Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 32
After the mutual testing at the beginning, the two sides quickly entered the normal rhythm of the game.

The so-called normal game rhythm is that the 76ers have 3 assists and 2 cores, Mutombo, Haprin and Snow do all the dirty work, grab rebounds, help defenses, screens, make up... will stay on the phone. To Iverson and Coleman.The defensive end gave them the non-offensive big Ben and Fisher who didn't have a high sense of presence.

Snowley held the ball motionless at the top of the arc, Coleman and Mutombo stood at the elbows, and Harpering and Iverson settled on the wings.

Iverson on the right wing suddenly started, and went around from the top of the free throw arc to the left, with the help of Mutombo's cover, while Coleman on the other side suddenly went down, and Hapring, who was originally on the left wing, slid to the bottom line to the right bottom corner.

Fisher's strength is considered outstanding among point guards, but when it comes to marking players without the ball, especially Iverson's marking, the effect is far worse than that of Tyrone Luke.Jim knew that the 76ers were unlikely to continue to reach the finals, so he dared to boldly let Tyrone Lue go.

Iverson ran out of a gap of about two meters, received a pass from Snow and made a hit. The classic Iverson Cut went online with a lateral screen tactic.

In the playoffs of last season, this tactic was tried and tested repeatedly. Larry Brown's team racked their brains to make Iverson have a more comfortable shooting environment.

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, O'Neal sank in the low post on the right side, and Kobe faced Snow's defense in the corner on the same side.

After Fisher dribbled for 5 seconds at the top of the arc, he gave the ball to Anthony Mason on the left.

Haprin immediately came up to defend. He was not afraid of the strong Mason, and he was full of physical confrontation when defending.Mason skillfully turned his back, using the thickness of his body as a barrier to protect the basketball.

After Fisher delivered the ball, he ran to the corner and set an off-ball screen for Kobe. Kobe walked up the three-point line and cut out.

However, the quality of Fisher's pick-and-roll was not very good. Snow bypassed the pick-and-roll without much effort and continued to chase Kobe.

The second screen completely blocked Snow.Daben mentioned the top of the arc and made a wall for Kobe, while Coleman shrank near the free throw line and didn't mean to delay at all.

Mason's pass was just right, and Kobe shot a jumper directly after receiving the ball and scored two points.

"Taking advantage of the peak of OK, the team can play a genuine triangle offense. I hope Brad can seize the time and learn as much as he can, otherwise he will be finished if he changes to briefs in the future..." In Jim's view, Zen Master's triangle offense is just a Generally speaking, there is no fixed routine, but it is required that the executive players must have both strong personal ability and a high enough ball quotient to read the defense at any time and find flaws to launch the offense.

The offense just now is obviously a variant of the Iverson Cut used by the 76ers.After the team has an extra support point like Mason, Kobe can focus more on offense.

The 76ers' routine is that Coleman and Iverson take turns to play singles. Coleman continues to sink to the low post singles. Offensive rebound, putback hit.

Jim admires this striker very much. He used to be a rugby player, which made Haprin extremely tough and keen on physical confrontation. At the same time, he has a tenacious style and is always full of fighting spirit. He is an excellent puzzle player. It was proposed to use Holly as the main body to trade Hapring to the Cavaliers, but the Cavaliers finally traded him to the 76ers with a higher offer.

Anthony Mason is almost 35 years old. Although Bowen has not played in the league for two years, he is almost 30 years old. After the transition period, the Lakers' small forward position is bound to undergo a major change in order to meet the few birds and beasts that are about to enter the league.

Back on the court, the Lakers are much more stable when they take turns playing singles. O'Neal at his peak is not something that any center can resist alone, and Mutombo is no exception. This time O'Neal showed everyone that he has In addition to the domineering slam dunk, there are also exquisite basket skills. Facing Mutombo's defense, O'Neal received the ball in the low post and then made a back-turning feint and then turned around with a small hook. He scored two points easily in one go.

Since Coleman showed his big Ben once in the opening game, he has not found the sight again. The next 3 shots are all hits. The team is completely supported by Iverson's firepower, and it quickly fell in front of the Lakers who took turns attacking with combination punches. Downwind, after about 7 minutes in the first quarter, the Lakers have led 23 to 16 by 7 points, of which O'Neal scored 6 points on 5 of 10 shots and Kobe Bryant scored 6 points and 3 assists.

Except for Coleman and Harpering who scored two points each for the 76ers, Iverson scored all the other 12 points.

Seeing that the team's offense was extremely constipated, Larry Brown had to take the lead in making adjustments. He replaced Coleman, who was already a little out of breath, and put Harpering at the power forward position, replacing him with the best sixth player of last season. Aaron McGee came to provide outside firepower.

After McGee came on the field, the effect was immediate. Mason's strength will never lose to any small forward, but his flexibility is far behind. Although McGee is not a long-distance runner like Reggie Miller or Richard Hamilton, but It is obviously unrealistic for Mason to drag 300 pounds through the crowd.

With McGee hitting two consecutive open three-pointers, the 76ers narrowed the point difference to 1 point, and the Zen master replaced the defensive expert Bowen to limit McGee.

After Mason was replaced, the task of initiating the offense was handed over to Kobe. Taking advantage of the lack of defense after the 76ers made the substitution, Kobe used Bowen's cover to break through, and both McGee and Snow followed Kobe. , Missing the vacant Bowen.

Kobe saw that there were only two defenders in front of him, so he decided to make a mid-range shot. The ball circled the rim twice, and finally chose to fall into the rim. The home crowd cheered.

"If Popovich coached Kobe, would he be so angry that he threw the tactical board..." Kobe's unreasonable strong shots are basically a routine operation now, and fans like to watch such difficult and picturesque shots Goal performance, but whether the coach likes it is not necessarily.

The 76ers attacked, and Bowen never gave McGee an easy shot. Iverson could only do it by himself. Facing Fisher's defense, he made a simple change of direction and used his speed to force a breakthrough, and then left the ball with his left hand. With a wave, the wonderful no-look pass was handed over to Hapring who made an air cut to the basket. Hapring took off after receiving the ball, ready to dunk with both hands.

A black shadow slashed out diagonally, and Daben was back on defense. He stretched out his magic palm from behind to cover Hapuring with overwhelming momentum. With a loud noise, Daben slammed Hapuring's dunk onto the backboard. The strength bounced the basketball directly beyond the three-point line!

Fisher picked up a long rebound, dribbled the ball straight into the 76ers' basket, and as the favorite of the 96 class, he entered the league with the wealthy Lakers, played as a substitute, and finally won the championship next to O'Neal. Scheer has his own pride.

It was too late for Iverson to return to the defense, and he could only watch as Fisher vacated, stretched, and smashed dunks with one hand!
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