Chapter 206: Disappointment

In the battle of Los Angeles, the Lakers played against the 76ers, the first in the West.

Focus battle, live broadcast across the United States.

In the Staples Center Arena, the bright lights shine on the floor, reflecting the waves, and the scene is full of people, and fans from Los Angeles are all in attendance.

There are also a lot of non-basketball industry stars coming in, such as Hollywood entertainment stars, which is already a must-have for the Lakers every night at home, and you can always find a familiar face or two in the front row seat.

The opponent is Iverson and his 76ers.

Kobe Bryant's gaze at the entire 76ers was not very friendly, I don't know why, when he saw the rising 76ers and the 76ers who won the championship last season, he felt upset for no reason, and felt as if something had been taken away.

Fateful opponent.

They were young back then, but now they have grown up.

Iverson and Kobe, the fight for more than ten years has turned into grievances and entanglements, and they are innumerable, and this topicality represents the appeal of the box office.

What's more, both of them are sub-representatives, and the action on the court is picturesque.

At the end of the season, the Lakers currently have a 53-13 record, which happens to be the same as the Cavaliers, with both teams at 53-13 and tied for first place in the league.

Today, in addition to the focus game in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, the Cavaliers themselves will also play the Eastern Magic, who are 49-17 and 2.5 wins ahead of the 47-20 76ers.

Phil Jackson is serious, usually he sees teams like the Spurs and Celtics, and he looks calm, but as soon as he plays against the 76ers led by Wang Mingming, Phil Jackson doesn't know why, he is very excited, and he can't tell the reason himself, so he thinks about beating this junior.

Maybe it's because the two share a similar style of coaching on the pitch?

Maybe it's because the 76ers are the defending champions and have an 80 percent lineup similarity with the Lakers?

Bryant was firing on all cylinders.

After coming on the court, in the face of Saflosa's defense, he hit consecutive low-post back-to-back jumpers to give the Lakers the lead and take the lead.

But then, the 76ers fired from the outside, Saflosa's three-pointer was still colored, Iguodala also made a three-pointer, and the 76ers made two three-pointers to catch up with the score and even slightly overtake.

The over-the-top score made the Lakers players slightly anxious, and Horford made a mistake in his busy life, and the outside ball was directly stolen by Iverson.

Iverson dribbled a cross and Iguodala took the lead, counterattacking with a fast break and smashing the frame.

The 76ers rose up with a small wave of highs and stopped the Lakers.

Wang didn't expect that the team would play away from home, and they would make adjustments immediately after the opening, and the players' mental state was very good in all aspects, much better than when the season started.

If every player in the 76ers has played, the overall strength is still very strong, and there are four players in the team with a rating of 85 points, which no other team in the league can match.

Kobe Bryant immediately turned on his personal mode, hitting an unreasonable three-point shot, and causing Saflosa to foul after breaking through.

Wang adjusted his defense tomorrow, replacing Safrosa with Paul Millsap as small forward, and Iguodala defending Kobe Bryant on the guard line.

Iguodala's defense made Bryant uncomfortable, and his scoring efficiency declined.

At this time, the 76ers didn't have any touch, and the two teams played iron continuously, and the score rose very slowly.

At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led the Lakers 24-20.

Bynum has been plagued by injuries recently, Odom is the Lakers as the starter, Phil Jackson made a slight adjustment, let Odom go off the court early in the first quarter, and replaced Odom in the second quarter.

Odom is an all-round player with an 85 rating inside and out.

He was very focused today, playing well on the court, leading the bench to a wave of 7-2 scores, overtaking the 76ers.

Subsequently, Jordan Farmar and Luke Wharton hit 3-pointers and the 76ers were in trouble, and Wang asked for a timeout tomorrow.

"Force him to go to the right side, he's a left-handed general." Wang tomorrow reminded Millsap to be targeted in defense, and although Odom is difficult to defend, it is not impossible to defend.

"Play more aggressively and don't give up our expertise just because it's someone else's home field." Wang tomorrow reminded the players that they should increase their breakthroughs and make the ball flow more smoothly.

After a timeout, the 76ers passed the ball to Korver, who hit a key three-pointer to stabilize the situation for the 76ers.

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Off the court, Randy Ayes and Wang spoke tomorrow about the use of new signing Al Thorton.

Now it seems that Al Thorton is not the kind of player that the 76ers need, he is not the kind of nerve knife of Louis Williams, his strength is confused by his data in the Clippers, Al Thorton is fast and average, and the positional battle can only be deterrent with the ball in hand, but the 76ers can hold the ball too many players, and there are many people who play more efficiently than him.

So this becomes a very frustrating situation, and in a word, Al Thorton is not suitable for Wang Mingming's system.

"The key is that there are no three points."

Wang Ming sighed, and complained even more about Billy King in his heart.

"Yes, Al is also older, although it is only his second season, he is actually born in '83, he is already 26 years old, and the chances of being able to practice three points in the future are very small, I really don't know the general manager........" Randy Ayes didn't continue, but the meaning was already obvious.

Wang Tomorrow has always preferred players who can shoot three-pointers, and there are only a few interior players left who can't shoot three-pointers in the entire 76ers team, and even when Al Harrington is there, the interior can be pulled out to shoot three-pointers.

Wang thought for a moment and beckoned to Kyle Lowry on the bench.

"Coach."

Lowry leaned in.

"Go, replace Al."

Wang will make a substitution tomorrow, preparing to replace Al Thorton with Lowry, form the backcourt with Lowry and Willie Green, Korver as the battery, and Millsap and Durham Porter as the interior line.

"Good coach." Lowry looked excited, after Al Thorton came, the 76ers were under more pressure to compete on the outside, and now he replaced Thorton, which is a signal and an opportunity, an opportunity to impress the head coach.

"Remember, after you get on the court, don't be in a hurry to score, the Lakers' offensive and defensive conversion is not good, I need you to use your brains in this regard, blindly brute force and nonsense will definitely not work, the combination of virtual and real is the king." Wang told Lori a few words tomorrow, and Lori nodded frequently after listening to it.

The coach is so powerful, Lowry listened to Wang Mingming's instructions, and admired in his heart, in the past in the Grizzlies, although the Grizzlies head coach would also order some things, he would never be as detailed as Wang Mingming.

"Toot ~"

At this point, the whistle blows on the field and it enters dead ball time.

Lowry replaces Al Thorton.

Al Thorton walked off the field a little depressed, looking depressed, and his personal popularity continued to decline, even with his form rating.

Wang Mingming, Ayes and other coaches raised their hands.

He swept it over and high-fived the coaches in a coping manner.

The sense of belonging to the 76ers has changed from poor to non-......