Chapter 190: The Lakers
At the end of November, the 76ers had a 10-8 record. Temporarily in sixth place in the East.
In the first game in December, the 76ers played the Los Angeles Lakers at home.
The Lakers have the highest record in the West this season.
This is something that many people didn't expect, and when Al Horford and Andrew Bynum were healthy, the two youngsters quickly formed the league's best twin towers. Coupled with Kobe Bryant who is in his prime, Lamar Odom, who is not distracted, new signing Trevor Ariza and others, the Lakers have found a path of rapid rise in the road of youth.
The overall strength has risen rapidly, rising in the western power, and killing all sides.
The Lakers' visit to Philadelphia is also part of their Eastern Conference road trip.
Kobe Bryant talks to Allen Iverson, and the 96 gold one or two of the pride of the sky face off against each other.
In the early stage of his career, Iverson steadily surpassed Kobe Bryant, but later, Kobe and O'Neal won three consecutive championships, and Kobe himself grew into a super scorer no less than Iverson, Kobe faintly surpassed Iverson, Iverson won the championship last season, and his status reversed, and I feel that Iverson's historical evaluation has risen a lot.
Nowadays, Iverson is more of a comparison with Michael Jordan.
Although it was an away game, the Lakers arrived in Philadelphia early, did plenty of rest, and were in good shape.
Bynum gave an interview before the game and said that Phil Jackson is the best coach in the league.
"I don't mean to target Coach Wang, but I always think that last season's best coach selection, everyone seemed to ignore Coach Phil's achievements, intentionally or unintentionally, and we have played a great record this season, which is undoubtedly proof of that."
Night falls.
Around 7 o'clock, the Vacgiovia Center arena was crowded.
In the past, the attendance rate of the Wajovia Center Arena was only more than 70 percent, and less than 80 percent. Today is the visit of the Lakers, who are the first in the West, and the attendance rate in the Wajovia Center arena is as high as 90 percent, almost all of them are full.
Wang Tomorrow is still arranging pre-match tactical drills for the players, and making arrangements and guidance.
There seemed to be a flame in Aaron Iverson's eyes, and he put on his headband. Iguodala was expressionless, practicing catch-and-shoot three-point shooting and street shooting in the bottom corner. Paul Millsap frequently tilted his head and turned his head to the Lakers bench.
Lakers starters: Derrick Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Al Horford, Andrew Bynum.
76ers starters: Allen Iverson, Sabo Sephorosa, Andre Iguodala, Paul Millsap, Pau Gasol.
Gasol and Bynum jump ball win.
In the frontcourt, the Lakers were in a tight position, and Kobe Bryant took the initiative to step forward to defend Allen Iverson.
The Lakers' defensive alignment made Wang Mingming's eyes stare slightly.
"Is Kobe defending Allen and Derrick Fisher defending Saflosa?"
This arrangement is also reasonable, although Fisher is experienced and has a good defense, but the defense of speed guards has not been very good, and Kobe Bryant is a well-known Mamba defensive master in the league, wearing a kraft candy-style pressing defense, so that his defensive efficiency has always been among the top in the league, and he has been ranked among the best defensive teams in the league all year round.
Iverson received the ball on the flank, and Bryant was close to him with his arms outstretched.
Iverson topped it with his shoulder, then held the ball in both hands and stepped out with his right foot.
Tentative step!
Bryant was unmoved, always staring at Iverson's change in center of gravity.
Paul Millsap came out to block the pick-and-roll, blocking the downline.
Iverson dribbled the ball to the right, and Bryant stared at Iverson.
In an instant, Iverson switched to a left-handed dribble, took a step to the left with his right foot, dribbled sideways, and tilted his body to the floor at a frightening angle.
In this case, there are few people in the league who can catch Iverson's corner.
Bryant was also shaken, but Bryant bit firmly, bypassing Millsap from one side and chasing after Allen Iverson closely.
As soon as Millsap passed, Iverson felt that he had shaken off the extremely oppressive Kobe, and immediately made a decision to jump and shoot directly in a wide field of vision.
Kobe Bryant caught up with the interference, and the shot of the single-block cover was too fast, and the interference effect was not high.
But Iverson shot a little harder, and the basketball popped out of the frame.
Horford stuck in position and kept the backcourt rebound.
The fans at the scene sighed, the opportunity had already come out, but unfortunately it was not thrown.
Lakers push.
Phil Jackson went against the norm and got up early and came to the sidelines to direct the game.
Bryant took the ball with his back to the elbow zone, and Saflosa defended it.
After two seasons of tuning, especially Wang Mingming's teaching, Saflosa has grown into an excellent "3D" player in Wang Mingming's mouth, especially on the defensive end, shouldering the team's heavy responsibility in the era when the league's wing scorers are popular.
In the past two seasons, he has also played against Kobe Bryant many times, which can be regarded as experienced.
Kobe turned his back, and he stuck to it without fear.
"Peng~"
Kobe Bryant hit his back strongly, turned around and pretended to go to the baseline, and then suddenly stopped, holding the ball together.
Saflotsa's eyes flashed, and he rushed forward, not jumping.
Bryant jerked up twice, and Saphorosa was unmoved.
Kobe Bryant was also surprised by the growth of the 76ers, a young player, in his hands-off skills.
Immediately, Kobe Bryant rolled over and jumped, leaned back sharply, and made a jumper.
It's a bit of a strong throw, but Saflotsa didn't jump.
The shooting difficulty was extremely high, and the commentators who watched it exclaimed.
"Huh!"
Kobe Bryant was in extremely good shape, with a hollow hit.
The No. 24 autumn coat flew and looked at his fateful opponent Allen Iverson as he quickly retreated.
Iverson was stared at by Kobe Bryant's eyes with a burst of fire.
This is an enlarged version of the pre-match flame, trembling with excitement and fighting spirit emerging from the depths of the cells.
As soon as the half was over, Iverson took the initiative to ask for the ball.
Iguodala is holding the ball.
Although the 76ers are known for their overall offensive fluidity under Wang Mingming's tutelage, they also retain some NBA traditions, such as Allen Iverson as the boss asking for the ball and wanting to fire infinitely, which is generally feasible.
Wang Ming Ming especially likes to leave the last moments to the players to solve on their own, and he believes that the plan cannot keep up with the changes, and the effort should be spent in ordinary times.
Iguodala didn't hesitate.
Iverson holds the ball and faces Kobe.
Everyone pulled away, and Millsap and Gasol keenly sensed Iverson's fighting spirit and didn't come up to block the demolition.
one-on-one, but the age of the establishment is the same as the green onion when he first joined the league 12 years ago.
Time wears through the years, but time can't grind the heart of a brave man.
The crowd is high, and bullfighting is always the most adrenaline-pumping form of competition on the basketball court.