When Scott replaced Martin, a smile appeared on Brown's face. Although he didn't let Hill provoke the other party, Hill's actions still made the Nets worse, and as an opponent, this is the most he would like to see. As for the little guy Scott replaced, in Brown's opinion, he will definitely not pose any threat to the 76ers.

Chang Wei attached great importance to Jefferson at the beginning, after all, in his previous life, he also had a first-class small forward in the league, and the guy who could be called the Nets troika with Kidd and Carter would definitely not be able to find out. But now Jefferson is still very immature, and he didn't have any particularly bright performances in the previous games, so Chang Wei selectively ignored him.

Scott was also a dead horse as a live horse doctor, the Nets' personnel reserves are not as deep as the 76ers, although Jefferson mainly plays the No. 3 position, but it is not impossible to swing up to the No. 4 position, and this young man naturally becomes the first choice in Scott's mind when no one is available. However, Scott does not expect him to save the team, as long as he can survive the final time of the first half, and it is better not to let the 76ers continue to further widen the gap between the two sides.

But what he didn't expect was that Jefferson actually surprised him. As soon as he got on the court, Jefferson received the ball directly in the elbow area, and just as Hill was about to repeat his old trick, he flexibly used a turn to get past Hill, and when Durham Porter was not in place, he directly hooked his hand and hit the shot, although the shot was a little hasty, but it was good to be able to score.

Brown didn't take Jefferson to heart, and neither did the 76ers, who just started running the game in a step-by-step manner. Reed received the ball outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the wing, and at this time there were no Nets players within two meters of him, which was obviously a good scoring opportunity, and he pulled a smile at the corner of his mouth and took the shot.

However, as soon as the ball left his hand, a dark shadow obscured the light projected above the arena, and Reed felt that his eyes were dark, and then there was an irresistible force in his hand, and he was completely unable to maintain his balance in mid-air, and fell into a in embarrassment. It was Jefferson who flew to block it, and although his block caused boos and curses from the fans in the stadium, the referee didn't say anything, and he saw it very clearly that Jefferson didn't touch Reed's hand at all, which was a good hat.

But this is not the end, after Jefferson completed the block and landed, he grabbed the ball very quickly and strode towards the 76ers' basket. The other nine people on the court didn't react at all, the 76ers players didn't expect Reed's inevitable shot to be blocked, and the Nets players didn't expect that they were ready to lose points. But Jefferson completed a beautiful block, and then a one-man fast-break layup added two more points to the team.

Those four points are negligible for the difference between the two sides, and the Nets are still trailing by 12 points, but scoring points on two consecutive games has undoubtedly greatly boosted their morale. The eyes of the main players, including Kidd, who looked at Jefferson have changed significantly, they didn't expect this little guy to play well, and he didn't come up to paddle at all.

In the final minutes of the first half, Hill was the hardest man in the game, as Jefferson deliberately came to single him every time he received the ball. Originally, Hill was also a fierce interior defender, but you must know that Jefferson is a player who can play three or four, whether it is agility, speed or even ball control, Hill can not deal with it, and he can succeed in singles every time.

Thanks to Jefferson's inside-outside shot, the Nets successfully narrowed the gap to 7 points at the end of the first half, which surprised Scott. Shouldn't this guy with a height of 2.01 meters be placed in the third position, but in the fourth position?

But either way, putting Jefferson in the No. 4 spot was a good adjustment, although Scott didn't think it that way at first. At the end of the first half, Jefferson was unanimously praised by his teammates, and even the team's boss Kidd praised him fiercely. In stark contrast to them, all the 76ers players are not very good-looking, especially Hill, who is so dark that he is dripping ink, and it is undoubtedly a shame to be beaten one-on-one by a rookie.

But what can he do? Jefferson is a little shorter, and he's only a rookie who was drafted last year, but his technique is good, and his physical fitness is just as good, especially his speed, which literally eats Hill to death. His stats now come to 12 points, five rebounds and three assists, eight of which came at the end of the first half.

No coach wants to see such an X-factor in the opposing line-up, especially when it still looks threatening. At halftime, Brown didn't play his hair dryer anymore, but he still repeatedly emphasized the importance of Jefferson, the rookie has become a point of non-negligible in the Nets lineup, although not to the point where the game can be decided, but his presence has undoubtedly made this game a new uncontrollable variable.

Prevention must be prevented, the key is how to prevent it...... Under Kidd's command, the Nets' tactical literacy has improved significantly, and even if someone can freeze Jefferson one-on-one, they can create opportunities through running.

Suddenly Brown's eyes lit up, isn't this the best time to use a small lineup? The 76ers' small lineup is certainly not tall, but Jefferson's height above the No. 4 position is also insufficient, plus Mark Lodge under the basket basically has no offensive ability, and the small lineup is enough to deal with all kinds of emergencies, and it also has good offensive firepower.

After announcing the team's starting lineup for the second half, Brown exclaimed: "In the second half, I want everyone to try to speed up the ball, and don't be stingy when defending. When the Nets attack, I want to see you rush up and bite them, staring at the basketball like a wolf and trying to get the ball there. Playing fast-paced games, they will definitely not be our opponents! ”

Even Iverson became excited, of course, not because Brown's words moved him, but because he could finally start in the second half, which was the source of his excitement.