Looking at Bell who was waiting in front of him, Maddie, who had always been proud, couldn't help frowning slightly, this guy was like a piece of kraft candy that couldn't be bitten or shaken off. Although he still looks immature, as the game goes by, his performance on the defensive end is getting better and better, and this growth rate is also surprising to Maddie.

Bale is getting more and more excited, he has been abused by Iverson on the training court before, and he is used to being abused, but he has come off the bench for most of the games with the 76ers, and he has never tried to go toe-to-toe with the opponent's number one star. He was still a little confused when he was sent on by Brown, and his movements were still a little stiff because he was not used to it, but now he was surprised to find that he could compete with a star like Maddy, which he could not have imagined before.

In fact, these are all subtle, although Bale seems to be only abused in training, but whether it is skills, vision or prediction, he is constantly improving, and now he is just using what he has polished.

In the first quarter, Wilkens didn't let Maddie rest at all, although he knew in his heart that it would be bad for the players and the team to do so, but now that Maddie was the de facto playmaker of the team, he was afraid that the team's offense would be greatly reduced after replacing Maddy, so he kept putting him on the court. Thankfully, Maddie is young and energetic, and playing the first quarter is a regular occurrence for him, but he's still more tired than in the first quarter of any previous game, and Bale is undoubtedly the most important factor.

Maddie was tired, and neither was Bell, physically tired even though he was still feeling high internally. Chang Wei could see at a glance that the muscles of this kid's arms were constantly trembling, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of beans.

However, in the good news for the 76ers, they now have a six-point lead at 33-27, which is not a big difference, but it is also a good start to this game. And the Raptors' main player Maddy, under the entanglement of Bell, only got 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 turnovers in the first quarter, which is not common under normal circumstances.

At the break, Brown gave Bell a simple verbal compliment and began to lay out the second quarter for his players. Bale didn't feel disappointed, everyone saw his performance in the first quarter, and it didn't mean much to praise or not, and the break was relatively short, so seizing the time to arrange tactics was the first priority.

Brown planned to give Bell a break in the first half of the second quarter, and let Snow, Reed and Mason come on the court with a second team to support them. Bale has no objection to this, he really needs to rest now, and if he is forced to play, it will not be an outside gate, but a hole in the team's defensive system, which is completely unacceptable to him.

The Raptors' bench is significantly different from that of the 76ers, and the highest average points per game is none other than a shooter named Dell Curry. Although Chang Wei is not very familiar with him, he has been a friend of his son, the all-time top shooter Stephen Curry, for a long time, but now it is only Curry's father who is on the stage, so there is nothing to be afraid of, can you still shoot the opponent with a three-point shot?

Originally, the 76ers' bench was strong enough, but now Snow, the starting point guard, has been added, which is simply devastating. While Snow is nominally the team's starting quarterback, he's the de facto playmaker, and with him combing the bench players on offense, the two outstanding rookies Reed and Mason can undoubtedly play 12 percent of their game.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wilkens quickly replaced Maddy and Carter, two leading stars, with the substitutes to play, so that the team could still ensure the team's scoring. However, because of Reed's strong three-point shot, the Raptors didn't get any benefits, and every time they wanted to chase points, Reed would hit a three-pointer from the outside, directly strangling the sprout in the cradle.

As a veteran coach with a lot of experience, Wilkens never realized that the three-point shot was so powerful, and he didn't even know where to start. The only thing he can count on is the twin stars of Carter and Maddy, whose scoring streak can at least stop the bleeding for the team, so that the score will not be directly pulled away by the opponent.

Watching Maddie score on the court, Bale couldn't sit still, and he eagerly said to Brown: "Coach, please let me play!" Now that I'm fully rested, I think I can help the team fend off Maddy's attack! ”

Brown patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, now Eric is still at ease with our bench lineup, and it also consumes Maddie's physical strength to a certain extent, and it will be easier for you to come on the court, isn't it?" ”

Bale is not the kind of pedantic person who has to share with the full-fledged Maddie, and it doesn't matter to him when he plays or what he does after he can help the team win this game. Moreover, if his teammates consume some of Maddie's energy first, he will be able to entangle Maddie more easily and limit his offensive firepower.

It wasn't until there were 6 minutes and 21 seconds left in the second quarter that Brown replaced Bell on the court, and at the same time there were Iverson, Mutombo and Lewis, the three main players, at this time the score of the two teams was 47-45, and the Raptors chased the difference to 2 points little by little, which is why Brown replaced the main players on the court at this juncture.

At this time, Maddie's hand was hot, and he was still holding back his strength to help the team complete the overtake, but he didn't expect Brown to suddenly put Bale up. It wouldn't be necessary to say that he was afraid of Bale's entanglement, but he did feel irritated about Bale's close defense, and of course any offensive player would feel the same way about an opponent who came to defend him.

As soon as Bale came on the court, Maddie didn't say that he turned off the fire directly, at least the scoring was not as unscrupulous as before, and the shooting rate also dropped significantly. But the most important thing is that he no longer dares to score as much as he wants, and Bell does not give him any chance to shoot easily at all, and almost every shot is difficult, which also reduces the scoring efficiency in another aspect.

Wilkens saw that Bale had an immediate effect on the court, and began to doubt his vision of recruitment, why should people just poach a free agent to prevent their own star?