With just over two minutes left in the first quarter, Lewis was finally replaced by Brown. However, this is fundamentally different from the first game against the Timberwolves, which is the usual substitution time node for Brown, and Lewis is also off the court with Snow and Mutombo, leaving Iverson and Lynch to lead the bench to play the rest of the first quarter.

In less than 10 minutes of playing time, Lewis was a poor performer, scoring six points on 2-of-4 shooting from beyond the three-point line, while also grabbing two rebounds, ranking third on the team in scoring in the first quarter, behind Iverson and Lynch, and more importantly, he didn't feel as tired as before, which can be seen in the enthusiasm of his running.

Sitting on a chair, Lewis grabbed a bottle of sports drink and gulped it down, and Snow, who was sitting next to him, patted him on the shoulder and jokingly said, "Rassad, haven't you finally turned into a soft-footed shrimp?" It seems that regular training still works, but it is difficult for the coach to let you play for more than 30 minutes, and you need to continue to work hard! ”

Snow is not much more qualified than Lewis, but he is the captain of the team, and it is normal to make a harmless joke or two. Lewis didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and he said with a smile: "At least it was a good start, and I think I'll be able to get more minutes from the coach soon, if I can keep training." ”

Lewis's voice wasn't low, and despite the loud noise from the sidelines, Brown barely heard what he was saying. He put down the tactical board in his hand, nodded at Lewis and said, "Yes, lad, I can give you more playing time, but you have to prove that you can hold it up, and I'll see how it goes in this game first." ”

The Bucks are not an easy team to play against, and their three musketeers, Cassell, Ray Allen, and Glenn Robinson, are all capable of scoring points, but the 76ers have limited two of them with Snow and Lynch, and the rest of Cassell has to watch out for Iverson's ubiquitous harassment, and the 76ers still led 28-23 at the end of the first quarter. This score is obviously low in later generations, but the pace of the NBA game is very slow now, so it is still acceptable.

With 8:13 left in the second quarter, Lewis was once again substituted, this time against Mahles' backup power forward Mark Pope. Of course, Thomas also wants to go up and play against Lewis, but he can only think about it, when to change and what to change is a matter for the head coach to consider, and he can't interfere.

Facing Pope, who was a notch lower in strength, Lewis played with ease, because the opponent couldn't defend himself from outside the three-point line. Even if head coach Karl gave him instructions, with his movement speed, when Lewis catches the ball and shoots on the outside, when he runs to the high post to interfere, the daylily is cold, and where can there be any defense, it is completely empty.

This forced Robinson to switch to Lewis, who was not tall enough but had an amazing jump, and Carl thought he could still make a difference to Lewis' shooting. However, Lewis has run out of experience by this time, and the 76ers now have a numerical advantage on the outside, so it's a big deal to pass the ball to other teammates who are in the open space.

By the end of the second quarter, Lewis had only two shots from beyond the three-point line, but all of them hit the basket, and he also had four assists for his teammates, which was rare in the past. Carl, of course, was not stupid, he saw that Pope was completely eaten by Lewis, so he quickly replaced Thomas, but Thomas couldn't stop Lewis from giving assists to his teammates.

At halftime, Chang Wei asked with a smile: "Coach, didn't you say that Rashad should be a fake starter?" Now this is simply the treatment of the starter! What did you say in the second half? Or continue to let him on? ”

"12 points, four rebounds, four assists in the first half, that's pretty good, and I just hope he can play like that in the second half, and if he can do that, give him back the starter," Brown said. ”

Chang Wei smiled strangely: "I think it's still a bit difficult......"

As expected, Lewis's shooting percentage dropped after he came out in the third quarter, and his motivation to run was greatly reduced. Thomas was keenly aware of the changes in Lewis, and he felt that his defense was not as difficult as before, and he glanced at Chang Wei on the sidelines from time to time, and the expression on his face was very exciting.

Chang Wei is also very helpless, Lewis's physical strength can survive under high-intensity running and confrontation until this time is beyond his expectations, it is likely that he is now supporting himself with his mind, but no one can maintain such a state for a long time, after all, the team is far from a critical moment now, and he is not the one who carries the team forward.

Brown finally understood what Chang Wei meant at halftime, and he had no choice but to replace Hill, and Lewis's stats were fixed at 15 points, six rebounds and five assists. It can be seen that Lewis himself is still very capable, but staying on the court for a long time cannot guarantee efficiency is indeed a bit of a trick.

He looked at Chang Wei, who was helpless on the side, and said in a deep voice: "I am beginning to trust your vision now, Chang, but you have to be responsible for training Rassad's physical strength, I think he will become a very good No. 4 position." ”

Chang Wei pondered for a while and said with certainty: "No problem, give me another week, I can let Lewis play at a normal level for more than 30 minutes of playing time, and then he can take on more responsibilities." ”

"Oh? Are you telling the truth? Brown was a little surprised, he didn't have a system like Chang Wei who could observe the rating of players in all aspects of their ability at any time, so he was shocked by the one-week guarantee. Chang Wei smiled and didn't explain too much, this was the result of systematic analysis, he just copied the conclusion to Brown.

Chang Wei never doubts the conclusion of the system, the system says that a week is a week, and a month is a month. And Chang Wei is also full of confidence in Lewis, he has seen Lewis's crazy training this week, this guy's self-motivation can be seen, with such a mentality, not to mention anything else, the improvement of strength is absolutely guaranteed.

If you can ensure such a play, the pseudo-word in front of the pseudo-starter can also be removed.