"There's still not enough manpower."

Chen An sighed slightly in his heart, don't look at the strength of his soldiers, but it also depends on the opponent, in the face of fish belly or even the general playoff team, Chen An can calmly rotate, there will be no such sigh, but in the face of the team that restrains himself, and when the fierce battle, the shortcomings of his players are exposed one by one, and the idea of insufficient manpower will naturally emerge.

All coaches want their players to be able to show their limits, but the fact is that it is not possible, as the league encourages offense, the pace of attack and defense increases, and the number of rounds gradually increases, there are very few players who can play for 40 minutes without a physical crisis.

So taking a step back, every coach also wants the main players to perform well when they are on the field, and there are a number of plug-and-play players with obvious special effects at both offensive and defensive ends, but is it possible?

I still need to grow.

Chen An looked at the players Green and Vucevic on the bench, he knew that he had gathered a lot of talent for the Magic team, but he just needed time to wait for the talent to be realized, and the growth of the player needed to be sharpened again and again, just like the current game with the Bulls, I believe it is a good tempering for every player, including Harden and Lillard.

At the end of the break, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls also made a rotation, Butler was back on the court, Hinrich was back, Hamilton and Gibson were still there, Noah went down, and Boozer came in his place.

Before kick-off, Harden looked at Butler from a distance, Butler was really his bitter master tonight, and then he withdrew his gaze, said something to Beverley, and went to find his defender.

The fourth quarter is the Bulls serve, still a slow rhythm, after the halftime falls, Hinrich gave the ball to Boozer, facing Anderson's defense, Boozer played very simply, but Anderson obviously strengthened the defensive aggressiveness, interfered with Boozer's shot, the ball bounced out of the frame, Hickson took the rebound, and then subconsciously wanted to pass to Harden, but Harden waved his hand and went to the frontcourt, Beverley passed the ball and steadily pushed it across the half court.

Beverley's defender was Hinrich, who held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Crowder, and then the ball went back to Harden a few meters outside the three-point line on the wing.

Harden didn't put the ball down directly, he observed his own position in the face of Jimmy Butler, Crowder and Anderson fell in the two bottom corners, Beverley was on the wing on the other side, JJ. Hickson was on the inside, this guy wanted to come out to block and pick, but Harden shook his head at him.

Seeing this change on the court, Chen An sat up straight, he had a hunch that what he was looking forward to was coming, and Harden would not let himself do nothing.

Really!

After rejecting Hickson's willingness to block, Harden began to test Butler's defense with probe steps combined with shoulder shaking, and then took advantage of Butler's untimely reaction, he directly grabbed half of his body from the right side and forced the ball inside.

Harden almost hung Jimmy Butler to the inside, Butler followed very closely, and Gibson, who was defending Hickson inside, was ready to pounce on him at any time to help block the defense.

However, seeing that he was about to run to the free throw line, Harden suddenly pulled the ball back, followed closely, did not wait for the ball to stop, took a small step back, waited for the ball to reach his hand and took a step back, threw Butler out of position, and then pulled up the jump shot on the spot.

Swish!

The basketball hollowed into the net, Harden scored two points, and his emergency stop, retreat, and jump shot this time were all in one go, and Butler had nothing to do.

Watching the goal scored, Chen An couldn't help but wave his fist.

"Well done!"

This is what Chen An expects from Harden, and he always believes that Harden's ability is top-notch.

Chen An will not forget the series of the Rockets vs. Warriors in the 14-15 Western Conference Finals that he watched in his last life. I still remember that the debate about the first quarterback was rampant at that time, many people think that Thompson is the first quarterback in the new era, although Thompson's offensive ability with the ball is very ordinary, rarely singles, but his outside defense is top-notch, and his catch-and-shoot ability is extraordinary, scoring 60 points in the third quarter of the game against the Pacers, but in fact, the whole court touch time does not exceed 90 seconds, and the output efficiency is extremely terrifying.

At that time, many people were fighting over who was the first quarterback in the league, Harden or Thompson, but after that series, especially after watching G1, the result of this argument came out, and Harden was the first quarterback, stabilizing Thompson.

Why? Just because Harden was in the fourth quarter of G1, when the team was behind, without a minute of rest in the second half, and when other teams were unable to score, Thompson scored five times in a row, tightly biting the score, and retaining a glimmer of hope for the team.

You must know that these five balls are all face-to-face, one-on-one toughness, and Harden used his performance to convince Thompson and the fans.

And in that series, in the face of Thompson, Harry Barnes and Iguodala's rotational defense, Harden still averaged 28.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game.

What is Harden's most potent weapon? Singles! He has become the league's singles king for many consecutive seasons, and his singles efficiency is also among the best, Chen An's expectations for him lie in this, he doesn't believe that the normal Harden will be so low that he can't even score 10 points, after all, through the health system, he can see that Harden's physical fatigue is not high, and the physical strength preservation is also very ideal.

In the next two rounds, Harden still ran directly to the frontcourt, let Beverley hold the ball and push it across the half court, and after a series of cover runs, he held the ball and waited for others to pull away, still singled Butler, a jump shot after a stop, a jump shot after a quick stop, and a jump shot after a quick stop, Harden hit Butler three times in a row, scoring 6 points, and the team was strong on the defensive end, only letting Guitarson play one, and the Magic team overtook the score and held a three-point advantage.

Thibodeau couldn't sit still, and stood on the sidelines and shouted: "Flank, flank without leaving a gap!"

At this stage of the game, no one wanted to lose, and Thibodeau didn't care, and he had a good eye for seeing Crowder's roughness on the offensive end, so Hamilton, who was defending Crowder, let him go and pinch Harden in advance.

This strategy undoubtedly worked, Butler followed Harden closely throughout the court, and as soon as Harden held the ball and didn't wait for you to start, Hamilton rushed over and Butler firmly sandwiched Harden left and right.

The pinch shot was decisive and ferocious, but it was gambling, but Harden was unusually calm and quick to respond, and at the moment of the pinch shot, he transferred the ball to Beverley on one side, and then Beverley transferred it to Crowder.

Crowder made an empty three-point shot, but unfortunately this guy's offense was really bad, the ball bounced out of the frame, and Hickson flew up to grab the rebound, but was whistled for a foul.

Seeing this, Chen An decisively stood up and asked for a replacement, and Zhu Fangyu replaced Claude.