Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 1177 Preseason Sweep

"It's too easy."

"I haven't exerted my strength yet. The Magic team without Howard is really impossible."

"It's exactly the same as training. Oh no, it's not as intense as we usually train and play in-team matches. It's really meaningless."

Although they only won by more than a dozen points, it was because the coach told the players to let go and just practice tactics. Otherwise, it is not impossible to win by more than [-] points and [-] points.

After the game, the players felt too relaxed and a little floating.

Coach Luke put on a serious face on purpose, and reprimanded: "It's just winning a preseason game. Who would play a preseason game seriously? What's there to be happy about?"

Everyone immediately put away their smiles.

In fact, Coach Luke is still very satisfied with the performance of the players today. The cooperation between Qin Hao and Butler in the main lineup complements each other, and there is no need for running-in. Being organized is actually enough.

In addition, the performance of Xiaoka and Lu Wei is remarkable.

Especially Xiaoka.

Xiaoka played 24 minutes today and scored 11 points, plus 4 rebounds and 2 assists. The statistics are not too good, but he only took 7 shots in total, 7 of 5 shots, one of which was a three-pointer, and the efficiency is very high high.

Moreover, his performance on the defensive end is still excellent, contributing 24 steals in 3 minutes of playing time, one more than his assists.

If the current starting lineup is not very good, Coach Luke would be reluctant to let Xiaoka continue to play as a substitute, feeling a little inferior.

This game did not cause too much volatility. After all, the 76ers only won by a dozen points. What's more, it was a preseason game. Instead, the media and fans paid attention to the gathering of Qin Hao and Butler's brothers.

Qin Hao scored 18 points, plus 3 rebounds, and 7 assists. Butler scored 19 points, plus 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. The playing time of the two is not very long. In addition, it is aimed at rehearsing tactics, and the statistics are not particularly high. .

Instead, the cooperation between the two, especially the "air catch windmill slam dunk", shocked the fans and became the focus of discussion.

A day later, the 76ers returned home to face the challenge of the Nets.

Compared with the Magic, the Nets have a more stable lineup and stronger strength, but there is still no suspense against the 76ers. With only halftime acceptance, the 76ers have already led by 16 points.

All that's left is to practice tactics.

This was a preseason game, and the Nets didn't take it too seriously. The second half was reduced to training. Qin Hao and Butler didn't play after three quarters, and Iverson didn't even play for a minute in two consecutive games.

After all, as a veteran, the preseason is meaningless.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Nets by 11 points and won two consecutive preseason games. Among them, Lu Wei scored the highest score with 24 points, Qin Hao 15 points, Butler 13 points, and Kaka 9 points. Nene had 13 points and Sessions had 8.
On October 10, the 16ers played against the Celtics at home.

On October 10, the 18ers played against the Cavaliers.

On October 10, the 20ers went to the away game to play against the Nets.
There are five preseason games, one played every other day, both home and away, and the 76ers have achieved a record of 5 victories, and almost every game is relatively easy.

After a few games, the 76ers mainly focused on training, testing the lineup, and rehearsing tactics. The results satisfied Coach Luke, and the team lineup has almost been fixed.

Nene, Speights, Butler, Iguodala, Qin Hao, this is the current starting lineup of the 76ers, and it will also be their regular starting lineup this season.

In addition, Coach Luke gave a pure bench lineup, Mozkov, Thaddeus Young, Leonard, Lu Wei, Sessions.

Of course, that is, in the preseason, when it comes to the regular season, a pure substitute lineup will not be used in many cases. After all, there are many excellent players in the team now, and several starters will not go up and down together.

For example, Qin Hao and Butler can play together, but sometimes they can be separated, allowing Butler or Qin Hao to play with the substitute lineup to further enhance the competitiveness of the substitute lineup.

Last year, the 76ers played against the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Heat always kept at least one giant on the field to enhance the competitiveness of the bench lineup.

Coach Luke looked at the players under him, and suddenly he was full of pride: "Although we don't have the Big Three, but in terms of lineup configuration and bench depth, we may not be worse than the Heat."

Playing against the Heat last season, the 76ers suffered a lot because the opponent had the Big Three.

Sometimes, Qin Hao had to play for a long time with a substitute lineup.

Now, Coach Luke believes that even if it's just a pure bench lineup, it may not necessarily fall into a disadvantage against the Heat's bench lineup led by a single giant.

The Big Three have the advantages of the Big Three, but there are also disadvantages. The salary is too high, the team's salary is locked, and there is not enough money to improve the role players and the substitute lineup.

The 76ers, because Qin Hao, Butler, etc. are all rookie contracts, and Lu Wei, Nene, Speights, Iguodala, etc. are only middle-class contracts, so the salary is sufficient to have such a bench depth.

After five consecutive victories, the 76ers ushered in the last three preseason games against the Celtics, Knicks, and Timberwolves.

I have played against the Celtics before, and this season the Celtics' lineup has also undergone some changes. The three-point shooter Ray Allen left the Celtics and joined the Heat, embracing the Big Three.In addition, players such as Garnett and Pierce are getting older, and their competitive status has also begun to decline.

This has led to a decline in the strength of the Celtics. They could not take advantage of the 76ers last season, and they will not be the opponents of the 76ers this season.

The 76ers still easily won this preseason game.

Qin Hao scored 14 points, Butler scored 12 points, and the others scored more sporadically. Anyway, no one paid attention to the preseason data, and they were all insignificant.

Afterwards against the Knicks, against the Timberwolves, the 76ers won the game, and they played a little more anxiously against the Knicks, only winning by 7 points.

In these two games, Qin Hao and Butler did not play a lot of time. Throughout the preseason, Qin Hao averaged only 16.5 points per game, and Butler averaged 14.0 points per game. Lu Wei scored the most points in the team. 17.0 points.
So far, the preseason games of the 76ers have all ended. In a total of eight games, the 76ers have won eight consecutive victories, sweeping their opponents like a broken bamboo.

"The preseason is over."

"The regular season is finally coming, a new season, a new start, I can't wait!"

After the last preseason game, the excited flames in the eyes of the players really ignited. The preseason game is just training, and the regular season is the real journey.
(End of this chapter)