Chapter 274: Battle of the Gods (3)
Seeing the Lakers' starting lineup, Brown was a little ridiculous, he didn't know much about Tyronn Lue as a player, only knowing such a name. If it weren't for the fact that the score between the two sides was now 2-2, Brown would have thought that the Zen master had broken the jar, and in his opinion, Iverson could not be prevented by pulling a person from the bench casually.
But Chang Wei's face was very serious, and the memories of his previous life let him know how terrifying Tyronn Lue's restrictions on Iverson were, although it would not make the latter completely unable to score, but reducing the shooting percentage was only a piece of cake. Fortunately, there are still players like Reed and Lewis in the 76ers' lineup, otherwise the 76ers will definitely lose with a lineup like in their previous life.
At the beginning of the game, Lue took the initiative to entangle Iverson, and did not face the nervousness and anxiety of the league's top stars at all. Originally, Iverson hadn't taken the unattractive guy in front of him in his eyes, but soon he saw how powerful Lu was, and he stuck to himself like a piece of kraft candy, although he couldn't complete the steal directly, but it made Iverson very uncomfortable.
As long as Iverson tried to break through, Lu always stood in front of him without giving a step, and even if he called for a pick-and-roll, Lu did not switch guards with his teammates, but struggled to squeeze through the cover wall, and continued to follow Iverson like a maggot on the tarsal bone, trying to interfere with him. This upset Iverson, who was already very unruly in his character, and Lou's stalking of him was seen as a provocation to himself, so he decided to teach his opponent a lesson with his proud breakthrough.
Since it was difficult for the cover to stop Lu's pursuit, Iverson was ready to break straight head-on. But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he started, and before he even started to accelerate, Lu directly interrupted his momentum with close defense and very hidden small movements, and his mouth was still babbling trash talk. Iverson snorted coldly and had to stop and retreat to organize the attack.
But whether it was a one-on-one breakthrough or a block with his teammates, Iverson found that he couldn't get rid of the little man behind him with a similar hairstyle to himself, and he had no choice but to pass the ball to his teammates, and he began to run empty-handed.
This result surprised Brown, who didn't expect the Zen master to actually dig such a defensive titan out of the Lakers' bench. Although Lue is not very physical and does not have any particularly good performances on the defensive end, he is able to limit Iverson's movement on the defensive end, and Brown is a little confused.
Now he can only hope that this is just a minor setback, because Iverson is the league's top point guard after all, and he has not encountered a specially targeted defensive set-up in the game before, but in the end, he has made it through, and this time Brown believes it will be the same. But Chang Wei frowned, he found that this was almost no different from the memories of his previous life, and since the Zen Master had sent Tyronn Lue, it meant that Iverson would be greatly challenged in the rest of the matches.
Chang Wei couldn't help but look at Reed, who was ambushed near the bottom corner, if Iverson was really locked by Tyronn Lue like in his previous life and couldn't play, then there could only be one person who could save the team, and that was Reed.
The basketball was constantly passed back and forth in the hands of the 76ers players, and Reed did not show his edge, quickly re-passing the ball after getting the ball, and did not force a shot in the face of the defense. But instead of standing still and waiting for his teammates to feed him, Reed quietly went around the cover to the weak side, and at this moment there were no defenders around him, and the Lakers players were drawn to the strong side.
Mutombo, who received the pass, easily saw the empty space Reid was in, and he threw the ball out as soon as possible. In order to prevent the opponent from stealing, Mutombo was more powerful, but Reed held the ball firmly in his hands, and now he is like a magnet, attracting a steady stream of Lakers players to rush there, after all, there are only a few seconds left in the round.
However, Reed has no opponents or teammates in his eyes, only the basket in his eyes!
Without any adjustment, Reed jumped on the spot, as he had done countless times in the training hall, holding the ball with his right hand and plucking hard with his left hand, the basketball passed over the fingertips of Kobe Bryant, who was chasing him, and crossed a wonderful arc in mid-air, and went directly through the basket with a "swish". Reed's eyes were as sharp as a blade, he glanced at the Lakers players expressionlessly, ran backwards and ran back to his own half, and this three-point shot instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans.
The ball was back in the hands of the Lakers, Lu, as the starting point guard, did not possess the ball at all, and Grant gave the ball directly to Kobe Bryant and let Kobe Bryant advance with the ball himself. Bale hurriedly pressed up and began to defend Kobe Bryant from the opponent's half, although he couldn't complete the steal directly, but he also maintained a threat to basketball at all times, so that Kobe Bryant had to be careful of mistakes at any time.
Bryant cautiously pushed Bale's defense to the top of the arc and began to direct his teammates to run. Bryant once again dodged Bale's interception and gave the ball to Grant, who was the interior hub of the triangle offense for most of the time, in other words, he was responsible for bridging the gap between the inside and outside lines, acting as a hub to create opportunities for teammates.
After Grant was dribbled a few times to the basket, he handed it to George, who was about to throw and took advantage of Lewis to make up for it and hit the ball directly to the inside, and O'Neal easily scored the ball with a small hook. The 76ers players did not react to the Lakers' goal, after the previous four games, they knew that they could not prevent the opponent from scoring, and they originally planned to rely on offense to divide the victory, and it was not a big deal for the opponent to score a goal.
Although the basketball was in Iverson's hands after the 76ers' baseline kickoff, the Zen master smelled a little different from the opponent's first-round offense. Lue's defense undoubtedly surprised him, but Reed's three-pointer made him feel a little dangerous, Iverson could have continued to attack against the defense, but why did he pass the ball? Although the 76ers' players seem to be passing the ball aimlessly between the inside and outside, the Zen master looks like they are deliberately trying to get the ball to Reed. Reed's three-pointer impressed the Zen master in the previous games, should the 76ers put the unlimited firing power in the hands of this rookie in this game? It sounds completely incredible.
But come to think of it, if a bench player like Lue can take on the burden of defending Iverson, why can't Reed take on the team's offensive firepower? The Zen master intends to take a look before he speaks, so as not to make a mistake in his judgment.