God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 292
The performance of the 76ers did not disappoint them. In the next round, Reed hit a three-pointer at almost the same position. The only difference was that Kobe had already returned to the defense when he shot.But Reid still made a shot over Kobe's head, completely ignoring his defense. This disarming power made every Lakers player look bad.

However, the defending champion is still the defending champion after all. Even though Kobe and the others were eager to regain the advantage, they did not make random shots, but continued to meticulously run out of open space through tactical coordination.But the god of luck didn't seem to be on their side today, even if they ran out of space and didn't seize the opportunity, they could only rely on O'Neal's second attack at the basket.

However, Mutombo has been interfering on the sidelines, and his presence has made O'Neal's rebounding career not as smooth as expected.He knew that this was the last game of the season, and he would win the first championship of his career if he won, and his rebounds were the guarantee of the team's offensive and defensive ends, so he put in all his strength. Fight with O'Neill.

In terms of pure strength, Mutombo is definitely not as good as O'Neal, but his experience is much richer than that of O'Neal. It is as simple as eating for him to play some tricks where the referee can't see.Although O'Neill restrained his anger, he still felt angry. Anyone who sneaks around and makes small moves when you have nothing to do is always unwelcome.

However, it is undeniable that the Lakers' offensive rhythm has declined significantly. If O'Neal hadn't been able to barely gain an advantage in the interior, the continuous strikes would have put them at an absolute disadvantage.Contrary to them, the 76ers shot a very high shooting percentage. It seems that every time they take a shot, they can get something. Whenever there is no gap on the outside line, he will plunge into the opponent's heart like a sharp knife, complete the layup with the help of Mutombo, and help his teammates on the outside line create shooting opportunities by the way.

Less than 5 minutes into the first quarter, the 76ers scored 18 points and only missed three shots. This can be said to be their best opening performance in the finals.Of course, the three-guard lineup suggested by Chang Wei played a huge role in it. With Snow as the organizer, Iverson could unscrupulously cut into layups without the ball, and Reed also got a lot of shots from the outside. The Lakers dare not expand their defense casually, lest they be sieved by Iverson.

Zen master's face became ugly, because the Lakers only scored 12 points during this period, and the shooting rate was terrible. You must know that O'Neal has grabbed 5 rebounds, of which 2 are offensive rebounds. It can be seen from this The root cause of the Lakers' fall behind is their substandard shooting.They are actually a team that relies on offense to win. When the offense cannot be opened, it is already a bit too much, not to mention that they cannot prevent the opponent's crazy scoring.

In desperation, the Zen master had no choice but to ask others to give the ball to O'Neal inside as much as possible, let him help the team stop the bleeding first, and Kobe as the second offensive point.Kobe was very dissatisfied with the head coach's arrangement, but he couldn't help it. Who made him smash the rim in the previous game, but couldn't score the goal?He didn't make any field goals other than two free throws, which had never happened in the previous game, and Kobe himself didn't know why.

Naturally, he is not afraid of pressure. As a player who wanted to challenge Jordan one-on-one in his rookie season, the only function of pressure for him is his motivation to move on.The only explanation is that he forgot his shooting touch in Los Angeles. Any player will suddenly feel cold in some games, but Kobe did not expect that he would encounter such a thing in such an important game. Now he believes that the solution The only way to ask you a question is to keep shooting to get the touch back.

Zen Master did not call a timeout, he just gave instructions and hoped that the players would adjust themselves on the field.After giving the ball to the inside, the Lakers' score began to rise slowly, but unfortunately, the 76ers' score rose faster than them, and the accuracy of shooting did not require Mutombo to spend more energy on rebounding. Brown even asked them to guard against the Lakers' transition offense at any time after shooting, instead of all going inside to help Mutombo grab offensive rebounds, because there are not many such opportunities.

However, after Brown switched to the rotation lineup, the problem of poor scoring was revealed, so he only replaced three starters, allowing Iverson and Reed to continue to lead the bench on the court to support the last three points of the first quarter. Many minutes.This is what he expected when he decided to start with a three-back lineup, and he was not caught off guard.

Zen Master also left Kobe and O'Neal on the court. Anyway, the "OK combination" has been used to playing nearly 40 minutes per game. Without Snow, the power of Iverson and Reid has dropped by more than one level, and they will soon return It's the situation in the previous few games.Fortunately, their leading advantage was big enough before, and there were extra points to squander, and Iverson and Reed were not unable to score. By the end of the first quarter, the 76ers still led 37 to 30.

Such a result made the 76ers fans who were watching the game very excited. They did not calm down during the intermission, but continued to shout various slogans and sang songs one after another for each 76ers player. Songs are used to express their love for the team. As hardcore fans, they naturally hope that the team they support will win the cup at home.

After Brown arranged the tactics for the second quarter, he asked everyone to hurry up to recover their strength. He planned to continue to use the three-guard lineup from the beginning of the second quarter.Brown looked at Chang Wei, who was smiling and said nothing, and said sincerely: "Chang, where do you have so many wonderful ideas in your mind? I never thought that three guards could start together, but now it seems that the effect good!"

Chang Wei smiled and said: "Coach, that's because you paid too much attention to defense before. Of course, a strong defense is a good thing, but to be honest, I prefer offense, so I can figure it out? And it's also because of our team's defenders. The line configuration is good, Eric, Allen and Michael all have their own characteristics, and they can completely complement each other, which makes my idea a reality."

Brown patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't be humble, Chang, you must know that Michael is also the one you suggested to the team. His strength is far more than the 40th pick, and I am optimistic that he can become a top star. All of this is brought to you." Philadelphia."

(End of this chapter)