The next day, Lenny Wilkens locked himself in a small, sealed dark room.

The only light in the room was the images jumping on the big screen.

Wilkens closed his eyes and thought.

The dark circles around his eyes were faintly visible under the weak light.

Obviously, in order to find a way to defeat Allen, Wilkens had not slept all night.

This was the most powerless and helpless he had felt since he retired in 1975 and served as a head coach for nearly 30 years!

As the first coach in the NBA to win 1,000 games in the regular season, meeting Allen was such a headache.

After a while, three assistant coaches of the Raptors came in with all the players of the Raptors.

Carter and others were sweating profusely, and it was obvious that they came directly here after training.

"Sit down and take a look at Allen's playing style."

Lenny Wilkens said as he stood up to adjust the playback order. The projector started playing again.

Unconsciously, time passed by little by little.

Not only the 76ers' game against the Raptors, but also the previous game against the Pacers in which Allen played were played.....This three-pointer is too accurate!

Everyone had only one thought in mind.

Snap!

The lights in the room suddenly came on, bringing the Raptors players back to their senses from the shock.

Wilkens picked up the notebook beside him, pulled out a blackboard, walked in front of everyone, and began to speak:

"I drew a hot zone map for Allen's three-point shooting based on these games."

After that, he flashed the blackboard and showed it to everyone.

On the entire blackboard, there was a picture of the game field, which was densely packed with dots, with only a few crosses near the free throw line.

"It can be said that the entire court is Allen's shooting hot zone, but what's interesting is that his two-point shots are not that accurate!"

"Allen is a typical right-handed player, and the right side of the court is his preferred position. Except for some logo three-pointers and full-court three-pointers, most of his shots are from the right wing."

"Not only that, his shooting habits are very strange. Ordinary three-pointers are fine, but once the distance increases, the time he takes to accumulate power will also increase, as if he has to aim for a long time."

"His three-pointer trajectory is very high, a bit anti-human, like a machine. His hand shape is exactly the same, but his two-point shooting gesture is not so strict.".....

Wilkens began to explain Allen's habit of shooting three-pointers.

Suddenly, a black assistant coach came in with a black man.

If Allen was there, he would definitely recognize this old acquaintance.

This person is Isaiah Thomas, the Pacers head coach who is on vacation.

"You are finally here, Thomas, come on and tell us about your skills against Allen."

Wilkens was ecstatic.

He had contacted Isaiah Thomas long beforehand.

After all, three heads are better than one!

Moreover, Isaiah Thomas has more experience against Allen, after all, he was beaten three times.

Thomas did not neglect it, and walked to the blackboard and said:

"It seems that you already know that Allen's three-point shooting ability is unstoppable! Then let me talk about other things"

"When it comes to defending Allen, first of all, one person should keep a close eye on him throughout the game, which can reduce his ball possession rate, and the number of three-point shots he takes with the ball will also decrease accordingly."

"After that, he can run without the ball and shoot three-pointers. In the case of pick-and-roll, he can still shoot steadily. At this time, he needs to add another person to help defend. Practice has proved the feasibility of this plan"

"The remaining problem is the physical strength. In our G2, Allen showed amazing physical reserves."......

"That’s all our experience."

Thomas said clearly, and the Raptors players nodded.

Thomas thought for a moment and continued:

"In the next game, you can also implement a full-court defense tactic."

"By the way, yesterday's game showed me that Allen's weakness is not a weakness."

At this time, Wilkens' eyes lit up and he said first:

"You're not talking about defense again."

Thomas nodded.

At this time, Wilkens took over the conversation and said:

"Allen is a strong defender, but his defensive awareness is also strong, so we can use this to draw fouls"

"Let him leave the game with six fouls, but it depends on the referee on the day."

"There is also a second option. If his hand shape changes during shooting, it will be difficult to score. As long as his hand shape changes at the moment of his shot, his offensive rhythm can be blocked."

"I believe his free throws are not 100% accurate, just like his mid-range shots."

Carter kept all of this in mind.

He firmly believed that he could beat Allen!

The Raptors players left and headed for the training ground.

"Thank you, Thomas!

Wilkens shook hands with Thomas to express his gratitude

"You're welcome. I think you can figure this out."

"By the way, I still have to remind you that Allen is very evil and not so easy to defeat. You can use some"necessary measures" when necessary. After all, the defense is still very fierce these days!"

Thomas' eyes showed fierce light!

Wilkens smiled knowingly!

With fierce defense, it's not too much to get hurt.

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