God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 285 The So-Called Moment

In fact, the 76ers' fast-playing whirlwind this season has set off a frenzy in the league, and many teams with excellent pitchers have begun to follow this model.But now the Lakers have taught every team that learns from the 76ers a good lesson. There is no way to restrain any lineup. As long as they can find the weakness, at least they can make a breakthrough at that point.

The existence of O'Neal obviously hit the weakness of the 76ers, but to a certain extent, it can be regarded as hitting the weakness of most teams in the league.Since the four major centers got old in the 90s, there are basically no insiders in the league who can compete with O'Neal. Duncan and Garnett are worth looking forward to, but they are not pure centers, and if they want to compete for strength at the basket, they are He will still be blown up by the big shark, and the person who can limit him is still on the other side of the ocean!

Chang Wei also doesn't know if his rebirth will change some established things, such as the year Yao Ming participated in the draft.It is undeniable that Yao Ming is another powerful center after O'Neal. Although there is still a gap in strength, it has reached the point where it can be made up, and his mid-range shooting has also caused O'Neal to suffer.It's a pity that according to the progress of the previous life, Yao Ming will not enter the NBA until next year. At least the 76ers don't need to consider him to strengthen the inside during this offseason.

No matter what the future holds, at least for now the 76ers can only use Mutombo to carry the inside. The twin towers of him and Mark Lodge have proven not suitable for this era. In fact, this has a lot to do with their own abilities. If It was David Robinson at his peak plus Duncan, and the big shark could only stare in the paint.Mutombo is actually very hard inside, but when he thinks that he can win the first championship in his career by defeating his opponent, he still grits his teeth and insists on grabbing rebounds in every round.

Thanks to Mutombo's inside rebound guarantee, the 76ers' shooters gradually regained their touch, and the point difference was once again narrowed to less than 5 points.O'Neal's shooting percentage at the basket is indeed high, but after all, it is still 1 point less than outside shooting, which also highlights the importance of three-pointers to a certain extent.For the 76ers, the 1 point of the outside bonus is quite critical. After all, it is difficult for them to enter the inside to score, and the team's own configuration is also biased towards the outside. You can fire unscrupulously from outside the line, without having to work hard to get to the basket.

However, relying on three-pointers like this also has a lot of hidden dangers. At the most critical moment of the game, the players on both sides must have no physical strength. At this time, the comparison is who is more efficient in each offensive round.And O'Neal's attack at the basket can obviously continue to maintain a normal shooting rate. It is hard to say whether the 76ers can maintain their outside shots.

But now they still maintain the point difference with their powerful three-point shooting ability, and they have not let the Lakers go away. The most important thing is that this time it is not Reid who performed well alone, including Iverson and Lewis. Some gains were made outside the line, and Bell also hit two corner three-pointers.Throughout the third quarter, the 76ers hit a total of 9 three-pointers and scored 42 points in a single quarter, while the Lakers scored 38 points. This made the 76ers enter the fourth quarter with only 1 point behind. In any game, except for the last minute, the difference of 1 point is negligible, and the two sides have returned to the same starting line.

In this quarter, O'Neal finally went down and rested for about 3 minutes, otherwise everyone would really think that he is hard-hitting, even so, O'Neal has also played a full 33 minutes, which is already the playing time of many players in a game, but this time There is still a quarter of the game that has not been played.However, this has a lot to do with the atmosphere of the league today. During the regular season this season, a total of 97 players averaged at least 30 minutes per game, and 56 players averaged more than 35 minutes per game. It is not surprising that O’Neal played 33 minutes in three quarters. Yes, if the 76ers hadn't equipped Iverson with some powerful teammates, he might have played more than 40 minutes per game, just like he did in most games this season in his previous life.

It is also thanks to O'Neal's end in the last 3 minutes that the 76ers will narrow the point difference to 1 point. If he is still on the court, let alone the Lakers' inside scoring, at least Iverson will not Dare to continue to rush to the basket.

Perhaps because O'Neal had had enough rest, he reappeared at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but at this time the 76ers' shooters no longer needed to rely on continuous hungry shots to maintain their touch.This is naturally due to Reid. In fact, he is the number one shooter of the 76ers. At least this is what Chang Wei saw in the system. Moreover, Reed has the microwave attributes that the sixth man needs most. It can play a role, and it has not fallen behind after becoming the starter.

With Lewis constantly hitting the iron, he took over the task of outside shooting very decisively, and carried the team's three-point shooting alone. This also made the 76ers bite the Lakers tightly, preventing the latter from giving the score to the team. pull away.Until the last 5 minutes of the game, the point difference between the two sides was still 2 points, which also came to the critical moment defined by the league's official definition.

The so-called critical moment refers to the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime and the point difference is within 5 points. The performance of many stars will drop significantly during this time period, and this game is no exception.Whether it is Kobe or Iverson, the hit rate has dropped significantly, not to mention Lewis, he is not strong enough psychologically, at this time when someone needs to come forward, he can guarantee that he will not be weak. It's already very good, and he can't count on three-pointers.

The only offensive players on the two sides who performed normally were O'Neal and Reid. O'Neal is closer to the basket, so as long as he can guarantee his physical strength, he can't be that bad.In contrast, Reid's performance is even more valuable, because most of his shots are far away from the basket. Such a shooting distance can still maintain a good shooting percentage and help the team bite the score. Germany's shooting ability is already above many players in the league.Although O'Neal is a difficult problem for the 76ers, isn't Reid another difficult problem for the Lakers?
These two people, one on the inside and the other on the outside, have posed a great threat to the opponent, but Zen Master is still very calm. After all, Reed has Kobe to defend, but O'Neal is not an inside player for the 76ers. He can defend it. He is full of confidence in dragging the series into the tiebreaker, so that the Lakers may have a chance to reverse and win the championship.

(End of this chapter)