O'Brien can't do much, in fact, he is not a particularly good head coach in the first place, and the Celtics' miraculous second place in the East this season has little to do with him, but mainly thanks to the sudden outburst of Pierce and Walker. So now O'Brien's response is to get the players to put the ball in the hands of these two guys more.

Of course, this is also the habit of most managers, when there is a problem on the field that they can't solve, then just hand the ball to the star in the team, and then choose to believe that they can handle everything and get the game back on track.

But Pierce is now struggling to defend himself, and every time he has the ball, he is caught by the 76ers' double bag, sometimes Bell and Reed, sometimes Bell and Lewis, and the bag is the norm for him anyway. Walker is relatively relaxed, but his inefficient back-to-back singles and non-passing habits make him always interfered with by Durham Porter, and his shooting percentage can be imagined. Since the twins are hard to score, the Celtics can only figure out how to do it on the defensive end.

In order to do what the head coach called "trying to keep the ball in the bag as much as possible", the Celtics players simply sucked their strength, constantly running around the court and trying to cause some problems for the opposing ball carrier. But the 76ers' ball shifted quickly, while the Celtics players didn't have the perverted physical strength of the opposition. This is obvious, because their physical trainer is not Chang Wei, and only Chang Wei will improve the fitness of the players from the beginning of the season.

This forced the Celtics to use a combination defense that was only allowed in games last season, and they hope to be able to protect the basket in this way and teach the ball-handling guys a hard lesson. There are not many teams that use joint defense this season, and the 76ers have not made a targeted plan, of course, this is not that Chang Wei did not say, but Brown still stubbornly hopes that the team will use old-fashioned bags and man-marking and even full-court pressing, Chang Wei can only throw his plan into the trash.

Since he is dismissive of the joint defense, Brown will not spend too much time understanding this defensive system, so when he sees the Celtics sacrifice the joint defense, the whole person is confused. But it didn't matter if he was confused, but the team couldn't bear it, and the 76ers' offensive efficiency dropped sharply due to consecutive breakaway layups, while the opponent took the opportunity to grab rebounds in a row and counterattack to score.

By the time Brown remembered to call a timeout, the 76ers' lead was only five points, which meant they had just been beaten by a 13-0 run. Although Brown called a timeout, he was a little dumbfounded when everyone gathered around, he was just trying to disrupt the rhythm of his opponent's game, but it seemed that everyone wanted to hear new instructions.

Just when Brown felt that he couldn't talk about it, Chang Wei whispered in his ear: "Three-point ......"

Brown is not a fool, he has been coaching NBA teams for many seasons, and defense has become something that has been deeply rooted in his bones, although he has not studied the joint defense, Chang Wei mentioned one word and he got to the point. Suddenly Brown, grabbed the tactics board and began to write and draw on it: "After the timeout, Samuel, you try to pull as close to the free throw line as you can on every offense, and then dominate the ball. Everybody else is going to give me the three-point line, and I want to see the three-point rain that you're known for, and the best way to deal with a joint defense is a three-point shot, and I'm sure you can shoot them through a sieve. ”

Whether Brown's tactics work or not, the most important thing the players want now is a clear direction on how the game should be played, rather than smashing around the field like headless flies. As long as the heart can be settled, then the standard of the game can naturally be improved, which may be the reason why they are eager for Brown to make arrangements.

Bowler's high-level tactics of the 76ers have not been played, in fact, if Chang Wei hadn't insisted on giving him special training in passing, then Durham Porter would only have become a complete blue-collar center like in his previous life. And now, although he has not developed a three-point shot, whether it is a secondary offense under the basket or a high-post organization, it naturally further improves the overall strength of the team, and he has no resistance to Brown's arrangement, because he believes that he can do it.

Soon the Celtics players found that their defensive system was ineffective, and the opponent did not step into the three-point line except for a big man, as if it was a landmine, which made them watch the opponent shoot crazy three-pointers from the outside, and then pray to God not to let the ball fall into the basket while watching the basketball arc.

However, they forget that the 76ers have a strong rebounding guarantee, although Brown only let Hellam Porter go to the high post to organize the offense, but the latter will still move to the basket when passing the ball out and then teammates start shooting, the purpose is to rush for offensive rebounds, to prevent teammates from shooting and hitting the iron can only be fruitless, and he can at least help the team fight for a few more offensive opportunities. Of course, the rest of the perimeter also greatly limited the Celtics' transition offense because of their position, and even if Durham Porter couldn't grab the rebound, they wouldn't let the opponent easily push forward and score a layup.

When the 76ers showed a strong three-point shooting ability, the Celtics players could only choose to give up the joint defense and mention the high post to defend, otherwise their joint defense lineup would be directly penetrated by the opponent, you must know that the 76ers now put four shooters outside, even if Bell is shown as a defensive leader most of the time, but his three-point shooting rate is not low, especially the two bottom corners even exceed 40%, and those who ignore him must pay a heavy price.

However, once they had their defense, Durham Potter had a new routine, where he would stuff the ball straight inside and pass it to his teammates who cut along the baseline. While the Celtics did everything they could to block the inside lane, the 76ers also had a Lewis who would be hard to expect to provide solid cover, but just a stop for the defender would be fine.

Obviously, O'Brien's defensive strategy has become a joke, and the 76ers continue to increase their points, completely ignoring the Celtics' defense. It's a shame for a team with an honorable defensive tradition, but what's the solution? The 76ers are one of the sharpest offensive teams in the league this season, and it's understandable that the Celtics, who suddenly exploded and only relied on twin stars, couldn't do it, but they also had to accept the loss.