God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 251 Inside Line VS Outside Line
Since the formation of the OK combination of O'Neal and Kobe, the Lakers have no salary space to find a third scoring point, but in the view of the management, the OK combination of one inside and one outside is enough.Although Kobe is being defended in a bit of disgrace now, O'Neal got a lot of easy scoring opportunities inside, and Zen Master just sat on the sidelines leisurely and didn't get up.

But Brown also did not get up, he is confident in the team's outside firepower.Although Kobe's defensive ability is second to none in the league, the 76ers scored a lot from outside. After replacing Reid, except for Bell, a 3D player who occasionally shoots corner three-pointers, the other three are all outside shooters. , Kobe can't defend against it alone.

Zen master's thoughts are still very trendy. He has a certain research on three-pointers. This season, the Lakers averaged 15.5 shots from beyond the three-point line and ranked tenth. In his opinion, this is almost the same.However, his opponent is the 23.1ers with an average of 76 shots per game, but Zen Master has nothing to do. The cards in his hand look good, but there are still too few full-time perimeter defenders, and it is impossible for him to let Kobe go. To be an outside gate, even if he said it, Kobe would not implement it.

So he can only watch the 76ers players create shooting space by constantly moving the ball outside the three-point line, and then shoot easily.Although Zen Master put Horry on the field, his athletic ability is far inferior to that of Lewis. When he moves outside the three-point line to defend Lewis, the day lily will be cold, and if he goes out The inside line was emptied, and with Iverson's enthusiasm for breakthroughs in this game, it was no different from sending points.

Speaking of Iverson, he may be the happiest player in the entire 76ers right now.When the team's shooters are spread out beyond the three-point line, he can let Mutombo go to the high post to create a screen for himself, so that he can get rid of Fisher and go straight to the inside.Of course, he can also completely rely on his own skills to break through Fisher's defense, but since there is an easier way, why not use it?Besides, Fisher's stocky body cannot be knocked away casually.

After Iverson dribbles to the basket, he has to face only O'Neal alone, occasionally adding Horry.If there is only O'Neal, he will use his skillful skills to score at the basket, and even cause direct damage. If Horry is also on the inside to help defend, it will be easier, and he will throw the ball directly to the outside. Get an assist.

The 76ers' outside shooters are worthy of being a tried and tested powerful configuration, and even on a stage like the finals, they did not perform abnormally.And they played very patiently. The 76ers are completely forbidden to throw a three-pointer just after halftime regardless of whether there is anyone in front of them. Unless it is a chasing three-pointer during a fast break, it must be executed first. Tactical movement, even if there are only a few seconds left in the offensive round, don't shoot casually if you can find an open shot.

This kind of mentality makes the 76ers' three-point shooting rate surprisingly high. Coupled with the bonus of an extra point, O'Neal's scoring in the paint cannot be compared with them at all.When the 76ers fired wantonly from beyond the three-point line, Kobe, the most reliable perimeter defender of the Lakers, was as tired as a dog. He couldn't defend so many scoring points alone.

Perhaps the finals stimulated the potential of the players. In the first half of the second quarter, the 76ers did not replace any players except Lynch to replace Bell to defend Kobe in the first half of the second quarter. The Lakers did not spend too much energy defending them from the perimeter. , and there is a lot of time to recover during the intermission. Is it reasonable not to fight hard at this time?
Watching the 76ers keep shooting and scoring from the outside, O'Neal was very anxious. Not only did he speed up the efficiency of the offense inside, but he also moved more when he was fighting for rebounds.How could Mutombo not see the change in him?At this time, as long as he plays for a while, maybe O'Neal will be called for a rebounding foul, and now he has two personal fouls on him. Who can bear three fouls in the first half?After all, the game gets more and more intense as the game goes on. Three fouls in the half means that there is no need to think about having a large amount of playing time in the second half, and the opponents will definitely hold on to this weakness.

Soon his chance came. Fisher's three-pointer hit the frame, and the basket suddenly became a mess. Mutombo and O'Neal did not back down, trying to occupy the most favorable position.Suddenly Mutombo fell down covering his face without any warning. Before O'Neal could hold the basketball in his hand, the referee's whistle blew in time, and O'Neal grabbed a rebound and fouled!

O'Neal, who grabbed the basketball, stared wide-eyed. He obviously didn't make any extra moves just now, so why was he fouled by a rebound?He strode up to the referee and shouted, "That was a flop! I didn't foul, didn't you see that?"

At this time, the league has not issued a "zero tolerance" policy, and O'Neal is a top star, the referee did not intend to call him a technical foul, but said: "Sir, I'm sorry, I saw clearly just now, your elbow I hit him in the face, so there is no problem calling you a rebound foul, can you please step aside?"

Before O'Neal could answer, the referee squeezed past him and trotted all the way to the Lakers' half court.At this time, Mutombo had been pulled up by his teammates, and it was obvious that his face was blushing. Obviously, there was nothing wrong with the referee's whistle.O'Neal snorted angrily, and couldn't go up to find fault anymore, and retreated to his own basket angrily.

Iverson patted Mutombo's arm and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay? That hit just now was really cruel..."

There was a sly smile on Mutombo's honest face, and he also replied in a low voice: "Nothing, I did it on purpose just now, after all, the opponent is the top player in the league, even if this is our home court, the referee I may not call him for a foul, so I can only suffer a little bit by myself, and put my face up against his elbow, and I have to do a full set of acting!"

Iverson was speechless, his feelings were kept in the dark!God knows that Mutombo took the elbow on purpose. He has nothing to say. He can only give Mutombo a thumbs up. Those who can take O'Neal's elbow with their faces are really heroes. .Not only that, but now that O'Neal has committed three personal fouls, it is estimated that the opposing coach will replace him directly, right?In this way, the pressure on the inside line is greatly reduced.

(End of this chapter)