"We've got to limit Walker's passing, he's too much of a threat...... Brown said in a frustrated tone as he looked up at the players around him, and the number on the scoreboard was 29-37. That's right, it's the break after the first quarter, and the 76ers are forced to be the side behind them, and this is their home court.

As soon as Brown finished speaking, someone objected: "But it will give the rest of the Celtics a chance to shoot, and it will be difficult for any of us to cut off Walker's passing path alone." If you trap him, he'll get more balls in the gaps, and you don't need to be precise, you just need to get into the gaps. ”

It was Snow who spoke, and after the two sides sent a bench, the Celtics still kept Walker on the court, using his one-on-one play to contain the 76ers' strength, and then comfortably passed to teammates who had plenty of room to shoot. During the time that Snow was on the court, Strickland, who was opposite him, received passes after cutting empty-handed many times, which instantly caused chaos under the basket, so he was very impressed by Walker, and he didn't think that he could crack the opponent's strange tactic with a double bag.

Brown didn't nod or shake his head, but looked at Lewis, who had been playing against Walker. The latter said with a sad face: "Coach, I think I did my best in the game, but this guy is like a big piece of fat, it is difficult for me to take advantage of the position, and it is very good not to be squeezed out of the three-second zone by him......"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they looked at Lewis's thin body and thought about Walker's bulldozer-like appearance under the basket in the first quarter. Brown waved his hand angrily to signal everyone to take back the laughter, and then said seriously: "Then let Teyron play in the second quarter, your task is to give me a good look at Walker, and I will let Memet partner you on the inside, so at least it won't reduce our ability to score on the outside, but if you can't handle it, then I think I should go back and pack my things." ”

Hill nodded and said loudly, "Coach, don't worry, I'll make him pay!" ”

Brown squeezed out a smile and said: "It's unrealistic to limit Walker completely, but I can't think of anyone else who can play against him but you, our interior players are relatively not thick enough, and there is a shortage of defensive blue-collar players, and in the case of Deacon Bay's poor form, I think only you can take on the defense of the number four position." ”

Lewis and Oku both lowered their heads when they said this, and Dyham Porter was also a little helpless, as a rookie who was only drafted last year, his development direction is indeed defensive center, and this season has improved a lot, but his experience is still a little lacking. Not to mention Mutombo, who has been in average form all season and has become the team's third centre-forward.

After the game restarted, Hill stuck to Walker like a piece of kraft candy, making the latter feel uncomfortable. Although Hill is not as tall as Lewis, his strength is far from being comparable to Lewis, and Hill is very experienced on the defensive end, often finding a position to jam Walker and prevent him from turning, forcing Walker to pass the ball directly.

Pierce wasn't on the floor at this time, and the 76ers thought they would be able to limit the opponent's offense by guarding Walker, but they quickly realized that they were wrong, and when Walker was forced to hand the ball to his teammates to deal with, Rodgers stepped up. The prowessman seemed to be out of the box, flashing past Lynch's defense and rushing to the basket every time he got the ball, while Hill was battling with Walker, so that there was only one Oku under the basket to protect the basket, which was not something he was good at.

Rodgers is almost accurate, every time he comes to the basket and leans on Oku's body to score the ball, the difficulty is not too high, but it is not easy for a small man of 1.91 meters, after all, Oku is a 2.11 meters tall and 113 kilograms of inside big man, Rodgers can only attribute his skills to hitting layups while making physical contact.

Brown is feeling a bit of a headache, and although Rodgers is the Celtics' best sixth man this season, he has been tepid in every game, and it is rare to see him attacking like a chicken. Lynch has nothing to do with him at all, should he replace Bale on the court in advance? It doesn't seem like a good time to put him on the pitch.

But there seems to be no other way...... Let Hill help defend? Perhaps Walker will be active when he leaves, and Rodgers' penchant for attacking with the ball doesn't mean he doesn't want to pass the ball, otherwise O'Brien wouldn't hesitate to replace him. In this way, there is no need for Pierce to play, and the 76ers will collapse directly.

O'Brien snickered at the sight of Bale on the court, which meant that Rodgers' play threatened the 76ers, and they had to send the best defensive experts on the perimeter to match, and in a way he had succeeded. O'Brien knew Bale's defensive ability, so when he saw Rodgers being entangled by Bell for two consecutive rounds and barely passing the ball to his teammates, he waved his hand and put Pierce, who had rested off the court, into the field and replaced Walker with Joe Johnson.

In this way, the Celtics' lineup has become one big and four small, with Barty sitting on the inside, and Joe Johnson, Pierce, Rodgers and Anderson lined up outside, not to mention anything else, at least the team's mobility has been greatly improved. Hill's presence was embarrassing, and now there was no one to defend him, and the little man had already spared him to be dizzy.

The Celtics' big four had a very good effect, and by the time Brown switched to the starter, the 76ers had already trailed by 13 points at 42-55, and everyone was solemn when they came on the court. It's not terrible to be behind, but this feeling of a tiger biting a hedgehog and nowhere to put its mouth makes people feel helpless, this is their home field! They all felt a little sorry for the fans who bought tickets to watch the game at home, so their priority was to equalize the score.

But a lot of times the more you try to do something, the easier it is to mess up, and the 76ers players who are anxious to narrow the gap start to get impatient, and each of their cooperation is very simple and rude, as long as there is a chance to shoot reluctantly, they will resolutely shoot, as if the whole world is on its own, and the result is often a direct iron.

Brown walked around the sidelines, helpless, he didn't know what was going on with the team, did he really have to be pulled back by his opponent on his home court? Maybe it won't affect the outcome of the series, but it will be a huge morale hit.