God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 388
The whole Spurs team is naturally unwilling to fail, even if they have already stood on the edge of a cliff in this round of the series.But the 76ers who have returned to the home court are more motivated. It feels much better to celebrate the championship on their own territory than in San Antonio. They don't want to leave the suspense of the finals until the sixth or even the seventh game.

After returning to Philadelphia, the 76ers didn't care that Game 76 of the finals was two days away, and they devoted themselves to intense preparations without much rest. Guys like Reed who had already tasted the sweetness would come to Chang Wei in private, hoping to be able to Get targeted training.But Chang Wei refused. The reason for his refusal was simple. It would be no problem for the [-]ers to beat the Spurs with their current strength. They no longer needed intensive special training. He had to think about the health of the players.

Reid felt very helpless, but he had to admit that what Chang Wei said was very reasonable, so he could only go back and train according to the normal training content.In fact, the training at this time basically didn't improve my own strength much. It was just to maintain my muscle memory, and at the same time adjust my physical and mental state to the best, so as to prepare for the next competition.

The fifth game was not beyond Chang Wei's expectations. Amidst the cheers of the home fans, the 76ers took the initiative at the beginning of the game.This time, the 76ers did not use pure breakthrough tactics. Brown gave Iverson instructions to play freely according to the situation on the field.

Facing the Spurs' specially strengthened interior defense, Iverson found it difficult to find opportunities to score in the interior, but this did not trouble him. In addition to passing the ball to teammates who were in the gap, he also used emergency stops in the middle distance continuously. Jump shot to score.The inexperienced Parker had difficulty keeping up with his rhythm, and could only watch Iverson keep hitting shots on his head.

Seeing that the 76ers played a perfect 11-2 start, Popovich couldn't sit still, but he didn't know what to say after calling a timeout, or simply interrupting the scoring rhythm of the 76ers would be good?But Popovich didn't want to call it a timeout, because he didn't know how to limit the 76ers' breakthrough.Logically speaking, the Spurs with the twin towers should have a lot of experience in defensive breakthroughs, but only Duncan can barely keep up with Iverson's speed, and the latter can completely transfer the ball to teammates who cut to the basket. Or lure the defense to create space for shooters on the perimeter.

In fact, this style of high-speed transfer and a large number of screens is not unused by the team, but they do not have a group of elite shooters like the 76ers, so the deterrence to the opponent is not as strong as the 76ers.Only Chang Wei in the audience knew that this style would become popular in the league in ten years. Now, it's just a pretty good idea.

However, it was such a not-so-novel idea that stumped Popovich. To be precise, it subverted his idea of ​​​​building a team. The 76ers used their own strength to tell him that young people can also perform miracles. The top twin towers in the league can do whatever they want in any game, and the strength of players in other positions also needs attention.

In any case, there is still a very obvious gap between the Spurs and the 76ers in terms of comprehensiveness. If Duncan hadn't played well in the interior, the gap between the two sides would have been widened long ago.Even so, the Spurs are always struggling to catch up. One Duncan is not enough to compete with the 76ers' large number of scorers, not to mention that he has not yet developed the skills of three-point shooting.

In the first quarter, the 76ers took a 42-37 lead. Facing a defensive team like the Spurs, the 76ers fully demonstrated their offensive advantages. Not just any team can face the Spurs in the finals. The Spurs scored 40+ in a single quarter, but the 76ers have done so many times in this year's finals, so many that no one responded at all.

Scoring 42 points in a single quarter made Brown very satisfied. He thought that the players would relax because they got the match point. Unexpectedly, every guy on the stage behaved fiercely, as if they wanted to put all their energy in this game. They have exhausted the same in one game, and in fact they do hold the idea of ​​ending the entire series at home, so they are very desperate on the court.

Fortunately, Chang Wei has always paid attention to improving the physical fitness of the players, so that they will not be injured in such an intense game.The Spurs tried to disrupt the rhythm of the 76ers with high-intensity physical confrontation, but the 76ers were completely unmoved. Brown didn't even remove the starter for the entire first quarter, allowing them to confront the Spurs' starters on the court.

It stands to reason that Brown should replace the substitute in the last few minutes of the first quarter to give the starting five tigers more rest time, but the starting lineup headed by Iverson has a very strong desire to fight, so Brown is too embarrassed to let them In the end, the Spurs have been lagging behind. If he doesn't make a substitution, he will force Popovich to dare not make a substitution, otherwise he will be blown up.

In the second quarter, the Spurs did not narrow the point difference. They still fell behind 32 to 34 in a single quarter, which allowed the 76ers to further expand the point difference.When the halftime whistle sounded, there was a tsunami of cheers from the seats in the league's first center arena. Everyone began to celebrate in advance that the team won the O'Brien Cup for the second consecutive season. Not a mouthful of poisoned milk.

After the start of the second half, the Spurs also tried to counterattack, but Reed and Okur's three-pointers directly strangled their counterattack signs in the bud. They couldn't prevent the opponent's scoring while scoring. There are no reliable three-point shooters in the Spurs.At the end of the third quarter, the 76ers had led by 15 points and did not give the Spurs any chance at all.

The Spurs, who had been discouraged from fighting, failed to make any waves in the last quarter, but Popovich did not replace the main lineup until the end of the game. He knew that this was the team's last game of the season. Play as long as you can. I hope they can learn from the 76ers what they don't have, and continue to work hard next season.

When the timer ran out to the last second, the entire league's first center arena suddenly became a sea of ​​joy. The 76ers' substitutes had already rushed to the court to hug each other with their teammates, and there were not a few of them crying with joy.Brown graciously led his coaching team to the Spurs' bench, and hugged his disciple and opponent Popovich.Neither of them said anything, but all the emotion and entanglement had been integrated into their embrace.

But no one is looking in this direction, everyone is wildly celebrating the 76ers winning the championship trophy for the second consecutive year!
(End of this chapter)