Chapter 155: Where is the gap?

At the end of the first quarter of the game between the Lakers and the 76ers, the Lakers frequently counterattacked in the last four minutes of the first quarter, expanding the difference between the two teams to 9 points in one fell swoop, of which Liu Han alone contributed 12 points.

During the break in the first quarter, 76ers head coach Larry Brown tried to communicate with Iverson, hoping that Iverson would give up the idea of competing with Liu Han and focus on the game, but Iverson looked a little down, and it is unknown whether he listened to the coach.

Liu Han scored 17 points in the first quarter, which is a statistic that is not so bad for his performance in some other games. But considering he only had three shots before eight minutes and scored 12 points in the final four minutes, that efficiency is really scary.

The game continued in the second quarter, Liu Han continued to rest off the court, Nash played, Eddie Jones also appeared, and Robert Horry, who had rested for a short time, also played the inside line, and the Lakers' second-quarter lineup was stronger than the Seven-Six in terms of strength.

However, Larry Brown did not arrange for Iverson to rest in the second quarter, but let him continue to play on the court.

In the first half of the second quarter, Iverson changed his style of play slightly, and he paid more attention to cooperating with his teammates, but what made Iverson a little helpless was that the 76ers' bench list was really bad enough, except for Anthony Parker, who participated in the draft this year and was selected by the 76ers with the 21st pick in the first round, there was no suitable pitcher in the 76ers' bench lineup. Allen McGee has enough impact but really poor shooting, and the other three role players are even lacking in impact, so letting Rex Waters, who is 1.93 meters tall but weighs 86 kilograms, to attack the Lakers' defense is no different from suicide.

The Lakers' lineup on the court in the second quarter is much stronger than the 76ers in terms of breakthrough ability and projection ability. Eddie Jones is a quasi-All-Star if it weren't for the fact that there are too many forward players on the Lakers' team right now, Eddie Jones would definitely occupy a starting position, but he has done a good job off the bench and has the hope of hitting the best sixth man this year. And the cooperation between Robert Horry and Steve Nash is also getting more and more terminal, although Horry is not fast, he has an accurate and stable shot, plus he can also play a strong shot under the basket, so it is very suitable to cooperate with Nash to block and dismantle.

Six minutes into the second quarter, the Lakers had extended their advantage to 15 points.

Liu Han appeared again, he announced his return with two three-pointers as soon as he came on the court, Iverson was no longer defending Liu Han, Larry Brown let Iverson concentrate on attacking, and the task of defending Liu Han fell on Jim Jackson, but Jim Jackson always lacked passion in defending Liu Han, as if he was coping.

Liu's three-pointer made the 76ers pay great attention, and they began to contain Liu Han at the signal of Larry Brown, and the rest of the Lakers players were given a lot of opportunities at this time.

Lei Allen has always been playing at the same time as Liu Han, and the two of them have similar styles, but it is this similarity in style that makes the Seven or Six very difficult to defend.

Relying on Liu Han to open up space, the Lakers can easily get the score whether it is three points or breakthroughs, and Liu Han himself has also received a lot of assists.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers extended the gap to 23 points.

At halftime, Larry Brown directly scolded Jim Jackson, calling the opponent's defense like ****, which made Jim Jackson very dissatisfied, and he directly gave Larry Brown a cold face.

The second half continued, Jim Jackson was pressed to the bench, and it became Allen McGee who defended Liu Han on the court.

After Allen McGee came on the court, he didn't care about anything else, he was determined to defend Liu Han, and he even followed Liu Han all the way to the Lakers' half, this kind of dogskin plaster-like defense made the Lakers fans on the sidelines happy. But I really have to admit that Alan McGee's defensive attitude is really serious.

Allen McGee's defense did not cause much trouble to Liu Han, because Liu Han relied on this defensive style to get the opportunity to play when he first entered the NCAA, so he is very familiar with this kind of defense, even if he does not rely on teammates to cover, Liu Han's current speed can easily get rid of Allen McGee.

Teammates don't shoot well, Iverson can only incarnate a lone man, he uses his thin body to impact the Lakers' interior again and again, and is also knocked to the ground by the Lakers' defenders again and again, not to mention anything else, that is, Iverson's spirit is still very respectable, but the efficiency of playing like this is really not high.

The Lakers continued to play a wonderful team in the third quarter, after 30 games of running-in, the cooperation between the Lakers players has been quite tacit, each player is very familiar with the characteristics of their teammates, but also very confident in their teammates, as long as there is a gap, the Lakers' pass will be in place, and the teammates who receive the ball will not hesitate to shoot, even if they don't score, teammates will not have any complaints, because they believe that the next goal will always score.

With four minutes left in the third quarter, the Lakers had a 32-point lead, and the 76ers basically lost hope of a comeback.

Coach George replaced Liu Han and O'Neal, these two players are the most important core players of the Lakers right now, and George didn't dare to let anyone get hurt.

Iverson is still attacking the Lakers' defense again and again, and he now has no jealousy of Liu Han in his heart, only the desire to win, but the more he plays alone, the worse the performance of the other players of the 76ers, because the other players almost do not get a chance to shoot.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers maintained the deficit of more than 30 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers continued to come off the bench, Liu Han and O'Neal had already put on their coats, and it was clear that George Krent had no intention of sending the two more on the court.

The Lakers' bench controlled the pace of the game well under Nash's control, while the 76ers were completely caught up in a one-man mess.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers by 26 points at home 110-84, Liu Han and O'Neal only played less than 30 minutes, Liu Han scored 26 points and 9 assists, and O'Neal also got 22 points and 14 rebounds.

Iverson scored 34 points alone, but the gap between the team's strength and the Lakers was too big, so he could only return with regret.

At the post-game press conference, 76ers head coach Larry Brown praised the Lakers' performance, saying that the Lakers played a wonderful team match and played in a reasonable way, while for the 76ers' own performance, Larry Brown has always said that the team is still in the run-in period and the players have not yet developed chemistry.

George Crent also praised Larry Brown when questioned by reporters, but he only said that Larry Brown brought a new change to the Seven and Six and said nothing else.

A reporter from Los Angeles deliberately asked Iverson, who was present at the press conference, where the gap between himself and Liu Han was. Such a question made Iverson's face darken all at once.

"Gap? The difference between us is that he has a good group of helpers and I don't. Iverson only said a few words and turned away from the reception. He didn't think about what such a statement would make his teammates think of him. (To be continued.) )