In Chang Wei's opinion, Iverson has had bad luck in this year's playoffs, he has just played Davis and is about to face another top point guard, Kidd. It's true that Davis could have grown into a good point guard if nothing else, but the heights he can achieve are far from Kidd's, who have achieved accomplishments that are hard to match for any other point guard in NBA history.

Kidd had already opted to retire when he crossed the line, and even though he only picked up a championship ring with the Mavericks in his entire career, it wasn't enough to hide his greatness. When he left the court, Kidd was the second-all-time in assists, second all-time in steals, third all-time in triple-doubles, sixth in three-point fielding, six All-NBA All-Defensive Team selections, nine-time All-Star selections, and five-time NBA assists leader.

This season, his regular season stats have come to 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and he is quite well-rounded both offensively and defensively. Although Kidd's shooting percentage is not high, he can use his ghostly passing to tear apart the opponent's defense and create opportunities for his teammates, which is a key factor in why no one on the team averages more than 15 points per game and still ranks in the top four in the East, considering that they were the regular season champions of the East in their previous season.

Chang Wei has never denied that Iverson is an excellent point guard, but he is still a lot inferior to Kidd, even if his scoring ability is much better than Kidd. Although the difference in impression is huge, Kidd and Davis are actually about the same height and weight, which is complete bad news for Iverson, as he has to face the power of the opposing player.

Obviously, Iverson knows how good Kidd is, after all, the two teams belong to the same division and don't play each other many times each season, so before the second round starts, Iverson sighs almost every day, looking like he has nothing to love. Brown is also a little helpless, Kidd has the league's top outside defense ability, and Iverson will definitely be in big trouble at that time, and the only thing he can do now is to develop more tactics for Iverson and try to minimize Kidd's impact on him.

However, Chang Wei is not optimistic about what Brown is doing, and Kidd's ball quotient is quite terrifying, as can be seen from the fact that he was able to quickly switch careers to become a head coach after he retired. And Kidd's strength can not fall behind when facing a shooting guard, it is useless to simply help Iverson solve the problem, maybe it will be Reed who will be in trouble at that time.

Although last season's backup center Mark Loach joined the Nets and became the starting center, he and Martin are more than tough and not mobile enough, and if Martin wants to use his excellent physical fitness to defend Lewis in the high post, then Mark Lodge's interior line will definitely be burst into a sieve.

So whether the 76ers can win this series, the key is Iverson, if he can't complete the exchange with Kidd, then the 76ers will definitely have to spend a lot of energy even if they succeed in the end, which is not good for the next game.

In the first game of the warm-up, Iverson looked nervous, after all, Kidd entered the NBA two years before him, and he has already made a name for himself, and neither defense nor versatility can be compared to him. In the past few seasons, Iverson has basically won less and lost more than Kidd, although he will not be blown up by the opponent, but he has been restrained in the game, and it is obvious that Kidd has caused him a lot of pressure. But the 76ers can't afford to lose in this round, their goal this season is to win the championship, no matter how bad it is, they will reach the Finals, and it is intolerable to be eliminated in the division semifinals.

Seeing Iverson looking like a great enemy, Chang Wei wanted to go up and tell him not to be so nervous, so as not to affect his performance when he got it. But Brown stopped him and was optimistic: "Allen can solve the problem himself, and it's dangerous to let him nervous a little bit, so that he doesn't feel like his opponent is vulnerable every game." ”

Chang Wei is right to think about it, after all, this is the fifth season of Iverson's career, and he led the team to the top last year, so there should be no major problems in terms of psychology, and he is still a little too nervous.

Sure enough, Iverson was back to normal as soon as the game started, but just because he was back to normal didn't mean he could compete with Kidd. With Martin's efforts, the Nets got the first wave of possession, Kidd dribbled directly forward, Iverson couldn't stop him at all, and the proud steal couldn't take the ball out of Kidd's hands at all, and could only watch the latter calmly direct his teammates to run at the top of the arc. Relative to Davis, Kidd's absence from the low post may have been the best outcome.

Kidd's offensive desire isn't as good as Davis's, or even as many defenders in the league, but he's a bit more of a threat. Lewis, who was in charge of marking Martin, was accidentally stuck behind by his opponent, Martin jumped high with his perverted physical fitness, and at this time Kidd's pass appeared in the most suitable position, Martin almost didn't need to adjust to an empty catch, and after landing, he didn't forget to beat his chest fiercely, causing a burst of boos at the scene.

In fact, Martin's technique is very rough, and he likes to solve problems with bounce and power almost throughout his career. It stands to reason that such a rough guy would be a good blue-collar player, but Martin was lucky enough to meet Kidd, who became one of the league's best power forwards and would be an All-Star in the future, leaving him with nothing.

Looking at the figure of Kidd and his teammates high-five, Iverson was rarely not angry, and there was deep helplessness in his eyes. Kidd's pass just now was very sudden, and he didn't have a little guard at all, so he let the opponent pass a beautiful aerial relay, although it was not enough to suppress the morale of the 76ers, but it must have been very unpleasant for the fans present.

But what can I do? Kidd's ball protection is solid, leaving few flaws, and his upper body strength is so strong that Iverson clearly struggles to make steals like any other point guard. The only thing he can do now is to get back on the offensive end, but Iverson doesn't have much confidence either, Kidd's 2.1 steals per game is not for nothing, although it is lower than his average of 2.8 steals per game, but it is also a very good statistic, and you have to be careful when attacking with the ball.