Chapter Forty-Eight: Counterattack
In the dressing room, the players were feeling a little tired.
At present, the strength of the Bulls is indeed stronger than the overall strength of the 76ers, from the tactical execution on the court to the individual talent of the players, a little advantage converges into a huge difference in the first half.
Wang Ming pushed open the door of the locker room, and everyone's eyes converged on him.
"What's the matter, guys, is it so easy to give up?"
"As I walked in, I heard the Bulls in the aisle say, "This Philadelphia game is the easiest game I've won in almost a month, they're like a bunch of high school kids." ”
In a word, the locker room was set on fire in an instant.
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The motivation of an excellent coach is strange, and what Wang said tomorrow has a surprisingly good effect.
At the start of the second half, it was clear that the players were more focused and more inclined on the field, especially Allen Iverson, forcing Hinrich to make a passing error and Chris Dujon to make a dribbling error.
The Bulls made a lot of mistakes, and the 76ers instantly formed a counterattack.
Outside the three-point line, Kyle Korver, Harrington and others hit three-pointers one after another, and the 76ers went on a 10-4 run at the beginning of the third quarter to stop the Bulls.
"What are you doing? Do you still play? Your performance is terrible! ”
Scott Skels was grim-faced, furious, and dissatisfied with the state of his disciples on the field.
Wang tomorrow is to high-five every player who came down to celebrate.
"Well done!"
Wang patted Kyle Korver, Iguodala and other young players on the back tomorrow as a sign of encouragement.
Bulls fans suddenly became nervous, and at the beginning of the second half, the 76ers unexpectedly set off such a strong counterattack, 61-69, and the 76ers only trailed by 8 points.
The margin narrowed to single digits.
There was no tactical reason for this part of the comeback, it was purely because the 76ers played more resolutely and focused, while the Bulls made some mistakes that should not have been.
Skeles clearly sensed that the 76ers were on the rise, and hoped that such iron-fisted rhetoric would boost the morale of the Bulls' players.
But with little effect.
Back on the court, the Bulls' half-court offense was still unsuccessful, and Ruhr Deng's shot was heavily interfered with by Andre Iguodala and deflected.
The two men were actually in the same grade and both entered the league in the '04 draft, with Iguodala being the ninth overall pick at the time and Ruel Deng being the seventh pick.
The current strength of the two is also half a catty, but Wang can see tomorrow that Iguodala's potential value in some areas is higher than that of Ruel Deng, especially in defense, which can reach the SS level.
This suggests that Iguodala could become the team's top perimeter defensive gate in the future.
Therefore, Wang Tomorrow is also very concerned about the cultivation of Iguodala.
The 76ers attacked.
Iverson continued to receive the ball on the flank, and after a circle around Bowler, he passed back to Iguodala at the top of the arc, who then played a pick-and-roll with Al Harrington.
Iguodala singles out Andres Nocioni on the flank.
Nocioni is talented on the offensive end, but slow on the defensive end, especially against Iguodala, who has both strength and speed, and the defense suffers.
Iguodala dribbled under his crotch and strode in, quickly leading Nocioni by half a length.
Nocioni elbowed and fouled Iguodala's offense.
"Toot ~"
The whistle blew, and Iguodala, who fell to the ground, got up from the ground like no one, making Nocioni secretly frightened.
"Everybody in Europe makes small moves, and they don't know when bad habits are formed."
Wang Mingming stood up dissatisfied, spread his hands, and put pressure on the referee.
Andres Nocioni is a dual national of Argentina and Italy, but before entering the NBA, he was at the Spanish club Tau Slavica, and in '04, he also won the MVP of the Spanish ACBA league.
Iguodala made both free throws to make the 76ers 63-69.
The arena at the United Center gradually quieted down, and the fans originally thought that the game had been in their pockets, but they didn't expect the situation to change in the second half, and the 76ers launched a crazy counterattack, narrowing the point difference, and they not only sweated for the players.
It's useless to sweat ten handfuls!
The current situation is that the Bulls can't defend and have problems on offense.
Just like this time, Chris Dujon made up his mind to break inside, but after really facing Harrington's help defense, he hesitated and made a close-range "second pass" to Ben Wallace under the basket.
Ben had just gotten the ball with both hands when he was cut off by the quick-eyed Iguodala.
The offensive failed again.
What's even worse is that the 76ers also counterattacked, and after Iguodala cut the ball, he kept in mind Wang's words to advance as soon as he was released tomorrow, and he held the ball to advance.
Iverson and Kyle Korver are like two arrows, one left and one right straight into the Bulls' hinterland.
Iguodala and Iverson forced the basket on both sides, and the defending Hinrich looked dazed and didn't know which one to defend. Kyle Korver on the perimeter also attracted the Luhr Deng marker.
Iguodala seemed to pass and shoot, and finally took three direct steps as he went.
The basketball was held high in the air, and his right arm was spread wildly.
After gliding.
"Bang dang!"
With a bang, smash the ball into the hoop!
The basket undergoes a noticeable deformation, bending downward by two centimeters.
"Super Tomahawk!"
The commentator of the 76ers instantly soared, and Iguodala's one-step flying dunk from the free throw line, with a beautiful posture and a sense of power, can be called a rare masterpiece among the top ten balls!
On the court, Iguodala and Iverson high-fived each other in celebration, and a super dunk made everyone even more excited.
The Bulls changed their tactics, Nocioni organized the offense at the free throw line, and on the weak side of the ball, Chris Dujon got the ball and cut inside.
The 76ers tightened up on the inside, and the outside line was still staring at players such as Hinrich and Ruhrdeng.
Chris Dujon had the advantage of position and attacked the basket directly, but Iverson behind him still chased the defense in place the moment he shot the layup, and the shot was interfered with and missed.
The rebound was protected by Al Harrington.
Harrington can also advance with the ball, and in the 76ers team, except for Dyrem Porter, this work can be done, so after Harrington landed, the 76ers advanced extremely fast.
Half of the time passed, the bulls retreated in a mess, and the chickens flew and the dogs jumped.
Iverson took a step sideways with the ball, shot against Duhon's defense from mid-range, and still hit!
"Huh!"
67 to 69!
The score is constantly approaching now, and the 76ers are full of energy and play a passionate second half of the game.
Skyles frowned, he couldn't figure out why the situation suddenly got out of control in the second half, or did he underestimate the strength of this 76ers team in the first place?
Could it be that without Chris Webber, the strength of the 76ers is much higher than their current record?