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Chapter 264 Responding to the Development Trend of the Alliance
Down by 13 points in the first quarter, forcing Brett Brown to call a second timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout, the TNT commentator who broadcast the game live commented on the game.

Kenny Smith shouted, "Who would have imagined that the 76ers team, which was full of momentum at the beginning of the season, would become so weak after losing one player!"

Barkley also said, "Although the Philadelphia 76ers had a very good start this season, they are now encountering difficulties. During this period of time, the media's evaluation of Zhang Zifeng was a bit unfair. But as a player, I am sorry for those who criticize themselves The best counterattack of the media is to speak with actions, and Zhang Zifeng must stand up at this time to prove that he can lead the 76ers to move forward."

This time TNT invited Chris Webber to explain the game as a partner, "The last game was a disastrous loss to the Celtics, and this game fell behind by a big score at the beginning. It proves that the 76ers have a big problem with the current lineup. Noel can't replace En Beed's role, who will replace Embiid, this is a problem that the 76ers need to solve!"

76ers coach Brett Brown is also very anxious.

Noel's offensive ability is not at the same level as Embiid's. When the ball is in his hands, he basically stagnates.

But power forward Ibaka is also a defensive forward. He used to partner with Embiid, and they just complement each other when they attack and receive.

But now the two defensive insiders are together, plus Grant, who only has a three-pointer from the bottom corner, the 76ers' insiders basically have no ability to attack the ball on the offensive end.

By the way, there is also Rondo, who is not reliable in shooting and basically relies on breakthroughs to score.

The Nets strengthened their defense against Zhang Zifeng's outside line, and then hoarded the inside line.

Even if Zhang Zifeng breaks into the inside line, he will be trapped in the crowd, and there is no room for him to display his skills.

He can only pull to the outside to shoot. There are a few times when Zhang Zifeng can only shoot with Harris.

No matter how good Zhang Zifeng is, it is difficult to maintain his shooting percentage in this situation, and it also caused the 76ers to make many mistakes.

A change has to be made to find a way to solve this dilemma.

Otherwise, not only this game, but the next games will be difficult to play.

The strength of the starting players is right in front of us, and no amount of adjustment can solve the problem of the players' offensive areas getting together on the inside.

Moreover, it is simply impossible for Noel and the others to instantly improve their strength and learn outside offensive skills.

The only thing to do is to make personnel adjustments, but who should be replaced?

Brett Brown looked at the substitutes sitting on the chairs, and when he saw Dario Saric, his eyes lit up.

Dario Saric, a rookie who is a double forward, can easily rotate between the 3rd and 4th positions. He has shown good shooting touch and court vision in the previous few games.

And compared to Noel and Ibaka, he has the ability to hold the ball and organize. Although he is almost on the defensive end, Ibaka, who has excellent athletic ability, should be able to help him make up for him in time.

Now the league is popular with one big team and four small players. The Warriors are one of the representatives, and the Cavaliers often use this lineup.

If the 76ers want to make a difference in the playoffs, these two teams cannot overcome a hurdle.

It also happened to take this opportunity to see if the 76ers' lineup with one big team and four small teams has any effect.

Thinking of this, Brett Brown called Dario Saric over, and then called other players to surround him.

Brett Brown was holding the tactical board, and while drawing the tactical map, he shouted: "Noel, go, Dario, you go. We need to speed up the pace and play a quick counterattack. I know we haven't practiced this tactic before, but As long as the opponent follows our rhythm, we can win. Rajan, with your strength and experience, I believe you can control the rhythm. Isn't it?"

Rajon Rondo said proudly, "Of course, this is my specialty!"

"Okay, Rajon controls the rhythm and organizes the offense. During the counterattack, Jack and Dario, you run on both sides, Jamie pulls you to the bottom corner, and you shoot when you have the opportunity. Serge will help us get the rebound back !Is it right,?"

Ibaka said affirmatively, "Of course!"

Brett Brown stretched out his hand and yelled, "One two three, attack!"

"attack!"

Returning from the timeout saw the Sixers rip Noel and replace him with first-year rookie Dario Saric.

Kenny Smith yelled, "Oh, the 76ers made a change. They took center Noel and put in a rookie forward, Dario Saric. That way, Ibaka will be pushed to center." One big team with four small ones, could it be that the 76ers also want to respond to the trend of the league's development and play a small lineup. Or Brett Brown has run out of skills and wants to take a gamble! Let's wait and see!"

Pause back, and the game continues.

As soon as he received the sideline ball, Rondo dribbled the ball quickly across half court, and passed the ball to Zhang Zifeng as soon as half court passed.

After Zhang Zifeng got the ball, he immediately attracted the attention of the Nets.

Harris quickly posted it, not giving Zhang Zifeng a chance to shoot.

Zhang Zifeng moved laterally with the ball and made a cross-screen coordination with Dario Saric.

As soon as the cross was made, Zhang Zifeng passed the ball to Saric, and then ran to the right to take away the defender.

While Booker didn't know whether to pounce or retreat to the inside defense for a while, Saric jumped directly outside the three-point line to shoot.

Booker then realized that the ball had passed through the net.

Go in, score!
Seeing that the nearly 3-minute scoring drought was finally broken, the 76ers players were very happy, and they clapped each other to celebrate when they ran back.

Seeing that the 76ers' offense was completed, Kenny Smith shouted, "Oh, rookie Saric helped the 76ers break the scoring drought. Does this mean that the 76ers are out of the woods, or is it just a flash of light, let's move on Pay attention to the game, the game will tell us the answer!"

Although the strength of the inside defense has decreased with the replacement of Saric, the outside defense led by Zhang Zifeng remains unchanged.

Under Zhang Zifeng's entanglement, the veteran Harris failed to find a breakthrough opportunity and had to pass the ball to Trevor Booker inside.

Relying on his strength, Trevor Booker pushed inside to try to overwhelm Saric. When he turned around for a layup, he was firmly blocked by Ibaka who rushed over in time.

The Nets continue to have the ball, but there are less than 6 seconds left in this attack.

When Whitehead received the ball, he could only barely make a shot under the interference of Rondo.

The result is no surprise.

Zhang Zifeng grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack.

Harris interfered all the way, and the other players of the Nets rushed to the inside to guard against Zhang Zifeng's impact on the basket.

Zhang Zifeng made a fake move to attract the attention of the Nets, and then passed the ball to Saric who followed.

Saric didn't waste Zhang Zifeng's assist, and made another three-pointer with a knife in his hand.

Two consecutive three-pointers made the Nets coach Lionel Hollins no longer dare to underestimate the rookie.

He stood on the side of the court and shouted, "Trevor pay attention to defense, don't give the opponent a chance to shoot!"

Hearing the coach's order, in the next round, Trevor Booker came out to mark Saric.

As soon as Trevor Booker ran out, the Nets had a lot of gaps inside, which gave Zhang Zifeng a chance.

(End of this chapter)