basketball task

Chapter 336

"Do you think the Philadelphia 76ers will sweep the championship?"

At the post-game press conference for Game [-], reporters asked the same questions to Lakers coach Phil Jackson and Philadelphia coach Cheeks.

In fact, after winning three games in a row, especially the away game, many fans also have such questions in their hearts.

With a big score of 3 to 0, the first three games were won by hand. The Lakers did not even have the ability to drag into an overtime. According to this rhythm, it seems logical for Philadelphia to sweep the Lakers to win the championship this season. matter.

If it really wins 4-0, then the Philadelphia team will be the only team in NBA history to win the playoffs. They will create what Michael Jordan, the OK combination, the Spurs GDP and other legendary combinations have not been able to create. Miracle.

It is precisely because of this that this issue has become the hottest focus in the sports world. When the reporters ask questions, the fans are eagerly waiting for how the coaches of both sides will respond.

Phil Jackson smiled wryly: "As I answered before, the Philadelphia 76ers have excellent players in all positions, good immediate combat power and talents. Maybe our lineup suffers, but we will not give up on this. The series is not over yet. , who is the final winner has not yet been finalized, let us wait and see."

Zen master is a typical American way of thinking. Although it sounds harsh and gave the Lakers fans a glimmer of hope for a Jedi counterattack, but after listening carefully, Phil Jackson is already making excuses for himself in terms of lineup configuration and other aspects.

And Coach Cheeks shook his head: "Our core players are at their peak, and we have excellent players in every position. I firmly believe that the Philadelphia team will win the championship."

After a pause, Coach Cheeks continued: "But I don't care whether to sweep the Lakers to win the championship. I only care about whether they can win the championship. It doesn't matter whether they are swept or not. After all, the Lakers cannot be easily defeated. "

At this time, Cheeks did not forget to accumulate character, and would not arrogantly sentence his opponent to death in advance. Asians are as humble and low-key.

In fact, what Cheeks thought in his heart was to sweep the Lakers, create a historical record, and by the way, make himself a meritorious coach who will always be remembered by the fans.

Qian Ning also hopes to be able to sweep and win the championship. If he really wins the championship with the only undefeated record in history, then his and Dayao's reputation in the world basketball world will rise to another level, and by the way, Chinese basketball will have a deeper impact on the whole society. This is a great thing for the future and for Chinese basketball.

It's a pity that the Lakers will not sit still.

In the fourth game, the Lakers home court was packed. The entire Lakers team practiced three-pointers in advance and counterattack tactics. Phil Jackson tried to use the speed-up counterattack strategy to wear down Yao Ming's physical strength and win in chaos.

In the first three games, the Lakers have been relying on Kobe and Gasol, and they are playing positional battles against Philadelphia. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming and Channing in Philadelphia are equally good, and the positional battles have overwhelmed the Lakers. Phil Jackson The sword can only go slanted.

In fact, chaotic warfare has always been Kobe's specialty. In the previous OK era, positional warfare mainly relied on O'Neal's dominance in the interior. Kobe's offense was not stable enough. He used more defensive counterattacks and chaotic combat to score. Master of chaos.

Zen Master’s change of formation played a role. In the fourth game, the Lakers tried their best to speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm. Although the old fish Fisher was tired enough, and Luke Walton and Vujacic suffered from cold storage, Yao Ming’s physical problems were exposed more obviously. .

Cheeks was very helpless to be driven back by the Lakers, and he didn't dare to let Yao Ming rest too much in the finals, so he could only be passive like this.

The rhythm is wrong, the state is not at all, Yao Ming feels bad tonight, although Channing takes over most of the firepower output by firing from the outside, Kobe and Gasol are also fully fired.

比赛完全进入了湖人的节奏，科比全场砍下42分6篮板4助攻，加索尔也有26分14个篮板球的两双数据进账。

费城队这边钱宁疯狂出手39次，拿下48分14篮板球11助攻的超级大号三双，姚明发挥不佳，18分7个篮板球。

Except for Channing and Yao Ming, no other players in the Philadelphia team scored in double figures, and the Lakers also took advantage of the trend to win the fourth game and avoid being swept.

Not being able to make history as expected, the entire Philadelphia team was a little depressed. On the return plane, veterans Dikembe Mutombo and Sam Cassell took the lead to stand up, enliven the atmosphere and boosted confidence for the team.

"Sam and DiBacon are absolutely right, guys, anyway, it's the Lakers, the Lakers with Kobe and Gasol, you don't really want to make a 4-0, do you? Ha ha!"

Chan Ning also opened his mouth to comfort his teammates:
"It's a pity that we failed to sweep, but it's not a big deal. Concentrate on the next game and let us kill them in our hometown!"

Under the consolation of the veteran, the mentality of the Philadelphia players gradually calmed down. Everyone returned to normal, talking and laughing, and preparing for the next game.

Coach Cheeks has been the busiest and most stressed person in the past two days. He tried many methods to counter the Lakers' rough-and-tumble tactics, but the final results were not satisfactory. After all, in terms of skills and tactics, Cheeks and Phil Jackson's gap is still obvious.

Channing patted the head coach on the shoulder: "Take it easy, coach, there is no perfect tactical design, we just need to perfect ourselves, and the rest depends on improvisation. Such high intensity!"

What Chen Ning said is correct. In the finals, there is not much room for tactical adjustments. It is more about who can fight better. Barely get a victory, but not necessarily this time.

The fifth game started, the Lakers were really ready to repeat the old tricks, and all kinds of serves went straight to the fast break, but Philadelphia was already prepared and had an early prediction of the Lakers' rhythm, which soon greatly reduced the tactical role of the Lakers .

On the offensive end, the Philadelphia team showed more patience, trying to squeeze enough time in each offensive round, allowing Yao Ming to rest for a while, and also reducing the rounds of the game and reducing the chance of being hit back.

The Lakers are just the opposite, wishing that every attack could be done within 8 seconds, it became a replica of bombarding the sun.

Excessive pursuit of stability made Philadelphia's offense somewhat inaccurate, and all-out pursuit of speed also caused the Lakers to make more mistakes. The two teams did not play in normal styles, but they happened to be evenly matched.

(End of this chapter)