Chapter 242: Attacking the Inside

For Carl, there is nothing to tap into in the lineup, and he didn't think that he could suddenly pull out a strong player from the end of the bench who blocked the killing of the Buddha and the killing of the Buddha. If there really is such a No. 1 person, the 82 games of the regular season plus the first two rounds of the playoffs have been exposed, and now don't expect them to suddenly explode their own small universe.

So the only thing Carl can change is the team's main point of attack. Ray Allen and their outside shooters are indeed the team's most relied on scoring points, but the 76ers' outside defense is not vegetarian, many times Carl is very envious of Brown's ability to put together such an outside rotation lineup, with Iverson on offense, Snow, Bell and Lynch on defense, and the most important thing is that Snow They also have good scoring ability, and they can make a lot of contributions to the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

And the Bucks' outside line is a pure scorer, and Robinson's defense looks a little more reliable, but it is only the average level of the same position, and they are powerless to resist in the face of the 76ers' outside players. On a whim, should Carl focus on the interior players and let the outside players do everything they can to interfere with the opponent's outside shots?

This is something that the Bucks have never tried, and you must know that the three shooters are the biggest attraction of this team, but to be honest, their performance is relatively average except for the second game, but Thomas, a big forward who can play inside and out, has performed very well, and it seems logical to shift the offensive focus to the interior.

The Bucks' change was evident in the first seconds of Game 4, when after they got possession of the ball in the first offensive round, Cassel didn't give the ball to Ray Allen as before, but dodged Iverson's interception and landed it in Thomas's hands. Seeing Thomas receiving the ball, Mutombo motioned for Lewis to switch to the basket, and he went to the strong side near the baseline to prepare to deal with Thomas's back-body single, Lewis's small body was definitely unable to carry it.

But things turned out completely from Mutombo's expectations, and Thomas only made a symbolic back-to-back single a few times, then turned and stepped back, throwing the ball very easily, and the basketball went over Mutombo's fingertips and into the basket. Obviously, Thomas was also more afraid of Mutombo's block, so he chose to turn and retreat to avoid his block, which was undoubtedly a very wise choice from the results, and it set the tone for this matchup.

But in the end, Iverson hit a three-pointer from the outside, and although Cassel tried very hard to get up and interfere, Iverson wittily called Lewis up to cover, and took an easy shot directly from beyond the three-point line, and the basketball drilled into the basket with precision. Compared with the Bucks, the 76ers can't play a pure interior offense, except for the breakthrough of small players and the blocking and dismantling of big players, don't think about low-post singles with the ball, Lewis is directly used as an outside line.

Even though the Bucks' perimeter players are already working hard defensively, they can interfere with their opponents' shots at best, and it would be really difficult for them to limit them completely. And Thomas is in good hands right now, playing inside every offensive round, and he doesn't intend to pass the ball to the inside, which makes Ray Allen a very thorough containment point, and then constantly doing what looks like a meaningless switchback on the court. That is, these players have a gentle personality, otherwise they can really put on a stinky face every minute, and it is not impossible to fight for the ball after the game.

Thomas played 12 minutes in the first quarter, and his stats were 11 points and five rebounds, but it wasn't very happy for him because the Bucks were still down 27-32. In fact, they had been stretched to double digits by the 76ers, but when the two sides changed to the bench, Carl still kept Thomas on the court, who was unstoppable in this period, brushing his personal score to 11 points and helping the team narrow the gap to 5 points.

His performance also strengthened Karl's determination to continue to play the main offense in this game, so he replaced Thomas again just after 3:23 of the second quarter, hoping that he would continue to help the team score inside. I have to say that Thomas was in very good shape in this game, and he still maintained a very good shooting touch after coming on the court.

Chang Wei sighed very emotionally, the guy who cried bitterly after losing the NCAA Finals finally grew up, and there was no lag in technology or anything at all, it can be seen that he has maintained high-intensity personal training since joining the NBA. If Thomas could only be regarded as a second-rate power forward at most in his previous life, then he has every chance to become the top No. 4 position in the league in this life, although it may still not be as good as the No. 4 position at the historical level like Duncan, but it is enough to kill all sides.

Thomas constantly catches the ball in the low post, half-turns small hooks, turns to layups after back-to-back singles, and pull-up jumpers after tentative steps, and he unscrupulously shows his skillful and versatile interior offensive methods. While Mutombo can occasionally interfere with some of his shots, he is completely unable to limit Thomas' scoring on the inside.

However, the 76ers' outside line is not inactive, because Thomas focused most of his energy on the offensive end in this game, which made his defensive performance not as strong as before, and the direct consequence was that Lewis got a lot of offensive opportunities when he was on offense, and he also took advantage of the opportunities created for him by his teammates.

At the end of the first half, the 76ers still led 62-54, thanks to their shooting percentage of more than 50 percent. But the Bucks were able to keep the margin in the single digits, but it was entirely because of Thomas's strong play, he had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the half, you know, this is his statistics for most of the game this season, but in this game he got such data in the first half, it is clear that it was a wise decision for Karl to use him as the main point of attack.

Thomas undoubtedly played well in the first half, a happiness he hasn't experienced since leaving Villanova. It's not a big deal for the team to fall behind by 8 points, Thomas has confidence in himself, but when he thinks of the 76ers' outside shooting percentage, he can only sigh secretly, although the closer to the basket is, the higher the shooting percentage, but a perverted team like the 76ers doesn't seem to have to abide by such common sense at all, and the disadvantage of two-point shooting to three-point shooting is simply obvious. For Carl, there is nothing to tap into in the lineup, and he didn't think that he could suddenly pull out a strong player from the end of the bench who blocked the killing of the Buddha and the killing of the Buddha. If there really is such a No. 1 person, the 82 games of the regular season plus the first two rounds of the playoffs have been exposed, and now don't expect them to suddenly explode their own small universe.

So the only thing Carl can change is the team's main point of attack. Ray Allen and their outside shooters are indeed the team's most relied on scoring points, but the 76ers' outside defense is not vegetarian, many times Carl is very envious of Brown's ability to put together such an outside rotation lineup, with Iverson on offense, Snow, Bell and Lynch on defense, and the most important thing is that Snow They also have good scoring ability, and they can make a lot of contributions to the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

And the Bucks' outside line is a pure scorer, and Robinson's defense looks a little more reliable, but it is only the average level of the same position, and they are powerless to resist in the face of the 76ers' outside players. On a whim, should Carl focus on the interior players and let the outside players do everything they can to interfere with the opponent's outside shots?

This is something that the Bucks have never tried, and you must know that the three shooters are the biggest attraction of this team, but to be honest, their performance is relatively average except for the second game, but Thomas, a big forward who can play inside and out, has performed very well, and it seems logical to shift the offensive focus to the interior.

The Bucks' change was evident in the first seconds of Game 4, when after they got possession of the ball in the first offensive round, Cassel didn't give the ball to Ray Allen as before, but dodged Iverson's interception and landed it in Thomas's hands. Seeing Thomas receiving the ball, Mutombo motioned for Lewis to switch to the basket, and he went to the strong side near the baseline to prepare to deal with Thomas's back-body single, Lewis's small body was definitely unable to carry it.

But things turned out completely from Mutombo's expectations, and Thomas only made a symbolic back-to-back single a few times, then turned and stepped back, throwing the ball very easily, and the basketball went over Mutombo's fingertips and into the basket. Obviously, Thomas was also more afraid of Mutombo's block, so he chose to turn and retreat to avoid his block, which was undoubtedly a very wise choice from the results, and it set the tone for this matchup.

But in the end, Iverson hit a three-pointer from the outside, and although Cassel tried very hard to get up and interfere, Iverson wittily called Lewis up to cover, and took an easy shot directly from beyond the three-point line, and the basketball drilled into the basket with precision. Compared with the Bucks, the 76ers can't play a pure interior offense, except for the breakthrough of small players and the blocking and dismantling of big players, don't think about low-post singles with the ball, Lewis is directly used as an outside line.

Even though the Bucks' perimeter players are already working hard defensively, they can interfere with their opponents' shots at best, and it would be really difficult for them to limit them completely. And Thomas is in good hands right now, playing inside every offensive round, and he doesn't intend to pass the ball to the inside, which makes Ray Allen a very thorough containment point, and then constantly doing what looks like a meaningless switchback on the court. That is, these players have a gentle personality, otherwise they can really put on a stinky face every minute, and it is not impossible to fight for the ball after the game.

Thomas played 12 minutes in the first quarter, and his stats were 11 points and five rebounds, but it wasn't very happy for him because the Bucks were still down 27-32. In fact, they had been stretched to double digits by the 76ers, but when the two sides changed to the bench, Carl still kept Thomas on the court, who was unstoppable in this period, brushing his personal score to 11 points and helping the team narrow the gap to 5 points.

His performance also strengthened Karl's determination to continue to play the main offense in this game, so he replaced Thomas again just after 3:23 of the second quarter, hoping that he would continue to help the team score inside. I have to say that Thomas was in very good shape in this game, and he still maintained a very good shooting touch after coming on the court.

Chang Wei sighed very emotionally, the guy who cried bitterly after losing the NCAA Finals finally grew up, and there was no lag in technology or anything at all, it can be seen that he has maintained high-intensity personal training since joining the NBA. If Thomas could only be regarded as a second-rate power forward at most in his previous life, then he has every chance to become the top No. 4 position in the league in this life, although it may still not be as good as the No. 4 position at the historical level like Duncan, but it is enough to kill all sides.

Thomas constantly catches the ball in the low post, half-turns small hooks, turns to layups after back-to-back singles, and pull-up jumpers after tentative steps, and he unscrupulously shows his skillful and versatile interior offensive methods. While Mutombo can occasionally interfere with some of his shots, he is completely unable to limit Thomas' scoring on the inside.

However, the 76ers' outside line is not inactive, because Thomas focused most of his energy on the offensive end in this game, which made his defensive performance not as strong as before, and the direct consequence was that Lewis got a lot of offensive opportunities when he was on offense, and he also took advantage of the opportunities created for him by his teammates.

At the end of the first half, the 76ers still led 62-54, thanks to their shooting percentage of more than 50 percent. But the Bucks were able to keep the margin in the single digits, but it was entirely because of Thomas's strong play, he had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the half, you know, this is his statistics for most of the game this season, but in this game he got such data in the first half, it is clear that it was a wise decision for Karl to use him as the main point of attack.

Thomas undoubtedly played well in the first half, a happiness he hasn't experienced since leaving Villanova. It's not a big deal for the team to fall behind by 8 points, Thomas has confidence in himself, but when he thinks of the 76ers' outside shooting percentage, he can only sigh secretly, although the closer to the basket is, the higher the shooting percentage, but a perverted team like the 76ers doesn't seem to have to abide by such common sense at all, and the disadvantage of two-point shooting to three-point shooting is simply obvious.