The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 327 You only have one chance

The current 76ers head coach, Matt Guokas, looked anxiously at his two assistants, wanting to hear what they had to say about the game at hand.

"We can't let the game go on like this."

Gokas took over from Billy Cunningham this summer after serving his predecessor for two years.

It was his first regular-season game as an NBA head coach, and he didn't want to lose.

His two assistant coaches, John Gabriel and Jim Lynam, looked at each other.

Gabriel was helpless about the situation.

Linam said: "Patrick Ewing's lower body strength is not strong, maybe we can let Moses challenge him in the interior, and then find a way to find some players who can hit long shots."

Having Malone single against Ewing is a crazy idea, he's a terrifying opponent on the rebound, but what about the ball? The effect is hard to say.

If he plays well, his shooting percentage will be very poor, pay attention, it is very poor, because what he is best at is not strong hits, but the second attack of offensive rebounds after he can't make strong hits. This kind of ball, the more he scored, the more frustrated the opponent.

In previous years, Malone could beat his opponent like this every game.

Now, Guo Kas is not sure.

This is not the way to do it. As for the pitcher, Gokas took a look around and selected second-year player Leon Wood PG.

Wood is the only player on the Sixers who can consistently hit 3-pointers.

It's a bold substitution, because Cheeks can rip Stockton apart in a matchup. What he lacks is judgment on defensive formations.

It's true that Wood can make threes, but he has his problems.

The 76ers called a timeout, and Gokas adopted Linam's two suggestions. In addition to replacing Cheeks, he also let Malone boldly attack the Knicks' interior.

"Don't be fooled by Patrick's appearance, he is much softer than you think!" Gokas hopes that Ewing is as vulnerable as they think.

For the Knicks, Louie asked Tomjanovich: "Do they have a reliable shooter now?"

"Statistically...nothing," Tomjanovich said.

This is not Tomjanovich's work error. Wood's 3-pointer is a matter of the offseason. In his rookie season, he only averaged 0.1 three-pointers per game.

The Sixers knew how much he had improved, so they dared to let him play.

Louie was not idle, and made a rotation, replacing Oakley.

Because the two players on the opponent's court are Bowie and Malone, Bowie's rebounding threat is there, but Louie wants to try Ewing and another person's match.

"Wow! Ladies and gentlemen! Manute Bol, 7'6" from Sudan, is on the field!"

Groom Albert shouted.

"Patrick!" Louie found that the 76ers had replaced the player named Leon Wood. "If they use the breakout tactics, you have to pounce on the guard you just replaced as soon as possible!"

"Leon, I know him," Ewing said. "He shoots well."

"you sure?"

"He went to the Olympics with me," Ewing affirmed.

"Then, how accurate his shot is, how fast you can pounce on him!" Louis did not give a dead order, "Once he completes the shot, you go back to the basket as fast as possible to protect the rebound!"

As for the rim protection, neither Louie nor Ewing has any concerns.

That's what Bol came up with.

This is the rim protector who will average 5 shots per game in the future. Questioning his blocking ability is like watching a Westbrook game and questioning him not getting a triple-double.

Blocks/triple-doubles are too easy for a player like them.

One does nothing but guard the rim, and one does everything but wins.

There are many strategies of the 76ers that Louis can think of, but Malone singles out Ewing, which Louis can't think of.

If he has the conditions to be a superstar, Louis is willing to bet his entire net worth, and Malone is definitely the one with the lowest efficiency.

Future Spurs fans will say Duncan took over when they describe their team in a corner.

And if fans of Moses Malone's team were to describe the feeling of despair, it would be when they were relying on Malone to get tough. Unlike Duncan, Duncan's attack is to win, and Malone's attack is more like a performance art on the court.

Once he catches the ball, he can't maintain a good rebounding position after the shot. In this way, his speed, bullet speed, and strength of the card position are useless.

He doesn't yet have the advantage of height and wingspan, and the end of his attack is to watch him lead the team to a dead end with less than 40% of his one-on-one shooting percentage.

Seeing Ma Long take the position without hesitation, the most unexpected accident happened to Louis.

Ewing aggressively tried to break Wood's pass to Malone.

As a result, he was knocked to the ground by Malone's hidden butt-lifting action.

Wood got the ball, Ewing sat on the ground watching, Malone was about to attack the basket, the teammate's reminder was approaching his ear hole.

"Be careful~~~"

That was Bowie's cry.

Ma Long glanced out of the corner of his eyes, and his pupils were instantly as shocked as the characters in Conan's play seeing a corpse.

The scrawny Bol, with a 2.59-meter wingspan, blocked all his scoring lines.

The only thing Malone can do is pass the ball to Wood outside.

The 76ers thought their plan was successful. Wood received the ball on his most assured three-pointer. Just about to shoot, Ewing, who did not know when he ran over, had already jumped at a speed that surpassed everything. , landed before Wood, accelerated forward, galloped, chased the ball, and finally smashed the dunk violently with both hands like a silver-backed gorilla.

"Basketball is really back in New York! Look at the lethality of Patrick this round!"

The 76ers' coaching staff are all discolored.

Ewing has never been in that position before, and the Knicks' attitude to the 76ers' outside shooting is exact.

Cast whatever you want.

So, they're going to replace players who can shoot.

Why did Ewing come out all of a sudden? In that case, it must have been informed in advance, and the players will change their strategies only if the coaching staff reminds them. Ewing is an obedient player.

Guo Kas didn't want to admit it, and had to admit that their suspension just now was in vain.

Louis easily saw the 76ers' tactical intentions, and even the move to replace Bol in order to test the lineup had an unexpected effect when protecting the basket.

Bol's height and length can block any shot in the paint without confrontation.

15 to 9

The first quarter is over.

Louie watched Ewing come alive, thankful that his weaknesses hadn't been exposed.

The 76ers, who are behind and a little helpless, run into the Knicks' pocket formation and have Bol to protect the basket, and Ewing can attack at will.

The pitfalls of the pocket team, coupled with Ewing's league-leading delay, the Knicks' defensive pressure has skyrocketed.

Outside, Dr. J dribbled the ball awkwardly, and Tony Campbell put him two meters away.

Dr. J was forced to be anxious, he stopped and tried to force a shot, and suddenly saw that Malone was already firmly in the position of the basket.

A shot with a 0-to-know shot will be changed to a pass.

Malone received the ball, and the position was too close to the basket. His lower body strength completely exploded Ewing. Coupled with the secret butt-lifting trick, Ewing's body was pushed far away.

Ewing, who has lost his defensive position, can no longer pose a threat to Malone's defense.

Malone attacked and was interfered by Bol.

He grabbed offensive rebounds at the speed of the bullet. He was too close to the basket, and Bol's height didn't work. Malone scored two offensive rebounds.

"You...%@!￥!"

Malone actually spat out some trash at Ewing.

"What?" Ewing asked.

"That's all?" Malone mocked, "Moses beat you up, no @%#...pressure!"

The other party spat out trash talk, and things changed.

Ewing was about to go to the low post, but was suddenly yelled at by Louis.

"Patrick, that's not your place!" Louie yelled, "Go somewhere else!"

Ewing suddenly remembered that under Louie, they (inside) no longer had the autonomy to attack.

Feeling aggrieved, Ewing ran to the high post and gave Campbell a cross screen.

Campbell cut to the basket and Stockton passed the ball, giving him an easy upper-ball opportunity.

The offensive score of the style is wonderful, but Ewing is not relieved.

Stockton said, "Come up, I'll get you back later!"

"Are you sure?" Ewing asked.

Stockton's confidence and charisma on the court are completely different from him off the court: "I promise, but I will only give you one chance. If you do, you will do. If you don't, you will fall!"

Ewing wanted to say too few times, but Stockton's willingness to give him a chance was already deviating from Louis' tactical intention.

If he did it, Louis would naturally have nothing to say. If he didn't do it, the bastard's stinky mouth would probably drag his family (Ewing) and his mouth (Stockton) to scold together.

The 76ers coaching staff is set to play Malone in the low post.

This time, Malone didn't want to go to the hinterland, just outside the paint area~www.readwn.com~ His teammates' distrust of his ability to tackle tough problems outweighed their trust in the coaching staff.

Wood passes the ball to Tony.

Tony pulled up and played another tactic: "Oh my god, Moses is going to be at the rim, let's throw a random ball and let that big guy kick their **** hard."

Immediately, with the gesture of "QNM God, I must teach you like a soldier today", Malone once again used his small movements to push Ewing, who was clearly in a good position, away, got up, and grabbed the offensive rebound.

When he landed, everyone was shocked.

Malone didn't know how to deal with it, so he pulled an ugly half-basket in place.

"Shh!"

Malone and Ewing ran on: "It's worth 3 million for this skill? Moses doesn't like you!"

Ewing said to Stockton furiously: "Give me the ball next round!"

"Don't forget what I said, you only have one chance," Stockton reminded.