In the second quarter, both sides switched to the rotation lineup at the same time, and so on...... Something strange seems to have crept in...... Wilkens unexpectedly continued to put Carter on the court and let Maddie rest off the court. His idea is very simple, in the first quarter, Carter basically didn't play much, the shooting rate was a mess, and he didn't consume much physical strength, so it was better to let him continue to play with the Raptors' bench lineup, maybe the reduced intensity of the game could allow him to regain his touch.

After seeing Carter continue to play, Brown very calmly asked Lynch to go to the position, and at the same time instructed Arenas and Reed, the two scoring maniacs, to attack desperately. In addition, he also sent Oku as the No. 4 to work with Mutombo to create a no-fly zone under the basket, while also adding firepower to the team's outside projection, and in some ways the offense of this lineup is more offensive than the starter.

Lynch's defensive ability is obviously not comparable to Bale, and Carter, although he is not as tall as him, has made Lynch suffer from his flexibility. With superhuman athleticism, Carter finally found an opportunity in the 76ers' defensive system, scoring consecutive breakaway layups, and Mutombo, whose strength has dropped significantly, is obviously unable to stop him from constantly attacking the basket.

But the Raptors have never been able to narrow the difference, the reason is very simple, the Raptors' bench lineup has average defensive ability, and now they are encountering the strange backcourt combination of Reed and Arenas, and it is normal to be blown up. Although Arenas is a pure scorer at heart, he still obediently gives the ball to Reed or Oku without offensive opportunities, and lets these two guys shoot threes, which is also a precaution that Chang Wei has repeatedly warned him in previous training.

In fact, the division of labor among the 76ers players is relatively clear, especially with the current on-court lineup. Lynch on the perimeter is responsible for full-time defense, while Arenas and Reed tend to be offensive, and the two of them are completely seamless from a technical point of view. The same is true for the interior, where both Mutombo and Oku will be involved in the rebounding process, but Mutombo is more responsible for protecting the basket and Oku is acting as an outside scorer, which is where Lewis is in the starting lineup.

The three scorers can be said to be newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, and under the weak defense of the Raptors, they are simply bombarded, and Carter is barely able to support himself, and he looks very reluctant. Wilkens had a big headache, last season's 76ers' bench lineup had more than enough defense and insufficient offense, but I didn't expect it to become so violent this season, and it is obvious that it can be seen that there are three rookies who carry the beams, which makes the old coach's heart even more unbalanced: How can we not choose such a powerful rookie?

But at this time, it is useless to complain, Wilkens has to put the starting lineup on the field in advance, just so that Olajuwon can go to the opposite position with Mutombo, both of them are representatives of old age and decay, and they can be regarded as old opponents who have been fighting for many years, so let them continue to the front maybe Olajuwon will not have the same pressure as against Daimpoter.

It's a pity that Wilkens's calculation was wrong at the beginning, Mutombo is not old enough to Olajuwon, and he still retains at least seventy or eighty percent of the strength of his peak, the two can only be regarded as a pair at most, it is absolutely impossible for Olajuwon to bully Mutombo with his dream steps under the basket, and the latter's game experience is not in vain.

In fact, Wilkens was a loser, as he had to use his starters to play against the opponent's bench, which meant that the Raptors' overall strength was below the 76ers. But Wilkens still didn't give up, because he had the two aces of Maddie and Carter in his hands, and just a flash of light for the star can instantly change the trend of the game and even decide the winner.

Maddy, who returned to the court, did not disappoint the head coach, and he scored seven points in a row to help the Raptors narrow the gap to eight points, which greatly boosted the team's morale. Under Maddy's leadership, the Raptors' offense began to recover, which made the 76ers players feel a lot of pressure at once, but as the defending champions, they were only slightly surprised and regained their rhythm of the game, running tactics according to the situation on the court step by step, and did not let the opponent further narrow the difference.

But Maddie is a phenomenal player, even if he's still young and hasn't reached the maturity of his career. Bale was beaten in front of him, something he hadn't tried since facing Kobe Bryant in the Finals last season, and now Maddie has made him feel lost when he was powerless.

Fortunately, the 76ers were able to maintain their offensive ability, and the difference between the two sides has always hovered between 5 and 6 points. Lewis played well during this period, and after Brown started in place of Reed with Snow, he and Iverson were arguably the only two full-time scorers in the starting lineup, and Iverson was not a small hindrance on the inside, and he had to take the opportunity to shoot the basket.

Lewis had a decent touch in this game, and although many consider him to be the least useful part of the 76ers' starting lineup, he can also contribute to the team if he gets the chance. In the 18 minutes he has played, Lewis has scored 12 points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting, second only to Iverson and Reed, and has completed his task.

However, the Raptors didn't fall behind too much at halftime, and Maddy hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final 30 seconds, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer, so the Raptors trailed by just two points at 60-62. This result made Wilkens' face look a little better, and it also made him more determined to use Maddie as the cornerstone of the team.

Brown wasn't too disappointed, after all, it was only the score of the first half, and there were still 24 minutes left in the second half for him to calmly set up his tactics. In Brown's view, although the Raptors are now in third place in the East, they should not be the opponent of their own team, especially the bench depth of the two sides is completely incomparable, and he doesn't know why the Raptors haven't worked the bench.

He also doesn't want to think about how many head coaches in the league like him can influence the team's recruitment. What's more, there is Chang Wei on his coaching staff, if it weren't for Chang Wei's ability to frequently help the team win potential new stars, the 76ers' bench lineup may not be much better than the Raptors, right? Just look at the rookies they chose in their previous lives, maybe only Durham Potter is a good player, the others? Forget it!