Chapter 40: Shocked! Wizards Five Old Stars

Before the game, the 76ers had to come over one by one to shake hands with the Wizards. There is no way, the Wizards Jordan, Ewing, and Barkley are not big guys, even Iverson has to obediently come over and take the initiative to chat with the old hooligans at this time.

Jordan, Ewing, and Barkley, the three most senior bigwigs, sat on the bench, and "Big Worm" Rodman and "Little Worm" Hardaway were separated. One by one, the 76ers came to the "entrance of the church" with trepidation.

The Wizards team has played enough off the court, and no one can ignore these meritorious bosses. But when it comes to the court, you don't pay attention to respecting the old and loving the young, the NBA does not have this traditional virtue, and some are just the natural laws of the jungle and natural selection.

Hu Qingniu's pre-game layout is very simple, one word, grab!

The 76ers under Larry Brown are a defensive team. Yes, the 76ers have the sharpest small man scorer, but they win all on defense. Collegiate Larry Brown emphasized that the team should protect defensive rebounds, the defense should try to seal the half court, and the offense should rely on Iverson's personal spontaneity.

Hu Qingniu's purpose is to let the Wizards conserve their physical strength as much as possible, so the Wizards will also slow down. But although the Wizards are star-studded, basketball is not simply a stack of stars. You don't see, the Lakers F4 before and after have failed, and the Miami trio have also suffered a crushing defeat to the German tank.

This Wizards team has a very strong ability, probably so strong that there is no opponent in history, and that is to grab rebounds. Unless, Chamberlain and Russell are combined, who can win the three monster-level rebounders of "Gorilla" Ewing, "Big Bug" Rodman, and "Flying Piggy" Barkley.

In the opening jump shot, Todd Makloch is 7 feet tall like Ewing, and weighs even 30 pounds more than Ewing, looking a lap bigger than Ewing.

But the reality is cruel, Ewing firmly controlled the airspace when jumping the ball, and Mark Loch did not jump at all under the confrontation.

The ball was picked up by Ewing and tumbled towards Tim Hardaway.

Tim Hardaway barely played this season, showing off his signature crotch dribble on the spot. Eriksno was stunned and could only give up the blockade and return to his own half.

Tim Hardaway is not an individual attacking first player, and he chose to give the ball to Joe.

Jordan has only one requirement for him in this game, which is to shoot.

Don't break through, don't dangle and pull up and shoot hard against the defense.

This task was not difficult in the slightest, and Jordan shot directly outside the three-point line, making the opposing Iverson a little blind. Iverson didn't expect Boss Joe to shoot directly, and he was ready to have a wonderful suffocating offensive and defensive performance with the other party.

Jordan didn't have to pick any other skills, but he really couldn't take the three-point shot.

"Bang dang!"

Basketball is undoubtedly iron.

Iverson was overjoyed and shouted inside: "Rebound! ”

However, he was destined to be disappointed, and Mark Loach was pulled behind him like a big leather ball, away from the basket. Keith Van Horn tried desperately to squeeze in, but Rodman didn't move.

Rodman scoffed, "Boy, don't squeeze. You should save this kind of bamboo pole, Carl Malone's big stick can't squeeze me, with you, can you? Ha ha! ”

Van Horne was already a star who had entered the All-Star many times at this time, how could he be dispelled by Rodman's casual words. I held back my strength, and my face was red, but the gap was really too big.

The ball has fallen out of the basket, and according to NBA rules, it is time to grab.

Today, the 76ers' starting small forward Kenny Thomas was injured and sidelined, and the temporary top was Aaron McGee, a guard with only 196. Barkley squeezed him as easily as a ball of cotton.

There was a bizarre scene on the court, which was supposed to be the backcourt rebound of the 76ers, but at this time, the three frontcourt members of the 76ers were suppressed behind them. The basketball was easily acquired by Barkley and didn't even need to jump.

"Hah!"

Barkley grabbed the rebound and let out a loud shout. Rebounds can be lazily picked up, and it's time to score beautifully.

Barkley's leg muscles exploded, and he flew into the air like he had stepped on a spring.

The thrill of this long-lost flight made Barkley a little intoxicated, and at his peak, he often wreaked havoc on the basket. But in the last five or six years, when I'm older, I haven't done this kind of thing for a long time.

Barkley put the ball in his right hand and pulled his hand back like a full bow.

Draw the bow and tomahawk buckle!

"Squeak!" The hoop shook non-stop.

With the wailing sound of the basket, it was officially announced that the five old stars of the Wizards were born.

Larry Brown sat on the sidelines, with his usual serious face and some worry inside. The Wizards' on-court performance is likely not to be an exception, and if they keep losing rebounds like this, Larry Brown can't think about it......

Iverson advances with the ball.

Unlike Tim Rodman's skillful crotch dribble. Iverson took a different path, and that was fast.

People often describe a basketball player as quick to break through and say that his first move is too fast and no one can keep up with him, or that he has the fastest first move in the league. Both Maddie and Wade have had that accolade.

But Iverson's speed is different, and when he dribbles, he's not half a beat faster than you, nor is he a step ahead of you. It's likely that when you face him, he's going to be two or three beats faster than you, and he's done two or three dribbles before you react, that's how fast.

Now Jordan is personally leading the defense of Iverson, and Jordan is also cautious. Although Jordan has numerous honors on the defensive end, the first outside DPOY, 9 times one defense, can be called the first in the history of outside defense honors. But Jordan's mind is full of the ball that has been kept being played back and forth in the highlights so far, and if he doesn't want to be stunned again, it's better to be careful.

Against average defenders, speed is enough. But against a defender like Jordan, who is also physically good, Iverson opted for both speed and rhythm.

The forward direction of the body with subtle changes in speed back and forth, Iverson kept pushing forward, and Jordan kept retreating.

I'm already at the three-point line.

Although Jordan couldn't figure out Iverson's dribbling rhythm retreating, the further inside, the smaller the space for breakthrough, which was even more detrimental to Iverson.

It's time to get real!

Iverson quickly moved the racket to his right hand, pulled the ball forward with his right hand, and took a leap with his right foot.

Jordan couldn't help but take a quick step back with his left foot, heading towards Iverson's right side to prevent a breakout on this side.

It seems that the response is timely, how can Iverson have no back move, it turns out that breaking through to the right is just a false move. Iverson made a horizontal pull, and the ball returned from his crotch to his left hand.

The left side was empty, and Jordan immediately changed positions, before Jordan could settle down.

Iverson changed his move again, slammed the basketball with his left hand, and made a half-circle with his right foot for the axis, but still broke through on the right. Iverson used his peripheral vision to see that Jordan's center of gravity was still moving to the left, and the defense was completely out of position, so he accelerated to the inside.

The flashes kept gathering, and there was a murder of a large wave of film.

History is always strikingly similar, Jordan still only predicted two changes correctly, and the third change was broken. It's time for Jordan to take one highlight after another moment.