In the next few training sessions, the 76ers' new starting lineup can be said to be getting better and better, and everyone has begun to clarify their tasks on the court, and they are more strategic in fighting for rebounds. Behind this is the 76ers coaching staff who have been working tirelessly for several days on end, laying out a lot of tactics for the players on both offensive and defensive ends to keep them from getting dizzy on the court.

In fact, the two teams have about the same amount of preparation time, and the Spurs only play one more game than the 76ers, the only difference is that the first game is the home of the 76ers, and the Spurs have to fly to the East Coast early to acclimatize to the venue, so they have one less day. Of course, the 76ers didn't expect to beat the Spurs by such a small margin, and they were still very cautious about the final round of the series, after all, no one didn't want to wear a championship ring for the second year in a row.

Thanks to their excellent record this season, the 76ers have turned the league's No. 1 Center Arena into the home of the Devils, and although the Spurs are also a battle-hardened team, their players are still taken aback by the overwhelming boos when they step onto the court. This is where Popovich's philosophy of building a team is evident, and he likes to add many veterans to the roster, and while it reduces the team's overall athleticism, the experience and mental capacity are definitely leveraged.

But they're up against a completely different 76ers. Although Popovich is well-informed, he was also surprised when he saw the opponent's starting lineup, and there was still a team that dared to remove the center when facing the Spurs twin towers? Isn't this self-inflicted? However, Popovich knows his teacher very well, and he definitely doesn't believe Brown if he wants to release water, and with Brown's experience, even if he releases water, he will definitely not be so clumsy, is there any killer trick hidden behind this lineup?

Popovich couldn't guess what Brown meant, so he simply sent the team's most usual starting lineup to try to adapt to the change. But the 76ers gave him a kick-off at the start of the game, and they didn't have any players inside at all, except for Lewis who was playing around the free-throw line, everyone else was running frantically around the perimeter. After a succession of screens and counter-runs, Reid comfortably received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left side, and he didn't hesitate to pull it up and shoot a shot through the heart.

Although it was just a three-pointer, the 76ers showed the whole league how to play without a center. Lewis, who was on the top five, didn't make the final touch, but he also played a role in the attack, especially when he covered Reed near the free-throw line to save him from Bowen.

So what is Duncan doing in this round? He did keep an eye on Lewis and handed over the task of protecting the basket to Big Brother Robinson, which would allow the latter to save some energy during the game. However, Lewis didn't even catch the ball at all, he just made a cover, and Duncan couldn't switch defenses with Bowen again, and go outside the three-point line to face Reed, so Reid could directly return the ball to Lewis and let him shoot easily on Bowen's head, and the result was still the same.

So he could only watch the guy opposite him not even touch the ball, and he did the most important thing in the entire tactical run. Yes, in the eyes of the insider, Lewis's cover is the key link, and Reed is just the point of the end at the right time, and anyone can do it, as long as they can throw it.

Duncan didn't have any turmoil in his heart, majoring in psychology allowed him to stay calm in any situation, and it was no big deal to be shot by an opponent for a three-pointer, and he just had to go back. In retrospect, Duncan asked for the ball directly in the low post, singled Lewis with his back, and didn't use any inside footwork at all, and scored the ball with a trademark slapstick shot after the half-turn.

Then the two sides went back and forth to score, and the Spurs naturally counted on Duncan's dominance on the inside, although there were also a lot of gaps on the outside, but first, Popovich was not very interested in three-point shots, and secondly, Duncan's scoring rate on the inside was very high, so there was no need to pass the ball outside the three-point line for Parker to try their luck. The 76ers gave full play to their mobility, and their hands are also very hot, as long as they are out of the gap, they can basically shoot, both open cut and three-pointer.

Of course, they also shoot iron, but every time they miss, everyone but Lewis went to the basket to mean it, and everyone else quickly returned to their positions. Duncan and Robinson's dominance in rebounding helped the Spurs get a lot of opportunities to switch offense, but whenever Parker and Smith rushed all the way to the frontcourt, they couldn't find space to score direct layups, so they could only press down and wait for their teammates to be in place before reorganizing the offense. Originally, the Spurs' transition offense was still very strong, and Parker in his rookie season showed his strength in this regard, but halfway through the first quarter, they didn't even play a fast break, which was very rare in previous games, and Popovich on the sidelines also had a gloomy face.

When the two sides switched to the rotation, the score was 30-32 and the Spurs only led by two points. In fact, they had an absolute advantage on the inside, with Duncan and Robinson combining for 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds in 32 points, and they were already playing their normal form. But the reason why Spurs are only 2 points ahead is because they can't do anything on the outside.

Eighteen of the 30 points were scored by the 76ers from three-point range, and they only shot 10 times from beyond the three-point line, and their 60 percent three-point shooting percentage was terrifying. And Lewis played a huge role in this, which was also what Brown and Chang Wei told him before the game. Although Lewis hit just one three-pointer, he dished out three assists, not to mention indirect assists, and served as a tactical response point and helped his teammates open up space.

This effect made Brown inexplicably excited, and he glanced at Chang Wei approvingly, if it wasn't for Chang Wei's suggestion to use this strange lineup, the team would definitely be blown up by the Spurs Twin Towers now. Of course, the Twin Towers still played well in the previous games, but the 76ers did not fall behind overall, which exceeded Brown's expectations.

As for what's next...... The 76ers' replacement of this starting lineup means that their rotation lineup is unprecedentedly strong, and with the depth and strength of the Spurs' bench, it is basically going to be directly blown up by the 76ers.