Chapter 123: Star Coach
No. 24 sat down in the audience, took the water handed by the staff, and a trace of helplessness appeared in his eyes.
The overall strength of the 76ers is indeed stronger than that of the Lakers, regardless of the state and home factors, just the talent and technical and tactical level they showed are one level higher than the Lakers, not to mention that they also have a powerful head coach who integrates them into a whole, like an arm and a finger.
The 76ers' bench players can be called bandits.
When Paul Millsap comes on the court, he is the heart of the second echelon, he can defend, he can grab rebounds, and after grabbing rebounds, he can push directly and even play in the front court.
Under Wang's training, Paul Millsap not only developed his excellent half-shot shooting, but also rebounding, passing and other abilities.
It just so happens that Lamar Odom of the Lakers is not here today, otherwise Odom would normally be the leader of the Lakers' second team, and meeting with Paul Millsap can also be described as a strong conversation - the style of play of the two is a little similar.
After Saflosa's defense of Kobe Bryant in the first quarter, Iguodala defended Kobe Bryant in the second quarter.
When Kobe Bryant's physical strength declined, when he encountered a strong defender like Iguodala, his efficiency decreased, and although he could still score, it didn't have much impact on the overall situation.
The 76ers led the Lakers by nine points at halftime, 58-49.
In the third quarter, the 76ers switched back to Saflosa to defend Kobe, and Saflosa and Iguodala took turns to change defenses.
Bryant was efficient in the third quarter, scoring 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Iverson also had a good performance in the quarter, scoring 12 points individually, and it seems that it has become the norm for stars to score in the third quarter.
The two 96th class of lifelong enemies of the pride of the sky scored very excitingly, which made the fans at the scene addicted and applauded after watching it.
Staples greeted the visiting 76ers with an open and inclusive attitude, which was undoubtedly much more atmospheric than the boos in other city arenas.
Wang will be interviewed tomorrow before the start of the fourth quarter as the leading team.
"The players have to stay focused, and even though we're in the lead, the Los Angeles Lakers still have a fight, especially Kobe Bryant, he's a fighter, and with his team, you can't take it lightly, you know, it's painful to be overturned."
Wang Tomorrow said as the fourth quarter of the game began on the court.
Bryant was clearly ready to give it a go, and the 76ers led by about 10 points at this point, and after a minute of rest, he got back up and walked to the sidelines.
After the dead ball, go on the field.
The first shot he made after coming on the court was to face Iguodala, hitting a mid-range jumper with his own backward attributes, and the shooting difficulty was very high.
Of course, the shooting posture is also beautiful.
Then he broke through and caused Iguodala to foul, not to mention the body hair, and after hitting both free throws, his personal score has risen to 41 points.
Off the field, Iverson was full of fighting spirit, his eyes were on fire, and he stared at Wang Mingming.
Wang Tomorrow turned his head and was frightened by Iverson, NBA stars, is this a duel between masters?
Wang Ming looked up at the time and forcibly pressed Iverson's time.
It wasn't until the ninth minute that Iverson was replaced.
After Iverson came on the court, there was naturally a-for-tat confrontation with Kobe, and the scene was suddenly lively, with a lot less tactical duel and more one-on-one heads-up scenes.
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The 76ers eventually defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-107.
The Lakers played a great offense in the second half, but Philadelphia's offense was just as good.
After watching the game, fans found that although the Lakers only lost by 8 points, it seemed that at the end of the game, the 76ers were ahead of the Lakers and did not give the Lakers any chance.
It was a crushing game with a small point difference, and Kobe, who won the MVP of the losing side, scored 53 points and 8 rebounds, which was much better than Iverson's 32 points and 5 assists.
But just like Iverson did seven years ago, maybe he won the stats, but he still lost the game, and the results were not satisfactory.
Wang led the team out of Los Angeles tomorrow for the final game of the Western Conference road trip against the Denver Nuggets.
Another matchup with the scoring masters, this time the 76ers' overall state declined, plus the Nuggets controlled the home court advantage, the Nuggets defeated the 76ers 109-96 under the leadership of Anthony.
The 76ers are 5-1 on their entire Western Conference tour and are very satisfied with their record.
The 76ers have a much better schedule than they do in the West, and even if there are back-to-back games, most of them are played at home, and the players can generally get plenty of rest.
But in the relaxed schedule, the 76ers encountered some injuries.
The big one has a torn calf muscle and needs to rest for 2 to 3 weeks, and the small one has Iguodala who has a cold and takes 3 to 5 days off.
Generally, there is a shortage of people on the inside, and Wang will put Paul Millsap in the starting lineup tomorrow, and if there is a general shortage of people on the outside, Wang will change his tactics tomorrow, sometimes choosing two guards (Iverson + Willie Green), sometimes he will choose Korver to replace the starters, and substitutes like Ilyasova will also get the opportunity to play.
At the same time, Mark Gasol, Gasol Jr.'s younger brother, after half a year of training in the NBA, has gradually entered Wang Mingming's field of vision, although there is still some distance from the game.
The outside world found that the 76ers were full of talents, and after the main team was injured, their performance was basically not greatly affected, and they were still at the top of the list.
On January 30, the 76ers beat the visiting Bucks 112-69 at home, ending their last game of January.
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At this time, the All-Star voting in the East and West is also coming to an end.
As the coach of the Eastern Conference team with the best record, Wang will be the head coach of the Eastern Stars in the 2008 All-Star Weekend.
Wang Mingming is the first time to serve as the head coach of the All-Star team, although the honor is greater than the reality, but for his value and exposure, it is another increase.
Among them, the most excited are the Chinese media.
After Wang Mingming set the first Chinese head coach record, he correspondingly set the first Chinese All-Star team head coach record.
Wang Tomorrow was selected as the head coach of the Eastern Stars team, and there are some stars who can't wait to show favor to Wang Tomorrow.
"I've wanted to join forces with Coach Wang for a long time, and this is a great opportunity for us to get in touch." "Little Emperor" James has always had high emotional intelligence, but he has more than once expressed the "on-court fate" between him and Wang Mingming in public, although this fate seems to hurt the heart of current Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown.
But what does it matter? Mike Brown will listen to James anyway, and it's not clear which of the two is really the head coach.