God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 277 The Battle of the Conferred Gods ([-])

As early as the end of the second quarter, Zen master made up his mind to double-team Reed in the second half.Of course, he doesn't have the courage to double-team. After all, the 76ers are not Reed's team alone. Restricting him alone will not make the 76ers' offensive performance drop sharply. The team members are required to do the limit.

Brown has also guessed Zen Master's arrangement. In fact, Reid's performance in the first half has proved that Kobe's single defense did not play a big role. It is imperative for the Lakers to double-team him. During the intermission, he deliberately exhorted: "Michael's performance should be seen by everyone. In the second half, the opponent will definitely make targeted arrangements on the defensive end. I hope everyone can try to open up space for him, or help him reduce The pressure to score, so that the opponent can return without success."

After hearing Brown's request, everyone in the locker room did not raise any opinions. Iverson wanted to fight for the main attack position, but Reed's performance of scoring 30+5+8 in the first half was also shocking to this point. A top point guard known for scoring, when Brown asked everyone to speak freely, his lips squirmed a few times, but he finally remained silent.

The intermission time ended soon, and the 76ers players walked toward the court in twos and threes. Chang Wei deliberately stayed at the back and whispered to Reed: "Michael, how does it feel to shoot? I want to practice It still has some effect."

Reid nodded, and said a little excitedly: "It's not just some effect? ​​I feel that your training plan is much better than any training I have received before. Every time I shoot, I feel that the basket is like the sea." Just as wide!"

Chang Wei shook his head and said worriedly: "It was indeed like this in the first half, but I am worried that the Lakers will double-team you in the second half, and according to Zen Master's usual style, this is almost certain..."

Reid smiled freely: "Team double-team, at least I can give everyone assists, as long as they can also guarantee shooting percentage, then we have a chance to win this game, I believe we Can!"

Seeing Reed's confident expression, Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder without intending to say anything.Based on his performance in the first half alone, Reid is qualified to say such a thing. Since he believes that he can deal with the opponent's double-teaming, let him go!Now Reid can be said to support the entire offense of the 76ers. If he is restricted, who else can stand up?

Brown's guess was not wrong. At the beginning of the second half, Kobe and Fox stood in front of him very vigilantly, and there was a faint tendency to attack.As long as Reed catches the ball, they will grab it immediately, let alone a shot, and even if they want to pass the ball, they may not have a chance. This posture also makes Iverson dare not hand the ball to Reid immediately Germany.

But this does not mean that the offensive end of the 76ers will stagnate because of this. On the contrary, the double-teaming of the Lakers has made the 76ers have the advantage of playing more and playing less in other areas.Watching their teammates exhausted on the defensive end, Kobe and Fox were caught in a dilemma. Should they continue to guard Reid, or should they help their teammates defend?It's a pity that before they thought it through, the 76ers used consecutive screen substitutions to hand the ball to Bell, who easily hit a corner three-pointer.

Just when the two of them were annoyed, Reid began to chatter on the sidelines: "What's the use of you standing next to me like scarecrows? We still scored. You can imagine how much your defensive strategy is." Stupid! If you continue to defend like this, my teammates will beat you until your mother doesn't even know you!"

In the face of Reid's trash talk, although Kobe and Fox did not fight back, they still looked at the Zen master on the sidelines, hoping that he could give some new instructions.But what surprised them was that Zen Master made a gesture to continue, apparently asking them to continue to double-team Reed in the next round and not give him a chance to catch and shoot.

However, the 76ers' next offensive round came very quickly. Horry's shot was forcibly blocked by Lewis.Facing Lu's top defense, Iverson found Reid immediately, and the latter adjusted his posture neatly in this huge gap, and pierced his heart with an arrow.

However, there are not many such opportunities. Most of the time, Reid still walks the dog on the offensive end, leading two defenders to drill around, occasionally receiving the ball and passing it quickly. He doesn't want to be defended as a walker Or scrambling for the ball, it is even more unacceptable to be directly intercepted and counterattacked.Fortunately, Reid attracted most of the Lakers' defense, which allowed other 76ers players to attack unscrupulously. Although O'Neal covered the sky with one hand at the basket, he had nothing to do with the 76ers' three-point rain.

I have to admit that the Lakers' perimeter defense does have two brushes, but this does not mean that Reed has become an invisible man on the offensive end. He still continues to use his own methods to help the team.Opening up the space, making false throws, chasing three-pointers, and rolling in the pick-and-roll, Reid used [-] martial arts in the face of the Lakers' targeted defense, and his scoring was also slowly improving.

In fact, the Lakers’ double-teaming has already been considered a failure, but Zen Master still persisted and did not make any changes. His idea was very simple. Instead of being shot to death by Reid, it would be better to bet on the shooting touch of other 76ers players. The bet was right. Then it's profitable, and it won't be worse if you make a wrong bet. Naturally, it is better to continue to double-team under the balance of the two.

It's a pity that the Zen master forgot one thing, Kobe is a man, not a god, he can't consume a lot of energy on the defensive end and return to the offensive end to perform well.Basically, when the ball is given to him on the offensive end, the final result will most likely be an iron strike. More than half of the third quarter has gone on, but Kobe only has three sports goals. Incredible.On the contrary, Reed has always maintained an elite shooting percentage without needing to use too much force on the defensive end. By the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers' double-teaming could no longer hold him down. Kobe could still grit his teeth and fight hard, but Fox Only soy sauce.

The Lakers still failed to narrow the point difference in the third quarter. At the end of this quarter, they were already behind by as much as 14 points, and Reid added 9 points to himself. 39 points have created a new high in his career. , At the same time, he also increased his assists to 11 times. His performance is the fundamental reason why the 76ers can still suppress the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)