The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 26 26. The Philadelphia

April 10

On the last day of October, the Magic flew to Philadelphia and will challenge the 76ers away.

Since the 76ers traded Iverson to the Nuggets at the end of [-], they have basically been removed from the list of strong Eastern teams.

Today's 76ers focus on cultivating Iguodala, who is very comprehensive on both ends of the offense and defense, plus the point guard Andre Miller obtained from the Nuggets to help young people grow quickly.

However, the management of the 76ers is dissatisfied with all of this. Even though the 76ers barely caught the last train of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses last season, such performance still makes the 76ers have no competitiveness in the entire Eastern Conference.

So the 76ers signed a five-year, $5 million contract with Elton Brand during the offseason this summer.

I hope that the arrival of the low-post killer Brand, combined with the performance of the team's star Iguodala, can lead the 76ers back to the Eastern Conference Finals.

And this signing is also favored by many outsiders. Although Brand has also been plagued by injuries in the past two years, as long as Brand can maintain health for more than 60 games during the season, then the 76 team's gamble is not impossible.

Because where the 76ers really need Brand to play is in the playoffs.

It's just a pity that at present, except for Su Jiu, no one else knows how miserable the 76ers will be.

In his previous life, Brand suffered a serious injury not long after the start of the game, and eventually played only 76 games for the 29ers throughout the season, scoring 13.8 points and 8.8 rebounds.

Comparing this data and attendance rate with the contract offered by the 76ers, it simply makes the management miserable.

But fortunately, the growth of Iguodala and Louis Williams in the team is still visible to the naked eye.

Coupled with the stable performance of Andre Miller and Thaddeus Young, the 76ers will not be directly reduced to a weak team.

"Welcome everyone to watch the Magic's visit to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers. I am your old friend Charles Barkley, and this is my partner Kenny."

"The Magic team has been in the limelight recently. Not only has the team been in a very hot state since the start of the game, but it has also won two big victories at home."

"The undrafted rookie Su, who signed with a non-draft this year, has also won the favor of a lot of media. It can be said that he has made a good start for the new season."

Kenny Smith: "That's right, the Magic have been in a very hot state since the start of this season. The team formed with Dwight as the core has already shown its strength to hit the championship."

"Before the start of the game, the most worrying thing about this Magic team is that the number one position is too weak. Except for Giannier, they have not been able to find a player who can make stable contributions to the team before."

"However, the sudden emergence of the young magician Su in these two games has made people's eyes shine, so many people are now discussing whether Su can take on such an important task in this long season."

"Because we all know that rookie players will have a lot of ups and downs in performance after they first enter the NBA, so I think this issue needs more time to confirm."

Before the start of the game, Barkley and Kenny Smith were still analyzing and teasing daily.

The character Su Jiu who was ridiculed in their mouths was doing warm-up training for shooting on the field.

While adjusting his state as much as possible, he is always ready to be replaced by Van Gundy.

Before the opening, the two sides announced their starting lineups respectively:

76ers:

Andre Miller, Iguodala, Thaddeus Young, Brand, Dalembert.

Magic:

Nelson, Pietrus, Turkoglu, Lewis, Howard.

The two sides still continued their starting lineup this season, but for Lewis, this is obviously not good news, because he will defend the 76ers' Brand in this game.

Although Brand's height is very limited, but the whole person has a very strong tonnage, and has always been called a low-post killer in the league.

Although due to injuries, he has lost his dominance at his peak, but judging from Lewis' defensive ability, then this game may be another colander-level matchup.

After the opening game, Howard, who is more physically gifted, jumped to the ball first for the Magic.

The 76ers' current lineup on the field still has a strong defensive ability. Both Iguodala and Thaddeus Young have excellent mobility and physical fitness.

If you really want to pick the worst defensive player, it's Andre Miller at the No. [-] position.

However, Nelson is not a point guard known for his strong offensive ability, so the Magic still played Howard in the low post at the beginning of the game, and wanted Howard to attack in the low post to take the lead in opening up the situation for the team.

Facing Howard's offense, the 76ers obviously made a very strict deployment before this game.

Even though Dalembert was at a disadvantage facing Howard in one-on-one, the 76ers did not blindly adopt double-team tactics at the beginning of the game, because the real killer of this Magic team lies in its overall shooting ability.

When most teams face the Magic, if they don't double-team Howard in the low post, Howard, who is now at his peak, can crush most of the league's inside centers just by virtue of his physical fitness.

But once Howard is double-teamed, the Magic's outside shooting ability will cost them some money.

So in the face of this Magic team, how to make a good choice is the most important thing.

Seeing the 76ers' defense, Howard used his body to force him in the low post. After rolling his back to the inside for a while, he turned around and used his slightly stiff hook to throw the ball.

sigh~

2:0

As Howard turned around and scored with a hook, Howard helped the Magic take the lead in opening up the situation.

In terms of the 76ers' offense, coach Morris Cheeks obviously made some analysis of the Magic's lineup.

Because the 76ers made it very obvious on the offensive end from the beginning of the game, that is, to hand the ball to Brand, who is in the low post, to force Lewis under the basket.

If Howard has a great advantage when facing Dalembert, then Brand facing the low-post Lewis is as simple as an eagle eating a chicken.

If the Magic resolutely adopts a single-defense approach, then Lewis may suffer some hardships in this game.

　Thanks for the reward and support of the drunk brothers, thank you for your support, thank you!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)