On May 22, 2001, the NBA Eastern Conference Finals officially began, after the 76ers eliminated the Pacers, they fought seven games with Carter's Raptors, and finally narrowly advanced, and their opponents were equally strong, 3:1 in the first round to send the Orlando Magic with Tracy McGrady home, and in the second round with Jamal Marshburn, Baron Davis and David Wesley's Charlotte Hornets seven games, thrilling promotion, in this round of tough battles, Ray Allen as the strongest player in the Milwaukee Three Musketeers, He averaged 23.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game while shooting 45.4% from the field and 42.0% from three-point range! "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson is also not to be underestimated, averaging 22.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while his 46.4% three-point shooting rate of 42.9% is higher than Ray Allen! Cassel is more of a playmaker for the team, averaging 15.7 points and 7.1 assists per game, and shooting a three-point percentage of 43.8% from three-point range! When the 76ers compete with such a strong team, they naturally have to play with 100% energy!

In the first game, the Philadelphia 76ers took the lead, although Ray Allen scored 31 points and Cassel also had 20 points to help, but the 76ers' Iverson and McGee were even better, the former scored 34 points, the latter scored 23 points, Mutombo scored 15 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks, and also let the Bucks' star interior Glenn Robinson only score 15 points and 5 rebounds on 7-of-22 shooting, the second quarter of this game decided the trend of the game, and the two sides tied 19 in the first quarter, In the second quarter, Iverson scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a single quarter, leading the team to a wave of 32:16 scoring**, which established the victory of the game in one fell swoop.

In the second game, the Bucks began to fight back, Ray Allen shot 15-of-24 and scored 38 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Cassel scored 14 points and 11 assists, and the 76ers McGee scored 21 points to be a team-high, Mutombo 18 points and 20 rebounds, but Iverson shot only 5 of 26 directly let the team lose to the Bucks 78-92, it is worth mentioning that the Bucks only made 6 free throws in the whole game and only hit 2 of them, while the 76ers got a full 30 free throws, Hit 24 of them, and I can't win it, so there's really nothing I can do.

Insert a sentence here, as early as when the 76ers were fighting with the Raptors, Iverson had been found to have hip and elbow injuries, but Iverson did not tell anyone in order to stabilize the morale of the army, and he had been fighting with injuries, until the routine physical examination before this game, the team doctor found out Iverson's injury, and these injuries worsened, Iverson had to miss the third game, and the recovery cycle is ten days to half a month, which means that under normal circumstances, he will miss the rest of the game between the 76ers and the Bucks.

In the third game, the 76ers lost again without Iverson, Sam Cassel scored 24 points, and he scored 10 points in the crucial third quarter of the game and became the key to the team's victory, Ray Allen scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Glenn Robinson scored 18 points and 8 rebounds, and the 76ers' Aaron McGee played the role of the team's scorer, he scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Mutombo scored 12 points and 10 rebounds, Jumaine Jones, The big man, who averaged only 13 minutes per game in the regular season, shone in this game, scoring 16 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-15 shooting, but unfortunately failed to bring a win to his team.

The 76ers fell behind 1:2 in the first three games, and if the 76ers lost again in the third game, there was almost no possibility of a comeback. He scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals on 10-of-32 shooting, Aaron McGee scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, Mutombo scored 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks, Dillon Hill scored 14 points and 6 rebounds, and the 76ers won Game 4 89-83. And played very well, although Glenn Robin Xu scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, but only hit 9 of 22 shots, Ray Allen scored 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting, it is worth mentioning that the 76ers once again far exceeded the Bucks in the number of free throws, 22:11, Iverson alone made 12 free throw opportunities.

In the fifth game, Eric Snow found out that he had a broken ankle, and it turned out that he had been playing with an injury, and the team doctor warned that there would be a risk of deterioration, but Snow still insisted on playing! Everyone knows the importance of the battle of Tianwang Mountain, this game is also a splash of sparks, the scores of the two teams have risen alternately many times, in the first half of the game, once the 76ers abandoned Tim Thomas became a wonder soldier, he scored 13 points for the supersonic in 4 of 7 shots in the half, the highest in the game, Mutombo also scored 13 points Snow scored 10 points in the half, Iverson was sleepwalking in the first half, only hit 2 of 13 shots, and the 76ers relied on Mutombo and Snow to maneuver with the Bucks, At the end of the first half, the 76ers trailed by nine points at 42:51.

In the third quarter, Iverson still couldn't find his state, and once again handed over an ultra-low shooting rate of 1 in 8 in a single quarter, but at this time, the 76ers all worked hard and everyone contributed all their strength, Mutombo scored 8 points, Aaron McGee scored 6 points, and Jumaine Jones also scored 6 points, on the other hand, the Bucks, only Robinson, Ray Allen, and Cassel scored in the whole quarter, and the others did not score a point, and the 76ers played a 28:19 attack wave in a single quarter, and the score of the two teams was 70:70 again.

In the fourth quarter, Ray Allen took the lead, he first hit a three-pointer, and then scored points by breaking through the basket, and the 76ers responded with Snow and McGee's mid-range shots, the game played in the sixth minute, Cassel hit two free throws, and the score was stretched to 82:78, at this time McGee stole Ray Allen and assisted Snow to score 2 points, 82:80, and then Dillon Hill hit two free throws to tie the team's score again! And that's not all, McGee misses a shot, grabs an offensive rebound, and shoots again! Blocked by the opposing Elvin Johnson, grabbed the frontcourt rebound again, and hit! And caused the latter to foul! Two plus one dozen! 82:85！ Bucks Glenn Robinson and Tim Thomas each scored 2 points, 86:85! The 76ers were overtaken again, and it was Snow at the critical moment, Mutombo cut off Kassel's pass and passed to Aaron McGee, McGee gave Snow an assist, and the latter easily scored 2 points! The 76ers 86:87 overtook by one point! With only 1 minute and 47 seconds left, Glenn Robinson missed a two-point shot, Jason Kafee grabbed the rebound in the front court and passed to Tim Thomas, who was stealed by Aaron McGee, and at the critical moment, it was Snow again, who hit the basket again and scored 2 points 86:89, extending the 76ers' lead to 3 points, at this time, there were only 31 seconds left! The Bucks called a timeout, came back from the timeout, Kafei scored 2 points, and then Cassel quickly fouled McGee, at the critical moment, McGee missed two free throws to give the Bucks a chance to kill, but Glenn Robinson missed, Caffey grabbed the offensive rebound, Ray Allen still missed, the game ended, the 76ers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 89-88 with great difficulty, Glenn Robinson scored 22 points and 8 rebounds in the whole game, and Ray Allen scored 20 points on 20 shots only 8 of 20, Kassel scored 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Tim Thomas scored 15 points and 6 rebounds, and the 76ers' Mutombo scored 21 points and 13 rebounds, Aaron McGee scored 15 points, Iverson scored 15 points on 5-of-27 shooting, Snow became the hero of the team, he contributed 18 points to the team on 7-of-9 shooting, and whenever the team is in difficulty, the person who puts the basketball in the basket is always Snow!

The 76ers won the key battle of Tianwang Mountain, after the game, the always gentle Ray Allen was angry with the league, accusing the referee of secretly helping the 76ers, because in the five games that have been played, the Bucks have made an average of 10-15 free throws less than the 76ers per game, and free throws mean giving away points.

The sixth game between the two sides finally started, in the first half, Ray Allen was almost out of the three-point line, he hit 6 three-pointers, and scored 25 points in the half, while the 76ers were all out of shape, Iverson shot only 5 of 16, Mutombo and Aaron McGee combined for 2 of 10, and the 76ers fell behind by as many as 29 points at 31:60 in the first half! If such a huge point difference were replaced by someone else, they would have given up, and the entire second half would be garbage time, but the 76ers didn't think so, Iverson didn't think so, Aaron McGee didn't think so, Mutombo didn't think so, Snow and Dillon Hill didn't think so either, the 76ers rectified a little in the third quarter and tied with the Bucks, and in the fourth quarter, the 76ers began to fight back wildly! Breakthrough, shooting, mid-range shooting, three-pointers, free throws, Iverson is almost crazy in the game, omnipotence, the Bucks everyone tried their best to stop Iverson from scoring points, in this game, at this time, a famous moment was born, Ray Allen unintentionally elbowed Iverson on the cheek, Iverson was suddenly full of blood, but the NBA stipulates that players must be treated when they bleed, Iverson swallowed a mouthful of blood and insisted on playing! This is the embodiment of Iverson's strong and tenacious qualities, in the entire fourth quarter, Iverson scored 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting, but the pit was too deep in front of him, and the 76ers still lost the game 100:110, Ray Allen scored 41 points in this game, and Iverson scored 44 points!

After the game, Ray Allen said with trepidation, "When Iverson wants to score, it's really unstoppable, he almost rewrites the outcome of the game!" ”

3:3, the 76ers once again stood on the floor of the tie-break, the Milwaukee Three Musketeers worked together in the first half, Allen scored 15 points, Glenn Robinson scored 16 points, Cassel scored 12 points, and Philadelphia Iverson played well, scoring 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting, Ragabel, who had little chance to perform in the whole series, played well in the first half, scoring 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, and the 76ers led 56:50 in the first half. A calf injury had to be taken off the court for treatment, but Iverson began to exert his strength, and he scored 14 points in the third quarter, and the margin became 82:71, and the 76ers led by double digits. In the fourth quarter, Ray Allen returned to the court, but he was powerless, 108:91, the Philadelphia 76ers once again won the tie-break, Iverson once again scored 44 points in the game, and Mutombo scored 23 points, 19 rebounds and 7 blocks.

In the seven-game series, Iverson averaged 30.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game, shooting 34.4% from the field and 33.3^% from three-point range, Ray Allen averaged 27.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 46.8% from the field and 50.9% from three-point range. But the efficiency is far less than that of Ray Allen, as for why it will be the 76ers who will win, because there is another god in the 76ers! Kendibe Mutombo, who averaged 16.6 points, 15.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, was his strong suppression that gave the 76ers a slight advantage in the competition, and finally advanced with difficulty, of course, we must not forget Aaron McGee, who averaged 16.3 points per game.

Philadelphia went through two brutal tie-breakers before they broke out of the East from the East, the 76ers at this time can almost be said to be out of ammunition, their tactics, personnel, including injuries, fatigue are spreading in the 76ers, but everyone does not admit defeat, does not believe in fate, and breaks through hard, and wins the Eastern Conference championship with difficulty. At that time, no one believed that the 76ers could win the championship, and even the vast majority of fans thought that the 76ers had succeeded without being swept in the finals.