When Juwan Howard was surprised how his ball was missing, he heard "Attack!" Two words.

"Damn it!" Hearing this voice, Juwan Howard knew that he had made a mistake. Because it was Luke who shouted it.

There's still this damn bad habit on the basketball court, where all the players are glued to the ball.

As long as you keep an eye on the ball, many players can have the opportunity to make up for it, especially when a super player like Allen has the ball. But there is also a very big drawback, which is that the ball carrier is not like Allen, but like Nash.

When a player like Allen holds the ball, there are usually one or two players around him, because their offensive ability is so strong that only one player can't defend him at all, except for Bowen, Gary Payton, and Stockton, of course. Even if two or more players defend a player like Allen, the other players will not find it easy, first of all, to prevent the ball from being passed by a player like Allen, and secondly, to make up for it at the right time. Because it's completely impossible for one or two players to completely defend against them.

But it's not the same with a player like Nash, it's best for you to defend him alone, because they're all team-oriented players, and if you use a pinch defense, you just leave a gap for the enemy to shoot easily. But he is very uncomfortable defending alone, and players like Nash are very good at passing, but their other offensive skills are also very good, and they score if they don't pay attention. So the other players had to focus on them as well. But that's when they have a chance, with players who are very well coordinated. Fool the defenders and hit an attack that surprises everyone.

This script is like this, Nash passes the ball, and Juwan Howard can score two points with a dunk or a shot after receiving the ball. It's perfect. But Nash missed Luke.

As someone who loves the passing business as much as Nash, Luke certainly knows that if Nash is willing to take the initiative to attack, unless there are special circumstances, then he is generally creating opportunities for his teammates.

Now that you know the opponent's purpose, there is only one thing, look for a defensive target. But now none of the 76ers' players are out of position. That's for Luke to know. Defending oneself is the best option.

Luckily, Jwan-Howard didn't waste so many chances when Nash saw the front, and this time he chose to pass to Jwan-Howard again, thinking he could score again. That's what gave Luke a chance.

Luke saw that Juwan Howard got the ball and followed as soon as possible. Then take advantage of Juwan Howard's lack of attention. Directly slapped the basketball at a speed that the referee couldn't see clearly. The steal is successful. And when Juwan Howard turned around, he didn't find out!

This gives the 76ers a chance to break fast. Reed and Aaron rushed forward almost immediately. Be prepared to catch the ball.

And Nash and Howard Easley, who were in the backcourt, also reacted instantly. Start the defense. In the fast offensive battle, there is no advantage at all, it is basically a disadvantage. It is also easy for the opponent to make fouls and complete the situation of "hitting three points". The defensive duties were all in the hands of Howard Easley.

But Howard Easley couldn't completely stop Allen, let alone add Reed. Allen received Luke's ball and quickly went down to the baseline with Reed. Now that the ball is in Allen's hands, Howard Easley directly gave up defending Reed and defended Allen with all his might. Although Howard Easley is not tall, he has good strength, and he is confident that he will seal Allen and not allow Allen to score.

But how could Aaron surrender so easily? Especially now Aaron.

Aaron's love for passing is a terrible thing. Especially now.

If it had been before, Howard Easley would have been 80 percent sure he could have blocked Allen's layup and shot. But now, when he got close to Allen, he realized that Allen had no ball in his hands. Allen chose a small angle to pass the ball to Reid before Howard Easley could pounce.

The ball came to Reed. Against Nash, Reed scored a pick-and-roll without any pressure. Very good pass layup performance.

After scoring, Reed and Allen quickly returned to the defense to prevent the Mavericks' fast break.

The Mavericks had to engage in positional warfare again. And this time, Reed is not staring at Nash, but at Nash and his ball.

"That's right." Nash nodded.

But Reed still doesn't speak, and speaking at this time will divert attention and lose his defensive position.

Nash turned on his "scanning mirror" and began to scan the whole court, only to find that there weren't many opportunities on the court: Michael Finley was defeated by Jumani? Jones stuck to his feet and had little chance of making a successful pass; Nowitzki hasn't escaped Rashid Wallace's defensive range until now; Howard Easley seems to be the man with the best chance on the court, but in the face of Allen, it is sad that his own strength is not good, and it is estimated that he will not become a climate; As for himself, the scene just now has already shown that Reed can defend himself to the death, and he will be exempted from scoring. Then there is only one option, give the ball to Juwan Howard on the inside again, and let him use the inside technique to solve it.

Juwan Howard is still very confident in his interior skills. After all, he has been mixed in the NBA for so many years, and he has never seen any super forwards and centers, Chris Webber is his old partner, and Ben Wallace opposite has also been mixed in the original Washington Bullets. has also crossed the line with many popular forwards and centers in the league, and Juwan Howard is not afraid of the person opposite him at all. He believed that it was just an accident. It was caused by one's own carelessness. Now he has no accidents. This time he will do his best to solve it.

When Juwan Howard caught the ball, he felt someone behind him, which was a precursor to someone sticking up.

Of course, the experienced Juwan Howard certainly won't be timid, and he sees this as an opportunity.

Luke is a rookie, although he's been pretty good this year. But still a newbie. In Juwan Howard's view, a rookie is a rookie, and it is always a little worse than these veteran players. It's the habitual thinking of all players.

They will all think that these newbies are a piece of cake, so they will generally bully them. Including the always calm Nash, who also made mistakes.

Because he's looking for the wrong person today.

Although Luke has not played an active center of this level in the NBA, he has never eaten pork and has never seen a pig run? What's more, he also has an NBA Hall of Fame-level dad. And Juwan Howard is not a real center, the two are at most a second center, that is, a power forward, a position that Luke is very familiar with, and has played against many growing and growing power forwards this season. I have a lot of experience. It's not easy to deal with a big forward like Juwan Howard, who can only attack but not defend? Although it is also affiliated with the University of Michigan. But Juwan Howard is far inferior to his contemporary, Chris Webb, and it is still very easy for Luke to beat Jowan Howard.

So in the next two quarters of the game, Luke broke up the Mavericks center for the first time as a center. Juwan Howard couldn't lift his waist on the defensive end. That's understandable for Don Nelson. After all, Luke's offensive ability can be pulled to the perimeter. It's not good to defend, and the interior offense is also good, and the body is better. This is where Juwan Howard suffers. Of course, Don Nelson didn't come to him for defense, offense is the focus and his strength.

But Juwan Howard was deflated on offense.

Interior offensive players are generally versatile, either using hook hands, practicing baskets, or grabbing rebounds and playing secondary offense.

But Juwan Howard is different, most of his scoring is based on shooting, and he steals to make a layup after pulling away from his teammates. These are all points using the skills he left over from playing small forward. So when playing inside, Juwan Howard has a certain advantage. And when playing small forward, he generally uses the technique of a big forward, so that it can be staggered.

But it's not the same with Luke. Luke originally played small forward, and he is very familiar with the skills of defending small forwards, and as for power forwards, I have said it before.

Neither of them can be used, and Juwan Howard is forced to do so. has been pressed and beaten, whether the offense is interfered with or blocked, or tackled, and finally he doesn't dare to hold the ball. If there is a ball, he throws it out, and only when he is misplaced on the defense does he have a little chance to score, and he has not fully grasped it, and in the entire second and third quarters, Juwan Howard, who played two full quarters, scored only a measly 10 points. couldn't grab the rebounds, Luke's card position was very good, and he directly blocked Juwan Howard outside, and he didn't even miss a board.

This upset Don Nelson, but it couldn't be helped. Now there is a shortage of people: Shaun Bullard used too much force just now, and now he is still resting, he has an old injury, and it is not good if it recurs, just now he said that his knee hurts a little, and now he is still not allowed to play for the sake of insurance. Only let Juwan Howard continue to play. Then it is kneaded.

By the fourth quarter of the game, the 76ers' lead was already huge. But the Mavericks still haven't given up.

In the fourth quarter, Don Nelson used several timeouts in a row to give the Mavericks players a break and recuperate.

"It seems that the fight is not hard enough, and I haven't given up yet!" Larry said as he watched from the sidelines.

"Luke, Aaron, Reed!" Larry said after a moment's thought.

"What's the matter, Coach!" The three of them stood up and said.

"Go on the field! Push in, kill them, and don't show mercy! We also play run-and-shoot tactics! Larry said.

"Understood! Instructor! ”

Back on the court, the 76ers really started to run and shoot. Although there are two grandfathers on the opposite side, the 76ers are still not afraid, run and boom, run and run, and go crazy after running! That's the key!

Seeing the 76ers running away and bombing, the Mavericks went crazy! I ran too! The two gangs ran faster and faster, and a good regular season became a turnaround race, and whoever ran faster would win.

In such a fast-paced game, the players were quite tired, but the audience liked it, and they kept applauding and cheering, and the two groups ran more energetically.

In the end, the 76ers won by 10 points and finally ended the losing streak. (To be continued......)