Because of the twin towers of Duncan and Robinson, the 76ers' shooting percentage under the basket is not high, even if it is not blocked, it is quite normal to be disturbed in the face of the ubiquitous giant spirit palm.

At this time, even if Brown no longer likes outside shooting, he has to ask his players to try to score outside the three-point line, which can stop the bleeding for the team and open up space for the attackers. And that goal is largely dependent on Lewis' play, after all, he is arguably the only shooter on the team to catch and shoot.

After calling a timeout, Brown seized the time to lay out the tactics for his players, and according to his idea, the little man had to keep holding the ball and break inside and then split the ball. If the receiver still doesn't have the space to shoot, then it's another spurt to score, although the Spurs' defense is tough, they have a lot of older players in the team, and it may be difficult to maintain a high level of defense.

But Snow's question left Brown dumbfounded: "What about Duncan?" We couldn't stop him ......"

Brown coughed dryly, looked at Lewis and said, "Rashad, you are a player directly opposite Duncan, can you handle him?" I mean don't let him interfere with other people's attacks, and don't let him interfere with you if you can. ”

Rao is Lewis has already mustered up the courage, and he didn't dare to pack the ticket in the face of the head coach's inquiry, he was silent for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "I can give it a try, whether it works or not, I will do my best!" ”

Brown nodded, didn't say anything more, the timeout was coming to an end soon, and it was good enough to give the players an idea. As for whether it can succeed, it depends on how everyone plays, the situation on the field is changing rapidly, and no manager dares to swear that his tactics can definitely blow up the opponent, and Brown naturally can't either.

After the game restarted, the 76ers players really began to implement Brown's tactics, after all, they can't think of any particularly good way now, since the head coach has spoken, they have to try it to see the effect.

Snow, who was in charge of the organization, knew that his breakthrough skills were average, and after dribbling the ball past half court, he gave the ball directly to Iverson. Now the Spurs' point guard on the court is "Little General" Avery Johnson, who will be the head coach of the Mavericks in the future, but he was born in 1965 and is 35 years old this year, and Iverson has a casual change of direction to shake off the space for breakthroughs.

In fact, Popovich is also very troubled, although the Spurs' interior line is first-class in the league, and the strength of the wing is also very good, their rotation lineup in the No. 1 position is too old. In addition to Johnson, the team's other point guard is future Bucks and Suns head coach Terry Porter, who is two years older than Johnson, and it is nothing new for point guards to be blown out in games.

Iverson's breakthrough was a sign in the entire league, and seeing him rushing to the basket, Duncan and Robinson had to wait for him, one guarding the basket and the other waiting for an opportunity to pounce, and the coordination was simply seamless. After attracting Duncan's defense, Iverson didn't fall in love, but threw the ball directly into the bottom corner of the weak side, where Lynch was standing waiting to catch the ball.

After getting the ball, Spurs' small forward Elliott pressed up, Lynch made a gesture to shoot, clicked, took another step inside, and passed the ball back to Snow at the top of the arc. The latter didn't stop the ball at all and moved wide to the bottom corner on the other side, while Mutombo was tangling with Duncan on the inside, preventing him from pulling high to defend.

Standing in the other corner was Lewis, who received the ball in front of him in an open space where Duncan was trying to get around Mutombo and try to defend it, but it was clear that he couldn't do it anytime soon. Lewis took a deep breath, held his breath, and jumped on the spot, the basketball arcing perfectly into the frame for his first three-pointer of the game.

He waved his fist to cheer himself up, and his teammates came up to high-five him, and Mutombo took his shoulders affectionately to send his own encouragement to the junior. In fact, in the first round, Mutombo's contribution was fully in the top few places, but the fans may only remember Iverson who broke through to the basket for the first time and attracted the defense, and Lewis, who finally completed the fatal blow, and may not have much feeling for Mutombo.

However, Mutombo is willing to do so, he knows where he fits in this team, and helping his teammates block opponents who are ready to defend is also his job in the defensive system. That's why he used his body language to thank Lewis for the three-pointer, because he didn't let his efforts on the inside go to waste, and that was enough.

It has to be said that Brown's strategy was quite correct, accurately hitting too many soft underbelly of the Spurs veteran. A group of veterans certainly has a lot of experience, but they can't handle the 76ers' tactics of taking turns to break out, because the latter play is simple and rough. Thanks to the breakaways of Avery and Snow and Mutombo's containment on the inside, Lewis got quite a few shots from beyond the three-point line, and by the time Brown replaced him, he was already shooting 4-of-6 from three-point range.

Seeing Brown replace most of the starters, Popovich just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but soon had an urge to explode. The 76ers' bench is even more unscrupulous outside the three-point line, especially the No. 22 who looks very young, his hand is simply hot, and he hits the basket from the outside, which makes the Spurs' backup guards extremely crazy.

This No. 22 is Chang Wei's future starting point guard Reed who privately reserves for the 76ers, and he likes to shoot three-pointers himself, and after Chang Wei's targeted training, his three-point shooting is basically one in the team, that is, Brown is not willing to give the rookies too much playing time, otherwise Chang Wei believes that he can compete for the best rookie this season.

Even so, Reed still firmly grasped the precious playing time, played his own characteristics to the fullest, and perfectly continued the three-point firepower of the 76ers that was temporarily interrupted by Lewis's departure. At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers easily led by eight points at 35-27, and they hit 7 of 11 shots from beyond the three-point line, which is undoubtedly a pretty horrible level, and the crazy three-point shooting directly stunned the Spurs.

Looking at the 76ers bench full of laughter, Popovich couldn't help but sigh, if such a three-point shooting can hold on to one game, no, as long as it lasts for most of the game, can any team stop them?