God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 268 The Last 5 Minutes
However, the Lakers' high-intensity pressing still had a certain impact on the 76ers. Although the 76ers' players can still get a chance to shoot, it hurts everyone that the pass is always interfered with.Fortunately, Iverson can still hold the ball alone. After all, pressing means that close defense must be carried out, which makes the Lakers' inside line directly emptied.

After the pullout, the Lakers had only one O'Neal left under the basket, and Iverson deliberately rushed to a deep position every round, and deliberately looked for fouls.Although O'Neal is already an enhanced version, Iverson is not bad. His defense may not be that good, but his offense is definitely the top in the league, and his shooting percentage at the basket is second to none among guards.

After being fouled twice by Iverson, O'Neal didn't dare to continue to move forward. Now his personal foul has come three times, and if he fouls again, he will have to rest.In desperation, O'Neal can only vent his anger on the offensive end. Thanks to the Staples Center, the referee is still slightly biased towards the home team. It is not easy for Mutombo to make some small moves, even if the referee blows O'Neal fouled out once or twice, and may eventually have to change his attitude under pressure from the fans.

In the third quarter, the two sides fought to a tie again. Such a staggered score is indeed rare in the first three games.In fact, the 76ers had a certain advantage on the offensive end, but in the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Kobe suddenly broke out and scored 8 points, helping the Lakers overtake the score.If it weren't for Reed's consecutive three-pointers to stop the bleeding for the 76ers, the Lakers would have taken the lead into the fourth quarter, which would have dealt a huge blow to the morale of the players.

Zen Master's face was heavy, he really didn't expect Reed to be able to maintain such a shooting touch throughout the game. After three quarters, he had already scored 24 points, and almost all of them were three-pointers. It can be said that this This game is his battle of fame.For the 76ers' draft vision, Zen Master has to express his admiration. Who would have thought that there would be such a wonderful thing as Reed in the second round pick?Now his three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs has reached 46.1%, and he is the top shooter of the 76ers.

After thinking about it, the Zen Master decided to let George and Kobe double-team Reed in the last quarter. If he doesn't double-team now, he is really afraid that he will be killed by this guy's three-pointer.As for Lewis, another three-point shooting point, Horry's defense is relatively in place. After all, he has quite a lot of game experience, and so many seasons in the league are not for nothing.

However, it is not so easy for George and Kobe to double-team. The 76ers have always maintained a V-shaped position, and Reed and Bell rarely stand on one side, which means that Kobe and George's defensive positions are not in the same position. On the other hand, if you want to double-team Reed, George must span the entire three-second zone to limit Reed with Kobe.

George is considered a relatively young player in the Lakers team, and he doesn't think it has anything to do with this kind of wide-ranging running, but one thing he didn't consider is Reed's shooting speed.Reid is actually a player with a high IQ. Seeing that his opponent wanted to double-team, he quickly adjusted his shooting speed, and he had already shot before George ran over.

Seeing that Reid made adjustments, Zen Master smiled slightly. He didn't believe that any player could keep his hit rate at such a rapid shooting speed.But soon his smile froze on his face. Reed didn't adjust at all after receiving the ball. troubled.

Chang Wei heaved a sigh of relief on the sidelines. Fortunately, he had given Reid special shooting training before the game, otherwise he might not be able to handle this situation now.Quick shooting may be very difficult for most shooters, but it may be a little bit difficult for Reed. The hit rate is naturally guaranteed, so how can the Lakers double-team take shape?

Now Kobe will bear more pressure. After all, Reed is his main defense. Reed's continuous shooting from outside the three-point line makes him feel a little embarrassed.But just as Kobe was about to put in more effort on the defensive end, the Zen master told him through Fisher not to deliberately control Reid anymore, and try to counterattack opponents by scoring outside the three-point line!

At the same time, Zen Master also conveyed this instruction to Horry. He and Kobe can be said to be the most reliable scoring points for the Lakers outside, and they also have the ability to shoot with the ball.Although Fisher and George can also shoot three-pointers, firstly, they dare not directly pull up the shot, and secondly, because they spent a lot of energy on the defensive end, they couldn't maintain their touch at such a critical time.

Kobe knew that his three-pointers were not stable. He couldn't shoot as he felt, but he didn't know what to do if the feel didn't come.If it were changed to when Kobe was in the Lakers in the future, he could definitely develop his touch through a lot of shooting, but now he is only the second leader of the team. If he keeps shooting, he will probably be sprayed to death by O'Neal.

So when Zen Master asked him to shoot more three-pointers, Kobe did not strictly follow the coach's instructions, but selflessly attracted the opponent's defense, and then handed the ball into Horry's hands.Relatively speaking, Horry’s defensive intensity is much smaller than that of Kobe. The difference between Bell and Lewis on the defensive end is similar to their difference on the offensive end. Lewis' defensive strength was close to none.

Horry became famous for his shots at critical moments, and his lore hits were not much less than those of top stars.The reason why Horry won 7 championship rings before retiring in the future is not only good luck, but also his three-pointers and lore also helped the team he played for to make great contributions.Even when he played for the Spurs later, Horry's three-pointers were an important part of the team's offensive tactics, not to mention that he is only 31 years old now, and his scoring ability is still at its peak.

What's more, now that Kobe is helping him attract defense, and he is facing a weak defensive player like Lewis, it is embarrassing to make a few shots without hitting the three-point line.Although Horry is a little shorter than Lewis, his physical strength is not comparable to that of Lewis. Lewis really can't stop him when he defends alone. Now Lewis' only idea is to make more shots from outside the three-point line. Too many balls, after all, there are only 5 minutes left before the end of the game, and the point difference between the two sides has always hovered within a few points. This has reached the final decisive moment of the game.

(End of this chapter)