basketball dreams

Chapter 18
"Huh...huh..."

The 76ers locker room.

Sitting in his seat, Tang Yin couldn't help panting, even though it had been a while since the intermission, he still didn't recover.

The intensity of the NBA regular season is much greater than he imagined, especially facing Heywood today, both mentally and physically.

Next to him is Embiid's position. At this time, Embiid slid his chair over to look at Tang Yin, and then sighed: "The coach's tactic is actually using you as cannon fodder, why are you still working so hard?" ?”

Hearing this, Tang Yin wiped the sweat that was about to drip from his head with the towel in his hand, and said with a smile, "If I don't work hard, how can I gain a foothold in this team?"

As soon as the words came out, Embiid fell silent immediately.

Yes, Tang Yin's situation does not allow him to relax at all. He wants to start, but the existence of Fultz has greatly compressed his living space. It is impossible not to work hard if he wants to get ahead.

"In the second half, the tactics given to you by the coach...do you still want to carry on?"

"Ah."

The 15-minute break in midfield passed quickly, and both sides returned to the game in a short time.

In the second half, the Celtics let the team's starters take the lead as in the first half, and Haywood, who had a long rest due to physical problems, also returned to the court.

For the 76ers, Fultz sat on the bench, and Tang Yin replaced him as the starter in the second half.

After a 15-minute rest, Tang Yin's condition recovered somewhat, but the sweat-drenched hair on his head was still not dry.

With the referee's whistle, the Celtics Horford serves, and the game begins!
It was still Irving who advanced with the ball. In the second half, Coach Brown tried to switch Covington and Tang Yin. In this way, Tang Yin faced the opponent's shooting guard Jaylen Brown again.

But Stevens seemed to have guessed that Brown would use such a tactic. Jaylen Brown immediately moved, passed the cover of his teammates, and switched defenses again, allowing Heywood to face Tang Yin again.

Still the same as in the first half, Tang Yin faced a defense that he couldn't break through.But the difference is that he no longer has the physical strength to consume Heywood through running positions, and he can't take care of himself.

All he can do now is to take Haywood away from the center of the offense, so as not to let him have the opportunity to attack.

But Stevens just refused to let Tang Yin get what he wanted. After Owen came over, he asked Heywood to give the ball, and it was another singles.

Similarly, carrying the defender to the layup, Tang Yin had nothing to do with him, and the 76ers' defense system was restricted by Morris and Horford and couldn't work. 54-54.

what to do?Being beaten by Heywood like this?
No, as a coach from the Spurs, if he is really defeated by a player like this, then Brown is really ashamed of his master Popovich!
Soon, the 76ers made adjustments again.

An amazing picture was presented in front of everyone. Embiid, who was supposed to stay inside, took the initiative to move up, pulling the 76ers' front line to the top!
As soon as Embiid moved, Sharic and Covington also moved behind him. When attacking, the 76ers gave the Celtics a sense of oppression, especially for the outside players. in front of my eyes!
They even gave up the battle for offensive rebounds, and the five players were extremely close together.

"What is this for?" In front of the TV, Yun Chen was surprised again. It was the first time he had seen this tactic. All five people were in high positions, and the inside line was almost empty.

"It's a bit like the Suns when D'Antoni was coaching. They attacked in 7 seconds and almost didn't stand on the inside. But now it's obvious that this posture is going to be a positional battle..."

Brown, what does this wily head coach want to do?
Soon, the answer will come out.

Since five people stand very close together, one person gets a huge benefit.

Then Tang Yin!

Because his teammates are very close, he can cover him very quickly and in a timely manner, so Tang Yin once again started the crazy running mode. Among the crowd, he was seen dodging from left to right, Embiid, Covington, and even Simmons , To cover for him at the same time!

first!For the first time in this game, Tang Yin actually got rid of Heywood by running, and his teammates successfully helped him block the defender's footsteps, forcing the opponent to switch defenses.

Very targeted, Tang Yin met Jaylen Brown again, Saric with the ball passed in seconds, one-on-one singles!

This is what Tang Yin wanted, Crossover!A big change of direction, perfect combination of man and ball, cleanly passing Jaylen Brown, Horford wanted to come over to defend, but how could Embiid let him come over!

Quick stop, jump shot!
"Bang!" The ball bounced on the basket, but it bounced in after all, scored! 56-54!

With this tactic, Tang Yin became the absolute core of the team's offense.

"Nice!" Embiid gave Tang Yin a thumbs up, patted him on the head and began to return to defense.

But Yun Chen frowned after seeing this ball. It seemed that Tang Yin had been reused, and both ends of the power amplifier were absolute cores, but...

Is his physical strength really enough to support such a reckless extravagance?
The answer, obviously, is no.

In the next 7 minutes, Tang Yin seemed to become the core of the team, showing his strong personal ability. After scoring 2 goals in a row, Tang Yin forced the opponent to double-team him.

Even without the ball, there are two people marking Tang Yin, which seems to be the treatment only James has.

But the disadvantage of this is that Embiid was released. Since there were not so many people fighting against him in the interior, his offensive methods were able to be used, hooks, fantasy steps, and even a dunk. Horford, who was able to prevent Embiid in the post-game, is now showing his old age, and was completely blown away by Embiid!

Tang Yin did not get another chance to make a move, but his physical exertion did not decrease. The opponent on the defensive end still exerted tremendous pressure on him. No matter who held the ball, Tang Yin was singled out. He was regarded as the weakest defense of the 76ers. part of the

With more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, the score came to 76-70, and the 76ers led by six points. Embiid led the team to play a wave of 8-2, and Stevens immediately called a timeout.

Tang Yin, his physical strength seemed to have reached its limit at this time, he couldn't even raise his head, he just bent over and supported his thighs to pant there.

"So far in the second half, everyone has been replaced and rested, only Tang Yin..." Seeing this scene, Yun Chen couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Brown didn't think about Tang Yin at all, and completely regarded him as a functional players!When Tang Yin's physical strength is not enough, he will replace him without hesitation!
Sure enough, after this timeout, Tang Yin was replaced, and it was Fultz who replaced him!In other positions, Redick also replaced Simmons.

At the same time, Heywood on the opposite side was also replaced during the break.

In this way, the Celtics' outside defensive intensity on the field has been reduced again.

"Tang Yin...does he plan to make a wedding dress? It seems that he is just preparing for Fultz's scoring..."

The game continued. Because Haywood was missing, the 76ers made it clear that they wanted to open the outside line. Redick and Fultz made unreasonable three-pointers for three consecutive rounds.

After all, Redick is a sharpshooter himself, and he can get his touch back at any time. He scored two three-pointers with his teammates covering, and the rhythm is very good.

But Fultz, the No. [-] man whose coach has placed high hopes on him, and even used Tang Yin to help him clear the obstacles, today's touch can only be described as touching.

In the rest of the third quarter, Fultz made 2 of 0 three-pointers and 2 of 0 mid-range shots. He can be called a black hole of possession...

Not long after, the third quarter ended. With the help of Irving's brave performance, the Celtics overtook the score 81-86.

On the sidelines, Tang Yin's head was covered with a towel and his expression could not be seen clearly, but the completely soaked jersey made Yun Chen very worried.

He only hoped that Tang Yin's efforts would not be in vain!
In the next fourth quarter, Brown made a miraculous decision. For a full 12 minutes, Tang Yin didn't get even a minute of playing time, as if he had been forgotten...

The 76ers' offensive focus has shifted to the inside again. The Trident of Embiid, Saric and Simmons seems to have returned to the feeling of last season. A team not afraid of this style of play...

Moreover, Fultz still didn't find the touch in the fourth quarter, and only scored two points on 3 of 1 shots.

In the end, the game ended, 103-110, and the Celtics defeated the 7ers by 76 points at home to win their first victory of the season.

双方主要球员统计如下：凯里欧文26分3篮板7助攻2失误，海伍德13分5篮板4助攻1盖帽，罗齐尔10分3助攻，塔图姆16分2篮板，杰伦布朗表现不佳仅8分2助攻，霍福德10分12篮板。

76人这边大帝恩比德28分14篮板4助攻3盖帽，西蒙斯16分7篮板6助攻，唐银20分1篮板1助攻，科温顿6分5篮板2助攻，沙里奇14分6篮板，状元富尔茨4分2助攻。

After watching the game, Yunchen sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time. He suddenly realized that although the five of them are the golden generation of Chinese basketball, in the eyes of other head coaches, maybe you are really not as good as a player with a low scoring average. A role player in double figures.

"Is it because we are of the yellow race?"

(End of this chapter)