Halfway through the first quarter.
The Supersonic were the first to make a substitution adjustment, Yao Ming went off, and Maurice Evans came on.
Evans is a heavy guard standing 196 cm tall and weighing over 100 kg.
Carlisle replaced Yao Ming with Evans, moving Posey to play the power forward position. Evans' height and weight are a perfect match-up against Artest.
On the defensive end, Garnett would continue to handle the troublesome Demon King.
This is a rotation lineup known as "making Garnett suffer a little more, while Carlisle bears the criticism."
Since the Supersonic's bench, apart from Evans and Hayes, is mostly made up of marginal players...
So Carlisle must stagger the court time of the "Northwest Three Giants" in the first three quarters to ensure the Supersonic's lineup quality remains intact.
Seeing this, Qin Yue immediately executed a high-low post play with Murphy, allowing Murphy to experience the gift of nature.
