For the Pacers, they really suffered a big loss in the first game against the 76ers.

In the third quarter, the original stalemate was broken in one fell swoop, and the important reason was that the Pacers' outside line was seriously short of people.

Yes, the Pacers don't have a reliable pitcher on the outside, and they don't have O'Neal on the inside, Yao Ming, a low-post killer, is really embarrassing when facing the Philadelphia 76ers' "five-pitcher" lineup.

Even if Hawes doesn't shoot three-pointers, as soon as he pulls out and shoots two points, the Pacers' interior line is directly empty!

At this time, Han Miao only had to rush inside, and then either go to the basket or divide the ball, and the Pacers could only watch the basketball fly into their own basket.

Although they have won some rebounds against the 76ers during this time, it is useless, you have to score rebounds, what is the use of grabbing offensive rebounds and not making up for baskets? And Hawes is also a 1 cm big man, not a short center later, even if he is not known for his rebounding ability, he will not be blown up by the Pacers' interior line, after all, there is no rebounding idiot in the Pacers' interior line!

In this way, in the face of the Philadelphia 76ers' five-shooter lineup, the Pacers really have no advantage, even if Philadelphia does not have a particularly good defensive ability, the Pacers can take the opportunity to score, and there is no way to narrow the gap too much.

After all, there are many pitchers, and if you don't score a three-pointer once or twice, it doesn't matter, just take the ball and continue to throw it!

If you calculate according to the situation of three three-pointers and three-of-three, and two three-of-three, maintain this shooting rate, three shots on each side, the Pacers can only recover 1 point, and they are still a dozen points behind, and they have to chase the year of the monkey......

What's more, the 76ers not only shoot three-pointers, break through, but also do mid-range!

Throughout the third quarter, the 76ers continued to play a tidal wave of offense, suppressing the Pacers for a whole quarter!

By the end of the third quarter, the Pacers were already trailing by 15 points!

It's really hard to catch up!

Granger worked hard, and he scored a total of 33 points in three quarters, which can be said to be very good.

But it didn't work, the Pacers still lost to dogs.

It's a playoff game! That's a game where you can only lose 3 games! Once you lose the fourth game, you can only go home fishing!

But Granger really didn't know what to do now.

Trailing by 15 points in the third quarter is a test for any team!

The rest of the Pacers are actually a little unmotivated.

"Boss, should we strategically abandon this one?"

This is the assistant coach's words to the head coach of the Pacers, and he can also see that the team is not in shape today, and it is estimated that there is no chance of winning if it continues like this, so it is better to give up one game strategically, and then see if he can find more information about the 76ers.

"That's a lot of difficulty......"

The head coach of the Pacers shook his head, the 76ers played with ease today, he only knew that the 76ers were on one big and four small today, and there were five shooter combinations, and the team had three very reliable shooters and a few people who were unstable but also had three-point ability, and the rest was really unknown.

"What then?"

The assistant coach also looked helpless, the team was suppressed very badly today, and it can only be said that their intelligence work was not done well.

When the Pacers played the regular season with the 76ers this season, the 76ers played more blocking and fast-break counterattacks, and this kind of lineup of one big and four small, or five shots, was rarely used by the 76ers in the regular season.

It seems that Stevens, a young man, has also hidden a lot for the playoffs!

On the 76ers bench, Stevens looked at the playbook in his hand.

"So far, everybody's done well, the fourth quarter continues, and our goal is to win!"

Stevens was pleased with the performance of his players today and, if there were no surprises, he felt that getting his first win today would not be a problem.

In the playoffs, it is undoubtedly very important to take a 1-0 lead, which means consolidating the home advantage and taking the lead in the battle.

"Coach, it's almost time for us to go back to our regular lineup."

Han Miao, who had been replaced to rest, proposed that the 76ers' one-four-small-five-shot lineup had not been practiced for too long, so others did not know this lineup, which achieved miraculous results.

However, if this kind of lineup is played for too long, it will be easy to be found and targeted, so it is better to accept it when it is good.

"Well, indeed, you can rest a little longer, let Sean feel more, and then Elton has been on the bench for so long, it's time to go out and move."

Stevens will not easily reuse a person, nor will he easily abandon a person, although Brand has stroked a lot this season, but in the power forward position, the 76ers really have no more suitable person than him.

And, judging from the current situation, with a 15-point lead, the Pacers should look ready to give up, so Stevens also plans to train directly.

Anyway, the Pacers should not be able to make any waves in the rest of the time, even if they are unlucky enough to make a small counterattack, Stevens believes that his disciples can handle it.

Lao Tzu has the existence of a passer of Han Miao's level in his hands, how can he be afraid of you?

However, it turned out that the Pacers did give up on the strategy, they tried to launch several counterattacks in the first half of the fourth quarter, but each time they were blocked by the 76ers, and the difference between the two sides was not less than double digits, so the Pacers gave up early, removed the main team and replaced the bench, and they were ready to practice.

"It's not easy."

Because there is still about half a quarter to go, Stevens naturally doesn't dare to be careless, but he is really relieved to see the Pacers remove all the main forces.

Is there really no problem with withdrawing the main force so early?

In fact, it is normal, because it is really not well prepared, so the walker should release the water first today.

This exposes another problem for the Pacers at the moment, the coach's on-the-spot command ability is too poor and his flexibility is not good. It is estimated that after this game, they will be scolded to death by the Indiana media......

In the end, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Indiana Pacers by 118-103, 15 points at home, and the series led 1-0 on aggregate.

This game is also the first win of the young 76ers in this year's playoffs, the first win in the playoffs in the career of rookies such as Han Miao, and the first win in the playoffs in Coach Stevens' coaching career!

"We're going to keep winning, and we're not aiming for more than the first round."

Han Miao said this in an interview after the game.

"We lost the first game, but the series is a four-game game and we're going to keep trying."

Granger, who scored 40 points in this game, also expressed his opinion after the game.

However, judging from the situation in the first game, it is not easy for the Pacers to get back......

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