Kidd basically didn't rest much in the first half, except for just over 2 minutes in the second quarter, and the rest of the time he led his teammates on the court against the mighty 76ers. It's not a difficult thing for him, he is averaging 37.3 minutes per game in the regular season this season, and that's not at all the limit of his physical strength, so there is no pressure for him to play a few more minutes.

However, Scott couldn't use Kidd indefinitely, and he forced himself not to look at the numbers on the scoreboard at the start of the second half, but to put Kidd on the bench. Kidd was in a hurry, of course, but he knew the head coach was doing it for his own good, so he could only sit anxiously on the bench and watch his teammates teeter in the midst of the 76ers' stormy offense.

The Nets' backup point guard is Lucios Harris, who was the No. 28 pick in 1992, but his strength is relatively average, and the team's backup point guard is his limit, averaging 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game this season. His scoring ability is okay, but he is too far from Kidd in terms of playmaking to take on the heavy responsibility.

Just after 2 minutes and 47 seconds in the third quarter, the 76ers played a wave of 7-0 small climax, instantly stretching the difference to double digits. Kidd couldn't sit still, and he said to Scott: "Coach, let me play in this situation, now the opponent's momentum has risen, if we don't make a counterattack, it will definitely be a failure!" ”

Scott touched his bald head, sighed, and asked the technical desk for a replacement. When the next dead ball came, Kidd was finally back in the game, and Harris was relieved that he was finally relieved. Several other people also felt a big rock in their hearts, for them Kidd was the backbone, and when Kidd appeared on the court, it meant that there was still hope for the game.

Kidd started on the court and helped Martin dunk with a high throw after a pick-and-roll, which is also his style. For a violent muscular man like Martin, Kidd has always liked to pass him some difficult aerial relays, and then watch this guy violently wreak havoc on the basket. The aerial relay certainly boosted the Nets' morale and helped the team narrow the margin to single digits.

He came close to making a steal again, but Iverson was quick to pass the ball to Reed, but the 76ers broke out in a cold sweat. This guy is really perverted, he played a first-class performance both offensively and defensively, and although he didn't have a high desire to score, he could always tear through the 76ers' defensive system with sharp passes.

The only good news is that Brown has reinstated the team's usual starting lineup and Iverson is still quite restricted, but he still played much better than in the first half. At halftime, Brown and Chang Wei took the time to analyze Kidd's style and give him some practical suggestions, otherwise Iverson would have played like he had in the first half.

Iverson's assists are obviously not as good as Kidd's, although the 76ers have many more points than the Nets, but Kidd only relied on Martin and Van Horne to brush up assists, and he had assists in double figures just over the halfway point of the third quarter, and it seems that this is not his limit, if he continues to stay on the court, it is entirely possible to exceed 20 assists.

Scoring may be upsetting for many managers, but if it's an assist, it will give the coach a good impression, provided they don't deliberately brush assists, such as passing the ball to a teammate when they know they can score. Kidd is clearly a top-notch assist brush, and he also led the team to slowly catch up with the score.

Brown quickly called a timeout, which is dangerous, and although it is not enough to lose the game, it is also very difficult to win. He waved the tactical board and spat and said: "Next we have to attack with all our might, everyone play more blocking and dismantling, and the outside players don't hold the ball for a long time, especially you Allen, you have made five mistakes in this game, three of which were steals by Kidd and then played into counterattacks, I don't want you to make such mistakes at such an important time." ”

Iverson raised his hand in a huff, signaling that he understood. Although he knew that he was at a disadvantage against Kidd in this game, Brown obviously hurt his self-esteem by saying this, but it is not a good end to talk back to the coach at this time, not to mention anything else, it will definitely be a big blow to the team's morale, and it may cause the team to lose this game.

Brown completely ignored Iverson's emotions and continued: "The players who switched to Kidd tried to block his passes, I know it's hard, but no matter how hard it is, we have to do it, otherwise we will never be able to pull the score." I don't expect you to steal him directly, it's good to be able to interfere with his passes, and it's better to mess with his rhythm. ”

Aside from the final offense, Brown rarely lays out detailed tactics, preferring to come up with a direction and then let the players solve the problem on the court. Of course, this is not to leave everyone to fend for themselves, but to exercise the players' ability to judge the situation and adapt on the spot, so that the players can better deal with the situation on the field, otherwise what if the coach is sent off?

Fortunately, the 76ers players are very good at tactical literacy and are already familiar with the team's playbook, and they have only played according to their own ideas before, and Brown's instructions have undoubtedly pointed them to the clear way. While it's not clear if Brown is right, there is no need to question the manager's instructions during the game.

The 76ers were already league-in-class in moving the ball at a rate-fast pace, but apparently Brown wanted them to pass the ball faster. It's a bit of a high demand, but it's not like they haven't tried it in their usual training sessions, and soon the Nets players are feeling the pressure, especially Kidd, who is the Nets' number one defensive expert on the outside, and he has been trying to keep up with the opposing ball-handler before, but now the 76ers players are frantically moving the basketball from the outside, leaving him tired on the court.

In this way, Iverson and Reed both got a lot of opportunities to shoot, and even Bale, who has always been in charge of defense on the court, also shot two three-pointers in the bottom corner and hit one, although the score is not very much, but it is also his contribution anyway. At the end of the third quarter, the score was 80-72, and the 8-point gap was nothing for either team, but the 76ers felt they could win, and the Nets didn't think they would lose, after all, there were still 12 minutes left.