It stands to reason that the 76ers have such an outside killer as Reid, and they should be able to quickly tie the score or even complete the overtake, but the Lakers have always maintained a slight lead. The reason is simple, Mutombo's competitiveness on the inside decreases as the game progresses, and every time he fights for a rebound, he will be squeezed out of O'Neal's way, and judging the landing point has no effect.

Without the guarantee of rebounding, Reed's three-point shot would not be so terrible, which made Brown feel helpless. The team's interior line is still too weak, and the most important thing is that there is no meat shield player who can compete with O'Neal a little, Mutombo is still relatively thin in the final analysis, and it is undoubtedly unrealistic for him to compare strength with O'Neal under the basket.

In such a situation, the 76ers players can only do their best to get close to the basket to score, and this responsibility naturally falls to Iverson. In fact, he has been blocked by O'Neal 3 times under the basket in this game, not because his speed and finishing ability under the basket have been weakened, but because O'Neal is too perverted today, he directly made the Lakers' basket a no-fly zone, Iverson himself is not a power player, and can only use various ways to go around and attack the basket.

However, even when he bypassed O'Neal's defence, the latter was able to quickly turn around to complete interference and even blocks, which is a huge threat for a small man who is only 1.83m tall. O'Neal's presence made Iverson have to choose to transfer the ball, while the 76ers lacked another point of organization on the court, most of Iverson's passes were converted into a shot, whether he could hit or not had nothing to do with him, and the next thing was only related to rebounding, which was another endless loop.

Chang Wei was anxious in his eyes, he didn't suggest that Brown adopt a three-back lineup and let Iverson, Snow and Reed play together, but at this time Brown showed his stubborn side, and he did not hesitate to refuse Chang Wei's suggestion. For him, a back three means that the team is completely at a disadvantage on the defensive end, which is unacceptable to him, in fact, this is why he quickly replaced Lynch as the starting small forward with Bale, Bale's defensive ability is stronger than Lynch's!

In the face of Brown's resoluteness, Chang Wei was also helpless, but this is the difference in ideas caused by different times. If Brown is also from the era of the crazy pursuit of three-point shooting in later generations, then the three-guard is definitely not an unforgivable thing in his opinion, at least in this need to rely on offense to win the most The team needs strong firepower, the three-guard can meet all the needs of the offensive end, and if you defend, you just need to do your best, after all, the 76ers do not have such a perfect player configuration now.

Since Brown disagreed, he had to carry the load, and his 92 three-pointer came into play, but he needed his teammates to open up space for him so that he could find opportunities in the constant running.

In fact, Reed is a little unable to run now, and he has played nearly 40 minutes in this game, which is a lot for a rookie, not to mention that he played as a substitute in the first half of the regular season, and it is not surprising that he is physically exhausted at this time. But he knows it's the most critical moment, with less than three minutes to go before the end of the game, and after Kobe Bryant hit a mid-range shot, the 76ers temporarily trailed by five points, and the team desperately needed him to contribute on the offensive end.

So Reid gritted his teeth and ran around the court, and Iverson was able to get the ball through in time when he was in the gap. According to his character, it is indeed difficult to make a wedding dress for someone, but the temptation of the championship is overwhelming at this time, as long as he can win the game, he is willing to do anything, and his position in the team is not affected at all.

Iverson's passing was accurate, but in order to ensure that he was not tackled, he exerted a bit of force, and Reid had to stay focused at all times, otherwise he was likely to miss the catch. Fortunately, his mental endurance is very strong, even at this time he was not distracted by fatigue, after bypassing two covers in a row, Reed finally received Iverson's pass in a relatively open position, at this time Lewis was still in front of him to help him block the defender, but Reed did not hesitate to jump on the spot and hit the shot, in fact, he only began to aim for the basket when he jumped, which was completely the confidence brought by his strong shooting skills.

However, it soon turned back that Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, of course, this was not because the Lakers tilted their offensive focus to Kobe Bryant at this time, but because O'Neal took the initiative to pass. After all, if he hits a two-pointer under the basket every time, but the opponent hits a three-pointer from the outside, then the difference will be erased quickly.

Moreover, Kobe Bryant's three-point shooting percentage in this game is also very good, he shot 3 of 6 from the outside, which can be said to be the best performance in these games, so O'Neal will be relieved to pass the ball to him and let him complete the final shot. Bryant's three-pointer frustrated the 76ers players a little, especially Reed, who just hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to 2 points, which meant that nothing had been done in the past nearly 40 seconds, and that time was wasted.

However, Reid was not discouraged, he took a deep breath and continued to work hard for the next goal. The rest of the 76ers' players are also regrouping, and although they can't defend their opponents, they can save them on the offensive end. The two sides continued to fight each other, and until the last 2 minutes of the game, there was no obvious change in the point difference.

This made Brown anxious, if it continued like this, the players' sharpness would definitely be slowly smoothed out, and it was difficult to say whether they could win at that time. But now Brown can't further strengthen the team's offensive firepower, the 76ers only have three offensive players on the court, Iverson, Reed and Lewis, Bell and Mutombo are also difficult to provide much help on the offensive end, which greatly reduces the defensive pressure of the Lakers, if it weren't for Reed's continuous goals on the outside, the 76ers would have been pulled apart by the Lakers, after all, he is now fighting a team with the strength of one person.

Brown couldn't help but start thinking about Chang Wei's previous suggestion, a back three is not impossible, but it is very different from his tactical style. And Brown has always been thinking of strengthening the team's offense while ensuring defense, and switching to a three-guard would mean that the team would completely retreat on the defensive end, putting most of the defensive pressure on Mutombo, so could it really beat the Lakers? Brown was skeptical, but time was running out for him in this game.