The reason why Chang Wei suggested that Allen replace Roy is not only because he is the second substitute, but also because Allen was the team's starting point guard in the playoffs against the Cavaliers last season.

The day after the loss to the Kings, the Bobcats face the Wizards back-to-back, and the only good news is that this time it's still at home, and they don't need to fly to Washington, D.C., which also allows the players to conserve more energy.

In order to maximize the offensive firepower of the starting lineup, Jackson did not let Jack start, but simply chose to start the backcourt combination of the bench lineup, and continued to partner Allen with Ellis. Jack has no objection to this arrangement, and he has averaged only 10.2 points per game so far this season, but Ellis has averaged 14.1 points per game.

The Wizards are a tougher opponent than abroad, especially their star Arenas, who has been used by management and head coaches as the foundation of the team since he left Philadelphia to join the Wizards, and has built a competitive roster around him. Unlike in previous lives, Haywood is still happily playing in Detroit and not traveling to Washington, but the Wizards are still able to put in the starting lineup of Daniels, Arenas, Butler, Jamison and Blatche.

Relatively speaking, Haywood may be a better choice as a meat shield, but Blatche is not bad, although he is not as good as Haywood defensively, but he is better than him on the offensive end, which makes the Wizards' firepower on the offensive end further improved.

Before the game began, the Bobcats were in third place in the East, but only three wins ahead of the Wizards, and Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was confident that this game would close the gap between the two teams. His instructions to his players were to attack with all their might, and try to destroy their opponents in the shortest possible time, rather than getting bogged down in a tug-of-war.

After the warm-up of the players on both sides, Arenast came over and said hello to Chang Wei. Chang Wei smiled and said to him: "Congratulations, Gilbert, you got the team status you wanted, if you are still with the 76ers, you will definitely not be able to do it." ”

Arenas nodded, grinning, "Thank you for the encouragement, Chang, but I'm not going to keep my hands on this game." If you lose the game, you're going to be overtaken by Celtic, so hopefully you're mentally prepared. ”

Chang Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't talk so much, you have to believe that we will have someone to deal with you." ”

Back in the locker room, Chang Wei called Aaron and carefully told him some of the technical characteristics of Arenas. This kind of thing is too common in the NBA, Chang Wei has no guilt, let Allen play well on the court and help the team win is the most important thing, and revealing Arenas's characteristics does not mean that he will be guarded to death by Allen.

I have to say that Allen is indeed a natural outside defensive gate, although at the beginning of the game, Arenas directly held the ball and scored a layup, but then he blocked Arenas's breakthrough very well, and forced him to choose to pass the ball to his teammates.

Not only that, but Allen also showed a super sense of smell on the offensive end. Whenever Gasol Jr. and Ellis caught the attention of a Wizards player in the high post, Allen could always quietly cut to the basket unmarked. After receiving the ball, he either scored straight to the basket, or disrupted the Wizards' defense, and when they all shrank, he passed the ball to the outside.

Of course, Allen's scoring ability is still lacking, but he is already working hard to make up for it, and his value on the defensive end makes up for it on the offensive end. Arenas struggled in the first quarter with his tight defense, and although he still scored 12 points, he made 22 shots, which meant that the rest of the Wizards didn't get many chances. This also led to the Wizards scoring only 23 points in the first quarter, while the Bobcats comfortably scored 35 points.

Allen's stats were as unremarkable as ever, with four points, three rebounds and one steal, but his role was something the stats couldn't tell. Allen spent most of the first quarter playing against Arenas, and a look at Arenas' poor shooting percentage shows how important Allen is. His plus/minus is an excellent +17, which means that the team outscored their opponents by 17 points when he was on the floor, which temporarily ranks second on the team, behind Gasol Jr.'s +18.

Eddie Jordan tried to use the taller Butler or even Jamison to hold the ball and single Allen in the second quarter, but Allen gritted his teeth and resisted their back-to-back singles, and no matter how much force the opponent exerted, Allen still didn't move at his feet.

But the Bobcats' own shooting percentage dropped significantly in the second quarter, which also made them "only" 14 points ahead of the Wizards at halftime. Even so, Jackson was satisfied, as Ellis and Allen had played well when they came off the bench, but for the first time, Jackson found that they could compete with the opposition's starters.

Without Jack's share of the shot, Ellis scored 21 points and dished out four assists in the first half, which is a small number for a point guard, but it's not so surprising given Ellis' habitual style of play.

In the third quarter, the Wizards fought to catch up, and Butler and Jamison scored consecutive points, which once helped the Wizards narrow the gap to single digits. This has nothing to do with Arenas, he still hasn't gotten rid of Allen's entanglement, and most of his few shots have been ironed, and finally turned into rebounds in the hands of Milicic and Gasol Jr., and Blatche is still relatively soft.

Without Arenas involved, the Wizards' mini-orgasm soon came to an abrupt end, and they were beaten back by the Bobcats. Ellis' breakthrough and Gasol Jr.'s high post created plenty of chances for others, and when the players picked up, the team would naturally take the lead. After the Bobcats stretched the margin to 15 points again, they didn't give the Wizards a chance.

In the end, the Bobcats easily won the game 101-90 and did not allow the Wizards to close the gap. What's more, Jackson finally found a replacement for Roy after his injury, and although Allen's scoring is completely unmatched to Roy's, his strength on the defensive end is also incomparable to Roy's. Relatively speaking, the combination of him and Ellis is more suitable for starting.

However, Chang Wei felt that they didn't need to last long, and Roy should be able to make a comeback soon.