God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 191
Although it is not a contest for the top spot in the East and West, the first place in the East vs. the second place in the West is also the highlight of today's eight games. The 76ers' home court is already full, and everyone is waiting to see this strong confrontation.

Before the game, Popovich also came over to chat with Brown, and of course Chang Wei was brought along.He winked and said to his teacher, "Is Chang easy to use? If it is easy to use, I plan to poach him to our San Antonio in a few seasons." He looked at Chang Wei and said with a smile: "Chang, I But you rarely invite people directly, would you like to?"

Chang Wei smiled and didn't argue with each other. Mr. Popovich was really eclectic in digging the wall in front of Brown.The Spurs are of course very attractive. After all, they have Duncan, and they will soon select Parker and Ginobili in the next few years. Training the GDP combination is still very exciting, but he only wants to help the 76ers now Get the championship.Besides, Popovich may just say a joke casually, if he really wants to take it seriously, then his IQ is not enough.

Brown is obviously aware of his disciple's style, instead he turned the topic to tonight's game: "Bobo, your team has performed very well this season, and I don't have the confidence to win you."

Popovich laughed: "It's not halfway through the schedule, what's the use of performing well during this time? And we still have a team on top of us! Larry, you are number one in the Eastern Conference, and I still need you to hold your hand high." Woolen cloth!"

The three chatted for a while, and then went back to the locker room to arrange tactics for the players.Brown did not make targeted arrangements for the Spurs. Anyway, everyone knows the strengths of the Spurs. As long as you can handle Duncan, you are likely to win, and at worst you have to complete the exchange.But in the eyes of insiders, there are players who can match Duncan, but Lewis' name will never appear on the list, which means that no one is optimistic that he can compete with Duncan.

But Lewis refused to admit defeat easily. From the beginning of the game, he frequently asked his teammates for the ball on the outside, just to force Duncan to come out to defend.Popovich mentioned Lewis when arranging his tactics. Such three-point anti-aircraft turrets are rare in the entire league, and his three-point shooting percentage is indeed a threat, so Duncan directly pulled him to a high position.

He is not worried that no one will defend the team inside after he pulls away. Although David Robinson is no longer the powerful center who can make the wind and rain, it is still no problem to protect the basket.Lewis doesn't really want to hold the ball and shoot himself. He is more used to catch and shoot, that is, catch and shoot. If he holds the ball, he prefers to pass the ball to his teammates.

Taking advantage of Duncan's pull to the outside, Iverson asked for an off-ball screen and went straight to the inside, and Lewis passed the ball from Duncan's side.After Iverson received the ball, he was about to layup. Unexpectedly, Duncan returned to the defense very quickly, and slapped his layup out of the bottom line.Iverson was stunned by the block. He looked back at Lewis who was beyond the three-point line. Is it about to complete the steal directly?It seems that whether the team has a good center has a great impact on the power forward's performance.

The ball is still in the hands of the 76ers, but now the offensive time is running out, and 4.2 seconds is not enough to play a complete tactic.Fortunately, Lynch's shot stumbled and fell into the basket at the last moment, which prevented the team's first offense from being blocked as a 24-second violation, but Brown's face was not very good, which was not what he expected. .

Looking back, Duncan easily rolled Lewis back to the basket and hit a hook shot, which made Lewis feel very embarrassed. Even if the opponent is stronger than himself, such an understatement goal still feels like a slap on the face.He shook his head and ran upfield, right into the corner, hoping for a chance to shoot a [-]-pointer.

Iverson controlled the ball at the top of the arc and signaled his teammates to start running.Lewis ran to the basket first, pretended to catch the ball, and then walked around Mutombo to a 45-degree angle on the weak side.After receiving a pass from Iverson, he gave it to Mutombo, and continued to circle around the free throw line.Mutombo's active offensive ability is not strong. He protected the ball and passed it behind his head to Snow who came in empty-handed. At this time, Lewis had moved to a 45-degree angle on the other side.

Snow also saw Lewis. He faked the pass and threw the ball directly to Lewis.However, along with his ball flying to the outside line, there is also a vigorous figure. Duncan's speed does not match his body shape at all. Even Chang Wei was stunned on the sidelines. He has never seen the younger version of Duncan play. , looks completely different from his future style!

But no one cares about style, especially Lewis, who is Duncan's target. As soon as he catches the ball, the light in front of him dims immediately, and Duncan has blocked his shooting space.And Duncan is very experienced, he used his height advantage to cover Lewis, so that the latter had no chance to shoot at all, either passing the ball or being intercepted.

At this time, Lewis can only hate himself for not practicing his ball-handling skills, but what he doesn't know is that even if he can practice good luck, he can't break through Duncan's defense.So now Lewis can only pass the ball out again, even if the attack time is approaching, he can only do this, or it will end in a direct error.

It was Iverson who received the ball. This is also the consensus of all 76ers players. When they can't make it, it is undoubtedly the best choice to give the ball to the number one star in the team. This is also what the head coach told him, otherwise What do you want a star for?
Iverson has long been used to this kind of treatment. After receiving the ball, he turned forward and swayed out of space, pulled up and hit a mid-range jumper. This time Duncan was blocked by Lewis and failed to return to the position. Basketball Obediently got into the basket.Iverson shot an approving glance at Lewis, who missed the shot but opened up space for his shot.

But Lewis felt very depressed. Just now his position was clearly vacant, but was destroyed by Duncan. Without Iverson, this round of offense would have ended without a problem.And this pass is obviously a blame game. Although I got an assist, it is not a pleasant thing to let my teammates take the blame for myself.

Lewis clenched his fists secretly. Duncan was very strong, but he didn't intend to give up. There were more than 30 minutes left in the game, which was enough for him to perform, but how to score was a very serious problem!

(End of this chapter)