Chapter 263: The whole team erupts
The intermission of more than 20 minutes ended quickly, and the big screen at the scene redirected the signal to the commentary booth after playing the advertisements of the official NbA partners.
Tonight's commentary group features two white commentators, Russell Curtis, a slightly chubby old man with glasses, and Sean Maxey, a middle-aged man in a black suit.
Russell Curtis took the lead in speaking after the on-site signal was transferred back, "The performance of the Wizards in the first half can be said to rely on the defense, not only can they not prevent the opposing offense, but also make a mess of their own offense, except for Li Kaiming, no one has a shooting rate of more than 50%, let's see what kind of adjustments Sanders and the Wizards will make in the second half." ”
After leading the fans at the scene to review the outrageous performance of the Wizards in the first half in a simple paragraph, Curtis turned his head and asked Maxey, who was sitting next to him, "Shaun, now that the Wizards are 14 points behind the 76ers at halftime, do you think they still have a chance to play the game in suspense?" ”
"If the Wizards still maintain their offensive performance in the first half, it would be nice if they didn't get slaughtered by the 76ers on their home court" Sean Maxey didn't save any face for the Wizards, even if this is the Wizards' home court, "They want to shift the direction of the game in their favor, and they have to make changes in the team's roster layout!" ”
Although Curtis also knows the answer to this question, in order to increase the interaction between the commentators, he still asked the question on behalf of the fans, "What do you think the Wizards need to adjust, and how?" ”
Maxey loosened his tie a little with his hand, then turned to look at Curtis and said, "First of all, they have to strengthen their defense on the inside, in the first half, the 76ers' two interior linemen Brandon and Hawes were in their restricted area, and this alone is unacceptable in my opinion, the 76ers' outside projection is not very powerful, and the Wizards' outside line can be more decisive." ”
Curtis nodded, and what Maxi said was basically what he had in mind.
"Also, on the offensive end, it may take a little lineup adjustment, Alssoton's hand tonight is too bad, and he can't guard against Andre Iguodala, so if I were Sanders, I might replace Alsorton and let Trevor Booker come up and give it a try, anyway, I can't prevent it, just take a good feel up, Booker's size is enough to match Iguodala, but there is still some lack of experience, but there is no way." Maxi said a bunch more.
And just after Maxi finished speaking, the game on the scene had begun, and the two commentators looked at the court, and when they saw the Wizards' lineup on the court, the two of them were instantly stunned!
"Even if you buy karma, the Wizards actually let the team's new recruit Rashad Lewis start in place of Alsolton in the second half!" Curtis could barely believe his eyes.
And Maxey next to him was no better, his eyes widened, as if he had seen something unbelievable, "Sanders is really bold, Rashad came to the Wizards team probably didn't even understand the running position, he actually dared to let the latter play directly at such a critical moment!" ”
And 76ers head coach Doug Collins, who was standing on the opposite side of the court, was also dumbfounded after seeing that the Wizards actually took Rashad Lewis directly!
As a manager of a team, the necessary tactical deduction ability must be possessed, so at half-time, he was ready to take Alssoton down on the opposite side, because if such a player appeared in his team, he would definitely let the latter go.
But what he never expected was that Sanders, an old stubborn, actually replaced Lewis directly!
It's not because of how strong Lewis is, but because he directly brought in a player who is not familiar with the team's tactics, which is very detrimental to the operation of the team, which Collins as the head coach is too clear, so he was surprised by Sanders' behavior, and even a little puzzled!
If there was one meme to describe Collins's current expression, it would be the subway, the old man and the cell phone, but here it has become the stadium, the old man and the tactical board.
Collins was very skeptical in his heart, did Sanders, the bad old man, rush to the doctor?
Just when almost everyone was shocked by the bold changes made by the Wizards, the live game officially began!
In the first quarter, the 76ers attacked first, so the Wizards served as soon as the third quarter came up.
The current on-court lineup of the Wizards is the starter, and the original starting lineup replaces Thorton for Lewis, which means that Lewis plays the small forward position.
The consequence of this is that the current lineup of the Wizards is completely a super large lineup, small forward Lewis is 208 tall, taller than the opposite big forward Brand, power forward Li Kaiming 210, which is about the same as the center of the average team, center Bradge 213, the average center size.
With three super big players on the inside, even if a few of them are not good at defense, they have to be weighed before breaking through on the opposite side.
After receiving the ball, Hinrich dribbled to the frontcourt, played a block with Li Kaiming and then burst into the three-point line, but only two steps in was forced out by the opposite side, and the 76ers' defense was too tight and needed a little lubrication to get in.
And the effect of this lubrication naturally has to be handed over to Li Kaiming, after Xin Liqi was forced to stop halfway, he passed the ball to the outside, and the others were not sure to play, so they gave the ball to Li Kaiming by transferring the ball.
After Li Kaiming got the ball, he stepped on the three-point line, and in the face of Brand's defense, he first shook it with a shooting feint, although Brand kept reminding himself not to jump in his heart, but he still involuntarily moved a step forward, in fact, he is not to blame, mainly because he was bukkake too many times by Li Kaiming, and seeing the latter shoot forward has become his conditioned reflex.
For Li Kaiming, who is full of attributes on the offensive end, any small mistake by the defender is a huge hole in his eyes, and Brand's small step is no exception.
At the moment when Brandon's front foot landed on the ground, Li Kaiming suddenly started, and his strong explosive power made him directly lead the latter by half a body, and he entered the three-point line in one step, almost close to the free throw line.
The 76ers' outside defense rotation is also quite fast, and at the moment when Li Kaiming broke through Brand, the small forward Iguodala in the bottom corner shrank directly to the restricted area, and at the same time, the scoring guard Zhu Holiday on the same side of the outside line also surrounded Li Kaiming directly.
In the face of such a siege, Li Kaiming calmly changed direction with a low hand, dodged Holiday trying to steal, and then strode directly into the penalty area!
As a result, Iguodala, who was still hesitating at the bottom line to come up and wrap up, immediately gave up thinking and pounced directly on Li Kaiming.
And Li Kaiming is waiting for this moment!
When Iguodala completely rushed towards him, Lewis, who had just come on the court in the bottom corner, was directly empty, and Li Kaiming used his afterglow to glance and found that the latter squatted early and opened his hand, ready to catch the ball!
After seeing this scene, Li Kaiming was not polite, controlled the ball with his left hand, and flew to Lewis in the bottom corner with a direct and vigorous throw.
Lewis, as one of the best three-pointers in the bottom corner in the forward position in history, may not even be one, he will never let go of such an opportunity, and Li Kaiming's pass is just right, as if there is a tacit understanding between the two men who have been teammates for many years.
After receiving the ball, Lewis's familiar rhythm was followed, and the muscle memory allowed Lewis to shoot directly on the spot, and the basketball crossed a beautiful parabola in the air, and then fell into the basket with a thud!
41 to 52!
After the ball was scored, Lewis excitedly clenched his fists and yelled to celebrate his first goal with the Wizards, and the same action was made by Sanders, who was standing next to the Wizards' bench!
Directly let Lewis play small forward, this adjustment is actually very crazy, Sanders is also under a lot of pressure, if he doesn't make this adjustment, then if he loses this game today, fans can still say that it is because the players are too pitiful and can't shoot.
But if he makes this adjustment and loses, the pot of the four-game losing streak is his Sanders's, after all, the fans can say that he temporarily changed the formation and disrupted the team's tactics.
But fortunately, Lewis and Li Kaiming did not disappoint him, and the first goal of the second half allowed Lewis to surpass Alssourton's value tonight.
At the same time, 76ers head coach Doug Collins had a bad premonition in his heart after seeing this scene, and he gestured to Iguodala, signaling the latter not to overdo it.
The 76ers attacked, and there were no good opportunities after passing the ball a few times from the outside, in fact, there were opportunities, but the 76ers' three-point shooting was ridiculously bad, and no one dared to throw it even if there was a short vacancy, so in the end the ball was given to Brand, who performed well in the first half.
As soon as Brand got the ball, Lewis on the same side directly outflanked him, and Li Kaiming stretched out his arms at the same time, directly covering Brand, who was forced to dribble the ball, which passed the ball to the outside, and his own offensive rhythm was directly disrupted.
There was not much time left, and John Wall, who was on the outside, took a shot directly after receiving the ball, hit a three-point iron, and Blatch squeezed away Hawes to get the rebound.
The Wizards attacked, Hinrich held the ball to the front court and handed the ball directly to Li Kaiming, who faced Brand's luck changed direction, and directly passed Brand, and the 76ers' bag came faster than before, due to the outrageous feel of the Wizards outside in the first half, the 76ers' package is still very strong.
Li Kaiming broke through a step inside and had no chance, and threw the ball directly to Nick Young on the outside, who received the ball and shook Holiday who returned to the defense, and then dribbled to the three-point line and hit directly from the middle distance!
43 to 52!
Curtis, who was on the commentary bench, exclaimed, "After coming back in the third quarter, the Wizards seemed to have regained their touch, and they played a wave of 5-0 against the 76ers, closing the margin to single digits!" ”
Doug Collins wanted to call a timeout, but held back, he felt that it was not yet time to call a timeout to remind his players.
So in the next quarter, the Wizards made Collins pay the price, and when the latter reacted and wanted to call a timeout to interrupt the momentum of the Wizards, it was too late!
In the third quarter of the game, the Wizards fully recovered, scoring 35 points in a single quarter, only 3 points less than the first two quarters.
Li Kaiming played the third quarter, scoring 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Nick Young exploded with three points from the outside, scoring 11 points on 2-of-3 three-pointers in the single quarter, and Lewis, who started the game in the second half, also became a wonder soldier, scoring 8 points and 1 rebound on 3-of-5 and 2-of-3 three-pointers in the single quarter.
The 76ers' interior line was directly guarded by the Wizards' bag, and the unbeatable Brand in the first half scored 2 points in 0 of 4 in the third quarter, and Hawes grabbed 1 backcourt rebound in 0 of 2, and the rest of the data were all 0.