NBA villain

Chapter 54
The Philadelphia 76ers have quickly become one of the most exciting teams in the league since the arrival of Allen Iverson.

Iverson has unparalleled speed, dazzling dribbling, scoring ability at will, and strong fighting spirit on the court.

Since 96, Philadelphia has built a team around Iverson. Until the first two years, in the playoffs of the 01 season, the Philadelphia 76ers relied on Iverson's brave performance. The Pacers were eliminated 3 to 1, the Raptors led by Carter were defeated 4 to 3, and the Bucks were eliminated 4 to 3 to advance to the finals.

It was the first time since 83 that they returned to the finals, and that was also the brightest moment for the 76ers in recent years.

But in the past two years, the team's personnel has changed a lot. After Mutombo and other heroes left the team one after another, although the 76ers were thrown among the strong teams in the East, they did not have the domineering spirit they had when they won the championship in 01.

At night in Philadelphia, the lights are bright and the Delaware River is flowing.

Every noisy night represents the loneliness and comfort of the city being swallowed up.On the long streets with no one around, you will always meet frustrated people shaking wine bottles and swaying here and there.

There are frustrated people, there are proud smiles.

Spotlights, cameras, eye-catching events, chaotic and fierce confrontation.

"boom!"

Yang Di grabbed the rebound with one hand, and a black shadow passed by the corner of his eyes. He turned his head and flicked his finger lightly. The ball arrived, and No. 3 flew into the air and bombed the basket.

"Beep~" The 76ers called a timeout.

"He grabbed the offensive rebound again!" The audience wailed deep in their hearts. In just a few minutes, they had seen the No. Like a rookie's body, he went deep into the 76ers' frontcourt again and again, grabbing offensive rebounds again and again.

Frontcourt, rebound monsters appear!

The 76ers went from leading to falling behind, and their morale suffered.

"Good job!" Van Gundy is impeccable. Although Yang Di is an unstable factor and may explode at any time, he is doing a good job on the court. As a player who loves traditional insiders, Van Gundy hopes to see players protect Live the rebound.

Yang Di is so good at grabbing offensive rebounds, it is indeed beyond his expectations.

"Hey, good luck." He had a rare moment of humility.

Everyone laughed, modesty?In the second quarter, his uncle had already grabbed 4 offensive rebounds, plus 2 backcourt rebounds, Yang Di already got 6 rebounds, and instantly became the player with the most rebounds on the court.

"It's a bit fierce!" Odom patted Yang Di on the shoulder. No wonder this guy can knock out Grant. With his body, he can have a boxing match as a side job.

On the other side, the 76ers' bench is a bit embarrassing.

The current head coach of the 76ers is Randy Els, an assistant coach promoted by the team. On the one hand, he does not have any brilliant record in his coaching resume. , On the other hand, the 76ers also know that Randy is not a suitable candidate, and are still actively looking for a replacement coach after Larry Brown is gone.

"How can a 19-year-old boy be robbed like this? It's too ugly!" Randy reluctantly put on a serious posture. It's kind of embarrassing to be like this.

"Strengthen his position, and when protecting the rebounds in the backcourt, he can double up. After all, he is the only Heat player who stays in the frontcourt to grab rebounds."

"Don't let him jump, he's a good jumper." Iverson then added, speaking to the two insiders.

4分57秒，暂停回来，此时热火41比37领先76人4分。

The ball was in the hands of the 76ers. Iverson hadn't opened the scoring in this quarter. After getting the ball, he faced Wade on the flank. The 76ers pulled away and prepared to give Iverson a single.

Iverson took a tentative step with his left foot, then withdrew his left foot, stepped his left foot to the right to break through, and protected the basketball with his right hand. His steps were extremely fast and his speed was amazing.

Wade retreated to defend. This is an impossible defense. The opponent has already broken through, so he must defend like this.

But at that moment, Iverson pulled his right hand back to his crotch, twisted his body, dribbled the ball from his crotch to the left with an exaggerated amplitude, and accelerated again, and instantly opened the gap between him and Wade. position.

This change is exciting enough, and it is not complicated to say, but the combination of human and ball can achieve Iverson's level, and there are few in the world.

Wade forcibly reversed the center of gravity, and Iverson did not go deep into the front line after breaking through. The position around the free throw line directly made a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

At this time Wade followed up, jumped up and tried to block Iverson.

When the palm covered it, Iverson had already thrown the ball. The basketball failed to make the shot and bounced off the basket. Under the basket, Yang Di watched the rebound bounce to the left, and Odom over there took off the rebound. .

Fast attack!

Odom grabbed the rebound and could dribble the ball directly. After turning around and passing Kenny Thomas, Odom dribbled forward in a smooth manner, and the Heat immediately formed a fast break.

In the frontcourt of the 76ers, Odom dribbled the ball to the basket, knocked Snow, who weighed only 86 kilograms, and easily scored a goal.

The Heat led by 43 points 37 to 6.

Yang Di had just crossed the center line at this time, and Odom's ability to dribble could be seen. He turned his head and turned back to defend. The 76ers made a pass very fast and immediately formed an attack point on the flank.

Iverson picks and rolls and passes to Kenny Thomas, who goes down. Thomas turns to the corner and gives it to Salmons.

John Salmons is unguarded and takes a jump shot.

Then Raschel Butler's defense catches up, but it doesn't matter, the basketball still misses and bounces high.

Yang Di was placed in the main position by veteran Derek Coleman, and with his jumping ability, he moved to the basketball. Then the basketball bounced to one side and was picked up by Eddie Jones.

The 76ers fans sighed again and didn't enter again.

Van Gundy saw that when the Heat missed the offense, there were more than two players in Kayandi's position, and he knew that Yangdi would not be able to solve such a problem in a short time.

With a wave of his hand, Malik Allen, who is more offensive, replaced Yang Di.

During this period of time, the 76ers' hands were not going well, and it was a good time to strengthen their offense. Van Gundy thought in his mind that he had to take advantage of the front of the midfield to open up the score.

It's just that the Heat's shooting percentage is not high. Until the end of the halftime, the Heat only led the 46ers by 43 points 76 to 3.

Yang Di didn't have any chance to attack. He scored 1 point by free throw, 2 points by the second offense after grabbing the offensive rebound, and two offensive rebounds to distribute the ball to the outside to reorganize. Scored 3 points and 6 rebounds, played more than 8 minutes, and his performance was remarkable.

A TV commentator who broadcast the game locally in Miami exclaimed that Yang Di is a fighter full of energy.

"This 19-year-old boy is amazing. In fact, Mark Jackson or Kenny Smith are all old players who have been in the league for a long time. They are experienced and good at rebounding. With so many offensive rebounds being grabbed by this young man, I think the Heat are worth signing this Chinese player with a second-round pick."

"Leaving aside the off-court factors," he added later.

(End of this chapter)