Perhaps seeing the signs of the Pistons' physical exhaustion, Coach Brown deployed in the second quarter and sent out an extreme lineup that focused on athleticism and shooting ability, and Ding Wei and Noll, who were the biggest threat to the Pistons' defensive system, remained on the court, replacing Luke Bamot and Robert Covington, and replacing Henry Simms and K.J. McDaniels.

Ding Wei looked at the countdown, there are still about 10 minutes left in the time for the high-post blocking and pick-and-roll tactical bonus, and at most he can hold out until the middle of the second quarter, and he must hurry up to complete the following layout.

"It's Henry Simms, who has a better shooting ability on the outside than Noulance Noll, and it seems that Brett Brown has learned to adapt his tactics to the players on the court, which is the way to become a great coach." Kenny Smith's comment hits the nail on the head.

"I don't want to argue with you about whether the coach is great, I just know why the current interior line only floats on the outside to shoot, although the current Charles is fat and stupid, but when he was young, he could blow up these scum with only 5 inside finishing ability in minutes." O'Neill Road.

"If you retract the phrase that made me personally, I will agree with your assessment with both hands." Barkley took a nonchalantly bite of the hot dog in his hand, slurring his words.

O'Neill shrugged, indicating that this was impossible.

"Simms' three-point shot! Neither Jerebko nor Joel Anthony will have a hard time stopping his shot, and it looks like the Pistons may have to switch to Monroe early to give Drummond plenty of rest. Kenny Smith simply ignored the confrontation between the two and went about the game on his own.

As Smith expected, Stan Van Gundy immediately switched on Greg Monroe, expecting his athleticism and flexibility to curb Henry Sims' performance a little, but in the next round when he made adjustments, Ding Wei quietly made his own response, this time mentioning the high pick-and-roll by Nolens Knoll.

"Noll hits a high shot! In the last game, his shots were mainly focused on the basket, but I didn't expect him to surprise us again in this game. 31 to 26! The difference is only 5 points. However, I really have to admire the performance of Rookie Ding, although he is not as good as McCarvey in terms of impact, but he is not inferior to some point guards in interpreting the opponent's tactics and mobilizing the whole team, and the 76ers have really picked up the treasure. ”

"I don't think so," O'Neal said, "A true shooting guard should be able to turn the game around on his own, like Michael did, and not be this kind of nondescript." ”

"Well......" Although Kenny Smith didn't think so, Ding really didn't have much chance to make a move for this game, and he couldn't think of too good words to refute O'Neal's crooked reasoning for a while, not to mention that the other party also brought up the topic of Jordan Terminator.

"But you can't deny that the change is working." The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and it will only be Barkley who jumps out to fight back.

"That won't count until the game is over."

The Pistons finally relied on Jordy Meeks' breakthrough layup to score their first two points of the second quarter, and the two-way guard who once played for the 76ers is the representative of what O'Neal called a "nondescript" player, who often stands up at critical moments, and players with very obvious technical characteristics will be guarded by opponents, unless his ability has reached the point where the opponent simply can't contain it, like Jordan back then.

"Mine mine!" Hollis Thompson shouted his apologies to his teammates, and although he didn't really receive a single pass from Ding Wei since coming on in the second quarter, he was not discouraged and worked harder to contribute to the team on the defensive end.

Ding may be right, I don't have the talent to be a star, maybe I'm really on the wrong path, but that doesn't mean I can't do anything on the field, as long as the coach keeps me on the field, I'll do everything I can! I also believe that I can do it!

I can do it!

At the same time that Thompson ran to the bottom corner, Ding Wei once again activated the tactic of high blocking, and this time, the Pistons only used one player to break through with the dribble, and the two forwards on the line defense pounced on Henry Sims who was about to receive the ball.

"Henry!" Ding Wei rushed to pass the ball before the opponent's defense was in place.

"Hollis!" Hollis-Thompson was ready to rush for the rebound, but he heard Henry Simms' loud reminder suddenly from the top of the free throw arc, and then he saw the basketball flying towards him!

"I can do it!" Hollis Thompson didn't hesitate to take the steps he had taken, catching the flying basketball while jumping backwards, and when he landed, his feet were already standing outside the three-point line, and he didn't hesitate to choose to shoot!

"An open three-pointer from Hollis Thompson! Hit! 33 to 29! The 76ers have really brought the tactics to life! Kenny Smith excitedly.

"Shaq, what do you think?" Barkley didn't forget to make up for it.

"Any conspiracy is useless in the face of absolute strength." O'Neal shrugged his shoulders and expressed disdain, but in his heart he already felt that the balance of victory and defeat in this game was probably on the side of the 76ers, which made him, who has always been very good at juggling, also serious.

Stan Van Gundy called a timeout with a solemn face, he has been adjusting his defensive strategy according to the changes in the 76ers' offensive tactics, but his adjustments are always one step behind the opponent, which does not mean that his tactical level is behind Brett Brown, the real problem is still in the improvisation of the players on the court, this game The 76ers' advantage over the Pistons in this aspect is almost overwhelming, and all of this is because they have one more Ding Wei than the Pistons.

"Rookie? Sure enough...... Stan Van Gundy once again remembered the name in his heart.

"Hollis, you may have to add some ball handling in the next game, and it is estimated that the leader will let the boss come up and give them a hard shot in the second half, and before that, they may be unscrupulous to pack the rookies, and you have to do a good second point." Nolens-Noll pulled Thompson aside and lectured him as if he were memorizing a text.

"Uh, Nolens, when did you become so smart?" Thompson looks at Nolens-Knoll with the eyes of an alien.

"You don't have to worry about this, you just have to tell me if you can do it." Knoll slapped Thompson on the shoulder, interrupting the other party's question, to be honest, just repeating these words in full had killed more than half of his brain cells, and he was now very glad that he could sit on the bench and not play, otherwise he would not even be able to find North.

"I can do it." Thompson nodded slightly, looking at Ding Wei who was whispering to Coach Brown, although he would lower the team's IQ from time to time on the court, but he was not stupid off the court.

"I believe you can do it, and we're going to win this game," Knoll slapped Thompson on the shoulder again, raising his arms to greet his teammates, "For-win!" ”

“For－win！” The crowd shouted in unison.

"The rookie is getting more and more invisible," looking at the scene on the field, Tony Roten gently poked Noll in the arm, "Sometimes I really don't know what he has in his head, Nolens, do you think I should also learn a little Chinese?" ”

"Well, don't ask me such a profound question." Nolens-Noll's brain is starting to hurt again.

Ding Wei just dribbled through the half court and felt the Pistons' "care" of him, if Stan Van Gundy only paid general attention to him before, and now he has enjoyed the treatment of the core of the team, which McCarvey has not experienced in the first quarter, fortunately, he has already thought of a way to deal with it.

"The 76ers responded in a timely manner, but Stan Van Gundy's tactical deployment this time was also more in place than before, not just for Ding, his goal was ...... The whole line of guard for the 76ers! ”

McDaniels finally received a pass from the gap, and immediately two Pistons players followed up closely, which was a half-court tight wrap-and-wrap tactic!

"The high pick-and-roll is the nemesis of the 1-2-2 defense, but what if I don't let you play the high pick-and-roll? What will you do? Stan Van Gundy is keeping a close eye on the court, the 76ers' guard line is already showing signs of hectic struggling in the Pistons' indiscriminate marking, and perhaps the next pass will cause a switch between offense and defense.

"Hollis!" McDaniels turned to protect the basketball, then threw the ball with his back to the basket amid a roar of exclamations, forcing him to move the ball in such an unconventional way to avoid the Pistons' wrap-up defense.

"I can do it!" Hollis Thompson and Jordi Meeks, who was following him, almost simultaneously started to pounce on the fast-flying basketball, and McDaniels passed the ball quickly and sharply, leaving no room for reaction time.

Jordy Meeks had expected McDaniels to move the ball to this side, and he thought that an acceleration would throw Hollis Thompson away without a trace, but he didn't expect the opponent to catch up at the last minute and control the ball in front of him.

Hollis Thompson resisted the swelling pain in his chest caused by the sudden acceleration, and as his hand touched the basketball, his eyes had already turned to the other side of the halfcourt, where a figure was hurtling towards the empty space in the bottom corner!

"Ding!" He yelled and tossed the ball high.

All the Pistons players realized at this moment that they were ignoring an extremely important fact, that the rookie was indeed the playmaker of the 76ers' offense in this game, but in more games, he was the 76ers' top scorer with the highest shooting percentage!

What does this vacancy mean for a shooter?

Ding Wei answered their question a second later.

"Rookie Ding's 3-point hit! No suspense for the goal! He seems to have an innate shooting touch! He proved that he was able to switch seamlessly between the roles of organizer and terminator! He may be the kind of player of the 21st century who seems to exist only in theory! Kenny Smith didn't hesitate to whisper his words of praise into the microphone.

Charles Barkley grinned, completely undisguised as smug.

O'Neill wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and he now regretted a little why he had made this bet with Barkley.

Ding Wei, who hit the three-pointer, didn't run wildly in celebration, he just stretched out his right hand and gave a thumbs up in the direction of Thompson.

"I did." Thompson looked at Ding Wei's gesture and nodded heavily, as if he felt that the door that he had been groping for in his career but had never discovered was gradually taking on its outline.

I'll turn it on!

I can do it!