This season's rules have been overhauled to allow for strong-side defenses, which has also led to a change in the tactics of many coaches.

The environment that allows for a certain degree of joint defense has made it possible to have fewer 1-on-1 rounds on the court, and more and more coaches prefer to put shorter, but faster, players on the court. They may be slightly less effective with one-on-one top defense, but they can be faster and more effective when implementing local clamps.

The NBA is a vanity fair where people with bad brains can't survive at all, and they must constantly revise their tactical thinking according to the times in order to keep up with the times.

Larry Brown's mind, while stubborn, is not unsophisticated, so the 76ers have also made adjustments this season.

Matt Geiger, who was 2.13m tall and strong but slower than their starting big center last season, was put on the bench, while Teylon Hill, who was 2.06m tall and used to be a substitute, was put into the starting line-up.

The original starting power forward, Theo Ratliff, who is 2.08 meters tall, had to play center!

As a result, the average height of the 76ers' starters dropped, but they were faster and their defensive system tighter!

The small forward of the 76ers is still George Lynch, although they traded the Bulls' Balkan Magic Tony Kukoc in the middle of the season, but this guy's defensive ability is average, and he can't be compared to George Lynch, and Larry Brown, who stands on the defensive team, still puts him on the bench as a sixth man.

Their shooting guard is still Allen Iverson, and the playmaking guard is Eric Snow.

The Knicks started five Tigers: Nash, Houston, Maddy, Garnett, and Da Yao.

Everyone knows that the 76ers' offense mainly relies on Allen Iverson, and if they defend Iverson, they can basically defend this team.

But it's one thing to know, it's another to do. Many fans scolded the coach for scolding him so well, thinking that there were some things they didn't understand, but in fact, the coaches understood what the fans could understand, but some of them really couldn't do.

It's like running 100 meters in the Olympics, many people think that the runner in second place is a fool, and he doesn't even understand that he can overtake the first place by accelerating, which is really stupid, and the coach who won second place is even more stupid, and he doesn't even teach acceleration!

In fact, it's not that people don't even understand acceleration, they just can't do it, because the first place is faster. The coach who finished second was even more wronged, and he must have taught everything he could, so they could stand on the Olympic stage, but they had to be treated as stupid by a bunch of ignorant people.

For example, all coaches know about defending Iverson, but can you prevent it if you understand it?

Apparently not.

Last year, the Knicks were tasked with Charlie Ward, and he did a great job, and the Knicks finally swept the 76ers 4-0, shattering the glasses of a pundit on the ground.

This season, Charlie Ward is gone, and the Knicks' outside defense mainly relies on Maddy!

Tracy McGrady is physically gifted, and it's hard to find any player who can surpass him in this regard, but with the right attitude, it's definitely an outside gate!

Why are the Lakers invincible?

Because their interior offense, interior defense, outside offense, and outside defense are all top in the league!

Needless to say, on the inside, on the outside, they mainly rely on Kobe Bryant for offense, and Kobe Bryant for defense. In contrast, the Knicks' No. 1 firepower point on the outside offense is Houston, and Maddie can focus more on the defensive end.

It's a pity that Maddie has a little cold today, and he just finished the infusion in the afternoon, Li Wei asked him if he wanted to rest, and he patted his chest and said that it was not necessary.

After the game started, Maddie defended Iverson, and Li Wei found that his reaction was a little sluggish and couldn't keep up with the opponent's rhythm at all!

In just three minutes, Iverson scored six points, two of which were close to Maddy's side and burst inside, and he made a jumper!

Li Wei shook his head as he watched from the sidelines, but he still didn't adjust, after all, Maddie had a cold and needed time to find his form. If you don't get a good defense in a few rounds, you can replace him, which is too much to hurt your pride.

But in the fifth minute, Li Wei couldn't help it anymore and replaced Maddie.

Bruce Bowen comes on.

Bowen had a poor performance last season, but after returning to the game, he has made a major leap in both on-court attitude and defensive awareness, such as in the first round of the playoffs, whether it is against Robinson, the big dog, or against Ray Allen, he has played a good role, and Li Wei now trusts him more and more.

However, although Bowen's motivation is high, his talent is too average. When encountering a player with delicate skills, he can eat the opponent to death with experience and dirty little actions, but it is a little difficult to meet a guy with extraordinary talent.

Of course, Bowen is 2.01 meters tall and weighs 84 kilograms, with a standard forward swing physique, as long as he is in a good position, most NBA players can't crush him with talent!

It's a pity that when defending Iverson, he was misplaced!

Iverson's height is only 1.83 meters, and he is too short to play point guards, and one of the reasons why he can play as a shooting guard is that he is always misplaced!

All the people on the field are not as short as him, not as fast as him!

When Iverson runs, Bowen, who is average in talent and is beaten by a small beater, can't keep up at all, so he can only stumble a few more times and pull the opponent's jersey more.

Bowen made a lot of small moves, Iverson was very hot, and he played more actively, only to see him shoot inside and out, unstoppable!

Offensively, Iverson is open, and defensively, the 76ers are doing very well. Eric Snow has limited Houston, and Garnett has also been very uncomfortable with their iron-blooded inside!

At the end of the first quarter, Iverson scored 12 points in a single quarter and led the 76ers to 29:16, leading the Knicks by 13 points!

Larry Brown smiled from the sidelines.

How to limit the Knicks on the defensive end is a topic he has been thinking about for a year after he was swept last year!

It is very scary for a famous coach to get serious, with the efforts of Larry Brown, the two teams met in the regular season this year, and New York did not pick up the cheap, and now that they meet in the playoffs, Brown vows to surprise Li Wei again!

The 76ers played well in this quarter!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Wei put Maddie back on the court. Since Bowen can't limit Iverson either, it's better to let Maddie play, at least with Maddie there, it's easier to open up the situation on the offensive end.

It's a pity that after Maddie returned to the game, he still couldn't change anything, and Iverson was still unstoppable!

Then again, even if Maddie didn't catch a cold, it wouldn't be so easy to keep Iverson off.

Maddie's talent is both height and speed, and when he is not as tall as him, he can play with height, and when he is not as fast as him, he can use speed to fight.

Maddie, who is 2.03 meters tall, is definitely blessed with a speed of more than 2 meters, but compared with Iverson at the 1.8 meter level, he is at a disadvantage in speed.

Iverson is not tall, and he can win four scoring trophies, all thanks to speed!

"What a headache." Li Wei frowned secretly.

The Knicks' hypothetical opponents this season have always been the Pacers, the Heat, the Lakers, or even the Trail Blazers.

Li Wei has never treated the 76ers this season as a big enemy, so he has no reserve of short speed guards that can be used to defend Iverson!

In contrast, the Lakers in the previous life had Ty Renlu, and in the second year, they deliberately reserved a Lynch Hunter, that is, they regarded the 76ers as an imaginary enemy!

If the Knicks also have a small player of the same size and speed as Iverson, who can go on the court and defend for a few minutes, even if they can't limit the opponent, they can disrupt his rhythm and make him feel no longer comfortable!

It's a pity that the little men of the current Knicks team, whether it is Nash, Kerr, or Curry, can't keep up with the rhythm of the other party, and can only be eaten to death!

After halftime, Iverson had scored 30 points, and the score on the court was 60:37, and the Knicks trailed by a full 23 points!

Maddie Square Garden fans were in disbelief!

Who would have thought that the Knicks, who have the home court advantage, would be beaten so badly?

Li Wei slammed the tactical board at halftime and made a decision: "In the second half, I will defend Iverson!" ”