God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 283 Blossoms Inside and Out

O'Neal dominated the interior, making the 76ers' players dare not go to the basket to score.Although Iverson bravely broke through to the basket and prepared for a layup, he was given a spicy hot pot by O'Neal at the moment of the shot, which made him use more mid-range jump shots instead of breakthrough layups. The most important thing is to avoid the no-fly zone constructed by O'Neal under the basket.

Fortunately, both Lewis and Reed maintained a normal three-point shooting rate. They teamed up and made 4 three-pointers from the outside, which prevented the Lakers from widening the gap.But from the first round, they have been in a disadvantageous situation of falling behind. After all, they can't guarantee that every shot will be hit, and those who miss it will become the Lakers' defensive rebounds.

When a team has an advantage inside, their offense will definitely expand to the outside soon, unless the level of their outside players is really bad.The Lakers obviously have no such worries. Although Lu and Fox are not known for scoring, one Kobe can match the scoring ability of all outside players on many teams. It would be a waste not to use it.

Thanks to O'Neal's restraint on the inside, Kobe can often get a good shot from the outside. Although he missed two consecutive shots at the beginning, he quickly found his touch.There is no way, as long as any player has the ability to shoot from a long distance and has so many shots, it will only be a matter of time before he regains his shooting touch.

At the end of the first quarter, O'Neal scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, and also sent 3 assists, all of which were for Kobe, who also scored 3 points.Coupled with the miscellaneous scores of other Lakers players, they scored a total of 9 points in this quarter.Doesn't look like much does it?But they let the 32ers only get 76 points.

What makes Brown feel helpless is that the 27 points scored by the team are basically mid-range and long-range shots. Getting under the rim, it's a pretty stark contrast.Although the 32ers' three-point shooting ability is very strong, it is an undeniable truth that the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate. Therefore, the Lakers, who are more inclined to attack inside, can suppress them on the scene.

But Brown is helpless, and he has no good way to solve it. This is determined by the team's configuration.If Mutombo has a stable mid-range shot, he can certainly pull O'Neal out of the basket, but Mutombo's close-range two-pointers this season have plummeted from 68.7% at the basket to 34.9%. The middle distance is only 26%, which has no effect at all.

Chang Wei also saw the problems that Brown saw. If it was his previous life, he would have a lot of solutions to make O'Neal exhausted, but the prerequisite is that the team has a center who can shoot three-pointers.Although there were not many such players in the previous life, they were not rare, but now the insiders who like to shoot in the middle and long distances are called softies, let alone stretched beyond the three-point line.

Now O'Neal is simply asking for anything in the interior. What's more terrifying is that this guy's physical strength is still very strong, because he reappeared on the court at the beginning of the second quarter. You must know that he played the entire first quarter before. Zen master really worked hard for the victory of this game.In fact, only monsters like O'Neal can support such a huge consumption. If it is replaced by other insiders, perhaps only Russell and Chamberlain in ancient times can do this.

The Zen master dared to play his trump card unscrupulously, but Brown could only send a substitute lineup to create more rest time for the main players.Snow suddenly felt a lot of pressure, because the 76ers' bench lineup did not have a particularly qualified scorer. It is true that everyone can score, but piecemeal play obviously cannot compete with the Lakers led by O'Neal.Originally, he planned to come by himself. Anyway, he also served as a shooting guard in the bench lineup, but unfortunately he is really not a scorer. Although he can hit some open three-pointers from the outside, but when it comes to scoring explosiveness, he is just like him. It doesn't matter half a dime.

Seeing that the Lakers have a tendency to widen the score, Brown can only replace Lewis in advance to increase the firepower of the rotation.It's not that he doesn't want to replace Reed, but Reed faced Kobe's defense most of the time in the first quarter, and the latter's game was like playing chicken blood, Reed consumed more than usual Due to his physical strength, he can only stay off the court to rest at this time.On the contrary, Lewis has not received too much care, and this time can just play to make up for the lack of offensive end.

Perhaps it was inspired by Reed's previous performance. Lewis was very active after he came on the court. Even if he didn't get a shot, he continued to run wildly in the Lakers' defensive system, creating breakthroughs or shots for his teammates. Space.Of course, he himself will not lose a point. Snow still passed some good balls, allowing him to shoot unscrupulously from the bottom corner or the top of the arc. Even if Horry can defend in place in time, Lewis is now fearless.

Relying on Lewis and Snow's three-pointers, the 76ers clung to the score. The gap between the two sides was always hovering around 8 points.This made Brown secretly relieved. In fact, a double-digit lead and a single-digit lead are completely different concepts for the team, at least in terms of morale. It is also out of consideration in this regard to call a pause for adjustment when the number is double.

However, Zen Master took the lead in replacing several main players. Except for Horry and O'Neal who were still on the court, Kobe, Fox and Lue played together, which instantly put huge pressure on the 76ers.The saddest thing is Lewis. Kobe completely handed Snow over to Fox to defend. Instead, he continued to help defend Horry, using bounce to pose a huge threat to Lewis's shooting.If Lewis hadn't developed the ability to shoot quickly, he would have been deflated in front of Kobe.

Even so, it will be difficult for him to maintain a normal three-point shooting rate after a long time. The insider Mark Rock can't take advantage of O'Neal's hands. In many cases, he can't even touch the rebound, let alone pick it up Pass down and let the teammates reorganize the offense.In this way, the offensive rhythm of the 76ers has to slow down. After all, it is easy to hit the iron quickly, and the iron will lose the rebound. However, O'Neal can completely omit the link of handing the ball to the guard, and directly throw the ball with a long pass across the field. Going to the frontcourt and letting Kobe or other Lakers players complete the offense is obviously not the 76ers' consistent style.

(End of this chapter)