Brown's words in the press conference were clearly suspicious, but he also knew it didn't work, and any manager would rarely take the initiative to change when he was in the ascendancy, especially when the opponent seemed helpless. As an opponent, Carl also knows that the 76ers will continue to use the same routine in the next game until they crack it themselves.

In fact, he really has no good way to face the 76ers' physical-oriented defense, so he can only repeatedly emphasize the importance of running in practice, hoping that the players can get enough time and space to shoot. However, whenever he thinks of the dilemma of the first game, he has self-doubts, is there really such a big gap between the second place in the East and the first place in the East?

The 76ers, for their part, are naturally confident in the upcoming games, and the first big win has given them a big morale boost, and they all want to beat their opponents so easily throughout the series. However, many things are unpredictable on the basketball court, and the same tactics against the same team in a certain period of time may not work in every game, otherwise there would not be so many unforgettable peak matchups and super reversals in NBA history.

At the beginning of the second game, Brown frowned on the sidelines, and in this game he also sent the same starting lineup as the previous game, but the effect was not obvious. The reason is simple, the shooting percentage of the Bucks' top three shooters has improved dramatically, especially Ray Allen, who hit three three-pointers in almost the same position. While the crowd booed loudly when he made his shot, Ray Allen was clearly unaffected and kept his hands in good shape when he shot.

It wasn't like Bale, who was in charge of marking him in the last game, didn't go up to interfere, but two of Ray Allen's three three-pointers were forced against his defense, and even Bale's hand covering his face didn't make any difference. Ray Allen is like having his own navigation system, he can't see the basket but can still hit the basket steadily.

Thanks to his attraction defense on the outside, Russell and Robinson also showed their strong three-point shooting ability, they played really aggrieved in the last game, completely stared at by the 76ers' simple and rough defense, and now with Ray Allen to attract the attention of opponents, they naturally have to make full use of open shots to help the team score.

With just 6 minutes and 17 seconds left in the first quarter, the Bucks led 20-12, which was not a big lead, but it was enough to blind many people compared to the previous game. In any case, you can't blame the 76ers for a decline in defensive intensity, they have already suffered three individual fouls during this time, all of which were caused by excessive defensive movements, but it still allowed the Bucks to find the shooting touch they needed most, and it is still normal to fall behind and analyze carefully.

It's easy for offensive teams that rely exclusively on shooting to score lose their rhythm in the process of physical confrontation, but if they shoot like crazy, it's just how it comes to be, and any unreasonable shot will eventually turn into a score. In this case, unless there is a frontal block, there is no way to stop it, and even the active foul may be turned into a penalty by them.

Chang Wei was also surprised, he didn't expect the Bucks to be able to show such a state, the 76ers' defense was already in place, but it was nothing in front of the three shooters who were full of firepower. If Bale can still stop Kassel and Robinson, then Ray Allen is completely unstoppable, whether it's a mid-range pullup jump shot after a breakthrough or a ** outside the three-point line, Ray Allen teaches every defender a lesson and tells them what a top shooter is.

Watching the team continue to be bombarded by opponents, Brown couldn't sit still, walking anxiously around the sidelines, and yelling at the field from time to time, it was really hard for him to let the players hear his instructions when the whole court was so noisy. But Brown couldn't have shouted too specific tactics, just made his players more ferocious on the defensive end, hoping to disrupt the opponent's layout with more high-intensity defense, but what he didn't know was that Karl didn't have any layout at all.

As the defensive intensity increased, the game became more and more unfriendly towards the 76ers, and Ray Allen began to consciously make fouls, and he also had to throw the ball to the basket if he caused a foul. Although the shooting percentage was not high, it still played a 2+1 and a 3+1, which undoubtedly made the 76ers' players start to shoot rats. To make matters worse, their main perimeter defenders, Snow and Bale, have already been saddled with two individual fouls, which will be detrimental for the rest of the game.

In desperation, Brown quickly called a timeout and sent the rotation lineup to the top of the court for a period of time. Fortunately, the bench players led by Reed are good at chaotic battles, and they do not follow the rhythm of the Bucks to fall into the position, and they continue to hit the basket, either directly to the basket, or pass the ball to the outside and then shoot, although they failed to narrow the point difference, but they did not let the point difference continue to expand.

Of course, the Bucks, who were weak on the bench, did not dare to replace all the starters at this time, and Karl still kept the in-form Ray Allen and Thomas on the court and played the rest of the first quarter with three substitutes. As a result, the Bucks' firepower dropped quite a bit, and by the end of the first quarter, the score was 35-30.

The Bucks weren't happy with the score, and they thought it would be easy to lead their opponents by double digits based on their overall shooting percentage. But the 76ers are even more dissatisfied with this score, you must know that they finally beat their opponents in the last game, and now they are led by the Bucks by 5 points to end the first quarter, where to put face?

Everyone gathered and looked at Brown expectantly, hoping that the coach would come up with a solution to the problem at this time. Brown took the tactics board from the assistant coach and said as he drew on it: "To be honest, I was also surprised by the Bucks' performance in the first quarter, obviously our defense can't be limited, so in the second quarter I'm going to switch to the regular starting lineup, and now it's time to play against the Bucks, and we're going to show them who the most firepower is!" ”

Looking at the impassioned Brown surrounded by the players, Chang Wei felt a little surprised, he has always thought that Brown was forced by the situation to let the 76ers play offensive basketball this season, and he still pursues defense in his bones, but judging from his current performance, it seems that he is not so resistant to offense!