Chapter 776: Simmons (First Update!) )
The Nets are targeting him completely.
On the weak side, Redick and Saric couldn't get a chance, he held the ball for a while and chose to break through head-on with the ball.
George saw it and immediately put it on his body.
Simmons was leaned on before his speed got up, and he took two steps and didn't have room to shoot, and was forced to die directly, but fortunately, he had a good vision, and after stopping the ball, he threw the ball to Saric on the right side and didn't kill the ball.
But in this way, the 76ers did not play a tactical attack this time.
Saric dribbled the ball to regroup outside the three-point line, and after seeing Simmons and Redick still deadposted, he directly signaled Embiid to drop low.
Embiid stuck in position this time and reached for the ball.
But as soon as he leaned back to hit him, George let Simmons go straight over.
Embiid gave the ball back to Simmons, who was also cleared from beyond the three-point line.
With little time left on offense, Simmons was forced to shoot a three-pointer.
"Bang!"
The shot was visibly crooked, hitting the edge and popping high, and Jokic turned around to easily pick up the rebound.
The fans at the scene couldn't help but let out a burst of heckling, and Simmons struggled a little.
The Nets played in the frontcourt, and after George was off-ball misplaced against Redick, he turned and pulled in a step-back jumper.
The Nets' forward line is really all-round offensive and defensive.
Simmons dribbles to the frontcourt, and George still defends the same way.
He tried to hit George without an advantage, and reached out to signal Covington to come over to block the pick-and-roll, ready to play Owen in a misplaced position.
But there was already preparation over there, and there were two changes, and Owen was changed to Redick, but he couldn't get by.
The 76ers tactics ran for a long time and still didn't have a chance.
Halfway through the offensive time, Simmons also realized that it was too difficult to start an offense from him, and after giving the ball to Saric, it fell outside the three-point line on the right.
The ball was in Embiid's hands again, Embiid turned his back to hit Jokic, and as soon as he turned around, George's help defense came again.
Because Simmons has no outside shooting ability, George's bag is unscrupulous.
Embiid wanted to pass, but the intention was too obvious, and as soon as the ball was shot, it was cut off by George with a "snap".
The Nets played a fast-break game, and Irving received the ball in the frontcourt and made a fast-break layup that caused Redick to pull people and stand on the free throw line.
Hit both free throws.
The Nets started the game 6-0.
Whistles and cheers rang out, and the supporters of Mitchell shook their logos back and forth.
A KT board with Simmons' "decay" expression is particularly eye-catching.
New York fans are never polite.
Embiid's breakaway from the high post finally won a foul and went to the free throw line.
At this time, the live camera showed Simmons on the outside, Simmons leaned over his knees with his hands, and shook his head helplessly there.
He can't break in, he can't tell the ball, he can't shoot and he can't pull up space, and his role on the field from the beginning to the present is almost zero.
The footage appeared on the big screen of the live IED, and the fans cheered even louder.
Mitchell hasn't played yet, and I don't know what he's doing yet, but Simmons has been playing like shit this game.
Embiid made one of two free throws to finally break the deadlock for the 76ers, but there really weren't many scoring opportunities like that.
The opening period also became a microcosm of the first quarter of the game between the two teams.
Simmons stands on the outside, and the Nets' defense is five defenses and four, but as soon as he holds the ball and rushes in, the Nets can force him to pass the ball as soon as he shrinks, and in the end he either stops the ball or makes a mistake, and the Nets retreat quickly, and his best fast-break pass has no room to play.
In the final analysis, the strength is still poor, if it is really a young James, no one can completely limit him if he doesn't project one-on-one.
The first quarter was more than nine minutes into the game, and the score on the court was 21-11, and the Nets took a double-digit lead.
The 76ers couldn't open up on the offensive end at all, and they were even more constipated than the Bucks.
Simmons has only made 2 rebounds from the field to 0 in all statistics, and his performance is miserable.
At this time, both sides entered the rotation one after another, and the 76ers replaced Simmons, Embiid, and Redick with TJ McConaughey, Belinelli and Ilyasova.
On the Nets' side, Tang Tian left Yi Jianlian on the court, and Rondo, Mitchell, Tucker and Oden were replaced.
McConaughey plays up front, and Saric scores a goal from the air.
Compared to Simmons, McConaughey has outside shooting ability, and the 76ers' offense is obviously much smoother.
Rondo carries the ball to the frontcourt, gives it to Mitchell, and then signals the space to open up.
It was Covington who was targeting Mitchell, but after the Nets blocked twice, Mitchell faced Ilyasova.
That's the biggest difference between the two teams.
Simmons wanted to play Irving before, but he couldn't change it, because the Nets' starters were very strong in defense except for Irving, so it was relatively easy to protect Irving, but now it's just the other way around, except for Covington, Mitchell has an advantage in playing anyone.
The space was pulled apart, and Mitchell suddenly accelerated after a series of changes of direction.
Ilyasova has a good speed, but he is still a little reluctant with Mitchell.
Mitchell burst to the free-throw line for a pull-out that Ilyasova was half a beat slow to pounce.
"Huh!"
Mitchell's mid-range hit.
There were cheers at the scene.
This crisp goal is in strong contrast to the scene in front of Simmons who didn't shoot or shoot.
76ers frontcourt Saric sent another second pass, but Belinelli couldn't shoot the ball from the outside, and Oden collected the rebound.
Rondo dribbled the ball to the front court, reached out to make tactical gestures, and Mitchell and Yi Jianlian counter-ran and cut into the air.
Belinelli defended a little slower and was blocked by Oden, Mitchell took a chance and Rondo gave the ball the first time.
Mitchell received a three-point feint from the outside and shook off the defending Saric and then took the ball and rushed to the basket.
Ilyasova didn't have time to defend and could only watch Mitchell rush to the basket and leap up.
"Bang!"
Mitchell seized the opportunity, jumped up and scored a dunk with both hands, and the whole person also swung around the basket, showing off his physical fitness.
The whistle broke out instantly.
Mitchell was also quite excited after the dunk, and ran to the baseline and roared at the audience, which completely ignited the emotions of the fans.
The 76ers organized in the frontcourt, and McConaughey assisted Ilyasova for a layup.
Back in the day, Mitchell was wrapped up and the ball went to the basket and Oden dunked one.
The two teams missed several offensive points after that, and the score was fixed at 27-15 in the first quarter.
When the whistle blew at the end of the quarter, the scene camera showed Simmons, who wrapped his head in a towel.
Mitchell's excellent play and the relative fluidity of the 76ers' offense at this stage are not just Simmons' play problems, but it seems that he is completely negative on the court.
After being patted on the shoulder by Embiid and standing up, his mood was still very low, he looked up at the score, smashed his mouth and shook his head, this is really suffering.