God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 284 Tie-break?

Any team has its own speed that is used to it. Although strong teams have no problem with switching offense or positional warfare, their style of play still has obvious biases. After the 76ers were forced to reduce the pace of the game, everyone began to feel a little at a loss, and the quick transition offense they are good at has not appeared in the game for a long time.

There was nothing Brown could do. From time to time, he looked at Mutombo, who was gasping for breath and trying to recover his strength as soon as possible, with a helpless expression on his face.Now there is no other way for the team to get back to the original rhythm of the game except for Mutombo to play in advance to control the rebounds. In fact, even if Mutombo played, he could not completely reverse the situation. Very aggressive, Mutombo can barely resist, suppression is completely impossible.

But Mutombo hasn’t recovered yet. Letting him appear in advance may make him have no energy to help the team at the end of the game. Whether to choose to solve the temporary predicament or look to the final critical moment, this is a question Very serious problem.But Brown did not hesitate, he continued to let Mutombo sit on the bench. In his opinion, the Lakers have not opened up the point difference for the time being, it is already a very good situation, as long as it can be maintained. The balance of power is fine.

However, the Lakers will not give him a chance, and O'Neal will not give him a chance. Mark Lodge's disadvantages in the interior have been fully revealed, and O'Neal will obviously not give up this golden opportunity.Of course, even Mutombo will hardly cause him any serious trouble, but it will take some time to deal with Mutombo, and killing Mark Lodge is more like a smooth ride.

By the time Brown finally couldn't bear to put Mutombo on the court, the Lakers had already led by 12 points. During this time, Lionel had already scored 8 points and 4 rebounds. His super dominance at the basket Strength is the key reason why the Lakers can widen the point difference.Although the 76ers are still scoring, they have lost their inherent rhythm, sharp breakthroughs and three-pointers have disappeared. In many cases, they can only rely on the mid-range of Iverson and Reid to score with difficulty.

When Mutombo was replaced, Mark Lodge finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a relieved smile on his pale face.Confronting O'Neal is really not something normal people can do. Although Mark Lodge is the second tallest player in the 76ers, his strength is like a world away from O'Neal. Mutombo can still carry it under the basket anyway, and Mark Lodge's floor flow really has nothing to do with O'Neal.

After Mutombo played, the rebounding of the 76ers has improved significantly. Although his position at the basket is not as good as that of O'Neal, he can use his years of experience to judge where the ball will fall, so that he can get ahead of O'Neal. Take the rebound into your arms.With the guarantee of rebounds, the 76ers' offense also began to slowly recover, at least they began to dare to shoot from the outside.

After Reed and Lewis hit consecutive three-pointers, they brought the point difference back to 6 points. This made Brown nod his head in relief, and he no longer walked around the sideline anxiously like ants on a hot pot.But O'Neal is still a big problem that he can't solve. He is so overwhelming at the basket that the 76ers have never been able to equalize the score. So far, O'Neal has only missed two shots at the basket and made all the other shots. Came to a quasi double-double of 23 points and 9 rebounds.

In addition to his outstanding performance on the offensive end, O'Neal is also a nightmare for every small player of the 76ers on the defensive end. He has sent three blocks at the basket and ranked first in the game. The biggest victim is Iverson, O'Neal Two of his three blocks came to him, and the other came to Snow after the 76ers came into the rotation.

By the end of the second quarter, O'Neal's personal data officially reached a double-double-25 points and 11 rebounds. This is the data that many inside players can only get in one game, but this game O'Neal only took half. done.What is even more surprising is that he did not rest for a minute in the first half, but still maintained such an efficient performance. This is simply unscientific. In the eyes of many people, perhaps only the ancient god Chamberlain has such abnormal physical fitness Bar?
Fortunately, the 2ers made consecutive shots in the last 76 minutes of the second quarter, which did not allow the Lakers to lead too much. Even so, they still fell behind 52 to 57.However, this point difference is completely within Brown's tolerance. In his opinion, as long as he continues to strengthen his outside shooting in the second half, he can tie it in a few rounds. This is no big deal.

However, after the start of the second half, Brown couldn't help but widen his eyes. He couldn't believe what he saw, O'Neal was still on the court!What is rhythm?Is this inside behemoth going to play 48 minutes in this game?Brown felt that the whole person was not good. Now the Lakers are obviously focusing on the inside to play, and O'Neal's physical fitness can also support such consumption, so the Zen Master continued to put him on the court logically, hoping that O'Neal can cause damage to the inside. Greater destruction.

The 76ers obviously don't have as good physical strength as O'Neal inside, let alone Mutombo and Mark Lodge in their rotation.Although Brown can also put Tyron Hill, who is tough and daring to fight, in the fifth position, but his height is undoubtedly a disadvantage. O'Neal is absolutely accurate in singles with the ball at the basket.

Perhaps it was because the intermission was too long, and the 76ers' shooters had to slowly start to find the touch, while the Lakers took the opportunity to open the score under the leadership of O'Neal.Brown was very anxious on the sidelines. He really didn't want the game to be dragged to the tiebreaker. Although that game was their home game, Brown didn't have full confidence to win the championship.

Chang Wei is also a little uneasy. If O'Neal continues to do whatever he wants at the basket, there is no doubt that the series will be dragged into the tiebreaker, and the experience of the tiebreaker is far inferior to that of the Lakers.Although the Lakers seldom have a chance to tie the game because of their tyrannical strength, they have a lot of old players in their team with rich experience, while the 76ers are still a little too young. They reached the finals in one breath. There are still some problems in terms of age structure.

However, the 76ers still have a chance to win the game. Although being young means inexperienced, it also means full of drive.

(End of this chapter)