really let them play point guards, they play with pass first, but it suppresses their strongest point! ”

Reasonable.

After Webb finished speaking, everyone nodded.

This time, Weber did make a lot of sense.

It's not impossible for Chen Mu to play point guard, but it's a tyrannical thing.

His back and rebounding, his super offensive firepower, his interior complement defense, his ability to respond.

It must be based on his complete destruction of the counterparty in order to play the greatest role.

And if he doesn't do that, instead of prioritizing the destruction of the opponent, but prioritizing how to organize the attack, many of his qualities will be completely wasted.

"In the current NBA, Chen is the strongest interior firepower, and I believe no one will question this. I can even boldly say that Chen's current strength, even if he goes back to the era of the 90s, when the center was rampant, will still be one of the most terrifying weapons on the inside, and it will not be much weaker than Da Meng and Shaq. ”

Webb rarely spoke at length on the show, and continued: "Giving up so many of his strengths, but biting him to carry out organizational attacks that he is not so good at, will make him hesitate. ”

"That's a good point."

In front of the TV, Chen Mu, Iguodala and others watched, and they also nodded frequently.

"Chris sees this problem very deeply, if you really go to play point guard, the murderous spirit that you have finally found may be gone. That's a shame. ”

Korver agrees.

"More importantly, he knows what his problems are."

Chen Mu smiled and nodded, looked at Webber who was talking eloquently on the screen, and said, "He may be successful in playing point guards, because his personal attack power has not yet reached that level." He can't do it individually to crush all opponents, so he can be a point guard and quickly switch between individual offense and playmaking, which will be very powerful. ”

"But I'm different, as long as I switch to the organizational mode, it's equivalent to abandoning more than half of my martial arts, but it's meaningless."

"Then it won't change for the rest of your life, right?? I don't want to play the number four position all the time! ”

Iguodala has a deep hatred for the work of the top defense inside, and when he debuted, Iguodala played the No. 2 position.

"Rest assured, I like the feeling of crushing the world with my back on my back."

Chen Mu looked at Iguodala with a smile, gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay, it's almost warmed up, today, sweep." ”

“…… Swept!!! ”

All the staff stood up, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

"Well, coach, don't you need to say something?"

At the door of the locker room, the assistant coach looked at the players, and he didn't seem to be ready to ask the coach how to play or something. It's about getting up and going straight to warm up, and then waiting for the game to start.

This and this...... Shouldn't it be better to have a bit of a tactical set-up? After all, this game is likely to be the last game of the season for the Bulls, and they will definitely be very desperate!

"Haha, rest assured."

Carlisle was very calm, the tactical board in his hand was not painted, and he looked at Chen Mu and the players with a smile on his face, and high-fived each player.

"Look at the way they look, how can they lose??"

How is it possible to lose?

The teaching assistant looked back, and saw that the face of the leader Chen Mu was gone, and he didn't even have the kind of look that he wanted to show the world.

In its place, there is a winner's breath.

We've won this game.

Chen Mu seemed to be saying this.

More than three hours later.

"Toot!!"

“YES！”

The game ended, 109-87, a 22-point rout, and the Chicago Bulls ended their season.

On the Philadelphia side, the players who won the sweep did not say much, but calmly shook hands and hugged the Bulls players, saying words of encouragement.

"How's going on over there in Boston?"

When he returned to the sidelines and saw Carlisle, Chen Mu's first words were this.

"Ha, in this case, you can see the score for yourself."

Carlisle smiled mysteriously and handed the laptop to Chen Mu.

When he saw the score, Chen Mu's mouth opened and he didn't say half a sentence for a long time. (To be continued.) )