Although it is not a contest for the top of the East and West, the first in the East against the second in the West is also the highlight of today's eight games, and the 76ers' home court has long been full, and everyone is waiting to see this strong matchup.

Before the game, Popovich also came over to chat with Brown, and of course, he also brought Chang Wei. He frowned and said to his teacher, "Is it always easy?" If it works, I'm going to poach him to our San Antonio in a few seasons. Saying that, he looked at Chang Wei and said with a smile: "Chang, I rarely invite people directly, are you willing?" ”

Chang Wei smiled, he didn't take a stubble, digging the foot of the wall like this in front of Brown, Old Man Popovich was really eclectic. The Spurs are certainly attractive, they have Duncan, and they will soon draft Parker and Ginobili for the next few years, and it's still exciting to train the GDP combination, but he just wants to help the 76ers win a championship right now. Besides, Popovich may just be a casual joke, and if you really want to take it seriously, it is not enough IQ.

Brown obviously knew his own style as a disciple, and instead turned the conversation to tonight's game: "Bobo, your team has done well this season, and I don't have any confidence to win you. ”

Popovich laughed: "It's not even halfway through the schedule now, what's the use of performing well during this time?" And we have a team on our heads! Larry, you're number one in the East, and I still need you to hold up your hand! ”

The three of them chatted for a while, and then they went back to the dressing room to set up tactics for the players. Brown didn't make a targeted arrangement for the Spurs, anyway, everyone knows the strong points of the Spurs, as long as you can get Duncan, then it is likely to win, and at the worst you have to complete the redemption. However, in the eyes of insiders, it is not impossible for players to compete with Duncan, but Lewis's name will definitely not appear on the list, which means that no one is optimistic that he can compete with Duncan.

But Lewis refused to admit defeat easily, and from the beginning of the game, he frequently asked his teammates for the ball on the outside, just to force Duncan to come out and defend. Popovich mentioned Lewis when he laid out his tactics, such a three-point anti-aircraft battery is rare in the entire league, and his three-point shooting percentage is indeed a threat, so Duncan directly pulled to the high position.

He wasn't worried that there would be no one to defend the team inside after he pulled away, and although David Robinson was no longer the powerful center he used to be, it was okay to protect the basket. Lewis doesn't really have to shoot with the ball himself, he's more used to catching and shooting, that is, catching and shooting, and he prefers to pass the ball to his teammates when he holds the ball.

Taking advantage of Duncan's pull-to-the outside, Iverson asked for an off-ball cover and went straight inside, and Lewis passed the ball from Duncan's side. Iverson was about to go to the basket after receiving the ball, but he didn't expect Duncan's return defense to be very fast, and he slapped his layup out of the line. Iverson was stunned by this block, he looked back at Lewis outside the three-point line, the latter's face was also ugly, he didn't expect Duncan to return to the interior so quickly, and if he was a little faster, would he have to complete the steal directly? It seems that whether the team has a good center or not also has a great impact on the performance of the power forward.

The ball is still in the hands of the 76ers, but now there is not much time left to attack, and 4.2 seconds is not enough to play a complete game. Fortunately, Lynch's shot in the final moments stumbled into the basket, which did not allow the team's first offense to be prevented from being a 24-second violation, but Brown's face was not good-looking, which was not quite what he expected.

Looking back, Duncan easily crushed Lewis to the basket with his back and singled, hitting a hook shot, which made Lewis feel very shameless, even if the opponent was better than him, such an understatement goal still felt like a slap in the face. He shook his head and ran to the frontcourt, straight into the bottom corner, hoping for a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

Iverson controlled the ball at the top of the arc and motioned for his teammates to start running. Lewis ran to the basket and made a gesture to catch the ball, then went around Mutombo to a 45-degree angle on the weak side. He received a pass from Iverson and gave it to Mutombo, while he continued to circle around the free throw line. Mutombo's aggressive attacking ability was not strong, he protected the ball and passed the back of his head to Snow, who came in empty-handed, and by this time Lewis had moved to a 45-degree angle on the other side.

Snow also saw Lewis, who faked a real pass and threw the ball directly to Lewis. However, with his ball flying to the outside with a sturdy figure, Duncan's speed does not match his size at all, even Chang Wei was stunned on the sidelines, he has never seen the young version of Duncan play, it looks completely different from his future style!

But no one cares about style, especially Lewis, who became Duncan's target, as soon as he received the ball, the light in front of him suddenly dimmed, and Duncan had blocked his shooting space. And Duncan is so old that he uses his height advantage to cover Lewis so that the latter has no chance to shoot at all, either passing or getting stealed.

At this time, Lewis can only hate himself for not practicing his ball control skills well, but what he doesn't know is that even if he can practice dribbling, he can't break through Duncan's defense. So now Lewis can only pass the ball out again, even if the offensive time is almost up, or it will end in a direct error.

It was Iverson who received the ball, which is also the consensus of all players in the 76ers, in the case that he can't play, giving the ball to the team's number one star is undoubtedly the best choice, which is also what the head coach has told, otherwise what do you want the star to do?

Iverson was used to this kind of treatment, and after receiving the ball, he shook out of space with a body change of direction and pulled up a mid-range jumper, this time Duncan was blocked by Lewis, failed to return to the defense, and the basketball obediently drilled into the basket. Iverson gave Lewis an approving glance that while the latter missed the shot, it created space for his shot.

But Lewis felt very depressed, his position just now was obviously empty, but it was destroyed by Duncan, and if it wasn't for Iverson, this round of offense would have ended without a hitch. And this pass is obviously a dump, although he rubbed an assist, but it is not a pleasant thing to let his teammates take the blame for themselves.

Lewis secretly clenched his fists, Duncan is very strong, but he has no intention of giving up, there are more than thirty minutes left in the game, enough for his own performance, but how to score is a very serious problem!