"Porzingis, what's wrong with you!”
"You can't even defend against a rookie?"
"You should at least play a year longer than him!”
Jeff, the head coach of the New York Knicks, was a little troubled.
Porzingis was also very depressed.
If the opponent was a power-type center forward, then he could use his flexible footsteps to defend against the opponent.
If the opponent was an agile center forward, then his height, arm length, and speed would not be at a disadvantage.
Who would have thought that this Embiid actually combined strength and agility?
This was a little difficult.
After all, Porzingis was too weak.
He couldn't compete in terms of strength, and he didn't have much of an advantage in terms of agility. It was really a headache.
"Forget it, Porzingis, you should rest first. Noah, you go!"
The head coach of the Knicks, Jeff, made a decisive adjustment.
It was better to let Porzingis play when Embiid came off.
Noah's defense was not bad, so he should be able to block it.
"If we still can't defend, then we'll play joint defense.”
"We must find a way to limit their center forward!”
"This game is of great significance to us. We have to win!”
Jeff said sternly.
Soon, the pause ended.
The players from both teams returned to the field.
The current score was 14 to 7, with nine minutes left in the first quarter.
Lin Shuhao dribbled the ball to the front field and hooked the ball into Embiid's hands outside the paint zone.
As soon as Embiid received the ball, Noah came up and a small forward came over to double.
Lin Shuhao gave Embiid a look, and Embiid immediately understood. He turned around and was about to jump up to shoot, attracting the attention of the two defenders.
Just as Embiid was about to attack, his wrist shook!
The basketball flew directly into Covington's hands, who was standing at the three-point line.
"Not good! Hurry up and defend!"
Jeff, the head coach of the Knicks, shouted anxiously from the sidelines.
Anthony had no choice but to step forward and try to block Covington.
The moment Anthony pounced, Covington directly transferred the ball to Scola at the top of the arc.
Scola also had a little bit of three-point ability.
The opposing defender, Connet Lee, did not dare to be careless and could only defend.
At this time, the Knicks 'defensive formation was directly broken.
Scola passed the ball to Lovell.
The defenseless Lovell raised his sword and slashed down! It was a three-pointer!
This scene kept appearing in the following time.
The head coach of the Knicks could only adjust his defensive strategy and respond in a hurry.
Half time ended.
The score was fixed at 81:60.
The Knicks were trailing by 21 points!
With his amazing dominance, Embiid scored 16 points, 8 rebounded, 5 assists, and 2 blocked shots in the first half. However, this was the first regular season game of his career, and he also contributed 4 mistakes.
Lovell played well with his teammates constantly feeding him the ball. He made 7 of 10 three-pointers and scored 25 points, 3 rebounded and 5 assists in the first half.
The Nets 'bench was full of morale, and the young players were full of excitement.
There was nothing happier than starting a season with a victory.
"Everyone, pass the ball to me later! I feel good today!"
Lovell played very smoothly under Old Nelson's tactics, and his mentality began to drift a little.
"The coach's tactic is to play inside first and then outside. The ball has to pass through my hands first.”
"If there's a chance, I'll pass it on to you.”
said Embiid.
In the first half, it was indeed because of Embiid's dominance that the outside line could score easily.
If they didn't follow the strategy and threw on the outside, it was equivalent to giving up on their strong points and trying their luck.
"Why go through so much trouble!"
"Give the ball to me after half-court, and then you can play a pick-and-roll for me!”
"I feel good today! You can even make a strong shot!"
Lovell was still young, after all, and he felt a little smug after playing a good half of the game.
He did not realize that he could play so well because of Embiid's restraint and Old Nelson's tactics.
Embiid frowned slightly.
He was a little disgusted by Lovell's appearance.
However, they were teammates after all. After thinking for a while, Embiid swallowed his words.
On the Knicks 'side, Coach Jeff looked worried.
This was his first regular season game as the New York Knicks.
They thought that the Nets were on the other side, but this time, they picked up a soft persimmon. Who would have thought that the Knicks were even softer!
The New York Knicks were famous for changing coaches quickly. If he couldn't even beat the Nets, who knew when he would be fired!
Jeff looked at the Nets 'bench.
The dark and tall Embiid made him very depressed.
Sigh, the Knicks didn't have strong defense inside, so Embiid played smoothly.
Once the lane opened, the opponent's three-pointer also opened.
If it weren't for Anthony, who was constantly cutting points, the difference in points would have been even more terrifying.
"Forget it, let's attack them in the second half!”
"Anyway, it's already like this. There might still be some hope if we attack.”
Jeff patted his head and made a decision.
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