pinnacle swinger

Chapter 298 A Difficult Start and Three Wins in a Row

The two veterans played a combined 40 minutes in the first game, and the two veterans basically didn't sweat in the second game.

"This feeling is really amazing." When leaving get off work, Ray Allen said to Billups dumbfounded. It was the first time in his career that he changed his role and became a team's substitute. players.

The two walked side by side, and Billups sighed and said: "I'm better, I've already seen it. After all, my body is not as good as that of young people. In the first two seasons in the Knicks and Clippers, I They are all the main players in the starting lineup, and they often play in the 2nd position. Although the strength is not inferior to others, the physical consumption is very large, and they suffer from long-term injuries every year."

"With less playing time, more rest time." Billups then added.

Ray Allen agrees with Billups: "And the 76ers have a lot of young players. Although there is a bit of a shortage in the first position, Andre Iguodala and Tang Wenlong can both play the first position. The positions of the two on the field are very active, and it is easier for the head coach to dispatch."

"I like Jimmy, the performance of this kid is so amazing." Billups made no secret of his admiration for Butler.

"Yes, Jimmy is indeed very talented, his defense is very good, and his shooting seems to have made great progress." Ray Allen said.

"Oh? You said it as if you played against him last season." Billups laughed.

Ray Allen raised his eyebrows, "Of course, although Jimmy was still a marginal person at that time, he left a deep impression on me. Did he even dare to confront Paul (Pierce)?"

"However, the shooting was a bit bad at that time. Now it's been a summer, and the shooting has improved so much."

"It should have been seen in last year's playoffs. I heard from Tang Wenlong that the two of them often singled out each other. Butler's speed of improvement made the coaching staff look at him."

"It seems that Coach Doug will reuse Butler this season, and his playing time should be stable at around 20 minutes." Billups said decisively.

"If the performance is good, the chance to play up to 30 minutes is not ruled out."

After the analysis of the two old fritters, they suddenly found that the two of them have really become thigh hugs when they come to the 76ers. At least the 76ers seem to be the top team in the league without the two of them.

"The sense of presence is so low," Billups said with a wry smile.

When I went out to the underground garage, I happened to see Tang Wenlong rushing out of the cool sports car with the gas pedal bang again. He rolled down the car window and adjusted his sunglasses.

"Both brothers, why did you come down now? My press conference is over." Tang Wenlong whistled and greeted.

Ray Allen came over with a smile, touched the sideline of Tang Wenlong's car, and said with a smile: "Are we old, of course we move slowly, unlike you young people who always fly at a speed like flying."

"Don't make fun of me. The two elder brothers have experienced many battles. No matter how fast we are, our judgment is not as fast as yours." Tang Wenlong laughed and said nonsense.

After chatting with each other for a few more words, Tang Wenlong laughed, waved his hands and left first.

"Then I'll go first, the two elder brothers will talk back!"

Billups and Ray Allen nodded, and watched as Tang Wenlong slammed down on the accelerator, spewed out two strong exhausts, rushed forward, and drove out of the underground garage.

The old pillar tactics are not difficult to understand, but it is a bit complicated to operate.

After the preseason and the two regular season games, the two veterans have basically learned a lot. In the team simulation games on the rest day, they will always appear in the correct position and gradually show their strengths. strengths.And other players, such as Jeffrey Taylor, who was sent to the Development League for training, and Kwame Brown, whose brain is full of muscles, didn't understand at all, and they were still outside the system.

Jeffrey is a little better. After all, he is a rookie and can still learn and improve.Kwame-Brown signed with the 76ers, but he was ready to use him as an immediate combat power. He has not been able to integrate into the state of the 76ers team, which made the coaches of the coaching staff sweat and feel a little worried.

Fortunately, Kwame Brown and Whiteside have similar functions. The two are currently in a state of competition, and Collins will use whichever is in good condition.In general, Kwame Brown's anti-personnel and penalty area defense are a little better than Whiteside's, and the latter's confrontation is still slightly worse.

The first two games were played back to back, and the time entered November, and the weather gradually turned cold.

The 76ers challenged the Knicks away.

The Knicks have had a bad time. Stoudemire had a truce in the previous preseason because he sprained his left knee. Two days ago, he had just undergone recovery surgery on his left knee. 2013 is next year.

Under such circumstances, the position of the Knicks power forward is urgent. The head coach simply arranged for Anthony to play at the 4th position in the new season, hoping to use his personal misplaced offensive ability to find help for the Knicks in a difficult situation.

Fortunately, the introduction of Kidd from the Mavericks, plus the previous champion center Chandler, the Knicks can be considered to have filled the two cores of the Mavericks' championship lineup.With the addition of JR-Smith, Ronnie Brewer, Vucevic, Shumpert and other giants, even if they imitate the Mavericks of the year, the Knicks will not be far behind, right?
Head coach Mike Woodson thinks so, preparing to start from the fundamental defense and grasp the details of the Knicks game.

After the introduction of Kidd, the atmosphere in the Knicks' locker room was obviously different. The entire team gradually clarified the goals of future development and struggle, and became flesh and blood.

At least in the first game of the new season with the 76ers, Tang Wenlong felt the overall difference in the Knicks.

"Cameron's defense has improved so much!" When Tang Wenlong and the senior faced each other, he clearly felt Anthony's extremely concentrated attention, and it seemed that he was determined to make a good career.

The 76ers' tactics were simple. Anthony asked Tang Wenlong, Iguodala and Jimmy Butler to take turns to defend. They shamelessly used the wheel tactics to consume Anthony's physical strength.

After the Knicks became a single core, the 76ers' defensive focus became very clear, although the effect of this is actually mediocre.

The two teams had exciting moments for each other in the first half. At the end of the half, the 76ers led by 2 points.In the third quarter, the 76ers hit a 15-2 climax, leading by 10 points overall and entering the fourth quarter.

As expected, the Knicks were full of resilience. Taking advantage of Tang Wenlong's exit in the fourth quarter, they played a wave of 8-0 counterattack spurts, and the score was close to only 2 points in an instant.Collins sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and called a timeout to calm down the morale-high Knicks players, but at the same time he did not replace Tang Wenlong to control the situation.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, Ray Allen made a three-pointer to stabilize the morale of the army, and the 76ers regained their footing.

Afterwards, the difference between the two teams remained at around 5 points. In the final decisive stage of the game, Anthony succeeded in consecutive singles against Iguodala, and even made Tang Wenlong's fourth foul.

When the two teams reached 3 minutes and 16 seconds, the Knicks led by 1 point instead.

Tang Wenlong hit two consecutive jump shots at critical moments, re-establishing a 76-point lead for the 3ers, and the mentality of the players on both sides of the field changed.

Anthony missed a three-pointer and the game entered the final minute.

The anxious game made the fans of both sides extremely nervous, not to mention the players on the field, who couldn't tell whether their hearts were beating violently due to physical exertion or because of the time period of suffocation.

Iguodala missed a jumper and chose to double-team Anthony in defense. The cores of both sides were heavily marked at critical moments.

Anthony passed the ball to his teammate, Kidd correctly passed the ball to JR-Smith, who was open in the bottom corner, and it turned out to be Marc Gasol who was supposed to guard the penalty area and threw it out to defend!
JR saw such a mountain-like monster rushing towards him, even though he had 1 reminders in his heart not to be nervous, his strength was still a little weak when he shot.

Three non-stick, no one touched the basketball and fell to the ground, Chandler and West fell to the ground to grab the ball, poked the ball on the floor and rolled.

Anthony and Tang Wenlong slid on the ground to grab the ball almost at the same time, then Tang Wenlong took the lead to control the ball with his better position and wingspan, and immediately called a timeout wittily.

In the subsequent game, Tang Wenlong singled Anthony in a low post, turned over and hit a fatal two-pointer, and the Knicks were in a desperate situation.

Anthony tried again and missed a three-pointer. The rebound was knocked out of the baseline by both sides. In the replay, it hit Chandler's hand and missed the baseline. The referee awarded the ball to the 76ers.

The crowd booed, the 76ers sent a sideline ball to Ray Allen, who went to the free throw line and made two free throws. The 76ers defeated the Knicks away and won their first three-game winning streak in the new season with some difficulty. !

(End of this chapter)