Basketball Myth: Super Guard

On January 5, the 76ers played at home against the Washington Wizards.

This is the second time the 76ers have played against the Wizards this season, and it is also the second collision between Qin Hao and Wall this season.

The last matchup between the champion and the second place was Qin Hao winning.

That game made many people realize that although Wall was extremely good and worthy of the title of champion, Qin Hao was the uncrowned king.

Not long ago, after the game between the Warriors and the Clippers, there were fewer people talking about who is the "Rookie of the Year" this season. The discussion only revolved around Qin Hao and Griffin. Wall has already left behind by them.

However, Wizards fans, as well as fans who support Wall, still have expectations for Wall, hoping that he can chase after the victory and surpass Qin Hao.

Therefore, many fans are still very interested in this rematch between the champion and the second place.

7pm.

The 76ers are home to the Wachovia Center.

Players from both sides had already arrived. Qin Hao only glanced at Wall, then quickly withdrew his gaze and began to warm up by himself.

For Qin Hao, especially after his mid-range shooting breakthrough, Wall is no longer his competitor.

Of course, Griffin is still a strong contender for "Rookie of the Year", but strictly speaking, Griffin is not a rookie in this class.

In other words, this year's rookies are no longer Qin Hao's competitors.

Qin Hao is targeting those stronger players.

At this moment, Wall looked at Qin Hao with a little less provocation in his eyes. Qin Hao's performance was strong enough, and the strong would naturally be respected.

After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the field, and their respective head coaches arranged their tactics.

With the whistle for the start of the game, today's game kicked off.

At this time, there was no Arenas in the Wizards lineup, just as Qin Hao remembered.

The Wizards were disappointed with Arenas' performance after his return, and with Wall as a potential rookie, the Wizards quickly realized that they should look to the future and rebuild the team around Wall. In this rebuilding list, of course, there is no Arenas.

Instead of waiting for Arenas' competitive state to continue to decline and eventually become worthless, it is better to use him to trade the players he needs while he still has a little value.

So in mid-December, Arenas was traded to the Orlando Magic for Rashard Lewis.

It's just that the Magic also know the situation of Arenas, and the situation given by Rashard Lewis is not much better than that of Arenas.

The former All-Star player is now in a state of decline.

At his peak, Rashard Lewis averaged 22.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. But now he can only get 12 points per game, plus 4 rebounds, which is almost halved compared to his peak.

Looking at Rashad Lewis not far away, Qin Hao was not booed. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 31st overall pick in 1998. He rose from the low post and formed the famous SuperSonics with Ray Allen. "Gemini", even the inspirational players who once made the All-Star, is no longer glorious.

Speaking of which, Lewis and Arenas are really a bit similar. Arenas became famous by scoring 60 points against the Lakers. Lewis is also the fourth player in the history of the SuperSonics to score more than 50 points in a single game.

It's really a pity.

The game has started, and it's no secret that the Sixers are weak inside, and almost most teams in the league can take advantage of the 76ers inside.

So today's starting lineup for the Wizards is very targeted.

The center is McGee, who is 213 cm tall, the power forward is Andrea Blatche, who is 211 cm, and the small forward is Rashard Lewis, who is also 208 cm tall.

Such a frontcourt combination completely crushed the 76ers in height, and in addition to McGee, Blatche and Lewis have very good scoring ability.

So the Wizards focused on the inside from the start of the game.

Wall's breakthrough can attract the 76ers' post players to come forward to delay, or pounce on the defense, and this allows the Wizards' post players to have a lot of opportunities.

After only a few minutes of play in the first quarter, the 76ers were completely crushed on the inside, and the score became 11:7, with the Wizards leading by four points.

Coach Luka called a timeout.

He rearranged his tactics and said to Qin Hao: "Qin, we have to play fast later. We need to raise the rhythm and fight back, the sooner the better."

"Yes, coach." Qin Hao agreed.

He understands what the coach means, the opponent has a big advantage in the interior, but when there is an advantage in height, speed will become a disadvantage.

Therefore, they must increase their speed, fight back, and try to avoid positional warfare, so that they can make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses.

After returning to the court, the 76ers accelerated the rhythm of offense and defense.

Coach Lu Kai replaced Hawes and replaced Thaddeus Young, who is 203 cm tall, and let Young take the 4th position.

This is a very bold personnel rotation, because after the addition of Thaddeus Young, the height of the 76ers has been further lowered. The highest on the field is Speights, who is 208 cm, and the defense in the interior will be further reduced. .

However, the advantage of this is that the counterattack speed has been improved a lot, and Thaddeus Young has a certain ability to shoot three-pointers.

For a while, under the leadership of Qin Hao, the 76ers began to fight against the opponent, and they played a small climax with their excellent counterattack ability.

Moments later, the 76ers overtook the score.

Until the end of the first quarter, the 76ers still maintained the lead.

After entering the second quarter, Qin Hao broke out, hitting two three-pointers in a row, stopping the Wizards all at once.

By the end of the first half, the 76ers had an eight-point lead.

After entering the second half, Wall enhanced his personal offense, but whenever he scored a goal, Qin Hao would immediately retaliate, also scoring a goal, and possibly a three-pointer.

Therefore, the difference between the two sides did not narrow, but widened further. By the end of the third quarter, the 76ers had already led by double digits.

In the last quarter, the Wizards fought back.

It's just that the difference between the two sides is too big. At the end of the third quarter, the Wizards were already behind by 12 points. It is not easy to catch up at this time.

In the end, the 76ers had the last laugh. When the game was over, the score was fixed at 116:108, and the 76ers defeated the Wizards.

Wall played well in this game, scoring 24 points, plus 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

However, Qin Hao was better than him. He scored 26 points, plus 6 rebounds and 8 assists, all of which crushed Wall.

And in the direct confrontation between the two, Qin Hao completely had the upper hand. In the second battle between the champion and the second place, Qin Hao won again.