People with self-confidence can turn smallness into greatness, and mediocrity into magic.

After the first three rounds of sweeps, the Lakers are not only stars, but even role players have played with confidence.

On the offensive end, the biggest difference between the Lakers and the 76ers is the movement of the ball. In the playoffs, the Lakers started four with an average of more than 3 assists per game, the least O'Neal averaged 3 per game, and Kobe Bryant and Guo Xu averaged more than 5 assists per game. In addition, Horry, Bryan Shaw, Grant and Fisher can also quickly transfer the ball to their teammates.

Looking at the 76ers again, the assists are all from Iverson, Snow, and McGee, and the inside is all blue-collar. Originally, Kukoc's ability to respond to the ball and pass the ball was strong, and he was able to withdraw the basket, and he was sent to the Hawks in the middle of the game.

The Lakers are constantly sharing the ball, and with the Big Three at bay, the role players naturally play easier and more efficiently.

ESPN commentator Mark Woodson said: "The Lakers are all stress-free right now, they don't believe they're going to lose, which is pretty scary. ”

Horvas said: "O'Neal is super offensive inside, and Jason and Kobe Bryant will get another chance to wrap him up on the outside, and I feel like if you want to beat the Lakers unless the stars don't play properly." ”

The trio represent three positions, three styles of play, and different attack distances, which makes them have a good distribution of the ball.

If there is only an "OK combination", the 76ers can make a pinch attack, because Kobe Bryant can't shoot three points and likes to shoot near the penalty area. If you don't want to occupy the inside space, Kobe Bryant has to shoot from a long distance, which is an inefficient way of playing, and there is always someone in front of him to interfere.

In Guo Xu's previous life, although the 76ers lost the finals 1-4, the difference in points per game was not large, and they played very anxiously.

Now that the 76ers can't flank it, the Lakers have more Guo Xu and less Tyrone Lue, what is this concept?

Tyrone Lue's offensive ability is not worth mentioning, and Iverson can catch his breath and recover his strength on the defensive end when he comes on the court. Fisher also stood still on the offensive end and waited for passes, rarely breaking through, so Iverson did not have much pressure on the defensive end in his previous life, and there was no doubt that the defensive pressure was the least among the players of the two teams.

Now against Guo Xu, Iverson's work on the defensive end has increased exponentially, and he is a little more relaxed, and a little slower chasing defense can lead to the team losing points. The Lakers have one less marginal person, one more star, and a star who averages 20+ points per game.

After the timeout, Brown emphasized defensive tactics and replaced Jume Jones with Snow. If you don't change people, Zhu Mei didn't perform at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, he just ran back and forth, and he didn't even adjust his mentality.

As soon as the game started, Brown played the team's hole cards in advance, but it was not timely in terms of on-the-spot response, and if Snow didn't play, there was no need to play next.

Brown said to Iverson individually: "Allen, I'm sure you can beat that rookie and prove that you're the best." ”

Iverson nodded, and swallowed unconsciously to spit at the mouth.

The first two rounds of the 76ers relied on the fighting spirit to tie seven to advance, and at that time they believed that hard work could determine the outcome of the game, but this time it was different, and everyone could see the gap between the two sides.

Iverson knew very well that Guo Xu's strength was better than every point guard he had met in the first three rounds, and he was a fierce opponent.

Phil Jackson didn't make any substitutions, didn't change his tactics, praised the players a few words, told them to just play, pay attention to passing the ball to O'Neal, and connect the triangle positions.

Jackson asked Guo Xu alone: "When Iverson is heads-up, you can't help defending yourself on the court, can you do it?" ”

Guo Xu smiled confidently: "I can do it without helping defense, I usually practice with Kobe Bryant alone, in my opinion, Kobe is stronger than Iverson, I can limit him one-on-one, and when he plays blocking and dismantling, my teammates will help defend it." ”

Jackson patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Well said. ”

Guo Xu didn't compliment Kobe Bryant, let him and Iverson go head-to-head, and the result would definitely be better than going head-to-head with Kobe. Kobe Bryant can use his height advantage to make jumpers, especially the turnaround and backward jumper, which he can't do.

Iverson and Guo Xu are both 180CM, the two are mutually restrictive, it is difficult to get rid of each other in the face frame, and Iverson's shooting rate against people is not as good as Kobe. If it weren't for Iverson who retired after 14 seasons in his previous life, the iron king of history may not be Kobe.

The game continued, Snow controlled the ball to the front court and passed to Iverson who relied on the ball to cover the run, Grant changed the defense to keep a distance, and prevented the breakthrough from shooting, Guo Xu caught up from behind to form a bag and stepped forward to wait for the opportunity to steal.

Iverson has no room to break through, even if he can pass Grant, Guo Xu will catch up, and O'Neal is waiting under the basket, so he chooses to share the ball to Teylon.

Teylon cut through the middle and made a quick stop jump shot from the free throw line. He would have to face O'Neal interference one step further, but this distance Grant could catch up again, jumped up and lightly touched the basketball with his fingertips, and blocked once.

O'Neill picked up the ball and passed it to Guo Xu, relying on the width of the court, Guo Xu steadily led the half court, played a block with Grant in the middle, and broke through on the left side with the ball.

Teylong knew that Guo Xu was fast and kept up with the side of the defense, but he was a little slower after all, and he couldn't put Guo Xu outside the three-point line head-on. Guo Xu brought it to 45 degrees, observed Iverson chasing with the rest of his eyes, took a step towards Teyron, pulled the ball, and passed the ball to the middle with both hands.

Grant received the ball in the open space and hit it with ease a little back from the free throw line.

19 to 3, Guo Xu's first assist.

Zhang Li smiled: "Beautiful, Guo Xu attracted the misplaced defense and broke the bag with the pass." ”

Xu Jicheng said: "He acted like a champion show, and he played better than Iverson in the opening period. ”

As the two were talking, the 76ers made a mistake when Iverson passed to McGee, who slipped to the bottom left corner, who stepped on the sideline when he received the ball and turned around, giving the ball to the Lakers.

Shoot a three-pointer in the corner and shoot a three-pointer closer than a three-pointer from other areas. MEASURED NUMERALISTICALLY, THE BOTTOM CORNER THREE-POINT SHOT IS 671CM AWAY FROM THE BASKET, WHICH IS 53CM LESS THAN THE THREE-POINT SHOT AT THE TOP OF THE ARC FROM THE BASKET. Players can move quickly from the baseline to the other side to run the closest distance, and the angle of turning to catch the ball to complete the shot is smaller than the 45-degree center circle position, so it is easier for the pitcher, which will increase the shooting percentage accordingly.

In addition, in the half-court position, the baseline position and two 45 degrees are called X-points by the NBA. The four X-point positions on the inside line are the most spacious and distant from each other, so when the ball is transferred to these positions, the opponent's defense is the farthest away, and the space and time to shoot are correspondingly calm. If there are opportunities in the two corners of the baseline, it will take at least two rotations from the outside to get in place, which also increases the chances of defenders making mistakes.

So, corner shooting is a position that all teams practice, and the 76ers are no exception.

THERE IS ONLY ONE DISADVANTAGE TO THESE TWO BOTTOM CORNER CATCH-AND-SHOOT SHOTS, AND THAT IS THAT THE THREE-POINT LINE IS ONLY ABOUT 80CM AWAY FROM THE SIDELINE. A person with a normal height of 180CM, the shoe size is generally 41-43, but the feet of a person with a height of more than 190CM are too big, and they will step on the line when they accidentally catch the ball.

Larry Brown shook his head from the sidelines, and McGee made this mistake because he was in a hurry to make a quicker shot. If a player's mentality is wrong, the game will not be played.